Mastering Thunder from Hogwarts

"It seems that you also realize the crux of the problem."

After noticing the change in Anduin's expression, Nick smiled leisurely, "Yes, the establishment of the magic school was essentially to fight against the Holy See. It was led by individual pioneers at the beginning, and was later supported by more wizard families.

The relationship between wizards and Muggles has also become complicated because of the intervention of the Holy See."

"On the one hand, the Holy See continues to guide believers to hate the wizarding community. On the other hand, wizards, while enduring the suppression of the Holy See and Muggles, have to absorb talented people and teach them to become wizards."

"This awkward relationship has caused wizards in different regions to have different attitudes towards Muggles and Muggle wizards. This has even affected magic schools."

"You must know that the earliest Durmstrang School of Magic also accepted Muggle students. Unfortunately, after the decline of the Holy See, they started to have blood conflicts. In fact, the atmosphere in the Nordic wizarding world now is very similar to the scene back then."

After telling these past events, Nick couldn't help but sigh, "I'm sorry to have you listen to my ramblings for so long. Older people inevitably talk too much."

"You are joking. I should actually thank you for allowing me to understand the world more deeply. I didn't expect that there are so many truths hidden in the dusty history." Anduin nodded slightly and gestured to the old man in front of him.

"Although these truths can be explained in a few sentences, there is actually a lot of blood and hatred hidden in them. Therefore, the wizarding world and the Holy See have a tacit understanding to hide that period of history. Even except for the wizarding world, most countries' magicians

There is no corresponding information in the ministry.”

"No one wants to see conflict break out again, so I also hope that you will not spread what you heard from me. This is very important." Nick looked at Anduin with a sincere expression.

"Please rest assured, I am not the kind of person who likes to talk too much. I am also very aware of the rarity of peace." Anduin nodded immediately without hesitation. In fact, even if he told the history he just heard, no one might believe it.

"Yes." Nick nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go back to the witch-hunting campaign led by the Holy See. Since the Black Death was a plague that specifically targeted Muggles, and it was extremely violent once it broke out, it quickly

This attracted the attention of the Holy See.”

"From the beginning, they suspected that this was the wizard's method. They even believed that this was a signal for the wizarding world to go to war with the Muggle world. The purpose was to significantly reduce the Muggle population and suppress the development of Muggles."

"The Muggle world is the base of the Holy See, so how could they sit idly by and do nothing." Nick snorted, "So at that time the Holy See instigated the people and launched a large-scale witch hunt. At the same time, it also dispatched a large number of church personnel to assist

Muggles track and hunt wizards."

"Such behavior quickly attracted the attention of the Alchemy Society. Although we were only a group established to study alchemy at the time, most of its members were well-known wizards from various countries."

"When the news came from Europe, it immediately triggered panic. Most of us thought that the Holy See wanted to take the opportunity to launch an attack to start another war against the wizarding world."

"Because at that time, the magic schools had gradually achieved results, and the number of Muggle wizards absorbed by the Holy See was slowing down, which also led to the gradual reduction of their power."

"So the Holy See's launch of the Prey Campaign is a sufficient motive to prepare for war. Most people also hold this view, including me at that time."

"You have no idea how amazing the scene was at that time..."

Nick's eyebrows kept raising and falling as he said this, as if he was recalling some unforgettable scene.

"Hundreds of owls go in and out of Egypt every day, and the letters to families and schools are full of words like mobilization, troops, support, the Holy See, and purges."

"It can be said that we almost triggered a war that could sweep Europe!"

"Fortunately, we did not completely lose our minds. Just when a group of wizards were ready to rush to Europe to officially start a war with the Holy See."

"Perenal and I, as well as several highly respected elders of the Alchemy Society, are ready to make a last-ditch effort before the situation completely deteriorates."

Nick's expression condensed when he said this, "We were planning to directly contact the higher-ups of the Holy See and have one final negotiation with them."

"Actually, the original intention of that negotiation was not entirely for peace."

"On the one hand, we want to find out the specific reasons for this dispute and see if there are any misunderstandings. It would be best if we can put things to rest."

"But if the Holy See insists on having its own way, we are also prepared to take the opportunity to explore the reality of the Holy See when war is unavoidable. We even made a plan to launch an on-site attack and assassinate the church's top leaders during the negotiations."

When Nick told without hesitation that they were planning to rush into the Vatican to assassinate the Pope, his expression was quite dull, and those who didn't know better thought he was just going out to kill a chicken.

But Anduin could still read between the lines of the other party's words and understand the changes in the past, as well as the dangers Nick and the others faced.

At the same time, Anduin also realized that his original suspicions were too superficial. How could such a big thing happen that year not attract the attention of all parties.

Of course, this may also be related to the wizarding world hiding that period of history too well. If Nick hadn't told it, who would have thought that a European war almost broke out that year.

Moreover, the two sides in the war are European wizards and the Holy See, which does not recognize their status as wizards.

After thinking about it, Anduin couldn't help but admired, "It seems that the war was finally stopped by you, right? No matter what the original intention was, at least the result was good."

"You don't need to comfort me, Anduin." Nick grinned, "Actually, the wizarding world and the Holy See did not go to war completely back then. In addition to eliminating the misunderstanding between us and the Holy See, there were also deeper considerations."

"Because neither we nor the Holy See can bear the consequences of defeat."

"At that time, wizards were basically gathered in family units, and they were accompanied by a large number of wild wizards. Overall, we were like a piece of scattered sand. It was difficult to work together as one in a fight."

"And the situation of the Holy See was not good at that time. They could select fewer and fewer wizards and believers from among the people. At the same time, the Renaissance movement rising in Europe continued to undermine the church's control over the secular world. Coupled with the prevalence of the plague, the roots of The foundation of the Holy See in the Muggle world is not strong."

"If a war really breaks out at that time, the strength of both sides will suffer a devastating blow."

"And this is actually the key to the matter. After all, the plague is just a reason. If one of the parties is really confident, even if they know that the origin of the Black Death comes from Haierbo, they will not stop the war."

"But no matter what the purpose was, after the wizard delegation headed by me visited the Holy See, the two sides finally eliminated the misunderstanding and reached a consensus."

"Then we and the Holy See decided to temporarily join forces to find the cause of the Black Death, because in the research reports shared by both parties, we all determined that this plague was unusual and that there must be wizards behind it."

"To this end, the Holy See dispatched a team of 30 Templar Knights, 2 cardinals, and 4 archbishops, together with 20 elite wizards from major European families led by me, to form a search team.

Let’s study together to trace the origin of the plague.”

Nick did not elaborate on what kind of agreement they reached with the Holy See at that time. Presumably the content needs to be kept secret more than the history itself.

"So you finally teamed up with the Holy See to find Haierbo?" Anduin didn't expect that the two sides, who were tit for tat a second ago, would form an alliance so quickly.

"Yes." Nick nodded, "There is no way, neither of us can have absolute trust in the other, let alone leave it to one party to be solely responsible."

"Understandable." Anduin nodded slightly, "Then how did you determine that the culprit was Haierbo? This process must not be easy."

"Not only was it not easy, we were almost wiped out." Speaking of this, Nick gradually showed a sad look.

"Although the search team's progress was slow at the beginning, it mainly just wasted a lot of time in locking in the source."

"We spent more than a year traveling through various countries and cities where plague outbreaks were concentrated, trying to find clues to the involvement of magic."

"But the results are very frustrating, even though we have identified several areas where the plague first occurred and determined that there was a vague magical atmosphere in them."

"But the culprit hid himself extremely well, leaving no trace for us to trace."

"For this reason, the search team reached a deadlock for a time, and then differences emerged in the team.

Some people think that more resources need to be allocated to participate in the tracking, some people think that there is an insider in the team, which allows the target to escape easily, and some people think that this task cannot be completed at all, and even have the idea of ​​​​giving up.

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At the beginning, it was just us and the Holy See arguing, and later there were different voices in our respective camps. In short, it was really chaotic at the time."

Nick sighed helplessly, then chuckled, "But that period of life was also very fulfilling. Can you believe it, I actually became good friends with those bishops."

Seeing Nick starting to wander off again, Anduin couldn't help but remind him, "Then how did you lock down Halbo in the end?"

"Sorry..." Nick also knew that he was too verbose and quickly returned to the topic. "The main reason why the search team was able to find Haierbo was that we finally determined the idea."

"After finding a large number of places where the Black Death originated, the members of the Alchemical Society discovered from the map that there seemed to be some special connection between these places."

"Especially after connecting those locations together, we obtained a complex spell pattern, which is a ritual spell forged by life."

"After confirming this clue, everyone immediately found the situation. After repeated research, several alchemists in the team and I finally locked the magic gathering point of the spell."

"And that's where Haierpo refines the magic stone!" Nick's eyes gradually solidified when he said this.

"When we arrived at the target location, we found that it had been built into a solid fortress, filled with various curses and mechanisms. We lost several Templars just to see Herbo."

"Obviously this plague was planned by Haierbo a long time ago. God knows how many years he has been preparing for this." When telling this past incident, the haze on Nick's face never left.

"Then you started fighting with Halpo? What does he look like? What are his abilities?" Anduin was already preparing to collect information in advance about this enemy who didn't know whether he was dead or not.

"It's hard for me to describe his image to you." Nick looked ferocious, as if he didn't want to recall that past.

"In short, when the opponent appears in front of everyone, the enemy can no longer be called by humans. At the beginning, we didn't even know who the opponent was, or what kind of creature it was, or some kind of magical construct."

Then Nick took a deep breath and slowly told Anduin, "If I could use one word to describe him, it would be horror, an indescribable horror!"

"Its body is huge and bloated, like a flesh ball covered with lumps, eyes, and tentacles, and there is a fishy, ​​corrosive water flowing constantly on the surface of the thing."

"If you look carefully, you can even see clearly that its body is made up of corpses, and the tentacles on its body are essentially human limbs."

"As long as you see it, you will feel fear from the bottom of your heart. At the same time, you will continue to hear hallucinations and gibbering in your ears. Those sounds are enough to drive people crazy."

"Then the fighting broke out, but it was not started by Haierbo, but from within us."

Nick lowered his head in pain, and a thin layer of cold sweat even broke out on his forehead.

"Several Templar knights and wizards who were not determined enough directly turned against everyone and launched an attack on everyone. For this reason, we had to knock down or even kill them first."

"Believe me, it's not easy to have your hands stained with the blood of your comrades, especially close comrades who have been with you day and night for more than a year."

Nick sighed again and again, "And after finishing dealing with those teammates who were mind-controlled, the real terror has just arrived."

"You can't imagine who can use dozens of wands to cast spells at the same time, but we have seen with our own eyes that, yes, every tentacle on that meat ball can hold a wand to cast spells!"

"The powerful black magic came towards us like raindrops and waves. Almost as soon as we met, the search team was reduced by more than half. Everyone fell down one by one before they even had time to react."

Speaking of this, Nick showed a rare look of fear on his face, and then his tone was filled with shame, as if he was defending something, "Anduin, sometimes it is not shameful to escape, especially when facing a desperate opponent. "

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