Chapter 266
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 266
In the Muggle world, there was a well-known scientist in the early nineteenth century. His name was Charles Robert Darwin. His masterpiece "The Origin of Species" proposed the theory of biological evolution. He believed that species in nature would "evolve" in the process of adapting to environmental changes. For example, humans (Homo Sapiens) are new species that evolved from apes.
In the world of wizards, a wizard once put forward a similar argument. He believed that the first generation of wizards was some human beings who broke out the magic power of chaos in their bodies in order to adapt to the harsh environment and wars at that time, and successfully mastered this power to influence reality with idealism.
It is a pity that he is not as lucky as Darwin, and his theories have not been widely passed down. Today, except for a few wizard historians who specialize in ancient history, no one remembers his name anymore.
The biggest reason why the theory of evolution is not popular and recognized in the wizarding world is because of the existence of fire dragons and giants, which are living proofs——
Their ancestors are extremely powerful ancient dragons and ancient giants. In ancient times, various legends such as "Dragon King of Hell", "Undead Dragon", "Titan God", "One-eyed Troll" and so on emerged endlessly. Their terrifying reputation made other species only exist in fear and submission. Look at their current descendants——
Fire dragons have become playthings of wizards, captured by goblins to guard the treasure house, kept in breeding areas by wizards, and used as raw materials for potions, wands, and alchemy items...
There is only the last tribe of giants left in the world, and they were driven by wizards to the Ural Mountains in western Russia, where there is no one inhabited and the resources are poor.
According to their situation, it seems that there was a fault in the ancient civilization, which led to the degeneration of these two powerful species... and indirectly caused the wizards to gradually disbelieve in the existence of "evolution"...
Even with Dumbledore's state of mind as a centenarian, he looked unbelievable at the moment.
There was a faint sound of dragon chant coming from the void, rising and falling like waves. As Xie Lin's black night star cloak was raised high, there were dots of light like stars on it, refracted in mid-air, like a magnificent and fantasy magic wave map.
Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Ms. Maxim, and Headmaster Karkaroff seemed to be aware of it. The four of them frowned slightly, but they couldn't tell why.
As the master of the Elder Wand, Dumbledore can clearly see the true face behind the fluctuation of magic power——
It was a creature very similar to thestrals.
Like the Thestral, it has no flesh at all, the black fur is tightly attached to the skeleton, every bone is clearly visible, and huge bat wings grow out of the hump between the shoulder bones.
The difference is that the four long feet that should have been horseshoes have now turned into dragon claws made of black skeletons, and its head, which was originally like a dragon's head, now has three long black curved horns, and rows of sharp barbs have grown from the dragon's nose and chin.
The most conspicuous change is that the Thestral's eyes were originally blank without pupils, but now they have become a pair of pupils burning with emerald green flames.
Dumbledore couldn't help but think of the ancient legend——
Just like the ancient dragon degenerates into a modern fire dragon, just like the ancient giant degenerates into a modern giant, the ancient ancestor of the Thestral is a magical creature that is said to correspond to the power of death——
Night Corpse Dragon (Draco Mortem).
The five great dragons are tied with "Dragon Emperor of Hell", "Undead Dragon", "White Dragon of Holy Light", and "Red Dragon of Weeping Blood".
Does this mean that "evolution" really exists, and the remaining spiritual consciousness of the Thestral attached to Schelling's wand——
It has evolved into its ancestor, the Night Corpse Dragon!
Dumbledore's tall and thin body swayed, even though he knew that it was only a residual consciousness cultivated from a tail feather by a special alchemy technique, and it was impossible to show the destructive power of those dragons in ancient times, but this was already remarkable - after all, this was something Dumbledore hadn't done in holding the Elder Wand for half a century!
He immediately made a decision, his fingers hidden in his sleeves shook quickly, and made a complicated gesture, a resounding phoenix cry seemed to come from a distant place...
Hearing the characteristic long chirping of the phoenix, the footsteps of the four warriors all paused to varying degrees at the same time.Harry even stopped completely, looking around curiously, trying to find out where the phoenix whistle was coming from.
Even Xie Lin, who was walking with the most steady steps, paused for an insignificant short moment. He suddenly felt a warm and slender thing in the hidden pocket of his cuff. He touched it lightly through the fabric on the cuff, and he was [-]% sure that it must be a tail feather from Phoenix Fox.
He seemed to understand something, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he continued to step out of the auditorium without stopping.
[Thestral wand upgrade - "Night Wand"! 】
["Prop" Fox's tail feathers obtained! 】
The warriors walked out of the auditorium together and walked down the steps slowly.Bagman seemed to be very enthusiastic and asked: "How is it? Are you feeling okay?" Although it seemed that he was expressing condolences to all the warriors, his eyes were only focused on Harry alone.
"Fine." Harry replied awkwardly.
They entered the Quidditch pitch, which had become completely unrecognizable.A twenty-foot hedge bordered the edge of the field.There is a gap in front of them, and that is the entrance to this great labyrinth.The passage inside is dark and a bit scary.
Five minutes later, people began to enter the stands.Hundreds of students filed into their seats, and the air was filled with excited voices and chaotic footsteps.
The sky is now a clear dark blue and stars are beginning to appear.Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the playing field, approaching Bagman and the warriors.They all had big red stars shining on their hats, except Hagrid, whose red star was on the back of his terry vest.
"We will patrol outside the maze," Professor McGonagall said to the warriors. "If you encounter difficulties and want to be rescued, just shoot red sparks into the sky, and we will have someone to help you, understand?"
The warriors nodded together.
"Okay, let's go!" Bagman said happily to the four patrol members.
The four walked away in different directions, scattered around the maze.Then Bagman pointed his wand to his throat and said "loud voice", and his magically amplified voice echoed in the stands.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final match of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Let me report the current score—"
"Sherin Malfoy—92 points, No.1, Hogwarts School!" Applause and cheers startled the birds in the Forbidden Forest into the darkening night sky.
"Eleanor von Hohenheim and Harry Potter - 85 points, tied for second!" There was another burst of applause from the stands. "Katharina Grindelwald-Monroe—70 points, No.3, Beauxbaton College!"
From a distance, Schelling saw the Lucius couple, Draco, Pansy, the Greengrass sisters, Maury, Susan, Zhang Qiu, and Luna all sitting in the same row, applauding politely for Katharina.He waved to them, and every one of them waved to him, smiling.
"Now . . . Schelling, listen to my whistle!" said Bagman. "Three—two—one—"
As a short and sharp whistle sounded, Schelling swung the night star cloak on his shoulders and held his wand in his hand. Four balls of light the size of tennis balls appeared behind him, exuding a gentle light like the moonlight, striding into the bottomless labyrinth.
(End of this chapter)
In the Muggle world, there was a well-known scientist in the early nineteenth century. His name was Charles Robert Darwin. His masterpiece "The Origin of Species" proposed the theory of biological evolution. He believed that species in nature would "evolve" in the process of adapting to environmental changes. For example, humans (Homo Sapiens) are new species that evolved from apes.
In the world of wizards, a wizard once put forward a similar argument. He believed that the first generation of wizards was some human beings who broke out the magic power of chaos in their bodies in order to adapt to the harsh environment and wars at that time, and successfully mastered this power to influence reality with idealism.
It is a pity that he is not as lucky as Darwin, and his theories have not been widely passed down. Today, except for a few wizard historians who specialize in ancient history, no one remembers his name anymore.
The biggest reason why the theory of evolution is not popular and recognized in the wizarding world is because of the existence of fire dragons and giants, which are living proofs——
Their ancestors are extremely powerful ancient dragons and ancient giants. In ancient times, various legends such as "Dragon King of Hell", "Undead Dragon", "Titan God", "One-eyed Troll" and so on emerged endlessly. Their terrifying reputation made other species only exist in fear and submission. Look at their current descendants——
Fire dragons have become playthings of wizards, captured by goblins to guard the treasure house, kept in breeding areas by wizards, and used as raw materials for potions, wands, and alchemy items...
There is only the last tribe of giants left in the world, and they were driven by wizards to the Ural Mountains in western Russia, where there is no one inhabited and the resources are poor.
According to their situation, it seems that there was a fault in the ancient civilization, which led to the degeneration of these two powerful species... and indirectly caused the wizards to gradually disbelieve in the existence of "evolution"...
Even with Dumbledore's state of mind as a centenarian, he looked unbelievable at the moment.
There was a faint sound of dragon chant coming from the void, rising and falling like waves. As Xie Lin's black night star cloak was raised high, there were dots of light like stars on it, refracted in mid-air, like a magnificent and fantasy magic wave map.
Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Ms. Maxim, and Headmaster Karkaroff seemed to be aware of it. The four of them frowned slightly, but they couldn't tell why.
As the master of the Elder Wand, Dumbledore can clearly see the true face behind the fluctuation of magic power——
It was a creature very similar to thestrals.
Like the Thestral, it has no flesh at all, the black fur is tightly attached to the skeleton, every bone is clearly visible, and huge bat wings grow out of the hump between the shoulder bones.
The difference is that the four long feet that should have been horseshoes have now turned into dragon claws made of black skeletons, and its head, which was originally like a dragon's head, now has three long black curved horns, and rows of sharp barbs have grown from the dragon's nose and chin.
The most conspicuous change is that the Thestral's eyes were originally blank without pupils, but now they have become a pair of pupils burning with emerald green flames.
Dumbledore couldn't help but think of the ancient legend——
Just like the ancient dragon degenerates into a modern fire dragon, just like the ancient giant degenerates into a modern giant, the ancient ancestor of the Thestral is a magical creature that is said to correspond to the power of death——
Night Corpse Dragon (Draco Mortem).
The five great dragons are tied with "Dragon Emperor of Hell", "Undead Dragon", "White Dragon of Holy Light", and "Red Dragon of Weeping Blood".
Does this mean that "evolution" really exists, and the remaining spiritual consciousness of the Thestral attached to Schelling's wand——
It has evolved into its ancestor, the Night Corpse Dragon!
Dumbledore's tall and thin body swayed, even though he knew that it was only a residual consciousness cultivated from a tail feather by a special alchemy technique, and it was impossible to show the destructive power of those dragons in ancient times, but this was already remarkable - after all, this was something Dumbledore hadn't done in holding the Elder Wand for half a century!
He immediately made a decision, his fingers hidden in his sleeves shook quickly, and made a complicated gesture, a resounding phoenix cry seemed to come from a distant place...
Hearing the characteristic long chirping of the phoenix, the footsteps of the four warriors all paused to varying degrees at the same time.Harry even stopped completely, looking around curiously, trying to find out where the phoenix whistle was coming from.
Even Xie Lin, who was walking with the most steady steps, paused for an insignificant short moment. He suddenly felt a warm and slender thing in the hidden pocket of his cuff. He touched it lightly through the fabric on the cuff, and he was [-]% sure that it must be a tail feather from Phoenix Fox.
He seemed to understand something, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he continued to step out of the auditorium without stopping.
[Thestral wand upgrade - "Night Wand"! 】
["Prop" Fox's tail feathers obtained! 】
The warriors walked out of the auditorium together and walked down the steps slowly.Bagman seemed to be very enthusiastic and asked: "How is it? Are you feeling okay?" Although it seemed that he was expressing condolences to all the warriors, his eyes were only focused on Harry alone.
"Fine." Harry replied awkwardly.
They entered the Quidditch pitch, which had become completely unrecognizable.A twenty-foot hedge bordered the edge of the field.There is a gap in front of them, and that is the entrance to this great labyrinth.The passage inside is dark and a bit scary.
Five minutes later, people began to enter the stands.Hundreds of students filed into their seats, and the air was filled with excited voices and chaotic footsteps.
The sky is now a clear dark blue and stars are beginning to appear.Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick walked into the playing field, approaching Bagman and the warriors.They all had big red stars shining on their hats, except Hagrid, whose red star was on the back of his terry vest.
"We will patrol outside the maze," Professor McGonagall said to the warriors. "If you encounter difficulties and want to be rescued, just shoot red sparks into the sky, and we will have someone to help you, understand?"
The warriors nodded together.
"Okay, let's go!" Bagman said happily to the four patrol members.
The four walked away in different directions, scattered around the maze.Then Bagman pointed his wand to his throat and said "loud voice", and his magically amplified voice echoed in the stands.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final match of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! Let me report the current score—"
"Sherin Malfoy—92 points, No.1, Hogwarts School!" Applause and cheers startled the birds in the Forbidden Forest into the darkening night sky.
"Eleanor von Hohenheim and Harry Potter - 85 points, tied for second!" There was another burst of applause from the stands. "Katharina Grindelwald-Monroe—70 points, No.3, Beauxbaton College!"
From a distance, Schelling saw the Lucius couple, Draco, Pansy, the Greengrass sisters, Maury, Susan, Zhang Qiu, and Luna all sitting in the same row, applauding politely for Katharina.He waved to them, and every one of them waved to him, smiling.
"Now . . . Schelling, listen to my whistle!" said Bagman. "Three—two—one—"
As a short and sharp whistle sounded, Schelling swung the night star cloak on his shoulders and held his wand in his hand. Four balls of light the size of tennis balls appeared behind him, exuding a gentle light like the moonlight, striding into the bottomless labyrinth.
(End of this chapter)
