Chapter 360: Secret Meeting with Beauty

Karkaroff's attitude did not surprise Sherin.

Although Karkaroff firmly supports the idea of ​​pure-blood supremacy due to his childhood experiences, he is afraid of death and bullies the weak and fears the strong. After witnessing Schelling's strength, no thoughts or ideas are more important than his life safety.

What's more, he had no better choice.

Although the Death Eaters scattered after Voldemort's downfall and used their own tricks to escape legal sanctions, Karkaroff was the only one who escaped prison by betraying his companions. He knew very well that even if he returned to Voldemort, Voldemort would not easily forgive him.

Xie Ling was also quite satisfied with his gains.

Karkaroff is a shrewd and cunning person. Although he does not have an unshakable will and loyalty, he is still a talented person who can be of great use as long as one knows how to use and deploy him.

Obtaining the iron plate of Durmstrang's school emblem is equivalent to obtaining the right to enter and exit Durmstrang freely. This is an extremely important part of Schelling's plan. He has coveted Durmstrang's heritage for a long time, especially the heritage of Narida Vulkanova, the founder of Durmstrang who died mysteriously. It is rumored that she left a secret room in Durmstrang, but no student has successfully found it for nearly a thousand years. However, the experienced Schelling knows that such rumors are generally not groundless.

Karkaroff's network of connections should not be underestimated. If it weren't for this group of people fanning the flames and supporting him behind the scenes, how could Karkaroff, an ordinary elite Auror-level wizard, successfully become the headmaster of Durmstrang.

If Schelling wants to reform the wizarding world, his goals will not be limited to this corner of Great Britain.

The entire wizarding world is his target!
Of course, the European territory closest to him is the most suitable place for him to start.

He already has a strong alliance in France. Through the network of the Veela tribe, he has successfully established relationships with many celebrities and politicians in the French political and business circles, and established exchanges and cooperation in intelligence and commercial trade.

However, after leaving the borders of Britain and France, Schelling's influence began to be greatly limited.

In Germany, he only had one ally, the Hohenheim family. Although the Hohenheim family was powerful, it was a pipe dream to rely on just one family to promote reforms that would seriously affect future generations.

The influence of the European Wizarding Confederation in the Middle Ages did grow significantly due to Schelling's fame, but there was still a long way to go before it could catch up with the International Confederation of Wizards led by Dumbledore.

Karkarov's connections in Germany, Denmark, Norway and other regions can well fill in Schelling's shortcomings in this area.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling was willing to give Karkarov some rewards.

"Take this bracelet," Xie Ling took out a plain-looking bracelet from his pocket and said calmly, "It's an alchemical experiment I made in my spare time."

"This is an invisibility bracelet," Xie Lin explained, "It is engraved with the invisibility magic I created, the 'Invisible Shadow Charm'. If you encounter danger, use your magic power to activate the magic on the bracelet. I guarantee that even Dumbledore will not be able to see through it."

"Thank you, Master Malfoy. This is exactly what I need." Karkaroff said in surprise. To be honest, although Shailling guaranteed his life safety, he had offended the notorious Voldemort. He always felt a little uneasy in his heart. This bracelet could greatly improve his survival ability.

"Don't be too happy too soon. This is just a test product. The alchemical pattern technology on it is still a bit crude. It can only allow you to display invisibility three times, so you must use it with caution. Don't waste the three precious chances to save your life unless it is absolutely necessary." Xie Lin warned seriously.

Karkaroff became serious after hearing this, and replied seriously: "Thank you for your reminder, Master Malfoy. I will definitely keep it in mind."

"Okay, I have another appointment." Xie Ling waved his hand, "Daphne, please see me off for me!"

There are only two ways to enter Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets. One is to send the house elf in by Apparition; the other is to open the entrance mechanism with Parseltongue. Although Daphne does not know Parseltongue, Sherin found another way and created a recording spell. He let Daphne record the Parseltongue to open the entrance mechanism in advance. In this way, Daphne can enter and exit freely every time she casts this spell.

Xie Ling also did not forget that there were two other people in this world who knew how to open the mechanism at the entrance. One was Harry, the protagonist of the original work, and the other was Ron, who knew how to imitate Harry and speak Parseltongue.

Therefore, as early as when Xie Ling set up this place as one of the bases of the Mianlong Society, Xie Ling had already replaced the snake language that opened the entrance mechanism.

If he didn't know the code to open the mechanism, even Harry, who understood snake language, wouldn't be able to open the mechanism and enter here.

Let’s get back to Xie Ling.

At Sherin's instruction, Daphne led Karkaroff out of the Slytherin Chamber.

Moments after Karkaroff left, there was a crackling sound and Dobby Apparated with Eleanor.

Then, Dobby bowed respectfully to Sherin, and Disapparated away with another crackling sound.

Eleanor stood there quietly with a peaceful and gentle smile on her face.

Silence fell all around.

For some reason, Xie Ling suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. The thousands of words that he had rehearsed and prepared countless times in his mind could not be spoken at this moment.

The two just stared at each other in silence, as if time had stopped at this moment.

Finally, it was Eleanor who broke the silence first.

"Xie Lin, are you... okay?" Eleanor said softly.

Sherin knew that she was asking about what happened last night in Little Hangleton Cemetery. He had originally planned to describe what happened last night to her before meeting Eleanor, and at the same time inform her of the fact that the human puppet had been destroyed.

"Well, I think you should have received the information - the Goblet of Fire is a conspiracy. Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody, rewrote the destination of the Portkey spell on the Goblet of Fire to Voldemort's resurrection ceremony..."

After Harry said these things, they were actually not secrets. Ordinary students might not know the details, but Eleanor, as the first heir to the first family in Germany, naturally had her own channels to obtain this information.

At this time, she listened very attentively and seriously. She nodded, indicating that she did already know about this part of the story.

"This is a conspiracy of the Dragon Shadow. Little Barty is actually a double agent for the Death Eaters and the Dragon Shadow... The purpose of teleporting me there is to hope that Voldemort and I will both suffer losses. Later, the real leader of the Dragon Shadow and the pirate king of the pirate family also appeared... After they failed to recruit me, the three magicians decided to join forces..."

Eleanor exclaimed, and said in disbelief: "You fought against three magicians by yourself?"

Xie Lin spread his hands and said, "I had no choice. Fortunately, their strength could not be fully exerted for some reason, so I escaped in the end. However..." Xie Lin showed a trace of apology on his face, "All the human puppets you lent me were destroyed..." (End of this chapter)