Chapter 430 Puppet Master

Chapter 430 Puppet Master

Durmstrang, Headmaster's office.

Schelling stood in front of his desk, looking calm, he was here to say goodbye to Karkaroff. This trip to Durmstrang lasted for 8 days from the time he boarded the ghost ship, but Schelling gained a lot.

In addition to the ordinary gains of visiting one of the three most famous universities in Europe, he also got to know the professors in Durmstrang, especially the master of dark magic Helmut. He then copied the precious dark magic books in the restricted area and took the rare opportunity to ask Helmut for advice on dark magic knowledge, which made his strength grow again amazingly.

Not only that, he also snatched a valuable mini ghost ship from Karkaroff. Although it was only a semi-finished product, it still had extremely high alchemical technical value. Even if it was only regarded as a pure collection, it was invaluable.

The most important thing is that during this journey he actually found Narita Vulkanova's secret room which had been passed down for nearly a thousand years, and obtained the fifth volume of "Abatayr" that he had been longing for - he has obtained five of the eight volumes of Abatayr, and has taken another big step towards collecting them all.

Not to forget, he also took this opportunity to make new allies and establish new networks in Germany and Northern Europe through the introduction of Karkaroff, the middleman, allowing his intelligence network and influence to be stationed here.

"Karkaroff, counting the days, I should also leave," Sherin said with a half-smile, "Thank you for your warm hospitality these days. I am... quite satisfied with your sincerity."

Karkaroff stood aside, with a smile on his face but a look of embarrassment in his eyes. He hunched his back slightly, clasped his hands in his sleeves, and kneaded his fingers unconsciously.

"Master Malfoy, you know I'm reluctant to see you go." Karkaroff said softly, "But you are very busy, so I dare not keep you for a few more days. However, if you want to come again, the door of Durmstrang will always be open to you."

Xie Lin looked calm and said in a deep voice, "You don't need to worry too much about Voldemort. I forgot to tell you before that I have already kicked out all his Death Eaters. According to the information I have, his main goal now is to recruit werewolves and giants, and I will also respond to this. He won't succeed so easily. After I leave, you just need to manage Durmstrang well and cultivate a few loyal students. In this way, you will have more capital to respond in future situations. Do you understand what I mean?"

Karkaroff exhaled lightly, wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead with his hand, and said, "Master Malfoy, I really didn't do well enough before, but now I know what to do. Please rest assured about this."

"That would be great," Xielin smiled. Since Karkaroff could become the head of a school, his intelligence and ability must be good. As long as he restrains his desire for power and likes to oppress students, he should have great potential. The stronger Karkaroff's power is, the better it will be for him. He nodded. "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first," Xielin said, and then he would use Karkaroff's private fireplace and leave through the one-time private Floo network specially connected for him.

"Master Malfoy, please wait a moment," Karkaroff coughed lightly, as if he had made up his mind, and finally waved to the door behind him. The door opened silently, and a tall and slender figure walked into the room.

Xie Ling was slightly startled. The person who came was Savanna, whom he had met once on the ghost ship.

A more correct name would be - Savannah Karkaroff.

Although the two had not seen each other since the skirmish on the ghost ship, Sherin had learned her identity from Karkaroff.

Savannah's status in Durmstrang is quite special. In addition to being the assistant to the principal and secretary, she is also Karkaroff's adopted daughter. She possesses excellent administrative and management talents. She is usually responsible for assisting Karkaroff in the daily management and administrative work of the principal.

There is actually an anecdote about her background. She is actually the descendant of a Death Eater. When she was still young and ignorant, her parents both died in the first wizarding war led by Voldemort. As a result, she became an orphan despised by the world and labeled as a "descendant of a criminal". By chance, she was adopted as a daughter by Karkaroff, who was also a Death Eater, and raised her and taught her various magic.

When she grew up, in order to repay Karkarov's kindness, she followed Karkarov and served him wholeheartedly.

At this moment, Savannah's figure was straight, her steps were calm and elegant, but at the same time she had the simplicity and competence of a soldier. She was wearing a fitted light blue wizard robe, with an exquisite silver-buckled belt around her waist, and her ice-blue eyes were as calm as water. Her silver-white hair was slightly cold under the green light of the magic crystal, adding a touch of cold texture to her beauty.

"Master Malfoy," Karkaroff rubbed his hands together and said with a nervous smile, "Savannah is my most capable assistant. She has been raised by me since she was a child. She is smart, cautious, and absolutely loyal." His eyes carefully scanned Sherin's expression, as if he was afraid that the other party would be dissatisfied. "I hope she can leave with you and become your maid to serve you."

Xie Lin couldn't help but frowned deeply and asked in a deep voice: "Karkaroff, what do you mean?"

"Master, please don't misunderstand me. This is my intention. I have no other impure motives." Karkaroff was afraid that Sherin would not believe him, so he spoke very quickly: "In recent days, I have also learned how fast your power is growing. You must be thirsty for talents. I believe that Savannah can meet your requirements in this regard."

"Oh," Xielin raised his eyebrows and said in a lukewarm tone: "Then tell me, what talents of your adopted daughter are worthy of my attention?" Xielin was not afraid that Karkaroff would come up with some conspiracy to murder him - whether it was the description in the original work or the impression Xielin got after dealing with him in this dimension, Karkaroff definitely did not have such mental strategy, let alone such courage.

He just thought that Karkaroff was probably trying to curry favor with him by using the "honey trap". But Schelling never needed such flattery and fawning. He valued Karkaroff's combat power and his status as the headmaster of Durmstrang. He would not allow his allies or subordinates to improve their status in his mind by fawning on him.

Facing Sherin's question, Karkaroff seemed to be well prepared. He said calmly: "Savannah has assisted me in Durmstrang for many years and has never made any mistakes. Her efficiency is also obvious to all teachers and students in the school. Not only that -"

"In addition to her administrative and management work as the principal's assistant, she also serves as my personal secretary," Karkaroff said here, his tone unconsciously carrying a hint of pride, "She is not only proficient in English, German, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, and all the languages ​​of the five Nordic countries, a total of 10 languages ​​- she even has a very deep attainment in the foreign languages ​​of Elf, Dwarf, and Giant, so I let her handle reception, communications, clerical and data management for me. I dare say that I have never seen anyone who can do better than her in this regard."

Even Schelling was stunned. Such language talents were indeed rare, but they were not irreplaceable. His subordinate Barty Crouch was a language genius who was proficient in languages ​​of various countries. He could even communicate with trolls with extremely low IQs in Troll language.

However, old Batty's son is almost 40 years old. Savannah is proficient in so many languages ​​at such a young age. This is not something that can be achieved by hard work. I think in addition to her amazing memory, she also has an extremely rare language talent, which is almost comparable to herself who has lived two lives.

After hearing this, Xie Ling was actually moved.

As he gradually builds up influence in Germany and Northern Europe, and has also set foot in the business world of Northern Europe, investing in a dragon farm in Sweden and a golden salmon farm in Norway, it is foreseeable that his exchanges and dialogues with his allies here will gradually become more frequent.

With Savannah's abilities, she could be Schelling's other personal assistant besides Daphne, specifically responsible for correspondence from Germany, Poland, Northern Europe, and Eastern Europe, as well as the transmission and exchange of intelligence.

Moreover, the reason why Xielin was in a hurry to leave this time was because he had received intelligence from Furong about the search for the giant tribe. Savannah, who was proficient in the giant language, could come in handy, which gave Xielin even less reason to refuse.

To be honest, who can resist a personal assistant who is both good-looking and talented?
Just when Sherin was about to agree, Karkaroff spoke again.

"Master Malfoy, her talent is not limited to this," Karkaroff said with a beaming face, "You may not pay much attention to this information, but Savannah is the champion of the last International Wizard Chess Championship -"

Xie Ling nodded. Although he could play Wizarding Chess and his level was not bad, he only played it as a daily pastime. He never intended to achieve anything in the field of Wizarding Chess, so he never cared about various international competitions related to Wizarding Chess.

"Playing chess is just superficial. She is actually a genuine 'master of tactics'. She can rely on the magic control technique of 'mental diversion' to control three skeleton puppets at the same time. In actual combat, she can dispatch the puppets to fight like playing chess. If she gets serious, even I am not her opponent." Karkaroff said all this in one breath, and only then did he realize that his lips were dry. He waved his wand hurriedly, and two empty glasses and a bottle of limited edition Ice Flower Vodka from his wine cabinet slowly floated over in the air.

Savannah stepped forward, took the bottle from mid-air, and poured wine into two glasses gently and gracefully. Then she bent down slightly, held up the two glasses with her white palms, and handed them to Sherin and Karkaroff, just at the height that the two could reach the glasses. Her movements were very pleasing to the eye, and it was obvious that she had received strict training from Karkaroff in the etiquette of pouring wine.

Karkaroff took the wine glass without hesitation and took a big sip.

Xie Lin also took the wine glass and took a sip, but in his heart he was estimating Savannah's magical power.

The so-called "mental diversion" is actually similar to what Muggles often call multitasking. It is an extremely rare talent, generally used by wizards to control various tools to work at the same time. For example, Mrs. Weasley in the original book is quite good at this. She can control the shovel and pot at the same time to cook several dishes in the kitchen.

Of course, cooking is much easier than controlling puppets to fight. Even with Xie Ling's spiritual cultivation, he can only control three magic puppets at the same time, which is no different from Savannah's strength. This is why in the Battle of Little Hangleton, Xie Ling had to rely on Aquila, the magical creature that can split himself infinitely, and the Philosopher's Stone that provides unlimited energy, to create a record of controlling one hundred human puppets to fight at the same time.

What was truly remarkable about Savannah was that, while she was proficient in the art of puppet manipulation, she was also a master of tactics, and could apply tactics to the level of dispatching puppets to fight—

The combat effectiveness of ordinary alchemical puppets is actually not that good, and is far inferior to the human puppets made by the Hohenheim family. But Savannah was able to defeat Karkaroff, an elite Auror, relying solely on tactics and relying on just three of these weak creatures - even if Karkaroff exaggerated in order to promote his adopted daughter, even if she could draw with Karkaroff, it would still be an amazing achievement. This is enough to prove that the power of this woman's so-called puppet tactics in actual combat should not be underestimated.

This combat method that combines military tactics with puppet manipulation techniques was not invented by Savannah - as early as the Middle Ages, this combat method was already famous and had its own school and inheritance system. It was called the "puppet master" inheritance by the wizarding world at the time.