Chapter 436 Arrival in England

Chapter 436 Return to England
Ella Cottage, Wiltshire, Great Britain.

Although it was a hot summer, the hall of Ella's cottage was not stuffy at all. A classical golden chandelier hung high on the ceiling, like a finely crafted work of art, and in the center, a blue and white magic crystal was quietly suspended, pulsating with a faint cold light. A hint of chill spread from the crystal, like an invisible mist filling the entire hall, cooling the air to the most comfortable temperature, making people feel as if they were in the early morning of a deep mountain valley, without feeling a trace of the summer heat.

Xie Ling half leaned on the soft recliner, tapping the armrest with his fingers. His gray pupils were as sharp as a falcon in the firelight, but with a bit of careless laziness.

Latifa knelt obediently at Sherin's feet, massaging his thighs and calves with a very focused look.

Savannah knelt respectfully beside the armrest, meticulously holding up a set of antique silver wine glasses with both hands. The surface of the wine glass was engraved with runes representing "ice", which glowed slightly blue and gave off a hint of chill, keeping the wine in the glass at an icy temperature.

He took the wine glass from the silver tray and took a sip of the Ice Flower Vodka in it. A cool fragrance flowed from the top of his head down into his body, making his whole body feel indescribable refreshment. Xie Ling closed his eyes and let out a long breath of comfort.

This is the top-quality stuff snatched from Karkaroff. Château Catherine de Gavrilo produces only 10 bottles a year, and most of them are allocated in advance to the major Nordic forces. It is a limited edition that is difficult to buy even if you have money.

Sharfu snuggled in Xielin's arms, her snow-white legs hooked around Xielin's thighs, her warm and soft body pressed against Xielin, reporting to Xielin's ears all the latest news from the Mianlong Society's intelligence network.

It is no wonder that those ancient nobles were so fond of adopting maids. As a slave owner, the power to arbitrarily control maids and the luxurious enjoyment behind it can easily make people addicted.

"Master, I have classified all the items that Percy Weasley confiscated from the Weasley family and stored them in the treasure house. After careful counting, I found that there are 35 Muggle items illegally modified by Arthur Weasley, 72 special metals, crystals and other raw materials used for alchemy, and 12 heirlooms of the Weasley family. Here is the list of items. Do you want to take a look?"

"No need for that. Do you have any family magic books or private research notes?" Xie Ling asked in a deep voice.

"It's strange that there is no written record of the Weasley family's inherited magic. Even Percy, who has lived there for more than ten years, knows nothing about it. However, there are Arthur's own research notes, which are written on Muggle paper. The number of papers is enough to fill a large box."

[Wesley family magic treasures and raw materials obtained! ]

[Arthur Wesley's alchemy research notes obtained! ]

"Very good," Sherin smiled with satisfaction, nodded gently, and said, "You will have to work harder later to pack those treasures and raw materials together, and then make a copy of the research notes and give them all to Dobby, and have him send them to the Hohenheim family in Germany—"

"Remember," Sherin warned seriously, "it has to be Dobby himself, because the Hohenheim Family Manor has been cast under the Fidelius Charm, and Dobby is the only one among our house-elves who has the mark that allows him to enter there."

"Yes, my master, you have already told me this—" Sharfu glanced at Xie Lin charmingly, a smile appeared at the corner of her lips, and she said lazily and confidently: "Don't worry, I know what to do."

These raw materials and treasures of the Wesley family are things that are only used in the research and practice of alchemy, and are not of much value to Schelling. The Hohenheim family lost the family's most important treasure, 100 human puppets, because of Schelling. These things can more or less compensate them and help them to re-make a new batch of human puppets.

Arthur Wesley's alchemy, which can create Muggle cars that are almost half-living, is obviously in the same research direction as the Hohenheim family's "Life Alchemy" - giving them the former's research notes may inspire them to break through the bottlenecks they encountered in previous research.

"Well, then you report the next thing!" Xie Ling had no choice but to pick up the wine glass from the silver plate again and shook it gently. After the ice flowers on the surface of the wine slowly melted, he took a sip and then gently exhaled a puff of white mist.

"Old Barty Crouch has returned from the Hebrides. The negotiations went very smoothly. The McFatis clan agreed to join your army. All clan members are at your disposal. They also offered 12 of the largest and most ferocious Hebridean black dragons to the Sleeping Dragon Society. These black dragons have all been tamed. With a little training in tacit understanding, they can cooperate with the young wizards of the Sleeping Dragon Society and join in actual combat."

"Very good," a sharp gleam flashed in Xie Lin's eyes. This was the result he had been waiting for, and it was also the trump card he had planned when he established the Sleeping Dragon Society - the "Magic Dragon Knight Corps."

There are 12 black dragons, just enough to match the 11 team leaders of the Mianlong Society. If I add myself, there will be exactly 12 people.

Under his planning, the team leaders of the Sleeping Dragon Society each possessed their own unique inheritance, plus the alchemical bracelets specially made for them by the Hohenheim family, and the Night Charm robes made for them by Schelling himself. Their overall strength has far exceeded the level that an adult wizard should have. Now with the bonus of the black dragon mount, I am afraid that even the elite Aurors will be helpless against them.

"I have put these twelve black dragons into the suitcase. Once Hogwarts opens, I can let the leaders of the Sleeping Dragon Society you assign start training them in dragon knight tactics." Sharf continued to report.

["Ally" McFatis Clan obtained! 】

[“Mount” twelve Hebridean black dragons obtained! ]

"Old Batty did a great job and deserves the best reward from the organization. Where is he now?" asked Xie Ling.

"He is a complete workaholic. The day after he returned to Great Britain, he announced his return in a high-profile manner at the Ministry of Magic. The reason he gave for his previous disappearance was that he was imprisoned by Barty Crouch Jr. in a mysterious cave in Eastern Europe. After Barty Jr. died, he escaped because there was no one to guard him. However, due to his weak physical condition and the loss of his wand, it took him so long to return to Great Britain."

"The Ministry of Magic did not ask too many questions about this. With the strong support of Amelia and Yaxley, Mr. Crouch once again took back his original position as the Director of the International Cooperation Department. Although there were some minor conflicts with the Fudge faction during the process, the problem was generally not serious."

"It's good that Crouch can be reinstated. There is no need to worry about Fudge's power. His number one enemy now is Dumbledore. No matter how dissatisfied he is with others, he can only bear the grudge in his heart. He will not and dare not choose this moment to attack." Xie Ling sneered and said disdainfully. Then he asked, "I have instructed before that once Crouch is reinstated, he should get Ali Bashir an A-level trade license?"

"Master, you know, in the Sleeping Dragon Society, your orders are the highest orders. We will definitely not miss this matter--" Sharf restrained her usual frivolous smile, and said with a rare serious expression: "On the same day that Crouch returned to his original office, Ali's trade license application form appeared accurately on his desk." "On the same night, Ali sent us a message saying that he had successfully obtained a Class A trade license, and from then on he could openly import various regulated potion raw materials through legal channels, but..." Sharf frowned slightly and did not continue.

"but what?"

"According to Ali, the A-level trade permit can only solve the legal problems encountered when importing controlled items, but the supply problem still exists. Those rare potion ingredients have always been in the hands of major forces. In the normal market, there is always a shortage of supply. He needs to find a seller with a large enough output and willing to engage in long-term business cooperation with him. Unfortunately, this problem is not easy, and he has not found anything so far."

"Well, I understand," Xie Lin pondered, "It's not his fault. These controlled raw materials are usually produced by major European magic ministries behind the scenes and monopolized by many pure-blood families. Ali, a wizard with an ordinary background and no family background, really finds it difficult to find a breakthrough in this regard. Ali doesn't need to worry too much about this for the time being. Let me find a solution."

"Okay, he is still in North America discussing business. I will let Shanshan pass your instructions to him later." Sharfu said.

"Is there anything else?" Xie Ling rubbed his temple gently. He always felt that he had too many things to worry about. It was only the second day after he returned from Durmstrang.

"Good news came from the Medieval European Wizarding Union. Mr. Flamel's alchemical lock was finally unlocked. The content inside is indeed the first half of the Book of Truth. According to your previous instructions, I have sent it to the Hohenheim family to share the research results with them-" Sharfu paused, and then continued: "Then, I followed your instructions and asked the Medieval European Wizarding Union, Mr. Nott, and the Hohenheim family to work together to study the magical artificial intelligence you need. With your current status and influence, they dare not neglect your request at all, and started this large-scale joint research on the same day."

"Okay, I understand. Tomorrow you will go to Gringotts for me and transfer 1000 gold galleons to Silver Spear in my name. This is to thank them for participating in the battle in the Valley of Giants and for assisting the giants in their migration... Then transfer 500 galleons each to the Nott family and Sister Gulana as a deposit for their research on magical artificial intelligence."

The deal with Silver Spear was a reward that had already been agreed upon in the Giant Valley, and Xie Ling would not default on it.

As for the Nott family and Sister Gulana, Xielin simply didn't want to take advantage of them - the research on the alchemical lock was fine, after all, it was Xielin's, and the "Book of Truth" that was finally obtained was shared by the three parties, so it was hard to say who took advantage of whom. But the research on magic artificial intelligence could not be counted in the same way, the two forces did this purely for the sake of their alliance with Xielin.

"Yes, doesn't the Hohenheim family need it?" Sharf asked.

"No need for that. I'm already engaged to Eleanor, and I'm one of the decision-makers in the Hohenheim family. There's no need to be so specific with them," Schelling said.

"I understand. There is nothing else to report next. I will go find Dobby and Winky now." Sharfu climbed up from Sherin's arms reluctantly and straightened her messy clothes.

"Don't worry, I have something else for you to do," Xie Ling said.

His eyes moved between Sharfu and Savannah, and he spoke slowly: "Savana, from today on, you will be temporarily placed in Ella's cabin."

His tone was calm, with unquestionable majesty, "Sharfu will help you get familiar with everything here. At the same time, you should also be familiar with the interpersonal relationship network of the various factions under my command, so that you can better assist me in the future."

Savannah stood up, bowed slightly, and accepted Sherin's orders with a calm and focused look without complaint. She stood straight, like a true tactical commander, with a flash of calm thinking about the new responsibilities she was about to take on.

Xie Lin's mouth curled up slightly, "Besides, I have some combat power under my command, which is just right for you to train."

He raised his hand casually, and his fingertips moved lightly, and the magic wave spread out. The atmosphere in the hall seemed to dim a little. "The forty-three corpses that Sharfu made from the corpses of the Avery family members will be fully handed over to you for tactical training."

Savanna nodded slightly, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edges of her palms. Since she witnessed Xie Lin's strength and power with her own eyes, she clearly understood what kind of existence her new master was, and it also ignited her deep desire to serve Xie Lin.

Her magic style is different from that of ordinary wizards. Those spells, defensive techniques, and even black magic are not suitable for her. What she is really good at is controlling inanimate objects to fight. When she was in Termstrang, all Karkaroff could provide her were some simple alchemical puppets.

The purpose of creating those alchemical puppets was actually to serve as targets for young wizards to learn magic. More advanced alchemical puppets, such as the two skeleton models that Sherin used in the third grade, could be controlled by the Animation Spell and were more suitable for young wizards to practice with in actual combat. However, the combat power and durability of these puppets were always limited, and they were not suitable to be used as chess pieces on the battlefield.

However, the Yin corpse is different.

Yin corpses are extremely powerful and are not afraid of physical attacks. Even if their heads are chopped off, they can still fight bravely. The only pity is that because the production process of Yin corpses is too cruel, their use is strictly prohibited in any country.

The Yin corpses were her ideal chess pieces, and now, this group of combat forces will be completely at her disposal, allowing her to conduct various formations and tactical experiments.

Thinking that her talents were finally put to good use, Savannah's cold face also showed a bright smile. She knelt in front of Xie Lin, lowered her head and kissed the back of Xie Lin's hand, and said in a firm tone: "Savana thanks the master for his trust and reward. I will work hard to train these chess pieces until they are as good as my arms and fingers, and live up to the master's expectations."

Xie Ling turned to Sharfu with a meaningful smile on his face.

"As for you, Sharfu - I know you don't have much material left." His voice was teasing, as if he could see Sharfu's deepest desire from her black pupils. "The corpses of those giants are yours. Don't waste those strong bones and make them into new corpses!"

Sharfu's eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of her mouth curled up into an almost seductive smile. "Yes, Master." Her voice was soft, like a whisper, but the madness hidden under the gentle tone was enough to make any timid wizard shudder.