Chapter 2444 taboo of aliens
The Shitabe family, the magical humanoid animals native to the swamps of North America, lay eggs. From the moment the shell is broken, the juvenile Shitabe will maintain the same appearance as a human child, and usually molt after 9 to 13 years and enter the growth stage , and gradually transform into a snake-like shape. After decades, the snake-like body can grow to 25 to 35 feet, and enter adulthood. It is based on human wisdom. Because the Shitabe people are gentle and kind by nature, and they deal with things calmly, as long as they get along with each other sincerely, there is usually no danger.
When John said that he followed the Auror vice-captain and the others to meet the ancient underground cave where the Stabe family lived, Hermione on the other side of the table habitually recalled a magical book she once had in the Hogwarts library. I have recited almost word for word what I have read in animal books.
Most of the other friends here are naturally used to it, even Sarah and Safina, who have been with Hermione for a long time, have long adapted to her nerdy personality that occasionally reveals unconsciously.
On the other hand, John on the other side couldn't help nodding when he heard that the recently famous Miss Granger opened her mouth to this Native American creature that was no longer well-known in the modern magic world.
Yes, that's exactly what Miss Granger said. He said, The Shitabe people are quite intelligent, and in the human form they are almost indistinguishable from us humans, so when the people of the Shitabe people After reaching adulthood, many of them will actually choose to go to the surface world and live quietly in the cities of No-Majs—their lifespan is much longer than that of humans, and at the same time, they have insight comparable to Legilimency and snakes. With their powerful perception and memory beyond human beings, Kroger decided to take us to them for help, which was indeed a fairly correct idea.”
Just speaking of this, John couldn't help but shook his head, and said with some regret:
It's a pity that although they are indeed very similar to humans in many cases, they are different from us after all!
What's wrong? What happened later? Not far away, Ron had already been fascinated by what he was listening to, but now seeing John's expression like that, he couldn't help asking.
Upon hearing this, John immediately shook his head again, shrugged and said:
The adult Shitabe people are mature, and most of them have already adapted to get along with wizards like us, so even if we accidentally make some offensive actions, they can basically accept it reluctantly, and they won't There is too much conflict. But like those Shitabe people who are still in the growth stage, they are not so easy to communicate with. However, it may be the deliberate arrangement of the Shitabe people. Almost all of them are responsible for patrolling the shallow layers of the cave. Crowds who are still growing up—Croger is just one of the Aurors who used to be in charge of guarding the regular liaison team of the Shitabe tribe, and he doesn't know much about them.
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The encounter ten years ago reminded John of one thing - if you suddenly meet a child while wading through the water, you will never know that the child is hidden under the waist that was flooded by the water. Will it be a pair of human legs, or a cold snake tail with scales and a cold light.
Bang—boom!
In the dim cave, a long black shadow flashed past, and the next moment, the figure of Croger, who was still talking just now, disappeared from sight. However, just by hearing the two consecutive violent impacts, John knew that the Auror vice-captain had probably been slapped hard on the uneven rock wall.
Is that the Stabe tribe? What just happened? Why did the other party suddenly launch such a fierce attack on Kroger?
Because the incident happened suddenly, since the child with the disheveled hair quietly appeared in the dark, it has not been more than three minutes, and the situation has become like this... To be honest, this can be compared with John's book records at home. What I read was a little... no, it was very different.
Oh, I remembered, just now Croger seemed to say something like According to the relevant regulations of the New American Contract, we will complete this routine contact with the nobles in the future. According to what Kroger said earlier, this is the speech he wrote down when he was escorting the team at the time, and he also said that the person in charge mentioned it at the time. The cliché for conducting liaison meetings—before actually seeing those adult Shitabe people, it's best not to miss every word.
But why doesn't it work this time? Was Croger wrong?
No, it seems to be just this sentence from beginning to end, and apart from the other party's race name, there are no non-English words in it. If this is still wrong, then Croger probably wouldn't be able to graduate from Ilvermorny back then, and wouldn't be able to be his Auror.
Fortunately...well, actually I don’t know if I should say “fortunately” now! In short, at least the child in front of him didn't continue to attack the rest of them after he sent Kroger flying like lightning.
John stood there, less than half a step away from where Croger, who was now dead or alive, was before, and the numbness that had just been aroused by the strong wind that the snake's tail swept over his face still faintly remained. After hesitating for a moment, seeing that the other party was just looking at me and others in silence but neither advancing nor retreating away, I couldn't help but said cautiously:
Well... may I ask your Excellency just now... why did you hit him?
Communicating with humanoid magical creatures, in fact, it can be said that every wizard is not too unfamiliar. In today's wizarding world, the short but cunning goblin, the singing and bragging murloc, the slow and irritable giant, and even the house elf who obeys the wizard... Many creatures have already cooperated with the wizard. Lived for many years.
But to say how much they know about these humanoid magical creatures whose appearance is more or less similar to humans, but whose personalities and talents seem to be completely different, I am afraid that no wizard has dared to boast about this.
Just like the Auror vice-captain Kroger, who usually dealt with vampires and werewolves, maybe because of the excessive self-confidence gained from that experience beyond ordinary people, he is now suffering the consequences.
In comparison, John, who didn't know much about this aspect at all, now that Croger taught him a lesson, he naturally didn't dare to think carefully.
Since you can't say formulaic words, then... what should you say?
Just as he tentatively asked a question respectfully, while thinking hard in secret, he, who originally didn't expect to get a response from the other party, actually heard the child in front of him actually answering the question he raised——
Because he lied.
The melodious voice echoed softly in this dark and intertwined cave.
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