#341 - Weird House (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

Anduin spurred his full magic power, rapidly advancing forward.

Even so, the flying cloak didn't make a sound, and the two were like invisible specters in the night.

Under Anduin's deft control, they passed through the original jungle, traversed a small town, and finally moved away from populated areas, heading towards the more complex terrain of the outer forest.

Just as Anduin had been flying for nearly half an hour, he received a report from Kiki that they were approaching their target.

Anduin gradually slowed down, then lowered his altitude, converting the original rapid sprint into agile, small-range movements, while maintaining a height of a dozen meters above the ground.

It was pitch black all around, and as far as the eye could see, there were trees and high slopes. Anduin judged from the distance that this was the outskirts of a town in Dorset.

It wasn't until they crossed a hillside that the view suddenly opened up, revealing a wide, open valley not far ahead, with a broad view and pleasant scenery.

The center of the valley was very flat and open, and the slopes on both sides were not very steep, with many larches and birches growing on them, but it was already winter, and a thick layer of snow covered them.

The valley looked empty at this time, but through the tracker, he knew that the target was inside.

Anduin also clearly felt subtle magical fluctuations brewing ahead. He judged that a shielding jammer had been deployed here. Only powerful shielding magic could prevent wizards from seeing the clues.

He slowly descended to the high point of the hillside and put Kiki down.

Then, looking in the direction of the valley, he slowly took out a monocle from his jacket pocket and put it on. At this moment, the empty valley in front of him changed dramatically.

Inside the valley, a bizarrely shaped but naturally beautiful detached house appeared, reminiscent of the Weasleys' Burrow, but to be honest, compared to the Burrow, which looked like it had been forcibly pieced together, this house was much more regular.

At this time, faint lights flickered in the cottage, and he could vaguely see figures moving inside. He even saw some figures that were different from humans through the windows.

"Are those magical creatures? Does someone keep large magical creatures at home?" Anduin curiously stared at the house, then observed the surroundings through the Echo Glasses.

Because the people in this house didn't look like the targets who deployed the jammers.

So obviously, those who used the jammers must still be hiding around, and it is very likely that their target is this house.

Sure enough, after he used the Echo Charm to explore the area around the house, he immediately discovered the jammers. They were in groups of two, forming a square rectangle, surrounding the house, and they were cleverly hidden with Disillusionment Charms.

But what puzzled him was that no matter how Anduin probed, he couldn't find even a single figure around. Even if he circled the entire valley from a distance, he couldn't see any signs of activity.

Even next to the invisible jammers, there were no footprints. You must know that it is winter now, and there is a layer of snow on the ground, but the jammers seemed to appear out of thin air, and the surrounding snow was extremely smooth.

"How is it? Sir, did you find them?" Kiki watched Anduin fly out invisibly for a circle and come back, and asked curiously in a low voice.

Anduin shook his head helplessly, "I can see those eight jammers, but I can't see anyone at all. It's like they disappeared out of thin air. Could they have sneaked into that house?"

"Then shall we sneak in and take a look?" Kiki suggested in a low voice.

Anduin still shook his head, "It's too risky to break into this kind of place with unknown details. And we don't know if this is the organization's base camp. Maybe these jammers are just used to guard their home. Although it doesn't look like it, all possibilities must be taken into account."

"Then..." When Kiki heard that this wouldn't work and that wouldn't work either, she was at a loss. Then she rolled her eyes, "Then why don't we turn off the jammers and lead the Ministry of Magic over? Maybe we can wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"It's still a bit inappropriate. Although these jammers have my backdoor, we are mainly focused on collecting intelligence this time, so try not to let them know that someone can manipulate these devices. Otherwise, wouldn't remotely shutting them down expose our target in advance?" Anduin would not expose the existence of the backdoor unless absolutely necessary, as it would easily lead people to associate it with him.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch?" Kiki had no ideas now. Although Anduin usually taught her to think more, her brain circuits still couldn't think very far.

"Be patient." Anduin gently patted Kiki's head, "They traveled all the way here and used all the jammers. They must have their own purpose. Let's wait and see."

Then he took out a bottle of potion from his body and handed it to Kiki, "Although our equipment can keep out the cold and heat, it's still not good for your body to be exposed to the cold air for a long time. Drink some potion first, then stay here invisibly. I'll sneak closer and see if I can find anything."

Kiki knew that her sir had always been cowardly and would definitely run faster than her when encountering danger, so she didn't say anything worried. After taking the potion, she quietly hid in the nearby bushes.

Anduin carefully maintained his floating state, activated all the invisibility and silent functions on his body, and then slowly floated close to the ground to a place about a hundred meters away from the house, hiding behind a thick birch tree, quietly observing the house in front of him.

After he approached a certain distance, Anduin saw more details from the windows of the house.

He watched as a large, somewhat malnourished-looking vulture passed by the window, turning its head to look outside for a while.

A Augurey? Anduin recognized the magical creature that appeared in front of the window at a glance. After all, he learned his Magical Creature Protection class quite well, but this Augurey was quite large, almost the size of an ostrich.

Then, through the window, he personally saw several other magical creatures of various shapes, including Nifflers, Mooncalves, and Fwoopers, etc., and they were all in very good condition. This house was like a small zoo.

But just then, two Kneazles suddenly darted out of the cat hole in the front door, one after the other, and pounced into the snow to play.

"Hobie, Millie, don't run around!"

At this time, the front door of the house was also opened, and a childish voice came from behind the door.