Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 567: Kled and Carlisle
Mike was not worried at all about the guests being tracked, and he even welcomed it.

After all, not all of the people invited this time are firmly on Mike's side, there are many wavering people among them.

It is impossible to expect these wavering factions to help Mike wholeheartedly. They all have their own demands. There are many things that Mike can give, and the Ministry of Magic can also give them.

But if the Ministry of Magic represented by Chris found out that they had traveled thousands of miles to Ying Country to attend Mike's speech rally, then these fence-sitters would be blacklisted by most of the Ministry of Magic around the world.

By that time, they would have no chance of breaking up the team.

This is a complete conspiracy. Those fence-sitters are unwilling to give up the huge benefits that may exist on Mike's side, and the Ministry of Magic will never allow Mike to gather people so unscrupulously.

Then things will have to go on as Mike expected.

Thinking of this, Mike raised the corners of his mouth, chuckled twice and prepared to return to his office.

The day before the speech was already very quiet, and he still had to prepare his speech.

Of course, it would be wishful thinking to expect him to write an outstanding speech. Mike is very self-aware. To be on the safe side, he decided to adopt the old approach and directly adapt some of the great speeches that already exist.

Anyway, these wizards and non-human intelligent creatures will not study the speech cases of Muggles.

Just as Mike was about to leave, he found that Zhou Hong, who had been staying by his side since a while ago, suddenly looked a little conflicted.

It was as if there was something he wanted to say but didn't dare to say it.

"What's wrong with you? Zhou Hong."

Facing Mike's question, Zhou Hong's expression became even more tangled. He stood there hesitating for a long time before he gritted his teeth and asked:

"Mike, are you sure you really told Victor not to study the Deathly Hallows?"

"That's right. I have no interest in the Deathly Hallows. There's no need to lie to you about this." Mike raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that Victor is still conducting research?"

Zhou Hong's face darkened and he said:

"He hid it very well, and since he became a mechanized being, I couldn't detect his inner thoughts. But despite this, I still found some clues! Victor kept reading that fable and the legends related to the Deathly Hallows. He definitely has some ideas about the Deathly Hallows!"

Zhou Hong said this with gritted teeth, and Mike frowned as he listened.

He certainly hadn't expected that Victor would ignore his advice and continue researching the Deathly Hallows.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising.

After all, the three Deathly Hallows are all the crystallization of ancient supreme mysterious knowledge. A scientific madman like Victor would inevitably be interested in such things.

Instead, it was Zhou Hong's reaction that made Mike somewhat concerned.

After all, Mike also heard from Zhou Hong's words just now that he seemed to have been following and observing Victor for some time.

That's a bit extreme.

After thinking for a moment, Mike looked at Zhou Hong who was still in a nervous state and said:

"I know what you are worried about, but don't worry, I will warn Victor again later. In addition, I have taken back the Elder Wand and the Resurrection Stone and kept them in my personal care. Even if Victor wants to continue his research, he will not be able to gather the Three Deathly Hallows as long as I am alive."

"I hope so. I will continue to keep an eye on Victor to prevent him from crossing the line." Zhou Hong said solemnly, "Mike, I hope you can understand that the Three Deathly Hallows are really dangerous things. The consequences of gathering them together are something we cannot afford."

Mike nodded, and then said as if he had thought of something:
"In that case, why don't we destroy one of them? That way, the three Deathly Hallows will never be collected, right?
Anyway, I am only interested in the elderberry wand, as for the resurrection stone, that thing is useless to me."

"It won't work." Zhou Hong said dimly, "The ancient gods are omnipotent. They can take whatever they want from this world, but they are also very, very bad. They like to watch us kill each other and perform all kinds of classic dramas that are either funny or tragic. The Three Hallows of Death are the medium to summon them, and they are also the tools they use to make this world more dramatic.

Even if you destroy the three Deathly Hallows, they will immediately create other media. Rather than letting an unknown medium wander around, like a time bomb that could be detonated at any time, it is better to hold on to the existing media tightly in your hands to ensure that no one can collect them all. "

After saying that, Zhou Hong sighed deeply, and left with a tired face without waiting for Mike to reply.

This made Mike, who was standing there, speechless, because the direction Zhou Hong was heading to was exactly Victor's alchemy laboratory.

"Tsk! What a stubborn fellow."

Shaking his head, Mike turned and left.

……

England, Westminster.

Vampire Carlisle and goblin Kled are in a business suite at 51 Buckingham Hotel.

It is called a suite, but in fact it is more like a high-end apartment.

The suite not only has multiple bathrooms and living rooms, but also an open kitchen and all kinds of high-end kitchenware.

Such a room is extremely difficult to book at a world-famous hotel like 51 Buckingham, which is located in the heart of the country.

Ordinary people cannot order it even if they have money.

Carlisle and Kled were new here and were able to live here.

This is largely due to Carlisle's handsome appearance, decent conversation and the baronship he was awarded when he was in the Kingdom of Ying.

Especially the last point, Carlisle still remembers the expressions of the beautiful receptionists when he gave his last name and took out the old certificate of title with the seal of the King of Ying on it.

He was very familiar with this expression; the carnivorous vampires also had this expression when they didn't see food.

However, luxury is luxury, but it does not mean that anyone will cherish it.

Just like Kled at this moment.

He and his pet Scarr were playing on the sofa. Carlisle suddenly felt distressed as he watched Scarr's sharp claws scratch the sofa.

That's a leather sofa from the Victorian era!

Shaking his head, Carlisle finally chose to turn a blind eye and turned to look out the window.

It was evening now, and with the arrival of summer, the daylight hours in Yingguo were getting longer.

Just like now, the red sun is still hanging in the sky, refusing to set into the Thames, but the street lights and landscape lights on the buildings have already lit up.

The orange-red sunset and the gorgeous landscape lights combined together make the entire city look dreamy.

Especially the Buckingham Palace, the red-coated and tall-hatted guards changing shifts in the sunset, the sturdy ravens circling around the skylight, and the classical, elegant, exquisite and magnificent Buckingham Palace itself, all made Carlyle involuntarily recall the past.

Gradually, Carlisle's pupils dilated and he was staring in a trance.

I don't know how long it was before a loud noise woke Carlisle up.

He turned around suddenly and saw that Kled, Edward and others had already changed into suits and were talking in the hallway.

And Sgar tilted his head to the side, looking curiously at the porcelain fragments that had already shattered into pieces on the floor.

Seeing this, Carlisle felt a pang of heartache again. That was porcelain from the Ming Dynasty!
Rubbing his brows that were tightly cursing, Carlisle asked helplessly:

"Are you guys going to the bar again?" "Of course! After all, this country is so boring!" Kled laughed and said, "Fortunately, there are many drunkards in this country, and there are good shows in the bar every day! Otherwise, I would be suffocated sooner or later!"

"Tomorrow is the day for the speech. Can't you just be quiet for a day?"

"Quiet?" An incredulous expression appeared on Kelei's face. "There is no such word as quiet in Kelei's dictionary! Haha!"

Hearing what Kled said, Carlisle's brows, which had finally been smoothed out, frowned again.

They came to Ying Country not for tourism, but were invited to attend Mr. McTominay's speech.

This should have been a very solemn and serious matter. In order to express their importance at this moment, they even rushed to Ying Country a week in advance.

But when they got there, things became a little beyond Carlisle's expectations.

A chaotic and evil creature like Kled simply couldn't stand the rigid and peaceful atmosphere of Ying Country, and went out to cause trouble almost every night.

The key point is that it’s not enough that he just causes trouble, he also wants to drag Edward into it!
If this continues, Carlisle is really worried that Edward and the others will be led astray by Kled!
Of course, this is just a small thing.

What really made Carlisle uneasy was that the high-profile behavior of Kled and his friends was likely to attract the attention of the Ministry of Magic.

If that happens, they will all be finished.

As for why you didn't choose to use the one-time portkeys distributed with the invitations and teleport directly into the venue on the day of the speech.

This is also easy to answer.

Because creatures like vampires who don't have magic can't use portkeys.

As a fairy, although Kled can use portkeys, he has a fear of teleportation and rejects all teleportation magic.

This is a very fatal problem. According to Klei, the reason for this problem is a painful past that he cannot describe.

Carlisle was not able to comment further on this.

While Carlisle was lost in thought again, Clay, Edward and others had already left the suite.

When he came to his senses, the only person left in the hallway was the somewhat excited Sgar and porcelain fragments scattered all over the floor.

Seeing this, Carlisle sighed deeply.

He stepped forward and cleaned up Sgarr's crime scene.

'The happiness is all yours, I can only stay at home with a lizard, and I have to be responsible for cleaning the lizard's poop and wiping its butt.'

Thinking of this, Carlisle felt a tightness in his chest.

If possible, Carlisle really wanted to beat that bastard Kled to death with a stick.

It’s a pity that the two of them are now in the honeymoon period of their cooperation. In order to counter the high pressure from the Magical Congress of the United States, he absolutely cannot offend Kled.

Sighing, Carlisle could only touch Scarr's rough skin, then lowered his head and silently began to sort out the difficult porcelain pieces.

……

It was not until the early morning that Klay brought Edward back to the suite.

Judging from the bloodstains on Kled's clothes and the lip prints on Edward's collar, the two of them must have had a very exciting night last night.

Carlisle was already dressed and was sitting in the living room, enjoying a cup of English black tea in the morning light.

Opposite him, the giant lizard Sgarr changed his mischievous appearance from yesterday and knelt on the sofa that it had scratched yesterday with a very anthropomorphic movement.

Its expression was solemn, and in front of it there was a cup of steaming black tea. The scene looked like Sgarr was drinking tea with Carlisle.

Unfortunately, Sgarr's peaceful state only lasted for a short period of time.

After discovering that Kled had returned, Sgarr jumped up from the sofa and threw himself into Kled's arms, whimpering non-stop, as if accusing something.

Seeing this, Krei punched Skarr's big head covered with spikes, then frowned and asked Carlisle:

"What did you do to it?"

"Nothing, I just gave it a lesson in Ying Kingdom court etiquette."

As he spoke, Carlisle threw a book as thick as a dictionary onto the coffee table.

Ke Lei looked down and saw a few large gold-plated letters on the cover of the book:
Ancient Rites

Krei smacked his lips. It was hard for him to imagine how Carlisle taught the lizard Sgarr a lesson.

However, there were no scars on Sgarr's body, which probably meant that he did not use any force.

Is this a mental attack?

Looking at Skarr who was trembling behind him, Kled fell into deep confusion.

At this moment, Carlisle took a sip of tea and said:
"Okay, hurry up and change your clothes, we'll be leaving soon."

Hearing this, Klei stopped hesitating and simply waved his hand. The blood and stains on his body disappeared in an instant.

Edward obediently walked into the cloakroom and began to change his clothes.

He didn't dare let Kled cast a cleansing spell on him.

Kled's magic level is inversely proportional to his combat power, which is simply terrible.

Besides, it is very troublesome for vampires to travel during the day.

Edward and Carlisle not only need to wear thick suits and gloves that can tightly cover the whole body and are light-proof, but also apply a large amount of sunscreen on their faces and other parts of their bodies.

The only thing to be thankful for is that vampires have no body temperature.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for ordinary humans to endure such weather if they were to wrap themselves up so tightly.

When everyone was ready, the three of them left the suite together and walked towards the Thames.

Their destination this time was a large basement by the Thames.

This is also one of the few nuclear shelters in London.

But unlike other countries, the owner of this shelter is not such an official organization, but a small noble who has been deeply influenced by the Mayan doomsday culture and firmly believes that the end of the world will come in 2012.

Of course, that is already in the past.

Now this shelter has only one purpose, and that is to serve as a platform for Mike and the Freemasons to give speeches!

(End of this chapter)