Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 351 Solving the Identity Problem
In the last row of courtyards in Veteran Lane, there were obvious signs of human activity.

When Moon followed, the shadow from before was no longer in the courtyard.

After searching around, Moon found that all the houses were locked and there were no signs of them being opened.

"We've arrived here, but why is no one here?"

Just as Moon was wondering what was going on, Bouncy, who was standing on his shoulder, noticed something.

"Chirp~" (From behind.)
"later?"

Moon remembers very clearly that this was old Meck's house.

The men in the family had gone to the front lines with Neil, while the women were working in the printing workshop on Star Island.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anyone in the house.

"Could it be a distant relative coming to stay with us?"

Moon walked curiously toward the back of the house.

Most of the houses in Laobing Lane have the same architectural layout.

There is a yard in front and a livestock shed in the back.

The environment here is completely uninhabitable.

Just as Moon turned the corner, a sharpened wooden stick was suddenly pressed against his chest.

"Get out! Leave this place, or I'll pierce through you."

Looking in the direction of the childish voice.

A boy of about seven or eight years old was holding a wooden stick and staring fiercely at Mu En.

Because he hadn't washed for a long time, the little boy smelled of a pungent odor mixed with sourness and sweat.

Her hair was greasy and stuck together, with strands hanging down on both sides of her face.

His body was covered in gray-black grime, and the grime had hardened into clumps on his elbows and knees, which were prone to friction, as if he were wearing a layer of armor.

Noticing Moon's gaze, the little boy tried to make a ferocious expression, but his eyes showed more fear than anything else.

Moon slowly backed away with his hands raised.

He never intended to harm the other party.

“I mean no harm, I’m just curious why you’re living in my neighbor’s house.”

The little boy was visibly taken aback when he heard Moon's explanation.

"There's no one here, and I didn't go inside."

Although the little boy kept explaining, he still gripped the stick tightly with both hands and refused to let go.

Just as Moon was backing away, he noticed a small head peeking out from the corner of the cowshed.

"elder brother."

A timid voice came from behind, and the little boy turned around abruptly.

"Don't come out! There are bad guys here!"

Hearing the little boy address him as such, Moon gave a helpless laugh.

I'm actually not.

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here."

Seeing that the little boy wouldn't listen, they even tried to threaten him with a stick.

Moon casually cast a [Disarming Spell].

The sharpened wooden stick flew out of his hand and landed in Moon's hand.

"Can we talk properly now?"

"You...you're a dark wizard!"

Seeing Moon's display of skill, the little boy became even more panicked.

He had heard many stories about evil dark wizards since he was a child, but he never thought he would actually encounter one himself.

Thinking of the rumors about the dark wizard eating people, the little boy immediately turned and ran towards the cowshed.

"Run, Bessie! He's a cannibalistic dark wizard!"

Hearing the little boy's shouts, Moon reluctantly cast another Leg Lock Spell.

The little boy was instantly rooted to the spot, and then lay down on the haystack.

"It's impolite to address someone like that. Come out, kid, I'm not a bad person."

"Don't listen to him, Bessie!"

"You demon, if you want to eat people, then come and eat me."

Seeing the little boy continuing to curse, Moon cast another [Throat Lock and Tongue Lock] spell.

"Hmm~"

Perhaps sensing the little boy's pain, the child hiding in the cowshed shakily emerged.

Based on their similar appearances, Moon guessed that they were probably a brother and sister.

Seeing the pitiful look in the little girl's eyes, Mu En smiled and had Beng Beng bring out a bag of cookies.

These are snacks that Honey Duke Candy House gave to Moon, and most of them are on Bouncy's person.

The little girl clearly recognized that it was food and cautiously walked up.

After snatching it from Moon's hand, he stuffed it into his mouth.

"Mmm, it's so delicious, it's sweet."

After taking two bites, the little girl looked at the little boy lying on the ground.

"Respected black wizard, may I give my brother a bite?"

"First, I am not a dark wizard."

"Secondly, I have quite a few here, you can give them to whomever you want."

"Thank you, Lord Dark Wizard."

The little girl took the cookie Moon offered her and ran back to the boy, but she couldn't pry his mouth open no matter what she did.

Upon seeing this, Moon released the [Throat-Sealing Tongue] debuff.

"Spit it out, Bessie, it might be poison in here."

"But this poison is way too sweet!"

The little girl was clearly reluctant to part with it.

The biscuit slipped down my throat and I swallowed it.

"Fine, then I'll die with you."

The little boy snatched the cookie and stuffed it into his mouth.

Hmm, it really is sweet.

30 minute later.

After the two children had finished off ten packs of cookies, they looked timidly at Moon.

"Respected Wizard, I am so sorry, I mistook you for a bad person." The little boy, now freed from the spell, knelt respectfully on one knee before Moon after tasting the delicious magic cookies.

The little girl saw her brother bow and quickly squatted down as well.

"No need for that. I was just curious why you were here."

"We fled here and hid in the cowshed to escape those man-eating demons."

"Cannibalism? A dark wizard?" Moon couldn't help but feel curious.

"No, it wasn't a black wizard, it was those refugees on the road who were starving and would eat anything."

Seeing Moon's surprised expression, the little boy thought the wizard in front of him didn't believe him, so he added another sentence.

“I saw it with my own eyes. They exchanged their children and then threw them into a pot of boiling water.”

The little boy shuddered as he spoke, as if the child were him.

"Have they really gone this far with cannibalism?"

Seeing the little boy's frightened expression, Moon sighed and shook his head.

"By the way, where are you from?"

"There are no living people left in Heitieshan. Everyone is thinking of fleeing south. We also came to Xilin Town with the refugee group."

"Heiseshan, do you know Merrick from the forest farm?"

“Merrick! That’s my father. My name is Eddie Merrick, and my sister is Bessie Merrick.”

After listening to the little boy's explanation, Moon realized that these two children were actually related to him.

Merrick, the forest owner of Black Iron Mountain, was formerly a business partner of York Farm.

The lumberyard owner and Neil had a very good relationship.

The materials Moon used to make the Old Willow Wand were found in his forest.

It was in this forest farm that Mu En met Zhalan.

"And what about your fathers?"

Upon hearing Moon's question, the two children lowered their heads silently, and the little girl burst into tears.

"We originally intended to hide in Liuyun City, but we were robbed by bandits on the way, and my parents were all killed."

Seeing that the little boy was also crying, Moon stopped asking questions.

He remembered very clearly that Neil had warned his business partner to take precautions and hide before the war broke out.

It seems the other party didn't manage to dodge.

Seeing that the little two-legged creature was crying harder and harder, Beng Beng jumped off Moon's shoulder.

He took two candies from the small cloth bag on his stomach and put them into the girl's hand.

"Chirp chirp~" (Don't be sad, I can take you in from now on.)
The two children naturally couldn't understand what Beng Beng was saying.

I was so captivated by the little animal's movements that I actually stopped crying.

Upon hearing that Beng Beng had made a decision, Moon did not plan to object.

Moreover, the father of the two children had helped her in the past, and Moon felt that she should help them survive as well.

"Mr. Eddie Merrick, would you be willing to leave the Federation and travel to the Vena Islands?"

Seeing the two children blink blankly, Moon explained again.

“I have an island in the archipelago. You can live well there without worrying about war or food.”

The two children were clearly interested, but their answers left Moon somewhat puzzled.

"Really? If you can, please take my sister with you."

"No, I absolutely will not leave alone!"

The little girl was also very stubborn.

"Bessie, you should listen to me!"

"No, I know you want to avenge your parents, but you absolutely cannot abandon me."

Perhaps because they had endured more than half a year of hardship, the two children were more tenacious and stubborn than their peers.

"Alright, there's no need to argue anymore. If you insist on staying in the Federation, there is actually another way."

That afternoon, Eddie arrived at the grain store in the center of town with ten silver coins.

Only after explaining that he was there to test his magical talent did the lazy spellcaster step forward.

"Kid, don't blame me for not telling you, this money is non-refundable once it's spent."

“I know, Your Excellency the Spellcaster.”

Although Eddie maintained a smile on his face, his heart was pounding with anxiety.

Ten silver coins could buy ten catties of wheat bran.

As long as they add mulberry leaves, tree bark, and grass roots to their meals, it will be enough for the brother and sister to eat for a month.

But now they're just paying spellcasters to test his talent, which Eddie just can't understand.

"Alright, since you insist, then I can only wish you good luck."

The spellcaster gave a helpless snort.

He has been in the town for a month and has tested more than a thousand eligible children.

But from beginning to end, not a single young wizard with magical talent was ever found.

This also caused him to completely lose faith in children from small towns.

As the spellcaster thought about it, his hands began to rapidly form hand seals.

After the obscure incantation was finished, a large hand landed on the boy's head.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The spell still had no effect.

But just as the caster was about to remove his hand, a miraculous scene suddenly appeared.

A sliver of white light peeked through the gap between the caster's fingers.

Although the light was rather faint, he could definitely sense something different.

"This...this actually has magical talent!"

"What's your name, kid?"

Eddie Merrick.

Once the spellcaster confirmed that the child before him possessed magical talent, he lowered his guard.

She half-squatted down, smiling as she sized up the boy in front of her.

"Alright, Mr. Merrick, you've now been accepted into the Federal Spellcaster Academy. Go home and pack your bags; we'll depart in three days."

"But sir, I have a younger sister and a older brother."

"Are there two children too? That's alright, I can take you both with me to Jinglan City."

(End of this chapter)