Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 270 Gathering Materials
"Ah, welcome! It's been a long time, Duir!"

In the hills west of the Rune Inner Sea, Dui teleported to the wooden cabin of the blue-robed wizard Romisdanu.

Romistanu, who was inside the house, sensed the commotion and came out to greet them warmly.

Accompanying him was another blue-robed wizard, Morida.

He greeted Dui with a friendly smile.

Dui nodded to the two blue-robed wizards: "Good day, Romistanu, and Morida. Please forgive my intrusion."

Romisdanu shook his head and said cheerfully, "Please don't stand on ceremony, Duir. Apart from the animals coming to visit, we rarely have guests. We are very happy to have you here!"

“That’s right, and Duir, you’re our savior. We’ll always welcome you here,” Morida chimed in with a smile.

Dui was warmly invited into the cabin by the two men.

Romisdanu served Dui a bowl of steaming hot milk, which was the milk of the Alavu bison.

After drinking the milk, even with Du Yi's current physical condition, he could vaguely feel that his strength had increased a little.

It's no wonder that the Dongyi people so admired and longed for the Alawu bison in order to become strongmen.

Some Dongyi tribes even used the Alawu wild ox as their tribal totem.

After all, the Alavu bison is a treasure trove from head to toe.

As a descendant of the bull of the hunter god Oromi, the Alavu bison is enormous and lives in the plains of the eastern Rune region.

However, due to the constant hunting by the Dongyi people, the Alawu bison was almost extinct, with very few remaining.

At its most powerful, Gondor's territory even extended into the Rune region. Gondor's vizier, Volendil, once hunted an Alavuan bison and made a large horn from its horn.

This horn later became a family heirloom of the Chancellor's family, passed down from generation to generation among the eldest sons. However, during the War of the Ring, Boromir, the son of the last Regent, was killed, and the horn was split in two by the Orcs.

The fact that it became a family heirloom of the Gondorian Vizier's family shows just how precious the horns of the Alavu bison are.

Due to long-term hunting and the shrinking of their habitat, there are only a few hundred Alavoo bison remaining in the entire Middle-earth.

Moreover, this was the result of the protection of the blue-robed wizard Romisdanu; otherwise, they might have become extinct long ago.

This is why Dui visited the blue-robed wizard first when he came to find the Alavu bison.

Because the blue-robed wizard Romisdanu can be considered the master of these Alavu bison.

He wanted the horns of the Alavu bison, so he had to ask the owner first.

Dui chatted with the two blue-robed wizards for a while, exchanging recent news, and finally Dui revealed the purpose of his trip.

When Romisdanus heard that Dui needed the horns of the Alavu bison, he naturally did not refuse.

“Alavu bison horns? Of course, no problem!” Romisdanu readily agreed.

Then he got up and walked to another storage room. After searching around, he found a white cow horn that was nearly a meter long.

He then handed it to Dui and explained with a smile, "This is a piece of Norimar's horn that he accidentally broke off when he was fighting with other bulls. I've kept it ever since. See if it's enough for you?"

Norlimar was the bull that Romisdanu rode. It was an Alavu bison with a bloodline that had returned to its ancestral form. Its fur was pure white, and its two horns were as white as jade, emitting a fluorescent glow. It was very majestic and spirited.

Dui was deeply impressed by the Alavu bison, and was naturally overjoyed to have its horns.

In addition to the bull horn, Romisdanu also gifted Dui a herd of Alavu bison.

This is a small herd of bison, consisting of 30 individuals, with a female bison at the core, along with calves and a few adult bulls.

The cattle lived in a valley not far from Romisdanu's hut. Dui put the cattle in a space box and planned to raise them at the foot of Fengyunding Mountain.

To thank Romisdanu for his generosity, Dui wanted to give him a bottle of elixir of immortality.

But Romisdanus refused.

Romisdanu believed that the Alavu bison did not belong to him, so he did not need Dui to repay him.

Seeing that Romistanu refused to accept it, Dui had no choice but to put away the elixir of immortality.

Dui did not stay long in Romisdanus's cottage before formally bidding farewell and returning to the West.

Using the door key, I returned to Fengyun Peak once again.

Dui first went to the Black Lake at the foot of the mountain.

Looking across the lake to Hogsmeade, there was a relatively open and flat grassland. Dui released the cattle from his spatial storage box, intending to let them graze freely here.

Moreover, with the Black Lake providing cover, there's no need to worry about the Alavu bison herd escaping or being harmed by hunters.

The Alavu bison herd seemed a little uneasy when they first arrived in the unfamiliar place, but they gradually calmed down after seeing the lush grasslands and pleasant environment.

Adult Alavu bison are huge and robust, with a majestic presence. Their coats are pale white, reflecting the sunlight and making them dazzling.

The enormous bull horns, as white as jade, faintly glowed, giving a sense of solemnity and power.

As for the young Alavu bison, their fur is golden and soft, and their noses are pink, making them look very cute.

Dui valued these Alavu bison highly, as they were not only beautiful in appearance but also valuable in every part.

Milk can increase strength, and bull horns can replace unicorn horns in the making of Felix Felicis. Unicorn horns are an essential ingredient in many high-level potions.

Since the horns of the Alavu bison can be used as a substitute, they can also replace the role of unicorn horns in other potions.

This means that some potions that were previously impossible to make can now be created.

So Dui assigned the giant octopus Kraken, who lived in the lake, to look after the Alavu bison herd and ensure their survival and reproduction.

After settling the cattle, Dui returned to Hogwarts Castle.

Having already collected the most difficult unicorn horn and blood substitutes, Dui began collecting other potion ingredients.

He went to the common room in the castle tower, where the fireplace burned perpetually.

Dui went to the fireplace and looked into the fire.

Several fire lizards were living in the fire, comfortably bathing in the flames and feeding on them.

These fire lizards were created by Dui using the blood and fragments of the Fire Demon's Heart to transform ordinary lizards.

They cannot live without fire for their entire lives. Once they leave the fire, they will quickly weaken and die. Except for feeding them chili peppers, which can delay their death for a short while, they have no chance of surviving without fire.

Therefore, Dui did not manage these fire salamanders much, nor was he worried that they would run away and set the castle on fire.

Dui used the fire tongs to rummage through the ashes in the fire, which displeased the fire lizard, which spat sparks at Dui.

"Hey, you've got quite a temper!" Dui chuckled, not paying any attention to the fire lizard's behavior.

Finally, he found three salamander eggs in the ashes.

Salamander eggs are very small and not easy to find unless you look carefully.

He took the three salamander eggs from the ashes of the fire and immediately froze them with a freezing spell to prevent them from becoming dead eggs.

The Felixir requires six salamander eggs, so Dui went to search for them in other fireplaces.

Salamanders reproduce very quickly; they can multiply as long as there is fire. So now, you can see salamanders wherever there is a fire in the castle.

Dui quickly collected all the salamander eggs he needed.

He then went to a closed room.

The room had many fireplaces burning brightly, making the whole room very hot.

And inside the fireplace lives the ash snake.

The Fire Ash Serpent was also created using the blood of the Flame Demon and fragments of the Flame Demon's Heart, making it slightly more powerful than the Fire Lizard.

Both live around fires, but the fire ash snake can leave the fire and live there for a short time, and it will choose to lay its eggs in a dark corner.

Fire ash snake eggs are extremely dangerous, emitting intense heat and being highly flammable.

If it is not frozen in time, it will set everything around it on fire.

So Dui simply kept the Fire Ash Snakes in a separate, enclosed room to prevent them from running around and setting his castle ablaze.

Instead of heading straight for the fireplace flames, Dui searched in the dark corners of the room.

Sure enough, he found more than a dozen fire ash snake eggs here.

These snake eggs were dazzlingly red, radiating a scorching light, and looked like red-hot iron eggs.

Dui saw that some of them were already red and hot, so he quickly froze them with an ice spell.

Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise these few fire ash snake eggs would have hatched and burned.

After picking up the frozen fire ash snake eggs, Dui turned and left the room.

Dui didn't need to pay much attention to the fire lizards and fire ash snakes. As long as the flames didn't go out, they could provide him with a continuous supply of potion ingredients without him even having to feed them.

Then Dui went to the giant spider's room again and squeezed out fresh giant spider venom from those hardworking giant spiders that were weaving cloth.

These giant spiders were relentlessly exploited and oppressed by Smaug, constantly weaving cloth with their silk.

Even if Dui had the Philosopher's Stone, he could turn stones into gold indefinitely.

Smaug did not give up on continuing to exploit the giant spider.

In Smaug's words, it's one thing for the Philosopher's Stone to turn into gold, but it's quite another for the giant spider to make money by weaving cloth.

There's no reason to complain about having too much gold, only that there's too little.

Therefore, turning the magic stone into gold is essential, but making the giant spider weave cloth must also never stop.

Even before Smaug fell into a deep sleep, he didn't forget to remind Dui not to let the giant spider relax, revealing the true face of an evil capitalist.

Of course, Dui, the evil capitalist master, let Smaug do as he pleased, treating the giant spider as nothing more than a human being. Even after it died, he would make use of it, throwing its corpse to the basilisk Helpo as food.

In the following period, Dui collected 2 pints of mandrake extract, 1 pint of lemon juice, and 23 fresh amaranth petals.

Once all the materials were collected, preparations began for making the Felix potion.

(End of this chapter)