Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

Ron: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Ron shook his head frantically and said, "No, no, no, I think Headmaster Dumbledore's punishment is fair, and I am willing to accept it."

Ye Feng: (O_o)?? (キ｀?Д??)!!

"I disagree!"

Dumbledore: →_→

"Oh? Tell me."

"Why are you punishing Ron but rewarding me? You didn't even ask for my opinion, that's not fair!"

Dumbledore: "You still have the nerve to say that? Tell me yourself what caused this whole thing?"

Ye Feng: (ˇ_ˇ) Hmm… (thinking)

After thinking for a while, Ye Feng looked up at Dumbledore and replied, "Because they want to eat duck."

"I…"

Upon hearing Ye Feng's answer, Dumbledore staggered. He never expected Ye Feng to give such a serious answer. Looking at the ducks Grindelwald was carrying, his answer didn't seem to have any problems.

Chapter 175 Caliber is Justice

"Given yesterday's unexpected events, I discovered significant potential problems. After discussing with the university's professors, we made a decision..."

It was dinner time again, and the familiar opening remarks were heard. Everyone at Hogwarts School except for this year's first-year students subconsciously looked towards Gryffindor, or more precisely, towards where Ye Feng, a third-year Gryffindor student, was.

"What kind of trouble has Ye Feng caused this time that has forced the school to make new school rules?"

"Definitely. You can tell just by looking at Headmaster Dumbledore's opening remarks. And I reckon there will be at least two new school rules this time."

"Two? Isn't that a bit too few? Yesterday's stuff wasn't small at all, and since I'm half Muggle, I do know a bit about the Muggle world. The things Professor Grindelwald and Headmaster Dumbledore brought back yesterday are no simple matter."

"Hmm? You actually know the inside story? Tell me more!"

"Um...it's nothing really. It's just that my Muggle father has a rather special profession in the Muggle world, so I've been exposed to some Muggle weapons since I was a child. And if I'm not mistaken, most of the weapons that Headmaster Dumbledore and the others brought back were the most advanced service firearms in the United States."

"You might not understand firearms, so let me put it another way. Those things are like the newest and best-selling talismans on the market right now, which are very powerful and reliable, but there aren't many of them. They were used for fun, and they almost burned down the forest."

"You mean, yesterday they were basically doing a live-fire exercise in the forest with the latest batch of talismans and almost burned the forest down?"

"What a waste! That's all money! And it's not just about the money; those latest talismans are rare items that are hard to buy even with Galleons, and they're just playing around with them!"

"Um...bro, calm down, calm down, it's just a metaphor..."

Dumbledore on the stage: ...

Hearing the whispers below, Dumbledore was completely stunned, but he still continued to announce: "After deliberation at the school, we have made the following decision:

First: The forest is the habitat of animals and a precious asset of Hogwarts. Setting fires in the forest carelessly can easily cause irreparable forest fires. Therefore, from this day forward, Hogwarts students are strictly prohibited from using fire magic unless absolutely necessary in the forest.

If fire magic must be used, the fire must be extinguished in time; otherwise, if serious consequences result, the school has the right, but not limited to, to expel the perpetrator from Hogwarts.

Second: The Ministry of Magic has explicit regulations prohibiting the use of Muggle-made items in the wizarding world. Although some items modified with magic are exempt from this rule, some things are still too dangerous. Therefore, from now on, Hogwarts students are not allowed to modify Muggle firearms for use in sparring or competitions.

Third, and finally.

Because of the dense forests around Hogwarts, many lovely animals live there. I don't object to you hunting some of them, but I will never allow you to kill them indiscriminately, let alone exterminate any animal population.

You must remember this: humans may hunt certain animals to satisfy their appetites; this is a survival instinct, something unavoidable and unavoidable. But I hope you will not forget compassion, and even more so, refrain from committing excessive acts of killing.

As he spoke, Dumbledore scanned the entire Hogwarts, his gaze lingering briefly on Grindelwald before finally looking away. Clearly, this last sentence was a reminder to Grindelwald that although he hadn't fought in a long time since his defeat, he was by no means a merciful person in the past.

Upon hearing Dumbledore's reminder, Grindelwald's eyes narrowed. Deep down, he still believed that humanity should be ruled by powerful wizards like himself. However, this idea had begun to waver after arriving at Hogwarts, as some of the things Ye Feng had shown proved that magic was not as powerful as he had imagined.

This time, Ye Feng's match with Ron allowed him to see things that he had previously missed due to his arrogance.

Although Muggles do not understand magic, their creativity far surpasses that of the stagnant magical world, which has been like a pool of still water for a long time. In particular, their development in recent years has been terrifying.

For example, the guns Ye Feng took out, if they didn't have the kind of talismans that automatically activate to protect their owners when in danger, these guns could have slaughtered more than 80% of the junior wizards at Hogwarts. And these... are just standard weapons that are widely used by the Muggle armies, and they are not even the most powerful weapons.

"Perhaps... I should re-examine the Muggle world that I once looked down on. No, not just me, but the entire wizarding world should re-examine the Muggle world that we once looked down on, otherwise once the existence of the wizarding world is discovered by them, it's really hard to say who will rule whom..." As he thought to himself, Grinwald thought of the guns that Ye Feng had modified.

"Perhaps... this is a way out, but I don't know how far that little guy can go."

If Grinwald were to recall, he would realize that Ye Feng's achievements were already quite outrageous. For example, the Motrin that spun 3,600 times in a single breath during the Flying Broomstick Competition was a product of magical modification of firearms.

Of course, since the Motling gun was firing magic, and there was only one of its kind at the time that wasn't mass-produced and looked different from ordinary guns, no one paid much attention to it.

In other words, Grindelwald's idea was very farsighted, but he still underestimated Ye Feng. Customized magic guns were no longer a problem for Ye Feng. What really stumped him was mass production, but he had already solved that problem quite well.

Ye Feng's reason for wanting to mass-produce these magical firearms was not to use them to fight against the Muggle world or anything like that. He did this for only one reason: to give the magical world a small shock and show it what a 'new type of wand' is.

Perhaps in the future, the self-introductions of wizards before competitions will look like this:

"Ron Weasley, a student of the Gryffindor house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, wields a wand made entirely of steel and mithril, .50 caliber, with an effective range of 2,500 meters and a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute..."

"Ye Feng studies at the Gryffindor House of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His wand is made of high-polymer composite material, with a 66mm caliber and an effective range of 300 meters. The rate of fire per minute depends on the user's reloading speed."

Don't ask why Ye Feng, a 'sniper,' doesn't use a sniper rifle but a barrel. The answer is that he has a scope and can aim. A single shot counts as a sniper shot, so an RP sniper shot is still a sniper shot.

Of course, such a scene will not appear in the short term, because Ye Feng's main focus is not on this aspect. The match with Ron was just a last-minute decision to try it out, so the problem of mass production cannot be solved in a short time.

However, given Ye Feng's strength, solving this problem is only a matter of time, so Greenwald can already look forward to it.

Chapter 176 Preparations Completed

There's a saying at Hogwarts that half of the school rules are designed to restrict Gryffindor students, and of those half, half are specifically designed to restrict Ye Feng.

While this statement is a slight exaggeration, it is not without reason, because nowadays, any disturbance at Hogwarts is basically related to Ye Feng, even if it wasn't Ye Feng's doing.

However, what Hogwarts students found strange was that Ye Feng suddenly seemed to have become a different person during this period. Not only did he attend classes normally and stop causing trouble, but he also often stayed in the library until closing time before returning to his dormitory to sleep.

"Could it be that Ye Feng has changed his ways?"

"That shouldn't be the case. There's an old Chinese saying that goes, 'It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change a person's nature.' Even if the earth were destroyed, someone like him shouldn't be able to change his nature. So why isn't he causing any trouble?"

"But anyway, it's good that he can calm down, so I can get some rest."

Although he didn't know why Ye Feng had changed his personality, it was good that he could finally settle down. So Dumbledore was very content every day, and even his fishing luck had improved a lot. Now he was catching fish every day, although they weren't very big, but at least he had achieved a breakthrough from zero to one.

Clearly, while Dumbledore had heard the saying "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature," he hadn't heard the saying, "When a child is quiet, he's up to no good."

Ye Feng's quietness was actually for one reason only: his simplified version of the magic cultivation method was about to be released, which was why he had been working hard to finish it these past few days. The Ministry of Magic was going crazy and was about to send people into Hogwarts for a full-scale search.

Because the Dementors have been essentially rendered useless by Ye Feng's talismans, they have still not been able to find Black's whereabouts, which has caused great reputational damage to the Ministry of Magic.

Several months have passed, and if they still can't find Black, the Ministry of Magic will become a laughing stock. Who knows if those ambitious people hiding in the shadows will think the Ministry of Magic is failing and jump out of their shells?

Therefore, in an effort to salvage its reputation, the Ministry of Magic released almost all of its members, including Oro.

Although Blake has not yet been found, it is estimated that he will be found soon with the release of these Oro. Therefore, Ye Feng plans to ask him for a favor before Blake is found.

Actually, resolving Black's issue is quite simple: just hand Ron, that rat, over to the Ministry of Magic. After all, it wasn't Black who betrayed Harry's parents, but Peter Pettigrew.

Therefore, simply throwing Peter out and revealing the truth would clear Black's name. Once cleared of his name, Black would no longer be pursued by the Ministry of Magic.

However, he wasn't familiar with Black, even though Black was Harry's godfather.

However, if he was willing to do him a small favor, he would be happy to help the guild with this "small favor." Moreover, this matter was also an opportunity for Blake, since with Ye Feng around, things wouldn't necessarily end badly.

Of course, although Ye Feng was very confident in himself, he still needed to do more preparation, so on this day during Snape's Potions class...

"One pound of resurrection herb, half a pound of red ginseng, one pound of muscle-regenerating vine, plus three bowls of rootless water, and two ounces of spiritual blood..."

Snape on stage: ...

Watching Ye Feng Snape, who was seemingly oblivious to everyone else, pouring various medicinal herbs into the waist-high alchemy furnace with one hand and constantly controlling the size of the flames with his wand in the other, was quite helpless.

To be honest, Ye Feng's potion-making skills are on par with his, except that he knows fewer potion recipes. Making him refine potions with the other students would be a waste of his time and might even disturb his alchemy, causing him to fail.

But if we don't say it, this is a potions class, and his oblivious concentration on alchemy has attracted the attention of almost all the other students, making it impossible for him to continue the class.

Fortunately, Ye Feng's alchemy speed was very fast. After only half a class, a faint fragrance wafted from the huge alchemy furnace, and even just a wisp of that fragrance gave them a feeling of being refreshed.

"boom!"

Suddenly, just as the fragrance of pills filled the air, the sky above Hogwarts changed dramatically, with winds and clouds rising. The flames in Ye Feng's alchemy furnace also began to flicker, causing Ye Feng, who was focused on refining pills, to change his expression.

"What the hell? Isn't this just a healing pill used to save lives? At most, it's a first or third grade pill, so how could it attract a pill-forming tribulation? This is not scientific!" Feeling the faint tribulation aura above his head, Ye Feng was full of questions, but the pill tribulation that had not yet formed above his head was indeed locked onto the pill furnace in front of him.

As Ye Feng frowned in confusion, the tribulation clouds above his head rapidly gathered. When the large amount of medicinal herbs in the alchemy furnace were completely fused together and, under Ye Feng's control, were divided into portions and condensed, the dark clouds in the sky above Hogwarts had condensed to a terrifying degree, with enormous lightning snakes constantly roaming within them.

"Damn it, I can't let this pill-forming tribulation happen. If it does, at least 90% of my several hundred pills will be destroyed, and I'll probably only have a dozen or so left."

Heavenly Tribulation: Listen to this? Is this human language? Who the hell uses hundreds as the base unit for counting the number of pills produced in a single batch of alchemy? If I don't strike you down, who will I strike down? Die!

"boom!"

As the elixir in the alchemy furnace slowly took shape under the baking of the alchemical fire, the alchemical tribulation in the sky could no longer hold back. A bolt of lightning thicker than a house descended from the sky and headed straight for Ye Feng's classroom.

"Disperse!"

Almost at the same time that the pill tribulation ended, Ye Feng shouted in his heart without raising his head. At the same time, Snape on the stage couldn't help but rub his eyes, because he seemed to see the small sword ornament that Ye Feng always wore at his waist turn into a beam of light and disappear.

"Wait, it seems that the sword ornament... is really gone!"

While Snape was shocked and wondering if he had seen wrong or if Ye Feng was not wearing that 'accessory' today, an incomparably sharp flying sword, carrying sword energy powerful enough to cleave space, broke through the lightning pillar falling from the sky and disappeared into the tribulation clouds.

Two or three seconds later, the terrifying thunderclouds that had almost pressed down on the roof of Hogwarts dissipated rapidly, disappearing completely in just two or three seconds, revealing the bright silver moon in the sky, as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, in the Potions classroom, Snape felt a sudden blur before his eyes. When he rubbed his eyes and looked again, he immediately thought he might be seeing a ghost, because a delicate little sword that Ye Feng had just been sitting on was now swaying gently with his movements.

"Sigh, it seems I'm really getting old. My eyesight is failing. I guess I can't stay up late anymore."

Seeing that Ye Feng had already turned off the fire and taken out the porcelain bottle to collect the pill, Snape also withdrew his gaze and attributed everything just now to his own imagination. As for Ye Feng, he looked at the round healing pill in front of him and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Very good. With this healing pill, as long as you're not blown to bits, one pill can save you. Now I can rest assured and find someone to experiment with the super-simplified version of the magic cultivation method."

For some reason, Blake, who was hiding under the root hole of the willow tree, suddenly couldn't help but shudder.

"Could it be the Dementors coming after us? Is this day finally coming? I haven't even acknowledged Harry yet..."

Chapter 177 Lupin: Selling out teammates? No, it's giving brothers a treat.

Ye Feng originally intended to have a heart-to-heart talk with Voldemort, but to his great regret, Voldemort hadn't come to visit yet at this point in the semester, forcing Ye Feng to give away the 'opportunity' that originally belonged to him to someone else.

On the very night he finished refining the healing pills, Ye Feng quietly crept to Lu Ping's dormitory. The reason he didn't go directly to Sirius was simple: he didn't know him and didn't know where Sirius was hiding.

He doesn't have the Marauder's Map for Gemini, so finding someone will be a bit difficult.