Hogwarts Wasteland: The Witch from the Borderlands

Chapter 548 The Four Knights Under the Moon

The Dnipro Academy of Sciences, a technological gem that the Soviet Union was proud of.

Most of the technology used to build the paradise city of Cellome came from scientists who came from here.

But in fact, they had long since left Dnipro, the mother river of Ukraine, because it was too close to the UMNO party. The fall of Chernobyl was already painful enough, and they could not bear the loss of their most important Academy of Sciences.

Under the coordination of the Supreme Council, the Science Bureau was later relocated to Magnitogorsk, the steel capital of the Soviet Union, an industrial behemoth on the border between Asia and Europe, or, to put it more simply, Magnitogorsk.

The Magnitsky Mountains are rich in natural phosphate and iron ore deposits, while coking coal comes from Kuzbass and Karaganda. Along the Ural River, blast furnaces rise from the ground, supplying tanks, airplanes, artillery, and large quantities of building materials.

Metallurgy, chemical industry, machinery, military industry, and all kinds of important departments have gathered here.

The Science Bureau is their core, their brain.

During the most intense period of factional struggle, when even Sechenov was killed, the Science Bureau was suppressed to the point of completely losing its voice. They were no longer the high and mighty scientific aristocracy, but a group of technical laborers serving the upper class.

However, with the end of the Battle of Ryrland, the Commune Alliance faction collapsed without the support of the fairies, and the commissar Nikolayevich was captured and then released, which threw the Soviet Union into chaos.

The tech giants of the Science Bureau seized the opportunity and firmly brought the city under their control, thus also taking control of the entire Soviet Union's steel lifeline.

In order to protect themselves in the event of a potential civil war within the alliance, they reduced their resource and technical support to Chelome and instead focused on developing their own armed forces.

Due to the limited population and the loss of the fairy's black box technology, many of the original weapons, equipment and production methods were no longer applicable. These scientists began to return to the realm of pure science, completely abandoning the pneumatic weapons that they had never understood before, and instead favored the mass production of androids to form an army with a very small number of human commanders.

All steel production capacity was shifted to the manufacture of robots and new weapons, and all resources were poured into the production of polymers.

This allowed them to build a formidable, highly intelligent mechanized army in just one year. If they hadn't lacked cutting-edge combat capabilities, they might have even launched attacks against other factions due to their growing ambitions.

It was against this backdrop that the super-large war machine, Svarl, was developed and manufactured.

Calling it a mecha isn't entirely accurate, because it doesn't require human piloting; rather, it's a colossal war robot with an enormous size, the most ferocious firepower, and intelligence far surpassing that of other robots.

Svarlog, the sky god who forged the world in Slavic mythology, was also the expectation of the leaders of the Science Bureau. A cutting-edge combat power comparable to a great wizard—the War of Ryrland terrified these Muggles.

Sechenov's genius transcended his time; even when his finished product was presented to other scientists, they found it difficult to decipher and innovate.

This also meant that after Sechenov's death, there was not much progress in the field of intelligent robots; they were never able to create robots that were stronger than Adam and Eve, or even just close to them.

Swallog's most important polymer core is not something that ordinary androids can adapt to. After searching high and low, the only usable part was a small piece found in Eve's fragmented remains.

God knows why this polymer survived the reactor explosion in the wreckage.

But scientists in the wasteland era value pragmatism the most; even if they can't figure it out, as long as it's useful, that's enough.

So, after Eve's polymer residue was cleansed of her memories and emotions, it was stuffed into Swarovski's "brain," successfully making this unparalleled weapon move!

As the massive steel behemoth, as large as a mountain, hovered and swept across the sky above Chelome with the help of its thrusters, the entire political commissar faction that occupied the City of Paradise fell silent.

But perhaps because it was too conspicuous, the news reached the Shining Moon Society in the west of the continent.

Hilmi keenly realized that the remaining half of the intelligence must be inside that Colossus!

As the half-body of the Finger Witch, he naturally had to think about Hermione. The Great Rune of Wisdom greatly enhances thought and spirit, and if it could be pieced together, it would likely accelerate her awakening.

The Academy of Sciences probably never imagined that their single-minded focus on arming and strengthening themselves would lead to their demise.

The headquarters of the Shining Moon Society, a movable tower, formerly the Room of Requirement, now the Round Table Hall.

This stone tower, which can also remain hidden, has quietly arrived at the banks of the great river outside Magnitogorsk after a two-week journey. All wizards interested in participating in this battle will be transported here through the fireplace in the Great Blessing.

This was not a sneak attack when the tower lost its cloaking and was exposed to the Science Bureau's radar.

A piercing alarm blared throughout the city, and a large number of Soviet-style drones and androids poured out of the city, confronting the gradually spreading wizards as if facing a formidable enemy.

A thunderous roar echoed from the hollowed-out belly of Mount Magny, as a massive bunker was moved aside, and a mechanical dome platform, as huge as a city, slowly flew out from it.

Red searchlights scanned its base like the eyes of this colossal beast, creating an immense sense of oppression.

"Are we going to deal with that big guy?" A young wizard, participating in such a mission for the first time, swallowed hard and asked his companion.

"Don't worry, we just need to deal with the rest of the troops." His companion was quite optimistic.

"Lady Hilmi will personally deal with it; this trip will be a chance to witness the dark side of the moon take action!"

He then pointed to the holy mark on his junior's chest: "Besides, you have two chances to be recalled, so what are you afraid of!"

These words dispelled the newcomers' doubts. They were newly graduated wizards from the seven schools, and joining the Moonlit Society was the most popular career path in recent years.

More and more wizards emerged from the tower. Although their numbers were far fewer than the Muggle army, their morale was quite high.

Harry, Ron, Draco, and Neville, four sixth-graders, now stood at the front like veterans or vanguard generals, experienced and composed.

"It's the Four Horsemen of the Moon! How come they're all here!" On the steel walls of Magnet Mountain City, a high-ranking official from the Science Bureau lowered his binoculars with a grim face.

Over the past year, stories about the boys have spread across the continent as the Shining Moon Society has expanded.

Based on the principle of reasonable allocation of manpower, Filch usually does not allow them to go on missions in groups. Each of the four now possesses strength exceeding that of an average powerful wizard, and they can usually lead a small team to successfully complete a mission.

Some people gave them a nickname – the Four Horsemen of the Moon.

The Knight of a Hundred Faces: Harry Potter.

Ron Weasley, the Knight of a Hundred Wise Men.

Knight of the Holy Sword: Neville Longbottom.

Dragon Knight: Draco Malfoy.

They are the four strongest new generation members closely united under Granger's Golden Moon, and even one of them would be enough to give the enemy a headache.

At this moment, the Dark Moon Hilmi, revered by the wizards, had not yet appeared, but the sky suddenly turned red inexplicably.

It was a drowsy afternoon; the sunlight, though not intense, was bright enough.

But at this moment, the sky gradually turned a deep crimson color, and a huge crimson full moon suddenly appeared above the giant god in the sky.

Hilmi's terrifying blood moon!

A symbol of war! A symbol of terror!

The war had not yet begun, but the seeds of cowardice and fear had already taken root in the hearts of the Muggle commanders.

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