Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 175 Carrying Hope

"Those machines all obey the commands of a super artificial intelligence called 'Crimson Network.' We are not even their main enemy. Crimson Network's main targets are the war AIs of other corporate giants. We are just small insects that need to be crushed along the way."

"Can't we find that 'Crimson Network' and destroy it?"

"The Crimson Network is a blockchain-based distributed computing system. It has no central authority, no servers; it is simply a cluster of machines. To kill it is no different from destroying all machines."

"In other words, we have absolutely no hope."

"From the very beginning, we had no hope."

"No," someone suddenly said, "we still have hope. Let's go north, to the Scottish Highlands."

"You're saying that again, Angel. That's just the ramblings of a madwoman! There's no such thing as a savior! Voldemort is a madman! A fool! A murderous monster!"

"That's simply because he hasn't met that 'prophet' yet."

"And do you have a better way?"

"..."

"Go, go north," said an old man in the tent.

"That's just a fantasy..."

Even if it's just a fantasy, I want to try it...

"At least, I want to die with hope."

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"There are too many of us; spy satellites will detect us. We must disperse."

"Lucas, you're leading these children."

A girl with bright eyes and white teeth stood in front of him. "Don't look so gloomy. Smile. We're only apart for a few days."

"Don't be a daredevil when you encounter danger, understand?"

"Um."

"Please be careful."

"Don't worry, I still want to go see the ocean with Lucas. Our wish hasn't been fulfilled yet, I can't bear to die."

"Don't mention that word."

"Okay. I will live well. Pinky promise."

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"Run! Run! It's a swarm of aircraft!"

In the distance, a patch of iron-gray color spread across the sky. They moved extremely fast, and in no time, several of the fastest flying drones arrived in front of them.

A buzzing mechanical sound filled the air as a wizard raised his wand and blew up a drone that was about to fire above a young wizard's head.

The next second, several laser beams shone on the wizard.

Suddenly, a huge circle appeared on the ground, and then the circle rapidly shrank toward the center of the wizard.

"No, no..." the wizard seemed to foresee his fate, "Apparition!"

Suddenly he vanished from the spot.

But the next instant, a bright light shot down from an unknown height in the sky, and "Boom!" A forest hundreds of meters away was set ablaze, and a scream seemed to echo from afar.

"Heavenly Fire!"

"Don't raise your wand! Use the Portkey!"

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"Drone! Lie down!"

Several drones flew over the hillside but did not spot the people hiding in the bushes.

"Alright, they're over. Let's take a break and then meet up with the other teams later."

"The place mentioned in the prophecy is just ahead; there should be something there that can help us."

"General, what prophecy?" he asked.

"A prophecy of hope, which I heard with my own ears, concerning the resurrection of the Messiah."

Angel Burton pondered, as if recalling something, and then he uttered the prophecy:

"A child born of death, whose darkness stems from the past, is endowed with boundless wisdom by the 'Prophet,' who leaves a key in a secret chamber to guide him... He will rise from the dead and be destined to become a savior."

Everyone remained silent for a while before he asked, "General, who is the prophet?"

"The Prophet, he was very famous a long time ago. I've read about him in books. His name was &M￥#H@#, and he was a Hogwarts professor. According to prophecy, he would become the mentor of the Savior... If you want to know more, I have some books here that describe many of the Prophet's deeds..."

What does "resurrection after death" mean?

"I don't know, prophecies usually only work for the person being prophesied about... Look, they're coming."

Down the hillside, a dozen wizards suddenly appeared as space distorted.

His gaze searched around and finally landed on the girl at the back of the crowd.

"She's still alive." He breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed.

"Wait, what's that?"

"A swarm of aircraft! Behind them! They've spotted them!"

"Warn them immediately!"

"It's too late!"

Immediately, the aircraft launched an attack.

He tried to rush to the rescue, but the general grabbed him and said, "Quickly, take the children and go!"

"No, I have to save her!"

However, at that moment, he saw the girl raise her wand, and a hurricane rose up, blowing away several attacking drones, but soon, several lasers shone on her.

"No, no! No!" he screamed frantically, his eyes bloodshot. "Run! Run!"

However, the next instant, heavenly fire fell.

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"This is a wolf-transformation potion left by the prophet. It can transform you into a wolf and should be able to evade drone surveillance." Angel Burton placed a bottle of the potion in his hand. "Cheer up, Lucas. You're the oldest of these children, and their safety depends on you."

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Jungle, companions, wolf howls.

Crying in the dead of night.

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On a cliff overlooking the Highlands, he reverted from his wolf form to his original form.

"Is this the sea?"

"I really want you to see it too."

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"Lucas...cough cough, this is a Time-Turner..." Angel's abdomen was blasted open with a large hole. "Take this and go find the ruins of Hogwarts..."

"General..." he grasped the other's hand, "But where are the ruins? What should I do?"

"The Philosopher's Stone..." Angel Bolton said with difficulty, "...to use the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect the Wizarding King..."

"And sometimes, time shifts... You've already seen the stories of those prophets, you'll understand..."

"Fate, destiny will guide you..."

"But……"

"Go, go quickly..."

He staggered as he fled, when suddenly a flash of light appeared behind him.

"Lucas, our last hope rests on you."

"boom!"

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Outside the dilapidated window, a dense array of mechanical vehicles stretched out. In the sky, countless drones resembled a dark cloud.

He glanced at a dilapidated tower in the distance, then at the tens of thousands of mechanical troops standing in front of the tower.

Back in the basement, he took out his diary from his pocket.

I wrote a few lines of text on it.

Then, he turned the knob on the time converter.

After a dizzying spin, the scenery suddenly changed.

The basement appears to have been converted into a wine cellar.

He glanced at the completely shattered time converter in his hand, tossed it aside, and climbed down the stairs. Outside, there seemed to be a tavern, where people were laughing and toasting.

"Oh, this isn't a place for children."

A voluptuous and beautiful woman spotted him. "Get out of here, little guy."

He looked down at himself and realized that his body had shrunk considerably. He staggered out of the tavern and came to a bustling village where wizards wearing pointed hats walked around and people casually performed magic tricks with wands.

He picked up a newspaper that a wizard had just discarded and glanced at the time.

"1990..."

"One hundred years ago..."

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In the basement, a diary lay open on the table.

He muttered to himself, "Tom, the fact that you're seeing this memory means you've already eaten me."

(End of this chapter)