People are in Hogwarts, What the hell is the flood system?

Witnessing this information, Rhine's heart leaped.

When I received the Hogwarts acceptance letter, which was the 'qualification to join the Chan Sect' as the system stated, the system began to bind.

Now that I've officially arrived at Hogwarts, the system can even upgrade because of it?

This trip to Hogwarts was truly the right choice, or I would have missed a great opportunity.

At the same time, Rhine felt a surge of anticipation as he looked at the newly added functions revealed by the upgraded system.

"The Talent Fusion function, this is quite timely."

"I have more and more random talents now, some are very practical, some are quite useless, and some are repetitive."

"When the Talent Fusion function is activated, perhaps it can find other uses for those useless or repetitive talents."

Thinking of this, Rhine couldn't wait.

If there weren't so many people here, he would have flown directly to Hogwarts Castle on his owl-flying sword.

But for now, he still has to follow the procedure.

New students going to Hogwarts for the first time, according to custom, still have to go through the Black Lake, which is not necessary in the second year.

Rhine had always wondered why new students don't take the same route as the old students.

Why bother making a group of young wizards so strenuous and time-consuming?

But in the History of Magic textbook, Rhine saw the reason.

This is because the original intention of the four founders when they established Hogwarts was to protect young wizards from the increasingly frenzied witch hunts at that time.

Hogwarts at that time was not like it is now, and could only be entered and exited through this secret path.

Precisely because of this, the four founders placed powerful protective spells on this path.

Students who enter Hogwarts from this path can receive protection within the Hogwarts range, greatly reducing the chance of accidents.

This protective spell is still effective today, so young wizards still have to retrace the entrance path of that year to obtain the protection of the founders.

At the same time, this is also why Hogwarts is known as the safest place in the magical world.

Not only because there is Dumbledore here, but also because of the protective magic that has been preserved here for generations.

Otherwise, in the second year of the original work, how could those students who unfortunately encountered the Basilisk have been so lucky, and all happened to not look directly into the Basilisk's eyes, avoiding direct death?

It's okay if one person is lucky, but it's really unreasonable for so many people to be lucky.

Also, the danger level of some courses at Hogwarts is really a bit outrageous, but over the years, there have been broken arms and legs, but I haven't really heard of any deaths.

These are all because of the magical protection left on this path. As long as you are not as unlucky as Moaning Myrtle, or you are courting death yourself, the safety of students within the Hogwarts range is still guaranteed.

Thoughts flashed in his mind, but Rhine's movements did not stop. He took Hermione, Harry, and Ron to an empty boat.

Soon, the boat sailed forward across the mirror-like lake surface.

Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle that towered into the sky.

As they approached the cliff where the castle was located, the castle seemed to stand high above their heads.

"Heads down!"

Following Hagrid's classic shout in the original work, they passed through the ivy curtains covering the cliffs, and then through the dark tunnel under the castle, past the underground pier, and finally climbed onto a ground covered with gravel and small pebbles.

This long voyage made the young wizards feel frightened.

After all, the Black Lake is bottomless, and when staring into it, one can't help but feel that there are many eyes peeking from below.

After the young wizards got off the boat, they all scrambled to get away from the edge of the Black Lake.

Only Rhine showed a different color in his eyes, and even a bit of surprise, turning his head to look at the Black Lake with reluctance.

Just now, information was refreshed on the system light screen.

[Kunlun Mountain, where Yuxu Palace is located, is the ancestor of all mountains and the origin of the dragon veins. You pass by a large lake at the foot of the mountain and discover that there are actually dragons in the lake, and a dragon palace has been built at the bottom of the lake]

[Dragons have always had many treasures, and their origins are ancient. They are in charge of Xingyun Buyu, and even after the Conferred Gods Tribulation and during the Journey to the West, dragons are still all over the rivers, lakes, and seas]

[Befriending the Lord of the Dragon Palace at the bottom of this lake will be of great benefit to you]

[Forming a superficial friendship with the Lord of the Dragon Palace will grant you the talent - 'Spirited Where Dragons Are'. Dragons control the clouds and rain and manage the water veins of the world. You can draw spiritual energy from the water veins. With this talent, you can obtain spiritual energy in places where water veins are abundant. This talent works even better when combined with 'Eating Wind and Drinking Dew' and 'Absorbing the Essence of the Sun and Moon'.]

[Forming a close friendship with the Lord of the Dragon Palace will grant you the talent - 'Water Control as Desired'. Controlling water flow will become your instinct, and ordinary water-based spells can be used easily.]

[Forming a life-and-death friendship with the Lord of the Dragon Palace will grant you the supernatural power - 'Summoning Wind and Rain'. Changing the weather and controlling wind and rain, one thought can bring sweet rain to all, and one thought can bring torrential rain. It is a common but powerful supernatural power.]

Rhine took a deep breath.

The merfolk under the Black Lake, recognized by the system as dragons, should be the merfolk that appeared in the original work.

Making connections with merfolk also has benefits, which is definitely a pleasant surprise.

Not to mention the rewards later, just the reward for a superficial friendship makes Rhine determined to get it.

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Spirited Where Dragons Are, which can obtain spiritual energy from water veins, is exactly the talent that Rhine urgently needs!

"It seems I have to go to the Black Lake sometime."

But at this moment, the most important thing for Rhine is to participate in the Sorting Ceremony and complete the system upgrade.

At this moment, Hagrid had already brought them to the gate of the castle, raised a huge fist, and knocked three times on the castle gate.

Rhine's heart jumped.

"Does this count as the golden bell ringing?"

But the system light screen did not show any prompts, and Rhine had no choice but to continue walking inside with the others.

Next, Professor McGonagall's introduction, the appearance of the ghosts, the classic scenes in the original work appeared one after another.

Until the young wizards lined up in a single row and entered the hall, and the Sorting Hat appeared and sang the ballad it had made up when it had nothing to do.

Other young wizards were both expectant and nervous, while Rhine clenched his palms slightly.

But he was not nervous because of the sorting, but because until now, even though he had entered Hogwarts Castle, why hadn't the system prompted him?

Hagrid knocking on the door doesn't count as the golden bell, Professor McGonagall's classic speech doesn't count, how come the Sorting Hat singing doesn't count either?

In Rhine's estimation, he originally thought that the Sorting Hat was the golden bell in the system's judgment, but after the Sorting Hat finished singing, the system still didn't respond.

Then what exactly counts as the golden bell ringing?

Could it be that the system has another BUG?

Just as Rhine's heart slowly sank, preparing for the system to go wrong, Professor McGonagall walked a few steps forward, holding a roll of parchment in her hand.

"Now, whoever's name I call, put on the hat, sit on the stool, and wait for sorting."

"Hannah Abbott!"

The moment this name was called, Rhine seemed to hear a crisp bell ringing in his ears.

The system light screen was suddenly refreshed.

[The golden bell rings in Yuxu Palace, from now on, you are a guest under the Chan Sect. Congratulations to the host for formally joining the Chan Sect!]