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

Rhine took a deep breath, the anxiety he felt slowly subsiding.

Success!

His gaze turned towards the screen of light, where his current information was displayed before his eyes.

[Current Connections: Uncle Wang Bigan (Bond of Life and Death), Young Deng Chanyu (Bond of Life and Death), Spirit Crane (Intimate Friend), Sect Leader of the Weapon Refinement Sect (Intimate Friend), Sect Leader of the Beast Taming Sect (Intimate Friend), Young Nezha (Intimate Friend), Young Lei Zhenzi (Intimate Friend), Yuan Hong (Casual Acquaintance), Long-ear Dingguang Immortal (Casual Acquaintance)]

[Current Enemies: Daoist Duobao (Mortal Enemy); Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao (Extremely Jealous); Chong Heihu (Extremely Jealous)]

[Current Rewards: Five-Colored Stone Cultivation Method, Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, Copper Skin Iron Bones, Fire Control Ruyi, Metal Refining Silver Smelting, Spirit Beast Affinity, Spirit Beast Breeding, Skilled Martial Arts, Night Vision, Wind Manipulation...]

(Innate Divine Power, Lotus Body Protection, Sky Soaring Wind Dance, Wing Flapping Wind and Thunder, Double Axe Barrage, Flying Tiger Tactics, Qi Concealment not yet claimed)

Looking at the dense list of connections and rewards, Rhine felt a sense of satisfaction, like a hamster with its hoard full.

However, a problem also arose. He had just enrolled, yet he already possessed so many talents.

If he made a few more connections at Hogwarts, he would likely have at least a hundred talents, which he probably wouldn't even remember.

Various talents might be shelved or overlap, which would be a waste.

Fortunately, there was the Talent Fusion function unlocked after the system upgrade!

Below the light screen, an image of a furnace appeared.

Focusing his gaze on it, Rhine received a prompt.

[You can use the Talent Fusion function to refine unwanted talents into Dao Rhyme, which can be used to enhance other talents]

[You can also fuse talents with similar functions into one, ensuring that the most powerful talent is retained and potentially breaking through]

Rhine pondered for a moment.

This was quite easy to understand.

Useless talents could be directly decomposed and used to nourish other talents.

Redundant talents could be fused into one, simplifying the system's light screen while also potentially allowing the strongest talent to break through.

"This thing looks a bit familiar?"

"Isn't this just material decomposition and limit breaking? System, do you also play Mihoyo games?"

Regardless of where the system learned this function, it was quite practical for Rhine.

His current strength mainly came from a few talents, especially the Copper Skin Iron Bones talent, which integrated offense and defense and was arguably the most practical one he had.

Some useless talents could be completely fused to nourish Copper Skin Iron Bones.

In this way, his strength could soar again.

Alternatively, he could enhance talents such as Wind Drinking Dew, which could acquire spiritual energy, which would also be a very worthwhile investment in the long run.

Just as Rhine was pondering the system's new function, the Sorting Ceremony finally ended.

Dumbledore stood up, smiling at the students, and opened his arms to them, as if nothing made him happier than seeing the students gathered together.

"Welcome everyone to Hogwarts for the new school year. Before the feast begins, I would like to say a few words, and that is —"

"Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"

As Dumbledore sat down, everyone applauded and cheered, and Rhine also shifted his attention away from the system.

Because Harry, who was beside him, hesitated and asked.

"Isn't Dumbledore a little… crazy?"

Rhine shook his head.

"On the contrary, he sees things very clearly."

Regarding Dumbledore's last words, 'Nitwit, Blubber,' there was a classic rumor in Rhine's previous life that these words, when rearranged in Latin, meant — Merlin bless you.

But in reality, no matter how they were arranged, these words could not form that sentence.

Their true meaning was the prejudice of the four houses against other houses.

Ravenclaw felt that the other houses were all nitwits, Gryffindor thought that the other houses were blubbering cowards, Slytherin considered those mixed-blood wizards to be oddments, and Hufflepuff believed that the other houses were too tweaked.

If one could understand Dumbledore's meaning, perhaps each student would have a deeper reflection on their own character.

Rhine quietly explained the meaning of these words to Harry and Hermione, and they were all stunned.

Even Percy, the prefect beside him, was stunned, and said hesitantly.

"Is that so?"

"Then why doesn't Dumbledore just say it directly?"

Rhine shrugged his shoulders.

"Perhaps he has taught too many students and understands that some things, even if said directly, will not be taken to heart. One must comprehend them oneself."

Just at this moment, a sudden exclamation erupted.

Everyone's eyes turned to the staff table, their eyes filled with astonishment and surprise.

Even Dumbledore showed a look of surprise.

"Sybill?"

Sybill Trelawney, the Divination professor at Hogwarts, stood up as if possessed, with a dazed expression.

Her empty gaze swept over all the Hogwarts students, and then a hoarse voice echoed in the hall.

"I see…"

"The era of the four founders is passing, and new four leaders are rising."

"Ancient secrets will eventually see the light of day again, and they will eventually return."

The next second, the daze on Sybill Trelawney's face faded, and her face was full of astonishment.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"I just spaced out. Did I say anything?"

A burst of laughter then spread throughout the hall.

The prefect Percy explained to the Gryffindor freshmen.

"That's the Divination professor. How should I put it, she's a bit of a fraud. Every year, she predicts the death of a student, but so far, none of them have died."

"Maybe she wants to leave an impression on the freshmen so that you will choose her Divination class in your third year."

Upon hearing this, Harry and Hermione suddenly understood.

Hermione's eyes even showed a look of disgust.

She hated this kind of charlatan the most.

But at the staff table, some people's eyes became suspicious and uncertain.

Dumbledore and Snape knew about Trelawney's prophecies.

Trelawney was usually unreliable, but when she appeared in this dazed state, there might be an extremely amazing prophecy revealed.

Even Voldemort, who was attached to Quirrell, was making hissing sounds in Quirrell's mind at this moment.

He was also a victim of prophecy, and having personally experienced the power of prophecy, he naturally would not underestimate it.

"Figure out this prophecy."

"The new four leaders, who is she referring to? Find them!"

Voldemort gave Quirrell an order.

At this time, Rhine's eyes also showed a thoughtful look.

Sybill Trelawney, a descendant of the Trelawney family, the great-granddaughter of the famous seer Cassandra Trelawney.

The history of her family was so long that it could even be traced back to ancient Greece.

From that time on, this family possessed extraordinary prophetic abilities, but at the same time, it was also cursed - their prophecies were never believed by the world. In the eyes of the world, they were just swindling liars.

Throughout the original Harry Potter story, Trelawney's prophecies actually came true one by one, with a considerable degree of accuracy.

But the original story did not mention that Trelawney would make such a prophecy on this occasion.

"Could it be because of my influence?"

"The Harry, Hermione, and Ron trio in the original story now has me, making it four people. Is the new four leaders related to me?"

"What are the ancient secrets?"

Various questions filled Rhine's mind, but he quickly suppressed them.

What's done is done. God knows when Trelawney's prophecy will come true, maybe many years later.

By that time, perhaps I'll have already set up the Immortal Slaughtering Formation.

The ancient ones returning?

If they're benevolent, that's fine, but if they're malicious towards me, I'll scatter your ashes with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!

After this accident, no other interlude occurred.

As in the original story, after the banquet, Dumbledore proposed a note of caution that could be described as entrapment.

Then, after the school song chorus, the freshmen were finally able to reach their dormitories.

Rhine, Harry, Ron, Neville, and Seamus lived in the same dormitory. The other few were already too sleepy and fell asleep after changing into their pajamas.

Before long, except for Harry, who seemed to be having a nightmare and was frowning and humming from time to time, the entire dormitory fell silent.

But Rhine's eyes were still bright.

"Then, next is - harvest time!"

"Innate Divine Power, Lotus Body Protection, Sky Soaring Wind Dance, Wing Flapping Wind and Thunder, Double Axe Barrage, Flying Tiger Tactics, Qi Concealment…"

"System, claim them all for me!"