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

After the initial shock and jealousy, Filch was left with nothing but anger.

A little wizard, not only violating school rules by wandering around at night, but also daring to mess with his cat?

He strode towards Rhine, angrily shouting.

"Let go of my cat!"

"If you dare do anything to it, I will never let you off!"

Just as Filch was striding over, a trace of impatience flashed in Rhine's eyes.

He was not one of Hogwarts' delicate freshmen who would only dare to run away when facing Filch. He had the power and means to make Filch forget what he had seen and heard tonight.

However, just as Rhine was about to act, a line of information appeared on the system screen in front of him.

【You are visiting the Jade Void Palace, teasing the spiritual beast in the Jade Void Palace. The gatekeeper boy shows a displeased look, because this spiritual beast is his beloved pet. How can he let you tease it?】

【Although the gatekeeper boy of the Jade Void Palace has no cultivation base, he is an insignificant person, but he has stayed in the Jade Void Palace for a long time. Making friends with him can also bring some benefits.】

【Reaching a casual acquaintance with the gatekeeper boy will grant you the talent—Keen Senses. As a gatekeeper boy, patrolling the area around the Jade Void Palace, without good eyesight and hearing, how many mistakes would be made? Obtaining this talent will increase your vision and hearing.】

【Reaching a close friendship with the gatekeeper boy will grant you the talent—Crane-like Grace. The Jade Void Palace intercepts the wonders of heaven and earth, and its Dao rhythm is naturally formed. Staying here for a long time, even a boy without cultivation talent can develop a crane-like form. Obtaining this talent will make your body light and agile, reduce turbidity, and make it easier to absorb spiritual energy compared to ordinary people.】

【Reaching a life-and-death friendship with the gatekeeper boy will grant you the talent—Exhale and Inhale Essence. Although the boy has no cultivation aptitude, he has never slacked off in cultivation for a single day, and he is already proficient in breathing and exhaling techniques. Obtaining this talent can increase the efficiency of spiritual energy inhalation during cultivation.】

Rhine, who was already preparing to act, suddenly paused, a look of surprise on his face.

Having read the original work, he of course knew that Filch was a Squib, unable to use magic.

He originally thought that it would not cause any reaction from the system, but he did not expect that making friends with him could really get rewards.

Even though these rewards are not high-end, they are quite practical.

Especially the two talents of close friendship and life-and-death friendship can help increase the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption.

For the current Rhine, they are more practical than those mysterious cultivation methods.

The improved talent of 'Eating Wind and Drinking Dew', combined with the simple cultivation method in the Flying Tiger Tactics, if superimposed with the talents of 'Crane-like Grace' and 'Exhale and Inhale Essence', the speed of obtaining spiritual energy should undergo a qualitative change compared to before!

However, making friends with Filch is not so easy.

Filch himself cannot use magic, but he has to watch the little wizards play around with magic every day in the castle. One can imagine what it feels like.

He works hard day and night, devoting all his free time, but still proves that he does not have this talent and is a Squib.

But those little wizards with talent do not cherish this rare opportunity to study at all.

Filch's attitude towards the little wizards is naturally distorted because of this, becoming a person hated by all the little wizards of all ages.

Befriending Filch?

If other little wizards heard this, they would probably think it was a big joke.

But after a moment, Rhine had an idea in his mind.

No matter how difficult a person is, they also have something they care about most.

Filch is a lonely outcast who can only be accompanied by a cat. Apart from his desire for magic, Mrs. Norris is everything to him.

The easiest way to build a relationship with Filch is to start with Mrs. Norris.

At this time, Filch had already walked up to Rhine aggressively.

He stared at Rhine.

"It's you?"

"Ah, I remember you. I remember every little wizard's face, even if you've only been here for a day."

"Gryffindor, you're from Gryffindor. You dare to wander around at night on your first day. I'm going to tell Professor McGonagall and deduct points from your Gryffindor House!"

"Now, give me back my cat!"

Filch tried to take Mrs. Norris back from Rhine's hands.

But Mrs. Norris took half a step back, dodging Filch's hand, and instead rubbed against Rhine's hand a few times.

Filch's eyes were about to pop out.

Rhine gently stroked Mrs. Norris's head a few times, then looked at Filch with a serious but angry expression.

"You are the owner of this cat?"

"How do you raise a cat?"

"How did you raise this cat like this?"

Filch was a little confused at this time.

In the past, when he came over so aggressively, the little wizards would have fled in panic, or prepared to resist to the end.

But the little wizard in front of him was talking to him about raising a cat?

This really made him a little confused.

But when it came to Mrs. Norris, Filch still spoke.

"What's wrong with Mrs. Norris?"

Rhine said unhappily.

"It's raised like this, skinny and bony, can't you see it?"

"Severe malnutrition!"

What he said was not false. Mrs. Norris's condition was extremely bad, and he didn't know how Filch raised it.

But thinking about how stubborn Filch is, expecting him to learn any knowledge about raising cats is probably unrealistic. He should just be raising it randomly.

Filch was panicked at this time.

"Malnutrition?"

"You, you're talking nonsense, it's just old..."

But after a moment, Filch's voice lowered, with concern and struggle in his eyes.

"What should I do?"

Rhine's eyes moved slightly, and he said.

"Remember, cats are pure carnivores. Although they occasionally take the initiative to eat some vegetables and like to eat bread crumbs, the former is to clear the intestines, and the latter is purely gluttonous and actually difficult to digest."

"So don't feed it bread, leftovers, etc. all day long. Give it meat, and the source of meat cannot be single. There must be all kinds of meat and internal organs."

"I have just felt its condition. I will give you a recipe ratio. You can follow this ratio to get it something to eat. After a period of time, it will reach the weight it should have, and its fur will be much brighter."

"Oh, right, the most important thing is this..."

Rhine carefully took out a pill the size of a fingernail, which seemed to be made by mixing various herbs.

When Mrs. Norris saw this pill, her eyes lit up, revealing a look of infatuation.

Just now it was this taste that made Mrs. Norris fascinated.

Rhine handed the pill to Filch.

"Scrape a little powder into each meal, which will be very good for it, make it happy, and prolong its life."

"If you insist on feeding it, it should be able to accompany you for a few more years."

"Since you remember me, come to me again after you run out, and I'll find a way to make more."

After hearing that this pill could allow Mrs. Norris to accompany him for a few more years, Filch's eyes lit up, and he treasured the pill.

However, looking at Rhine, there was still a look of incomprehension on his face.

He harbored malice towards the little wizards, and the little wizards had never been kind to him. He didn't understand why Rhine would treat his cat like this.

"Why?"

Rhine showed a smile, teased Mrs. Norris again, and said to Filch.

"For no reason, cats are innocent. As long as you like cats, then we are friends."

"If you have anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me after class at any time."

"Okay, Mrs. Norris, go back to your master."

Mrs. Norris reluctantly rubbed against Rhine's cheek before jumping into Filch's arms.

Filch looked at Rhine, his expression no longer as fierce as before, but became much gentler.

"You just came to Hogwarts, you must be lost. I won't count it as night wandering, I won't tell Professor McGonagall."

"Also, you are a good child, different from those naughty Gryffindors, especially the Weasley twins who love to play with dungbombs. Don't get too close to them, those two red-haired boys are not good people!"

"If you want to find something in the castle, any room, you can come to the caretaker's office to find me..."

He paused and whispered.

"Don't let other little wizards see you, otherwise they will ostracize you."

Immediately, Filch hugged Mrs. Norris and left quickly.

He couldn't wait to try the recipe Rhine gave him and give Mrs. Norris a good supplement.

Above the light curtain in front of Rhine, information that surprised him appeared.

【You have reached a close friendship with the gatekeeper boy of the Jade Void Palace】

【You have obtained the reward—Keen Senses talent.】

【You have obtained the reward—Crane-like Grace talent.】

A few traces of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He originally thought that he could only reach a casual acquaintance with Filch, but the result was a close friendship?

The fierce Filch, on the contrary, is so easy to advance the relationship with?

After a moment, Rhine understood.

Maybe he has been an outcast all his life and is too lonely.

After all, Filch is just a lonely old man.

Looking at the new rewards on the light curtain, a look of anticipation appeared in Rhine's eyes.

"I already have night vision, and now I have the talent of Keen Senses. If I collect a few more similar talents, is it possible to melt out things like Sky Eye, Fiery Eyes, and Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear?"

However, what Rhine was most looking forward to was tomorrow's Transfiguration class.

He took out another pill from his arms, with the exact same ingredients as the one that made Mrs. Norris fascinated just now.

It's just that it has changed from the size of a fingernail to the size of a longan.

A smile appeared on the corner of Rhine's mouth.

"The cat that Professor McGonagall transforms into is not an ordinary cat."

"To show respect, this much should be enough, right?"