Mysterious Journey

Chapter 1028 Red

Hogwarts' world had never truly witnessed a magical age.

On the other hand, in some historical trajectories, it adhered to the non-magical world rules in Erina's mind.

Whether in the non-magical or magical world, neither had ever stood from a civilization perspective to consider a complete transformation. This was only natural, because this world was ultimately technology-based, and mysterious magic was more like a "heterogeneous element" hidden in the shadows. In this situation, most people's thoughts were nothing more than striving for power and resources as much as possible, the only difference being their stance...

Unfortunately, this was not the world Erina wished to see. Her wish was to completely eliminate the concepts of the magical and non-magical worlds.

Thereby turning every "Muggle" and "Wizard" in this world into a "person," rather than labels directly divided by blood and talent.

What she stirred up was not a hurricane, but a civilization form that had been formed for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

She needed time, an extremely long time.

Because what she was doing might not reach the end even in the lifespan of ten pure-blood Veelas.

That's why Erina interfered with the technological progress of the non-magical world while promoting the transformation of the magical world. It didn't matter that the magic-guided civilization lacked a foundation. With the integration of the two worlds, a new era of mystery and scientific spiral advancement would eventually emerge.

"So, this is the focus of the new era you see?"

Dumbledore looked at the words in Erina's hand, thoughtfully asked softly.

"Equivalent to the wands that wizards have now? I mean... judging from various meanings and aspects."

"Well, if you must have me give an example—"

Erina pondered for a few seconds and said quite seriously.

"More accurately, for at least the next fifty years—if everything remains unchanged, it will become the 'magic' of the non-magical world."

"The 'magic' of the Muggle world? That's quite a weighty term."

Grindelwald's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

You should know, this isn't a year ago.

After so much magical learning, Erina was no longer the ignorant freshman who had just arrived at Nurmengard Castle and knew nothing about the magical world - which showed the importance of these Muggle technologies in her mind, even directly surpassing the collapse of the Soviet Union a few months ago.

"Automatically working machines, ubiquitous eyes and ears, real-time synchronized information, high-speed movement without teleportation..."

Erina counted casually, without explaining too much in detail.

The improvement of the information age is different from all previous changes caused by energy and materials.

If the innovations of those previous civilization eras were mostly visible changes.

Then the information age is invisible, almost like an invisible change similar to magic, and the scene displayed in it is unimaginable even for the people of this era. More importantly, even Erina doesn't know what the magic-guided era will become.

As for the authenticity, there's no need to worry, after all, Erina still has a layer of "seer" aura now.

Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and others were not fools.

Perhaps they were limited by the perspective of the era, but they had enough wisdom to deduce the future trajectory based on the conditions.

Compared with those Ministry of Magic officials and magical families, the two had insights that surpassed their era decades ago. Therefore, under the explanation of Erina, the "seer who comes once in a thousand years," they could vaguely understand the future Erina described, so naturally they would not object too much.

"Then can I understand that this is the last, and the most important invitation?"

Grindelwald pondered for a moment, and after receiving a definite reply from Erina, he took a deep breath.

"I understand—"

The old Dark Lord reached out for the stack of parchment in Erina's hand.

He glanced at Dumbledore standing next to him, shook his head apologetically, and said softly.

"Sorry, Albus—it seems I have to wander around again. The distribution of the names on this is too scattered and troublesome. The Magical Congress of the United States is not as disorganized as Russia and Ukraine. If it is left to the young people, there will be too many uncertainties."

Before Dumbledore could answer, Grindelwald turned his head to look at Erina again.

"Besides these names, are there any more lists?"

"Yes, but some of them have to stay in the non-magical world—"

Erina's eyes swept over the old Dark Lord.

She vaguely saw a flickering flame in the old man's eyes.

Obviously, stimulated by her description, Grindelwald intended to make a big move.

"There are lists, but this may not be a small-scale invitation—"

Erina subconsciously turned her head to look at a certain guardian god of the magical world, and said meaningfully.

"Just like our previous operations, we may deeply interfere with the development of many technology companies, and even directly make them subsidiaries of the Destiny Group and the Organization for Human Reason Preservation... These cross-border attempts may require some concealment and cooperation."

"Alas, I will negotiate and delay with the International Confederation of Wizards. This is the last time."

Dumbledore said, shrugging his shoulders, his tone full of helplessness.

"If the existence of the magical world is not revealed, only some normal investments and cooperation, it is relatively easy to be ignored."

Ever since he took over the "Pope" Major Arcana, he had been pretty much bound to the thief ship.

Moreover, due to Erina's identity, Dumbledore, as the headmaster of Hogwarts, found it difficult to hide as he had in the past. If he didn't actively offer to watch from the side, who knew if the plans of these two Dark Lords would turn into a full-scale war as they progressed.

After a brief exchange of glances, the two chose to trust Erina without much hesitation.

"What about me? Do I need to help invite anyone?"

Lockhart asked somewhat blankly when he saw Dumbledore and Grindelwald proactively taking on the work.

"Uh... I mean, these... don't I have to go?"

As the head of the legitimate wizardinBlack, he suddenly had a feeling of being sidelined.

Logically speaking, these things should have been promoted by him, but when those two "big shots" opened their mouths, even Lockhart, who was temporarily somewhat inflated and brave, knew that the leadership would not be in his hands next - he couldn't possibly direct these two top wizards.

"Take Ms. Arkhipovna to 'Succubus City' tomorrow. Consider it a vacation, and also a report."

Erina said casually, glancing at a document she took out from her chest.

That was the application she received a few days ago. At that time, Lockhart planned to invite Arkhipovna to visit "Succubus City," and also hoped that she could temporarily let the staff there recognize his "secondary jurisdiction" - as a member of the Major Arcana, in theory, he was indeed qualified to temporarily have the highest command of the "headquarters" there when Erina and others were not present, even if it was only nominally...

And after today's close observation, Erina vaguely knew what Lockhart was thinking.

Isn't it just taking his "girlfriend" to his territory to show off his power by taking advantage of someone else's influence?

Heh, men - childish.

However…

Seeing that Lockhart had indeed worked hard recently, and his ideological awareness was also very high, she didn't mind pushing the boat along.

Slightly satisfying the proud heart of this purple peacock, and letting him show off in front of the girl for a while, can be regarded as a supplementary year-end bonus.

"This is a temporary ticket for the 'Hyperion', you can take Ms. Arkhipovna on board at any time."

Erina casually took out a card with a yellow rabbit pattern and handed it to Lockhart, winking at the young wizard.

"A solemn reminder, Ms. Arkhipovna has not yet been formally hired, so all her actions on the Hyperion and in Succubus City must be under your constant attention, otherwise, if there is any leakage incident, you may have to deal with her personally... or even involve more people."

"Remember, stay close - never leave your sight—"

The girl's voice inadvertently raised a few degrees, ensuring that the Russian beauty standing not far away could hear clearly.

Lockhart took the "ticket" blankly.

"Oh… oh…"

And Grindelwald, who was discussing "invitation details" with Dumbledore, raised his eyelids slightly.

This little girl is quite skilled at matching people up, why can't she have a relatively normal view of love herself?

Judging from the current situation, the Apocalypses family, which has "lasted for thousands of years" and is "historically long," should be destined to be extinct.

Of course, he himself had no position to educate Erina anyway -

"In addition, considering Ms. Arkhipovna's special identity and importance..."

Erina thought for a while, and felt that she still had to give Arkhipovna some counter-control measures, in case she was secretly brainwashed into a human weapon.

She took out a big glass ball from her arms, which seemed to be full of white smoke.

"This is a Remembrall - it will tell you if you have forgotten something, but only within three days."

"During wartime, people often used it to check if they had been hit by a Forgetfulness Charm."

She held the Remembrall that Neville had given her with a relaxed expression, and continued to explain to the two with a smile.

"As for how to use it, it's very simple. Look, you just need to hold it tightly, like this, if it turns red, then—"

Erina's voice suddenly stopped, and the surrounding conversations also stopped.

Because—

The Remembrall suddenly glowed red.

"...This means, you may have forgotten something..."

Erina said softly with a calm expression.

The air instantly became quiet.

The girl's eyes sparkled with extremely dangerous light, like the deep sea before a storm.

Unbeknownst to when, the wands of Dumbledore and Grindelwald had been drawn and held in their hands.

"I… I…"

Lockhart's fingers moved, but he ultimately chose not to take out the wand in his arms.

"I swear, I really don't know anything…"

"Oh? Then let me recall the experiences of the past few days…"

Erina nodded indifferently, tossing the red-glowing glass ball in her hand up and down.

"rua, rua, rua, rua…

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Yay!"