As he repeatedly entered the world of the soul for several hours, feeling the coldness, despair and darkness that was enough to drive a normal person into despair and madness, even with Gellert Grindelwald's extraordinary will, he inevitably began to show symptoms of trance and amnesia.

There is no doubt that this has reached the limit of what he can bear.

Especially the last two times, he even started to speak incoherent nonsense that no one could understand, and his eyes revealed a numbness that cannot be described in words.

At this moment, this great wizard who can be compared with Dumbledore may no longer be able to say "death is a great adventure".

Because the fear of death is now deeply rooted in the subconscious.

Whenever death approached, he would twitch, struggle, and resist violently, and the intensity of his brain waves increased from dozens of times to hundreds of times.

Even without a wand, it can still interfere with the surrounding environment and matter with magic power and willpower alone.

Obviously, this is a sign that the power of the mind is about to awaken.

As long as Grindelwald doesn't go completely crazy in this cycle of death and resurrection, he may become the world's first psychic.

Looking at the densely packed records in the notebook and the test subject with empty eyes who couldn't say anything, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh: "Death is really interesting and fascinating.

According to the information currently available, the real world and the afterlife are separated by a very special curtain.

No living person can enter it by any known method, nor can the souls inside be summoned out individually.

Unless the soul is allowed to re-enter the body and be resurrected.

On the other side of the veil there is no order, no so-called underworld, and no gods, only chaos and nothingness.

In the end, all souls will forget everything and fall into the endless abyss.

Maybe it's reincarnation, maybe it's some kind of recycling.

In short, once falling into the abyss, these souls will lose everything as a human being and turn into another form of existence.

It’s a pity that Grindelwald didn’t dare to get close to the abyss, otherwise I would have known all the secrets of the afterlife.

But it's enough to know this for now.

At least I have the key to death, and the next step is how to find and open this door."

Just as Zuo Si closed his notebook and began to pack up all the instruments in the room and take them away, Grindelwald, who had been lying on the chair without any response for a long time, suddenly jumped up and shouted like crazy: "Ah!!! Stop... Stop! Stop now! Don't let me enter the world of death again!"

"Calm down, you are the famous Gellert Grindelwald, the great wizard who almost changed the whole world. What's more... the experiment is over." Zuo Si comforted casually.

Hearing the words "Experiment Ended", Grindelwald, who was like a madman the previous second, trembled and slowly calmed down the next second. He panted violently and stared at Zuo Si as if he was looking at a monster. After a long time, he asked, "What do you want to do by exploring the world after death?"

Zuo Si smiled and replied, "It's just out of pure curiosity. I don't have any special purpose, at least not yet."

"But your research direction is very scary. It is much more dangerous than all the cutting-edge fields in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic combined." Grindelwald spoke with strong vigilance and fear.

Because in the process of repeated deaths just now, he did not feel that the young man in front of him had any hesitation or reluctance. He acted so quickly that it did not seem like he was killing people, but rather crushing an insignificant insect.

Such an extremely contemptuous attitude towards life is definitely not what a normal person should have, let alone one that exists in a teenager.

Moreover, as a "prophet" with the ability to predict, he could not see even the slightest bit about Zuo Si's future, as if the other party did not exist in this world at all.

"No, you are wrong. Although peeping into the boundary between life and death is dangerous, it is nothing compared to the time magic that Professor Crocker is studying.

In addition, I believe that maintaining a strong curiosity will allow wizards to go further on the path of magic.

Oh, I almost forgot, I don’t want Headmaster Dumbledore to know about my current research too early.

So——I can only say sorry to you."

As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si raised the magic wand in his hand and released a dazzling light from the front end.

Grindelwald's heart was instantly alarmed, and he subconsciously wanted to use his silent and wandless skills to fight back.

But unfortunately, his movements were still too slow.

"Oblivion is all!"

Swish! After the strong white light flashed, the shock in the old man's eyes turned into confusion. The magic power that had just gathered also quickly dissipated after he lost his memory. He asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What happened just now? Why is my house so messy?"

"It's nothing. We discussed some topics about life and death, which caused you to be a little emotional. That's all." Zuo Si put away his wand and explained evasively.

Without asking, one can tell that he had just used the Forgetfulness Spell to delete all memories related to the experiment from the other person's mind.

Even if Dumbledore himself came now, he couldn't expect to know the secrets of the afterlife.

The voluntary agreement that Grindelwald had been tricked into signing was purely to ensure that he would not have to bear any legal responsibility even if the matter was exposed in the future.

Simply put, it is an accident insurance.

"Life and death..."

Due to the loss of memory, Grindelwald fell into deep thought for an instant, trying desperately to find relevant content from his messy memories.

But before he could find anything, Zuo Si used a very covert method to activate the nine-ring arcane magic [Memory Weaving] stored in one of the rings, silently replacing the disappeared part with a false memory.

After doing all this, he pretended to talk to the other party for a while, then said goodbye and turned to leave.

Unlike most people who want to visit Grindelwald either to know some secrets of the wizarding world or to have him predict their future, Zuo Si only wants to use his fearless attitude towards death to find out what the world after death is like.

Apart from that, he didn't want to gain anything from this old man, including the prophetic ability called "Prophet".

Because compared to directly peeking into the past and future through time magic, prophecy is full of too much uncertainty, and it is even possible to make wrong judgments due to some vague images and conversations that are not right or wrong.

After leaving Nurmengard, Zuo Si immediately changed his whereabouts from covert to open, and stayed in Germany for a short while.

This appearance instantly caused a huge shock in the entire European magical community.

Those ancient families and dark wizard organizations that had been eyeing him immediately flocked to this country located in the heart of the European continent.

In just two or three days, several conflicts broke out among these people.

During the battle, a street inhabited by Muggles was even blown up, causing great trouble for local Ministry of Magic law enforcement officers.

The latter even had to send a large number of people to repair the damaged streets and erase the memories of the relevant witnesses.

Just when the incident had just been resolved and the entire German Ministry of Magic had breathed a sigh of relief, a wizard from the Disaster Prevention Office ran in hastily, shouting breathlessly: "No... It's bad! Those guys are now on the streets of downtown Berlin!"

"What! Berlin? Are they crazy?"

The Minister of Magic instantly stood up from his chair, shaking with anger.

It’s such a fucking bully!

Since he knew these people's background and their intricate ties with those ancient families, he originally planned to turn a blind eye and just let it go as long as they didn't make things too outrageous.

But who would have thought that after blowing up a Muggle street, the other party not only showed no intention of restraining itself, but instead began to intensify its violence.

"No! They are not crazy! They blocked the genius who created the second Philosopher's Stone - Soth. Your Excellency, I must remind you that if something happens to this young man, it will be an absolute diplomatic incident. Neither the British wizarding world nor Albus Dumbledore himself will let it go easily."

While saying this, the wizard from the Disaster Prevention Office was so nervous that his voice was shaking.

To be precise, anyone with a little political sensitivity understands what the name Soth means right now.

If he was really kidnapped in the street, it would definitely be an indelible shame and stain on the German magical community.

"Gather everyone in the Ministry who can hold a wand, immediately!"

Beads of sweat appeared on the minister's forehead.

As an old man who had experienced the revolutionary wave sparked by Grindelwald in Europe and witnessed the rise of Voldemort and his Death Eaters in Britain, he would rather face a group of ruthless dark wizards than face an enraged Dumbledore.

What's more, according to the newspapers, this young man has the blood of the Dumbledore family flowing in his veins.

Therefore, even if it means risking offending some ancient families, they will never allow anything to happen to the other party, at least not on their own territory.

"But Your Excellency, there are at least forty of them, and many of them should be experts in black magic." The wizard from the Disaster Prevention Office reminded carefully.

The Minister of Magic glared at us fiercely and asked in a harsh voice: "Do you think we have any choice now? Stop talking nonsense! Go and gather people quickly! If something really happens, it will be too late!"

…

Just as the German Ministry of Magic began to mobilize, a high-end restaurant on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin was now occupied by more than forty masked men who broke in from outside.

As for the manager, chef, waiter and other guests, they were all driven out with a Muggle-Repelling Charm.

Only Zuo Si remained unmoved. He still sat in his seat enjoying the delicious food on the table, as if he did not take these sudden guys seriously at all.

Because he had noticed that this group of people were not from the same group, but belonged to different forces, and their vigilance and hostility towards each other were not concealed at all.

After finishing a serving of beef roll, he elegantly took up the napkin to wipe the soup from the corner of his mouth, then picked up the cup and took a big sip of juice, then smiled and asked: "Don't you want to say something? If not, I'll leave."

"Wait! You can't leave!"

A wizard who had obviously used voice-changing magic stepped forward first.

Although her face was covered by a silver magic mask, it was not difficult to tell from her curvy figure under the robe that she was a woman.

Of course, it is not ruled out that one might deliberately drink the polyjuice potion or use transformation magic to change gender in order to conceal one's true identity.

"Oh? Are you sure you want to do this?"

Zuo Si raised the corner of his mouth in a chilling sneer.

Before the witch could respond, he pulled out a bottle of magic mercury from a crystal bottle and said to the other forces, "I believe you all know what this is, even without me telling you. Whoever kills this woman and her companion for me will get this bottle of magic mercury, which is enough to bring a person back to life."

moment!

The witch who had been so aggressive just now immediately looked like she had been hit by a bullet, with an expression of incredible fear in her eyes.

She couldn't believe it even in her dreams that this boy who looked only in his teens could come up with such a sinister and vicious plan when he was surrounded.

You have to know that the reason why everyone present came here from afar is to get the magic mercury.

Now that you see this thing right in front of you and within your reach, it goes without saying what your reaction will be.

The next second...

"Armor protects you!"

"Fainted!"

"Expelliarmus!"

“There are so many obstacles!”

"Avada eats big melon!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom! Colorful magic rays instantly shot out from the front of the magic wands, blasting the surrounding tables, chairs, and decorations into pieces, with large amounts of wood chips and plate fragments flying in the air.

Although Zuo Si himself was not clear about which forces these strangers belonged to, they themselves were obviously very clear about it.

So when the battle started, more than thirty people besieged the witch and her four companions.

Especially the Killing Curse. In principle, there is no counter-curse to defend against it except dodging it directly.

As a result, there was an unlucky guy on the spot who was hit by the green light. His whole body flew up and hit the load-bearing wall behind him, and then he died motionless.

As for the rest, they were not much better off. They were basically all overwhelmed by the overwhelming evil curses. Either their wands were knocked away, or they fell to the ground and lost the ability to resist.

After all, in a battle between wizards of similar levels, numbers are always the only criterion to guarantee victory.

Whichever side can dump enough spells on the enemy faster in a short period of time will have an absolute advantage.

This is also the reason why Zuo Si immediately gained the attention of the entire magic world after he proposed the magic scroll and spell storage technology.

Except for the top-level fighters like Dumbledore, Voldemort and Grindelwald, most wizards have difficulty fighting against even two enemies.

No mercy or compassion!

A man covered in a black robe cast a cutting spell directly on the woman's neck.

puff!!!!!!

The blinding blood plasma instantly gushed out from the carotid artery, accompanied by violent struggles and convulsions, and then he fell to the ground motionless.

As for the blood, it splattered everywhere, turning the restaurant into a dark red hell.

"Well done. This bottle of magic mercury is now yours."

Zuo Si kept his promise and immediately threw the crystal bottle in his hand to the other party.

The latter's eyes lit up slightly and he immediately reached out to take the bottle.

But he apparently forgot that he was not the only one spying on the magic mercury.

The moment the fingertips touched the bottle, the situation that had just calmed down suddenly broke out again without any warning.

Only this time, the target of the siege changed from the dead witch and her companions to the man in front of them.

The only difference was that the man's companions were clearly well prepared. They immediately activated a large number of magic scrolls they carried with them for defense. They managed to withstand the first round of siege and even had the strength to fight back.

As expected, a fierce fight broke out between the two groups.

Some incredibly powerful blasting spells blew the walls, glass and doors to pieces on the spot, and quickly spread from the restaurant to the street outside.

The Muggles thought they were encountering a terrorist attack and they screamed and ran away. The police patrolling nearby were also rushing over here.

Obviously, things have developed to this extent. Unless the local Ministry of Magic works overtime to cast the Oblivion Spell on all witnesses, it is absolutely impossible to calm the situation down.

Watching the fight between a group of dark wizards and a guy of unknown origin, Zuo Si showed a playful smile, walked straight to the witch whose throat was cut, took off the silver mask, and immediately saw the face of a very beautiful blonde with blue eyes, who was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He could not help but sigh slightly.

“Alas—what a pity.

But who told you to do something bad to me?

However, it was a bit unexpected that just throwing a piece of bone could cause these guys to kill each other.

It seems that compared to the complicated intrigues in the Muggle world, wizards are still a little naive and can't even see through such a little trick.

Of course, it is also possible that they rely too much on magic and forget the importance of wisdom."

There is no doubt that the bottle of magic mercury just now was the bait used by Zuo Si to test the opponent.

In fact, he didn't expect this thing to be of any use. He just wanted to find out how many camps these people were divided into.

But who would have thought that it would directly trigger a brutal battle to the death.

Especially the three Unforgivable Curses: Soul Reaper, Soul Stealer and Cruciatus. These guys use them more skillfully than the other, and you can tell at a glance that they have many lives on their hands.

After all, the biggest feature of the Avada Kedavra curse is that the more people are killed and the stronger the accumulated murderous intent, the more astonishing its lethality will be.

A novice who has never killed anyone may not be able to kill the target due to lack of killing intent when casting this spell.

In just a few minutes, this famous and prosperous street in Berlin was reduced to ruins in the battle between wizards.

As for the pedestrians, most of them fled after realizing there was danger, so no ordinary people were injured or killed.

On the contrary, several policemen who rushed over to kill the terrorists were affected by the curse and fell to the ground unconscious.

Seeing that the situation began to develop in an uncontrollable direction, Zuo Si finally put away his mentality of watching the fun, raised his wand and pointed it at the nearest unlucky guy, and released the compound spell he invented.

There was a faint light flashing at the front of the wand, and the wizard's body began to expand rapidly and uncontrollably, like a balloon being blown up.

At first, the other wizards thought that this person was accidentally hit by the swelling curse, but two or three seconds later, the loud noise, explosion, and flying blood and flesh instantly stopped the fighting between the two sides.

Nothing else!

The power of this spell seems too bloody, too cruel, and too terrifying.

You should know that although there are many spells in this world that can be used to kill, most of them will leave the body intact.

There aren't many cases like this where a person and his body are blown into pieces.

"He...he killed Starro!"

After a brief moment of shock, a wizard immediately shouted out the name of the deceased.

Another person nearby heard this and immediately stopped him, "Idiot! Shut up! I've told you so many times to use code names, not real names."

“可是他杀了我最好的朋友！”

巫师像疯了一样发出怒不可遏的咆哮，然后便立刻举起魔杖对准了左思。

正当他要念出索命咒的时候，突然感觉自己抓着魔杖的右臂与肩膀连接处传来一阵剧痛。

随后整条右臂便跟身体脱离，啪叽一声掉在地上，血浆从伤口处喷涌而出。

几乎与此同时，所有人都听到耳边传来一个声音。

“神锋无影！”

这个由斯内普在学生时代发明的咒语，终于在左思的使用下登上了魔法界的大舞台。

眼见同伴重伤，旁边的人立刻冲上去想要进行救治，但却发现自己的几个治疗魔法居然不起作用，赶忙惊恐万分的咒骂道：“该死！这是一个黑魔法！血根本止不住！”

“索斯阁下！你这是想要与我们所有人为敌吗？”为首的男人厉声质问。

左思笑着点了点头：“没错。为了避免事态发展到无法收拾的程度，我必须要在德国魔法部的人赶到之前把你们全部解决掉，顺便给那些想要从我这里得到魔法石制造技术的家伙一点教训。我赶时间，所以你们还是一起上吧。”

“狂妄！你知道我们身后站着的都是谁吗？”又一名女性巫师站了出来。

就在她想要亮出身份的时候，左思轻轻挥舞了一下手中的魔杖。

瞬间！

这个女人的脑袋就跟脖子彻底分开，当场滚落到宛如废墟般的地面上。

从颈部大动脉喷涌而出的血浆，迅速把周围另外几个人身上的长袍和斗篷染成黑红色。

又用神锋无影解决掉一个对手的左思像个没事人一样，用满不在乎的语气说道：“不管你们身后站着的是哪个古老家族，对于我来说都没有任何区别。因为今天谁也别想活着离开。顺便提一句，刚才我稍微花了点时间将周围的空间封闭，所以门钥匙和幻影移形都是不能用的。”

“什么？！”

“妈的！幻影移形真的不能用了！我们被困住了！”

“这个疯子居然想要杀死我们所有人！”

“别慌！他只有一个人！我们一起上！”

“反正抓住他的赏金很高！大不了我们到时候平分！”

……

一时之间，这群之前还打生打死的黑巫师居然毫不犹豫选择摒弃前嫌联手。

看着这群气势汹汹的乌合之众，左思顿时浮现出轻蔑的笑容，直接凭借无声施法技巧瞄准距离最近的家伙施展夺魂咒。

当成功入侵并控制住这个家伙的精神和意志后，他便迅速下达了攻击命令。

“霹雳爆炸！”

这名被控制的巫师直接对准身后人群最密集的地方释放了一个威力惊人的魔咒。

四个黑巫师压根没反应过来对方为什么会突然攻击自己，结果身体当场被巨大的赤红色火球所吞没，发出痛苦绝望的惨叫。

等巨大的火球结束之后，全部都已经变成了黑色的焦尸。

那刺鼻的焦糊味让一个差点也被卷入巫师惊醒过来，大声提醒道：“不好！他被夺魂咒控制了！”

“快！先制服他！”

另外一名巫师也吓的匆忙举起魔杖。

可遗憾的是，正当两人嘴里刚念出咒语的刹那，同样的场面又一次重演了。

只不过这一次被控制的，是看上去最矮小的那个，并且也用霹雳爆炸成功杀死了身边两名同伴。

先后两个人被悄无声息的控制并发动偷袭，这无疑让这群原本就彼此提防的家伙失去了最后一丝信任，纷纷拉开距离打算各自为战。

殊不知，这刚好中了左思的下怀。

他甚至都懒得亲自出手，而是施展幻身咒躲在暗处操控那些被夺魂咒控制的傀儡，轻而易举就把这群脑子不怎么好使的家伙屠戮一空。

尽管有些家伙在最后关头试图逃跑，在还没等跑出空间封锁的范围，就被突然冒出来的左思从背后杀死。

清理掉最后一个敌人，他这才把大量残缺不全的尸体弄到一起，在废墟上拼凑出一个令人毛骨悚然的尸骸雕像。

尤其是位于最顶端排列的胳膊，无一例外都竖起了一根根充满挑衅的中指。

不用问也知道，这具尸骸雕像就是在向那些扎根于欧洲大陆的古老家族传达一个明确的信息，如果不怕死就尽管继续派人来，反正自己是不会手下留情的。

一直到左思离开现场彻底走远，被封锁的空间终于放开，德国魔法部的人这才纷纷施展幻影移形赶到现场。

当他们看到耸立在废墟之上的恐怖尸骸雕像瞬间，超过半数以上的女巫和小部分男巫都纷纷扶着墙开始大吐特吐。

不是这些人心理承受能力差，而是雕像的外形太过于猎奇且可怕。

尤其是底座，完全由于血肉和内脏凝聚而成，哪怕隔着老远都能够闻到刺鼻的腥臭味。

上边部分的支撑结构则由脊椎、腿骨搭建而成，末端连接着一颗颗血淋淋的脑袋。

在此之上就是那些竖起中指的手臂。

别说是在普遍守旧的魔法界，这玩意就是拿到后现代抽象艺术的展厅里都显得那么另类且毛骨悚然。

“谁……谁能告诉这里发生了什么？”

魔法部长下意识吞了口唾沫问身后的随行人员。

后者立马露出一个比哭还难看的苦笑：“别问我，我不知道。不过从外形上来看，应该是有人用死者的尸体塑造了眼前这个雕像。您看，这颗脑袋是在法国一带活动的著名黑巫师——斯塔罗，还有旁边这个是他的好友。我的天呐！这里还有科林家族的女儿。部长，我想我们有大麻烦了。”

“立刻封锁现场！派出人手给所有看到这一幕的麻瓜清洗记忆！我们绝对不能让消息泄露出去！”

魔法部长明显有些慌了神，想要指挥手下先把这件事情压住再说。

可谁能想到，一名手持魔法照相机的记者，已经抢在所有人之前按下快门，将那个耸立在废墟之上的骸骨雕像完整拍摄下来，随后逃之夭夭。

第二天一大清早，无数报纸和杂志便将这一爆炸性的新闻传遍整个魔法界。

不过由无法确定这玩意究竟是谁的“杰作”，大部分媒体都倾向于是某位黑巫师干的，而左思则被归类到了受害者行列。

毕竟他目前还是一个霍格沃茨二年级的学生，基本不会有人这种邪恶残酷的行为与其联想到一起。

尤其是英国的《预言家日报》，用了大篇幅抨击欧洲大陆各国魔法部的不作为，竟然放任这么多黑巫师成群结队去围堵自家天才，并且放出狠话表示要是左思出现了什么意外，一定会倾尽全力追究到底。

不用问也知道，在这片报道的背后可定少不了福吉、乌姆里奇等魔法部官员的推波助澜，以及那些已经开始享受到魔法石好处的各大家族。

估计在他们的眼里，左思早就成了会下金蛋的母鸡，必须要保护好才行。

结果新闻发酵还不到两天，一队由英国魔法部派出的精锐傲罗便找上门来，表示要负责左思此次欧洲之行的安全，以确保类似的危险情况不会再发生。

但是与英国魔法部的激烈反应不同，法国和德国魔法界都表现出了十分暧昧的态度。

尤其是那些参与到此次行动的古老家族，都明白那个可怕尸骸雕像就是左思塑造出来警告自己的，所以纷纷选择了保持沉默。

透过试探，他们已经意识到这个年轻人的力量已经远远超出了预料，想要从其手中夺取魔法石的制造方法是不可能做到的事情。

这就好像当初试图抢夺第一颗魔法石过程中，渐渐发现尼可·勒梅的力量越来越强，最终选择放弃一样。

不过这些扎根于欧洲的古老家族放弃了，并不意味着两个伏地魔也放弃了。

当看到英国魔法部派出傲罗保护左思安全的消息后，成年伏地魔立刻咧开嘴笑着说道：“时机成熟了！派出这么多人手，魔法部眼下的防守力量肯定非常空虚。我们要做的就是拉起一支队伍，直接对魔法部发动突袭。”

“可问题是，要到什么地方去找足够的人手呢？”年轻的伏地魔皱起眉头反问。

“很简单！直接去阿兹卡班就好。那里关押着不少我最忠实的手下。不用多，只要营救出来三五个，再加上一个蛇怪，绝对足以完成这次行动。”成年伏地魔直截了当给出了答案。

此时此刻，他们俩正站在霍格沃茨城堡的地下，脚下趴着的就是那条巨大的蛇怪。

估计身为校长的邓布利多做梦都不会想到，在自己的地盘上竟然出现了两个伏地魔，而且还在谋划着去阿兹卡班劫狱，然后突袭魔法部抢走魔法石。

年轻的伏地魔思考了片刻，很快点头同意道：“听起来是个不错的主意。不过我需要几天时间准备。”

"Hurry up! We must act before South returns to England, otherwise we will miss the opportunity." The adult Voldemort warned in a serious tone.

"Don't worry! I'll notify you in two days at most to take action together."

After saying this, the young Voldemort turned and left the Chamber of Secrets, continued to use Gilderoy Lockhart's identity as a cover, and began to prepare for the prison break in full swing.

On the other side, in the Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic, Professor Crocker, who had just returned to work after his vacation, noticed something unusual in the Time Hall.

In particular, the time node where countless timelines intersected disappeared out of thin air, which immediately made him fall into intense confusion.

At first, this expert who focused on studying time magic thought it was an illusion and repeatedly conducted tests in the room with the instrument.

But the final result surprised him.

Not only did the time node disappear, but even the time barrier covering the room was collapsing at an extremely fast speed.

It won't be long before this place, which took several generations to build and is specifically used for the study of time magic, will completely disappear from the Department of Mysteries.

Professor Crocker naturally did not dare to conceal such important news, and immediately ran to the office to report to the Minister of Magic Fudge and Umbridge.

The latter two immediately exchanged glances after listening to the report.

Umbridge then asked first, "Professor, according to what you said, what consequences will the loss of time nodes and the collapse of the time barrier bring? Will it cause harm to reality?"

"Well...it shouldn't be any harmful. But the problem is, without these two things, the meaning of the Time Hall will no longer exist, and I won't be able to observe and study the mysteries of time as I please." Professor Crocker explained excitedly.

"No harm?"

Fudge's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this.

You know, he was still worried about whether the collapse of the Time Hall would have a negative impact on him.

But now it seems that the worry was completely unnecessary.

As for not being able to study time magic anymore, does it have anything to do with me?

In fact, even within the Ministry of Magic, there is great controversy over whether or not to continue in-depth research on time.

If possible, Fudge would have wanted to stop all meaningless cutting-edge research, including time magic, and invest all funds into resurrection, which is already producing benefits.

After all, the latter brought a large amount of disposable funds to the Ministry of Magic in a short period of time.

With this money, he could give a pay raise to all staff members in the Ministry of Magic, provide grants to wizards who were having a hard time, give more subsidies to Muggles and orphaned students, and at the same time raise his own salary to a higher level.

In short, the British Minister of Magic has deeply experienced the joy of having money to spend.

By spending lavishly, his reputation and prestige are growing rapidly, and those who were originally dissatisfied with him are now beginning to sing his praises.

It was as if overnight I had no enemies in the British wizarding world and only friends.

There is no way, the adult world is so naked and realistic.

Professor Crocker obviously didn't know what Fudge was thinking, but answered seriously: "It is indeed harmless.

Without nodes and barriers, all time flows will slowly disappear in the next few months.

Mr. Minister, I must remind you.

If all of this were to disappear, then, aside from the few time-turners we have today, our study of time would come to a complete standstill."

"That's great!"

Fudge subconsciously spoke out his truest thoughts.

But he soon realized that he had said something wrong, and immediately changed his words: "I mean, that's a pity. But don't worry, professor, no matter what happens in the Time Hall, we will pay you enough salary as usual. In fact, during your vacation, all the people in charge of cutting-edge magic research will have their salaries increased by an additional 20%."

"What? Salary increase? And 20%?" Professor Crocker's face showed surprise.

You should know that the salaries of Ministry of Magic staff have not increased for many years. The last salary increase was during the Wizarding War. In order to allow more people to stand up against the Death Eaters, the salaries had to be set higher.

But after the war, salaries were reduced to normal levels.

"That's right! All of this was well managed by Minister Fudge. But considering the panic this incident may cause, I hope you can keep this news to yourself and never tell anyone." Umbridge took the opportunity to make a request.

As the person who led Zuo Si into the Time Hall, she had vaguely guessed that the disappearance of the time nodes and the time barriers was most likely closely related to the former.

But Umbridge did not intend to tell anyone about this, not even her immediate boss Fudge.

Professor Crocker nodded without hesitation: "There is absolutely no problem with this. I am a Silencer and have the duty to keep secrets for the Ministry of Magic. However, regarding the investigation of this matter..."

"I will be personally responsible for the investigation of this matter, and I will conduct it in secret." Umbridge immediately promised.

But it's easy to tell that she was just trying to deal with the other party and had no intention of investigating at all. At most, she was just pretending and then making a big deal out of a small matter.

Fudge also echoed, "Professor, don't worry. Umbridge is my most capable assistant, and she will definitely find out the truth. As for your work, put it aside for the time being and wait until the situation in the Time Hall stabilizes."

In this way, with the two people singing the same tune, Professor Crocker was finally convinced, and soon sealed up the entire Time Hall according to the order, forbidding anyone to approach.

As for the remaining time-turners, Umbridge took them all away and kept them.

In Umbridge's opinion, since Zuo Si attached so much importance to this thing, it must have unimaginable value.

After all, the latter didn't even care about the second Philosopher's Stone that could resurrect the dead...

(End of this chapter)