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There were twelve people, one of them acted as bait to attract attention, and the rest attacked from different directions...there was no way those dragon breeders could react.
Even if they can't Apparate with the dragon eggs, they are using the best brooms, there's no reason for them to be caught in one fell swoop."
"Just because dragon breeders can't use Apparition doesn't mean others can't. Have you forgotten about those who were invited?"
"Or do you think they are all weak scholars?"
"Don't be ridiculous." The hooded wizard sneered, "Dealing with magical animals is not like visiting a Muggle zoo... Those who are not strong enough have died in some forest long ago, and the remaining ones who are famous are almost all good people.
The old woman in North America once had a record of killing giants.
And Newt Scamander is even more exaggerated. When he was young, he even fought against Grindelwald many times, and he is still alive today... In the wizarding world, there are not many people who can do this."
"But that was more than sixty years ago." The bespectacled wizard said casually, "He is old now."
"Dumbledore is getting old too." The hooded wizard sneered, "How about you give him a challenge? Maybe you can become famous in one battle."
"puff!"
The wizard with glasses choked and sprayed all the wine on the face of the burly man opposite him.
"Filwin, you..."
"Sorry, Larry."
The bespectacled wizard…the man called Firwin quickly apologized, then turned to the other side and said helplessly:
"Please, don't say such scary things. Challenging Dumbledore? I haven't lived enough..."
"Now that you know this, you should understand that a wizard's strength does not diminish with age."
The hooded wizard glanced at him, “And there’s a younger one too… that Chris.
Twelve years ago, just a few years after he graduated from Hogwarts, on a full-moon night, he single-handedly defeated two transformed werewolves and made them flee in panic.
Five years ago, he captured alive a Peruvian Venomous Dragon that had gone mad due to the influence of black magic. Remember, he captured it alive, not killed it.
Do you think Roy's group is more powerful than the transformed werewolves or more difficult to deal with than the mad Peruvian Venomous Dragon? "
"..."
Phil Wen and the strong man Carey were silent.
If that idiot Roy had this kind of strength, he wouldn't have to betray his companions to escape.
"Then what do we do?"
Larry asked, "Are we going to wait until those people leave before we do it? They won't stay here forever."
"Action? What kind of action?"
"Didn't you say before..."
"I'll remind you one last time, Larry." The hooded wizard raised his head, revealing a familiar face.
He said coldly: "We are just here for fun. If you accidentally let something slip or make any stupid mistakes, I don't mind letting you stay here forever with those dragon eggs."
"I, I understand..." The strong man immediately shut his mouth.
The atmosphere was a bit stiff.
Firwin hurriedly tried to smooth things over, comforting him, "The reserve is obviously well prepared. Roy and his men are the best example. If you don't want to go with them, just listen to Oren and watch the fun."
Then he turned around and changed the subject, "And you, Oren, I was just about to ask you, why are you wearing a hood in the bar? Don't you think you're not eye-catching enough?"
"Just in case."
Oren took off his hood and said, “There’s a dragon breeder named Charlie who knows me. It’ll be troublesome if he sees me.
I have work to do right now, and I don't have time to deal with those hyena-like Aurors and Striker."
"Haha...Aren't you his professor? Why are you afraid of your own students?"
Firwin smiled and joked, “But every time I talk about this, I find it incredible.
In order to avoid the Ministry of Magic's carpet search, you actually went to Hogwarts to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for a year, and even after being discovered, you managed to get away smoothly. You are really amazing."
"I have always had good luck."
Oren stood up and said, "Let's go back to sleep. This wine is good. Buy two bottles and take them with you later."
"alright."
Firwin shrugged, took the empty bottle to the bar, and said to the old wizard who was wiping the cups, "Here, two more bottles."
"Dragon Brandy?" The old wizard looked up. "Thirty Galleons a bottle."
"So expensive?" Philwin paused as he was taking out the money.
"I have been selling Fire Dragon Brandy for fifty years, and the price has always been this high. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. They are all the same."
The old wizard said, "But if you buy two bottles, I can give you a discount."
"How many?"
"Fifty-nine Galleons and ten Sickles."
What is this, 99% off?
Philwin was a little speechless, but still took out sixty Galleons.
"Two bottles, please."
It’s not that he cares about the nine Sickles discount, but the main thing is that the wine tastes really good and he likes it very much.
……
Thanks to book friends Trooper1770; Hai Ziyuan; Xiaodao* for their tips
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 349 Civet Cat
Oren and his two companions quickly left the Oak Barrel Bar, just like three ordinary tourists, without attracting any attention.
At the same time, Kyle, who was still in the Fire Dragon Sanctuary, didn't know that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who had wanted to kill him had also come to Romania.
He was busy teasing the civet cat on the ground.
The civet is also a magical animal. It is much larger than the klepto, and its oval eyes are like two sparkling sapphires.
However, this creature is extremely rare in Britain, and this is the first time he has seen a living one.
Kyle scratched the civet's chin with his hand. The civet raised its head comfortably and made a "gurgling" sound in its throat.
"Shakir seems to like you."
Professor Lockneil squatted beside Kyle and smiled. "It is usually very fierce. It almost never trusts a stranger like it does now."
He looked at the civet cat's exposed belly, his eyes full of envy.
Not to mention strangers, even when facing its owner, the civet cat almost never exposes its belly.
"No, why should I?" Professor Lockneil felt sour.
However, Kyle had no doubt at all about what he said about civet cats being vicious.
Even though it looks quite docile now, it was not like that just now. It was chasing a guy who was stealing dragon eggs, scratching and biting him.
Civets are naturally agile, and their claws and teeth are long and sharp, so they can easily inflict a wound on their prey.
And most importantly, when they are attacked by magic, they will split into several pieces, and the danger index will increase exponentially.
It is not afraid of magical attacks and its magic power grows the more it attacks. This alone is enough to make most wizards who face civet cats collapse.
The man just now was... When the dragon breeder passed by, he even laughed out loud, as if he saw a savior.
It is worth mentioning that with the help of the magical beast masters around, the dragon egg theft issue was completely resolved within less than five minutes after the distress signal was sent out.
Then Aurors from the Romanian Ministry of Magic arrived and escorted them out of the Dragon Sanctuary.
The whole process went smoothly, and it looked like it had been rehearsed many times before.
Kyle originally wanted to help, but ended up just being a spectator the whole time... There was nothing he could do, Newt was watching from the side, and he couldn't get involved.
After petting the civet for a while, Chris came back.
"The man who ran away is called Roy, an Austrian wizard." He handed a few photos to everyone, "The Ministry of Magic is already negotiating with them."
"I think the chances of catching anyone are slim."
Professor Lockneil shook his head and put the photo away.
These are matters for the Romanian Ministry of Magic to consider and have nothing to do with them.
Kyle looked at them and asked in confusion, "Did you know this would happen?"
"I guess so. We did discuss similar situations when we first came here."
Chris said, "But at that time, everyone thought these people would wait until we left before taking action, but they didn't expect them to be so impatient."
"Yeah, I was underestimated." Professor Lockneil reached out to touch the civet cat, only to be hit on the back of his hand by the cat's tail.
He didn't care and just touched her.
The worst that could happen is just a couple of tickles. He is very familiar with this kind of thing and has a lot of experience...
The civet cat just looked back and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
……
This incident was considered a minor incident and soon no one was discussing it anymore.
Charlie came over later. He had applied for a day off and was going to take Kyle on a trip around the gathering place near the reserve.
Because of their age, Charlie didn't take Kyle to the bar... Actually, he wanted to do so, but because Chris was still there, he had to restrain himself a little.
But the shops around the gathering place are also very interesting.
The robes in the Fire Dragon Clothing Store are completely different in style from those of Madam Malkin in Diagon Alley. They are all made of rough and sturdy fabrics that feel uncomfortable to the touch. There is also a dragon skin robe here, but the price is ridiculously expensive.
The magic item shop is also very interesting. Kyle bought some dragon-related accessories here.
He originally wanted to buy another fire dragon model, but Charlie whispered to him that the models here were simply used to deceive tourists. Not only did they have no special features, but the price was also twice as expensive as other places.
If Kyle really likes it, he can just go to Diagon Alley to buy it. It's no different from here.