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At most, they'll mention the idea behind inventing this spell, but they won't say a word about the underlying principles.

Let those wizards do their own research.

The most precious thing in the wizarding world is actually knowledge.

Why are the textbooks at Flourish and Blotts so expensive?

Because the book contains relevant magical knowledge.

Then look at why those flying broom manufacturers can sell a brand-new broom for several thousand Galleons.

It's all because they have exclusive technology for making flying brooms.

This is also a form of knowledge.

Therefore, it's already quite good that Hermione's paper enabled those wizards to learn this magic.

In addition, including so much practical information is disrespectful to one's own hard work.

When Zicomo handed Hermione the freshly completed paper, Hermione was speechless with astonishment.

If it weren't for the "Animal Communication Spell" on it, she would have suspected that this was a completely different paper.

When she first read this paper, she found it completely incomprehensible, yet it seemed incredibly impressive.

Upon closer inspection, although it mentions many academic terms, there isn't much actually useful content.

The only truly valuable information in the entire text is the spell's incantation and the method of casting it.

This opened the little witch's eyes; she had no idea that academic papers could be written this way.

What she didn't know was that Zicomo had taken on essay-writing jobs in his past life, and back then he could write tens of thousands of words in one night.

Hermione's paper was a piece of cake for him.

P.S.: Still out of battery. I plugged in the power bank to keep my phone charged and wrote another chapter. That's all for now, goodnight.

Chapter 111 The Origins of the Blood Dynasty, the Feud Between Zikomo and Mongo

"Is this really okay?" Hermione asked, looking at the paper in her hand.

“Of course, the contents here are enough for those wizards to learn your magic.” Zicomo nodded.

Hermione trusted her cousin's judgment and stopped dwelling on the question, instead asking him a different question.

"When should I publish this paper?"

"No rush, let's wait until Lockhart successfully applies for a job at Wizarding Weekly."

"Hmm? Lockhart isn't planning to continue teaching at Hogwarts?"

"Well, he's not a professional teacher after all; he's better at writing stories."

"Well, that means we won't see him and Snape dueling anymore."

Thinking about this, Hermione felt a little regretful.

Zicomo brought her some good news.

"If you're really interested in dueling, you should consult Professor Flitwick; he's an expert in this field."

"Really?"

"Of course, he was once the champion of the International Wizarding Duel."

Hermione was surprised to find that the Ravenclaw headmaster, who usually kept a low profile, was actually so capable.

It seems I should ask more questions whenever I have the chance.

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Somewhere underground in the border region lies the territory of the Blood Dynasty.

The Blood Dynasty, also known as the Mungwen Dynasty, was founded by the Blood King Mungwen.

He was Queen Marika's third child, and he and his second brother, Mongot, were both unblessed twin demigods.

The two brothers were born with horns on their bodies and extremely strange and ugly appearances, making them "children of bad omens".

In fact, the two exhibited characteristics of the Golden Tree Forge era, which can also be described as atavism.

Their physical characteristics were originally a mark of prestige during the Forge era, and they were known as the Hundred Forms of the Forge.

As times changed, or more precisely, as the dominant forces shifted, the prestige of the furnace gradually declined, and it was even seen as an omen of bad luck.

Unlike the sons of ill omen born among commoners, the two brothers would not have their horns forcibly cut off, regardless of whether they lived or died, and would be abandoned to fend for themselves.

However, the people of the capital still kept their existence a closely guarded secret.

In order to cover their tracks, the royal court decided to secretly raise the two brothers in the sewers of the royal city.

However, something happened between the two brothers. Mungert chose to continue serving the royal city, even guarding the Mad Fire in the sewers; while Mung chose to betray the royal city and establish the Blood Dynasty.

Zikomo teleported to the Blood Dynasty using the Pureblood Knight Badge. The air there was filled with the blood mist of cursed blood, so it's no wonder that Vanre didn't care much about Zikomo's desire to go to the Blood Dynasty.

If an ordinary person comes here and inhales this blood mist, they will inevitably be corrupted by the cursed blood and eventually fall into madness.

Unfortunately, Zikomo was no ordinary person; the cursed blood in the air had no effect on him.

After traveling a little further, Zicomo came to see a huge swamp.

The liquid inside was bright red and consisted entirely of fresh blood.

Zicomo pulled out his flying broom and took to the air, surveying the surrounding terrain.

At the western end there is a huge temple, I don’t know what it is dedicated to, but I guess Mongols is there.

Looking further west, one can vaguely see the shadows of the Shifra Riverbed in Chicomo, where the ruins of the Eternal City stand out.

If he had known that the Blood Dynasty and the bottom of the Shifra River were separated by a great distance, he would have flown directly from there.

Zicomo opened the map and roughly estimated the location, discovering that the area above this underground dynasty was the place where Marlenia and Rataen fought and the Crimson Corruption broke out.

Based on the information Rataen gave him, it's not hard to deduce that it was Monger who kidnapped Michaela, Marlenia's twin brother.

This also explains why Malenia would march south from the sacred tree in the northern snowfields to attack Galid.

She must have some connection with Michaela, sensed his location, and that's why she led her soldiers south to try and rescue her brother.

However, no matter how hard Marlenia thought about it, the one who truly kidnapped her brother was not Rataen, with whom she had fought to the death, but the Blood King Munger, who was located underground.

It can only be said that Mongo has done all sorts of bad things. Not only did he stir up trouble while the allied forces of the kings were attacking the royal city of Rodel, but he also took the opportunity to kidnap Michaela from the sacred tree.

Zicomo planned to head straight to the temple at the western end; the place reeked of blood, and he didn't want to linger there.

Although he had heard that there was a good place to farm runes here when he was researching strategies in his previous life, he had now reached the level of a god, and the power of ordinary runes was negligible to him.

So it's better to go directly to Munger and learn about this Blood King.

Arriving at this temple from the air, the surroundings did not resemble what one would expect from a dynasty.

To be precise, the Blood Dynasty had no buildings related to the dynasty at all.

Even this temple looks like the site of some ancient dynasty.

Zicomo did not see Mongol here.

There was nothing in the temple except for a huge cocoon at the far end, with a crack in it.

Zicomo saw two completely different auras on the cocoon: purity and curse.

I recall Sir Stratholme's address to Michaela in the Round Table Hall: "Pure gold, 'Sacred Tree' Michaela."

Zicomo speculated that the cocoon contained Michaela, and as for the aura of the curse, it was naturally something that Munger had picked up, but he didn't know where Munger himself had gone.

Just as he was thinking this, a withered hand suddenly emerged from the crack in the cocoon, then drooped limply.

Blood flowed from that arm, piling up into a pool on the ground, and then a tall figure with various horns on its head emerged from the blood.

Okay, now Zicomo knows where the Mongols are.

This is living directly in Michaela's blood; no wonder he is the Blood King.

So, that hand must belong to Michaela?

No wonder it's so withered; even a god couldn't withstand being sucked dry like that by Monge every day.

"You've come uninvited; are you friend or foe?"

Monger sensed Zikomo's power, but instead of attacking him immediately, he cautiously asked.

Zicomo couldn't help but admire him in his heart; as expected of someone who plays intrigue, his style of doing things is so cautious.

He even barged right up to Monger's doorstep, and he wasn't angry at all.

"Whether they are friend or foe depends on whether I can find the answer here," Zicomo said ambiguously.

Seeing that Monger had no intention of starting a fight, Zicomo was happy to chat with Monger.

He had many questions about the Blood Dynasty.

“Oh? I wonder what you want to know?” Monger asked.

"First, regarding your dynasty, I see no royal court here, not even a throne. So why do you call yourself the Blood King?"

"Ah... I am indeed the Blood King, but compared to this identity, I prefer my other identity, which is the High Priestess of the Mother of Truth."