Hogwarts Summoning Guide

"Is there anything I can do?" Bai Lin asked, intrigued by the smell of money.

"What could be more appealing than a magical zoo?" Lulu exclaimed. "We wanted to open a magical zoo on the magical shopping street in Paris, but we couldn't find a suitable manager in the family until you, cousin, came along!"

Bai Lin was stunned. It turned out that he had refused the position of warden, but received an offer to be the director of a zoo. It was extremely ironic.

However, this time Bai Lin did not refuse outright. Although he had some doubts about the Summoning Encyclopedia System, he really had no other way to increase his magic power except to seal magical creatures. If he could become the director of a magical zoo, even if he didn't treat the zoo as a slaughterhouse for magical animals, he could still gain many advantages. At least he could find out where some magical creatures were captured and then go and capture them himself.

"With your fame, the Magical Zoo will definitely become a star attraction in the shopping district!" Lulu was clearly surprised that the deal was struck so quickly. "The shopping district is located next to the Lyon train station in Paris. Grandpa gathered many wizards and spent more than three years developing this space district. Many shops will open for business in the first half of next year!"

"But I don't want to give up my professorship at Hogwarts yet, what should I do?" Bai Lin said, feigning worry.

Lulu thought for a moment and said, "You can't Apparate at Hogwarts, but if you have a permanent place to stay in Hogsmeade Village, you can install a two-way door so you can travel to Paris anytime. The zoo will start construction after the New Year, and I'll have an owl send you the relevant documents. Cousin, you can teach at Hogwarts and manage the zoo at the same time. I'm sure it won't be a problem for you!"

The two chatted happily, and Lulu revealed that her small family was very powerful in both wizarding society and the Muggle world, and could be said to be extremely wealthy. However, Elder Ross and Moritz (who was also an elder) were at odds, so Lulu was looking for opportunities to make Moritz unhappy. As for why Moritz insisted on managing Azkaban, Lulu said she didn't know.

It was already midnight when Bai Lin returned to the hotel from the coffee shop. But as he stepped into the room, a black owl flew in through the window, dropped a letter, and flew out again.

Finnis opened the envelope for Bai Lin and respectfully handed him the letter. Bai Lin opened it and saw that it read:

Kelling White:

Let's meet. Have Phineas bring you to me tomorrow at noon to discuss the defense of Azkaban. If you satisfy me, perhaps I can let you meet the Night Mentor.

Moritz Augustus

Bai Lin carefully put the letter away and asked, "Phineas, do you know Moritz?"

Finnis opened his eyes wide and said, "Pinnis is the servant that Elder Moritz provided to the council of elders, but now Finnis's master is my dear young master Kelling."

Seeing Phineas's unwavering loyalty, Bai Lin said nothing more, but instead asked, "How much do you know about soul mentors?"

Phineas answered every question: "The Soul Master is the greatest treasure of the Seekers family. Legend has it that it allows family members to communicate with gods from beyond the heavens. Phineas has never touched the Soul Master's orb, but Elder Moritz once said that the one he has is called the Night Master. The other eight elders also keep eight other orbs, each corresponding to a different Soul Master."

"Nine Soul Mentors...that's the nine factions...the rules of Dungeons & Dragons?" Bai Lin thought to himself. If he had to choose, he really didn't know which faction he wanted to be in. It involved his own philosophy of life, which might be a little difficult for a young man in his early twenties to discern.

"What is Elder Ross's magic orb called?" Bai Lin asked.

"Judgment mentor, my master," Phineas said.

Bai Lin slept until the next day, filled with questions and unease. He was awakened by a snowy owl of the same species as Hedwig. This snowy owl was just as white and adorable as Hedwig, but much larger. It brought with it a thick book of documents. Bai Lin glanced at it and saw that they were all about the shopping streets of Paris and the magical zoo. They must have been sent by Lulu.

While eating lunch, Bai Lin looked at the documents, mainly the layout of the commercial street and the planning of the shops, and finally the information about the zoo.

If the entire magical shopping street is an extra space that wizards carved out within the ordinary space of Paris, then the magical zoo in the district is like an empty gate, leading to a world within a world.

Those who have seen "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" will know that Newt's suitcase is a world within a world. In fact, the suitcase is a spatial entrance. This space exists in a small spatial rift, and Newt has built a complete habitat for magical creatures inside it.

The realm within a realm opened up by Elder Ross and his group was larger, resembling a beautiful little island. Bai Lin guessed that he had directly purchased a real island and then sealed it as a realm within a realm, connecting it to the zoo gate in the commercial street.

It sounds easy, but this is an extremely advanced technique in spatial magic, far beyond what ordinary wizards can achieve with simple spells like restoring broken glass or summoning distant objects.

As noon approached, Phineas had Bai Lin grab one of his fingers, then he snapped his fingers, and the two of them instantly entered Apparition.

The apparition ability of this pet Pokémon is incredibly simple; it allows you to teleport anytime, anywhere. If Taobao (a Chinese e-commerce platform) were to become popular, people could open a delivery company using pet Pokémon and make a fortune. Moreover, the Pokémon showed no discomfort after apparating, while Bai Lin felt a bit carsick.

The two appeared in front of an old hotel, seemingly near the Thames. The hotel was somewhat old, but it was kept relatively clean and tidy.

The hotel's first floor houses a bar and restaurant, where Moritz, dressed entirely in black, was already waiting for Bai Lin.

Phineas followed stealthily, and casually reminded Bai Lin that the hotel was run by a wizard and only accepted Galleons, not pounds.

Bai Lin glanced around and saw several men sitting not far from Moritz. Occasionally, some of them would glance in his direction out of the corner of their eyes. They were probably Moritz's men, giving Bai Lin the feeling that he was going to a trap alone.

Moritz seemed to be resting with his eyes closed. Bai Lin sat down opposite him without any hesitation, but did not wake him. Bai Lin still had to maintain basic politeness.

Moritz rubbed his eyes with his withered fingers, opened them, and said, "You've come. Fudge has found a little brother with some guts, much better than him."