Chapter 73: ch-73
After eating and drinking, Tom said goodbye to the three foodies. After watching them return to the castle, he continued to go deeper.
Because eating took up a lot of time, Tom cast a lightness spell on himself, so he walked very fast.
He had no idea how many times he had been to the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest. A map had already formed in his mind. He not only knew the paths, but also knew exactly what creatures lived in each area.
He first went to the territory of the Moon Beasts to collect some feces and fed these big-eyed cute pets some food. He then went to the territory of the Monkey Frogs and collected some tree frog eggs.
Finally, find the group of porcupines, knock out the whole family of porcupines, and pull out their quills.
To be honest, Tom thinks that being a wizard is no different from cultivating immortals. Cultivators need the assistance of spirit stones and elixirs, and magic potions are also an indispensable part of the wizard's growth process.
With the right potion, not only can you cope with various emergencies, but you can also increase your progress.
Fortunately, Tom's dean was a master of potions, and seemed to be willing to accept him as his first and last disciple. He never hid his skills, which made Tom's potion skills improve by leaps and bounds.
Otherwise, if you go outside to buy these magic potions, whether you can buy them is one thing, and even if you can buy them, the quality cannot be guaranteed.
After searching the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Forest, Tom went deep into the Forbidden Forest and began to explore.
In fact, there is no clear dividing line between the periphery and the depth, it is just a rough standard, but the system gives a hint.
[The host opens the depths of the forbidden forest and obtains 20 achievement points. ]
Tom's achievement point deposit officially exceeded the 900-point mark.
In the past, when he had few achievement points, he could still keep calm, but now that he was only a hundred points away from summoning another teacher, Tom became a little restless.
Andros is very capable and has a good character, but he is an old-fashioned guy and there are many things that Tom cannot learn from him.
The simplest examples are Apparition and Disapparition. The practicality of these two magics is self-evident, but they were invented by wizards in the witch-hunting period after the Middle Ages in order to escape.
Andros tried to learn in the space, but he was in a soul state now, and he himself said it felt weird, so he didn't dare to teach Tom.
Therefore, Tom only hopes that the next teacher will be a wizard after the fifteenth century. By that time, the modern magic system will have basically taken shape. If an ancient powerful man comes, he can only reverse the Tiangang and start a wave of reverse teaching.
A-choo!
Andros, who was killing time by reading the Daily Prophet in the study room, sneezed suddenly.
After entering the depths of the forbidden forest, Tom's speed slowed down.
Not only because he wanted to record the terrain, but also for safety reasons.
Some magical creatures are not scary if they are alone or in groups, but once they form a group, the danger factor will increase sharply.
For example, an adult wizard can easily deal with a single Acromanthus spider, but Acromanthus spiders live in groups and have extremely terrifying breeding capabilities. If you encounter one, it means there is a group of them nearby, and anyone can kill them.
This time, Tom wanted to find a lone eight-eyed giant spider, kill one or two of them while the group was not acting collectively, and then run away.
If he is unlucky enough to encounter a large army, he can only pray to the gods to commit genocide.
Tom walked for a while and found a patch of wild nettles among the damp bushes, which he immediately searched carefully.
Nettles are a favorite food of magical animals. There is such a large patch of nettles here, and there are traces of being eaten on them. There must be small magical animals living around.
Sure enough, Tom soon found a nest of sad bugs in a nearby hollow tree, and his face was immediately filled with joy.
Heart bugs are the material for enhancers, which are also a kind of potion that enhances physical abilities. However, it is a temporary potion. Drinking a bottle before a battle will significantly improve both strength and speed.
There is no need to talk about agility. The phrase "Pikachu, get out of the way" is enough to prove the importance of agility.
Strength is also indispensable to wizards. After all, if magic can't determine the winner, I can also use some fists and feet.
There are ways to save money in wizard battles, and naturally there are also ways to spend money.
Those who save money will just use spells to fight back, while those who spend money will be fully armed and have full buffs.
If a student pours seven or eight kinds of enhancement potions into his mouth, plus a bottle of Felicis, he might be able to defeat an Auror.
After a stunning spell, a nest of sad worms fell to the ground. Tom picked and chose and took away about half of them, about twenty of them. The ratio of male to female was also ten to one.
The rest will be kept for continued reproduction so that we can continue to purchase more in the future.
Tom picked another piece of nettle and left before going deeper.
"Woo—!"
Suddenly, a dull roar came from the northwest. It sounded very strange, a bit like a buffalo, but more ferocious than a cow.
Tom followed the sound and found its source in a depression.
A huge bison with golden fur was eating, and it seemed that half of the goat on the ground had been eaten.
"Riaim cattle?"
Tom was both surprised and delighted. He was surprised that the Riem cattle, which are distributed in North America and the Far East, would appear in the Forbidden Forest. He was delighted that this species is so rare.
As a 4X-level magical creature, the Riem Bull is even rarer than a fire dragon, and every appearance will cause a frenzy among wizard hunters.
The blood of the Reem bull has the effect of strengthening the body.
Anyone who drinks it will have greatly increased strength.
Although the global magic ministry has long issued a law prohibiting the hunting of Reem bulls, money is attractive, and the price on the black market has been rising, and they will be sold out as soon as they come out.
Tom jumped out directly. When there was an invasion by foreign enemies, the Riem cattle immediately stopped eating, raised their horns forward, and dug the soil restlessly with their front hooves.
Tom stretched out his arms, jumped back and forth on his left and right feet, and made strange noises from his mouth.
This was imitating the action of an animal issuing a challenge. Sure enough, after receiving his signal, the uneasiness of the Ruiem bull disappeared a lot. It let out a roar, and the golden light on its body shone even brighter.
Tom tentatively threw a shock spell as a signal to start the duel.
The magic power fell on the back of the Reem bull, but it only made his fur shake and then disappeared.
Tom was not surprised by this. This long fur is not just for the sake of being conspicuous and beautiful. "You know, animals evolve in a direction that is constantly beneficial to their survival.
The fur of the Reem cow has extremely strong defensive capabilities. The three-headed dog is a younger brother compared to him. Tom decided that he would not only take blood, but also pluck some fur to make bulletproof vests for the magical world.'
"Tom, be careful, this may be the strongest opponent you have ever encountered."
Andros also became interested. He always felt that Tom lacked practical experience. The fight with the Slytherin kids didn't count. Bullying kids didn't count as practical experience. That was called bullying.
This Riem bull is quite impressive due to its strong defense. It is not something that an ordinary wizard can defeat. Even if an Auror comes, it will take several people working together to hope to subdue it.
He also wanted to see how strong Tom was after taking so many strengthening potions.
In fact, Tom and Andros had competed in the learning space before, but he really couldn't tell the difference, just like a king looking at bronze and silver.
"I see."
Tom also became serious. The definition of 4X and 5X levels is not based on the strength of the magical animals, but on their dangerousness and hostility to humans.
Dumbledore's Phoenix is only level 4X. Who can say he is weak? He can even kill a basilisk alone.
While the two were talking, the Ruiem Bull had already rushed up aggressively. The ground shook with every step, as if it was a heavy-duty truck sprinting at full speed.
Tom pointed his wand at the ground and quickly chanted a spell. An icy path quickly formed under his feet, so smooth that it could even reflect light.
The sudden change in the road surface caused Ruiemu to slip unexpectedly, and his body fell heavily to the ground.
Snap——!
The newly formed ice shattered in an instant, and the ground shook violently.
Tom would not miss this good opportunity, and rushed to attack: "Ice Chain!"
The broken ice turned into solid chains, disrupting the limbs of the Reem Bull as it tried to get up. Using ice magic in the snow and ice not only saved time and effort but also made use of local materials, making the magic much more powerful.
"Concussive impact!"
"Dizzy!"
"Left and right separation!"
The bound Ream bull became a sitting duck, and all of Tom's spells were aimed at its head, not to kill it, but to knock Ream into unconsciousness.
All he needed was some blood and fur, there was no need to take the cow's life.
The hair of the Reem bull kept glowing, counteracting Tom's magic time and time again. It tried to struggle to get up, but the separation of the left and right limbs forced it to use its limbs continuously, and each time it climbed down again before it could fully get up.
Defense is not invincible, and it also consumes the physical strength and magic power of the Ruiem Bull. Soon, after enduring more than a dozen attacks, the light began to dim, and the impact force shook it dizzy, and the strength of the stab gradually decreased.
Andros watched with great amusement.
Tom's fighting method is too shameless. He never engages in head-on confrontation and uses the environment to create advantages for himself.
This stupid bull was defeated before he could even use his brute strength.
But he would not criticize Tom for taking shortcuts and not winning with absolute strength.
On the contrary, this is the correct approach.
The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools and use their brains instead of relying on instinct.
At this moment, Andros' smile suddenly faded.
"Watch out, Tom, something's coming."
Tom's attack suddenly stopped. As the Reem bull struggled, he heard rapid footsteps in the distance, and the sound became clearer and clearer, and it was moving towards here.
Tom's mind raced quickly, he no longer hesitated, and his attacks became more fierce. He had to deal with the Ruiem bull first, and then face the new enemy.
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"stop!"
Angry shouts came from above, but Tom did not stop. Instead, he raised his wand high. Under his control, the ice and snow turned into a giant iron hammer. He grasped the handle of the hammer and smashed it down hard.
"Sleep!"
Bang--!
call out
!
An arrow missed Tom by one meter and whizzed past him, then the heavy hammer hit the head of the Ruiem cow. The cow let out a wail, fell to the ground with a bang, and stopped struggling.
The young man's eyes were cold. After confirming that Ruiemuniu would not wake up for a while, he turned around and looked in the direction where the arrow came from.
There was a centaur with a bow and arrow drawn. The naked human half was very strong, and the muscles in his arms were bulging high, ready to shoot the next arrow at any time.
Just now Andros reminded him that the arrow was not shot at him, but was just a warning, so Tom still insisted on knocking him out.
Reem Niu finally let go, but that didn't mean Tom wasn't angry.
He is a horseman, what is he doing with a bow and arrow?
How can this be allowed?
"Put down your wand, poacher!" The centaur raised his arm, and this time the arrow was pointed directly at Tom.
"I'm hunting you, you horse poacher!"
Tom lit up a warm blue flame with one hand and highlighted himself: "Open your eyes and take a good look, this is a Slytherin school uniform!
"Who knows if this is your disguise, not a poacher, why would you attack the Reem cattle."
The centaur showed no intention of putting down his bow and arrow and continued to question.
Tom continued to swear: "What I do is none of your business. Do Hogwarts students need your permission to come to the Forbidden Forest?"
"Also, put down your bow and arrow. Who allowed you to point it at me?"
The centaur did not listen to Tom's words at all, but observed the surrounding situation and confirmed that there was only one wizard nearby. "No matter who you are, let go of the Reem bull and follow me.
Once I'm sure you're really a Hogwarts pony, I'll send you back to the castle.
"Since you don't understand what people say, there's no need for me to talk to you."
Tom's patience was exhausted and he raised his wand.
"Thunder is rolling in the sky!"
Dark clouds suddenly appeared above the centaurs' heads, and bolts of lightning struck down.
The centaur's eyes widened in horror, and the bowstring in his hand loosened, and the arrow shot towards Tom, while he moved his horse's hooves to avoid the lightning attack.
But how could his speed be faster than lightning? He was struck several times in succession and fell to the ground limply.
Tom did not dodge or evade. The iron hammer just now turned into a hard shield, blocking the arrow. Then he rushed forward. The terrifying physical fitness brought by the strengthening potion improved his physical fitness.
Show it instantly.
He ran the distance of several dozen meters at almost the speed of a sprint champion, looking down at the twitching centaur.
"Which hand did you use to shoot the arrow just now?"