Chapter 251 Batty Mission
"The McFasty clan?" Old Barty asked doubtfully, "That dragon-raising clan? What happened to them?"
Xie Lin smiled but did not answer. His smile seemed more and more meaningless and inscrutable in the eyes of Old Batty, "I need their strength. For this reason, I want you to go through this life for me and find a way to let them Join us too."
Old Barty was silent. The MacFasty clan has always lived far away in the uninhabited mountains and wild mountains of the Hebrides Islands. It has no contact with most of the forces in Great Britain and has no involvement or relationship.
Old Barty's knowledge of it mainly came from the Ministry of Magic. Every year, the Ministry of Magic's Taxation Bureau and the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures routinely send people there to inspect the breeding of fire dragons, mainly to ensure that they are not exposed to Muggles. The risks present in Fire Dragon strictly abide by the provisions of international confidentiality laws, as well as collecting tax payments for that year. Apart from this, he didn't know much more about this mysterious clan.
However, this does not mean that this clan is easy to mess with.
By the end of the 20th century, the word "clan" has almost become history. Even the most powerful pure-blood groups only dare to call themselves "family" rather than clan.
The biggest difference between a clan and a family is that a clan is a large clan with the same ancestor and surname. On the basis of a common economic life, the clan's common language, habits and original religious beliefs are formed. Their leader is called the clan leader, or patriarch, rather than head of the family. It can be said that the so-called families are actually split from the ancient clans.
A family can have only four people like the Malfoy family, or it can be as spread out as the Black family, but the number will never exceed a hundred people, and even fifty people are barely there. And a clan, even the smallest clan in the history of Great Britain, only has one or two hundred people.
According to secret reports from the Ministry of Magic, there are at least a hundred members of the MacFasty clan. Most of them are wizards, and less than 10% of the staff are composed of squibs. Squibs are generally assigned to plant crops, repair and clean the clan. The various menial tasks in the castle have no place in the clan.
Old Barty can safely assume that there are at least 70 to 80 adult wizards in this clan. If you include underage wizards, the number may exceed a hundred.
But this number of people is almost equivalent to the total number of Aurors, Strikers, and Reconnaissance Teams of the three major military forces of the Ministry of Magic.
How easy is it to recruit them?
"Don't worry," Xie Lin's tone was so calm that no emotion or anger could be heard, "Since I gave you the task, it means that I think you are capable of completing it for me, and I will not give you an 'impossible task' . I will assign helpers to you." He paused and drew a cross on a small island on the map. "When the time comes, go to this place first. This is Hemetra Island. The place where Germont Bache lives in seclusion is now an uninhabited desert island, and someone will be there to pick you up."
Xie Lin showed a confident smile, "Anyway, with your current situation, it is not suitable to appear in the public eye. This will make you a target of the mysterious forces." He continued, "Stay away from the mainland of Great Britain and go to Guxuan The overseas island groups are extremely beneficial to hiding your existence, and I just need someone who is eloquent and knowledgeable to do this for me. Let you do it, which is a win-win situation that is beneficial to both you and me. ”
Looking at Xie Lin's confident smile, old Batty didn't know why, but the worry and uneasiness in his heart suddenly faded a lot, and he felt that this task would not be too difficult. The wisdom and skill shown by Schelling before were also one of the factors that gave him strong confidence. After all, Schelling did not seem like someone who would do such a stupid thing as sending his own people to die.
Schelling was of course completely sure.
The so-called dragon-raising clan is actually just a large number of people. As a group with a common economic life, everyone revolves around the dragon-raising industry, which destined their magic to be single and predictable. As Schelling got involved and deepened in different magic fields, he came to understand more and more that complicated means combined with sophisticated tactics were the way to go in actual combat.
Rather than mastering a single magic, Xie Lin prefers to let Mianlong Club absorb talents from different fields and develop in the direction of diversified magic.
This can be seen from the various arrangements he made for cultivating the strength of the six girls under him - Daphne is good at offensive spells and frontal combat, Mo Rui is good at analyzing and breaking magic spells (such as studying the red loyalty curse), Zhang Qiu She is good at transfiguration, Luna is good at summoning, Astoria is good at potions, and Susan is good at defensive magic...
The helpers Xie Lin arranged for Old Barty were naturally able to restrain these dragon-raising clan members——
Germany's first pure-blood family, the Hohenheim family.
The team of alchemists led by the current head of the family, Cordes von Hohenheim, will set up a dragon seal around the island where the McFasty clan castle is located, limiting their combat power to the greatest extent.
As for the terrain around the castle, traps, detection and defense magic, and even evil curses against foreign intruders, Schelling also arranged another group of helpers for him——
Professional adventurers, curse breakers and wilderness survival warriors from the Medieval Wizarding Association and Silver Spear.
Led by "Joker", one of the four witch masters of the Silver Spear, these people will serve as the main frontal combat force after the Dragon Seal takes effect, cracking the various defense mechanisms and settings on the island, and then acting as a frontal deterrent.
Just in case, Schelling also asked the Romanian dragon farm to send several experienced fire dragon scientists and dragon trainers to accompany him. In addition to being Barty's bodyguards, they could also increase Barty's bargaining chips with the McFastie clan, letting them know that even if they were to be wiped out, Schelling was not incapable of taking over the Hebridean Black Dragon Breeding Area.
Of course, if possible, Schelling did not want to wage war against such a powerful force. Peacefully conquering them would be the most ideal situation.
Schelling believed in his allies and the survival wisdom of such an ancient clan. In the face of absolute power, they would know how to make choices.
The conversation between Barty and Schelling ended here.
Schelling handed Barty a special alchemical bracelet. The bracelet was made of solid black gold forged by goblins. It was engraved with mysterious magic marks, including spiritual magic that could resist the Imperius Curse, and magic that could shield his name, so that owls and most known tracking magic could not grasp his whereabouts.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the safety of old Barty. Anyway, young Barty thought he was dead and was unlikely to take other actions against him. This alchemy bracelet is just that the cautious Sherin wants to add an extra layer of insurance for his plan.
Sherin returned to Hogwarts Castle from the secret passage again, and old Barty took a short rest in the basement of the Miracle Alchemy Workshop, and then left through the one-time floo network specially opened for him by Sherin's insider in the Ministry of Magic.
["Ally" Crouch Family Gets! ]
After doing so many things, Sherin had no sleepiness. After returning to the quiet dormitory, he first sat on the bed and flipped through the book for a while, then thought about it, and decided to enter the suitcase space anyway since he couldn't sleep.
In the suitcase space, in addition to the private laboratory that Sherin took Luna to visit not long ago, he also expanded a dungeon in the basement. Imprisoned inside are the four Hogwarts students who were captured by him in the second project's battle at the bottom of the lake.
A note to readers who like the setting: The Silver Spear plot line has been deleted (that is, the Silver Spear test in Diagon Alley). Here, the setting of the Silver Spear organization is revealed. The four witch masters are "Bishop", "Knight", "Slayer" and "Clown". The author will try to see if they can appear as extras in the duel competition.