Chapter 838 Quirrell and Landau Institute

"It's unbelievable that a guy like you is... one of the legendary executives?!"

Quirinus Chilo's eyes twitched and he tried to lower his voice so as not to attract the attention of the people around him.

It is not difficult to understand his surprise. After all, Gilderoy Lockhart's title is not simple. He is the Demon King's Executive alongside a group of legendary wizards, who can quietly influence the direction of the civilized world.

In a magical world where strength is valued, there is no such thing as seniority or nepotism.

According to the "Fairy Queen" Elena Kaslana, any Archon of "Destiny" has the "power" to subvert the world, which is one of the reasons why they can be in that position. .

There is no doubt that Grindelwald, Dumbledore, Nico Flamel, Newt Scamander...

Almost the moment he saw the list of new professors at Hogwarts this semester, Quirinas Quirrell guessed most of the legendary wizards involved in this camp - just as the Fairy Queen said , these famous wizards gathered together, even just a little chat and casual attempts were enough to cause huge waves in the world.

but……

Quirinus Quirrell looked suspiciously at the wizard with a bright smile and beautiful curly hair next to him.

Compared with those calm and dangerous "devils", this carefree novelist looks more like a star in the spotlight in a non-magic world. There is no clue that he has any "power" that can endanger the world.

As a student at Hogwarts at the same time, Quirrell knew that Lockhart's magical abilities in school were not very impressive.

"Huh? Quirinus, do you think there's anything wrong with this? Can't I be one of the executive officers? The real Hogwarts and the wizarding world are much more dangerous than you imagine. For example, look at the sky? "

"Eh...um...is there anything in the sky?"

Quirinus Quirrell frowned, raised his head and looked up at the sky.

"I'm very sorry. I didn't see any danger. The way you changed the topic was so abrupt."

The weather was the same as last night, gray and cloudy, and it seemed like it might rain at any time.

Other than that, it looked like the scenery he had seen at Hogwarts in the past ten years. There was nothing unusual about it. If it weren't for Gilderoy Lockhart's bluffing title, he wouldn't even bother. Look up carefully.

"That's right, this is one of the answers. Your eyes will deceive you, your ears will deceive you, your experience will deceive you... The world you perceive is not necessarily the real world - if I said, where is a city in the sky made of steel? At this moment, well, right here...the shadow covers most of the black lake."

Gilderoy Lockhart shook his finger, his white teeth gleaming.

"Do you know? In order to complete her, I and hundreds of wizards lived in the distant ice and snow for more than half a year - and the most surprising thing is that for such a magnificent treasure, no wizard has ever praised her name. It's amazing. ,Right?"

"what are you saying……"

Quirinas didn't know what he was talking about. He was about to express doubts when Lockhart continued.

"I have never been so proud. As a wizard, I watched such a magnificent city in the sky that condensed the power of magic and science from a cold steel toy to the greatest art of this era. Of course, I know you are not Understand what the hell I’m talking about, but one day, when you look up, you’ll understand it all.”

"Well - so, Professor Lockhart, you could be more direct -"

"Unfortunately, this does not make sense to you."

"Why?"

"Because at this time, you don't have the authority to know all this yet."

Gilderoy Lockhart glanced at Quirrell, grinned, smiled and spoke softly.

"With insufficient permissions, you are not even qualified to read and memorize these materials. Of course, I believe that with your intelligence, you will be able to find the answer yourself soon - whether it is inference or permission enhancement."

"Permissions? Memory...qualifications?"

Quirinus Quirrell nodded thoughtfully, took out a silver metal badge from his pocket and rubbed it.

[Hogwarts-C-level Professor-Quirinus Quirrell]

Due to the loss of magic power, Quirrell didn't have many ways to detect this badge, but if you look closely, it seemed to be an ordinary metal badge. Apart from the fact that it was branded with his name, there was nothing strange about it.

Even the shallow marks he carved on the edge yesterday were still clearly visible, and they did not automatically recover like the golden galleons.

"So, Mr. Lockhart, how can I increase my authority?"

"It's very simple. Complete the tasks assigned by the eldest lady as much as possible. If you can find your unique and irreplaceable value in the process, that would be great. As for the first step..."

Gilderoy Lockhart winked at Quirrell affectionately and pushed open the door in front of them.

This is a hall with plenty of space, with smooth stone walls with light brown veins on both sides. A dozen thick stone pillars carved with countless regular magic inscriptions are scattered in the hall, supporting the ceiling above.

Just like Hogwarts, each pillar is inlaid with magic torches, so there is quite a lot of light.

The only difference is that the space inside is not larger than it looks from the outside.

Perhaps in the non-magical world, this is a very common thing, but when it appears in the magical world, especially next to Hogwarts, it becomes a bit incredible - you know, even Hogsmeade Village The cafe where the little wizards go on dates has also been slightly expanded using magic.

What surprised Quirinus Quirrell even more was that this hall was filled with various electronic instruments.

Dozens of foreigners dressed like the violent woman that day were fiddling with the instruments, communicating quickly in rapid Russian tongue, and recording and writing something on the writing pads in their hands.

This is simply an impossible situation at Hogwarts!

The area around Hogwarts is filled with strong magical magnetic fields, which can cause strong interference to electronic devices. Therefore, Muggle electronic instruments and equipment cannot be used at Hogwarts. This is a well-known fact - and from these strange things in front of us, Judging from the behavior of foreigners and the scrapped instruments piled in the corner, they obviously understand this.

"No, this is our mission for the next period of time..."

Lockhart waved his hand casually towards the hall and said in a relaxed tone.

"As you can see, as one of the academic representatives on the magic side, we will assist these researchers in setting up a laboratory at Hogwarts - a scientific laboratory that can make those iron things operate normally and have stable numerical values. "

"That's impossible! Unless we tear down Hogwarts!"

Quirinus Quirrell shook his head with a strange expression and answered without thinking.

"Or we can modify them all into magic-driven devices, such as magic radios and magic ovens. Otherwise, even Professor Dumbledore will not be able to make Muggle devices effective within Hogwarts."

"Well, you're right..."

Gilderoy Lockhart shrugged his shoulders, deftly took off his robe and hung it on a hanger nearby.

"To be precise, it is really difficult for Professor Dumbledore, or the power of the wizarding world, to do this alone - even if it is to modify an electronic device into a magical device, the premise must be based on our understanding of its true results. . But with the help of these top scientific researchers from the non-magical world, it is not as difficult as you think..."

"But--"

"Hey, Povna, Kliyev, our new guy is here!"

Lockhart did not continue to explain, but turned around, smiled and said hello to several former Soviet scholars who were walking towards them not far away, and pointed at the confused young wizard next to him. was introduced enthusiastically.

"Quirinus, Quirinus Quirrell, a top student in the 1981 class of Hogwarts, one of the official professors. He was once the Muggle Studies professor and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts - he was His foundation in magic theory is much more solid than mine. Who will he follow to help first? My personal suggestion is that you can chat with him first."

"Well, I know this gentleman's name. So, are you really a wizard?"

Arkhipovna raised her eyebrows, looked Quirrell up and down curiously, and extended her hand generously.

"Let's get to know each other again, Arkhipovna, former senior researcher at the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics. I'm really sorry for yesterday. If you can, please help me solve the problem of magic energy supply during this time. Kliev , anyway, your ternary computer must be based on functional stability, right?"

"Landau...Institute of Theoretical Physics?"

Quirrell repeated in confusion, what do those other things mean besides the institute.

"That's right, the Landau Institute - in my opinion, this is the top physics sanctuary of human civilization."

After looking at the puzzled young wizard, Arkhipovna proudly puffed up her chest and spoke softly.

"Let's put it this way, it is roughly similar to the status of your Hogwarts in the wizarding world. Of course, we do not teach students, we are purely academic research, and the topic I am currently responsible for is mainly magnetic energy analysis. In a practical sense... …”

Arkhipovna gave a thumbs up and gestured towards the pile of instruments behind her.

"Our mission is to bring those babies back to life and find a way to run faster, more stably, and more accurately than before - in a way that science can understand, not in the superficial way of a manual workshop. "

The wizarding world is not without Muggle industrial products.

From cameras and watches to cars, trains, and ships. With the development of the industrial revolution and the impact of the modernization process on the world of human civilization, wizards naturally cannot completely disconnect from this world.

However, they adopted a rather idealistic and strange method.

The simplest example may be the principle of wizard radio - those so-called "radio devices" are not started by electricity, but are driven by magic. They are more like strange black box products that are deduced from the results.

In the processing of the magical world, the production process of a magic radio is roughly as follows:

First, purchase a radio from Muggles, then cast magic on it so that it can receive the "magic signal" sent by the magic radio station, and finally wave the wand to let it "learn" how to emit sounds.

Regarding the detailed principles in this regard, Elena has some unconfirmed guesses.

This is like the different difficulties of transfiguration when transforming matter. If the difficulty of turning a tree stump into a wooden table is elementary, then turning it into a stone table is obviously more complicated, and turning it into a charlatan It’s even more complicated…

By analogy, the most demanding thing is to create something completely new out of thin air.

After several months of attempts, representatives of the magic side such as Elena and Dumbledore, as well as Arkhipovna and other researchers from the former Soviet Union, quickly realized one thing - if it is not solved, When it comes to energy issues, all cooperation and integration are nothing more than superficial imitation, or splicing and assembly like building blocks.

The most intuitive example is that a wizard may be able to make a computer start normally within Hogwarts, but he cannot give it the correct algorithm and computing power, and even the most basic codes and data streams are empty.

The solution is quite simple...

Or, let a wizard gradually understand the knowledge behind electronic components.

Obviously, this is also the reason why Gilderoy Lockhart has been making up lessons during this period - Lockhart's skilled memory magic can assist him in speeding up this process.

Another method is to use a Muggle perspective, supplemented by magical knowledge, to reversely decipher some of the black box theories about the magical world and the formation of magic.

From the current point of view, Quirinas Chilo, who has temporarily lost his magic power, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

After all, in today's magical world, it is difficult to find such an erudite "pseudo-squib" who once had considerable magical power and could see and perceive magic without producing any magical magnetic field.

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