Chapter 677 Remnants of Ancient Civilization

Mesopotamia is a land full of chaos since ancient times.

Here, there have been oppression and resistance, unity and disintegration. Whether they are Muggles or wizards, the local people have been drifting in chaos since ancient times, following the waves of overt or covert conquest.

For Muggles, there have been cultural and legal masterpieces such as "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "The Code of Hammurabi", as well as "Palace of the King of Assyria" and "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" etc. The footprints of civilization that flourished for a while. It can be seen that even in the midst of unspeakable chaos, there will be magnificent historical traces born.

Therefore, as far as the Mesopotamian Mesopotamia is concerned, the mood of the Muggles is usually complicated.

But for wizards, the slightest trouble in the Muggle world is nothing at all.

In a certain period of time before BC, there was a tower reaching the sky in this area, and the Muggles of later generations called it the "Tower of Babel". At that time, this gigantic tower was actually a proof of friendship between the ancient Babylonian royal family and wizards, and it was a civilizational spectacle jointly built by Muggles and wizards.

According to literature records, this extremely tall and huge Tower of Tongtian stands in the Kingdom of Babylon, so that the citizens of the Kingdom can see it from anywhere in the country.

However, this beautiful proof of the harmony between Muggles and wizards was destroyed in the war between Muggles and wizards.

That year, the Persians attacked Babylon, and the wizards of Persia held back the wizards of Babylon. A terrible war did not last long, and the peaceful Babylonian Kingdom failed to resist the Persian advance... No, it is not so much "failed to resist", it is better to say that it did not have time to react at all .

Facts have proved that blindly cherishing peace will not last long after all. The destruction of the Kingdom of Babylon and the collapse of the Tower of Babel actually originated from the cracks in people's hearts—some wizards in Babylon's own country were not satisfied with gradually moving towards an empty peace. put it in.

Wizards are also human beings, and they also have greed and desire for profit, so naturally there will also be betrayal. But if you put it in another direction, you can actually call this kind of betrayal "unwilling".

It's a pity that people occasionally have the courage to be unwilling, but they may not have the ability to rewrite unwillingness at the same time.

Judging from the results of the magic world, the behavior of those so-called "betrayers" was a failure. Because after that, the wizards in this land never made any more dazzling progress than that era. Instead, they lost a lot of magic inheritance in a series of brutal wars.

So at least, those wizards who were both "betrayers" and "losers" eventually became a generation of sinners in the ancient magic world.

Now, two thousand years have passed. Even after that, the surviving descendants of wizards woke up and worked hard from generation to generation in order to regain the glory of the past. However, just collecting and piecing together the lost ancient documents has become a road of asceticism with no end in sight. What is left for their future?

This time, when the International Alchemy Competition at Hogwarts blew a hurricane in the global magical world, the wizards in this area finally had to admit that in this era, everything that originated from their ancestors Pride, nostalgia, regret and resignation have all become a thing of the past.

They should also let go.

If you have to say it, in fact, most of the alchemy in Europe and Africa originated in Mesopotamia. But this origin is destined to be left in history. If they want to rebuild their brilliance, they must go to other more advanced magic regions to absorb the essence, abandon their arrogance and isolation, and experience the latest developments in the modern magic world. landscape.

Of course, even if they intend to sincerely ask for Nicole Flamel's alchemy knowledge this time, they can't be too weak in momentum, can they? Not to mention anything else,

At least one appearance effect is still required.

After all, a game is a game, not the British favorite of drinking afternoon tea and chatting and spanking. If you want to gain more knowledge and insights, you must first prevent others from underestimating yourself, so that you can gain the attention of wizards all over the world.

So a few days ago, on the ruins of the ancient Babylonian Kingdom, those scattered wizards were working hard. It can be seen that in the middle of an open space, stone pillars engraved with a large number of symbol patterns have been erected one after another, gradually forming a circle. On the slate floor in the circle of stone pillars, more lines and characters are connected and arranged regularly.

If Muggles see it, this thing may be very similar to Maca's rune array, but in fact they are two completely different things.

In fact, it is an ancient Babylonian formation restored by these Mesopotamian wizards. Even though it occupies such a large area, it actually has only one effect—that is, super-long-distance space replacement.

In the bottom of their hearts, these wizards have actually planned to surprise the world's magic community. Because it's not that they don't know about props such as port keys, on the contrary, they even know the thing about "the inability to move in space within Hogwarts".

The reason why they repeatedly tried to directly enter the vestibule of Hogwarts is entirely to let wizards from other countries remember them firmly-this is a good opportunity to show their strength.

Unfortunately……

"Every...Everyone, I think it's better to go to Hogwarts and ask for a portkey! You don't need to go, I can just walk around..."

The middle-aged wizard sent by the International Federation of Wizards was actually very happy when he first arrived. Because he discovered that the wizards in Mesopotamia were not as chaotic as he had imagined, and the organization was unexpectedly smooth with the support of several leaders.

But what he didn't expect was that this group of wizards was different from the chaos of local Muggles, it was unexpectedly united. And the consequence of unity is that when he and this group of wizards have different opinions, his words basically fall on deaf ears of others.

"Sorry, sir." An old local wizard standing beside him said very politely, "I know we guys are a bit stubborn, but please understand our approach..."

However, politeness is politeness, but it is only superficial etiquette. Even if the opponent bites him to death and doesn't let go, he has nothing to do - after all, the participating team is these people in front of him, not him, a member of the Wizards Union.

"Mr. Baisa, it failed again this time... Tell me, should we just lift the restrictions and try to use the maximum conversion?"

Just as the old wizard was sincerely talking to the sender of the federation, a younger wizard suddenly ran out of the crowd of busy people in the stone pillar formation.

"Contact restrictions? Can you afford the risk of the collapse of the space structure?" The sincerity and kindness on the old wizard's face disappeared immediately when he heard it. Smash!"

When this ancient formation was at its most complete, it might be feasible to break through the reinforced space of Hogwarts. But now, the formation repaired by modern wizards still has a lot of instability, and lifting the security restrictions is undoubtedly tantamount to death.

"Then..." The young wizard was reprimanded by the old man, and he couldn't help but say, "Mr. Baisa, I think we should change the coordinates... If too much time is wasted because of insisting on this point, then show I am afraid that strength will become deliberately late... We did not do this to fight against the global magic community."

The old wizard Bethar knew that what the young wizard said was true. Since the idea of ​​showing strength has not been effective, let's give up when it's time to give up-just like they let go of their pride this time.

"Try one last time, it won't work... just forget it!" Old Baisa nodded sadly, "Go! Remember not to revoke the restrictions, safety is the most important thing..."

"yes."

Seeing the back of the young man who hurriedly returned to continue debugging after agreeing, Old Baisa couldn't help but sighed softly.

Mesopotamian wizards are still very good. Excellent talent, studious habits, humble and well-measured character, and the unwillingness to admit defeat that are shown from time to time are all precious traits.

However, the paranoia and conservativeness of the older generation has affected generations of descendants to some extent, so that until today, they understand the importance of abandoning the past and facing the future.

"I just hope that these young people can get a good look at this colorful world during this trip!"

"what?"

Old Baisa was still looking back on the past and thinking about the future alone, but suddenly there were a few surprises in the formation formation ahead, and the wizards who were still working just now suddenly became commotion.

"...What's going on? Is there something wrong with Liancheng Formation?"

Old Bosa didn't have time to think about it, Dang even shook off his old arms and legs, and rushed over there.

"Mr. Baisa, you are here..." A middle-aged wizard pointed to the open space in front of him, "There...you look there..."

Hearing the sound, the old man quickly looked towards the ground where the crowd retreated. However, on the stone slab engraved with alchemy symbols, there was another rune shining with faint blue light inexplicably.

"Phoenician characters... No, this is... Could it be Phoenician runes?"

This ancient rune has a lot of connections with the history of Mesopotamia. Although Old Baisa has never seen a complete Phoenician rune, there are still a few incomplete stone records here and there. Therefore, he quickly saw what character it was.

But at this moment, the space around the rune suddenly fluctuated.