Chapter 681 Conspiracy

Rita Skeeter is absolutely disgusting as a newspaper reporter. She can distort the facts without hesitation, tarnish the pure white, and uglify the beauty, and then add various gimmicks to it, using false topics to attract people who know nothing about the truth by any means.

But as a voyeur looking for first-hand secret information, she is very capable.

Rita Skeeter, is an unregistered Animagus. Her Animagus form is a very small beetle, and in terms of concealment effect alone, it is even better than Maca's hummingbird form.

Therefore, even Maca had some expectations, and he wanted to hear what new news this woman got from other places. Because he knew that since this woman had the confidence to speak up like a lion, she must have some very important secrets in her hands.

"... Hurry up and listen to it!"

With a wave of his hand, Maca cast a silent spell on the periphery of the rest area, and then gestured to Skeeter. Seeing this, the latter was still worried, and looked around for a while before lowering his voice and speaking.

"Mr. McLean, the thing is like this..." Skeeter said mysteriously, "Look, there has been news that the Indian magic community will send a delegation to participate in the competition, right? But they haven't shown up yet. Don't you think..."

"You want to talk about the Indian delegation's stay in Iran?" Maca waved his hand and said, "I already know about this, so I don't need you to provide it."

"Oh?" Skeeter paused when she heard the words, but her expression became even more mysterious, with a hint of complacency in it, "So, Mr. McLean... do you know which countries have wizards in Iran? Is it inside?"

"And what else?"

When Maca heard this, she couldn't help but frowned slightly.

If one or two of them meet together, it is not a big deal, after all, this game is full of disputes over power and profit. But if there are too many, it is easy to get out of control.

He did get news that the Indian delegation had settled in Iran, and even knew that the two parties were getting together for some unknown negotiations. But if there are wizards from other countries, then he is not sure.

"Yes," as this was a transaction of intelligence and interests, Skeeter did not intend to overly tease her appetite, and soon she continued, "It is mainly the countries around Iran, the Egyptian side There seem to be some wizards out there... However, apart from the Indian delegation, those wizards should all avoid the Ministry of Magic in their own country."

"In other words, is it mainly the individual actions of some forces?" Maca thoughtfully said, "Well, what about the joint delegation from Mesopotamia? Since all the wizards in Egypt have a share..."

"No, as far as I can see... According to the information I have received, there are no wizards in Mesopotamia." Skeeter has always refused to admit his Animagus ability, even if she Knowing that Maca is an insider is no exception.

"yes?"

Since the old wizard Besa left a good impression on Maca, he didn't want the other party to get involved. After all, the matter where wizards from many countries are involved, it is unlikely to be a good thing no matter how you think about it - the more friends the better, the better.

Even Maca thinks so.

"Then did you find out what they were discussing?" He asked, "Also, who is the leader?"

Although the magic circles of many countries are excited about this alchemy competition, there are also many countries that have not been very interested in it from the very beginning. Maca is now worried that although some people seem indifferent on the surface, they want to sneak and play tricks in the dark and cause some troubles that are not easy to deal with.

"The security there is very strict, and I don't have any specific news..." Skeeter shook his head, but said cautiously, "However, I got some fragments of their plan to attack the game... As for Their ultimate goal is naturally the legacy of Mr. Nicole Flamel."

The woman said that she got "some fragments", but didn't say it right away, obviously planning to wait for Maca's promise here.

Seeing her acting as if she didn't see the rabbit or scatter the eagle, Maca nodded immediately, too lazy to argue with her.

"Exclusive access to materials, for the first day—I agree." He said, "Of course, the premise is that these so-called 'fragments' of yours are true! Let me tell you first, I will also investigate carefully on my side. Yes, do you understand?"

"Oh, of course! And I guarantee that the news is reliable, because I heard it directly from those wizards—" Skeeter immediately said happily, "Then, the first point is 'inside should be combined with outside'..."

There was no need for Maca to lie to her, and Rita Skeeter knew it all too well. If Maca is willing, she can even use violence to coerce her to tell the truth, not to mention that Maca still seems to have a handle on her.

Therefore, after receiving Maca's promise, she immediately began to talk about the latest information she had obtained. Although it was only a small part of the other party's plan, it was undoubtedly very useful information, and Maca listened very carefully.

It wasn't until Skeeter said everything that could be said that Maca half-closed his eyes and fell into temporary contemplation. But after he pondered for a while, the woman Skeeter offered to go back to the wing of the auditorium.

"I see," Maca said, "Your information is indeed very useful. I will let you know when the day comes when the legacy will be opened."

He watched Rita Skeeter, who was quite acquainted this time, leave the small hall, and then walked over to the dining table.

No matter what the Iranian magic community wants to do, at least the competition itself must be fully prepared. The contestants are on the one hand, and the judges are on the other hand, and he needs to treat them carefully.

"Mr. Hohenheim, everyone," Maca sat back on his seat and said with a smile, "I kept you waiting for a long time."

...

If Maca's side is an intrigue in the adult world, then the conflict between Alexander and Ens can only be regarded as a simple play between children.

In order to find Neville to test the medicine before, Alexander immediately broke into the small circle of senior students. Recently, he and Harry have also had a lot of intersections.

Right now, they are enjoying a somewhat richer lunch than usual in the auditorium that is separated from the side hall where the participating delegations are located. If it is borrowed from the light of the competition, it is not a bad idea.

It's a pity that abundance is abundance, but today's dishes always make people feel something is wrong.

"Hey, let me say, can someone try this dish first? Remember to tell me if you can eat it after you try it..."

At the long Gryffindor table, Ron was holding the fork in his hand, his face full of hesitation. But what he pointed at was an unknown dish that looked pitch black.

"Compared to that, you should take a look at this plate first..." Harry covered his mouth and said dryly, "What kind of bug is this? It's still moving... This... Is this really edible?"

"These are the special foods of the African magic world..."

Hermione's face was obviously a little blue, she didn't even pick up the knife and fork, they were still placed on both sides of the dinner plate. But she is still trying her best to show her extensive knowledge and introduce these suspicious dishes to her friends.

"Harry, you are talking about bamboo worms. According to the book, they have high nutritional value..." She solved Harry's doubts, and then said to Ron who was opposite, "The plate in front of you Yes... um... I'll go to the bathroom first."

Hermione couldn't continue after all, because she suddenly felt a churning in her stomach, and then covered her mouth. Under the concerned eyes of Harry and Ron, she stood up suddenly, and walked straight to the side corridor with her limp feet.

"Hey," Ron thought for a while, and suddenly looked diagonally across from him with a smile, "Alexander, why don't you come and try it?"

"...I... haven't offended you, have I?"

On the other side of the long table, Alexander, who was eating bread with his head down, didn't even lift his head when he heard this. Because today's lunch was too powerful, he didn't have the guts to look at the table anyway.

"Ron, don't bully Alexander—" Harry said, looking at the plate of worms again, and then grabbed a piece of bread and started to eat, "Although I don't have much appetite anyway, I still have to fill up Stomach? By the way, Alexander, I heard that you plan to learn ancient rune by yourself?"

"Well?"

Alexander, who stuffed his mouthful of bread, nodded vaguely when he heard it. After he swallowed the food in his mouth with the juice, he continued talking.

"...Yes! But that's really difficult... There are a lot of things to memorize."

"When Hermione comes back in a while, you can tell her that she should be able to teach you how to learn it." Harry mentioned this, but then asked in doubt, "However, why do you want to learn runes? In the beginning, many people attended the class because of Maca, but not many really planned to learn it!"

"Ok……"

Alexander took another sip of the juice, obviously hesitating for a while. He was hesitating whether he should talk about Ensi in front of these seniors.

Although the relationship between him and Ens has deteriorated a lot in recent days, there is no friendship between the two, at least they still have the "common secret" of lucky chocolate. The matter of using Neville to test the medicine must never be said, and in order to keep this secret, the best way is not to spread anything between the two of them.

"The ancient runes are indeed very complicated and boring..." Alexander thought for a while, and finally said slowly, "But since Professor McLean is so powerful, it is definitely not wrong to learn from him, isn't it?"

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