The Ultimate Secret of Evolution! The Truth Deep Inside Gringotts! Chapter 8 Bowtruckle!

Chapter 8 Bowtruckle!

The trees in the Forbidden Forest grow quite sparsely, and the trees at its edges are usually only as thick as the mouth of a bowl. The ground is bare, with little grass, and even the leaves of the trees have a layer of black. There is a faint mist floating on the ground, and it is generally impossible to see very far away. On the way around the edge of the Forbidden Forest in search of the Silent Bird, Sheyan saw a huge and monstrous tree through a gap in the mist. Its root system occupied at least one square mile of land. The large number of roots looked like those of a terminal cancer patient. Veins were criss-crossing the ground.

Just seeing this tree made Fang Senyan feel a huge feeling of fear in his heart. It was obviously his perception that was giving a strong warning. Sheyan immediately turned around and ran away without hesitation. This was not the time to show off as a hero. According to the information he collected in advance, there are quite a lot of dangers lurking inside: werewolves, unicorns, centaurs, Aragog the Acromantula, the Whomping Willow... Of course, the biggest danger is that you are inside at this time. Voldemort hunts unicorns and tries to suck their blood!

Finally, Sheyan found what he wanted on a collapsed dead tree:

Four grubs.

This is the larvae of the emerald green scarab beetle. This fat white worm has always been regarded as a high-quality and rare food by birds, just like humans love caviar. After all, grubs usually live inside the rotten wood. For woodpeckers, This thing may be looked down upon, but since the Silent Birds' diet includes insects, Sheyan believes that they will be very interested in the four gifts he prepared. The saying that people die for wealth and birds die for food has been circulating for thousands of years and there must be some truth in it.

The next thing is to find a big tree that is not tall but has lush branches and leaves, preferably with an umbrella-shaped crown. This kind of tree is the favorite tree for the Silent Bird to inhabit. Fang Senyan’s plan was to twist a rope out of tree bark and lay a simple lasso near the grub bait. The bird pecks and flicks the grub, and the noose will strangle it. Even though the lasso was rough and easy to break free from, Sheyan's movement speed at this time was nearly three times that of an ordinary person, so as long as he could delay it for a few seconds, he would be very confident in completing today's mission.

Time passed quickly, and it was not until noon that Fang Senyan found a tree that met the requirements. He first carefully observed whether there was any danger around him, and then he boldly approached the trees. However, just when he was about to climb the tree, suddenly, the originally peaceful and peaceful atmosphere was suddenly directly broken. Several black shadows rushed towards Fang Senyan's head. When they exerted their strength, the extremely sharp claws scratched the head. The bark of the tree crackled and sawdust flew! Even though Sheyan suddenly leaned back, his face was covered with blood. It looked like his eyes had been severely injured!

The black shadow remained strong after one blow and plunged into the ground. Mud immediately flew up from the wet ground, and in the next second, the black shadow flew up and pounced again on Fang Senyan, who had his eyes closed and his face was covered with blood. But Sheyan didn't panic. He suddenly grabbed it with his left hand and pinched the black shadow firmly in his hand. The black shadow immediately let out waves of unpleasant screams. It sounded like a cicada being pinched in the hand. Sheyan slowly opened his eyes at this time. A five centimeter-long scar was dug out from the corner of his left eye, and blood was flowing out. If you didn't look carefully, it really seemed like his left eye had been severely injured.

The black figure pinched by Sheyan was about the size of a palm. The skin all over its body was covered with protective color. It looked like it was made of bark and twigs. It had two small brown eyes, a flat mouth, and a mouth. The teeth inside were slightly green, like the color of twigs, but its extremely sharp claws could be retracted at will like those of a cat, and they were still waving in vain in the air. It looks quite funny, but looking at the injury on the corner of Sheyan's eye, you can see that it is definitely not as harmless as it seems on the surface.

"What the hell is this?" Sheyan was stunned.

But soon a reminder came from the nightmare mark:

"You captured a creature unique to this world: the Bowtruckle."

"The corresponding milestone is activated."

"Biologists: Eleven small creatures unique to the Harry Potter world have been discovered in their places of origin. So far discovered: Bowtruckle"

"Caring Person: You please 50 different Bowtruckles." (You cannot complete the Cruel Person Milestone after completing this milestone.)

"Cruel Man: You killed 200 Bowtruckles." (You cannot complete the Caring Man Milestone after completing this milestone.)

"Honorary Member of the British Museum: You submit a Bowtruckle to the British Museum in London. (Warning: This action will result in subsequent penalties from the Ministry of Magic)

"Enthusiast: Complete the ultimate mission of the four shop owners in London's magic items shop respectively. Gringotts Manager: Mr. Infinit Franc's ultimate mission: He asks you to find a gallstone from the Bowtruckle. Normally, , only the Bowtruckle leader has a small chance of growing gallstones (this quest is not activated)."

Seeing the name Bowtruckle, Fang Senyan also recalled some information he had collected before:

The Bowtruckle is a tree-guarding animal found mainly in certain forests in western England, southern Germany and Scanvia. It has two small brown eyes and is extremely difficult to see because its body is so small (up to eight inches tall) and appears to be made of bark and twigs.

A Bowtruckle is a peaceful, extremely shy creature that feeds on insects, but if the tree it inhabits is threatened, it will leap down and pounce on the woodcutters or tree repair experts who try to destroy its home, digging their eyes with its long, sharp fingers. If a wizard offers a slug to a Bowtruckle, it will be comforted for a long time, so that he or she can take wood from the tree to make a wand.

He suddenly remembered the words that Hagrid muttered at the beginning, and immediately understood that Hagrid was not doubting the words of the contractor at the beginning, but thought that the unfortunate Strang was attacked by the Bowtruckle while climbing the tree, so he fell down. Hagrid was wondering why there was a Bowtruckle on the tree, not wondering about the injuries on Strang.

Looking at a series of milestones related to the Bowtruckle, Fang Senyan hesitated. Obviously, what he was capable of doing now was nothing more than "a loving person" and "a cruel person". It seems that the "cruel person" is easier to complete, but the huge number of 200 is enough to make people feel powerless. (Friends who have played online games know how uncomfortable it is to do a task of killing 200 monsters by yourself).

In comparison, the 50 required by the "loving person" seems very friendly. And it seems that the cost of pleasing them is not high, just catch some beetles to feed them. But where can Fang Senyan find beetles? He searched everywhere but couldn't find any, so he had no choice but to let go of the tree-guarding bird in his hand. Fortunately, this guy suffered a lot and ran away immediately. Not only that, but also the seven or eight tree-guarding birds perched on the tree ran away together, so Fang Senyan didn't delay the task of catching the soundless bird.

After Fang Senyan set up the trap, a soundless bird flew over in less than half an hour. The bird looked quite plump, and it made people imagine the sexy scene of it being stripped of its feathers, smeared with salt, spices, five-spice powder, and cumin, and then roasted until it was oily and sexy. The soundless bird seemed quite clever, and it circled for a while before landing carefully, as if it knew that there was a huge danger waiting for it below.

After waiting for a long time, the bird swooped down with a fearless spirit and pounced on the bait prepared by Fang Senyan. The lasso worked very sharply, but it was immediately broken by the fat bird. It had no feeling at all for Fang Senyan's self-twisted lasso. After watching for a long time, Fang Senyan suddenly realized that it was not that the bird was smart enough to see his trap, but that it had suffered from the tree-guarding hunchbacks on this tree many times before, so it was so cautious...

After a while, several more soundless birds flew over one after another, and it seemed that they didn't want to leave after stopping. Maybe they also have a preference for this type of tree. Fang Senyan approached them tentatively but didn't fly away. It was the same until he got to the bottom of the tree. It was not until Fang Senyan was about to climb the tree that these birds flew up crookedly. As soon as Fang Senyan left, they flew back immediately, not wanting to delay for even a moment.

Seeing this, Fang Senyan also had an idea in his mind. He returned to the fallen and rotten wood and dug out seven or eight grubs. Then he placed one under the tree and retreated seven or eight meters.

Obviously, this group of fat birds immediately swooped down like bombers and ate the bug clean. When he returned to the tree, he still seemed to be unsatisfied and shook his head, as if he was listening to slow rock with headphones.

Fang Senyan put down another one. This time he only retreated five or six meters, and then showed a very resolute and harmless attitude, and he would never leave.

The birds hesitated, but the first soundless bird that came here rushed up without hesitation, took the insect away and enjoyed it slowly. The birds looked at each other, stunned and angry, and I believe they were full of envy and jealousy.

Fang Senyan continued to release insects and retreated.

When he had only the last two insects, Fang Senyan threw them directly at his feet. These birds also began to hesitate and entangle, but it was still the foolish and bold one who rushed forward. Since the rest of the birds saw the leader, they also rushed forward. Fang Senyan sighed, retracted his arms, and the shirt that had been unbuttoned for a long time had slipped down. The whole person rushed forward, and all the soundless birds in front of him were covered in the shirt and killed in one pot.