Chapter 246 Battlefield Meat Grinder

Hermione still actively raised her hand to answer: "Stone axe, professor."

She paused and added: "About 2 million years ago, primitive people used it to hunt and cut food."

"That's right." Professor Abigail said: "At that time, Muggles who used this weapon regarded wizards who mastered magic as gods. They knelt down to pray for the protection of wizards, and gave the best food, clothes, gems, and even their children to wizards."

"Then, their weapons became these-"

Spears, iron knives, and bows and arrows were suspended in the air one by one, slowly turning. Professor Abigail picked up the bow and arrow, drew the bow and arrow, and shot it at will.

The bow and arrow nailed to the tree trunk in the distance with a "huh".

Behind the trees, there was a faint rustling sound, the leaves were pushed aside, and the thin dead branches on the ground were trampled.

Students with good eyesight can see part of the centaur in the shadows between the trees.

Two young centaurs were holding bows and arrows, hiding at the edge of the forbidden forest, staring at the teachers and students in class.

"This is a bow and arrow, and centaurs still use these weapons today. With bows and arrows, Muggles can hunt at a safe distance, greatly reducing the risk of facing wild beasts."

Professor Abigail said: "They can also use this weapon to sneak attack wizards - no one can maintain the armor charm all the time, I can't, let alone you little wizards who can't even use the armor charm."

"At that time, Muggles were no longer so in awe of wizards. Even the legendary wizard Merlin was just a close friend and mentor of King Arthur. Muggles no longer worship wizards as gods, they even learned to use the power of wizards."

"But gradually, wizards were no longer regarded as prophets and companions, and people began to believe that all disasters were caused by wizards. The reason why wizards have magic is because they are possessed by evil spirits."

Then, more weapons were displayed.

The cannon appeared in the 13th century, the matchlock gun invented in the 15th century, and the flintlock gun that appeared in the 17th century.

There was a gunshot and a puff of white smoke. The centaurs in the Forbidden Forest were startled. Some of them seemed to want to rush out, but were pulled back by their companions.

Professor Abigail said, "So the witch hunt began in the 15th century."

She pointed to the target pierced by bullets not far away and asked the students, "Tell me, if there are several or dozens of such weapons aimed at you, how many of you can survive?"

The silence lasted for a while.

Ron muttered, "Not even dozens of them... Even if there was only one, I might have died."

Professor Abigail said, "Your textbooks tell you that most of the people killed during the witch hunt were actually Muggles who were framed... That's true."

"The textbooks also tell you how some powerful wizards played tricks on Muggles, such as the witch Wendelin who was burned forty-seven times."

"But many of you may not realize that the Frostfire Curse is a very advanced spell, and there are only a handful of wizards who can master it."

"There are also many young wizards like you who have been killed - because they have neither the ability to escape the pursuit of Muggles nor the ability to avoid being hurt by fire or guns!"

"Imagine, if you were tied to the stake, could you laugh at the stupidity of Muggles like Wendelin? Could you walk down from it alive?"

The laughter among the students disappeared completely. They looked at the professor, imagining the cruel scene at that time, with pale faces and anxiety and fear in their eyes.

"At that time, children, the weapons of Muggles were still very crude, and they never stopped studying how to kill their own kind."

"Compared to them, most wizards would become powerless if they lost their wands."

"For example, Mr. Nick, who was almost headless in Gryffindor College, was caught by Muggles and his wand was taken away. He could not escape from the Muggle dungeon and was eventually chopped on the neck more than 40 times with a blunt axe."

When students heard this story before, they thought Nick was unlucky and funny, but now they realized the horror.

Just then, they heard a wronged voice:

"Why use me as an example? This is too rude, professor!"

Nick floated away sadly, and several ghosts hurriedly followed him to comfort him.

Everyone realized that the ghosts in the school, including Peeves, came to listen to this class. Peeves rarely made trouble, so everyone ignored his existence.

Professor Abigail paused for a moment, then ignored these episodes and patted the guy next to her who was like a telescope.

She said, "This is the Maxim machine gun, an antique invented almost a hundred years ago. Who wants to come up and experience its power?"

The students had not yet come out of their imagination. They thought that Professor Abigail asked them to face the bullets of the machine gun. They were all scared and retreated, fearing that the professor had a wrong understanding of their strength.

So, Wade stood out after taking a step forward, and everyone looked at him as if he were a martyr.

"Professor, I want to try it." Wade raised his hand and said.

He had never come into contact with this kind of battlefield meat grinder, but he had seen its appearance in the military museum.

"Very good."

Professor Abigail asked Wade to come forward and taught him to install the canvas belt and adjust the barrel.

Then, the professor waved his wand. On the lawn in the distance, rows of targets stood up, like a crowd standing in a daze.

"You can shoot now," she said.

Wade did as he was told.

"Da da da da..."

Like a series of firecrackers, the ammunition belt moved quickly, and the metal shells tinkled on the ground.

Wade's arms also trembled rapidly, and he tried to keep the direction steady to prevent the bullets from flying around.

The targets in the distance fell down quickly like wheat being cut down.

The students who saw that Wade didn't have to sacrifice just surrounded him, and then distanced themselves in fear. A Hufflepuff student even accidentally tripped and fell on the ground when he retreated.

A long belt of ammunition was fired in less than a minute. When Wade stood up, he felt that the muscles in his arms were trembling unconsciously.

Then they heard Professor Abigail's cold voice: "This is a harvester of life. It once killed more than 60,000 people in one day on the battlefield."

"... 60,000?" Someone murmured, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

"That's right." Professor Abigail said: "This machine gun can theoretically fire 600 rounds per minute."

She moved the Maxim machine gun aside and said: "Now, let's take a look at the others."

Special note: Voldemort did not curse his name during the first war, and he did it in the seventh book. People who called his name would be found by the Death Eaters.