Silence fell over the Forbidden Forest.
Both the two goblins who had just been begging for mercy, and Tom and Andre standing behind, were startled by Levander's sudden change in demeanor.
"I'll ask you, and then you can tell. And... don't try to lie. I can tell." Levander's voice lost its earlier gentleness.
Tom was puzzled, wondering what information Levander had gained from the first goblin that had so irritated him.
The two goblins trembled in fear, especially with the bodies of their companions lying nearby.
Levander had initially considered interrogating the two goblins with nightmare magic,but after a moment's deliberation, he decided to question them directly in front of Tom and Andre.
He already knew the goblins' motives, but... he needed them to reveal something to Tom and the others.
Levander looked at the two goblins before him, then pointed his wand at the one with the most frightened expression.
"Tell me, why did you sneak into the Forbidden Forest?"
The goblin felt a chill on his neck as he looked at the wand pointed at him.
"...We're looking for something.
Something that can help us goblins regain our rightful power and status."
"What is it?" Levid asked.
"A miraculous magical power!
This magic can be easily absorbed by anyone!
Anyone who absorbs it will experience a surge in their own magical power!
Even someone with mediocre abilities can instantly become powerful!"
The goblin spoke quickly, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, Levid would get impatient and test the strength of his neck.
But Tom and Andre heard clearly, their eyes gleaming with desire.
A power that could make them powerful?
No Slytherin could resist such a temptation!
"Where is this magic?" Levid asked.
"We...we're still searching, but we believe we'll find it soon!" the goblin replied quickly.
Li Weide asked, "Hasn't found it yet?
How can you be sure this power really exists?"
"One hundred percent! Decades ago, a powerful goblin emerged among us, named Lanlock!
He became powerful by absorbing this magical power!"
The goblin's tone was filled with envy, as if he wished he were that Lanlock.
Li Weide knew full well that this Lanlock was the goblin defeated by the senior.
The "magical power" the goblin was referring to was likely the "residue" of negative emotions extracted using ancient magic by Morgana.
However, according to information he had received from the senior, after Lanlock was defeated, all the magic power he absorbed was taken by the senior.
Now that the senior was trapped, she hadn't produced any "residues" herself.
This meant that it was impossible to find this "magical power" anymore!
"Where did you get this information?"
Li Weide demanded.
"We found some notes left by Lanlock. According to the records above, there are still a lot of this kind of magic hidden in the Forbidden Forest, and even in Hogwarts!
As long as we find them and absorb them, the abilities of us goblins will be enhanced, and then..."
"Then you can launch a rebellion again, seize more power from the wizards, or even directly enslave the wizards, right?"
The goblin shuddered when he heard what Levitra said, and looked at Levitra with fear in his eyes.
This terrifying little wizard in front of him is also a wizard! After saying all this... can he still survive?
But if he doesn't say it, he will definitely die!
Levitra pondered for a moment, and then asked: "
How do you rely on to find that kind of magical power?
How do you know that this power still exists and has not dissipated with Lanlock's death?"
"This..." The goblin took out a silver pocket watch-like instrument from his arms.
"Lanlock had been pursuing this power throughout his life, but after obtaining a portion, he lost all leads."
"So, he tasked a goblin craftsman with researching it, hoping to create an instrument that could detect its location. " "
However, when Lanlock received a specific clue, he left... and never returned." "
However, while he was gone, the goblin craftsman continued his research.
Eventually, he created this semi-finished instrument..." "
However, due to the turmoil caused by Lanlock and his defeat, the Ministry of Magic once again implemented a policy of repression against us...
The goblin craftsman was forced to suspend his research and hide the drawings of the semi-finished instrument, along with some of Lanlock's notes."
"It wasn't until recently, after the goblin craftsman's passing, that these items were brought to light..."
Levid took the pocket watch-like instrument and opened it for a look.
At first glance, the instrument looked like an ordinary pocket watch, but the dial had only a single hand.
Moreover, upon opening it, the dial began to emit a shimmering white light.
But after a while, the white light changed, a hint of pink appearing within the pristine white.
"How do we interpret this?"
Li Weide asked again.
"The glow on the dial signifies the existence of such magical power.
Once we approach that power, the light on the dial will begin to change color.
The closer we are to that power, the darker the color... until it eventually turns red, proving we're near that power," the fairy replied respectfully.
"Then what's the use of this pointer?"
Li Weide asked.
"This... According to the idea of the goblin craftsman, when the color of the dial reaches deep red, the pointer will point to the specific location of this magic..."
"However, this is only a semi-finished product, and the function of the pointer has not yet been realized..."
"We wanted to find another craftsman to improve it, but we no longer have samples.
So, now we can only rely on the color of the dial to search for the location of that power."
"Once we find one place, even if it's only a trace, we can use it as a sample to continue to improve this instrument, and then find out other magic powers."
Li Weide looked at the hint of pink on the dial and frowned slightly, "Does this pink mean that there is this kind of power nearby?"
The goblin nodded.
"Yes, but it's pink, proving we're still far away from that place.
So, we've split into several groups, searching from different directions, hoping to find it quickly..."
Li Weide fell silent.
Theoretically, there were no "remnants" left in this world, so why could the goblins' instruments still find them?
Could their instruments also be faulty?
No!
Li Weide suddenly realized that there was another place in this world where "remnants" existed, and there were plenty of them!
That was where the senior was trapped!
Her body, in other words, was a container for the "remnants," just like the metal containers the goblins had used before.
He remembered that he had stepped through a portal in the Forbidden Forest to reach her.
This meant that her hiding place might be near the Forbidden Forest, or even within it!
Therefore, if these goblins were allowed to explore, they might indeed find her quickly.
Of course, with the senior sister's strength, even if she is still trapped there, these goblins will not be able to break through the illusion of nightmare magic and find the senior sister's specific location.
However, since Li Weide knows about this, there is naturally no need for the senior sister to do it.
"One last question.
Where is the gathering point for your exploration team?"
The goblin handed over a map of the forbidden forest honestly.
This map made Li Weide's eyes light up.
The things produced by the goblins are really good. This is actually a detailed map of the forbidden forest!
Moreover, as an alchemical item, although the map does not look big, the content of the map can be dragged!
Just like Li Weide dragged a certain wicked map on his mobile phone before he crossed over!
The goblin pointed to a marked point on the map, "This is our gathering place...
In order not to alert the wizards, we go out to explore at night and go back during the day..."
After the goblin finished answering all the questions, Levid tapped his wand on his head to verify the answers.
"Legitimate!"
"Ah!"
A moment later, the goblin collapsed to the ground.
The last goblin nearby was so frightened by this that he collapsed to the ground.
"Good, you're not lying..."
The collapsed goblin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then... can you let us go?"
Levid looked at him with a strange look.
"How could you have such an illusion that you could still survive?"
The goblin was stunned.
"First, I can't let you go back and tip you off. Second... you just said you were going to kill us, right?"
"Since you want to kill me, it makes perfect sense for me to kill you in return, right?"
Upon hearing Levid's words, the goblin despaired. Knowing that speaking would mean death, and not speaking would also mean death, it might as well have said nothing at all... But then, thinking of Levid's Legilimency, the goblin despaired even more.
Saying nothing would be pointless...
"Because of your honesty, I can give you a quick death."
As Levid finished his words, the two goblins collapsed to the ground, completely silent.
Even Tom and Andre, who were standing nearby, didn't see how Levid killed them!
Levid waved his wand lightly, and the ground shook violently.
Thick tree roots shot out from the ground, tightly binding the three goblin corpses.
Then, the roots swept the bodies underground.
In a matter of seconds, the ground returned to its original flatness, as if nothing had happened.
"Ding! The host has been detected to have killed an evil goblin, sparing someone who would have died at his hands.
The host is rewarded with 100 merit points!"
"Ding! Detected..."
"Ding..."
Judging from the system prompt, killing these goblins was actually a good deed.
This clearly showed that these guys were no good, so Levitra truly felt no guilt at all.
He turned around, a gentle smile plastered on his face once again.
"What do you think about what just happened?"
Tom and Andre felt a chill in their hearts as they watched his smile.
Although they weren't good people either, Levitra's ruthlessness still made them uneasy.
"If the power they speak of really exists... then we must absolutely not let the goblins obtain it," Tom said after some thought.
Andre said, "Yes, these goblins have rebelled before.
If they gain control of this kind of power, another goblin rebellion is likely.
And this time, the goblins will be far more powerful than ever!"
Levid nodded and returned the pocket watch and map to the bag enchanted with the Invisible Extension Charm.
"Let's go. We've been delayed too long.
We can discuss this on the way."
A few minutes later, the group returned to the trail.
But this time, Andre no longer felt the same fear of the Forbidden Forest.
Just kidding, with a terrifyingly powerful being standing next to him, what else could possibly pose a threat in the Forbidden Forest?
However, to say Andre wasn't afraid at all would be an understatement.
His fear of the Forbidden Forest had simply shifted to Levid.
The group continued to move forward slowly,but this time, Levid was in the lead, not Andre.
"What do you think we should do when we return?" Levid asked.
Andre said quickly, "I think we should report it to the principal!
Then, let the people from the Ministry of Magic come and nip the goblins' conspiracy in the bud."
Li Weide smiled and said, "That's a good idea, but... how are you going to explain the source of the information?
You should just say that I tortured the three goblins after killing them?"
Andre shuddered, his voice trembling, "No... that's not what I meant!
I... I will never tell on anyone..."
"I believe you won't tell on anyone, Andre.
After all, you are involved in what happened today, aren't you?"
Li Weide said with a smile.
Andre understood that he had accidentally gotten on board.
If he really told on anyone, he would definitely be involved in the killing of the three goblins.
Andre said quickly, "We can say that we accidentally ran into those three goblins on the road, and then overheard the news from them.
Later, they discovered our eavesdropping and wanted to kill us, but we knocked them out.
We took the things from them and ran back.
When the professors ask where the knocked-out goblins are, we can say that we ran too fast and forgot..."
Li Weide snapped his fingers and laughed, "That's a good reason.
I dare say the professors will never have any doubts about us."
Andre's face was covered with a flattering smile, "Then...we..."
"But I don't plan to do that, Andre.
" Li Weide interrupted him.
"Ah?" Andre was stunned, but his reaction was still quick.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Li Weide did not answer, but looked at Tom who had been thinking.
"Tom, what about you? What are you going to do?"
Tom raised his head and said, "If they're not lying, and that magical power really exists... why should we hand it over?
Wade, we need to become stronger, and this power can help us a lot!"
"I knew you knew me best, Tom. Yes, that's what I planned too."
Li Weide said with a smile, "If we tell the professors, then this power will either be taken away by the Ministry of Magic, and who knows who will benefit in the end.
Or it will be sealed away by the professors. In that case, why don't we just take it?"
"Is...is this really a good idea?"
Andre was very uneasy.
Li Weide said, "We quietly destroyed the goblins' conspiracy and benefited the wizarding world.
So, it's reasonable for us to take a small reward, right?"
"That's...indeed."
Andre was actually very tempted by that kind of power.
Tom said, "If that's the case, then we have to seize this power before the goblins do!"
Li Weide asked in surprise, "Before the goblins?
Tom, don't we already know where they're gathering? Why don't we just kill them all first?"
Tom was completely silenced by Li Weide's words.
Is this okay?
After a long while, he finally managed to say something.
"Weide, I think you're a bit too extreme..."
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