Chapter 341: Taking a Plane!
"Welcome to the Knight Bus, the emergency transport for stranded Witches and Wizards. Just stick out your wand and step aboard, and we can take you anywhere you want to go.
My name is Stan Shunpike, I'm the conductor today - though it's a bit surprising, if I'm not mistaken, today is the official start of classes at Hogwarts, and someone actually needs to take the Knight Bus?"
The Knight Bus appeared in front of everyone, and after the door opened, a young man in his twenties started rattling off.
As he spoke, he also sized up Aisen and the others, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"You talk too much, Stan!" Aisen said, while gesturing for the others to board the Knight Bus.
"Alright, then, where are you going?" Stan leaned against the doorway, shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly.
After getting on the bus, Aisen found it was a bit different from what he had expected.
He had originally thought there would be beds placed on each level inside the carriage, but he didn't expect to find a messy arrangement of mismatched chairs after entering.
But on second thought, Aisen understood; sitting on chairs for daytime travel and sleeping on beds for nighttime travel made sense.
However, sleeping on beds at night still felt a bit strange to Aisen.
After all, based on what he knew, this Knight Buswouldn't move slowly along the roads like a regular bus, but would travel at a very high speed.
In fact, if necessary, it would even jump forward, a leap of one or two hundred miles at a time.
Logically, if it really had this speed, then let alone the whole of England, even traveling around the whole world could probably reach the destination within half an hour.
If that's the case, why set up beds? Is it to let some Witches get a good night's sleep before reaching their destination?
Well, maybe he was thinking too much!
"Can you go anywhere?" After sitting down on a chair, Aisen stretched, thought for a moment, and then asked directly.
"That's right, you can go anywhere you want!" Stanclosed the door, a look of pride on his face, "Anywhere on land, can't go underwater—"
Seeing the other party's demeanor, Aisen was tempted to ask if they could go directly to a certain country in Asia, but on second thought, since they were going through the Muggle World process, he smiled and shook his head.
"So, your destination?" Stan's gaze swept across where everyone on the bus was sitting, and finally landed on Aisen.
"Alright, how much does it cost to go to LondonHeathrow Airport?" Aisen took out his ticket, looked at it, and then put it away.
"Are you all five together?" Stan asked, and seeing Aisennod, he calculated for a moment, then quoted a number, "Alright, three Galleons, fifteen sickles. But if you want to taste some chocolate, you'll need to pay three extra sickles."
"That'll do!" Aisen waved his hand at Stan after paying.
"Alright, let's go, Ern!" Stan shouted to an older Witchsitting in front of the steering wheel.
Bang—
The driver seemed to be driving a rocket, and Aisensuddenly felt the long-lost feeling of being pushed back into his seat (amusingly). At the same time, Harry and the others were swaying in their chairs, almost falling over.
Looking out the window, you would see them speeding along a country lane, and as they passed through hedges, even the trees on both sides automatically leaped aside to make way.
Bang—
Occasionally, the Knight Bus would also leap forward, passing directly through one or two hundred miles of space, appearing at the distant other end.
A few minutes later, the driver Ern slammed on the brakes, and after sliding a bit, the Knight Bus stopped near the exit of the street outside Heathrow Airport.
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"Professor, are we going to take a plane now?" After getting off the Knight Bus, Harry seemed to be in much higher spirits.
"Let's go, next we're going to take a plane to Zhengyi School, this journey isn't short!" Nodding, Aisen called out and was the first to walk towards the terminal building.
Including Aisen, their Wizard robes had long been changed out, so they didn't attract much attention as they walked along the road.
Along the way, Harry and the others chattered and talked in low voices.
As Hogwarts students, Malfoy and the others never paid attention to anything in the Muggle World, and naturally didn't know what an airplane was.
And although Harry had grown up living in the Muggle World since he was a child, he only had a concept of an airplane. After all, he never had the chance to ride one.
Fortunately, Aisen was quite familiar with these procedures. After handling check-in, security, and so on, after a busy period, Aisen took Harry and the others into the cabin around ten o'clock.
"Is this an airplane? It's amazing!" After sitting down by the window, Padma couldn't help but exclaim.
Looking sideways, Aisen saw that Harry next to him was alright, but the others, including Malfoy, seemed to be immersed in the huge shock of their first time riding a Muggle airplane.
With a thought, a spell was cast, covering the heads of the few people. This way, the content of their conversation wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
"Muggles are indeed very smart!" Malfoy, who rarely spoke, suddenly said something that surprised Aisen.
He hadn't expected Malfoy to say something like that. But thinking about what had happened in his family, Aisenunderstood that perhaps he had truly changed a lot.
"Professor, how can it fly? Is it by magic?" Hanna's eyes showed intense curiosity.
"No, the principle of how an airplane flies is very simple! But making an airplane that can carry people is not a simple matter." Aisen replied casually, "If you are interested in it, you can find some Muggle books to read after getting off the plane."
"After reading the books, can we also make such an airplane?" Malfoy looked around, as if very interested in this.
"Possibly, but an airplane is composed of millions or even tens of millions of parts, which is a very large amount of work—" Aisen shrugged. Although he didn't finish his sentence, the meaning he conveyed was already very clear.
Aisen knew that the power of magic was very wondrous. For example, you could cast a spell while cooking to make the food wash and cook itself, and so on. Another example is that magic allows a Witch to directly transform an object using Transfiguration without knowing its atomic composition.
So, assuming millions of airplane parts were placed in front of a Witch, could those parts automatically assemble into an airplane if the Witch cast a spell?
Although this sounded a bit incredible, just thinking about how wondrous and idealistic the power of magic is, Aisenfelt that this possibility wasn't nonexistent.
Of course, Witches would definitely not do this for no reason. After all, they had no such need!
"Professor, can this plane take us directly to the Zhengyi School?" Padma, who was sitting next to Hanna, suddenly changed the subject.
"Zhengyi School?" Aisen glanced at Padma and couldn't help but repeat it.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Padma looked puzzled.
"No problem!" Aisen shook his head, but kept muttering to himself.
If their destination was really China, it might not be a magic school, but rather a Taoist school. Uh—, maybe it could even be a Kung Fu school!
Of course, although the names were different, Aisen felt that this was merely a result of cultural differences, and as for the essence of the power, it should all be magic!
Uh—, Aisen didn't know what it was like in other worlds, but in this world, he estimated it was like this.
"Professor, our destination is Hong Kong—is the Zhengyi School there?" Harry, who was sitting next to Aisen, held the ticket in his hand, looked through it for a while, and then asked curiously.
"I'm not sure, we'll know when we get there!" Aisenshook his head.
"Are there Witches there too?" After putting away the ticket, Harry's face was still full of curiosity.
"Yes, maybe the Witches there aren't called Witches, but rather sorcerers!" Aisen said casually.
"Sorcerers? Magicians?" Hanna on the other side suddenly interjected.
"'It might also be called a Daoist, or maybe even a sorcerer!' Aisen couldn't help but shrug his shoulders as he looked at the other person."
Regarding the term for Witch, he wasn't really that sure. Because from a cultural tradition standpoint, the few terms he mentioned earlier were all possible.
Of course, there's no need to dwell on the matter of terms. Just as he thought before, whether it's Western countries or Eastern countries, the power everyone uses should be the same.
"'Professor, we're going to be exchange students at Zhengyi School for a year, right?' Padma, who had been quiet for a while, asked."
"'That's right, you'll be staying in a foreign country for a year, so you need to be mentally prepared!' Aisennodded."
"'What about you, Professor?' Harry seemed to have thought of something, a curious expression appearing on his face."
"'Me? Of course, I'll be staying there for a year, just like you.' Aisen said calmly, but a hint of something unusual showed in his eyes."
To be honest, he didn't know how he felt about the place he would be staying for the next year. If you were to say he was nostalgic, that was indeed the case.
After all, he had lived there for over twenty years in his previous life. The culture, life, food, and everything else there were etched into his soul.
It was precisely because of this that these things were worth him missing.
If Aisen were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't feel any obvious difference between his two lives after going there.
But then again, that was his previous life after all. And the current world, compared to his previous life, clearly had an extra Wizarding World. Since the supernatural ability of Witch existed, Aisen obviously wouldn't think that place would truly be a blank slate like in the original work.
So, Aisen really didn't know much about the situation over there.
Of course, there was one thing he was basically certain of, and that was that settling down there should be very good. Just as Dumbledore said, as long as you abide by the law, nothing should happen.
"'No, Professor, I mean, what are you going to do there? Be the Astronomy Professor?' Harry sat motionless, looking at more and more passengers sitting in their seats, and lowered his voice."
"'Hmm—, maybe be an assistant Professor!' Aisenpondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly."
To be honest, he didn't know at all what the Witch there had to learn. But it could basically be predicted that what the students there had to learn would be very different from Hogwarts.
Putting everything else aside, just the issue of casting spells would absolutely not be the same. After all, even the languages weren't the same, so how could the casting spells be the same?
Of course, Aisen estimated that only the method or medium of casting spells might be slightly different. For example, teaching students to cast spells here at Hogwarts requires the use of wands.
While students at Zhengyi School might only need to make a hand seal when casting spells.
As for fighting methods, here at Hogwarts, it's wand against wave. Maybe at Zhengyi School, everyone will be able to perform 'Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin', who knows.
"'Professor, is there Quidditch at Zhengyi School?' Harrypursed his lips, an expectant look on his face as he spoke."
"'There should be!' Aisen was silent for a moment, then said slowly."
To be honest, this point was also quite strange. Because logically speaking, there should absolutely be no competitive sport involving riding brooms over there.
After all, from ancient times to the present, the travel methods revered on this continent have been things like flying on swords, riding the wind, soaring through clouds and mist, and Golden Light Traversing the Earth. You haven't heard of any sect or family traveling by riding brooms, right?
Since even traveling by riding brooms isn't popular, how could there be a competitive sport played on brooms?
But then again, in Aisen's memory, the China Quidditchnational team even won second place in the World Cup. This shows that not only is there the sport of playing Quidditch on brooms over there, but they're also very good at it.
Therefore, after thinking it over, Aisen felt that it should be that Western Quidditch was later introduced to the East, which was a more reasonable situation.
What? Aisen doesn't play Quidditch? Oh, then never mind!
About five more minutes passed, and the plane slowly taxied out onto the runway and officially took off.
"'Professor, how long will it take us to get there?' As the plane gradually climbed into the clouds, Malfoy on the side suddenly asked."
Turning his head to look, Aisen immediately found it a little hard to hold back a laugh.
He saw him leaning back in his seat, his whole body seeming to be tense, giving off a feeling of 'I'm very nervous'.
"'It will probably take a whole day, but don't worry, nothing will happen!' Aisen said calmly. As his thoughts turned, an inconspicuous silver light appeared out of thin air and then entered Harry and the others' bodies."
Immediately after, as if they had been soothed, the four of them all let out a sigh of relief.
"'This plane is really amazing! Isn't it, Hanna?' Looking at the clouds and mist continuously drifting past the plane window, Padma exclaimed again."
"'Why do you think Witch don't make some planes?' Hanna nodded and leaned towards Padma, starting to talk."
"'Probably because they don't need them!' Padma said with a regretful look."
"'Don't need them? Is it because Witch can Apparition?' Hanna muttered softly."
"'That's one reason, but I think besides that, the small number of people in the Wizarding World is probably also one of the reasons!' Padma looked around, a wise light showing in her eyes."
"'That's right! There are hundreds of people on this plane, and the Wizarding World doesn't have that many people traveling together!' Hanna's face showed a look of sudden realization."
"'I heard that planes like this take off many times a day from the airport!' Harry, sitting next to Aisen, reminded them."
"'There are too many Muggle!' Hanna seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but exclaim."
During the journey, Harry and the others started chattering, while Aisen, who was beside them, put his consciousness into the Dream World.
Time passed little by little. In the blink of an eye, the plane reached its destination, and Aisen took Harry and the others off the plane.
However, the fact that they departed in the morning but landed in the morning over ten hours later was something Hanna, Padma, and the others kept asking about relentlessly for a while.
This forced him to spend some effort explaining to them what time difference was.
"'Have you all put on the badges Dumbledore gave you? All right, follow me and don't run around!' Seeing the way they tapped on their badges, Aisen waved at them and then walked towards outside the airport."
Aisen walked ahead, and Harry and the others followed obediently behind.
Although Aisen didn't really know the way here, he easily spotted his target: a middle-aged man holding a sign in front of him that read 'Hogwarts, Professor Eisen Turner'.
The man wore gold-rimmed glasses and a Zhongshan suit, looking particularly refined.
"'Hello, I am a Professor from Hogwarts, Eisen Turner!' Aisen walked directly up to the man, extended his hand, and introduced himself."
"'Hello, welcome, welcome. I am Zhang Mingwen, the Charm Array Class teacher at Zhengyi School. I didn't expect Mr. Turner's Chinese to be so good!' The middle-aged man shook Aisen's hand and looked at Aisen with a surprised expression."
"'Not at all, Mr. Zhang, you are too kind. I personally deeply admire China's traditional culture and am very much looking forward to spending the next year at your esteemed school.' Aisen waved his hand politely."
Amidst the dumbfounded expressions of Harry and the others, Aisen began conversing warmly with the other party.
"'Haha—, I think Mr. Turner will definitely be satisfied with the coming year!' Zhang Mingwen said with a smile, seemingly very pleased with Aisen's attitude."
"'Mr. Zhang, you just said that you are the Charm Array Class teacher at Zhengyi School? Then, I wonder what the connection is between Zhengyi School and your country's Zhengyi School?' A look of surprise appeared on Aisen's face."
"'Oh my! I was just thinking that Mr. Turner saying he admired our culture was just a polite remark, but I didn't expect you to even know about the Zhengyi School. That's right, the relationship between our school and the Zhengyi School is indeed very close.' Zhang Mingwensaid, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Aisenbecame much friendlier."
Chapter 342: Time to Relax!
"So, I guess the location of Zhengyi School is not here, right?" Aisen said with a smile, a hint of confusion in his tone.
"Yes, you guessed right! Since you know about the Zhengyi School, you must also know about Longhu Mountain. The address of our Zhengyi School is also there." As if seeing Aisen's confusion, Zhang Mingwenbegan to explain.
"Alright, I guessed as much! Shall we go to Zhengyi School now?" Aisen's face showed a look of understanding, but he couldn't help but start complaining inwardly.
Good heavens, I thought it was a Just magic school? I didn't expect it to be Zhengyi School, which has ties to the Zhengyi School. This is—well, this is very reasonable!
"You just arrived, would you like to look around here? We can stay here for two days." Zhang Mingwen smiled, then pointed to the tall building standing next to the road.
Between the towering buildings, large and small billboards were everywhere. On the crisscrossing streets, pedestrians constantly entered and exited various shops.
Such a prosperous scene can indeed arouse one's desire to explore.
"Is this appropriate?" Aisen looked over in surprise, "I mean, hasn't your school started yet?"
"School has started, but the first few days are spent on assessing previous students. It will be another week until formal classes begin!" Zhang Mingwen put away his smile and said lightly.
"Is that so?" Aisen nodded thoughtfully, then as if he thought of something, he turned to look at Harry and the others who were following silently, "How about it? Do you want to look around here?"
"Professor, no need!" "No need!"
"Really?" "That's great, Professor!"
Several people spoke in unison, but the content of what they said was different.
Harry and Malfoy both shook their heads, seemingly not interested in shopping here, while Hanna and Padmashowed enthusiastic expressions.
However, after speaking, the few people looked at each other, a hint of awkwardness appearing on their faces.
"Haha, Mr. Turner, let's go to the hotel first!" Seeing this, Zhang Mingwen laughed heartily, as if he had already made arrangements, and led them directly towards their accommodation.
"Let's go, Harry, and you all follow along!" Aisenshrugged, then greeted Harry and the others.
"Is this the student named Harry Potter, your 'Savior'?" Hearing Aisen's words, Zhang Mingwen looked back, sized Harry up and down, and then asked with interest.
"You here also know about Harry?" Aisen looked at Zhang Mingwen in surprise.
Could it be that Harry Potter, who defeated Voldemort and is famous in the England Wizarding World, is also quite well-known here? This—well, it doesn't seem strange.
Since Quidditch can be popular here, it means that this place is not disconnected from the international Wizarding World, but has quite close ties.
"Know, why wouldn't we know!" Zhang Mingwen said as he walked, "I heard that more than ten years ago, a heinous criminal appeared in England, causing panic in the Europe Wizarding World, and was finally defeated by a baby!"
"Uh—" Aisen's mouth twitched, then he nodded, "You're right, that criminal named Tom Riddle was very arrogant. He wanted to rule the world, but he was defeated by Harry!"
"Rule the world?" Zhang Mingwen said, a hint of mockery appearing on his face.
Seeing Zhang Mingwen's expression, Aisen probably understood what was going on.
Presumably, it was simply that they didn't take Voldemort seriously. He could understand this point. After all, Aisenhad memories from his previous life, so he naturally knew that the people here preferred to keep a low profile.
Well, this is very reasonable!
After arriving at a rather luxurious hotel, Harry and the others were arranged to stay and start adjusting to the time difference. As for Aisen himself, he didn't need to do so at all.
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"By the way, can I ask why Zhengyi School wants to start an exchange student program with Hogwarts?" In the lobby, Aisen sat on the sofa and continued chatting with Zhang Mingwen.
"The exchange student program is, of course, to strengthen the exchange and cooperation between the two schools. After all, Hogwarts is the number one magicschool in Europe!" Zhang Mingwen placed a glass of orange juice in front of Aisen.
"Does Dumbledore know your Headmaster?" Aisenpicked up the glass and changed the subject.
"Oh, Dumbledore, yes, I know him!" Zhang Mingwenleaned back on the sofa and nodded, "I heard they knew each other decades ago. I remember at that time, a heinous criminal appeared in Europe, causing panic in the Europe Wizarding World, and Dumbledore even asked our Headmaster for help?"
"With all due respect, people on our side all know that it was Dumbledore who defeated Grindelwald alone at that time!" Aisen's mouth twitched again, then he said calmly.
"Yes, Dumbledore seemed to want to ask our Headmaster to break a contract at that time, but the Headmaster was not available, so the matter was left unresolved." Zhang Mingwen said with a light smile.
"Break a contract?" Aisen nodded, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.
"Yes, I heard it was a contract between Dumbledore and that criminal Grindelwald!" A hint of curiosity flashed in Zhang Mingwen's eyes, "Do you know how that contract was broken?"
"What contract?" Aisen's face froze, and he slowly said after putting down his cup.
"It seems to be called a Blood Pact. I heard that people who make a Blood Pact cannot attack each other." Zhang Mingwen looked at Aisen with interest.
Aisen slowly shook his head, recalling the scenes from "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" that he had watched in his previous life. Some memories that had long been forgotten in the depths of his mind were slowly unearthed by him.
"I'm not very clear about this. I don't know much about the past events in the Wizarding World. I only became the Astronomy Professor at Hogwarts a few years ago. I used to live in the Muggle World—" After pondering for a while, Aisen didn't plan to reveal the things in his memory, "I went to Hogwarts after graduating from university."
"University graduate? You were a university student?" Aisen's face showed a strange expression.
"Yes, I graduated from Manchester University, and I learned Chinese while I was studying." Aisen simply rounded off his lie.
"Then teaching Astronomy at Hogwarts is a waste!" Zhang Mingwen said, shaking his head, as if feeling sorry for Aisen.
"It's not a waste. Much of the knowledge I learned in university is not used after graduation. Teaching Astronomy is acceptable." Aisen waved his hand.
Of course, he couldn't say that he wanted to enter Hogwarts by applying for a professorship at that time in order to learn magic.
"By the way, since Harry and the others are going to be exchange students at Zhengyi School, what will they learn?" As if he thought of something, Aisen immediately asked again, "I think the courses at Zhengyi School must be different from the courses at Hogwarts, right?"
"Before talking about this, one point needs to be clarified. Although the power used in the East and West appears to be different on the surface, in essence, it is the same thing, don't you think?" Zhang Mingwen crossed his hands and his face became serious.
"Yes, we call it magic, and you here—" Aisen took a sip of orange juice, then looked at the other person, "Is it internal force? True Qi? Daoist magic?"
"magic power, spells!" Zhang Mingwen nodded.
"I understand, it's just a different name, right?" Aisen's face showed a look of understanding.
If it were another world, Aisen wouldn't be sure if magicpower and magic, spells and magic were the same thing. But in this world, it seemed to be the case.
"Since you understand, then you should know that the courses in all schools in the world, no matter how different they are, are actually teaching students how to master and utilize the power of magic." Zhang Mingwensaid slowly, glancing at Aisen before continuing, "Just like me, as the Charm Array Class teacher at Zhengyi School, what I teach students is how to use talismans and arrays to leverage the power of magic."
Hearing Zhang Mingwen say this, Aisen couldn't help but scratch his head.
It wasn't that he didn't understand what the other person meant. It was just that as soon as he heard his words, Aisen understood that although the essence of powers like magic power and magic was the same, the ways of utilizing and controlling them were completely different.
As he said, using talismans and arrays to leverage the power of magic. But the problem is, Harry and the others probably can't learn these things.
Although Aisen didn't delve deeply into the knowledge related to talismans and arrays, he knew that this must be a complete knowledge system.
Just like Ancient Runes at Hogwarts, this stuff needs to be learned from scratch before it can radiate to various subjects like Charm class, Potions, Alchemy, etc.
It can be said that this is a complete system.
In this way, if exchange students only study for a year, wouldn't it be difficult to learn anything?
Tsk tsk—
It was at this moment that Aisen realized that the exchange students in the Wizarding World were fundamentally different from those in the Muggle World.
Obviously, due to the relatively closed nature of the Wizarding World, the teaching content in schools across different countries and regions varies greatly. Especially the Zhengyi School that Harry and his friends are about to go to, due to the completely different culture and tradition, the teaching content is almost completely different.
But in the Muggle World, there is no such problem.
After all, whether it's Mathematics, Physics, or even Artificial Intelligence, these things are universal in the Muggle World.
In other words, when students from Western countries go to Eastern countries to study, the knowledge they learn might be slightly different, but after returning to their own schools, what they learned can still be used.
This way, it can indeed achieve the goal of strengthening communication between the two schools.
However, for the Wizarding World, especially Hogwartsand Zhengyi School, this method of strengthening communication seems unfeasible.
After pondering for a moment, Aisen explained this issue to Zhang Mingwen.
However, after Zhang Mingwen's explanation, Aisenrealized that he had misunderstood.
Yes, Charm Array Class is indeed very complex. Learning this system requires starting from scratch and takes a lot of time. For people unfamiliar with the local culture, it is extremely unfriendly.
However, as an experimental exchange activity, Harryand their main focus should be on courses with high overlap with Hogwarts' curriculum, such as Combat Spelland Spell Discovery.
For example, Combat Spell is actually very close to Defense Against the Dark Arts, while Spell Discoveryincludes parts of Charm class and Transfiguration.
Of course, this one year of study is probably only enough for Harry and the others to gain a preliminary understanding and knowledge of these course contents. It can broaden their horizons and ideas, etc.
From Zhang Mingwen, Aisen learned that the purpose of the exchange student program launched by Hogwartsand Zhengyi School is not to truly learn all of each other's knowledge or anything like that.
That is indeed not very realistic.
After all, whether it's Hogwarts or Zhengyi School, each school has its own teaching methods. Their ways of cultivating students, after years of development, are relatively complete.
In this case, increasing the content students learn, especially knowledge content from different systems, would likely put a lot of pressure on the students.
Therefore, the purpose of this year-long exchange activity is simply to let Harry and his friends change their way of thinking and explore the power of magic from a different perspective.
Simply put, it's not important how much new knowledge Harry and his friends learn in a year. What's most important is that they can integrate the little they learn into their own understanding.
For example, if they learn some things from Combat Spelland can integrate them into their own combat system. Another example is learning to explore the medicinal properties of Potions from a different angle. This way, the goal is considered achieved.
"In this way, exchange students might indeed bring some concepts back to their respective schools, which should also bring beneficial changes to Hogwarts. But the question is, isn't spending a year unfriendly to those exchange students?" Aisen asked directly.
Yes, just as he said. Although the exchange student program between the two schools will get on track after this experimental exchange activity.
But this program is indeed somewhat unfriendly to the exchange students themselves. After all, spending a year to study, it's great if there are gains, but if there are no gains at all, then it's truly a waste.
"It's nothing, schools always need to develop and progress. Even if it takes some time, we can just give the exchange students makeup classes later!" Zhang Mingwen said nonchalantly.
This—alright, that makes a lot of sense.
It's just one year, it's really not a big deal.
Hmm, maybe I can suggest to Dumbledore to implement a measure at Hogwarts that allows those exchange students to delay graduation by one year. This way, they can probably catch up on the classes they missed.
"Alright, you're right. Maybe after I go back, I should suggest to Dumbledore to let the exchange students delay graduation by one year." Aisen nodded without changing his expression.
"Good, that's a great idea. Delaying graduation by one year for makeup classes, then there will be no problem!" Hearing Aisen's words, Zhang Mingwen's eyes lit up.
"Oh, there's one more thing I need to understand!" As if suddenly remembering something, Aisen turned his gaze to Zhang Mingwen.
"Speak!" Zhang Mingwen gestured with his hand.
"I want to understand what my arrangements will be next?" Aisen said unhurriedly, "I mean, will I be arranged to teach? I am just the Astronomy Professor at Hogwarts, and I imagine the teaching content here should be different."
In fact, it was exactly as Aisen said.
Astronomy at Hogwarts basically teaches the names, positions, geography, and orbits of planets and stars, as well as star charts, etc.
Obviously, this knowledge is not very complex.
But at Zhengyi School, if Aisen was not mistaken, the knowledge of astronomy and celestial phenomena here should involve the concepts of the Three Enclosures, Four Symbols, and Twenty-Eight Mansions.
Aisen's understanding of these concepts was limited to just knowing about them. If Aisen was arranged to teach, he would probably have to learn on the fly.
Although Aisen could learn this knowledge in an instant using the Dream World, this ability is clearly not suitable for exposure, is it?
"No arrangements!" To Aisen's surprise, Zhang Mingwengave a surprising answer.
"No arrangements!" Aisen looked at the other party in surprise, "Does that mean I don't need to teach and can be idle for the entire year?"
"Basically, you could say that!" A smile appeared on Zhang Mingwen's face, "However, within Zhengyi School, there is a monthly contest between all teachers and students. Well, you call it a duel over there. I think you can showcase your combat style."
"Duels between all teachers and students?" Aisen's mouth twitched.
"Students of the same grade duel, and then the teachers have a duel!" Zhang Mingwen seemed to see through Aisen's thoughts and immediately added an explanation.
"Okay, I think that's fine. I'm looking forward to this kind of duel." Aisen shrugged his shoulders, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Oh, I'm very curious, what is the combat style like here? It's definitely not fighting with wands, right?
I've heard of sword control, taking someone's head from a thousand miles away. Will you use this here? Also, will some martial arts be used? Like Ten Thousand Swords Returning to One, or Three Points Returning to Vitality?
Also, when you fight with spells here, do you also have to make hand seals and chant incantations? Like Daoist True Words and Incantations?"
"Cough cough—it seems Mr. Turner is indeed very knowledgeable about our culture here." Zhang Mingwenseemed to be choked for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, "Our combat style here should be quite diverse.
Making hand seals and chanting incantations is indeed the mainstream here. As for sword control and martial arts moves, many young people are researching and using them. Even using wands for combat has gradually become popular among young people in recent years.
You'll know this when the time comes!"
"Okay, I'm looking forward to the life ahead even more!" Aisen nodded with a smile.
Chapter 343: Touring
After a pleasant conversation, Zhang Mingwentemporarily left due to some business.
As for Aisen, he went to his hotel room and began to handle the matters at hand.
After entering the room, he directly closed the window, drew the curtains, then cast a spell to block external perception of the room, and immediately took out a crystal ball.
Sitting on a chair, Aisen's thoughts stirred, connecting a part of his consciousness to the laplace's demonsupercomputer in the Dream World, raising his computing and analysis capabilities to a terrifying level.
Then, he actively blocked various data from unconscious calculations and focused his attention on the crystal ball.
Immediately after, he multitasked, with one part of his consciousness drawing support from the laplace's demonsupercomputer and another part used to handle the matter before him.
He saw him constantly waving his hand in front of him. After casting Transfiguration, Conversion Charms, and other spells, the structure of the crystal ball gradually changed.
A faint silver sheen flashed within the crystal ball, then, as if drawing elements from the air, it transformed into a thread that quickly moved around within it.
At a certain moment, the silver sheen was fixed at a spot where the thread had moved through, turning into a flickering node. Then, the thread continued to move.
In just a moment, a spherical supercomputer, almost identical to the laplace's demon in the Dream World, appeared before him. The only difference between the two seemed to be their size.
Although the crystal ball he held was a bit too small to be used as supercomputing hardware, since he could borrow the computing and analysis capabilities of the Laplace's Demon System from the Dream World, there wasn't a big problem.
Of course, the next step of using runes to build the Laplace's Demon System within the crystal ball probably couldn't be completely replicated from the Dream World.
Due to the difference between the Dream World and the real world, Aisen estimated that he would need to modify and adjust for some time before he could build a supercomputer in the real world with capabilities similar to the Laplace's Demon System in the Dream World.
As for how to continuously upgrade the supercomputer in the real world to the level of a true laplace's demon, that would depend on Aisen's research progress.
Perhaps Aisen would need to spend a very long time to research the true laplace's demon, or perhaps in a few days, he might suddenly have an epiphany and develop it all at once.
...
In the evening, Aisen, along with Harry, Malfoy, Hanna, and Padma, who had adjusted to the time difference, walked out of the hotel.
Harry and Padma held local tourist guides in their hands, but after flipping through them several times, they eventually discarded them. Aisen didn't mind this.
Although Hanna and Padma were very interested in looking around, they only had two or three days. Therefore, if they were going to shop around, they might as well just pick some places randomly.
After having dinner downstairs, the group slowly strolled along the sidewalk.
After the sun set, night gradually fell.
Looking around, the streetlights had lit up one by one.
The traditional characters written on the billboards hanging on both sides of the street also began to flash with colorful lights. At the street exit, as the traffic light colors changed, crowds surged past, and the noisy sounds of Cantonese, English, and so on were incessant.
Pedestrians and vehicles shuttled back and forth, interspersed among the brightly lit buildings, weaving a beautiful picture. Such a scene could only be seen in a bustling metropolis.
In such an environment, if he didn't know deeply what kind of world this was, Aisen would have thought he had returned to his previous life.
"My goodness, is this the development of the Muggle World?" Hanna seemed dazzled by the neon lights here, looking left and right, and couldn't help but open her mouth wide. "It's completely different here in the morning and evening!"
"Actually, metropolises generally look pretty similar, with tall buildings, bright lights, and so on. Perhaps only people's lifestyles are different," Aisen casually offered his opinion.
"Where Witches live is much worse!" Padma said, her tone seeming a little disappointed! As if she was disappointed by the backwardness of the Wizarding World.
"Harry, what do you think?" Aisen reached out and patted Harry's shoulder.
"Maybe because they don't need it? To build such tall buildings, there probably aren't that many Witches to live in them." Harry looked at the scenes before him. Although he was curious, he wasn't too surprised. After all, Harryhad lived in the Muggle World since he was a child, and even if he hadn't personally experienced the scenes of a bustling city, he had seen them on television.
"That's right, one part of the reason is isolation, and another part is that there's no demand," Aisen nodded.
"Why don't Witches live in houses like these?" Padmawalked slowly forward beside him, looking left and right from time to time, fixing her gaze on the towering buildings lining both sides of the street.
"Probably because they're not used to it!" Aisen saw Padma's gaze and understood what she was thinking.
To be honest, is there any difference between living in a mud house in the countryside and a villa in a big city?
For ordinary people, there is definitely a difference. After all, compared to mud houses in the countryside, villas in big cities are a symbol of identity, status, and even power for them.
In addition, living in large villas in the city might also bring them a kind of psychological enjoyment. But for Witches, none of these are problems.
After all, no matter what it is, for Witches, it can basically be solved through magic. Therefore, where they live is not that important.
Since it's not important, then how the housing is, is naturally not very important either.
Otherwise, why didn't Aisen hear of a profession like construction worker after entering the Wizarding World? Obviously, there's no need, right!
However, speaking of it, what Aisen found very strange was that the magic in this world could interfere with electronic products.
How to put it, this is quite outrageous.
To be reasonable, what are electronic products? Uh, to put it simply, they are products that use electricity. Of course, whether it's a television, a telephone, or other electronic products, they are inseparable from electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic waves.
If magic can interfere with electronic products, it means it can interfere with electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic waves.
This—
Okay, Aisen was overthinking. Although this isn't scientific, it's very magical!
"Huh—, Professor, what is that?" Suddenly, Harry covered his nose and walked to the other side behind Aisen, pointing to a nearby vendor and asking.
He turned back to look at Malfoy and Padma and saw that they even had wary expressions.
At the same time, a waft of foul smell entered Aisen's nostrils, making his expression a little dazed.
"Don't overthink it, it's just some Eastern delicacy!" Aisensnapped back to reality, waved his hand at the others, and then stepped forward to the vendor's stall.
"Delicacy? Is Professor joking?" Padma looked at Aisen in disbelief, then turned to Harry and asked, "Do you think they're frying dungbombs?"
"Impossible, how could there be dungbombs in the Muggle World!" Harry shook his head and took two or three steps forward to Aisen's side.
"Excuse me, how much is this fried stinky tofu?" After arriving in front of the vendor, Aisen pointed casually.
"Oh, young man, your Chinese is quite good!" The boss was a little surprised to see a foreigner come up and ask, then said with a beaming smile, "Seeing as you're so proficient in using Chinese, I'll charge you ten yuan a box. How many do you want?"
"Okay, I'll take two boxes!" Taking out the Hong Kong dollars he had already exchanged from his pocket and handing over twenty yuan, Aisen waited quietly.
"Professor, can this really be eaten?" Not just Harry, but Malfoy, Hanna, and Padma all looked over with expressions of disgust.
Seeing their expressions, Aisen also understood what was going on.
To be honest, if Aisen himself were a genuine Englishman, he would basically have the same attitude upon seeing such food.
How to put it? As a traditional snack, even if stinky tofu were introduced to foreigners as a very delicious delicacy, they probably wouldn't be able to accept it.
This is an inability to accept it conceptually, not an inability to accept the taste.
However, at this moment, seeing this stinky tofu, Aisenfelt only familiarity and nostalgia. Eating this food in these circumstances gave him a feeling of having lived in a different era.
"Mmm—, very delicious!" Taking the stinky tofu handed over by the boss, Aisen tasted it heartily, displaying his demeanor in front of Harry and the others.
Hmm, should I take this delicacy back to Hogwarts? Well, if it were Fred and George, I bet they'd love this food. Maybe they'd even develop stinky tofu into a prank product.
"Want some, Harry?" As he thought, Aisen handed another box of stinky tofu to Harry.
"Uh, Professor, no thank you, I'm not hungry right now!" Harry said awkwardly, subtly taking two steps back.
"Is it really that delicious? Professor, can I try some?" Just as Aisen was watching Harry's expression with interest, Hanna Abbott from the side suddenly leaned over.
"Good, you've got the right idea!" Aisen smiled at Hanna and handed the stinky tofu over.
Taking the box containing the stinky tofu, Hanna opened the lid and sniffed it. The strong smell made her frown instantly. Then she looked at Aisen, who was eating with relish, as if the smell didn't exist.
After a slight hesitation, Hanna took out a toothpick, speared a piece of stinky tofu, closed her eyes, and popped it into her mouth. Seeing this, a smile appeared on Aisen's face.
Harry and the others beside her, seeing that Hanna actually ate it, couldn't help but swallow and show surprised expressions.
Seeing this scene, Aisen couldn't help but shake his head.
Harry, you're Gryffindor, where's your courage? You're not as good as Hanna!
What? Hanna is a Hufflepuff foodie? Oh, no wonder!
"Hmm, it really does seem delicious!" As if she had tasted something wonderful, Hanna's face was full of surprise after opening her eyes.
"I've told you before, this is a very delicious delicacy! As far as I know, this dish has a history of five or six hundred years," Aisen said casually.
"Really? That's amazing!" Hanna exclaimed while eating.
"Aren't you going to try it?" Looking at the strange expressions on Harry and the others' faces, Aisensuggested again, "Coming from England, wouldn't it be a wasted trip if you didn't taste the local delicacies?"
"Cough, cough, no, thank you, Professor!" "No, no!"
The few of them quickly waved their hands, refusing Aisen's kind offer, which made him shake his head.
After leaving the stall, Aisen and the others continued to stroll around. From time to time, Hanna and Padma would stop outside some clothing stores, looking longingly at the various styles of dresses inside.
From time to time, they would duck into another accessory store, gathering around the dazzling array of trinkets and pausing for a while.
Finally, after chattering and discussing, the two purchased some necklaces with exquisite carvings.
After putting on the necklaces, although they were just ordinary items without magic, they seemed radiant after coming out.
"Professor, wait for me!" After walking for only a few minutes, Harry suddenly called out to Aisen, then ducked into a bookstore.
"Is Harry buying something too?" Hanna asked with interest.
Looking at Harry's actions, Aisen's face showed a strange look. He had no idea that Harry actually had a hobby of reading! This was simply unbelievable!
"Malfoy, do you need to buy anything?" Shaking his head slightly, Aisen turned to the quiet Malfoy beside him.
"No, Professor, I don't need anything!" Malfoy shook his head, his tone calm.
Well, if Aisen had seen Malfoy's changes from beginning to end, he would have thought he was possessed by someone!
A moment later, Harry came out of the bookstore, holding a stack of thick books in his arms.
"Can you understand the text on them?" Before Harrycould say anything, Aisen directly pointed out the key.
"I can't understand them! I plan to give these books to Hermione when I get back to Hogwarts! She loves reading the most!" Harry directly stated his purpose.
Looking at the titles of the books, *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*, *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils*, *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, etc., Aisen's expression almost broke. So, Hermione can read Chinese?
Also, Hermione liking this stuff is simply preposterous!
What? Hermione also likes Lockhart's storybooks? Oh, then maybe she really will be interested! However, Aisenremembered that these books seemed to have been translated and published in English.
This... forget it, as long as Harry is happy.
It's just, I wonder if Hermione reads these books, will she mistakenly believe that martial arts are also real because magic exists in this world?
Wait--
Are martial arts really real? This! At the moment, Aisenreally couldn't be sure. After all, this world was not the world he lived in before.
"Okay, if you think it's fine!" Aisen said unhurriedly, "But, speaking of which, you'll be exchange students at Zhengyi School for a year. If you're interested, you can learn Chinese."
"Learn Chinese?" Malfoy asked in confusion.
"Didn't Dumbledore say? After the Hogwarts exchange student program starts, there will probably be exchange students coming every year," Aisen nodded slightly and said, "This means that if nothing unexpected happens, the exchange between Hogwarts and Zhengyi School will continue. If this goes on, I estimate that Hogwarts will undergo some changes within a few years."
"Some changes, what kind of changes?" Hanna showed a curious expression.
"Maybe what you learn at Zhengyi School will cause a big reaction at Hogwarts, who knows!" Aisen said in a meaningful tone.
"Does Professor mean to teach other students?" Harryseemed to have thought of something.
"Who knows? Maybe after a few years, some exchange students will graduate from Hogwarts and choose to stay and become teachers at Hogwarts. He will pass on what he has learned. This is a change, and it is also progress," Aisen shrugged.
"Then, why should we learn Chinese?" Padma asked with a bewildered look.
"How should I put it? Many of the knowledge here, if you don't understand Chinese, you can't study them in depth," Aisen said slowly, "Of course, the teaching content at Hogwarts is actually enough for you to learn. If you're not interested in delving into the knowledge here, there's no need to learn. It depends on what you think!"
"Is that so? We could give it a try!" Padma looked interested.
As for the others, they basically looked uninterested. Well, it seems only Ravenclaw is more studious!
Under the curtain of night, the stars twinkled, but on the bustling street, one could see that the lights here had already covered the clear brilliance of the stars and moon.
After another hour of wandering in the prosperous and cool night, Aisen took Harry and the others back to the hotel they had stayed in before.
In the next two days, Aisen continued to take them sightseeing. Of course, sightseeing was sightseeing, but in his free time every day, in addition to occasionally talking to Hermione through the Chat Group, Aisencontinued to advance his plan.
After telling Hermione what he had seen and heard in the past few days, it made Hermione so envious that she even wanted to come and travel herself. But this was not a big problem, Aisen told her that he could take her to visit here during the Christmas holiday.
Besides these, when chatting, Hermione couldn't help but reveal some of her stress to Aisen.
Of course, it wasn't that the pressure of studying for O.W.Ls was bothering her, but with a position like Prefect, placed on Hermione, she really wished all students would follow the rules.
The result was obvious, Hogwarts always had some troublesome students, which made her quite annoyed.
After hearing what Hermione said, Aisen just smiled and didn't say anything! He remembered very clearly how many school rules Hermione had violated with Harry and Ron in the original work. Later on, they even treated the school rules as nothing.
Speaking of which, in this world because of Aisen, in which year did Harry and Ron quiet down? Or rather, in which year did they not have the chance to cause trouble?
Well, that's right, it was the second year when they explored the Chamber of Secrets!
However, this is also quite good, isn't it? Anyway, Dumbledore wasn't cursed, Voldemort's horcruxes are all gone, Harry's problem is also solved, they can just be good students quietly.
Chapter 344: Somersault Cloud
Early this morning, after Aisen and Harry and the others had just eaten something in the hotel restaurant, they encountered Zhang Mingwen, who had been missing for several days.
"Are we setting off now?" Seeing Zhang Mingwen's expression, Aisen knew roughly what was happening.
"That's right, school is about to officially start. Do you need anything else?" Zhang Mingwen nodded and asked in return.
"No need, we've rested well these past few days. Since classes are starting officially, let's go!" Aisen waved his hand, then asked, "Are we going now?"
"Yes, the boat is leaving in an hour, so we need to get there in advance." Zhang Mingwen pulled up his sleeve, looked at his watch, and replied.
Fortunately, Aisen brought Harry and the others here to study, not for tourism. Since they were officially enrolling, they couldn't delay any longer.
After quickly packing up, Aisen and the others followed Zhang Mingwen into a taxi and left the hotel.
Although the streets here were narrow and traffic was congested, everyone present, including Zhang Mingwen, were not ordinary people; a single spell could solve the problem. Therefore, their journey was not delayed.
Half an hour later, Aisen and the others had arrived at the riverbank with Zhang Mingwen.
The river surface was the same color as the clear sky. Without waiting to look closely, they could see a large boat approaching the dock.
The riverside scenery wasn't much for Aisen. He and Zhang Mingwen entered the ship's cabin and waited quietly.
But for Harry and the others, traveling by boat was a rather novel experience. So, Harry, Malfoy, and the others stood on the deck, gazing at the surrounding scenery.
After traveling by boat for about an hour, everyone had already set foot on land.
"Professor, are we there yet?" Harry, who had just gotten off the boat, seemed to still be enjoying himself.
"We'll probably have to walk for a bit!" Aisen shook his head slightly and looked at Zhang Mingwen, "How do we get there? By train?"
"Of course not, the train is a bit too slow. Let's go, follow me!" Zhang Mingwen smiled and waved his hand, then walked in one direction.
Trains are slow, that's true. In this era, the trains here should still be the old green-skinned ones! As for high-speed rail, that would have to wait many years.
"Let's go, keep up!" After calling out to Harry and the others, Aisen quickly followed.
Following behind Zhang Mingwen, they turned several corners, entered a street, and reached the end of an alley. A very inconspicuous shop hidden there, named 'Garbage Collection Station', appeared before them.
Looking at the name, Aisen's mouth twitched a few times. He wanted to say something but shook his head and didn't.
Pushing the door open, he discovered that there was a world inside.
Shelves were placed on both sides of the room. On the shelves on one side were various items like yellow talismans, writing brushes, peach wood swords, Yin-Yang mirrors, etc. On the shelves on the other side were items like knives, guns, swords, staffs, and boxing gloves.
These things made Aisen feel both familiar and somewhat strange.
They felt familiar because Aisen had seen many of those things in movies in his previous life; some were standard gear for Taoists, while others were standard gear for martial artists. They felt strange because this was the first time Aisen had seen such things directly in person.
Furthermore, although this place was set up like a shop, it was the only one of its kind on the street, which surprised him. It felt like this shop was more than just a shop.
Directly opposite the entrance stood a tall counter. Behind the counter, leaning back in a chair, was a young man. The young man wore a Seven-Star Crown, was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, had handsome features, and looked to be about the same age as Aisen.
Just from his demeanor, one could tell this young man was not ordinary. But in terms of strength, well—although he was a bit stronger than the adult Witches in England, he posed little threat to Aisen.
Yes, so these are the Witches here? As Aisen guessed and secretly nodded to himself, his gaze fell upon the young man's hand, and his expression immediately froze, his mouth twitching involuntarily again.
Hmm—the other party was holding an antique brick-like 'handheld game console' and was examining something repeatedly. Alright, it seems the Wizarding World here is much more accepting of technological creations.
"Little Zou! Still messing with your stuff?" After entering, Zhang Mingwen knocked directly on the counter.
"Teacher Zhang, you've brought the people over. Are these them?" The young Taoist, called Little Zou, seemed to snap back to attention, reluctantly put down the game console, looked Aisen and the others over, then lowered himself and started rubbing something.
"None of your business! Hurry up, be quick, I still need to take them to school!" Zhang Mingwen knocked on the counter a few more times, not answering the young man's question.
"Tch! They're just exchange students, what's the big deal!" The young Taoist stood up, threw a few 'rags' onto the table, and then pouted.
"Since you plan to be a scientist, let us old folks see what you're capable of." Zhang Mingwen collected the 'rags', and continued in a serious tone, "Also, don't neglect the Artifact Refining you learned at school."
"Got it, got it, I'll research for a while longer, and I'll definitely come up with some results!" The young Taoist waved his hand, a hint of impatience on his face.
"Let's go!" Zhang Mingwen had a helpless expression, then said something to Aisen, turned around, and walked straight out of the shop.
Aisen had a face full of question marks, not understanding what had happened. However, seeing that Harry and the others also looked bewildered, he shrugged and turned to follow them out.
Before leaving, Aisen looked back and saw that the young Taoist named Little Zou had picked up the handheld game console again and was studying it intently. Looking at his focused posture, he was probably going to take it apart.
However, hearing what Zhang Mingwen just said, that the other party wanted to be a scientist, surprised Aisenquite a bit. He really couldn't imagine that there were Witches here who wanted to become scientists.
If the other party truly had such ambition, he would probably achieve something significant in the Muggle World.
"Mr. Zhang, what did you just take from over there—" After leaving, looking at Zhang Mingwen standing to the side, Aisen immediately asked, while also appropriately showing a hint of confusion.
As for directly asking why he was taking some 'rags', that wasn't necessary.
"Hey, you're too polite, just call me Old Zhang." Zhang Mingwen, holding the 'rags' in his hand, waved it directly, "Or, according to your customs there, calling me 'Zhang' is also fine!"
"Alright, Zhang, you can just call me Aisen!" Aisen's face showed a smile, and his gaze fell on the other party's hand again.
"Cough cough, this thing is a unique item here, it has the same function as the flying brooms over there." Zhang Mingwen seemed a bit embarrassed, he unfolded the 'rags' and handed them to Aisen and the others respectively.
"Oh? Is this a flying carpet? Don't you people here fly with swords? How about we try that?" After it was unfolded, Aisen realized it looked like a flying carpet and immediately became interested.
"Flying with swords is indeed possible, but each flying sword requires a long period of nurturing after being refined." Zhang Mingwen showed a helpless expression but still explained in detail, "Moreover, this isn't a flying carpet, it's a one-time flying item. You'll know once you try it!"
After Zhang Mingwen finished speaking, he laid the remaining 'rag' in his hand flat on the ground, then stepped forward and placed both feet on it.
"Don't worry, this is a product of Jindouyun Company, tested and never failed!" Seeing Aisen and the others frozen, Zhang Mingwen quickly explained.
However, this explanation made a black line appear on Aisen's forehead.
Jindouyun Company, the name of this company? Alright, it's really simple and clear, you can tell what this company does at a glance.
Unfolding the 'rag' in his hand, feeling the Magic fluctuations contained within, Aisen motioned to Harryand the others, then, like Zhang Mingwen, spread it out and threw it on the ground, and then directly stepped onto it.
"Are you ready?" Zhang Mingwen watched as Aisen and the others stepped on, his expression becoming serious.
"Don't worry, understood?" Aisen turned to look at Harryand the others, instructed them, then nodded towards Zhang Mingwen, "Alright, what should we do next, Zhang?"
"Don't worry, just leave the rest to me!" Zhang Mingwennodded, then his expression became serious, he crossed his hands in front of his chest, then formed a hand seal, pointed at the 'rags' under everyone's feet, and then whispered, "Destination, Main Gate of Zhengyi Academy, depart!"
Seeing this scene, for some reason, Aisen suddenly felt like laughing.
But before he could react, he realized that as Zhang Mingwen's voice fell, the 'rag' under his feet immediately changed.
The 'rag' looked as if it had been steamed by boiling water, with wisps of white mist rising from it out of thin air, then swirling and wrapping around it.
Immediately after, the white mist became more and more dense, and then turned into a cloud about ten feet in size. Not only did it cover the 'rag', but it also enveloped his feet.
Looking at the feet of Harry and the others, they all underwent changes like Aisen's feet.
Harry and the others widened their eyes, looking at this scene with curiosity. Then, before Aisen could say anything, he immediately felt his feet lighten, and a soft, fluffy feeling came over him.
Whoosh—
Everyone floated up at once, and then shot straight into the clouds like a streak of light.
"Riding the clouds and mist?" Aisen looked at Zhang Mingwen, who was flying not far in front of him, in surprise.
"The divine ability of riding the clouds and mist is not something everyone can do. This is just a product developed by Jindouyun Company!" Zhang Mingwenwaved his hand, but the look of pride on his face could not be hidden.
"This is amazing!" Harry couldn't help but exclaim.
"I didn't expect that we could fly in the sky by stepping on clouds. I thought we could only fly on brooms!" Hanna said as she stepped down hard, finding that although it was soft underfoot, it was exceptionally firm.
"This way of flying is indeed cool!" Padma also looked at the clouds and mist under her feet with a face full of curiosity.
"If this thing is sold in Diagon Alley, it will definitely be popular." Harry bent down and brushed over the clouds and mist, a wisp of cloud lingering on his fingertips, then drifting away.
"The product developed by Jindouyun Company, could it also be called the Somersault Cloud?" Aisen looked around and found that everyone was flying above the clouds, and there seemed to be an invisible shield protecting them, making his face even more curious.
"Have you read journey to the west?" Zhang Mingwenlooked at Aisen in surprise.
"I've read some of it roughly, but I yearn for the divine abilities and magic treasures in it. Especially Sun Wukong's one somersault of one hundred and eight thousand miles." Aisen's face showed a look of yearning.
"Jindouyun Company does have a Somersault Cloud, which was refined with great effort. That Somersault Cloud is really powerful. Although it doesn't travel one hundred and eight thousand miles in one somersault, it can travel a thousand miles in an instant with ease." Zhang Mingwen smiled and pointed to his feet, "These are just products simplified and modified from that Somersault Cloud, and they are all one-time use flying props, so they are nothing."
Although journey to the west is a mythological novel, Aisen couldn't be sure how much of it was true. But after all, even Jindouyun Company appeared here, and they even created a Somersault Cloud that could travel a thousand miles in an instant.
Therefore, Aisen's slightly casual mindset before immediately became a little more restrained.
However, even if many of the divine abilities and magic treasures in journey to the west were really created, Aisen's strength was already enough to protect himself.
Putting everything else aside, he could transform into light and fly three hundred thousand kilometers in one second. Who could catch up?
What? You said there are people here who know the Five Elements 遁術 or Vertical Earth Golden Light? Uh, forget it, forget it, anyway, Aisen didn't plan to cause trouble, so what's there to be afraid of, right?
"The refining of these flying props uses Alchemy, right?" While his thoughts were turning, Aisen cleared some distracting thoughts and turned his head to ask.
"Alchemy? We also have Alchemy here, but it's just a name, and it's different from yours. If you're talking about the art of refining some props and artifacts, we actually call it Artifact Refining here. Although the techniques may be slightly different, the essence is actually similar." Zhang Mingwen nodded.
"Artifact Refining, that's right!" Aisen nodded.
If that's the case, it's reasonable. After all, in this world, the essence of extraordinary power is Magic, so the Alchemy or Artifact Refining developed from it is actually just the application of Magic.
Take the Somersault Cloud under his feet for example, just by experiencing it once, Aisen was actually confident that he could refine a Somersault Cloud with the exact same function through the Alchemy knowledge he possessed.
After all, this thing is not a divine ability or magic spell, but a flying prop.
And the core function of a flying prop is flight. Thus, refining a cloud that can carry people and fly is not a big deal.
As for the Alchemy Zhang Mingwen mentioned earlier, Aisen had also learned a little about it in his previous life. It was probably some techniques mastered by ancient alchemists, which later developed into elixir refining.
"I heard that there is a person named Nicolas Flamel over there who used Alchemy to refine the Philosopher's Stone?" Zhang Mingwen suddenly spoke, his tone revealing strong curiosity.
"That's right, it is said to have been successfully refined more than six hundred years ago! Do you have it here too?" Aisen said, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.
"It sounds like Outer Elixir. Very few people here pursue this now!" Zhang Mingwen shook his head.
"Outer Elixir!" Aisen showed a thoughtful expression, "Seeking external objects to strengthen oneself?"
"It seems you understand very well!" Zhang Mingwenlooked at Aisen as if he wanted to see through him, and once again showed a surprised expression, "Seeking external objects makes it difficult for the Dao Heart to be forever firm. If the Dao Heart cannot be forever firm, one cannot see the true nature of the mind. If one cannot see the true nature of the mind, the mind will eventually be covered in dust. Once the mind is covered in dust, even if one achieves temporary longevity, they will eventually enter tribulation."
"Dao Heart forever firm?" Listening to Zhang Mingwen's words, Aisen fell into contemplation for a moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, that Nicolas Flamel must have given up longevity?" Zhang Mingwen looked at Aisen, although he was asking, the sense of certainty in his tone was very obvious.
"Nicolas Flamel giving up longevity, how is that possible?" Before Aisen could say anything, Hanna on the side shouted.
"Yeah, how could he give up longevity?" Padma echoed, her face full of confusion.
As for Harry, who knew some of the truth, he looked at Zhang Mingwen in surprise, wondering how he knew.
"That is to say, even if someone seeks longevity by relying on external objects, they must cultivate both body and mind and have a forever firm Dao Heart, otherwise, their mind will eventually have problems." After a moment of contemplation, Aisen said calmly.
"That's right. But not entirely—" Zhang Mingwen nodded, then shook his head.
"This?" Aisen looked at the other party with a surprised look.
"You said, what would happen if a person wanted to die but couldn't?" Zhang Mingwen said lightly.
"Uh, they would probably go crazy?" Aisen said, almost unable to resist the urge to roll his eyes.
"Then, after being crazy for a long time?" Zhang Mingwencontinued to ask.
"Mental confusion, self-awareness extinguished?" Aisensaid as he began to think.
"Didn't I say, they want to die but can't!" Zhang Mingwen's face showed a smile.
"After being crazy for a long time, they would probably sober up?" As if he had thought of something, Aisen's tone was a little uncertain.
"That's right, in an isolated system, the process of entropy increase is the process of developing from order to disorder. But anyone living in this world cannot be isolated from time, so, disorder returning to order is not an impossible thing to happen."
Good heavens, this scientific explanation made Aisendirectly roll his eyes.
Okay, although these words were said without head or tail, he still understood the general meaning.
Simply put, if a long-lived person whose Dao Heart is unbalanced has reached the point where they want to die but can't, then as long as they are willing to endure time, even if they are crazy, they have a chance to sober up. At that time, perhaps this person can even achieve "Dao Heart forever firm" through this method.
"Okay, Zhang, I don't quite understand why you are telling me this?" After a moment of silence, Aisen asked.
To be honest, these words didn't seem to involve any secrets, but the other party telling him this for no reason still made him a little confused.
"Telling you this? Just chatting with you, what's the reason?" Zhang Mingwen shook his head, then pointed downwards, "Alright, get ready, we're here!"
As soon as he said this, Aisen felt his body lower, and when he looked at Harry and the others, he found that they were all descending at the same time.
Chapter 345: Entering the School
Aisen and the others' figures passed through the clouds and mist, and the cloud energy beneath their feet suddenly spread out, forming a huge cloud mass, which then slowly descended.
If you were to look up at the sky from the ground at this moment, you would see several white clouds seemingly affected by gravity, falling from the sky.
In an instant, everyone landed on the ground.
The moment Aisen's feet touched solid ground, the cloud energy beneath his feet completely dispersed, revealing the "rag" he was standing on. Immediately after, as if its energy was depleted or its mission was complete, the "rag" spontaneously combusted without wind, quickly turning into flying ash.
"Let's go, the school is over there, let's go in first." After landing, Zhang Mingwen pointed in a direction and said.
This was a valley, surrounded by mountain streams, shaded by green trees, and occasionally, Aisen could hear the chirping of birds. Looking in the direction Zhang Mingwen pointed, he saw a towering gate standing tall on a flat area surrounded by rocks.
Two stone lions were placed on either side of the gate, looking extremely majestic. At the very top of the gate, on the lintel, hung a square plaque with the four large characters "Zhengyi Academy" written on it.
"Zhengyi Academy?" Aisen couldn't help but look at Zhang Mingwen.
We agreed on Zhengyi School, so how did it become Zhengyi Academy? Moreover, a name like Academy feels very historical.
"Cough, cough, that's right, outside everyone knows this place as Zhengyi School. But actually, the official academic name is Zhengyi Academy. Mainly because that plaque is an antique with many years of history, and no one suggested replacing it!" Zhang Mingwen explained softly as he walked.
Alright, Academy it is, as long as it's not a daycare or kindergarten. Aisen thought to himself, his mouth twitching slightly, and said nothing more.
"Professor, are we entering the school now to start classes?" Harry, following beside Aisen, asked with a slightly nervous tone.
Hearing Harry's words, Hanna and the others all looked over.
"After entering the school today, you still need to complete some procedures, and then classes will officially start tomorrow." Before Aisen could say anything, Zhang Mingwen, who was beside him, turned back and explained.
The moment he stepped through the school gate, Aisenimmediately felt a different sensation. It was as if he had entered another world, and even the circulation of magicwithin his body seemed much more lively.
Clearly, Zhengyi School should be like Hogwarts, having been cast with various kinds of magic, or rather, spells.
Looking ahead, what appeared before Aisen was a wide road paved with crushed stones.
The road extended about two hundred meters away, where a stone wall stood abruptly, carved with various strange beasts. To the left of the road, it piled up like a small hill, planted with some flowers, grass, and trees, with a small path extending upwards from the road, leading directly to a row of houses at the top of the small hill.
To the right of the road, a flat area was filled with bamboo. Stone tables and chairs were scattered throughout the bamboo forest, adorned with many green leaves.
Behind the bamboo forest, there was also a row of ancient and charming buildings, and through the windows, it seemed some figures could be seen moving around inside.
"What are those two sides?" Aisen pointed to the row of pavilions on the hilltop to the left, and then pointed to the buildings hidden behind the bamboo forest on the right.
"Oh, this side is the school teachers' dormitory." Zhang Mingwen looked to the left and introduced, then pointed to the right and said, "That is the school Library."
This kind of layout? Alright, no problem.
"Are your school's students' uniforms Daoist robes?" Walking along the gravel road behind Zhang Mingwen, Aisen seemed to suddenly remember something and asked.
"No, although Zhengyi School does have a connection with Zhengyi School, this is a school, not a Daoist temple." Zhang Mingwen shook his head.
Looking at Zhang Mingwen again, and seeing that he was still dressed in his Zhongshan suit, Aisen nodded thoughtfully.
Reaching the end of the gravel road, turning left, and rounding the towering stone wall, a large building came into Aisen's view.
"This is the school's teaching building, rebuilt more than twenty years ago." Zhang Mingwen pointed at the building in front of them and introduced.
So it was a teaching building rebuilt more than twenty years ago, no wonder the architectural style of this building felt very modern. Hmm, it was seven stories high, giving him the feeling that it was like the teaching building of some middle school.
However, there were many talismans inscribed on the outer walls of the teaching building. Because of this, the fusion of ancient and modern styles was particularly harmonious, and it didn't look out of place.
Passing through the teaching building, Aisen's view suddenly widened, and two open fields appeared before him.
Directly opposite the teaching building was a large football field. The football field was surrounded by a long track. And to the right of the football field there was another field, was that—a Quidditch Pitch?
"Is that a Quidditch Pitch?" Harry, who was following behind, seemed to have discovered something, and pointed to the field on the right, shouting excitedly.
"That's right, Quidditch has been introduced here in recent years and is very popular among young people. So it's not strange for the school to have a Quidditch Pitch." Zhang Mingwen turned towards the road on the left.
After stepping onto the track on the left, Aisen's gaze fell on the buildings to the left.
That was also a row of buildings with a modern feel.
"That's the school cafeteria. It was also expanded in recent years!" Zhang Mingwen casually introduced.
"It seems the buildings your school has expanded all use a modern architectural style?" Aisen showed a hint of surprise on his face.
"Some experimental improvements, but the effect is good, and the students all like it." Zhang Mingwen smiled and nodded.
Next to the cafeteria, away from the teaching building, stood a strange ellipsoid-shaped building. From the outside, it looked like an egg lying on the ground.
"What is that?" Aisen looked over there curiously.
"Oh, that? That's the arena!" Zhang Mingwen said, "At the end of every month, teachers and students from all grades will compete in the arena, and that's where the competitions take place."
"Arena!" Aisen nodded thoughtfully, "Is this a way to increase the practical experience of students from all grades?"
"It can't really be called increasing practical experience, it's just to let them get familiar with the state of competition." Zhang Mingwen shook his head.
Hearing this explanation, Aisen understood what the other party meant.
Just like he had always done before, he would spend a certain amount of time casting Charms every day, and then engage in simulated battles in the Dream World. This way, he wouldn't become unfamiliar with certain Charms after a long time.
However, for some spells that he was particularly proficient in, having practiced them to the point of silent, wandless casting, or even further, turning them into his own instinct, and even being able to freely modify and adjust Charms, it wasn't that much trouble anymore.
And now, because Aisen had previously completely dismantled all the Charms he knew and replicated them to be placed in the "skill bar," he had a complete understanding of the Charms he had mastered.
Therefore, even if he didn't use a certain Charm for a long time in the future, he wouldn't forget it.
Of course, despite this, Aisen would still use Charms during his leisure time every day, integrating them into all aspects of his life. This was something he didn't plan to change.
"Oh yes, I'm very curious, is it the same here as in England?" Aisen seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked.
"What?" Zhang Mingwen looked over in surprise.
"The International Wizarding Federation Statute of Secrecy!" Aisen said slowly.
Dumbledore had said that Zhengyi School was not registered with the International Wizarding Federation, so did that mean that they didn't need to abide by the so-called Witch Statute of Secrecy here?
"Ah, about that, it's similar to England here, but there are also differences." Zhang Mingwen said lightly, "For example, most of the cultivators here, which is what you call Witches, usually live among ordinary people."
"Integrating into the lives of ordinary people?" Aisenseemed to understand somewhat.
"Yes, but although they live ordinary lives, they actually won't reveal their abilities." Zhang Mingwen nodded.
"So that's how it is!" Aisen nodded and became quiet.
If that was the case, he basically understood. It was nothing more than like some novels and movies he had seen in his previous life, where some extraordinary individuals hid their abilities and lived like ordinary people.
And once their abilities are revealed in front of ordinary people, it is estimated that methods similar to Obliviate will be used to make the other party forget about their 'superpowers'.
This way, the other party can continue to live as an ordinary person afterward.
Well, it's reasonable, no problem!
"However, there's another question I need to ask!" Aisenglanced at Harry and the others behind him, directly changing the subject.
"What question? Ask away!" Zhang Mingwen gestured with his hand.
"Although Harry and the others have this thing and can understand what the teachers here are saying," Aisenpointed to the badge on his chest, "they definitely can't understand the textbooks here."
"Oh, I thought it was something else. The school has already prepared some English versions of the textbooks, so you don't need to worry about that," Zhang Mingwenlooked at Harry and the others, then said with a smile.
"So, they won't have any problems learning!" Aisencontinued, "I mean, when they attend classes here, they don't understand your traditional culture, and some professional terms might be difficult for them."
"Don't worry, the teaching content is not as obscure as you think, and the content in the English textbooks has been handled as much as possible according to your customs," Zhang Mingwen waved his hand.
"That's good!" Aisen nodded with satisfaction.
A few minutes later, Aisen and the others walked along the track to the other side of the football field and saw the two buildings standing there.
"These are the school dormitories," Zhang Mingwen said, pointing to the two buildings.
"Dormitories, will they live here for the next year?" After walking around to the other side, Aisen pointed at Harryand the others.
"That's right, this is the girls' dormitory, and that's the boys' dormitory. They need to complete some check-in procedures next," Zhang Mingwen pointed in the direction of the two buildings respectively.
Subsequently, Zhang Mingwen took Aisen to handle the registration and check-in procedures for Harry and the others.
"Oh, by the way, am I supposed to live in the teacher's dormitory over there?" After leaving the dormitory building, Aisen suddenly remembered this and quickly asked.
"That depends on your own wishes. There are still some empty rooms in Room 4 over there, you can live there," Zhang Mingwen said, "You can also live outside the school directly. There's a village not far from the foot of the mountain, you can find a place to live."
"Is that so? Then I'll live in the teacher's dormitory," Aisenpondered for a while, nodded, and said, "Oh, by the way, you said earlier that there were no arrangements for me here. Does that mean I can wander around freely outside?"
"Uh, that's right!" Zhang Mingwen nodded, "But there will be competitions between grades at the end of each month, and you'll have to come to the school to showcase Hogwarts' methods."
"Okay, I understand!" Aisen showed a look of realization.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, I have something to do, so I'll go first. By the way, there's something I need to tell you, at 8:30 tonight, the school will hold an exchange student welcome party in Room 106 of the teaching building. You must attend on time!" Zhang Mingwenrevealed a piece of news that was both unexpected and reasonable.
"Exchange student welcome party?" Aisen looked at Zhang Mingwen in surprise.
"That's right, an exchange student welcome party. It's just to let everyone get to know you, nothing else," Zhang Mingwen said calmly.
"Okay, I understand!" Looking at Harry and the others who were also surprised, Aisen nodded towards Zhang Mingwen.
"Alright, since you all know, if there's anything, we can talk about it tonight!" Zhang Mingwen said, waving his hand towards Aisen.
...
After putting their luggage in the dormitory and tidying up, Harry and the others had already come out of the dormitory building.
"You have to attend the exchange student welcome party tonight, what are your thoughts?" Walking leisurely along the track, looking at the somewhat dazed expressions of the few people, Aisen asked casually.
"I was a little excited at first, but now I feel a little nervous!" Hearing Aisen's words, Harry couldn't help but say.
"Nervous? Worried about your situation?" Aisen's mouth curved into a slight smile.
"No, I'm just thinking that classes will start after the exchange student welcome party, and how much knowledge I can learn during my year here," Harrycouldn't help but scratch his head, "Professor, why do you think the school didn't let Hermione come as an exchange student? Someone who loves to learn like Hermionewould definitely be more suitable to come here."
Hearing Harry's words, Aisen's eyes narrowed slightly.
This--
It really seems to be the case.
The spots for exchange student programs are usually given to top students.
The school's curriculum is relatively easy for top students to learn. Therefore, after becoming an exchange student, it is theoretically easier to learn the course knowledge of other schools. Moreover, even in a different environment, top students can actually adapt well.
Similarly, if someone who doesn't do well in studies becomes an exchange student and suddenly changes to a completely unfamiliar learning environment, if they can't adapt well, then the year will be wasted.
Although Harry cannot be described as a poor student now, ultimately, he does not have the aptitude of a top student. Even in the past few years, his good grades were largely forced out by Aisen's "sea of questions tactic."
However, Dumbledore said before that the exchange student spots this time were designated by the school and were an experimental activity. Could it be that Hermione was not assigned because they were worried about her falling behind in her studies?
Or is it because Voldemort escaped that Dumbledore was worried about Harry and assigned him out? But that doesn't seem right either, after all, just as he thought before, Hogwarts is known as the safest place in the world, and with Dumbledore stationed there, what could go wrong?
"Maybe, but since the school let you come, they naturally have various considerations," Aisen said casually, patting Harry on the shoulder.
"Professor, I heard you say earlier that you don't have to teach here?" Padma, who was thinking about something, suddenly asked.
"That's right, I'll probably be quite free this year," Aisenshrugged, sweeping his gaze over the few people.
"Then will you stay at the school, Professor?" Hanna looked at Aisen, her face seemingly showing a hint of worry.
Turning his head to look at their expressions, he probably understood their mindset. It was nothing more than feeling a little more at ease having a teacher by their side in a foreign country.
"Of course, even if I go out, I'll be back in the evening," Aisen said calmly. Then he saw that they all relaxed to some extent.
"This is Zhengyi School's Quidditch Pitch, which means Quidditch is also played here," Aisen said meaningfully, looking at the Quidditch Pitch in front of him.
"Professor, do you think they'll let me join the team?" Harry's eyes lit up, a look of anticipation on his face.
"Probably! Although you're an exchange student, it should be fine to apply to join the Quidditch team. At the very least, you can become a substitute Seeker!" Aisennodded.
To be honest, Harry wasn't very good at studying, but he was quite good at Quidditch.
"Zhengyi School's Quidditch team has reserve players?" Harry looked at Aisen in surprise.
Looking at Harry's surprised expression, Aisen was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
Well, it is indeed a confusing thing for a Quidditch team to have reserve players.
He remembered that a Quidditch match only ends when one team's Seeker catches the golden snitch, and there are historical records of matches lasting for several months.
The reason a match could last so long was that there were reserve players who rotated in.
Also, Oliver Wood, who had graduated from Hogwarts, became a reserve player for the Puddlemere United team.
All this indicates that Quidditch has reserve player spots.
Of course, Harry actually knew about this. After all, he met Oliver Wood during the Quidditch World Cup final.
However, at Hogwarts School, because the Quidditchteam never had reserve players, he thought only professional Quidditch teams had reserve players.