[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496168,1944,"Chapter 275: Restocking the Pantry, and Bellatrix Moves","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>Arthur felt darkness swallow his vision for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When light returned, he found himself standing atop the broken outer wall of a ruined city suspended in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, the corpse of a dragon hung half-draped across the crumbling battlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he lifted his gaze further—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw dozens of dragons circling through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were lesser flying dragons. A handful were drakes and ancient variants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the sight was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur took in the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood within a colossal storm vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the outermost layer floated a ring of shattered stone fragments, like an asteroid belt encircling the ruined city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside that lay the fractured ring-shaped metropolis where he now stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very center—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smaller tornado spiraled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smaller\" was relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still swallowed most of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the real world, such a phenomenon would be a catastrophic natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here, the city stood unmoving, suspended in the sky as if gravity itself had taken a day off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Newton would have clawed his way out of his coffin screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur, however, had no interest in debating physics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attention was fixed squarely on the dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the foreseeable future, he would not be short on premium dragon ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Arthur’s eyes, the dragons had already become flying food supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not refine them into bloodline essence for Ifrit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their blood was too thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ifrit, they were nearly worthless as evolutionary material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to cook them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Farum Azula still housed stronger creatures—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draconic variants beyond the common flyers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And possibly the Dragonlord Placidusax himself—likely a peak-tier holy dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those would make proper nourishment for Ifrit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These lesser dragons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pantry stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Melina noticed the unmistakable look in Arthur’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She silently prayed for the dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May they at least die quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s cooking was unparalleled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the roasted dragon meat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firm, tender, and impossibly rich in flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stomach betrayed her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile tugged at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blush crept up her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expressions had grown far more vivid lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him still smiling, Melina hurriedly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you... need help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur considered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting dozens of flying dragons one by one would indeed be tedious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he said. \"Actually, I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retrieved two items—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of winged boots crafted through alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a Sumeru Storage Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These boots allow flight as long as you supply energy. And the ring—blood-bind it. It can store the dragons. Space won’t be an issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Ranni’s teachings, Arthur’s mastery of spatial magic had advanced tremendously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage capacity was... excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina accepted both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pricked her finger, bound the ring, and changed into the boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flight had never been her specialty. She could hover briefly—but nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boots, her aerial mobility improved dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly shocked her, however, was the storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its internal space felt vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suspected it could hold half of Farum Azula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief adjustment period, she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur walked in the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pantry would soon be well-stocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>12 Grimmauld Place\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Number 12, Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black was hosting Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were laughing inside, unaware of the approaching danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix Lestrange had not rushed directly to kill Sirius after leaving Azkaban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was fanatical—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius was no weak opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her weakened state, she might fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she rested first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restored herself to fighting condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she walked toward the Black family home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaunt features had regained some former beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a fitted black gown, moving with lethal grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protective enchantments surrounded the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They meant nothing to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the family wards intimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Kreacher would have sensed her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kreacher had long since been given to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after Harry’s broom had been destroyed during the Triwizard Tournament, Sirius had spent a fortune buying him a top-tier replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gold reserves were... strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>House-elves were expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far more expensive than racing brooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Sirius had reclaimed some family property, much of it was tied up in shops and assets—not liquid funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No elf stood watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix approached the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unopposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",738,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.382Z",1,"novelbin.me","65ff4fc72bb32fb6cd5336a17f39b2a49ea7acf9dfbae09252912be4874d8d61","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-276","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-274",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]