Chapter 117: Back on the Headlines

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Allen Finis quickly sobered up from his state of ecstasy.

He immediately asked Yodeler to pull him back into the Thought Chamber and began a new round of attempts to transform the Steel-Clawed Wolf...

Only then did he discover that the ancient runic parameters describing the material of the Gringotts silver door key numbered over twenty thousand!

He used a Transfiguration spell to transform an ordinary wolf; the ancient runic parameters on the light curtain were all derived from his understanding of wolves.

These ancient runic parameters formed the basic framework for transforming the Steel-Clawed Wolf, yet there were only over ten thousand of them...

Whereas the ancient runic parameters derived from the Gringotts silver door key model returned by the Will of the World numbered over twenty thousand...

And the ancient runic parameters describing the materials of other keys were merely a few thousand, with one type nearly reaching ten thousand.

This showed the special nature of the Gringotts silver door key's material...

Allen Finis suppressed his excitement; after a series of operations, the ancient runic parameters for the wolf's claw material were successfully replaced with those for the Gringotts silver door key material.

Allen Finis immediately left the Thought Chamber, placed this modified memory into his mind, then, suppressing his excitement, cast a Transfiguration spell on the table...

The table was successfully transformed into a wolf; from the outside, it seemed no different from an ordinary gray wolf, but its claws shimmered with a metallic luster...

Allen Finis knew he had succeeded; he had successfully transformed the wolf's claws from bone to the material of the Gringotts silver door key.

Allen Finis gently commanded the wolf to attack the ground...

The wolf's claws pierced the hardened ground as if it were tofu...

Allen Finis watched this scene with satisfaction; he suddenly felt this metal was very similar to mithril from the Lord of the Rings world, appearing silvery-white, far stronger than steel yet very light.

However, he did not know if mithril existed in the Harry Potter world...

Allen Finis, having achieved initial success, decided to press on; he prepared to transform a wolf whose entire skeleton was made of this miraculous metal!

He acted immediately, quickly modifying the material parameters for the entire skeleton, then cast the Transfiguration spell again...

This transformation was successful, but the wolf stood very stiffly; when Allen Finis commanded it to take a few steps, the wolf stumbled with every step.

Allen Finis quickly realized what was happening: since the mithril-like metal was much lighter than bone, and the transformed wolf possessed no intelligence, it could not adapt to the weight of these "bones," causing the wolf to keep falling.

Simply put, the wolf could not adapt to having bones much lighter than normal within its body, so the logic of the wolf's movement needed to be rewritten...

Yet with Allen Finis's vocabulary of ancient runes, he could not even understand what lay within the wolf's behavioral logic, let alone rewrite it...

So the problem returned to how to learn and accumulate more ancient runic interpretations!

And this was the thing that troubled Allen Finis the most; he could only hope that Ron would find another ancient runic notebook at home.

However, Ron had given no news for so long; Allen Finis wondered if he had forgotten about this matter or simply found nothing new...

Allen Finis decided to write a letter to inquire with Ron.

However, Allen Finis's DIY research on the Transfiguration spell had stalled; after all, no matter how sharp the wolf claws were made, they were useless if they couldn't reach the enemy, especially in such a Wizarding World.

Allen Finis felt he needed to further consolidate his knowledge of ancient runes...

After waking the next day, Allen Finis discovered the Thunderbird eyes had vanished; what he randomly obtained today was a pair of Ibex horns (as per the old rule, please post pictures in the comments section, experts).

Yesterday's events left him unable to continue with wand-talent Transfiguration; unexpectedly, he had randomly obtained such a large pair of horns today. These horns were quite heavy, and Allen Finis quickly felt his neck becoming sore; he even worried that if such large horns appeared frequently, he might stop growing taller...

Looking at the image of these horns in the mirror,

Allen Finis thought that many demons also had horns of this style...

Could this be a warning from heaven, warning me that I have already gone astray due to yesterday's events? Allen Finis thought somewhat absurdly in his heart.

However, he quickly cast this thought aside...

Everything I do is for the development of the Wizarding World! Do not think you can disturb my Dao heart! Allen Finis thought firmly in his heart...

Then Allen Finis prepared to go out; today he planned to go to the street to see the situation and see what impact his actions from yesterday had caused...

As for the horns on his head, Allen Finis did not plan to conceal them; mainly because he could not find a hat large enough, and even if he could transform a huge hat, wearing one in such hot weather would be very conspicuous...

Walking onto the street, Allen Finis only discovered he had overthought things; although many people cast strange glances at him, no one expressed surprise at his appearance.

Perhaps they all think the horns on my head are some kind of magical toy! Allen Finis found reasons in his heart...

He soon arrived at his destination—Flourish and Blotts.

The newspaper stand outside the bookstore already displayed the latest papers; Allen Finis stepped forward, picked up a copy of the latest Daily Prophet, and began to read.

Today's front-page headline was "Mysterious Thief Invades Diagon Alley!" accompanied by a picture of a group of Aurors surrounding Gringotts in combat stances; the bronze doors of Gringotts stood open in the night, revealing the silver door...

Allen Finis hurriedly looked further down...

According to this newspaper, in the early hours of August 11, a mysterious thief invaded Diagon Alley and opened the Gringotts doors; fortunately, the Ministry of Magic's Auror Office and the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures arrived urgently, successfully stopping the thief, who is currently still being pursued intensely... (the following 2000 words omitted)

This newspaper was also fortunate enough to interview Transfiguration Master Professor McGonagall, who came to support this case; Professor McGonagall stated that the thief possessed powerful Transfiguration skills, capable of observing the appearance of the original key to the magical lock and then precisely transforming a key capable of opening the magical lock; Professor McGonagall urged merchants not to show their keys to others easily...

As of the time this newspaper went to press, the price of magical locks on the market had already doubled; merchants throughout Diagon Alley had also posted recruitment notices, preparing to hire night watchmen for their shops to strengthen security measures and cope with the mysterious thief's invasion...

This newspaper will continue to track this matter; please continue to subscribe to this newspaper.

Special Correspondent for the Daily Prophet, Thomson Osborne, reports for you.

Allen Finis put down the newspaper with a shocked expression, raised his head, and indeed found a recruitment notice at the entrance of Flourish and Blotts; the treatment appeared quite generous...

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"Mr., the newspaper in your hand is five Knuts." A shop assistant noticed Allen Finis, who was staring blankly.

Allen Finis quickly put down the newspaper and walked away without looking back...

He did not want to spend money buying a newspaper.