Chapter 405: Mindset Problem

"A long, long time ago, the life of the vampire clan was very difficult, because our own strength was not strong, but we had to rely on sucking blood to survive, which led to many compatriots dying under the hands of demon hunters," Mia said slowly. "During that period, vampire ancestors tried to learn wizard spells to protect themselves with magic. But the magic power possessed by vampires was very scarce, not enough to support the casting of various spells."

"So you need casting materials to reduce the consumption of spells, and it just so happens that nether blood is a substance that can be used and is very convenient to use?" Harry summarized. "This is the origin of Blood Magic, right?"

"That's right," Mia nodded in agreement. "But there is another point that is equally important, which is the magical nature of nether blood. Its magic content is actually very high, but it is slightly inert. It can be said that most of the magic power of vampires is actually stored in nether blood in an inert form. Blood Magic helps vampires realize spellcasting by triggering the resonance of nether blood. It sounds very magical, but it is actually not essentially different from wizards mobilizing their own magic power to cast spells."

"This is also the problem that you and Professor Snape are researching, right?" Harry echoed. "Wizard blood does not have such a high magic content, so the effect of wizards using Blood Magic will be very poor. And blood is also very important to wizards, so it cannot be consumed too much at once."

"You are very good at summarizing," Mia said very politely. "Therefore, if you have any inspiration on this issue, please be sure to discuss it with me."

Summarizing is to make it easier for Luo Nade to understand, Harry thought so, and looked back at Luo Nade, who seemed to have something to say at the moment.

"By the way, Madam," Harry guessed that Luo Nade was concerned about the Moon Knight matter. "How much do you know about the Moon Knight?"

"I don't know, that's just a legend," Mia shook her head very naturally. "Royal family, Moon Knight, these are too far away for us. I just heard a few words about it when chatting."

"A few words are also fine," Luo Nade looked at her eagerly.

"The Moon Knight is some kind of power possessed by the vampire royal family, an overwhelming power... This is all I have heard," Mia shrugged. "In fact, Harry, I came to find you for another matter."

"You speak first."

"It's about Nikola. I don't want him to get too close to human girls," Mia said very seriously. "This is a harm to both of them."

"Of course I also hope that my players will put more energy into the game, but I seem to find it difficult to interfere with other people's private lives," Harry said in a flat tone containing distress. "We advised them before, but... it doesn't seem to have much effect."

"Nikola is my only relative, so please take care of him," Mia stood up, then bowed to Harry very formally. It seemed she was ready to leave.

"I can only say I will try my best," Harry didn't dare to give an absolute guarantee. After all, this belonged to a field he always felt he couldn't understand, and even suspected he had no talent for.

Except for some academic exchanges about nether blood, this conversation could be said to have no gains for both sides, which made Harry feel slightly frustrated.

Mia seemed to know nothing about the Moon Knight, which didn't match Greglio's information. However, if it could be determined that the Moon Knight was a trouble waiting to be solved rather than some kind of level-breaking game, then he could put down his concerns and use all means to deal with him...

"Blood Magic and nether blood, what are those for?" Luo Nade suddenly asked. "And Nikola and Edith's romance—why did Mia say this would be a harm?"

"I'll answer you one by one," Harry organized his thoughts. "Vampire Blood Magic is one of the few means that can cause effective damage to Kamen Riders, because they use blood as a carrier, giving the spell a physical entity, so the armor cannot easily defend against it. And nether blood is vampire blood. Snape is researching how to let wizards also use their own fresh blood to release Blood Magic."

"As for Nikola and Edith," when talking about them, Harry was still upset. "Who knows what counts as harm? Maybe she meant that it would cause tragedy because of the life span theory, maybe she was worried about them being expelled by McGonagall, or maybe it was just some prejudices of old conservative parents."

"Old conservative!" Harry suddenly clapped his hands. "Could it be that the Moon Knight is, but, no, it shouldn't be the same thing."

"What are you talking about?"

"The Moon Knight is a restoration faction within the vampires. The ancient vampire royal family strictly forbade intermarriage with humans. Originally I suspected Mia was worried about this—but on second thought, he couldn't give up his restoration cause just to monitor and punish twelve-year-old children for puppy love here. Besides, they hadn't started dating when we first met the Moon Knight," Harry said, shaking his head. "It shouldn't be the same thing."

"What do you mean the Moon Knight is a restoration faction?" Luo Nade was confused.

"Ah, it's about like this," Harry scratched his head. "Sirius got some information from Greglio before, I forgot to tell you..."

After a slight hesitation, Harry felt that since Mia didn't say any useful information, it was better to tell Luo Nade a little bit about what he heard from Sirius. These shouldn't be secrets, but they could barely soothe Luo Nade's anxious mood.

"So the Moon Knight is nothing great, just an ambitious young vampire," Luo Nade's tone sounded much more relaxed. "I think I might really be able to defeat him."

"Is that so? Is your state getting better?" Harry said pleasantly.

"Yeah, I originally thought he was some kind of foreign agent," Luo Nade touched his cheek. "But it's the same, if he dares to make trouble at Hogwarts, I will defeat him."

Harry shrugged. It was of course a good thing that Luo Nade could have some confidence, much more comfortable than his previous desperate appearance.

And with the precipitation of time, this confidence also began to ferment slowly. Before going to bed at night, Luo Nade suddenly sat up from the bed and said righteously: "I have to go to the Room of Requirement."

"Oh?" Harry was already in pajamas, lying on the bed. He didn't really want to change clothes. "Now?"

"Yes, I... I thought of a new move, I'll go practice," Luo Nade said unnaturally. "It's okay, I'll go by myself."

Harry heard the unnaturalness, but he felt that Luo Nade should just want to see the Mirror of Erised. He didn't intend to object, so he followed up and said, "That's fine, I'm really too lazy to move."

A long time passed, Harry was sure that he had read this book in his hand far beyond the planned progress, and finally decided not to wait for Luo Nade, and went to sleep directly after pulling the bed curtains.

Early the next morning, at the dining table in the Great Hall, Luo Nade suddenly said: "You are going to class at the old bat's place today, and you will meet Mia, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Mia didn't say everything," Luo Nade said seriously. "There is one thing that is worth paying attention to. Why does Snape think Blood Magic can work on Kamen Riders?"

"Ah?" Harry was stunned for a moment. "It was deduced, after all... Eh? Seems a bit wrong."

"Yes, we knew from Zhang Qiu that only spells with physical carriers can better threaten Kamen Riders," Luo Nade said seriously. "But how did Snape know?"

"So, it must be that Mia recommended Blood Magic to Snape first, or more likely, Greglio recommended Blood Magic to the Ministry of Magic, and the reason Snape believed it was because there were historical records proving that Blood Magic was useful and effective."

"Historical records?" Harry was still thinking about the previous matter. He felt Luo Nade's deduction was a bit arbitrary.

"What do vampires rely on to realize the revolution?" Luo Nade tapped the table. "Of course, it's Blood Magic. They defeated the Moon Knight back then by relying on Blood Magic, and then overthrew the vampire royal family."

"So the Moon Knight was never a threat. Vampires could defeat him once and could defeat him a second time. He is not pretending to be mysterious, just lonely and helpless, having to hide and hide," Luo Nade continued. "We just have to deal with a down-and-out vampire who has a daydream. I can of course defeat him, absolutely can, easily can!"

"I think you are a bit dangerous thinking this way," Harry shook his head. "First of all, regarding effectiveness, Master Xuanjun is after all one of the people who knows the Knight System best, and Snape is also very likely to have obtained information from him; and back then, only the royal family was overthrown, but the Moon Knight himself was not necessarily defeated. He might have broken through and left—I say this hoping you won't underestimate the enemy. Don't forget, after all, you didn't take advantage in your first two encounters with him."

"And, why did you suddenly think of so much? Did you use the Inspiration Spell yesterday?"

"Ah, that's not it, it's just, I met... Hermione," Luo Nade said somewhat embarrassedly. "She was practicing spells in the Room of Requirement."

"Hermione?" Harry said in surprise, and then he noticed that Hermione happened to be sitting not far from them, and she returned a big smile to this side.

"How could you—" Harry lowered his voice. "We shouldn't have involved her."

"I originally just wanted to practice swordsmanship, I swear," Luo Nade's face was red. "But I found that she happened to be there, so I tried to chat with her awkwardly for a while. Maybe I shouldn't have talked about vampires without words, but you know, the pressure of chatting with Hermione is too great. She almost knows everything, and nothing else can arouse her interest."

"And, just asking her to help with ideas, this is not against the rules, right?" Luo Nade said with a guilty conscience.

"It's indeed not against the rules, it's just not very good," Harry sighed. Hermione was just kind to enlighten, but unintentionally caused Luo Nade's mentality to slide to another extreme, which was a very worrying thing.

Hermione didn't seem to realize this point. When she finished breakfast, she showed a beautiful smile to the two again. At that time, Harry almost didn't dare to look at Luo Nade's expression. ===== CHAPTER 406 =====