Chapter 445: Re-entering the Dream Realm

For the whole of April, a faint oppressive atmosphere permeated the school, and Harry was not spared either. The failure of the Queen Project directly caused Snape's depression and grief, but at the same time, this actually meant that the British Wizarding World still didn't have enough power to contend with Kamen Riders.

Moreover, from that report by Rita that was full of barbs, Harry could glimpse some undercurrents surging within the Ministry of Magic. Admittedly, Arthur Weasley was an upright and responsible person, but those middle-level officials who were used to seeing the wind and steering the rudder couldn't fail to see the once-intense personal conflict between him and Lucius Malfoy. After the Queen Project failed again, they fell into the trap one after another, and a storm was brewing.

At the end of April, Harry and Ron went to Hogsmeade together to take the Apparition exam. Originally, this exam didn't allow students under seventeen to participate, but for some reason, this year's policy was changed so that all sixth-year students who had taken classes could participate, which was undoubtedly good news for Harry.

"It is said that this reform order is the only issue passed by the Ministry of Magic in the last two weeks," Ron whispered. "Dad said Lucius was singing the opposite tune to him continuously; the Ministry of Magic is about to split in half."

"Because he took money from his own home to fill the funding for the Department of Mysteries, so many people turned to him again. This is what Snape told me," Harry shrugged. "He is determined to push the Queen Project forward, perhaps because you beat Ma Erfu too hard."

"What does this have to do with me?" Ron laughed secretly.

"When he finds his child is useless, he naturally has to ponder some other methods," Harry said with a heavy heart. "I think this is too rash; I really don't want to know who the next victim is."

"But you said they were voluntary."

"This is complicated, Ron," Harry didn't want to continue chatting about this sad topic. "We're almost there."

Harry and Ron's Apparition exam went smoothly. They arrived at their destination accurately and quickly, fully demonstrating how proficient they were with this spell. Instead, it was Hermione who made a small mistake; she looked too tired.

When they left the exam venue, Harry noticed at a glance that Zhang Qiu was standing on the side, clearly waiting for him.

"Qiu, shall we go drink tea? Or go drink butterbeer?" Harry said with a smile.

"No, Harry, I have a very important piece of news to tell you, to be precise, to tell Ron," she said very seriously. "The Junior Uncle has already customized new strengthening items for Ron. We can unlock the new power of Saber."

What appeared on Ron's face first wasn't surprise, but deep doubt: "New power? But didn't you tell me the next step is the Fullbottle?"

"It's a transitional form between the Dangerous Trigger and the Fullbottle, which can help you better understand the meaning of the energy bottle and pave the way for the appearance of the Fullbottle," Zhang Qiu explained.

"That's really great, let's go back and try it." Harry was quite happy.

However, Zhang Qiu revealed a very intriguing look. She said blandly: "Not here, in another place, which needs us to go get it. In fact, the Junior Uncle already put the things there a few days ago, but I thought you could finish the exam first."

"Then shall we go in the afternoon?" Harry asked tentatively.

"No, Harry, you don't need to go," Zhang Qiu said words that surprised him very much. "I and Ron will go; I still have some things I need to tell him."

"Can't tell me?" Harry was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Can't, can't even say it in an ordinary place; the stakes are too big," Zhang Qiu took a deep breath. "We are going to an absolutely safe place to say some words that can't be heard by you, and what you need to do is to take Hermione and bring us back."

Harry's brain was running. He felt this series of words made him feel incredible, except for one point he had some experience with, which was not letting himself hear this matter.

"What you are going to say involves some secrets of fate or something? But isn't fate already..."

"Shh!" Zhang Qiu put a finger on his lips. "It is 【Taboo】. Call Hermione, let's go back to school and talk."

They were silent, each carrying their own thoughts, walked to the castle, and then, Zhang Qiu kept a state of not saying a word, walked into the Room of Requirement, and then carefully closed the door.

"Now we can talk." She said.

"I don't know what you are doing being so cautious, and, why me?" Hermione asked first with thick doubt. "No matter what it is, I believe Harry can do it better than me."

"But Harry doesn't know Chinese, and the spell to bring us back must be recited in Chinese, and it will even consume reason," Zhang Qiu said seriously. "And if the spell fails, you will have to go dig up Dumbledore's grave."

"This is too crazy." Ron also revealed deep incomprehension.

But Harry understood. He had already guessed where that so-called "absolutely safe place" was. He just tactfully proposed another way: "Then you need to bring the Invisibility Cloak and the Jumping Pot."

"Yes, I will bring them. Next, please sit down first and listen to me describe the complete plan. This relates to whether Saber can reach the final form, and this point is what we must do to reverse the situation," Zhang Qiu said seriously. "I can't say more words here. After arriving there, I will explain all this to Ron in detail."

"Fine." Ron nodded to indicate he already knew.

"The first step of the plan is for us to find a suitable day, tentatively next Saturday. I and Ron will set off at noon on Saturday, using the spell to go to the 'Dream Realm.' We will do two things there. First is to obtain the strengthening item for Saber that the Junior Uncle put there in advance. Second is that I need to explain some things to him. After these two things are done, I believe Saber's strength will get a huge leap and improvement, enough to contend with or even defeat the fourth-stage Evolt."

"And Hermione, you need to recite the Xian Sha Fan Hun Lu with Harry as the target at three o'clock in the afternoon. I will teach you this spell during this week. And this spell requires a lot of magic power, so you cannot cast any magic during Friday and Saturday. You must pay attention to saving magic power, otherwise, insufficient magic power will consume your reason to make up for it."

Hermione looked like she still had many questions, but she didn't ask, just agreed first.

"Harry, it's not that you don't need to do anything, because what we do next will inevitably be hindered by fate, so it is very likely that unexpected events will occur. But please promise me two things: first, protect Hermione well and don't let her consume magic power; second, no matter what, you must not transform yourself, understand?"

"Don't worry, my second bottle hasn't been extracted yet," Harry said relaxedly. "Even if I want to transform, I can't."

"Then it's a deal." Zhang Qiu grabbed Harry's hand, a trace of apology flowing in her eyes. "I didn't deliberately hide it from you, Harry, but you are too special."

"I know, the doctors told me about this." Harry smiled helplessly.

One week was enough for them to establish all psychological preparations, and enough for Hermione to learn the Ge Xuan Jun Qi Zhang Mi Jing—she had learned all the Chinese phonetic symbols long ago, and at this moment was just learning a spell text alone.

Finally, after eating lunch on Saturday, Zhang Qiu recited the spell in the Room of Requirement. Harry saw the gradually thick and drifting white mist again. He naturally thought of his situation when he saw this scene last time. At that time, he was trying hard to protect the Sorcerer's Stone from Quirrell, and it was also at that moment, under the influence of fate, that the Sorcerer's Stone expressed its recognition of him.

Thinking of this, Harry felt his inner pocket heating up faintly. He suddenly understood what Zhang Qiu meant by "must not transform": he had actually found the power of number one long ago.

Finally, the sound of the spell disappeared, and the mist gradually dissipated. Harry knew they should have successfully arrived at the Dream Realm at this moment.

"Do we have to wait here for two hours?" Hermione asked. "Do you think it's safe here?"

"Why would it be unsafe here?" Harry countered. "They won't know which room this is, so no one can come in."

"Can they really not come in?" A strange voice sounded in the same room, and then, a figure also emerged slowly.

Green compound eyes, magenta armor matched with black and white lines—this was the first time Harry saw Decade standing still and letting him look at him, but he didn't dare to really stand on the spot and observe silently.

Harry pulled Hermione and ran toward the door quickly, his thumb already pressing on the finger phoenix.

"How did he get in?" Hermione asked in horror while running. "Or did he hide inside long ago?"

"Don't need to figure out Kamen Rider things so clearly." Harry had no time to investigate at all. He pulled open the door at the fastest speed, but he immediately regretted it.

Outside the door, another Rider was walking toward the inside slowly, his ferocious bat-like compound eyes full of oppression.

"I invited a helper, very fair, right?" Decade's voice carried a trace of playfulness. "This way, you don't even think about going to find the Professor."

"It doesn't matter, he's not looking for you," Kiva said dully. "He's waiting for Cross-Z."

Harry's heart sank to the bottom. He somewhat regretted pressing the finger phoenix, but at this moment, he could only pretend to be tough and say: "Then you have to give him some time to rush over."

However, there was still a trace of luck hidden in Harry's heart. After all, that was Ma Erfu, who was a very selfish and timid person. If he was lucky, he would seek help from the Professor first. ===== CHAPTER 446 =====