Chapter 452: Prelude to the Finale

"The other half of power." Harry nodded, "I plan to extract the Time Moment. It is a very delicate and powerful magical artifact, and the experience of the fourth year gave it a hint of mystery."

"No, not this Time Moment, but that moment." Zhang Qiu proposed a bolder idea, "Return to Te Lan Ze Luo and use that space-time rift as the extract."

Harry widened his eyes. He had never thought it could be done this way, but if he really used the 'broken static space-time' as the extract, I'm afraid this would be much more powerful than a black hole.

"The plan is like this..."

"Wait, we need to find a secret place." Harry interrupted her, "The last plan was suspected to be leaked, so we were ambushed when the school was empty. We must be careful this time."

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Qiu said, "Let Ron and He Min accompany you to Te Lan Ze Luo, and I will stay at school. This is foolproof."

"Ah? Why does He Min need to go?" Harry felt confused, "What does it have to do with her?"

"I cannot get close to that space-time, which would make the rift unstable and possibly even trigger an explosion." Zhang Qiu pointed to her head, "The sequelae of the Zhengyi Jiangshengwei Alliance."

"Then Harry and I can just go, why drag He Min along?" Ron still didn't understand.

Zhang Qiu was silent for a while, then spoke again, "Because it is possible to encounter two enemies."

"What do you mean?"

"If Evolt and Decade cooperate again to obstruct you, what should we do?" she said calmly, "So Harry needs at least two companions."

"But can He Min beat Decade?" Harry said with some worry, "Currently, the strength of the Winged Tyrannosaurus should be between the Fang Ace and the Elemental Dragon, while Decade uses the basic form to easily beat the Fang Ace. The Complete Form should be on par with Solomon, right? The Winged Tyrannosaurus is a bit short."

"You analyze combat power very clearly." Zhang Qiu said with a smile, "But she doesn't need to win. As long as she can hold Decade for you and buy you some time, you can come back to help her after you obtain the power."

Harry thought for a moment and felt that Zhang Qiu's words were well-founded, and the whole plan sounded feasible. However, he suddenly discovered a problem.

"That's not right, did we just say everything out like this?" Harry scratched his head, "Is it possible that if we talk secretly, no one will know we are going to Te Lan Ze Luo, and we won't encounter obstruction?"

The three of them looked at each other, feeling a bit awkward for a moment.

"We are planning for the worst case," Zhang Qiu took the lead in breaking the awkwardness, "Because what we are going to do is an open card."

"How is it an open card?"

"Obtaining power for Harry is something that must be done, and the choice of extract is also destined, so the enemy will definitely pay close attention to Te Lan Ze Luo. Everything is linked."

Ron revealed a sudden realization, while Harry looked at him with some confusion.

"What's going on, is there something I don't know?" Harry stroked his chin and thought, "Why is it a must for me to obtain power, and why is the choice already destined? Could it be that you talked about this there?"

"Yes, I can't let you know for the time being." Zhang Qiu said.

Harry felt a bit helpless, but he quickly calmed down and said he didn't mind.

"Next, let's go find He Min and ask her to help with this." Zhang Qiu said.

After dinner, they met He Min, who was still studying hard, at their usual spot in the library, while Ailina sat on the side looking through something like a children's picture book.

"Harry, Ron, Qiu." Ailina took the lead in greeting them, "It's good to see you."

Ron didn't put on a face, and Harry smiled and returned the greeting.

"I have something to tell you." she said, "I'm preparing to go back."

He Min's expression became a bit melancholy, while Harry didn't feel much, he said casually, "Reasonable, you also have your own things to do."

"Not entirely my own things." Ailina bit her lip, "The Magical Congress is about to start the next batch of the Herrscher Project, and I need to participate in it."

"Haha, then you can be considered a senior." Zhang Qiu revealed an interested smile, "There will be juniors who admire you."

Ailina raised her head again. Her eyes at this moment were extremely complex. Harry only knew she was not very happy, but didn't know why she was unhappy.

"If I go back this time, I don't know when we will meet again." she said melancholically, "The Herrscher Project is my graduation internship. I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to come here again in the next few years."

No one spoke, and He Min also stopped her pen silently.

"You always remind me of the best years, while my future life can be seen at a glance." Ailina said reluctantly, "I regret doing those childish things last year. Sigh, let it be. I just want to say a proper goodbye before I leave."

She spoke a bit incoherently, and Ron's expression remained subtle, so Harry took over the conversation, "It doesn't matter, we can still keep in touch by letter, and we can meet again at any time. After all, Apparition is very convenient. Of course, I think compared to the three of us, your friendship with He Min is deeper and more worth talking about."

"Speaking of which, Fu Rong's wedding is set for early August, will you come?" Ron said indifferently, "I think she will also miss that year."

Ailina looked away with some sadness.

Zhang Qiu suddenly sat up straight and grabbed one of Ailina's hands seriously, "What are you thinking? If you have any strange ideas, at least do as I say and leave the Eagle Bottle behind!"

"I won't do that." Ailina pulled her hand away and leaned back on the chair with a light smile, "He Min's second personality is enough, whether it is to help you perfect OOO or to leave as a souvenir for He Min."

"You'd better." Zhang Qiu stared at her straight, "But I'll advise you one more time, the fault tolerance of life is much higher than you think, and even the potential of the Herrscher has not been fully developed."

Ailina shrugged helplessly.

"Master Master Xuanjun has also done experiments. We made the Herrscher of Sentience, which is no worse than ordinary knights." Zhang Qiu said anxiously, "The Herrscher of Void can be improved!"

Ailina remained noncommittal.

"But what about the words you didn't say?" Zhang Qiu suddenly looked at He Min, "Do you know—"

"No need, no need." Ailina interrupted her, "It's fine like this. I don't have any other ideas, just thinking that you all have bright futures while my future is bleak, and feeling slightly sad."

"Perhaps you will find other people worth loving." Ron also said a word of comfort.

Harry also sincerely advised, "It's not a bleak future. Everyone can find their own small happiness. You just need to adjust your mentality."

He Min looked at Ailina, who was still unmoved, sighed, and changed the subject, "Do you have something to find us for?"

"Let's go out and talk." Zhang Qiu looked around, "Harry, I suggest you stay and continue to enlighten Ailina."

Harry was a bit stunned. He felt it was difficult for him to persuade Ailina. Watching the three people leave one after another, he could only speculate that some details of the plan were inconvenient for him to hear, so he turned around and looked at Ailina again.

From the first time they met, Harry noticed that this girl had a delicate face and beautiful white hair, but at this moment she looked a bit haggard. Those once bright eyes carried a layer of faint gloom, with thin mist-like dark circles under them. Her cheeks were slightly sunken, her skin was stiff, and her lips were so pale they almost blended with her skin. Her hair color, which was as bright as fresh snow, now had a bone-like paleness.

"What exactly is wrong with you?" Harry said helplessly, a deep pity rising in his heart.

Ailina looked at him seriously and suddenly smiled, "I'm just disappointed, disappointed because the Herrscher's power is insufficient."

"Is it just because you can't beat the Kamen Riders?" Harry originally wanted to continue talking about ordinary happiness, but he suddenly guessed the real reason for Ailina's disappointment, "Is it because you originally intended to use the Herrscher's power to get rid of that person's control, right?"

"I can't say." Ailina didn't directly admit it, but her bitter smile had indirectly admitted it.

Harry asked with some confusion, "Why can't you say? Actually, if you say it, we can all find ways to help you."

"I heard you are also doing the Queen Project." Ailina suddenly changed the subject, "Haven't you worried about what to do if the Vampire Queen doesn't listen to you?"

"That is indeed a problem, but out of group interests, etc., as long as she is not too stupid, it is easy to think clearly." Harry tried to answer.

"I mean, setting up a precaution, in case she really loses control, she can be eliminated in time."

"Si Nei Pu is that person." Harry still didn't understand, "Both times the Queen lost control, he solved it."

Ailina sighed softly. She turned her head to look elsewhere, was silent for a long time, and then turned her head back to say, "Can you use some kind of spell or Muggle device before or during the experiment, so that once the Queen loses control, you can use a very simple way, such as pressing a button, to eliminate the out-of-control Queen?"

Harry analyzed seriously, "You indeed gave a good suggestion, but there will be no new human experiments in the short term. The Queen Project has already stopped. Instead, the Herrscher... will it... oh, no."

"Looks like you understood."

"But, isn't it said," Harry's eyes twitched, "that it's voluntary?"

"That clause was too long, I was too lazy to read it, so I just flipped to the last page and signed." Ailina said a reason that was absurd but seemed reasonable. ===== CHAPTER 453 =====