"You an to directly follow Clent's path into the base again? That's a good idea, but what about the other two parks? If our speculation is correct, the other two bases shouldn't have direct access to the interior." Hog asked, puzzled.
"Have you been staring at the monitors all day and gone stupid?" Alan gave Hog a knowing look. "Since we can penetrate the core hub, we can naturally break through the barrier by studying the protective spell formations there. I think I have that much confidence."
"Uh…" Hog imdiately scratched his head awkwardly upon hearing this. How could he have forgotten this? The configurations of these three breeding parks were basically the sa. With the intelligence on the No. 1 Park's core spell formation, breaking through the other two silently would naturally be no problem. After understanding, Hog revealed an excited expression. "In that case, when do we act? I want to lead the charge!"
"No rush, the preparations aren't complete yet. Have you figured out how to accommodate these hundreds of people and that large area of magical creatures? Our priority right now is still preparation, and we need to quickly ascertain the safety of that passage." Alan stood up imdiately as he spoke.
"Sir, are you going to scout the path now?" Hog, who was very familiar with Alan, quickly asked.
"Exactly. This is the best ti. While Clent has just returned to the park, infiltrating his black market now will actually be safer, as the shield charm in the park doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. Even if I accidentally trigger so alarm in the opponent's secret room or that warehouse, as long as the intensity isn't particularly strong, it won't transmit into the park." Alan stated his plan.
"Brilliant." Hog nodded as if suddenly enlightened. "We'll use his inconvenience in communication within the park to follow Clent's path. But are you planning to enter the park through it?"
"I'll assess the situation once I get there. You keep an eye on Clent and Golden Knight's movents. Contact imdiately if anything unusual happens." With that, Alan Apparated, disappearing from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already at the location of the black market managed by Clent. However, since it was still dayti, the black market hadn't opened for business yet. There were only a few scattered wizards in the manor. These people were either patrolling or just loitering; their discipline wasn't very good. After all, this wasn't a fully enclosed place like the park, and their duty was rely to maintain order.
Seeing this, Alan didn't hesitate. He imdiately cast a Disillusionnt Charm on himself and smoothly found Clent's office. This office did have so basic alert spells set up, but they were virtually useless to Alan. He broke in with little effort and, after casting a shield charm on the room, directly opened the door to the secret room.
"Indeed, this secret room is set with multiple alert spells. If Clent wasn't in the park right now, it might have alerted him." Alan, hidden in front of the secret room, carefully probed with detection equipnt and understood the internal structure. With little effort, Alan managed to bypass these protective spells and successfully entered the secret room.
At this mont, Alan didn't imdiately go to study the fireplace. Instead, he focused his attention on the black mirror. This item could combine both communication and transmission functions, which imdiately piqued Alan's interest, so he naturally reached out to touch it. However, for safety, Alan didn't risk removing the velvet cloth covering it. Although last ti Golden Knight only appeared after Clent initiated the signal, this black mirror did have a way to directly transport Golden Knight here.
Alan carefully examined the side fra and back of the mirror with a detector, then lifted a corner of the velvet cloth to inspect the mirror surface. After a simple check, he found that the craftsmanship of this full-length mirror was also very sophisticated, and the materials used were equally expensive. Alan was very sure that at least two ounces of refined mithril had been added to this mirror. Unfortunately, the teleportation principle within it was still similar to the Floo Network, aning its range would not be too large.
"No wonder Golden Knight only used it for communication and not smuggling; it turns out it's just a fancy showpiece." Indeed, this full-length mirror, in Alan's eyes, was rely a cost-ineffective device. Its range of effect wouldn't even exceed two hundred kiloters, not even reaching abroad. "But if I were to enter through this full-length mirror in reverse, could I follow the trail to find Golden Knight? This fellow is shrouded in layers of mystery, so much so that I still can't accurately pinpoint his location."
Alan looked at the full-length mirror in front of him, deep in thought. He had already found more than once that Golden Knight could appear in two or more places simultaneously. The opponent's ability to create clones had always made Alan extrely wary. He didn't even know if Minister Peter, whom he had been tracking, was the actual person.
But, clones? A sudden flash of inspiration in his mind made Alan's eyes light up, as if he had grasped sothing crucial. "Cloning spell? Does such a spell truly exist in this world? This is a bit too incredible." Alan shook his head helplessly. Now was not the ti to think about these things. His purpose for this trip was to confirm whether the passage into the park was safe. As for Golden Knight's secret and what was behind this black mirror, those were matters to consider in the future. After prioritizing, Alan turned and leaned against the nearby fireplace.
After so inspection, Alan confird that there was nothing unusual about this fireplace, so he imitated Clent's thod and teleported to the warehouse filled with miscellaneous items. The location of this warehouse was also underground. Alan circled around inside several tis but couldn't find an exit. Although there were no powerful alert spells set up here, there were Anti-Apparition charms, so there was no other way to access this place except through that fireplace.
"But since this is underground, the Tunneling Spell should be useful, right?" Alan pondered, then tried it himself and found that drilling into the ground was very smooth. "In that case, during the official operation later, I won't have to bother going to the black market. I can simply record the actual location here and then directly break in using the Tunneling Spell."
Alan nodded inwardly. There was a black mirror in that secret room that Golden Knight could pass through. To be safe, it was better not to enter here casually from the secret room. Thinking this, he found a corner and deployed a locator. Thus, this warehouse was successfully captured.
After finishing all this, Alan imdiately rushed to the Vanishing Cabinet, but he didn't open it right away. Instead, he took out a magnifying glass and began to study it, as if possessed by a scientist. However, this ti the inspection work was not so easy. The magical principles contained within the Vanishing Cabinet and the complexity of the runes were completely incomparable to that full-length mirror. Alan studied it for a long ti without finding any clues.
"As expected, it's quite sothing." Alan wasn't too surprised by this. If such an alchemy device, which could be considered endangered in the wizarding world, were so easy to understand, it wouldn't be nearly lost. The research couldn't be completed in a short while, and to avoid exposure, he couldn't move it. Alan, itching with curiosity, looked at the treasure before him and fell silent for a mont. Finally, he decided to put it out of sight, out of mind, and directly pulled open the cabinet door and plunged inside.
He definitely had to explore the interior of the core hub, and he was very sure that no alarms would be triggered there, because in core areas of spell formations, such as alchemy rooms, there cannot be too many interference sources. Casually casting spells or setting up magical barriers inside could potentially affect the transmission of core magical energy flow. Just like the alchemy room Alan had repaired at the British Ministry of Magic, although this kind of magical interference would only temporarily block, it could be used again after a slight clearing. But the No. 1 park's core hub supports the magical shield outside. Even a small mistake could expose it, so if the club had any sense, they wouldn't do sothing so risky.
Indeed, Alan's process of passing through the Vanishing Cabinet and entering the park was exceptionally smooth. After successfully infiltrating, Alan didn't rush to explore this spire. He knew that this could be considered the quietest place in the entire park, and Clent wouldn't be coming over anyti soon. He first took out a communication amulet and activated it, while also putting on an earpiece that looked like a wireless headset.
anwhile, inside the park, Shalltear, who was playing with the young Thunderbirds in the shed, suddenly trembled. She then took out a similar device from her tactical vest and put it to her ear.
"Sir! Are we starting the operation now? I'm not ntally prepared at all!" Shalltear asked sowhat flustered, with the earpiece on. She knew that the protective spell formation here cut off communication between them. Now, suddenly receiving a ssage from Alan ant that he had either already broken the spell formation or he was currently inside the park.
Alan denied, "The operation hasn't started yet, but I've successfully infiltrated the park. How are things on your end?"
"You've already gotten in in just a few days? That's too fast!" Shalltear hadn't recovered from her shock yet, then she replied to Alan, "Things are fine on my end. I stay with the young Thunderbirds during the day, and I go out for a stroll at night when there's nothing to do. But it's really unbearable not being able to shower for several days, sir, please rescue quickly!"
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