Harry Potter and the Old Ones

At the same time, on the other side of the earth, while the Weasley family was enjoying a wonderful and leisurely vacation, Australia——

In the central and western regions of Australia, the sun mercilessly bakes endless deserts and grasslands. The sky presents an extremely clear blue, as if it is a huge invisible dome of nature, while the horizon blurs together with the sky in the distance, creating a magnificent picture.

In this vast and lonely scene, a convoy with a scientific expedition logo was moving slowly. The dust raised by the convoy looked like a giant dragon made of sand and dust when viewed from above. This giant dragon made of sand and dust The dragon meanders forward, showing a primitive and spectacular vitality.

The surrounding landscape continued to change as the convoy progressed, gradually transitioning from scattered grasslands to dry desert, dotted with the occasional short shrub and a few tough life forms.

The sun hovers red-hot in the sky, creating a golden glow that illuminates everything, even though this is one of the most barren and difficult places on earth.

This is Australia's most inaccessible stretch of land, but today, this normally silent wilderness becomes something special. The arrival of the scientific expedition team brought the sound of human activities, destroying the long-standing tranquility of this land. Their goal is to explore this under-understood area, find and record possible unknown species and geological phenomena, and contribute new data to scientific research.

This scientific expedition team was formed by an emerging biotechnology company in the UK. Its members include geologists, archaeologists, biologists, meteorologists and other high-end universities from the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, and the Australian National University. Photographers and others, carrying advanced scientific research equipment and sufficient daily necessities, prepared to conduct in-depth exploration in this uninhabited land for several weeks.

As for the purpose of their trip.

Neither to examine the ecosystem of the Western Australian Desert, nor to explore geological profiles, climate change, etc., they used their sponsor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a man who wrote a book that was popular around the world some time ago. In the words of the emerging aristocrat who was awarded the "Lord of Honor" and the "Member of the Order of the United Kingdom" by the Queen of England for his magical fantasy novels——

Their trip was to explore the ancient civilization that once existed here, a city of Nacht built by the "great race of Yis", also known as Library City.

This legendary city is said to contain treasures of knowledge and relics of civilization. According to legend, the city of Nakter was built by a group of ancient intelligent races, known as the "Great Race of Yis". They are said to have extraordinary wisdom and technology, but disappeared from human history a long time ago.

Nakter City is described as a large and magnificent city, and it is said that there is a huge library inside, recording all the knowledge and wisdom of ancient civilizations.

This city is described as a symbol of all ancient, modern, and even future wisdom and technology. It is the sum of the world, no, even the entire universe's technology.

——But almost all the science festivals on the scene were regarded as the nonsense of Gilderoy Lockhart, the stupid rich man.

Of course, there are still a small number of scientists who hold different opinions. They rely on their scientific and rigorous attitude to believe that Gilderoy Lockhart, an insane man, wrote the novel and wrote himself into it.

Therefore, all the scientists accompanying the team believed that the so-called "scientific expedition team" formed by Gilderoy Lockhart through the University of Greenwich in England was just to accumulate inspiration for his next novel.

Therefore, on the one hand, although most scientists do not look down upon this handsome and handsome upstart, they also hope to make friends with Gilderoy Lockhart so that they can get a place in his novels——

Even if it is just a cameo, it will be enough for them to brag to their families, students and colleagues in the future.

on the other hand

Someone pays themselves to explore a specious and non-existent imaginary ruins. What is this?

This is a publicly funded tour!

You would be a fool not to go.

Gilderoy Lockhart expressed his position during the discussion stage of the joint scientific expedition and promised a very attractive condition:

All the data observed during the scientific expedition can be published by them. All he needs to do is register a joint newsletter.

Gilderoy Lockhart's promise immediately caused a sensation, successfully escalating the originally ordinary scientific expedition into a fierce competition.

Leaders of various universities have rolled up their sleeves and competed for scientific examination places in person, as if a competition in the academic world is quietly unfolding.

In mid-April, Gilderoy Lockhart sent an official letter conveying the news. In May, Australian universities met to discuss how to gain an advantage in this fierce competition. In June, all parties launched a fierce competition. The competition was extremely fierce, and there were even some unscrupulous situations. By the time July arrived, the scientific expedition had become a hot topic in academic circles.

Gilderoy Lockhart's generosity not only demonstrated his wealth, but also provided an astonishing amount of funding for scientific research. As many research groups as he signed up for, he provided as much funding as possible, making the initial funding for this scientific expedition reach an astonishing £800,000!

Originally, the Tiera Project aimed to invite some of the top research groups and professors who are renowned in the industry, and lead them to Nakter City to witness its excavation and opening process.

Of course, Tiera is not a good person or a philanthropist. His purpose in bringing these Muggles together——

That is, by cooperating with these academic giants to establish an authoritative group in the academic world, it is possible to form a dominant academic force that may even extend to Australian politics.

The key to this plan is to use the excavation of Nakter City as an opportunity to establish a strong alliance in the academic world and make these top scholars and professors its core members.

Using the epoch-making scientific works collected in Nacht City as a link, through sharing discoveries and cooperative research, they will gradually form a tight group with a basis for mutual trust and cooperation.

As time goes by, this group will gradually grow and become an important force in the academic world, having an important impact on the direction and development of academic research.

The establishment of this academic clique or academic esoteric sect is not just to gain an authoritative position within the academic world, but more importantly, to use it as a springboard to extend its tentacles into Australian politics——

By controlling the voice and influence of academia, this academic faction can gradually penetrate into the political world and influence the policy formulation and decision-making process with the help of its own resources and connections.