"I bet they'll deduct at least twenty points!"
Hao Yun smiled and shrugged. "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong. No points were deducted, and I even took ten days off."
George and Fred's jaws nearly dropped to the floor. Skipping class without punishment, and even getting ten days off—could Hao Yun be Dean McGonagall's illegitimate son?
"To be honest, what's your relationship with Dean McGonagall?"
George put his arm around Hao Yun's neck and lowered his voice, afraid that others would hear.
"Yes, I now strongly suspect that you are Dean McGonagall's illegitimate son!"
Fred joined in the commotion, but Hao Yun glared at the two of them and slapped their hands away.
"Get lost! I just had something to do, that's why Dean McGonagall gave me ten days off."
The trio of saviors sitting opposite Hao Yun each looked at him with different expressions.
Ron looked envious, while Harry Potter remained expressionless, as it had nothing to do with him anyway.
As for Hermione, she already had a bad impression of Hao Yun, so after hearing what Hao Yun said, she just snorted coldly.
"I'm finished eating, you can continue eating."
After quickly finishing dinner, Hao Yun said goodbye to the twin brothers and left.
Arriving at Hagrid's cabin, Hao Yun looked at the lights inside and pushed open the door to go inside.
"Hagrid, have you bought everything I asked for?"
Hagrid, who was feeding the dog, turned around and glanced at Hao Yun, then took out a large bag from under the table.
"Everything is here, and the money is just enough. By the way, what exactly do you need all this for?"
Hagrid was puzzled. Hao Yun had asked him to buy too many different things: ores, dragon blood, charcoal—these things were completely unrelated.
"Thanks, Hagrid! I'll come see you again in a couple of days!"
Shouldering the large sack, Hao Yun hurriedly ran back to the castle.
Standing in front of the cabin, Hagrid scratched his head. Oh well, what does it matter what he does? It's not a dangerous item, so it shouldn't cause any trouble.
Hao Yun brought the ore to the House of Requirement and began smelting the metal.
The metal sifted out of the garbage dump was the first to be smelted by Hao Yun.
After repeated hammering, Hao Yun obtained the basic materials he wanted.
After throwing away the hammer, Hao Yun sat down in a chair to recover his strength, as blacksmithing was a very physically demanding task.
Just as Hao Yun was about to grab a kettle to get a drink of water, two people burst into the house, seemingly always ready to help.
The two who barged in were a boy and a girl, who looked to be sixth or seventh graders.
The man looked impatient, while the woman's face was flushed. When they noticed there were other people in the room, they were immediately dumbfounded.
"Hey, are there outsiders here?"
The girl pulled the boy to stand in front of her.
The boy looked at Hao Yun with a hint of embarrassment on his face. Anyone would feel embarrassed if they were caught doing something like this.
“Sorry, we thought no one was inside. Are you a freshman? Hello, I’m Carl from Hufflepuff, a sixth-year student.”
Hao Yun was also embarrassed, but he still greeted him.
"Hao Yun, a first-year student in Gryffindor."
"I didn't expect that first-year students could find the Room of Requirement. It's getting late, so we'll be leaving now. See you again sometime. I hope you can keep our relationship a secret."
Hao Yun shrugged, indicating that it was no problem, as he wasn't a big mouth.
Goodbye, junior.
The girl waved to Hao Yun, and the two quickly left the Requirement House.
The sudden intrusion of these two people put Hao Yun on high alert, and it seemed he would have to find a new secret base in the future.
After a short rest, Hao Yun continued forging iron.
The clanging and banging sounds were incessant, and it was only thanks to Hogwarts' excellent soundproofing that no one could sleep at night.
As dawn broke, Hao Yun looked at the pile of metal ingots in front of him, his heart filled with pride.
He stretched and muttered to himself.
"Go have breakfast first, rest for two hours, and then continue."
This time, Hao Yun didn't go to the restaurant, but went directly to the kitchen.
For the next three days, Hao Yun spent all his time in the "Always-Available" shop, forging iron.
After the ore smelting was completed, Hao Yun began to repeatedly forge metal ingots in order to improve the quality of the flying sword.
Melt at high temperature, knock to remove impurities, then heat again, knock again.
The metal ingot, originally the size of a fist, was smashed into the size of an egg by Hao Yun.
Hao spent eight days preparing.
For eight days, Hao Yun was exhausted every single day before he could rest.
To ensure he was in good condition, Hao Yun rested for a day before starting to forge the flying sword on the tenth day.
On the same day, Hao Yun also melted down the Ravenclaw crown.
It must be said that the materials used in this crown are really good; Hao Yun obtained two rare metals he had never seen before from it.
The forging of the flying sword begins with the first step of smelting metal ingots and fusing them according to a specific ratio.
Finally, pour it into the mold and wait for it to set and cool.
After the shaping was complete, Hao Yun put the flying sword into the iron furnace to continue heating.
In order to improve the quality, Hao Yun forced out two mouthfuls of Samadhi Fire to temper the flying sword.
Once the flying sword was hot, Hao Yun took it out and began to strike it repeatedly.
As the knocking continued, time passed, and outside, dusk turned into midnight.
"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more!"
Hao Yun muttered to himself as he tapped his flying sword, his mind completely absorbed in the process.
With the final hammer blow, Hao Yun swiftly entered the magic array.
The first magic circle allows for sword flight, reducing spiritual energy consumption during flight.
The second magic array is a basic metal-element array that increases weapon sharpness.
For the third formation, Hao Yun had a sudden inspiration and added a transformation magic rune.
Hao Yun's current cultivation level is already at its limit for entering three formations, so he immediately threw his flying sword into the coolant that had been prepared in advance.
Hao Yun added half a bucket of spring water, a bottle of dragon blood, and three drops of water of life to this bucket of coolant.
These three drops of the water of life were obtained by Hao Yun in the forbidden forest, after a great deal of effort.
The water of life is a miraculous healing elixir, brimming with vitality, and is virtually unavailable on the market.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The flying sword entered the water, instantly stirring up a cloud of white mist.
Hao Yun, standing to the side, had an incredibly burning gaze, waiting for the moment when the flying sword would be drawn.
Chapter 277 The Savior Trio
Hogwarts is very quiet at night, but there are always adventurous little wizards who sneak out of the castle at night.
At that moment, four young wizards were sneaking around in the corridor.
"Hey, will Filch find out about us?"
It was Ron who spoke. Earlier that day, Malfoy had provoked Harry Potter and invited him to a duel that night.
Harry Bitt originally didn't want to agree, but unfortunately he had a terrible teammate, Ron, who readily agreed.
"Probably not. Do you think Malfoy will come?"
Hermione questioned Malfoy's character, believing he might be deceiving Harry Potter and Ron.
"He'll probably come; a duel is a very sacred thing."
Ron was somewhat lacking in confidence, after all, Malfoy was a despicable man.
"I don't think Malfoy will come."
Neville, unable to return to the lounge because he had forgotten the password, spoke cautiously.
"Stop talking and go inside."
Hermione nudged Ron, telling him not to stand in the way.
Hermione, a model student, originally wanted to stop the two from going out at night, but she ended up getting caught up in the mess instead of stopping them.
Hermione's biggest worry right now is that they'll be caught by Filch. If they are caught, they'll not only lose points, but also lose face.
"It's so late, Malfoy probably won't come, right?"
Harry Potter looked around, and his mind started to waver.
"Well, it seems he's not coming. I'm going to make fun of him properly tomorrow!"
Ron was both angry and happy. He was happy because he had the chance to mock Malfoy, but angry because Malfoy hadn't come!
Clang!
In his excitement, Ron accidentally bumped into a suit of armor, the loud noise echoing down the corridor.
"Who is it? Who's there?"
At the end of the corridor, a dim oil lamp appeared.
"Run! It's Filch!"