Chapter 80 - wizards Conversations

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"Do you know this doesn't sound very convincing?"

"Well, yes...."

"As for you, ancient one. I know your problem, and its solution is much simpler. Drink a couple of hundred elixirs, sever the connection with that dimension. I'm also willing to exchange runes so you can generate Mana independently, using magic without depleting life energy."

"I agree!"

"I'm willing to try as well. But what do we need to pay?"

"Kamar Taj will exchange all types of magic with us, not requiring energy from other dimensions. In return, Nicolas and I will provide enough elixirs and mana to solve the ancient problem. As for Asgard... If all goes well, I want a complete copy of all Asgard's books."

Upon hearing Asmodeus' words, Odin approached, extending his hand.

"Deal!"

The ancient one didn't lag behind; she immediately opened a portal to the library.

"Master Jan, please sort all books on magic and make copies."

"Wait, wait."

"Huh? You're not..."

"No, no, ancient one. Pass this to Master Jan."

Nicolas said, pulling three enchanted feathers from his pocket.

"These are enchanted feathers; the red one writes what you dictate, the black one can copy books, and the white one corrects spelling mistakes."

The librarian, who spent half his life copying basic knowledge: (╥﹏╥)

Ancient one: "Ahem, thank you... I always thought our masters would like this tool."

Odin: "Do you happen to have another one that writes by dictation? You know, I get so tired of signing documents in Asgard...."

Everyone: (¯ . ¯٥)

"Ahem, ahem. Forget it...."

"No, no. Take it, you just reminded me of someone...." Nicolas said, glancing at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore: ヽ(　￣д￣)ノ

"Ahem. Okay, let's get started. Asmodeus, do you have supplies of dragon's blood? While the ancient one drinks the elixir, I want to prepare as much as I can for Odin. But I don't have a lot of dragon blood with me...."

"How much did you bring with you?"

"Oh, just about a couple of dozen tons."

"Not enough...."

The Avengers: Dragons? A couple of dozen tons of dragon blood? Did you decimate the dragon population?!

"Well, I have a couple of more liters of Athena's blood. You know, Rowena wants to check the compatibility of Athena's blood with other dragons..."

"Sigh, we should have built more dragon farms! Why didn't we think of that!?"

The Avengers: (・・)?

This time, not only the Avengers but even Odin and the Ancient one pondered.

Dragon farms... What kind of world do they have?

Seeing that everyone, except Dumbledore and Grindelwald, was surprised this time, Tony decided to ask,

"Um, guys. Dragons, is it what I'm thinking?"

"Well, a big lizard with wings that breathes fire. If that's what you're thinking, then yes."

"So in your world, they breed them on farms?"

"That's obvious. How else do we get materials for potions and alchemy? We can't just barge into a dragon sanctuary every time we need something. Besides, hunting them is quite a bothersome task. If you come across a Welsh Green, that's fine, but Hungarian Horntail - those are some aggressive creatures. You won't even get close before they shower you with spikes and flames."

"By the way, Asmodeus, you know, before Fawkes took me, I was sitting and reading a letter from the Ents. They say one of the Welsh Green dragons they took for land cultivation evolved. In an environment with a high density of natural elements, it started evolving into a Drake. In short, its wings got smaller, but the other limbs became stronger. Oh, and the fire changed; now it attacks with a strange yellow gas that puts a person to sleep for several hours as soon as they inhale it."

"Oh? Why wasn't I informed?"

"I think they did write to you; you were just with Rowena and didn't notice their ravens. By the way, why do druids start using ravens? Do they think they're better than us? We use owls!"

"Um, guys, you're getting off-topic!"

"Oops. Well, dragons. Yes, we have dragons. Asmodeus has his own, and even the kids in his magic academy ride dragons to school. Although that's only for S-class kids."

"By the way, Asmodeus, did Athena also evolve after the magical surge? Her flame color seems to have changed, right?"

"Yes. She now breathes purple fire, which is poisonous. But it looks beautiful at night."

"Oh, interesting. By the way, Newt wants to open a zoo somewhere on an uninhabited island. People can interact with any kind of magical creature."

"And he wants to create the habitat himself?"

"Yes, I know it's very inconvenient and expensive. I told him the same, but he says he'll return the money once the zoo starts working. He wants to channel the zoo's profit into environmental improvement and magical creature protection."

"Why not just ask for funding? Let him submit an application to the council. We'll allocate the funds. How much does he need? Half a million? A million? Don't tell me two million galleons; that's too expensive already!"

"Well, he said 300,000 would be enough, but you know him, he won't eat himself but will spoil his Niffler."

"Okay, we'll approve his application when we get back. By the way, about Nifflers, bet he'll give somewhere between 5 - 10 thousand out of the 300 just to buy some luxurious things for these rascals."

"You think that much? I think less than 5 thousand."

"What? Noooo, at least 6 thousand."

"Bet?"

"On what?"

"Well..... If I win, you'll make a new saddle for Athena, with auto-heating and wind protection functions. Rowena should like it."

"Okay, but if I win, you have to convince Valchar to give me the blood of that evolved dragon. I've already written to him, but I see he's just making excuses not to take dragon blood."

"Well, if you're not going to bleed him dry, then I can negotiate with the Ents. You know, they're easily bribed if you bring them various types of seeds they don't have. Regular seeds count too."

"Oh, my Merlin, I didn't even think about that. Okay, deal!"

Everyone watched as Nico and Asmodeus talked about entirely different things while they pulled out various barrels and chests from Nicholas's small bag. Tony was barely holding back from going over and trying to jump into that bag. He understands that it contains compressed space, but how exactly it works needs to be studied!

Asmodeus and Nicholas continued chatting for a couple more minutes until they had everything they needed. When they finished distributing the elixir, Asmodeus gestured to everyone except Odin to leave.

"Guys, this is the ancient one's personal matter, and I don't think you should be present right now. To keep you from getting bored, I'll give you this book. It was written by Newt Scamander, and it describes various types of animals in our world."

Asmodeus said, handing the book to Tony.

"Do you think you can get rid of us like children?" Steve asked.

"Yes," Asmodeus replied, pointing at Tony, who had already left the room and was sitting in a corner, engrossed in reading.

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