Chapter 284 282. Sled
The wizard Grindelwald stayed at the North Pole was named Eric.
This is a wizard who looks very young, at most in his twenties.
He welcomed Jon and others into the castle made of ice. It was very warm inside. The fireplace dug out of the ice wall was burning a strong fire, but the high temperature did not melt the ice cubes at all. mean.
"Mr. Principal has told me in advance that you will come, but to be honest, I am still surprised that you are so young."
Eric seemed to be a very talkative person, he invited Jon to sit casually, and at the same time picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of warm black tea.
Jon thanked him and took the tea cup from him.
"I didn't expect Mr. Eric to be so young."
These are not some modest words from Jon, but he has always thought that Grindelwald's subordinates are a bunch of old men and old ladies. Judging from Eric's current age, it is obvious that he joined the Witch Party in recent years of.
"I only graduated from Durmstrang six years ago. In terms of age, I was allowed to do some important work in the North Pole alone. It is indeed Mr. Principal who trusted me a lot."
Jon had a curious expression on his face.
"So, what are you working on here?"
Eric smiled.
"Sorry, Mr. Principal has specifically asked me to tell you about this matter, and I can't tell you yet, because looking at it now, my research is a bit too ordinary, and it makes people feel that there is nothing worth continuing."
Regarding his answer, Jon muttered in his heart, but on the surface he nodded in understanding.
"Okay, let's get to the point, Mr. Eric, what information can you give me about the Death Eaters?"
Eric waved the wand in his hand, and a piece of parchment the size of a table flew over from the wooden cabinet next to it, unfolding it in front of them.
A map is drawn on the parchment.
"In the Arctic Ocean, most of the area is occupied by floating ice. The position of these pieces of ice floating on the sea is not fixed at all times, and will continue to drift with the changes of temperature and seasons, so people are very It is difficult to accurately locate here. However, the ice sheet we are in now is a huge ice sheet that connects the area in the center of the pole. Even in August and September, when the temperature is the highest, the ice sheet here will not melt. Therefore, in this On the ice sheet, I made a simple map and helped you mark the main activity sites of those Death Eaters."
Eric pointed with the tip of his wand to several red dots that were prominent on the map.
"I have discovered these places before, and there are places where Death Eaters have stayed for a long time, but they seem to seldom appear on the ice, but go deep into the solid ice hidden underground, probably guarding Or maybe it's something you're looking for."
Then he turned the tip of his staff to the largest red mark.
"This place is now the place where the largest number of Death Eaters gather. When they first came here, they didn't pay much attention to it. But just two months ago, there were Death Eaters scattered all over the North Pole. Most of them gathered here, as if they had discovered something new here."
Jon listened carefully to his explanation. This map is very clear, and there is nothing wrong with what Eric said, but there is a very puzzling point on it.
"Is there anyone else here besides Mr. Eric?"
"Do you think it is basically impossible for me alone to monitor and find out the positions and trajectories of so many Death Eaters at the same time? This question is actually very easy to answer. Let me make a fool of myself, and soon you will be able to knew."
Jon shrugged and didn't care about it.
The Arctic research base here is obviously the same as the Norwegian monastery, hiding some secrets about Grindelwald.
Even if Eric refused to answer Jon's question, he wouldn't feel anything.
Today's lunch was naturally settled in the ice castle. Eric's craftsmanship is very good. He is an Italian, and the pizza he makes is very delicious. Jon also wisely didn't ask him why he didn't add pineapple on the pizza.
After the meal, Jon rested on the sofa for a while, while Nick and Gabriel wandered around the ice castle, and then they were about to take the map and leave.
Although Eric seems to be a relatively easy person to get along with, Jon didn't come here to make friends this time, and Eric didn't hold back on this, he just suggested to Jon.
"Leave from me, and continue to move forward, and you will be within the detection range of the Death Eaters. They are not many in number, but they have always insisted on patrolling the surrounding area. If you are still riding a broomstick like this, it will be very conspicuous. There is a very high probability of being discovered by them, so you'd better leave the broom with me first, and use other ways to move around here."
His proposal is undoubtedly correct, Jon put down the Firebolt in his hand, and looked at Eric.
"So you have better transportation?"
Eric smiled mysteriously.
"follow me."
He took Jon and the others to the back door of the ice castle. After going out from here, he saw a pure white sled car parked in front of the door, but the power in front of the sled was not a sled dog.
"Xiaobai No. 2!"
Gabriel shouted excitedly.
That's right, there are two polar bears wearing reins!
Jon looked at this unique sleigh car with a look of surprise, but then he said hesitantly.
"The polar bear is inconspicuous here, but even if this animal can be tamed, it is not suitable for endurance to pull a sled, right?"
“So, of course this is no ordinary polar bear.”
Eric clapped his hands while talking, and the two polar bears stood upright from the ground with both feet like soldiers receiving orders, and saluted Eric in a naive manner!
Jon was even more surprised. Seeing this scene, he remembered the question he asked this morning.
"Your eyeliner is these bears!"
"They are natural scouts in the North Pole. Death Eaters will hardly notice them. Moreover, their running speed is not slow, and they are different from ordinary bears. They also have enough endurance, which is not inferior to the most professional sled dogs."
Eric stood beside the sleigh.
"Of course, even if it's pure white, a sled will attract people's attention, so I specially prepared an invisibility cloak that is wide enough for you, and you can cover the entire sled with it when the bear is running. In the car. That way, even if a Death Eater saw you, they would probably think it was two bears playing around."
(end of this chapter)