I earned 100 million Galleons at Hogwarts

Chapter 84 Seeking Cooperation
The bushes ahead were pushed aside, revealing a strong figure.

Above his waist was a human, with red hair and beard, but below his waist was a brownish-red shiny horse, with a long red tail dragging behind him.

Moreover, he was holding a longbow with a bow and arrow in his hand, and it was obvious that he shot the arrow just now.

Fred and George held wands in their hands, carefully guarding both sides of John.

"Just now an elf approached you and wanted to grab your ear, so I wanted to drive it away for you, but I didn't expect you to move a little, and the arrow almost shot you."

The horse hoofed closer to John and the others, and said dissatisfiedly.

Although the temperature outside has dropped below freezing, the horse's upper body is still naked, showing off its strong muscles, and using them to resist the severe cold.

John looked at it, and couldn't help tightening the thick robe on his body.

The group of elves behind them saw a few people not moving, and immediately flew over excitedly, trying to pull their ears.

But the centaur raised his hand and shot a few arrows, and a few elves were almost shot. They chirped a few times in the air, and all the elves dispersed in a swarm.

Although they like to play tricks, they cherish life more.

It's not worth risking your life for a prank plan.

After the elf left completely, the centaur looked down at John and the others condescendingly: "What are you little ponies doing in the forest? Don't you know it's dangerous here?"

Centaurs don't like humans, but they are very tolerant of children.

If there were a few adults here at this time, the centaur would probably have already whistled, called for friends, and started to drive away.

"John." Fred poked John carefully.

John nodded at him, then coughed and took a step forward.

The centaur immediately clenched the bow and arrow in his hand vigilantly, ready to shoot at any time.

"I mean no harm!" John said, putting his wand back into his robes, and waving his empty hands. "We're Hagrid's friends."

"Hagrid?" The centaur looked at John and said, "My name is Ronan, are you lost? For Hagrid's sake, I can send you out."

"No, no, we came here specially to find you," John said.

"Looking for us?" Ronan's expression became more vigilant, and he slowly circled around John and the others, "Why are you looking for us?"

"Looking for an opportunity to cooperate with you!"

"Cooperation?" Ronan shook his head disdainfully, "We never cooperate with humans."

"Look at our sincerity first."

John took out a fine bow and arrow and quiver from the leather pouch, and there were about ten arrows in it.

Ronan glanced casually: "That's nice, but we can do it with a little time."

"It's not just pretty."

John took out an arrow and put it on the string, and Ronan immediately picked up the longbow in his hand.

"Sorry, I just wanted to show you."

John changed the direction and shot with his back facing Ronan, and the arrow sank into the tree trunk in front of him with a whoosh.

Ronan nodded. In his opinion, John's archery skills are not bad, and he can already compete with their three or four-year-old foal.

"return."

John pressed the switch on the longbow in his hand at the same time as he made a sound, the arrow in front of him trembled, and was driven by the magic power to fly back to the quiver.

A hole had been ripped open in the trunk, and sawdust was flying in the air.

If the arrow hits a person, it must be a very good feeling for this round.

Ronan looked at this scene in amazement and said, "It's very interesting, but it's a pity that it's our tradition not to cooperate with humans. We can't break this rule. You'd better get out quickly. If something happens, Hagrid will still be there." May trouble us."

After Ronan finished speaking, he seemed to lose interest. He put the longbow back on his back and turned around to dive into the nearby bushes.

John said hurriedly: "Wait, we still have one more thing!"

Ronan stopped impatiently, slightly annoyed.

"Look at this!"

John quickly took out a large and a small brass-colored bell from the leather bag, with intricate and exquisite patterns drawn on it.

In order to make this thing, John's head was almost bald. He went through Ian's notes over and over again, and finally matched the suitable magic pattern.

John raised the bell to Ronan's eyes, and introduced: "It's called an alarm bell. You take the big one and put the small one in a certain place. If someone with malicious intent approaches that place, the little one The bell will drive the big bell to sound an alarm, and the two of them also have the function of positioning each other."

"If you put little bells on those ponies, you'll always know they're safe!"

After listening to John's introduction, Ronan looked at the two gadgets in front of him, and finally had a look of interest in his eyes.

The number of a group of horse people is usually only a few dozen, and their fertility is low.

Therefore, every foal is extremely precious to the horse people, and it is their key protection object.

It can be said that the alarm bell that John took out directly hit Ronan's heart. He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say it.

"Well, can we talk?"

John raised his hand and shook the bell, but the strange thing was that the bell didn't make a sound.

This is also John's own consideration, if the alarm and mother bells are moved and ring like ordinary bells.

That probably didn't act as an alarm, it was an indicator for the bad guys anyway.

Therefore, only when an abnormality is found, the alarm master bell will send out an alarm, and it will vibrate violently, reminding that the danger is coming.

Ronan asked, "Is it really as useful as you say?"

John knew there was something to be done in cooperation, and he nodded emphatically: "Don't worry, I've tested it many times, and it's absolutely useful, and we're all students in the academy, and we're friends with Hagrid, so we won't get far if you're fooled!"

Ronan pondered for a moment and said, "What do you need us to do?"

"Help us collect some medicinal materials." John replied.

"that is it?"

"Well, that's right, cooperation is all about mutual benefit and win-win results. We will never force you to do what you don't want to do," John said.

Ronan walked around for a while, looked up at John and said, "You guys wait here for a while, I'll go back and discuss it with my clansmen."

John replied, "No problem!"

When Ronan's figure disappeared into the bushes, Fred and George looked at John in disbelief: "We succeeded?"

Didn't they say that horses hate humans very much?
Isn't that easy to talk about!

"It should be almost there." John breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

They also rely on their young age, and the horse people think that they are not a threat.

And the centaurs really needed what they took out, that's why Ronan chatted with them for so long.

Want to change to an adult wizard, cooperate?

Are you under the daydream spell?

About ten minutes later, Ronan walked back quickly: "We agree to cooperate with you, but we will only provide you with medicinal materials, and we will never participate in other things!"

"Okay." John nodded happily.

"What medicinal materials do you need us to collect?" Ronan asked.

Fred hurriedly took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to Ronan. The handwriting on it was like a ghostly talisman.

"that's it!"

Ronan squinted his eyes and studied repeatedly for a long time before finally understanding.

He put the parchment away and said, "No problem, you can come and get these things tomorrow afternoon, what about the bell? When can you give it to us?"

"The process of alarm bells and mother bells is relatively complicated, and I may only be able to make one pair tomorrow." John replied.

"Okay, you don't need to make bows and arrows, we need nine pairs of bells now."

Ronan said that there are only eight foals in their group now, and the extra one is used as a spare.

Recently, some people in the ethnic group are more excited.
"No problem, this is for you first."

John handed Ronan the bow and arrow and the bell.

Ronan put the bow and arrow on his back casually, and carefully put away the bell.

"Let's go, I'll take you out, and I'll be at the edge of the forest when we trade in the future. The forest is still too dangerous for you little ponies."

After the partnership was reached, Ronan's attitude improved significantly.

At the same time, a fierce quarrel was taking place among the centaur tribes.

A centaur with a proud face and high cheekbones came out more and more, and said angrily: "Elder, why did we agree to cooperate with humans? With our strength, we can protect the pony without their help!"

The elder in front of the horse man was extremely old, the skin on his face was almost folded together, like dry bark.

He drooped his eyelids, and made a weak voice: "The astrology changed last night, and the prophesied person has come."

The noisy centaur group immediately fell silent, only the sound of heavy breathing remained.

(End of this chapter)