NOVEL NEXT Chapter 234: Skar
Returning to the Room of Requirement's alchemy laboratory, Link and Emily skillfully removed the thick Hogwarts school robes and hung them on the coat rack by the door.
At this moment, in the center of the alchemy laboratory, that massive canning machine was still rumbling noisily.
Through the transparent window of the crystal panel, it could clearly be seen that, after such a long period of cultivation, inside the green slime, those Skar embryos that were only the size of an adult's fist had now grown to be over one meter tall.
Their main bodies still had the appearance of canine animals, and their bodies were covered in light gray fluff, making them look very similar to Hagrid's silly dog.
But the parts of their four claws and mouths were covered with a layer of dark brown carapace, which added a bit of ferocity to them.
"This is much faster than we expected."
Link said with some emotion, and Emily also nodded in agreement.
They originally thought that these "Skar" would at least have to wait until Christmas to fully form.
But now, the first batch of "Skar" could already be put to use.
"Then, let us begin!"
Link rubbed his hands, and once again inserted his wand into the round hole on the machine.
In the next moment, the machine emitted an even louder roar, and finally, accompanied by a loud bang, the hatch opened, and dozens of large dog Skars, together with the gushing nutrient fluid, flowed onto the floor.
"Woo woo woo~"
The first Skar began to whimper and struggle to get up. It staggered to its feet, first shaking and licking clean the nutrient fluid remaining on its body, then stuck out its tongue and began to move its limbs.
Then came the second one, the third, the fourth…
In just half an hour, Link and Emily were surrounded by squatting Skars.
They didn't play crazily in the lab like ordinary dogs but obediently sat squatting in front of Link and Emily, their eyes still flashing with the light of "intelligence."
Link and Emily looked at each other, both very satisfied with these Skars.
While waiting for all the Skars to get up, they had already conducted tests.
These Skars, after recognizing their master at first sight, had excellent obedience and rather high intelligence.
Whether it was shaking hands or sitting down, a series of regular training actions, they could all easily learn.
Of course, the most important thing was that their sense of smell was extremely sensitive.
This was the key to why Link was confident he could find Scabbers the rat and Black.
At this time, Arkam also crawled out from Link's collar.
It had been craving those Skar embryos not just for a day or two.
But when it actually saw these grown-up Skars, it quickly crawled back in.
The reason was simple, Arkam hated creatures like Skars with carapaces on their bodies the most. Eating them made its throat scratchy.
Ignoring the mischievous Arkam, Link smiled and pulled out the special dog food prepared by Krell from the undetectable extension bag and began feeding.
Then he took out Scabbers the rat's little blanket and let the Skars smell it one by one. After all of them memorized the scent, Link clapped his hands and said, "All right, then you should set out now."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Skars in the laboratory charged out the wide-open door.
Link and Emily didn't stay idle afterward either, they followed the pack of dogs downstairs.
Thus, such a strange scene appeared at Hogwarts.
Dozens of strange-looking large dogs darted wildly inside the castle. They rushed into crowds, barged into offices, and whenever they caught someone, they would surround them and sniff thoroughly.
The students at Hogwarts were still discussing the previous Quidditch match, but this commotion immediately left them dumbfounded.
Some students and even professors who were afraid of dogs were scared to tears by the Skars and began complaining to the Heads of the four Houses and Headmaster Dumbledore.
But strangely, whether it was Snape, Dumbledore, or even Professor McGonagall, who was usually the strictest, none of them spoke a word about this matter, nor did they show any intention of intervening.
Link was not surprised in the slightest.
Since Dumbledore had already said he wanted Link to prove himself, then he would certainly let him act without restraint.
What's more, the Skars released now hadn't caused any real damage to Hogwarts. At most, they just gave some students and professors a scare. Compared to Black, this was nothing.
So Link and Emily just sat calmly in the Great Hall, sipping tea and chatting while waiting.
After testing, they had great confidence in the Skars' abilities. As long as Scabbers was still inside the Hogwarts castle, he would definitely be found by the Skars.
And as expected, when the sky gradually darkened, a Skar finally returned to the Great Hall and barked at Link.
"Oh? You found him?"
Link took out a bone and stuffed it into the Skar's mouth, then patted its head, "Good boy, now take us there."
The Skar crunched and swallowed the bone in a few bites, then happily wagged its tail and started leading the way.
This scene shocked the onlookers.
The bone the Skar just crushed was a beef bone, as thick as an adult's forearm.
If such biting power really landed on a person's body, the scene would definitely be tragic.
But as for others' gazes, Link never cared. Holding hands with Emily, they walked out of the Great Hall under everyone's eyes and followed that Skar all the way to a huge portrait near the Hufflepuff common room made up of pears, bananas, grapes, and other fruits.
At this time, many Skars had already gathered here, all sticking out their tongues and staring at the painting. They looked as if they were drooling over the fruit inside.
"This is?"
Emily asked in confusion. She really couldn't understand why the Skars were doing this.
"This is the entrance to the Hogwarts kitchen," Link explained, then bent down and patted the head of one Skar, "Are you sure that rat is hiding in here?"
"Woof woof woof!"
The reply Link got was a chorus of barks.
Hearing this, Link nodded, reached out, and gently scratched the pear on the painting.
In the next moment, amid a distorted shimmer of light, the pale yellow pear rapidly transformed into a doorknob.
The rush of smoke and aroma of food instantly engulfed Link and Emily, and the surrounding Skars all opened their mouths wide in unison.
Seeing their expressions, Link somewhat doubted whether the Skars were simply attracted by the aroma of food.
But soon after, he still led the way and walked in first.
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