"...How long do we have to go? Where is the venue for the trial?"
"The venue is on the basement level."
"What floor are we on now?"
"The fifth underground floor is the last underground floor."
The conversation between Luna and the receptionist was faintly echoing in this deserted corridor, spreading further ahead.
And just as the receptionist witch said, this is the underground part of the headquarters building of the International Federation of Wizards, and it is also the deepest underground. Not to mention that there seems to be no one here now. In fact, even in the past, when people from the Ministry of Magic from various countries were sent to handle official business every day, this place was usually in an idle state with no one coming down for several months.
After all, nowadays... at least until the current disaster strikes, the two deepest levels underground have not had the opportunity to fulfill their true purpose for a long time.
However, it is worth mentioning that this long underground corridor is unexpectedly not as dark and gloomy as other similar places. Under the illumination of magic shade lamps placed every short distance, this long corridor with white walls looks quite bright.
In addition, the corridor seems to be cast under a self-cleaning spell. Although it is inevitably a bit old, it is spotless everywhere, and people will not feel the slightest discomfort when walking in it.
"Fifth floor underground?" Luna heard the receptionist walking in front say this, and couldn't help but take another look at the other person's back, "Oh... Mr. Ajinbad asked you to bring me here?" "
As soon as Luna said this, the receptionist paused for a moment and subconsciously turned around to look at her. Then she continued to turn around and walk forward, while responding:
"Yes, Mr. President asked me to take Miss Lovegood to meet one... oh no, 'two' people before the trial officially begins."
"Okay!" Luna nodded after hearing this.
Obviously, she was not worried at all that the other party would take her to any dangerous place, because she could feel that the receptionist did not have any ill intentions towards her.
Not long after, the two of them walked along the corridor and passed a series of closed silver-gray metal doors. The receptionist who led the way finally stopped in front of another door. She turned her head slightly and glanced at Luna again, and then said softly:
"Miss Lovegood, please wait a moment."
"Well."
Luna nodded and responded. But just at the moment when the other party turned around and took out his wand and was about to open the door, he didn't know whether it was accidental or not, but he heard a sudden clanking sound from inside the door.
Because it was separated by the silver metal door, and the door seemed to be relatively thick, the sound was actually not too loud. It's just that the corridor was already very quiet, so it still sounded extraordinarily clear.
"Huh?"
In an instant, Luna let out a sigh as if she realized something, and the receptionist involuntarily stopped casting a spell to open the door. And almost at the same time, a black sharp blade was quietly poked out of the shadow behind Luna.
Luna, who noticed the rising black blade, quickly waved her hand at the shadow, and then Silly Bo retracted the blade again.
And then, she heard the receptionist in front of the door say again:
"By the way... Miss Lovegood, I think I still have to remind you first. There is currently a special living corpse locked here, although Mr. Akinbad has made it as restrained as possible. In its actions, you still have to be careful where you should be careful.”
"Yes, I know." After hearing this, Luna nodded again immediately, "But...who is that living corpse? Why do I seem...a little familiar?"
“Well—” the receptionist paused hesitantly, “Anyway, you’ll find out when I open the door.”
Before she finished speaking, she finally moved the wand in her hand back and forth in front of the door a few times, and finally pulled it gently. The next moment, with a soft "click", the silver door slowly opened automatically.
"Clang!"
At the same time that the door was opened, there was a sudden crash inside. This time without the thick door panel, the sound suddenly became much louder, even making people feel a little deafened.
However, Luna obviously had no time to pay attention to this little movement at this moment.
"Madame Maxime?"
The space inside is not too big, and because there are not many unnecessary furnishings to obstruct the eyes, you can see the whole thing at a glance just by standing at the door. The moment she opened the door, Luna saw a medium-sized black cage, suspended in the deepest part of the room.
And just below the cage, there is a pool that is only slightly larger than the cage. It is definitely impossible to tell how deep the pool is with just your eyes, because the pool is not clear. Water, but a strange liquid that looks like mercury.
Under the influence of magic, this silver liquid seemed to have a life of its own, automatically flowing back from the pool into the air. They were like metal tentacles, swirling around the cage in the middle, rising and falling slowly.
To be honest, the sight looked a little scary.
"Danglang—"
Just as Luna was watching carefully, the figure huddled in the black cage... that looked very much like Madame Maxime suddenly moved violently again, making a loud noise. The huge force caused the cage, which was clearly very strong, to twist and shake slightly.
But at this moment, another voice suddenly sounded from the room, immediately attracting Luna's attention.
"Miss Lovegood?"
"Ursula? Oh, it's you... No wonder I felt like I felt another familiar magic just now."
Yes, Luna didn't expect that Ursula, who had just heard that she had left Beauxbatons not long ago, would actually come to the Federation.
Of course, if the professor at the school gate could have made it clear earlier, she probably wouldn't be so surprised now.
"Were you also invited here by Mr. Akinbad?" As soon as Luna saw Ursula, she put the black cage aside temporarily, raised her feet and walked straight inside, " You don’t know, I’m looking for you!”
At the same time, the receptionist who was responsible for leading the way also entered the room and closed the silver-gray door again.
"You two, please have time to talk about the old things! Miss Geofine, after this morning, I wonder if you have gained anything? You know, it is about Mrs. Maxim, her current How is it going?"