The Bottomless Suitcase

Knock, knock!!

Lin Feng and Newt chatted on and off when a soft knock suddenly came from the door.

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw Thena standing in the doorway in her pajamas, holding two steaming cups of hot cocoa.

Beside the cups, a small spoon stirred itself, which was quite interesting.

"Queenie made you some hot cocoa, so..."

Thena looked at Newt, who was practically curled up entirely beneath the covers, then at Lin Feng, who held a book with a curious expression. For a moment, she did not know what to say.

"Thank you. Just put them here."

Lin Feng wanted to get down and take them, but Thena told him there was no need.

She carried them over and set them on the bedside table herself. After sneaking a glance at Newt, she left.

"Get some sleep. Good night."

Once Thena closed the door, Newt immediately sprang out of bed.

He put away the little notebook in which he recorded magical creatures, then took a suitcase from beneath his bed and placed it in a more spacious area.

Click!

Newt then opened the suitcase and stepped into it with both feet.

Tap, tap, tap!

A sound like someone descending stairs followed, and Newt's body gradually disappeared into the suitcase.

"Mr. Newt, this hot cocoa is quite good. Aren't you going to try some?"

Lin Feng knew what Newt was about to do, but he was more interested in food made with magic right now.

If all of his robots could be enchanted with magic, things would become much more convenient.

"Come down."

However, Newt merely stretched one hand out from the suitcase and beckoned slightly.

"Uh, all right."

Lin Feng held his cup of hot cocoa and used telekinesis to bring over Newt's cup as well.

Holding a cup of hot cocoa in each hand, he walked up to the suitcase.

Looking at the pitch-black suitcase, Lin Feng cautiously stepped one foot inside. Only after feeling something solid beneath it did he put in his other foot with confidence.

Tap, tap, tap!

Lin Feng followed a crude staircase down into a spacious room.

Only when he saw all sorts of jars and bottles around him did he finally get the feeling of being in the wizarding world.

"This place is really spacious! Is that suitcase a portal?"

Lin Feng did not know much about Harry Potter's world. Among the knowledge he had stored, portals were the only thing he could think of that might accomplish something like this.

Spatial abilities, on the other hand, were much harder to achieve.

Even Lin Feng himself had spent a long time painstakingly making a Space Bracelet with technology, and it could not even store living things.

That showed just how difficult spatial applications were.

"A portal? No, no, no. It's an Undetectable Extension Charm. It expands the space inside the suitcase."

Newt pressed his thin lips together and came to Lin Feng's side, tentatively reaching out to pluck a strand of his hair.

"You can't."

Lin Feng turned his head aside and avoided Newt's hand.

"Why? I won't hurt you."

Newt blinked in confusion and withdrew his hand.

He respected Lin Feng. It was a habit he had developed from dealing with countless magical creatures capable of posing threats.

"Although I'm not human, I'm not an ordinary... life-form either. The cells in my body are poisonous. Once they leave my body, they act like independent life-forms and invade and devour other living things."

Lin Feng had originally wanted to say he was an animal too, but after thinking about it, that sounded like he was insulting himself, so he changed his wording.

"Uh... interesting. I'll write that down first. When I have time, I hope you'll let me observe you more. Life-forms like you are rare."

Newt showed a look of realization. After understanding, he recorded it in his little notebook again.

"By the way, aren't you going to try the hot cocoa they made? It tastes really good."

Lin Feng slowly took a sip from his own cup, then handed Newt's cup to him.

"Thank you, but I'm not in the mood to drink right now. You can have that cup too."

Newt looked at the cup in Lin Feng's hand, and for some reason, Thena's figure appeared in his mind.

He shook his head, but when he saw Lin Feng about to drink from his cup, he could not help wanting to speak up.

"Haha, here, take it. It really is delicious."

Seeing his expression, Lin Feng knew that the man actually wanted it very badly. After all, Thena had made it.

Newt took it awkwardly and slowly tasted a sip.

Then Newt set down his cup, used a large cleaver to cut several pieces of meat from some unknown animal, and placed them in an iron bucket.

"Follow me. Let's see which creatures have wandered off."

Newt took out a Swooping Evil, squeezed out a little of its venom, then gathered some other animal feed in his arms and headed outside.

Lin Feng curiously watched the little magical creature Newt held in his hand. He knew this creature—it was like a biological yo-yo.

"Let's go."

Seeing Newt walk off carrying the food, Lin Feng picked up the iron bucket containing the meat and followed him inside.

The moment he stepped out of the room filled with jars and bottles, a strange sensation of space stretching came from all around him.

Lin Feng felt the scenery around him abruptly shift before his eyes, transforming into a desert.

The temperature and humidity in the air also changed noticeably. Dry air rushed toward him, blazing heat scorched the earth, and a golden desert stretched out before him.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!

"Screeeech!!!"

A piercing eagle cry suddenly rang out. In the golden desert, a patch of black thunderclouds formed without warning as a massive figure slowly descended, its golden wings beating as it landed atop a huge rock in front of Lin Feng.

Rain fell along with the figure, and the thunder sounded like its roar.

Lin Feng stood where he was without retreating. The hair on his forehead was blown back by the huge creature, and he could not help narrowing his eyes.

"That's a Thunderbird. It should be the last one in the world. When I found it, it was bound in chains and covered in injuries."

Seeing that Lin Feng was not afraid in the slightest, Newt felt a little admiration for him.

Ordinary creatures, whether humans or animals, would be afraid when facing a powerful being like a Thunderbird.

But Lin Feng stood as steady as a mountain, showing not the slightest hint of fear.

Newt raised his wand and wove a transparent umbrella out of magic. Once the rain stopped and the Thunderbird ceased using its innate ability, he put his wand away.

"If you got out, you'd cause a huge problem."

Newt stroked the Thunderbird's beak and spoke softly with his eyes closed.

His gentle tone was practically like the way one would speak to a lover.

The Thunderbird affectionately nuzzled Newt as well, and its displayed intelligence was clearly almost on par with a human's.

"Could you give me a little of this bird's blood?"

Lin Feng looked at the Thunderbird. Its ability to arrive amid thunder, lightning, and rain was truly interesting. Seeing the man and bird affectionately interacting, he could not help interrupting them.

"Chirp?"

The Thunderbird could understand human speech. It thought it had misheard and tilted its head at Lin Feng, its gaze clearly telling him to say that again.

"No, no, no, you can't. I just rescued it from human abuse. It's very sensitive."

Newt hurriedly soothed the Thunderbird, because the magical sky above them had already turned into stormy weather.

Lin Feng looked up at the sky and pressed his lips together slightly. "All right, I was joking. Don't be angry."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the Thunderbird gave a soft huff, then spread its wings and flew into the thunderclouds overhead.

After Newt waved to it, he continued onward.