The Mysterious Contract

When you arrive in an unfamiliar city, what should you do first?

Survey the terrain and remain vigilant.

No, no, no, at this moment Ryan has no intention of visiting this so-called Underwater City.

From the moment he boarded the Poseidon, Ryan felt as if he were bound by a contract that had been lurking since the very beginning when he signed the "menu" and selected the services.

The sole purpose of this contract is to make the visiting wizards take it for granted, so that they cannot recount anything about the Underwater City after they leave.

Ryan fell for the curse because he was too arrogant at the time. He had just mastered the level 6 Killing Curse and thought that there was no place in the world he couldn't set foot in.

In addition, this contract has no downsides; the requirements are very low, with cheap fees and protection of customer safety on the other side of the scale, which makes the contract valid.

If the contract is malicious or unfair, it cannot be valid, and it cannot hide Ryan's intuition.

Upon arriving at the Underwater City, Ryan was even more surprised to discover that even Phoenix and House-elf probably couldn't Apparition from this city to the land.

It's not that Apparition is impossible here; after all, even if House-elf might be bound by some kind of Anti-Apparition Jinx, Phoenix cannot be bound.

The reason Ryan discovered this is because this place is too far from the land. Phoenix can only teleport within cities, and their powerful magical vision also has distance limitations.

Unless the Phoenix directly Apparition to the seabed, is killed by water pressure, and is eventually washed to the surface to be resurrected.

This mechanism is probably designed to prevent Phoenix -like creatures from entering, but there are not many restrictions on leaving. It is estimated that all life here has entered into a contract, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

However, this so-called contract itself has no effect on Ryan, who possesses the magic of the Phoenix. It was just that we hadn't noticed it before, or rather, the contract hadn't been "born" yet.

The contract was unilaterally dissolved by Ryan the moment it was created.

However, even if the wizards who leave here are Legilimency, the people behind the Terror Trips are not afraid of this, and even crave it.

Because Ryan discovered that the contract was based on memories of this Underwater City, and the contract would only take effect once one arrived there or had prior knowledge of the destination.

Therefore, after being possessed by the Legilimency, once the caster sees the relevant memories, he himself is essentially bound by the contract and cannot tell others.

What an exquisite contract! It's even based on a vague and ethereal memory. It's comparable to the Fidelius Charm.

No, Ryan sensed further the contract he had broken from. This contract was not only about keeping secrets, but also, with almost all the underwater wizards voluntarily abiding by it, over a long period of time, they were even unable to harm each other.

This contract is like a spider web, connecting all the wizards of the Underwater City. This contract has no origin; it is a shared vision of utopia among wizards.

This surprising discovery left Ryan listless, and even the lavish seafood feast in the waiting room couldn't attract him.

"Kate, I need to leave temporarily. Be careful not to touch my body or interrupt the spellcasting." Ryan's voice suddenly rang in Kate's mind as she was enjoying her meal.

Ryan pretended to lie on the sofa next to him, and the Phoenix Metamorphosis flashed by from a perspective that ordinary wizards could not see.

And Smith Castle once again welcomed its owner.

Jack, who had been communicated with by Ryan beforehand through the main god, arrived at Diagon Alley with Ryan almost the instant Ryan left the Underwater City.

Jack had donned the Enchanted Hat and transformed into the likeness of George Smith, while Ryan possessed the back of Jack's head in the form of magic.

Having communicated beforehand, Jack headed straight for Diagon Alley, embarking on Terror Trips.

This travel agency, designed by the same designer as Ollivander's Wand Shop, looks unremarkable, yet it's still open at 7 p. m.

Pushing open the door, the receptionist was still there on the right side of the room. He was sitting in a very high chair, leaning against a marble table, idly pointing at his wand. A pear sprouted legs and was tap dancing on the table.

When Jack, who looked like George Smith, walked in, perhaps because it was getting late, the receptionist was acting very differently than before. There was no friendly smile, and there was no introduction. She simply waved her wand, and the list on the table turned into a bird and flew into Jack's hand, returning to its original state.

The person acted like they didn't care if they came or not, giving off a feeling of a big business bullying its customers.

Although Ryan was behind Jack's head, Ryan, with his Detection skills and 365-degree Phoenix Vision, didn't need Quirrell to turn around like Voldemort did.

Ryan carefully examined the "menu" before him. It was quite different from the previous one, except that the price of a private trip had skyrocketed to 1,000 Galleons, ten times the previous price.

Moreover, no matter how carefully Ryan observed it, the "menu" was just an ordinary thing, the only magical thing being the colorful little figures that could move and guide people to write.

There was no trace of the contract whatsoever.

"The only difference from before is the time, and the fact that an adult wizard has come," Ryan suddenly realized as he "thought."

"Jack, relax." Ryan's voice echoed in Jack's mind.

Then, from the receptionist's perspective, the gentlemanly-looking middle-aged man suddenly looked at her, and then, she was in a daze.

The receptionist scratched the back of his head, thinking that he had just been distracted and nothing had happened.

Then, Jack pretended to be uninterested and quickly left.

Meanwhile, Ryan, standing at the back of the head, was inwardly utterly shocked. "How is this possible!"

"Things are far more complicated than I thought; the previous 'menu' was indeed problematic!"

For any young wizard, the receptionist will personally hand over a 'menu' with discounted prices and an imperceptible contract attached.

Their goal is simple: to absorb new blood.

As Muggle grew, wizards from all over the world, except for those in Britain who remained Ambition, took various actions against Muggle. Grindelwald's actions were just the most obvious one.

Many wizards took matters into their own hands, creating secret realms in places inaccessible to Muggle.

Although the power and complexity of Confundus Charm have been increasing with the development of the wizarding world, being physically with Muggle still makes some wizards feel threatened, especially after the First World War in the Muggle World.

Although Muggle weapons are not magical and can be easily rendered harmless by Transfiguration Spell or controlled by spells, the destructive power of missiles or even nuclear bombs is beyond the reach of a single wizard to protect himself.

The Underwater City was built by a group of sorcerers who, after discovering the legacy of Poseidon, kept it a secret and opened a travel agency around the world— Terror Trips.

For young wizards, have them travel to the city in person and then present your vision to them.

Even if they are rejected, the contract binds them from revealing any secrets or disrupting the Terror Trips. And even if the secret is discovered, it would only add another wizard bound by the contract, saving them the trouble of recruiting others into the secret realm.

And so, generation after generation, unknown wizard cities were born in the depths of the Bermuda Triangle.

Thanks to future classmates of Chase, classmate 20171231135902818, for the reward.