Harry Potter and the Old Ones - Chapter 868

“Going for a walk?” Hagrid was stunned for a moment, and then his whole body became visibly excited. If it weren’t for the fact that it was a bit out of time now, Hagrid would have just clapped his hands—

“Good, good, great, Aragog, I love visiting your new home!”

An indescribable and indescribable feeling arose in Hagrid’s heart, mixed with excitement, joy, and a hint of grief, as if the child he raised had finally bought a house on his own and invited himself to visit his new home.

“It’s here first.” Aragog led Hagrid around the thin wooden door and walked back.

Only then did Hagrid discover that there was a giant stick-like stone pillar not far from where they were standing now. The stone pillar was pulled up from the ground, and the surface was extremely rough, as if it had been hollowed out, with countless holes, large and small.

When Hagrid followed Aragog close to the stone pillar, he could hear the sound of rushing water and felt the damp breath blowing towards him.

“Mr. Tiera said this is my residence.” Aragog explained slowly, “The top of this stone pillar is the highest place in the entire Spider City, and Mr. Tiera said that I can see it by standing at the top of the stone pillar. The whole spider city.”

“Wow, that’s great!” Hagrid praised, “What’s the matter with the sound of water?”

“Mr. Tierra helped us get through the groundwater here,” Aragok continued, “He said that if we had a dry season or a season without rain, we could use our spider silk to fetch water from here and water it. our grass.”

“Watering the grass?” Hagrid asked in confusion, “Why do you water the grass?”

“Well… Mr. Tiera said…” Aragog seemed to be trying to recall what Tiera had said, “he said… he said let’s plant a Grow grass, then give this grass to… well, to some four-legged creatures… well, yes, like cows, and sheep, and give them to eat, Then we’ll eat them when they’re grown up…well, that’s what it means…Mr Tierra taught us the magic of turning grass into meat.”

“Cow? Sheep?” Hagrid seemed a little bit unable to believe what he heard in his ears, and asked in shock, “Tiera handed over to your livestock?”

“Ah, yes, yes, yes, that’s what Tiera said. He called it animal husbandry.” Aragog said.

“Oh, Merlin’s beard!” said Hagrid.

“Ah, yes, there is a word for that too,” Aragog continued, “Tiera brought the four-legged animals, the cow and the sheep, and saw that my children immediately ate a dozen of them. At the time, he also said the same thing, and I never understood what it meant.”

“Uh… no, it doesn’t make any sense… um… what about those four-legged creatures of cows and sheep?” Hagrid asked.

“Mr. Tierra said that if we can do as he says, then he promises us that we will have fresh flesh that we can’t eat in the future,” said Aragog, “so I ordered the children and grandchildren not to eat it. Those four-legged creatures called cows and sheep.”

“And then?” Hagrid asked. “And where did you keep those cows and sheep?”

“There.” Aragog continued to walk out with Hagrid—

After walking for about half an hour, Hagrid saw the border of the giant sequoia forest. Near the edge of the giant sequoia forest, there were many broad-leaf giant grasses that were more than one meter and nearly two meters. It must be Tierra. Forage planted by the Octopus Clan.

“Mr. Tierra of this pasture gave us seeds.” Aragog said as he walked. It is very difficult for ordinary people to travel through such a tall and dense pasture area, but for a small elephant the size of For the King of the Eight-eyed Giant Spider and the half-giant Hagrid, who is more than three meters tall and nearly four meters tall, it is not a difficult task.

“Oh, Hagrid, be careful, don’t step on my child.” Aragog reminded Hagrid as he walked through the grass.

“Mr. Tierra brought the seeds of the grass and showed us how to sow the grass.” Aragog said, “Then he used magic to make the grass he planted grow up instantly.”

“Mr. Tiera said that we can let the newborn baby live in this grass.” Aragog continued, “Mr. Tiera said that this single and vigorous grass will inevitably attract grasshoppers. These insects are the natural food for our newborn baby eight-eyed giant spider, which not only protects the pasture but also feeds our baby.”

“Oh, my God, indeed…a smart, sensible idea!” Hagrid exclaimed.

“Mr. Tierra only helped us sow this one.” Aragog waved one of his eight giant legs and said, “The other he asked us to sow ourselves.”

Hagrid looked in the direction Aragog pointed, and in a clearing next to this grass-filled area, there was a group of eight-eyed giant spiders, probably in juvenile state, not much bigger than a pug lying on the ground. , sown one by one with grass seeds not much larger than a grain of rice.

They used their two forelimbs to dig a shallow hole in the soft and damp soil, put the grass seeds in, and then covered it with a shallow layer of soil.

“Mr. Tierra said that when we have fully mastered the techniques of planting and animal husbandry, he will come again to teach us the magic of how to make these grass grow quickly.” Aragog added, “This way we can raise more cattle and The sheep can feed more of my descendants.”

“That’s great!” Hagrid said happily, “so you’ll never show up again because of hunger… um… and… and… .and each other…each other…killing each other.”

“Yes, Hagrid, yes.” Aragog also said, “Although we can’t eat these cattle and sheep for breeding and growth for the time being, Mr. Tierra has also brought us old age, or sickness. of cows, sheep, pigs, and some small quadrupeds called rabbits, mice, stray cats, and stray dogs that bring us to eat though all…well…or more It’s a little bit wrong, but it doesn’t affect the taste, it’s still very fresh and delicious.”

“It’s great!” Hagrid said with a laugh, “This way you can focus on raising these cattle and sheep animal husbandry!”

“Yes, Hagrid, yes,” said Aragog, “as Mr. Tiera suggested, we will have enough calves and lambs to support us as long as we survive the breeding season. All my children and grandchildren!”