Hogwarts Reading Days

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"Ahem, do you want to go shopping together tonight?"

Albert coughed lightly, trying to divert everyone's attention so that the topic just now would not embarrass everyone.

"It's not very safe here at night, especially for outsiders." When Catherine spoke, she deliberately lowered her voice: "Besides, many of the products on Kahele Square are prepared by locals for wizard tourists. The fake and shoddy products are not only expensive, but also very unreliable.”

"No matter where you go, there is the phenomenon of slaughtering customers." Albert was not surprised, he had seen this kind of thing a lot in his previous life.

"Catherine actually likes you very much!" Valeria winked at Albert.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little weird.

"I'm honored." Albert nodded and smiled at Catherine.

He felt that Valeria wanted to make trouble in front of him.

Catherine didn't refute, but just stared at Valeria dissatisfied, as if to say: "It's fine if you are in heat, don't drag me into the water."

Isobel was very calm throughout the whole process, and didn't care about Valeria's small thoughts at all. In fact, she had seen a long time ago that both Valeria and Catherine had a crush on Albert.

But so what?

Even if Valeria made it clear, so be it.

For a while, everyone was silent.

The weird atmosphere at the scene left Albert speechless. Could this be the legendary Shura field?

The previous self actually wanted to find two or three girlfriends, and his mind was definitely caught by the door.

The arrival of Serra and Nicholas broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Long time no see, Mr. Nicholas." Albert couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and stood up to give the old man in front of him a hug.

"I heard that you won the Barnabus Finkley Gold Award for excellent spellcasting techniques a while ago." The old man sat down next to his granddaughter, smiled and said to Albert: "At your current speed of winning, it will take a few years Then you can collect all the international awards. However, I am even more curious now, what alchemy achievement do you plan to use to take away the gold medal of the International Alchemy Conference?"

"I made a small discovery in the research of the Mandrake." Albert took out the Mandrake wine and flying ointment again.Then, briefly explain the effects of the two things to the two old people.

After listening, Sera and Nicholas exchanged glances, and finally Serra spoke.

"There is one thing, I think you need to know that participating in the International Alchemy Conference means that you need to provide the formula and related information of the research results, you should know what this means!" Sera said in a low voice: "We suggest you Show both the Mandrake and the Flying Ointment, and then go to the International Alchemy Congress with only the Flying Ointment."

"Why?" Valeria asked puzzled.She felt that there was probably something tricky about this matter that they didn't know about.

"Because if the formula is provided, it means that other alchemists will soon know the alchemy formula. Although the Egyptian Alchemy Research Center will apply for a patent, the patent is actually useless, because other people can produce it privately, and the interests are damaged. Or, it is almost impossible to hold those guys accountable across borders." It was not difficult for Albert to guess the reason.However, he doesn't really care about these semi-finished products. There is room for improvement in Mandrake wine and flying ointment. If you can use semi-finished products to complete the panel tasks, it is actually quite cost-effective.

"There is another reason. Wizards before the age of 30 can only win the gold medal for pioneering contributions, while wizards over the age of 30 can win the International Alchemy Award. Although the medals and bonuses given by the two awards are the same, the significance But there's a big difference."

"Why separate the awards?" Valeria asked suspiciously: "Is it to give young people the chance to win awards."

"That's right, that's it." Sierra nodded and said, "It's a chance for young people, and it also saves some face for other alchemy masters. If the interests of the two parties do not conflict, the International Alchemy Conference will be more harmonious."

"Of course." Nicholas had a strange expression, "There is another reason for young people to share the results of alchemy."

Everyone looked at Nicholas, waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Actually, many wizards don't want to hand over their research results, especially those inventions that are relatively profitable. You must know that there is nothing in this world that is more profitable than a monopoly. Especially Mandrake wine, believe me, many wizards will like it , that means a lot of wealth."

"If you want to sell this wine in the Americas, you can find Catherine. Anyway, it's the first time you have cooperated." Nicholas was very satisfied with Albert, and even thought about matching him and Catherine.

Unfortunately, after Catherine became his heir, such a thing was impossible.

"I'll think about it." Albert nodded.

However, he wasn't ready to think about these things just yet.

Valeria winked at Catherine, and she also felt that Nicholas also intended to match the two of them and deepen the relationship between them.

As far as Valeria knew, Albert and Catherine not only collaborated in the research and development of beauty potions, but also sold Buffy brain-boosting potions, among other reasons.It's just that Catherine never said anything, which is why she suspected that the two of them were tricky.

"By the way, this is for you. This is the admission ticket to participate in the International Alchemy Competition." Serra took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to Albert, and then reminded: "I'm afraid you have to go to bed early today, because You need to get up early tomorrow morning, around five o'clock, is there any question?"

"I want to buy some specialty products here. It would be even better if I could buy a few books on alchemy," Albert said.He felt that when he came to Egypt, some things should not be missed.

"If you want to buy alchemy items, you can go to the black market here, which is open every Saturday afternoon. If you want to go in, you must have an acquaintance recommend it to the bar owner." Nun Rath introduced to Albert: "Of course, you can also go to the card Heller Square. Well, near Muggle Liberation Square. However, I suggest you use Floo powder directly from here, it will be much faster, although it will cost a little money, but I think that money will be good for you A piece of cake."

"Are you going together?" Isobel extended an invitation to Valeria and Catherine. "

"No, we've already visited." Catherine refused.

"I think it's good to go shopping again." Valeria said, "Last time, I went there during the day and left after a quick stroll. I heard that there might be a circus performance there at night."

"Who did you hear it from, yourself?"

In the evening, everyone dined in the tavern. The staple food here was flatbread. It is said that they would add some grilled meat and fresh vegetables to it.A kind of grey-green thick soup, the taste is not bad, a bit like mixed vegetable soup, but it is a bit ugly, usually used to dip flatbread.

Albert prefers grilled chicken, which is filled with green wheat and rice. The taste is very good, a bit like chicken wings wrapped rice, and the taste is great.

The drink is roselle tea, which is said to have beauty effects, so the price is a bit more expensive than black tea. It is said that a small amount of honey is added in it to make the taste sour and sweet. Many girls like to drink it.

During the meal, Catherine also mentioned that roselle essence is used as beauty potion in Egypt.

After dinner, they sat there and chatted for a while, and the four of them went to find the bartender together. Under the guidance of the service desk, they went to Kahele Square through a fireplace, for which they paid a gold coin.

The Kahele Square at night is quite lively, with oil lamps on both sides of the street, and many peddlers are setting up stalls on the side of the road, selling some messy things, and tell Albert directly that [-]% of what those peddlers sell are deceitful things .

It is a pity that there is no circus performance in the square today.However, when Albert found a stall selling delicious food, he was even more surprised to find that baked sweet potatoes were being sold here.

However, since they had just had dinner not long ago, they only bought two copies.

"The taste is very good, much better than baked potatoes." Isobel took a bite of the sweet potato covered in cheese from Albert and commented.

"You can ask the house elf to make it for you, but it may be difficult to buy sweet potatoes in the UK." Albert thought he could hire Dobby to help him grow things in the future.It's best to set up a greenhouse, so you don't have to worry about running out of vegetables and fruits in the future.

Not knowing that this is the case here on weekdays, Albert found the bookstore.

However, what disappoints him is that there are not many books here that he wants. He has read the so-called "Introduction to Alchemy" and "Ingenious Victory over Black Magic" and other books. Buying them back is pure waste money.In the end, Albert only bought a few advanced books that he was interested in, and it was not a waste of time, because the situation in the magic props store disappointed him even more. Although alchemy is very developed, there are not many new things in the store. s things.

Most Alberts can basically guess the principle as long as they read it, and the last few people went back with some snacks.

In addition to Albert buying a bunch of books and a few suspicious Defense Against the Dark Arts items in the magic shop, Isobel bought a bottle of roselle essence as a beauty potion and the pile of delicacies in the hands of the two girls.

"I told you a long time ago, there is nothing interesting there at all." Catherine said calmly.

"You're right." Albert didn't refute, nodded and said, "Let's go back to rest first, see you tomorrow."

Looking at the closed door, Valeria took a bite of the barbecue and sighed softly, "It seems that we have no chance."

"You have no chance." Catherine said, "Go back and rest. You have to get up early tomorrow. If you can't get up, don't blame me for throwing you here, and go to the International Alchemy Conference by yourself."

"Don't be so ruthless!" After closing the door, Valeria looked at her friend helplessly and said, "Anyway, it's not that you don't plan to marry, what do you care about these things, if you don't marry, it's not that you don't want a man, you have to find someone Suitable, do you plan to solve it with your fingers in the future?"

"There's nothing wrong with strengthening contact with Albert. You don't have business contacts. Further strengthening the relationship can make you closer. As for the future, you can also have a child, and he doesn't need to be responsible anyway." Valeria persuaded.

"You are very enthusiastic about matching us up?" Catherine looked at her friend with strange eyes.

"I can't help it, Isobel is my first love, and Albert himself is that kind of rational guy." Valeria muttered softly, "But as long as there is a first time, there is a second time, so I will have a chance .”

"Is it really necessary to do this to this extent?" Catherine felt that she knew her friend again.

"It is necessary." Valeria said seriously, "I long to be rich, I hope to maintain my beauty, I dream of having an excellent, gentle and considerate man, live a free and comfortable life, and do what I like every day. "

"And now, Albert let me see that what I want is close at hand, why don't I pursue it? I won't fight with Isobel, because I can't win, but so what if I am a lover, anyway, I I don’t care.” Valeria said calmly, “Ukraine is a terrible place, if you have been there and know where it is, you will know why I did that.”