The Bard at Hogwarts

In the dim tavern, William's words were like a breeze blowing past his ears, and Ino was a little unprepared.

"So, is there any difference?" There was a hint of inquiry in his voice, and he was trying to digest this sudden information.

"The difference is huge!" Jacob, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, took over the conversation and talked freely:

"Magicians, they are guests of honor in the court, and they are wise men that kings are vying to invite. And those witches and demons who play evil magic exist in dark corners, like dirty reptiles, and cannot see the light."

"However, having said that, real magicians are indeed rare, and I have only seen them once. They are knowledgeable and wise, and often live in seclusion in the library to study silently. Therefore, many people even think that magicians are just legendary existences."

Listening to Jacob's narration, Ino couldn't help but touch the wand in his sleeve.

To be honest, this week's experience of medieval life was simply a torment for him. The trouble of not being able to take a bath and walking on the streets full of feces every day made him feel exhausted.

Especially in the merchant town, the dung left by horses and mules is almost everywhere, fresh, dry, mixed together, it is really unbearable.

"Since you believe in the existence of magic, it's easy." William breathed a sigh of relief. Then he said: "I can pay for your story in another way and give you some magic beans..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jacob: "Come on! My good brother, it's not right for you to do this. Others have deceived you, why do you come to deceive Ino again? This is unreasonable."

William was embarrassed by Jacob's words, and he argued: "Then... How can it be called cheating..."

But his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally almost inaudible.

"Okay, Jacob. Maybe you are right." William sighed helplessly, and then turned to Ino: "Just record the cost of the story first, and I will give it to you when I have money."

Although William no longer mentioned the magic beans, Ino's curiosity was aroused.

He has read a lot of stories about magic beans, so he is very curious about what kind of magic beans William has.

"William, money is not a problem. What I want to know more now is, what exactly are those magic beans?"

Hearing Ino's question, William sighed slightly, and his face also revealed a kind of Ukrainian sadness.

"The person who gave me the beans was a forest elf I met during my adventure. She told me that these were magic beans blessed by the goddess of harvest. As long as the seeds are allowed to germinate, they will grow into a three-foot-tall oak tree."

While speaking, William took out a small wooden box from his pocket and placed it on the table. He opened the lid, and inside were some slightly yellowed seeds that looked like peas.

"Look, that's it! Plant them and wait for the oak trees to grow up. Every year during the harvest festival, countless gold coins will grow on the branches, so that people can feel the joy of the harvest."

"But they never sprouted!" Jacob ruthlessly exposed his brother's lie, "And... are you sure you didn't eat them as snacks? Is there only this much left? There was still half a bag last time I saw you."

Watching the interaction between the two brothers, Ino smiled silently, thought for a moment, and said:

"William, I'm very interested in these beans, but I need to say something in advance."

After seeing these magic beans, he wanted to try to take a different path from Teacher Hans, and take a path of his own, similar to equivalent exchange!

After all, following someone else's path, the height is always limited, just like the four founders of Hogwarts.

"William! Jacob!" Ino looked at the two brothers seriously.

"Actually, I'm a magician's apprentice! And what I want to say is that these magic beans may be real, but I need to take them back to show my teacher. So, are you still willing to pay for the story now?"

Fair exchange is not a deception that takes advantage of information asymmetry, but a transaction after transparent known information.

As Ino finished speaking, the Grimm brothers suddenly raised their heads. Unlike William's contemplation, Jacob's eyes were like the eastern morning glow that appeared through the thin mist, and it was a little scary.

Even so, Jacob did not speak without permission as usual. He turned his head to look at William first, as if he wanted to wait for his brother's statement first.

William, who was well-informed, smiled and said after a brief silence:

"It's really unexpected! Although I knew you had other identities at the beginning, I just guessed that you might be from a noble family."

As he said, William pushed the wooden box on the table forward: "I agree to the exchange. Even if it can really produce gold coins, it is just a snack bean in my hand."

Ino did not take the box, but carefully pinched out three beans from it.

"Fair trade, although you agree, I only take three! "Narnia", "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "Lord of the Rings", a total of three stories, the other short stories are free."

Seeing that the deal was reached, Jacob said impatiently: "Ino, tell me about the magician, I'm really curious."

He said he had seen it once before, but it was at the coronation ceremony of the king of another country. He and his brother stood in the square a few hundred meters away.

Looking from a distance, I don't know which one is the magician.

Just when Ino was about to speak, there was a loud "Bang!"

The door of the tavern was violently pushed open.

"That's weird! Do you know what we saw today?"

The person who walked into the tavern was a strong man with nostrils as big as walnuts. Behind the strong man were five strange-looking men. Some had arms as thick as thighs, and some wore leather hats in the summer. All in all, they were very different.

Just as Ino was carefully looking at the people across from him, Jacob's voice came to his ears:

"That's Crewe's caravan. They are very famous here. My brother also wrote a story about them. It seems to be called "Six People Traveling Around the World"."

Six people travel all over the world and everything goes well! The corresponding story instantly appeared in Ino's mind, it was too familiar.

This was the first story he read with pinyin annotations at home when he was a distant child, holding a fairy tale book with cartoon illustrations.

Before he could think about it, Crewe on the opposite side saw that everyone in the tavern was attracted to him and said loudly:

"Something strange happened in the town of Kelin. A horse swallowed a little girl alive in broad daylight. When people found out, the horse's belly was already as big as a water tank. Counting the girl, their town has been in a state of continuous chaos. A lot of strange things happened..."

Crewe was born with a loud voice, and as he spoke, Eno also found that the Brothers Grimm's interest became more and more intense.

Obviously, the Brothers Grimm are about to embark on a new adventure, and this kind of evil thing not only allows them to record interesting stories, but also often earns a lot of exorcism fees.

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