Hogwarts: The Book of Magic

Chapter 225
Two or three days later, Lean came out of the box world.During this period of time, he has been continuously melting alloys in the box world, and then recording various properties of the metal.

With different ratios, different alloys can be produced, not to mention adding a variety of metals.

After two or three days of repeated work like this, Lean was a little unhappy.His original intention was to come out for a trip, not to do material experiments, not to mention Anderson, a tool dragon.In order to be able to reproduce the Floating Void City in his memory, he is now working extremely hard.

Even the boring work of testing materials one by one is done quietly and interestingly, and I am very happy.

After leaving the box world, Lean couldn't help but took a deep breath.It is still too difficult to build the floating city by myself. Just testing the weapons on the floating city makes me so tired. If I really start to build it, wouldn't it really kill me?
This incident also strengthened Lien's idea of ​​wanting to train the Fourth Elementary School.

"By the way, Hermione also needs to send some books there." Lean said while pinching his chin.

It would be better to send the book that records the ancient Egyptian magic circle and the books harvested in the Lost Stone Forest first, so that even if Dumbledore finds out, there will be an excuse.

Thinking of doing it, Lean called Pais.During this time, Pais has been commuting between Lean and Hogwarts. The continuous flying has given Pais a lot of exercise, and now he looks like a different eagle from before.

Its piercing eyes and fur that was beginning to fade made Pais look more and more like a scooter.

After handing the book to Pais to deliver to Hermione, Lean began to travel slowly.

He released an invisibility technique for himself, and then flew into the sky, following the originally planned route.

Flying has always been one of the greatest wishes of human beings.Perhaps it is because he has been standing on the ground since he was born, so when a person stands in the air and overlooks the whole land, he will always be shocked involuntarily.

Although Lien has also learned the flying technique for a long time, it is the first time that he can fly in the air and overlook the whole world like today.

Because it was flying in a straight line, Lean didn't need to expend much energy on controlling the direction, so at this time, Lean devoted most of his energy to admiring the scenery below.

However, it is a pity that he failed to do what the little Hogwarts wizard said back then—flying with the plane.

After flying for about four or five hours, the scenery below could no longer attract Lean's attention.No matter how delicious something is, it will feel tasteless when you are full.No matter how beautiful the scenery is, once you get used to it, you will feel ordinary.

Ryan is probably in this state now.

After circling for a while, Li En found a small town, but Li En didn't know exactly which country it belonged to.To be honest, after flying for so long, he no longer has the concept of distance.

This is a very small town with one street running from end to end.Those shops were also changed by the residents with their own facades, and then opened for business directly.The residents here are basically acquaintances. They say they are opening a shop, but in fact it is no different from bartering.

You took me a bottle of soy sauce, and I went to your place to bring you two handfuls of green vegetables. This is how I live.

Moreover, after observing for a long time, Li En found that the town is basically full of middle-aged and elderly people over the age of 40. As for the young people in their teens and twenties, they have not seen a single one.

They didn't want to stay in such a small place that everyone was familiar with, and they all went to the big cities to pursue a better life.

Lean landed outside the town, took out a backpack from his non-marking stretch bag, and put some outdoor adventure equipment in it, then changed his wizard robe, put on an assault jacket, and messed up His hair makes him look more like an ordinary traveler.

He even stuffed a diary in his backpack to record the things he encountered along the way.

This was an accidental idea of ​​Lien's before. Perhaps there will be some unexpected gains in recording his adventures along the way.

Well, in fact, wherever he went, Lean would write letters to Hermione, telling some of the things he encountered during his adventures, but now, he just transferred those words to the notebook.

After getting everything ready, Lian tightened the straps of his backpack and strode towards the town.

Before he even entered the town, Li En received the scrutiny of two old men.Residents in the town rarely see outsiders, let alone someone like Lian who looks very professional.

"What's your name, where are you from, and what are you doing in our town?"

One of the old men opened his mouth, his eyes full of vigilance.And the hand of another old man also quietly touched a brick on the ground next to him.

There have been no young people in St. Angus town for a long time, and even their children only come back for a day or two during Christmas, otherwise they can only hear their voices on the phone.

Now a foreign visitor came suddenly, no wonder the two old people were vigilant.

"My name is Lean Zell, I'm from China, and I'm an explorer. I'm on my round-the-world trip, and it's just a coincidence that I got here. I want to go into town to restock my food and rest for two days. "

Lean half-truthfully said that traveling around the world is true, supplementing food is true, and resting for two days is also true, only the explorer is false.

But it's not a big deal, you can't say "I'm a wizard and I'm traveling" to the old men, right, so you can't be regarded as a fool?
"I need to see your ID." The old man was still very cautious and made a very normal request.

Lian was naturally prepared, and he asked Dumbledore to get the documents long before.

Showing the certificate to the old man, the old man took it suspiciously, and then carefully looked at it again and again.He also raised the photo of Lien on the certificate to the level of Lien's head, right and left, and finally confirmed that Lien was an officially certified explorer.

"Welcome to St. Angus, sorry for the way it was just now. In fact, no outsiders have been in the town for several years."

The old man who interrogated Li En apologized and returned the certificate to Li En.After a while, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed again, so he took Lien into the town.

The residents in the town knew each other, and when they suddenly saw the old man bring a strange young man in, they all asked half-jokingly and half-questioningly.

"Old Moore, is this your relative? She looks really good, and I don't know how many little girls will be fascinated in the future." This is what an aunt wearing a checkered coat with a black hairpin clipped on her hair said.

"Old Moore, which relative of yours came to visit you?" This is what an old man with gray hair and beard said.

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Along the way, Old Moore introduced all the shops in the town. At the same time, the identity of Lean's traveler was also spread in the town.

"Old Moore, thank you. I'll go shopping by myself for a while, and I'll go back to your house for dinner at night." Lien said to Old Moore.

The residents in the small town all know each other and have their own houses. In addition, no outsiders have entered in recent years, so naturally there will be no such thing as a hotel.So Old Moore asked him to go to his house for dinner and stay overnight.Of course, Lien will pay, and it can be regarded as a homestay.

After listening to what Ryan said, Old Moore nodded.He, an old man who is trapped in a corner, and a young man like Lien who travels all over the world, most likely have nothing to talk about.

It might be a good idea, though, to hear Lean tell some interesting stories about his travels, so as to have something to show off to the old buddies.After leaving, Old Moore thought silently.

Lien was walking in the middle of the street, and from time to time there were one or two appraising glances from both sides of the street.

Walking and walking, Lean came to the end of the street.At the end of the street was a dilapidated hut, and an old man in patched clothes sat at the door.

No, perhaps clothing made of patches would be more accurate.

The people around would occasionally greet him, and he would politely return the greeting, and then stop talking.And the people around are not surprised, just talk to themselves.

Lien became interested, but he didn't act rashly. Instead, he took a deep look at the old man, then turned and left.

After buying some dry food and condiments in the store, Lian came to Old Moore's house with big bags and small bags.

Old Moore's home is on the third floor of a shop, or this building belongs to them.On the first floor is a grocery store, the door is just open, anyone who needs something can come and get it by himself, just put the money in the box.

Every month, Old Moore would drive his agricultural machine to a small town dozens of kilometers away to buy goods.Most of the shops in the town are like this, only those who sell vegetables are grown by themselves.

The second floor is the grocery room, which is full of various sundries.The third floor was Old Moore's home, but since Old Moore hadn't come back at this time, Lean had no choice but to put the things he bought and his backpack at the door of Old Moore, leaving a note by the way.

Then, Lien began to inquire about the old man at the top of the street in the small town.

Maybe it's because Li En is an outsider, so it's okay to say it, or maybe he wants to use this news to exchange some outside stories from Li En's mouth, a few old women surrounded Li En, and then chattered Let's talk about that old man.

After an hour of repeated bombing, Lean finally figured out what happened from these aunts.

The old man's name was Charles Allen, and he was an experienced hunter.More than 50 years ago, it was the Second World War.The raging flames of war have broken the order, and the most intuitive manifestation in the town is the lack of various materials.

Charles, who was only in his 20s at the time, couldn't help being hungry, so he picked up a shotgun and was going to try his luck in the forest.

Perhaps Lady Luck opened her eyes and took a look at Charles. He gained a lot that trip.The residents of the small town also had a rare taste of meat, which was unimaginable during the war.

After that, a hunting team was organized in the small town, which was responsible for hunting in the nearby forest.

The residents of the small town also had a comfortable life for a while.

But the good times don't last long, everyone is hungry, and it's not just the residents of the town who came up with the trick of hunting.

The large-scale hunting has made suitable prey in the forest more and more scarce, and it also makes wolves frequently attack hunting teams.

At the beginning, the wolves just threatened and took away the prey left by the hunters, but later the meat became less and less, and the wolves began to attack the hunters.

The battle between man and wolf became more and more fierce, until one night, the wolves raided the town.After a period of experience, Charles has become the captain of the hunting team.

The moment he heard the wolf howl, Charles woke up from the bed, picked up his shotgun, and looked out the window calmly.

The rest of the houses in the town also closed their doors and windows tightly, and the hunters also picked up their shotguns and aimed them out of the windows.

During the period, these aunts didn't know.When they came out of the house, they only saw a few corpses lying on the ground and wolf corpses all over the ground.

But Charles was kneeling beside a corpse that had not claw wounds like the rest, but several bullet holes.

So it was clear that Charles had killed the man by mistake.

But to be honest, this situation is difficult to convict through the law, and it is a world war, and no one will pay attention to the death of a person in a remote town.

Countless people die every day in the world, not to mention this is a time of war.

The family members of the deceased also expressed their understanding to Charles, but this understanding made Charles blame himself very much.Three days later, the family was about to move out, but were killed by wolves on the way.

Charles, who blamed himself, resigned from his post as the captain of the hunting team, and has been immersed in grief ever since.

A person with a conscience, if he realizes that he has made a mistake, will feel pain and blame himself. This is the punishment given to him by God—a punishment other than hard labor.

After listening, Rin thought for a while, and then said goodbye to the aunts with a smile.

It's getting late. In this kind of self-sufficient town, the time to go to bed is usually very early, and the time for dinner is also very early. It's dinner time after five o'clock.

When I returned to Old Moore's house, the things at the door were gone. It should be that Old Moore came back.

Lean was about to reach out and knock on the door, but he didn't expect that the door was only ajar and not completely closed.

Pushing open the door, walking in, a dilapidated room came into view.The coating on the walls has begun to peel off, exposing the red bricks inside; the windows are also old-style, with some patterns on them; the tables and chairs are now uneven, and only some cardboard can be used to keep them stable.

"Ah, Zell, is that you?" Old Moore's voice came from the kitchen.

"Old Moore, it's me."

"Please sit down for a while. In addition, your bags and purchases are placed in the room on the far right. That is the room you live in tonight. It was my grandson's before, but it's a pity that he hasn't come back for several years."

(End of this chapter)