Shenhao's Journey to Myriad Worlds

Watching the newsboy pull out a somewhat worn-out map from the bottom of a stack of newspapers, Wang Xuebin didn't care about it, took a look at it, and asked casually.

"Six shillings, sir!"

Seeing the expectant eyes of the newsboy, Wang Xuebin smiled, took out a pound from his pocket and handed it to the newsboy.

"The rest is your tip!"

Saying that, he rubbed the newsboy's fluffy and soft hair, turned and left.

The British currency of this period has not yet been reformed, and shillings and pence are still in use. According to the conversion method of British currency, one pound is equal to twenty shillings, and one shilling is equal to twenty pence.

One shilling is roughly equivalent to fifty cents of today's RMB, regardless of the conversion of purchasing power of the same era!

If the world of film and television is anything like the real world, then next year should be the day of British currency reform

The shilling will become a history, and the pound sterling will be converted directly to the new pence at one to one hundred.

At that time, those British people who are not good at mathematics will no longer have to worry about cumbersome currency conversion, although they may not be able to calculate one hundred to one.

What Wang Xuebin bought was a map of the UK, but except for London, which is clearly marked on the map, the cities other than London only have a rough outline.

This newspaper alone is not enough for Wang Xuebin to distinguish the difference between the real world and the world of Harry Potter, but it is more than enough to look at London alone.

"Southeast of Charing Cross Road"

Charing Cross Road is the traditional center of London, England, and a famous bookstore street in London. If London is the center of the UK, then Charing Cross Road is the center of London.

This is also the zero benchmark point of the UK's customary road and railway mileage, named after the connection to Charing Cross Station.

In the world of Harry Potter, Charing Cross Road is not only the center of London, but also the center of the British wizarding world.

Just behind the patio of a dilapidated pub called the Leaky Cauldron, lies the most prosperous business center in the British wizarding world - Diagon Alley!

The Leaky Cauldron was founded in 1500. The first owner was Daisy Doddridge. The witch wanted to create a channel connecting magic and reality. Obviously, she succeeded.

Today's Leaky Cauldron has become the gate that separates the wizarding world from the Muggle world, and the first check-in point for all witches and wizards to enter the magical world is this dilapidated bar!

The logo of the Leaky Cauldron is a broken cauldron that hangs from a magical sign outside the Leaky Cauldron.

This signboard is very magical. When ordinary Muggles pass by, they can only see a bare piece. Only when a magical person approaches, the iconic broken cauldron will light up on the signboard.

Arriving at the center of Charing Cross Road, Wang Xuebin clearly sensed a weak force, which constantly bewitched him, making him mistakenly think that he had something important to do, so as to ignore the shining sign above his head .

Wang Xuebin did not rush to resist, but stood there savoring it carefully. He knew that this was a witchcraft called the Muggle Repelling Curse, which was used to make people who did not have magic ignore some unreasonable existence.

Just like the difference between Chinese martial arts and magic arts, it is also the power of the Western world, and magic is also fundamentally different from magic.

Compared with the Merlin magic that Wang Xuebin learned, which is based on knowledge as the core of inheritance, the power of the Harry Potter world is more inclined to the warlock who inherits power through blood

The source of all power comes from the inheritance of blood, and whether one can exert the power of one's own blood determines whether a person is strong or not.

Wang Xuebin doesn't like this kind of feudal fatalism, but there is no way, Harry Potter is such a world of solidified classes, the upper class can fall, and the lower class has no way to advance.

Throughout the book, Harry Potter is actually a rich and noble boy supporting and guiding a poor noble boy, and with the help of poor nobles and outstanding commoners, he defeated the rich and common villains who pretended to be nobles!

The final result?

The civilian rich villain who pretended to be an aristocrat was killed and died. Although the rich and noble died, their reputation was passed down to future generations.

The poor noble boy married his sister from a poor noble family, and the good commoner married the poor noble boy.

Until the end, after fighting back and forth, nothing was broken, and the meat rotted in the pot. The people who benefited the most were still the aristocrats.

So in Wang Xuebin's view, no matter how lively the magic world is, it can't change his decadent and backward nature.

But he didn't come to liberate the British magic world, and he didn't intend to intervene to change it. You don't think there is any problem, so why should I worry about it for you?

Leaving aside the distasteful fatalism, the wizarding world is a wonderful place.

"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

An old man wearing a black pullover sweater, wearing black round-toed leather shoes, with a round face, pointed ears, and thinning hair, leaned over his body, and secretly looked at Wang Xuebin with his philistine smile.

This person is the current owner of the Leaky Cauldron - Tom, Tom is what people call him, but no one knows his real name for a long time.

Tom is a hybrid of a goblin and a wizard, and has a long lifespan similar to a goblin. As early as when Voldemort was still young, old Tom had already had this virtue.

Now more than 30 years have passed, his appearance has not changed at all, he still has the thinning hair and the philistine smile.

Having been able to take root in the passage of the wizarding world and the Muggle world for so many years, Tom's ability has never been simple, and his beautiful wandless spellcasting has deterred many greedy people.

But as far as Tom himself is concerned, he has never been proud of his powerful spellcasting methods. What he is really proud of is his sharp and precise eyes.

As early as the moment Wang Xuebin came to the Leaky Cauldron, Tom noticed this man. Although the sign of the Leaky Cauldron did not respond, he knew that he was definitely not an ordinary man!

The black over-the-knee windbreaker is wrapped around the straight body, and the broad and vigorous shoulders seem to contain powerful strength.

Between the movement and the stillness, there is no unnecessary movement, but the body is always in a state where it is easy to exert strength, as if it will immediately strike back with thunder if it encounters danger.

Those dark and deep eyes make people fall into them unconsciously at a glance. If they are sensitive, they can feel a hint of sharpness and blood in their eyes.

This is a dangerous man, thought Tom!

"Sir, would you like to come in and have a drink? How about a glass of Flame Whiskey to warm you up? My treat!"

"Well"

Wang Xuebin, who was awakened by the voice, turned his head and looked back, with a hook on the corner of his mouth, he said softly:

"Is there any pumpkin juice?"

Chapter 444 The Leaky Cauldron!

Pumpkin juice, evergreen in the magical world, can be seen on various occasions.

Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or a family feast, pumpkin juice is like orange juice in Muggles in the wizarding world. You can skip it, but you can't live without it.

As a non-alcoholic beverage, pumpkin juice is very easy and convenient to make.

Crush pumpkin, green apple, almonds, a spoonful of cinnamon, two spoonfuls of pumpkin pie spice, and stir into the pumpkin puree until the spices are fully integrated into the juice, then add water and continue to stir evenly.

There were not many people in the bar, and the juice was easy to make, so Wang Xuebin soon saw this famous glass of juice.

I don't know if it's because all magicians have the same virtue, and they all value the old as the most precious. Not only the glass that holds the juice is used for four centuries, but the rag that Tom wipes the glass doesn't look much younger than the glass.

Perhaps seeing Wang Xuebin's concerns, Tom purposely dug out a glass that was in good condition and had no gaps, and cleaned it with 'clean up a new', without using his starched rag again.

The slightly viscous juice with a golden yellow texture was slowly poured into the cleanest-looking glass. There was a little water vapor condensing on the outer wall, which showed the coolness of the juice.