The Periodic Table of Words at Hogwarts

It is now January 1993, [-], New Year's Day in China.

The blue-painted Gulfstream airliner flies freely across the blue Pacific Ocean. The weather is not very good now, a little gloomy, and it is snowing lightly.

The airspace of China is in front of us, but the visibility is very poor now, and the weather is very bad. Landing is a great challenge for pilots.

Fortunately, the Atrium Orochi had just refueled at Narita Airport on the Niwa Islands. Because of this matter, Astoria and Zhang Qi had to stay in Tokyo for about six hours.

If we had come 6 hours earlier, the weather conditions here would have been even worse.

At least Zhang Qi doesn't want to risk his life here because of the landing accident.

Zhang Qi came here in the name of discussing the purchase of Tomcat aircraft with Shenzhou, and Hekmedia's affairs in the company have been a bit busy recently, so she did not take the plane in person this time.

Due to weather conditions, the plane first landed at Narita Airport in Tokyo for pilot repairs and fuel replenishment.

Zhang Qi, who was a little hungry in the middle of the night, took Astoria to get the identity card at the airport, and then went to a nearby late-night snack bar to enjoy an authentic meal of sushi and ramen.

Astoria's appetite was obviously much stronger than before, and she ate an entire bowl of bone broth ramen in one sitting.

Of course, Zhang Qi ate two bowls and drank a large bowl of miso soup.

And I ate a lot less on purpose purely out of fear of scaring the old man selling ramen.

"Well, I remember you once told me that the earth is round, so why don't we just fly east"?

Astoria took a big sip of the noodle soup and then wiped her mouth gently with a tissue.

"Ukraine and Russia have issued flight ban notices. The weather conditions there seem to be particularly bad, so all civil flights have been temporarily suspended."

Zhang Qi replied.

But this is not the case.

Before the red empire disintegrated, the most dangerous fire dragon species in the world lived in the forests on the border of Ukraine and Russia, and in the glaciers of the Siberian wilderness.

That was the Siberian Black Dragon, a subspecies of the extinct Siberian Ice Dragon.

This kind of fire dragon is cruel by nature, especially likes to attack humans and animals, and will burn anything they don't like in a breath of burning dragon breath.

Before the Ministry of Magic of the Soviet Union was disintegrated under the influence of the secular government, the Soviet magic regime would regularly organize manpower to eliminate these fire dragons on a large scale.

The dragon scales of the Siberian black dragon are very expensive and can be used to make many advanced magic medicines, and their bones and muscles are also of great value.

If this kind of fire dragon were not extremely cruel by nature, they would probably have disappeared from this world long ago.

But this year is different.

It has been a year since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the Ministry of Magic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, like their secular government, has fallen into the chaos that followed the disintegration.

Currently, neither Ukraine nor the Russian Ministry of Magic has the ability to organize a large number of manpower to completely eliminate these extremely harmful guys.

result……

There seems to be something wrong with the climate this year. All of Northern Europe and eastern Asia have suffered a once-in-a-century cold wave.

Those fire dragons had multiplied a lot in the previous year due to the Ministry of Magic's laissez-faire, and their numbers had increased dramatically.As a result, just this year, the number of animals in the wild continued to decrease due to the cold wave, and the fire dragons began to starve.

At first, Muggle governments began to receive alarms from border guards one after another - a large number of border villages and towns were burned to ashes, and they suspected that the other side might be responsible.

Ukraine and Russia were already very reluctant to deal with each other, but as a result, they started to have huge conflicts again because of this incident.

The two sides exchanged diplomatic insults for several days, and in the end almost came to blows.

However, as the number of such attacks increased day by day, the secular governments finally seemed to understand something and urgently made inquiries to their own magical governments.

Only then did the Ministry of Magic in Ukraine and Russia realize this serious problem, and then began to put aside their prejudices, cooperate with each other, reorganize their manpower, and start to eliminate the fire dragons.

But it was too late.

A large number of hungry fire dragons poured out of the deep mountains and old forests and began to attack all living creatures in sight.

Soon, most of the areas around the reservation became uninhabited dead zones!

Immediately afterwards, a large number of fire dragons began to turn their attention to the cities in these two countries!

Fortunately, Ukraine and Russia have opened the alchemical protection circle left over from the Soviet Ministry of Magical Interior. This was specially developed to deal with the current situation and can drive the fire dragon into the wild.

However, these alchemy formations are only equipped in major industrial cities, and those small towns in the wilderness are in trouble!

The fire dragons began to turn their attention to these weakly defended towns. Although the magic personnel of the two countries evacuated most of the residents, the number of rescued people was still quite limited overall.

And those fire dragons who still haven't had enough to eat after slaughtering the town have already set their sights elsewhere...

Further south in the Waixing'an Mountains!

Further south in Daxinganling!

China has urgently invited Mr. Newt Scamander to the scene to take charge, and the China Night Service Force (known to the outside world as the Internal Service Brigade of the Capital Military Region) has also teamed up with some local troops to set up anti-aircraft guns in the flat area in the north.

The situation is already very critical.

It's just that Zhang Qi doesn't know these things yet. What he is worried about now is whether the Gulfstream airliner modified by his mother can pass through the clouds in front of him normally.

It is snowing in China, and the plane cannot fly normally in this extremely low visibility weather, so Zhang Qi still has to wait.

"The broth is very fragrant and your craftsmanship is very good."

Zhang Qi smiled and praised the old man opposite who had just finished his busy work and was about to sit down and rest for a while.

He speaks very fluent Japanese.

"Oh? Thank you for your compliment."

The old man raised his head in surprise, and finally gave Zhang Qi a smile.

"This is pork rib soup that has been simmered for a long time. If it's not fragrant, I'm sorry for spending so much energy on this big pot."

The old man looked back at the shelf at the back, and then picked up a bottle of plum wine.

"I can see that you are not a stickler for rules, so I guess you won't tell the Metropolitan Police about me letting minors drink."

The old man found two clean cups, poured one cup for Zhang Qi first, and then poured another cup for himself.

“There’s basically no alcohol level, so you don’t have to worry about getting drunk.”

The old man said with a smile.

Zhang Qi didn't waste any time, picked up the cup and took a sip.

It does have almost no alcohol content, and it also has a sweet and sour taste, which makes it taste pretty good.

"Have you ever worked in a group"?

When the old man was pouring wine for him, Zhang Qi keenly noticed the faint mottled color leaking out from under the sleeves.

"Oh? He is really a smart kid. With such keen observation, he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future."

The old man said slightly surprised.

"But, kid, aren't you afraid?"

The old man asked jokingly.

"Guess what I do at home"?

Zhang Qi drank all the wine in the cup and then asked with a smile.

"It can be seen that it is not a serious industry anyway."

The old man replied with a smile.

Zhang Qi also laughed when he heard this.

"This is a trip to Tokyo with my girlfriend"?

The old man looked at Astoria who was concentrating on sushi and asked with some confusion.

"Here to treat her eyes."

Zhang Qiyan answered concisely and comprehensively.

"It's a pity, she should have been a very beautiful girl before."

The old man sighed regretfully and continued.

"Those who work in our industry basically have no good results, so I still advise you, old man, if possible, you must leave this industry that does not distinguish between right and wrong as soon as possible. Otherwise, not only may you not die well, but your family may also be affected. "...

The old man looked at the moon hanging in the sky through the small but very clean glass window. He was lost in thought and didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhang Qi didn't ask any questions, just picked up a piece of salmon sushi with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.

Astoria, who accidentally smashed the seaweed roll with a fork, cast a resentful look.

Who told you you can’t use chopsticks?

Zhang Qi suppressed his laughter and picked up another piece of sushi.

"Come on, open your mouth"~

Zhang Qi tried hard to hold back his laughter and said to Astoria who was stunned.

"what"?

Astoria looked at Zhang Qi blankly, and finally seemed to realize something, two red clouds suddenly appeared on her face.

"Young people are indeed still full of energy, and I, an old man, have seen it today."

The old man who was cleaning the dishes said with a smile.

Although Astoria didn't understand Japanese, she still guessed something from the old man's demeanor and expression, and she suddenly became restless.

"Okay, young man, it's time to close the shop now. If you encounter anything in Japan from now on, you can always say that you had a bowl of noodles here. I think others should be happy to sell me this face."

The old man stood up with a smile and took Zhang Qi's soup bowl.

"Then thank you for your kindness."

It seems that this old man selling ramen is not a simple man. He may be an old man from the Yakuza of the Hiyori Islands...

Zhang Qi thought silently.

The old man is also a man with stories.

After Astoria finished eating the last piece of sushi and wiped her mouth, Zhang Qi said goodbye to the old man and then pulled Astoria out of the shop.

"A very interesting child"...

The old man muttered, lowered his head and smiled mockingly, and then began to wash the unwashed bowl.

It's almost 1 a.m. now, and it's time to close up and go back.

Compared to the days when he was fighting swords in the dance hall, he still prefers this peaceful life now.

Who doesn’t want to live comfortably?

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It was already early in the morning. Zhang Qi and Astoria wandered aimlessly on the streets of Tokyo for a while, and then the two started walking towards Narita Airport.

"Huh? What are they doing there? The lights in their store are so beautiful."

Astoria pointed to a neighborhood not far away and asked in surprise.

Zhang Qi turned his head and glanced in that direction, then covered his forehead with his left hand.

There were very dazzling neon lights there, so Zhang Qi deliberately avoided it when looking for a place to eat.

He didn't expect Astoria to ask him this question now...

"Well, the plane is about to take off, let's go back to the airport first"...

Zhang Qi said weakly to Astoria.

"Ah, okay then"...

Astoria glanced over there reluctantly, and then continued on her way towards Narita Airport with Zhang Qi.

"I used to think that Muggles lived in old buildings, but I didn't expect that they could actually use glass to build buildings!"

Astoria praised Zhang Qi on the road.

“And those red and blue flashing lights are so beautiful! I’ll have to see it next time I come to Tokyo”!

Astoria continued excitedly.

After hearing this, Zhang Qi staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"What’s wrong with you"?

Astoria asked strangely, tilting her head in confusion.

Then Zhang Qi, who glanced at Astoria, stumbled again.

"Ah, there is a banana peel on the ground, I accidentally stepped on it"...

Zhang Qi said without blushing or heart beating.

That’s why I was so cute!

Zhang Qi thought silently in his heart.

"Hey, Hilbert, what do you think Professor Snape is doing now?"

Astoria suddenly asked.

"Well, I think he must be in his office right now, brewing the potion"...

Zhang Qi thought for a while and then replied.

"What a perfunctory answer. Godfather is either boiling potion or on the way to boil potion every day"...

Astoria complained.

The two continued walking through the deserted streets.

"Today is the last day of 1992, oh, now it is the first day of 1993."

Zhang Qi lowered his head and glanced at his watch. The luminous pointer pointed to 1 am.

New Year's Day is a holiday in many countries, and most of them consider this day to be the New Year.

However, except for China, it will take about three weeks to celebrate the new year.

That is the real New Year.

"Don't you want to make a New Year's wish?"

Astoria tilted her head and said to Zhang Qi.

"You promise."

Zhang Qi looked at the fireworks in the distant sky and replied with a smile.

"It will take about three more weeks before I can make my wish"...

Zhang Qi said softly.

"Ah, I remembered, the Chinese New Year is in January or February"!

Astoria said with sudden realization.

"Then I'll wait until I celebrate the New Year in China before making a wish."

Astoria looked at the fireworks blooming in the night sky in the distance, dazed.

Zhang Qi also stood there and began to enjoy the fireworks in the night sky.

"So beautiful"...

Astoria said blankly.

"Yes, very beautiful"...

Zhang Qi also followed her.

only……

What Astoria was looking at were the brilliant fireworks exploding in the night sky, but what Zhang Qi was looking at was Astoria's face.