Sword and Magic and Taxi

The year 1919 arrived as scheduled, and Zhao Mai's potion store opened quietly. This store does not have any signboard or any advertising, just a vending machine placed at the door. Except for Tolkien, Zhao Mai is not going to let anyone name this potion store or write an advertisement, so there will always be a blank there.

The vending machine currently only sells two potions: stabilizing injuries and enduring the environment. The former is not as effective as treating minor injuries, but the advantage is that the production method is simple, it can be mass-produced, and it is more suitable to be placed in a vending machine. The latter has good results whether it is used for field exploration or laboratory work. It is believed that students at Hogwarts will become repeat customers of this potion, thus creating a reputation.

Other types of medicines have a list next to the vending machine, with descriptions of their effects and prices. For these potions, transactions will be primarily on a subscription basis. As long as Zhao Mai maintains a certain amount of inventory, he doesn't have to work every day. What he needs is a source of income, not a lifelong job that will tie him down.

Is this really possible? Xiaohua looked at the empty vending machines and the quiet streets, not very confident. There are so few people here. Diagon Alley is the real place.

I know. But going to Diagon Alley takes up too much energy. And... and it will slowly become chaotic. Zhao Mai closed his eyes and immersed himself in the meditation of the natural force, but he could still speak. He constantly seeks the wisdom of the natural force within himself, and restores the evolutionary past from the sedimentation of his body. This is the path Wadsworth had taken at that time. Wadsworth said that this road was unworkable, but without Zhao Mai's green dream assistance, he naturally couldn't restore it to reality.

The Three-Eyed Crow can take Bran through time in the green dream and see the past and future, but Zhao Mai cannot do this. But at the same time, when the support of the green dream became his own blood (DNA), Zhao Mai was able to use the green dream to understand the natural roots of evolution at that time. Why do organisms adapt and mutate like this? What was the environment like at that time?

This coincides with the idea and requirement that druids need to understand nature and experience various natural ecology. Other druids expand their understanding from the concept of region, while Zhao Mai learns from the concept of time. The difference is also obvious. Other druids can transform into more types of animals and plants, while Zhao Mai becomes more and more himself - integrating countless evolutions, a more complete and perfect self.

I learned another skill today, I can eat scavengers... Zhao Mai withdrew from meditation and sighed to Xiaohua: Oh, three of the five new abilities are related to eating, and the remaining two are related to eating. It’s related to reproduction. It has to be said that evolution is a path with a very clear goal.”

You still can't control which part of the bloodline you experience, right? Xiaohua was also helpless: I don't have the relevant experience, so I can't help you. But I believe that you will definitely find a way! To achieve the gains you have now, This is an unprecedented achievement.”

Actually, nature transforms into a scavenger, and it can eat scavengers. Zhao Mai waved his hand: I'd better not talk about this, I'm almost losing my appetite. Are there any changes on the Stone of Gaia?

It's still bubbling. The Gaia Stone has not changed at all. The medicinal materials put in it have begun to melt, and some medicinal materials have disappeared. You are right, the so-called dragon claw is basically invisible. It’s not useful, it must be the claws of the sub-dragon. Among all the materials, the only one that has not changed is the dragon egg fossil. It is just a stone, will it really be useful?”

Has the dragon crystal begun to melt? Even real stones have reactions, and fossils should be no exception. If it were really a stone, it would have been destroyed by the burning of the dragon flames. I still have hope, and besides, there are only two The results will be available in more than ten days.”

Well, before you really drink that stuff, you must do a comprehensive examination. It's best to find a drug tester first. I really don't know what the consequences will be if you put in a chessboard of Gaia's stones. For the first time, I was a little worried when I thought about the medicinal wine with a bunch of messy things added to it.

Okay, I'll be careful. Zhao Mai understood Xiaohua's worries. Is there anything else?

I read the most recent Daily Prophet, and there was no mention of your duel with Grindelwald. It seems that the Flamel family has kept their promise. However, in the latest issue of The Quibbler, there was a short article. It talked about Grindelwald’s failure, but it didn’t mention your name.”

Let me take a look. Zhao Mai said this, but he actually picked up the magazine by himself, and then followed Xiaohua's guidance to find the article. The main content of the article is that Flamel Manor was attacked by a wizard's thunder. Many rooms were destroyed and workers were being hired to repair it. It mentioned that Grindelwald was defeated and injured in the same lightning strike and had to teleport away. It is true that Zhao Mai's name was not mentioned, but it made a bold guess that this lightning strike is very similar to Eastern witchcraft, so it is suspected that the user is an Oriental.

This magazine is very interesting, much better than the Daily Prophet. Zhao Mai then turned a few pages and saw a few news items, such as Angry Diagon Alley shopkeepers denounce the rampant thieves and the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic , Who Would Steal a Magic Wand? , Shocking Insider: What Do Vampires Do? ” and an article “New Transfiguration Tests Reliability of Letter Delivery System—Do We Need Dragons to Deliver Letters?” 》

Every time he quits meditation, Zhao Mai needs to read these news to regain his sense of time. Wandering in the long river of evolutionary time is a journey that is very easy to get lost. Once Zhao Mai even had the misconception that mitosis is the most commonly used method of proliferation for humans, and it took him several hours to correct it.

After finishing a magazine quickly, he would pick up the Lost Tales that Tolkien had given him and start reading. In this book, Tolkien describes the story of the elves getting along with other creatures in Middle-earth. How do other races learn from elves, and how do elves' magic, skills, and life attitudes affect other creatures?

This is obviously a first draft, and the racial references in it are very strong. When Tolkien wrote this book, he regarded elves as an ideal state, and wizards as mentors sent by the gods to guide many creatures, including elves. This is consistent with Tolkien's idea of ​​​​hoping for the magic world to end the war and return the world to happiness and peace. No wonder he was so sad when his hope was shattered and asked Grindelwald to let him forget all this.

Apart from magic and wizards, Zhao Mai was also forgotten. This was what made him saddest. So Zhao Mai commemorated his friend by reading this book, and slowly he memorized the entire book in his heart.

Until the phone sent a message.