"Bang, bang, bang" As Merlin watched, the woman in black reached out and tapped three times on three different bricks at the crossroads, rhythmically on the walls of the closed record store.The next moment, on the empty wall in front of me, a hidden leaky cauldron bar appeared strangely.The woman pushed open the door, glanced at Merlin, and entered the bar herself.Merlin followed, stepping into it.The bar really looks like a small bar from the Middle Ages, with a brick and stone fireplace burning.The wooden bars have been pulped over time, and at the very retro tables, a group of strangely dressed people are drinking, smoking, or whispering.In the dim light, no one noticed the woman and Merlin who walked into the tavern.In order to pretend that he was a regular visitor, Merlin did not observe anything around him, and he followed the woman through the dilapidated bar to the small patio at the back of the bar.There looked like nothing but a dilapidated dumpster and a few weeds."
Lord Coulson, open the door."
The woman stood to the side, crossed over her waist, and looked at Merlin.She said, "I'm going to go down Tumbledown Alley and take care of some things, you should be familiar with it, right?"
”"I'm not familiar with it at all, girl, if you hadn't led the way, I wouldn't even be able to find the entrance to the bar."
Merlin complained in his heart, but his face was calm.He stepped forward, recalling Mr.
Arthur's description, and stretched out his fingers, wrapped his magic around them, and counted three bricks up above the trash can, then two horizontally.His fingers tapped lightly on it three times, then withdrew.The next moment, in front of Merlin's eyes, the masonry of this ancient brick wall spread out in a circular shape from the center to the surroundings under the manipulation of invisible magic.With a clattering sound, it shifted to the sides, revealing a hole, like an archway.This is the road to Diagon Alley.Sure enough, it is full of the mysterious style of wizards.The girl next to him looked at this scene, and she said with some curiosity, "Don't you use a magic wand?"
The wizards who used to lead the way used to open this door with their wands. ”Merlin snorted, remembering what Mr.
Arthur had told him, and said with a blank face, "That's just a misinformation used by the old wizards to fool the little wizards." ”"Anything that carries magic can open this door to the wizarding world.As for Tumbledown Alley, I'm not going there, I've not been able to go there lately. ”"Okay, that's up to you."
The lady, dressed like a ninja, walked through the arch in front of her, and she said to Merlin, who was following her, "I'll ask you again about the reward we promised, Coulson, are you sure you just need some trivial information?"
”"News is sometimes worth more than physical goods, ma'am."
Merlin looked at the wizards' street in front of him, and he replied in a low voice, "What's more, the things I need, with your level, are estimated to be difficult to find, so I won't embarrass you."
A message related to powerful magic items, preferably offensive ones...
Just give me the exact news, and we'll be clear, I won't tell you about tonight, and you'll be able to complete your solo trial. ”"But don't try to deceive me, ma'am."
Merlin whispered, "Wizards have always shown no mercy to deceivers. ”"My father told me not to deal with the dark wizards, and he said you were all crazy."
The girl walked to the end of the arch and looked back at Merlin, and she said in a playful voice, "But now it seems that you are not so difficult to deal with." ”"Be careful!"
Merlin stared into the girl's eyes and said, "Not all dark wizards are friendly.Okay, now it's time to separate, I've given you the address.But there's another question I've overlooked and haven't asked. ”"What's your name?
What shall I call you, ma'am?
”The female ninja shrugged her shoulders and replied softly, "My name is Talia." ”"Well, it sounds like a boy's name.It seems that your father must have wanted you to be a boy. ”Merlin commented, which drew the girl's glare.After a while, the girl sighed a little gloomy: "Yes, you are right, he has always hoped that I would be a boy and that I would inherit the glory of the family, but it doesn't matter, even if it is a woman, she can still do what he expects...
I'll prove it to him!
”"Women, no worse than men!""
Not a bad ideal, equality between men and women is the supreme truth, in short, come on, Talia."
Merlin commented casually, and the next moment, he turned and entered the state of the shadow cloak.Leaving without nostalgia seems to be a race against time.Talia didn't care about that, she knew that many dark wizards had quirks and couldn't be taken for granted.She didn't stay long, turned around and left in the other direction of Diagon Alley.A few minutes later, Merlin appeared on another street corner.He didn't want to have anything to do with the woman of Talia's mysterious origin, and since all his hearsay about wizards had run out, it would be easy to show his stuff if he stayed any longer.Having made it to Diagon Alley, Merlin didn't want to cause any more trouble.It's midnight, and the whole Diagon Alley looks a little deserted, and you can't see it at all.But Merlin didn't come to see the scenery, he was wrapped in a trench coat and moved quickly through the streets.And at the end of the street, he saw a towering white building, like a tall tower, which looked a little sloping.Even at midnight, the building appears brightly lit.This is Gringotts.The only bank in the wizarding world, it is said to be the safest place in the world.Run by goblins who are good at calculating and hiding things.And as Merlin approached Gringotts, he saw a polished glittering bronze gate, with a certain majesty.And at the doorway, there stood elf guards in scarlet and gold uniforms.In New York, he had seen a goblin in the nightclub of Daddy Midnight, but it was a very beautiful creature, like a little fairy with wings.But what appeared in front of Merlin's eyes now was a pure-blood goblin from Europe, who looked ugly.They are short, only as tall as Merlin's legs.It generally has green or brownish-green skin, a wrinkled face, narrow eyes, and sharp ears like those of bats.Four short bodies, huge heads, and a feeling of weakness.But they're smart...
Pretty much one of the smartest of all magical creatures.As Merlin approached, the uniformed elven guard bowed to him, and Merlin nodded slightly to the elves.Then he stepped past a second silver gate engraved with words.He barely stopped, and walked straight into the halls of Gringotts.It is an extraordinarily spacious marble hall flanked by long mahogany cabinets, reminiscent of a medieval bank.Behind each cabinet sat a goblin, most of whom were registered and counted with white or black quills in the large ledger at hand.There are also goblins weighing coins on scales made of bronze.Merlin walked over to a fairy weighing coins, took a wad of dollars from his wallet, handed it over, and said in a hoarse voice, "All for gold Galleons!"
”Merlin had expected that the goblins would interrogate them somewhat.But no.The goblin in front of him took the dollar casually, put it in front of him, skillfully picked up one, and looked at the light, as if he was distinguishing the authenticity.After a few moments, he handed Merlin a jingling bag of coins.From beginning to end, the goblin didn't say a word.Obviously, their daily business also includes exchanging all kinds of coins for wizards, which saves Merlin a lot of work.Merlin bowed to the elven guards and walked out of Gringotts.He only knew the exchange rate of the gold galleons, but not its purchasing power, and Merlin did not intend to keep too many gold gallons with him, he would soon go to Paris, and these things were meaningless in this world.Therefore, he planned to spend all the nearly $3,000 for more than 400 gold galleons.Merlin went to the bookstore first, and Mr.
Arthur only allowed him to keep the textbooks for 3 years, which was certainly not enough for Merlin, who was new to magic.So he plans to see if he can buy his own magic book in the bookstore.But the results were disappointing.The bookstore, called the Blotted Bookstore, did have the textbooks that Merlin needed, but Merlin had to provide proof of admission to the three major schools of magic in Europe, or the Ilvermorny Academy of Magic in North America, otherwise they wouldn't sell him the entire set of textbooks.Unable to provide proof of enrollment, Merlin had to buy books that he couldn't read at all, or that were completely useless to him.Merlin spent more than ten minutes browsing around the bookstore, only to see a man named Gildero.
Lockhart's fellows write travelogues about the strange things they see around the world from a wizard's perspective.He thought it was interesting, so he bought one.Merlin then went to the Lady Morkin's robes store next door to the bookstore, and he learned from Arthur and Hermione that wizards' robes did not have magical effects as legend has them, but were just decorations like ordinary people's clothes.But the clothes in this gown shop are all attached to the magical functions of automatic ironing and self-repair.In other words, a set of clothes can really be worn for a lifetime.Merlin was pleasantly surprised, and he ordered four outfits in one go from the kind, fat and short witch shopkeeper.A casual gray suit and shirt, a black combat suit for stealth operations, a traditional wizarding robe for little Hermione, and finally a long purple dress for her cousin.The four outfits cost almost half of Merlin's gold gallons, but Merlin felt it was worth it.After all, these are four sets of clothes that can last a lifetime...
And the chubby and kind shopkeeper also gave an extra black cloak that can be adjusted according to the size of the body.The best thing about this gown shop is that it offers home delivery, Merlin left the address of his hotel, and the witch promised to deliver four of Merlin's outfits to his window within three days.All you need is Merlin to open the window on time.Merlin said a friendly farewell to the gentle Madame Morkin, and by the softly lit streetlamp, he wandered the streets of Diagon Alley in a leisurely manner, passing many magical places along the way.He even visited the "old home" of Crook Hill.It's a place called the Amazing Zoo, and it's actually a noisy little shop, where Hermione is said to have bought the ugly, ginger, and some loop-legged magical kittens, Crookshan.Merlin didn't plan to buy a pet, though, as he wasn't a traditional wizard after all.He doesn't really like to be accompanied by a little animal that is too smart.This also disappointed the female shopkeeper with heavy glasses, but after Merlin spent 50 Galleons and bought 40 bags of high-quality magic cat food in one go, the female shopkeeper, who had made a small business, was happy again and gave Merlin a small magic bag.It's a bit shabby, but it can hold 40 bags of cat food in one go, which means that it can also hold weapons of the same volume...
Although the shopkeeper did not advise Merlin to pack anything too heavy, this old pocket had been used for a long time.Its capacity is limited, and it's not a top-notch magical creation.But even so, Merlin was already satisfied.Diagon Alley is where magic pockets are not sold, and according to the shopkeeper, this alchemical product, although cheap, can only be made by alchemists.Merlin didn't know any alchemists, and he didn't have any channels to get to know him.Merlin, who had prepared a gift for Crookshank, was in a relaxed mood as he continued his fantastical journey when he saw a shop selling magic broomsticks, but he was not interested.What normal adult man or woman would be willing to put a broom between their legs, sit on it, and fly through the air?"
It's stupid."
Merlin scoffed at the broom in storage.He moved on and bought a second-hand cloak for little Eric at a second-hand robe shop so he could wear it on a rainy day.He also bought Fury a half-worn flight jacket and a somewhat old toad glasses, even if it was Merlin's compensation for the damage to Fury's favorite sunglasses.There was also a pair of whitened leather gloves that were perfect for archers to protect their fingers, and an auto-repair function, which was given to Barton.At the Lady Prime Pinier's beauty potion shop at 275 Diagon Alley, near the second-hand robes shop, Merlin chooses a set of moderately priced potion cosmetics to give to Natasha, who is 65 years old this year.
Ms.
Romanoff, she may be in dire need of these things.Finally, Merlin bought some nice cigars in a shop and prepared them as gifts for Gatler.Eric, Barton, Natasha, Fury, and Gatler are among his few friends.As dawn approached, Merlin, carrying a lot of bags, stood in front of his final destination.In front of him, it was a cramped, cramped, dilapidated shop.In front of the window of the shop, a wand is placed on display on a faded purple mat.And above his head, there was a shabby, old sign that had lost some paint."
Ollivander Wand Shop—" Merlin took a deep breath and walked into the shop, whispering to the bell at the top of the door, "My wand...""
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