Chapter 469 Meeting an old friend by chance

After Schelling and Fleur Apparated, they did not return directly to England, but appeared in the Camargue Wetlands in southern France, a wilderness rarely visited by humans. It was a vast swamp with a vast sky, water birds flying low over the lake, and occasionally herds of white wild horses could be seen running in the distance. The afternoon sun shone through the mist onto the wet land, bringing with it a primitive tranquility and mystery.

Furong looked at the surrounding scenery and raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Why are we here?"

Xie Ling just smiled meaningfully and did not answer directly.

Soon, there was a wave in the air, and a figure quietly appeared in front of them—Mr. Pierre Efful, Fleur's uncle and one of the top executives of the Magic Garden.

Pierre Efler was a tall, calm middle-aged wizard, with dark brown eyes that were a little shrewd, and a gray robe that fluttered gently in the wind. When he saw Sherin, a smile appeared on his face: "Congratulations, Sherin. The champion of the Potions Championship is a great honor."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Efler," Schelling responded politely.

Pierre Efler looked at his niece with a bit of doting in his eyes: "Furong, I didn't expect you to follow this boy to England."

Furong snorted and raised her chin: "It's my freedom to go wherever I like, uncle."

Pierre Efler laughed and said nothing more. Instead, he turned back to Schelling and said formally, "I heard that Hector invited you to join the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association?"

"Yes." Xie Lin nodded, "That's why I wanted to see you today."

Pierre Efler narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh?"

Xie Lin said slowly, "You are the director of the Magic Garden and have the power to negotiate business on behalf of the Magic Garden. If you want to trade with the Magic Garden, you must be a member of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association. I heard this from Hector."

Pierre Efler's eyes flashed: "It seems that you know the operation mode of the magic garden very well."

"Because I have this plan." Xie Lin said frankly, "The rare magic potion ingredients produced by the Magic Garden are unique in Europe. In the past, I have always been troubled by the inability to establish a formal supply channel. But now, I meet the trading qualifications, and you are Furong's uncle. The friendship between us should be able to facilitate a mutually beneficial cooperation."

Pierre Evreux smiled: "You are more ambitious than I thought."

Schelling is noncommittal: “For a good pharmacist, a stable supply of raw materials is essential.”

Pierre Efler pondered for a while and nodded: "You are right. With your strength and background, it is indeed worthy for the Magic Garden to consider cooperation."

He took out a piece of parchment from his robe and waved his hand. A magic contract appeared in the air, and the terms were revealed one by one. As a member of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association, Xie Ling would become a long-term cooperative customer of the Magic Garden and enjoy the right to purchase rare magic potion ingredients on a regular basis. At the same time, the Magic Garden would also give him certain priority supply rights.

Xie Lin carefully checked the contents of the contract, and after confirming that they were correct, he drew out his wand and waved it, signing his name on the contract. As the contract was completed, the parchment burned into a golden flame, and the magic power wave reverberated in the air, announcing that the agreement had officially come into effect.

Pierre Efler looked at Schelling with a smile: "I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Xie Ling showed a confident smile: "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Furong, who was standing by, watched the two of them complete the contract and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Xie Lin, your calculations are really far-reaching."

Xie Lin chuckled and said, "The opportunity is right in front of us, we can't waste it."

Furong's eyes turned and she snorted, "What a greedy man." But a smile appeared on her lips. After the matter was settled, Pierre Efful had something else to do, so he Apparated and left first.

[“Magic Garden Raw Materials Procurement Contract” obtained! ]

Xie Lin pondered for a moment. The development of the Mianlong Society has always faced two major problems. One is that Susan's Longmu team has always been short of manpower. Xie Lin has no good solution for this problem for the time being. What he can do now is to arrange students who have graduated and have not found a job to go to Longmu as much as possible, and he also arranged for Susan to have the fake dead Bahaza Bor as an assistant.

It must be said that although it was an unintentional decision made by Xie Ling, it was a brilliant move. During the summer vacation, when Susan was not in school, it was basically Bahaza who was responsible for maintaining the operation of the Mianlong Society's intelligence network. Bahaza's ability did not disappoint Xie Ling, allowing Xie Ling to still receive the latest intelligence from various parties when he was abroad.

The second problem is that Astoria and her Dragon Tail team cannot meet their needs for rare potion materials. Although the funding of the Sleeping Dragon Society is not a problem, many potion materials are strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic of various countries, and the import and export of these raw materials are strictly restricted. After Old Barty was reinstated, Ali Bashir has obtained an A-level trade license and has the commercial qualifications to import these materials.

Unfortunately, the market for these raw materials has long been divided up and monopolized by powerful forces around the world, and Ali Bashir cannot find a suitable seller to meet the needs of the Sleeping Dragon Society. Now that Xie Lin and Magic Garden have signed a long-term cooperation contract, the problem of insufficient raw materials for the Dragon Tail Group has been solved at once.

It seems that Schelling needs to worry less and less about the Sleeping Dragon Society - I heard that during the time he was in France, everything in Knockturn Alley was gradually getting on track under the leadership of Night Owl. After he established intelligence bases in the remaining two locations - Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade Village, the intelligence network would be successfully completed.

After that, he could focus on improving his combat effectiveness and start planning how to deal with the purge of the Knights of Walpurgis.

Fleur turned to Sherin, gently shook her silver-gold hair, and asked, "So, are we going back to England?"

Xie Ling nodded and looked towards the distant horizon. The matter in France had come to an end, and he had no reason to stay. The sooner he returned to England, the sooner he could start his plan.

Just as he was about to reach out and take Fleur's hand and Disapparate, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps, accompanied by the roar of a spell exploding!
He immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure running in a panic in the wilderness in the distance.

It was a woman with disheveled hair, a black battle robe covered in mud and rips, and blood on her face, so Sherin couldn't see her face clearly. She kept waving her wand, accurately rebounding the magic attacks from behind, and occasionally throwing out fierce black magic to counterattack. Although her breath was disordered, she still showed amazing fighting power.

Although the distance is very far, with Schelling's upgraded Amaterasu, the distant scene is as clear as if it were right next to him.

Chasing closely behind the woman were six wizards in black. Five of them were agile and coordinated, and were obviously well-trained combat mages. The leader was sturdy and gave off a chilling sense of oppression. His thick black hair fluttered in the wind, and he had a rebellious and bloodthirsty smile on his face. The skull tattoo on his arm was so eye-catching.

Xie Ling's brows suddenly frowned.

——It’s him, the Pirate King Barbarossa!
The notorious pirate in the global magic world is one of the rare quasi-magicians in the world. His appearance is different from the last time they met. His eyes emit a gloomy black light. It seems that the people of Walpurgis have not been idle recently and have actually improved in strength.

Next to him, an oriental man had a cold expression, holding a short staff covered with runes. The spell he cast had a strange fluctuation, which made people vaguely feel the breath of the sea. Xie Lin did not know this man, but he had seen this face on the wanted poster of the wizard world.

Pirate lord from Singapore, Ge Lang!
Xie Ling's expression suddenly became serious.

There are six combat wizards, one of whom is at the quasi-mage level - this is not a simple pursuit, but a hunt!

As the black-clad wizards waved their wands, several green Imperius Curses flew out of the air, almost brushing her shoulders and falling to the ground, stirring up a patch of charred soil.

The woman stumbled and fell to the ground, turning back to reveal a familiar face—

Katarina Monroe! (End of this chapter)