Chapter 50 Borginbock
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 50 Borginbock
The next day, the sun was shining on Xie Lin's butt, and Xie Lin got up lazily - this is a very rare thing for Xie Lin who has always been diligent in getting up early. Even Lucius and Narcissa in the living room couldn't help muttering in a low voice, guessing what happened to Xie Lin the day before.
Xie Lin touched his lips, remembering the touching taste of the passionate kiss before parting last night, the smile on his lips could not be stopped no matter what.
Counting the days, the summer vacation will be over soon, and it will be less than a week before the start of school.
When they went downstairs to eat breakfast, Lucius spoke first: "Schelling, we have an important dinner at noon today, with the Parkinson family and the Burke family. Draco and Pansy will also attend. I saw that you seemed a little tired this morning, so I didn't book your seat. I think you should rest at home!"
Xie Lin thought for a while and said, "Okay, father. I may go to Diagon Alley to purchase the items needed for the start of school later, and I will even buy Draco's share. It's just... I want to know how these two families feel about the Malfoy family at present? Father, are you sure you can hold them steady?"
As Schelling's strength gradually became stronger, and it was heard that he had quietly started to establish contacts in the Ministry of Magic, Lucius also began to be willing to explain some family affairs to the two brothers.
Lucius said: "Well, it should be okay now. That old fox of Bock has always been a fool, and he can run faster than anyone else when the situation is wrong. As long as I, Lucius, can still have influence on the Ministry of Magic, he may be a little shaken, but he will never abandon the covenant between the two families. Parkinson will not be able to do so, let alone the closer relationship between our two interests—" Speaking of this, Lucius couldn't help showing a smile on his cold face.
"I heard that little girl Pansy likes our Draco very much!" Xie Lin quickly nodded to testify.Draco showed a rare expression of shyness, even his face flushed.
Schelling had always known that Lucius had maintained a very close relationship with Professor Snape, both of whom had been Death Eaters, and Lucius obviously knew how important the status of a Potions Master and Head of Hogwarts was.So Schelling was not surprised that Lucius knew everything about the behavior of the two brothers at school.
"Then I understand, father. If there is something that needs my help, please don't forget to tell Xie Lin, father."
Compared with family affairs, Narcissa is obviously more concerned about another matter. She was immediately unhappy when she heard the gossip about Draco and Pansy. Why was she the last to know?She looked at the father and son aggressively, "Leave these family leaders aside, why didn't I know about Draco and Pansy beforehand?"
Seeing that the war was about to start, in order to avoid getting burned, Xie Lin lowered his head and pretended that he was busy eating breakfast.
Seeing that neither Lucius nor Draco could answer, Narcissa pointed the gun at Schelling, "So, Schelling, what about you? Is there something you want to tell mom about? Did you get along with any girl at school?"
Schelling first cast a veiled warning look at Draco, then made a "10 Galleon" gesture under the table, and finally shook his head pretending to be innocent: "How can it be? Mom, you should know that I have been studying hard most of the time when you look at my grades. Puppy love delays my studies, it is not advisable, not advisable..."
Seeing that it was profitable to keep his mouth shut and keep it secret, Draco naturally testified for Schelling in a loyal manner.Although Draco is not short of money, he is still very happy to be able to squeeze his brother's wool!
Naturally, Lucius knew that Schelling, the girl from the Greenglass family, and the girl from the Shafik family were inseparable at school, and he himself was very happy with the matter of Schelling and the two girls. Attitude——The two girls are both from the holy 28 pure-blood families. They are all outstanding in terms of appearance, knowledge, and family background. They are worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Malfoy family.
Moreover, the Malfoy family has been too thin for several generations. He and his father Abraxas Malfoy encountered two wizarding wars successively, so there is no way.
Since Xie Lin didn't want to publicize it, and his son was such an assertive person, Lucius wouldn't be so ignorant to reveal his son's secret, so this matter was just exposed.
After his parents and Draco left, Xie Lin also took the time to rush to Diagon Alley - he had already made an appointment with his family, and after the dinner, they would also go to Diagon Alley and pick Xie Lin back home in a Thestral carriage.
Alone, Schelling grabbed a handful of floo powder, sprinkled it on the fireplace, yelled "The Leaky Cauldron", and came to Diagon Alley.
Xie Lin did not enter Diagon Alley in a hurry, but cast a simple transformation spell on himself in an unnoticed corner to increase his height. Following Xie Lin's thoughts, the Supreme Wizard Robe became a set of mysterious-looking pitch-black cloaks. After carefully checking several times to ensure that there were no flaws, Xie Lin turned into Knockturn Alley at the intersection in front of Gringotts.
This is the second time for Schelling to come to Knockturn Alley. The last time, because he was with Lucius and Draco, he didn't have the opportunity to explore everywhere, so this time he just came to increase his knowledge.Schelling wrapped his robe tightly, put his hands in his pockets, and walked aimlessly in Knockturn Alley.Along the way, many strange-looking people passed by him.Most of them were hidden in the cloak, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
Schelling glanced at the largest store in Knockturn Alley - Bojinbok Magic Store, thought for a while, and went in anyway.
When the door was opened and entered, the wind chime on the door rang.A man appeared in front of the counter bent over. He was combing the greasy hair hanging on his face repeatedly with his hands.He glanced at Schelling who came in, showed a sullen smile, and said, "Buying or trading?" Bojinbok Magic Store can also be used as a pawn shop. The owner, Mr. Bojin, likes black magic items with strange uses and unpredictable power.
"Let me take a look first." Xie Lin said in a rough voice after using a voice-changing spell to change his own voice.
After Mr. Bojin heard it, his face suddenly lost interest. He sat back behind the counter and wiped the surface of the glass box.
Schelling glanced at it. Inside the glass box was a shriveled human hand placed on a cushion. This thing was called the Hand of Glory. After putting a candle, the candle light only illuminated the holder, and it was a good helper for thieves and robbers.Schelling shook his head and continued to read.
On the counter were various human bones, a poker card stained with blood, and a glass eyeball that kept staring at people.Horrifying masks hung on the walls, and a string of rusty, long, sharp instruments hung from the ceiling.
"That's a mask of pain. It has deterrent and intimidating effects, and it can be regarded as a weak soul magic." From the corner of the eye, he glanced at Mr. Bojin of Schelling, saw that he was obviously interested in the mask hanging on the wall, and explained.
"Bring me a mask. How much is it?" The soul magic that Mr. Bojin said aroused Xie Lin's interest. He pointed to one of the ghost faces and said.
"29 Galleons, guest." Mr. Bojin glanced at the wall and said.Schelling didn't even haggle over the price, and happily counted 29 Galleons and put them on the counter.
Seeing the customer being so forthright, Mr. Bo Jin's eyes flashed an imperceptible cold light, but his mouth was full of sincere smiles and he said: "Dear guest, there is a family heirloom in this shop, would you be interested in taking a look?"
Seeing that Schelling nodded, Mr. Bojin took out a long box. After opening it, it was a beautiful opal necklace.
He didn't touch the necklace, but just pointed to it and said, "This is the ancestral magic necklace of my Bojin family. The necklace has magical magic that can speed up the growth of magic power. You also know that everyone's magic power can only grow slowly with age. With this necklace, this speed can be accelerated..."
This guy's heart is really dirty, no wonder he can open a store here, and it's still the best store in business.A cloud of anger rose in Xie Lin's heart, and he said with a half-smile, "Put it on for me to see, Mr. Bojin?"
Seeing the cold light in Xie Lin's eyes and the obvious chill in his voice, Mr. Bojin's mood changed in a blink of an eye, and he decided not to offend this unknown guest anymore, and bowed to put the necklace away. "I'm sorry, honored guest, maybe I've made a mistake," he said, entering a small room and coming out with an ancient cloak in his hand.
"In order to express our apologies, you can take a look at our store's treasure. Although this cloak is not a family heirloom, it is also extremely valuable. It can block a high-strength spell for you at a critical moment. Only the killing spell can break through its defense."
Mr. Bojin's expression is sincere, this time he sincerely wants to make a deal.But Xie Lin already had the night star with high magic resistance, so this cloak seemed a bit redundant, so he politely declined.
After seeing the treasure of the store, Xie Lin also lost interest in continuing to shop, and walked out of the store without looking back.
[Pain Mask Obtained! 】
A few steps further into Knockturn Alley, a small shop called "Giant Spider" was open. There seemed to be many strange creatures locked in cages. Xie Lin thought that he might be able to find the phantom smelling grass he needed here, so he went in.
"Welcome, distinguished guest." In the innermost part of the shop, a Hag wearing a wide-brimmed peaked hat whispered in a dark and hoarse voice, "Please take a look."
(Note: There are multiple translations of the creature dominatrix in different volumes and chapters of the original Renminshe edition: witch, old witch, banshee, old hag, dominatrix, which is very unprofessional, and this book is uniformly translated as dominatrix)
Schelling glanced at the dominatrix, and then looked at the creatures in the cages on both sides one by one.As expected of Knockturn Alley, Xie Lin saw a lot of rare and dangerous creatures here, such as snails, long-horned water snakes, fire gray snakes, motla rats and so on.After Xie Lin sighed in his heart, he asked seemingly casually, "Is there any phantom smelling grass for sale here?"
The dominatrix stared at Xie Lin closely, her eyes filled with coldness, "I'm afraid the guest is joking, the phantom smelling grass is a Class A forbidden trade item, even in Knockturn Alley, no one dares to openly trade it, how can I have such a thing here?"
Xie Lin sneered and said, "I'm not joking, I just believe that in this world, as long as there are enough interests, there is nothing that cannot be traded." After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.
The dominatrix said in an inaudible low voice, "If the customer really wants it, he can find someone. He is my supplier. He has many connections, and he may be able to help you..."
Xie Lin took out two Galleons and patted them on the counter, and said coldly, "Give me his name and contact information."
The dominatrix put Jin Gallon into the drawer without any hassle, and then slowly took out a note, on which he wrote the name of "Nicholas" and the coordinates of a certain location in the Black Forest of Germany, "Guest, he is a professional smuggler. His name has been cast with multiple complex shielding spells. The owl can't find him, so I must trouble you to go there yourself."
"The Black Forest?" Schelling muttered to himself. It seemed that this task required Dobby to take himself with Apparation to deal with these characters living in the shadows. Schelling really couldn't trust Dobby's poor IQ.
After finding the clues of the phantom-smelling grass he needed, Xie Lin checked the time and was too lazy to continue wandering in Knockturn Alley. He recalled Dobby - Dobby had already repaired the secret passage on the fifth floor a few days ago, and Xie Lin just gave him a new task, asking him to go to the Black Forest to find the location of Nicholas. After finding the location, he came back and took himself Apparated there.
Thinking that he would apparate all the way from England to Germany in the future, the dizzying way of travel made Schelling a little apprehensive. It seemed that it was time to put on the agenda the research and development of an anti-stun bracelet that could overcome all kinds of apparition-induced stuns.
(Note: Teleportation includes Floo Powder, Apparition, Portkey)
Xie Lin changed back to his usual attire and went back to Diagon Alley. Thinking of his experience in Knockturn Alley, he seemed to have experienced two completely different worlds.
(End of this chapter)
The next day, the sun was shining on Xie Lin's butt, and Xie Lin got up lazily - this is a very rare thing for Xie Lin who has always been diligent in getting up early. Even Lucius and Narcissa in the living room couldn't help muttering in a low voice, guessing what happened to Xie Lin the day before.
Xie Lin touched his lips, remembering the touching taste of the passionate kiss before parting last night, the smile on his lips could not be stopped no matter what.
Counting the days, the summer vacation will be over soon, and it will be less than a week before the start of school.
When they went downstairs to eat breakfast, Lucius spoke first: "Schelling, we have an important dinner at noon today, with the Parkinson family and the Burke family. Draco and Pansy will also attend. I saw that you seemed a little tired this morning, so I didn't book your seat. I think you should rest at home!"
Xie Lin thought for a while and said, "Okay, father. I may go to Diagon Alley to purchase the items needed for the start of school later, and I will even buy Draco's share. It's just... I want to know how these two families feel about the Malfoy family at present? Father, are you sure you can hold them steady?"
As Schelling's strength gradually became stronger, and it was heard that he had quietly started to establish contacts in the Ministry of Magic, Lucius also began to be willing to explain some family affairs to the two brothers.
Lucius said: "Well, it should be okay now. That old fox of Bock has always been a fool, and he can run faster than anyone else when the situation is wrong. As long as I, Lucius, can still have influence on the Ministry of Magic, he may be a little shaken, but he will never abandon the covenant between the two families. Parkinson will not be able to do so, let alone the closer relationship between our two interests—" Speaking of this, Lucius couldn't help showing a smile on his cold face.
"I heard that little girl Pansy likes our Draco very much!" Xie Lin quickly nodded to testify.Draco showed a rare expression of shyness, even his face flushed.
Schelling had always known that Lucius had maintained a very close relationship with Professor Snape, both of whom had been Death Eaters, and Lucius obviously knew how important the status of a Potions Master and Head of Hogwarts was.So Schelling was not surprised that Lucius knew everything about the behavior of the two brothers at school.
"Then I understand, father. If there is something that needs my help, please don't forget to tell Xie Lin, father."
Compared with family affairs, Narcissa is obviously more concerned about another matter. She was immediately unhappy when she heard the gossip about Draco and Pansy. Why was she the last to know?She looked at the father and son aggressively, "Leave these family leaders aside, why didn't I know about Draco and Pansy beforehand?"
Seeing that the war was about to start, in order to avoid getting burned, Xie Lin lowered his head and pretended that he was busy eating breakfast.
Seeing that neither Lucius nor Draco could answer, Narcissa pointed the gun at Schelling, "So, Schelling, what about you? Is there something you want to tell mom about? Did you get along with any girl at school?"
Schelling first cast a veiled warning look at Draco, then made a "10 Galleon" gesture under the table, and finally shook his head pretending to be innocent: "How can it be? Mom, you should know that I have been studying hard most of the time when you look at my grades. Puppy love delays my studies, it is not advisable, not advisable..."
Seeing that it was profitable to keep his mouth shut and keep it secret, Draco naturally testified for Schelling in a loyal manner.Although Draco is not short of money, he is still very happy to be able to squeeze his brother's wool!
Naturally, Lucius knew that Schelling, the girl from the Greenglass family, and the girl from the Shafik family were inseparable at school, and he himself was very happy with the matter of Schelling and the two girls. Attitude——The two girls are both from the holy 28 pure-blood families. They are all outstanding in terms of appearance, knowledge, and family background. They are worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Malfoy family.
Moreover, the Malfoy family has been too thin for several generations. He and his father Abraxas Malfoy encountered two wizarding wars successively, so there is no way.
Since Xie Lin didn't want to publicize it, and his son was such an assertive person, Lucius wouldn't be so ignorant to reveal his son's secret, so this matter was just exposed.
After his parents and Draco left, Xie Lin also took the time to rush to Diagon Alley - he had already made an appointment with his family, and after the dinner, they would also go to Diagon Alley and pick Xie Lin back home in a Thestral carriage.
Alone, Schelling grabbed a handful of floo powder, sprinkled it on the fireplace, yelled "The Leaky Cauldron", and came to Diagon Alley.
Xie Lin did not enter Diagon Alley in a hurry, but cast a simple transformation spell on himself in an unnoticed corner to increase his height. Following Xie Lin's thoughts, the Supreme Wizard Robe became a set of mysterious-looking pitch-black cloaks. After carefully checking several times to ensure that there were no flaws, Xie Lin turned into Knockturn Alley at the intersection in front of Gringotts.
This is the second time for Schelling to come to Knockturn Alley. The last time, because he was with Lucius and Draco, he didn't have the opportunity to explore everywhere, so this time he just came to increase his knowledge.Schelling wrapped his robe tightly, put his hands in his pockets, and walked aimlessly in Knockturn Alley.Along the way, many strange-looking people passed by him.Most of them were hidden in the cloak, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
Schelling glanced at the largest store in Knockturn Alley - Bojinbok Magic Store, thought for a while, and went in anyway.
When the door was opened and entered, the wind chime on the door rang.A man appeared in front of the counter bent over. He was combing the greasy hair hanging on his face repeatedly with his hands.He glanced at Schelling who came in, showed a sullen smile, and said, "Buying or trading?" Bojinbok Magic Store can also be used as a pawn shop. The owner, Mr. Bojin, likes black magic items with strange uses and unpredictable power.
"Let me take a look first." Xie Lin said in a rough voice after using a voice-changing spell to change his own voice.
After Mr. Bojin heard it, his face suddenly lost interest. He sat back behind the counter and wiped the surface of the glass box.
Schelling glanced at it. Inside the glass box was a shriveled human hand placed on a cushion. This thing was called the Hand of Glory. After putting a candle, the candle light only illuminated the holder, and it was a good helper for thieves and robbers.Schelling shook his head and continued to read.
On the counter were various human bones, a poker card stained with blood, and a glass eyeball that kept staring at people.Horrifying masks hung on the walls, and a string of rusty, long, sharp instruments hung from the ceiling.
"That's a mask of pain. It has deterrent and intimidating effects, and it can be regarded as a weak soul magic." From the corner of the eye, he glanced at Mr. Bojin of Schelling, saw that he was obviously interested in the mask hanging on the wall, and explained.
"Bring me a mask. How much is it?" The soul magic that Mr. Bojin said aroused Xie Lin's interest. He pointed to one of the ghost faces and said.
"29 Galleons, guest." Mr. Bojin glanced at the wall and said.Schelling didn't even haggle over the price, and happily counted 29 Galleons and put them on the counter.
Seeing the customer being so forthright, Mr. Bo Jin's eyes flashed an imperceptible cold light, but his mouth was full of sincere smiles and he said: "Dear guest, there is a family heirloom in this shop, would you be interested in taking a look?"
Seeing that Schelling nodded, Mr. Bojin took out a long box. After opening it, it was a beautiful opal necklace.
He didn't touch the necklace, but just pointed to it and said, "This is the ancestral magic necklace of my Bojin family. The necklace has magical magic that can speed up the growth of magic power. You also know that everyone's magic power can only grow slowly with age. With this necklace, this speed can be accelerated..."
This guy's heart is really dirty, no wonder he can open a store here, and it's still the best store in business.A cloud of anger rose in Xie Lin's heart, and he said with a half-smile, "Put it on for me to see, Mr. Bojin?"
Seeing the cold light in Xie Lin's eyes and the obvious chill in his voice, Mr. Bojin's mood changed in a blink of an eye, and he decided not to offend this unknown guest anymore, and bowed to put the necklace away. "I'm sorry, honored guest, maybe I've made a mistake," he said, entering a small room and coming out with an ancient cloak in his hand.
"In order to express our apologies, you can take a look at our store's treasure. Although this cloak is not a family heirloom, it is also extremely valuable. It can block a high-strength spell for you at a critical moment. Only the killing spell can break through its defense."
Mr. Bojin's expression is sincere, this time he sincerely wants to make a deal.But Xie Lin already had the night star with high magic resistance, so this cloak seemed a bit redundant, so he politely declined.
After seeing the treasure of the store, Xie Lin also lost interest in continuing to shop, and walked out of the store without looking back.
[Pain Mask Obtained! 】
A few steps further into Knockturn Alley, a small shop called "Giant Spider" was open. There seemed to be many strange creatures locked in cages. Xie Lin thought that he might be able to find the phantom smelling grass he needed here, so he went in.
"Welcome, distinguished guest." In the innermost part of the shop, a Hag wearing a wide-brimmed peaked hat whispered in a dark and hoarse voice, "Please take a look."
(Note: There are multiple translations of the creature dominatrix in different volumes and chapters of the original Renminshe edition: witch, old witch, banshee, old hag, dominatrix, which is very unprofessional, and this book is uniformly translated as dominatrix)
Schelling glanced at the dominatrix, and then looked at the creatures in the cages on both sides one by one.As expected of Knockturn Alley, Xie Lin saw a lot of rare and dangerous creatures here, such as snails, long-horned water snakes, fire gray snakes, motla rats and so on.After Xie Lin sighed in his heart, he asked seemingly casually, "Is there any phantom smelling grass for sale here?"
The dominatrix stared at Xie Lin closely, her eyes filled with coldness, "I'm afraid the guest is joking, the phantom smelling grass is a Class A forbidden trade item, even in Knockturn Alley, no one dares to openly trade it, how can I have such a thing here?"
Xie Lin sneered and said, "I'm not joking, I just believe that in this world, as long as there are enough interests, there is nothing that cannot be traded." After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.
The dominatrix said in an inaudible low voice, "If the customer really wants it, he can find someone. He is my supplier. He has many connections, and he may be able to help you..."
Xie Lin took out two Galleons and patted them on the counter, and said coldly, "Give me his name and contact information."
The dominatrix put Jin Gallon into the drawer without any hassle, and then slowly took out a note, on which he wrote the name of "Nicholas" and the coordinates of a certain location in the Black Forest of Germany, "Guest, he is a professional smuggler. His name has been cast with multiple complex shielding spells. The owl can't find him, so I must trouble you to go there yourself."
"The Black Forest?" Schelling muttered to himself. It seemed that this task required Dobby to take himself with Apparation to deal with these characters living in the shadows. Schelling really couldn't trust Dobby's poor IQ.
After finding the clues of the phantom-smelling grass he needed, Xie Lin checked the time and was too lazy to continue wandering in Knockturn Alley. He recalled Dobby - Dobby had already repaired the secret passage on the fifth floor a few days ago, and Xie Lin just gave him a new task, asking him to go to the Black Forest to find the location of Nicholas. After finding the location, he came back and took himself Apparated there.
Thinking that he would apparate all the way from England to Germany in the future, the dizzying way of travel made Schelling a little apprehensive. It seemed that it was time to put on the agenda the research and development of an anti-stun bracelet that could overcome all kinds of apparition-induced stuns.
(Note: Teleportation includes Floo Powder, Apparition, Portkey)
Xie Lin changed back to his usual attire and went back to Diagon Alley. Thinking of his experience in Knockturn Alley, he seemed to have experienced two completely different worlds.
(End of this chapter)
