Chapter 246 989 AD

The white light dissipated, Aiden opened his confused eyes, and found himself in a dilapidated town.

The houses were built of earth, stones and broken wood, and were of varying heights; the dust and feces on the ground mixed together, giving off a foul stench.

The residents around here cut some holes in sacks to use as clothes and wrapped animal fur around their waists as belts.

They pointed their forks at Aiden, who cast a wandless Confusion Spell to cover up the horns on his head.

At the same time, he raised his hands to show that he was harmless.

"Who are you? Are you one of those wizards?" asked an old man with a sallow face in the crowd.

"Oh, hello old man, I'm a traveler from across the sea." Aiden explained politely.

"He looks quite noble.", "He must be the child of a noble from the other side of the strait.", "Should we inform the young Grand Duke of Essex?".....

The residents began to whisper, but Aiden caught a familiar name from their words.

"Has there been any war here recently?" Aiden asked, looking at the 'fully armed' residents.

The old man looked up and told Aiden,

"There was a battle in the Hampton area, and the entire County of Essex was destroyed by the Vikings. The only remaining young son of Essex fled to us."

"The Battle of Hampton, it is now 989, and next year is when Hogwarts will be founded?" Aiden determined the time he was in.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you very much. Oh, by the way, I haven't asked for the name of this place yet." Aiden asked again.

"Malbaden, that's enough. I've told you enough news. Get out of here quickly." The old man began to drive Aiden away.

"Okay. See you later." Aiden turned and left the village.

'There is still one year before Hogwarts is founded, which means that by now, my ancestor will have acquired the surname because of the war with the Vikings and will go to Hogwarts under my guidance. ' Aiden thought secretly.

"That means I have to stay in this damn place for a year!" Aiden was already starting to feel a headache.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the howling of wolves could be heard from the gloomy woods from time to time.

Aiden had no choice but to cast a spell and get some broken wood to seal the space around him.

Aiden cast an invisible extension spell inside and used transfiguration to transform the extra wooden items into furniture, and thus managed to spend the night in the forest.

The next day, Aiden had no choice but to go back to the village he had visited yesterday.

"What are you doing here again!" The old man snorted coldly when he saw Aiden.

"Uh, let's buy some daily necessities." Aiden took out a piece of gold the size of a knuckle.

Aiden picked up his alchemist identity after a long time and extracted gold from soil and stones.

When the residents around saw the gold nuggets, their eyes widened and many of them put their hands behind their backs.

"Wake up!" the old man shouted at them to leave.

Then he turned his attention to Aiden.

"Are you a devil? Do you want to lure them into action and then kill them?" The old man looked at Aiden seriously.

"I'm sorry, I used to live in a peaceful and stable country." Aiden bowed his head and apologized.

"Oh, forget it, just follow me."

The old man took Aiden to his own home, the main body of the house was supported by logs, and the foundation was leveled with stones underneath.

The roof seems to be covered with a layer of rice dumpling leaves, which makes it look more upscale than other houses made of earth, stones and wood.

"Old sir, I haven't asked for your name yet." After entering the room, Aiden started chatting with the old man.

"Fatos Golden is the mayor of Malbaden." The old man glanced at Aiden.

Aiden felt the envy from the old man's expression, so he asked, "Are you...?"

When Golden heard Aiden's question, he stopped what he was doing, closed his eyes and looked up.

"Yes, I'm a Squib."

After a while, he calmed down and asked, "Tell me, what kind of daily necessities do you need to buy?"

"Well, that's just an excuse, what I really want is to see if I can stay here.

I need to stay here for a year for some reasons, and I have nowhere to go for the time being." Aiden requested.

"Are you going to perform an evil magic ritual?" Golden immediately thought of something wrong.

"No, no, no, I swear I don't have any bad intentions, I just really can't find a place to go..." Aiden lowered his head and pretended to be pitiful.

At this moment, there was a pleading look on his delicate face and anticipation in his heterochromatic pupils, which made Golden dare not look directly at him.

"No, you will be in danger." Golden used great willpower to carry it through.

"But I really have nowhere to go, please, for God's sake." Aiden pleaded again.

"You.....Alas, I allow you to live in the surrounding forests and you can enter the town to trade at ordinary times, but if you bring danger, we will drive you away without hesitation!"

Golden threatened Aiden for a moment, then began to agree to Aiden's request.

"Yeah! That's great." Aiden cheered.

"Then, could you please help arrange a few workers to help me build a wooden house nearby? This will be considered as hiring money." Aiden stuffed the gold in his hand into Golden's hand.

"You won't need so much." Golden stared at the gold for a moment, then looked up and wanted to return it to Aiden.

But Aiden had already pushed the door and walked out, so he had no choice but to accept the money.

Driven by money, the residents of Malbaden burst into great enthusiasm.

In less than an afternoon, a small house appeared at the edge of the forest to match their excellent construction skills.

Aiden cast a strong bonding spell on the house as they were building it.

At night, Aiden sat in the hut that he had extended, wrapped in a blanket and warmed himself by the fire.

Knock knock, there was a knock on the door of the cabin. Aiden walked over and opened the door. Golden was standing outside.

"Gordon, what's up so late?" Aiden asked.

"I'm here to bring you some food." Golden picked up a... bucket?

Aiden invited Golden in.

"It's bigger inside than outside, is this a wizard?" Golden looked around curiously.

"Uh, excuse me for asking, don't your parents..." Aiden said.

"They loved me very much. After they found out I was a Squib, they conducted various magical experiments on me. In the end, they both died in an experiment."

Tears glistened in the corners of Golden's eyes.

"I'm sorry," Aiden consoled.

"Why are you apologizing? It wasn't you who killed them." Golden looked at Aiden strangely.

Aiden: “….”

"Forget it, come and try the food we prepared for you. The cost will be included in the extra money you gave me this afternoon."

Golden brought the bucket to the table in Aiden's room, and a wonderful smell spread throughout Aiden's room.

"Can I ask what this is?" Aiden frowned at the paste in the bucket.

“Mm, Bavarian blood sausage, with mashed potatoes,” Golden began, unleashing a classic British delicacy.

Aiden forced a smile, produced a plate and a knife and fork, poured the contents of the bucket into the plate, and quickly sent Golden away.

"Have a nice meal."

"Thanks!"