The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 458 Songjiang Collection
Ryan has been to several business districts of wizards before, in addition to Diagon Alley in the UK, there is also Saga Street in Iceland.But the Songjiang Collection of the Celestial Dynasty is very different from them.

First of all, it is big.Whether it's Diagon Alley or Saga Street, they're just a street or two with all kinds of shops around.But Songjiangji is not like that at all. It is more like an alternative imitation version of the Chenghuang Temple commercial area outside, with a beautiful pool in the middle and an exquisite nine-curved bridge on it for easy communication.Surrounded by the pool are all kinds of shops, which sell all kinds of things.

"How do you feel that it is very different from Diagon Alley?" Hermione looked at the Chinese wizard on the street and said, the big difference here does not refer to the large number of people on the street or the oriental style buildings on both sides of the street, but the overall The style of each street is more inclined to the world of ordinary people outside.This is true whether it is the pavement paved with tiles, the street lamps in the street, or the clothes on the wizards who come and go.Only the sign at the entrance of the store and the goods inside through the glass window can prove that they are indeed on a wizard's commercial street.

It may be that they stood at the intersection for a while, and a young man in a plaid suit came over and said in very fluent English: "Hi, do you need any help? I can provide you with a tour guide. Shopping guide and translation service. It only costs 20 silver coins a day."

"How much is it if you don't need a translator?" Ryan said in very standard Mandarin. "Can there be a discount for one less service? I don't think we need translation services."

"You can speak Mandarin? That's great. The money can't be lowered, because it's uniformly regulated, but I can find you the best store, and you'll be satisfied here." said the young man. arrive.

"Okay, it's a deal." Ryan took out 20 Sickles and put them in the young man's hand, but the young man took a look and said that he could not accept the money. "Have you not exchanged the money here? The foreign money is not usable here."

So their first travel destination was the Tianchao Alchemist Bank.No matter where the buildings of financial institutions are always magnificent, the Tianchao Alchemist Bank is no exception.Under the guidance of this guide named Li Lei, they walked across the Jiuqu Bridge to go to the tallest building across the pond to exchange currency.

Just as they walked across the Jiuqu Bridge, they saw several black shadows emerging from the water and approaching quickly.After those black shadows approached the lake, white traces appeared on the lake behind them.

"This is?" Ryan asked looking at the black shadows that were as fast and black as torpedoes underwater.But he didn't think there would be any danger, because this was one of the largest wizard markets in China, and he was not Conan.So the probability of encountering danger is not high.Not to mention that none of the surrounding Celestial Wizards reacted violently.

"Oh, they." Li Lei glanced at the shadow and said. "They are the sharks of the East China Sea. There is a passage leading to the East China Sea in this pond. The sharks often bring some precious seafood and special products from the sea to trade here. You are lucky today. These special products from the ocean New products are often sold out in a short period of time. I personally suggest that you go and have a look after withdrawing your money, maybe you can find something you like.”

"It's so beautiful! It's much prettier than those murlocs in the Black Lake." When Li Lei introduced it to Ryan, Hermione admired it softly.Ryan turned his gaze and found that the black shadows quickly emerged from the water.As soon as the upper body came out of the water, the colorful fish tails turned into human feet. Led by a middle-aged female mermaid, the six mermaids walked out together carrying a big bag along the stone steps submerged in the pool.

The appearance of these mermen is indeed much more beautiful than those of the murlocs in the Black Lake. They look like slightly taller humans, with beautiful appearance and tall stature.The only difference from humans is that their skin is more supple and fairer. At the same time, they can see that they wear short-sleeved shorts and have some five-color scales on their joints and foreheads, and their ears are similar to fish fins.However, these racial characteristics did not reduce their appearance, but made them look more beautiful.

"Okay, here we are." Just after crossing the Jiuqu Bridge, there is a small square with a large flower bed in the middle, and the building of the Tianchao Alchemist Bank is just around the flower bed.This is a five-story building, which stands out from the surrounding low-rise shops.And beside the vermilion gate with golden nails, stood a furry figure.

"Hey, Ryan, look. They're pandas." Hermione shook Ryan's arm a little excitedly. Standing by the bank door as a welcome was a (only?) panda standing upright in a beautiful tuxedo.

"Well, there's a difference, you can call them Pandaren." Because Hermione spoke Mandarin, Li Lei explained in a low voice after hearing what Hermione said. "According to our name, it should be called Pixiu. They grew up with the earliest wizards in China, and they are also regarded as the strongest non-human allies of wizards in China. Pandaren are kind, loyal and friendly by nature, but there is one thing. What needs to be remembered is that they love wealth very much. Although they will not use any evil means to obtain wealth, but when they sell you for a while, remember to keep an eye on your wallet, otherwise it is easy to carry a A lot of so-called financial investment products with little use came out."

"Well, this is a little different from what I imagined." When he entered the door, he looked at the black and white bear face of the pandaren at the bank door with a simple and honest smile. Ryan thought. "It's really bearable."

After entering the door, there is a tall wooden structure hall, and on the roof is an extremely gorgeous painted and gold caisson.In addition to the beautiful appearance, Ryan also felt that the caisson was actually a powerful magic circle, and the bead spit out of the dragon's mouth in the middle of the caisson was the eye of the formation.

There are rows of wrought iron chairs in the hall. After entering the door, wizards will press a button on a brass machine next to it, and the machine will spit out a note with Arabic numerals on it.Afterwards they will wait at the chair.

Except for the door, the three sides of the hall are long counters with thick transparent glass.Every so often a pandaren sits behind the counter, some weighing gold on tiny steelyards, some appraising gems.Others received a customer who came to handle business there.

Ryan and the others quickly lined up in front of the corresponding pandaren counter after receiving the number. Regardless of how big the pandaren are, they speak in a baby voice with a milky voice, which sounds very cute.

But it's not so cute when facing gold coins.After exchanging five hundred Galleons, the pandaren in front of Ryan recommended some kind of wealth management fund.He had to decline many times to get away from the enthusiastic pandaren.

When he walked out of the bank gate, Ryan began to look at the currency he had withdrawn.The currencies of the wizards of the Celestial Dynasty are divided into four types: gold, silver, copper and bronze.The ratio between them is 1:10, which is much more humane than the currency exchange of British wizards.Bronze coins have the lowest value, each equivalent to a dime of ordinary people's currency, while the most valuable gold coins are equivalent to one hundred yuan.

In order to maintain this ratio, the size of gold coins to bronze coins is getting bigger and bigger.The largest bronze coins were the size of beer bottle caps and were made very thin.But the smallest gold coin is only a little bigger than a shirt button.However, no matter how big or small these coins are, they are exquisitely minted. There is a shallow square depression in the center of the coin, which should be a commemoration of the ancient copper coins with round square holes.On the front, the word Tongbao is written on both sides of the square hole with nine stacks of seal script, while the symbols of the sun and the moon are vertically placed on the back.

The most interesting thing is that the wizard currency can be exchanged for RMB in an unlimited amount, but the reverse is strictly limited.In the market outside, only magic-related goods must be paid in wizard currency, and many daily necessities can even be paid directly in RMB.It may be because the Chinese magic world is not as closed as the British magic world.

With a bag of money, Ryan and the others started their shopping trip.The first stop was the East China Sea boutique of the mermaids. Ryan bought a lot of mermaid silk in the store. On the one hand, it was because the textile was indeed exquisite and beautiful, and on the other hand, Ryan discovered that this textile was actually a kind of alchemy material. Can be used to refine clothing with magical effects.

After buying, Ryan asked the mermaid salesman if he could place an order for a long time, because he wanted to buy some raw materials for his store.It's a pity that the production of these things has a certain degree of randomness, and a fixed supply cannot be guaranteed.So Ryan could only regretfully give up this idea.

"Ryan, we are here for a trip. Can you put your work aside for now." After Ryan finished talking, Hermione said a little unhappy. "It's hard to have a rest time—"

"Sorry, I was wrong." Ryan admitted that it was really inappropriate for him to do these things now.

In the following time, they walked around the entire Songjiang Collection, tasted a variety of delicious special snacks, and bought a lot of souvenirs for their friends.At this time, they can see the importance of finding a good guide. With Li Lei's help, they can buy the best things at the most suitable price.For example, some special magical spices, some wooden signs engraved with seal characters that have certain damage to evil creatures.And some handicrafts with local characteristics.

In the end it took them 20 minutes to get permission to cast the spell locally.

All in all, this day was a fruitful day, and it also made a good start for Ryan and his trip to China.

(End of this chapter)