Ryan had been to several wizards' business districts before, including Diagon Alley in England and Sakya Street in Iceland. But the Matsue set of the Celestial Empire is very different from them.

First of all, it's big. Whether it's Diagon Alley or Sakya Street, they're just one or two streets with a variety of shops around them. This is not the case at all, it is more like an alternative imitation of the Chenghuangmiao business district outside, with a beautiful pool in the middle and an exquisite nine-curved bridge above it for easy communication. Around the pond are a variety of shops selling a variety of things.

"How do you feel so different from Diagon Alley?" Hermione said as she looked at the wizards of the Celestial Empire on the street, the big difference here did not refer to the large number of people on the street or the oriental-style buildings on both sides of the street, but the style of the entire street was more inclined to the ordinary world outside. Whether it's the pavement with tiles, the streetlights on the streets, or the clothes worn by wizards who come and go. Only the sign at the door of the store and the merchandise seen through the glass vitrines prove that they were indeed on a wizard's shopping street.

Probably they had been standing at the intersection a little longer, and a young man in a plaid suit came up and said in very fluent English, "Hello, do you need any help? I can provide you with a guide, a shopping guide, and a translator." Only 20 silver coins are needed a day. ”

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

"You know Mandarin? That's great. The money can't be less, because it's a uniform rule, but I can find you the best store to make sure you have a good time here. The young man said.

"Okay, deal. Ryan pulled out 20 sicos and placed them in the young man's hand, but the young man looked at them and said he couldn't take the money. "Haven't you exchanged the money here? You can't use the foreign money here. ”

So their first travel target was the Celestial Fangshi Bank. Everywhere, the architecture of a financial institution is always magnificent, and the Celestial Empire Fangshi Bank is no exception. Guided by a guide named Li Lei, they walked across the Jiuqu Bridge to exchange money for the tallest building across the pond.

Just as they were walking across the Jiuqu Bridge, they saw several black shadows emerging from under the water and approaching quickly. As the shadows approached the lake, white traces appeared on the lake behind them.

"Is this?" Ryan asked, looking at the black shadows that were as fast and black as a torpedo underwater. But he didn't think it was dangerous, because it was one of the largest wizarding bazaars in the Celestial Empire, and he wasn't Conan. Therefore, the probability of encountering danger is not large. Not to mention that none of the surrounding Celestial Empire wizards reacted violently.

"Oh, they. Glancing at the black shadow, Li Lei said. "They are the mermaids of the East China Sea, and there is a passage to the East China Sea in this pond. The mermaids often bring some precious seafood and seabed specialties to trade here. You're lucky today, these specialties from the ocean tend to be snapped up in a short period of time every time they are released. Personally, I recommend that you check over as soon as you've withdrawn your money, and you might find something you like. ”

"It's so pretty! it's much better than the fish-people in the Black Lake. Just as Leo was introducing Ryan, he heard Hermione whisper of admiration. Ryan turned his gaze and noticed that the black shadows had quickly emerged from the water. As soon as the upper body showed the colorful fish tail on the surface of the water, it turned into human feet, and under the leadership of a middle-aged female merman, the six mermaids walked out of the stone steps that had submerged into the pool with large bags on their backs.

These sharks are indeed much more beautiful than those fishmen in the Black Lake, and they look like slightly taller humans, with beautiful looks and tall figures. The only difference from humans is that their skin is more delicate and fair, and they can be seen wearing short-sleeved shorts with some five-colored scales on their joints and forehead, and their ears are similar to fish fins. However, these racial characteristics did not reduce their appearance, but made them appear more beautiful.

"Alright, here we are. "Just across the Jiuqu Bridge is a small square with a large flower bed in the middle, and around the flower bed is the building of the Celestial Empire Fangshi Bank. It's a five-storey building that stands out from the crowd of low-slung shops around it. And next to the vermilion gate with gold nails, stood a furry figure.

"Hey, Ryan, look. They're pandas. Hermione shook Ryan's arm with some excitement, and standing by the bank door as a greeting was a panda standing upright in a beautiful tuxedo.

"Well, a little bit different, you can call them panda people. Because Hermione used Mandarin, Li Lei explained in a whisper after listening to what Hermione said. "According to our name, they should be called Pixiu, but they grew up with the earliest wizards of the Celestial Empire, and are also regarded as the staunchest non-human allies of the wizards on this side of the Celestial Empire. Panda people are kind, loyal and friendly by nature, but one thing to remember is that they love wealth. Although they will not use any nefarious means to obtain wealth, when they sell you for a while, remember to take care of your wallet, otherwise it is easy to walk out empty-handed with a lot of useless so-called financial investment products. ”

"Well, that's a bit different from what I imagined. As he entered the door, he looked at the black and white bear face of the panda man at the door of the bank with a sincere smile, and Ryan thought. "It's really a bear. ”

Behind the door is a tall wooden hall with an extremely ornate painted gold caisson on the roof. In addition to its atmospheric appearance, Ryan also felt that the caisson was actually a powerful magic array, and the bead spit out from the dragon's mouth in the middle of the caisson was the eye of the array.

Rows of wrought-iron chairs lined the hall, and wizards would press a button on a nearby brass machine when they entered, and the machine would spit out a slip of paper with Arabic numerals. After that they will wait in the chair.

In addition to the door, the hall has long counters on three sides with thick transparent glass. Every once in a while, a pandaman sits behind the counter, some weighing gold with a tiny rod scale, some identifying gemstones. Others are there to receive a customer who comes to do business.

Ryan and the others quickly lined up in front of the corresponding panda man counter after receiving the number, don't look at the panda man is so big, but the voice is a baby voice with a milk sound, which sounds very cute.

But it's not so cute when it comes to gold coins. After exchanging five hundred Galleons, the panda man in front of Ryan recommended some kind of wealth management fund. He politely refused many times before he escaped from the enthusiastic panda man.

As he walked out of the bank, Ryan began to take stock of the currency. The currency of the wizards of the Celestial Empire is divided into four types: gold, silver, copper, and bronze. The ratio between them is 1:10, which is much more user-friendly than the money exchange of English wizards. Bronze coins have the lowest value, each equivalent to a dime of the currency of an ordinary person, while the most valuable gold coins are equivalent to a hundred yuan.

In order to maintain this ratio, the size of the gold and bronze coins is getting bigger and bigger. The largest bronze coin was the size of a beer bottle cap and was thinly made. But the smallest gold coin is only a little bigger than the button of a shirt. However, no matter how big or small, these coins are beautifully minted, and there is a shallow square depression in the center of the coin, which is supposed to commemorate the ancient round square hole copper coins. On the front side, the word Tongbao is written on both sides of the square hole with nine stacks of seals, while on the back there are symbols of the sun and the moon.

The most interesting thing is that wizard currency can be exchanged for RMB in unlimited amounts, but the reverse is strictly restricted. In the outside bazaar, only magic-related goods must be paid in wizard currency, and many daily necessities can even be paid directly in RMB. Probably because the wizarding world of the Celestial Empire is not as closed as the wizarding world of England.

With a bag of money, Ryan and they set off on their own shopping trip. The first stop was the Shark People's Tokai Boutique, where Ryan bought a lot of Shark Silk, on the one hand, because the textile was indeed beautiful and beautiful, and on the other hand, Ryan found that this textile was actually an alchemical material, which could be used to refine clothes with magical effects.

After buying it, Ryan asked the merman salesman if he could order for a long time, because he wanted to buy some ingredients for his store. Unfortunately, the production of these things is random, and there is no guarantee of a fixed supply. So Ryan could only regretfully give up this idea.

"Ryan, we're here for a trip. Can you put your work aside for a while? When Ryan finished talking, Hermione said with some unhappiness. "I finally had a break—"

"Sorry, that's my fault. Ryan admits that it's a bit inappropriate for him to do this now.

In the following time, they took a good look at the entire Songjiang Market, tasted a variety of delicious snacks, and bought a lot of souvenirs for their friends. At this time, you can see the importance of finding a good guide, with the help of Li Lei, they can buy the best things at the most suitable price. For example, some special magic spices, some wooden signs with seal characters engraved on evil creatures that have a 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.

In short, this day was a fruitful day, and it was also a good start for Ryan and their Celestial Empire trip.