Chapter 166: Mahogany Town (Ask for Collection, Ask for Tickets)
After breakfast, all the Hogwarts exchange students changed into their daily clothes and were led by the professor to the small pier by the Highland River, where Castro Bruce was located. With the exception of a few pure-blooded wizards who still wore wizarding robes out of pride, the other young wizards changed into Muggle clothes. After all, there is no magic to regulate the temperature and humidity outside of school, and wearing such a robe in the rainforest is not an easy task.
Of course, it is possible that the purebloods have wonderful magic to prevent themselves from heat stroke, but the way they sweat profusely does not look like they have the magic to regulate the temperature. Ryan was really worried that they would fall to the ground from heat stroke, after all, even though he had been strengthened, he still felt very hot now just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. It is estimated that if he changes into a long robe, Ryan feels that he is likely to suffer from heat stroke directly.
It didn't take any of Ryan's attention off his clothes, as the ship to Mahogany Town was ready. Mahogany Town is located downstream of the river, after all, this is the center of the Amazon rainforest, and there is no magic teleportation from Castro Bruce to Mahogany Town for the purpose of reducing the pressure on the Floo network.
However, since both locations are located by the river, the natural boat becomes the means of transportation between the school and the town. And now what is unfolding in front of Ryan is a huge canoe.
The canoe appears to have been hollowed out by sawing a tree about six meters in diameter in half, with a shaded canopy woven from leaves. However, it was clear that the boat was not as simple as it seemed, and one or two runes could be seen flashing from the canoe from time to time under the impact of the river.
Ryan was worried about whether he would dress a little too homely and look undignified today, but after seeing the Castro Brushuo students on the boat, he realized that his worries were unnecessary. Because the local students are dressed more unrestrainedly.
For example, David only wore a short-sleeved floral shirt on his upper body and a pair of beach pants underneath. His cousin wore crop tops and denim shorts. There were even a few native-looking local witches with only a circle of fabric around their waists, their upper bodies simply naked, and only a necklace around their necks.
"These clothes you're wearing are a little too thick. Seeing Ryan David say hello happily. "There are magic and special magic plants around Mahogany Town, and the poisonous insects in the forest can't get in at all, so there's no need to wrap yourself so tightly. ”
"I'm just worried that if I dress too casually, it won't look rude. Ryan quickly explained.
"It's strange for you Brits, it's a time to relax, and it's strange to dress so formally. David pointed to the pure-blood wizards in wizard robes.
This Ryan could only shrug helplessly, because he had nothing to say to the pure-blood wizards who died to save face.
Soon, with a jolt, the canoe left the dock and sailed downstream with the turbid currents of the river. Because it is an inaccessible place, the river remains in its most pristine appearance, with many obstacles in the middle of the river. But the canoe always gets around them under the influence of magic. Even if some debris occasionally crashes into the gang, the ship's magic can easily bounce off the things before they hurt the hull.
Therefore, there was no danger along the way, and with the deceleration of the canoe, everyone successfully reached the destination.
It is called Mahogany Town because of the abundance of mahogany trees planted both in and around the town. The town's buildings, whether local temple-style or European-style, are all dotted among these tall trees. Although the style of the houses is not uniform, the buildings embedded in the woods give the whole town a special sense of harmony.
Under the influence of magic, the town, like Hogsmeade, is not shown on any known map, and even if it is filmed by satellite, it can only show a primeval jungle. Of course, none of this had anything to do with Ryan, who was standing in front of a food stall waiting for the owner to make him ice cream.
No sooner had he arrived in town than Professor Sprout announced a four-p.m. meeting at the docks. After that, everyone dispersed and went free.
Since he was not familiar with the town at all, Ryan chose to hang out with Hermione, who had done his homework beforehand.
After looking at two or three important historical sites, Ryan and the others found that this history, which had taken place on the other side of the world, did not interest them at all. So after thinking about it for a while, she chose to abandon her plan to visit another ruin, so that she had a lot of time, and Hermione took the opportunity to start asking Ryan some questions about runes.
Ryan answered questions as he wandered around the crowded part of town, and as they walked, they soon came to the town's business district.
As long as there is no explicit prohibition in such a place with a high flow of people, there will definitely be countless food stalls that take advantage of the opportunity of large crowds to do business. The Muggle world is like this, and the wizarding world is no exception. It was just because of the question and answer just now that Ryan felt a little dry in the back, so they immediately chose a food stall to buy an ice cream to moisten their throats.
The variety of food stalls on this street is very attractive to a group of British wizards who come out of the food desert. For example, Ryan saw several seniors sitting in front of a stall and feasting. It wasn't just the little wizards who were attracted by the food, Ryan saw Professor Kettleburn sitting on the side of the street, eating a cold beer with one hand and a cold beer. After spotting Ryan and Hermione, he happily greets them.
Walking along several crowded commercial streets while discussing problems, it is natural to taste special food. Ryan suddenly noticed that Hermione seemed to be very interested in sweets. So I asked a little curiously, "Why don't I find out that you like sweets so much?"
Hermione, who was scooping a red jelly floating in the air with a spoon, paused, "You know my parents are dentists, and they are more against me eating sweets, but these magic desserts are all natural and low in sugar and won't damage your teeth. ”
Sounds reasonable, Ryan thought as he shoved a fried golden thing in his mouth that he didn't know what was wrapped in it, and his eyes widened as he chewed it.
Why is the worm still alive after this kind of dim sum wrapping dough is fried?!
Fortunately, after chewing a few more bites, Ryan felt that the insects tasted good, and finally ate all of them without ruining the food. But be sure to ask before you buy a snack next time.
After all, they still had to eat at noon, so Ryan stopped Hermione, who was eager to try other desserts on the street, and walked to the bookstore that they had planned in advance.