Chapter 181: Prestige
"Don, this is what you want." Mellen Watts pushed a box made of wood to Tang Bai. It wasn't the first time he'd done that.
"Thank you Mellen, you know that the only ones who can help me in this matter are you and Noether." Tang Bai obviously knew very well what was in this wooden box, so he didn't rush to open it in front of Mellen Watts. He said in a very sincere tone.
During this period of time, Tang Bai had never relaxed his search for other items with "currency" qualifications. Whether it was Harry's world or the Caribbean world, Tang Bai put a lot of effort into collecting those things. In Harry's world, Mellen Watts and Noether are the people entrusted by Tang Bai.
In this world, the forces of Mellen Watts and Noether are enough to easily complete Tang Bai's commission. The collection of the Caribbean world was handed over to Barbossa and Debell, as well as Elizabeth Swan, who had already been sent back, and of course, Captain Jack was happy to intervene if he was paid.
And every once in a while, Tang Bai could receive a bunch of various coins.
It is a pity that although there are indeed many strange coins in it, there is no "currency" that Tang Bai needs. In the later period, Tang Bai even had to relax some requirements, not only asking for currency, but also any strange and special items.
"It's just a trivial thing, people always have to have a hobby! I wish you had been asking me so much. Mellen Watts spread his hands, his face unconcerned.
Regarding Tang Bai's hobby of collecting all kinds of strange items, Mellen Watts didn't have any thoughts in his heart. The race he knows has a penchant for collecting, and Tang Bai is not the only one. For Tang Bai to entrust him to help collect these items, Mellen Watts was a little happy in his heart.
Anyway, it's just a matter of collecting some bizarre and special items, and it's not a difficult thing. There may not be many other things in the wizarding world, but those bizarre, special, legendary or magical items are very easy to find with a little effort.
The act of handing over the collection of this hobby to others is, in Mellen-Watts' view, a sign of closeness. Now that he and Noether are really tied to Tang Bai, the relationship between the three of them is so close, under the entanglement of various contract spells, it is not just a matter of alignment of interests that can be explained.
As for what Tang Bai said, the only ones who can help him are him and Not, and Mellen Watts, although happy, will not take it seriously. Tang Bai is far from the outsider who relied on the two of them for everything a few years ago.
In the past few years, although Tang Bai has spent most of his time dedicated to learning potions and alchemy, he is definitely not a hands-off shopkeeper who doesn't care about anything. With the help of Mellen Watts and Knott, he is slowly moving from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.
The specific affairs of the industry under his command are still handled by Mellen Watts and Nott, and Tang Bai is as low-key as ever, but he is completely different from the outsider who didn't know anyone at the beginning. Tang Bai is blending into this world and influencing this world.
Perhaps Tang Bai's connections and prestige in the British and French wizarding circles are still not comparable to Malfoy's and other long-established families at the moment, and perhaps even worse than Mellen Watts and Noether in their respective fields, but it is undeniable that no one, or rather, dares to despise the industries under his command and the influence attached to him.
As long as Tang Bai leaks his mouth, Mellen Watts believes that a large number of people will come up and collect those strange items for Tang Bai that he needs.
"Is there a new development in that matter?" Tang Bai skimmed over the topic and asked with a solemn expression.
"Not yet. He seems to know we're looking for him. Mellen Watts subconsciously understood the question Tang Bai wanted to ask, and replied in a somewhat anxious and sullen tone. But Mellen-Watts was quick to smile again: "But on another thing, it's a good progress. ”
What the two of them are talking about is to find out Voldemort's whereabouts and search for Horcruxes. To Tang Bai, Voldemort was a hidden threat. He's like a powder keg that doesn't know when it's going to explode, ready to explode at any moment.
Although the plot of Harry's world has not officially started yet, it is very different from Tang Bai's impression. Tang Bai can't guarantee that with the insertion of external forces, the plot will still develop as he remembers.
Tang Bai had to worry about what would happen if the Trifolium Life and Death Grass, which had the dual effects of resurrection and immortality, was discovered by the Dark Lord who had made a comeback.
Will the Clover of Life and Death be discovered by the Dark Lord?
It's almost a given.
Tang Bai had at least three or more former Death Eaters around him. And there are still an unknown number of former Death Eaters, who are hiding in the shadows. Among them are many pure-blood wizard families such as Malfoy. It's a huge force.
Mellen Watts has done a good job of secrecy, and the people who have access to Clover are also trustworthy people. Coupled with the protection of spells such as the Curse of Bravery, it is no easier for others to obtain secrets about the Clover than it is to snatch his Elder Wand from Dumbledore single-handedly.
But there are always exceptions.
And there is no such thing as an impermeable wall.
If Tang Bai didn't want to be passive at that time, he had to prepare and prepare for the worst in advance.
And the worst preparation is that Voldemort learns about the existence and purpose of the clover.
In order to regain his strength, he will definitely try to get himself the clover of life and death. It's like in the original book, he frantically pursued the Philosopher's Stone, and did not hesitate to drink the blood of the unicorn, so as to be cursed to live.
Compared to stealing the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts and under the nose of Dumbledore at Hogwarts, it was much easier to draw attention to Tang Bai and them. If Tang Bai and Voldemort were in a different situation, he probably wouldn't choose to fight against Gringotts and Dumbledore.
Persimmon should be picked and pinched softly, everyone understands this truth.
put everything on luck, luckily thought that Voldemort would not know the secret of the clover of life and death, and luckily thought that he knew, and would still choose the Philosopher's Stone according to the inertia of the plot, which is not in line with Tang Bai's character. He prefers to take all precautions to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Strangling the danger in the cradle is what Tang Bai wants and is doing now.