"Look, that's one of the entrances."

Tarino paused and pointed to the brick wall next to the street, where an old billboard was erected.

In fact, without being reminded by Tarino, Maca had already discovered the anomaly there.

Now, he can vaguely sense anything that has magical powers. Although it is difficult to perceive the farther away it is due to the natural attenuation of the magic power, even the distance of ten meters is quite amazing.

That's how Moody's MONOCULUS works.

Of course, the maker of that thing must be a master alchemist, and the detection accuracy must be far beyond the reach of today's maca.

It's just that Moody's magic eye can only detect a rough magical reaction, and transform it into a rough visual image through the sophisticated alchemy array in it.

That didn't help him feel the magic more clearly.

But even so, alchemy proves that its potential is endless. If it weren't for the fact that the knowledge was so profound and complicated, and the failure rate of actually making alchemical items was frightening, I am afraid that the study of magic would not be the mainstream in the wizarding world today.

And while Maca was habitually thinking, Tarino had already taken out his wand and clicked a few times on the letters of the billboard.

"Let's go! Today, I will take you to see what a 'black' market is. Tarino laughed.

Maca, who has long been accustomed to seeing the underground black market in the Muggle world, is indeed very curious about the black market in the wizarding world. If there is always darkness beyond the light, then the black market is the so-called "gray area".

And this kind of place is usually quite shocking.

Sure enough, as Maca followed Tarino across the billboard, feeling the same coldness as crossing the entrance to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, a tumultuous noise poured into his ears.

The first thing that catches your eye is an extremely large circular square.

From the old stone brick floor beneath your feet, you can tell that centuries have passed since the original construction period.

Around the circular square, a circle of doors was lined up, and every now and then one or two mysterious wizards with their heads covered would come out of them.

Maca looked back, and sure enough, he and Tarino had come out of the carved doors.

And in the four directions of this square, there are four paved stone paths leading to different directions.

On both sides of those roads, all kinds of strange buildings are lined up, and occasionally there are some ghostly cypresses that seem to be dry but are actually full of life growing freely between the buildings.

Under the dimly lit hanging streetlights, it looks much more eerie and dark than Tumbledown Alley.

At this time, Maca raised her head and looked at the sky, but found that it was completely pitch black overhead, and there was not even a trace of light, so that people could not distinguish the direction at all.

"It's bigger than the two Hogsmeade villages, and once you leave the four main roads, the routes become so complicated that even the elderly who walk around here can get lost......"

Tarino explained, leading Maca to a stone path on the opposite side.

"The street with the brightest lights is the general shopping area, and there are a lot of chaotic shops, both serious and improper. But overall, it's some pretty usual bargains......"

He walked forward, pointing to the one on his left, and then to his right.

"The lights are a little dim over there, mainly for the buying and selling of various materials, and of course, there are also some basic products of potions or alchemy."

“…… And now, we're heading in the direction we're heading," he said, pointing to the darker street ahead, "and there's a lot of high-value rare items for sale, and there's even regular auctions." Well, there's one more ...... Look, it's the building......."

The building didn't need to be pointed at by Tarino, Maca had seen it early in the morning—no way, the large building was the tallest and most striking of all the buildings.

The big guy looked very similar to the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but it was clearly several laps bigger than Gringotts.

"That's also run by goblins?" Maca couldn't help but guess.

"Yes! The Dark Spirit Court Wizards' Guild, in addition to hosting currency deposits and vault rentals like Gringotts in Diagon Alley, has many more services here. "Buying and selling information, hiring individuals and groups, giving out and receiving all kinds of tasks, etc., in short, it is an old union with a very high reputation. ”

"You usually pick up jobs here?" Maca said with a smile.

"Uh...... Of course, while the intermediary fees here are not low, the important thing is that there is never a shortage of work to do. Tarino shrugged, "After all, we're most afraid of not having a reliable employer, aren't we?" ”

"Hmm...... And what about the darkest road before? Maca pointed behind her and said, "What's there?" ”

When Tarino heard this, he subconsciously pursed his lips.

"It's a residential area over there," he said in an accentuated tone, "the quarters of the 'nobles' of the underworld. ”

"The nobles of the underworld?" Maca thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Could it be ...... Those dark wizard families from antiquity? ”

"You know that, too?" Tarino said in surprise, "As far as I know, there is no such news outside, and Dumbledore's existence over the years has made those families very low-key......"

"If you have the heart to look for it, you can still find some clues." Maca spread her hands and said, "But they're really low-key enough, it's been almost a few hundred years, right?" There was no wind at all...... It's not just because of Dumbledore, is it? ”

"I've heard that too, who knows?" Tarino said indifferently, "Those families are already very weak, and I won't be surprised if they all die at any time." ”

However, once it is connected to the ancients, nothing is simple - and Maca has already experienced this.

If he wants to say that those families are in decline, he believes it; But to say that they will die out in silence, he doesn't believe it.

In the face of death, even the Flober caterpillar, who eats and sleeps all day, will die and struggle, how can those once behemoths die without warning?

In aimless small talk, the two walked side by side towards the large building called the "Dark Spirit Pavilion".

As they passed through two grand black metal gates in succession, a wide hall immediately came into their view.

The glittering black marble floors and the hall, which is not supported by any load-bearing columns, make it look much larger than what you see from the outside.

However, it can be seen that there is no sign of the Traceless Stretching Charm being applied here, but because it is visually unobscured, it looks wider than expected.

In each of the three directions of the hall, there is a long counter. Behind that, there sat a large number of fairy clerks who were doing different things for all kinds of customers.

And in the hall, there are more strange wizards. If you want to say that Maca is most emotional at the moment, it is because she has personally experienced the number of wizards.

Although many of the wizards who appear here are certainly not so-called "dark wizards", those who exude a suspicious aura are definitely not good people.

In this way, the number of wizards in the entire British wizarding world may be much higher than officially announced. And the reason for this must be the "withdrawn" habits that wizards have been difficult to correct since ancient times.

Although the British Ministry of Magic has been established for nearly 400 years, the casual and free attitude of wizards has directly led to the looseness and unruly control of wizarding society.

If it weren't for this, Voldemort, no matter how powerful he was, would not have had such an impact on the wizarding world.

"So, if I have a mission here to spy on the werewolves' movements......" Maca looked at the large counter on the left and asked Tarino, "How long does it take to get news?" ”

"If you're not in a hurry, you can do that...... "I guess it's only a week at most." ”

"And what if I want to go faster?" Maca thought for a moment and said, "Or maybe you should be able to find the werewolf directly here, right?" ”

"Greyback has registered here before, and has been hired for a while. But you know that...... Werewolves have never been very welcome, and this is no different in the underworld. Tarino shook his head, "For now...... There must be werewolves here, but even if they do, they are very low-key, and their identities are generally not easily revealed. ”

It was Maca herself who suggested coming here, although he wanted to come here more to see and see, but wouldn't it be better if he could find clues here?

And judging from the environment here, it is at least much easier to get things done than to aimlessly search for clues on your own.

"You're more familiar here than I am, so where can I try my luck?" Maca asked casually as she looked around left and right.

Tarino pondered for a moment, then gestured with his chin to the entrance to the side hall next to the counter on the left.

"There are a couple of big hiring teams out there, and if you have enough gold Galleons, it won't be a problem for them to go and get Greyback right over." He said, "Of course, they also sell news, and the price is on the more expensive side, of course." ”

Maca thought about her current property and felt that it was better to find a way to make money for herself in this place full of money, which was the first important thing.

Since his partner Tyrande left Hogsmeade, his income has shrunk dramatically. Now his potion level has greatly improved compared to the beginning, and he has invented several more potions, and it doesn't seem to be a very difficult thing to make money.

Just as Maca was thinking, a commotion came from somewhere in the hall, drawing his attention.