Chapter 398: Adopt an Elf
Twinkle tugged at the corner of his clothes, looked at the red leather shoes on his feet, and the feeling of decline was written on his face.
Hermione stroked the long hair around her ear, put her hand on her shiny shoulder, and said softly, "This one next to me is Professor Wang, he is a professor at Hogwarts, and there is still a lack of elves by his side, if you want..."
"Really?" Flashing was impatient and looked at Wang Xu expectantly.
Wang Xu nodded, and didn't let Hermione continue, but said, "Hermione, can you let us talk alone?" ”
"I'll wait for you outside, Professor." Hermione smiled encouragingly at Twilight and turned to leave the kitchen.
As soon as Hermione left, there were only two people left in the huge kitchen, Wang Xu and Shining.
Twinkle looked a little scared, and stood next to him with a twist, looking at him secretly.
Wang Xu didn't let the silence last too long, quickly organized his words, and asked, "Shining, do you really want to find a master, not to be a free elf?" ”
"Yes, freedom suffocates me, and every day I don't know what I'm supposed to do and what I'm here for. I never felt this way before, because my master needed me, it was the value of my life, I had honor and mission, which made me infinitely glorious, and now I have nothing but freedom. ”
Twilight is a house-elf with large eyes, a long nose, and pointed ears.
As she spoke, she sobbed, her helpless eyes like a puppy abandoned by her owner.
Wang Xu nodded lightly, he has a lot of secrets, and the most important thing for those who can serve him is loyalty.
He saw this loyalty in Shining Flash, and loyalty to the master is the nature of the elf, and this quality is very valuable.
Wang Xu was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "You have been admitted..."
"Thank you, thank you master for giving me this opportunity, Twinkle will definitely grasp it firmly and serve you wholeheartedly." Flashing into a smile, he bowed to Wang Xu again and again, and his expression of joy was difficult to hide.
Wang Xu is not an elf, and he can't feel that being someone else's servant is something to be happy about.
But he smiled encouragingly, and replied, "Come with me, and I'll buy you a new dress, and you'll be my house-elf from now on." By the way, you helped out at Hogwarts, did you sign a contract with the school, and I have no problem taking you away, right? ”
"No problem, I'm just here to help, I don't belong to Hogwarts." sparkling and jumping behind Wang Xu, with tears of happiness hanging from the corners of his eyes.
Wang Xu took her out of the kitchen, and outside the door, Hermione was still at the door waiting for news.
Seeing Wang Xu and Shining coming out, Hermione hurriedly walked up and asked, "Professor, does Shining meet your requirements?" ”
"I've taken Twilight, she's no longer an ownerless elf and will serve me in the future."
Wang Xu replied with a smile, and then his tone paused slightly, and he said: "I usually don't owe favors to others, in order to thank you for your help, I can give you some advice, as far as I know, Ron is quite popular among girls, and someone plans to give him an aphrodisiac drug, I hope this news can be useful to you." Speaking of this, Wang Xu winked at Hermione with his right eye, and then left with Flash.
Hermione's face was slightly red, she didn't know if Wang Xu saw something when she said this.
Standing in place and thinking about it, Hermione bit her lower lip and decided that she couldn't take it lightly, and whispered, "Aphrodisiac potion, hum, these little wave hooves!" ”
"Twilight, what kind of magic do you know?" Walking out with a flash, Wang Xu asked casually.
Twinkle followed him, snapping his fingers and counting, "Clean up, repair quickly, heal wounds, apparition, invisibility spell, silence spell, attack spell, defense spell, forgetfulness, dementor, soulsnatcher, confusion... Master, I have so much magic that I can't count. ”
There are more than a dozen kinds of magic that are casually spoken, and even more that are not said.
Wang Xu thought about it for a while, and understood that Shining's magic level definitely surpassed that of most wizards, and if she wasn't a house-elf, it would be enough to come to Hogwarts to be a professor.
It's a pity that her background here indicates that no matter how hard she tries, it is impossible for Hogwarts to let elves become professors.
All the way out, in the inquiry, Wang Xu took the flash and walked towards Hogsmeade Village.
Hogsmeade is located next to Hogwarts, a village of pure wizards, and Hogwarts students and professors love to visit in their spare time.
Duke Honey Candy Shop, Deweys Magic Repair Shop, Lady Padiff's Teahouse, Literati House Stationery Shop, Magic Book Rental Shop, Three Broomsticks Bar, Screaming Shack, Owl Post Office, Pig's Head Bar, Magic Grocery Store, Potions & Herbs Shop, Flying Broom Shop......
A series of shops of different styles, with more than thirty in the village of Hodmog, cater to all the needs of wizards.
Wang Xu brought Flashy over to buy a few new clothes for Flashy at the Fengya Wizard Costume Store.
The elf does not need a complicated ritual to recognize the master, the only requirement is that the owner has to buy clothes for the elf, and wearing the clothes you give means that she belongs to you.
Looking at the shops on both sides of the street, Twinkle also guessed the purpose of Wang Xu bringing her here, a pair of big eyes kept looking around, looking very proud with her head held high. It was like telling me that I was going to have a master, and that I was going to have new clothes soon.
"Welcome, our Fengya brand wizard clothing store, is a famous European clothing store, business covers 27 countries, with us you can buy any clothes you expect to buy, complex requirements can even be customized on site."
Walking into the Fengya brand wizard clothing store, a fat lady dressed as a wizard greeted her enthusiastically.
Wang Xu glanced at the layout of the clothing store, which covers an area of about three hundred square meters, starting from the most ordinary student uniforms to gorgeous banquet dresses.
"I need to buy two robes for my elves, one in black and one in white, which are anti-wear and tear, come with a self-healing function, the style should not be too ugly, and the pockets should be enchanted with an infinite expansion charm. In addition, I also need two pairs of shoes, the color should match the clothing, and the shoes require three kinds of magic: enchanted clean, self-healing, and constant temperature, no problem, right? ”
Wang Xu retracted his gaze and asked the fat lady.
The fat lady's face was a little strange, and she looked at the twinkle standing on Wang Xu's side, looking a little scared, and whispered: "Sir, enchanted clothes are generally very expensive, and the price of an enchanted dress is usually around 100 Galleons, which is a sign of a successful person."
Moreover, the more enchantments there are on the same item, the more difficult it becomes, and the price will naturally increase exponentially. You ask for clothes and shoes, and at least three enchantments, so that one piece will cost more than 1000 Galleons, are you sure? ”
"A thousand Galleons?" Before Wang Xu could speak, Twinkle had already screamed.
The golden Galleon of the wizarding world is pegged to the British pound of the Muggle world, 1 Galleon = 5 pounds = 6.8 US dollars = 45 yuan.
1,000 Galleons is 6,800 US dollars, or 45,000 yuan.
Such expensive clothes, let alone house-elves, even ordinary pure-blood families are reluctant to wear them.
For example, Dobby, the house-elf, earns 5 Galleons a month at Hogwarts, while Arthur, the head of the Wesdish family, earns 800 Galleons a month when he works at the Ministry of Magic, and a professor at Hogwarts earns 1400 Galleons a month.
Two clothes and two pairs of shoes were bought, and a professor's salary for three months was gone, which was unbelievable to house-elves, no master had ever bought them such expensive clothes.
"Master, I only need a most ordinary linen robe, not even shoes." Twinkle hurriedly spoke, not daring to expect to wear such good clothes.
Wang Xu waved his hand slightly, in his opinion, the price of goods in the magic world was simply appalling.
In particular, the gold galleon is pegged to the pound, and the pound is pegged to gold, so that Wang Xu, who has several worlds as resources, can collapse the world's financial system at any time.
This time it's just a small test, and the real buy, buy, buy, and don't really come yet.
"The price is not a problem, the question is, when will you be able to do it, I hope it will be soon."
"I'll take it in two hours, can I?"
Wang Xu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Very good..."