Chapter 141: The Merchandise Street in the Castle
The dinner is over.
Under the leadership of the prefects of each house, all the students returned to their dormitories in their respective houses. Until then, though, the students sang the school song aloud in the banquet hall — they didn't know how to sing it except for the freshmen.
Wonderwise acted as the conductor, using his wand to conjure a giant baton of flames and wave it in the air. All the students sang to the rhythm of the baton dance:
Double double toil and trouble,
Tireless and tired,
Fire burn and potions bubble;
Ripples in the potions cauldron;
The evening green stars falls,
The stars descend on the night mourning,
Something wicked this way comes。
And so will the wicked come.
Eye of Newsletter and toe of Cat-lizard,
Swift dragon eyes cat lizard toe,
Wool of bat and tongue of wolf;
Bat hair runs wolf teeth;
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Poisonous snakes like forked centipede stingers,
wyvern's leg and owlet's wing。
Wyvern's two-legged night owl wings.
Double double toil and trouble,
Don't be tired of toil,
Meow dawn and ghost winding;
In the early morning, the cat barks and the shadow is entangled;
Crystallization skull cooked and bake,
The crystallized skull is fully cooked,
Fillet of a fenny sn -ake;
The bony python roasted its flesh;
Scale of dragon tail jackal,
jackal-tailed dragon scales,
Coffin of chain In the near。
The coffin chain is coming.
Double double toil and trouble,
Not afraid of hard work and not tired,
Burn in hand’s taboo gold!
Forbidden gold burns in your hands!
"It's a weird school song, isn't it?" Joshua whispered to Lena.
"Not at all." Lena rolled her eyes and turned to talk to another girl—she was too lazy to talk to Joshua sometimes.
The freshmen followed the seniors out of the banquet hall in a daze, but were stopped by Ms. Blista.
"Freshmen! Stop here! Prefects, do your duty. The prefects of the six houses and Lana Selene nodded—Lana was in charge of several new students in the Public Academy, and Angel was among them.
"Freshman! Your first lesson is about to begin. Before your formal course begins, a wand is essential as a wizard or witch. Of course, the release of spells does not depend on a wand, but having a wand allows your magic to be cast faster with less cost. Depending on the shape and material of the wand, they can also be amplified to varying degrees depending on your traits. I'm going to say that wands aren't just about what they are, even a dagger or a sword, if you will. Of course, those things need special handling. Some of the old families also used magic swords or other things as wands. Ms. Blista explained.
"So, how do you get a wand?" Joshua asked. "Ms. Blista?" Joshua frowned when he saw Lina, and quickly added this.
"Mr. Donavan is in a hurry, and I'm about to take you to buy it." Ms. Blista said as she motioned for the freshmen to follow her.
"The next place we are going to is the place in the castle called the Merchandising Street. Unlike your usual merchandise street, the merchandise street in the castle is more like a rally. In this assembly, students sell some of the gadgets they have made and invented, and of course, there are also shops run by craftsmen and tailors. As for wands, you don't have to worry which store to go to, because there's only one wand maker here, Villeverad. Needless to say, this is the best wand maker in all of Valkenridge. Ms. Blista explained.
"That must be expensive! Those good wands. A skinny boy asked.
"Correct! Indeed, high-quality wands are very expensive, even reaching two golden eagles each. Ms. Blista said with certainty.
Hearing Ms. Blista's words, the freshmen let out a "hiss" and gasped. However, Ms. Blista changed her tone and continued: "Don't worry, the school's benefits for new students are included, and for students who can't afford to pay the Golden Eagle and the Silver Wolf, as long as the wand chooses you, the school will pay you the money for you - you don't need to pay it back, unless you already have one?" Please don't fiddle with your handbags, Miss Vivien. I have to say that I still don't agree with Perrault's handbag as a wand, and as a woman, I put some perfume and cosmetics in my handbag. But I don't want to stuff a bunch of things in my handbag and have to get permission to take something out later. ”
Hearing these words, Vivian Perrault had no choice but to pat her handbag angrily, the clasp of the handbag opened, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and gently bit Perot's fingers to show dissatisfaction.
"Excuse me! Ms. Blista! You just said that the wand chose us? What does that mean? We can't choose wands, but wands to choose their users? Lena was keenly aware of the strangeness in Lady Blista's words.
"That's a good question! Miss Donavan! Falkenridge adds 2 points! With that, she flicked her wand twice, and six hourglasses filled with gems appeared on the walls of the castle, and two of the hourglasses rose to the top of the six hourglasses.
Miss Donavan was keenly aware of the truth. That's right, it's the wand that chooses the user, not the wizard who chooses the wand. We believe that a wand is thoughtful, that it is a volitional manifestation of mana. In a moment you will see the meeting house – the so-called commodity street. At Villeverad, Mr. Velvelard will match you with existing wands or other instruments that can be used as wands. If there is no suitable one, Mr. Ververa will build one for you. ”
All the students were excited, chattering endlessly along the way. Madame Blista was not surprised, she acquiesced in the state of excitement, and did not say anything to stop it.
Soon, the crowd came to a place that looked like a hall. The hall has a wide porch, and many stalls and shops are filled with magical gadgets.
The hall is circular and a three-dimensional structure. Through a number of staircases that change and move from time to time, the upper and lower floors are connected. Of course, the upper space is only a circular corridor with shops and stalls on the periphery, and the inner ring that runs through the entire hall is empty. The roof of this hall depicts a lush forest, and some moving portraits and motifs are vividly changed on the roof as if they were really alive.
Velvelard is a deep shop, the shop doesn't look big, and a little old man is busy in the shop, and it's obvious that it's Mr. Velvelard. There is very little space left for people to put their feet in the store, probably only a few square meters of space at the front desk. Boxes of different lengths and colors are piled up in the shop, and the walls are covered with weapons such as swords, daggers, and even a red silk umbrella.
"Everybody line up here! Enter the Vilverard in the order of the queue, and Mr. Vilvera will greet you. He had a way of identifying the connection between the wand and the wizard or witch. ”