Chapter 2 Main Lines and Letters
The boy named Mu Yan had already swept away the sleepiness in his eyes.
He touched his emaciated and rough face, and with an inexplicable smile on his face, as if feeling a new body, he turned the palm of his right hand over.
On the back of the hand, near the index finger, a burned dot stands out. This is the scar he was caught by the thugs when he came home from school when he was a child, and he burned it with a cigarette butt, which was not visible a long time ago, but now it is still very clear on these hands!
"Although it's my own body, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it......" Mu Yan has risen a lazy waist, and now all his physical fitness has returned to when he was 11 years old, the only thing that hasn't changed is the churning magic in his body and the mental power in his mind!
I don't know if it's his delusion, since entering this world, the magic in his body is much more active than before!
Without much thought, he focused on the Paradise Seal.
"Main Mission 1: Enrollment"
"Mission Tip: Please write back to Professor McGonagall with an owl by July 31st, and arrive at the school before the sorting ceremony on September 1st."
"Mission Reward: Unlock Main Story 2"
"Paradise Tip: Although Hogwarts has a fine tradition of 7 years of free and compulsory education, it's a shame that your poor talent didn't win you a bursary to buy materials and equipment, so be blessed!"
"Warning: This is not a normal quest world, the plot offset is more than 50%, and the main quest fails."
"Warning: Main quest failed, forced to return to the amusement park."
"Plot offset?" Mu Yan subconsciously touched his chin that had not yet grown a beard, and the first time he heard about it, he followed the task and found that there was a big red number "0%" under the "main quest one".
Presumably this is the offset of the plot, he looked up the Paradise Mark, which is used to measure the proportion of deviation between the current plot and the historical plot.
That is to say...... As long as I'm far away from Harry Potter and the rest of them, it's okay to just study hard every day. Mu Yan said to himself, in fact, if he was asked to do this, he would definitely be very willing, he came to this place to learn the basics of magic, even if the task was not said, he would automatically stay away from those messy things, but ......
But he didn't believe that the amusement park would give him such a leisurely task! Look at the world of the three little pigs, which one seems to be an easy and simple task.
There must be something strange in it! Mu Yan secretly kept this warning in his heart, and now he couldn't see anything, so he could only raise his vigilance first.
He pulled the crumpled letter from under his arm and flattened the corners.
In addition to the first one of these letters, which Mu Yan had read many times, the last few recorded the books and equipment that first-year freshmen needed to buy.
The first is the uniforms: three plain overalls (black), a plain peaked hat worn during the day, a pair of protective gloves (made of dragon skin or similar materials), and a winter cloak (black).
There is also a striking note underneath: All student clothing must be marked with a name tag!
Very good, very powerful, Mu Yan couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes when he saw the dragon skin or similar materials, in his thoughts, anything that has anything to do with the dragon is an extremely precious treasure, and now people's freshman equipment requires the use of dragon skin! He suddenly felt that the world was so dangerous that even dragons couldn't live a stable life......
Hopefully not too expensive...... He licked his lips and continued reading.
The second half of the page contains a list of the materials that students need to prepare:
Standard Spells, Elementary, by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic, by Bathilda Basshat
The Theory of Magic, by Adbay Wolflin
The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emory Swich
A Thousand Miracle Herbs and Mushrooms, by Fili Daspor
Magic Potions and Potions, by Arsen Nigig
Monsters and Their Origins, by Newts Carman
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense, by Quentin Limbu
The name of each book made Mu Yan fascinated, and he couldn't wait to find these books now and read them for three days and three nights.
But in fact, not to mention reading, it is now more difficult for him to even scrape together tuition and fees to buy books.
Sighing, Mu Yan didn't plan to think about this for the time being, he twitched the letter.
This is the last one, and it documents several other pieces of equipment that must be on hand and how to get to Diagon Alley.
First there was a wand, a cauldron with the words "Tin, Standard Size 2" on the back, then a set of glass or crystal vials, a telescope, and a brass balance.
It is also noted that students are allowed to bring an owl, a cat, a toad or any other non-dangerous pet into the school, but parents are also reminded that first-year students are not allowed to bring broomsticks into the school.
At this point, the letter is over, and the requirements for new equipment and books are over, and the next step is how to enter Diagon Alley, and how to board the 9 and 3/4 station.
Originally, Muggle students would be taken to Diagon Alley by the school's teachers and put them on the train, but this year, there are more than 200 students enrolled in the school, including many Muggle students, not to mention the famous Harry Potter who lives in a Muggle family waiting to be picked up!
The teachers at the school were too busy to find the entrance to Diagon Alley by themselves.
"Leaky Cauldron Bar!" Mu Yan habitually tapped lightly on the table, thinking about the next strategy.
It seemed to be disturbed by the sound of him knocking on the table, and the bed behind Mu Yan squeaked, and a little boy in a white vest rubbed his eyes and sat up from the bed.
"Brother Yan...... You don't sleep yet~~~" When he said the last word, the little boy covered his mouth and yawned, looking sleepy-eyed.
Mu Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.
"I'll go to sleep right away, go to sleep." He said softly.
It could be seen that the little boy listened to Mu Yan's words very much, nodded after hearing Mu Yan say this, pulled the quilt and lay down, and soon there was a steady breathing sound in his nose.
Mu Yan showed a smile, turned his head and put all the letters into the envelope, then gently turned off the light, took the envelope and walked to the only bed that was still empty in the whole room, stuffed the letter under the pillow, and lay comfortably on the bed.
Sleepiness hit, and the young body that was still developing couldn't resist the temptation of the sleeping demon after all, so he said goodnight to himself, and Mu Yan fell asleep.
The dry leaves were blown into the distance by the autumn wind, and on the cold stone wall of the orphanage, a gray owl crouched quietly, its yellow-black eyes sweeping the window on the second floor from time to time.
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Early the next morning, the sun had not yet fully risen, and the sky was still a little dark.
Mu Yan walked to the bathroom with an iron basin with his name on it, it was not time to get up yet, most of the children were still lying on the bed, and only a few older children got up early because they had to help make breakfast.
Filling the iron basin with water, Mu Yan buried his entire head in the water, motionless, feeling the cold gradually seeping into his head, instantly expelling the sleepiness in his mind.
"Brother Mu...... Wood...... Brother Mu ......" A crisp shout echoed vaguely in Mu Yan's ears.
Mu Yan suddenly raised his head from the water and turned his head.
A little Lori, who was about three or four years old, stood behind him with a small iron basin the size of her body, looking at him with a curious expression.
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu, what are you doing?" Little Lori's voice is very crisp, but behind each word there is a lazy drag of an immature tail, like a sleepy little lazy cat.
Mu Yan wiped the water on his face, and his eyes caught a glimpse of the name pasted on the basin held by Little Lori - Luca!
"I'm washing my face!" Mu Yan touched the messy head of the little Lori funny, the little Lori's voice was very cute, which made Mu Yan feel good when he heard it.
"Oh?" Luca tilted her little head, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Why did Luca wake up so early today?" Mu Yan turned his head to wring out the towel and wiped his short hair and face together.
"Miss Amy said there was a guest coming today, and Luca didn't see it yesterday, so she got up early today." Little Lori tiptoed and wanted to put the small iron basin on the sink next to Mu Yan, but she was not tall enough, so she could only turn her head and look at Mu Yan.
Mu Yan shrugged, helped her put the iron basin on it, put the water away, and brought a small stool from the corner of the wall for her to stand on.
At this time, Mu Yan had already finished washing, but he suddenly didn't know what to do for a while, in the past, he had already started an 8-kilometer run at this time, and now, he was not sure if exercising on this body would have any effect.
And he now has more important things to think about - where to pay for tuition?
He is an orphan, has no relatives and no reason, and the only adults who are familiar with him are probably the adults in the orphanage, where does he go to make up for tuition? Borrowing from adults? Tell them that I want to learn magic, I need a sponsorship fund, and I will double it back in the future? Forget it, it is estimated that he will be transferred from the orphanage to the mental hospital immediately.
In fact, if his previous physical fitness was still there, he would not be so distressed, just find someone with a little richer to follow him home, and after some extortion, the money will be in hand in minutes.
But for now...... Mu Yan looked at his stunted arms and legs, and it seemed that he could only bully and bully his peers to grab some pocket money......
"Brother Mu will accompany me to see the guests later." After washing her face, Little Lori turned her head, her eyes blinked and looked at Mu Yan, her slightly baby fat little face looked cute.
Mu Yan smiled and nodded.
Little Lori cheered, jumped down from the stool, and ran out of the bathroom with a small iron basin.
Mu Yan looked at her back and shook his head, there are not many guests in the orphanage, and for many children, the status of guests is similar to that of a monkey in the zoo, no wonder little Luca is so happy.