Chapter 364: German Buyers
After listening to Xiaohua's description, Zhao Mai knew that something was wrong, so he asked the owner of the grocery store: "You only have a dozen pounds of bulk goods?
"Thank you for complimenting me so much, quality assurance is my consistent practice, but quantity assurance can only be said to be exaggerated. The goblin lifted his glasses and waved his hand to let the boy leave the front desk, and he climbed onto the round stool so that he could look directly at Zhao Mai beyond the height of the counter.www.biquge.info "I'm a craftsman, so I don't lie to you. If you come a day earlier, let alone a dozen pounds, even if it's ten or twenty times more, I can find stock right away. But alas, the things you asked for were the first to arrive, so I was left with a few scattered stocks. ”
"It's so unfortunate that someone ordered it?" Zhao Mai frowned: "I heard that you have a lot of goods here, can you let me pick and choose, I can try it, can I find a replacement." ”
"Of course you can. Goblin Colzer slammed his fist on the counter, and the counter "reluctantly" got out of the way. He took Zhao Mai through the secret door and came to the backstage.
It's a large boxy room, filled with displays and showcases. When you look up, you can see many animal specimens and models, as well as many flight-related items such as broomsticks and flying carpets. On the four walls are scrolls and books, gems and materials, various clothing and accessories, tools and equipment, and some strange things that are difficult to classify. Zhao Mai saw that in the middle of the room was a circular wooden turntable, with a diameter of ten meters, and dozens of sacks, large and small, were stacked on it. There are several open pouches, so you can clearly see which herbs they are. The types in this are more than Zhao Mai's needs, but the three wizarding realm medicinal materials that Zhao Mai needs are all in the bag.
The stove that Xiaohua is talking about is at the corner of the two walls. It was a stone fireplace, carved into a goblin face with a wide mouth, and a thick chimney resembling a tall chef's hat. There was a blue flame burning in the fireplace, there was no temperature, and the brightness was low. Zhao Mai took a closer look at the foundation of the flame and found that the blue fire was lit with Floo powder.
Floo Pink is a grayish-blue powder that wizards use to teleport their own magical items. Grab a handful of Floo powder, stand in the fireplace, and toss it to your feet as you name your destination. As long as the destination allows Floo Powder to teleport, then the wizard can reach it instantly. In addition to being a little dizzy and nauseous, Floo powder is a very convenient means of transportation. However, in order to control traffic and protect secrets, Hogwarts is not allowed to use teleportation methods such as Floo powder and shapeshifting, although Hogsmeade Village, not far from the school, does not have such restrictions.
Zhao Mai didn't expect the goblin to be able to show him these herbs so generously, and his face naturally showed a puzzled expression. Colzer pointed to the sack and said, "I received a big order last night for these magic herbs. The price given is very good, and I can't refuse the conditions, it's a good business. It's much better than just asking around and not paying for it. He clapped his hands, and the shelves on the four walls began to change, and the things on the three walls retreated behind the walls, and what appeared in front of Zhao Mai became a display cabinet of thousands of various plants and mineral potion materials, which were full of four walls.
"These are all samples, almost all of the ingredients that have been determined for the formula, and some strange things that are said to be able to be used as medicinal herbs, but I can't be sure, so they are stored together. The goblin rubbed his fingers and said to Zhao Mai: "If you want to choose, then don't damage the sample, otherwise you will have to compensate according to the price." At the same time, you'll have to pay a fee of two gold coins. ”
"It's two gold coins, and this is one gold coin thank you fee, thank you for being so honest with me. Zhao Mai said to the goblin: "Can I ask who ordered these medicinal materials and what they went for?"
"I can't say who it is," the goblin rubbed his hands again, and Zhao Mai put gold coins in his hand one by one. On the fifth, Körtze said, "That's all I know: the buyer was a wizard in Germany, and he wanted these things to make potions. This time it's a lot of them, and I'm going to have to collect as many as I can and send them all to him. ”
Zhao Mai pointed to the fireplace: "If I walk in, will I be able to reach the opposite side?"
The goblin hurriedly grabbed him: "Don't! Floo Pink Flame is not the same as Floo Powder! This flame can only transport inanimate things, and living things will die if they walk in! Your body will be teleported, but your soul will remain here." If you don't get back together within thirteen minutes, your body and your soul are finished. ”
"A potions master in Germany, I really want to meet him, can you tell me the exact location of the teleportation?"
"Oh, I'm afraid not. Floo Pink Flame is open on the other side, I only know that it is Germany over there, but I don't know exactly where it is. Körtze said to Zhao Mai: "No matter what, these goods are already the other party's." You'd better hurry up and take a look at the other medicinal herbs, in case a new order comes in, and you're one step late, wouldn't it be even sadder?"
Zhao Mai watched as the medicinal herbs he wanted were thrown into the teleportation flames by Colzer. There are disappointments and regrets, but we can't rob this place.
Two of the potion materials he needed were mainly to suppress and remove the cursed parts of the flu and reduce the spread and rate of infection. Since this part of the function is more focused on dissolving spells, it is not as easy to find a substitute as another ingredient used to treat illness. In fact, the search for alternative medicines is often a matter of luck, and finding nothing is the norm. He and Xiaohua used the natural force induction to check the botanical medicinal herbs, and found something similar in nature, so Zhao Mai would taste a little bit and speculate on the medicinal effect through the body's reaction.
This method was quite rough, and the goblin Koltzer also watched with wide eyes, and even put down the work in his hand. On the one hand, he was worried that Zhao Mai had died in his shop because of poisoning, and it would be difficult to explain it to the Ministry of Magic. On the other hand, he also had to calculate how much Zhao Mai had eaten, so that he could be charged for it.
After trying one by one, Zhao Mai found six things that were suspected to be useful, but whether they could be used in his own medicine or not had to be really concocted to be determined. He showed the list to Colzer, and the goblin glanced at it and said, "These have been sent away, just like the three you asked for, and I have only a few samples left, and only a pound or two left of one." ”
"So unlucky?" Or is it such a coincidence? Zhao Mai put down the things in his hand and paid the "tasting fee" of three gold coins first. He looked at the prices that Colzer had listed for the 6+3 items, and then shook his head. The original three are still acceptable, and among the newly found ones, even if four of them can be used in medicine, the price will be greatly increased. The other two, if not available in large quantities, do not make much sense.
At present, my prescription is basically dead, and it would be good to do some on a small scale and be able to test the efficacy and medicinal properties. The timing of this incident was too coincidental, and Zhao Mai had to be suspicious.
"In addition to the order for medicinal materials, this person has no other orders?"
Colze shook his head, and then said, "He only ordered the raw materials for medicinal herbs. If he can buy something else like that, then I'm so happy. Alas, what a pity!" (To be continued.) )