Chapter Twenty-Three: Fire Dragon Park
"My dear master, you haven't come to see me for a long time, and I thought you had forgotten me."
A childish voice with a little coldness sounded in Clark's mind, and it was full of three points of complaint, three points of ridicule, and three points of joy.
Clark stepped forward and held out his right hand to the fire dragon Nobeta.
Charlie just wanted to remind him to pay attention to safety, but he didn't expect that Nobeta, who was originally very arrogant in front of him, immediately lowered his head in front of Clark and took the initiative to send it to his men for him to touch.
Clarke's palm gently stroked Nobeta's long kiss, and the tentacles were warm and smooth, as if he was caressing not the scale armor of a ferocious beast, but the finest jade.
"What's life like here?" Asked in Psychic Link.
"It's okay."
Nobeta pulled her head from under Clark's hand, raised her neck, stretched her huge fleshy wings, and flapped her body, setting off a gust of wind and moving her body.
"I don't have to worry about eating and drinking, I live in a sheltered place, and there are people who help me take care of my hygiene, brush my teeth, and clean my skin every day, which is much more comfortable than before."
The only downside is that it's a bit too boring, and every once in a while, a bunch of little guys come and talk around me, and the noise hurts my head. ”
It seemed that because it was usually difficult for anyone to communicate with her, Nobeta seized the opportunity and pulled Clark to babble non-stop.
What is the food here which is delicious and which is not delicious, The guy who helped her clean and massage has heavy hands and light hands, which can be described as no matter how big or small.
Of course, she hadn't forgotten the most important thing for the fire dragon.
"Dear master, where are my gold coins? You promised me the treasure, why haven't you fulfilled it yet? ”
Nobeta's loud voice was flattering, and she put her head in front of Clark, her mouth slightly open and exhaling hot air, as if the next moment, if Clark didn't agree, she would spew fire from her mouth.
Clark smiled awkwardly, "Of course I won't forget it, but now the entire dragon farm is not in operation, and it will take a while to promise you dividends." ”
Nobeta snorted dissatisfied, and Clark hurriedly turned to Charlie in front of her and asked, "Charlie, the facilities of the dragon farm are almost complete, when do you think it will be officially open?" ”
Charlie was stunned by his question, and said after a while: "It's okay, anyway, the preliminary preparations have been made, but I think the students just went to Hogsmeade once today, and try not to open around Halloween." ”
Clark nodded, looked at Nobeta again, and explained, "You heard it, those students just finished spending at Hogsmeade, and their wallets are empty, and it won't work so well when they open now." ”
Nobeta gave him a vicious look, but she also knew that what he said was the truth, so with a sulky breath, her wings shook, and her huge body instantly soared into the sky, and disappeared into the distant forest in the blink of an eye.
Harry watched the dragon away with regret, and was intrigued by what Clark had just revealed during his conversation with Charlie.
"What do you mean by opening?" Harry asked.
Charlie and Clark looked at each other and smiled.
"Come on, I'll take you around." As he spoke, he beckoned Clark and Harry to walk down the steps of the hill.
Descending to the foot of the mountain, which is still a wide mountain road, the magical town that originally looked a little deserted on the mountain is already close in front of you.
As far as the eye can see, it is a tall gate with a "Fire Dragon Park" door number, and on the door number, there is a silhouette of a fire dragon looking up to the sky and roaring.
Walking through the gate, the first stop is a wide square with flower beds, fountains, lounge seating and a huge stage.
In the center of the square, a three-meter-tall fiery dragon statue is spreading its wings and ready to fly, as if to welcome all visitors who enter through the main entrance.
"This is the welcome plaza and the first stop to enter the 'Fire Dragon Park'." Charlie happily introduced the situation to them, "Come, go this way." ”
On the right side of the square, there is a street along the lake, on one side of which is a blue lake, and on the other side, there are shops with their own characteristics but have not yet opened for business.
Although he hadn't been to Hogsmeade yet, the street was unique compared to Diagon Alley, which Harry was most familiar with.
On the streets, elements related to fire dragons can be seen almost everywhere, whether it is a metal weather vane on the roof or a street advertising poster, you can see a fire dragon with wings ready to fly.
Even the cobblestone ground that Clark and the others walked on at the moment used stones of different colors to spell out the images of fire dragons.
Other than that, the biggest impression on Harry was that it was clean and orderly.
Unlike Diagon Alley's narrow, crowded, chaotic and crooked streets, the street they walked on, the buildings on the side of the road, and the design and layout were very neat.
"Here, it's a commercial street in the park," Charlie pointed to it, "in terms of function, it's mainly a collection of shopping, dining, and tourist services." Today, most of the shops are rented out, and of course, a few of them are self-operated. ”
Harry noticed that the signs of the shops had been hung up, and in addition to the various food shops, there were also toys and souvenirs.
It was noon, and their stomachs were growling, and it just so happened that there was a park's self-operated restaurant still open on this shopping street.
Charlie led them in, and some of the sitting staff saw him and greeted him warmly.
"Professor Charlie!"
"Professor Charlie!"
Charlie responded with a smile on his face, and ordered another hamburger set for Harry and Clarke.
The finest Australian beef is marinated and browned on the outside, but still tender and juicy on the inside.
This hot hamburger patty, served with fluffy bread, refreshing fresh vegetables, and rich New Zealand cheese, is served with a glass of chilled lemonade and crispy pretzel wedges, making it a great way to refuel after a long day of sightseeing.
It's important to note that you must wrap it in oiled paper when eating, otherwise the juice will run down your arms and all the way into your new sweater......
After Harry and the others had a delicious lunch, they continued along the commercial street until they came to the entertainment district, the core area of the entire "Fire Dragon Park".
Harry, who has lived in the Muggle world since he was a child, envied the most in his childhood was when Dudley's cousin celebrated his birthday every year.
On that day, his aunt and uncle would take time out to take Dudley and another friend to the playground for a day.
At this time, they tend to throw Harry to their next-door neighbor, Mrs. Feige.
But now, Harry didn't expect that he would still see so many amusement facilities similar to Muggle playgrounds in the wizarding world.
"That's amazing!" Harry couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course," Charlie agreed, "these are all designed by Clarke's Muggle designers, I didn't expect Muggles to be so good at entertainment, compared to them, the games we played when we were children were like playing at home." ”
Harry couldn't help but nod.
During the summer vacation of his first year, he had the privilege of living in Ron's house for a while, and of course he knew how children from ordinary wizarding families generally had fun, whether it was riding a broomstick or driving away goblins.
Here, however, Harry saw a roller coaster in the shape of a fire dragon, with no tracks underneath the body, because it could really fly in the air, doing all kinds of complex and exciting movements, making people experience the thrill of riding on the back of a fire dragon and taming a fire dragon.
Riding a broomstick, catapulting and colliding with each other like a bumper car is also a very novel experience.
Don't worry about getting hurt, the broomsticks provided by the playground come with a gentle protective charm that will make you feel like you're wrapped in a giant bouncy ball.
In addition, there is a real haunted house, which, unlike the fake trap haunted houses of the Muggle world, actually contains ghosts and skeletons, which is much more interesting than the screaming shacks of Hogsmeade.
Of course, merry-go-rounds and Ferris wheels for girls and timid students are also indispensable.
And if you get tired of playing, continue along the street, turn a corner on the right, get on the bridge, and you will come to a small island in the middle of the lake.
Thanks to the magical subtropical climate, you can choose to sunbathe on the beach or take a boat ride on the lake and experience the humid breeze gently blowing on your face.
If you're looking for an adrenaline, lake surfing is also a must-see.
However, in the middle of the island in the middle of the lake, Harry also found a huge construction site surrounded by scaffolding.
Charlie noticed his gaze and introduced, "According to Clark's design, this is going to build a 'Tower of Babel', which has a magic sightseeing elevator and a sky restaurant on top, from which you can see the panoramic view of the entire dragon farm. ”
"After completion, you can also add some high-altitude entertainment projects, such as high-altitude bungee jumping, paragliding, high-altitude swing and so on." Clark added.
"Of course, that's the second phase of Fire Dragon Park," Clark said, "and the 'underwater rafting' and 'bottom exploration' projects on this small island in the middle of the lake will be completed together." ”
"We have to decide the progress of the project based on the actual operation of the park, but it will not be later than the start of the next semester at the latest."
Harry glanced expectantly at the construction site of the Tower of Babel.
They left and walked on, over the bridge, to the other side of the lake.
It's similar to the rest of the dragon farm, with a winding path that leads directly into the interior of the forest.
"It's a rainforest area, mostly an ecological wilderness," Charlie explains, "and it's inhabited by all kinds of very gentle magical creatures and plants that can be used as a practice place for herbal medicine classes and magical creature conservation classes." ”
Together, they walked along the path through the rainforest, surrounded by all sorts of new and exotic magical plants, many of which Harry had only seen in a textbook in his herb class.
"This is actually the place where the dragon farm and Hogwarts are most closely combined, and we built this venue not only to raise dragons, but also to combine teaching, production and trade, and find a way for a new type of teaching at Hogwarts."
Clark said to Harry and Charlie as he walked.
"Magic, in fact, is a discipline that emphasizes both theory and practice, and at the same time, it is also an extraordinary skill for communicating with nature.
Many of our spells have a lot of Gudruid ideas in them.
It's just that before that, our studies were more about staying in the castle, looking through boring textbooks, or sitting in front of the crucible, monotonously boiling potions. ”
Harry and Charlie nodded, expressing deep feelings, especially Harry, who sounded the teaching mode of Lupin, the professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, and those practical lessons were indeed more vivid and interesting than just reading a book, and it was memorable.
"So we invested a lot of money to build this huge dragon farm, which can not only raise fire dragons, but also provide more help for the school's teaching activities.
For example, the herbal class I just mentioned, the previous herbal class, we all did it in the greenhouse at the back of the castle.
But we have to understand that in real life, we encounter those herbs in a variety of natural environments, and they cannot be potted.
At this time, we need to have a more comprehensive understanding of these magical herbs and learn about their ecology.
And this is what can't be taught to us in greenhouses. ”
"No wonder you're planning the third phase of the project." Charlie said.
Clark smiled.
"Yes, the first phase is the main project of the Yanglong Stadium, the second phase is the improvement of entertainment facilities, and it is also the basis for attracting other tourists to ensure the normal operation of the entire venue and generating profits, and the third phase of the project is a variety of teaching venues that combine teaching and practice."
When Harry heard his words, he unconsciously looked forward to the future of school life.
At this moment, as Clark had told him on the Hogwarts Express, it seemed that even if he couldn't go to Hogsmeade, it wasn't so hard to accept.
The three of them walked through the rainforest area without stopping, and the whole route of action circled around the huge lake in the center of the park, and returned to the starting point of the fire dragon park.
"The next most important thing is to complete the rest of the finishing works, so that those businesses can settle in normally before opening."
When they returned to the reception hall, Clark instructed Charlie, "In addition, we should do a good job of safety prevention, safety is the top priority of the park, we need to identify the source of danger, and make a contingency plan." ”
Charlie agreed, "Don't worry, I know." By the way, there's Floo Network......"
Clark patted his arm, "Don't worry, for those things, our Hogwarts trustee will coordinate with the Ministry of Magic, and when the time comes, we will directly connect the network to the fireplace here." ”
In this way, after saying goodbye to Charlie, they finally returned to the castle before dark.