Chapter Eighty-Three: The London Ministry of Magic

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The small cloth bag tied to the wizard's robe, which Tom had secretly used the Traceless Stretching Charm, although it was only the size of a palm on the outside, it was actually no less than a fifty-square-meter room.

The Traceless Stretch Spell is an advanced spell that expands the original space.

On the surface, it is forbidden to use it privately by the Ministry of Magic, that is, the government of the wizarding world, but secretly most wizards will use it secretly, because it is indeed a very convenient magic.

Mainly, as long as you're not caught in front of the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic (the wizarding police), they won't go out of their way to check if your item has a Traceless Stretch Charm applied.

"Such a large runi snake, it is estimated that only this kind of primeval forest exists."

Skimming over the trees, wary of being attacked by other magical animals, he recalls the information Tom remembers about the Rune Serpent.

Native to Burkina Faso, a small African country, the Runi snake is normally only two or three meters long, and is the favorite pet of ancient dark wizards, specially used to scare Muggles (ordinary humans).

It is also the only magical animal in the wizarding world that lays eggs from its mouth, and his eggs can be made into magical potions that stimulate brain responses, which are very valuable.

Although the Runi snake killed by Li Chuan did not lay eggs, it could grow seven or eight meters long, and it should be able to sell it for a lot of money if it was taken to overturn the alley.

After all, in addition to the eggs, the venom and skin of the snake are also very valuable.

Jumping in the Albanian forest, he saw those strange magical beasts, he could dodge them, and he killed them if he couldn't dodge.

It's not because he has a good heart to protect magical beasts, it's mainly that those magical beasts have their own abilities, and if they don't understand, they may capsize in the gutter.

His current identity is a descendant of the Divine Twenty-Eight Clan, although he has declined, he still has some family background, plus he still runs a herb shop in Diagon Alley, so he is not very short of gold gallons.

So there's no need to provoke magical beasts who can't figure out their abilities when they haven't established themselves.

Galloping all the way, relying on his strong physical fitness and the assistance of Chakra, before dark, he finally left the Albanian forest and returned to the city of Albany.

According to Tom's memory, he found Albany's Wizard's Inn, rested for a night, and the next day he arrived at Albany's Ministry of Magic.

Albany's Ministry of Magic has only three floors, and the entrance is a striking black pine tree in the city park, which is only visible to wizards because of the Muggle shielding spell that has been applied.

Touching the black pine tree will take you into the lobby on the second floor of the underground Ministry of Magic.

Maybe because the Muggles in this country just overthrew the local government and established a republic, it is relatively chaotic, so there are not many wizards in the Ministry of Magic.

"How can I help you, sir?"

Seeing Li Chuan appear in the hall, a witch over there who was reading a magic book with glasses got up and asked him.

At this time, Li Chuan is like Tom Foley in the eyes of this world, with obvious British aristocratic characteristics, so the witch speaks some broken English.

"I'd like to rent a portkey."

Li Chuan replied politely.

Most ordinary wizards travel long distances across the country, in fact, they also take boats and trains like ordinary people, and the slightly more affluent will choose to go to the Ministry of Magic to spend money to rent a portkey.

The Portkey is a special space magic item that can be used to move multiple people in space over long distances.

It is also possible to use a broomstick, but generally do not do so unless absolutely necessary, as it is too far away to be blown into a pen.

As for Phantom Shifter, Floo Powder, and Wizard Bus, they all have their own limitations.

Apparition can only teleport to the place where it has been, depending on the level of mastery of the magic, but most people cannot teleport too far.

Floo Powder requires a fireplace connected to the Floo network to use it, and wizard buses basically run in cities within various countries.

Of course, there are special travel tools such as Pegasus carriages and magic ships, but they are not available to ordinary wizards, and they also need to be documented.

Tom Foley isn't poor, nor is he particularly rich, so he basically chooses portkeys for cross-country travel.

"On the third basement floor, the Portkey Office can find Wizard Aria."

The witch pointed to Li Chuan and replied to the magic spiral staircase in front of her.

Li Chuan nodded, took the wooden staircase that rotated automatically, and went to the third basement floor to find the Aria wizard.

After registering and paying one Galleon and twelve silver sikors, Wizard Alia pointed to the white wizard statue next to him and said:

"Just put it on his shoulder."

Gold Galleons are the currency of the wizarding world, one gold Galleon is equal to seventeen silver sikes, and one silver sike is equal to twenty-nine copper nats.

The purchasing power of a normal gold galleon is equal to five pounds in an ordinary human society, of course, this refers to more than sixty years later, and it is estimated that this time period will be higher now.

One pound and twelve silver sike, to be honest, ordinary wizards are really reluctant to spend this money.

However, it is really great value for money.

Because as soon as Li Chuan's hand was on the shoulder of the statue, he felt that his body was hooked by something and his feet were off the ground, and when he reacted again, he had already appeared in the Department of Magical Communications on the sixth basement floor of the Ministry of Magic in London.

"It's amazing, it's amazing to get from Albania to London in an instant."

Li Chuan couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the wizards from all over the world who were constantly being teleported by the portkeys like him, as well as those who were leaving with various different portkeys.

After completing the same registration, he took the magic elevator to the lobby on the eighth floor according to his memory.

The London Ministry of Magic has a total of ten floors, which is more than ten times larger than the Albanian Ministry of Magic, and it is very imposing, and it can even be described as splendid.

Especially the striking Fountain of the Magic Brothers, made entirely of gold.

And there are a lot of wizards here, densely packed with heads, in addition to the extremely large number of employees of the Ministry of Magic itself, there are also all kinds of wizards who come to handle business.

Some of them carried piles of crumbling parchment in their arms, some carried tattered briefcases, and some read magical newspapers as they walked.

When Li Chuan walked to the location of the fireplace on the opposite side of the main hall, he easily aimed at the contents of those newspapers with his eyesight beyond ordinary people.

"The terrifying Dark Wizard Grindelwald escaped from a joint international arrest operation, and his fanatical followers celebrated.

Serafina Piquelli, president of the Wizarding Congress of the United States, believes that the responsibility for the failure of the arrest lies entirely with Heinrich Eberstadt, the Swiss representative of the International Federation of Wizards. ”

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