Fang Linyan stared at Elizabeth for a long time,
"No, no, no, you are too young. What I lack now is a veteran with rich experience. If your grandfather is still alive, then he will definitely have no problem, but you are far behind!"
Elizabeth said unconvinced,
"You have to tell me what it is!"
Fang Linyan said seriously,
"I need to buy some materials that are not available in the Muggle world. They are very rare materials. Most of them should be related to magical animals."
"And the key to the problem is that I don't know enough about these materials, and there are too many profiteers in this world! In desperation, I'm even willing to pay extra gold coins to make their profits explode, but these guys still want to cheat me! "
Elizabeth's eyes lit up at once,
"If you really came for this matter, then you have found the right person!"
Fang Linyan said doubtfully,
"Don't tell me you think you are qualified for this job?"
Elizabeth said proudly,
"Of course, I was taught by my grandfather from a young age! When I was 11 years old, I published my first paper in the Magic Pioneer! Then I was taken by Robert during the winter and summer vacations to various secret realms where magical creatures live. So far, I have discovered as many as 11 new species. "
Fang Linyan said dubiously,
"Secret realm?"
Elizabeth said,
"Don't you know? All the mystical creatures, including some famous magical buildings, were built on the secret realms attached to the Main Plane! "
"The magic power in the secret realms is more abundant, and it is more suitable for the cultivation of magic and the survival of magical creatures. Hogwarts is also built in the secret realms. Platform 9 and 3 is the entrance to this big secret realm!"
Fang Linyan asked curiously,
"There is such a thing?"
Elizabeth said,
"Think about it, Muggle technology is also very developed now. Planes, satellites, nuclear weapons!"
"If it weren't for the Secret Realm, the magical creatures would've been wiped out long ago. Even the magical buildings wouldn't be able to remain mysterious."
Fang Linyan thought about it and found that it was indeed so.
Elizabeth was about to continue speaking, but a man came in at the door and wanted to buy pastries. She sent him away quickly, then closed the door and hung the closed sign.
Then she asked Fang Linyan to wait for a while, and she went upstairs to take down a box the size of a washbasin.
After opening the box, there were more than a dozen newspapers inside. All of them had Elizabeth's thesis on them, and there were even moving figures clapping for her.
At the bottom of the box were several gold medals from the Zoological Society for her discovery of new species.
Fang Linyan roughly flipped through it, then he suddenly looked at Elizabeth and said,
"You seem to be in need of money?"
This was actually not difficult to see. Elizabeth's slightly old clothes, the plastic accessories in her hair, and her careful look when she was looking for change for fear of counting wrongly were all telling of this point.
Y'lisabet nodded embarrassedly.
"Yes, so if I help you buy the things you want to buy, can you treat me to an ice cream hot pot? I know that store will have a 20% discount after 9 pm. "
Fang Linyan noticed that when Y'lisabet talked about ice cream hot pot, her eyes were shining. It seemed that this little girl was a foodie! Instead of answering the question directly, he turned to Elisabeth.
"I think with your family background and personal ability, you shouldn't be short of money."
Y'lisabet sighed gloomily and said,
"After Robbie died, my parents cut off my financial source and told my friends not to provide me with financial support."
"They wanted to force me to become a lawyer, but my dream was to help Robbie complete his book 'Magical Creatures on the Tip of the Tongue'. So I fell out with them. Now, I can only rely on my classmate's bakery to support myself."
Fang Linyan nodded slightly, then he took out the list of things he wanted to buy,
"Can you help me get the items on this list?"
Y'lisabet immediately grabbed the list and looked at it carefully. After a while, she said,
"3 items! At least 3 items! "
Fang Linyan said,
"How much does it cost?"
Y'lisabet tilted her head and thought for a while,
"At least 80 gold coins!"
Fang Linyan simply raised his hand and said,
"My budget is 500 gold coins. If you help me get three materials, the rest of the gold coins will be yours!"
"How much money you can supplement Robbie's publishing funds in the end depends on your bargaining ability."
Y'lisabet was stunned,
"You, what did you say? 500 gold coins? "
Fang Linyan said,
"Yes, I believe Robbie must have told you about my ancestor, the handsome spanner. He is a very generous person! And his appearance is better than his generosity. "
"And I'm also a very generous person, so when can we go? I hope to get this done as soon as possible. In that case, maybe I can treat you to an ice cream hot pot! "
Y'lisabet said at a loss,
"No need, I really don't need so much!"
Fang Linyan waved his hand and said,
"So, after you get the money, settle Mr. Robbie's last wish and let the 'Magical Creature on the Tip of the Tongue' be officially published. Then, you can refund the rest of the money to me."
Y'lisabet still looked a little embarrassed, but Fang Linyan said straightforwardly,
"When my ancestor and Mr. Robbie went through fire and water together and fought side by side, they were not as sentimental as you. Let's go, let's go, can you save me some time?"
***
An hour later,
Y'lisabet took Fang Linyan to a ship on the Thames River.
This ship seemed to be quite old. The huge mottled hull and the big chimney with black smoke were the first impression it gave people.
When Y'lisabet, a girl who looked thin and timid, stood in front of the ship's escalator, she even gave people a feeling that a weak woman was about to step into the fire pit.
However, obviously, this was not the first time Y'lisabet came to this place. She was like a deer with light steps, walking along the narrow passage to the bottom of the cabin.
There was a large group of rude and dirty sailors playing cards here. Their yellow teeth, the stench emitted from their bodies, and the chest hair and tattoos would make any little girl daunted, but Y'lisabet took the initiative to greet them,
"Hey, Rotten Teeth, how's your luck today!"
"Rotten Sail, be careful, your golden tooth is going to fall off."
"Old Seadog, it's time to throw away your wine jug. You have to think about your life after going ashore …"
“.....”
Surprisingly, these sailors also responded to Y'lisabet one after another. Some shook their fingers at her, and some raised the metal wine jug they carried with them.
In the end, a guy who looked ferocious blocked in front of Y'lisabet. He was wearing an eye patch, and his left hand was directly holding a sharp iron hook. Fang Linyan had already tightened his muscles and was ready to stand up at this time.
Because he felt that a robbery was about to happen, and the victim was the buyer he found with great difficulty.
However, this one-eyed man said to Y'lisabet in a completely different gentle tone,
"Hey, little bell, you have to stop because the boss is talking about business inside."
Y'lisabet raised her eyebrows and said,
"Who told you that I can't go in when Seadog is talking about business?"
The one-eyed man shrugged and said,
"Of course you can go in, but that's when you are alone, but today you brought a stranger!"
Y'lisabet said,
"He is not a stranger."
The one-eyed man said sarcastically,
"Oh, then what is he?"
Y'lisabet said,
"He is a big buyer who can make your boss happy."
The one-eyed man shook his head and said,
"Sorry, little bell, I didn't receive a notice from the boss saying that strangers can go in, so he can't go in."
At this time, Fang Linyan was a little impatient. He decisively took out the small money bag, then reached in and grabbed a handful of gold coins from it.
Looking at these tinkling and jumping golden elves, everyone present was dumbfounded. Of course, they knew these hard currencies. Especially after Fang Linyan kept grabbing handfuls of gold coins, their breathing began to become turbid. Obviously, some bold ideas had begun to appear in their minds.
However, immediately afterward, they heard a strange "creaking" sound, then they couldn't help but look over.
It turned out that Fang Linyan had put away the money bag at this time. He grabbed the door handle next to him. This sound came from the door handle that had begun to distort!
This was no other place but the lower cabin of the cargo ship! Because of the need to consider the problem of sealing, the door handle was very strong. It was forged by steel, and it was the kind of revolving watertight door!
Needless to say, the sailors' eyeballs almost fell out at this time. They looked at Fang Linyan like looking at a beast.
Fortunately, this was a magical world. Even Muggles had long begun to adapt to the existence of supernatural abilities. For Fang Linyan's terrifying performance, these guys could understand and awe him at the same time.
And this awe was twofold. On one hand, it was based on money; on the other hand, it was based on power!
Then Fang Linyan stared directly at the one-eyed man and walked in. The one-eyed man swallowed a mouthful of saliva secretly; he didn't even dare to fart.
After walking into the inner cabin, Fang Linyan was stunned for a moment because he even had the illusion that he had come to a vegetable market,
Because the vast space in front of him was very dense with stalls. Even the stench in the air and the buzzing sound of a large number of people talking had the same effect as a vegetable market.
The difference was that the vegetable market sold vegetables, but here, all kinds of smuggled and contraband goods were sold!!
In the upper position of the center of the market, there was a crooked tag with the words "Camton" on it. However, from this tattered tag, it could be seen that about 1/3 of it was gone.
It was said that when it was still intact, the tag read 'Camton Import and Export Co., Ltd.', but no one cared about that anymore. Therefore, this place was called 'Camton Supermarket', or 'Camton Mall'.
It was a huge illegal market that could move, which was the secondary reason why this place could avoid the Ministry of Magic's raids many times.
As for the main reason, of course, it was because the Ministry of Magic that was riddled with holes had a protective umbrella, and the benefits that the protective umbrella reaped from this were very amazing.
At this time, Fang Linyan completely trusted Elizabeth because at least it proved that Elizabeth's connections and thoughts at this time were correct.
The profiteer bosses of Falling Alley and Diagon Alley were doing retail markets, and the place where they purchased goods should be such a wholesale black market! If there was nothing Fang Linyan was looking for here, then Fang Linyan would really admit defeat.
After taking a few steps inside, Elizabeth stuck out her tongue and said,
"Wow, you looked so fierce just now. It seems that you are quite familiar with this kind of underground market."
Fang Linyan smiled and said,
"Our family is still very powerful in the Himalayas. Gray industries such as smuggling have to be given to us. Otherwise, we won't be able to operate at all."
"This group of people looks fierce, but in fact, it is also the essence of businessmen. They are just after money. What I'm most worried about is not spending money, but that I can't buy good goods even if I spend money. I have to rely on you to help me check."
"By the way, why do people here call you Little Bell?"
Elizabeth raised her eyebrows and said,
"Because Robbie has called me Little Bell since I was young."
"When this group of people smuggled, it was inevitable that they would encounter some sick and injured precious creatures, so they would come to Robbie to help treat or tame them. Robbie would also bring me along, so of course, I'm very familiar with this place."
"By the way, then I will buy what I want by the way? In this case, it is more convenient to lower the price when purchasing. "
Fang Linyan waved his hand and said,
"The budget of 500 gold coins is up to you. I just need to get the 3 materials on the list."
Soon, Y'lisabet took Fang Linyan to a deserted shop. The shop front was very big, but there were very few goods outside.
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan was more confident in his heart. This market was so lively, so the rent of the shop must be expensive. However, this shop had a large front and sold few goods, but it could still survive here.
Then it could only mean one thing: The boss here was either very rich, or the business outside was just a cover. The real profitable business was hidden inside.
After Elizabeth came to the door of the shop, a lazy macho man sitting glanced at her and said,
"Little Bell, I heard that you are locked up by your family. Last time, a coelacanth was dying, and he couldn't find you for help. Why are you free today?"
Elizabeth snorted coldly and said,
"Don't you think the Welsh people are good? Why are you looking for me? "
The macho man smiled and said,
"Isn't it because we have a good relationship with you?"
Elizabeth said,
"Hehe …"
After listening to them chatting for a while, another question in Fang Linyan's heart was answered. That was, why did Elizabeth claim to be very good in magical creatures, but she was reduced to working in a bakery?
It turned out that she was still a novice after all. Since the death of her grandfather, Robert, the blank market left behind had been snatched up by others.
By the time Elizabeth realized that her family didn't support her and wanted to control her by cutting off her financial resources, half a year had passed.
Fortunately, Robert's name was big enough, and the things he passed to Y 'lisabet were of high value. Therefore, after Y' lisabet returned to the market, she received orders one after another and began to "recover" her lost territory.
But peers were enemies. If she wanted to come back at this time, she must have violated the interests of some people, so a guy named Wales took the lead to set a trap for Elizabeth.
The little girl didn't know that people's hearts were sinister, so she fell into it directly. The 6 flute birds who took over the treatment died completely!
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