January 4th, today George specially asked for a day off, and asked Ryan to drive the carriage to the town early to wait for the newspaper shop to open.

There are no newsboys in the small town where George lives like in big cities. The grocery stores here go to the city every two days to purchase newspapers and bring back the newspapers of the previous two days at once and sell them in the store. Of course.

, you can also leave a little extra tip and the store will deliver it to your door.

Normally, George's family would wait for the newspaper to be delivered to their door, but if they went to school today, they would have to know the news after school. George, who has always been eager to determine the direction of society, would definitely not be willing to wait. So he simply went to

Ask for leave and buy it yourself.

The store didn't open until nine in the morning. George stepped forward immediately and said, "Boss, please bring me a copy of all the newspapers from the past two days."

The shop owner quickly sorted out four newspapers, folded them, and handed them over: "Thank you, ten cents."

George took the newspaper, handed over the money, and opened the newspaper on the spot without returning to the carriage and started reading.

The first page reported the news in George's memory at maximum length.

The content is: On January 2, 1920, the "Wolster Act" prohibiting the brewing and sale of alcohol came into effect in the United States.

I flipped through the pages of three other newspapers and all reported the news in large sections. There were also many editors' opinions on the law, but George did not read them. Because George knew that more severe bills were yet to come.

Sure enough, the latest issue was published in the newspaper on January 15, which reported that from 0:00 a.m. on January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the Prohibition Act (also known as the "Voltaire")

"Act") officially came into effect. According to this law, it is illegal to manufacture, sell or even transport drinks with an alcohol content exceeding 0.5%. Drinking at home is not illegal, but drinking with friends or holding a banquet is.

If it is illegal, you may be fined up to US$1,000 and imprisoned for six months. Only people over 21 years old can buy alcohol, and they need to show proof of age, and they can only buy it in restricted places.

In fact, according to some information that George later saw, Americans' declaration of war on alcohol actually began when they were founded. Many early immigrants abandoned their European homeland for religious reasons and rushed to this wild land. These are called "Puritans"

"The founders of the United States brought their religious fervor across the Atlantic, making it an extremely important factor in the formation of the American nation. "Puritans" were those who advocated fearing God and living an honest life. By the 19th century

In the middle period, residents in some places in the United States began to resort to legal means to restrain drunkards. This folk movement rose and fell and continued, finally setting off a big wave in the early 20th century.

Seeing this information, most of George's worries were relieved. At least George understood that things on some basic social levels have not changed from the American history in the previous life.

Unlike some time-travel novels he read in his previous life, although the time-travelers arrived at Blue Mercury, and the name of the country remained the same, things and people had actually changed.

George understood that there may be extraordinary beings in this world, but these extraordinary people or groups have not used their extraordinary abilities to change the world, at least not yet.

George was excited to think that he could return to that country on the other side of the ocean in the future. Although his current body was that of a foreigner, there was a soul from China inside, and he wanted to go back and have a look.

On the night of the 15th, I specially opened a bottle of bourbon collected by George's father, and George drank wine for the first time in this world. At the dinner table, George frequently wanted to clink glasses with Ryan, but Ryan just thought it was the promulgation of the law that made George retaliate.

Drink.

Ryan couldn't persuade him, so he started drinking with him. During this period, he also asked about the batch of wine he bought before, but Jon kept it secret and told him later.

The next day, when George took a carriage to go to school, he saw an endless stream of wine trucks. People were rushing to transport the wine home for collection.

It is said that people gathered at home or other public places for the last legal "farewell drinking party" on the night of the 16th. Later newspapers also reported that a senator raised his glass at the dinner and said: "Tonight is the

On the eve of the deprivation of personal freedoms of Americans." These words attracted bursts of warm applause at the wine table.

George did not continue to care about this matter. Instead, that night, he used the transformation technique to change his image in front of the mirror in his room.

Yes, George is going to open a vest. Because he can’t do it without opening it. If the wine buying thing is not handled well this time, he is afraid that it will cause misunderstandings from Ryan. Find a vest, and many things will be explained.

Moreover, as Ryan is someone who gets along with George day and night, it is impossible not to notice his changes, and George cannot guarantee that he will never expose his skills in front of Ryan. Therefore, using a vest is the best choice now.

This weekend, George and Ryan were eating breakfast in the morning.

George took a sip of milk, smoothed the food in his mouth, and said to Ryan: "Uncle Ryan, I want you to meet someone."

Ryan said: "Who are you meeting? A teacher from your school?"

George put down the food in his hand and said: "He is my teacher, but not a school teacher. He was when I was recovering from illness. I went to town to buy things that day, and he asked me for directions. After the meeting, we met two more times.

I felt very lucky. He later taught me something, and I became my teacher. He is leaving the town today, so I plan to meet you before he leaves."

"Well, if that's the case, we should visit him. After all, he is your teacher."

In fact, Ryan is very worried now. Because of the previous purchase of wine, Ryan later went back to the warehouse to see that all the wine had disappeared. And George was unwilling to say more. He was worried about whether George had encountered something.

It's a liar. After all, everyone in the town now knows that George has just sold the farm. He has a large sum of money in his hands, which is very unsafe. This is why he picks up Jon every day these days. He accompanies George when he goes out.

At any time, the pistol never left my body.

"No, my teacher said he will come directly today and we can just wait."

"Well, okay then. Let's go and wait in the living room."

As soon as he sat down and waited for a few minutes, George saw that the time was almost up, so he directly used the clone technique and the transformation technique. Behind the sofa where Ryan was sitting, a shadow clone came out.

Then George thought he had just discovered it, stood up, bent slightly, and greeted the shadow clone: ​​"Teacher, you are here."

George's action startled Ryan. He stood up quickly, turned around and looked behind him. He saw a boy with white hair, energetic face, rosy face, piercing eyes, a beard on his chin, wearing a

The old man in black clothes came over from behind the sofa.

George quickly introduced: "Uncle Ryan, this is what I told you, my teacher."

"Teacher, this is my uncle, Ryan Carr"

George's shadow clone had already walked to Ryan's side, stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, Mr. Carl. I am George's teacher. You can call me Zhang Jinrong, you can also call me Teacher Zhang."

At this time, Ryan didn't even react. It wasn't until George called him again that he came back to his senses.

He quickly shook hands with George's shadow clone and said, "I'm very sorry, Teacher Zhang. The way you appeared is really incredible. Can I take the liberty to ask how you appeared just now?"

The shadow clone stroked his beard, laughed and said: "These are some of my little tricks. In our flower gardening family, these are just blind tricks for beginners. In your words, this is just an illusion. It's nothing, don't panic."

Ryan didn't react after hearing the shadow clone's words. The shadow clone continued: "In this way, I will perform another technique for you."

After saying that, there was a bang, and there were two identical shadow clones standing next to the shadow clone. This scared Ryan so much that he sat on the sofa.

Then George controlled the shadow clone to unlock the clone technique he had just cast. He smiled at Ryan and said, "Do you understand?"

"Oh, oh, that's amazing. Is this the magic you Chinese are talking about?"

"Oh my god, it's so amazing." Ryan was so frightened by the shadow clone that he began to speak a little incoherently, and this was exactly the effect that George wanted to achieve. Only by frightening Ryan at once can he get the absolute initiative in the subsequent conversation.

, let Ryan accept the story that George is going to tell him.

The shadow clone nodded and said directly: "Haha, these are all inferior things. If you are interested, I can ask George to teach you. As long as you practice seriously, you can do it."

Ryan said excitedly: "Really? Can I learn it too? It's really great, this is really amazing."

The shadow clone nodded and said: "Okay, these are small things. I will let George teach you. Now let's talk about the main purpose of my coming this time."

Ryan quickly sat up straight: "Okay, please tell me."

George controlled the shadow clone and said directly: "Mr. Karl, I hope you can calm down now. Your current behavior is not conducive to our next conversation."

Ryan, after listening, took two deep breaths and nodded in agreement with the shadow clone's statement: "You are right, Teacher Zhang, I am too excited. Also, you can just call me Ryan."<

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The shadow clone chuckled, seemingly very satisfied with Ryan's current performance, and then said, "Well, okay, Ryan. First of all, let me introduce myself to you. I am a traveler from the Eastern country. I came to this country to find

Some things. By the way, I took a look at some old friends. It was a complete accident that I met George. However, after meeting him, I found that he is very talented in learning my knowledge. So, in the past two months, I have not passed through you.

With his consent, I taught him something, I hope you don’t mind.”

Ryan said quickly: "You are too polite. He is lucky to learn this magical magic from you."

After a pause, he continued: "But I would like to ask you a question. You just said that you still have some friends. Are there many people like you? The key is, I want to know, is it dangerous?"

"Hahaha, yes, George has a good uncle. Ryan, I understand what you mean. Now, what I can tell you is that there are many people like me, but their methods are different. Some people are gifted

, some people acquire extraordinary abilities through learning. There are also people who are lucky enough to gain power by accident."

"As for danger, danger is everywhere in this world. But it has not spread yet. You have seen or heard of extraordinary things a few times so far. So, don't worry, what I taught George is just some life-saving things.

It’s something, and it’s not about asking him to do anything dangerous.”

Let Ryan calm down for a moment, and then continued: "It was just fate that I met him. Because he said that his family had a farm, I shared some ideas with him. Who knew that this kid sold the farm directly. Although

I didn't directly ask him to do this. However, I still need to come over and tell you. Moreover, this kid heard that I needed wine for some reasons. So he bought the wine and gave it to me. It's really

That's really inappropriate. So, I came here this time just to explain some things to you. He learned some things from me, and I hope it doesn't scare others. And I will give those drinks to you later.

Send it here. He has a good uncle, so you shouldn’t worry."

After hearing what the shadow clone said, Ryan waved his hands quickly and said, "What did you say? George, it is his honor to be recognized by you. The drinks he gave you are his gratitude to his teacher.

It’s his heartfelt wish, and I hope you will accept it.”

The shadow clone smiled and said: "These are all small things. Since you said so, I will no longer refuse. Okay, I am leaving this place today. I want to meet you before I leave.

Very relieved."

The shadow clone then turned to look at the main body and said: "George, I have talked to you about some trends in your country before. What you do is all your own business. But remember

, that is just a possibility in our analysis, and cannot be regarded as a necessity. Don't be too aggressive when doing things. As for the things I teach you, you need to practice them slowly in the future. If you can get there

Which step you take depends on you."

After saying that, he stood up, looked at George and Ryan, and said, "See you again in the future."

As soon as George and Ryan stood up, before they could say anything, they heard a bang and the old man disappeared.

In fact, it was just George who took back his shadow clone.
Chapter completed!