"It's really strange. I have found a lot of information about the magic world in China. However, all the information is very vague. It can even be said that the entire eastern magic world except Japan seems to be shrouded in a thick fog. The book says
Only a small number of foreign wizards were allowed to enter the Celestial Empire. And the records of the Celestial Empire left by those wizards who went to the Celestial Empire were only scattered records, seriously lacking in integrity. Now I am very curious about the magical world over there.
What does it look like?" Hermione sat next to Ryan in the departure hall of Heathrow Airport and talked about the preparations she had made.
"The incomplete records may be due to differences in different cultures, which makes it difficult for outsiders to understand some things on that land. They probably could only rely on their own interpretations to write down certain records. But I think we will
I have the opportunity to really see the magical world of China and experience the customs and customs there firsthand." Ryan smiled and talked about his grandfather's relationship with the Eastern magical world. Hermione felt very happy to have the opportunity to explore that mysterious magical world.
of excitement.
In addition to these preparations, Ryan also took the time to move out a memory instillation device from the Fallout World Academy and instilled a language gift package into Hermione to prepare for this journey to China.
In his previous life, Ryan had seen various ways to get to the Celestial Kingdom. There were those who rode a broom, those who rode a flying carpet, those who were carried there by a phoenix, and the most powerful one, those who could teleport directly there.
.And people like me who just take a plane there like ordinary people should be considered the ones with the lowest cards.
Fortunately, however, the magical world of China that Hermione talked about along the way was successfully contacted when they first set foot on the land of China.
That was when they went through customs after the plane landed at Pearl Airport. When they passed through the customs security checkpoint and arrived at the security gate, Ryan felt a very weak magic scanned his body. He could easily tell that the scan was for identification.
Magic reaction at the security gate.
Although Ryan and Hermione were both capable of hiding themselves under this kind of inspection, they were not here to cause trouble, so they did not hinder this kind of inspection. Ryan guessed that this kind of inspection was to correctly screen out those who came to China.
foreign wizards and label them for easy management.
Sure enough, just after they passed through the customs, two uniformed staff stopped them. The dress of these staff was no different from the customs officers just now, but Ryan and Hermione found that they all had a red and gold letter pinned to their chests.
The sign says Celestial Alchemy Federation.
It was obvious that only wizards could see this sign. Ryan and his parents looked at the two people walking over nervously, thinking something was wrong.
"It's okay, they are wizards from China." Ryan comforted several parents and then walked up with Hermione to meet the two wizards from China.
"Hello, welcome to the Celestial Empire." The two wizards said in fluent English with a friendly tone. "You should be young wizards traveling with ordinary parents, right?"
"Yes, as you can see, our parents are ordinary people." Ryan and the others nodded, "But we are not traveling. Our parents are doing business here, so we may visit this country many times in the future."
"As long as you don't violate the law, we welcome you to visit from other countries. The legal restrictions here are much looser than your wizarding laws in the UK. The most important thing for you is that there are no restrictions on minors here.
Wizards have looser restrictions on casting spells. As long as they are accompanied by an adult wizard in an environment where there are no ordinary people, minor wizards are also allowed to cast magic. But if you want to cast spells independently, you need to apply for a license.
" said the young witch with short hair who looked very heroic.
"Also, the nearest wizard business district to the local area is the City God's Temple in Mingzhu City. Use your magic wand to tap either of the two stone lions at the entrance of the temple and you will be able to find the entrance to the commercial street. There is also a place there
The independent spellcasting license assessment site can also be used to exchange our currency." Another slightly older wizard added.
"Finally, I wish you a memorable journey in China." After saying this, the two Chinese wizards said goodbye to Ryan and the others.
"They seem to be quite friendly, which is a good start." After the two Chinese wizards left, Hermione happily said to Ryan. She really didn't expect that the local wizards here would actually welcome foreign wizards. "
Before I came here, I thought they were not easy to deal with."
"It's just some misunderstandings caused by not knowing each other." Ryan showed a smile on his face. "The people here are generally friendly. If there is an enemy invasion, they will destroy the enemy mercilessly.
But when it comes to friendly visitors, they are absolutely hospitable, and I think we can feel this during the rest of the trip."
Both companies were located near Qiantang, so their parents quickly returned to Qiantang by car because as managers and founders of emerging companies, they had a lot of things waiting for them.
Ryan and Hermione stayed in Pearl City to start their own trip. According to Ryan's father, Mr. Lambert, since you have decided to get engaged, you can be regarded as adults. I think you should be able to
Take care of yourself. Finally, he told Ryan to remember to join them to visit his grandparents in a week.
"Don't worry, it's no problem." After sending the parents to the car with their solemn promise, the two of them, as their first time in China, naturally had a good time in the most prosperous city in China.
It is the summer of 1996, and there are not many vehicles on the street. It is far from the momentum of later generations when the streets were blocked into parking lots. But it can be seen that people's life here is not bad: the pedestrians on the street are busy, their faces
There is a sense of vitality on his face, and his clothes are not much worse than those in London.
"This is a vibrant place." Ryan said to Hermione on the way to Pudong by bus. "I believe that in just 20 years, this place will be more prosperous than London."
Looking at Hermione's "Are you kidding me?" expression after hearing this, Ryan couldn't help laughing. No one in this era would believe how fast this land will develop in the next 20 years.
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After visiting the History Museum and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower that were just built this year, Ryan took Hermione to the City God Temple early the next morning. Naturally, they went with empty stomachs. It would be a pity not to try the special snacks here.
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The best thing about southern snacks is that each portion is not large, so you can try more than one at a time. The Xiao Long Bao and Soup Bao at Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop are indeed delicious, and everyone in Ryan ate them
Quite a few. The only thing that felt a little weird was that when they were eating in the lobby, there were customers who glanced at them from time to time.
"Is there something wrong with our dressing or anything else?" Hermione asked strangely after noticing the situation around her.
"Maybe it's because we ate a little too much." Ryan really couldn't tell Hermione that it was because there weren't many foreign romances in Pearl City at this time, especially when the woman was a European. So they used to spread dog food while eating.
It's normal to attract other people's attention.
After a sumptuous breakfast, they hurried to the entrance of the City God's Temple. Ryan clearly felt that there were faint traces of magic on the two lions at the entrance of the City God's Temple. He followed the method told by the Celestial Wizard he met at the airport yesterday.
He tapped the base of the stone lion lightly with the wand hidden in his sleeve.
As soon as Ryan put away his wand, he saw an archway slowly squeezed out between the two buildings in front of him. Just like Sirius's home at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. Wait until this big vermilion archway is completely squeezed out from between the two buildings.
After time appeared, Ryan took Hermione to the archway.
There is a blue plaque in the middle of the archway, with the three characters "Songjiang Collection" written in gold letters on it. It seems that this should be a commercial area for the wizards of the Celestial Dynasty.
"It feels more lively than Diagon Alley." Looking at the bustling crowd on the street beyond the archway, Hermione said with some surprise.
"At any rate, the population here is 20 times that of the British. It would be strange if it wasn't so lively." Ryan shrugged, and then walked into Songjiang Market with Hermione.