On Wednesday, Xing Ze calculated in his mind that he still had about three days to complete some of the extra schedule, and then go to the Shafiq family's dance.
The reason why he agreed to this invitation was not only because he felt indebted to Ellie, but also because he was really fed up with the harassment from various families day and night. As Ben said, this matter had been delayed for too long, and he really needed
A decision has been made.
The atmosphere of the party became more and more intense as people drank less wine, and finally reached its peak in a ballad describing the mermaid of the Black Lake. This is a familiar ballad. The ballad depicts the mermaid lifelike and detailed.
Most of the men sang along, including Ben. After drinking a glass of bourbon, he forgot about the money and stood up to join the noisy crowd.
Gambling, pubs, and watching football. These three things almost constitute the life of British men. Even when the plague was at its worst in Wales last year, these British people still went to pubs to watch football and gamble.
Xing Ze couldn't understand this at all. He felt that he was out of tune with the people here. The strange sense of isolation made him feel like a lonely stranger.
After drinking the soda in his hand, Xing Ze was planning to leave. Because after the song was finished, some good people would probably ask him to give a speech.
"Another drink?" Ms. Rosmerta asked, rarely holding a glass in her hand to wipe it with.
Looking at the boss's attentive eyes, Xing Ze nodded, "Then let's have a glass of lemonade. Drinking too much soda will make you burp."
"You are really a weirdo." Rosmerta brought a glass of lemonade, "I originally wanted to treat you to a glass of good wine, but it seems that this is impossible."
"Maybe one day I'll drink again." Xing Ze took the lemonade and waited for Ms. Rosmerta to speak.
"Looks like you won the contest."
"If nothing else happens."
"I'm very happy." The female boss smiled, "At least I don't have to look at R's stinky face anymore."
"Is he really that bad?"
"It's far worse than you think. Although I don't know how he works, but in terms of character, he can only be called a scumbag. In addition, he is also a money addict. As far as I know, he used his power to collect a lot of money.
Bribery and extortion. I have to pay him a lot of money every year."
Hearing this, Xing Ze became confused. Judging from his investigation of R, this executive of the Key Hall is indeed very good at doing things. As for the corruption of private life, members of those big families are more or less.
It is not surprising that this problem exists.
But judging from Rosmerta's story, this member of the Slytherin family seems to have a strong obsession with money and power.
Xing Ze suppressed the urge to burp and asked, "I don't understand, ma'am. In his capacity. I mean, you may know that R comes from the Slytherin family."
"Oh, about this." The bar owner showed a meaningful smile, "I am willing to share some information with you, just to make up for the regret of not being able to treat you to a drink."
"I'd like to hear the details." Xing Ze has always welcomed free information, let alone information about his opponents.
Rosmerta did not rush to tell, but temporarily handed over the matter at hand to another bartender, then poured herself a glass of mead, "Let me think about where to start."
"Let's start with the Slytherin family."
"An ancient family." Rosmerta sighed with emotion. "The Slytherin family is quite complicated and has many distant relatives. As far as I know, they also have relatives in the United States. Isolt Thayer, that Ilver
The founder of Morny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came from the Slytherin family."
Xing Ze has heard about this. After all, before he traveled to this world, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2" had already been released. The hot discussion and popular science on the Internet made him, a melon-eater, know a lot about it.
Knowledge of the magical world.
Of course, whether that knowledge can be used in this world and whether it is correct still needs further confirmation. But now, he can at least confirm that the creator of Ilvermorny Magic School has not changed.
"Of course, the most notorious among them is the Gaunt family. The outside world thinks that the Gaunt family is the only remaining descendant of Salazar Slytherin, which is correct. But many people mistakenly think that the Gaunt family is the only remaining descendant of Salazar Slytherin.
Cha Slytherin is the founder of the Slytherin family..."
"Isn't he?"
Information about the Slytherin family is also quite vague.
Ms. Rosmerta took a sip of wine and explained: "Of course not. The Slytherin family comes from the Everglades and is one of the oldest families in the British wizarding world. You can ask Bathilda Bagshot, she lives in Gore.
Derek Vale. She is a very famous historian of magic."
"Heard something."
"I once visited her and asked her about some ancient mead brewing recipes. She is a talkative old lady, and a little delicious mead can make her talk endlessly. I don't remember how the topic changed at that time.
The Slytherin family is here.
"The old lady told me that the Slytherin family is ancient and mysterious. The founder of the family was gifted by a god in the Everglades, so he could speak Parseltongue. But she also said that these were just rumors. Who knew the truth?
Not sure.
"All in all, this family has many branches. The decline of the Gaunt family does not represent the decline of the Slytherin family. On the contrary, judging from the rumors that R left the Gaunt family and joined his distant relatives, the Slytherin family seems to be still alive and well.
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"R is from the Gaunt family?" Xing Ze asked.
"Yes, Bagshot happened to have a genealogy of the Gaunt family with his name on it, and she took it out and showed it to me." Ms. Rosmerta said confidently.
Xing Ze's fingers tapped the glass rhythmically, and he whispered: "Interesting."
"No. Don't think I'm just a bar owner, a young man, but I also have some connections."
"I will mention this matter to the senior management of the Key Office. I don't think they will revoke your position or change the office location here."
"Look, I just like talking to smart people." Ms. Rosmerta winked at Xing Ze, "Anyway, young man, we all thank you. If you want any information, I will pay attention to it for you.
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"Thank you, ma'am." Xing Ze drank the glass of lemonade, then stood up and left the bar, walking towards Ben.
The latter was trying to catch up with the bar singer's drinking speed, and he was obviously about to fail. Xing Ze didn't want to carry him back to Hogwarts again, and the experience was not good at all.