The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 457 Hello, Dongfang

"It's really strange. I found a lot of information about the magic world in the Celestial Empire. However, all the records are 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 that only a small number of foreign wizards are allowed to enter the Celestial Empire. And the records of the Celestial Empire left by those wizards who went to the Celestial Empire are just scattered records, which seriously lack integrity. I am now very curious about what the magic world over there is like?" Hermione sat next to Ryan in the waiting hall of Heathrow Airport and talked about her previous preparations.

"The incomplete records may be due to the differences in culture, which makes it difficult for outsiders to understand some things in that land. They probably could only write down certain records based on their own understanding. But I think we will have the opportunity to really take a look at the magic world of China and experience the customs and practices there firsthand." Ryan smiled and talked about the relationship between his grandfather and the Eastern magic world. Hermione was very excited about the opportunity to explore that mysterious magic world.

In addition to these preparations, Ryan also took the time to move out a memory infusion device from the Fallout World Academy and instilled a language package into Hermione in preparation for this trip to China.

In the fan fiction of his previous life, Ryan had seen many different ways to go to the Celestial Empire. Some went there on a broom, some went there on a flying carpet, some were carried there by a phoenix, and the most amazing one was to teleport there directly. However, going there directly by plane like an ordinary person, like himself, was probably the least expensive way.

Fortunately, they successfully came into contact with the Celestial Magical World that Hermione had been talking about all the way when they first set foot on Celestial soil.

It was after the plane landed at Mingzhu Airport. When they passed through customs and reached the security gate, Ryan felt a very weak magic scanning his body. He easily distinguished that this scan was to identify the magical reaction of passing through the security gate.

Although Ryan and Hermione were both capable of hiding themselves well under such inspections, they were not out to cause trouble, so they did not hinder the inspections. Ryan guessed that the inspections were intended to correctly identify foreign wizards who came to China and mark them for easier management.

As expected, just after they passed through customs, two uniformed staff members stopped them. The staff members were dressed the same as the customs officers just now, but Ryan and Hermione found that they all had a red-bottomed gold-lettered sign on their chests, which read "Tianchao Alchemy Federation".

It was obvious that only wizards could see this sign. Ryan and his parents looked at the two people approaching with some nervousness, thinking something was wrong.

"It's okay, they are wizards from China." Ryan comforted several parents and then walked forward with Hermione to greet the two wizards from China.

"Hello, welcome to the Celestial Empire." The two wizards spoke in fluent English with a friendly tone. "You should be little 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 do business here, so we may visit this country many times in the future."

"As long as you don't break the law, we welcome visits from other countries. The legal restrictions here are much more relaxed than your British wizard laws. The most important thing for you is that the restrictions on underage wizards casting spells are more relaxed. Just make sure you are in a place without ordinary people and are accompanied by adult wizards. Underage wizards are also allowed to cast magic. But if you want to cast spells independently, you need to apply for a license." said the short-haired young witch who looked very heroic.

"Also, the wizard commercial district closest to the local area is in the City God Temple in Mingzhu City. Use your wands to lightly tap on any of the two stone lions at the temple gate and you will find the entrance to the commercial street. That place also has an assessment location for independent spellcasting licenses, and can also exchange our currency." Another slightly older wizard added.

"Finally, I wish you a memorable journey in the Celestial Empire." After saying this, the two Celestial Empire wizards said goodbye to Ryan and the others.

"They seem quite friendly. This is a good start." After the two Chinese wizards left, Hermione said happily to Ryan. She really didn't expect that the local wizards here would be so welcoming to 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 smiled. "The people here are generally friendly. If there is an enemy invasion, they will ruthlessly destroy the enemy, but they are absolutely warm and hospitable to friendly visitors. I think we can feel this in the subsequent travels." Both companies are located near Qiantang, so their parents quickly took a car back to Qiantang. Because as managers and founders of emerging companies, they have a lot of things waiting for them.

Ryan and Hermione stayed in Pearl City to start their own journey. 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 reminded Ryan to remember to meet up with them in a week to visit his grandparents.

"Don't worry, it's no problem." After sending the parents to the car with a solemn promise, the two people who were visiting China for the first time of course took a good look around this most prosperous city in China.

It is the summer of 1996. There are not many cars on the street, far from the momentum of the later streets being jammed into parking lots. But it can be seen that people's lives here are not bad: pedestrians on the street are busy and have a kind of vitality on their faces. The clothes are not much worse than those in London.

"This is a vibrant place." Ryan said to Hermione on the bus to Pudong, "I believe that in another 20 years, this place will be more prosperous than London."

Looking at Hermione's "Are you kidding?" expression after hearing this, Ryan couldn't help laughing. In this era, no one would believe how fast this land would develop in the next 20 years.

After visiting the History Museum and Oriental Pearl TV Tower, which were just built this year, Ryan took Hermione to the Chenghuang Temple the next morning. Of course, they went there on an empty stomach, as it would be a pity not to try the special snacks here.

The best thing about southern snacks is that each portion is not large, so you can try more than one at a time. The steamed buns and soup dumplings at Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop are really delicious, and Ryan and his friends all ate a lot. The only thing that was a little weird was that when they were eating in the lobby, there were always customers glancing at them from time to time.

"Is there something wrong with our dressing or anything else?" Hermione asked curiously after noticing the situation around her.

"Maybe because - we ate a little too much." Ryan really couldn't tell Hermione that this was because even in Pearl City, there were not many foreign romances at that time, especially when the woman was European. So it was normal for them to show off their affection while eating and attract other people's attention.

After a hearty breakfast, they hurried to the entrance of the City God Temple. Ryan clearly felt that there were faint traces of magic on the two lions at the entrance of the City God Temple. He followed the method told by the Chinese wizard he met at the airport yesterday and gently tapped the base of the stone lions with the wand hidden in his sleeve.

Ryan had just put away his wand when he saw an archway slowly emerging between the two buildings in front of him. Just like Sirius' home at 12 Grimmauld Place. After the large vermilion archway completely emerged from between the two buildings, Ryan brought Hermione to the archway.

There is a blue plaque in the middle of the archway, with the three characters "Songjiangji" written in gold. It seems that this should be a commercial area for the wizards of the Celestial Empire.

"It feels even more lively than Diagon Alley." Hermione said with some surprise as she looked at the bustling crowd on the street on the other side of the archway.

"After all, the population here is 20 times that of the British. It would be strange if it wasn't so lively." Ryan shrugged, then took Hermione into Songjiang Market.

(End of this chapter)