The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 460 An unexpected gift (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)
"Phoenix?" Hermione asked in surprise. "Shouldn't the phoenix be a big bird with golden and red feathers like Fawkes? I saw that in the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

"No, no, no, this is a translation problem." Ryan said in a low voice, afraid to scare the phoenix standing on the bamboo and eating bamboo rice. "The Phoenix we are talking about is called the Immortal Bird in China, and it originated from ancient Egypt. The Phoenix in front of us is at least stronger than Dumbledore's Phoenix in terms of magical ability."

He pointed at the phoenix and showed it to Hermione: "Look, the pattern on its head is in the shape of the word 'virtue', the pattern on its wings is in the shape of the word 'righteousness', the pattern on its back is in the shape of the word 'propriety', the pattern on its chest is in the shape of the word 'benevolence', and the pattern on its abdomen is in the shape of the word 'faith'. These characters represent the most important moral concepts of the Celestial Empire. And these characters on the phoenix represent that it has mastered a part of the power of the rules of humanity, which is equivalent to what we call the power of faith."

"It's incredible, but it's just an extraordinary animal, how can it master these complex rules?" Hermione, who has now begun to slowly explore the rules, knows what this power represents. She can't believe that some magical animal can understand these complex things.

For example, Dumbledore's phoenix is ​​at most equivalent to the intelligence of a human teenager. It is definitely not capable of completing such a complex study. And this is already one of the smartest magical animals that everyone has ever seen.

"Hey, you two young men, I don't think you humans are much smarter than other animals." Before Ryan could answer, he heard a very clear voice from the depths of his mind, giving him a feeling of seeds sprouting after spring rain drops on the land. But this voice startled him suddenly. Now there should be few people and creatures who can pass the message directly to their hearts through the power of the mind without alarming themselves. Even Dumbledore would have to work hard to do it.

Ryan's first reaction was to look at the phoenix who was holding a bamboo and stretching his neck to reach the bamboo in front of him. As a result, he immediately heard another sentence: "You are not slow to react, and you are quite smart."

"Excuse me, who are you?" Ryan asked cautiously. The phoenix in front of him had already demonstrated its power. No matter what it was, this power was worthy of respect.

"You can call me Feng Ling." Phoenix flew to a bamboo in front of Ryan and the others and said, "Don't be nervous. I called you just because I'm curious. There aren't many foreigners in this place. Even though I've been here for more than 2,000 years, the number of foreigners I've seen is no more than two digits. The last time I saw a foreigner who looked like the girl next to you was decades ago."

"Do Europeans like me often come here?" This question aroused Hermione's interest.

"No, no, no, not often. Foreign alchemists usually come to this land only when they have something to do." Feng Ling said, "I met that man because of other things. He came with his partner to return a Zouwu that was taken away by poachers. I even learned a greeting from them. Let me think about it - yes, it's this."

After thinking of that sentence, Phoenix raised one wing to them and said, "Gu De touched you, that should be what he said. Ha, I knew my brain was useful and I would remember it after all these years."

"Zou Wu?" Ryan suddenly thought of someone. He took out a copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from his space bag, and then pointed to the black-and-white photo of the author when he was young on the title page and asked, "Um, is this the person?"

"That's him." Phoenix put his head close to the book and read it. "I felt good about this young man. I even talked to him. Do you know how he got along later?"

"Newt Scamander later became a great scholar of Magizoology and is now retired. He lives with his wife and pets in his own estate in Dorset. He is not young at all now, he is almost 100 years old. He wrote our first-grade textbooks." "Oh, I forget a lot of things when I get older. I thought he might be very powerful in the future. It seems that I have a good eye." Feng Ling's voice became cheerful. "By the way, what are you doing here? I remember there are very few foreigners in this place."

"We are here for an engagement ceremony and a holiday trip. Besides that, I'm also going to visit my family." Ryan said, holding Hermione's hand.

"Oh, love. This is beautiful." Feng Ling said: "Although I just met you, I still need to tell you that powerful strength is the basis for doing things, and killing is sometimes an inevitable means. But please remember your original choice in your heart, and don't be blinded by power and blood. I have seen too many tragedies caused by not being able to stick to my own heart. Love and responsibility are the only anchors that can help people get out of confusion."

"Thank you for your teachings." Ryan bowed to the phoenix. He believed that the warning issued by a phoenix that had lived for two thousand years must be well-targeted. After thinking about it carefully, Ryan also felt that he seemed to be too inclined to physical annihilation recently. He stood there and began to reflect on whether his previous thoughts and actions were a bit extreme?
"It's good that you can gain something. I think you will become a great alchemist in the future. Now let me give you a little gift. I wish you can create a sky of your own in a foreign country. Of course, congratulations on finding your spiritual home." Feng Ling looked at Ryan's thoughtful expression and flew up, then began to sing in ancient elegant language.

"Phoenix, Phoenix, return to your hometown, travel around the world to find your mate. If you haven't met me yet, you have no idea how to ascend to this hall!——" Feng Ling sang while flying in the air. After the song was finished, a golden light flashed. The elegant and beautiful figure disappeared from the bamboo forest, leaving only some heavenly echoes echoing around.

"Huh." Hermione let out a breath. Even though Feng Ling had tried her best to restrain her breath, the magic power accumulated over two thousand years was too much pressure for Hermione, who had just started to learn the rules, even if it was just leaked out unconsciously.

"Is this the foundation of the wizards of the Celestial Empire?" Hermione said in disbelief. "More than two thousand years old. The oldest creature I've ever heard of is the basilisk under the girls' bathroom in the school you told me about. I feel that the pressure it puts on me is only a little less than that of the Grim Reaper before."

"You don't think that an independent magic society with thousands of years of civilization has not expanded because they are weak. Not to mention that the phoenix in front of us just now should be only slightly inferior to a god." Ryan said to Hermione who was surprised. "Okay, let's not talk about this now. Let's see what gift the mythical beast phoenix gave us."

After feeling their bodies for a while, Ryan and the others lifted their sleeves at the same time. A thumb-sized but very delicate golden phoenix tattoo appeared on their forearms.

After using magic to explore the tattoo, they found that the tattoo allowed two people to summon each other to their side as long as they were in the same world. In addition to this most important function, it also allowed them to contact each other.

"I really should thank that Phoenix Spirit." Ryan felt a little puzzled about receiving such a generous gift, but when he thought about it, the Phoenix was more than two thousand years old. It was very likely that in its eyes, this gift was just a tiny benefit given out of favor to its younger generation.

But for Ryan and Hermione, this was the best gift they had received since their trip to China.

(End of this chapter)