The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 61 Coincidence? Coincidence!
Ryan previously thought that this parchment treasure map might have come from a mysterious organization or secret cult, or even some adventurers who found such a treasure map through adventures or sorting out ancient materials.

Only a treasure map obtained after such a hard search can be worthy of such a deadly adventure and the precious knowledge inheritance gained after the adventure is successful.

Especially when Ryan found out that the thief was a vampire, he became more convinced of this idea. After all, in the cartoons he watched in his previous life, vampires were well-versed in history and even had a lot of secrets about treasures.

But now the thief actually said that he made this thing himself. Ryan found it a little unbelievable, but the magic of life told Ryan that the thief was telling the truth.

Ryan, somewhat unwilling to give up, continued to ask the vampire thief: "If you made it, why does this parchment map look so old?"

"I use old ink and old parchment." The vampire's answer explained Ryan's question.

This is a common trick in the antique market. Why didn't I think of it? Ryan began to reflect on himself. But before he started to reflect, he thought of another question: "Why do you draw a map and wear it on your body?"

"Because..." The vampire thief began to hesitate when he said this. Ryan also felt that his soul began to fluctuate, and it might be recovering.

Seeing this situation, Ryan didn't say anything and swung the crowbar to beat him again. In fact, Ryan himself is a pacifist and doesn't like to use violence. But this time he almost lost his life, so when he saw the culprit, he acted more violently.

Persuasion (physical) is useful, even the legendary vampires can't stand Ryan's powerful persuasion. This also indirectly shows that vampires are similar to humans in most cases. They are not unconscious as the legend says, but just a moving corpse. Of course, if it is a moving unconscious corpse, then it will be much more difficult for Ryan to persuade it.

After releasing magic again to soothe the vampire's soul, the vampire completely explained why he brought such a map. It turned out that he planned to use this map to lure lone tourists, and then rob them together with a few friends.

As for why they chose that altar, it was because it was indeed a real tourist attraction and could be found in the information of various places, so it would not arouse the suspicion of the victims. However, the place was sparsely populated and the terrain was rugged, which made it convenient for them to rob people on the road.

Hearing this, Ryan felt speechless. He risked his life to complete an adventure, but it was caused by a robber's forged map when he tried to rob and the real adventure location overlapped. Ryan felt that this coincidence was a bit incredible, but thinking about the many coincidences in history, this was not unacceptable.

After getting the truth, Ryan searched the vampire, took away his 7 Galleon coins, tied him up and threw him here again. He put the two dirty wallets found on him in the lost and found office on Saga Street, and then returned to his residence in a bad mood.

During the rest of his stay in Iceland, Ryan did not continue to wander around, but stayed in a B&B with his parents, doing his homework while absorbing the knowledge he gained from this adventure.

Soon the vacation time came to an end in these peaceful days. The Ryan family packed their luggage and flew back to London from Redjavik International Airport.

After only one day of rest in London, Ryan was called by Hermione to meet him in the library. "Thank you for your gift. Those rune charms are very interesting. I have seen them in some books. But my parents confiscated the candies you gave me. You know they are dentists and they don't want me to eat too much candy." Hermione said to Ryan after the two exchanged greetings.

Then they took out their completed homework and started discussing it. Hermione expressed her extreme admiration for Ryan for being able to finish his homework during the trip, and said that this studious spirit is worth learning from. (Ryan: I just want to finish it quickly so that I can have some free time.)
After discussing the problems encountered in the homework, the two walked out of the library, sat down on a bench on the side of the road and talked to each other about their recent situation.

Ryan did not tell Hermione about his adventures. He felt that Hermione was not old enough to know such cruel things. Especially when he thought about the fact that Hermione founded the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association in the original text, he knew that she would definitely not support the Viking wizard's act of slaughtering all the magical creatures on the entire island.

Ryan took out a whole album from his schoolbag and pointed at the photos to introduce the scenic spots he had visited, wetlands, glaciers, volcanoes, the soundless birds on the treetops, taking a special boat to watch the huge North Sea siren underwater, and the Saga Street full of various exotic cultures.

"Oh, that's great. Unlike me, I can only stay at home and read books every day. I can't even use my wand. I'm really worried about what will happen if my hands become rusty after not practicing for such a long time." Hermione said after listening to Ryan's narration of his travel experience.

"By the way." After complaining, Hermione seemed to have thought of something and said to Ryan: "Have you written to Harry recently?"

"Yes, more than one letter." Ryan replied. "It's a pity that Harry never wrote me a letter in reply. I think this is abnormal."

"Me too. Ron said he would think of a way. I hope he can get a reply from Harry. Anyway, Harry's loss of contact is quite worrying." Hermione said.

Afterwards, Ryan took out the Durmstrang textbooks for grades one to five that he had found and shared them with Hermione, because the two had agreed that if one of them found an interesting old book, they would share it with the other.

Hermione frowned when she saw the books: "Ryan, I don't think we should read these books. After all, they are dark magic."

"But these are Durmstrang textbooks, not those messy and dangerous books on dark magic. As one of the three most famous schools in Europe, Durmstrang should not have any major problems with their textbooks." Ryan explained.

"What's more, those pure-blood families will more or less teach their children some of these things. Muggle-born wizards like us basically have no access to this knowledge. I heard from the Weasley brothers that many employees of the Ministry of Magic can't even cast a complete Shield Charm. This is very likely because many Muggle-born wizards have never been exposed to this kind of combat spell. Thinking about what we faced last year, I think we have to learn a little bit of this kind of combat spell."

"Then there's no need to learn the Dark Arts." Hermione insisted on her point of view.

Ryan sat up straight and decided to explain the problem to Hermione carefully. He didn't want to quarrel over such a thing.

(End of this chapter)