Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 329 What? Do I have to pay to buy things in Knockturn Alley?
After all, Li Weide did not completely take up too much of Tom's time.

He let Tom go shopping by himself and agreed to meet at the entrance of Diagon Alley at two o'clock in the afternoon.

As for why Tom was called, it was to make Tom familiar to these pure-blood families.

Li Weide hopes that Tom can help him in the future and deal with these people on his behalf.

Tom said a lot before, how could the Dark Lord figure out how to make money on his own?

Similarly, how could the Dark Lord negotiate with these guys himself?

Tom finished his ice cream and left, while Hagrid was still observing Alduin stupidly.

As for the conversation between Levid and Tom just now, and the strange silence after the whispering spell, he didn't notice it at all.

"Hagrid, you seem to like Fantastic Beasts?" asked Levid.

"Yes! I like them very much... Since I was a child, no one wanted to play with me, so I had to go to the forest to play with those magical animals. Although my father often opposed me doing so, one time when he saw me getting along harmoniously with a Te-bo Warthog, he no longer cared about me..." Speaking of magical creatures, Hagrid became talkative.

Li Weide was very skeptical about the authenticity of what Hagrid said about "living in harmony".

As far as he knew, the Tebo warthog was a dangerous creature of XXXX level, with a violent temper, thick skin and flesh, and could even become invisible.

If Li Wei De remembered correctly, in the future, there seemed to be a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor whose name Li Wei De couldn't remember, who was gored to death by a Te Bo Warthog in the Forbidden Forest after his one-year term ended...

Even though it's such a dangerous creature, Hagrid can "live in harmony" with him...

This reminds me of Hagrid's usual thick nerves and style of doing things.

Livid could imagine the scene when Hagrid's father saw his son suppressing a Tebo Warthog with his bare hands, and then smiled and told him that he was getting along with it harmoniously...

There is no doubt that the hybrid giant may not have as thick skin and flesh as the Tebo Warthog, but its strength is definitely terrifying, even if it is not yet an adult.

"Well... Hagrid, since you know so much about magical creatures, do you know where I can buy a carriage?" Levid asked casually.

If you want to visit a pure-blood family like the Malfoys, some pomp and ceremony is still necessary.

Neither he nor Tom could Apparate in public without a license, and if they wanted to get to the Malfoys' house, they couldn't just walk there.

The appearance of Andrews' carriage does not look very presentable, and a lot of modifications need to be made if it is to be used.

What's more, they are now looking for a place to stay and need a carriage.

Therefore, Li Weide planned to buy a new carriage, preferably a very luxurious one... or maybe an ordinary one would be fine, he could buy it and modify it himself.

Of course, if you can't buy one, it's okay to rent one temporarily.

Clothes make the man, saddles make the horse...

Anyway, when you go out, especially to discuss things with a pure-blood family like this, you always have to show off.

"Buy a carriage? There's one at the end of Diagon Alley." Hagrid raised his head innocently. "But we probably can't buy one, especially if we want to bring magical beasts like Thestrals or Rune Horses. It requires a lot of paperwork, and all of it has to go to the Ministry of Magic. The carriage seller won't sell us a carriage until they see the approval documents, and the Ministry won't sign for kids like us. However, if we just buy a carriage without the magical beasts to pull it, the procedures and paperwork are much simpler."

Li Weide nodded. This was very reasonable, just like you couldn't buy a car when you were a minor... So, according to common sense, it would be difficult for him to legally get a carriage on his own. At least he had to wait until he was an adult.

Alternatively, he could ask an adult wizard with the necessary documentation to purchase it for him.

However, this is a common sense approach, but Li Weide is not a person who likes to do things according to common sense.

Moreover, after chatting with Hagrid for a while, Levid learned a lot about the institutional issues concerning carriages and magical creatures.

In fact, the carriage purchasing system established by the Ministry of Magic is not perfect.

Unlike buying a car, where everyone has a license plate... In the wizarding world, buying a carriage only requires showing the documents to the dealership and you can buy it.

No one cares who buys it, and the carriage sold won't be registered with the Ministry of Magic...

After all, for wizards, a carriage is like a house. After understanding some principles, they can build it themselves using magic.

The reason for the permission document is simply because the vehicle is pulled by magical creatures, and it is out of the need to protect magical creatures.

At this time, the Ministry of Magic's protection of magical creatures was not very good...

Even smuggling and poaching are difficult to stop, let alone the management of the magical animals that pull the carts.

The best the Ministry of Magic can do is curb smuggling and poaching by taking insignificant measures like restricting the use of the Undetectable Extension Charm...

But other than arresting them in the act, the Ministry of Magic had few effective ways of detecting these violations.

Otherwise, it would be hard for Newt to run around with a suitcase full of magical beasts...

Ultimately, it's because magic is too convenient. Everything has its pros and cons.

After chatting with Hagrid again for a while, Levid said goodbye to Hagrid.

When Levid left, Hagrid looked at the "Hungarian Hornet" lying on his shoulder with reluctance.

It seems that this big guy's liking for fire dragons was developed when he was a child.

After saying goodbye to Hagrid, Levid joined the crowd in Diagon Alley, then he slipped into a hidden corner nearby.

The next second, the person who came out from the corner turned out to be an ordinary man.

After silently putting on a mask, he turned directly into Knockturn Alley...

There are things in Diagon Alley that Knockturn Alley won’t have, and as for things that Diagon Alley doesn’t have... Knockturn Alley won’t disappoint you.

After walking around for a while, Li Weide found a shop with a very dirty frontage.

The shop had no sign, only a dried-up troll head hanging at the door.

After being dried, the giant monster's head had distorted facial features and looked extremely ferocious.

This means that what is sold inside is poached materials, as well as many live magical animals...

This is the style of most shop signs in Knockturn Alley, and signs like Boko Bojin's are rare.

"What do you want to buy?" An ugly old witch was sitting in a rocking chair at the door of the store, smoking a pipe.

Li Weide thought that she might have the blood of a banshee, otherwise why would she look like a crow witch?

"Is there a magic horse?" Li Weide asked.

"Yes, 500 gold galleons a piece." The old witch said casually.

"It's too expensive." Li Weide said lightly: "A wild divine horse is not worth this much."

The magical animals caught by poachers are all wild and untamable.

Generally speaking, when dark wizards come here to buy these magical animals, they can only buy them and kill them to get the materials.

Unless it's tamed, it can be sold at a high price... But in places like Knockturn Alley, it's difficult to buy tamed magical animals. Most of the time, they will sell you untamed animals at the price of tamed ones.

The old witch now knew that the person who came was knowledgeable. She raised her head and looked at Li Weide, then said casually, "This is a tamed one. An untamed divine rune horse is 300 gold galleons each."

"Take me to see it first." Li Weide said.

The old witch stood up with difficulty. "Hmph, you'd better buy it in the end! Otherwise..."

But she stopped before she finished her threat. After a moment of trance, she picked up the crutch next to her and hobbled into the store.

The shelves in the store were cluttered with all sorts of strange and bizarre materials.

Dried entrails, pale skeletons... a strange smell permeated the entire shop. The old witch walked to the counter, then pulled a ring on the floor, revealing a large, dark hole.

There is a long staircase in the big cave...

The old witch lit an oil lamp and walked slowly downstairs.

Li Weide waited for a while before the old witch came out carrying a suitcase.

"Here are five of the best rune horses..."

Five minutes later, Li Weide walked out of the store carrying his suitcase and disappeared into the crowd in Knockturn Alley...

The old witch sat back in the rocking chair, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. "Hmm? Did a customer come just now? To buy a magic horse? No... The store hasn't had any magic horses recently. I must have fallen asleep and was dreaming..."

The old witch muttered to herself, took out her pipe again and lit the leaves of unknown composition in the pipe... She was completely unaware of what had just happened.

……

Li Wei De took the briefcase containing the Rune Horse and Apparated away from Knockturn Alley.

As for how much did you spend on shopping in Knockturn Alley just now?

What? In a place like Knockturn Alley, you have to pay to buy things?

Li Weide found a hidden place, then got into the suitcase and tamed the five rune horses.

With nightmare magic and his talent for affinity with magical animals, it was very easy to tame the magician Marco.

Then, Levid changed into another appearance again and went to Diagon Alley to buy a luxury carriage without magical creatures.

Because Levid did not buy any magical beasts, this very luxurious carriage only cost Levid less than 100 gold galleons.

As for the simple documents required to purchase a carriage...

Li Weide only handed his boss a blank piece of parchment.

Then, in the boss's eyes, the parchment became a serious document with the official seal of the Ministry of Magic...

This is the magic of nightmare magic. If Levid didn't think he was a good person, the boss wouldn't have noticed even if he didn't pay, just like the old witch in Knockturn Alley.

Actually, if you think about it this way, only someone with a bottom line like Li Weide would need gold galleons after mastering nightmare magic...

However, the bottom line is that although nightmare magic is good, it will still leave flaws and traces if used too much, which is not what Levid wants to see.

……

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Tom appeared at the entrance of Diagon Alley on time.

Then he saw an incredibly luxurious carriage...

Especially the five divine horses pulling the carriage...

Tom had only seen this beautiful magical animal in the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

The five divine horses in front of him were extremely tall and handsome, with snow-white bodies and not even a single stray hair. They looked extremely valuable.

Every wizard passing by this carriage couldn't help but stop and take a look...

However, Tom just took a look and stood aside.

No matter how good this carriage is, it has nothing to do with him. Maybe it is the vehicle of some rich and extravagant pure-blood wizard.

His current task is to wait for Li Weide and then start working hard.

Suddenly, Tom heard someone calling him not far away.

"Tom, come here quickly, don't stand there, the boss is waiting for you in the car."

Tom turned back hesitantly and saw a familiar wizard getting out of the carriage and sitting in the driver's seat.

"Andrews?" cried Tom in surprise.

Andrews bowed slightly and said, "Tom, the boss is calling you to get in the car."

"Boss? Li Weide? Is this car Li Weide's?" Tom asked three times in shock.

Andrews scratched his head. Tom's expression now was exactly the same as his just now.

He had just found a house and settled down in the morning when he received a letter from Levid asking him to come to Diagon Alley to meet him.

Then he saw this luxurious carriage... and the task that Li Weide gave him was to drive it...

Andrews had also seen a divine horse, but this kind of magical animal always had a violent temperament. This was the first time he had seen such a docile divine horse!

I don’t know where Li Weide got it from.

The divine horse is very magical. Once tamed, it can take its owner to where he needs to go without even a driver.

Li Weide asked him to come here, mostly to support the occasion...

However, he did not ask any more questions, as he was already accustomed to the magic of his boss.

It took Tom a long time to recover from his shock.

Andrews opened the carriage door, and Tom saw the luxurious decoration inside through the door...

Tom looked at the carpet on the carriage floor. He didn't know what kind of animal's fur it was, but it looked very expensive...

This actually made him hesitate a little... Would it be a bit bad to just step on it? Would it get dirty?

"Why don't you come in? What are you daydreaming about?" Li Weide's voice came from the carriage.

Hearing this, Tom couldn't help but want to slap himself twice. Why the hell was he taking care of Li Weide's stuff?

Step on it! Step on it hard!

Tom immediately walked up with his head held high.

Levid was sitting comfortably on a luxurious sofa, with the house-elf Toby standing respectfully beside him.

Li Weide said with a smile: "Why are you so cautious? Are you afraid of getting it dirty? We are wizards... No matter how dirty you get, Toby can clean it up with just a snap of his fingers."

Tom's pale cheeks flushed instantly. "I didn't! I'm just a little curious about where you found this carriage..."

Li Weide sighed, "Don't mention it. It took a lot of effort... It's because I don't have many people available to me right now. Otherwise, things like finding a carriage should be done with just one order... Tom, you need to grow up quickly and help me share my worries."

Tom frowned at him. "When did you learn all those bad habits?"

"Didn't you say that? The Dark Lord needs to be well-preserved. It's not cool to do everything yourself!" Li Wei De elegantly drank a glass of juice. If you didn't know better, you would think he was tasting some high-end red wine...

"No, I didn't say that."

"But what you mean is this... Okay, change into something more decent!" Li Weide waved his hand, and Toby next to him walked over with a tray.

Tom looked at the clothes in Toby's hands and suddenly understood why Li Weide suddenly cared so much about appearances...

"Are you finally going to use your family's name to put pressure on those purebloods?" Tom asked excitedly.

　Chapter Two will be released later.

　　
　
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