American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 18 Even a penny can stump a hero.

Having successfully entered the courtyard of the Broken Cauldron Bar, Li Buying muttered as she tapped the correct bricks: "Count three on top of the trash can, then two horizontally..."

As the stone bricks gradually separated, Li Buying entered Diagon Alley with a calm expression. A long street paved with cobblestones appeared before him, surrounded by all sorts of peculiar shops.

Finding the tallest white building in the crowd, Li Buying quickly walked over there, the words "Gringotts" in large letters imprinted above his head.

Calmly entering, Li Buying went straight to the goblins in Gringotts, tapped the table with her hand, and took out a stack of banknotes from her pocket: "I'm here to exchange money."

The fairy at the counter peeked out and saw Li Buying. She took all the banknotes from his hand, did a quick conversion, put the gold coins in a gold coin bag and handed it to him, saying without looking up, "The exchange rate between pounds and gallons is 5:1. Check if that's correct."

The boy opened the bag and counted the number of Gallons inside. A sense of embarrassment immediately washed over him—he was out of money.

Yes, his conditions in this world are not as good as in the main world, and he doesn't have any hard currency in his storage space, so he is now in a predicament of being short of money.

Of course, he's not completely broke yet, but once he buys everything on his college acceptance letter, he'll only have one Gallon left at most.

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny. Li Buying couldn't help but look at another alley leading to Gringotts—that was where Knockdown Lane was located.

He was tempted to rob Fu Ji himself, but his current body couldn't exert much strength, and he was likely to be caught off guard and fail miserably.

Li Buying sighed slightly and finally gave up on the dangerous idea. She put away the gold coin bag and walked towards Ollivander's wand shop not far away. As soon as she entered, she smelled the scent of wood.

"Mr. Ollivander, I'm here to buy a wand!"

Seeing that no one was around, Li Buying didn't move. His spider sense told him that this old, dilapidated shop was dangerous for him. After a while, an old man came out from the inner door and looked at Li Buying in surprise with his silvery-white pupils.

"Child, did you come alone?"

"Yes, I've come to buy a wand."

She took a picture of the admission notice and showed it to Ollivander. After Ollivander confirmed it, he gave her a kind smile and asked her to stand still so he could measure her arm length, forearm length, height, head circumference, and other dimensions.

It's like buying clothes.

After taking all the measurements, Ollivander nodded slightly: "A fairly standard height for this age group. Alright, let me see... This should suit you, you precocious little guy. Try waving it around."

Ollivander shoved a wand into Li Buying's hand. The boy felt a slight twitch in his nerves, a sharp pain shooting into his brain. Immediately, a gust of wind emerged from the tip of the wand, threatening to engulf the entire shop. Ollivander quickly waved his wand and shouted, "[Stop Curse]!"

"Oh, it seems you have a good aptitude, but this wand isn't suitable for you. Try this one instead."

After retrieving the wand from Li Buying, Ollivander searched for a suitable wand for himself.

After trying four different wands, the wandmaker patiently took another wand and placed it in Li Buying's hand. Finally, this time, although Li Buying's nerves still throbbed when she waved the wand, it did not cause any damage.

A bright light enveloped Li Buying, and Ollivander nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Very good. 12 inches (30cm) long, made of willow wood, with a core made of the heart nerve of a fire dragon, this is the most suitable wand for you."

"Mr. Ollivander, may I know the properties that willow wood represents?"

Li Buying remembered that each material corresponded to the different personalities of the wand's owner, and out of curiosity, he casually asked a question.

Ollivander was very pleased and seemed quite willing to explain the wand he had made to Li Buying:

"Oh, of course. Willow has healing properties and is a very unusual wand wood. I've noticed that the ideal owners of willow wands are usually insecure, no matter how well they hide this flaw."

Many confident customers insist on trying wicker wands, attracted by their beautiful appearance and ability to use high-level silent charms. However, my wicker wands choose their most promising owners, not those who think they are already powerful enough.

The last sentence is probably said to everyone who comes to buy a wand.

Li Buying muttered a complaint, politely bid farewell to Ollivander, and went to other stores to buy the necessities on the notice. Due to insufficient budget, she mostly bought items that could be used normally.

Even so, his shopping spree had almost exhausted his Galleons, leaving only a shiny gold coin at the bottom of his pocket, and he hadn't even bought any animals.

Taking out the gold coin, Li Buying felt once again that you can't do without money. Fortunately, he was only staying in the Harry Potter world for one semester, so he didn't need to think too much. He could bring some hard currency if he had any missions or wanted to come back later.

……

Platform 9 at King's Cross Station, London, England, September 1.

Li Buying stood in front of the platform, wearing a shirt, waiting for the train to arrive. Amidst the bustling crowd, his eyes scanned the people coming and going, finally noticing a boy with his hair covering his forehead standing there just like him.

A nervous yet curious glint flashed in the boy's eyes. Li Buying was certain he was Harry Potter, but instead of approaching him, she jogged directly toward the third pillar between Platform 9 and Platform 10.

She crashed into the pillar, passed right through it, turned around and saw the special train to Hogwarts. She immediately grabbed her luggage and boarded the train, sighing again.

He made do in the park for two whole nights, and with only one Galleon, he didn't want to spend the coin, which he might need, on lodging, so he had to get through those two days in a rather miserable state.

Once on the train, Li Buying deliberately chose a carriage closer to the side to avoid getting involved with Harry Potter, and at the same time took out paper and pen to plan her mission in this world.

He had three tasks: to put Voldemort into a state of suspended animation, which was essentially to deal with Voldemort, but since he couldn't kill him completely, he used the suspended animation. Killing the troll probably refers to the one Quirrell brought in.

The first two of these three tasks were easy for Li Buying; at worst, it was just a matter of killing, killing, killing, killing. The last one, however, was very difficult.

Helping his own house get second place would be great, especially if it were Slytherin, he wouldn't have to do anything to get second place. It's a pity he's not a pure-blood. If he joined Gryffindor, would he secretly sabotage Gryffindor and lower their scores?

With Dumbledore there, it's practically impossible; he's probably determined to let Gryffindor win the championship.

As he hesitated, the train roared and gradually pulled away from the station. Li Buying's view suddenly opened up, and a vast, beautiful plain appeared before him.

(End of this chapter)