themonasnovels Chapter 236 The Art of Bargaining
Chapter 236 The Art of Bargaining
Chapter 236 The Art of Bargaining
Knockturn Alley is another magical business district in London besides Diagon Alley.
There are many shops related to black magic, and many hard-to-find things can be found here.
If you walk in this ancient alley, you can find some good items. Of course, you must have a pair of discerning eyes, otherwise you will be easily deceived.
This is a place where fakes and treasures coexist, comparable to the Panjiayuan Market in the imperial capital.
Not long after William left, he entered a shop.
- Bockin-Bock shop.
This is the place to buy and sell magical items with weird properties.
He went straight to the counter, and a man appeared in front of the counter bent over. He was combing the greasy hair hanging on his face repeatedly with his hands.
"Mr. Stark, we meet again." Mr. Bojin's voice and his hair are greasy, like salted duck eggs.
In this respect, even Professor Snape was inferior.
William is a regular customer here. During his summer vacation, he made a lot of weird alchemy items, and the other party bought them all.
"Have you found the safety bell I want?" he inquired.
"Of course." Old Bojin smiled. "I found such a safe clock in a 'hidden place' after searching many places, but the price is not low."
The other party showed a row of yellow teeth.
'The Hidden Place' is a wizarding street in Paris, France, accessible through an enchanted bronze statue.The street functions in Paris similarly to Diagon Alley in London.
Bo Jin quickly took out an ebony clock with eight bells and gilt bronze from the counter.
The dial of that clock was also engraved with words such as Home, Ministry of Magic, and Vault, but it was broken.
"This clock cost me a lot of money, a full two thousand Galleons." Borgin boasted.
William was noncommittal and checked carefully.
"Mr. Bokin, you are not being honest. Look at this base. In order to prevent it from falling off, two screws are reinforced.
You may not know what this is, it's a Muggle item.
There's a kid's scribble down there, in French, I happen to know some French... You got it from a Muggle, right? "
Borgin shut up. It was indeed found in a Muggle junk market. In fact, it only cost him a hundred francs.
William checked the clock, shook his head and said, "The dial inside is broken, and there are traces of Muggle disassembly. You know, this kind of thing is worthless."
"Eight hundred Galleons." Bojin took a step back.
"This kind of rubbish, I can pay up to fifty Galleons."
The corner of Bo Jin's mouth twitched, and he really dared to bargain. Don't young people these days even know the old rules of cutting in half?
"Five hundred Galleons." Borgin gritted his teeth. "I made a special trip to Paris to find this clock."
"You didn't run for me, I heard that the French Aurors intercepted a shipment of yours?" William said with a polite smile.
Tonks did not participate in this joint operation, and her level is not high enough, but she can still find out by asking.
It's good to have someone inside.
Borgin's attitude changed again, the creases on his face laughed out: "Mr. Stark's news is quite well-informed?"
"It's okay, I have a personal relationship with Mr. Fudge, the Minister of Magic. You know, I dealt with him when I was awarded the Merlin Medal.
What a nice guy he is! "
William panicked without blushing.
"Eighty Galleons, Mr. Stark, I am willing to make you my friend."
An item has value only if someone buys it, and if no one buys it, it is just a waste product, especially a broken safety clock.
Boggin knew about this kind of thing. Anyway, he only spent 100 francs, so he made money no matter what.
"make a deal."
William took out a pack of Galleons from the ring and threw it over.
Bo Jin was about to take it away, William touched the bag and said with a smile: "Wait, I still have something to sell."
William took out another piece of glass from the ring, a blue looking glass.
Bo Jin took a breath and said in disbelief, "Did you fix it?"
"It's easy, isn't it?" William smiled.
This looking glass is not the kind of looking glass that is used for protection, but a looking glass that can know what other people think.
The effect is basically the same as the weakened version of Legilimency.
Originally, the looking glass was broken, but it was bought by William Fifty Galleons from Bo Jin's shop, and he repaired it after changing hands.
Of course, William couldn't fix it easily, and he did it all with Nicole's help.
The core items of this mirror are the eyes and nerves of cats and leopards.
The cat leopard is an amazing animal, somewhat like a cougar in size and appearance, native to the Appalachian Mountains.
It can walk upright, run faster than an arrow, and has hypnotic and legilimency eyes.
So its eyes are very expensive on the black market.
In fact, many mirrors that can penetrate the hearts of others contain the eyes of cats and leopards.
Like the famous Mirror of Erised.
After a wave of haggling, the two parties finally settled the deal at a price of two thousand Galleons.
It was only fifty Galleons when William bought it, and even including the cost of restoration, he made a lot of money.
Sure enough... Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of human beings.
Bojin's attitude got better and better. He tentatively asked, "Mr. Stark, who did you learn alchemy from?"
"Professor Babling." William wanted to talk about Dumbledore, but he threw out that beautiful and outrageous ancient rune professor in a blink of an eye.
It'd be better if someone could trouble Babling, who made her such a bad character.
"Mr. Stark, are you interested in coming to our shop for an internship after graduation?" Bo Jin invited.
"I know, with your level, you don't like our shop.
But I can see all kinds of magical items from all over the world here, which is not available in other places. "
William chuckled, could there be as many magical items as Nicolas May's manor?
"I think I need to think about it." William did not refuse, after all, the old man had to help with things in the future.
Borgin wasn't too disappointed either, looking at Stark, he almost immediately thought of a young wizard from more than half a century ago.
—Tom Riddle.
That good-looking young man can obviously rely on his face for a living, but he has amazing talent.
Not only does he have excellent academic performance, he is a prefect at school, the chairman of the student union, and has received special awards from the school.
In the end, didn't you come to Bojin Store as a clerk for a while?
At that time, Bo Jin seduced the boy by increasing his knowledge.
It's a pity that the other party resigned later, and Bokin never heard Tom Riddle's name again.
It's a pity... Maybe it's already dead.
William packed his things and was about to leave when the door opened again.
This time it was acquaintances who walked in - Lucius Malfoy and his son Draco.
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(End of this chapter)