Chapter 1156 The Story of Paris (9)

"How did you know there were water dragons underground in Paris?" Severus asked Pomona in the sunny library before coming.

There is a strange thing about the newly built National Library in France. Books that need to be stored away from light are placed in a high-rise building that is transparent to the sun and looks like a glass box, while readers who need light to read have to be in the underground reading room, which is illuminated by artificial light sources.

"That was Newt's guess. He found a parasite that only grows on water dragons from the eyes of a man named Karma." Pomona said, "But at that time he was busy looking for Credence.

, I didn’t investigate this matter.”

"Kama? Joseph Kama?" Severus asked.

"Who else could it be but him?" Pomona curled her lips and took a sip of iced coffee.

Severus began to think.

"What are you thinking about?" Pomona asked.

"I was wondering how Kama was infected with the parasite." Severus said slowly, "Cous Lestrange was the last male heir of the Lestrange family. After his death,

The Lestrange family in France was shattered because of the death of the last male heir. The Lestrange family did not recognize women's family inheritance rights. After the French Revolution, many wizards and nobles were involved. I heard that the last of these properties was

The destination is always an underground pawn shop. That Karma, he has been looking for little Cauius Lestrange, right? In Paris in 1927, there was no longer a need to enter the city through smugglers’ underground secret passages.”

Severus took a sip of coffee and moistened his lips. "Books are not that valuable and can easily be disposed of as garbage, especially the family tree that has been cut off. Maybe there are dragons guarding it like Gringotts.

It's just that Gringotts is guarded by fire dragons, and they use water dragons. Finding a useful book among thousands of books is not something that can be done in a short time. Karma is looking for Lester in the mountain of books in the pawn shop

Lanci was infected with parasites when doing the family tree."

"That's just your guess."

"We can go take a look on the spot, and go shopping there by the way. Maybe we can find a treasure suitable for giving to the mermaid as a gift." Severus Yun said calmly, and told them about their next destination.

Decided.

The underground passage was not as long as Gringotts, and soon the car stopped. At this time, Pomona heard the sound of running water.

There are many "libraries" in the tunnels. These books are not well protected and are piled up randomly in the humid environment, like hills. Occasionally, they are gnawed by rats.

Old Goblin Candlestick said they were not afraid of people robbing and stealing for a reason, who would steal rubbish.

What's more, these warehouses are not without any anti-theft measures. Sometimes mice will touch the buried "mines", and the magic potion inside will explode and form a purple flame, which looks like some kind of black magic.

Human beings praise knowledge and feel that knowledge can change their destiny, but this information was published in the Paris Commune newspaper she borrowed. The pawned items returned for free by the Commune were all worth no more than 20 francs, totaling 1 million pieces.

A beautifully crafted evening gown, no matter how much it was worth when it was new, is only worth 20 francs when it is pawned.

Beds are difficult to pawn for this price, and books are not very valuable. Even if the book contains secrets, it is sold by weight, just like firewood that can be burned for heating.

20 francs is the limit of luxury goods, but it is not always accurate. The standard for defining luxury goods and labor tools cannot be fixed based on price. For example, a sewing machine of 50 francs is a production tool, and a ring of 50 francs is a luxury goods.

The so-called "noble" and "low" come from human feelings, just like "good" and "bad", "good" and "evil", "beneficial insects" and "pests".

It is natural for bugs to eat grass. If they eat crops grown by humans, then they will be classified as pests by humans.

Candlestick pulled the brake lever, got out of the car, then took the bunch of keys and opened the door of a cave.

According to Pomona's experience in working in Gringotts, the treasure house opened with a key often contains nothing precious, but when the door was opened, the light that hit her face almost blinded her.

Diamonds are women's favorite, and the reason why diamonds are charming is not only because they are crystal clear, but also because they emit dazzling fire.

In the absence of light underground, the light emitted by gemstones becomes even more radiant.

Pomona walked into this treasure house. French jewelry is world-renowned. The antique jewelry placed on the display racks are all in romantic style, exquisite and gorgeous, and stunningly beautiful.

She unoriginally wanted to give the mermaid leader a crown, but this would probably offend the mermaids.

Giants choose their leaders through duels, while centaurs use burning incense to determine the final leader among prestigious people. The mermaid's method is a bit special.

They will set up a trial, and all mermaids who want to be leaders can participate, and the first person to complete the trial will become the clan leader.

Many mermaids will never return, some die during the trial, and some live and work peacefully in other tribes.

The vision of a mermaid who has traveled around outside is not comparable to that of a mermaid who has never left his hometown. Humans fight for crowns, fathers and sons kill each other, and there are countless examples of brothers turning against each other. Give crowns to mermaids, and Pomona gives gifts.

The purpose of flattery will not be achieved, but will anger the other party.

Most of the mermaids in the Black Lake are female, but they are not human women, and these ordinary gifts cannot make them happy.

"Didn't you catch your eye?" Severus asked.

"Is there anything else?" Pomona looked at the old goblin.

"Our regular customers here are divided into different levels." The old demon said smoothly, "The 'regular customers' who introduced you can only go to this place."

"Then what do you think of this?" Severus took out a crystal bottle from his pocket like a magic trick.

"What's this?"

"Tears of the Phoenix."

The old goblin showed interest and took the crystal bottle from Severus' hand.

The pawn shop is a mixed bag just like its inventory. There are both pawnbrokers who take advantage of others and pawnbrokers who deceive the pawnshop. This requires a shopkeeper with good eyesight to prevent the pawnshop from suffering losses.

When Tom Riddle was young, Zabo Jinbok did this. Goblins are experts in this field. In addition, their lifespans are much longer than humans. An old goblin has rich experience and ordinary people cannot fool it.

"Come with me." Just as the old goblin was about to put the Phoenix Tears into his jacket pocket, the crystal bottle was snatched away by Severus.

"I want to see the goods first," Severus said forcefully.

The old goblin muttered a few words in French and led the two of them out of the treasure room.

While it was turning around, Severus put the Phoenix Tears in his coat pocket. Pomona glanced at him as he was putting the things away. There was an identical crystal bottle inside, which contained the ones he brought out from the maze.

Artificial "Phoenix Tears".

Slytherins like to cheat and play tricks. When they meet people who are smarter than them, they often fail to steal, but if they succeed, the benefits are also considerable, so they can't help but bet that others are fools.

Pomona didn't think about whether she should remind him not to do that. At this time, the old fairy was already sitting in the car waiting for the two of them.

"Screw it." Pomona muttered, and left the treasure house, got in the car, and drove deeper into the tunnel.

It didn't take long for them to reach the underground water channel, but there was no track for them to pass.

A lever was pulled down on the scale beam, and a transparent cover was raised outside the mine cart, and the mine cart drove like a submarine in the underground river.

When mentioning Paris, most people will think of the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysées, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, fashion, and food. However, during the Cretaceous Period, both Paris and Dover were once under the sea.

In both places, there is calcium carbonate from marine invertebrates in the soil, but the English side formed the Dover Coast, and the Parisians used these limestones to build urban buildings and sculptures in Paris.

Now they are diving into the rock formation deeper than the quarry, where there is still a limestone structure. There are many aquatic animals and plants in the underground water. Through the transparent protective cover, it feels like being in an aquarium.

There are whales in the sea, but they are not suitable for living in fresh water. There is a long, shining golden animal swimming in this underground water, but the visibility in the water is not high, and it soon disappears.

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" published by Obscurus Publishing House only contains some magical animals, and animals from the East like Zou Wu are not included.

The Scamander family has an introduction to unpublished magical animals from the East, and the animal Pomona saw just now appeared in the album.

Although it was pitiful to be imprisoned, Pomona did not want to let it go at all. This animal is called a minnow, which is a type of eel. It has a pair of fin-like wings. Although it looks like an Eastern dragon, it represents

This is unlucky. Not only will it not cause clouds to cause rain, it will also cause drought.

People who have been in drought for a long time pray for heavy rain, and the thunderbird that can bring heavy rain represents a good omen at this time.

But if it rains for too long, humans hope that the weather will clear up, and the minnow becomes a beneficial animal that everyone looks forward to.

At this time, the minecart "landed", and a thin protective cover blocked the water. The inside of the treasure house was very dry, and only the entrance was soaked by the river water.

"Please follow me." The old goblin said to the two of them, walking in the middle of the corridor, with doors without keyholes on both sides.

"It's unbelievable." Pomona whispered, following the old goblin to a small door at the end of the corridor and stopping.

"Stand back." The old goblin said seriously, stretched out a long finger and knocked on the door, and the door disappeared little by little.

It's exactly like the Gringotts vault used to store the Philosopher's Stone.
Chapter completed!