Chapter 455: The Knight Bus

The Jin Cancan galleons piled up the vault, so much so that even the goblins couldn't help but lose themselves in it.

This was the kind of wealth accumulation a top alchemical master should have, though the little wizard was completely unaware of this point.

Professor Professor Sineipu stared heavily at Xiang Xiang Xien; he still remembered that not long ago, when he had just arrived here, the empty vault had contained only the Jin Jialong he had just brought.

"Give me a... reasonable explanation."

He spat out a few words.

The goblin had already sensibly retreated to one side.

In principle, goblins would not allow the vault to leave their line of sight for long, but they could not always abide by the principle.

"I... made some simple Lian Jin Shu creations..."

Xiang Xiang Xien said honestly.

"Heh, clumsy..."

Professor Professor Sineipu's mouth corner twitched, about to mock out loud, but stopped once again,

"Jin Jialong won't fly into the vault because of simple alchemical creations, tell me... the truth—"

He wore a gloomy face, his cold gaze sweeping every corner of the underground vault.

Of course, there was nothing here but some Jin Jialong... although the quantity was huge, it had not yet reached the point where he, Severus Professor Sineipu, would care.

What he truly cared about was only...

"Fred, George, and I opened a shop at Number Ninety-Three, Diagon Alley."

Xiang Xiang Xien answered.

Severus Professor Sineipu was slightly surprised, but his expression still didn't change at all; no one knew what he was thinking.

"Then... sold some notes."

Xiang Xiang Xien gripped the vault storage details the goblin had given when leaving, and continued.

He himself hadn't quite expected that the sales income from the Ge Lin notes would be just as considerable.

Professor Sineipu looked at Xiang Xiang Xien, his gaze growing even more complex.

Several hundred miles deep beneath London, the occasional humming of carts speeding along the rails sounded from time to time; Severus Professor Sineipu seemed to be staring at the wizard before him, yet also seemed to look right through him, gazing toward some distant void.

Ge Lin notes, Wei Silai and Ge Lin Mo Fa Joke Shop... truly interesting, they had recently been making a huge stir in the Wizarding World, yet he himself knew nothing... or rather, he had heard, but had never paid attention.

"But these aren't the most important thing."

Xiang Xiang Xien's next sentence pulled Professor Professor Sineipu back from his trance; veins bulged on his forehead.

"What else are you hiding from me?!"

Xiang Xiang Xien inexplicably felt that Professor Professor Sineipu's presence this time was far stronger than usual; his voice grew a little smaller:

"I made some simple alchemical creations."

Compared to the vast, profound future of Magical Creature Transfiguration, Xiang Xiang Xien didn't feel he had gone very far; this was also why he always believed he had merely made some simple creations.

"Speak—!"

"Fairy Tale Biscuits."

Professor Sineipu went still.

In his mind, countless pieces of information jumbled together—

The Renowned as Triple Layer great Hermes, the Chocolate Frog Card Committee's recognized candidate for the greatest wizard of the twenty-first century...

The Udarla International Lian Jin Shu Conference Gold Award for Pioneering Contribution, today's Transfiguration Century specially invited (declined interview) guest, the alchemical legend who seized the authority over magical creatures.

He took an invitation letter from his bag, his expression constantly shifting, finally resembling a volcano awaiting eruption.

"Take your galleons—go—"

Professor Sineipu turned and left the vault.

Footsteps clattered.

All along the way, only the cold wind of the underground vault accompanied his heartbeat.

He felt an unprecedented irritation; he actually knew nothing, so in the end, what did he know?

This irritation persisted, not diminishing even a fraction when Xiang Xiang Xien walked out of the vault.

Soon, their figures vanished outside the Gulingge gates, appearing not far from King's Cross Station.

Apparition could take a wizard to places they were familiar with, and Severus Professor Sineipu was not familiar with that place called the Croydon district.

Therefore, they could only travel by special means of transport.

The thought that Minerva Marcus Marcus Maige likely knew this place further heightened his irritation.

Inside King's Cross Station, trains constantly roared, crowds hurried in and out of the station, and the two figures draped in long robes always piqued a little curiosity from the lightly-dressed passing crowd.

They had already stopped here for over ten minutes, during which Professor Sineipu said nothing, and Xiang Xiang Xien asked nothing either.

It was precisely this attitude that made Professor Sineipu feel an even deeper, indescribable complex emotion.

This fool always held a foolish trust in him. Just as when facing his questions in the vault, without a single concealment or lie.

This feeling that had once appeared and then vanished made him immensely uneasy; his thoughts were like a lake stirred by something unknown, difficult to calm and difficult to find the true cause.

Suddenly, on the street beside the station, a strong light shot over.

Xiang Xiang Xien also confirmed his vague guess.

Wizards originally had many optional means of transport in the Muggle World, but after the Bao Mi Fa was promulgated, wizards' bizarre ways of traveling were restricted.

When traveling to unfamiliar places, or when little wizards went out, in a large portion of cases they would choose a special means of transport, namely the Knight Bus.

This was a gaudily purple Three-Layer Color bus. It had just appeared as if out of thin air, with the words "Knight Bus" written in gold letters on the windshield.

However, what was puzzling was that, apart from the tall and short pair draped in long robes, no one around seemed to see this bus.

At this moment, a conductor in a purple uniform leapt down from the bus and began speaking loudly to the two of them.

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus—the emergency transport for wizards Trapped in Trouble. Just stick out your wand-holding hand, step on board, and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Shunpike, and today I'm your conductor—oh—Professor Professor Sineipu!"

He approached the two with a mixture of reverence and fear.

This was Xiang Xiang Xien's first time on the Knight Bus; the last time he had seen this vehicle was at the Lianjin Assembly, where the design blueprints for the bus were displayed.

"To—Croydon District."

Professor Professor Sineipu gave the order in his deep voice.

"Six Sickles per person,"

Stan said, casting a curious glance at Xiang Xiang Xien,

"Pay seven and get a peppermint..."

Some shiny objects were tossed into his hand, and he happily placed a peppermint into Xiang Xiang Xien's hand.

At this moment, Xiang Xiang Xien was still examining this magical bus.

The carriage was quite messy, filled with all sorts of chairs that did not match in style.

When he received the peppermint, Xiang Xiang Xien was still puzzled as to why they were selling it, but soon he learned the reason.

The driver ahead, Ernie Prang, was an elderly wizard wearing thick glasses. He nodded to the few passengers, and then the Knight Bus began to "fly low to the ground."

Ernie seemed not to know how to use the steering wheel. The Knight Bus kept charging onto the sidewalks,

causing the little witch on Xiang Xiang Xien's left to scream continuously.

Fortunately, nothing was hit; the streetlamps, mailboxes, and trash cans all jumped aside automatically as the bus passed, returning to their original positions once the bus had gone.

Then the vehicle leaped, emitting a deafening "Bang!" The little witch was nearly thrown into the air before being grabbed back by the wizard beside her.

Once the bus finally stabilized for a moment, Xiang Xiang Xien silently ate a peppermint, feeling a slight relief.

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