Leaving the orphanage, Ted bought some Muggle things as gifts for his wizard friends, and then returned to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Old Tom, look what good things I brought you?" Ted held up an exquisite porcelain wine bottle.
"Hmm~ This is..." Old Tom asked himself that he had been tasting wine for decades, but he still didn't know what kind of wine it was.
Ted shook the porcelain bottle in his hand and said, "Chinese specialty, Lao Baigan~"
Ted has been living in the wizarding world for more than a year, especially his working experience in Diagon Alley, which gave him a deep understanding of commodity prices.
Many things in the wizarding world are more expensive than in the Muggle world, or even much more expensive.
This is not difficult to understand - it is caused by differences in productivity.
Just like making wine, although wizards can use magic assistance, many links are indispensable.
How can their family-style winery compare to a modern winery?
The amount of wine they produce is measured in tons! The price is naturally much cheaper.
Of course, Ted gives gifts to his friends not only for the sake of cheapness, but also for the freshness!
More than 70% of wizards have almost no contact with the Muggle world.
They don't even know the process of buying a bus ticket or taking the subway. They will probably be stuck at a ticket gate for two hours. So they also know nothing about the products of the Muggle world.
Like Ron, eating the various candies Ted bought from the Muggle candy store, they were so sweet that they made you swallow your tongue!
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At night, Ted returned to his room. Instead of opening a book to study, he leaned on the bedside and began to think.
He came up with an idea last year - to set up a second-hand trading platform in Diagon Alley!
It's not that kind of second-hand store, but a platform like salted fish.
This line of work feels very exciting~
Many second-hand items are very valuable in the wizarding world.
Because magic will not depreciate quickly in a few years or ten years.
Therefore, magic items will not depreciate in a short time.
It has lasting value.
However, it may not be useful for a long time.
For example, there is an automatic lawn mower at home.
As a result, there is no lawn at home now, and it has been turned into a vegetable garden.
Just throw it away, it's such a waste. If I keep it, I won't need it for several years and it will still take up space.
If you are selling second-hand goods, the prices in second-hand stores are very serious. Sometimes they don’t even give you one-tenth of the price of the item.
There are many second-hand shops because the profits are huge.
Of course, not everyone can open this kind of shop.
You're like the eldest Weasley, Bill. He was the Curse Breaker in Gringotts, Egypt.
What is the position of a curse breaker?
He is a wizard who specializes in breaking magic and curses. The requirements are very high and even involve considerable risks.
That's just Gringotts' curse breakers, such as those dangerous magic item recycling shops, such as Borkin Burke's shop in Knockturn Alley. The magic items collected there are very dangerous and can kill oneself accidentally. That kind of thing.
He had no skills, and he died tragically in the store within two months.
Moreover, the population of the British wizarding world is probably less than 30,000, so it is difficult to form a prosperous and sound society. Many wizards are also solitary and eccentric, reclusive and difficult to contact.
This leads to transaction-to-transaction difficulties.
Ted discovered this business opportunity last year. If he could build a reliable trading platform, it would be a great future.
It can even be said to have usurped some of the powers of the Ministry of Magic.
But putting any idea into practice requires "capital".
Gold Gallon is one aspect, ability is another aspect, strength is another aspect, and influence is another aspect.
Of course, Ted didn't think about doing anything unrealistic now. He just wanted to take advantage of this holiday to upgrade his appraisal skills.
Nowadays, the identification skill seems to have reached a bottleneck. No matter how Ted uses it, it will be difficult to improve.
Ted felt that he could either upgrade his level as a psychic and rely on the enhancement of psychic powers to enhance his abilities, or he needed some extra stimulation - such as identifying some high-end and unusual things.
In fact, there is a shortcut, that is to identify Dumbledore!
Ted has secretly tried the identification technique on several professors and obtained a lot of information.
But the principal really didn't dare to step too far. He had never used it for fear of attracting the attention of the greatest white wizard of this century, the legendary wizard Dumbledore.
However, at the end of the Sorcerer's Stone, Ted identified Voldemort who was in a disabled state. Although he didn't get much information, the improvement in his identification skills was obvious! It’s equivalent to identifying twenty or thirty professors!
If you identify Dumbledore in full condition, your identification skills will definitely be improved to a higher level.
The problem is that Ted doesn't dare~
So he thought of a way to organize second-hand transactions to improve his identification skills, and at the same time collect more data to measure the level of the magic world.
The teacher said that without in-depth investigation, there is no right to speak.
What he pays most attention to is in-depth investigation and a true understanding of a certain environment and field in all aspects. If Ted wants to do something in the future, this link must not be omitted.
There are many points that need to be resolved in this matter, and first of all, we must obtain the support of Mr. Giggs.
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"You mean, you want to set up a stall at the door?"
"That's not the question. The question is, what do you want to do? Selling things? Telling fortunes to wizards?"
Mr. Giggs’ expression was wonderful, and he felt as if he had seen a fortune-telling stall set up in front of a five-star hotel.
After all, he is a wizard and his business perspective is not broad enough.
So, Ted explained to him: "It's like this. I solved a magic puzzle on a wall in the school library and got the magic left by an unknown senior. It seemed to inspire something in me. A talent that can identify the attributes and information of items."
This is of course a lie, half true and half false. The magic he got in the library is the "Magic Paper Crane Communication Spell".
"So I want to provide some convenience for everyone. Let them hand over the things they want to sell to me for appraisal, and then write them on the blackboard for interested people to see. This will make it easier to trade. Or barter..."
After listening to Ted's explanation, Mr. Giggs found it more and more interesting the more he thought about it, and he felt like he had some clues!
But there is a big premise...
"Ted, this is no joke. Appraisal of magic items requires a lot of knowledge and vision. If the appraisal is wrong, it's fine. At most, you have to pay some money. Don't lose your life if you encounter any dangerous magic items! "
After all, he was born in Ravenclaw, so he was still very cautious.
Ted showed a bright smile: "Mr. Giggs, can you test me?"
Mr. Giggs took out three things from his collection and placed them on the table.
"Good boy, let me see what you are capable of! I told you, these three things are not easy, just give it a try!"
Mr. Giggs wants to see this overly proud boy collapse and kill him!
Ted looked up and saw that the first object was a small statue, about 25 centimeters long. It was a human-shaped creature but not human. It was very fat and had two heads with a single horn, one with a single eye, and the other with two eyes. With sharp teeth and a big stick...
Isn't this a two-headed ogre?
Ted activated the identification technique. Mr. Giggs, who had been observing carefully, felt that Ted's eyes suddenly seemed to be much brighter, but he did not notice any magic fluctuations.
Hiss~strange, what kind of ability is this? !
"This is a two-headed ogre statue. It is made of bronze and has magic power injected into it when it is cast. It is not something from this world. People around this small statue will increase their strength and slowly regain their physical strength... Am I right? ?”
Mr. Giggs clapped his hands: "Ted, do you really have the talent to identify objects?! That's amazing! Not bad at all, you even know more than I do."
In fact, Ted got more detailed information. For example, the range of action is eight meters in radius, the effect is +2 power, and the statue needs to be baked with flames every month, otherwise the magic power will not be maintained after a few years.
Looking at the second item, it is a gray stone. At first glance, it looks unremarkable, but if you look closely, you will find that it is a crystal. It's just that there seems to be gray fog inside, so it's gray.
"The origin of the magic crystal mine in Uruguay is a rare natural associated mineral that can only appear in the mining areas of the magic vein hub. As for its function, I can only see the creation of magic items..."
"Yes, yes! When I bought it, the man said it was a magic crystal from Uruguay. It seems I was right." Mr. Giggs was very happy.
The last thing is a fruit, dark red like a mangosteen with a hard shell, and I don’t know what’s inside.
"I don't see much information about this thing. I only know that it is a plant with medicinal value...Mr. Giggs, where did you get it?" Ted said.
"Ha! Don't you know? I tell you, I don't know either~~~" Mr. Giggs looked proud.
"I discovered it accidentally when collecting medicinal materials last year. It should be some kind of magical plant fruit from another world, but no one has researched it yet."
Ted felt good in his heart. Fortunately, he knew how to keep a low profile and didn't tell anyone that this was the Roja Fruit in the gap between the old rings. Otherwise, it would be really hard to explain.
Some things are too much and too little is too much.
After all, I am still just a 12-year-old orphan wizard, so don't do anything too outrageous. Most people who don't know how to keep a low profile have become cannon fodder. I am an expert in the Tao!
With Mr. Giggs' approval, this "salted fish stall" can be set up.
Soon, people shopping in Diagon Alley discovered a table set up outside Jiggs Pharmacy, and a board was hung on it, which read: Salted Fish Net!
Passers-by felt confused when they saw it. If Giggs’ good medicinal materials and potions were not sold, was he involved in the seafood retail field?
When I got closer, I noticed that there were small words below:
Xianyu.com undertakes second-hand magic item identification, sale, guarantee and other businesses, and supports cash transactions, entrusted sales and barter~
Then there are a few lines of names: 80% new rainproof and moisture-proof cloak, 90% new automatic magic copper balance, alarm crystal, heavenly biting cabbage seeds...
These are the first batch of goods kindly provided by Mr. Giggs, so as not to look empty and unsightly, and not to be trusted by others.
In fact, there is also a 1.5-meter-long and arm-thick trunk of the Dharma-protecting tree. It was directly acquired by Ted using internal price.
This thing was cut from a tree by Mr. Giggs when he was purchasing medicinal materials last year. He used magic potion to stun a few Bowtruckles. Just say it's too much to lose, right? Forced demolition!
Ted saw many people watching nearby, and immediately shouted: "Hey~ take a walk and take a look, pass by, don't miss it. Those who come from the south to the north, those who have been to the United States and the Port of London, those who have walked south Those who have traveled across the country, those who have swum in the mountains and played in the water, those who have studied abroad and visited the United States, those who have kissed on the street..."
"This Xianyu.com has just been launched. It has been on TV and reported in newspapers, and everyone in the British Empire knows about it. If you say you haven't seen it, it proves that your information channel is not authentic~"
Don't worry about shouting, the fun is the most important thing.
You see, when Ted shouted this, those people didn’t understand anything, but they all came over~~~
Passerby: I didn’t understand what you were saying, but your voice is very bright!
Ted: Hi, how about Xianyu.com? Listen to me blowing for you~
(End of chapter)
