Chapter 830： My brain was caught in the door

Chapter 830: My brain was caught in the door

 “Would you like to go shopping together in the evening?”

Albert coughed lightly, trying to divert everyone's attention so that the topic would not embarrass everyone.

"It's not safe here at night, especially for outsiders." When Catherine spoke, she deliberately lowered her voice, as if she was worried about others overhearing what they were talking about, "Besides, the people in Kahale Square Many products are fake and inferior products prepared by local people for wizard tourists. Not only are they expensive, but the quality is also rubbish."

"It's normal. No matter where you go, there is a phenomenon of ripping off customers. It's really difficult for businessmen to have a conscience." Albert was not surprised. He had seen many such things in his previous life. Talking about conscience with businessmen is worse than talking about money. .

“You know everything.” Valeria winked at Albert and asked with a smile, “But actually, I’m more curious, do you know that Catherine actually likes you too?”

 The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

 “I’m honored.” Albert nodded and smiled at Kathleen.

Well, when he went to the United States last time, he had a vague feeling like that. Maybe he didn't like it, but he had a good impression.

Just as men have a natural affinity for beautiful, gentle, and kind women, women also have a natural affinity for handsome, gentle, and talented rich men.

However, he never dreamed that Valeria would actually say it directly in front of Isobel. Was she trying to cause trouble?

Kathleen didn’t speak either, she just stared at Valeria dissatisfied, as if to say: “It’s okay for you to be in heat, don’t drag me into the water.”

As the person involved, Isobel was also calm throughout the whole process and didn't care about Valeria's little thoughts at all. A long time ago, she had seen that both Valeria and Catherine had a crush on Albert.

 But so what?

Even if Valeria made it clear here, that’s it.

 For a while, everyone was silent.

The only one who is more embarrassed is Albert.

 Maybe, at this time, he should just get out of here and leave the battlefield to the three of them.

  Could it be that this is the legendary Shura Field?

 Albert sighed deeply.

 In the past, I actually wanted to find two or three girlfriends, and my mind was definitely caught in the door.

 I really envy those guys who have a bunch of girlfriends who are not dead yet.

 The arrival of Serra and Nicholas broke the awkward atmosphere surrounding the four people.

"Long time no see, Mr. Nicholas." Albert couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to stand up and give the old man in front of him a hug.

"I heard that you won the Barnabus Finkley Gold Medal for Outstanding Spellcasting Techniques a while ago." The old man sat down next to his granddaughter and said to Albert with a smile: "With your current rate of winning awards, in a few years You can collect all the other international awards. However, I am more curious now, what alchemical results do you plan to use to win the gold medal at this International Alchemy Conference?"

"I made some small discoveries in the research on mandrake." Albert took out the mandrake wine and flying ointment again.

 Then, briefly explain the effects of the two things to the two old men.

After learning about the effect of "Youth and Love", Catherine and Valeria looked at Albert with strange eyes.

On the contrary, Serra and Nicholas exchanged looks with each other after listening to Albert's story.

"One thing, I think you need to know. Participating in the International Alchemy Congress means that you need to provide the formula and related information of the research results. You should know what this means!" Sera lowered her voice and said: "Our My suggestion is to display both the mandrake wine and the flying ointment, and then take only the flying ointment to the International Alchemy Conference. If nothing else happens, it shouldn’t be difficult to win the prize.”

"Why?"

Valeria felt that there might be something fishy about the International Alchemy Congress that they didn't know about. After finding that everyone else was silent, she took the initiative to continue the topic.

"Because providing the formula means that other alchemists will also know the alchemical formula. Although the Egyptian Alchemy Research Center will apply for a patent and help keep it secret, the patent is actually useless because other people are not reliable, and they are completely It can be produced privately, and it is almost impossible for those who have suffered losses to hold those guys accountable across the country." It is not difficult for Albert to guess the reason.

In the past life, there was a saying that applying for a patent is equivalent to handing over technology to others.

However, Albert doesn’t really care about these semi-finished products. There is room for improvement in both mandrake wine and flying ointment. If he could use the semi-finished product to complete a panel task with rich rewards, it would actually be a good deal for him.

"There is another reason. Wizards before the age of thirty can only win the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contributions when participating in the International Alchemy Congress. But wizards after the age of thirty can win the International Alchemy Grand Prize. Medals from both awards It’s the same as the bonus, but the meaning is different.”

"Why should the awards be separated?" Valeria noticed that the others were silent again, so she took the initiative to continue the topic, "Is it to give young wizards more opportunities to win awards?"

“That’s right, that’s it.” Sera nodded and said, “It does give young people a chance, but it also saves some face for other alchemy masters. If the interests of both parties do not conflict, the International Alchemy Conference will be more harmonious.”

"Of course." Nicholas interjected, "Another reason is that young people are easier to fool. They are more willing to share their alchemy results with others. The Pioneering Contribution Gold Award is more like compensation for them."

 Everyone looked at Nicholas, waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Actually, many wizards don't want to hand over their research results, especially those more profitable inventions. You must know that nothing in this world is more profitable than a monopoly." Nicholas pointed to the mandrake wine in front of him and reminded, "Especially this thing. Trust me, many wizards will like it. It means a lot of wealth."

“I remember that there was someone selling Honey Man’s honey on the black market. It is said that it has an aphrodisiac effect and is sought after by many people.” Sera couldn’t help but sneer.

“If you want to sell this kind of wine in the Americas, you can ask Catherine. Anyway, this is not the first time you have cooperated.” Nicholas was very satisfied with Albert, and even thought about bringing him and Catherine together.

  Unfortunately, after Catherine became his heir, this became impossible.

 “I will consider it.” Albert nodded.

However, he was not ready to consider these things yet.

Valeria winked at Catherine, and she also felt that Nicholas also intended to bring the two of them together and deepen their relationship.

As far as Valeria knows, Albert and Katherine not only collaborated on the development of beauty potions and secretly sold Bafe's Brain Refreshing Potion, but also had other reasons. However, Kathleen never said it, which was why she suspected that there was something going on between the two.

"Here you go, this is the ticket to participate in the International Alchemy Competition." Sierra took out a piece of parchment from her pocket and handed it to Albert, and then reminded: "I'm afraid you have to go to bed early today, because tomorrow You need to get up early in the morning, around five o'clock, do you have any questions?"

“I want to buy some specialties here, and it’s best to buy some books and alchemy items when I go back.” Albert felt that there were some things that shouldn’t be missed during a trip to Egypt.

"If you want to buy alchemy items, you can go to the black market, which is open every Saturday afternoon. If you want to go in, you must have an acquaintance recommend it to the bar owner." Nunolas introduced to Albert: "Of course, you can also go to Kahaile Square. Well, it's near the Muggle Liberation Square. However, I suggest you use Floo powder to get there directly from here, it will be faster, and you don't have to worry about getting lost."

 “Are you going together?”

 Isobel extended an invitation to Valeria and Catherine.

"No, we went there the day before yesterday." Kathleen refused. In her opinion, Kahale Square was just like that, there was nothing particularly novel about it.

"I think it's more fun for everyone to go shopping together." Valeria said, "Last time, we went there during the day. It was such a hot weather, so we left after a quick stroll. I heard someone said there might be a circus over there at night. Performance."

 “Who said that, yourself?” Kathleen raised her eyebrows.

“I heard someone say yesterday that there was a circus performance over there recently.”

In the evening, everyone had a meal in the tavern. The staple food was scones. When eating, everyone would add some barbecued meat and fresh vegetables to it, and then eat it with a gray-green mixed vegetable soup. It tasted pretty good.

Albert’s favorite dish is roast chicken. The inner cavity of the chicken is hollowed out and filled with green wheat and rice. It is somewhat similar to chicken wings with rice. It tastes great.

The drink is roselle tea, which is said to have unique beauty effects, so the price is a bit more expensive than ordinary black tea. They will add a small amount of honey to it to make it taste sour and sweet. Many girls like this drink. In Valeria's words: it tastes like love.

After dinner, the four of them sat there and chatted for a while. Kathleen mentioned that there is a method of using roselle essence to make beauty potions in Egypt, and thought it was necessary to study roselle, which might provide inspiration for improving beauty potions.

 The four of them went to find the bartender together, and under the guidance of the waiter, they went to Kahale Square through a fireplace, for which they paid a gold coin.

Kahale Square is quite lively at night. Oil lamps are lit on both sides of the street. There are many vendors setting up stalls on the roadside, selling random things, all of which are used to fool wizard tourists.

 It is a pity that there is no circus performance in the square today. It is said that it was delayed for some reasons and will not arrive until the day after tomorrow.

When they were looking for shops around the square, they found a group of food stalls. What surprised Albert even more was that they were actually selling roasted sweet potatoes.

However, since we just had dinner not long ago, the four of us only bought two portions, and they shared them to satisfy their cravings.

“We didn’t have these stalls when we came here last time.” Valeria smiled and said to Kathleen, “This stuff is much better than baked potatoes.”

Isobel took the cheese-covered sweet potato from Albert, took a bite and commented, "It tastes very good."

"If you like, you can ask Bit to cook it for you, but it may be difficult to buy sweet potatoes in the UK." Albert thought that he could hire Dobby in the future and let the house elves help grow vegetables. It would be best to build a greenhouse and grow whatever you want to eat in the future.

Since he bought sweet potatoes, Albert casually asked where the bookstore and magic shop were.

However, what is disappointing is that there are not many books here that he wants. The so-called "Introduction to Alchemy" and "Skillful Victory over Dark Magic" and other books, after a brief browse, he knows that buying them back is a waste. money.

 In the end, Albert only bought a few advanced books that he was interested in, so it was not a wasted trip. As for the magic props store, he was even more disappointed. Alchemy in Egypt was indeed very developed, but there were not many new things in the store. As long as Albert has seen most magic items, he can basically guess the principles.

 In the end, apart from some books that Albert bought and a few questionable dark magic defense items in the magic shop, the only ones left were the roselle essence bought by Isobel and the pile of delicious food carried by the two girls.

After they returned to the bar, they found an empty seat and chatted while eating. Most of the time, Valeria was complaining about the magic world in the United States, or chatting about the research progress of beauty pharmacies and how profitable beauty pharmacies are. Valeria believed that Albert gave up this business simply because he had trouble with money.

 At half past nine, the four of them ended their conversation and prepared to go back to their rooms to rest.

After going upstairs together, Albert found that everyone’s rooms were connected together, and Valeria and Katherine lived next door to them.

 “Let’s go back and rest first. See you in the morning.”

Looking at the closed door, Valeria whispered, "Oh, no chance."

"You have no chance." Catherine turned around and walked into the room, not forgetting to remind her, "You have to get up early tomorrow. If you can't get up, don't blame me for throwing you into the bar to attend the International Alchemy Conference."

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 (End of this chapter)