v2 Chapter 142： travel to egypt

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"This tent is a bit expensive..." Tom squeezed out these words between his teeth.

Expensive, of course, this tent is close to the Triwizard Tournament championship prize money, but the price is reasonable considering its function in the desert.

The clerk could see Tom's hesitation, so he recommended several cheaper tents to him, the main difference being the interior decoration and size of the tent.

Tom tried to counter-offer, but the clerk was biting hard and wouldn't budge. Maybe he could only order a gift from him.

Tom came up with a bold idea: he could put the box with the traceless expansion spell in the tent, and then fold the tent and carry it on his back to realize a nesting doll.

But there is a downside to this: it costs money. The price of items with the Untraceable Expansion Charm is ridiculously expensive - on the one hand, the spell is more difficult, and on the other hand, every item that has this kind of enchantment has to be reported to the Ministry of Magic.

The clerk saw Tom's thoughts, and out of professional ethics, he coughed dryly: "Every item that has been placed on the Traceless Expansion Charm has a limited internal volume and weight. If the weight exceeds the standard, it may affect the product. The tent caused damage..."

Tom:  …

No more dolls.

The Traceless Expansion Spell is an advanced spell that increases the interior space of the container, allowing "a hundred wizards to squeeze into one toilet compartment", and even better, the weight of the container itself with this spell There will be no drastic changes. A small handbag that has been cast with a traceless expansion spell, even if it is full of books and clothes, it will not make it sink like a student's suitcase when he leaves home and returns to school.

But this spell has its limits. Limits come in two cases: volume and weight. The volume is easy to understand. If you expand the internal space to five cubic meters, you will not be able to fit six cubic meters of things, and the weight can be understood as a load. If the tent that Tom wants to buy can carry 1,000 kilograms of items, and Tom stuffs a magic suitcase that contains 500 kilograms of things, the remaining load in the tent is only 500 kilograms, because the essence of the item is still one piece. A suitcase with five hundred kilograms of items.

After some haggling, Tom finally bought the tent at the original price, but he managed to get the clerk to give two cloth bags with the Traceless Expansion Charm - not much space, only a few pounds of things. Fortunately, there are wages and royalties from the Lockhart era, otherwise Tom would really have to bleed a lot if he wanted to buy this tent.

After paying, Tom carried the tent on his back—lightly, like a quilt. Since the tent package was very complete, Tom felt that he had bought all the things he needed to buy. Just as he was about to leave the Wizeac Magical Supply Store, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye: a smoke-filled interior. crystal ball.

"How much is this?" he asked, pointing to the crystal ball.

"It's worthless, I'll give it to you." The clerk who had just completed a big order gave Tom the crystal ball with a big wave, and by the way, he also stuffed an old book for him: "Poke the Fog and See the Future"

"This book is very useful for reading palmistry, observing crystal **** and other divination methods." The clerk blinked, obviously he was skeptical.

After completing the purchase, Tom returned to Granger's house. Hermione was still intoxicated in the sea of ​​knowledge, but her face was terrible: her face was pale and bloodless, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead, but Hermione didn't notice it, still smiling. Even if she was drowned in the ocean of knowledge, she was content at this time.

Tom quickly grabbed her shoulders and shook her body vigorously, taking the crown off her head at the same time, and Hermione regained consciousness.

"Tom... I've just learned a lot..." Hermione smiled weakly, then leaned weakly on Tom's shoulder.

"Rest first!" Faced with this situation, Tom did not dare to take any other action. He adopted the safest strategy: put Hermione on her bed and let her sleep for a while.

Hermione fell asleep almost as soon as her head touched the pillow. Tom observed Hermione and saw that her breathing was even and long, and considering that Ravenclaw's reputation was normal, he was relieved - if this was Slytherin's relic, Tom would have gone to Dumbledore .

Hermione didn't wake up until the afternoon. When she recalled what happened today, she couldn't help but feel a little palpitated.

"Next time you put on the crown, you must remember to tell me that without my supervision, you can't use this crown indiscriminately." Tom made an agreement with Hermione very seriously.

"Okay, let's pull the hook!" Hermione held out her little finger.

...

People come and go at London Heathrow Airport.

Three days passed in a flash, and it was time to set off.

Hermione and Tom arrived a little earlier than the others. They agreed to meet at 11 o'clock, and the two of them arrived half an hour earlier. At this moment, Hermione tucked her hair neatly back, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and blue denim shorts, with a leopard print belt tied around her waist, looking very energetic. She carried very few things and only carried a small leather bag.

Tom next to her was dressed similarly to her, except that he wore an extra straw hat, his shirt was changed to a camouflage vest, and he carried an extra backpack with a rolled-up tent tied to it.

"You're so early!" Hal Hunter popped out, and he and his students were all dressed up: a sturdy tracksuit, a jacket, and a sunshade hat. Sunglasses are still hanging in front of him, and a scarf is wrapped around his neck. This picture looks like four adventurers.

Don't look at the hot weather in Egypt, this kind of dress can effectively prevent sunburn, of course, the heat is sure...

Seeing Tom and Hermione dressed up, Will frowned, and seemed very dissatisfied with their unprofessional looks, but Hal spoke before him.

"Little Granger, you're really dressed up today, but you can't wear that to the desert, where the sun will burn your skin."

"Uncle, it doesn't matter, we have prepared local burqas, which are very suitable for the local environment," Hermione replied with a smile, "Which flight should we take?"

Hermione just looked at it, and there is no suitable flight at the airport for the time being.

"Let's charter a flight, Mr. Yuri has already arranged for us," Hal snapped his fingers, and he lowered his voice slightly: "After all, we have to bring so much ammunition there!"

Tom also had his revolver, but he wasn't at all worried about the security check, the things hidden in the magic suitcase wouldn't be detected by Muggles.

After Alyosha's people arrived, the adventure team immediately set off for Egypt. According to the plan, they will take a chartered flight to Cairo, then spend two days in Cairo, adjust to the local climate, find a suitable guide, and then set off into the desert.