v3 Chapter 236： door-to-door guests

The layout of the next room is exactly the same as Mr. Penny's studio, but there is a slight difference, that is, the material cabinet is not open like the one next door, but a closed whole. Below the coin port is the material outlet.

There is also a booklet on the workbench, detailing the code and price of each material. The specific operation is that Tom selects the material, then enters the code and inserts a coin into the coin slot of the cabinet, and finally takes out the material - exactly the same as the Muggle vending machine.

And like the vending machine, the contents inside are a little more expensive than those sold on the market...

Tom felt as if he had been caught in a trick.

If Mr. Penny wants to pay for uniforms, training, or deposits, he'll run away. Tom made a decision in his heart.

But fortunately, Pony didn't continue to operate, and he even gave Tom a set of carving tools for free.

"Okay, I'll go up and see the store first. You can familiarize yourself with the environment here." Mr. Penny left the studio, leaving Tom alone in the room.

Just as Tom was about to do something, there was a click, and the gas light on the wall went out. Unlike the next door, the meter here didn't warn you in advance.

Tom subconsciously reached for the valve and twisted the gas light switch. The gas stove sounded the same, but the gas light didn't come on.

Tom patted his head, look at my memory! He found the gas meter in the dark, took a penny out of his pocket and put it in.

With a jingle, the coin made a crisp sound, making a close contact with the ground. The coin leaked straight out.

Tom:  …

This meter doesn't ask for the currency of the magic world!

Tom threw a copper nut in it, trying to give it a try, and this time there was a sound of gears turning in the meter.

Gan ah! Tom had no idea that Mr. Penny was waiting for him here! Does this guy like taking advantage of others so much? He is an alchemist, so short of money?

Mr. Penny is not short of money, and his hobby of taking advantage is a little quirk of his, and in the alchemist profession, there are many people with eccentricities, and Penny is quite normal.

Tom seemed to be constipated. He turned on the gas light and looked at the bright room, and he felt out of breath.

It's not a big problem though... Pony has Penny's tactics, and Tom Yoder has his own, so let's see.

Tom tidyed up the studio quickly, then turned off the wall light and left the room.

In the next day, Pony's alchemy workshop did not open, and Tom, who was bored and bored, even had time to carve a fox mask for himself.

Mr. Pony was not in a hurry. At noon, he had a hearty lunch with Tom. After eating, he told Tom to take a look at the store and then went to the basement to sleep. At five o'clock in the afternoon, he appeared in the store on time and said sleepily that he could get off work.

Looking at his leisurely appearance, no one would have thought that the sales of this store were zero all day today.

Tom returned to Diagon Alley, where Hermione was already waiting for him.

"Have you found your dream job?" She looked happy.

Tom told her about his experience at Pony's alchemy workshop.

"Why does this store sound so unreliable... Can you really make money?" Hermione was full of doubts, but she cared more about another thing than money.

"That shop is in Knockturn Alley! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Hermione froze when she asked about the location of the alchemy workshop.

"That's Knockturn Alley, where the dark wizards gather. How dare you find a part-time job there? Immediately, immediately, resign—there are so many jobs in Diagon Alley!" Hermione's impression of Knockturn Alley was extremely poor. .

Tom spread his hands and said Knockturn Alley wasn't as bad as Hermione thought - the Ministry of Magic had just cleaned it up, and it was clean inside now.

Faced with Tom's attitude, Hermione had nothing to do. She subconsciously wanted to write to Dumbledore or Professor Flitwick, but she felt that there was a high probability that they would not interfere. For a moment, she realized that she had no way of restraining Tom.

"As you like!" In the end, she could only stomp her feet fiercely. She couldn't control this Tom!

As it turns out, Knockturn Alley isn't all that dangerous. Those unstable factors in the alley had been sent to Azkaban by Minister Burns, and they couldn't come back for a while, so Tom's part-time trip to Knockturn Alley went well.

Of course, this success means that no one has come to trouble him so far. As for the alchemy workshop, I have not done a single business.

Not many people came to the alchemy workshop. Even if a guest came to the door, he would ask Mr. Pony to come to alchemy by name. It had nothing to do with the newcomer Tom [7].

Days go by like this, and in the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

Today, it may be Tom's lucky day, Mr. Penny has a temporary business, and hastily left the store, leaving the store to Tom to take care of. Tom felt his chance had come.

Pony is here, you are looking for Penny, Penny is not here, do you want to try [7]? If it doesn't open again, he will consider switching to a buyout form of cooperation. After all, if he was in a daze all day, this part-time job would be meaningless.

A figure appeared on the street of Knockturn Alley. He walked leisurely to Pony's alchemy workshop and stopped.

"I didn't expect that it was Mr. Penny who took over here..." After he muttered a few words in a low voice, he pushed open the door of the alchemy workshop.

The door was pushed open with a creak, and the welcome bell hung on the door swayed, making a crisp bell.

Tom looked up and recognized the visitor: Lucius Malfoy.

"Welcome to Pony's Alchemy Workshop, do you have any needs?" Tom asked.

Tom's voice caught Lucius' attention He looked over and saw a man in a fox mask standing behind the cashier talking to him. This person sounded very young, and he was not tall, obviously not Mr. Penny.

Lucius Malfoy frowned. He was looking for Mr. Pony, the alchemist. He heard that he was a brilliant alchemist and should be able to meet his requirements.

"Where's Mr. Pony?"

"Mr. Pony is temporarily inconvenient to welcome guests. Is there anything I can help you with? I believe I can also satisfy you."

Lucius subconsciously wanted to roll his eyes and reject this strange guy, but after thinking for a while, he felt that he wouldn't spend a few copper nut if he just said it - he's come here, and he was a little unwilling to leave directly.

"I need to customize an alchemy creation that is both offensive and defensive, can you do it?"

"Of course!" Tom agreed.