The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Stark didn't close his eyes all night, which is directly related to his inexplicable extra inheritance, and of course it's more than that.

Until noon today, Stark had discussed "science" with Mr. Weasley again, staring at his big eyes. This was probably his least technical discussion, but Stark didn't mind.Mr. Weasley finally has another collection. Stark made a simple circuit board with kitchen tools. He seems to plan to put it directly in the living room to admire every day. As long as the generator is connected, the small light bulb on it can Keep glowing.

This obviously terrified Mrs. Weasley, and Mr. Weasley couldn't even keep his job if the Ministry of Magic came to him.

Stark didn't feel sleepy all day long. He kept harassing Ma Linglong and asked this and that in an excited mood. Ma Linglong guessed that Mr. Weasley might have the same situation as Stark, because this morning He almost didn't get up for work.

If Stark didn't fall asleep, don't expect him to make the people around him peaceful, so Ma Linglong didn't sleep directly.

Tang Yin obviously had a good understanding of the relationship between men and women, seeing the tiredness on the faces of the two of them, he couldn't help turning dark.

Stark looked forward with joy to the fact that they must be taking some kind of extraordinary means of transportation for this trip, after all, Tang Yin's and his party's attire looked much more high-profile than the Hogwarts style.Stark imagined several possibilities, such as just passing through a door to reach the destination in an instant, and the worst thing should be to fly all the way to China with a broom.

Stark is prepared that if he really rides a broomstick, he might prefer to put himself in armor.

The reality is, Stark is the same as before, he has to take a plane for 20 hours first, and he has to change to a ship for 10 hours in the middle.

Arriving at the London airport allowed Stark to experience an eastern teleportation as he wished, which was much more comfortable than apparition. When Stark asked why Ma Linglong didn't use this trick before, she told him it was called " The "port key", which moves at a fixed point, is not some oriental secret technique.

When they came out of the bathroom, everyone changed into less noticeable clothes.

"Not mysterious at all," said Stark, with a hint of complaint. "You are almost indistinguishable from ordinary people?"

"There is no difference. I have said many times that magic is just our way of life. What do you want to see, a monster with three heads and six arms?" Ma Linglong said lazily with her eyes closed, "Don't you want to sleep for a while, you Tossed me all night."

"Correct me, I didn't have sex with you all night, we only did it twice." Stark refused to let go, he leaned down and kissed Ma Linglong's lips, "But I like you proud and conceited It's like I'm at my mercy again."

They took a special plane, except for Ma Linglong and Stark, there were only six people in the cabin, Tang Yin.Stark is not sure if there is a captain and co-pilot, the drinks and food in the cabin are automatically moved to his table, as long as Stark says.He suspected that the plane was run by magic, until Ma Linglong dismissed his idea that the airport and co-pilot were just Muggles.

Stark is extremely proud of his place in the wizarding world. Not only has he made friends in this place (Stark vowed to make Rhodes speechless for this), but he also has a fortune lying on the ground. In the bank, he was never so happy to inherit Stark Industries.

Stark was impatient to check his coins this morning, but Ma Linglong suggested waiting for him to come back from China. As a Muggle, the only way to get the money from Gringotts is to give his name. Yes, it takes at least a month to prepare for the complicated process and cumbersome rules in the middle.

"Can I give all the money directly to Arthur (Mr. Weasley)?" Stark asked, "It will save a lot of trouble." He now has a gold Galleon in his hand, and Ma Linglong took it To commemorate him, it is a coin made of gold, which is so pure that Stark can weigh it without an instrument.

That inheritance came from Hannah. She made this will when Stark was very young, and the elves in Gringotts still had a headache for it. Before Hannah, there was no wizard who left property to Muggles. precedent.

"It's more troublesome." Ma Linglong explained, "You are not dead yet, the gold coins in the treasury cannot be transferred to another person who has no blood relationship with you at will." And the Weasleys will not accept it for no reason. "There is another way." Ma Linglong said, "Take out all the money, put it in your pocket, and give it to them."

Stark was amused by the joke, and soon, when he realized that it didn't seem to be a joke, he laughed even more wildly: "Are you serious?"

"There is no other way." Ma Linglong said, "Gringotts' elves are very strict about property owners."

"If the cash drawer is full of things like this, how much do you think I have, one hundred thousand Galleons? Maybe we should think about another way, do you know how much it weighs?" Stark said to "one hundred thousand" This figure was obviously dismissive. He did a simple conversion last night (using a unit of measurement that Ma Linglong could not understand). £5 million to £6 million. 【Note】

For the vast majority of British people, whether it is a Muggle or a wizard, it is a huge sum of money, but in Stark's eyes, this is the income of about three days when Stark Industry is at its worst.Stark clearly remembered that when Pep got the income statement from the financial department, he once desperately thought that Stark Industries was about to go bankrupt.

"Why don't they invent banknotes? Don't they feel cumbersome to carry a pile of metal pieces every day? What if they run into robbers?" Stark's question Harry once asked Ron.

"You probably overlooked the fact that we are wizards." Ma Linglong said, sounding weak, "No matter how bad a wizard is, they can produce paper, not to mention that paper currency is the easiest thing to copy."

"So, you can't change metal?"

"It's not impossible, but not everyone can learn it. It's in the field of alchemy. Now there are no wizards who will study such an ancient way of refining gold, because it's not easy to make money." Ma Linglong asked for a glass of milk and two A donut, Stark wanted to take one, but was stopped by Ma Linglong with a very strong attitude, "There is no spell to turn gold, including silver or other metals, and the constraints of magic are much more than you imagined." .By the way, because of the small population of wizards, most of the lone robbers are not interested in money, they are more attached to the organs of the human body."

"I'm curious how wizards make money?" Stark recalled the poverty of the Weasley family, and thought of Malfoy's opposite wealth.

"Work, many jobs can be done. After all, there are not many people. As long as you work hard enough, you can support your family." Ma Linglong knew what Stark wanted to express, "In fact, the ordinary work of a wizard can only guarantee Food and clothing, real wealth comes from usual accumulation, or sudden inheritance, just like you, if you are a wizard, you can already squeeze into the rich list of wizards."

"How much do I line up?" Stark asked seriously, sounding a little expectant.

"Top ten, only in Europe."

"A frustrating answer." Stark had never been in the top three of the world's richest list, and he suddenly thought of another question, and then he took a bite of sweets from Ma Linglong when she was not paying attention. donuts.

Ma Linglong hesitated for about five seconds and decided to let him go.

Stark obviously knew that Ma Linglong would not do anything to him: "You told me yesterday that if I have gold in my hand, I can get the gold coins I want, and some kind of animal will help me turn the gold into gold coins. "

"Yes, only elves can turn gold into gold coins, just give them a small labor fee."

Stark ate the donuts in a few bites, and he licked his fingers: "In other words, in fact, a spell can turn into dollars or pounds, and even the money printing machine can't tell the authenticity. If you take the money How rich is this wizard to buy gold and then turn elves into gold coins?"

"It's illegal, Ma Linglong said immediately, "Once found out that you've lost your fortune, you won't be able to pay for it. No matter which country, the government hates using magic to gain benefits in the Muggle world. "

"I don't believe there are no 'smart people.'"

"Yes." Ma Linglong said, but she didn't continue, "I'm going to sleep, the question-and-answer session is over."

Of course there are "smart people" who are opportunistic. There are so many wizards in the world, there are always a few who saw the opportunity from the very beginning. They secretly, without telling everyone, used the method Stark just thought of to make a lot of money. A sum, while pretending to have a great disdain for Muggles on the surface.The Malfoy family is one of the best. Although their family is powerful, in fact, they not only earn money from Muggles, but also intermarry with Muggles. Although they claim to be pure blood, they are very aware of the consequences of inbreeding.

More than ten years ago, the Ministry of Magic and the wizarding governments of other countries had no special control over the use of magic to earn Muggle money. It was not until later that more and more illegal activities attracted attention.

"Malfoy, that's the 'smart guy'." Stark lowered his head and kissed the top of Ma Linglong's head.

Ma Linglong chuckled lightly: "You too."

Stark fell asleep in a daze on the way. The swaying of the ship made him dizzy. When he woke up, he was already standing at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. He was shocked by what he saw and thought he was in In a dream.What imprinted into his eyes was the white snow capped like plain jade, the towering peaks could not be seen in the clouds, and the undulating cliffs of the mountains looked like a sleeping silver dragon. Stark squinted his eyes and opened his mouth in disbelief. I want to express my thoughts but don't know how to start, as if I have missed a century.

"Everyone, take out the jade cards." Tang Yin spoke. He glanced at Stark. The cold air made the foreign man's nose red. He looked like he hadn't woken up yet. He frowned, thinking about this. Laymen should not make trouble, "Take care of him." Tang Yin said to Ma Linglong.

When they arrived at the land of the warlocks, the means of transportation became decorations, and they could reach the summit in one step without climbing the mountain with bare hands.

"What happened?" Stark still couldn't recover from his surprise, he asked Ma Linglong, "We were on the boat, why did we end up here? I'm not dreaming." When he fell asleep When it was thick, Tang Yin cast a high-level spell and moved everyone directly to the vicinity of the target, "What interesting details did I miss?"

"Linglong." Tang Yin urged again, "All the teachers and students of the 'Juxian Guild' have gathered on Guangyu Terrace, don't miss the hour."

Ma Linglong reached into Stark's clothes (this action made Tang Yin's face turn green, and he told the other five people not to look at it), then took out the emerald green jade tablet and put it in Stark's palm: "Take Well, if you drop it halfway, you will be cut into eight pieces by the energy in the barrier."

"Why not nine?" Stark asked with a playful smile.

"If you want."

As soon as Ma Linglong finished speaking, Stark's eyes suddenly went blank, and gusts of biting cold wind poured into his clothes, and his face was stinging from the cold wind.He turned his head and wanted to ask how long this uncomfortable process would last, but he found that he couldn't open his mouth at all. Stark swore that it would be more comfortable to be an ordinary person, at least he would not be abused when he came and went.

Ma Linglong held his hands tightly, for fear that Stark would lose his "pass".

I don't know how long it took (actually only 10 seconds), when Stark felt that he was about to die, the white scene was replaced by an extremely beautiful picture.Stark had never seen such a scene before, those gorgeous Chinese buildings and the huge statues that he couldn't even name came into his sight first, Stark sighed several times, until he lowered his head and found them It turned out to be suspended in mid-air.

"God!" Stark exclaimed, "how did you do it, wow, this is so cool!"

It looked like it was moving with the air, but in fact, Tang Yin used magical powers under his feet to condense the flowing air into a flying carpet that could be stepped on by eight people, but it was transparent.

"Magic." Ma Linglong said.

"It's a technique." Tang Yin corrected, and then snorted coldly, "Mr. Stark, you shouldn't make such a fuss. After all, you have seen big scenes, and a few seconds ago, you thought that techniques were inferior to modern technology."

"No, of course not." Stark said while admiring the scenery under his feet, "This place is a hundred times better than Hogwarts."

Tang Yin twitched the corners of his mouth and coughed to cover up his smile: "It's natural. Juxian Guild Hall has a history of 4000 years, and Hogwarts is only a few years old. I'm afraid it hasn't been in 1000 years."

"4000 years?" Stark looked at Ma Linglong in disbelief and whispered, "Did he say that on purpose?"

Ma Linglong said, "To be precise, it's 4213."

Stark never said a word in the rest of the trip, and he seemed to be stimulated, or, this time, really scared.

What ignited his passion again was the welcome from the teachers and students on Guangyu Terrace. Of course, it couldn't be the scene of pulling banners and making loud noises.Guangyu Terrace is not a platform, but a spacious dam. This is usually a place where students exercise collectively. Although the college courses have their own characteristics, physical training is also a daily compulsory part.

The area of ​​Guangyu Terrace was the size of a standard football field, and Stark couldn't even see the side from top to bottom. Later, he realized that there were barriers around it, so that it was difficult for the naked eye to see the opposite side.After Tang Yin led the crowd through a cloud of white mist with green grass, his vision widened. At this moment, Stark saw a large crowd of people gathered not far ahead, as if a welcome ceremony was being held.

Soon, they gradually landed, and Stark didn't get a little wind and discomfort during the whole flight.

After Tang Yin landed, he gave up his seat, and Ma Linglong walked to the front. In terms of seniority, Tang Yin was naturally her elder.But Ma Linglong is the person in charge of the entire Juxian Guild Hall. Although she is young, she is still respected by the teachers and students, so Tang Yin is still convinced.However, in the relationship between Stark and Ma Linglong, he must be in front of Tang Yin, which made him very unhappy.

A few people walked up a few steps, and students and teachers lined up to greet them. There was no excessive noise or applause, but everyone quietly looked at Ma Linglong and his party, but couldn't hide their excitement.

Ma Linglong has enough reasons to believe that the reason for the excitement must have something to do with Stark.

Looking around, there is a magnificent building at the end of the road, with red walls and blue tiles, and eye-catching cornices.

Stark has only been to Hong Kong, and is limited to Hong Kong. His memory of Chinese-style buildings almost stays in the impression of the dense buildings on the streets of Hong Kong, not the majestic style in front of him.

"Look at your feet." Ma Linglong said.

Several people walked up the welcome passage, and what they walked was not land but a long, wide canal that went straight to the bottom. The green water surface rippled with Stark's trampling, but it would not wet the trousers and legs. Shoes, he stomped his feet a few times and exclaimed: "What is this?" Stark said to Ma Linglong, "It's amazing (That`samazing), is there water under this?"

There is not only water underneath, but also koi occasionally swinging their orange-red bodies and swimming slowly.

"It's magic." Ma Linglong took his hand and explained in a simple way.

"Spell method." Tang Yin corrected again.

Stark is a person with a strong ability to accept new things, and he is also a guy with great curiosity. When he gets answers from others, he often likes to come up with very convincing reasons through self-analysis.He had already focused his attention on his feet, but he couldn't come up with a theory that could explain this phenomenon, until Ma Linglong reminded him to look up.

There were a lot of people standing on both sides of the aisle, which reminded Stark of the grand occasion of "Stark Expo". The only difference was that no one reached out to touch his suit, and no one handed him a pen to ask for his autograph. .

Stark noticed that the colors of the clothes among the students were not the same, and the styles were also divided into men and women. Based on his understanding of Hogwarts, Stark deduced that this was because they came from different colleges, just like Hogwarts. It depends on the color of the scarf and bow tie.The students are big and small, they don't look weird like Hogwarts students sometimes, this probably has something to do with the color of the clothes and the atmosphere of the school.

In the distance, the clouds and fog are locked, and the nearby is beautiful and brilliant.

What surprised Stark even more was that a few feet above the students' heads stood many adults who were about the same age as Tang Yin, and their clothes were obviously different from the students'.The point is that they are standing on a horizontal bar with a metallic texture (Ma Linglong told Stark that it is a Chinese sword), and they stand upright on it, condescending, full of majesty.

"Is it some kind of flying device?" Stark asked quietly, looking up from time to time.

"This is the magical world, Iron Man." Ma Linglong reminded him, "Did I tell you that Eastern wizards use flying swords instead of riding brooms?"

The teachers and students came to welcome Ma Linglong, but they had to focus on Stark today because he was too conspicuous.And he himself was obviously not at all uncomfortable being the center of attention, he blew kisses to the students several times in a row, causing some students to cry out.

"Hey, they seem to like me," Stark said pleasantly, causing quite a commotion with his blown kiss.

"Of course." Shan Zixian said to Stark, "One-third of the students know your name."

"Then maybe I can hug them." Stark said excitedly, he turned his head, ignoring Tang Yin's warning eyes, "I should bring my armor, this is more in line with the atmosphere here."

"Thank you for your kindness, but please don't hug." Shan Zixian said.

"Blowing kisses, I guess?"

Shan Zixian looked at Tang Yin's gloomy face, smiled and said, "It's best not to."

The welcoming ceremony ended after Ma Linglong's speech. Stark thought he could see a surprising performance, but he didn't. He was a little disappointed.

"How is my performance?" Stark asked Ma Linglong.

"Very good." Ma Linglong said.

"Then, I want a reward." Stark didn't care whether Ma Linglong was rich or powerful, because no matter how great she was, she belonged to him, "Since my performance is an excellent grade, you Give me a big reward, you're a professor, that's how you treat outstanding students, I've seen it."

Ma Linglong's house is backed to the west of Kunlun Mountain. It is a complete ancient Chinese courtyard-style building. It is three times larger than Stark's villa in Marbury. The vegetation is quite rich, the environment is quiet, and the air is particularly fresh , Stark completely forgot that they were actually on the top of a snow mountain, and the climate should not have been like spring.

"I can give you a house." Ma Linglong said, "and raise you in it."

"Hey." Stark said, he pouted at Ma Linglong, "This is the line I told you, do you think I have to listen to you when I get to your place?" Stark picked up Ma Linglong Long put her on the bed, then he climbed up and pressed Ma Linglong under him, "Should no one dare to break into the boss's room?"

"So what do you want to do?"

"You know what I want to do." Stark kissed the girl on the nose, "I guess it must be very exciting to do AI in this place." He glanced at the wooden lattice sliding door, "There is no chain, you What a bold girl."

Whether there is a lock or not will not affect Ma Linglong's private space. In the Juxian Hall, the entrances and exits of all the doors are blocked by invisible barriers, no matter in the teaching area, the teacher's residence or the student's dormitory. Unlike Hogwarts, entry and exit are not determined by passwords, but by the college jade badge worn by each student.

The one in Stark's hand can go anywhere unimpeded.

"You don't want to visit my house?"

"I swear I can't think so, but I want to do something comfortable with you first, because I like you so much." Stark kissed Ma Linglong's lips, "You look so sexy when you speak .”

"So you already had an erection then?"

"I wish I hadn't, in that case everybody could see." Yet Stark didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.

At this moment, Tang Yin's voice sounded in the room: "Linglong, go to the Treasure Pavilion."

"No need to explain." Stark said angrily. "It's magic, not the voice system. I know. Seriously, you are the boss. As the boss, can't you let them wait for a few minutes?"

"A few minutes?" Ma Linglong touched Stark's face, "Are you sure it takes a few minutes?"

The author has something to say: [Coin conversion in the HP world]: Here is an excerpt from Harry’s conversion of coins in the HP novel: "Twenty gold Galleons are about one-tenth of a kilogram? Then the price of gold is about one-tenth of a kilogram. £200 a kilo? So a Galleon is worth about £[-]...these piles of gold coins look like they're probably sixty high, and the bottom side is about twenty wide, in a pyramid shape , so the total volume is one-third that of the corresponding cube. In this way, one pile is about [-] Galleons, and there are five piles, so the total is [-] Galleons, or £[-] million "It's Harry's property.