The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

The items in the recycling bin and the trust store, while not new, have one advantage: you don't need a receipt to buy them.

Furthermore, after purchasing items from these two places, a corresponding invoice will be issued.

Upon hearing Li Qin's words, the eldest woman in front of him instantly showed a look of "I knew it" in her eyes.

He then asked;

"So what kind of things are you looking for? I can take you to the corresponding area to choose."

Li Qin paused for a moment;

He originally came here mainly for the watch, but since he's already at the recycling center, he might as well pick out a few more things.

Although the "home" in the courtyard house is not needed, the small courtyard in the planting space is still missing a lot.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the campus seems to have everything it needs now.

But the vast majority of these things are transformed through transfiguration.

Although as long as Li Qin doesn't dispel it, or his magic doesn't malfunction, the effects of the Transfiguration spell can last for a long time.

Even for many years.

But it's not the possibility of something happening that's scary, it's the possibility of something happening in the future.

If possible, Li Qin still wanted to replace these things with things from the real world.

Thinking of this, Li Qin immediately spoke;

"Don't laugh at me, but my family is lacking everything right now: pots and pans, plates, chopsticks, cabinets, stools, tables..."

These things are all necessary.

After saying this, Li Qin couldn't help but show a shy expression.

The expression on Li Qin's face wasn't feigned; he genuinely felt a little embarrassed.

After all, he was still the same young man who had traveled from another world. He hadn't experienced much, and he was still rather thin-skinned.

The older woman in front of him smiled slightly when she saw Li Qin's expression.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

At that moment, she only felt that Li Qin was very "naive".

This actually increased her affection for Li Qin even more;

The older woman in front of him immediately said gently:

"There are indeed quite a few things missing, but it's okay. You can usually find some usable items in the recycling bin, as long as your family doesn't mind."

Upon hearing this, Li Qin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the older woman in front of us spoke again:

"All the things you need are basically in one area. I'll take you there now."

After saying this, the eldest sister gestured to Li Qin and then walked forward.

Upon seeing this, Li Qin immediately followed.

Led by his older sister, Li Qin soon arrived at an area where there were several small hills made of old items.

"You're in luck. A batch of old items was just delivered to the recycling center yesterday. If you look carefully, you're sure to find some good stuff here."

The eldest sister pointed to the several "small mountains" in front of her.

At this moment, a look of sudden realization flashed in Li Qin's eyes.

He was puzzled when he first saw these small hills.

Although they are both recycling stations, the South City Recycling Station and the East City Recycling Station appear to be about the same size.

But there were more things here than he had seen in the south of the city yesterday.

Moreover, he had just noticed that the "quality" of the old items here seemed to be better than that in the south of the city.

Now I know why.

As Li Qin observed the small hills in front of him, the older woman next to him smiled and glanced at him before saying something.

"Now you can take your time to choose here. You can find almost anything you need here. Once you've made your selection, take it to the statistician."

Upon hearing his elder sister's words, Li Qin immediately looked away and nodded earnestly to her.

"Thank you, big sister."

The older woman in front of me just smiled and didn't say anything.

However, now that things were basically arranged, the eldest sister prepared to leave.

Although she had feelings for Li Qin, she wouldn't let it interfere with her work.

But as soon as Li Qin saw his eldest sister preparing to leave, he immediately spoke up;

"Please wait a moment, ma'am, I have something else I'd like to ask you."

The eldest sister immediately stopped what she was doing and looked at Li Qin with some confusion.

"Is there anything else?"

Li Qin didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated his purpose;

"Sister, it's like this, because we don't have anything at home to tell time, we wanted to ask if your recycling center has any old watches, clocks, or alarm clocks or similar items."

Originally, she was a little curious about why Li Qin had stopped her, but after hearing his words, the eldest sister's face immediately showed an amused expression.

Then he gently shook his head and said;

"Old watches, clocks, or alarm clocks are different from other old items; you won't find them in recycling centers."

If you want to buy these things, you can only go to a trust store; they're the only places that carry them.

After hearing his elder sister's words, Li Qin immediately realized that he had not explained himself clearly, which had caused the other party to misunderstand.

He then spoke again;

"I'm sorry, ma'am. I didn't explain clearly earlier. What I meant was that I wanted to ask if your recycling center has any broken watches. I'd like to buy a few and try to repair them."

If successful, you'll get a watch and save a lot of money; if not, you can sell it back to a recycling center without losing much.

With Li Qin's explanation, the older woman in front of her immediately understood.

Actually, she had some doubts when Li Qin asked about the watch;

Even used watches from trust shops can cost a considerable amount of money.

But Li Qin even has to pick out household appliances from recycling stations, so how could he possibly spend so much money on a watch?

Now she realizes she had misunderstood.

However, after learning about Li Qin's thoughts, the older woman asked with some curiosity;

"Young man, your idea is good, but repairing a broken watch is no easy task. Are you sure you can do it?"

This older woman wasn't saying this to look down on Li Qin.

The main issue is that even broken items like watches undergo inspection by repair technicians before being sent to the recycling center.

Anything that can be repaired will be screened out.

Items that are sent to the recycling center are those that have been determined to be beyond repair.

Even experienced master craftsmen couldn't fix the watch, but Li Qin, a young man who looked to be less than twenty, wanted to repair it.

That's really hard to believe.

At this moment, Li Qin said nonchalantly:

"Actually, I usually read books about watches and repair in the library. This time, I was just trying it out."

If it succeeds in the end, that would be the best; if not, consider it as gaining experience.

After hearing Li Qin's explanation, the eldest sister's face immediately showed a look of realization.

Although he felt that Li Qin's chances of ultimately succeeding were very slim, Li Qin's spirit was still worth encouraging.

"Oh, I see," the older sister said again.

"There are indeed some badly damaged watches in the recycling bin, but they're not here; they're in another place."

You can ask the statistician directly later; he'll tell you the location.

After getting the information he wanted, Li Qin thanked his elder sister again.

The older sister waved dismissively and then left.