Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

"Xiao Hui, come here, I will tie your hair."

Professor Qiu waved to his daughter.

Although Xiao Hui still wanted to continue watching the male fire dragon chasing the train outside, she obediently returned to her father.

In the fall, I tied a simple ponytail for my daughter.

The little girl shook her hair and ran back to the car window, continuing to look at the flying dragon outside with curiosity.

"Hmm? This dragon..."

Conanshan discovered that the male fire dragon that had been chasing the train slowly slowed down its flying speed and began to move away from them.

Not long after, the mighty male fire dragon completely disappeared and could never be found again.

"........."

Conan-san controlled his neck and prevented the two people around him from looking at him with doubt.

He was very suspicious that Professor Autumn next to him might have done something, which caused the male fire dragon that had been chasing the train to leave.

He saw it clearly just now. The male fire dragon suddenly swung its head left and right with a large amplitude, and its eyes were obviously looking for something.

It felt confusing, as if the target that the dragon had originally locked onto suddenly disappeared.

"Forget it, just pretend that I didn't find anything..."

Conan-san knew how to control himself. Even though he had a lot of things he wanted to ask, he still kept them in his heart.

After all, we are not very familiar with each other, so it is better not to ask some sensitive questions, as they will definitely offend others.

"Feilong left, and nothing unexpected happened. That's enough... I'd better continue reading."

029 ⒐Death⑻二』"Like ③lin５Swelling】Transfer: Hogsmeade City

The Hogwarts Express arrived at its final stop three and a half hours after its departure.

Except for the accidental encounter with a male fire dragon at the very beginning, there were no other accidents on this trip and everything went smoothly.

Along the way, Conan Shan only saw various wilderness forests. The scenery outside the window was all similar natural scenery. There were no human traces and not many memorable moments.

This does not mean that the wizarding world is a barren land. According to Professor Autumn, the Hogwarts Express is actually a "plane train" that can travel between the human world and the wizarding world, and will occasionally make irregular "space jumps". During the space travel, the view outside the window will become pitch black, just like walking into a lightless tunnel.

In order not to affect the passengers on the train, the train will perform certain illusion modifications on the scenery outside, which means that the scenery outside the window seen by the passengers is not necessarily real.

The reason why Professor Qiu was not worried about the problem of the male dragon before was because he knew the special features of the Hogwarts Express. Even if the male dragon really rushed over or sprayed fire at the train, it would not affect the train. The train could easily dodge at any time.

As for why this train with the ability to jump through space cannot reach its destination instantly, this is related to some special features of the magical continent they are currently traveling in. Simply put, it is an environmental issue, as well as considerations on the consumption of magic and magic power.

As the train was about to arrive at the station, Conan-san stuck his head out of the window and looked toward the back of the train.

There are no tracks at all behind the train, but if you look down, you can clearly see the neat railway tracks.

　Zhong Qun: ⒐婈俬㈧≌≌思⑵⑼阾wu "This is the so-called magic..."

Earlier in the journey, Conan-san had asked Professor Qiu about some things about this train. He knew that the track he saw now was also part of the train and was not originally laid.

This space track will only appear where necessary, carrying the train forward. In theory, this train can pass through any terrain.

After Conanshan finished looking at the space orbit curiously, he immediately turned his attention to the city ahead.

"Hogsmeade..."

Hogsmeade, where Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located, is a magical city with a population of about half a million.

"From a village to a city..."

Of course Conan-san already knew about this city, and he should have been surprised long ago, but when he arrived at his destination, he couldn't help but sigh.

"This world of stitched monsters is also a magically modified world to some extent..."

Hogsmeade has no so-called city walls, and it feels just like a modern city on Earth. However, there are not many tall buildings in this place, and three or four-story buildings are already considered to stand out from the crowd.

The style of the buildings here is a bit old, and it feels like going back to the last century.

Coming to this magical city, Conan finally felt a sense of magic.

Even the station here is full of classical flavor, and you can't find the modern feeling of the departure point.

"To put it bluntly, should we call it backwardness? Although it is not a crime committed in war..."

Conan-san took out his cell phone.

He had unknowingly left the human world and came to the magical world in another dimension. Of course, it was impossible to receive any mobile phone signals here.

It wasn't that his phone had a problem, or that there was no radio signal. It was that he couldn't even turn it on.

"It's really useless. The civilized technology of the human world..."

Conan Shan did not come to the magical world without any preparation. He had a preliminary understanding of some things and common sense in the magical world.

During the train ride, there was a magic professor beside him who could answer his questions, so he certainly knew what kind of situation he was facing.

"Isn't it that the magicians living here have used some means to conceal the civilization and technology of mankind? I heard that the residents here want to introduce the technology of the human world, but the problem is that they can't use it at all... Is it the so-called 'environmental problem'?"

In this magic world full of magical power and infinite energy, for some reason many civilized technologies of the human world cannot be used.

This is not just about electronic equipment, even some of the most basic and primitive technologies may not work.

Professor Qiu gave such an example earlier.

"Just like the firearms used in the human world, if we bring modern weapons to our side, they will be completely useless. It feels like the gunpowder has lost its effectiveness. This is the so-called influence of the magical environment."

It is said that the residents of the magical world have always tried to use magic to improve the convenient technologies of the human world, hoping that they can use them too, but progress has always been slow.

There are many failures, but there are also examples of success.

It's like the magic landline telephone that was finally put into official use more than 20 years ago after a long period of research.

There are also magic lights and street lights that have been used earlier.

And the radio station that was finally implemented more than five years ago is of course presented in a magical way.

Of course, there is also the magic steam train that we are riding now.

"A wonderful magically modified and stitched world..."

Conan-san stepped out of the train with a little excitement in his heart and stepped onto the platform.

At this moment, he finally set foot on the land of the magical world in person.

"Conan-san, let's go to school first."

Professor Autumn took his daughter and led Conan Shan to an empty carriage outside the train station, and then headed to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on the northern outskirts of the city.

Conan, who was very curious about everything in the magical world, was looking at the carriage he was riding in.

This carriage is truly a horseless carriage, with no driver and no horse.

The carriage, which looked a bit old, kept moving forward under the power of unknown magic.

"Could it be that the legendary magical creature Ye Qi is pulling the cart?"

Conan-san guessed so.

However, his guess was wrong. The magic professor next to him explained that this was an automatic magic carriage and there was no invisible creature pulling it.

The unmanned magic carriage moved forward, leaving the stone road in the city at a moderate pace and turning into the road leading to the magic school in the valley ahead.

Conan Shan could already vaguely see the outline of the magic school.

"Sure enough, the Hogwarts here is completely different from the ones in the books or movies..."

Since the magic world here has a population of over 100 million and is a true magic civilization, the scale of the magic schools here is also much larger.

The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry located in the valley is a combination of a huge fortress group. There is not just one castle, but several, and they all look extremely large. You can feel the imposing manner from a distance.

Conan Shan had heard from the magic professor beside him on the train that Hogwarts had been expanded many times since ancient times, the most recent one being twenty years ago, when more student dormitories were added.

"There is no black lake, nor is there a forbidden forest that cannot be entered. This is the Hogwarts of this world..."

Although theoretically, there shouldn't be a dangerous restricted area next to a magic school, this reality inevitably makes Conan a little disappointed.

"This strange patchwork world with a weird design... Never mind, I should get used to it..."

030 Need to pay extra

Conan, who was originally thinking about slowly appreciating the ancient castle complex, was quickly led by the magic professor Qiu Qiu into the main teaching building of the magic school. He quickly found the school office to complete the student registration and paid the tuition for a whole year.

In this magical world where some places are inconvenient, there is naturally no such thing as credit cards or electronic payments.

Fortunately, Conanshan had already collected the money in Changkong City before leaving, so he didn't have to withdraw money from other places. He paid the tuition with a cash check.

One of the things that makes it difficult for time travelers to enjoy this patchwork world is that the magic world does not use heavy coins such as gold, silver and copper, but uses very light paper money to conduct transactions.

I heard that before the great reform of the wizarding world, that is, a hundred years ago, they still used coins like Galleons and Sekonats, which had a very inconvenient and troublesome conversion method. But now they have switched to decimal banknotes, and there is also a more mature banking transaction system.

Although there is only one recognized bank in the wizarding world.

With a strange emotion in his heart that only a time traveler could understand, Conan Shan accepted the payment receipt from the magic school.

"Conan-san, school won't officially start for another month. If you don't plan to stay in a single room, you'll have to live in the city until school starts."

While Conan-san was handling the school's formalities, the newly appointed teacher Qiu Qiu also completed his inauguration procedures at the same time.

In the fall, he should meet with the principal and other colleagues to familiarize himself with school affairs and arrange future courses, etc. However, he is not in a hurry and can help Conanshan settle down before going.

"Then let's find a suitable hotel to stay for a while."

According to the explanation just given by the school staff, the student dormitories at Hogwarts can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first type is a multi-person dormitory, which is actually a room where four people live together.

The second type is also a multi-person dormitory, but it is a double room.

The last one is a separate single room.

Unlike the above two categories which are allocated by the school, single rooms are arranged for students in need and require application.

New students can also apply for single rooms, but they have to pay extra.

Conan Shan had received compensation from the Ministry of Magic before. Although the amount was not huge, it was quite sufficient. He was not short of money now, and he also had some property of his own, so he did not have to be restrained in spending money.

Of course, he has no way to make money now. Considering various things in the future, he will not spend money recklessly. He will forget about the single room that requires extra payment.

Conan Shan did not just go back to Hogsmeade. He first bought school uniforms in another fortress-like building in the magic school.

The Hogwarts school in this parallel world does have a department that distributes school uniforms. It's not a student benefit, but students still have to pay for it.

There are also places in Hogsmeade where you can buy school uniforms, but since you're already at school, you might as well buy them here instead of wasting time going to other places.

It didn’t take much time to buy the school uniform. It was done in less than fifteen minutes. 9◎四吓?∪㈡—＞④糁≌￠傘｛』跉罩中≌☆转∴《群‰:》].

There are many ready-made school uniforms here. You can choose one that fits your figure and then make some minor modifications and you can use it right away.

The female magician in charge of the school uniform department gently waved the magic wand in her hand, and then the school uniforms and needles and threads on the table started to move by themselves, and the modification was completed in just a few minutes.

Conanshan, who was standing nearby, was amazed at the sight.

Conan Shan took two sets of school uniforms, left the school with Professor Autumn and his daughter, and returned to Hogsmeade.

"Professor, I can handle this alone..."

"It's okay. I have some things to do in the city as well. By the way, don't mind."

Conan is a time traveler after all. Even if he comes to a strange city, and even in the magical world, he will not panic. If he just needs to find a place to live, he can do it alone.

For him, it was enough to find a clean place with a roof over his head.

However, since the magic professor was willing to continue working together, Conan-san naturally had no need to refuse.

Afterwards, you can treat the other person to dinner as a way of repaying the favor.

With the help of the magic professor who seemed to be familiar with the place, Conan Shan found a fairly good four-story hotel.

The price here is reasonable, the room is clean and tidy, and the location is not remote, so it is very convenient to go anywhere.

After finding a place to stay temporarily for a month, Conanshan put down his luggage and went to buy things he needed for other schools.

The school uniforms have been bought, and then there are textbooks and some stationery.

Professor Autumn, holding his energetic daughter, brought Conan-san to a busy street.

There are many different shops here, including bookstores where you can buy textbooks needed for magic schools, and shops that sell magical pets.

Conan-san first went to the bookstore, and then asked the clerk to find books according to the list. After a while, he bought everything he needed.