Chapter 495 Abbot's sense of superiority
In general, the experience of the Kent family proves that the old nobles in the American magic world are not fools.
On the contrary, they are even smarter than the pure-blooded nobles in Yingguo. Many pure-blooded nobles in Yingguo think that their idea of liking themselves without brains is completely wrong.
In fact, although honor is important in their hearts, only interests can be pursued.
Therefore, only pure-blooded nobles like the Foley family who can bring benefits to them and have extremely noble blood can be sought after by them. And second-rate families like the Kent family who are not up and down but want to take advantage of them can only be fooled by them as monkeys, and then thrown them to the countryside to fend for themselves after eating them all.
McCha silently closed the information and felt quite touched.
There are no fools in this world who can rank high.
But at the same time, he also felt a little confused because the information did not state the current location of the Kent family.
About, who was standing by, seemed to have seen through Mike's thoughts. He smiled and poured a cup of tea for Mike, explaining slowly:
"The Kent family left New York after failure. They are now surviving in a place called Fox."
"Fox?"
"Yes, I know, this name is the same as Dumbledore Phoenix, but this Fox is a place name, it is a poor town." About waved his hand and continued to explain, "And, this Fox town is indeed a very interesting place. In addition to ordinary muggles, there are also a group of werewolf and vampires."
"Werewolf?"
Mike frowned. Werewolf, a creature that spreads werewolf viruses everywhere, is the target of severe blow in Yingguo. Not to mention vampires, they are basically killed by wizards in Yingguo, as human natural enemies who feed on human blood.
"What you just said was a group, that is, they are of a lot of numbers?"
"There are indeed quite a lot, there are about one hundred of them in total."
"This is impossible." Mike shook his head and said, "The population of a small town cannot support so many werewolfs and vampires to survive, and such a large-scale black magic creature group, the American Magic France will not sit idly by!"
About was stunned when he heard this, then he showed a sudden enlightenment and said:
"You may have misunderstood something. Mike. The United States and Yingguo are different, especially when it comes to treating wise magical creatures. The Ministry of Magic of Yingguo has a very tough attitude towards such creatures, but the United States seems a bit ambiguous, such as those vampires and werewolfs. The American demon France will allow them to live on the land of the United States, but they do not allow them to hurt any Muggle or wizard. As long as they violate the rules, they will be dead."
"Ha, this rule is ridiculous!" Zhou Hong suddenly rushed out of the side and said, "Dogs can't change their shit, how can they expect that group of monsters to resist their instincts?"
Mike nodded, he felt so.
"But in fact, they did succeed." About said with a smile and shook his head, "Those vampires are said to no longer drink human blood, but instead drink animal blood. Of course, this is at the cost of their own decline in strength. After all, their strength comes from blood. As for the group of werewolfs, haha, they are almost self-domed into puppies."
"But these are worth it. You also know how bad these things are in Europe and other places, but in the United States, they can at least be protected by law." About laughed as if he suddenly thought of something funny, "Haha! Legal protection! Hahaha!"
Mike and Zhou Hong looked at me, and I looked at you, both of them were confused.
The two of them didn't get any laughs.
Fortunately, About smiled for a while and then calmed down, explaining to Mike and Zhou Hong:
"After listening to me, you should think that the United States is a good place to pay attention to human rights, right?"
Zhou Hong nodded. He did think so, but Mike was silent.
"It's true, at least on paper, the United States is indeed like this, but it's actually different. Take the group of werewolf and vampires in Fox Town for example. Any wizard can bully them, and even kill them will not be punished by law. And if they hurt the wizard, then... hehe." About said meaningfully, "There are many of these things, and you can fully understand them by looking at them. In short, this country is a paradise for people like us!"
Zhou Hong looked at About with a dull look on his face. The other party's words caused a huge impact on his still simple heart.
Mike said after pondering for a moment:
"That is, the vampires and werewolfs in Fox Town may be threatened by the Kent family to deal with us?"
"It is indeed possible. After all, there is only a Kent family wizard in Fox Town, and those black magic creatures have no right to refuse." About said, "But it doesn't matter. The Kent family is not very population and has not strong strength. Even those black magic creatures are not worth mentioning."
After hearing this, Mike nodded with satisfaction. At present, the Kent family is the most important thing for him. As for understanding the United States and other things, he was not very interested. After all, he had seen enough similar things in his previous life. Now it seems that the American wizarding world is not much different from the Muggle and America he remembers.
"Okay, let's stop talking about these serious topics." About said enthusiastically, "Franklin and the others have been arranged to go into the room to rest. We can't move for the time being. Why not go to Square Street first?"
Mike shook his head and instinctively wanted to refuse. He was not very interested in visiting the so-called American scenery. It would be better to have a good rest and prepare for the battle if you have the skills.
But About obviously did not intend to give up just like that. Seeing Mike shook his head, he immediately looked at Zhou Hong, who was still in a state of doubt in life, and said in a bewitching tone:
"Is this little brother named Zhou Hong? Are you confused about what I have said before? Wouldn't that be better to go with us to see it? I believe that after you have observed it for a while, you will definitely have your own answer."
As soon as this said, Zhou Hong's originally dull expression became vivid in an instant, but he did not agree immediately, but turned his head and looked at Mike with anticipation.
Mike sighed helplessly, and finally nodded slowly under the expectant gaze of About and Zhou Hong.
...
Half an hour later, Mike, Abute and Zhou Hong arrived at Plaza Street through Floor.
Unlike Yingguo, the public Floor Network teleportation point on Plaza Street is not a store similar to a kind of shop in the Broken Cauldron Bar, but a large building with huge space inside, similar to the Muggles' subway station.
In fact, this is indeed a magical version of the "subway station". As one of the transportation hubs of the magic world in the United States, there are a wide variety of fireplaces here. Most importantly, these fireplaces are well maintained, so users don't have to worry that the dust in the fireplace will stain their clothes.
This scene surprised Zhou Hong and Mike. This concentrated station is much more advanced than the Yingguo side, and it is even better than the hall of the Ministry of Magic of Yingguo.
About shook his head with some emotion. He was almost the same when he first came.
"This fireplace station is indeed much better than Diagonal Alley, but this is actually caused by historical reasons," he explained. "You must know that this site has only been built in the last two hundred years, and Diagonal Alley has a history of nearly a thousand years, so it is normal to look more advanced here."
Neither Mike nor Zhou Hong spoke. The former simply felt that About was quibbling, while the latter's attention had long been taken away by the passengers coming and going.
The passengers here are very strange. Unlike Diagon Alley, the travelers coming and going in this station include not only human wizards, but also a large number of fairies, domestic elves, horsemen and many strange creatures that Zhou Hong cannot name at all!
Such a scene will never appear in Yingguo. The proud Yingguo wizards will never allow these lower creatures to share a fireplace with themselves. Even staying under the same roof with them will make the wizards feel humiliated.
Even decent groups like the fairies in the Gringott who seem to have obtained a very high social status have many restrictions in this regard. For example, their restaurants are separated from the restaurants of the wizard employees, and the situation where both parties share lunch will never appear in the Gringott.
It’s different here. Not only are there so many complex creatures gathered together, but they are also very comfortable to get along with.
Zhou Hong even saw a tall witch walking with a house elf talking and laughing. Judging from the uniforms they were wearing, they should not be a master-servant relationship, but a colleague.
But although everything seems very harmonious and beautiful here, Zhou Hong, who has the talent for mind reading, saw another scene.
The tall witch was full of contempt and discrimination towards her domestic elf in her heart, while the domestic elf thought that her colleague was a waste. If it weren't for her wizard status, the other party would not be qualified to work with her.
Such things are everywhere in this hall. Everyone lives in harmony with smiles on the surface, but deep down they are full of malice.
Such things not only happen between human wizards and other intelligent creatures, but even these creatures who are minorities themselves are hating each other, believing that the other party has enjoyed more preferential treatment than themselves.
All of this made Zhou Hong feel creepy.
At this time, Mike's greeting came from the side of Zhou Hong. He looked closely and found that About had finished telling the history of the station and was about to take the two to the next location.
Zhou Hong shook his head, threw out all the strange ideas in his mind, and then quickly followed Mike's pace.
Walking out of the station, what appears in front of Mike and Zhou Hong is a spacious street surrounded by tall buildings, which is the commercial center of the American magic world, Plaza Street.
Compared with the commercial center of Diagon Alley that is more like a pedestrian street, Square Street is obviously more modern CBD (Central Business District). The flat road marked with yellow lines in the center of the street is a two-way lane for vehicles to drive. At this time, a large number of transportation vehicles are driving on it, but the types of these transportation vehicles are somewhat complex and the quality is also uneven. From high-end and luxurious night kilo carriages to a poor and ragged magical transformation car.
Mike even saw a one-eyed fairy with a ferocious appearance standing on a dinosaur-shaped legs, sticking out her tongue with crooked eyes and a very stupid lizard running in the lane. The speed was not slow!
But the one-eyed goblin seemed to have road rage. Faced with the crowded traffic, he was waving a mini-model halberd and cursing.
On both sides of the lane are two equally wide sidewalks. Compared with the bare lane, this place is much more beautiful.
Not only are there rows of trees planted on both sides, but the stone road under its feet is also released with magic, emitting a soft white light. Whenever passers-by step on it, a faint cloud of light will splash out into the surroundings, which looks beautiful. Many young children are really playing on the sidewalk at this moment, enjoying stepping on the light and dust.
Of course, the crowds on the sidewalk are naturally very crowded, and the playful naughty kids will naturally bump into some pedestrians, but the people here look very friendly and will not blame the naughty kids even if they are knocked down. They will pass with a smile.
In addition, Mike also noticed that there were many shops erected on both sides of the sidewalk. These shops were very high-end just from their facades, at least much higher-end than the retro workshop-style small shops like Diagon Alley.
There are also a lot of shops here, and there are various shop signs floating on the walls of those tall buildings, from food, clothing, housing and transportation to leisure and entertainment.
And unlike Diagon Alley, the commercial competition here is very fierce and there is no exclusive business at all.
Just after a short walk, Mike had already seen three magic wand stores, five dessert stores and more than a dozen clothing stores. Diagon Alley is as poor as a small market in a country town.
"The same reason is that this commercial street has only been built in recent hundreds of years, so it looks a little more updated. If the Ministry of Magic is willing to renovate Diagon Alley, it will definitely do better! Well, that's it."
About explained with an awkward expression that as a native pure-blooded nobleman in Yingguo, he still looked down on the group of nouveau riche in his heart.
Chapter completed!