Harry Potter Fantastic Beasts Illustrated Book

Chapter 141 The Hard-to-Find Manor

Three days later, in a bedroom on the third floor of a hotel.

David picked up the white envelope from the table, and took out a blank sheet of paper from it.

After using the manifesting spell, a line of words appeared on the white paper:

Do you really want to join us?
There are two options of YES and NO below this line of words.

David tapped YES lightly with his wand.

The handwriting on the paper quickly disappeared, and a line of words resurfaced:

Dear friend, welcome, we are looking forward to your arrival.

After the line of words dispersed again, a solitary arrow emerged.

It dangled across the paper, pointing south.

"Ron, did you open the letter?"

Tariq banged loudly on his door.

"Unpacked." David got up and went to open the door.

Tariq has helped him a lot in the past few days, from meals to hotels he found.

Otherwise, David was not familiar with the place, and with the face of a wanted criminal, it would be a little troublesome to find these things.

So he doesn't reject this guy very much now.

"Then when do you plan to go there?"

Tariq held the paper in his hand and waved it at David.

"Just this afternoon, let's go and have a look first," David said.

"Then remember to call me, don't just pass by alone, it's not safe!" Tariq said in a tone that I care about you.

"Don't worry, I won't forget you."

David said helplessly, and after Tariq withdrew, he closed the door again.

I don't know if we can discover their connection with the research team this time.
Looking at the white paper on the table, David thought silently.

On an endless grassland, the sun is scorching everything on the ground.

Two figures, one tall and one short, were slowly moving across the hot turf.

"Ron, are you sure it's here?"

Tariq fanned the wind with the mask in his hand, gasped and said weakly, the sweat on his face had already merged into a trickle.

"Don't you have a letter in your hand? Don't you know it after reading it?" David said angrily.

"I put it in my bag, I can barely move now"

"Then shut up."

After solving Tariq's problem, David continued to stare at the blank paper in his hand, wanting to see if there were any other changes in it.

Unfortunately, there has always been only one ink-like black arrow on it, and it has been pointing in one direction.

But after David and the others walked over according to the evidence, they found that there was nothing.

According to my previous experience, when the arrow turns into this color, it means that the destination is nearby.
David touched his chin, he was also a little confused.

Tariq on the side didn't know if he was pretending, or he didn't get the information.

He had been swaying back and forth with David, almost unable to walk, and David didn't see any hints from him.

David raised his head and looked into the distance in the direction of the arrow. The rising temperature distorted the scene ahead.

But he can still recognize it, of course as long as the eyes are not blind.

There is only a piece of grass in front, not to mention houses and buildings, and there is no sign of human activity.

Is it underground?Or just on this meadow?
There can be no one there.
David looked at the arrow on the white paper, lost in thought.

Suddenly he thought of a possibility.

David knelt down and put the white paper on the ground, took out his wand and tapped it lightly.

"I would like to join the R organization."

As soon as he finished speaking, the white paper twisted on the ground and began to fold up. After a while, it turned into a key.

Seeing that the key was pointing to where he was squatting, David stepped aside and let the key fly over.

After flying about two or three meters away, the key hovered in the air and turned slowly.

From where it is, the surrounding scene is like a hanging curtain, and the switch is found.

It slowly opened to both sides, revealing an ancient and elegant manor.

"What's wrong with you? What did you see?" Seeing David staring blankly ahead, Tariq asked hastily.

Only the person who has used the key can see it.
David pondered for a while, and said, "You follow the steps I just did."

After Tarek repeated David's action just now, he also put on a blank expression on his face.

And it doesn't look like he's fake.

Does this guy really not know?
Then this boss is too bad.
David complained in his heart, called Tariq, and walked towards the manor first.

Just after stepping into the quaint gate of the manor and stepping on the stone-paved gate, David heard a slight sound coming from beside him.

David turned his head to see a short, thin figure standing respectfully aside.

He has ears shaped like bat wings, a long flat nose, eyes protruding a bit, and tiny limbs. He wears only a pillowcase and looks battered and malnourished.

"Welcome both of you, the master is waiting for you in the front hall."

The house elf of the manor bowed slightly and said respectfully.

And he has the same attitude towards David and Tariq, there is no difference.

That proved that Tariq might really not know about the manor, and at least he wasn't the owner.

Because even if you give the house elf orders, as long as you are his master, he will unconsciously feel subservient when he sees you. This is his nature, and it is difficult to change it by orders.

Of course, Dobby's exception is to be excluded.

"Are we going in here?" David asked.

He just casually measured the distance to the magnificent palace-like house in the distance with his eyes, and then estimated that it should take more than ten minutes for them to walk there with their feet.

"Of course not, can you please hold my finger?"

The house-elf held out his long, thin, wrinkled fingers tremblingly.

It didn't take long for David and the two to hold each other, and a burst of stimulation caused them to close their eyes.

When they opened it again, they were already in a magnificently decorated hall.

It's kind of like Apparating, but without the twist and squeeze.

"Welcome both of you!"

Pavel stood up from the sofa, walked quickly to David, and opened his arms enthusiastically.

"I said we would see each other often in the future."

Seeing the bright smile on Pavel's face, David didn't speak, but raised his hand and pulled his open hand and shook it lightly.

Tariq, on the other hand, seemed extremely enthusiastic. He shouted that your place is too hard to find, and he wanted to compensate him for the travel expenses. He stepped forward and gave Pavel a big hug.

"That was my mistake." Pavel said with a smile, "Now, can you take a rest? Kus will take you to your room, where some food is prepared, and you can take a rest first."

"I still need to stay here, because there are still some guests who haven't arrived, and I have prepared a banquet in the evening, so I'm talking with you two at that time, okay?"

Kuss was the house elf who led David and the others in. At this time, he was bowing slightly respectfully, standing near the stairs and maintaining the posture of inviting him to go upstairs.

On the third floor, David and Tariq were placed in two adjacent rooms.

After Kus left, David observed the surrounding situation, summoned the Bowtruckle, and quietly crawled into Tarik's room, hiding behind the feet of a cabinet.

As soon as Tariq entered the center of the room, he threw the mask on the table, jumped back and sank deep into the sofa.

The food on the table also slowly flew up and floated in front of him.

About half an hour later, there was a sound from Tariq's door, and after a while, Pavel walked in.

Just as Tariq was about to speak, he saw Pavel make a silent movement, and then he waved his wand, and the surrounding space trembled, as if covered with a membrane.

But the good thing is that the Bowtruckle sits right inside the membrane.

"My dear brother, how does it feel to go out?"

Pavel walked to the chair opposite Tariq and sat down, with a very elegant posture, not as rude as Tariq.

"It's not good, didn't you see that I'm all skinny?" Tariq gave him a blank look and said angrily.

"Then I really didn't see it."

A narrow smile appeared on Pavel's face.

Tariq glanced at him, and directed an apple in the air to fly towards Pavel's face: "When did you buy this manor? Why didn't I know it all the time, and today I've been spoiled."

"It hasn't been long since I bought it, and the previous meeting places have been exposed, and I don't know how long this one will last." Pavel sighed softly after finishing speaking.

"And your purge campaign? How's it going?" Tariq nodded, then asked.

"It's not bad. Those who are still left can basically be trusted." Pavel said, "The price is that our manpower is seriously insufficient now."

"That can't be helped, isn't it? When Dad was here, he was infiltrated so badly. If we don't clean it up, we are working for others."

Pavel nodded slightly, agreeing with Tarek's statement.

"But the good thing is that this group of newcomers will be added soon. How about I tell you to follow that person? Are you trustworthy?" Pavel looked at Tarik and said.

"I think it's okay." Tariq touched his stomach and said, "He seems to be short of money. He even went to see if he could find a leak in the place that Soli bombed, and I followed him. For so long, I didn't find that he had contacted anyone else."

Pavel nodded slightly: "I checked his information carefully before, he is a good seed, he is unlikely to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic, you are observing, if he is really reliable, find a way to develop him into your direct descendant , if the conditions he wants are not excessive, you can satisfy them."

"it is good."

"By the way, has he discovered your identity?" Pavel asked.

"Probably not?" Tariq frowned: "I think I acted pretty well, and they cooperated well with me."

"Alright then, find a chance to reveal your identity to him and see how he reacts."

"When you go out to act?"

"Ah."

"Then what if he really has a problem? I can run past him with my whole body," Tariq said softly.

"Don't worry, I will ask Yan to be with you, don't you worry now?" Pavel's tone was a bit like coaxing a child.

"What about you? There are many people staring at you!"

"I still have Grandma Lysa, she will protect me," Pavel said.

"Alright then." Tariq sank back into the sofa.

"Okay, I should go. There are still many things to do. It's not as leisurely as you are. Also, eat less of these things. I prepared a lot of your favorite food at the banquet."

Pavel waved his wand and put the snacks around Tarek back on the table.

"These things can at most fill in the gaps." Tariq said and waved his hands: "You go, I can finally take a rest, so don't bother me here."

Pavel shook his head with a smile, and walked towards the door.

"Wait, Pavel, any news about the bugs?"

When Pavel was about to open the door, Tariq suddenly stood up and said, the fat on his body trembled due to the strenuous exercise.

"No, there is no news at all. They seem to have jumped out of a crack in the rock, and there is no trace." Pavel shrugged.

"It's really useless, all right, all right, you go."

Tariq fell back on the sofa with a disgusted face.

Are they two brothers?

Is it dear?

This image gap is too big, right?
David scattered the Bowtruckles, thinking wildly.

And what did Tarek mean by those bugs at the end?
Or did it just pop up out of nowhere?

it feels a bit like
In the evening, just as David protested in his stomach, there was a light knock on the door.

"Sir, the banquet is about to begin."

Cus's voice came through the crack of the door.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

After David finished speaking, he picked up the mask on the table and put it on his face. As soon as he opened the door to go out, he saw Tariq coming out from the next door.

"Long time no see, Ron, I miss you so much." Tariq said with a smile, "And they are too slow to serve food here, almost starving me to death."

I haven't seen you for a few hours, long time no see what?

David ignored him, and took a step forward to avoid the slap he slapped, and walked downstairs quickly on his own.

"Hey, wait for me, don't go so fast, I can't keep up soon"

Arriving at the banquet hall downstairs, a gorgeous headlight hangs in the center of the intricately decorated ceiling, making everything around it seem to be bathed in gentle sunlight.

Directly below the headlight is a long table carved with various chivalry deeds on the sides, and it is filled with delicate gold and silver plates and forks.

Not many people came down yet, and only seven or eight chairs were occupied by the long table.

David glanced at it, picked a corner seat and sat down, and Tariq also sat beside him.

"These people can't do it, they haven't put things up yet."

Tariq tapped the empty plate in front of him with his fork, his tone very dissatisfied.

"Sir, I'm very sorry. The host said that the food can't be served until everyone is here. Otherwise, the taste of the food will be affected after a long time."

Kus instantly appeared beside Tarek, bent over, looking pitiful.

Tariq was taken aback for a moment, he just complained habitually, but he didn't expect to be heard by Kus, he waved his hand hurriedly, saying that he knew and it didn't matter.

Kus bowed again to Tariq, thanking him for his understanding.

"Why are you still talking nonsense?" David said.

"Hey, no, no."

Tariq smiled awkwardly, focusing intently on the empty plate in front of him.

After about 10 minutes or so, the chairs in the room were full, and there were a total of 30 people.

Pavel stood up from his chair and bowed slightly to everyone, like a nobleman who had been trained since childhood: "It's great that everyone can come here and become our partners."

"Now, please take off your masks, please? Everyone here will be our most trusted partners, and we should not be separated."

Pavel said with a smile, and he didn't wear a mask from the very beginning.

The people present hesitated for a while, and took off their masks one after another.

"Thank you for your cooperation. I know that everyone is here because of their trust in us. I believe that we can bring you wealth and your ideal future."

"Please rest assured that everything you need is our pursuit. We are a platform to serve everyone. We rely on everyone's support to take this position and provide you with a little help. Let everyone get the wealth they dream of."

"Of course, having said so much, there is one problem that is unavoidable and the most practical, and that is the problem of Jin Gallon." Pavel said with a smile: "As I said before, we are just a service for everyone. platform, so we will provide you with some information about magical animals, and at the same time send people to assist you, as long as you put the animals in cages, we will pay you."

"You don't need to transport it, and you don't need you to sell it. We will do all the troublesome work."

"As for how much to pay you?" Pavel looked around the crowd: "What about the average price of previous sales records? We only take [-]% of it as transportation and sales costs. Information and guidance are provided free of charge , what do you guys think?"

After a moment of silence in the hall, a wizard with a bright forehead said in a low voice, "What about the magical animals that have never been caught?"

"Oh? That's a good question. If that's the case, we will hold an auction for you. Anyway, you won't be disadvantaged in terms of price." Pavel looked at the bald wizard and said with a smile.

Seeing that everyone present was lost in thought, Pavel tapped the table lightly, and rich food immediately appeared on each plate.

"Although everyone still has some doubts, this is what it should be. After all, this is a long-term cooperation and needs to be considered carefully, but you can't ignore your stomach, right? Now, please put aside all problems and enjoy the food to your heart's content. These things I have specially prepared things for you, and I will be here all night to answer all your questions."

After Pavel finished speaking, he sat back on the chair and waved to everyone.

　They will be combined into one chapter in the future. Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable reading it, you can change it back.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)