Chapter 43 Strange Lighter (Ch 43)

“Clang!”
The bell at the store door rang.
Li Weide and Tom walked in, and were greeted by a strange stench…
The merchandise in this store is very cluttered.
It’s more like a warehouse for old things than a store.
Second-hand robes were piled on a counter to the left of the entrance like a pile of garbage.
There were several adult wizards in plain clothes, picking and choosing, hoping to find the right size for their children.
On the right hand side, there is a pile of messy books.
Most of these books are second-hand textbooks, old and tattered.
There were only a few other books, but they appeared to be in only average condition.
I think the second-hand books in good condition have already been picked up by someone…
Tom frowned and looked at the garbage, feeling somewhat relieved.
Although following Li Weide to do that job was extremely risky, it also allowed him to escape the fate of having to buy a large amount of garbage in such a place…
Levid was right. If I brought the garbage I bought from here into Hogwarts, I would definitely be looked down upon.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse.
Of course others will judge you by your appearance before they know your abilities!
Unlike the warm hospitality of the staff in other stores, the staff in this store is now dozing off on the counter.
Only when someone came to pay did he listlessly raise his head to count the goods and collect the money.
The merchandise in the store is all cheap, and the clerks’ salaries are certainly not that high.
It is very normal to have low enthusiasm.
However, despite the clerk’s lack of enthusiasm, there were still quite a few wizards in the store selecting items.
Li Weide quickly found what he wanted to buy in the glass window on the street side of the store.
Bundles of worn-out wands and a bunch of quills with all their feathers lost were thrown into the same box, like a pile of haphazardly bundled firewood…
Tom felt disappointed when he saw those second-hand wands that were so broken that the core of the wand was exposed.
Is it true that you won’t get blown up by casting magic with these wands?
Levid was not too surprised. How could a wand that was thrown into a corner like garbage be of good quality?
However, these worn-out wands were just right for Levid.
After all, many of these wands were most likely picked up from wizards who died in battle, and they all had a few “soul rings” on them…
In other words, after being honed by their previous masters, these wands have become more adaptable to dark magic.
It’s just right for Li Weide to practice some magic that can’t be discovered by others…
After a long while, Levitra happily pulled out a wand from the pile of wands, which only had some paint peeling off.
“Wow! It’s new! It’s a rare item!”
Compared to other wands whose cores have fallen out, this wand is in very good condition.
“This one is for you.” Levid said, handing the wand to Tom, and then plunged into the pile of wands again.
Tom took the wand and waved it casually. Overall, it went quite smoothly.
Moreover, this wand always gave him a strange feeling, as if… it was excited to meet him?
“That’s him.”
This time when they bought the wands, there was no Mr. Ollivander to explain it to them patiently.
So, Tom didn’t know what the wand was made of.
However, since it is still quite handy, it can be used as a spare wand.
When Levid came out of the pile of wands again, he had five second-hand wands in his hand.
Although the quality is not as good as the one in Tom’s hand just now, it does not affect its use. At least, the core of the staff is still wrapped in the body of the staff.
“Why did you buy so much?” Tom asked puzzledly.
“It’s better to be prepared.”
Li Weide took the five wands in his hand and looked at the other merchandise in the store.
Tom was in no hurry to leave, but walked towards the pile of old books…
Toby just said that although there is a lot of garbage here, someone will occasionally be able to pick up some trash.
Tom thought that maybe there might be some precious magic manuscripts hidden in this pile of garbage…
Li Weide had the same idea, and walked towards the pile of books with Tom in tacit understanding.
Tom squatted on the ground, frowning, and used the old wand to push aside several dirty second-hand textbooks, then began to search carefully.
Li Weide walked around the pile of books and planned to start flipping through them from the other side.
Just as Li Weide walked around and was about to see if there were any unique old books, suddenly, he felt as if his eyes were dazzled by something.
Li Weide turned his head and looked at the shelf next to him in confusion.
There were many strange alchemical tools piled up in a disorderly manner on this shelf, but there was no doubt that most of them were damaged.
Li Weide walked to the shelf. At this time, he had already seen the faint blue light flashing on the shelf.
Like Tom, he pulled out an old wand and tried to push the junk on the shelf as far as possible.
It is better to be careful with these alchemical tools of unknown origin and use, even if they are incomplete.
At this time, the source of the faint blue light was finally exposed to Li Weide.
It was a golden strip as thick as two fingers, carved with strange patterns that Li Weide couldn’t understand. It looked like an exquisitely carved lighter.
And those faint blue lights were flickering on those strange patterns.
Li Weide poked the “lighter” gently with his wand.
The “lighter” did not respond, and the blue light continued to flash.
Levid shook his magic wand lightly, and a small gecko on the wall flew over and landed on the “lighter”!
After a long while, Li Weide released the gecko only after he found that there was nothing abnormal with the little gecko.
The little gecko fled away in panic, and nothing unusual happened throughout the process.
It was not until this time that Li Weide reached out his hand with confidence and picked up the “lighter”.
In fact, although this store collects and sells second-hand items, it is also a legal store and will never purchase black magic items.
Most people wouldn’t bring dark magic items here to sell; they’d usually go to Knockturn Alley to sell them.
What Li Weide just did was actually just in case.
Li Weide looked closely at the lighter in his hand, then carefully placed his finger on the blue light.
“Crack!”
A thin crack appeared on the upper end of the lighter.
Li Weide gently pried it open with his thumb, and a lid was opened along the crack, and a small bunch of faint blue flames appeared at the top…
Li Weide didn’t expect that this thing was actually just an ordinary lighter?
No… How could an ordinary lighter emit light for no reason?
“Crack!”
Li Weide closed the lid of the lighter and extinguished the small flame at the top.
“Tom, come and look at this.”
“What’s wrong?” Tom came over and looked at the lighter that Li Weide handed over. “Isn’t this just an ordinary lighter?”
“Ordinary? Don’t you find it is glowing?” Li Weide asked doubtfully.
“Light? Where’s the light?” Tom took the lighter, looked at it, and said with disgust: “It can’t even be turned on.”
“Can’t you see the light on top? And you can’t turn it on?” Li Weide touched his chin, looking at the lighter that Tom was holding in his hand, but still emitting a faint blue light.
“Well, it looks to me like a gold-plated lighter, and…” Tom fiddled with the lighter again. “It really doesn’t open.”
Li Weide took the lighter and flicked it lightly with his thumb.
“Crack!”
The lighter was turned on.
Tom’s eyes widened, “This… I’ll try again!”
However, no matter how hard Tom tried, he couldn’t open the lighter like Li Weide.
“That is to say, this blue light is indeed only visible to me…”
Li Weide looked thoughtfully at the lighter in his hand that was emitting a faint blue light.