The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Fox glanced at Tom thoughtfully, with a very human and cunning look in his eyes. Today, it knows something incredible. But Fox wasn't going to tell the old man or anyone else about it - this was a good piece of information, and he had to keep it in his paws. Thinking of this, it narrowed its eyes, looking indifferent to what was going on, but secretly listened carefully to every conversation.

After receiving Tom's affirmation, Menis asked again: "Then the nirvana of the phoenix, you should also be able to do it?"

Hearing these words, Fox was so shocked that he almost opened his eyes: This kid actually knows the secrets of our Phoenix clan?

"Not counting Nirvana. After Nirvana, I will turn into a juvenile form, and my transformation should be described as resurrection."

Menis nodded, "That makes sense. So, you came back from a trance?"

"Exactly."

"Try to use this ability as little as possible in the future." Menis advised Tom. "Every time you go to the trance dreamland, your soul and body will be separated, making the two less coordinated. When encountering dementors that target the soul, If you are a creature, this shortcoming will be magnified, and eventually the dementor may just get close to you, and your soul will leave your body."

At this time, the catwoman named Ankaya also came back, holding a small tray and a sycamore branch. Tom placed Fox on the branch and took the tray from Ankaya. There was a small pottery cup on the tray. The cup was very simple without any patterns, and it contained a thick golden liquid.

Tom picked up the earthenware cup and took a sip. The wine in the cup was very sweet. It was more like honey mixed with wine than wine. The cup was very small, and there wasn't much wine in it. It was just a mouthful, but after Tom drank it, Menis, who was sitting opposite him, still showed a look of pain.

When the wine started to fall down, Tom didn't feel anything unusual. He just felt that the wine was very sweet, even a little bit tart. The wine was like some desserts. The first sip was amazing, but the second sip made him feel slightly uncomfortable. The third bite will kill you. But not long after, Tom felt itching in some places on his body, and it became more and more intense. He couldn't help but scratch it, but to no avail.

This itching sensation even made him fall to the ground, twitching continuously. Hermione hugged him quickly and asked Menis: "What did you make him drink? What did you do to him?"

Menis, on the other hand, looked "as expected". He lay half-ly on the cushion leisurely and watched Tom twitching. "I didn't do anything to him. This is a good thing for him. Don't worry, I It won’t hurt him.”

After about three minutes, Tom felt that the itching on his body had subsided, so he sat up and looked at Menis. He needs an explanation.

Menis "tsk" and said lazily: "You are so kind as a donkey's liver and lungs, and you are so kind to help you remove the flaws in your soul, but in the end you don't appreciate it, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Huh?" Tom felt his body carefully, but he didn't find any difference before and after drinking. If I had to say it, maybe his body felt a little more comfortable? It's like taking a hot bath.

"The glass of wine just now was brewed by the priests under me back then. It is very good for the soul. It can fuse your soul and body together again. Next time you encounter a dementor, you won't be so embarrassed. Menis felt that he still had to explain it carefully, lest these two people would not appreciate it.

It can be seen that Menis is still very proud of this kind of wine, "This kind of wine, if you drink it all year round, can even glue the divided souls together - future generations of boys, did you have such a good thing in your time?" ?”

When Tom heard that this wine had such magical effects, his eyes lit up: "Then can I..."

"No." Menis flatly rejected Tom before he could finish his words.

"There's no way you can drink anything less than a glass of something - unless you stay here forever."

It turns out that in the time cycle of Menes, all kinds of materials will return to their original reserves the next day, but once the person who consumes the materials leaves this time cycle, the materials he consumes will not be restored. This is "conservation". For Menis, the wine and meat used to entertain guests on weekdays were nothing to consume at all, but he didn't even store much of this divine wine, and having one glass drunk by Tom was enough to make him feel painful.

"That's it." After Tom understood the cause and effect, he quickly stood up and bowed to Menis seriously to express his gratitude.

Menis waved his hand and said generously that it was nothing. Who told me to please my eyes?

He clapped his hands and motioned to the servants to put the banquet up.

"You can eat these as you like." He was afraid that Tom and Hermione would be burdened, so he actively invited them to eat and drink as much as they wanted. "I have plenty of these things!"

After the main course was finished and Catwoman came over with dessert, Tom also took the opportunity to take out the gift prepared for Menis.

"A little gift from our era. It's not precious, but it's better than being rare. Do you like it? If it suits you, we'll bring it to you next time." Tom cleverly left a "button" for Prepared for the next visit.

Menis naturally understood the deep meaning of Tom's words, but he didn't care. In his opinion, it was good to have a little guy who often came over to chat with him to relieve his boredom. He was more concerned about what kind of experience this junior brought to him. Gift.

"Take it out quickly, I can't wait." Menis urged Tom.

"This is a popular candy here, called chocolate." Tom took out a box of chocolates from his bag and handed it to Menis. The chocolate given to the Pharaoh cannot be a small brand or a miscellaneous brand. He chose Godiva's chocolate. This is a Belgian brand. It has been the royal chocolate brand of the Belgian royal family since 1968. It is known as the most expensive chocolate and the Rolls-Royce of chocolate. Giving this chocolate to Menis as a gift would not be considered an insult to his status.

Tom felt that Menis most likely had never eaten chocolate - this thing is native to Central and South America and was first created in the 16th century. The Spanish ground cocoa beans into powder, then added water and sugar to make a drink called "chocolate". Solid chocolate was not invented until 1828, and even the word chocolate was not invented until 1300. The aboriginal people used processed cocoa beans to make a drink and named it "chocolate". When the word was coined, Menis had been an otaku for thousands of years...so he must have never seen chocolate.

Menis untied the ribbon on the outside of the box, revealing the black lining inside. There are twelve chocolates of different shapes neatly stacked inside, some are black, some are white, and some are black and white. There are six pairs in total. He casually picked up a round white chocolate with a very thin black thread on it, put it into his mouth, and chewed it again, and a rich milky aroma came out.

Menis slowly chewed the chocolate in his mouth, feeling the delicate taste. Finally, he showed a satisfied smile: "It's a very delicious dessert. I can bring more next time."

Tom smiled and pushed a black gift box with the Godiva emblem on it toward Menis. When Menis opened it, he found that it was filled with chocolates. The gift box is divided into two layers. The upper layer is filled with chocolates of various shapes, and the lower layer is neatly stacked with solid-color chocolates.

"Thank you." Menis felt a flash of joy in his heart: he was a little worried just now. There were only twelve chocolates in the box, and after he finished eating, he would have to wait until the next day to refresh. Now, this whole box of chocolates is enough for him.

Tom took the opportunity to tell a story related to the chocolate brand Godiva.

And the name "Godiva" also has a very touching story behind it. It is said that in the 11th century AD, there was an earl who levied heavy taxes on the people in order to fight in all directions, which made the people under his rule miserable. Seeing the suffering of the people, the count's kind and beautiful wife, Lady Godiva, decided to plead with the count to reduce taxes and reduce the people's burden. The earl was furious, thinking that it was a shame for his wife to plead for the untouchables. Lady Godiva replied that the Earl would definitely find the shining point of these people. So they made a bet that may be difficult for modern people to understand - Lady Godiva would ride naked through the streets of the city, with only her long hair covering her body. If all the people stayed in the house and did not peek at the lady, the Earl would Tax cuts will be announced. The next morning, the lady mounted her horse and walked towards the city. All the people in the earldom honestly avoided the house so that the lady would not be humiliated. Afterwards, the count kept his promise and announced a city-wide tax reduction. This is the legend of the famous Lady Godiva.

Menis fell into deep thought after listening to the story, and finally said to Tom: "Is there something wrong with this earl's brain? After all this tossing, his wife walked naked around her territory, and she needed it to expand her army. His tax source was cut off, and in the end the people supported his wife - I think this approach is really stupid."

Tom said: Maybe the count enjoyed it?

Menes: I was shocked.

In addition to chocolates, Tom also brought Menis a set of ceramic tableware, a few cans of tea, a few story books, a lot of odds and ends, and a set of cards. That's right, when you see the Pharaoh, you naturally want to play cards with him.

He handed the card to Menis, and then told him the story behind the card. As expected, Menis was deeply attracted by this story, which featured a duel between card monsters and seven thousand-year-old artifacts.

"Egypt's thousand-year artifact?" But to Tom's surprise, Menes actually took this fictional story seriously.

"I didn't seem to have heard of such seven things when I was in power, and my descendants have not invented such a thing..." Menis rubbed his chin. Tom was about to say that this was just a fictional comic story, but he was Menis was shocked by what he said next.

"——But I do have several alchemical creations with similar effects to this so-called 'Millennium Artifact'."

Tom:? !

"But they're all pretty useless," Menis said as he ordered Ankaya to bring over a few gold artifacts.

"You see, this is the scale of fairness. One side holds 'desire' and the other side holds 'price'. When the two are equal, the transaction can be completed. This necklace is a bit like the thousand-year-old jewelry you mentioned, which can help the priest carry out Divination, this scepter can control and enslave others, these things can peer into people's inner world..." Menis introduced the alchemy creations in front of him one by one. It can be seen that he does not use them often, and some of the equipment actually have Ashes fell. "I've always felt that it's useless to pry into other people's hearts. Can't this be solved with a spell?"

Tom said silently, indeed, wizards can use Legilimency to solve millennium artifacts such as the Millennium Eye and the Millennium Key. Wizards have the Imperius Curse to achieve the effect of the Millennium Scepter...

Menis put the pile of gold items aside and began to look through the cards that Tom had brought over.

"Ha! Let me try..." He took two gold nuggets and put his hands on them. Then he closed his eyes and meditated for a while. The two gold nuggets turned into two duel plates, and the floor tiles in the hall also turned into Square grids of different sizes.

"Come on, Yodel, let's play cards!" Menis threw a duel disk to Tom and put the other on his hand. At the same time, he also selected more than forty cards and played them.

Tom took the chuck, lowered his head to look at it, and almost blurted out: The duel disc that Menis made casually could be regarded as a four-star alchemical creation!

[Pharaoh's Duel Disk (Four Stars): A magical duel disk that can scatter the cards, deal them randomly, and project the cards at the same time

Note: The right to interpret the cards belongs to Pharaoh]

The two of them started fighting like this.

Soon, Tom understood what "the right of interpretation belongs to the Pharaoh" means.

Menes: I use the trap card Erosion of the Earth to reduce the attack power of your Obelisk!

Tom: God doesn’t eat traps. Traps are useless to God!

Menes: I don't use it against God, I use it against the battlefield where God is.

Tom:? !

…

Tom: I hide my water monster under the water, so you can't hit my water monster, but I can hit you through the water! (Tom: You, Menis, are not the only ones who can talk nonsense, I can too!)

Menis: Break your own magic card full moon and cause ebb tide! Now I can hit you!

Tom:? !

…

Menes: Make my demon summon a giant moth to attack you!

Tom: Wait! My big moth has 2600 attack power, and your demon summoning only has 2400 attack power. How can you...

Menis: Did you see the magic mist rain?

Tom:?

Menis: Mist can expand the conductive range and enhance the conductive effect, and the attack method of Demon Summon is to throw electric balls, so my Demon Summon can crush your big moth!

Tom:!

He finally saw that once Menis started playing cards, he didn't care much about the rules. Even if he fell into a disadvantage, he could still get over it by talking nonsense...

However, Menis was having a good time, and Tom's purpose was to make him happy.