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“Let’s have some classic candies,” Kyle said. “The best-selling ones.”
"The best-selling items are definitely the exploding chocolate and raspberry honey candy."
"Can I try it?" Kyle said. "Sure, I'll pay for it."
"Try it?" The boss was a little surprised. What he was talking about were the best-selling products in the store, and the prices were very reasonable. A large bucket of them were sold every week. If you were a student of Hogwarts, you should have eaten these.
But he didn't think much of it, just thinking that Kyle was really short of money for school and couldn't afford to buy candy.
He immediately took a box from the shelf, picked out some candies and handed them to Kyle.
"Eat as much as you want. It's my treat. You don't have to pay."
"Thank you." Kyle picked up a chocolate ball and threw it into his mouth. As soon as he bit it, it exploded in his mouth, followed by a rich smell of grilled steak.
The steak-flavored chocolate is a bit weird, but the taste is acceptable. It's a bit like another form of Bibi Multi-Flavor Beans.
There is also the raspberry bee candy, which not only looks like a bee, but can also fly. Once the box is opened, they can fly for six hours. When you want to eat them, just open your mouth and the bee candies will automatically fly into your mouth. It is not only interesting, but also tastes great.
"I want them all."
Kyle took out twenty gold coins and placed them on the table.
"Twenty Galleons?" The boss was shocked. "Isn't that a bit too much?"
He thought the person in front of him was a poor boy who suddenly made money and started to spend money in revenge.
"It's okay, I'm giving it to a friend," Kyle said, "You can help me get it, and add some other classic candies."
At Kyle's insistence, the boss nodded and got busy.
It was not until twenty minutes later that he carried a huge package to the counter.
Kyle was a little stunned when he saw the packages that could fill a cart...
Can twenty Galleons buy so many candies?
Until he saw on the shelf that a large nut chocolate crucible was priced at two Sickles, while a chocolate crucible of the same size would cost at least twelve Sickles when he was in school.
Kyle slapped his forehead. He forgot that it was a hundred years ago. Although the Galleons were still the same, the prices were relatively cheaper.
No wonder the boss looked at him so strangely just now.
But since he had already bought it, it was difficult to return it, so Kyle simply took out his wand, made the huge package float beside him, and walked out of the store.
But when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
"What is this?" he asked, pointing to a branch on the shelf.
There were a few stupid big beetles crawling on the branches. It was hard to imagine that such things would appear in a candy store.
"Oh, that's our new product, beetle skewers." The boss seemed very happy and said with a smile: "The branches are chocolate, the beetles are brown sugar, and you can eat the crushed fruit when you bite them open... This is the idea of my little daughter, she is only three years old this year."
"That's great," Kyle said. "Give me another box of this, please."
“Do customers really like it?” The boss’s eyes lit up. “Although it tastes good, many people can’t accept the shape. They think it’s too realistic.”
"Sure." Kyle said, "Give me a box. How much is it?"
"It's free, just consider it a gift for big customers." The boss quickly took out a heavy box, "If you like it, you're welcome to come again."
"Thank you." Kyle did not refuse.
After leaving Honeydukes, he went to a secluded place and stuffed all the candies into his box.
After that, I didn't rush to Godric's Hollow, but instead wandered around Hogsmeade leisurely.
The current Hogsmeade was not much different from what he remembered, and the appearance of the shops had hardly changed at all.
But the difference inside the store is huge.
For example, the Three Broomsticks.
The current boss was naturally not the charming Ms. Rosmerta, but a stern-faced middle-aged wizard. He seemed unhappy all the time, and even though Kyle was the only customer in the store, he did not get a good look.
The drinks tasted good though.
Butterbeer has a mellow taste. One sip warms your whole body. Kyle bought a hundred cups at once.
When the time comes, just put them in a box and wrap the outer bottles with the bubble head spell, and you don’t have to worry about them going bad.
One hundred cups of butterbeer, plus some other different drinks and alcoholic beverages, cost less than fifty Galleons in total, which can be said to be quite a deal.
It’s just that the boss is very busy and looks even more unhappy.
The next stop was the Literary House, where Kyle bought out all their Thunderbird quills and Mobik squid ink.
In another thirty years, these two magical animals will be listed on the list of prohibited trade, and then these things will not be available for purchase.
The Mobius squid, in particular, is listed as a Class A prohibited trade product, just like dragon eggs. Its ink can be preserved for thousands of years without fading, so it is more expensive than dragon blood in the market, and even this may not be available.
And here, there is a whole shelf.
Kyle didn't hesitate at all and bought out all the goods, including two large boxes of stock.
From then on, Kyle couldn't stop himself. He went around the shops here carefully, and when he saw something he liked, he didn't even consider the price and just bought it all with a wave of his hand.
After this, Hogsmeade had a new legend about an unknown rich man who spent money like water in the village.
Some stores planned to sell two months' worth of inventory, but he bought out all of it in two minutes, and they still thought it was not enough.
For a time, this mysterious rich man became the topic of conversation for everyone.
At first people thought that the man was using fake gold coins, otherwise who would buy things like that? Not just one or two items, but directly buy a lot of inventory.
Some people, out of fear, went to Gringotts as soon as possible, and then learned from the goblins that what they got were real Galleons, genuine goblin craftsmanship.
Although goblins are greedy, there is one good thing about them: they attach great importance to their craftsmanship and never cut corners on their products. Whether it is a hundred years ago or a hundred years later, the Galleons are the same.
In other words, what Kyle used were Galleons from a hundred years ago... or even earlier.
Now, the villagers of Hogsmeade became even more curious and started discussing the origins of that young man.
Some say he is the heir of an ancient pure-blood family, some say he is an outstanding wizard who has made his fortune from scratch, and some believe he is a speculator doing illegal business.
But no matter what the statement is, it will eventually turn to his generous spending style. Some stores even increased their inventory several times overnight, hoping that big customers will come again.
However, Kyle didn't know that he had so many new strange titles. At this time, he had already left Hogsmeade Village and went to Diagon Alley.
Yes, Diagon Alley, not Godric's Hollow.
After a tour around Hogsmeade, Kyle found that he loved this era very much, but Hogsmeade village was too small and he could only finish the tour in half a day, which was not very satisfying.
In comparison, Diagon Alley is a truly great place, with all kinds of good things appearing one after another, even dragon eggs are openly displayed for sale outside.
Too bad there's only one shell.
Kyle took out ten Galleons and bought it.
"Don't you have a complete one?" He looked at the shop owner and asked, "I'm willing to pay ten times the price."
ten times?
That's one hundred Galleons!
The boss was somewhat tempted. He did not doubt that Kyle was bragging, because this man had come here more than once. In the past few days, he had spent more than two hundred Galleons in various stores.
He also bought a lot of things that he thought were completely useless, such as the horns of the Arim cow. These things were really useless except for being expensive, and could only be bought as decorations.
In his opinion, Kyle was just a fat sheep with a lot of money, so he could naturally come up with a hundred Galleons.
Of course, Kyle would not tell him that in sixty-seven years, a flying broom company called "Nimbus" would quickly become popular throughout the wizarding world, nor would he tell him that the flying broom at that time would usher in a significant innovation.
Because someone discovered that the first broom of the Light Cycle Company was added with horn powder of the Airem bull, and this material can greatly improve the stability of the broom during flight.
By that time, the price increase rate of this material could almost be described as terrifying, directly increasing tenfold within a year.
Although it gradually dropped later, it was still much higher than the beginning... These are all trade secrets, and they are also golden Galleons.
"I can try my best to help you find a complete dragon egg." The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "But I can only try my best. As you know, dragons are magical animals that are prohibited from trade. The Ministry of Magic is very strict in checking them. Empty dragon eggshells are not a big deal, but getting a complete dragon egg is too risky."
"risk?"
Kyle raised his eyebrows, took out a bag and shook it, "If I pay 200 Galleons, the risk won't be that great."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 834 Trading
To be honest, the boss' eyes turned red when he saw the bag of money Kyle took out.
The cost of getting a dragon egg is only about fifty Galleons. As long as he can transport it back safely without being discovered, he can make a huge profit of one hundred and fifty Galleons.
In 1899, one hundred and fifty Galleons could really be said to be a rare and huge sum of money. Most shops in Diagon Alley might not be able to earn that much in half a year. Now he just needed to find a way to get a dragon egg, and this time the money would go into his pocket... It was hard for him not to be tempted.
"Come in and talk."
The boss looked around, grabbed Kyle's arm, pulled him into the store, and locked the door without hesitation.
"What is this for?" Kyle held his wand calmly.
"There are too many people outside. If someone reports it to the Ministry of Magic, it will be troublesome for you, the customer, right?" said the boss with a smile, and poured Kyle a cup of the best black tea in the store.
"As you know, the International Confederation of Wizards recently plans to set up a dragon sanctuary. The Ministry of Magic is also becoming more and more strict in checking items related to dragons, especially dragon eggs. Once a transaction is discovered, it is not just a matter of confiscating them... I'm sure you are not used to life in Azkaban."
"So you don't want to do this deal?" Kyle asked.
"No, no, no, it's normal to take some risks when making money." The boss shook his head. "Coincidentally, I just happen to know someone who has dragon eggs and continues to sell them, but..."
At this point, his tone paused.
"how?"
"He is not in the UK, so I need to go there in person. This undoubtedly increases the risk. If I leave, I will have to close the store. It is a holiday for Hogwarts students recently, and the loss will be huge."
Kyle understood that this meant he wanted more money.
Do you think he is really a fat sheep with a lot of money and a fool?
Two hundred Galleons, you can buy a dragon egg even after a hundred years, but you are still not satisfied?
Kyle decisively grabbed a handful of Galleons from the bag.
"In that case, then one hundred and ninety Galleons."
"Wait, that's not right. Didn't we agree on two hundred before..."