Night Ferry Train

Before Manus left, the shop assistant at the Rare Birds and Exotic Beasts couldn't help but remind him one last time.

It's probably because he ordered too many and too varied Magical Creature materials. Not only Rougarou hair, Wampus cat hair, Thunderbird Feathers, and Horned Water Snake horn from North America, but also various Magical Creature materials from South America, Africa, and Asia, and even Magical Plants.

Of course, there are also some exotic animal and plant materials from Europe that are not permitted for sale, such as Occamy.

Manus also thought that since he was going to buy them all, he might as well buy them all at once and turn the Creature Garden into a magical biological museum.

If this procurement goes smoothly, there will be very few amazing creatures in the world that exist but are not in the Creature Garden.

They are either extremely endangered magical creatures like the Golden Snidget, whose materials are impossible to find on the legal market, or many Magical Plants listed on the protection lists of various countries' Ministry of Magic.

Alternatively, there's simply no legal way to keep Magical Creatures, even for the purpose of obtaining materials, such as Vampires or Hag. These creatures are classified as human beings by the Ministry of Magic and are theoretically not allowed to be kept as pets. The key point is that keeping them as pets would have no economic value.

Of course, there are also Magical Creatures like the Phoenix and the Obscurus in this category, but they are quite special. They are not endangered, but there is nowhere to keep them as pets.

Phoenix could consider obtaining a feather from Dumbledore, or buying a Wand with a Phoenix feather from Ollivander's shop to analyze biological information and then create the phoenix through Alchemy.

Even the Wand that Manus himself bought from Ollivander's Wand Shop had Phoenix tail feather as its Wand Core, but Manus had no intention of disassembling his Wand.

In short, for Manus, obtaining the materials for the Phoenix wasn't that difficult, but Phoenix created in this way would most likely deteriorate in the same way as Basilisk created through Alchemy.

One has lost its Death Trait, and the other has lost its Life Trait.

As for mysterious creatures like Obscurus, Manus really has no way to deal with them. There are no legal shops that sell Obscurus, and there isn't a single publicly known Obscurial in the world at present.

"Even the desire to encounter an Obscurial seems incredibly immoral..."

The appearance of the Obscurials signifies that some junior Wizards have been suppressing their magic under the influence of external circumstances for a long time.

Manus sighed and said, "Let it be."

It's impossible to truly gather all the Magical Creatures that have ever existed in the world together through collection.

Once Manus mastered Alchemy, there was nothing in the world that he could not directly create.

Aside from that, there wasn't much else worth mentioning. Manus simply visited a few old friends, such as Margaret, bringing her a few bottles of his fine homemade wine, and Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas. Manus's winemaking skills were once again widely praised.

Time flew by, and it was time for Manus and his family of three to depart for France.

"Why don't we take Manus's flying carriage? It's so much faster—it doesn't even take a day to get to Australia, and it should only take an hour to get to France."

Aivina looked puzzled as she left, her tone tinged with a hint of complaint.

Although they had the Undetectable Extension Charm, they still had to carry their luggage. In comparison, traveling by flying carriage would have been much more comfortable, as they could put all their luggage on the carriage and even stay in the tent that Manus had brought out earlier.

Saving on accommodation costs is secondary; the most important thing is that the tent is clean, tidy, and comfortable, offering a better experience than staying in a hotel.

"Oh, my dear~ Don't you think that a trip that's too short will compress the beauty of the journey into a bland, unappealing afterimage?"

Griffin spoke with a serious expression:

"Is sitting in a flying carriage the same as riding a train? Besides, I checked, and we're going to be on the only train route in the world that allows you to cross the sea!"

"Crossing the sea by train?"

Aivina became somewhat curious, and her inner turmoil lessened considerably.

"I remember we chose Muggle transportation this time... How did they manage to lay railroad tracks on the sea?"

Manus was also curious. Some things couldn't be seen even in the London Library; you had to see them in person to know they existed, which was why he wanted to travel during his holiday.

"It's not about laying railway tracks on the sea."

Griffin shook his head:

"It's an 'overnight ferry' train that runs London Victoria Station to Paris North Station. Once we reach the port, our carriage is disassembled and transferred to a ferry, and then transferred back to the tracks in France."

"Most importantly, the entire ferry journey takes place at night, so we wake up to find ourselves across the ocean—doesn't that sound interesting?"

Aivina was convinced by Griffin, and although Manus found it a bit strange... such an experience was indeed very rare, the world's only "night ferry" train, so it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

Shortly after boarding the train, the family of three's initial curiosity and anticipation waned.

"It's so hot..."

Aivina was fanning herself with a seashell fan, making a loud whooshing sound, which was anything but ladylike, but she didn't care about that now.

The worst part is that even after doing that, she was still very hot!

"That's how it is in a sleeper car."

A well-dressed elderly gentleman who was reading a newspaper not far away couldn't help but chuckle when he heard what Aivina said.

"Are you a family of three traveling to France?"

"Yes, the kids are on vacation, and I'm planning to take them out to see the world."

Griffin was no stranger to communicating with Muggles, so striking up a conversation was quite natural for him.

"It's good to let children see more of the world. Paris is a remarkable city, the city and country that has hosted the most World Expos—but the security there isn't very good. You should be careful with your wife and children, and sometimes don't be too concerned about your luggage."

The old man seemed to be a worldly person, and he chatted with Griffin, especially about the upbringing of offspring. Surprisingly, Griffin, a Wizard, was able to talk about this topic quite fluently.

Although the main purpose was to ask for advice.

"Mom, let's go over there."

Manus pointed and led Aivina into the inner room, which was also stuffy, but at least better than the corridor.

At least the air here is much fresher than in the corridor.