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The next day.
Yang Tao strolled on the streets of London. London now was not as dirty and chaotic as it would be in the future; everywhere exuded a lingering aristocratic aura of the British Empire.
What a pity… this aura probably wouldn't last much longer.
Some hot foreign women in tight sportswear walked past him from time to time with headphones on, which made Yang Tao feel some of the beauty of a foreign country.
"Indeed, the early bird gets the worm, but these early worms…"
He arrived at London's most luxurious financial district, where banks and pawn shops were practically side-by-side.
He found a pawn shop named Harvey-Thompson and walked in. The people pawning items here were all well-dressed and glamorous; from their appearance, it was impossible to tell that they had any financial problems.
Having had previous experience, Yang Tao was no longer curious about this.
These people were indeed high-income earners in the eyes of ordinary people, but they didn't have the habit of saving money. They would usually pawn watches or jewelry for a few weeks and redeem them on payday.
Yang Tao walked to the window specializing in precious metal acquisition and gently knocked on the desk.
"Hello, I'd like to sell some gold…"
Gold is hard currency no matter where it is.
After spending some time, Yang Tao left the pawn shop with a box of cash. He had no identification, but fortunately, Harvey-Thompson Pawn Shop was a large enterprise and didn't question the source of his 'small amount' of gold.
It was just that the price was a bit low.
Walking to the roadside, he hailed a taxi. After opening the door and getting in, Yang Tao directly said, "Please, take me to the largest law firm in London."
The largest might not have the best cost-performance, but their strength must be very strong.
As soon as Yang Tao entered the law firm, he was awed by the magnificent decor. At the same time, he also realized that the knives for fleecing people here must be very sharp.
Soon, a young woman in OL attire came before him. Her capable short hair made her look very competent.
"Hello, sir."
"Excuse me, I'd like to inquire about fighting for custody. Could you help me find a lawyer who is very professional in this area?"
The OL's professional smile didn't change at all. She extended her hand and said very politely, "Of course, no problem. Please follow me. Lawyer Kelly has no appointments today, and she is very professional regarding child custody."
Yang Tao smiled and nodded, following the OL to an office. The other party stepped forward and knocked on the office door, and a feminine voice came from inside.
"Lawyer Kelly, a gentleman has come to inquire about child custody."
The British legal system retains many feudal traditions and is strictly hierarchical. Lawyers are divided into two main categories: Solicitors (or trial lawyers) and Barristers (or courtroom lawyers).
And Lawyer Kelly, who was only about forty years old, was just an ordinary Solicitor.
Yang Tao couldn't even meet a Barrister right now.
The two walked into the office. Lawyer Kelly stood up, extended her hand, and shook Yang Tao's hand, then gave a brief self-introduction. The OL beauty brought a glass of ice water at Yang Tao's request and then left the office directly.
"Mr. Yang, you can now state your demands."
Yang Tao chuckled and told the man in front of him about Harry's situation, emphasizing that this was the child's demand. At the same time, he also hoped that the other party could help him resolve his identity issue.
"Mr. Yang, this matter might be a bit difficult. According to what you said, Mr. Harry Potter is currently 11 years old, not yet 12, and the Dursleys are his only relatives. It's not easy for you to fight for custody."
"If possible, I can help you contact the Child Protection Association to mandate that the Dursleys improve Harry's living conditions…"
Upon hearing Lawyer Kelly's words, Yang Tao directly placed the suitcase on his lap. With a soft click, the suitcase opened, revealing stacks of pound notes inside. He took out a thick wad and placed it on the table, saying:
"This is my 100,000 pounds of sincerity. I think this should be enough to get poor Harry out of that miserable family."
The annual income of lawyers in this place is quite considerable. Take Lawyer Kelly, for example; her annual income is at least 50,000 pounds or more, and this is just her declared income.
Lawyer Kelly looked at the banknotes on the table, a gleam flashing in her eyes.
"Of course, Mr. Yang Tao is clearly a compassionate person. It's Harry's good fortune to have met you."
… …
If something can be settled with money, then settle it with money.
That's much better than him pointing a Supernova shotgun at Vernon Dursleys' head and saying, "Give Harry to me to raise!"
However… that also seems quite interesting.
After returning to the Main World, Yang Tao suddenly thought of something.
'It seems there's enough magma now… does that mean I can cast a Nether Portal?'
The original Minecraft has three dimensions: the Overworld where he is currently, the Nether full of magma and Netherrack, and the End which has the Ender Dragon.
In the Overworld, you can build a Nether Portal frame using 10 obsidian, and then use a flint and steel to activate the portal to the Nether.
He walked towards the infinite magma device he had built last night.
He found that some crucibles were already filled with magma.
"The efficiency is decent!"
Yang Tao put all the magma into buckets and looked around, preparing to find a suitable place to cast the Nether Portal.
Just then, several Villagers in the distance were gathered around an Iron Golem, which caught his attention.
"What are these guys doing surrounding the Iron Golem instead of working?"
After taking a few steps towards the Villagers, Yang Tao noticed something was off.
[Mutated Iron Golem]
[Health 150 / 150]
???
'Iron… Iron Bro has 150 health points??'
He quickly walked forward. The Villagers surrounding the Iron Golem immediately made way for him when they saw him.
"What's going on?"
The appearance of the Mutated Iron Golem didn't change much from a regular Iron Golem, but the original vines were gone, replaced by some bronze patterns.
The ends of its originally long, cylindrical arms had grown hands, though they only had 4 fingers.
Overall, there wasn't much difference from a regular Iron Golem, but just like that, its health had changed from 100 to 150 points.
"Brave One, we felt that the monsters in that world were too strong, and the original Iron Golem's strength was insufficient, so we thought about improving the Iron Golem's strength…"
At this moment, a Weaponsmith Villager stepped forward and spoke, while other Villagers nodded in agreement like chickens pecking rice.
Yang Tao: "… …"
You guys think the Iron Golem is weak, so you improve the Iron Golem? So, do you think I'm weak now?!
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