Marvel: I traveled through time a little early

Chapter 5 Prohibition

Today, January 1th, George specially asked for a day off. He asked Ryan to drive the carriage to the town early and wait for the newspaper shop to open.

There are no newsboys in the small town where George lives like in the big cities. The grocery store here goes to the city every two days to purchase newspapers and brings back the newspapers from the previous two days at once and sells them in the store.Of course, you can also leave a little extra tip and the store will deliver it to your doorstep.

Normally, George's family would wait for newspapers to be delivered to their door, but if he went to school today, he would not know the news until after school. George, who had always been eager to determine the direction of society, would definitely not be willing to wait.So I simply asked for leave and bought it myself.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the morning that the store opened.George stepped forward immediately and said, "Boss, please bring me a copy of various newspapers in the past two days."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The store owner quickly sorted out four newspapers, folded them and handed them over: "Thank you, ten cents."

George took the newspaper, handed over the money, and opened the newspaper on the spot without returning to the carriage and started reading.

On the front page of the newspaper, the news in George's memory was reported in the largest space.

The content is: On January 1920, 1, the "Wolster Act" prohibiting the brewing and sale of alcohol came into effect in the United States.

I flipped through the pages of three other newspapers and all reported the news in large sections.There were also many comments about the law published by the editor, which George did not read.Because George knows that tougher bills are yet to come.

Sure enough, the latest issue was published in the newspaper on January 1, which reported that from 15:1920 a.m. on January 1, 17, the 0th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the Prohibition Act (also known as the "Voltaire") Act") officially comes into effect.According to this law, it is illegal to manufacture, sell or even transport drinks with an alcohol content exceeding 18%.It is not illegal to drink alcohol at home, but it is illegal to drink with friends or hold a banquet, and you can be fined up to US$0.5 and imprisoned for six months. Only people over 1000 years old can buy alcohol, and must show proof of age, and can only buy it in limited places.

In fact, according to some information that George later saw, Americans declared war on alcohol since the beginning of their country.At that time, many early immigrants abandoned their European homeland and rushed to this barbaric wilderness for religious reasons.These American founders, known as the "Puritans," brought their religious fervor across the Atlantic, making it an extremely important factor in the formation of the American nation. "Puritans" are those who advocate fearing God and living an honest life.By the mid-19th century, residents in some places in the United States began to resort to legal means to restrain drunkards. This folk movement rose and fell and continued, finally setting off a major trend in the early 20th century.

Seeing this information, most of George's worries were relieved.At least George understood that on some basic levels of society things had not changed from the previous life of American history.

Unlike some of the time-travel novels he read in his previous life, although the time-travelers arrived at Blue Mercury, and the name of the country remained the same, things had actually changed.

George understood that there may be existences on the extraordinary side in this world, but these extraordinary people or groups have not used their extraordinary abilities to change the world, at least not yet.

George was excited to think that he could return to the country on the other side of the ocean in the future.Although his current body is that of a foreigner, there is a soul from China inside, and he still wants to go back and have a look.

On the night of the 15th, I specially opened a bottle of bourbon collected by George's father, and George drank alcohol for the first time in this world.At the dinner table, George frequently clinked glasses with Lane, but Lane just thought it was the announcement of the law that made George drink in retaliation.

Ryan couldn't persuade him, so he started drinking with him.During this period, he also asked about the batch of wine he bought before, but Jon excused it with other reasons.

The next day, on his way to school in a carriage, George saw an endless stream of wine trucks. People were rushing to transport the wine home for collection.

It is said that people gathered at home or other public places to hold the last legal "farewell drinking party" on the night of the 16th.Later newspapers also reported that a senator raised his glass at the dinner and said: "Tonight is the eve of the deprivation of personal freedoms from Americans." This remark attracted warm applause at the wine table.

George did not continue to care about this matter. Instead, that night, he used the transformation technique to change his image in front of the mirror in the room.

Yes, George is ready to open the vest.Because I can't do it without opening it, if I don't handle the matter of buying wine this time, I'm afraid it will cause Ryan to misunderstand.Find a vest and many things will be explained.

Moreover, as a person who has been with George day and night, Ryan could not have noticed his changes, and George could not guarantee that he would never expose his skills in front of Ryan.So using a vest is the best choice now.

On a weekend morning, George and Ryan were eating breakfast.

George took a sip of milk, smoothed the food in his mouth, and said to Ryan: "Uncle Ryan, I want you to meet someone."

Ryan said: "Who are you meeting? A teacher from your school?"

George put down the food in his hand and said: "He is my teacher, but not a school teacher. He was when I was recovering from illness. I went to town to buy things that day, and he asked me for directions. After the meeting, we met two more times. I felt very destined. He later taught me something, and I became my teacher. He is leaving the town today, so I plan to meet you before he leaves."

"Well, if that's the case, we should go visit him. After all, he is your teacher."

In fact, Ryan is worried now.Because of the previous purchase of wine, Ryan later returned to the warehouse to see that all the wine had disappeared.And George was unwilling to say more. He was worried about whether George had met a liar.After all, everyone in town now knows that George has just sold the farm and has a lot of money on his hands, which is not safe.This is also the reason why he picks up and drops off Jon every day these days.When he accompanied George out, the pistol never left his side.

"No, my teacher said he will come directly today, we can just wait."

"Well, okay then. Let's go and wait over there in the living room."

As soon as he sat down and waited for a few minutes, George saw that the time was almost up and directly used the clone technique and the transformation technique.Behind the sofa where Ryan was sitting, a shadow clone appeared.

Then George thought he had just discovered it, stood up, bent slightly, and greeted the shadow clone: ​​"Teacher, you are here."

George's action startled Ryan.He stood up quickly, turned around and looked behind him.I saw an old man with white hair and a boyish face, energetic, ruddy face, piercing eyes, a beard on his chin, and wearing black clothes walking over from behind the sofa.George quickly introduced: "Uncle Ryan, this is what I told you, my teacher."

"Teacher, this is my uncle, Ryan Carr"

George's shadow clone had already walked to Ryan's side, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Carl. I am George's teacher. You can call me Zhang Jinrong, or you can call me Teacher Zhang."

At this time, Ryan didn't even react. It wasn't until George called him again that he came back to his senses.

He quickly shook hands with George's shadow clone and said, "I'm very sorry, Teacher Zhang. The way you appeared is really incredible. Can I take the liberty to ask how you appeared just now?"

The shadow clone stroked his beard, laughed and said: "These are some of my little tricks. In our flower gardening family, these are just blind tricks for beginners. In your words, this is just an illusion. It's nothing, don't panic."

Ryan didn't react after hearing the shadow clone's words. The shadow clone continued: "In this way, I will perform another technique for you."

After saying that, there was a bang, and two identical shadow clones stood next to the shadow clone.This scared Ryan so much that he sat on the sofa.

Then George controlled the shadow clone to unlock the clone technique he had just cast. He smiled at Ryan and said, "Do you understand?"

"Oh, that's amazing. Is this the magic you Chinese are talking about?"

"Oh my god, it's so amazing." Ryan was so frightened by the shadow clone that he began to speak a little incoherently, and this was exactly the effect George wanted to achieve.Only by frightening Ryan at once can he gain the absolute initiative in the subsequent conversation and make Ryan accept the story that George is going to tell him.

The shadow clone nodded and said directly: "Haha, these are all inferior things. If you are interested, I can ask George to teach you. As long as you practice seriously, you can do it."

Ryan said excitedly: "Really? Can I learn it too? It's really great, this is really amazing."

The shadow clone nodded and said: "Okay, these are small things. I will let George teach you. Now let's talk about the main purpose of my visit this time."

Ryan quickly sat up straight: "Okay, please tell me."

George controlled the shadow clone and said directly: "Mr. Karl, I hope you can calm down now. Your current behavior is not conducive to our next conversation."

After listening, Ryan took two deep breaths and nodded in agreement with the shadow clone's statement. : "You are right, Teacher Zhang, I am too excited. Also, you can just call me Ryan."

The shadow clone smiled slightly, seemingly satisfied with Ryan's current performance, and then said, "Well, okay, Ryan. First of all, let me introduce myself to you. I am a traveler from the Eastern country. I came to this country to find Some things. I was visiting some old friends by the way, and meeting George was a complete accident. However, when I met him, I found that he is very talented in learning my knowledge. So, in the past two months, I have not gone through your With your consent, I taught him something, I hope you don’t mind.”

Ryan said quickly: "You are too polite. He is lucky to learn this magical magic from you."

After a pause, he continued: "But I'm going to take the liberty to ask. You just said that you still have some friends. Are there many people like you? The key is, I want to know, is it dangerous?"

"Hahaha, yes, George has a good uncle. Ryan, I understand what you mean. Now, what I can tell you is that there are many people like me, but the methods are different. Some people are gifted , some people acquire extraordinary abilities through learning. There are also people who are lucky enough to acquire powers by accident.”

"As for danger, danger is everywhere in this world. But it has not spread yet. You have seen or heard of extraordinary things several times so far. So, don't worry, what I taught George is just some life-saving things. It’s something, and it’s not about asking him to do anything dangerous.”

Let Ryan calm down for a moment, and then continued: "It was just fate that I met him. Because he said that his family had a farm, I shared some ideas with him. Who knew that this kid sold the farm directly. Although I didn't directly ask him to do this. However, I still need to come over and tell you. Moreover, this kid heard that I needed wine for some reasons. So he bought the wine and gave it to me. It's really That's really inappropriate. So, I came here this time just to explain some things to you. He learned something from me, and I hope it doesn't scare others. And I will give those drinks later. Send it here. He has a good uncle and you shouldn’t worry about it."

After hearing what the shadow clone said, Ryan waved his hands quickly and said, "What did you say? George, it is his honor to be recognized by you. The drinks he gave you are his gratitude to his teacher. It’s his heartfelt wish, and I hope you will accept it.”

The shadow clone smiled and said: "These are all small things. Since you said so, I will no longer refuse. Well, I am leaving this place today. I want to meet you before I leave. Very reassuring.”

The shadow clone then turned to look at the main body and said: "George, I have talked to you about some trends in your country before. What you do is all your own business. But remember , that is just a possibility in our analysis, and cannot be regarded as a necessity. Don't be too aggressive when doing things. As for the things I teach you, you need to practice them slowly in the future. If you can go Which step you take depends on you."

After saying that, he stood up, looked at George and Ryan, and said, "See you again in the future."

As soon as George and Ryan stood up, before they could say anything, they heard a bang and the old man disappeared.

In fact, it was just George who took back the shadow clone.

Then, Ryan fell into that confused state again.

(End of this chapter)