I can enter Hogwarts in the end of the world - Chapter 371

c368 Rare good news, disappearing cabinet

There will never be a shortage of smart people with a keen sense of smell in this world.

The previous eleven pilot ecological cities were probably too few in number and did not attract much attention even after they were completed.

However, the number of projects in the second phase has surged to more than 300. Although they are evenly distributed around the world, they are still noticed by many people with a naturally keen sense of smell.

Stock selling, material hoarding, cash exchange for precious metals… all of this has begun to spread on a small scale.

Although human beings have the instinct to blindly follow the herd, if they do not accumulate a certain amount, they are actually very easy to control.

All you need to do is bring up some exciting topics or introduce some corresponding restrictions…

But no matter how splendid and huge the building is, as long as a grain of sand begins to fall off, the result of waiting for it will inevitably be collapse. The difference is only the length of time.

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But none of this has anything to do with Ian. His butt determines his head, and all he cares about is his own life.

After lunch, Ian wanted to go to Hagrid’s hut and catch up with Hagrid. After all, they hadn’t seen each other for half a year. The last time they chatted, he was watching the Beauxbatons carriage. meeting.

To be honest, when it came to drinking and chatting, he recognized Hagrid in the whole Hogwarts. Chatting could be done without thinking at all and he could say whatever he thought without any scruples. It was relaxed and comfortable.

However, after getting up from his lunch break, he found an envelope with the logo of the Ministry of Magic on the table, which disrupted his original arrangement.

a long time.

“Sure enough, they are all cheap men. They can’t move without cracking the whip…” Putting down the letter, Ian cursed with a smile.

The reason why I laugh and scold is because this is a rare piece of good news.

The letter was sent by Fudge, and the content inside was very simple. Ignore the fancy words and sum it up in one sentence: The goblins of Gringotts successfully copied the long-lost Vanishing Cabinet.

No matter how much the goblins complained and tried to evade, under the high pressure of the International Federation of Wizards and the Ministry of Magic of various countries, they still completed their tasks obediently.

Don’t underestimate a simple disappearing cabinet. This means that closed ecological cities in the future will no longer have the possibility of monopoly.

You must know that fungi will inevitably use the air as the medium of transmission in the future, which means that even wizards will not be able to shuttle between various ecological cities at will.

Traffic restrictions are inevitable and necessary.

Moreover, every city has a standard anti-Apparition device. The fear is that someone may be careless and appear in the city with spores all over their body, and tens of millions of people will be buried with them. It is really not a joke.

Now, that’s all about to change.

Using the Vanishing Cabinet as a point, all ecological cities are connected. When they are connected, the entire situation will be revitalized. Muggles living in the city will no longer be unable to leave the city gate throughout their lives.

“This is rare good news, no matter what, you have to take a look at it…”

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Ministry of Magic, the Minister’s Office on the ground floor.

Cornelius Fudge, the minister of magic described in the original novel as a yes-man with no independent opinions, was looking at the representative of Gringotts in England with a smile on his face.

However, in the eyes of the Gringotts goblin, Fudge thought he was a friendly expression, like a giant dragon with its mouth wide open.

Especially Fudge’s thin suit and bright red tie, which looked like splattered blood.

Although this low goblin was full of dissatisfaction, his expression did not show any trace of it, even his eyes were sincere and passionate.

“Dear Minister, in addition to reporting on the progress of the Vanishing Cabinet today, I also brought Gringotts’ taxes.”

After saying that, the goblin respectfully placed a piece of parchment in front of Fudge, along with two purses with the Gringotts logo on them.

Taxes? Hearing this funny word, even Fudge could hardly help laughing.

Listen, what a lovely word, the goblins of Gringotts have to pay taxes to the Ministry of Magic, and he was probably the first Minister of Magic ever to ask goblins for taxes.

You know, in the nearly four hundred years since the goblins first launched their rebellion in 1612, when have the goblins paid taxes to the wizards?

Stinginess and cunning were synonymous with them. In the years just after the rebellion was put down, a few kats of tax were collected as a token.

now? Even the fig leaf of these few kats has been torn off.

Having said that, Fudge still chose to pick up the parchment on the table, and read it first anyway.

“Ouch!” Even though he was used to big scenes, Fudge was still shocked by the content above. The real estate and cash were all normal, even if the amount was staggering, what really surprised him was the vault…

That’s right, the treasury of some pure-blood families whose inheritance has been broken.

Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar names on the parchment, if you pick one out at random, they were all once glorious existences.

Faced with this great gift, he admitted that his heart was moved.

But Fudge knew one thing very well: his rights made him only responsible for the source that gave him the power. If the person who gave him the rights was an ordinary wizard, then he would only please and be responsible for the ordinary wizard.

However, it was the pureblood family that gave him his powers… so there were things that looked really tempting, but… he couldn’t touch them.

“Huh!” After taking a deep breath, Fudge put down the parchment in his hand expressionlessly.

His eyes turned to the two Galleons money bags on the table. He was no stranger to this kind of special bags. Each money bag had a maximum limit of 100,000 Galleons.

After pondering for a moment, Fudge opened the drawer. After the two bags of galleons fell safely into the drawer, he pushed the parchment on the table out and continued:

“You’re late. The International Federation of Wizards is already discussing a bill to completely exempt goblins from paying taxes. Unfortunately! 60% of people approve of this bill.”

Now that he has received the money, Fudge will selectively reveal some of it. It is not a secret anyway. If you really want to inquire, you can always find out after a while.

The so-called blocking of information about goblins? Fudge didn’t believe that anyone would keep their promise, it was nothing more than a tacit understanding.

“Tax exemption?” The goblin, who had always been calm, suddenly lost his composure after hearing this.

A farmer no longer expects hens to lay eggs… What is this for? It’s obvious that he wants to kill the chicken and eat the meat.

“Mr. Minister, is this a foregone conclusion? But we just handed over the method of making the disappearing cabinet!”

Some of the goblin’s eyes were filled with disbelief, but the moment the words came out of his mouth, he already regretted it.

This kind of thing cannot be brought to light in any case.

He said nothing in a panic, which was the true portrayal of this goblin at this moment.

Facing the stupid question, Fudge didn’t even raise his eyelids as if he didn’t hear it.

At the same time, a paper airplane landed on Fudge’s desk at exactly the right moment. Just one glance and the content on it made Fudge smile.

“I still need to receive distinguished guests, you can leave.”

Although there was a smile on his face, Fudge’s tone was as impatient as dismissing a beggar.

It seemed that the two hundred thousand galleons could only buy what he just said.