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She paused and stared at the old man beside her: "I look forward to your opinion."
"The little ones are hungry, let's eat and talk at the same time."
The queen still had some patience. She quickened her pace to enter the restaurant and took a seat. When the sumptuous food was served on the table, she stared at the old man with expectant eyes.
After tasting the wine, Dumbledore felt uncomfortable and put down the goblet:
“Before today, I didn’t care much for the little toys in the new world, after all, toys are just toys.
But after watching the battle on the ocean, I think I need to change my bias.”
After a few seconds of silence, he continued, "Your skills are still immature, but it is undeniable that you have unlimited possibilities."
The Queen vaguely guessed what Dumbledore meant, and her heart couldn't help shaking: "Mr. Principal, you mean..."
"Yes, Hogwarts can provide some help to speed up the technological development of the kingdom."
"On behalf of the people of the kingdom, I express my respectful gratitude to you."
"Don't be too happy." Dumbledore waved his hand. "I am the current headmaster of Hogwarts, so I have to be responsible for all the teachers and students.
After all, they have contributed to the establishment and maintenance of the college."
"Can you tell me more about it?"
"We can't give things away for free. The kingdom must provide equivalent items in exchange."
Seeing the queen’s worried look, he smiled and explained, “Don’t worry, I know what’s bothering you.
I discussed this with them before coming here, and in order to prevent the kingdom from not being able to provide what the magical world needs, we have established new exchange standards."
"how is it like?"
“Normally, the magic world determines the value of an item based on its usefulness to the magician.
Obviously, you don’t have that.”
These words imply that there is no basis for a deal between the two parties, but the queen is not worried. Since the principal has said he wants to help the kingdom, there must be a solution.
Dumbledore did not disappoint her.
"So, after discussion, we decided that the price of the items used by the kingdom to pay will be determined by their rarity."
The Queen thought for a moment, "In other words, as long as it is valuable enough to us, Hogwarts will accept it regardless of whether the wizard needs it or not?"
"yes.
Magicians adhere to the principle of equal exchange, and as the principal, I cannot be the first to violate it, so I have to resort to trickery."
The Queen roughly understood that Dumbledore was circumventing the rules of the deal by changing the concept, and expressed her gratitude in her heart, asking: "When do we start?"
"Before that." He looked at the three freshmen who were busy eating, "We have to solve the disaster first."
The three of them raised their heads and looked at each other blankly, each with a bad feeling in their hearts.
"The rock giant is approaching the kingdom's coastline. You are responsible for getting close to investigate its movements."
Chapter 239: Scouting Team, Attack! Ambition
Toby has read a science fiction novel in which the author's fantasy world is actually a game, in which every human being is controlled by a corresponding player.
He used to be disdainful of this because there was really no basis for it, not even a little bit.
But when he heard the principal ask them to monitor the "disaster", he hoped it was true.
That way, his players can recharge their game coins to help themselves kill a lot in the next mission, instead of being like an ant that is accidentally crushed by people taking a walk.
Swallowing hard, Toby asked cautiously, "Mr. Principal, I want to confirm. You said that we should investigate and monitor the movement of the disaster in real time?"
The Queen had not yet had time to tell them what the disaster was.
When Hogwarts learned the news, Dumbledore only mentioned it vaguely.
But through the conversation between the two just now, Toby knew that something that had caused the kingdom's fleet to return empty-handed was definitely not something that the three of them could deal with.
He didn't know at this time that the combined fleet consisting of three aircraft carrier battle groups was almost wiped out.
If I had known, I would probably have left a suicide note before setting off again.
"Yes, you heard that right."
Toby understood that there was no room for maneuver in the headmaster's order, so he lowered his head in resignation. Leon and Misha obviously did not understand the seriousness of the matter, and looked at Dumbledore in confusion.
The table fell silent for a while, and finally the Queen broke the dull atmosphere: "Mr. Principal, are the five of them going...
Too dangerous? "
"Not five, but three."
"Ah?" Toby was really shocked at this moment, and even immediately reflected in his heart whether he had done anything to offend the principal.
The Queen's expression was equally incredulous: "They will lose their lives!"
"They won't." The old man smiled, "Vino and Clessie, they have other tasks.
Well... consider these as your winter vacation homework."
There was a dull look on the queen's face that had not been seen in decades.
To be honest, she didn't care about those few people.
Although the three of them have had initial contact with magic, in terms of practical application, for now they can only serve as mascots or a symbol of the close relationship between the kingdom and Hogwarts.
Now that Toby is gone, you can replace him with Fubi or Anbi, both are fine.
The key problem now is that there is no alternative to Fu Bi.
What's more, the three of them are needed to check and balance each other with Winoclesi in Suleiman's hands.
She couldn't understand why the principal did this.
After hesitating for a long time, the Queen looked at him with hope and asked, "Mr. Principal, will you stay nearby to protect them?"
"Madam, do teachers in your kingdom provide individual tutoring to students on their way to completing their studies?"
"Well, if you're willing to pay for extra lessons, you can hire a private instructor."
"It's a pity that there are no private tutorial classes at Hogwarts."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, ma'am. I'll be leaving now."
The people disappeared on the spot, leaving only a few people looking at each other in bewilderment.
After a long while, Toby, who had come to terms with reality, asked, "Your Majesty, can you describe in detail what the disaster is?"
Coming out of her confusion, she recounted the events as briefly as possible.
After hearing her words, Leon's face was dull: "So, the principal asked us to approach a rock giant who treats an aircraft carrier as a toy?"
"Brother Leon, it's the Rock Giant." Misha corrected his mistake in a low voice.
Toby was in a heavy mood and didn't want to bother with the two idiots. He tried to get as much information as possible before leaving: "Besides his huge size, does he have any other special abilities?"
In his opinion, if it was just because of its huge size, it would not be enough for Hogwarts to call it a "disaster".
The queen's answer confirmed his guess.
"According to the abilities collected so far, the Rock Giant can transform into a rock hand, and the size and location of the hand can all be controlled."
"Does that mean we are dead?"
"The principal must have his intentions."
"If I had known this would happen, I should have gotten off the bus with Wino."
The delicious roast chicken in front of him lost its appeal, and he stood up: "Let's go."
"Uh, Toby, shouldn't we go meet our family first and leave some last words?" Leon said.
"That will make our family worry." Misha, who was not tall enough, jumped off the wooden chair. "I don't think the principal will let us die."
Toby took Misha's hand and walked out, scolding Leon: "You are not as smart as a little girl."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm the stupidest... Hey, wait!"
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Zhang Mu is on his way back to NH.
I imagined in my mind the scene of several people going to look for Zhui Ling with tragic faces, and I couldn't help but chuckle.
Asking the three of them to go over was not a joke or for any other purpose.
Simply because of the previous battle, no one dared to cause trouble again. Everyone was bored, so they asked three people to play with it.
I have told you not to hurt them, so there is no need to worry about their safety.
As for Vino and Clacy, Zhang Mu has other uses for them.
While thinking, he arrived above NH and summoned the light gate to enter the world.
He first extracted the information stored in "Senior Brother Zhou's" body.
Ye Ming rarely came to Qingfeng Hall these days, but the academicians were very busy.
Usually they arrive early in the morning, chat until lunch time, and leave on time, and come back on time for "work" in the afternoon.
Apart from asking about the usage of the items on the list, we also talked about the history of the mountain gate.
I'm not suspicious of anything, I'm just curious.
After all, it would be a lie to say that an organization with tens of thousands of members is not interested.
Zhang Mu had anticipated this. Referring to the past of Blue Star, he compiled an inspirational history of the development of the mountain sect.
There are many loopholes, but it’s not a big problem because they happened thousands of years ago and everyone is dead, so there is naturally no way to verify it.
After disconnecting from the puppet, Zhang Mu thought about taking a look at how their exchange plan was going, and then going to visit the five people on the top of the mountain.
If the mind does not move, the person disappears into the void.
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Small courtyard.
As more people came, the originally spacious stone table seemed a little crowded, so Ye Ming specifically asked fellow Daoist Liu for a larger one and placed it in the corner of the yard.