Being a bastard at Hogwarts is not safe.

"Minister, I have already checked, and there is no way to buy sapphires in the market at present, even if it is purchased from other regions, it may be very difficult."

Umbridge pursed his lips and spoke bitterly.

Fudge was originally leaning on the back of the large chair in the office, still immersed in the eternal dream.Hearing this, he was shocked.He looked at Umbridge with some surprise.

"What's the matter? Have you found out who is doing the trick?" Fudge's eyes were filled with astonishment, and his expression was extremely ugly.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart. It is definitely Hogwarts or the forces related to Dumbledore who have started to act. The thing he was most worried about happened. That Alvin was really found by Dumbledore Destroy his selection.

Seeing Fudge's expression, Umbridge swallowed his saliva, and looked around, looking for some places where Fudge could hide when he got angry, but he was helpless and disappointed.

"It's the Flints."

The aura on Fudge's body suddenly relaxed, and he let out a little surprise, and found that it seemed a little different from what he thought.

Naturally, the Flint family and Dumbledore were at odds. Although he did not explicitly side with the Death Eaters in the last Wizarding War, he was considered a close faction, and naturally he was unlikely to be Dumbledore's henchman.

Is it because I am suspicious?Fudge tapped his fingers on the table, thinking carefully.

"Umbridge, go ask the Flint family and tell them that the Ministry of Magic wants to buy sapphires from them." Although the unexpected situation made Fudge feel depressed for a while, as long as Dumbledore is not involved in this matter, then... .....

It is easy to operate.

The Flint family is declining day by day, and now there is a crisis in this situation. This time, I can start from this aspect.Slightly lowering the price of sapphires at the cost of some unimportant vacancies in the Ministry of Magic is considered a favor to them, but it is also necessary to let the Flint family know that they deliberately sold favors to him, and they must not reveal anything.. ....

Although this kind of big family has fallen, it is still connected with many families, and there is no way to take it by force. It really needs to be dealt with carefully...

"I've already contacted you." Seeing that Fudge seemed to have calmed down, Umbridge was slightly relieved, although she didn't know why. She had been domineering in the wizarding world for so many years because of Fudge's trust in her. As far as Peppa Pig is concerned, it doesn't matter whether a job is done well or not, what matters is how Fudge sees her.

Therefore, Umbridge has his own unique understanding when it comes to observing words and expressions.She thought about it for a while, and told Fudge that Dominic Flint had purchased an alchemy method from abroad to develop sapphires to make magic items, so he bought a large number of sapphires on the market, and he also intended to make friends with the Ministry of Magic, although It is not possible to sell all the materials to the Ministry of Magic, but it is possible to reluctantly part out some.

"Dominique said that it's just that the purchase price of the Ministry of Magic may not be the same as their previous purchase price. After all, they also mortgaged the manor to get the start-up capital. If it is really given to the Ministry of Magic at the original price, the Flint family is really a big deal. I can't live anymore.

But it will also be slightly lower than the current market price, which will not make the Ministry of Magic suffer too much. "

Now Fudge felt relieved. He was also aware of the situation of the Flint family. If the original price was really given to the Ministry of Magic, he might doubt whether there was a conspiracy.

Such a price range is certainly acceptable to Fudge, after all, he had already calculated the cost of this matter in his mind when he agreed to Brian, not to mention that the price was slightly lower than what he had thought before.

"No problem, you can get this matter settled as soon as possible, and you can give them some price, but you must make a secrecy oath to prevent them from leaking the news of the Ministry of Magic's acquisition of sapphire, and you must act quickly to prevent it from happening again. What a surprise."

Umbridge blinked, nodded cooperatively, and quickly left Fudge's office with the list Fudge had prepared.And just as the latter leaned back in his chair to think again, the alchemist who was in charge of making the three currencies walked in again.

Fudge frowned, and suddenly felt that things were not that simple.

"Minister, there seems to be some accidents during the manufacturing process..." The young alchemist had a slightly embarrassed expression.

"What is the situation, don't worry and talk slowly."

Although Fudge was very unhappy in his heart, he spoke in a calm tone and slowly comforted him.

There is no way, all alchemists are treasures, and those powerful alchemists are all as arrogant as ghosts, and they can't be wooed by themselves.Although the one in front of him didn't seem to be very good at it, he was taller than the dwarfs, and he was already the best alchemist he could rely on.

"The temperature of the fire is much lower than when Mr. Irvine was there yesterday, which caused some problems in the final smelting results." The young alchemist stammered.

"Take me to have a look!" Fudge suddenly panicked, this matter is undoubtedly the top priority.If there is an accident in the refining method, no matter how hard he works in other areas, it will be useless, and all the previous efforts will become a joke.

The young alchemist didn't dare to neglect, and quickly brought Fudge to an extremely hidden secret room of the Ministry of Magic.After Fudge arrived, he felt it carefully, and the smelting temperature seemed to be much lower than yesterday.

"Can't make...?" Fudge was a little dumbfounded

"That's not the case..." The young alchemist pondered for a while and explained, "There are not many problems in smelting sapphires and emeralds, and we have successfully produced several finished products. Although the speed It's a little slow, but it's just because I'm not very proficient at the moment. When everyone's proficiency comes up, the speed will naturally increase.

But the current temperature of the flame does not seem to be able to refine the ruby..."

Fudge fell silent for a moment, and he was watching all the process yesterday.Although he doesn't know much about alchemy, judging from the plan and Alvin's method yesterday, the refining of the three currencies should be the same.

If that Alvin had tampered with, it should be that the three currencies cannot be refined, but now only the ruby ​​currency cannot be refined, which made him a little confused.

"Could it be because of the equipment? I remember that what you used yesterday was also Mr. Irvine's own stuff." Fudge asked suspiciously.

"It shouldn't be possible." The young alchemist was stunned, "I remember that the book said that the temperature of the fire should not have much relationship with the utensils...... I'm not sure, maybe it is Which step did we have a problem with ourselves?"

"Go find out!" Fudge said seriously, "This matter is very important, and we don't have much time to waste.

The other two currencies that have no problem also need to speed up the smelting process, and everyone's rewards will be doubled by then! "