Ancient wizards return to Hogwarts.

After hearing the word "discount", the wizards onlookers became obviously excited. They huddled in the corner of the hall, whispering to their friends, recalling the balance in their vaults, and wondering whether they could bring one like this. The doll comes home.

"Then do you have a quotation?" A familiar voice rang out from the crowd. Everyone turned around and found that it was Barty Crouch, the former Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, who was asking the question.

Although Barty Crouch has been stripped of all Ministry of Magic positions, he is still the patriarch of the Crouch family and controls all the wealth of an ancient family.

Obviously, he wanted to buy an automatic combat doll for his home.

[The basic model of the doll is priced at 3,000 Galleons and comes with patrol mode and guard mode. For additional modes and additional functions, you need to purchase upgrade accessories yourself]

The puppet not only answered Crouch's question, but also thoughtfully took out a bunch of pamphlets from his arms and distributed them to the wizards around him.

Even though they were prepared, the wizards present couldn't help but take a breath when they learned that the basic doll alone cost three thousand galleons: the monthly salary of ordinary Ministry of Magic employees is only fifty galleons, and a basic doll costs only fifty galleons. It would take an employee five years without food or water to save up this kind of doll.

But fortunately, Smith White accepts installment payments for up to fifty years, so even ordinary employees of the Ministry of Magic can afford one with gritted teeth - there is theoretically no retirement age in the Ministry of Magic, and you can work as long as you want. Go ahead. For example, Gsilda Marchbain of the Wizarding Examination Authority personally tested Albus Dumbledore's Transfiguration and Charms in the Final Wizarding Examination. It is conservatively estimated that her working experience is close to a hundred years.

It's just that this kind of wizard is an exception. Most people usually retire after saving enough money and pursue their own lives.

Thinking about this, many people became excited. But when they opened the booklet, they were shocked: this doll could not be bought for three thousand galleons!

As a basic model with a starting price, it has very few functions. The magical "magnetic field magic", the extremely powerful "explosion magic", and the "transformation" used in combat are not available. Some are. It just has the basic functions of patrolling and distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy - even the palm sword and arm shield are additional accessories.

"F*ck!" "Black-hearted!" "Merlin on top!"

After learning that the basic model was basically just a shell, the wizards couldn't help but curse: Has Smith White lost his sights on money?

"I would like to ask, how much does it cost to buy a doll like yours?" A wizard from a relatively wealthy family decided to directly buy the same model of doll in front of him.

[I am equipped with all the mode modules and functional accessories listed in the brochure, with a total of seven modules, 72 additional functions and a high-level wisdom center. The total cost is one hundred thousand Galleons]

Rich wizard:...

Excuse me, farewell!

What is the concept of one hundred thousand galleons? The annual rent for a shop in a remote location in Diagon Alley does not require one thousand galleons. If the year is bad, such as during the Wizarding War, one thousand galleons can even buy a shop!

A top-quality doll is enough to bankrupt a wizarding family.

[Currently during the Christmas period, there is a 20% discount, which only costs 80,000 Galleons, and Professor White guarantees a lifetime warranty for the top-of-the-line dolls]

Rich man: I'm suddenly excited. With this 133% discount, I can save Galleons at once, and I also accept installment payment. After calculation, I only need to pay Galleons every month...

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem very expensive, because 133 galleons can't buy three Aurors.

"I want to buy two matching dolls and pay them in installments over fifty years." Suddenly, Mr. Crouch spoke, instantly shocking the former colleagues around him.

Is this a pure-blood family? You seem a little too rich!

[Okay, the order has been generated——]

"Wait a minute!" Mr. Crouch interrupted the puppet, "I don't want the service module and the accompanying life magic. I already have a house elf at home."

At this moment, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, he flipped through the brochure before leaving and saw the "Service Module" on the last page. Although the above spell is practical, why should I spend tens of thousands of galleons on life magic? Isn't this a pure injustice?

With Crouch taking the lead, several pure-blood family heads placed orders for the dolls. Among them, Lucius Malfoy even bought four top-quality dolls without service mode.

After knowing that his dolls would be shipped first, he breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time thought about which old items at home he could exchange for money.

There was a reason why Lucius was so eager to buy the automatic combat doll, even spending a lot of money: the Dark Mark on his arm had recently shown signs of rekindling, which made him extremely nervous.

He knew very well what he had done to get away with his crime, and he would definitely be severely punished after the Dark Lord returned. When the time comes to have four dolls at home, it can be considered as a trump card that can defeat the enemy.

If the Dark Lord doesn't leave himself any room...

Lucius made up his mind.

The movement in the Ministry of Magic hall finally reached Bones. She hurried to the lobby and invited the puppet to her office.

During this period, she learned about the puppet's performance just now and learned that the two Aurors it hit had no room to fight back and could only run away with their heads in their hands. She immediately made up her mind to purchase automatic combat puppets in bulk.

And he must make a big deal, so Bones decided to purchase ten dolls in one go and pay them in fifty years. This would cost him an extra few hundred galleons every month, which was equivalent to hiring a few more employees.

She even had the idea of ​​laying off all Aurors to save budget, but she finally gave it up because the impact would be too bad.

Orders flew towards Hogwarts like snowflakes, and along with them came large sums of money - according to Helga's request, after signing the contract, no matter whether the goods were received or not, she had to start paying. money.

Of course, there are also wizards who do not plan to pay the full price, but want to take some magic items as a trade-off. This is another story.

Helga's Gringotts account, which was originally empty, suddenly received a large amount of money. She became rich almost instantly.

Looking at the account change notification from Gringotts and the amount in the balance column, Helga made a decision: Christmas is approaching, isn't it? You have to think carefully about what gifts to give your children.

As for the backlog of orders, Helga feels there is no rush. I can work overtime with Salazar during the Christmas vacation to get it done. Of course, I have to find a way to appease this old poisonous snake.

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The first update is here

The second update will be updated as the occasion arises. It should be ready before midnight.