The leader of HP arrives

"Great master, Gringotts has sent gifts from the Black family, the Malfoy family, the Lestrange family, and the Karkaroff family." Kaka bowed deeply outside the study, Report loudly through the door.

"I understand." Dongfang Bubai hooked his fingers, and the wooden door of the study room opened. After several days of practice, he has mastered this wandless and silent spell.

"Your Highness Slytherin, here are five thousand Galleons in total, please sign for them." The goblin of Gringotts put the space suitcase made of lizards on the carpet, and took out a contract from his uniform pocket, " Please sign here. I can also deposit these Galleons into your Gringotts account for you if you wish."

Dongfang Bubai took a closer look at the goblin, who was about the same size as a house-elf. The latter looked obviously smarter and more decent.He hooked his fingers, and the personal seal in the drawer flew out to make a mark on the contract. Although it had been a while, he was still not used to using a quill pen, and the aesthetics of his previous life seemed to be no different from that of a ghost drawing talisman. tadpole text.

"Your Highness Slytherin, if you are willing to hand over this Galleon to Gringotts for safekeeping—"

"Kaka, send the gift money to the treasury for counting, and then send this gentleman away." Dongfang twitched his lips impatiently, and issued an order to evict the guest as politely as possible, "I will see the account books of the manor later, and Cashier—treasurer."

The house-elf politely sent the Gringotts goblin out of Voldemort's Manor. At the same time, the ledger recording all the income and expenditures of Voldemort's Manor was also sent to Dongfang Bubai.

"The finances of the manor have always been in charge of Mr. Sonnell, the great master." Kaka stared at the floor under her feet with watery eyes as big as ping pong balls. Even as dull as a house elf, she could detect Dongfang's mood. Good morning, "Mr. Malfoy will be in charge temporarily after Mr. Thornell's death."

Dongfang Bubai waved his hand, and the house elf bowed deeply and disappeared into the air.Taking a deep breath, Dongfang sat down and reopened the account book at hand. To be precise, it was just a bound catalog of several gift slips and several bills.It can be seen that Lucius Malfoy's records are much clearer and more detailed than Thornell's, but it is also easier to find out from his accounts that Voldemort's manor is on the verge of bankruptcy.

This simply made Dongfang a little unbelievable. Judging from his memory, he always thought that he was rich, but judging from the book, Voldemort Manor had no income and relied entirely on gifts from Death Eaters to maintain its operations.Last year alone, the whole manor had spent more than 1 Galleons on drinks and ingredients. This did not include the magic candles consumed in the manor every day, the energy of the magic array supporting the greenhouse botanical garden, and his own up to Four-figure setup fees.The gifts and expenses on the books were almost equal to each other last year. If it weren't for the [-] Galleons just received today, Voldemort's manor would almost be in a state of being unable to make ends meet.Probably this is also the reason why Lucius took the opportunity to advance the payment of gift money by three months.

In fact, Voldemort's net worth is indeed deep. Slytherin's vault in Gringotts has accumulated the secret treasures of the Slytherin family of all generations, and the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts must also have a lot of Slytherin's own collection. A student's notebook from an ancient age of magic that will prove invaluable thousands of years from now.Even, if the record in "A Piece of Hogwarts School History" can be corroborated, then it can be said bluntly that Dongfang can completely inherit the entire Hogwarts castle, control the entire school, and expel Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.

However, all these possibilities disappeared with the decline of the Slytherin family.The mother of this body is a Squib, the uncle is a lunatic, and the father is a Muggle, and this body carrying the so-called noble blood in the wizarding world has been living in a Muggle orphanage until the age of 11, suffering from starvation and whipping, without a trace of life. Doubtless, this generation of Slytherins must have forgotten or lost the key to the Gringotts vault.The various and weird collections in the manor collection room, Slytherin's pendant, Hufflepuff's gold cup and the like must have been his past efforts to find the vault key.As for the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts, the fear and respect for Dumbledore rooted in the memory of childhood, and the sense of belonging to Hogwarts still affect the feelings of the East Invincible, let alone Dumbledore. Hogwarts, where Lido sits, is not so easy to get into.

"Great master, please see Mr. Lucius Malfoy."

"No." The cautious voice of the house-elf came from outside the study, and Dongfang couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He didn't summon Lucius today, and he didn't assign any tasks to the Death Eaters recently. Lucius wasn't in the manor. Study the "Marrow Washing Sutra" well, and what are you doing at Voldemort's Manor?

"Mr. Malfoy insists on seeing you, great master." The house elf disappeared for a moment, and then appeared outside the study again. This time, Kaka's whole body was lying on the ground, which can be measured from the house elf's posture. Out of the mental pressure it bears.

"Let him in." Dongfang Bubai hesitated, raised his hand to repel the house elf.

Since ancient times, the art of imperial court has focused on two points, the combination of grace and power, and the check and balance of the court.The Malfoy family and the Black family were originally two forces deliberately cultivated by the Death Eaters to check and balance. It was only the death of Abraxas that broke this balance, and he had to support Lucius Malfoy.On the one hand, the wealth of the Malfoy family is indeed enough to match this status. On the other hand, Abraxas Malfoy is indeed a good teacher and helpful friend, and he is not a heartless person.But apparently the young Malfoy patriarch had gotten a little carried away lately.

"Please forgive me for asking for an interview without your permission, my benevolent master." Lucius knelt down on the soft carpet, glanced at Dongfang's expressionless expression, took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and held it with both hands. Submitted, "The Ministry of Magic has revoked the trace on Severus, and attached the examination notice from the Apparation Testing Center."

Dongfang Bubai glanced at Lucius's gray-blue eyes. Although they looked respectful, there was a cunning calculation that couldn't be concealed.The apparition test is an exam that has only been introduced in recent years. Only wizards who pass the test can use apparition, and the age of the test is limited to 17 years old and above.The official statement from the Ministry of Magic is to avoid life-threatening situations for underage wizards, such as losing a body during apparition or falling to the wrong place and causing death.Severus Snape had just finished fifth year and wasn't ready for the test.

"Rodolphus Lestrange obtained the post of deputy director of the Department of Magical Transportation yesterday." Lucius added, explaining the origin of this test notice and the result of the previous mission.Originally, even under the operation of his own network, Rodolphus' qualifications were not enough to take the position of deputy minister, but the old Lestrange made a lot of effort this time, dredging the most important joints.Perhaps it was the appearance of the "Marrow Washing Sutra" that made Lestrange change his mind and decided to temporarily retain the eldest son's right of inheritance.

"This seat allows Severus Snape to participate in the test, and he does not need to return until the laboratory repairs."

The name Severus Snape reminded Dongfang of the accident two days ago. Even though the unspeakable shortcomings of the previous life no longer existed, he still hated any physical contact. □The slight pain and strange feeling of being pressed hard by fingers has been lingering for the past few days, making him regret not being able to kill the boy several times.

"Thank you for your kindness, great master." Lucius replied, but felt his eyelids twitch. The suddenly gloomy atmosphere in the room made him hesitate to cancel the next plan.Lucius tried his best to recall his words, and did not touch on any sensitive topics. In the end, he could only attribute the master's moodiness to the explosion in the laboratory. After all, the manor's finances are tight now, and the five thousand Galleons he just raised are definitely not enough to repair Voldemort. The manor's luxurious magic laboratory, such a speculation made Lucius's nerves relax a little.

"You can step back, Lucius."

"I don't mean to offend, my great master." Lucius hesitated for a few seconds before making his own decision, "Not long ago, the house elf asked me for the key to store the manor's account books—"

Lucius stood up and took a few steps forward, and the account books opened on the desk appeared in his sight as expected, "You must have discovered the problem, the offerings from the Death Eaters are no longer enough to support the manor's expenses. Compared to last year, this year before you announced that you would stop fighting against the Order of the Phoenix, the number of battles we fought against the Order of the Phoenix has increased by about [-]%. St. Mungo's treatment costs, laboratory research costs, and your generous rewards to your subordinates have all increased compared to last year. Even though the number of Death Eaters is still growing this year, most of the newly recruited members come from the already joined Slytherin families, because the offerings will not increase too much—"

"You can speak boldly, and I forgive you for your innocence." Dongfang Bubai glanced at Lucius, who was hesitating to speak. The words just now were detailed and well-organized, which at least proved that Lucius had already I have thought about it, but I haven't mentioned it for some reason, and the situation where I can't make ends meet is the best time.

"If you want to break through this situation, you must have your own industry, and it must be an industry that can develop for a long time." Lucius glanced at Dongfang Bubai's calm expression, and took a deep breath, "Maintaining the manor and food The funds for the operation of the Dead Apostles is a huge amount, which is definitely not something that can be easily obtained by operating ordinary industries. Therefore, your industry cannot be established in Diagon Alley, nor in Knockturn Alley, or even in the entire British magic Society. Such a huge profit will not only disrupt the financial order of British magical society, but given that [-]% of Diagon Alley’s industries belong to the Slytherin family, such an approach may even lead to the collapse of the Death Eaters. There is also Gringotts Due to the wealth-gathering nature of the goblins, it is impossible for them to let go of this huge wealth, and they will definitely end up in a commercial battle in the end."

"In your opinion, where should this seat build the industry?" Dongfang Bubai stretched out his body, changed his position on the chair, and waited for Lucius' answer in a leisurely manner.Of course he knew the answer. Almost [-]% of the entire British magical society's business was in the hands of the Slytherin family. Naturally, he would not do this kind of act of killing chickens and taking eggs.Except for the Muggle world, whose population is hundreds of times that of the wizarding world, there is no other place where you can easily obtain the huge benefits you need in a short period of time.The only problem that troubles the East is how to convert the currency of the Muggle world into Galleons and re-enter the magical world without arousing the vigilance of Gringotts.

Dongfang Bubai's tone made Lucius' body tremble. The master hates Muggles and the Muggle world, and all Death Eaters know this very well.As the son of Abraxas, Lucius knows better than other Death Eaters how the man standing at the top of Slytherin struggled to survive the Great Depression in London, and how he climbed step by step. On the pinnacle of power.He could well understand his master's hatred for Muggles, but for the sake of great interests and a brighter future for the Malfoy family, Lucius still decided to take the risk of breaking his heart and spit out that word that he had been brewing for a long time.

"London! The capital of the British Muggle world, London."