Chapter 327: The Elderly Demon Thieves

A wise man will make a mistake every time he thinks, and one mistake will lead to eternal hatred.

Zhang Xiao's mouth twitched. What is his responsibility for this lineup? Is he responsible for shouting 666 next to him?

A vase plus an unknown camera, right?

The smile on Dumbledore's face became increasingly happy, and he obviously thought of the vase Zhang Xiao mentioned before.

But teasing one's own students is not what a good principal should do, so Dumbledore suppressed his smile and sat down at the long wooden table.

The fingertips of his ten fingers touched together lightly and he said lightly:

"Then now - let's start to discuss how to break through Gringotts, which the goblins are proud of."

Beside the long wooden table, Grindelwald laughed hoarsely:

"Dumbledore, I know why you think I am good at this. Is it because I once disguised myself as Graves, a senior Auror of the United States Ministry of Magic, and hid it from the whole world?"

Dumbledore nodded and said gently:

"There are considerations in this regard, Gellert."

Grindelwald's eyes flashed, and this title that spanned fifty years seemed to evoke a lot of things at once.

He was silent for a while, took a deep breath with difficulty, and tried to make his withered body feel more energetic.

"If we want to steal something from Gringotts's vault, then we must first understand the defense methods of those single-numbered vaults.

Only by understanding can we find targeted solutions. "

Dumbledore and Nico nodded in agreement, they thought so too.

Only Newt tilted his head, unconsciously teasing his Niffler and Bowtruckle.

Use one finger to draw circles back and forth on your eyes:

"Uh - you can't - uh, use your bong, s-s-swish and then."

He spread his hands, and Sniff and Bowtruckle made the same movements as him, and three pairs of eyes looked at him with doubtful eyes.

Grindelwald:.

He slowly turned his head and said in a deep tone:

"Albus, I know why he's not your favorite student now."

Zhang Xiao opened his mouth, his reputation as the Jealous King of Europe is well-deserved!

Dumbledore patiently explained to Newt:

"Newt, remember what I told you? The randomness of prophecies."

Newt Scamander lowered his head, looked at his fingers, and muttered:

"Who knows, anyway, everything we did that year was to be wary of his prophecies."

Nico Flamel smoothed things over and said cheerfully:

"So how do we find out what the defenses of a single-digit vault are?"

Zhang Xiao pondered for a while and tentatively put forward his own opinion:

"Everyone."

He thought for a long time but couldn't think of a more appropriate title, so he could only replace it with "Mr."

"Gentlemen, I have a good idea."

The four old men, who together were over a thousand years old, looked over and had to say that the feeling of oppression was indeed very strong.

"We can get the goblins to tell us!"

Zhang Xiao paused and softly uttered two words:

"Save money!"

Several people raised their eyebrows at the same time, saving money? It does seem to work.

"Genius idea, or maybe this matter can be left to me - oh no, my wife Perenal."

Nicolas Flamel was the first to agree.

Everyone was convinced that it was a large amount of money, but don't forget that Nicolas Flamel had held the Philosopher's Stone for a long time and was Beauxbatons' largest financial sponsor.

Rich, right?

Once the action plan was determined, the mobility of this group of old people was terrifying. Nicoléme immediately contacted Perenal and prepared a few small things, similar to the Muggle spy cameras.

Sounds and images can be projected on mirrors. The inspiration came from double-sided mirrors. However, double-sided mirrors are rare and cannot be copied. It once troubled Nicolémeil for a long time. Even he could not overcome the problem of double-sided mirrors.

It's ironic that even though Nicolas Flamel was able to create such an incredible thing as the Philosopher's Stone, he was never able to successfully imitate a double-sided mirror.

While Nicolas Flamel contacted his wife through the crystal ball, Grindelwald knocked on the table, his eyes darting back and forth on the faces of Newt and Zhang.

It seems that they want to see what these two generations of 'Dumbledore's favorite students' have in common.

He spoke, but the content was in a completely different direction:

"Albus, do you still think wizards want to hide from Muggles, watch them become stronger and stronger, and eventually destroy wizards?"

Dumbledore's blue eyes stared at the cup in his hand, as if it were a peerless treasure, and he couldn't even bear to look away.

"In the dark top cell of Nurmengard, the most common thing I did was to huddle in the corner and look through the narrow gap——"

Grindelwald did not wait for Dumbledore's reply, but said to himself: "Through that gap, I can look at the sky. Do you know what I saw?"

What did you see? Is the Ultra Star shining?

Zhang Xiao diligently refilled Grindelwald's cup of tea. The meaning of this action in China is very clear. If you can speak, just speak more. Keep going, brother!

Grindelwald glanced at Zhang Xiao, as if he understood the meaning, and held the tea in both hands:

"When we first entered, there were not many things that Muggles called airplanes, and they were very small. But as time went by, there were more and more airplanes, and they became bigger and bigger.

The so-called 'science' of Muggles is advancing at a speed far beyond our imagination. "

Dumbledore remained silent, but Grindelwald asked again:

"Albus, Muggles will one day discover our existence, and one day the Statute of Secrecy will fall apart. Tell me, what will wizards do when that day comes?

Where should you go from here? "

"Gellert, maybe it will happen soon as you said, but this does not mean that we must rule the Muggles and go to war with the Muggles." Dumbledore finally spoke, his voice was very soft, almost babbled.

"We were... too arrogant."

Newt seemed to have lost his hearing and was completely unprepared to participate in the discussion. This was not interesting. It was like a bird or a snake laying eggs.

"Arrogant?" Grindelwald laughed, his expression suddenly excited: "That's the last window! If the wizarding world is exposed to the eyes of Muggles, they will be afraid of us, just like those mediocre people are afraid of your and my power. , and then comes war!

War will never be avoided because of your retreat! "

"Mr. Gellert, with all due respect, even if Professor Dumbledore was with you, your ideals would never be realized."

Zhang Xiao sat up straight and said seriously:

"Wizards are not saints. Didn't any wizards try to become a ruler before this? Why didn't they succeed?"

"What do you know?" Grindelwald laughed disdainfully: "Who said Muggles have never been ruled? For example, the church.

Do you think the church is some holy thing? "

"But where is the church now?" Zhang Xiao asked back: "Mr. Grindelwald, the power of the Muggles cannot be underestimated. Even without those weapons, they still have a power that cannot be ignored!"

Zhang Xiao remembered the story his father told him, that kind of violent aura that seemed to destroy everything, even he shuddered at it.

Not to mention the overwhelming atmosphere when the world's public grievances gather together.

"The most important thing is-" Zhang Xiao folded his hands, as if saying a simple thing: "I don't agree!

Even if you fulfilled your original plan, I don't agree with it, and it's impossible for Dongfang to agree with it. "

Not only is he a little heavenly master, but more importantly, the Taoist sect will never allow Chao Mo to rule humans. They even want to ban supernatural movies.

He is also extraordinary in ruling mankind. If he really rules, mankind's desire for magic will surpass everything else, and the ripples caused by that kind of collective consciousness. This is because he is afraid that [Heaven] will be too stable, and he wants to add more burdens to [Heaven]!

Do you think Daomen is in a hurry with you?

Newt raised his head, Nicolas Flamel put down the props in his hands, and Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.

Grindelwald picked up the tea cup and smiled hoarsely:

"You don't agree? Boy, who do you think you are? You-"

"No, Gellert." Dumbledore nodded and said affirmatively: "Zhang has the qualifications. If he objects, you may not have much chance, even if I help you."

As soon as these words came out, Newt couldn't help but take a breath. He knew Zhang, and he also knew that Zhang was well-known in the wizarding world. Just because there was no news didn't mean that people didn't know about him.

Grindelwald was choked on the rest of his words. He stared at Zhang Xiao suspiciously for a while and suddenly said:

"The East? It's indeed a bit weird. I seem to have never paid attention to the affairs of the East. But when I ran for the president of the World Federation of Wizards, there was a Chinese Minister of Magic?"

"Oh, that doesn't represent the East." Zhang Xiao replied naturally.

"Okay -" Grindelwald leaned back on his chair, his whole body suddenly became a lot more desolate. He looked up at the ceiling and muttered: "What's the point of talking about this now? Albus, you know I saw it." What.

If the wizarding world is destined to die, then let it die. I don’t have much time anyway. "

"Gellert, even if you have seen the demise of the wizarding world, this is not certain, it is just a possibility in the future."

Dumbledore finally spoke again, and Nicolas Flamel also walked over slowly. The 'elderly thieves' group sat around the wooden table and listened quietly to Dumbledore's narration:

"I agree with you, Gellert."

Grindelwald's eyebrows almost rose to the sky.

The death of the wizarding world? Did Grindelwald also see this? Zhang Xiao was shocked. He seemed to understand why Grindelwald did what he did. He was more like a desperate person. He believed what he saw.

So you want to change the future you see at all costs, so you have the so-called "greater interests"?

Is this also the reason why he became disheartened after being stopped and was willing to be imprisoned in Nurmengard?

Zhang Xiao thought silently, and it seemed that the truth was far more complicated than he knew.

"But it's only part of it. Indeed, with the increasingly incredible 'technology' of Muggles, the wizarding world will be exposed one day. But thanks to Zhang, I suddenly had a good idea."

Zhang Xiao, who was just thinking about something, was stunned and raised his head blankly, ah? Why is it related to me again?

Dumbledore was so humorous that he took out a book from nowhere:

"Three years ago, Zhang gave me a great Christmas gift. It told the story of The Lord of the Rings, and it also had wizards, elves, and all kinds of things."

Everyone listened quietly. Although they didn't know why Dumbledore suddenly talked about this, it was obvious that Dumbledore would not talk nonsense.

"Fear comes from the unknown. When something you don't understand at all or something that contradicts what you know appears, everyone will feel fear. So when the wizarding world is completely exposed, it is certain that Muggles will feel fear.

Just like when the Muggle Prime Minister first learned of our existence, he felt frightened, not surprised."

Dumbledore looked ahead with his azure eyes. His eyes seemed to penetrate everything, and his voice was illusory:

"So when Zhang sent me a novel popular among Muggles, my inspiration immediately came out-"

Zhang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes wide, he swallowed hard, and his heart began to beat like a fierce war drum.

No way——

Dumbledore continued:

"What if we write our story into a book? A novel that is exciting enough to let Muggles learn everything from the book, learn about Hogwarts, the wizarding world, young wizards, goblins.

Know everything about us!"

It was like a thunderbolt across the night sky. Everyone stared at Dumbledore in a daze. Zhang Xiao's body even began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, and an indescribable numbness ran down his spine from the top of his head.

He only felt very dry in his mouth, but Dumbledore still did not stop.

"Impossible! Dumbledore! Impossible! How can you guarantee that our existence will not be leaked in advance? If it is true as you said, this book will become popular, and its author will become famous!

What if it is accidentally exposed?"

Grindelwald was like an angry lion. He clenched his fists and shouted at Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore still just looked at him gently and said softly:

"Gellert, of course I have considered this, so what we have to do is to choose a suitable Muggle and put the story we wrote into the mind of the chosen person unconsciously.

Let her feel that it is her own inspiration--"

He suddenly laughed and said with a little pride:

"In fact, I have been thinking about this matter when I am free. As long as it spreads widely enough, many people will be familiar with it and like this story. As long as the time is long enough, I believe that when we are exposed, it will at least give us a chance to have a dialogue."

Dumbledore blinked at Zhang Xiao and said happily:

"In fact, I have chosen the story and the candidates. I hope that this matter will be handed over to Miss Hermione Granger in the future. She is one of the best little wizards I have ever seen. She has the advantages of both excellent wizards and excellent Muggles.

And the theme of the story is--"

Zhang Xiao lowered his head. He clenched his fists hard, and his nails were almost piercing into the flesh. He used this method to cover up his gaffe.

Their lips moved and they uttered a few words silently, as if they had made an appointment with Dumbledore.

They said the name at the same time:

"Harry Potter!"

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