A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 329 The Secret of the Secret
The three of them stood at the intersection of a busy commercial street.

They had just emerged from a clothing store, and the twins had changed into a dark blue blazer and jeans, looking at and pointing at each other's new looks.

"The clerk almost touched the wand I wore behind my waist." Fred said with lingering fear.

Felix called a taxi, "First to Charing Cross Road, then to Sam Precision Machinery." He said to the driver, then looked at the twins, "We're going to pick up Professor Lupine, he's with us. "

The taxi driver had a listless early morning face, and walked lazily through the streets and alleys, "Charing Cross Road is ahead, where are you going to park?"

"A little further ahead, next to the record store up ahead."

The driver glanced, "Come to work?"

"Almost," Felix twirled a glowing coin. The driver shook his head, feeling dazzled. The car stopped aside, and he said vigilantly, "Waiting on the side of the road also counts time."

"You're indispensable," said Felix casually.

Not long after, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared next to the record store, as if he had been there from the beginning, Fred rolled down the window and waved to him, "Professor Lupine, this way!"

Lupine came over with a smile and got into the car, "I didn't expect you to come here in this way."

"How about recruiting?" Felix asked, and then he explained: "It's more convenient to go by car. Actually, I'd like to rent a car."

Lupine glared at him. "Thought to ask now? You said you wanted to help and disappeared for a week."

Felix shrugged: "I went to Albania."

Lupine's face became serious. He had heard from Sirius that Voldemort once occupied the Albanian forest. He glanced cautiously at the twins who were listening, and asked vaguely, "Did you find anything?"

"It's not what you think," Felix said. "I wanted to find an old friend's former residence, but unfortunately it's too old, and there are only dilapidated ruins left."

Hearing that Felix wasn't going to search for Voldemort's traces, Lupine didn't pay much attention. He talked about the company's situation: "The candidates have all been interviewed. According to your request, I recruited 37—"

"Is there anyone I know?"

"The six people you recommended are all of good ability. In addition, not counting Krivat, there are three new graduates this year..."

After about half an hour, the car stopped in front of a factory.

Felix paid the fare and led them to the gate. After reporting their names to the guard room, a middle-aged man trotted over a few minutes later.

"Is that Mr. Hemp?" the man said enthusiastically. "I'm the supervisor of Sam's Precision Mechanics, Hobart Nutter. We were on the phone." The twins winked at each other and lip-synced: Nutter.

Felix didn't respond to this surname with special meaning in the magic world. He introduced with a natural expression: "This is Remus Lupine, the general manager of Future World Company, these two..." He looked at Looking at the twins who straightened their chests, "They are visiting, um, social practice during the holidays."

"No problem, welcome! Welcome!" Hobot said hastily.

On the way into the factory, Lupine asked in a low voice: "How does he know about the future world? You told him?"

"I registered a shell company with the same name with the British government," Felix said with a smile.

"Is this necessary? It seems very troublesome..." Lupine asked puzzled.

"No trouble at all, I just discovered an interesting fact," he whispered to Lupine.

"What did you say!" Lupine's eyes widened in disbelief, the twins and the director of Hobart looked over, he smiled apologetically, and then whispered: "What you said is true, there are people in the magic world Reselling gold and silver utensils?"

"It's not new," said Felix. "There are always some smart people who find some silverware from old families and sell it to folk collectors in the non-magical world. Imagine that silverware made by goblins can repel dust , but also has a unique sense of history.”

"Aren't they afraid of being discovered by the Ministry of Magic?"

Felix smiled: "The law in this area is blank, and guess who the people who did these things are just a few petty thieves? Although they did it very covertly, everything can be traced."

Lupine's heart was full of turmoil, and he felt that his understanding of the magic world had been subverted.

"Pure-blooded families?" He kept pondering, "No, I have the impression that many families have disappeared, maybe part of them, they have been keeping this secret!"

The names of several families quickly flashed through his mind. Some families had a relatively short history, but they became very rich in just a few decades.

Lupine said hesitantly: "But Gringotts stipulates that there is a limit on the number of pounds that can be exchanged for Galleons."

Felix said casually: "In the black market, bartering is not a problem. Pure gold and silver are also valuable in the magic world, and the profit is at least dozens of times the profit."

Before Lupine could think it through, Hobot took them to a workshop, and said humbly: "We have prepared a variety of precision engraving equipment, hoping to meet your company's needs."

"This is a mechanical engraving machine with an overall all-steel structure and a diamond cutter head. It uses high-precision ball screws and guide rails. It can be operated manually or with a simple program. We have ready-made samples, wait a minute, I will go take……"

He left for a while and brought back a three-foot-long brown wooden board with intricate patterns carved on it. He said: "Many customers use patterns on high-end furniture."

The twins looked at the sharp tapered blade, and just about to reach out to touch it, it suddenly turned hummingly, and then turned into a blurred shadow.

"Be careful!" Hobot shouted, "Its speed has reached [-] rpm, which is very dangerous." He glanced at Felix, which meant, keep an eye on your brat!
"Fred, George, you don't want to leave your hands here?" Felix said softly.

The two grinned, and Fred asked, "Can I demonstrate it once?"

Seeing that neither Felix nor Lupine objected, Hobot felt that the hope of a deal was greatly increased. "No problem!" He said in a relaxed tone, and then called a professional. Flip over to the back and clamp it on the workbench, then press the control button next to it, and the rotating tapered carving knife starts to move. When it touches the wood board, the wood chips fly and roll up strips of wood flowers.

The twins watched in a daze as the knife head moved flexibly on the wooden board. After 5 minutes, when the wooden board was taken down, they repeatedly compared the patterns on the front and back sides. They were exactly the same and could not pick out any difference.

"Think about whether it can be used in your products." Felix said, Hobot glanced at them strangely, guessing in his heart that he might ask them to make some toys, but as long as it can be sold, he will No matter what it is used for, there are hundreds of dangerous items marked in the manual anyway, if you don't follow the operation, don't let them pay a penny if there is an accident.

"Next is the laser engraver..."

"The precision is higher, the engraving speed is faster, and the transition is delicate and natural, no less than some hand-carved artists. It can work on various flat surfaces, such as metal sheets, glass, leather, cloth, canvas and so on."

"Where's the parchment?" Fred asked with interest.

"Parchment?" Hobart was taken aback for a moment. "Maybe you can try a printer?"

"Okay, Fred, don't make things difficult for him." Felix said lightly, "Mr. Nut, can you help me find a slate?"

"Of course, I remember having similar samples in my office." Hobbert left in a hurry.

There were only four people left, and Lupine asked, "Can we use it?" He pointed to the small computer, "It looks very complicated."

"Never mind it," said Felix, "I just need the mechanics..."

With his hand on the mechanical engraving machine, he sensed and touched the magic power little by little. From a slightly invisible perspective, magic ripples continued to spread.After a few seconds, the stationary tapered head suddenly turned, and under his control, the tapered carving knife left a rune symbol on the edge of the board.

Felix gently blew away the sawdust, and the traces carved out by his fingertips showed that the brush passed, and a magic power remained.

"You said, if you combine this thing with the principle of magic portraits and endow it with the most basic wisdom, what will it become?"

　The confluence of magic and technology is a theme of this book, but the main focus will still be on magic and the changes in the magic world, and will not spend too much time describing how to transform mechanical equipment to avoid a sense of disobedience.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)