Chapter 374
: Counterfeit
Chapter 375 Mist
Vader's eyes narrowed slightly.
This puppet looks like a soldier, only two or three inches tall, wearing a gray-green military uniform, with an unclear face, thick legs and thin arms.
To the wizard, the crudeness of this puppet was simply laughable, but Wade's first reaction when he saw it was -
This is an image specially designed for a certain purpose.
He didn't say what he guessed, but just blinked and watched Marchionne continue his demonstration.
The puppet soldier landed on the table and quickly got up. His strong legs ensured that he could stand firmly on the ground. Then he turned his head and finally "looked" at Vader.
Because its eyes were just two black dots painted on it, it couldn't move as flexibly as other puppets, but Wade clearly felt that it seemed to be "looking" at him.
"Idiot! Your master is here."
Marchionne pinched the puppet's head, turned it half a circle, and turned it towards himself. Then he coughed twice in a serious manner and said, "Pour me a glass of water."
Puppet: “…”
"I said - give me a glass of water!" Marchionne said slowly, enunciating each word.
This time the puppet seemed to finally receive his orders.
It turned around twice and walked towards the kettle with a clang.
"boom!"
It kicked the cup over.
Then it grabbed the handle of the kettle with both hands and dragged the kettle towards Marchionne.
"Boom!"
The kettle fell on the table, the lid fell off, and all the water spilled out.
Fortunately, there were wizards with outstanding abilities sitting around the table, and they cleared the water on the table with a spell.
The puppet still stubbornly dragged the kettle towards its owner. Marchionne looked at the two and said, "Look, it's just such a little idiot, so basically no one is interested in the imitation puppets..."
"boom!"
The kettle almost hit Marchione in the face, he dodged it, but the remaining tea still splashed all over his face.
There were still two pieces of tea leaves hanging on his face.
Vader and Lupin tried to be polite, but they couldn't help laughing.
The puppet seemed to have completed its mission, standing quietly and waiting for the next order.
Marchionne wiped the water off his face, took a deep breath, and tapped the retarded puppet with his wand.
Then, the puppet disappeared from this world.
“——That’s it!”
Marchionne stubbornly ignored the two people's laughter and continued the previous topic: "The flexibility of imitation products is not even as good as that of wizard chess pieces, so puppets are our main business direction at present."
"But I heard that the British Ministry of Magic is planning a big event, which Fudge claims is unprecedented... This is a great opportunity for our workshop, but if we only have one or two main products, it will be too easy to fall behind..."
"I've actually been trying to get the Ministry of Magic to pass a law recently to prohibit counterfeit and shoddy Book of Friends from entering the UK, but it hasn't been going well... If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I'll have another chance..."
Marchionne kept muttering to himself, and it was obvious that he had been troubled by this for a long time.
"But now that we have the Communication Bean, it's different - we can definitely catch those guys off guard!"
"But in order to avoid being copied by unscrupulous merchants, we may have to postpone sales for a year... at least half a year..."
"Actually..." Wade said, "There is a part in the design of the bean, which is to add a vanishing spell when it is sealed. If someone tries to break it, the spell will be activated."
"Vanishing spell?" Marchionne's eyes lit up and he asked quickly, "Can it be added? Will there be a conflict? Is there a chance that it could be triggered by mistake?"
Wade simply took out the design and showed it to him. He never worried that Marchionne would leak the secret. In terms of protecting property rights, this businessman did a more thorough job than Wade could have imagined.
It has been almost two years since the release of The Book of Friends, but the outside world can only infer the production method based on the finished product and imitate some crude products. This shows the strength of Marchionne's protection.
Marchionne was once a student of Professor Mori, and his alchemy skills were not inferior to those of ordinary alchemists, so it was not difficult for him to understand the design drawings.
After looking at it for a while, Marchionne grinned and said, "Did Professor Murray help you correct your mistakes?"
"Yes," said Vader.
The two exchanged a knowing look.
"Then I have to start production quickly." Marchionne put away the design and stood up, grinning, "I can't wait to see those guys get into trouble."
"This is a chain of spells," said Wade. "A normal breaking spell will only make the beans themselves disappear, but if they try to remove the vanishing spell, it will trigger a counterattack."
"I understand." Marchionne nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements... Then, shall Remus and I handle the contract?"
"Yeah, sure," Vader said.
The signing of a magic contract is not just about writing a name. There are still many details to be discussed. In recent years, Marchionne's magic workshop has become more and more formal, and it is even learning management methods from large Muggle companies.
Wade doesn't have the patience for this.
Fortunately, Lupin was serious, meticulous and dedicated, so Vader felt relieved to leave the follow-up to him.
Lupin walked Vader all the way out of the Hog's Head before returning to the guest room upstairs.
Marchionne smiled and said, "Remus, when you were with Wade, did you take on the role of 'mother'?"
Lupin didn't get angry, he just explained calmly: "There are some dangerous guests in the Hog's Head, and I don't want Vader to come into contact with them."
"I know, I didn't laugh at you...in fact, I thought you did a great job."
Marchionne smiled, then said seriously, "Remus, since you are in Hogsmeade, you must protect Vader. Recently, several well-known alchemists have disappeared in France, Germany, Italy, etc."
……
Wade left the Hog's Head and prepared to go to the Three Broomsticks to find his friends.
When he was almost there, he saw a man staggering towards him, looking dazed and with an extremely ugly expression.
That's Khalil.
He accidentally bumped into a girl and was pushed down by her. Khalil just sat on the ground in a daze, without any reaction.
The girl left angrily. Wade watched for a while, sighed helplessly, walked over and half squatted down, grabbed Khalil's shoulders and asked, "Hey, Khalil, what's wrong with you?"
"Sea..." Khalil murmured.
"See?" Wade asked curiously, "What did you see?"
As he spoke, he looked around.
Khalil rubbed his face vigorously, forced a smile and said, "The Halloween costumes in a store just now were too scary... I suddenly saw it and was shocked."
"Really? Then I'll go and see it later."
Wade pulled him up forcefully and said, "But I remember you were not so timid. You are a Gryffindor."
"The main reason is that I have never seen these moving creatures in the magic world before. After all, I am just..."
vampire.
——Is it true?
Khalil suddenly had a huge doubt in his heart, as if he was covered by a layer of fog, preventing him from seeing the truth.
——Their whole family are vampires, so why are the delicacies in his memory all ordinary food, with no... no blood food?
Is it because they all obey the law?
(End of this chapter)