Chapter 415
Ilari: We will mass-produce puppets!
Chapter 415 Ilari: We will mass-produce puppets!
Early in the morning, Wade and his friends were ready to go out - cloaks, scarves, hats, gloves, and non-slip dragon-skin boots.
"Honestly, I feel like a bear right now."
Michael pretended to be clumsy and took two steps, making an "ow" sound.
Harry laughed so hard that he couldn't stop: "Haha... I think you look more like a penguin!"
"Then did you know that among penguins, male penguins incubate eggs?" Michael exclaimed, "Try my incubation power, baby Harry!"
He rushed over like a ball, pinning Harry to the ground, where he couldn't get up. He slapped the floor and shouted for help.
Lupin pushed the door open and came in: "Let's go, the car I called is here."
"Come here!"
Wade waved his wand, lifted up the two people who were floundering on the ground, and then put the wand into his pocket.
The two men pushed each other as they squeezed out of the narrow doorway, looking as childish as two kindergarten kids.
Wade walked out the door and looked at the dark and gloomy sky outside. It was covered with dark clouds and it looked like it was going to snow.
It's been hard to see a clear day since the Dementors have been floating around in the sky over Britain all day.
"The weather is not very good today." Wade frowned and said, "In fact, it is better for us to go to Diagon Alley in two days... Today is the day when the communication headset is on sale, so there must be a lot of people in that place."
"But you're not an ordinary tourist, Wade." Michael said with a smile: "You have to go. You have to give a public speech, remember?"
Vader couldn't help but sigh deeply.
——It was for this reason that he didn't want to go there even more.
Wade remembered what Professor Murray had said in his letter to persuade him -
[Dear Wade, your name is no longer a secret among certain groups. I have received news more than once that someone intends to kidnap you to obtain the wealth and technology you possess. Some people also want to use truth serum or love potion...]
[It's no use continuing to hide. On the contrary, the identity of "genius alchemy boy" will be more conducive to your safety...]
So this time, Marchionne printed Wade's name in the newspaper with great fanfare, and even spent money to buy a page to introduce Wade's alchemical works in recent years, and all kinds of compliments were piled on him without paying.
It was too conspicuous... Wade felt uncomfortable just at the thought of people watching him like they watched Harry.
But he knew that this was a process that he had to go through, and he could only force himself to face it.
"Have you prepared your speech?"
Lupin asked, looking down as they got into the car.
"Of course." Wade said, "A tech geek is a very confusing character, right?"
Lupin didn't quite understand, but he knew that Vader already had his own plans, so he sat in the co-pilot's seat with confidence.
This was an ordinary Muggle taxi, and the driver was just an ordinary person, so after they got in the car, they stopped talking about magic and started talking about what they wanted to buy.
"I'm going to buy a book... or a quill for Hermione, a box of toffees for Ron, and as for Neville... how about a packet of rare seeds?" Harry asked thoughtfully.
"Not bad!" Michael held a notebook in his hand, with the names of the people he wanted to give gifts to written on it, and several pages of it: "We can buy different seeds, and we can also give them to Theo... Ryan, I'm going to give him a moon model, so don't give him the same one as me."
"That won't happen." Wade said, "When I get back, I plan to go to Harrods. There are some nice celestial models there... I can also go to the nearby bookstore to buy some books."
"I want to go too! I also want to see what interesting things that department store sells. Maybe I can buy some new games! Harry, what do you think?" Michael said with interest.
"Of course... uh..."
Harry felt his pockets and remembered that he only had wizarding money.
"But before that, I might have to go to Guling...to the bank."
"Don't forget to buy a present for your aunt and uncle, Harry," Lupin said suddenly.
"What?" Harry immediately showed a reluctant expression: "For them, the best gift is to see me in trouble."
Lupin sighed: "Although I don't like that family either, they raised you, Harry, and it's only right to give each other gifts."
"All right……"
Harry muttered, then said to his friend beside him, "I'll buy a box of toothpicks - they gave me one toothpick last year, and I'm not that stingy... I'll give you a box!"
"What did you say? A toothpick?!" Michael was shocked: "Can this be a Christmas gift?"
"Who says it isn't?" Harry said self-deprecatingly.
……
The car soon arrived at Charing Cross Road. Several people got off together and waited for the car to drive away before walking on the snow on the road towards the Leaky Cauldron.
This dark and dirty little bar was packed with people, and there was chatter everywhere. The bar owner Tom was so busy that he didn't pay any attention to the passers-by who passed by his bar.
Arriving at the small courtyard behind the bar, Lupin tapped the bricks on the wall with his wand, and the arched doorway leading to Diagon Alley immediately appeared.
After crossing the doorway, Wade saw Marchionne at a glance. He was dressed like a bear and paced back and forth in front of the doorway.
Marchionne immediately turned his head upon hearing the noise and began to see what appeared to be several Muggle children, he looked away in disappointment.
Then he saw Lupin, was stunned for a moment, turned his head sharply, and finally recognized Vader's eyes through the narrow gap between the scarf and the hat.
"Oh my God! Vader, you're finally here!"
Marchionne took a step forward, stretched out his hand and grabbed Wade's arm, and said urgently: "The sales meeting is about to start, hurry up and follow me!"
"We won't be late. There are still twenty minutes left." Wade said calmly.
"——It's only twenty minutes! And I can't let you go on stage like this."
Marchionne spoke like a machine gun:
"Appropriate dressing is the battle robe of the business world! You are dressed elegantly enough, and everyone will look at you with admiration - Alas, I knew you were not prepared and just came here casually - Remus, I'll take you away!"
Before Lupin could even get a chance to interrupt, Marchionne Disapparated with Vader.
There was a loud "bang" and before Wade could stand still, Marchionne pointed at him and said loudly, "Quick! In fifteen minutes, I want to see a brand new Wade Grey!"
Three or four people in strange clothes, unable to tell whether they were men or women, surrounded me, holding measuring tapes, scissors and sparkling jewel pendants in their hands.
"Wait!" Wade immediately took a step back, blocking those people with a defensive gesture, and said, "I don't want to dress up like a peacock."
"Don't worry, I know what style suits you!" Marchionne said confidently. In fact, after Wade took off his cloak, there was nothing inappropriate about his clothes underneath. The black wizard robe with blue trim would not look out of place whether he was in class or attending the future Triwizard Tournament ball.
But to Marchionne, this seemed too ordinary and could not be found even in the crowd.
So he gave an order, and three stylists gathered around and started, and Wade swallowed nervously.
The pointed wizard hat was inlaid with gems and woven with gold thread into complex and mysterious patterns; the robe had the same gold patterns on it, and in addition to the gems, there were some small and exquisite magic items hanging on the belt, some of which were slowly rotating, some were emitting a faint light, and some were ticking.
In addition, gloves, pocket watches, boots, pendants... every item embodies the taste of money and mystery, blending mystery and gorgeousness into one, dazzling and shining.
"A walking model of aesthetics, extraordinary temperament and demeanor! Three-dimensional! Perfect! Just right! Oh my God, I am overwhelmed by you, please accept my praise and my love..."
The mirror in front of him kept spouting praises for five minutes without stopping, making Vader wonder if it had gone crazy.
Professor Murray happened to hear the second half when he came in. He looked him up and down for a while, nodded and smiled: "Well, it's very suitable."
Wade said helplessly: "Professor, I don't know how to walk anymore."
Professor Murray smiled and said, "If you had brought your cloak, you wouldn't need these extra embellishments."
Thinking of the metal cloak, Wade felt a little headache and said, "That guy might want to take away all the gems here."
I don't know what's wrong with that guy, he likes shiny things like the legendary dragon. Vader tried to make it look more ordinary several times, but Cape refused.
If one resisted this kind of alchemical work with all his heart, the spell cast on it would slowly wear off, so Wade simply let it go.
An employee of the magic workshop ran in and shouted, "Boss, time is almost up."
"Well." Marchionne checked the clothes of several people and said, "Let's go... Wade, don't forget - this is also a battlefield!"
Vader nodded seriously.
……
Harry and Michael followed Lupin and managed to sneak into the venue.
There seemed to be about 100 to 200 people sitting in the hall, all of them were gorgeously dressed and looked very impressive, and there were even many foreign wizards. A few people dressed in plain clothes blended in among them, just like ugly ducklings among a group of swans.
"Look, Malfoy!" Michael poked Harry's arm.
At a table near the front sat the Malfoy family.
Their light blond hair and pale skin seemed to glow under the lamp. At the same table was Fudge, the Minister of Magic, who was talking to Mr. Malfoy with a smile on his face.
Needless to say, it was the Malfoy family's money that conquered the Minister.
Harry was thinking this in his mind, and then he heard someone next to him say: "Il ya longtemps que je ne t'ai vu, mon cher ami."
The strange pronunciation made Harry unable to help but look a few more times, and he saw the two tall wizards shaking hands enthusiastically.
"What are they talking about?" he whispered to Michael.
"It sounds like French." Michael didn't quite understand. He didn't pay much attention and took a grape from the table and put it in his mouth.
"Remus, aren't communication headsets also being sold in other countries?" Harry asked in confusion, "Why are there so many foreign wizards coming to Britain?"
"Probably because there's only a launch party in England," said Lupin.
"So..." Harry vaguely understood: "These people are here specifically to see Wade?"
He suddenly had a very unreal feeling, as if he suddenly discovered that the friend with whom he did homework every day was actually standing in another world.
This feeling was even more vivid when the three people appeared together - the gems sparkled with brilliant light, and the people on the stage looked noble and handsome, like a flowing painting.
Marchionne introduces the remarkable achievements of the Aslan workshop in recent years...Terence Murray introduces the students who make him proud...
Then it was Wade who introduced the functions, design ideas, and future development prospects of the communication headset...
The young wizard spoke eloquently and his speech was fluent and fascinating. He transformed the difficult alchemy into easy-to-understand language and vividly made everyone understand what kind of invention it was.
When talking about specific alchemical techniques, he spoke in a profound and concise manner, with extensive citations and rigorous logic, and some alchemists nodded frequently.
After Wade finished speaking and paused for a moment, warm applause broke out in the conference hall.
Draco Malfoy looked around, and in order not to look stupid, he hesitantly joined in the applause, then whispered to his mother:
"Mom, what on earth did he mean? I almost thought he was speaking some secret language... It sounds like English, but it doesn't feel like..."
Narcissa Malfoy smiled and said, "The alchemy aspect of the Tower is something that only professionals can understand."
"Oh..." Draco Malfoy responded in confusion, and then asked: "Do you all understand?"
Narcissa Malfoy still smiled: "I'm not an alchemist."
Draco was about to say something else when he heard his father whisper, "Shut up, Draco."
After listening to the speech, Harry was not entangled. He tolerantly forgave himself for the fact that he knew nothing about alchemy and was simply happy that his friend had successfully completed the speech.
Wade's words were like precise machinery. Although most people present could not understand him, it did not prevent them from appreciating his professionalism and depth, and the applause seemed warm and sincere.
There were some vague rumors before - for example, Terrence Murray used his own works to pave the way for his students, and that Wade Grey was actually Murray's illegitimate son, etc. - but they all disappeared in the face of true strength.
In the corner just opposite Harry, there were a few wizards dressed in exotic costumes. One of them had dark circles under his eyes like a panda and was shaking with excitement.
"Are you having a seizure?" Baird asked warily.
"I understand, I think I understand!" Ilari said excitedly, "So the spell fits together like this! Ah... I finally saw the light of the lighthouse! I caught the most important note! I got my Venus!"
Baird frowned and looked at him, as if ready to jump up and subdue this crazy man at any time.
Ilarie grabbed his hand and said, "Do you understand, Major, I finally know how to make that kind of puppet!"
"Really?" Baird was stunned and asked in surprise and joy.
"Of course, making brand new puppets is still not possible, but making replicas is no problem...hahahaha...it turns out to be so simple, I finally understand! Soon we will be able to mass-produce puppets, Major! This world will fall into the control of the organization!"
Abigail, who was sitting next to her, remained silent, using magic to block out the sounds around the table. She raised her head and glanced at Wade, who was walking off the stage, in confusion.
She and Baird both used Polyjuice Potion to hide their true appearances, but for some reason, Abigail felt that Wade had glanced over here several times during his speech...
——Is it an illusion?
she thought uncertainly.
(End of this chapter)