Chapter 516 Join Forces
Like most British schools, the Christmas break at Hogwarts is quite long.
To be precise, this is closer to the small winter vacation that Elena experienced in her previous life. The vacation started on December 24 and lasted until January 6 of the following year. The students spent the entire two weeks Free reign.
Therefore, after leaving the Ukrainian Presidential Palace, Elena was not in a hurry to go to the Nikolayev Shipyard.
The closer to success, the more calm you need to do it. Instead of rushing to talk to Makarov with a draft letter of intent for a contract, it is better to wait until the Ukrainian politicians take the initiative to complete all the preparations. .
Because they generally believe in the Orthodox Church, Christmas in Russia and Ukraine will be later than in most other parts of the world. Their Christmas will not be until January 7th - which happens to be the end of the Hogwarts holiday. date, and before that, the Ukrainian government will definitely complete all contract procedures.
Hurts from the outside world are never as chilling as a knife stabbed from the back.
In order to have a happy Christmas, the Ukrainian government naturally hopes to officially start the dismantling of the Ulyanovsk before the holiday, at least to confirm this matter in terms of all contracts and personnel arrangements. Come down.
All Elena needs to do now is to wait quietly for the Ukrainian government and Norwegian shipbuilders to take action together to completely push the already shaky Nikolayev Shipyard off the cliff - only if it has really fallen into the abyss, then Only the hand of hope reaching out from above is precious.
You know, it is not an easy task to complete the final assembly of the Ulyanovsk.
As Makarov said, it requires the cooperation of the entire Nikolayev Shipyard. There is no magic that can manipulate such a large range of human minds - persuading those stubborn shipyard staff is comparable to those who It is much harder to communicate with politicians who can sell out their country simply by throwing money at them.
If you are not fully prepared, no matter how many times you use the "Forgetting Curse" to go back, you will not be able to successfully pass the level.
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"What a headache. It would be great if the transformation spell could directly transform food."
In the Hogwarts library, Elena tugged at Little Derpy's fur a little irritably and crossed out the content on the parchment.
After the holiday, the school was mostly empty in an instant.
Although there are a lot fewer people in the various common rooms, they are noisier and more unscrupulous than before. Similar to Ron, Harry and others who are addicted to playing chess every day and can't extricate themselves, and other rest rooms are no better. Where to go.
Therefore, Elena had no choice but to hide in the school library and quietly think about the subsequent amendments to the contract alone.
According to the girl's idea, the contract provided to Mr. Makarov was a hidden sub-contract that would never appear on formal occasions. Its only purpose was to save the aircraft carrier that was destined to disappear from the world's sight, and Continue the red fire that has almost withered in this harsh winter.
After the previous brief contact and the understanding over the past few days, she had already determined one thing.
Perhaps the current high-level leaders in Ukraine and Russia are almost completely rotten, but those staunch idealists have not disappeared, and they still exist in every corner of this continent.
At least Makarov, the director of the Nikolaev Shipyard, is still such an idealist.
Facing such a group of people, neither money nor force will have a good effect. But if she can find a reason to convince these people to work together for a certain ideal...
However, the current problem is that Hogwarts' potato production is still too small.
If everything is filled in the Ulyanovsk, the subsequent plan to harvest the ruble dividends of the former Soviet Union is bound to be severely affected. Although Grindelwald said he would find a way, it has not been possible for so many days. There has been no movement.
At this moment, a familiar voice came to Elena's ears.
"Oh, I knew it - are you still worried about things over there, Elena?"
The girl subconsciously turned her head and saw Grindelwald and Dumbledore slowly walking over wearing the same gold-red wizard robes. There was no doubt that judging from their expressions, they were obviously here to find her.
"What happened again? Ukraine, Russia, or other places..."
Elena frowned, put down the quill in her hand, and rubbed her temples.
These days, she has to deal with more than a dozen special situations almost every day - the "employees" of Tianming have accepted the new "Head of the Apokalis Family" and will write letters on all uncertainties. Ask Elena for her opinion.
And for the first time, Elena felt the difference between touching the historical process with her own hands and sitting in the classroom and talking loudly.
Almost all coordination and decisions regarding the Soviet Union are made by her. Unless it requires on-site business trips and negotiations, or major decisions involving the use of a small amount of force and large sums of money, she will not be able to see these two people all day long. Being an old man is not a very uncommon thing.
"In fact...there is no emergency."
Dumbledore smiled gently, walked to Elena, bent down and picked up the pile of parchment filled with numbers and terms in front of the girl, looked at it, and then looked at the pile next to it that had not yet been opened. He opened the envelope and sighed helplessly.
"Gail and I just thought maybe you should relax a little? It's the Christmas break after all."
"Hogwarts is, but in Ukraine and Russia, Christmas has to wait another week or so."
Elena shrugged, moved her sore neck, and said angrily.
"If the two of you can help double the output of the vegetable fields outside, I would be very grateful, but if you are just here to drink chicken soup for the soul, then you might as well skip it. I am not a ten-year-old kid like Luna—"
"Of course you're the most mature kid we've ever met."
Dumbledore nodded and said softly, "What I don't understand is that we are just acquiring shops in the non-magical world, taking out mortgages, and preparing to sell potatoes in exchange for rubles... Why are you still so busy these days? Woolen cloth?"
"Huh?! - Well - mainly because there are indeed many emergencies these days -"
"That's because Miss Kaslana secretly modified her original plan and wanted to use potatoes and currency to create greater influence in the non-magical world, such as launching commercial projects that directly interface with the governments of various countries."
"How do you know..."
Elena's eyes narrowed suddenly, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Grindelwald, who was standing behind Dumbledore.
"Although I have been with the International Wizards Association recently, I also pay attention to the news here."
Dumbledore said with a gentle smile, while stroking the frightened white-haired dumpling's head, his eyes became softer.
"Gale told me everything. You want to use Hogwarts as the place of origin to assist as much as possible the Muggles in non-magical countries who are in food crisis. This is a very right thing. Why? What about hiding it from me? Does Miss Kaslana think that a kind act like saving others will be treated differently because of magical and non-magical reasons? "
"Eh?!"
Elena blinked, her eyes falling on the corners of Grindelwald's raised mouth, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.
So this is Grindelwald’s method?
It seems... you can try it...
The girl's eyebrows were raised slightly, her face quickly darkened, and she sighed worriedly.
"Sigh... That's right. But just relying on the output of Hogwarts is really a drop in the bucket..."
Elena's brain was running rapidly, and she spoke slowly while thinking.
"This is a disaster faced by the entire human world, whether it is caused by man-made or natural disasters, but I feel that since wizards have the ability to prevent it... they must find a way to try..."
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