Chapter 758 Deterrence and Confrontation
"So, since you appear at Hogwarts, it means that you are almost the smartest people in today's non-magical human civilization, so I must say something at the front..."
Douglas turned around and walked slowly onto the podium. Only then did people notice that there seemed to be steps behind the wooden lecture table.
"The peace between the non-magical world and the magical world has lasted for thousands of years. This wonderful balance comes from the restraint and secrecy of the magical world on the one hand, and the mystery of magic itself on the other. If you are smart, If you foolishly trespass into certain taboo areas, then tragic death is just the lowest level consequence..."
The middle-aged goblin paused for a few seconds, his eyes wandering among the crowd, and finally landed on the crowd on the left front.
Compared with other small groups of scholars in the hall, this group of people from the former Soviet Union look very recognizable. Except for a few women such as Natasha and Arkhipovna, most of the men have heads on their heads. Sparkling reflections of wisdom.
"Regarding this, I think many people present may not have forgotten it. For example, the explosion five years ago..."
Douglas's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and he whispered meaningfully.
"And in the magical world, there are definitely more things that are a hundred times worse than a nuclear leak than you think."
After hearing this, Arkhipovna, Natasha and others subconsciously turned their heads and glanced at the old man in the center surrounded by other former Soviet physicists and mathematicians, Vinogradov, the Soviet nuclear One of the core researchers of the project.
The most important thing is that after the Chernobyl explosion, he was also responsible for measuring the subsequent impact parameters.
"There is no doubt that as the most outstanding scholars in human society in the non-magical world, I believe that all of you here have amazing talents in complex and profound mathematical formulas, exploration of the truth of the world, and various scientific fields, but this It does not mean that you can successfully apply these experiences directly to the mysterious world of magic."
Douglas continued, his dark, slanted, and frighteningly bright eyes slowly sweeping over the increasingly serious faces in the hall, his voice became a little softer, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. .
"This is a brand new world that has always existed. Here, the 'vision', 'hearing', 'smell', 'touch', 'taste', and 'intuition' that you rely on for survival will not appear to be very reliable. By the way, Mr. Vinogradov."
It suddenly changed the subject and looked casually at the old man who was surrounded by the crowd.
"I heard that you turned down an invitation to Hogwarts because you were so bad at wizarding mathematics?"
"I didn't say that," Vinogradov said gently with a smile and raised his eyebrows, "It's just that, in my opinion, if we just teach children mathematics, even with Alexei's ability It's too much. Rather than teaching children to read and write numbers in the classroom, I think it would be more meaningful to write and calculate in the laboratory."
The old man raised his head calmly, straightened his waist slowly, and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"In other words, does 'she' have any orders she wants to convey?"
As one of the leading figures in the field of mathematics in the former Soviet Union, Vinogradov did not care about the power of these wizards.
In his opinion, there is not much difference between the magic wands of wizards and the firearms of the secret police. If it were not for the potato aid that he could not refuse and the repeated guarantees of an old guy from the shipyard, he would not Came to this place.
For Vinogradov, it is just a different place to continue his research.
"Unfortunately - I wouldn't be so sure if I were you, sir."
Douglas shook his head meaningfully, the firelight shining in his dark, bright eyes.
The contempt that older people have for those who come after them is the same whether they are long-lived or short-lived species.
Unlike these Muggles who are limited to a certain field, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and even all the goblins have now fully realized the wisdom of Her Majesty the Queen, and in order to understand this, they paid an extremely heavy price.
Compared to the arrogance of humans, the arrogance of goblins is nothing to mention.
Even though he was in the same camp now, Douglas didn't think he had the obligation to remind the old man what an important opportunity he had missed. The question just now was just a little curiosity on his part.
After all...the mathematics in the magical world is not limited to human wizards.
Without continuing the topic, Douglas cleared his throat and continued calmly:
"In the rest of today, I will mainly introduce to you some basic common sense about the magical world. This includes social structure, main organizations, and of course the most basic daily life guidelines, such as the calculation method of currency, life The use and purchase of daily necessities, the points of attention in daily diet, as well as your activity range and work and rest arrangements.”
"By the way, there is only one official bank in the wizarding world, Gringotts Wizarding Bank."
Douglas suddenly grinned, smiled and nodded at a man on the other side of the auditorium, "This also means that all bribery, scientific research corruption, fake academic traps, and market economy are meaningless to us— —”
In the social atmosphere of the former Soviet Union, it was difficult for pure scholars to survive, but understanding bad habits does not mean condoning them.
At least in the city of Hogwarts, Douglas does not want "Her Majesty" to spend extra energy dealing with these trivial matters. The best way to eliminate corruption is to make money lose its allure.
And at this point, they're pretty experienced since last winter.
Andrei Mendanlov twisted nervously in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that no one around him was looking at him. As a remnant of the former Soviet Union’s biological community, some concepts and ways of living still need time to change. .
If you don’t want to be labeled as a “class enemy” by the Lysenko faction scholars because you support and study “genetics”, then using money to protect you and find out what you are talking about is undoubtedly the safest approach - it is necessary to stick to the truth. It's not faith. In that dark period, if you want to protect some remaining scientific seeds, this is the only way.
Fortunately, the other party promised that as long as he cooperates with the research in the future, some of his previous dark history will not be revealed.
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Chapter One! Oh my god! !