Chapter 833 Outside and Inside Story
While people with ulterior motives were looking for Albert in the venue, he was taking Isobel to visit the "alchemy results" in the display cabinet one by one, and see if he could draw some inspiration and ideas from other alchemists. Or technology.
Hundreds of alchemical results dazzled him. There were wands that were said to enable wizards with poor magic control and even squibs to use magic smoothly.
It is said that the inventor of the wand also participated in this competition. As a result, an explosion occurred when a staff member was testing the wand. The staff member and the unlucky people around him were all embarrassed by the explosion.
What made Albert even more speechless was that someone actually claimed to have created the magic stone and showed everyone a red stone.
Of course, no one took the magic stone in the display cabinet seriously, everyone knew it was just a silly joke.
There are also people who claim to have invented a reliever that can eliminate the curse of unicorn blood, and brewed unicorn blood into a magical potion that can extend people's lives.
Albert felt that it was just an ordinary bottle of unicorn blood, and the so-called reliever was just a powerful restorative made from mandrake roots. However, this thing obviously cannot eliminate the terrible curse brought by the unicorn's blood.
To a certain extent, the blood of unicorns can indeed prolong life, but the terrible curse is so scary that not many people want to live half-dead.
What surprised Albert the most was a metal lump. The introduction on the parchment said that it was a magic iron invented by a wizard himself. It is said that it can make the magic attached to the magic iron long-lasting and stable. In order to prove the magic iron's properties, the inventor As a result, a floating spell was released on the piece of magic iron, making it float in mid-air.
There are indeed some outstanding metal craftsmen among human wizards, but elves are obviously better at using magic to process metal. The so-called magic iron in the display cabinet in front of them is somewhat similar to the iron tools forged by elves.
Later, Isobel secretly told Albert that the alchemist who seemed to be a metal craftsman was actually a guy in the gray area.
The so-called "magic iron" is actually fairy iron.
The guy controlled a fairy who knew how to forge fairy iron to forge iron for him, and he put the piece of "magic iron" on display here just to take the opportunity to become famous and make a fortune.
Not long after, Albert discovered another metal called magic copper.
According to that person, magic copper has high plasticity and can become soft and light after special processing. It also has memory and is highly tolerant of magic.
Well, it’s actually the metal raw material used to make the Golden Snitch.
Bowman Wright, who has the same name as the inventor of the Golden Snitch, is also a metal craftsman, but he is not here to show you the Golden Snitch, but to promote a treasure chest. It is said that it can be used to store things that do not want to be discovered. The entire treasure box can resist and isolate magic detection.
Some ancient wizarding families always have contraband that they don't want the Ministry of Magic to know about. They are the best customers, and they are the ones who can get a good deal.
However, Albert felt that this thing was very similar to the boxes used by Mr. Flamel to store important items. He had two of them, and he also figured out how to make such boxes. It was not difficult. The real difficulty was how to make them. How to obtain magic copper? I don’t know if Mr. Flamel knows how to make magic copper.
Albert decided to write to the other party after returning to talk about this experience, and by the way mentioned the magic copper.
There were actually many alchemical achievements on display at the venue, such as a cross that claimed to be able to drive away dark creatures, a powder that claimed to make people smarter by inhaling it, an ointment that claimed to be able to eliminate werewolf scratches, and all kinds of messy things that looked simple. It's bluffing, but everyone knows that 80% of them are fake.
Before Albert and Isobel finished browsing the display cabinets, they were blocked by someone. The wizard very friendly expressed to Albert that he wanted to cooperate with him in selling mandrake wine.
Albert euphemistically stated that he needed time to think about it, and said that he had no plans to mass-produce mandrake wine on the grounds that it was expensive and took a long time to brew.
However, Albert still left his contact information, giving the other party the illusion that he was considering whether to cooperate with them.
No one can settle this kind of thing at once.
Furthermore, the cost of making mandrake wine is indeed a bit expensive, and Albert does not intend to adopt any people-friendly policies.
After all, the manufacturing cycle is long, the materials are expensive, and the sales volume itself is not too high. If you can't grow mandrake yourself, it will definitely be a loss-making business. However, growing mandrake itself is not simple. thing.
It is better to raise the price, and you may not be unable to make money if you sell it for less, just like the elixir will always have a price but no market. After all, there is never a shortage of rich wizards in the magic world.
“If those people knew that you were deliberately stalling for time, they would probably be furious!”
Isobel could see through Albert's little thoughts at a glance. He didn't reject people, and he didn't offend people. Anyway, he just said "drag", dragging him until the other party was impatient and giving up.
As for the reply others want.
Sorry, Albert is still in school. Please wait for another two years until Albert graduates from Hogwarts School before discussing this matter.
Although what he did was disgusting, Albert had an honest reason to evade it, and others were too embarrassed to say anything.
Who told him that he has not yet reached adulthood or graduated?
Even if they had the patience to wait for another two years, Albert would have disappeared by then, leaving them completely unable to find anyone. The reason was naturally because they were worried about being persecuted by the Dark Lord.
No one can blame him, after all, life safety is more important.
So, two years passed again.
Four years are enough to kill most people's thoughts. As for if he really wants to sell mandrake wine, Albert has no shortage of channels. A few people will refuse the profitable business.
During lunch, the staff of the International Alchemy Congress approached Albert and informed him that he had passed the preliminary review and needed to provide the organizer with detailed information about the flying ointment so that the Alchemy Research Center could seize the time to review the information. verify. At the end, the Alchemy Research Center also provided a document about the patent. Once the Alchemy Research Center verifies the information provided by it, the patent certification can be carried out.
However, what puzzles Albert the most is...
“You’re telling me that I’m very likely to win the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contributions, and that I’d better prepare a document that may take a few minutes to speak on stage?”
I don’t know if it’s temptation or other reasons.
Anyway, when he heard this from the staff member who was dealing with him, Albert almost couldn't suppress the shock on his face. Even if the other party said that he admired him very much, he still felt that the other party was tempting him to hand over the formula of the flying ointment. Even the organizer said this to every alchemist participating in the competition.
Moreover, the guy in front of him actually knew how to use Occlumency. Albert didn't see anything in his eyes.
“Sure enough, they are all lies.”
Although Albert had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help curling his lips. When he readily handed over the formula of flying ointment, Albert deliberately made the manufacturing method of flying ointment slightly more refined and difficult.
"What's up?"
"I heard that after the official academic conference is held tomorrow, it will be announced who won the award. I originally wanted to tell you in advance, but... forget it, have you ever understood this?"
"I know. But the flying ointment is just like that to me," Albert took the black tea handed over by Isobel, took a sip, and said calmly: "That thing is only a semi-finished product. Maybe I will use it in the future." Improve it into flying paint, which will be more convenient to use. Of course, the Alchemy Research Center may help me complete this process."
"As long as you know it yourself, although I don't think you will come to the competition without knowing anything." Kathleen knew the relationship between Albert and Sera, and the old man obviously would not deliberately trick Albert. Bert, he should have made it clear to Albert about many things. Kathleen is just reminding him now. Nicholas only knew these things after telling her.
"I heard that there are 12 contestants participating this time, four of whom are under 30 years old." Valeria sat down opposite Isobel while eating a cone, and told the news she had just learned, "You There should be a good chance of winning the Pioneering Contribution Gold Award.”
"No, this award is a scam, it's not calculated like that." Kathleen disagreed with Valeria's statement, "If it doesn't matter, or the alchemy results submitted are not outstanding enough, they will not award the Pioneering Contribution Gold Award at all. .”
“I suddenly realized that the Potion Championship is actually quite cute.” Valeria couldn’t help but complain.
“Did they tell you that they might give you a few minutes?” Katherine ignored Valeria’s complaints and continued: “They said similar things to every young wizard who participated.”
“It’s not difficult to guess.” Albert was not surprised at all.
“If the alchemy results are promising, they will really let you speak on stage for a few minutes. If you can do well in this link, you can easily win the Pioneering Contribution Gold Award.”
Kathleen added, "Of course, you don't have to worry too much. After all, your background is also very strong. As long as you don't make mistakes when you speak, there should be no problem.
“What if the contestants don’t have a backstage?” Valeria asked, blinking curious eyes.
“Unless the alchemy results are recognized by most people, it will be difficult to win the award.” Kathleen told a cruel fact.
No way, international awards are not that easy to win.
Although insiders know what is going on, outsiders have no idea about this. They only think that so-and-so won the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contribution at the Cairo International Alchemy Congress, which sounds very impressive.
At this time, Mr. Aria, who had met yesterday, came over and said hello to Albert. He also chatted briefly and expressed his hope that he would have the opportunity to meet Albert tomorrow. Exchange research results.
This time, Mr. Aria didn’t put too much thought into it, and planned to take this opportunity to make friends with Albert. After today’s incident, anyone who is not a fool can see that Albert has a lot of background, and he is also a very powerful genius. There is no harm in such a friend.
After Aria left, Kathleen suddenly said: "Have you seen the research results of Mr. Aria?"
After Albert briefly recalled it, he remembered Aria's alchemy achievement, which seemed to be a transmitter. It was said that the message was transmitted mathematically on parchment through the resonance effect of two stones.
"I think he is probably the one who may pose a threat to you among all the players." Valeria had to admit that the communication technology was indeed much faster than the owl postman.
“Hmm.” Albert said casually.
“What do you mean?” Valeria asked: “I’m betting that you can win the Gold Medal for Pioneering Contribution, so don’t let me lose your money suddenly!”
“Does this bar offer gambling?”
“Basically all world-class competitions will have bets.” Kathleen said with a smile, “By the way, I also bet that you will win, so don’t let us down.”
“Do you want Isobel to buy it too?” Albert asked curiously.
“No, I didn’t know about this.”
“Is the banker reliable?” Albert considered the possibility of making a fortune.
“This is just a private bet,” said Kathleen.
“Forget it.” Albert gave up this opportunity to make money for the time being.
"You can win, right!" Valeria stared directly at Albert, "We own most of our assets. If you cause us to lose, I'm afraid we will have to rely on you to support us during the Quidditch competition. ”
"real."
“What’s true?”
“I mean you pressed a lot of money?” Albert asked.
"not much."
“It scores me two points if I win,” said Albert.
“What if we lose?”
“If you lose, you will naturally pay the money.”
“You want to have **** for free?”
“I’m working hard to make you win money.”
“It seems you are very confident!” Kathleen said, “Actually, I also think that communication technology is quite powerful.”
"His technology seems to be very advanced, but in fact it is just that, and it is still difficult to popularize." Albert simply commented, "As far as I know, Muggles have already had similar technology. With their painstaking research, For something that cannot be popularized, it is better to use Muggle technology and improve it to see if we can improve it into a magical version of the fax machine." Albert was not lying. Many wizards' things were actually improved upon Muggle technology. side.
“I remember you already have similar technology, don’t you?” Isobel, who had been silent, suddenly said.
“Fax technology?” Valeria asked doubtfully.
“No, it’s information transmission technology.” Isobel corrected. "When we were still in school, our chat tool was invented by Albert. It used a transformation spell to change the letters on the magic metal piece to transmit information." Isobel recalled, "I remember It seems to be called a communication bookmark. That thing is more reliable than an owl, and it can also be used for real-time chatting in class or at night, which is quite convenient. However, after graduation, we rarely use this thing anymore, and a double-sided mirror will be more convenient. .”
“Ahem, anyway, come on, as long as we win the bet and make money, we will share 20% with you.” After Valeria and Katherine looked at each other, for some reason, they always felt a little full.
Isobel's move really caught them all off guard.
(End of this chapter)