The last time he invested in Hogwarts, Ryan knew that even in the wizarding world, gold, silver, and precious stones were hard currencies with good liquidity.

This is because gold, silver, and gemstones play a great role in the production of magic items and potions, and are even indispensable in many cases. As a result, these symbols of Muggle wealth have the same effect in the wizarding world.

After discussing the specific situation and signing a series of documents, Lane officially became the largest individual independent shareholder of the Hogsmeade branch of the Celestial Fangshi Bank, which had not yet been established.

"Well, I wish us a happy cooperation. After all the documents were signed, Xiong Duosu stretched out his big paw and held it with Ryan. "Then we'll go now, after all, the bank will be open this week, and we still have a lot of things to deal with. ”

"Then I wish you all the best. Ryan waved his hand away the two panda people, and sure enough, as the Celestial Empire monks said, this group of Pixiu has always been the fundamental goal of making money in a non-war state, and they are not even willing to waste a minute on various idle things. Therefore, the two panda people just now said goodbye in such a hurry after they got the investment.

"I've finally discovered what they have in common with the elves. Looking at the burly backs of the two pandamen who seemed to be struggling to squeeze down the narrow staircase, Hermione whispered to Ryan. "For them, time is money. ”

"That's why they make so much money. Ryan said with a smile. "Whether it's a fairy or a panda person, these creatures make making money the most important goal of their lives. That's the only way they can make as much money as possible. ”

After Hogsmeade had taken care of everything, Ryan and Hermione returned to their manor with the fruits of their purchases. After getting the first batch of materials, the two wand-making masters got to work. Because there is nothing to do in the manor now, the efficiency of the two wand-making masters is much higher than before. At their rate, they should be able to make up for the wands they are missing by Christmas.

After dealing with the two Wandmasters, Ryan began his next step. He wasn't going to spend much energy on Voldemort, as Professor Dumbledore would be staring at him. For him, the most important thing now was to reduce the number of innocent people who had been killed in the war for some reason because of the evil done by those Death Eaters.

Unfortunately, Ryan and Hermione are the only ones working for this goal. For the Order of the Phoenix or the Hogsmeade Ministry of Magic, they had to focus most of their energy on protecting wizards, and they simply couldn't spare enough strength to protect Muggles.

Lupin wrote to say that there were werewolves willing to help, but considering that both the work of the Hogsmeade guards and the cultivation of magical plants in the Norwegian plantations were very important. In addition to this, the only werewolves that can be drawn out are some old and sick, and there are many risks when facing the Death Eaters. So Ryan and the others went to the letter to refuse the werewolves' kindness.

For Voldemort, this random attack by the scum can create an atmosphere of terror and disrupt social order. On the other hand, it can attract the attention of Hogsmeade's Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, and thus cover his plot and those core Death Eaters. So he encouraged the new foreign Death Eaters to unleash their inner evil.

But for Ryan, it was not difficult to defeat the enemy when encountering ordinary Death Eaters, especially such a rabble. But the difficulty is that it is difficult to stop the random street attacks of the Death Eaters, especially the group of scum recruited by Voldemort with money.

But after thinking about it, Ryan realized that a piece of knowledge he had gained from the world of A Song of Ice and Fire could solve that problem. This knowledge was given to Ryan after the Cangxing Stone Emerald Star Stone obtained the Old God Divine Position, that is, to make the Fish Beam Wood for monitoring.

Of course, since the world of Harry Potter does not exist in the Fishbeam, Ryan spent some time refining the magic using the technology of multiple worlds. After improvement, as long as a human face pattern no less than the size of a thumb is carved on any plant that has grown for more than 30 years, the plant can function as a fish beam wood. Of course, the older the plant, the more extraordinary power it can have.

Thanks to the awareness of environmental protection that the British have begun to awaken in the past 100 years, it has made Lane's job of searching for plants for more than 30 years a lot easier. And the thumb-sized face pattern is also very concealed and will not arouse the suspicion of others. So in just a month, Ryan set up a surveillance network that basically covered the British Isles and the vicinity of the Nordic plantation base with the help of Rose Crystal and his puppet sisters.

In addition to this, Ryan also used the shapeshifter's abilities to control a group of crows and let them patrol several large cities. In order to achieve the effect of checking and filling gaps. Because crows are among the birds that are commonly found in British cities, these scout crows did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

When all of this is in place, winter is here. At 12 noon that day, Ryan was perceiving the newly built intelligence network. There was a knock on the door. Ryan came to the door and opened the door, only to find Hermione, who had gone to Hogsmeade to deliver the freshly made wands and magic items, appear at the door.

She put on the woollen cloak with red and white trim at this time, and put on a hood at the same time. Ryan noticed some melting snowflakes on the top of her head and shoulders.

"Is it snowing in Hogsmeade?" Ryan said to Hermione as he turned sideways to let Hermione in. "It seems that the weather forecast is quite accurate, and it makes sense for me to ask you to add an extra piece of clothing before you leave. ”

"You're right," Hermione said as she held out her wand and turned a feather duster on the side into a bird to dust the snow off her. "I should have thought that it snows in Scotland every November. It's a pity that the temperature here is not so cold in the south where we live this year. I forgot about it. ”

"And what's going on with Hogsmeade now?" Ryan asked, having been busy making artificial fish beams in addition to making magic props lately, so he hadn't paid attention to the recent situation for a while.

"It should be said that the situation is slowly improving. Hermione handed her coat to a handy gentleman who had arrived, and walked to the living room wearing a homely white cardigan and fluffy slippers. "At least it seems to me that the chaos is gone and everything is back in order. For example, the people in Hogsmeade are now living a normal life again, and they are no longer in the same state of panic as before. ”

"As good as it sounds, this war doesn't look like it's going to end anytime soon. If you don't have a normal heart, I'm afraid that people will break down before the war is over. After sitting down on the couch, Ryan said as he handed Hermione a cup of hot cocoa.

"You're right. Hermione nodded. "By the way, I went to Hogsmeade this time and found that the Celestial Fangshi Bank was already open. This is a big reason why Hogsmeade has been so prosperous lately. ”

"Really, what's going on with the bank?" Ryan asked, sitting up straight. "I mean, are they popular? Do people reject them?"

"None of what you feared happened. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "At least for now, people have a good opinion of them, on the one hand, unlike the elves, they employ a lot of local people to provide jobs for everyone. On the other hand, I suspect that they may have mastered some kind of innate charm magic like Meiwa, and that they are perceived much better than they are to elves. ”

"Well, maybe the panda people are cute. Ryan defended his fellow countrymen. "Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people in London Zoo to see pandas. ”