Like most British schools, the Christmas holidays at Hogwarts are quite long.

To be precise, this is closer to the small winter break that Elena experienced in her previous life, which began on December 24 and lasted until January 6 of the following year, and the students were free to spend two weeks.

Therefore, having left the presidential administration of Ukraine, Elena did not rush to the Nikolaev shipyard.

The closer you get to success, the more you need to hold your breath and wait until the Ukrainian politicians take the initiative to complete all the preparations, rather than rushing to talk to Makarov with a draft letter of intent for a contract.

Due to the widespread Orthodox Christianity, Christmas in Russia and Ukraine will be later than in most parts of the world, and they will not be able to do Christmas until January 7th, which coincides with the end of the Hogwarts holidays, and before that, the Ukrainian government will definitely complete all the contract processes.

The injury from the outside world, the knife that never comes out of the back is chilling.

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 in all contracts and personnel arrangements in all aspects, to finalize this matter.

All Elena needs to do now is wait quietly for the Ukrainian government and Norwegian shipbuilders to work together to push the already crumbling Nikolaev shipyard off the cliff - only if you have really fallen into the abyss, the hand of hope that reaches out from above will be precious.

You know, it is not easy to complete the final battle of the Ulyanovsk.

As Makarov said, it requires the cooperation of the entire Nikolaev shipyard, and no magic can manipulate such a large area of the human mind – it is much harder to convince the stubborn shipyard workers than to talk to politicians who can sell the country with just a lot of money.

If you don't prepare well, no matter how many times you use the "Oblivion Charm" to rewind, you won't be able to clear the level smoothly.

......

"What a headache, if only the Transfiguration could conjure food directly. ”

In the Hogwarts Library, Elena tuggs at Derpy's fur with some irritability, crossing out the parchment.

After the holidays, the school was instantly empty.

Although there are a lot fewer people in the common rooms, they are more noisy and unscrupulous than before, similar to Ron, Harry and others who are addicted to playing chess every day, and other lounges are not much better.

Therefore, Elena had to hide in the school library and quietly think about the subsequent contract amendments.

According to the girl's idea, the contract offered to Mr. Makarov is a hidden sub-contract that will never appear in a formal setting, and its sole purpose is to save the aircraft carrier that is destined to disappear from the world's sight, and to continue the red fire that has almost withered in this bitter winter.

After a brief contact with the previous one, and the understanding she had come to know these days, she had already established a point.

It may be that the current top brass in Ukraine and Russia is almost completely rotten, but the staunch idealists have not disappeared, and they still exist in all corners of the continent.

At least Makarov, who served as the director of the Nikolaev shipyard, was still that idealist.

In the face of such a group of people, whether it is money or coercion, it will not be very useful. But if she could find a reason to convince these people to work together for a certain ideal......

However, the problem at the moment is that Hogwarts still produces too few potatoes.

If all of them were filled in the Ulyanovsk, the subsequent plan to harvest the former Soviet ruble dividends would inevitably be seriously affected - although Grindelwald would have figured it out, there had been no movement for so many days.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in Elena's ear.

"Well, I know—are you still worried about what is going on over there, Elena?"

The girl subconsciously turned her head, only to see Grindelwald and Dumbledore wearing the same golden red wizard robes slowly walking over, no doubt, judging from the looks of the two, it was obvious that they were looking for her.

"What's going on? Ukraine, Russia, or somewhere else......"

Elena frowned, put down the quill in her hand, and rubbed her temples.

These days, she has to deal with a dozen special situations almost every day - the "employees" of Destiny have accepted the new "head of the Apocalis family", and all uncertainties will write to Elena for advice.

And for the first time, Elena felt the difference between touching the course of history and sitting in a classroom and talking.

It was almost entirely up to her to make decisions about the Soviets, and it was not uncommon for her to not see the two old men all day, unless it was a business trip or negotiation on the ground, or a major decision involving the use of a small amount of force and a large amount of money.

"In fact...... There are no surprises. ”

Dumbledore smiled gently, walked over to Elena, bent down and picked up the pile of parchment with numbers and terms written in front of the girl, looked at it, and then looked at the pile of unopened envelopes next to him, and sighed helplessly.

"Gail and I just thought, maybe you should relax a bit? It's Christmas break, after all. ”

"Hogwarts is, but in Ukraine and Russia, Christmas is another week or so. ”

Elena shrugged her shoulders, moved her somewhat sore neck, and said angrily.

"I'd appreciate it if you two could help double the yield of the vegetable patch outside, but if it's just to come over and pour chicken soup for the soul, then don't you have to, I'm not a ten-year-old like Luna—"

"Of course, you're the most mature kid we've ever met. ”

Dumbledore nodded and whispered, "It's just that what I don't understand is that we're just buying the shop on the non-magical side, taking out a mortgage, and preparing to sell potatoes in exchange for rubles...... Why are you still so busy these days?"

"Uh-huh?!—— mainly because there are a lot of emergencies these days-"

"That's because Miss Kaslana secretly changed her original plan to create more influence in the non-magical world with potatoes and currency, such as carrying out commercial projects that directly intersect with various national governments. ”

"How do you know ......"

Elena's pupils shrank suddenly, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Grindelwald standing behind Dumbledore.

"I've been with the International Council of Wizards lately, but I've been keeping an eye out for news here. ”

Dumbledore said with a gentle smile, his eyes softening as he touched the frightened white-haired blob's head.

"Gale told me everything, you want to use Hogwarts as your origin to help Muggles in non-magical lands that are in a food crisis as much as possible - this is a very correct thing to do, why hide it from me?

"Huh?!"

Elena blinked, her gaze falling on the corners of Grindelwald's raised mouth, a flash of clarity in her eyes.

So this is Grindelwald's way?

Seem...... You can try it......

I saw that the girl's eyebrows twitched slightly, her face quickly sank, and she sighed worriedly.

"Alas...... That's right. But Hogwarts production alone is a drop in the ......."

Elena's brain raced, and she said slowly as she thought.

"This is a catastrophe that the whole human world is facing, whether it is man-made or natural, but I think that since wizards have the power to prevent it...... Gotta find a way to try ......"

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