The once crowded and cluttered Lovegood home has now been renovated.

With the help of the friendly neighbors around him, although the Lovegood family's cottage does not look much different from the outside, the space structure inside has been expanded by more than three or four times compared to before, and the magic printing press that was originally placed in the room has been moved directly to the small warehouse behind the hut for printing, packaging and mailing.

However, Xenophilius Lovegood was not in the slightest pleasure and even wanted to move away.

Because of these expanded spaces, they have nothing to do with him for the time being—most of the time, it serves as a transfer station for the personnel of the Destiny Group, a temporary office space, and a meeting room for the "Little Devil".

And as the renovation of the big ship anchored in Ukraine is coming to an end, these days, Elena's meetings have gradually become more frequent, and finally gradually formed a fixed pattern of two regular meetings a week.

This is not only to ensure the smooth completion of the finishing and handover work, but also because after nearly three months of fermentation, the false bubble of the former Soviet Union has reached its peak, and one step further is the cliff.

According to the news from the wizards scattered in the former Soviet Union, there has been a local famine in Ukraine and Russia, the candy of capital has melted in every corner of this land, and under the cooperation of the oligarchic governments of various countries, the investors have raised a sufficient share of rubles and securities, ready to drop the butcher's knife at any time.

It's just that in the eyes of a very small number of insiders, they are just some slightly fatter praying mantises.

Xenophilius, who was carefully proofreading the latest issue of "Singing and Singing" at his desk, looked up at the row of clocks hanging on the wall, and according to London time, the silver-haired little devil should be about to arrive.

After these days of getting along, seeing more and more clearly the face of Elena Caslana and the catastrophe that the future may bring to this world, Xenophilius Lovegood, full of a sense of justice and wisdom, has already made up his mind......

Crackle –

The flames in the fireplace instantly turned green, and a slender figure stepped out of the flames unhurriedly, and the bright silver-white long hair floated slightly in the flames, and the whole living room seemed to become a little brighter at once.

"Elena, are you so early today, are you thirsty, I made you lemonade......"

Xenoplius put down his quill and stood up with a smile on his face, using a tray of delicate and beautiful ceramic teacups, and a steaming crystal teapot with several slices of fresh lemon brewed in it.

"Wait, I think maybe you need a little rock sugar, or maybe you want yellow sugar today?" said Xenophilius, placing the tray on the long table in the middle of the living room, and began to babble as he poured hot lemonade from it.

As the first person to gain insight into the truth and know the most unspeakable secrets, Xenophilius Lovegood has long since put himself in the right position, accepted his own fate, and became a loyal group of relatives and friends of the Demon King.

Of course, if it is to use Elena's words, it is called "partners in justice".

Moreover, according to his observations, his most precious daughter, Luna Lovegood, was almost about to take the shape of this white-haired ball, and if he wanted to see Luna more during the school day, he would have to get on good terms with Elena.

"Well, I'll do it myself, you don't have to be so polite. ”

Elena smiled and shook her head, took out a letter from her robe and handed it to Xenophilius, "By the way, this is a letter from Luna, she won't be back this weekend, there is a litter of puff velvet in the Forbidden Forest giving birth to cubs." ”

"Ahh......h

The smile on Xenophilius Lovegood's face froze, and he sighed a little lost.

He looked at the envelope in his hand and was stunned, his daughter likes magical beasts, he naturally knows, compared to this room full of manuscripts, those cute little animals in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts are obviously more likable...... Yes.

Just as Xenophilius was slightly distracted, there was a rhythmic knock at the door.

This is quite rare, as most of the time, visitors use a portkey or Floo net to reach the teleportation hut next to the living room, rather than walking through the magic trap-filled walkway and entering through the main entrance.

The corners of Elena's mouth were raised, and there was a hint of excitement in her eyes.

"Aha! Looks like our guests have arrived. ”

......

Meanwhile, outside the door of Lovegood's house.

"So...... Have you hidden the gold in here?"

Fairy Douglas frowned, looked at the strangely shaped cylindrical tall building in front of him, and said in confusion.

Now they had reached the top of a hill in this wizarding village, where a strange house stood under the blue sky, surrounded by small cabins, which at first glance looked like a huge black column, or castle in chess, and behind the "castle" a ghostly moon hung in the afternoon sky.

Along the way, there were at least six or seven kinds of magic traps that Douglas could identify, including alerts, trapping enemies, weakening, and direct killing...... If it weren't for the guidance of "Dumbledore", even if dozens of Aurors came, they wouldn't be able to directly break through so many layers of magical protection for a while.

At the same time, as he got closer to the "castle", Douglas could clearly feel the stagnation in the air, and all illusion shifting magic, including fairy magic, was severely disturbed.

There is no doubt that this area is a special exclusion zone, as is the Gringotts underground, Hogwarts Castle, and the Ministry of Magic offices.

"No, how could you think that, of course gold is at Hogwarts. ”

The old wizard glanced at the goblin behind him with some confusion, and pointed to the wooden courtyard door beside him with a bit of classical charm, "This is just the home of Mr. Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of "Singing and Singing", look." ”

Three hand-painted plaques are nailed to the courtyard gate, and the handwriting on them seems to have been altered several times.

The first piece: "New Singing and Singing", "A Bite of Hogwarts", "Into the Magic" editorial department

The second piece: Please pick a bunch of parasitic animals yourself

The third piece: Don't touch the airship Lee

Before Douglas could figure out the meaning of the next two signs, the courtyard door creaked open on its own.

"Follow in my footsteps and don't mess with anything. Don't resist ......"

Not far away, the voice of "Albus Dumbledore" became serious, and the old wizard gently waved his wand in his hand, as if he was conducting a silent recital, which looked slightly strange.

With a strange magical power, Douglas and the others unconsciously followed Dumbledore forward, they felt layers of magic imprints gently fall on them, and the goblins were nervous for a while, and then quickly relaxed.

As elite elves from the depths of Gringotts, they were able to tell the purpose of this magic almost immediately—it was the most common form of authentication magic, and it was used to pass through magical forbidden areas, the equivalent of an access card to the Muggle world.

It's an ancient magic from elves, and it doesn't have any side effects.

Therefore, after being slightly surprised by the level of protection here, Douglas, Bogo, Gary Vix and other goblins gradually let down their guard and began to look at their surroundings with great interest, wondering what was important about this place.

The winding path is lined with all kinds of exotic plants, like a beautiful and fantastical garden.

The shimmering silver bushes by the roadside were covered with a small orange-red radish-shaped fruit, pimple vines that looked like dead branches, a few mandrakes buried in the earth shaking the blades of grass overhead, and a babo tuber writhing in the woods with red peppers whirling softly......

Two wind-bent old begonia trees stood guard on both sides of the front door, their leaves had fallen off, but they were still covered with small red fruits and large canopy of parasitic flowers decorated with white beads, and two owls squatted on the branches on the left and right, quietly peeking at them.

Douglas and other goblins, who have been exposed to various magic traps for a long time, can feel the magic lingering at the roots of the two trees in front of them, even if they suddenly pull out their roots and become tree people, Douglas will not have any surprises.

"It's one of the most heavily guarded places I've ever seen...... Even Gringotts ......"

"Shhhhh ”

Not far ahead, "Dumbledore" suddenly raised his finger, made a quiet gesture that was somewhat unfamiliar to him, walked over to the heavy black door, which was inlaid with round iron nails, and a strange round knocker.

With the old wizard's movements, the circular knocker rotated horizontally one hundred and eighty degrees, as if it had been facing away from them before, and turned into a round owl face, with a metal beak that opened and closed.

"Excuse me, what do I look like?"

"Round-faced fat chicken. ”

"Correct. ”

The next moment, the door swirled and opened automatically.

At the same time, the feeling of danger that had been haunting Douglas and the other goblins before finally dissipated, and the two wooden scabs on the courtyard door with a nailed sign behind them moved, and they glanced at the visitors in the courtyard like a pair of old man's eyes, and slowly closed the door.

After nearly half a year of transformation, as the temporary base of the Mandate of Heaven Group, this place has almost become an increasingly hidden and dangerous Demon King City - a female reporter who is still locked up in a nearby cabin at the moment is a small flying insect that has disappeared into it.

............

As the heavy black door opened, the room shone with a warm light.

Before Douglas and the other goblins could see the layout clearly, they heard a crisp girl's voice coming from the door, with a slight anger and excitement in her voice.

"Grandpa, you're late today...... I thought you'd get there before me. ”

Immediately after, a cute little girl like an angel appeared in everyone's sight.

Grandpa?!

A hint of confusion appeared on Douglas's face, and he looked at the white-haired and white-bearded old wizard standing in front of him, according to the Gringotts elves' intelligence, Albus Dumbledore should have no heirs, let alone granddaughters.

"Ahem, the main thing is that I've been asking Albus to borrow wands a little more often lately, and he may have been a little suspicious, so it took a little extra time, but after that, he asked me to return it to him next month. ”

The old wizard coughed lightly, bent down slightly, touched Elena's head affectionately, turned to look at the petrified goblins behind him, gave a friendly smile, and made a gesture of please to the room.

"Come on, friends from Gringotts, it's much warmer inside than outside. ”

The elves who had just escaped from the brink of death, from the depths of Gringotts in London, thousands of miles away, outside the village of Ottery-St. Ketchpol in Devon, trembled like a sieve.

Combined with the strange wizards he had seen along the way before, a terrible conjecture became clearer and clearer in the minds of all the goblins, and Bogo, the deputy director who was in charge of various materials, trembled all over, and looked at the smiling "Albus Dumbledore" in front of him with a shocked face, and his breathing became short.

"You, you...... You're not Dumbledore!It's a trap!Who are you!?"

For a moment, he even doubted the final outcome of the pinnacle duel that had been watched by the entire wizarding world decades ago...... Could it be that since then, the world has actually been deceived by the surface, and Elder Leos has not said anything about it!

"Of course I'm not Albus, and in fact, I didn't say I was him—it's not a deception. ”

The old man grinned and nodded, shrugged his shoulders rather helplessly, drew his wand and waved it slowly, his face began to change towards another appearance, and his heterochromatic pupils flashed with a strange light, and said with great elegance.

"Oh, sorry...... I forgot to introduce myself, Grindelwald, Gellert Grindelwald. But rest assured, it won't be long before the real Albus Dumbledore will meet you—when the time is right......"

With the wave of Grindelwald's wand, the goblins standing by the door felt a soft push faintly coming from behind them, and under the shock of their hearts, they involuntarily took a few steps forward and crossed the threshold into the hut.

Bang.

Before the elves could gain a foothold, there was a dull sound of the door closing behind them.

The owner of the house, Xenophilius Lovegood, had somehow walked to the door and closed the heavy black door again, and all the goblins felt themselves entering a strange space, looking uneasily at their surroundings.

The renovated room is still a standard circle, like a giant pepper shaker, and the surrounding walls, cabinets, and cupboards are full of spices, sweets, biscuits, fruits, and dried meat shops......

In the middle was a large round dining table, and the little silver-haired witch was sitting on the edge of the table, whispering something to Grindelwald, and looking at the elves with great interest, with a strange look in his eyes.

Not far away, Xenophilius Lovegood had returned to his desk, picked up a quill and continued to revise the content of the new issue of "New Singing and Contrarian", the opening title of which was "Shocked! Gringotts - The Dark Lord's Secret Industry?!"

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