Chapter 0272 - Department of Mysteries
Dumbledore took Chris to the Ministry of Magic, where he met with Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic.
The Ministry of Magic is headed by the Minister of Magic and has eight departments, the main purpose of which is to maintain a balance between the wizarding and Muggle societies, and to protect all wizards and magic from Muggles.
From this, it can be seen that the Ministry of Magic has begun to fear Muggles. But they still maintain a kind of lofty arrogance towards ordinary humans.
Arrogance is one of the seven deadly sins that can make people unable to see themselves and their enemies.
It wasn't until Hermione Granger became Minister of Magic that this arrogance began to slowly change, but it was only a starting point, and it was still unknown how it would eventually go.
"This one must be Professor Nolan. โ
Although Fudge is the minister of the Ministry of Magic, his strength is not very good, and his reputation is not very good, and the same is true in terms of management ability.
The reason why Fudge was able to sit in the position of the British Minister of Magic may be because he can maintain mediocrity in all his abilities, which is just the right balance of power for all parties.
Chris nodded, in response to Fudge, and then turned to Dumbledore, "That's what you call coming out?"
Dumbledore looked at Chris with his wise eyes, "There are many wizards in the Ministry of Magic, maybe you can talk to them." โ
"Chris, I'm afraid you're going to go crazy in that office. โ
Chris was a little speechless, "If that's the case, I might as well go find a few beautiful ladies to have dinner with." โ
Dumbledore's eyebrows furrowed, as if for the first time he had recognized Chris.
"Chris, you haven't been out of Hogwarts yet, do you know where there are beautiful ladies?"
Chris bared his white teeth, "I don't need to know, I just need to have money." If you have money, you can ask someone who knows about this to take me there. โ
"Well, then I won't bother you with your date with the beautiful lady. Dumbledore finally turned his gaze to Fudge, "Even though I've never seen you date a lady. โ
Chris rolled his eyes, waved his hand, and disappeared.
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Nine basement floors, Department of Mysteries.
Chris certainly didn't go on a date with a woman, but because something attracted him, he deliberately made an excuse to leave the office of the Minister of Magic.
It also leaves room for Dumbledore and Fudge to talk.
The Ministry of Magic was formerly known as the Wizards' Council, and it has existed for a very long time, very long. Even at that time, there were gods.
For example, the Death Trirhows, the Cloak of Invisibility, the Elder Wand, and the Resurrection Stone, are from the Grim Reaper of that period. And the sorcerers of that period were also very strong and dared to directly oppose the gods.
Therefore, the foundation of the Ministry of Magic is actually very strong, and it is not as bad as imagined. ใ
It's just that with the passage of time, a lot of the essence also becomes useless things, or useless knowledge, because no one can learn that knowledge, or use those powerful items.
There are even some things that today's wizards don't understand their essence and how to use them.
Chris hid in the mezzanine of the space and made his way to the top secret department of the Ministry of Magic.
Although it is a one-story building, it is actually at a glance that the rooms on both sides of a corridor are locked, and there are only six rooms in total.
Outside the doors of the six rooms, there are wizard guards.
Chris's perception presents a different kind of vision from the gaze, the regular line here is still very light, but the regular line that extends into the six rooms is denser, and the regular line looks thicker.
"The thicker the line of rules, the more important it is for the world. It's like lifting a heavy object with a thicker, stronger thread, lest it fall to the ground and hurt others. โ
And the density of the regular line indicates that there are not many things inside, and they should all be valuable. โ
Not all creatures and items will have regular lines of adhesion. For example, an ant is not bound by rules, because an ant is too small and weak relative to the world.
Even if it is an ant's nest, it may not get the adhesion of regular lines. Unless these ants are in a very critical position, there will be regular adhesion in the case of a critical situation.
And that's just because of the association caused by the incident, not the association of the rules itself.
Therefore, the lines of rules that can be seen are very important aspects of the operation of the world. Both people and things can have an impact on how the world works, although sometimes these effects are very small.
But it's also part of how the world works.
"Magical bans!"
Chris's perception fell on the door of the six rooms, which was sealed by magic, "You can't open it with the Alajo Cave." โ
"But I don't need to walk through the door! โ
There's wizard guardians, there's magic banning, but that's not stopping Chris at all. His astral magic is completely influenced by the Ministry of Magic, and all kinds of magic can still be used freely in his hands.
Although the walls were also covered with a special barrier material, Chris used the power of space to cut directly into the first room.
The room wasn't large, there was no stretching space for the Traceless Stretch, and it looked like it was only twenty planes.
There are bookshelves on the left and right, and there are quite a few books on the shelves. It's just that these books have fallen a lot of dust, and as Chris stirs the power of space into it, this dust seems to be swept up.
With a flick of his hand, Chris dispersed the dust.
"It's still a wizard, won't you clean it?"
As he dusted up, Chris's attention turned to the side he was facing, not a bookshelf, but a storage shelf.
In front of the storage shelves, there is a separate table, and above this table, a stone floats.
The stone floated in the air, dripping and spinning.
At a glance, Chris felt the desire from his will to mirror the plane world, wanting this stone.
Without the size of the world's will, Chris also felt that this stone was a treasure.
The stone was gray, and before it turned around, a wave rippled out from the stone in all directions.
And with a turn, the gray of the stone becomes heavier, taking on a grayish-white color, as if it is about to decay.
But just when Chris thought it was going to decay completely, the stone turned around again, and directly turned gray to turquoise.
The turquoise slowly decayed, appearing grayish-white, and the gray-white continued to turn, but then turned into turquoise.
Cycle.
Most importantly, the stone gives Chris a familiar feel.
It's not that the shape of the stone is familiar, but that the fluctuations that this stone emanates are familiar.
Some of the same fluctuations as the Time Stone, but more ephemeral and weaker.