Chapter 451, an expensive meeting gift
The Hesidiri Islands are the crime scene where the 'Dragon Thieves' once hunted the Black Dragon, and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic naturally wanted to investigate it in detail. McFasti had already wiped out the traces of the castle where Li She and the others had lived, and his own house elves were also silent. On the Hesidiri Islands, there is nothing but the traces of Li She, Wang Yuyan, and Li Yunluo fighting with the black dragon.
The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic once asked Alante how the 'Dragon Thieves' had infiltrated the Hesidiri Islands. Alant, whose identity has changed from an insider to a victim, vividly expresses his grief and anger. Roaring at the Auror Captain, "How do I know how they got in? Even the well-defended Green Dragon Sanctuary in Wales can come freely, let alone my unguarded Hesidili Islands? Merlin is on top, although our family went out to escape! But those damned thieves cut off our family's livelihood!!! How should I live this day in the future..."Resna and Arante's wife on the side cried and wiped their tears, and even the house-elf took out a handkerchief like a rag and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Resna, a woman who had been silent for many years, saw her brother Albert resolve the misunderstanding with her grandfather, and she also untied the knot, and seemed to be suppressed enough for thirty years, crying bitterly at the Auror captain, "It's your responsibility to capture those bastards!" You're an Auror! You're an Auror of the British Ministry of Magic! Are we taxpayers paying so much money every year for nothing? And that black dragon egg!! You actually took it away!! This makes us how to live in the future!! Get out of here!! The splash of Resna frightened the Aurors who were present and hurried away from the McPhasti castle.
Seeing the Aurors fleeing in the wilderness, the three ancestors and grandchildren looked at each other and smiled. Resna said leisurely, "I didn't expect that Lord to have such a strong strength, and the ancient 'No Wand Spellcaster' was so powerful... One hundred and thirteen dragons in three months, it's terrifying. I guess that adult's strength should be as strong as the Dark Lord..."
As the head of the McFarthy family, Arrant looked even further, watching his granddaughter regain her former lively personality. Alante stroked Risna's hair and said slowly, "Kid, the Dark Lord is feared because of his strength and the incredible number of Death Eaters under his command. But how many men does that lord have? There were only twenty-one. Everyone has the strength to hunt dragons, and the strength of that adult is even more unfathomable... Even the Dark Lord wouldn't be his opponent, if Albert could gain the appreciation of the Lord. The restoration of our McFasty family to its former glory will be just around the corner! β
As soon as Alant's voice fell, a burst of green light erupted from the fireplace in the corner, and the smoke cleared. Malfoy revealed.
Alante gave Risna a look, and Resna pretended to be crazy and stupid and walked upstairs. In aristocratic circles, the eldest lady of the MacPhast family is known to be crazy because her fiancΓ© was killed by her brother. Lucius saw Risna's stupid appearance, his eyes were flat, and there was not an imperceptible sneer on the corner of his mouth, "It seems that McMillan's inference is not wrong." It's very similar," Lucius said secretly. Generally speaking, it is a very rude thing for a host to see a guest who is also a nobleman come to the door and ignore it.
"It is a pleasure for Lord Lucius to see you again... Hey, you must know what happened to our family, and I will refund you the payment for the pre-order of the black dragon scales..."Alante smiled bitterly.
"An old fellow who treats money as his life! Want to get my money back so easily? You want to send me away! In such a hurry, you want to clear up the relationship...? Lucius said darkly, a graceful smile on his face, "Oh Lord Arante, I have deep sympathy for what has happened to you and the entire McFarsdy family... As a nobleman. How could I fall into the trap at this time? Besides, we've been working together for so many years, and I'm here to see if I can help..."
The scheming Alant. McFacesti stared at the elegant man in front of him, under the dazzling titles of Hogwarts Trustee, Honorary Director of the British Ministry of Magic, and Permanent Director of the British Noble Society. But it's a dirty deal, and if these titles show Lucius. If Malfoy's status is noble, then the secret identity of the Silver Pasta Death Eater makes Alante jealous. Naturally, the Death Eaters were also divided into three, six, nine, and so on, and according to the difference between the mask and the Dark Devil mark, it represented the identity of the Death Eaters.
The silver mask represents the core members of the Death Eaters, while the Dark Mark is engraved on the left hand. Proving his status among the Death Eaters is equivalent to the right and left hand of the Dark Lord, and with Lucius's identity, he can be said to be above one person and below ten thousand people among the Death Eaters.
"How could the greedy Malfoy have such a luxury as kindness, did he find something?" With doubts in mind, Alante invited Lucius to his study. The house-elf brought two cups of Ceylon black tea that Alante usually drank reluctantly and put them on the table, even if it was a down-and-out nobleman, he might always maintain the dignity of this nobleman.
Lucius picked up an antique teacup inlaid with gold rim and stirred the Ceylon black tea in the cup with a silver spoon, and the Ceylon black tea, brewed with spring water from the Hesidili Islands, was particularly fragrant. The McFasti family, who did not want to be in decline, smelled the quiet fragrance, and Lucius could conclude that the tea had been stored for at least four or five years. Ten minutes passed, and neither of them seemed to be willing to speak, and Lucius, who was originally calm and relaxed, couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Cunning old fox!" Don't you let go if you don't see the benefits? β
Alant tasted the Ceylon black tea that he was usually reluctant to drink, and he didn't mean to speak.
'Ahem,' Lucius coughed lightly. Alante raised his head slightly, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency Lucius, the Ceylon black tea brewed from the unique spring water of our Hesidili Islands has a unique flavor, right?" β
"Enshui is good water, after all, the Hesidiri Islands are the hometown of the Black Dragon, but this tea... It seems like a little longer," Lucius chuckled softly.
The other party's sarcasm, why can't Alante hear it? In previous years, the Malfoy family was a big customer of purchasing black dragon scales, dragon horns, and dragon blood, and the sales of 8,000 gold galleons were among them. It will take up at least half of the share. The truth that people are poor and short-minded, thin horses and long hair, Alante is well aware of the three flavors. When you are down, don't take anything seriously. Because if you provoke more enemies at this time, then you will only die worse.
The other party ignored his sarcasm, and Lucius said to himself, "The former land of the black dragon was the only black dragon egg left behind after being ravaged by the locust-like 'dragon thieves'. He was taken away by the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic... Alas, in the future, it is estimated that it will be difficult for our Malfoy family to buy high-quality dragon scales, how can those Aurors of the Ministry of Magic know how to cultivate black dragons? That dragon egg was a terrible thing to put in their hands."
For the Ministry of Magic to take away the only remaining black dragon egg, Alant. McFace was also very dissatisfied in his heart, this was equivalent to cutting off his family's livelihood, originally thought that as long as Li She and they left the black dragon egg, with the McFace family's years of experience in cultivating black dragons, they could breed a black dragon out. Didn't expect Connelly. Fudge, a vampire, actually used the excuse that the McFace family could not protect the black dragon, a magical creature, in order to prevent the black dragon from extinction, the black dragon egg was taken away and kept by the Ministry of Magic, and the McFace family can still enjoy the benefits of the black dragon hatched in the future. But everyone knows that once you enter the Ministry of Magic, it's hard to take it out. When the time comes, let alone enjoying the benefits, it would be good not to let yourself pay to compensate the Ministry of Magic for the expenses needed to cultivate and breed black dragons.
Although Lucius's words resonated with Arant, Alante did not let go. said with a sad face; "Alas, don't say it, don't say it! It's a big deal to sell some of your belongings to maintain it. β
"That being said, what Fudge did do a little too much this time around. Even I can't get enough of it. With the friendship between the two of us, I can help mediate and get back the dragon egg, so that it is possible for the McFastius family to continue cultivating it," Lucius said with great righteousness.
Friendship? Only a fool will believe this deceptive nonsense, the interaction of equal status is called friendship, and when the identity is far apart, it is naked charity. Thirty years ago, in order to mediate Albert's killing of the bastard of the McMillan family, the elder Malfoy extorted 2,000 ounces of black dragon blood and 500 kilograms of black dragon scales from Arant, and took fifty pairs of dragon horns alone. To this day, Alante still remembers it vividly. Unless Merlin is reborn, Alante won't believe Lucius's nonsense.
But since the other party threw the bait. Alante also wanted to see what the current Malfoy family head was up to. Pretending to be grateful, his eyes even glistened with tears, "Oh praise Merlin, if Your Excellency can really help our family get the black dragon eggs back from the hands of the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic, I, Alant, promise that as long as I live for one day, the black dragon blood and dragon scales will be supplied to the Malfoy family for free in the future" Alante said excitedly.
Alant's lack of oil and salt and his appearance of pretending to be stupid made Lucius feel like a punch on cotton, and the feeling of aggrieved couldn't help but anger in his heart, and his eyes stared coldly at the silver-haired old guy in front of him, the former silver-faced Death Eater, Lucius's hands were not stained with blood. When he was young and frivolous, Lucius was also a figure who caused death by discord. Putting down the teacup in his hand, Lucius stood up and looked around at the ancient furnishings in the study. Said slowly: "The principle of equivalent exchange is very applicable at any time, without the black dragon blood, with the financial resources of my Malfoy family, can't I get other dragon blood instead?" This trip is just to ask you to introduce us to a few special friends, you know, multiple choices and multiple paths are not the way for our ancient family to survive? β
Alante was shocked, he didn't expect that he deliberately staggered the time to report the case to the Ministry of Magic, and also created alibi evidence to hide the group of guys from the Ministry of Magic, but he did not deceive this cunning Lucius. "Special friend? I'm sorry Lord Lucius, but I guess you know all of my friends. If you can help our family retrieve the Black Dragon Egg, McFarsti will be grateful, and as for the rest, I can't help it," Alante said softly.
Alante pretended to be stupid, completely angered Lucius, and sneered, "Hmph, McFarsti is no longer a black dragon, is it still McFasti?" If you don't want to help with this little favor, then I can't help it. But you know that madwoman from the McMillan family, but she always thinks about revenge."
Lucius's words poked at Arrant's weakness, the McMillan family almost married his own family, and he also knew the strength of the McMillan family, the McMillan family and the Malfoy family were on par, if it was attacked by the McMillan family at this time, it is estimated that the McFastier family would be completely removed from the wizarding world. Holding back his anger, Alan weighed his privileges and said coldly, "I can only help you convey it, as for whether they are willing to see you or not, it's not up to me to decide."
Lucius smiled disdainfully, the old guy who bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard really wanted to be intimidated before he could be honest, "Then thank you for helping with this, of course, I will try my best to negotiate with the Ministry of Magic, hoping to get the dragon egg back for you!" (To be continued......)
PS: The second watch is staying up late again