Chapter III: New Mandates

Amosta weighed the bag in his hand that had been expanded by the Traceless Stretching Charm, and the feeling of still being heavy after the weight was weakened by the constant addition of the Levitation Charm made him feel extremely happy.

Seven hundred gold Galleons - this is the salary he earned for half a month in the old woods of the Jura Mountains in France, which is enough to pay a full staff member at Hogwarts or a senior official at the Ministry of Magic for a year.

After checking that there was nothing wrong with the heart of the chicken-bodied basilisk brought by Amosta, he sat down on the opposite side of the Kakus and covered the rough wooden box, and smiled with satisfaction,

"Your credibility is the brightest light in the underground world, Mr. Jin Viper, every transaction with you is a perfect pleasure!"

Amosta silently put away the money bag, ignoring the praise of Kakus Foley, everyone came out to mix up for the golden Galleon, and it was better not to have any friendship if it was not necessary.

"What other decent commissions have you had lately?"

"You're as hardworking as ever, Mr. Viper."

Amosta's indifference did not displease Kakus, in fact, most of the people who were active here were cautious in their words and deeds, and only those who were as polite and warm as him were outliers.

Kakus was still smiling, patting his ass silently, while taking out his notebook from his arms and looking back and forth,

"What are your requirements for the type of assignment and the reward?"

"My habits are the same as before, Kakus, don't waste each other's time." Amosta said coldly.

"Of course, of course, how can I forget your request - not to accept any commissions against wizards or Muggles, commissions of more than five hundred Galleons, and the time to complete the task needs to be as short as possible... I will not forget the habit of any of my clients, Mr. Jin Viper... However, "

Kakus flipped through the notebook in his hand, and his mouth was full of words, but his brows gradually tightened, until the notebook turned to the latest page, and he couldn't pick out the tasks that met Amosta's requirements.

"Hmm... I'm afraid I'll have to say sorry to you, Mr. Viper, missions that are in line with your habits are generally sought-after, and there was a previous task to provide raw materials and concoct a magic activity suppression potion worth five hundred and fifty Galleons, but unfortunately, it was taken away by someone else three days ago..."

Hearing this, Amosta stood up and turned around to leave, with a resolute demeanor.

"Please wait, Mr. Viper!"

In the face of Amosta's unkind gaze, Kakus's forehead jumped, for fear that the person in front of him would directly take out his wand and nail him to the ground with a spear, just like he had dealt with those unruly werewolves.

"No offense,"

Kakus hurriedly explained, "I really don't have a commission that meets your requirements, but there are also some commissions that are very lucrative, but they are just high-risk tasks, I wonder if you would be interested in hearing about it?" ”

"Higher risk?"

It would certainly not be a small job like smuggling to make Kakus Foley, who has been here for many years, evaluate that the high-risk mission would definitely not be a small job like smuggling, Amosta hesitated, but after thinking for a while, he sat back down and nodded at Kakus,

"Let's talk about it first."

Kakus subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, it is not easy to earn intermediary fees from dangerous wizards like the Golden Viper, you have no idea what inexplicable anger will cause them to kill yourself, so you must be ready to flee at any time.

"The honorarium for the first commission is twenty thousand gold Galleons..."

Just listening to the amount of the commission, Amosta immediately skipped an eyebrow and held his breath.

"--The client sent me a magical contract from Albania, and he wants someone to help him rescue the Lestrange couple and the Caro siblings from Azkaban--this commission, you see?"

"Hmph, I'm not that stupid, Kakus, I refuse the commission."

Amosta refused without hesitation.

If it was just to save people, for the sake of this weight of Gareon, Amosta might hesitate, although the Dementors of Azkaban were dangerous, but for him, they were not impossible to deal with.

The real danger of this mission lies in the fact that there is a problem with the people being saved.

No one in the wizarding world would not know that the Lestrange couple and the Caro siblings were the most radical Death Eaters, and once someone rescued them, it was expected that Dumbledore, who had spent the rest of his life fighting Voldemort, would definitely intervene in the investigation, and Amosta didn't want to waste his life on the run.

Moreover, Azkaban's location is top secret in the wizarding world, and it is very time-consuming to find.

Kakus wasn't surprised by Amosta's crisp refusal, as he saw that the person who issued the mission was most likely to have drunk too much flame whiskey and was not very clear-headed, after all, who would want to deal with a disgusting, terrifying creature like a Dementor?

"Your choice is very wise, Mr. Viper, then, let me think about it--- there is also a commission, someone claims to have found the address of a magical relic built by a powerful wizard in ancient times, and wants to recruit some skilled wizards as guards, the client said that they can't provide a direct high commission, but they are willing to share the discovery in the ruins with the explorers, you see this commission--"

It is indeed possible to obtain a high profit from searching for ruins, not only for items such as gold, silver and gemstones, but also for the existence of many ancient magic that has been lost and is known for its pursuit of power, and if you can learn from it, it will be beneficial to improve your own strength.

However, after a moment of thought, Amosa declined the commission.

It's not that it's risk-aware, exploring the ruins also requires a lot of time to prepare, and with the high probability that the result will be nothing, Amosta doesn't like to pin his gains on unjustified luck.

Kakus was very patient, and he introduced Amosta to several long-cherished commissions, but each of them, either the benefits were not proportional to the risks, or, when completed, they would cause great trouble of their own, and they were all rejected without exception.

In the end, even Kakus was distressed by Amosta's pickiness, and he sat there frowning and pondering, silent for a long time,

"There's one more, the last one, Mr. Kimkui, if you can't be satisfied---"

In the middle of the night, Kakus tilted his head, his expression cautious, although he couldn't see the expression behind the magic vortex on Amosta's face, but he was still trying his best to observe the dangerous guy on the other side,

"You've heard... Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets? ”

"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets?"

Amosta's body trembled, although the memory of the plot in his previous life has basically been lost, but as long as you have attended Hogwarts, it is impossible not to have heard of it, Amosta has done things with people in the underground world, and the spells and spell-casting habits he cast look like they have been cultivated under modern orthodox magic education, and there is nothing to hide.

"Hogwarts school legend, why mention that?"

Seeing Amosta take the bait, Kakus secretly rejoiced, but remained silent,

"You don't spend much time in the country, you probably don't know it, although the Daily Prophet doesn't report on it, but the news has spread in private, it is said that the Chamber of Secrets has really been opened, and in Hogwarts, someone is using the power of the Chamber of Secrets to create panic, and Dumbledore can't do anything about it..."

"Wait!"

Amosta unceremoniously interrupted Kakus, "What does this have to do with commissions, is someone paying me to go to school to protect those children?" ”

"Of course not!"

Kakus smiled slyly,

"However, Salazar Slytherin's name is indeed attractive enough, right, the client thinks that Slytherin left a secret treasure in the secret room and was obtained by the so-called heir, otherwise, how can it be explained that even a powerful guy like Dumbledore can't find any clues?"

Amosta kept silent, he didn't remember much of the original book, but at least he remembered that there didn't seem to be any riches, magic, or powerful alchemy items left in the vault.

However, given the greedy nature of the wizards here, it is not surprising that there would be such speculations.

After all, the founding four of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are all powerful wizards with a proven history, possessing powerful mana that ordinary people can't match, and once their legacy appears, people will definitely flock to it.

"Even if that's true,"

Amosta was unmoved, "If anyone dares to rush into Hogwarts and Dumbledore to grab something, it is safer to go to Azkaban and catch those madmen." ”

"It's not necessarily about grabbing, it's about a more reasonable way."

Kakus was in high spirits, with a posture of being determined to convince Amosta,

"I can help, for example, to get you into that school as the Board of External Investigators—

Our esteemed wizards on the Board of Trustees need to respond a little to the terror at the school in response to the growing discontent, but at the same time, they are also worried that the attacks will continue to take place, and the wizards they send will be of no use and will become a laughing stock.

But if there were credible wizards, they would be willing to negotiate with Dumbledore - after all, Dumbledore's performance in this series of events was disappointing, and they probably felt that he was a little sluggish because of his age..."

"Looks like you've been planning to target me for a long time."

It would be foolish to hear that Amosta hadn't discovered this yet, Kakus didn't have a commission for taste, and the high-risk tasks he had proposed before were just bait, and his real purpose was to hope that he could take on the last commission.

Sure enough, it was still seen through.

Kakus's heart tightened, and he smiled humbly,

"After all, the selection of the Inquisitor needs to be approved by Albus Dumbledore, so Hogwarts-born wizards are the first choice, and strength and credibility are also very important, and only you meet the requirements here."

Amosta is undeniable,

"How do you solve the problem of identity secrecy, you should know, this will expose my true face."

Clever as Marcus Foley, naturally he has long thought about this issue, and he can't wait to assure him,

"The client will not know that Mr. Jin Viper took the commission, and although the school board will know your name in the outside world, they will not find out your identity in the underground world from me."

"And what about you,"

Amosta aggressively asked, "In your plan, you are the only person who will know my identity in the outside world and the underworld, how do you make sure you can be trusted?" ”

"An unbreakable oath to vouch for the lives of all the Foley family and to keep your identity secret forever."

Amosta stared at Kakus's not young face, and did not rush to say anything,

"Looks like you're getting a very big return on this order, right?"

"It's my own secret, Mr. Viper."

Kakus smiled as if victory was in his hands

"Eight thousand gold Galleons, plus the gratitude of the school board, maybe you can get a commendation from the Ministry of Magic in exchange for the secret treasure in the Slytherin Vault, Mr. Golden Viper, this business is very good..."

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