Chapter 659 Use galleons to build a nest for Norbert

It was still the tea room on the sixth floor. The box where Kyle had stayed a few days ago had not even changed its location, but this time the person opposite him was changed from Dumbledore to Dean Sacia.

For some reason, Kyle always thought the famous pharmacist looked a little nervous.

Kyle had seen the same expression on others, Fred and George when they first sold maps for money.

Very nervous, but more than anything, looking forward to it.

But the other party is the dean of St. Mungo's and a master of pharmacy even more famous than Snape, so he will definitely not be short of Galleons...

"How have you been lately?" Dean Sasia poured two cups of black tea. "Is your studies going well?"

I have to say that this beginning is a bit abrupt, like a relative who I haven't seen for more than ten years suddenly meets on the road. It's very embarrassing, but I have to chat for a few words.

That's how Kyle feels right now.

"Well, it's not bad." He took the black tea and said, "When I graduate next year, I should be able to get about ten certificates."

"Ten? This is a very good result." Dean Sacia said.

"It's just possible." Kyle whispered, "Maybe less than this, but not necessarily."

"Is that so?"

At this point, the chat seemed to stop going on, and the atmosphere in the box was somewhat awkward.

Kyle was really uncomfortable with this atmosphere and wanted to break the deadlock... but because he didn't know what Sasia's purpose was, he could only find a random topic.

"By the way, Dean Sacia, how is Mr. Stork's injury?"

"Not bad, your method works very well." Speaking of black magic, Dean Sasia's tone immediately became much more natural.

"I prepared the corresponding antidote in the early morning of the next day, and it worked very well. The effects of the black magic have begun to fade away, and he will be able to return to normal in about a month."

"That's great." Kyle said with a smile, "In just one night, you can prepare a brand-new and symptomatic antidote based on the characteristics of black magic. No wonder Professor Dumbledore always says that you are the greatest pharmacist."

"It can't be said to be a brand-new antidote." Sasia shook her head and said seriously: "Black magic is actually interoperable, but the branches are different. The black magic on Stoji is a kind of heart-eating curse.

"This kind of dark magic was very popular more than ten years ago. I have seen it too much. Coupled with the phoenix tears provided by Dumbledore, it is not that difficult to prepare the antidote. The only thing required is time.

"And the basilisk... just solves that problem."

When talking about the basilisk, Dean Sasia suddenly paused, and then she continued:

"I never thought I would see a living basilisk one day? And it seems to obey your... words.

"But I have never been able to figure it out. Doesn't the basilisk only obey the orders of the wizard who created it? According to the size of the previous basilisk, it must have existed for at least several hundred years."

"To be precise, it's more than a thousand years." Kyle said, "But I'm sorry, because of some special reasons, I can't reveal the origin of this basilisk."

"No, that's how it should be."

Dean Sasia didn't seem to care much about the origin of the basilisk, or in other words, what she cared about most was actually the basilisk itself.

After the topic came to the basilisk, she simply stopped making insinuations and said bluntly: "I'm actually looking for you this time to ask you if you are willing to sell the basilisk. St. Mungo's is willing to offer you ten pieces." Buy it at the price of a fire dragon.”

"I'm afraid this won't work." Kyle said without hesitation.

The price of ten fire dragons is indeed very attractive, but the role of the basilisk is far beyond that of Galleons, and it is safer to have such an extremely dangerous creature like the basilisk in your own hands.

He didn't want to look up one day and see a pair of yellow eyes.

In order to dispel Dean Sacia's thoughts, Kyle continued: "Furthermore, this basilisk has a special origin. I only have the right to use it. Even if I want to sell it, Professor Dumbledore cannot agree to it."

"Okay." Dean Sacia seemed to have guessed this result a long time ago, but he was not disappointed at all.

"What about the materials related to the basilisk? That's no problem, right?" She poured another cup of black tea.

"Forget it if it affects the basilisk itself, but for relatively unimportant things like venom, snake blood, scales and snake sloughs, I hope you can consider selling them to St. Mungo's.

"Although there are no prices for these things on the market, I won't let you suffer. How about the price is ten times that of the fire dragon.

"For example, the price of dragon blood is six galleons per ounce, and the price of basilisk blood is sixty galleons. For venom, just refer to the Acromantula, which costs one thousand galleons per pint."

Buying basilisk blood and venom?

I don’t know if he is overthinking it, but Kyle always feels that this is Dean Sacia’s real purpose.

And the price she offered was indeed too much for Kyle to refuse.

Sixty galleons is almost a month's salary for most Ministry of Magic staff, and that's just one ounce.

The basilisk is not small... Let's put it this way, even if Fox takes a bite of the basilisk while he is free, it can spit out hundreds of Galleons.

The venom is even more exaggerated. If bloodletting may have some impact on the basilisk, then there is really no need to worry about the venom.

To the basilisk, that thing is similar to the flames breathed out by a fire dragon, and it can be sprayed several times a day.

Even if collected at the most conservative amount, a pint would only last a few days, and by then it would be replenished by feeding two more Tebo warthogs.

A Tebbo warthog was worth just a few dollars, and compared to a pint of one thousand galleons of venom, it was like giving it away.

If you add in the snake sloughs and scales, you can earn at least five thousand galleons in a month.

If this is the case, by the time he graduates, he will probably be able to use Galleons to build a cave for Norbert...

Kyle felt his heartbeat begin to speed up, and everything he saw was in the shape of galleons.

However, after getting excited, Kyle quickly thought of another possibility. He took a sip of black tea, tried to calm himself down, and asked:

"Dean Sacia, I don't think St. Mungo's keeps buying venom and snake blood."

"You're right." Sacia smiled and helped Kyle add another cup of black tea. “St. Mungo’s purpose of purchasing the basilisk is to research and prepare related potions.

"In the past few days, I have searched for potion formulas and related books left by previous St. Mungo's deans, and found records related to the basilisk in a notebook written three hundred years ago.

"According to the above content, the materials related to the basilisk...including snake blood, snake slough, and venom will naturally reject most herbal medicines, and are only applicable to a small number of equally poisonous medicinal materials, and are also the most difficult. The entire Holy Mungo has no more than three healers who can prepare this kind of potion.

"But we can't spend all our time researching new potions. I made a simple calculation before, and one pint of venom is enough for us to use for six months."

Kyle's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.

One thousand galleons in six months, although it is also a lot of money, but he had thought of one thousand galleons in three to five days. The gap between this was too big. No wonder Dean Sasia would do it before Given such a high price.

Kyle was sipping his tea cup, thinking about something.

"I don't have venom and snake blood for the time being, but I do have this." He put his hand into the deformed lizard skin bag and took out a green object as big as his palm, with clear traces of scales still visible on it.

"The skin shed by the basilisk?" Dean Sacia said excitedly.

Compared to venom and snake blood, this kind of snake slough concerned her more.

Because snake slough is the only non-poisonous thing, it is also the most repulsive and widely used material.

She found potion formulas related to basilisks in the portraits of previous deans, and 80% of the ingredients were snake sloughs.

The reason why she didn't mention it just now was because the basilisk only sheds its skin once every hundred years, and she wasn't sure whether Kyle had one.

I didn’t expect Kyle to actually take it out.

And the thousand years of snake shedding must be more than that.

Dean Sasia's eyes flashed with excitement, and she asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Is there any more?"

"A complete piece of snake slough." Kyle said, "About fifty feet long..."

"when!"

As soon as Kyle finished speaking, Dean Sacia touched the tea cup.

Generally speaking, there are very few things that can make her act so out of control. The first time she saw a basilisk was one, and the second time she heard that Kyle had a complete snake slough that was fifty feet long. .

The former is surprise, the latter is surprise...

"I wonder if you are willing to sell it to St. Mungo's." Dean Sacia asked quickly, but soon she seemed to think of something, and her tone paused before continuing.

"But the snake slough... we may not be able to buy it at ten times the price of the fire dragon skin. How about we use five thousand galleons to buy a five-foot-long snake slough."

Five thousand galleons and five feet is actually not very high in comparison... But after all, snake slough is not snake skin, so the price is very reasonable.

But Kyle thought about it, shook his head and said: "No, Dean Sacia..."

"As for six thousand galleons, this is already the highest price we can give."

"You misunderstood." Kyle said with a smile. "I don't want a knut for the five-foot snake slough. I will give it directly to St. Mungo's, plus a pint of venom."

Dean Sacia didn't seem to expect Kyle to say that, and raised his head suddenly.

"Are you sure?" she said. "That's a lot of galleons."

"If I keep saying this, I might really regret it." Kyle said with some trepidation.

Five feet of snake slough, plus a pint of venom, is six thousand...oh no, it should be seven thousand Galleons.

When Sirius was wanted, the bounty was only 10,000 Galleons, and 7,000 Galleons could almost buy him.

However, Dean Sacia also said just now that the purpose of purchasing these was to research and prepare new potions. Kyle always felt that it was a bit inappropriate to accept money.

And with seven thousand galleons, you can exchange a favor from a top pharmacist. This transaction is not actually a loss.

Just look at Lucius Malfoy and you will know that he has donated so much money to St. Mungo's, isn't it also to exchange for Fudge's favor?

To a certain extent, Dean Sacia's favors were much more important than Fudge's, and their value was also higher.

Kyle didn't hide his thoughts, and Dean Sacia could naturally see it, but she didn't mind, or she was very willing to owe this favor.

"Well, these seven thousand galleons of materials will be considered your donation to St. Mungo's." She said, "In addition, in return... I will personally support Albus's election as Minister of Magic."

"What?" Kyle asked, blinking.

"Isn't your principal running for minister against Fudge?" Dean Sacia said. "I was still hesitating who to support before. After all, I am the dean of St. Mungo's. Even if I stand in my own name, others will think of it." When it comes to St. Mungo's, it's inevitable.

"However, I will resign as Dean and fully support Dumbledore and his Order of the Phoenix."

"Ah no no no... don't do that." Kyle waved his hands repeatedly. He really didn't expect that this matter would reach St. Mungo's.

Dean Sacia was a little confused about Kyle's reaction.

She was sure that Kyle was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix, at least a non-staff member. Didn't they want to push Dumbledore to become minister?

The news was all over the newspapers in the past few days. Many people in St. Mungo's were quarreling over it. Why are they rejecting it now?

"You probably don't know yet..." she reminded: "I am still somewhat famous in the magical world, and I should be able to win more support for Dumbledore."

"That's what I'm worried about. It's impossible for Principal Dumbledore to become this minister, and he won't have this opportunity." Kyle said.

"You are too underestimated Albus." Dean Sacia smiled.

"No, I'm serious." Kyle said, "In short, believe me, it's impossible for Professor Dumbledore to become the minister, no matter how many people support him, it's useless.

"If you openly support him, you will soon have a quarrel with the Ministry of Magic. This is not a good thing for you or St. Mungo's."

Seeing that Kyle didn't look like he was joking, Dean Sasia gradually put away his smile and became serious.

If it is true as Kyle said, then she should really consider whether to publicly support Dumbledore. After all, Fudge is not a generous person.

"How about this..." Kyle said, "Fox will send you a letter next. At that time, you just need to accept it in front of other people, and then write a reply to Professor Dumbledore to show your kindness. Just divide the ambiguity."

"Ah?" Sacia blinked, a little confused as to what Kyle meant.

Didn't he just say that Dumbledore would never become minister? But why go to all the trouble and create an ambiguous illusion.

She felt like she couldn't keep up with the ideas of today's young wizards.

But since Kyle said so, she would just do it. It was just a letter and it would not have any impact on St. Mungo's.

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