Chapter 704: Income Generation and Surrender of Dementors

Cornwall…

"Call the gods to protect you!"

A silver goose flew by, scaring a dementor so hard that it ran away with its head in its arms, but before it could fly far, it hit a slender flame head-on.

The temperature of the flame was not high, or because it was too small, the dementor didn't feel anything before it hit it.

But by the time it reacted, the flames were already wrapped around his body like a rope.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the Dementor was burned to ashes.

Kyle waved his wand after lifting the disillusionment spell, and the flames on the dementor automatically condensed into a ball and flew back to the top of a wooden stick in his hand, burning unhurriedly on it.

"This thing is really good..." Cedric looked at the torch in Kyle's hand with some envy. "We agreed, next time it's your turn to drive away the dementors, and I'll use the Gubralien Fire."

"No problem." Kyle threw the torch in his hand to him, "Be careful not to burn yourself. Although this thing is not as scary as the Fire Curse, it is still a magical flame after all. I don't want to go to St. Mungo's to visit you. .”

"Are you looking down a little too much?" Cedric held the torch and said angrily: "Even if I can't match you in the use of magic spells, I can't even use the fire control spell, right? .”

Kyle shrugged and said nothing.

At this time, an owl just flew over their heads.

Kyle took out a Sico and shook it, and the owl immediately flew over and took out a stack of newspapers from the bag tied to his leg.

"Thank you, two portions are enough." Kyle threw Sickle into the bag, "No need to look for it."

In addition to the owl that regularly delivers newspapers to a certain person, the Daily Prophet also has another situation like this.

The owl will carry a bag of newspapers and fly towards the place where the wizard is. If the wizard needs it, he only needs to hold five Knuts in his hand and shake them and they will fly over.

But Kyle doesn't have that kind of small-denomination coins in his hand for the time being, and it's the same with Sickle.

"What a coincidence." Cedric said in surprise: "We can actually meet the owl delivering newspapers!"

"What's so strange about this..." Kyle opened the newspaper, "Cornwall is a place with a lot of wizards. It's normal to encounter a newspaper delivery owl."

"That's right." Cedric walked over, "Is there any news in the newspaper?"

"There really is..." Kyle opened the newspaper and pointed to a huge headline on the front page.

[The Ministry of Magic offers a high price for the Dementor]

“In recent times, both wizards and Muggles have been troubled by dementors, and these monsters are seriously affecting everyone’s lives.

"Yesterday, a righteous wizard came to the Ministry of Magic and expressed his thoughts. He believed that during this special period, all wizards should unite to fight against the dementors.

"Of course, this is a very dangerous thing, so he specially prepared a generous reward to be given to every wizard who has contributed to peace."

[The wizard who captures the dementors alive and sends them to the Ministry of Magic will be rewarded with two hundred galleons for each dementor. 】

[Bring a dementor-black-hooded wizard and reward him with a hundred galleons. 】

[After killing the dementors with magic fire, a black ash will be left behind. 2 ounces can be exchanged for one hundred galleons. 】

"Another: The Ministry of Magic advocates doing things according to one's ability and having enough assurance.

"If anyone is found to have caused damage to the surrounding environment, buildings, or personnel while dealing with dementors, a reward ranging from twenty to two hundred galleons will be deducted (depending on the seriousness of the situation)

"If there is uncontrolled magic fire, in addition to deducting all rewards, there will also be an additional fine of one hundred galleons and one year in Azkaban."

"The Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, said that we are here to solve troubles, not create them, so everyone must do what they can, and the main thing is to notify the Ministry of Magic, and the Aurors will rush over as soon as possible."

…

"There is a bounty for Dementors?" Cedric looked at the newspaper in disbelief. "I didn't expect those ashes to be so valuable. Two ounces and one hundred galleons. You are rich!"

He still remembered that there was a lot of ashes in Kyle's bottle. Even if only half of it was left, it could still be exchanged for a lot of Galleons.

"What are you thinking..." Kyle looked at Cedric with disgust, "We are employees of the Ministry of Magic. This is our job. How can we raise money? It's too vulgar."

Cedric stood there dumbfounded, choked and speechless...

"Wait...are you serious?"

When this kind of words came out of Kyle's mouth, he couldn't believe it...it was so fake.

According to what he knew about Kyle, the other party would definitely find someone who was not in the Ministry of Magic, such as Lupin or Mrs. Weasley, and let them exchange the ashes for galleons.

This is what Kyle should do.

"All right."

In Cedric's eyes with the same disgust, Kyle spread his hands helplessly, "In fact, the sponsor of this event is Sirius. We can't use the Gubler fairy fire he sent and then turn around to make money from him. Well, that’s a bit too shameless.”

"No wonder..." Cedric nodded suddenly, even Kyle felt shameless, and he really couldn't do this.

"But is this really okay?" Cedric frowned and asked, "What if they bring fake things? After all, black cloaks are so common, and there are ashes. It seems that they are not difficult to imitate."

"These things cost at least one hundred galleons. Someone will definitely be interested. If someone comes over with a fake and insists that it was dropped by a dementor, what will you do? Will you also pay?"

"Of course it's impossible." Kyle waved his wand, and a black torn cloak suddenly appeared in front of the two of them... This was left after they killed the first dementor, and Kyle never threw it away.

"As for how people from the Ministry of Magic check the authenticity of things...you will know just by touching them."

Cedric touched the cloak doubtfully, then withdrew his hand instantly.

"Hiss, it's so cold..." He felt a biting coldness coming from his fingertips, as if he had dipped into ice water.

"You see." Kyle said with a smile, "As long as the things left by the dementors, even the ashes burned by the magical flames, are cold.

"This is unique to dementors. Even if you use magic to imitate it, it cannot be exactly the same...at least not in a short period of time."

Cedric was still a little worried, "Even so, it would be a waste of time to identify fakes."

"No waste, no waste at all." Kyle waved his hand, "There will be a team of thugs who will be responsible for catching those who are trying to be clever... By the way, do you remember those who were imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic? Those Dementors?"

Cedric nodded.

Some dementors will surrender directly when the Auror finds them. At this time, the Auror will not kill them, but choose to take them back to the Ministry of Magic.

Although the dementors did cause a lot of trouble, everyone had to admit that they were indeed the best guards.

It is precisely because of the existence of dementors that Azkaban is so terrifying. Almost all wizards who come out of there will correct their evil ways as quickly as possible and try not to let themselves go there again.

From this point of view, the Dementors' contribution to the Ministry of Magic is not insignificant.

"This is the second part of the plan." Kyle continued: "Those dementors were arranged in one room, which was regarded as a temporary Azkaban.

Those who are trying to be clever will be sent inside, depending on the amount, one hundred galleons a day... unless they are willing to buy the fake goods in their hands at the same price. "

After hearing what Kyle said, Cedric's eyes widened and his mouth was open and speechless.

"But...there's nothing like this in the newspaper." He looked through the newspaper again and didn't miss even the most inconspicuous corner. There was indeed none.

"The place responsible for collecting Galleons will notify you." Kyle said calmly: "It gives them a chance, but if they still insist on it, they will be doing their own thing."

"You came up with this idea, right?" Cedric said, his tone unusually sure.

"I just made a suggestion, that's all." Kyle said with a smile, "Those wizards in Knockturn Alley are very rich, and it's time for them to make some contributions."

"Knockturn Alley?" Cedric thought for a moment and soon understood what Kyle meant.

The complicated Knockturn Alley has always been filled with all kinds of fakes. In that place, you can see snake blood mixed with sulfur sold as dragon blood, or white juice pretending to be the tears of the phoenix... This can also be regarded as Knockturn Alley. Featured.

If there is anyone who will definitely use fake goods to pass things off, it is definitely the people in Knockturn Alley.

The corner of Cedric's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Kyle to be thinking about those people.

"You want them to pay to redeem themselves?"

"Five thousand Galleons is a lot, but if you divide it carefully, it's not enough." Kyle said with a smile, "The Auror Office and the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures do not participate in the bounty, but they have also received part of the additional activity funds, which is considered As for the reward... there is only three thousand galleons left for the reward.

"Not counting those captured alive, one hundred Galleons killed... Such a big event can't be stopped after thirty people come. We have to find another way.

"Those guys in Knockturn Alley have defrauded so much money. It's time for them to give back to the wizarding world."

"Aren't you afraid of being resented?" Cedric couldn't help but said, "Those wizards are not kind people."

"Hold a grudge? What does this have to do with me!" Kyle said seriously: "The decision was made by Fudge, the news was published by the Daily Prophet, and the person was caught by the Strikers... What does it have to do with me? I Just an ordinary clerk who is busy outside to deal with the dementors."

After Cedric was silent for a moment, he silently extended a thumb and said, "No wonder you haven't been willing to go back these past few days. I didn't expect it to be because of this."

"Look what you said." Kyle smiled, "I just want to get rid of the Dementors as soon as possible."

"Okay, you have the final say." Cedric didn't object.

After putting away the newspaper, the two continued to search for the address and rushed to the next place.

They got the address from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, but since it was several days old, it wasn't particularly accurate. Sometimes when Kyle and Cedric rushed over, the dementors there had either been dealt with by Aurors or had gone elsewhere, so their trip was in vain.

But there is no better way now. Having a goal is much better than wandering aimlessly.

…

Probably because of the bounty, in the next few days, they encountered fewer and fewer dementors, and some of them had already arrived in advance. Kyle and Cedric were too embarrassed to grab the monsters.

Afterwards, the two followed the address to a remote place.

"Are you sure there are dementors here?" Kyle looked around at the surrounding environment.

There is rubbish everywhere here. It is broad daylight, but there is no one there. You can almost see a lean wild cat walking along the river bank, rummaging hopefully in the weeds for the wrappers of fried fish and potatoes, trying to Find some leftover food inside.

Dementors might be hungry when they come to a place like this...

"I don't know either." Cedric said, he looked down at the booklet in his hand, "But the address is indeed correct. A Muggle found a flying black ghost here and called the police. Later, the striker determined that It’s the Dementors.”

"Then this Dementor is really interesting." Kyle sat on the broom and carefully looked at the situation below, "Do you think he is still here?"

"It's still there." Cedric affirmed, pointing to a huge abandoned chimney, "It's right there."

Kyle followed the direction of his finger and saw a dementor hiding in the gap at the bottom of the chimney.

It has to be said that the Seeker's eyes were good, and the gap was only missing three bricks, but Cedric still saw the Dementor hiding inside.

The two flew down immediately. Kyle lifted his own disillusionment spell and took out his wand, preparing to use the Patronus Charm to force him out.

But before he could take action, the dementor took the lead and flew out of the hiding hole.

The surrounding temperature dropped instantly, and the wild cats seemed to be frightened, screaming and running away.

"Get ready to take action."

Kyle raised his wand, and Cedric also took out Gub'lai's fairy fire.

But at this time, Kyle suddenly heard a hoarse sound...

"Wizard...I surrender..."

It was the sound of a dementor. Kyle had heard it before and there was no mistaking it.

But...surrender?

Kyle and Cedric looked at each other.

It's not uncommon for dementors to surrender as soon as they meet. This is how those from the Ministry of Magic came, but for them, this was the first time they encountered such a situation.

For a moment, neither of them knew what to do.

"Kyle, are we still going to take action?" Cedric asked holding a torch.

"Just wait a moment."

Kyle flew over and landed not far from the Dementor, still holding the wand tightly in his hand.

As he got closer, he suddenly noticed that this dementor's cloak was a little different.

Most of it is still in tatters, but a small part of it is complete, but the color is not right, as if it was patched up with some random cloth.

Dementors also mend clothes?

Kyle felt a little strange. He always felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Wizard...I know you...I am willing to go with you..." the dementor said again.

"Do you know me?" Kyle frowned: "Is it at Hogwarts?"

In the fourth grade, the Ministry of Magic sent dementors into the school in order to hunt down Sirius who had escaped from prison. Apart from this, Kyle could not think of any other place where he had seen dementors.

"Yes." The Dementor nodded, looked at the wand in Kyle's hand, and subconsciously took two steps back, sticking tightly to the chimney.

"I did not...attack..." it continued.

Kyle believed this. They had just seen that the nearest people around were in an alley three miles away. Even if the Dementors wanted to attack Muggles, they would not be able to find their target.

Of course, other situations cannot be ruled out. After all, for Dementors, three miles is not that far.

"If you decide to surrender, then come in..." Kyle took out a box, opened it and put it on the ground.

This is what he recently made, an ordinary Seamless Stretch Charm suitcase, intended to be given to Harry as a birthday present. The space inside is about the same as a broom closet. Although it is not big, it is enough to store a lot of things.

"Don't play tricks!" Kyle reminded.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dementor got into the box without saying a word, and finally stretched out a hand to close the open box.

The box kept shaking, as if urging Kyle to quickly close the lock.

this……

To be honest, neither Kyle nor Cedric had ever seen this scene.

It is not uncommon for Dementors to surrender, but they have never heard of any Dementor doing so neatly, as if it could not wait any longer.