Chapter 247 The Strategic Significance of Hogsmeade

Hearing Anton's question, Sebastian continued massaging until the old man was grinning from ear to ear.

"Alright, alright, you little brat, if you're being too attentive for no reason, you're either a traitor or a thief."

"No need for massage, just have the intention, go and sit down."

"What are you doing here today?"

Sebastian chuckled and asked, "Isn't this the first day that the new city of Hogsmeade is open to the entire wizarding world? I came to see how the traffic is and whether the various news media have reported on it properly."

"Don't worry about that," Anton said with a smile, "The media came here this morning and have been reporting on it all morning."

"The new city of Hogsmeade will surely be on the headlines in the next few days. It won't be long before the name of the wizarding city is fully known."

"As for the flow of people," Anton stood up and walked to the window to look down, "just look, since nine o'clock in the morning, the streets have been crowded with people."

"And after the afternoon, the flow of people is even greater than in the morning, and there are many wizards from other countries who come here to visit."

"According to the staff, there were only four Aurors patrolling here in the morning, but by the afternoon the number of patrolling Aurors had increased to ten."

Sebastian nodded in satisfaction.

As long as there is a lot of traffic, it will be worth it to let Swan Media branches around the world advertise for Hogsmeade.

Previously, the managers of various magic shops were reluctant to move to the new city and open stores.

I just walked down the street and saw all the store managers were smiling from ear to ear.

I wonder how many of these visiting tourists will be attracted to settle here.

Thinking of this, Sebastian asked, "Grandpa, how are the houses in the residential area selling?"

"The employees haven't submitted the specific data yet," Anton said with a smile, "but I see that the sales office has been very busy."

"There were young people coming in and out all the time, and they looked quite happy."

Just be happy!

Sebastian took great pains to make Hogsmeade an ideal place for wizards to live.

The establishment of wizard kindergartens and wizard elementary schools allows children in the magical world to receive systematic preschool education from an early age.

There is no need to worry about the medical conditions. The newly opened branch of St. Mungo's Hospital in Hogsmeade provides daily treatment services to protect everyone's health at all times.

Not to mention public security. A new Auror office has been set up in the central area of ​​​​Hogsmeade to ensure the security and stability of this emerging town.

Even a bold dark wizard wouldn't dare to cause trouble here.

In addition to these essential living facilities, Sebastian has also launched a series of exciting home buying activities.

As long as you purchase a house here, homebuyers can enjoy free design services!

Whether you like a classic-style house interior or want a fashionable Muggle-style design, there will be professional magic designers to tailor it for you.

If you are a young wizard, you have just graduated and are preparing to buy a house and get married?

To address this situation, Sebastian has thoughtfully launched special discounts for new home buyers.

As long as you have a formal job in the wizarding world, you can enjoy zero-interest installments. In this way, even a newly graduated wizard can buy a house of his choice here without any savings.

Anyway, once the magic contract is signed, there is no need to worry about the other party breaching the contract.

In order to attract more wizards to buy houses, Sebastian also personally planned a large-scale house purchase lottery event. As long as you buy a house in the new city, you will have a chance to win a luxurious prize!

The grand prizes include vouchers of various denominations, various types of alchemical furniture, and even a top-level flying broom - the Firebolt!

With all these activities going on, there is no doubt that these wizards who come to visit will be tempted.

If possible, Sebastian also wanted to attract graduates from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang to settle here.

Let this place become the gathering place for the top wizards in the entire magical world.

By then, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money!

Seeing Sebastian's happy face, Anton said cheerfully: "You little money-grubber, are you so happy to hear about making money?!"

"You already have more Galleons than you can spend, yet you're still obsessed with making money."

"Then you are wronging me, Grandpa," Sebastian complained, "Developing Hogsmeade is not just about money."

"As you know, the mysterious man has appeared again. I am doing this to guard against him and his dark wizards."

"In the past, wizards lived too scattered, so they were defeated one by one by the Death Eaters."

"Now that wizards are gathered here, there are definitely many benefits. At least with more people, everyone will be braver."

"Moreover, people have bought houses here and their children are educated here. With their interests tied to them, they will naturally become people who swear to defend this place to the death."

"Even if the You-Know-Who attacks with his army, as long as someone can hold the You-Know-Who head-on, the residents here will definitely have the courage to pick up their wands and fight to protect their houses from being destroyed by the Death Eaters."

"Do you think this is the truth?"

"Well, that does make sense," Anton nodded with a smile, "If nothing else, just having Dumbledore as the headmaster next door is enough to give everyone a sense of security and attract people to settle here."

Sebastian picked up a bottle of drink, moistened his throat, sat on the sofa and asked, "Why don't I see grandma? Where is she? Isn't she here too?"

"It's all because of you," Anton said unhappily, "Your grandmother is in charge of the recruitment of teachers for the wizard kindergarten and wizard elementary school, and she is now interviewing the teachers who come to apply for the job."

"Really? Because of your little thing, the whole family has to go out."

"Hey," Sebastian grinned, "I'm just worried that you two might be too lonely."

"As the saying goes, the most expensive thing in this era is talent."

"It just so happens that grandma is in charge of the kindergarten and primary school right now, and you, grandpa, will be in charge of the research institute later."

"In short, other tasks can be assigned to employees, but education must be in our own hands."

"Grandpa and grandma, please take care of me."

Anton did not comment on Sebastian's statement.

Of course he understood the importance of education, which is a great achievement that will benefit the present and future generations and will go down in history.

Whether it is a kindergarten, primary school or research institute, the position of the first principal cannot be given to anyone else.

Thinking about the arrangement for the kindergarten, Anton frowned and asked, "By the way, what's the matter with your early childhood training plan?"

"Besides basic literacy, knowledge and various manual skills, why do you want children to learn housework, laundry and cooking?"

"Are you training children or house elves?"

"Haha," Sebastian laughed at the old man's humor, "Why did you think of house elves?"

"Children are full of energy and active by nature. Learning manual skills and washing and cooking can better cultivate their concentration."

"Moreover, they have a strong desire to perform. After learning how to cook, they will definitely want to go home and cook for their parents in order to get their parents' praise."

"Don't worry, these are advanced parenting techniques I learned from Muggles."

"As long as the children become well-behaved, the parents will be very happy."

With that, Sebastian stood up with Mia.

"Okay, let's not talk any more. Let's go say hello to grandma, then go shopping and watch a movie."

"Bye-Bye......"

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