#618 - Invite (ask for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

Such generosity?

Hearing Anduin's words, not only Bardot and Fudge, but even Dumbledore, who was listening in, couldn't help but show surprised expressions.

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"Are you serious?" Bardot initially thought he was joking, but when she saw the determination in Anduin's eyes, she couldn't help but ask.

"As long as you agree, I can sign an employment contract with you right now, and all of the above will be written into the terms!" Anduin said with a smile as he took out a document and pushed it in front of Bardot, clearly something he had prepared long ago.

"Huff…" After roughly scanning the terms in her hand, Bardot fell into deep thought. It was impossible to say she wasn't tempted; Anduin's conditions were simply too generous.

In fact, with her qualifications, persuading the Ministers of Magic of several countries to agree to establish this magic communication system couldn't be easier. It was so easy that, for Bardot, completing this task was more like a publicly funded vacation. Of course, her rich network of contacts was also a reflection of Bardot's value, otherwise Anduin wouldn't have warmly invited her.

But this still gave her the illusion that 'this money is too easy to earn'.

And Fudge, who was next to her, couldn't help but feel a little absurd when he saw Bardot still hesitating. After hearing the conditions Anduin offered, he even wanted to resign immediately and throw himself into Anduin's arms. Of course, he wasn't Bardot after all, and it was still uncertain whether Anduin would even want him.

"Okay, I really can't think of any reason to refuse." Bardot sighed and finally succumbed to Anduin's monetary offensive.

"You won't regret this decision. After all, this is a win-win project that will benefit both Silver Flash and the Ministry of Magic, especially when other wizarding communities see the grand occasion of the communication terminals being popularized in Britain." Anduin knew that this project would take a lot of time. Even if Bardot completed the persuasion, it would take several years before it was fully rolled out.

Win-win? In my opinion, it's clearly you winning twice, Bardot shook her head helplessly, then couldn't help but playfully complain, "You're just trying to poach people from the Ministry of Magic every day, first Moody and Aselia, and now you've even set your sights on me. →"

Anduin put on an innocent expression, "You're really wronging me by saying that. Aselia doesn't hold any important position in the Ministry of Magic, and Moody, like you, only accepted my return invitation after retiring. Besides, he's already a shareholder of Silver Flash Trading Company."

"Don't play pitiful in front of me." Bardot rolled her eyes speechlessly, "I heard a long time ago that you killed countless wanted criminals in North America two years ago as the bounty hunter 'Grim Reaper', to the point that the President of the American Congress sent the medal to Britain. This doesn't match your harmless appearance at all."

"It's not my fault." Anduin shrugged helplessly, "I only went to America on official business. Who told those Purifiers to come to my door themselves? Besides, the bonus given by the American Congress was indeed tempting, wasn't it?"

"You kid, how have you become so money-grubbing in the past two years?" Bardot complained good-naturedly, but in her eyes, Anduin was still the steadfast and trustworthy person, so she didn't say anything more.

Then Anduin finalized a large number of project details with Fudge and Bardot, including the time and location for building the alchemy room, the personnel to cooperate with, and so on.

After handling the details, Bardot and Fudge left the office satisfied, leaving only Anduin and Dumbledore in the room.

At this moment, Dumbledore suddenly found that the request he wanted to make next seemed to be more difficult to say. Didn't you see what Anduin was discussing with others? Large projects worth millions of Galleons!

But Dumbledore could only bite the bullet at this time, "Anduin, I didn't expect you to achieve such great success after graduating for only a few years. It really makes this old man feel ashamed."

"You flatter me, Headmaster." With Anduin's current status, he no longer needed to be as cautious in front of Dumbledore as before, "Headmaster, you came here in person today, I presume you have something important to discuss with me."

Seeing Anduin get straight to the point, Dumbledore didn't bother to beat around the bush and said sincerely, "Your tactical training studies have caused quite a stir in the international wizarding world in the past two years. It's simply a groundbreaking achievement. As far as I know, many magic schools are preparing to offer corresponding courses, and Hogwarts is naturally no exception."

"So you're referring to this." Anduin nodded knowingly upon hearing this. Half a year after his trip to Germany, he officially published his first book, 'Tactical Training Studies'.

This book covers a large amount of content on training, tactics, strategy, and equipment usage, and has unique interpretations of magic power, spell power, and magic sensitivity, and even established many standards.

Among them, Anduin's own invented 'Wilson Training Method' was even more astonishing, finding a way to improve 'magic sensitivity'. This concept was previously mysterious to wizards, and some even doubted whether it really existed. But Anduin not only gave this concept a definite definition, but even quantified the standard and the method of active training.

Therefore, this 'Tactical Training Studies' quickly set off a wave of discussion in the international wizarding academic community. A large number of scholars and wizards raised questions about it, but a group of official institutions led by the British and German Ministries of Magic and the International Alchemical Association stood up to support Anduin.

Finally, after scholars from multiple countries jointly conducted more than a year of experiments and tests, they found that the training method did have an effect on 'magic sensitivity'. When they published this research result with the endorsement of the magic ministries of various countries, they once again pushed 'Tactical Training Studies' to the forefront.

Of course, Anduin and Silver Flash Trading Company were also further promoted. Now, not only has the mainstream opinion of the academic community affirmed Anduin's achievements, but even several magic schools have also had the idea of introducing this training method.

"No problem, Hogwarts naturally has no problem introducing the training method. I will immediately arrange for personnel to enter the school." Anduin muttered and looked down to calculate, "Aselia needs to go to Durmstrang, Moody has completed the guidance work at Ilvermorny, but he still needs to go to Beauxbatons…"

"How about this, I'll talk to Fudge later and transfer an Auror who has received my personal training from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to Hogwarts. How about Mavis? She is outstanding in both theoretical knowledge and practical ability, and is fully competent to serve as the school's training instructor. At that time, it doesn't matter whether you let her directly join as a professor or guide for a period of time. I don't think Fudge and Mavis will have any objections." After thinking for a moment, Anduin immediately finalized the manpower for Dumbledore.

"No…" Dumbledore shook his head with a wry smile, "I want to invite you to Hogwarts to serve as a 'Tactical Training Studies' professor!"

"Me? And it's Tactical Training Studies?" Anduin raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Headmaster, you're not joking with me, are you? Didn't you see how busy Silver Flash Trading Company is? We just finalized a project that will take several years to complete. I can't spare the time."

"Besides, the young wizards in the school generally only need to learn the 'training method' part. The complete 'Tactical Training Studies' is used to train Aurors and other combat personnel!"

"You heard me right, what I want is indeed you, and the subject is the complete 'Tactical Training Studies'!" Dumbledore stared firmly at Anduin, "As for the time arrangement, I can promise to provide you with some privileges, such as free access to the school, reduced teaching time, etc. I hope you can seriously consider it."

"Hmm…" Hearing Dumbledore's solemn expression, Anduin couldn't help but fall into a moment of silence, then still asked in confusion, "Can you tell me the reason? Why do you need me so urgently?"

Anduin could hear that what Dumbledore needed more was him, and the 'Tactical Training Studies' subject was secondary.

"Darkness is approaching, Anduin!" A hint of solemnity appeared in Dumbledore's eyes, "I can feel that the Dark Lord is about to return. I think you should know that he is not really dead, and I am old. Hogwarts needs someone strong enough and with a firm will to protect it."

"You mean Voldemort?" Anduin didn't show the slightest fear of this taboo name, "I was indeed prepared for him not being completely dead. The Dark Mark has not disappeared, and the curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts position is still there."

"But this doesn't mean that I need to personally sit in Hogwarts, does it?" Anduin stared sharply at Dumbledore, "Headmaster, I assure you that once there are signs of the Dark Lord's revival, I will never stand idly by. I will not forget Lily's blood feud!"

"I knew you never lacked courage." Dumbledore nodded appreciatively, "But his target is bound to be at Hogwarts, because Harry is there! He will be enrolling this year. Don't you want to personally teach him?"

"This… I must say your reasons are very sufficient." Anduin nodded, and to be honest, he was already a little tempted, but then shook his head again, "But this doesn't completely impress me, because I believe that with you here, Harry's safety at Hogwarts will not be threatened. And teaching him doesn't have to be in school. I can become his guardian. He can get the best care from me. In just a few vacations, I can teach him how to protect himself! Even Voldemort wouldn't scare him!"

Anduin's confident performance made Dumbledore even more convinced of his previous thoughts. This kid is probably more capable than he imagined.

So Dumbledore immediately changed his smile and looked at him, "Anduin, would you like to hear the conditions I give you?"