Chapter 600 The New Department of Mysteries

"Mike, the Department of Mysteries has been rebuilt."

Franklin opened the door and said to Mike excitedly.

Hearing this, Mike and Penello both shook their heads.

Even though he has now become the deputy director of the Auror Office, Franklin still behaves so recklessly, which makes Mike very helpless.

But Mike was still very interested in what Franklin said.

After all, as the place where mysterious objects are actually kept, the importance of the Department of Mysteries to the Ministry of Magic is self-evident.

And Mike also began to order the reconstruction of the Department of Mysteries after the summit, and at the same time recruited new silent people.

This was a very critical job, so to be on the safe side, Mike only used a small number of die-hard wizards from Los Santos to do it, and appointed the relatively idle Franklin as the captain of the construction team.

He originally thought that the construction period of the Department of Mysteries project would be longer due to the insufficient number of workers, but he did not expect that Franklin could complete it in such a short period of time.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Mike's face. He stood up and said:

"Then let's go visit."

"Go, go, go!"

Franklin said excitedly, he couldn't wait to show his achievements during this period in front of Mike.

When Penello saw this, she frowned. She looked at the document on the table that had just been processed and said dissatisfied:

"But... Mike, you still have a job."

"Please help me go through it first! Just decide the little things yourself."

"This is a document that has been passed several times!"

"Anyway, let's do this for now!" Mike raised his eyebrows and winked at Franklin as he spoke, "I'll accompany Franklin to visit the New Department of Mysteries first!"

When Franklin saw this, he immediately understood and echoed:

"Yes, this matter is very important and cannot be delayed!"

With that said, Franklin and Mike walked out of the door with a wink, leaving Penello standing alone in the office.

"Mike! If you are so clever, people will think you are a fool!"

Penello shouted helplessly, but Mike had no intention of responding to him.

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At the same time, in the magic elevator, Mike and Franklin were already shoulder to shoulder like they were at Hogwarts.

Mike kept complaining to Franklin that the position of Minister of Magic was not an easy one. Even though Benjamin and Penelope had helped filter out most of the tedious work, the remaining part still made Mike feel irritated. .

Now, for him, he can only relax when he is with Frankley.

But the happy time is always short-lived. As the cold female voice sounded in the elevator, Franklin and Mike returned to their usual aloof and majestic appearance.

Soon, the elevator door opened.

Mike walked out of the elevator first, while Franklin was half a step behind, following Mike.

The two Aurors standing on both sides of the elevator door saw this and immediately bowed very respectfully.

It is worth mentioning that what they performed was not the etiquette of the Ministry of Magic, but the hammer chest ceremony within the Los Santos Wizarding Group. This just proved their identity as the core wizards of Los Santos, because only the oldest qualified ones Only Los Santos wizards would stubbornly perform this kind of ceremony. If things go on like this, Mike estimates that this will become a special honor in the future.

From the moment they leave the elevator, Mike and Franklin have entered the scope of the Department of Mysteries.

What appeared in front of Mike now was a small hall and stone doors.

Little had changed from what Mike had seen the last time he was here.

Mike frowned instinctively.

What he wanted was a Department of Mysteries that was more advanced, with stronger defensive and detention capabilities, not something similar to the original.

But out of trust in Franklin, he decided to continue watching.

Opening the stone door and entering the corridor, the surrounding scenery has indeed changed.

Originally, the corridors of the Department of Mysteries were exactly like that of a gloomy old castle. Not to mention the dim lighting, there were also uneven stone walls on both sides.

But things are different now. Today's corridors are as bright as day, and the stone passages have been replaced by a pure white material that Mike has never seen before. Even the ancient stone doors have been replaced by steel. The pneumatic mechanical fitting door gives people a sci-fi feel.

Mike was stunned for a moment.

The painting style of the scene in front of him was so different from that outside, which made him unable to react for a while.

When Franklin saw this, he smiled proudly and said:

"How's it going? Not bad, right? We're imitating Star Wars!"

Mike: "???"

"Don't you know Star Wars?" Franklin said with a surprised look on his face, "It's that TV show with a lightsaber and the Force in it!"

"Of course I know about Star Wars, but the question is how do you know this?"

"Please! We're not cavemen!"

"Oh well."

Mike raised his hands slightly and shook his head to express his helplessness, and then continued to move forward under the leadership of Franklin.

The first stop they visited was the memory hall where Harry's prophecy ball was previously stored. Adhering to the decoration style of the previous passage, the memory hall was also snow-white, like a spaceship cabin.

Memory balls of different sizes are neatly placed in rows of glass cabinets embedded in the wall. Each cabinet is also equipped with white ambient lights, making these memory balls look like museum exhibits. .

The only pity is that there are still too few memory balls here, and many cabinets in the memory hall are still empty.

However, there is no way around this. The last battle between Mike and others in the Memory Hall caused a large number of memory balls to be damaged. The fact that there are still so many left is the result of the efforts of the Silent people at that time to save them.

Next, Mike and others went to several key rooms such as the Time Hall and the Brain Hall.

The decoration style of these halls is similar to that of the previous memory hall, with only minor differences.

For example, the lighting in the Brain Hall is slightly darker, and the decoration and colors are darker, thus maintaining its weird and eerie style.

For now, Mike is satisfied with Franklin's work. The only room he doesn't like very much is the Time Room.

But this is also Mike's own problem.

Because the Time Hall is spherical as a whole, multiple layers of mirrors and glass are used at the bottom to create a 3D effect, making it feel like you are at high altitude when you step on it.

This design reminded Mike of the Dead Sea prison he once stayed in.

In addition to these strange halls, Mike also saw many silent people transformed by the die-hard wizards in Los Santos.

However, what is different from the previous silent men is that these silent men now all wear black laboratory coats, beak masks, and various strange hats on their heads, just like medieval plague doctors.

Mike really couldn't figure out what the purpose of this was, and in the end he could only blame it on Franklin's bad taste.

After visiting other halls, Franklin finally brought Mike to the mysterious object containment hall.

"are you ready?"

Franklin stood at the door rubbing his hands and talking excitedly, but Mike didn't buy it and just made a gesture of invitation.

Mike was not hesitant and walked into the containment hall first.

As soon as he entered, Mike was shocked.

This is not because Franklin made the containment hall so shocking, but because it is so ordinary.

Getting here is like being in the most ordinary magic elevator.

Franklin smiled brightly at Mike, and then pressed the button on the side.

As a falling feeling came, the elevator began to descend rapidly, but soon stopped again.

"The comprehensive command room has arrived."

A cold electronic female voice sounded, and a monitoring room very similar to the secret headquarters of the Freemasons appeared in front of Mike.

Dozens of silent people stood in front of the weird-shaped consoles and large screens. When they saw Mike and Franklin, they all stopped what they were doing and respectfully gave a chest-hammering salute to the two.

But Mike didn't pay much attention to them. At this moment, his attention was completely attracted by the scene on the huge central screen.

It was a huge underground space, brightly lit, with a huge square glass suspended in the center.

The glass is hollow, with twists and turns inside. There are nearly twenty layers of smaller square glass in total, and what is wrapped in the innermost position is the one where the 'White Death' is imprisoned. glass container.

"This is the holding place of the 'White Death'. According to your request, we have further improved the security of the detention. The huge space where it is now located is about 60 meters underground, and its cell body is except for the previous simple container. , we also built a total of twenty-eight additional protective layers using quartz of the same material. These protective layers are separated from each other by air-tight doors and are absolutely sealed. And because their positions are disordered, Even if a leak occurs, the white mist released by the 'White Death' will have to float around for a long time before it comes out, which can buy us time for rescue and repairs."

"What about facilities that use the 'White Death' as ​​a means of attack?"

"We have also considered this." Franklin waved his hand, and a silent man immediately understood and operated the remote control to turn the probe to the wall of the underground space. "You can clearly see that there are many vents all over the walls of this underground space. Under normal circumstances, these vents are closed, and they will only be opened to provide air when the Silent Man goes to inspect and repair equipment. At the same time, they can also be used as passages for the 'White Death'.

Once we need the 'White Death' to appear, we only need to press a button here, and the air-tight doors on the glass cage will open in alignment, releasing the White Death inside. Of course, this will spread it very slowly. If we want to speed it up, we still have to use the old method, human sacrifice. "

Mike nodded. The prison of the 'White Death' was far better than the previous version, which made him very satisfied.

In addition, he also noticed that the bottom of the screen of the probe monitoring the 'White Death' was marked with the number GY-001. He turned to look at other idle screens on the side and saw similar things in those dark pictures. serial number.

Combined with this and the fact that they came down in the elevator just now, Mike quickly came up with a guess.

"You merged the Inquisition on the tenth floor underground into the Department of Mysteries, right?"

Mike said firmly.

Franklin laughed and said:

"As expected, we can't hide it from you. We did this. Now the entire trial center has been emptied by us. The 'White Death Prison' you see was built using a small part of the space. We have also restored the rest of the space. Idle. Of course, this is not because we are lazy, but because we consider that more mysterious objects may come in in the future, and we need to customize a storage space for them. As for the things in the original trial house, we have moved all To the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. After all, it is their job to judge criminals."

Hearing this, Mike's face showed a true expression.

He was originally wondering how the project on Franklin's side could be completed so quickly. You must know that the original space of the Department of Mysteries was seriously insufficient. Reopening the underground was not something that could be completed in a short time, but if they were borrowing It is very reasonable that he moved into the space that originally existed for the trial room on the tenth floor underground so quickly.

As for Franklin's behavior of occupying the trial court, Mike was actually happy to see it happen.

You must know that the trial chamber on the tenth floor underground was originally built temporarily in order to improve the efficiency of the trial due to the excessive number of Death Eaters during the fall of Voldemort.

It can be said that all ten courtrooms were full at that time.

But things are different now. In peacetime when there is no serious unrest, most ordinary criminal law enforcement departments will directly sentence people. There is no need for these large courtrooms. There are only trials like the trial of the savior and some major cases. Only then did he need to use the courtroom and summon the Wizengamot Council to come to trial.

The previous Ministry of Magic also knew this very well, so the trial room on the tenth floor was once used as a temporary holding cell for prisoners in the Auror office.

But now that Mike has rebuilt and perfected Azkaban, the Inquisition's sole purpose has disappeared.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Franklin looked at Mike expectantly. It can be said that he has tried his best to build the Department of Mysteries. Now he is extremely eager for Mike's recognition.

Mike did not disappoint him. He boasted to Franklin and the silent people, and promised to give them bonuses, which made everyone present smile.

And looking at all this, Mike also breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that the place to house the mysterious objects has been set up, it is time to start collecting and containing the mysterious objects.