I've already become a Hogwarts professor, and the system only just appeared.

The owl quickly arrived at Hogsmeade Village with Avery's letter. Su Yu happened to be there as well. After reading the reply, Lupin asked again:

"Now you should tell me why you invited this guy to our mobile phone store. As far as I know, this guy may have been associated with the Black Demon King before."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Remus, be confident. You can remove the 'maybe,' but I can tell you definitively that this guy is a Death Eater. Not only was he before, but he was also the one who helped Quirrell and distracted Headmaster Dumbledore last semester."

Lupin processed Su Yu's words, his doubts growing stronger. He asked, "If that's the case, then why did you invite this guy to come here? The technology of the magic phone must not fall into the hands of the Death Eaters."

Su Yu patted Lupin on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Remus, of course I know that. Let me tell you a story. One night more than ten years ago, a group of Death Eaters broke into my house..."

Su Yu briefly recounted the story from back then to Lu Ping, who immediately understood and asked, "So, in his body, there are still brain-devouring worm eggs that you specially refined?"

“That’s right. What we need to do now is take some of his blood to activate those worm eggs, and then this Jack Avery will turn from a Death Eater into our puppet.”

Chapter 68: Collaboration with Avery

Early Saturday morning, Avery arrived at Hogsmeade Village with Rad and his house-elf.

Today, he had his hair meticulously combed, was dressed in traditional aristocratic clothing, and was holding a valuable hand-held object, displaying the full splendor of a pure-blood family.

Although Rad's words dispelled much of Avery's doubts, just in case, he ultimately decided to bring his own little elf along.

Su Yu personally greeted Avery at the entrance of the experience store. He extended his hand and smiled sincerely, saying, "Mr. Avery, it's truly a pleasure to meet you!"

“Mr. Su Yu, it is my honor to meet you as well. I really didn’t expect that someone your age could invent such an alchemical tool that changes the lives of wizards.” Avery’s attitude was equally good.

Avery was actually quite intelligent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape that great trial. He didn't actually reject Muggle-born wizards, nor did he advocate the idea that pure-blood was superior.

His actions are all for profit; as long as there is profit to be made, he doesn't mind making his standards for dealing with things very flexible.

"Have we met at school before?" Su Yu started a casual conversation.

"What year did you enroll? If I had met such an excellent alchemist as you, I certainly wouldn't forget it!" Avery asked.

"And you in 1971?"

“I don’t think we’ve met. I graduated in 1970,” Avery said.

"That's such a pity!" Su Yu said, feigning regret.

The group entered the experience store together, and Avery asked the question that had been on his mind: "By the way, Mr. Su Yu, if I may be so bold, I'd really like to know, why do you want to cooperate with our Avery family?"

Su Yu was prepared and laughed heartily: "Mr. Avery, what impact do you think the magic phone will have on the future of the wizarding world?"

Avery didn't understand technology, but Rad's previous analysis opened his mind, so he said, "I think in the future, the magic phone will be a necessity for every wizard, but it is just a carrier. The magic network is what will really change the way wizards live."

Su Yu nodded: "Mr. Avery is indeed worthy of being the head of a clan. He discovered the key so quickly. In fact, the mobile phone business itself is not important to us. What we want now is to use the magic phone to allow more people to use it at a faster speed."

Avery nodded; this was basically the same as what Rad had told him. However, Su Yu didn't finish speaking; he continued:

"In addition, we have a new plan called an online store."

"Online shopping mall? What does that mean?" Avery asked subconsciously, but in his mind, he was already simulating some possible scenarios.

Su Yu said, "For example, Honey Duke's candy store puts all the styles of their products online, and wizards can browse them from home using their mobile phones."

"If anyone wants to buy, they can click to place an order, and Honey Duke Candy Shop will ship it directly to the wizard's house."

Avery's eyes lit up. The online shopping that Su Yu described did seem very convenient, and the most crucial point was that he needed delivery, and since he needed delivery, he had to have an owl.

That explains everything. The reason Su Yu sought cooperation with him must be because he was interested in his owl business.

With his last remaining doubts dispelled, Avery relaxed considerably. Of course, he didn't show it outwardly, and continued to ask:

"This online store sounds good, but it also has many problems, such as how to make payments and how to guarantee the quality of goods."

“Of course there are problems, but there are also solutions. For example, we can act as a guarantee platform, where customers pay us first…” Su Yu talked to Avery about his business plan.

These were the honest truths in Su Yu's heart. He wasn't worried at all that Avery would leak these things or abandon him to go it alone. At this moment, in Su Yu's eyes, Avery was already fish on his chopping board.

Avery listened with great interest, and as they chatted, he followed Su Yu into the magic phone production plant.

When Avery and Rad saw the semi-automatic casting press in Su Yu's factory, their eyes widened in astonishment. Avery was thinking to himself:

No wonder their production speed is so fast. If we followed our own research direction and gathered all the alchemists in Britain, we still couldn't compete with them!

Rad was even more shocked. As an alchemist, he had never imagined that alchemical items could be used to create other alchemical items. This opened up a whole new world for him.

Rad quickly became engrossed in studying the integrated casting press, caressing each machine as if it were a beautiful woman's thigh.

“Mr. Avery, since Mr. Rad is so interested in the production line, let him take a look here first. We can go to the back to discuss the specific cooperation methods,” Su Yu invited.

Avery nodded, he was also a little impatient at this point: "Okay, let's go then."

The group arrived at the reception room, where Su Yu and Avery sat facing each other. Avery said, "Mr. Su Yu, what do you think would be the most suitable way for us to cooperate?"

Su Yu got straight to the point: "I still have two sets of the production lines in the factory. I can offer you two cooperation options."

"The first option is for the Avery family to manufacture the phones for us. We provide the production line and the raw materials. For each phone produced, we pay the Avery family a manufacturing fee of one Galleon."

"The second option is for the Avery family to buy the production line from me. You can build your own brand or use ours. We can discuss the pricing and sales, as long as it's not too outrageous."

Avery had just watched the entire process of making a magic phone and had roughly calculated that the cost of making a magic phone would not exceed 10 Galleons.

The current market price has reached 50 Galleons, and the price on the second-hand market has increased to 70-80 Galleons. The profit is so huge that it's unimaginable. How could he possibly accept a processing fee of 1 Galleon?

Avery said almost without hesitation, "I choose the second option. I don't know how many Galleons I'll need to pay."

Su Yu had already guessed Avery's choice, or rather, this was the script Su Yu had designed for Avery. He said:

“Mr. Avery, we don’t want Galleons. We want the two production lines, but we want the Avery family’s 49% stake in the owl breeding facility and the Avery family’s stake in Hogwarts.”

"You want to become a Hogwarts school trustee?" Avery asked instinctively.

Su Yu said calmly, "Of course, I want to have more say in Hogwarts."

Upon hearing the conditions Su Yu offered, Avery finally understood all the reasons why Su Yu wanted to cooperate with him, but he also fell into deep hesitation.

The offer Su Yu made was tempting enough: two production lines, if they operated 24 hours a day, could produce at least 15,000 mobile phones a year.

If the profit per phone is 40 Galleons, that's 60 Galleons. The entire Avery family's assets are only around 100 million Galleons. Should we agree?

Chapter 69 Strategic Development

Avery sat opposite Su Yu, his fingers tapping rapidly on the table while his mind raced, calculating whether the deal was worth it.

All of this was actually part of Su Yu's plan. What he wanted was for Avery to lose his awareness of his surroundings and become immersed in his own world.

At this moment, Su Yu quietly took out an alchemical tool from the Seamless Extension Bag. This thing was called a Space Stabilizer, and its function was similar to the Anti-Illusion Teleportation Charm.

The advantage is that it's easy to set up and works as soon as it's turned on. The disadvantage is that its range is very small, only within a radius of five meters, and it also can't stop house-elves.

Taking advantage of Avery's distraction, Su Yu instantly activated the spatial stabilizer, and a surge of magic power immediately enveloped an area with a radius of five meters.

Avery immediately sensed something was wrong. He looked up at Su Yu with a look of panic and confusion in his eyes. Su Yu, on the other hand, gave a strange smile. By the time Avery drew his wand and tried to Apparate away, it was too late.

Then Avery looked at the house-elf beside him. This house-elf was also extremely perceptive. Sensing that something was wrong, it immediately reached out to its owner, preparing to take him away.

But suddenly a house-elf dressed in a butler's uniform appeared in front of it. It was Teemo. Teemo didn't use magic, but instead headbutted Avery's house-elf, leaving it dizzy and disoriented.

These actions may seem long, but they actually happen in a second. When he saw the two house-elves wrestling, Avery finally moved. He raised his wand and pointed it at Su Yu. Since there was no way to escape, then let's fight.

Lupin had fought Death Eaters many times; he was experienced and well-prepared, and he knocked Avery unconscious with a single shot.

Avery ultimately failed to complete the spell and collapsed to the ground with a thud. However, he hadn't completely lost his memory. He stared at Su Yu, who was walking over, and asked unwillingly, "Why...why?"

Su Yu then took out a bead from his pocket, the very one he had found in his old house when he first returned to England.

Su Yu smiled and said, "What, Mr. Jack Avery, do you think you can just let bygones be bygones the way you and several other Death Eaters destroyed my house more than a decade ago?"

"You...you actually knew!" Avery's pupils shrank, and a chill ran straight to his head.

Su Yu chuckled and said, "I know, of course I know! I also know that you drank the brain-devouring worm eggs from the cup outside my door!"

"Did you think that your companions had already removed all the insect eggs for you? But unfortunately, a few of the eggs had been processed by my special envoy."

As he spoke, Su Yu grabbed Avery's hand and cast a weak cutting spell with his wand, causing bright red blood to flow from Avery's fingertips.

Su Yu held up the bead and continued, "When they enter your body, they don't hatch immediately or cause any disturbances; instead, they lie dormant within quietly."

"They are not dead, but waiting for a signal, a signal to activate them, like this!"

Su Yu slowly brought the small bead closer to Avery's finger. When the bead came into contact with Avery's blood, it emitted a strange red light.

A surge of magic entered Avery's body, activating three dormant brain-eating worm eggs. The eggs absorbed the magic, hatched rapidly, and then grew quickly, crawling into Avery's brain.

Normal brain-eating worms would begin to feast after entering the brain, but these specially crafted brain-eating worms simply extended their hundreds of tentacles and mingled with Avery's brain without damaging the brain nerves.

Even with Dumbledore's magical control, it would be impossible to remove all of these brain-devouring worms without damaging Avery's brain.

Avery could feel the strangeness in his body, but he didn't know exactly what was happening. He asked with difficulty, "What...what did you...do to me?"

Mission accomplished, Su Yu released Avery and said with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I have three little cuties in your brain. If you behave, nothing will happen. If you don't behave..."

Su Yu didn't continue speaking, but instead channeled magic into the small ball. Avery instantly felt a headache, as if thousands of needles were piercing his head.

He screamed in pain for a while before finally fainting. Meanwhile, Teemo, who possessed a spellcasting ring, had also subdued Avery's elf, and the two of them lay side by side.

……

In the afternoon, Rita Skeeter visited the Feiyu Magic mobile phone experience store again. Today was an important day for her because, according to Su Yu's plan, Toutiao would officially launch tonight.

The first headline on Toutiao was that Feiyu Magic Mobile Phone would form a strategic alliance with the Avery family.

At the entrance of the experience store, Su Yu and Avery stood side by side. Su Yu was next to Lupin and Teemo, while Avery was next to Rad and his house-elves.

As Su Yu and Avery shook hands, Bob was snapping photos with his phone across from them.

Rita Skeeter stepped forward, beaming: "Mr. Su, may I ask about the details of the cooperation between the Feather Magic Phone and the Avery family?"

Su Yu nodded: "Of course, our Feiyu Magic Phone will give up 20% of its shares and two production lines in exchange for 49% of the Avery family's owl breeding base and some other assets."

“Oh my god, so that means from now on, the Feather Magic Phone will be deeply intertwined with the Avery family, right?” Rita Skeeter continued to ask.

“That’s right, your understanding is very correct. We will become strategic partners,” Su Yu agreed.

Rita Skeeter then asked, "But Feather Magic Phone and Owl both serve wizard communication; shouldn't you be competitors?"

Su Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't think we are rivals. Magic Phone's communication method is real-time and fast, while Owl Communication focuses on physical transmission. No matter how Magic Phone develops, Owl's function will always be needed."

Rita Skeeter turned her attention to Avery: "Mr. Avery, do you think it's worth exchanging 49% of your shares for 20% of Feiyu Mobile's shares?"

“Absolutely worth it!” Avery gave an affirmative answer directly: “Magic phones are the future, and Feiyu’s prospects are very bright. Being able to exchange 49% of the shares for 20% of Feiyu’s shares, I even think I’ve made a huge profit.”

Both of them showered each other with praise, but neither Avery nor Su Yu mentioned that in addition to giving up 49% of the shares in the Owl Breeding Base, Avery also gave up the Avery family's shares in Hogwarts.