Chapter 229 Is it really there?
"The people who launched the water, and those who sell magic potions, follow me. The rest should disperse... No joint action will be taken."
Andrew looked at the dark crowd and found that everyone in the four houses had a role, and there was even a pair of Slytherins in the five teams - well, there was no need to report Dumbledore's points deduction, just punish them directly.
The organizers don’t need to ask about the drug sellers and the people who went into the water. They can’t find out. Anyway, they must have gone into the water. This is not a prank, but these people really think there is treasure in the water.
Andrew took them to Professor McGonagall's office, opened the door himself, and took the lead in.
Since you have to deal with it, you should deal with it in accordance with the rules and don't mess around.
"Who was so idle that he smashed the glass in the Slytherin lounge?"
He sighed - dealing with the biggest problems first.
The three people raised their hands timidly.
Just like the prefect who reported it said, he was from Gryffindor.
"Why are you smashing people's windows when you have nothing to do?"
"You can't see it. We just noticed that the rocks over there were a little shiny. Who knows, after smashing them, Dumbledore appeared..."
Do you think you are rubbing Aladdin's magic lamp? A djinn suddenly appeared?
Moreover, the story of Aladdin’s Magic Lamp is all translated, telling the story of Xiaoding from the East and a lamp...
Such a joke came to his mind, and the expression on his face relaxed a little.
As for the three groups of people next to them, they burst out laughing, causing the only Slytherin team to stare at the instigator.
"For one week, you are responsible for cleaning the bathroom near the Slytherin lounge...there are exactly two men and one woman, so there is no need to consider the allocation..."
"ah?"
"No!"
"no way!"
Three voices came out at the same time, but Andrew ignored them directly, "Of course, if someone provokes you, you can end the confinement early... It depends on how the Slytherin people choose."
The gloating Slytherin froze - torn between long-term pleasure and short-term greater joy.
"As for you," Andrew turned around, "Really, I don't know what to say. Let's look at it this way. You are responsible for clearing the snow near, um, 200 meters outside the castle. Breakfast every day. It starts later and dinner time ends.”
"What if it snows again?"
"How to divide the manpower?"
"One group is a quarter. As for snow, ah, if you have the ability, just make the clouds disappear. If not, just pray that luck will protect you from snow..."
Andrew quickly started writing a penalty notice, and then told them to report to Mr. Filch.
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"Snow removal...ah, it's been so long all at once, can the secret still be hidden?"
"It's hard to say. Besides, are the ancient carvings of mermaids really reliable?"
After Andrew assigned the task, the only mixed team of three people looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
It would be easy to negotiate if they were all from the same college, but they are one from each of the three colleges.
This is a big problem. It's okay to cooperate in launching the water, and hiding the secret of the treasure for a day is not a problem, but clearing the snow from morning to night is likely to be a big job for many days, which is a big trouble.
After such a long time and such a big project, everyone's trust is not enough.
But persuasion in exchange for punishment - who's going to talk to that cold-faced ripper?
The Ravenclaw one?
What if the two of them swallowed up the benefits?
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, all of a sudden they were helpless.
You can't sneak out and go to the Black Lake in the middle of the night, right?
Even if the huge guy doesn't notice it, the risk is too high.
But leave it alone and wait for a few days...
"I'm afraid we can't reach an agreement... I have an idea, let's discuss it first. It's just a hypothesis. I have no intention of doing it without your consent."
"Tell me, what can we do now?"
"Let's talk to Taylor together."
"You're crazy!"
"This is the optimal solution. Only he can arrange it - it doesn't matter what the prefect says. Dumbledore said it himself. Everyone knows this!" "But how to calculate the benefits?"
"Four equal shares!"
"He's crazy enough to split it with us!"
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That's right, it's just a record of a mermaid, and once the other party knows that there is news under the lake, even if it is hazy, they can leave them alone and go it alone.
There's nothing you can do about it, it's completely legal for people to go down to the lake, but for them, it's nothing.
"Half for him, half for us...if it gets any lower, report it to the school!"
"good…"
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"A carving of a mermaid?"
Andrew was stopped in the lounge, and then followed the people from his college to the corridor.
"Yes, the mermaid carving is a very old one. We accidentally found it in the soil. It looks like a treasure map..."
"Really or not?"
Andrew's eyes widened and he was completely blinded - no, is it really true?
"Really, but then we saw Dumbledore in the distance..."
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If we really have you, if you weren't arranged to clear the snow all day long, you would probably be digging secretly.
But it's normal.
Someone discovers a treasure, then secretly takes the map, and then digs it out. This kind of plot is common even in treasure hunting stories.
If these three people hadn't come from three colleges, they wouldn't have come to report.
"Half of it..."
Andrew hesitated for a moment, "Yes, but I don't want my share. I will donate it to the school. I must report it to the school."
He received three looks of "Are you stupid?"
But there was no way - it wasn't because he discovered it, nor was it because the other party saw him as a proficient person and joined the team, but because he had received so little authorization.
What's his is his, and this kind of thing - it would be more reassuring for him to find the Astronomy Tower to get Gallon, at least not to Azkaban.
"Okay, if you insist, but half the portion for the three of us must be guaranteed."
"Okay, I promise."
Andrew nodded, "I'm going to report to Dumbledore right now."
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"Treasure?"
"Yes, Headmaster," Andrew looked at Dumbledore's sudden energy, and for some reason, he felt the urge to report to Professor McGonagall.
"An underwater stone tablet is engraved with a map of mermaids. It may be a map of their migration, or it may be an inheritance they lost after fighting for power."
Of course, it's more likely to be gold or other magic items... But it goes without saying, everyone knows it.
Andrew said seriously - he didn't mind taking it.
Anyway, if the mermaid is lost, it is considered ownerless.
We can't let those three give up and return the noble people to human beings, right?
What a joke!
According to adventurer convention, this kind of thing cannot be done, and it is not to plunder...
At most, the school's share should be reserved for the merman, because it is the property of the school - it depends on Dumbledore's opinion, since he handed it over anyway, it is none of his business.
"They are worth half, but they have to have something. As for the school, unless the knowledge needs to be copied, the rest can be left to the people, but it is not important. The important thing is to take risks...
Dumbley smiled, "Let's get going, Taylor."
Professor, there are still a pile of documents on the table!
(End of chapter)