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In Hogwarts, Headmaster's Office.

Ignoring the old goblin blocking his way in a fit of impotent rage, Aileen's gaze slowly swept across the room.

The portraits of past headmasters shrouded by curtains... Grindelwald, a barely noticeable presence in the corner... Dumbledore, who had yet to offer any opinion... The goblin meeting that had arrived ahead of schedule...

All the details combined presented an extremely discordant feeling.

"This is not normal. Dumbledore is not an ordinary wizard lacking his own judgment, what is he thinking?"

"Is it simply because the Gringotts goblins happened to come to the door? Or is Dumbledore trying to observe from behind the scenes?"

"Not to mention that the magical world's interference in the non-magical world is inherently a particularly sensitive matter. After the previous discussions and deductions, Dumbledore should be quite familiar with the hypothetical model she proposed. After hearing the goblins' arguments, he could have directly refused, without needing to specially wait for her to assist in the judgment..."

"Indeed, according to her agreement with Dumbledore, once the dissolution of the Soviet Union enters an irreversible countdown, she will be fully involved in the subsequent decision-making. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that this is slightly earlier than that point in time. Whether she appears at this time or not will not have any impact on the situation... Wait, that's it!"

A series of thoughts flashed through Aileen's mind, all pointing to one conclusion.

This is a test. Albus Dumbledore is conducting the final test before the final plan is implemented – and her performance will determine the extent of support and resource mobilization authority she will receive in the subsequent overall strategy.

Undoubtedly, this is very much in line with her understanding of Dumbledore.

After all, once the stage of the carnival of the collapse of the Soviet Union begins, the impact of each small decision is a huge wave that Dumbledore alone cannot reverse. Any instruction from Aileen may trigger a disaster – even if, from the model, Aileen's solutions are all optimal, Dumbledore still maintains his final caution.

Perhaps Dumbledore cannot fully understand the vast economic model in the short term, but he can understand human nature.

In that case, she cannot use an arbitrary and simple solution...

However, if she guessed correctly, the chief examiner of this "test" is actually two people – really troublesome.

Aileen glanced at Lajos blocking her path, sighed lightly, and said calmly.

"First of all, this is not a transaction. You cannot use Hogwarts' assets as a transaction. Whether it is Galleons or dollars, they are obtained through mortgage contracts of equivalent value, and early termination of debt is not what we need."

"The price is too low? That's not the problem, what does Hogwarts want to obtain?"

Seeing Aileen stop, the goblin elder breathed a slight sigh of relief, wrinkles piling up on his face like blooming chrysanthemums.

As long as he can enter the negotiation stage, as a goblin elder who has studied in the field of negotiation and finance for nearly a century, Lajos is confident that he can rely on his own experience to strive for the maximum terms for Gringotts.

If the loss this time was not too great, Lajos would not directly negotiate with wizards in his capacity.

"It's very simple, I remember that Gringotts Wizarding Bank is a joint-stock company, right? Hogwarts has no reason to help Gringotts bear the risks, unless the interests of the two are directly related, so we need..."

Aileen said, slowly raising one index finger, looking at Lajos meaningfully.

"One percent of the shares?! That's impossible!"

Lajos's face changed drastically, he slammed his cane heavily on the ground, and refused without hesitation.

"There will never be human shareholders in Gringotts! This is a goblin bank. Even if Gringotts goes bankrupt, and all goblins are homeless, and Galleons become scrap metal, we will not agree to this!"

"I'm sorry, you may have misunderstood..."

Aileen smiled slightly, politely shaking her head and adding, "I mean that half of Gringotts' equity can be exchanged for a chance for the magical world to actively intervene in the policy release of non-magical countries. And..."

After a slight pause, the girl's smile remained, but her eyes gradually became a little cruel.

"This commitment is limited to before November 16th."

"Gringotts has one week to consider this issue. Other than that, Hogwarts does not accept any form of remuneration – we will take the Galleons you mentioned ourselves when the time comes."

"Bullshit! Unreasonable! You are insulting a wise and noble race!"

Lajos was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, his face instantly darkened, his eyes filled with anger and viciousness, he raised his slender finger to Aileen's nose, and screamed.

"Ungrateful cub! You lowly..."

"Hmm?!"

Before the old goblin could finish speaking, a faint hum suddenly came from his ear.

The next moment, the goblin elder's expression quickly became painful, his hands subconsciously grabbed his neck hard, as if an invisible rope was gradually tightening there, and the magic in his body seemed to be suppressed, without any movement.

Just before Lajos was about to lose consciousness, Dumbledore's voice sounded in the room.

"Enough!"

Dumbledore frowned, waved his hand to release the magic applied to Lajos, and glanced reproachfully at Grindelwald standing in the corner of the office – he didn't expect the little devil to be patient, but his old friend took action first.

"Albus Dumbledore! Hogwarts needs to give Gringotts an explanation!"

Lajos stood up panting, leaning on his cane, looked at the old wizard in the corner who had been ignored by him with lingering fear, and his gaze shot straight at Dumbledore, who had already walked out from behind his desk, passing over Aileen.

"Don't be ridiculous, letting a wet behind the ears little... little witch, decide major decisions involving hundreds of billions of wealth, and even the fate of countless people?! Gringotts' patience is limited! We came with sincerity, but we were subjected to such humiliation and attacks, are you planning to provoke a war between wizards and goblins?!"

"Sorry. However, I think he was actually saving you."

Faced with Lajos's question, Dumbledore smiled gently, "But one thing, I remember saying it long ago. Aileen Kaslana, in this event, she represents Hogwarts and my own will."

"What about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Don't forget, your deed document..."

"If you care so much about this thing, then staying in Gringotts is not a problem."

Dumbledore walked forward unhurriedly, inconspicuously standing beside Aileen, slightly ahead of her position, just separating a small section of the girl's straight path forward.

"Mr. Dumbledore, what are you trying to say? Is Hogwarts planning to break the contract?"

Feeling the pressure from Dumbledore, Lajos's heart gradually began to turn cold.

The entire course of events seemed to have completely deviated from the expectations of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and was galloping in a direction that no one had ever predicted. Wizards were indeed the most cunning and untrustworthy beings in the world.

"Break the contract? Of course not, Hogwarts will always keep its promises."

"But to be honest, I have never been able to figure out the exchange values between Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons. This financial stuff is too trivial and troublesome. Therefore, these are issues that only Miss Kaslana will discuss with you."

Dumbledore shook his head, and said with a troubled smile.

"To tell you the truth, if I hadn't accidentally discovered it some time ago, I wouldn't even know that this document still existed... After all, according to Hogwarts school history, many years ago, Salazar Slytherin had already rented this castle to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry permanently for one Knut."

"I-I don't understand your meaning, Mr. Albus Dumbledore."

Lajos felt his throat a little dry, and answered with a hoarse voice.

"You have been discussing business, but what I want to talk about is about rules, order, and law."

Dumbledore spread out his hands, and said softly with a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his blue eyes.

"There is a generally accepted law in the non-magical world, which I know is also applicable in the magical world – called [sale does not break lease]; in addition, in 1651, the Ministry of Magic also promulgated a law..."

The test for Aileen is over, and he will take on the role of the villain for the rest.

From a long time ago, Gringotts has no longer been the focus of Dumbledore's attention. The only thing he cares about is how much risk there is in entrusting the fate of billions of people to a child's plan.

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