A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 455 A Brand New Logistics System

When William led Dobby into the Ravenclaw common room, they found that Cho had already returned to school.

In places where autumn occurs, a strange species called Cedric usually grows there.

William strongly suspected that, aside from sleeping time, Cedric spent most of his free time in the Ravenclaw lounge.

He loved Ravenclaw so deeply!

"William, I heard you have a fire crossbow?" Qiu asked impatiently.

"Yes, who told you that? Oh..." William was surprised for a moment, then immediately said, "Harry told you, right?"

"That's right, how did you know?" Qiu raised her eyebrows in surprise.

William shrugged.

Only a handful of people knew about this, and besides Harry, he couldn't think of anyone else who would specifically seek out Cho to discuss it.

Hermione and Anne are impossible.

Ron?

He'd probably get three legs broken by Harry with a fire bolt.

You dare to steal my man? I'll kill you!

Sure, Harry has improved!

I don't know who gave him the idea, but he finally stopped just making awkward small talk and started finding topics to start conversations with.

Unfortunately, Cedric acquired Quidditch skills four years ago. In third grade, he was already practicing ball-handling techniques in pairs.

"Harry is definitely here to provoke us!" Cho waved her fist.

"Does he think he can beat us Ravenclaws just because he has a fire crossbow?"

Humph,

infatuation!

Delusion! "

"..."

Sigh, there are not only straight men in this world, but also straight women occasionally.

Harry is so innocent! Maybe he really just came to chat and flirt. Who would have thought that Cho would misunderstand it as a provocation!

There's a significant difference between teasing and provoking.

"Can we use that flying broom before the next competition?" Qiu's eyes gleamed with excitement.

William shook his head.

"Professor McGonagall won't finish her inspection so quickly, but we'll definitely be able to use the new brooms before the finals."

"That's not fair!" Cedric said with a sour face.

"Why are you allowed to use fire arrows? The school should restrict the types of brooms."

Not only are they outmatched in technology, but now even their brooms are being completely crushed. Hufflepuff is in a completely unfavorable situation!

Their goal will become William's backyard, where he can score whenever he wants, break through whenever he wants, sprint whenever he wants, and shoot whenever he wants.

There's no need to worry about the little badgers' ability to withstand it.

"Stop being sarcastic," William said, shrugging. "Once Anne joins Gryffindor, they'll have two fire bolts."

"Our current enemy is Gryffindor. Next time you play against them, just knock Harry off his broom."

Or break the fire bolts.

"..."

Cedric sighed, hesitating whether he should buy one too.

Over the years, he has made a lot of money through Akali's Mystery Shop.

The problem is that his money was either reinvested to expand production or used to buy materials for making wands.

Otherwise, it can be kept by his father and used for his wedding later.

That's really messed up.

The most embarrassing thing for a man is having pockets that are emptier than his face.

Cedric decided to start saving some money on his own from now on.

"Why did you bring a house-elf?" Qiu asked curiously, looking behind William.

"It's Dobby, my new employee," William grinned.

"Employees?" Cedric exclaimed in surprise. "Do we need employees?"

"Of course we need it, we really need it!" William said seriously.

"We should squeeze the market and expand our business," William said, waving his hand dismissively.

"We're going to build a mysterious Akali-style conglomerate spanning from the British Isles to the European peninsula!"

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That night, after the banquet, a round table conference room appeared in the "Always Available" room.

In addition to William, Hermione, Cedric, and Cho, the twins were also present at the meeting.

As for Anne, she was not notified.

To this day, she is unaware that she is actually a shareholder of Akali's Mystery Shop.

When this store was first established, none of us had much money.

I used my pocket money to buy some raw materials.

William tricked Anne out of all the pocket money she had saved up over the years and invested it in the shop in her name.

Of course, that money was far from enough.

The key point is that after William received the Order of Merlin, the Ministry of Magic gave him two thousand Galleons. This was the real injection of funds.

Otherwise, Akali's Mystery Shop would never be viable in the early game.

Over the years, Anne's share of the profits was deposited into a vault.

The vault key is with Hermione. It will be returned to her when she comes of age.

So Anne is actually a hidden rich woman, but she herself doesn't know it.

After the meeting began, William, as the initiator, stood up and introduced himself to everyone.

"The current transportation methods in the magical world are far too outdated."

"Using owls to deliver things is inefficient, costly, and provides a poor user experience."

Many items you purchase may take three to five days, or even a week, to be shipped!

"Now, if there were a logistics method where you place an order and it can be delivered in an hour, would you choose it?" William looked around.

Everyone nodded.

Given the same item, they would definitely choose the merchant with faster logistics.

"That's right!" William said, placing his hands on the table.

"Traditional logistics methods are no longer suitable for the development of the magic world."

We are standing at the forefront of the times, and we must seize the opportunity to establish a brand-new logistics company and completely eliminate Owl!

I've decided... to hire a house-elves... to deliver packages.

House-elves possess excellent apparition abilities, far faster than owls.

He's a natural-born deliveryman!

If William had house-elves delivering packages in his past life, the "computer parts" he bought on Singles' Day wouldn't have perished in a car accident and fire.

He no longer needs to wait anxiously for the delivery guy every day, just like he's waiting for his girlfriend!

"But...we don't have that many families raising elves," Fred said.

"Of course we have it." William snapped his fingers.

Dobby, who was in the corner, stood up and said in a trembling voice, "House-elves who are abandoned by their owners usually have a hard time finding work."

I only know about twenty little elves, who, like me, can't find jobs.

House-elves have very long lifespans, reaching up to two hundred years. Many more are driven from their homes and left homeless.

"We can hire these house-elves to deliver packages for Akali's Secret Shop," William said.

Logistics and goods have always been two inseparable things.

High shipping efficiency naturally leads to more sales; this is a very simple principle.

Akali's Mystery Shop offers excellent "one-hour delivery service".

Unwittingly, they seize a large market share, creating a mutually influential cycle.

Once the scale expands, like Hogwarts, by employing two or three hundred house-elves, the delivery business can be expanded to deliver goods to other stores!

At that time, they will completely phase out the old owls, control the logistics of the entire British magical world, and form a monopoly.

Even... because of this fast logistics, it directly impacts the real economy, allowing people to enjoy convenient services by ordering from home without having to go to Diagon Alley!

This is change!

I fear that one day, when William is interviewed by The Daily Prophet, he too will sigh and say:

"The biggest mistake I ever made was creating Akali's Secret Shop."

I never expected this would change my life; I had only ever wanted to start a small shop.

However, it has become such a huge... international monopoly giant!

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