Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"Yes—we have a new idea... 'Elias Life-Size Magic Pillow Doll'. I'm sure many of the little witches in school would be happy to order it."

"Before that, I will twist your heads off first."

Ryan gave the two of them an unpleasant look.

However, he understood why the two brothers did so many ridiculous things last school year.

"It seems like I gave you a lot of 'aid' invisibly last school year?"

Ryan said with a smile.

"Yes—you are our big money sponsor!"*2

The twins said in unison.

But then they heard Ryan's thoughtful voice: "But - Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes? That name sounds cheerful?"

"Of course!"

After hearing this, the twins straightened their chests and said, "It will be the place filled with the most laughter and joy in the entire magical world!"

“It’s made for joy!”

This is obviously their biggest ideal, and the two of them even high-fived each other in tacit understanding when they talked about this.

"Yeah...of course..."

Then, they saw Ryan suddenly stand up and look at them.

"..."

Ryan's behavior obviously caught the twins off guard.

"Hey, bro...we were just joking about the 'life-size pillow' or something...ahem, come on, I'm scared."

George shrank back a little.

"Yeah yeah!"

Fred quietly protected George in front of him: "This is all George's idea. If you beat him, you can't beat me..."

George: "?"

Just when the two brothers were pulling and tugging at each other, feeling a little nervous.

Ryan laughed: "You are right, I might really be your big money sponsor... You said you want to rent a shop in Diagon Alley?"

he asked seriously.

"Uh...yes?"

Gemini said uncertainly.

"Then I guess you don't have to save any money - I'll invest in you, and you can open the store next school year."

Ryan said calmly.

"Besides, it's not just Diagon Alley..."

"Have you ever considered opening a branch in the Hidden Place? And the Secret Corner—I think we could open one there, too."

Ryan's words made the twins and even the Weasleys who were whispering to each other froze.

Hidden Place - It's a magical street in France, the entrance is under the skirt of an angel statue in Paris.

Secret Corner - It is a magical street in Germany, the entrance is located next to a fountain on Berlin Street.

“Oh…brother, we…we can’t take your money, this is too much.”

After hearing this, the twins looked at each other in bewilderment.

Again - they are not very willing to let Ryan fund them out of thin air, which will make their relationship with Ryan weird.

"Oh, don't get me wrong."

Ryan waved his hand and said, "This is not a free gift, but a collaboration."

"I'm well aware of the level of your prank props, and I believe it will be a hit... This is an investment, I'm an investor and shareholder, and you have to give me dividends."

"Besides that, I need you to collect some things for me while I open the shop..."

As he spoke, he took something out of his arms.

Those were small bottles.

"...What is that?"

So, the twins looked at the bottle in his hand with some curiosity - it was engraved with complex alchemical runes that they could not recognize at all.

"It's an alchemical artifact that collects and stores people's emotions."

Ryan said seriously: "For some reason...I need a lot of happy emotions."

That's right.

As he learned more about Dementors, non-existence, and things on the other side of the veil.

He became increasingly aware of the impact of emotions on the soul.

Negative emotions can create monsters like Dementors and Obscures, and can also shatter the souls of the Longbottoms.

So he will need a lot of happy emotions to conduct relevant research.

And obviously.

Today, Gemini’s ideal is an opportunity for Ryan.

"You have to help me - believe me, it's very important, far more important than something as boring as money... It may even be the key to thwarting Voldemort's conspiracy!"

Ryan said seriously.

After hearing what Ryan said, the twins were naturally stunned.

They looked at each other, unable to believe that such a thing could happen in the world.

"If...if that's the case..."

Then they realized that if what Ryan said was true, then they really had no reason to refuse.

This is not only for their ideals, but also for justice!

but...

"Even if we want to open a store, one in Diagon Alley would be enough. After all, we haven't confirmed the store's performance yet, and stores on magical streets are very expensive."

Fred said seriously.

At this moment, he and George could hardly contain their joy.

But they still said calmly: "We know you have a lot of Galleons, but you can't spend them recklessly..."

That's right.

Having already determined their ideals long ago, they naturally did their research early on - they knew very well the prices of the shops on Magic Street, which were very expensive.

For example, in the UK, Diagon Alley, the only magical street and the largest trading market, the rent for a store in its core location can reach more than 5000 Galleons.

Even a shop in a marginal location would require at least 1000 Galleons.

And opening stores on the magical streets of three countries at the same time...if you add in the cost of various products.

For the poor Weasley family, that was a truly astronomical figure.

but...

"Oh, George, Fred."

The next moment, the twins saw Ryan smiling.

"Who told you to rent a shop?"

"?"*2

So, Gemini looked at Ryan in confusion - if you don’t rent a shop, where are you going to open a shop?

But Ryan said naturally: "In fact, letting you open a store has almost no cost concept for me - it sounds a bit weird, but in fact... I inherited the legacy of a great wizard not long ago."

"He lived a long time, which gave him some savings, including... well..."

Ryan thought about how to start, and finally spoke reluctantly.

"To put it simply - one-fifth of the land in Hidden Land belongs to me, and seven shops in Diagon Alley are owned by me. And Secret Corner... I also have the deeds to five shops, and shares in many other shops."

At the end of the conversation, Ryan felt a little embarrassed.

That's right.

Of course, the treasury left to him by the four giants contained countless treasures and galleons - this already made him rich enough.

However, since most of the things left behind by the four giants are some potion materials or ancient magical plants, or some ancient magic books - these things are of extraordinary value, but Ryan will not cash them in.

Therefore, before this, Ryan's wealth could only be described as 'a little bit of a billionaire'.

However, things changed after he inherited Nicolas Flamel's alchemy workshop and everything that the legendary alchemist had.

You know, the most well-known abilities of the Philosopher's Stone are 'immortality' and 'turning stone into gold'.

Although Nicol and Perenelle are not wizards with particularly strong material desires.

But in their long lives, they have witnessed almost the entire development of the wizarding world from its primitive times thousands of years ago to the present day.

They also naturally accumulated a lot of wealth - for example, in the process of establishing the Ministry of Magic and magical streets in various countries, they actually contributed money and gained a lot of wealth as a result.

And the land deed he just mentioned is part of that huge wealth.

so...

Ryan shrugged: "To be honest, I'm really rich now..."

"Oh!"

At this moment, Mrs. Weasley said 'Oh' and fell down.

While Arthur Weasley was hugging his wife, he was looking at Ryan in disbelief, as if he was looking at the legendary God of Wealth from an ancient oriental country.

"Ryan... this, this can't be explained by 'quite rich'..."

His body was also shaking.