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Chapter 1780: A War Without Winners (230)
Chapter 1780: A War Without Winners (230)
"You secretly got rid of Rita Skeeter?"
When Shanna informed Albert of this news, he was equally surprised. It wasn't that he had any objections to them dealing with Rita Skeeter, but he never imagined they'd actually dare to do it, and even use his solution.
"Is there a problem?" Shanna raised an eyebrow.
"No, you did well," Albert reassured her. "Since the Ministry of Magic's laws can't punish that woman, we'll take care of it ourselves."
After saying this, he patted Shanna's shoulder gently, trying to soothe her anxious mood.
"Don't feel burdened. When the law can't bring justice, personal revenge is just and noble."
"That doesn't sound like something you'd say to comfort someone!"
Hearing Albert's words, Shanna couldn't help but relax, as she had also felt great pressure when making this decision.
"Will there be any loopholes?"
Shanna hesitated for a moment before voicing her concern.
"You don't need to worry about that. Rita Skeeter has done many shady things and has made many enemies. Trust me, many people will rejoice in her misfortune. Moreover, even more explosive events will happen, and no one will have the time to care about Rita Skeeter's life or death."
After soothing Shanna, Albert asked her to gather the residents who were interested in applying for the apothecary positions.
Albert planned to chat with them about working in the Witch Beauty Parlor's potion factory to avoid any unpleasant incidents later on.
Undeniably, working in the potion factory of the Witch Beauty Parlor was a rather monotonous and boring job, but Albert believed that no one would refuse a well-paying job with good benefits.
Of course, all prospective employees would have to sign a strict non-disclosure agreement to ensure that the Witch Beauty Potion's formula wouldn't be easily leaked, as the Witch Beauty Parlor made its profits from this very formula.
As for violating the non-disclosure agreement, the consequences would be extremely dire, and Albert believed that as long as the salary and benefits were satisfactory, there wouldn't be any issues.
Moreover, with insufficient incentives, very few people would be foolish enough to become traitors.
This exchange was relatively satisfying, and they reached a verbal agreement.
As for when they would sign the contract?
Naturally, they would have to wait until the factory was built.
Additionally, the prospective employees needed to prepare in advance. They couldn't afford to lose their potion-brewing skills before even starting their factory training.
This news quickly spread throughout Avalon, arousing envy and jealousy among many residents.
They had heard from Kenneth how lucrative the Witch Beauty Parlor was.
It was said that the store's beauty products were selling out across Europe, even the entire world. Many places were experiencing shortages of beauty products.
Otherwise, Albert wouldn't have decided to build a factory in Avalon.
However, everyone was more curious about how Albert managed to accomplish this without anyone noticing.
Just as they were about to discuss this further, Fred and George, who were busy preparing for their wedding, suddenly brought everyone good news:
Albert's requested invention was already in its initial stages of completion.
"What is this?"
The assembled people curiously examined the metal box that Fred and George had brought, wondering about its purpose.
"A washing machine, I think that's what it's called."
Lee Jordan knew a little about the inside story, but as he wasn't involved in the subsequent research, he didn't know much.
"A washing machine, sounds like it's used to wash clothes?"
Everyone was curious about how this thing could wash clothes.
"I remember Muggles have something similar."
"Yeah, it's a similar thing," George admitted directly. "We made it based on Albert's idea, a tool for cleaning clothes."
As he spoke, Fred took out some dirty clothes he had prepared beforehand and threw them into the washing machine. After closing the lid, he tapped the machine with his wand to start it automatically.
"It takes about half an hour to spin, and the clothes will be clean." George took out his pocket watch to check the time and explained to everyone, "Although it does take a while, it's convenient."
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The girls were all interested in the washing machine because washing clothes, a tedious household chore, usually fell on them. If this so-called washing machine was truly useful, they could be freed from their busy work.
"I think this thing will eventually be replaced. Albert should invent a laundry charm." Someone muttered.
Unfortunately, inventing a spell is an extremely difficult task.
However, there wasn't a cleaning spell in the entire British magical community, at least not yet invented. The simplest method for them was to cast a spell on the clothes, making them repeat a task.
As for a spell like "clean it all up," if there were such a useful spell, there wouldn't be so many troubles.
"It looks good, but there are still many problems that need continuous improvement." Albert examined the rough washing machine in front of him, nodding in agreement while explaining to the others, "I don't know if a laundry charm can be invented, but with the washing machine, we can easily clean our clothes."
Everyone understood. Albert hoped to use magic to bring about a revolutionary change in wizards' lives.
Although such a change might make people lazy, they believed no one would refuse such a life.
After all, who would willingly endure hardship and toil?
Wouldn't it be nice if life became better?
"What else is this thing used for?" Someone couldn't help but ask.
"You're talking about this, it's called a magic vacuum cleaner. It can clean the dust on the floor, like this." George demonstrated the so-called vacuum cleaner to everyone while explaining, "This thing is still in its first generation and needs further improvement."
"Are you planning to open a magic furniture store?" Shanna asked with a strange expression, "I'm actually more curious about when you'll have the refrigerator ready."
"That thing is still in research. We need more help."
The first magic furniture they researched was actually a refrigerator because it had more uses, and most wizarding families would be willing to pay for such a fridge. However, due to the high research difficulty, it was temporarily put on hold.
This was another business Albert left behind, and he even had the advertising slogan ready: Magic Transforms Life!
Many people realized that this was another new job, but what troubled them was that only a small number of people might be qualified for this work.
(End of Chapter)
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