Dumbledore looked at Coven with very gentle eyes at this time. He wanted to say some words of thanks or praise several times, but felt that nothing was appropriate.
For a moment, Dumbledore realized that it was difficult for him to continue to evaluate Coven's actions.
"Oh, by the way." Coven didn't know what was going on in Dumbledore's mind, so he said, "And the patent bonus you mentioned, I don't plan to take it either. I'll donate it all to the academy."
"Why!?"
When Dumbledore heard this, he almost screamed loudly, his eyes widening in astonishment.
Ke Wen smiled and explained: "I once asked Professor McGonagall about the management of our college.
So I think, rather than accepting funding from those school directors and being constrained by them, we might as well use a steady stream of royalties to run the college ourselves in the future."
Corwin obviously hadn't finished speaking yet, but even so, Dumbledore was completely stunned.
After a long while, Dumbledore finally came back to his senses from the sluggishness, took a deep breath, and said a little tiredly because of the great impact: "The academy cannot accept your money, and even if it accepts, the money will be lost to many people."
The school directors will leave, after all, the college belongs to them in principle."
Ke Wen thought about it and found that it was right. If the patent money was donated to the college, it would be the school directors who would get the money.
After all, Dumbledore was just the dean, and the real owners of Hogwarts were the trustees.
However, Ke Wen still tried to ask: "So Mr. Principal, is it possible to spend money to purchase a seat on the school board?"
"It's impossible." Dumbledore shook his head and explained softly: "The identity of a school director is a status symbol, and all school directors come from ancient families."
"What if the funds are very large?" Coven continued to ask.
Dumbledore chuckled when he heard this. He was very happy that Coven had such good intentions for the academy, so Dumbledore explained patiently: "If you publish papers and patents, you will indeed get a huge amount of money."
Galleons, but that’s not enough to impress any school director family.”
"And..." Dumbledore added: "The fees incurred by patents are long-term, and the first fee you can get may not be as much as you think."
After hearing this, Kewen not only did not seem to flinch, but instead raised his hand and rubbed his chin and began to think.
Dumbledore didn't bother seeing this, because Coven's performance today was enough for Dumbledore to respond with enough patience and doting.
After a while, Ke Wen finally came back to his senses and asked again in a thoughtful tone: "Mr. Principal, what if... the number of gold galleons is 100 million?"
"Sorry...I didn't hear clearly..." Dumbledore was stunned again.
"I mean, 100 million gold galleons." Ke Wen said with slightly shining eyes: "At this price, can I buy back the school director seat?"
Dumbledore opened and closed his mouth, and after a while, he finally managed to make a sound: "The price is indeed affordable... But Coven, things are not as simple as you think."
Seeing Ke Wen's confused look, Dumbledore sighed slightly, and then said softly: "Those school directors are necessary because their families are very influential and can solve many problems for the college."
"That's it!" Kewen finally understood the key point.
However, Kewen felt a little regretful, because next year would be 1991, which was the time when the United Nations in the East disintegrated.
If you can participate, it will be very easy to make money.
This topic ends here.
Next, Principal Dumbledore gave Cowen a bracelet and seriously told Cowen not to take off the bracelet no matter what he did after he left school.
This bracelet is the 'portkey' made by Professor Flitwick for Coven, which can allow people to teleport to other places instantly.
After explaining the situation of the 'Portkey' to Coven, Dumbledore took out another contract.
It was a land deed. As long as Ke Wen signed it, the land deed and the house on it would belong to Ke Wen.
Dumbledore continued to explain patiently that he prepared such a safe house for Cowen because he was afraid that Cowen would be in danger after leaving school.
The reason why it is called a safe house is because the house on the land deed will be cast with a 'Loyalty Curse' in the future, and no one else can discover that house except the owner and the secret keeper.
Dumbledore did not choose to be Corwin's secret keeper, nor did he choose the four branch deans. Instead, he asked Corwin to find a house elf in the kitchen, and the elf would be the secret keeper of that house.
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In Dumbledore's opinion, house elves are the most suitable candidates to be secret keepers. After all, house elves basically have a high level of magic.
Moreover, the elf's character is absolutely devoted to its master, and even if it dies, it will not reveal any of its master's secrets.
With the safe house and the 'portkey', the combination of the two will make Kewen very safe outside the school.
If in danger, Coven only needs to touch the door key to return to the safe house instantly, making it impossible for the enemy to find him.
After listening to Dumbledore's various arrangements, Coven couldn't help but be very happy.
Unexpectedly, before receiving the royalties, he would get a house of his own, and it was such a safe house.
"Mr. Principal!" Ke Wen asked impatiently: "When can we go see the house?"
"Any time." Dumbledore smiled kindly.
"Then..." Ke Wen suggested hopefully: "Now?"
Dumbledore might have expected it, so he didn't feel surprised at all and said with a smile: "Of course, we can go to my fireplace."
As he spoke, Dumbledore stood up from his desk, then walked to the fireplace in the office, turned around and looked at Corwin with a smile.
Ke Wen immediately stepped forward, raised the contract in his hand and looked at it, memorizing the address to avoid being transported to other places due to mispronunciation of the place name.
The two of them each grabbed a handful of 'floo powder', but before teleporting, Dumbledore warned again: "After the secret keeper is determined in the future, if you want to take someone to your home, remember to hold the other person's hand, otherwise you will just
You can use the fireplace to teleport yourself back."
"Yes! I remember it!" Ke Wen stared at the fireplace expectantly and nodded heavily.
Seeing this, Dumbledore walked into the fireplace with a smile and said softly: "Then I'll go first."
After finishing speaking, Dumbledore waved his hand and scattered the 'floo powder', recited the name of the place, and disappeared in a burst of green fire.
When the firelight fell and disappeared, Ke Wen immediately stepped into the fireplace with some eagerness...