In Britain, an intern newly employed by the Ministry of Magic earned 50 Gold Galleons a month.
After becoming a full employee, the salary depended on the department, though most started at 100. With bonuses, the annual guaranteed income was at least 1,500.
Hogwarts salaries were tied to rank, and even professors earned a minimum annual salary of 2,000.
As for a certain Old Bat who often took kickbacks and tarnished the school's reputation, even double that figure would probably be an underestimate.
Buying a wristwatch for 49 Galleons was something an ordinary family would never dare imagine.
But as an alchemical item with over a dozen different practical functions, its value for money was unquestionably obvious.
A certain series of novels that had once swept across the British Isles sold for only 5 Galleons per book. The 49-Galleon price of an alchemical wristwatch was honestly not expensive.
The one who broke the silence was Hafra, whose expression had turned exceptionally ugly.
He did his best to control his expression and slowly walked over to another display case.
"Tap—tap—"
No matter how calm he looked on the surface, his heavy footsteps still exposed the turmoil in his heart.
Xi La approached with a gentle smile. "Please wait a moment, Chairman Hafra."
He opened the display case and took out a metallic cube the size of a palm, resembling a Muggle Rubik's Cube.
Hafra took it stiffly in his hand.
Xi La introduced its functions. "Chairman Hafra, this is the 'Universal Medicine Chest.' It can automatically condense fifty-four different potions and store them separately in different compartments."
There was no longer any need to carry bottles and jars everywhere, nor to rummage through pockets enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm. One only needed to open a specific compartment, and the condensed