No lining your pockets!

Ludo chuckled awkwardly, "Minister, everyone wants to do their part for the Ministry of Magic, and besides... someone has to go."

Your new team needs to find some capable people, doesn't it?

Ludo asked himself honestly, and he knew he desperately wanted to get rich; otherwise, he wouldn't have participated in the gambling, almost ruining his entire life.

If he hadn't gone all-in on Will Behrens in the Triwizard Tournament, he would be running away with debts by now.

Due to the unique nature of the Wizard community, aside from some bribes, there is generally not much that can be done within the Ministry of Magic.

But the construction of this Magical University...

According to information obtained by Ludo at the meeting, the school will occupy at least 5,000 acres (approximately 20.23 square kilometers), which is a quarter of Hong Kong Island (78 square kilometers), and its size accounts for seven percent of the core area of Salzkammergut, Austria.

Such a massive school could not have been built overnight, and it is far more magnificent than almost any other building in the Wizarding World today.

This necessitates the unification of the Ministry of Magic, and Ludo saw the benefits in this...

Just think about it, how much funding would the Magical Congress of the United States of America and the Ministry of Magic in England and Austria actually contribute to such a massive school?

Even a small portion of that money could cover a Wizard's expenses for a lifetime.

Moreover, what I just mentioned only refers to the area occupied, not the total area of the building complex.

In fact, this enormous campus is just the most basic part of the entire Magical University.

In terms of Magic, the Magical University, like Hogwarts, must cast countless Magic, the entire school must be able to resist Apparition, different departments must build different building complexes, and these building complexes must be enchanted with corresponding Magic.

For example, Herbology requires Greenhouse, and each Greenhouse must be equipped with Magic -regulating and detection Magic, Magic.

Simply performing these Magic in the various Greenhouse requires a huge amount of manpower, material resources, and Magic.

A large number of personnel, exorbitant funding, countless building materials, Magic materials...

Trying to get a small slice of the pie could leave you drowning in the profits!

How could Ludo not go crazy?

Of course, it wasn't just Ludo; everyone in the Ministry of Magic who knew about it went crazy.

This included the Wizard of the Department of Magic Maintenance, who originally wouldn't have dared to challenge the Wizard of other departments.

But money can be a powerful motivator.

When profits reach 10%, some people become restless; when profits reach 50%, some dare to take risks; when profits reach 100%, they dare to trample on all human laws; and when profits reach 300%, they are not even afraid of going to the gallows.

Current profits...

Internal strife has begun within the Ministry of Magic, with almost everyone putting Voldemort out of their minds and wanting to join the plan to build Magical University.

After all, by joining this program, I can earn money and escape Voldemort while I'm in Austria.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for the fact that Minister Scrimgeour is a ruthless individual capable of going toe-to-toe with Voldemort and suppressing the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic would have been in complete chaos long ago.

Scrimgeour knew about these things too. He glanced at Ludo and said, "Your Department of International Magical Cooperation will send some people, and then I will select another group of Wizard from within the Ministry of Magic."

You are responsible for liaising with the America side and overseeing part of the project's progress.

These words delighted Ludo —didn't this mean the minister was willing to let him go?

It's hard to say how much profit we can make now... Good job, this time we'll never have to worry about money again for the rest of our lives.

He couldn't hide his smile, "Thank you, Minister! Scrimgeour, Minister Scrinker!"

"No need to thank me," Scrimgeour waved his hand, "Kane."

Kane, who had been silent all along, immediately said, "Minister!"

"You should join in too."

"Yes, Minister!" Kane replied like a robot.

Ludo looked at his "new colleague," his smile unchanged.

But Scrimgeour's next words made Ludo's smile vanish, "Kane will be taking a group of Auror with him."

They will be responsible for overseeing the accounts. All accounts at the Magical University must be made public, and every Knut must be accountable. We must know where the funds went.

If there's even the slightest problem, Kane will arrest the person in charge of the relevant project on the spot.

"We'll give the responsible parties plenty of Veritaserum and use it on them directly to induce Legilimency. We need to investigate and solve these problems at their root."

After listening, Ludo suddenly lost interest—if things were being done this way, how could he possibly embezzle funds from the construction of the Magical University?

Scrimgeour looked at Bagman: "If you're not willing to dedicate your efforts to this job, you're welcome to face Voldemort head-on on the battlefield."

Ludo quickly shook his head.

Scrimgeour earnestly advised, "Don't forget, this funding is a long-term allocation; if you work hard, you can earn a considerable amount."

Don't blame me for not warning you, Ludo, if you insist on trying to profit from this... in the end, you'll only hurt yourself.

Scrimgeour spoke earnestly—he always remembered Mr. Behrens's instructions.

Mr. Behrens said that this project is of extremely high importance, and if anyone commits any wrongdoing, Mr. Behrens himself will definitely not let them off the hook.

What were Mr. Behrens' exact words?

Oh, right—"Death is the best ending for these people."

Well, hopefully those greedy fellows won't directly test Mr. Behrens ' patience.

Ludo, standing before us, is clearly that kind of person.

Looking at Scrimgeour's expression, Ludo finally nodded. "Yes... Minister, I understand."

Scrimgeour seemed to remember something else. "Oh, right, regarding the accounts, you should go find a clerk named ' Cedric Diggory '."

Let him be in charge of the accounts, and let him build his own team of accounts to oversee all the accounts...