Chapter 68: The Power of Scientific Thought
"Apparently. I understand what you're thinking."
Dumbledore glanced over the parchment papers filled with numbers and charts scattered on the bed. He rubbed his tired forehead and sighed sincerely.
"Is this the Muggles' developed arithmetic divination?"
Having comprehended all of Elena's plans, the old wizard suddenly showed a bit of respect, not only towards Elena but also towards the people from another world who were exploring the realm of God as wizards.
Not long ago, the alert Elena explained for the first time the inevitable deduction of the collapse of the ruble and the inherent loss of the Soviet constitution, and how Hogwarts used rules to extract huge wealth reasonably.
She was clearly in the Slytherin student dormitory on the lower floor of Hogwarts Castle, but the girl's thoughts seemed to be above the vault, and all kinds of seemingly unrelated information were intertwined.
Through a multitude of overlapping, nonsensical numbers, from the British Isles to the American continent across the ocean, from the calm after the roar in 1945 to the dark tide in 1991, it was like a precision gear ring. Interlaced like a prophecy, the performance of tremendous changes that are about to occur – no, even more terrible than prophecy, as if the higher beings were moving the pieces.
From the moment Jin Jialong was transported to Hogwarts Castle, they did not need to do anything. Unlike any previous plans and programs, this is an event that starts directly from the results, and only needs to wait for the moment to settle the next steps.
"Arithmetic divination? No, we call it science. Or, scientific deduction."
Elena shook her head slightly, her voice explaining hoarsely, and the light in her eyes was extremely bright.
The most essential difference between the magical world and the non-magical world is not the level of the economic system or technological power, but the difference in social thinking between the two. There may be an artificial gap between magic and non-magic, but science and magic have not been opposed from the beginning.
Common humans have narrower horizons than wizards from the start, but that is not a reason that prevents them from understanding the world.
Science is a way for humans in the non-magical world to perceive the world. All the magic that seems incredible is simply that the state of the art is inexplicable.
From Elena's perspective, as long as it can be observed, it can be studied; as long as it can be studied, it can be influenced; as long as it can be influenced, it can be controlled and mastered, no matter in which world, this is a universal basic rule.
"But, have you ever thought that whether it is science or divination, there will always be accidents if it fails? Hogwarts may no longer exist because of your reckless behavior. In the worst case, what are you thinking?"
Dumbledore reached out, carefully picking up the scattered handwritten papers on the girl's bed, and posed the final question.
This was also his most doubtful point: according to the oath, once Elena performs such an act, it is equivalent to putting Hogwarts in crisis. Before the final result arrives, it will somehow trigger an early warning of unbreakable vows.
"Worst case? Then simply hand the castle over to the goblins, and then find a way to get another loan... Goblins could never destroy or harm Hogwarts at all from the beginning."
Elena stretched and responded indifferently.
The girl slapped the soft bed beneath her body, lifted the blanket, and stood up from the bed, walking towards the mirror in front of the window, while arranging her hair, and said softly with a gentle tone.
"Professor Dumbledore, let me ask you, when will Hogwarts disappear? Will the castle no longer belong to us? No. Will the knowledge we have be transferred? No. Is it the organization of the Ministry of Magic or something else that forces the placement of headmasters or professors? Certainly not. But when Hogwarts no longer educates and nurtures young wizards."
Elena turned around, her pale, delicate fingers mischievously pulling on the thick, warm wool rug, and the light blue eyes looked at the magical lake scenery outside the hall, and she said with a gentle smile.
"Even if Hogwarts were destroyed by war, the entire castle was razed, the Forbidden Forest no longer existed, and the great lake dried up into a hole. As long as there are enough financial and human resources, Hogwarts can continue to transmit knowledge. Even if the magical world disappears, and as long as human civilization continues to exist, Hogwarts will never disappear."
"Moreover, if we really can't pay the money, the goblins are the most eager. to avoid this loan from becoming a bad debt, they will do whatever it takes to help Hogwarts continue in the long run. Mortgaging Hogwarts to get a loan has always been a means, not an end."
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