Chapter 115: After a Half-blood Wizard Graduates

The several security shops Murphy opened all recruited three types of wizards.

One type was those good at fighting. In the basic Wizarding Level Examinations, they must have obtained certificates in both Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, and it was best to also have a certificate in Care of Magical Creatures.

Their daily routine was mainly spell dueling training. The spells they must be proficient in were combat spells such as Stupefy, Petrificus Totalus, Expelliarmus, the Shield Charm, and the Summoning Charm, and they must have passed the Apparition test to be officially hired.

They would be the main force of the security shops in the future, and also the seed players Murphy hoped could replace Aurors.

However, at present, their work was mainly to deal with pest problems for various wizarding families throughout the UK.

They caught gnomes, little evil sprites, little dwarf demons, fox seductresses, etc., everywhere, brought them back in boxes and bundles, and handed them over to the house-elves responsible for transport.

Locke was really right; the current work of this group of wizards was really a pest control company.

These pests eventually all entered the Magic Research Institute and were handed over to the two perverted scientists in the Mind Magic Research Group.

Although the work of dealing with pests made the wizards feel a bit overqualified, on one hand, the salary was high enough, and on the other hand, it really allowed them to accumulate a lot of combat experience.

Although the deterrent power of these little things was far less than that of Dark Wizards, at least it allowed them to take the step of truly fighting with spells, so not many people complained.

The second type was those good at Transfiguration.

The security shop's requirements for them were relatively single, but relatively high. They must have a Transfiguration grade of E (Exceeds Expectations) or above to be recruited.

Their current task was to conduct attempts at Animagus transformation and provide Animagus potions at various stages for Murphy's Transfiguration Research Group.

In the future, Murphy planned to trick them all into the Magic Research Institute, but he didn't come for them today.

The third type was wizards good at the Enlarging and Shrinking Charms.

For this type of wizard, the recruitment conditions were the lowest; as long as they passed the Charms class, it was fine.

But they were required to practice the Enlarging Charm and Shrinking Charm hundreds of times every day, and a house-elf was specially assigned to supervise them.

They were the main technical workers for chip production in the future. Murphy planned to trick them all into the factory to work later.

But today, Murphy needed to recruit a few into the research institute first to help the Chip Research Group with subsequent research and development.

Ten chosen workers were brought before Murphy. Most of them were close to Murphy in age. Some had just graduated, and some were Murphy's classmates, but they weren't very familiar.

"I have looked at everyone's spell practice records. Over the past few months, everyone has been very hard-working and very serious."

"Everyone must be very puzzled why you are asked to practice the Enlarging Charm and Shrinking Charm desperately."

"In fact, this is a part of a product we are preparing to develop."

"This product has general performance far exceeding ordinary magic. It can help you calculate problems, help you clarify some ideas, help everyone do things better and faster. It can also be used for entertainment, can transmit information faster than an owl, or allow people to read news just like reading a newspaper..."

"This will be something you have never seen before, a magical creation more magical than magic."

The wizards looked at each other and whispered, not quite understanding what Murphy was describing.

Could it be a magical portrait?

But it sounded quite powerful.

"To produce such a powerful item, very precise magic is needed, and your magic is the most important part of the manufacturing process of this product."

"Now, after your long practice, you can enter the formal assessment."

"Next, we will conduct some tests. The three with the best test scores will be given priority to join my project."

After speaking, Murphy took out a stack of cut wafers from the Undetectable Extension Charm Case, and then took out a canvas. There was a horizontal and vertical coordinate system on the canvas, and two circles were drawn in the center of the coordinates with the origin as the center, one with a diameter of eight inches (a little more than two decimeters), and one with a diameter of more than one meter.

He took a piece from the wafers and placed it in the eight-inch diameter circle, with the edges perfectly matching it.

"The rules of the test are very simple. You need to use the Enlarging Charm on this disk to make it as close as possible to the large circle on the canvas."

"We will record your error. The smaller the error, the better the grade. Everyone has three chances. Let's start now."

Using the Enlarging Charm to enlarge an object five times is not difficult for ordinary wizards.

This is also the multiple that the Chip Research Institute is currently developing. If it's any larger, the photolithography machine would need to work on a wafer with a diameter greater than 1 meter, the photolithography precision would decrease, affecting the yield rate. And the Shrinking Charm is not yet used under the current chip process.

Therefore, Murphy is now simulating the future working environment of the wizards, directly letting them start practical operations.

"I'll go first!"

A wizard volunteered to stand out.

Murphy recognized him. "Winston Robinson?"

This guy was his classmate in Gryffindor and seemed to have been a Chaser for the Gryffindor team.

"Hello, Murphy." Winston was slightly embarrassed.

As a half-blood wizard, and with a Muggle-born mother, he could hardly get much support from his parents' side in the wizarding world, so he could only struggle on his own after graduation.

But because high-paying jobs in the magic world were basically concentrated in institutions like the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts, and they recruited very few people, those positions were basically reserved by pure-blood wizards (broadly defined) with connections and resources.

Thus, two years after graduation, he had changed a bunch of jobs, but was still struggling on the poverty line.

It wasn't that Winston hadn't thought about living in Muggle society, but with his cultural level of a Muggle elementary school graduate, to be honest, he couldn't find any decent work either.

And the means to make money were all written in the "International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy." Unless he was willing to become a Dark Wizard, otherwise, even if he went to Muggle society, he would still be at the bottom.

At most, he could use some magic in his life to improve his quality of life, but what was the difference between this and living in the wizarding world? And he would have to take the risk of breaking the law, so in the end, he chose to make a living in the wizarding world.

At this moment, looking at his classmate from school becoming his boss, a regular guest of the Daily Prophet, a super celebrity, and a newly promoted rich man, it would be impossible for Winston not to feel sour in his heart.

He had even heard many rumors that Murphy's money was actually earned from Muggles and that he was a Dark Wizard.

But regarding this, besides envy, jealousy, and hatred, and cursing a few words about moral decay, he had no intention of imitating him at all.

Joke, everyone knows that being a drug lord makes money, but how many people really go and do it?

Don't want your life?

Do you really think everyone can become a Breaking Bad, become Selling Fish Qiang?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 116 =====