As they spoke, the express train's engine pistons hissed loudly, and the train started.
However, the carriage once again fell into an eerie silence.
Albert's way of thinking was indeed strange, but one had to admit that his ideas were spot on.
"Anyway, I definitely won't work for the Ministry of Magic in the future," Albert broke the silence first.
"Percy really wants to join the Ministry of Magic," Fredmumbled.
"What about you?" Albert looked at Lee Jordan.
"I probably... won't join the Ministry of Magic either," Lee Jordan said uncertainly.
"We do have an idea to open a joke shop," Fred and George looked at each other and replied seriously.
"That's a good idea. If you're short on money, you can come to me then. I'll help you invest some startup capital," Albert thought for a moment and said to the two of them.
At this moment, both the Twins and Lee Jordan were stunned, looking at Albert in disbelief. The strangest thing was that none of them felt Albert was exaggerating.
"Don't look at me like that. Actually, making money is quite easy, as long as you know the tricks to making money," Albert said calmly.
"For example?" Fred was very curious about Albert's so-called easy methods.
"The venom secreted by Acromantula is a very valuable liquid, selling for as much as 100 Galleons per pint on the market," Albert reminded them.
"You mean..."
All three were stunned.
"There are a lot of Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest. Other parts of this creature also have value. Hunting one or two Acromantula and selling them on the black market can bring in a large sum of Galleons."
Speaking of Acromantula, Fred and George both shivered.
However, the two quickly remembered the scene a few months ago when Albert defeated a large group of Acromantula, and instantly felt that Albert's words were indeed correct. Yes, Acromantula, they were truly bags of glittering gold coins.
"The snow mushrooms we ate when it snowed, as long as you know how to process them, can also earn a large amount of Galleons."
The three looked at each other, feeling that Albert made a lot of sense.
"And this," Albert shook the protective bracelet on his hand, "It is said that most Wizards at the Ministry of Magic can't even use a Shield Charm well, so someone will definitely need this thing. As long as I perfect it, it will become a popular dark magic defense equipment. Selling one for ten galleons shouldn't be a big problem then."
"ten galleons!"
Not only the Twins, but even Lee Jordan was stunned by Albert's statement. The eyes of all three almost turned into the shape of Galleons.
In fact, as long as you know how to turn them into ways to make money, earning a large sum of money is still very easy.
After all, Hogwarts is backed by the Forbidden Forest.
The Forbidden Forest is Britain's most resource-rich primeval forest.
No one thought Albert was exaggerating, because they firmly believed that Albert indeed had such ability; his mind was sharper than anyone else's.
"There's one thing you might not know yet," Albert said, taking off the ineffective protective bracelet. "If you use a magic item, the Ministry of Magic cannot detect you using magic. Back then, I used the protective bracelet to block Hertok's Accio and confiscated his gold card."
The three opened their mouths in surprise, not knowing what to say.
"I picked up the gold card in the opera house. When I saw signs of the gold card flying away, I knew someone was using magic to summon it," Albert said.
"You confiscated it because you thought the other party might be using magic nearby?" Lee Jordan's mind rarely worked so quickly.
"Yes," Albert nodded, "If the other party was right next to me, the Ministry of Magic would very likely pin this on me."
"Why?" Fred asked back.
"Just look at Truman last year," George reminded him, "Albert was the one who tricked Truman back then. Do you think Albert wouldn't have considered the possibility of being tricked himself?"
"In fact, as you can see, that's exactly what happened, so I confiscated the gold card at the time and let the owner of the gold card explain it clearly to the Ministry of Magic for me, and then I would return the gold cardto him," Albert said with a look of helplessness.
"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't think so much," Lee Jordan admired Albert's mind: "It's a great loss for Ravenclaw that you didn't go there."
"I just want to say, whenever you plan to make money, remember to bring me along," Fred said seriously.
The four looked at each other and suddenly couldn't help but laugh; this feeling was truly absurd. To others, this was just a group of small children talking nonsense seriously.
The train traveled north, the sky was pitch black, and it started to rain outside. Moments later, the rain grew heavier and more intense, with dense raindrops pattering against the windowpanes, and the lights in the carriage came on.
In the corridor outside the carriage, the trolley rattled along the aisle. Albert noticed that the person pushing the trolley had changed; it was no longer the proprietress of Honeydukes, but another kind-faced Witch.
Albert and Lee Jordan both bought some snacks to share with everyone.
"Actually, I think you can make a lot of money without using the methods you just mentioned," Lee Jordan took a sip of pumpkin juice and said jokingly, "You just need to participate in The Daily Prophet's Galleon prize."
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"That's right, winning a big prize can get you a large sum of Galleons," Fred immediately echoed.
"The probability is not high."
"Why?"
"Is that even possible? Just think about it," Albert looked at Lee Jordan with a speechless expression, "If people were really that lucky, they'd buy lottery tickets every day, pick up money on the street, and just dig for gold, why bother working hard?"
"We think your luck is exceptionally good," Georgemumbled, "You might actually win the big prize."
Albert looked George up and down, making him quite uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" George asked uneasily.
"Nothing, I was just thinking, why don't you give it a try? I have a feeling your family might have a chance to win The Daily Prophet's big prize in the future?" Albertsuddenly said, "Give it a try, it won't hurt, right?"
"Are you sure?" George was a bit skeptical, but then he thought of Albert's mouth... "No, forget it. The future, who knows when that is?" Fred mumbled, "Albert is definitely trying to trick you."
"Write it down, quickly write it down," Lee Jordan said jokingly, "I'm really curious if Albert will actually be right about this?"
"I was just talking nonsense," Albert shrugged, looking out the window, "Speaking of which, why does it always rain this season?"
"It seemed to be raining last year too," Fred picked up a chocolate frog card and casually asked, "Does anyone want Dumbledore's card?"
"No thanks, I already have several."
"What about Albert?" Fred asked again.
"I don't collect these things. Wait, let me see the card," Albert fiddled with the chocolate frog card, remembering a game, and muttered to himself, "Actually, we could develop a wizard card game."
Albert thought of Gwent cards and other card games he had played.
"What's that?"
The three of them looked a bit confused. They only understood a few words: cards, game, but what they meant when put together, they couldn't understand at all.
Albert briefly introduced the gameplay of card games to the three of them.
"You see, the characters on chocolate frog cards include many famous Wizards. We can use them, and then add some famous items, historical events, and spell effects, turning them into the background of the cards and giving them certain functions."
Albert began to plan the wizard card according to card games, and told his ideas to the others.
"Yes, write this down, we can try to promote it," Albertsaid, taking out a new notebook and writing down his ideas.
"That sounds interesting," George nodded, "I think using this method makes it easier to remember those people and events than studying History of Magic. At least, I won't have to worry about always mixing up Uric the Oddball and Emeric the Evil."
"When the time comes, remember to bring me along," Lee Jordan patted his chest and said, "I feel this game can be promoted to various countries."
"I think you're exaggerating," Fred didn't believe him.
"Don't you understand? Every country has its own famous Wizards, history, achievements, and some infamous Dark Wizards. Record these people and history on cards and turn them into a game. This is more interesting than Gobstones, and we can better understand our history through cards, instead of wasting a lot of time memorizing the damned History of Magic."
Lee Jordan grew more excited as he spoke, "When the time comes, I definitely want to create my own card. Hmm, it will be called 'One of the Four Founders of the wizard card,' and its effect will be to let the player draw three additional cards."
"You've already thought of your own card!" Albertcouldn't help but laugh, "So what effect should my card have? The same as yours?"
Your card could be the Four Founders, an effect card where the four of us, the founders of the wizard card, come together.
"Why only draw three cards, and not four?" Fred asked curiously.
"Because you are Twins!" Albert said, "So the two of you only count as one."
In later generations, the wizard card, popular in the Wizarding World, began to take shape in this small carriage.
Many years later, when Lee Jordan was interviewed by The Daily Prophet, he said: "At the time, we firmly believed that this card game would be loved by a wide range of Wizards, because we were not only playing a game, but also learning history, and exercising our minds. Furthermore, we hoped to use this method to help everyone remember those Wizards who had made sacrifices and contributions for us, as well as the infamous Dark Wizards who had once harmed everyone."
The wizard card is not just a game; it will also be a reflection of the history of the Wizarding World.