The elevator slowly went up, and Elwyn was the only one inside, standing in the corner with the Invisibility Cloak on.
"First floor, the Ministry of Magic's Director's Office and Logistics Department."
The golden gate opened again, and in front of Elwyn was a spacious corridor that connected to an oval building not far away.
The corridor was quiet, and there was no one there. The floor was covered with thick carpets, and through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides, one could see the main hall of the Ministry of Magic and the flow of people below. Dozens of escalators were changing positions, and it was a spectacular sight.
Elwyn looked down for a while, but did not see Riddle. He had no idea where the guy had gone!
Delphi would not be able to get out of Percy's place for a while, so he decided to find Hermione's office and get the time converter himself.
Elwyn continued along the corridor, and after passing through the huge windows, many shiny wooden doors appeared on both sides of the corridor.
There was a small sign on each door, with the name and position of the person inside written on it. They were lined up in a row.
Elwyn felt that he should be inside the oval building. He began to pay attention to the names on the doors, looking for Hermione's office.
After turning a corner and walking for a while, the corridor led into a spacious area.
Forty or so Magi and Magi sat at rows of small tables, which were piled with documents. Many of them were buried in documents or writing reports. Elwyn even saw a Wizard with three quills in front of him moving at the same time.
He stopped in front of an empty table and looked. These Magi were all assistant ministers, responsible for drafting all kinds of documents.
Foggy only had one assistant, Percy, but Hermione needed nearly fifty people. The workload was unimaginably huge.
"I've finally finished this report!" "I heard that the Muggle Affairs Control Department is now using something called a computer made by Muggles to write their reports. It can complete everything automatically, but we still have to write it by hand. That's ridiculous!" Iven heard the witch in the cubicle next to him say, "I heard that the Muggle Affairs Control Department is using something called a computer to write their reports.
"Many wizards think that it's unsafe and could explode at any time." The wizard beside her replied in a low voice, "In fact, it's still necessary to keep an appropriate amount of vigilance. I don't trust things that use electricity, but I can't use magic to start a computer. Those Muggle items are very complicated …"
"Conservative sorcerers' way of thinking. Muggles are developing faster and faster, but you people turn a blind eye to it and are still immersed in the past. I don't see the difference between using electricity and magic, as long as it can help us get rid of these tedious tasks. My house is full of electrical appliances, and I haven't seen any explode!" "Speaking of which, I actually hope that the minister's proposal for reform will be passed."
"It shouldn't be a problem. Many wizards support her."
"When the time comes, the minister should arrange a holiday for herself. She spends too much time on work!"
"I don't think that's possible. She hasn't taken a vacation for five years in a row!" The male wizard said. "You should really listen to what the people in the Magic Law Enforcement Department say about her. During the few years she was the director, their department introduced more laws than in the past century. Working overtime has almost become the norm."
"The minister is good at everything, but she loves her job too much!"
"The current director of the Magic Law Enforcement Department isn't that good either. I heard …"
This was very much like Hermione's style, spending most of her time on work.
Elwyn wanted to continue listening, but he saw Hermione walking in from the other end of the corridor.
The originally relaxed atmosphere in the office immediately became tense. He carefully walked through the partitioned desks and followed Hermione.
This person was obviously Delphie, because she looked very nervous. Her body was slightly trembling when others were talking to her, which was very unnatural. Hao Ren had no idea how she managed to deal with Percy. The two of them came to the glossy red wooden door at the end of the hall. The sign on the door clearly stated: Hermione Mason, Director of the Ministry of Magic.
Delphie knocked on the door with her wand, and the door opened.
Elwyn followed her into Hermione's office and closed the door behind them.
"Elwyn, are you there?" Delphie asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes!" Elwyn removed the Invisibility Cloak.
"Thank God, I thought you didn't follow me. The person who called me over was the director of the Magic Law Enforcement Department, Percy Weasley. He asked me for my opinion on the upcoming bill. I didn't dare to say too much, for fear of arousing his suspicion. I told him I wasn't feeling well, so I rushed up here!" Delphie said with lingering fear, "Alright, Elwyn, where do you think the time converter is hidden? We have to find it quickly and leave this place before the compound soup loses its effect. "
"The magic reaction here is a bit strange!" Elwyn said. He took out his wand and stretched it out. "The time converter is coming!"
Not surprisingly, there was no reaction. Hermione was very good at protection spells.
He took two steps forward and looked around the room.
Hermione's office was very big, and the layout was very simple. The bookshelves around it were the most eye-catching.
There were tens of thousands of magic books on them. It made Elwyn feel like he was back in Hogwarts's library.
There was a desk in the center, which was also full of documents.
Elwyn also saw a photo of him and Hermione, with three children in it.
A boy and two girls, about eight or nine years old, all smiling brightly.
The photo and the unique habits of Hermione in the room gave Elwyn a strange sense of familiarity.
Here, he and Hermione had three children?
Elwyn's current position was a bit strange. Sneaking into his future wife's office to steal something …
"This place is too big. It could be hidden anywhere," Delphie said. "There's no way we can find it in an hour."
"Did you notice the books on these shelves?" Elwyn walked around the desk and came to the large bookshelf at the back.
He could feel the traces of magic on it. Obviously, Hermione had carefully decorated this place.
She should have known that Elwyn would come and left enough traces to attract his attention, but she did not intend to give him the time converter directly.
"Hmm, solving puzzles?"
There were many books on the bookshelf. There were ordinary magic books, history and politics books that only Hermione would read for fun, and many forbidden and cursed magic books, many of which Elwyn had never seen before.
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