"Cooperation?"
Dumbledore became alert reflexively.
The word "cooperation" was probably the last thing he wanted to hear right now.
Judging from past experience, the cooperation between him and Lucas is always with himself at a disadvantage.
He then remembered the news that the Sorting Hat had told him.
"Before talking about cooperation, I have one more thing to ask."
Lucas looked at the old man in front of him curiously, motioned to him to proceed with his question.
"The Gryffindor sword, is it in your hands?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed a familiar western long sword appearing on Lucas's outstretched palm.
As the greatest wizard of this century, even Albus Dumbledore, known as the White Lord, showed the most bitter smile tonight.
"If I hadn't handed you the ring just now, today's conversation would have ended long ago, right?"
Lucas didn't deny it, then he looked at the Gryffindor sword in his hand and said: "After my experiments, I know that there are currently two ways to destroy Horcruxes."
"One is Fiendfyre. Because of its unique characteristics, no matter how powerful the black magic is, it will burn it all up."
"The second is the basilisk's venom. Note that it must be an adult basilisk, and this Gryffindor sword has just absorbed the Chamber of Secrets basilisk's venom, so it also has the ability to destroy Horcruxes."
Lucas' words contain a huge amount of information, so much so that Dumbledore digested it carefully for a long time before he continued speaking.
"You said that you have discovered those two methods after experiments, which means that besides the diary, you have destroyed at least one other Horcrux, right?"
Clap clap clap~!
Lucas clapped his hands lightly.
"As expected of Headmaster Dumbledore, you noticed so quickly."
Under the watchful eyes of the old bee, Lucas put a locket close to him on the round table.
"Slytherin's locket?"
As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore naturally knew the relics of the Founders.
Almost instantly he thought of several other relics.
Except for the Gryffindor sword, the relics of the other three Founders have been lost for many years.
"May I take it that you have Hufflepuff's cup and Ravenclaw's diadem?"
Lucas spread his hands and did not answer the question directly.
But even if he didn't say it, the answer is already obvious.
Dumbledore sighed again: "Second question, since Gryffindor's sword absorbed the basilisk's venom, the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets is also real, right?"
Lucas also didn't answer, but that's not really important anymore.
Dumbledore said to himself: "You should have given Cornelius Fudge the photos about the interior of the chamber during the summer vacation, right?"
"As far as I know, there seem to be many new faces in the Ministry of Magic during the summer vacation, although these people's positions are not very important."
"I'm guessing these are your people, and the stakes are the pictures of the Chamber of Secrets."
"After all, Fudge at that time needed that evidence to stabilize his ministerial position."
"So how did Fudge get to be like that? It should have been Rita Skeeter, that poisonous reporter who likes to write scandalous and exaggerated news, right."
At this time, Dumbledore was not the kind elder that everyone sees normally.
As he showed his intelligence, there was a gleam of wisdom in his calm eyes.
"If I didn't guess, Ms. Skeeter should also be a member of the Saints, right?"
Just a couple of sentences from Lucas, and based on the information obtained, the old bee analyzed most of the actions and plans he made in the second year.
This old man is really a genius!
This is Lucas' most intuitive feeling for the Headmaster.
He is indeed the greatest wizard of this century.
Being able to defeat two Dark Lords is enough to prove how terrifying this kind old man's scheming mind is.
"As expected of you, Albus Dumbledore!"
At this time, Lucas called the other party's name directly, but it was not disrespectful. On the contrary, he respected the old man in front of him more than ever.
Dumbledore just chuckled when he heard that.
In fact, he still has something to say.
If you analyze the clues one by one.
The acromantula unexpectedly appeared on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic just happened to see it.
There are still many questions.
Now that he thinks about it, all those events have the name of the young man in front of him plastered on them.
And everyone was carefully used as pawns in his plans. It included him, it included Harry, it included Fudge.
Even Lucius Malfoy was included.
Looking at the smiling young man sitting opposite him at the moment, Dumbledore was vigilant, but somehow he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Lucas, what do you want? The Ministry of Magic? Rule over the wizarding world?"
"No, no, as I said just now, if you go to find out, you will find that the people I have placed in the Ministry of Magic are almost all in positions that are related to my business."
"For example, in the Quidditch World Cup this time, my company got the right to manage the Portkeys, and the Galleons I earned this time won't fit in several Gringotts vaults!"
After Lucas finished speaking, the Headmaster's office became quiet.
Professor Snape sat aside watching the confrontation between the old and the young.
Suddenly, he realized that he seemed to have underestimated the two of them.
Time passed by every minute and every second.
The sun rose from below the horizon.
For Lucas and them, their strong magic power is enough to last for several days without rest.
"Phew~!" Dumbledore let out a long breath.
When he looked at Lucas again, his eyes seemed to change back to the way they were before.
"Then tell me how you want to cooperate!"
"I will still protect Harry's safety, and this protection will be extended until Voldemort is completely defeated, how is it?"
Dumbledore nodded, he was very satisfied with this condition.
"And what about the rest of the collaboration? What do I need to do?"
"All you have to do is listen to my arrangements!"
As soon as the words came out the headmaster's room fell silent again.
Dumbledore looked Lucas straight in the eye and found that the young man in front of him did not back down.
The two stared at each other in the eyes for a long time.
Dumbledore suddenly smiled and said: "When you are old, sometimes you really start feeling powerless, if you really have a way to deal with Voldemort, it's not impossible to follow your arrangements."
"Then what do you mean by saving my life?"
Bang~!
An exquisite wooden box appeared on the round table.
Accompanied by the appearance of the holy spirit grass, Dumbledore immediately understood what Lucas meant.
He looked again at Professor Snape.
If he remembers correctly, the potions master just harvested a piece of basilisk shed skin in the Chamber of Secrets.
And now that they have this lost plant, it should suffice.
Seeing the expression on the old bee, Lucas knew that he had already understood what he meant.
"That's right, it's the water of life, and Professor Snape is already brewing it, it will be completed in half a year at most."
"During this period, Professor Snape will provide a potion to curb the curse, Headmaster, are you satisfied with the result?"
Dumbledore nodded with a smile.
After all, who wants to die unless it is absolutely necessary?
Besides, he still has a lot of things to do.
The cooperation was initially reached.
Lucas and Dumbledore once again performed an unbreakable vow, so both of them can rest assured.
The three returned to their seats and Dumbledore said at this moment: "Shouldn't you share the information now, how many Horcruxes of Voldemort have you collected?"
"According to my investigation, counting the accidental Horcrux in Harry Potter, Voldemort should have created six or seven Horcruxes."
"Ravenclaw's Diadem, Hufflepuff's Cup, Slytherin's Locket, Tom Riddle's Diary, and the Gaunt's resurrection stone Ring."
"At present, I know and confirm that there are five Horcruxes that have been destroyed. As for whether there are others, further investigation is needed."
Seeing Lucas take out the Horcruxes one by one, Dumbledore's eyes were filled with shock.
Unexpectedly, the boy in front of him has already done so many things.
"Wait! Did you already know that the Gaunt's ring was set with the Resurrection Stone?"
Lucas played with the resurrection stone and said, "Headmaster, you seem to have forgotten that the symbol of the Alliance is the Deathly Hallows."
"Aren't your Elder Wand, Harry's Invisibility Cloak and this Resurrection Stone the Three Hallows?"
Dumbledore froze for a moment.
He suddenly remembered, on the understanding of the Deathly Hallows, none can match Gellert Grindelwald who is currently in Nurmengard.
"So you plan to use the resurrection stone to solve Harry's problem? But I can tell you that the resurrection stone cannot resurrect the dead."
Lucas shook his head, took out the formula of the spirit purification potion and handed it to the old man.
Reading the ingredients in the formula.
Especially seeing the Phoenix's essence, Dumbledore sighed a few times.
Unexpectedly, it was all calculated again.
"So, what do you think, have I prepared properly?"
"Of course, at least it is more comprehensive than my preparations, and I am more assured of our cooperation with this."
"In this case, I have to go back to prepare for the Quidditch World Cup, so I won't delay your rest."
Leaving the Headmaster's office, Professor Snape was also coming from behind.
"Why not give the Water of Life to Dumbledore now?"
"Professor, he is the greatest wizard of this century. Before I am absolutely sure of defeating him, it's better to keep some backup."
[Ding, it is detected that the host has obtained a new achievement: Deathly Hallows—Resurrection Stone; reward: 500 achievement points.]
[Ding, the host is detected to eliminate the Horcrux: Ring of the Gaunt Family, progress (5/7) reward: 500 achievement points.]
[Ding, it is detected that the host has completed the hidden achievement: anti-customer-based; reward: one chance of diamond lottery, 2000 achievement points.]
Lucas paused and opened the system to view the achievements of anti-customer.
It turns out that there are still achievements for such a thing.
If it weren't for his personality that likes to control the overall situation, he's afraid he would have missed this diamond lucky draw.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, Professor, I need to trouble you with one more thing."
After Lucas finished speaking, he approached him and whispered a few words in his ear.
Professor Snape frowned more and more as he listened.
"It's a bit difficult, I'll go back and study it, and I'll give you an answer when school starts."
After saying that, Professor Snape walked towards his office.
And Lucas also tore the void in the corner where no one could see him and returned to the manor.
"System, immediately use the diamond lottery!".