Connor's Hogwarts

After a late breakfast, Connor decided to go to London again.

I originally planned to go to Lake Company to take a look yesterday, but I didn't go because I didn't have enough time. I have to make up for it today.

Connor called Blanche, who had been sketching outside early in the morning to practice her painting skills, and went directly to the Lake Company headquarters in London through the Floo network.

When I walked out of the fireplace, there was no one in the room.

"Dad should be working downstairs. He seems to be very busy recently." Blanche said.

Connor nodded, and the two of them walked out of the room and took the elevator to the floor of Ciel's office. Both of them hid their figures so that Muggles could not see them. As soon as Connor approached the door of Ciel's office, he heard a burst of noise. The familiar sound of "pah pah pah"

"." Connor opened the door with a strange expression, and then saw Charles typing on the keyboard.

Seeing someone opening the door without permission, Charles raised his head with a frown. When he saw it was Connor and Blanche, he immediately put on a bright smile:

"Baby! And Connor, why are you here? I didn't tell you in advance." Charles left the table and ran over, giving Connor and Blanche a warm hug.

While Charles was talking to Blanche, Connor walked around Charles and came to his desk, observing the 14-inch "big head".

Yes, this is a computer. I was shocked to see such a living computer with a large head-mounted monitor! Connor had a sense of surprise that he had accidentally discovered an endangered animal.

"Hey, Connor, are you interested in PC?" Charles walked towards Connor with a bright smile on his face and a hint of showing off.

Connor nodded calmly.

On the other side, Charles's smile became brighter. In his opinion, wizards definitely didn't understand this thing. This made him feel a sense of superiority for a long time. He said proudly: "This is a personal computer! Not long ago, everyone in our company All employees have been replaced with personal computers, and all the previous word processors (upgraded typewriters) have been replaced. This is a great thing, he can-"

"Can this thing be accessed online?" Connor waved his hand and interrupted Ciel's tirade.

Ciel's smile froze on his face. He really didn't expect to hear the word Internet from his nephew's mouth. Are wizards so fashionable now?

"Yes, yes, it can be connected to the Internet. It can connect you to the whole world! Now it is used by big companies in London. The personal computers provided by our company are all the best, with 2MB of memory and a hard drive There are 128MB”

Connor didn't listen carefully to Ciel's words. He was lost in thought.

In fact, he has always been concerned about the development of the Internet. However, last time he went to Lake Company, he saw that they were still using typewriters. This time, they were all replaced by computers. Connor was a little surprised by this.

"What are you doing with your computer now?" Connor asked as he looked at Ciel, who was thirsty.

"We have built a local area network within our company, and employees can send emails to each other. Work communication is much more convenient, and I now write articles."

Connor nodded and listened, gradually drifting away. Although the World Wide Web has not yet been implemented, various applications of personal computers can already bring a lot of convenience to people's work.

In the next few years, Internet technology will usher in explosive development, personal computers will also begin to become popular, and the Muggle world will also welcome the wave of the times.

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"Didi dididi——"

The Motorola on the table rang. Charles quickly picked it up and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'll answer the phone first."

Connor watched Charles walk to the balcony to answer the phone, and suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. The world seemed to be moving on a familiar trajectory, if there was no magic.

"Connor, that is a mobile phone. It is a mobile phone that can be carried away. It is the Facebook of the Muggle world. My father has been talking to that mobile phone every day since he came home some time ago, but he can only hear the voice but cannot see his face. ." Blanche enthusiastically introduced Connor.

Connor's expression was strange. The term "Facebook in the Muggle world" seemed quite touching. However, Facebook would still appear in the Muggle world in the future. Connor had already planned it. In a certain shameless place, Before Zuckerberg became famous, he registered the domain name Facebook. After all, I am now the "founder of Facebook".

"Hahaha, technology is not as convenient as magic. Facebook is much more powerful than this mobile phone." After making the call, Charles came back quickly: "Sorry, I was chatting with people about some business matters. Connor, you guys are today. Why are you here free? What would you like to drink? Black tea or coffee? "

Connor and Blanche sat down next to each other, "I don't drink coffee. I originally planned to come yesterday, but I postponed it to today due to some accidents. And I have been busy with the Monster Cup recently, so the company didn't pay much attention to it. It just so happened that If you have free time these two days, come and take a look."

"Hahaha, you don't need to worry too much about things here. The company has been developing steadily. Whether it is Lake Pharmaceuticals or comic magazines, they have not encountered any difficulties."

Charles made tea for the two of them. He can be considered a successful person now. There are not many squibs who can reach his status in the Muggle world. Although he mainly relies on the help of his wife's family, there are many things he has learned along the way. It was all his own hard work, and Xiaer still felt a sense of accomplishment.

"I don't care whether you make a profit or not. I just want to tell you about the future development direction of the company." Connor waved his hand, then pointed to the computer on Charles's desk and said, "That, personal computer, Uncle Charles How much do you know?"

"Computer?" Charles scratched his head: "Of course I don't understand this. If most companies in London hadn't started using computers, I wouldn't have known there was such a machine. At the beginning of the year, we were still With a word processor"

"Do you know anyone who understands this?"

"Well, I have a few classmates who work at Pipex. I just heard from them that they can now dial up the Internet using mobile phones."

Connor picked up the tea cup and tapped the rim with his index finger, "Uncle Charles, what do you think of the Internet?"

"Ah? It's amazing. Muggles can also use technology to do things that magic can do. I think maybe one day they can make a machine like Facebook!"

"." Then you are really discerning, Connor smiled: "There will be such a day, and what I want to say happens to be related to this personal computer."

"Huh? Do you also want to do the computer business? But I heard that this thing is very money-consuming. Now our company doesn't have that much liquidity."

Connor shook his head: "Now is not the best time for us to enter. But we can already make some preparations. Uncle Charles, you should pay more attention to computer talents in the past few years and be prepared to enter. "

Charles frowned and said: "Connor, are you really going to get involved in this? You have to know that I am a complete layman in this regard, and this industry is just in its infancy. No one knows what the future will be like. I can’t guarantee it, so I’m going to get involved now. Is it appropriate?”

"It's suitable, it's very suitable." Connor took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Uncle Charles, I can tell you very clearly that computers are the future of mankind. We must now be prepared to reach out and seize the future of mankind. Isn’t this appropriate for the future?”