Chapter 49: Disagree, Then Leave

Then Murphy took everyone on a tour of the entire institute and introduced them to the future working environment.

The entire institute has a total of nineteen floors. The first floor is a conference room, which is used to hold regular meetings and display results.

The second to sixth floors are the accommodation area, with 40 rooms on each floor. In addition, there are more than 20 ordinary small laboratories, which can carry out some simple research work.

The seventh floor is the Magical Plants Laboratory, the eighth floor is the Potions Laboratory, the ninth floor is the library, the tenth floor is the restaurant, the eleventh floor is the rest and entertainment area, and the twelfth floor is the Magical Beasts Laboratory, the thirteenth floor is the curse laboratory.

The fourteenth to eighteenth floors are also the same accommodation areas as the second to sixth floors. The nineteenth floor is the computer room space.

In terms of layout, the institute is centered on the tenth floor and is symmetrical from top to bottom. Most of the functional areas are placed in the middle, while the accommodation areas are on both sides, which can reduce the travel pressure on the edge floors and facilitate communication among researchers.

In addition to these researchers, there are more than 200 staff members throughout the institute, including cleaners who keep the accommodation and functional areas clean, chefs in the restaurant, etc.

Murphy originally planned to recruit some house elves to do these jobs, but he has not yet found a suitable channel to buy elves, so he can only let Muggle staff do it first.

After introducing the general layout of the institute, Murphy began to explain the work system.

"The first thing everyone does when entering the institute is actually to study," Murphy said. "In the wizarding world, magic teaching already has a very mature system. I have prepared a set of magic textbooks for everyone covering all the standard courses in the wizarding world."

"I will assign another wizard to serve as your instructor to answer your questions in learning."

"This course usually takes young wizards seven years, but because you are not wizards and cannot actually cast spells, you only need to learn theoretical knowledge. We will speed up the process and strive to have enough magic knowledge within two months."

"Reading papers to supplement new knowledge. Such things are originally the daily routine of researchers, and this intensity of study is actually ordinary to them."

"Although this is just to give everyone a general understanding of the magic knowledge in the wizarding world and to provide a reference for everyone to better find the direction of research in future, we are still preparing to arrange several exams to test everyone."

"In addition, in the library, there is all the knowledge about the magical world that I know so far. We subscribe to hundreds of cutting-edge journals and keep them updated at any time. Everyone can go there at any time to study."

"In addition, in terms of the work system, it has been stated in the invitation letter that you will work here for more than one year, and you cannot leave the institute during this period."

"Except for extremely special circumstances, such as having to go out for medical treatment, etc., you are not allowed to communicate with the outside world unless necessary. All your letters and other communications will be reviewed. If any leakage is found, you will face a penalty of at least 500,000 pounds and a period of at least three years."

"We will sign an agreement later to ensure that everyone understands this."

"I believe that everyone now understands the special nature of this research and understands why our confidentiality terms are so strict. In fact, we will also use magical means to ensure that no one will leak the secret, and I will also explain it to everyone to ensure that no one will be at risk because of ignorance."

"First of all, when we sign the agreement later, it comes with a magical oath, which will ensure that everyone keeps it secret outside the institute. Any intentional leakage will cause serious physical discomfort."

"Believe me, you don't want to experience that feeling. If someone leaves, we will lift the magic, and at the same time, the person who left the job will be given a forgetting spell to forget about this research experience."

"What?" The researchers in the audience immediately exploded.

"How can this be like this! The invitation didn't say this!"

"Memory deletion! This is so evil!"

"This is a violation of human rights! I don't agree!"

"Quiet!" Murphy suppressed the shouts. "Whoever disagrees with these terms can leave. I will delete the memory of the past few hours and send you back."

The crowd's voice immediately decreased by half.

Someone stood up and asked, "If you can delete our memories, how can we ensure our own safety?"

"I could have deleted your memories without telling you this. I think my honesty should be explained. Some questions. We will not mess with your memories. In fact, your brains and knowledge are what we value most."

Murphy did not give any substantive guarantee, but the questioner did not continue to ask, and he understood that even the memory cannot be guaranteed, any so-called "guarantee" made by the other party is actually a lie.

"What's the difference between this and blackmail! Our health and personality are all under your

 control. This is an absolute violation of human rights!" A white woman stood up to protest.

In response, Murphy spread his hands and said, "If you don't agree, just leave. I don't have to continue to violate your human rights."

The commotion gradually subsided.

After providing these coveted conditions with a salary several times the market level and scientific research opportunities that will go down in history, it is really impossible for you to say that the umbrella company has no demands or restrictions at all.

Moreover, maybe that would be even more disturbing.

That may mean that the other party doesn't want to pay the price at all.

Finally, a physicist stood up and said, "If you leave the institute, it means losing your memory. How can we own our own research results?"

Murphy: "You can't own it. All results in the institute belong to the umbrella company. But we respect your intellectual contributions, so in the future, when these results can be made public, your name will be listed as the first author of the paper together with the umbrella company."

No one has much objection to this point. After all, if the Umbrella Company did not provide access, it would be impossible for them to come into contact with magic, let alone conduct research on magic. It would not be a disadvantage for them to be paired as one.

The question is, "If our memories are to be deleted, how do we ensure that these agreements will still be in effect?"

Murphy: "First of all, you can receive the material rewards for the research results in real-time or send them to your family."

"Secondly, we will provide a set of passwords to form ciphertext with the title, keywords, and main contributions of your paper. You can send the ciphertext to your family at any time and send the secret key intermittently during your work, until you can send the final key before you leave, which can ensure that your achievements will not be stolen by others."

"Third, if we have a better way to keep it secret in the future, we will consider not erasing your memory."

Murphy's explanation still can't completely eliminate the uneasiness, but at least it proves that Murphy doesn't want to treat them as expendables.

After explaining the confidentiality clause, achievement ownership, and other issues, seeing that no one had any other questions, Murphy said, "The last explanation. It has to do with the reward system."

(End of Chapter)