Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 298 Have you experienced the beauty brought by power?

School hospital.

Tom opened his eyes and saw the white ceiling.

A strong smell of medicine filled the air...

He was about to sit up when he found that one of his legs and one of his hands were paralyzed.

Tom was about to look up when he heard a familiar voice beside him.

"You're awake? Congratulations, the operation was a success. You've already... no, your limb has been successfully amputated!"

Tom sat up suddenly, and then he saw his left arm and right leg, which were wrapped tightly in bandages but still intact.

Li Weide was sitting on the chair next to him, looking at him with a joking expression.

"Is that a good joke?" asked Tom gravely.

"I thought you weren't afraid." Li Weide put down the book in his hand. "After all, you dared to use your arms and legs to withstand bullets... I have to say, you are the most impressive in this round of the exam."

This time, even Grindelwald was shocked by the ruthless treatment Tom took of himself in order to pass the level, let alone the other students present.

It can be said that after the news spread, Tom became the most popular person in Hogwarts.

Now, everyone in Hogwarts knows what a ruthless person the taciturn "Little Prince of Azkaban" is.

"How long have I slept?" Tom struggled to pick up a pocket watch with his right hand and looked at the time.

"Not long, just a day." Li Weide answered casually.

"Then why aren't my hands and feet healed yet?" Tom asked puzzledly.

If it was just a minor problem like a broken bone, the healers at St. Mungo's could cure it in the blink of an eye.

But now... Tom looked at his left arm and right leg that were wrapped tightly, and a bad feeling came over him.

"Didn't you read the instructions carefully when you took my pain-relieving potion?" Li Weide asked.

"No..." Tom said a little guiltily.

"That's right. Why do you think my teacher and I haven't released this potion yet? It's because it's not perfect yet!" Livid said helplessly. "Although this potion can help you get rid of most of the pain, but... if you get injured after drinking it, you can't use magic to heal..."

"Why is this?" Tom asked anxiously.

"Because in order to isolate the pain, the power of the potion will be all wrapped up in your wound... In this way, although your pain is isolated by magic power, the magic that can heal you is also isolated." Li Weide spread his hands.

"What should we do then? When will the effect of this potion wear off?" Tom asked nervously.

"It won't work, so you can only slowly recover from your injuries like a Muggle," Levid said regretfully. "At least, until my teacher and I find an antidote, you'll have to hold on..."

Tom slumped back onto the bed, his face wrinkled into a knot. "Shit..."

"That's good too. At least you can stay at home honestly during the summer vacation and not run around. You can also spend time with your family. Isn't that good?" Li Weide said with a smile.

"Oh...damn it...the levels you designed are so disgusting!" Tom cursed.

"It seems that you are in good spirits. Taking care of yourself should not be a problem. In that case, I'll leave first." Li Weide said, standing up and preparing to leave.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Grindelwald walking towards me.

He was holding a bouquet of flowers and a thick book in his hands.

"You seem to be recovering quite well," Grindelwald said happily.

Tom glanced at Grindelwald and turned away.

If Levid's level was one of the reasons for his injury, then Grindelwald's efforts to push for the so-called practical test was the root cause of his injury.

"I have to say, your performance in this first practical exam is the best..." Grindelwald said with a smile.

However, Tom still didn't look at him.

Levid stood aside and watched Grindelwald's performance with great interest.

It is obvious that Grindelwald intends to win over little brother Tom.

However, is it really appropriate to win someone over in front of me?

"I know your injuries might not heal quickly, so I thought you'd get bored lying in the hospital wing. Therefore..." Grindelwald patted the thick book in his hand. "This is a magic book I wrote down a while ago. Maybe it can help you relieve your boredom."

Hearing this, Tom turned his head involuntarily and looked at the book in Grindelwald's hand in silence.

Seeing this, Grindelwald smiled and stuffed the book in his hand into Tom's arms.

Tom didn't refuse, he immediately put up a pillow and started flipping through the book...

"It's a very nice gift, Mr. Director." Li Weide said with a smile.

Grindelwald's book is much more useful than the nonsense he said before.

I have to say that Grindelwald really grasped Tom's preferences very accurately.

“Those who perform well should always receive some special prizes.” Grindelwald said with a smile.

Li Weide didn't answer, but just smiled at Grindelwald before turning and walking out of the school hospital. However, Grindelwald chased after him at the hospital entrance.

"I plan to hold a practical exam every month starting from next semester." Grindelwald smiled.

"Once a month?" Li Weide raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Of course. Moreover, I will always give some prizes to those who pass the level... Only in this way can they understand the benefits that power brings to them." Grindelwald said confidently.

"It's a good idea, but I can't help you design a level every month," said Li Weide.

"Don't worry, I won't bother you with level design." Grindelwald smiled. "It'll be much simpler if we just replace the enemies with puppets. We won't have to worry about which magical beasts and dark creatures can't coexist together... You're right, Wade. I've always known who my enemies are."

"Oh...Is that so? If you need a new combat puppet, you can come to me. The price is negotiable." Li Weide said with a smile.

"Of course! But I think that thing you showed me earlier... called the Lost Mist, could you please improve it a little bit? I'd pay a lot of money for it. As long as we have the Lost Mist, designing levels will be much easier, right?"

With the Lost Fog, the content of the level can even change according to the ideas of the challenger... A practical assessment starts every day, and there is no need to worry about the content of the level being repeated.

"This is difficult..." Li Weide looked embarrassed.

"It's a really big price, Wade. You know, if I say it's a big price, then I'm sure you won't be treated unfairly."

“But this is really hard…”

"How about you come and propose some terms?"

"Mr. Director, do you take research work too lightly?" Li Weide shook his head.

"But I believe in your ability, Wade." Grindelwald patted Wade's shoulder. "I believe you will not let me down."

Looking at Grindelwald's leaving back, Levid curled his lips. This guy wanted to get something for nothing.

A big price? Then tell me the number!

Moreover, perfecting the Lost Mist is indeed very difficult for Li Weide now.

At present, he can only use the Lost Mist as an offensive prop.

……

Tom stayed in the school hospital for seven days before he was successfully discharged.

Professors Levid and Slughorn worked for hours and developed an antidote...

However, time is limited, and Li Weide and his team can only come up with an antidote to speed up recovery.

So, after being discharged from the hospital, Tom still had to use a cane and one of his arms still had to be in a plaster cast on his chest...

It looks as desolate as it can be.

However, when he walked into the auditorium on crutches to attend the end-of-term banquet, all the students cheered for him.

There were even some senior students that he didn't know who came over and helped him up, and walked him to the Slytherin table...

During this time, Tom, who was surrounded by people, didn't know how many words of praise he heard.

This made Tom a little confused. He tried his best and broke his arms and legs before he barely got through... He really didn't think he was anything special.

Why are these people so excited as if they saw a Quidditch star?
"You're amazing! You even managed to pass the seventh grade level! You know, many seventh grade seniors have failed!" Annie said as she helped Tom sit down.

It was not until this time that Tom began to understand.

Tom himself felt that he had to cheat and get injured in order to pass the level, which was very embarrassing.

But from other people's perspective, it was just a second-grade student who bravely participated in the seventh-grade trial and passed it successfully!

As for getting hurt... well, that's a seventh-grade level! Isn't it normal for a second-grade student to get hurt when trying this?
In short, Tom's demands on himself are so high that no one else can imagine.

Even though others thought he couldn't pass the level, he still required himself to do so without taking any damage.

"It seems you've figured it out." Li Weide handed over a bottle of potion. "This is the second version of the antidote that my teacher and I made... It will help your injuries heal faster."

Tom took the potion silently, but his heart was still immersed in an inexplicable joy.

So I... am already so powerful?
Moreover, this feeling of being sought after... is really good!

Tom held the potion bottle tightly in his hand. The surging feeling in his heart made him gradually excited.

"How is it? Did you experience the wonderful feeling brought by powerful strength?"

Tom turned his head and saw Li Weide looking at his expression with interest.

Tom quickly restrained his expression and put away the potion in his hand.

"It's not that wonderful..." Tom murmured.

"If you pull the corners of your mouth down when you say this, I'll be more likely to believe you."

Tom said with a straight face, "Eat, eat...I'm hungry."

(End of this chapter)