Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 468 Senior, please remove your armor, let me give you a check-up.

"Third Brother is my friend... Alright, I need to go back to my research. Don't call me for dinner later." Li Weide casually replied with a few perfunctory words and hurriedly left the training ground.

The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Li Weide went directly to his private room in the laboratory.

After closing the door to make sure no one would disturb him, Li Weide took out the translated Taoist books that Zhang San had sent him.

In fact, these are just the most rudimentary and common methods.

However, Zhang San was unable to pass on the truly powerful legacy to him.

According to Zhang San, every member of the clan has been cursed deep within their soul, preventing them from revealing their family's heritage. Therefore, even though Zhang San and Li Weide have become quite familiar with each other, Zhang San still cannot reveal his family's legacy.

However, even the most basic Taoist techniques were enough for Li Weide to experiment with and study.

One principle applies to all principles...

Li Weide spread a mat on the ground, sat cross-legged, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Meditation is the most basic training method in Taoist practices, and it has been proven that it can indeed enhance the power of Taoist practices.

According to Li Weide's experiments, meditation is actually a way to hone one's willpower.

Whether in the East or the West, the power of magic, besides the strength of one's innate magical abilities, is also related to a person's willpower and concentration.

Eastern cultivators are extremely focused on this aspect of their practice, which explains why they are so powerful.

After all, foreigners don't have the patience to sit and meditate for long... they'll focus more on working hard on certain spells.

One focuses on internal cultivation, the other on external cultivation; it's quite interesting to think about.

With his eyes focused on his nose and his mind focused on his heart, and aided by the brain-blocking technique, Li Weide quickly discarded his chaotic thoughts and entered a meditative state.

As Li Weide deliberately guided his consciousness, he felt his consciousness gradually drifting away from his body.

It's like looking at your own body from God's perspective.

Although this wasn't the first time he had entered this state, it still felt incredibly strange to him.

In fact, if Li Weide hadn't already possessed a certain level of expertise in soul magic, it would have been difficult for him to reach this level in such a short period of time.

As Li Weide gazed at his own body, in the eyes of his consciousness, his own body was gradually becoming transparent.

First, the clothes and skin gradually disappeared, then the flesh and bones...

Soon, Li Weide saw his internal organs, which then gradually disappeared.

As his physical body gradually disappeared from his consciousness, Li Weide saw another illusory Li Weide...

The illusory Li Weide was just like the ghosts he usually saw. At this moment, Li Weide's soul, like his physical body, was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed...

Right above Li Weide's head, a small white spot of light was emitting a blinding glow.

That point of light is the source of the wizard's power... what Eastern Taoist practitioners call the spiritual root.

Li Weide's consciousness cautiously probed over and began to examine the point of light.

As soon as he got close, Li Weide sensed a powerful magical force slowly flowing outwards from the point of light...

As Li Weide's brain occlusion technique changes, the flow rate of this magic also undergoes subtle changes.

Livde was very familiar with this powerful magic, because it was his own magic.

As Li Weide's consciousness gradually approached the light spot, he was surprised to find that there was a small hole in the center of the light spot!
And that magic is flowing out of the small hole!
"Hiss... So that's how it is. Magic comes from the transformation of soul power... The entire soul is like a plastic bag filled with water, and this point of light is a small hole in the plastic bag."

"The larger this small opening, the more soul power flows out, the more magic power is converted, the more magic power the wizard can use, the greater the magic power intensity, and the stronger the wizard's talent. According to Eastern cultivators, it means the better the spiritual root..."

"And soul magic is simply converting magical power back into soul power for reuse..."

"Does that mean... Muggle souls don't have this small hole? Also, can I increase my power by enlarging the size of the small hole?"

Li Weide tried to mobilize his magic and probe around the small hole.

However, when the magic approached the small hole, it was absorbed by the magic around the hole, just like a drop of water returning to the river, making it impossible to do anything to the hole...

Li Weide explored for a long time but didn't dare to do too much. After all, many things were just his guesses, and he needed to do more experiments.

He certainly wouldn't perform those experiments on himself, but it wasn't a big problem... after all, he had many experimental subjects...

If a way can be found to widen the hole, his strength might be greatly enhanced.

Furthermore, if a Muggle happens to not have this small opening, but can open the closed opening... wouldn't the original Muggle immediately become a wizard?

Li Weide guessed to himself as his consciousness gradually withdrew from the small hole and continued searching for his soul.

Now that the source of magic has been found, what about the source of ancient magic?
Where will the pure magic power transformed from "residue" be stored after it is absorbed?

However, despite searching repeatedly, Li Weide was unable to find any trace of ancient magic on his soul, and he didn't even know where the pure magic he had absorbed before was hidden.

"Could it be that this part of the magic is not in the soul, but in the body?"

With a thought, Li Weide's vanished physical body slowly reappeared...

The consciousness probed every inch of flesh and blood...

Finally, in the brain, Li Weide discovered the unusual feature.

For some unknown reason, some of the normally flowing magic was suddenly intercepted when it passed through the brain.

The portion of magic that was intercepted quietly changed, transforming into the magic of ancient magic.

In Li Weide's mind, half of his brain was tinged with a ghostly blue...

"Hiss... Does that mean that as long as I continue to absorb ancient magic power and dye my entire brain a deep blue, my ancient magic will be maxed out?"

At the same time, Li Weide also discovered the pure magic he had absorbed.

At this moment, that pure magic was splitting into countless streams, seeping into his brain...

"Tsk, no wonder the residue can affect a person's consciousness... so many negative emotions, it really does enter the brain..."

After figuring things out, Li Weide withdrew from his meditation.

Next, we should find some test subjects to conduct experiments...

With soul magic and nightmare magic, it is entirely possible to simulate this meditative state and manipulate the soul of the experimental subject.

There's no shortage of test subjects; we can just grab a few notorious dark wizards...

As for Muggle test subjects, it's even easier; just go to a Muggle prison and find a few death row inmates who are about to be executed.

……

While Li Weide was busy in the laboratory, the establishment of the company was not delayed.

Andrews, acting on behalf of Lee Wade, met with the Minister of Welfare several times.

The cooperation was officially reached quickly.

As for the details, Li Weide didn't care at all.

Anyway, he's only responsible for the technical aspects.

Other management matters, such as company location selection and recruitment, are for Andrews to handle himself, since he is the real boss.

If Li Weide has to worry about everything himself, then why did he hire Andris as his boss?
During the preparatory stage of the new company's establishment, old Malfoy came to talk to Andrews, and then the companies controlled by the Malfoy family and the Shafiq family were all merged into the new company, since they were selling products created by Li Wade.

In the end, Andrews, who was in full charge, couldn't decide on just one thing: what should the new company be called...?

When Andrews came to see Levi, Tom told him that he was busy in the lab and wouldn't be out for at least ten days or two weeks...

Tom was still worried that the guy might miss the start of school.

“What should we do…” Andrews scratched his head.

"Why not just pick any name?" Tom asked, puzzled by Andrews's hesitation.

"This isn't my company after all..."

“No, this is your company, Andrews. Don’t you understand? Wade said you’re the boss,” Tom reminded him.

"This... can I really just pick any company name?" Andrews was still a little unsure.

"Do you think that guy would overlook it? Anyway, if he didn't specifically remind you, you can make your own decisions about the things."

Tom knew Li Weide well; it was just a name, and as long as it wasn't particularly unpleasant to hear, he wouldn't have any objections.

Andrews nodded, his left hand slowly stroking the Hydra ring on his right index finger.

"How about we call it Hydra Corporation?"

"Whatever," Tom said indifferently.

According to Li Weide's thinking, the future Hydra organization will definitely not be the kind of organization that can be seen in the dark, so there's nothing wrong with choosing this name.

Just as Andrews was about to leave, Tom called him back.

“I almost forgot, the new company needs a lot of people to do odd jobs... so Wade has assigned you some people,” Tom said.

"Hmm? Where is he?" Andrews asked.

Tom looked around. "Toby, are you there?"

"Snapped!"

Toby appeared in front of Tom. "Master Tom, is there anything I can help you with?"

Tom looked at Toby and asked, "How are your children doing now?"

“Oh…they are so adorable! So cute and obedient!” Toby said happily.

Andrews looked at Toby with a puzzled expression. "Hmm... one or two more house-elves don't seem to be enough?"

A house-elf can only have a few offspring at most, which seems a bit insufficient for a new company.

Andrews thought his boss had prepared a group of wizards for him.

“One or two? No, Toby has so many children!” Toby exclaimed excitedly.

Before long, Andrews found out exactly how much "so many" Toby was referring to.

Behind a door in the far corner of the moving castle lies a huge room.

This large room is filled with hundreds of tiny houses, each dedicated to a house-elf...

At that moment, Andrews could see hundreds of house-elves just from outside the house.

Upon seeing Toby, the house-elves swarmed around him, gazing at him with eager eyes.

"Father, when will Polly be able to work for Master Wade?"

"Dad, Daisy wants to work too..."

……

Amidst the chaotic noise, Toby embraced the few house-elves who rushed to the front with a blissful expression.

"They are all your...children?" Andrews was dumbfounded.

“Yes, they are all Toby’s children!” Toby said in a shrill voice.

"Hiss..." Andrews gasped.

This house-elf is incredibly prolific!

In fact, this story begins with the day Li Weide asked Toby if he wanted a son.

When Toby heard that he could have his own offspring, he readily agreed.

Then, using Toby's bloodline, Li Weide cloned a large number of house-elves, both male and female, in petri dishes.

These little elves have no self-awareness, only a physical body.

So, Li Wade used Toby's soul power to create many completely different consciousness entities, which were then injected into the bodies of these little elves... and then these little elves all came back to life.

Strictly speaking, they are not real house-elves, but rather a group of artificial elves with the bodies of house-elves.

However, for Toby, it was no different from his own child.

He even gave each of his children a name.

Because they are artificial consciousness entities, these little elves inherited all of Toby's knowledge, thus skipping the education process and immediately entering working mode.

Furthermore, when Li Weide created the consciousness entities, he deliberately imprinted an even more robust mental imprint within them, so... to put it bluntly, they were actually a group of artificial slaves...

After all, Li Wade wasn't Hermione, and didn't have such strong empathy. Since this race was useful, he used it.

As long as I have no conscience, my conscience won't hurt...

Soon, at Toby's special selection, a full two hundred house-elves followed Andrews and left the Moving Castle...

Toby stood in the open space in front of the castle, waving goodbye to his children.

"Waaah, they've finally grown up and can do things for Master Wade now, that's wonderful..." Toby said, wiping away his tears of relief with a large handkerchief.

Tom, standing nearby, felt his hair stand on end...

Damn, compared to that guy Li Weide, even Satan would have to proudly say he's a good devil!
……

As the days passed, two days before the start of the semester, Li Weide finally managed to escape from his laboratory.

He had just stepped out the door when he ran to Miravia's house.

At this time, Miravia was studying the manuscript of the ideological program drafted by Livid.

She stared blankly at Li Weide, who had a messy, disheveled hairstyle, and before she could say anything, Li Weide had already grabbed her hand.

"Come quick! Help me with an experiment!"

"Huh? What experiment? Why the rush?"

“My method of awakening ancient magic is somewhat different from yours, so I need to examine the physical condition of other people with ancient magic talent. We’ll discuss the specifics in the lab…” Li Weide said urgently.

Miravia, who was being pulled out the door by Li Weide, asked in confusion, "Um... what do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything, just take off all your clothes and lie down on the lab table..."

Before Li Weide could finish speaking, he felt his collar tighten and Miravia grabbed him.

"Kid...you dare say that again!"

(End of this chapter)