Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 497 The Floating City in the Dream of Prophecy!
“But… how can a Muggle become a wizard?” Slytherin asked hesitantly. “How is that possible?”

For a wizard supremacist like Slytherin, Livid's statement that he could turn all Muggles into wizards was still somewhat difficult for him to accept.

Because to him, Muggles and wizards are essentially no different from two kinds of creatures!
If it weren't for the fact that it was Li Wade who said those words, Slytherin would have spat in his face!

Li Weide solemnly stated, "Whether Muggles or wizards, they are all human beings; there is no fundamental difference between them. Wizards possess magic, while Muggles do not—that is the biggest difference. However, this difference is not as significant as you might imagine. It's like how most people are right-handed writers, while a minority are left-handed… Forcing right-handed writers to switch to left-handed writing would indeed be painful and cruel at first. But… once everyone writes with their left hand, the so-called differences will disappear. Only then can people unite… In fact, the reason everyone was turned into wizards is because wizards are stronger in individual combat than Muggles. If it were the other way around… I would not hesitate to turn all wizards into Muggles!"

Upon hearing this, Slytherin was momentarily speechless.

Since Li Weide dared to say that, it proved that he could definitely do it; it's just that... the sense of superiority he felt as a wizard made it difficult for him to accept it in the short term...

Gryffindor found it amusing to see Slytherin looking so lost in thought.

"Heh, Salazar, didn't I tell you long ago? Insisting on pure-blood wizards is pointless. Both are wizards, there's no difference between them! Now look, even Muggles can become wizards! Doesn't that prove we were right before? You petty wretch, just because of this one disagreement, you actually left the castle we built together. Tsk tsk..."

"You want to fight again?" Slytherin glared at Gryffindor, annoyed. "I have eight-pack abs now!"

"That stuff's useless. My physique is perfect for combat!" Gryffindor proudly declared, puffing out his belly. "This layer of fat can stop a knife in a pinch!"

"Really? So you think those demons would be wielding swords when they invade?"

Gryffindor paused for a moment, then shrugged. "Hard to say..."

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing." Li Weide waved his hand, then took out three Hydra rings. "Take these three rings. Flip the button on them, and they can teleport you all back to this moving castle at any time. I'll have the elves take you to your respective rooms later..."

After distributing the rings, Li Weide continued, "By the way, there's a training ground in the moving castle. You can also hone your skills here... and familiarize yourselves with and learn the current combat methods."

Gryffindor nodded. "Very good! I've been wanting to learn your fighting style too; it would be very helpful in honing my skills. Since there's a training ground... Ha, Salazar! Old snakehead! Shall we have another match later?"

As the most skilled fighter among the four leaders, Gryffindor possesses a very broad mind.

He didn't feel embarrassed about having to condescend to learn combat skills from a junior; on the contrary, he was quite happy about it.

Slytherin sneered, "You think I'm afraid of you? I was just looking to see how I'm doing, and here comes the punching bag. Stupid lion, let's go! To the training grounds!"

Li Weide waved his hand, and a little elf appeared silently at the door, then led the two great gods towards the training ground.

"Hmm... there are still some details to refine in the Muggle-to-wizard conversion technique. Before it's fully underway... you shouldn't reveal yourselves for now. Headmaster Hufflepuff, thank you for your trouble. You may have to stay at Hogwarts as the castle caretaker..."

Slytherin was already a ghost that was about to disappear, so even if they disappeared from Hogwarts, it wouldn't arouse suspicion.

As for Gryffindor, there's even less of a problem, because so far, no one else knows that he's still alive!

The only one who needs attention is Hufflepuff, because she still holds a position at Hogwarts, which is why Li Wade specifically pointed her out.

Hufflepuff laughed, “You’re too kind, Wade… just call me Helga. Besides, how can staying at Hogwarts be considered a condescension? It’s the place we love most in our lives.”

So Slytherin and Gryffindor settled in the Moving Castle, while Hufflepuff secretly returned to Hogwarts.

After settling these people in, Li Weide did not stay at the Moving Castle. Instead, he greeted Miravia and went to the Hydra Company.

He's looking for someone...

……

As soon as Li Weide stepped into the lobby of the Hydra Company, he was startled by the scene before him.

There are just too many people here! But... why are they all gathered at the front desk?

Li Weide couldn't see what was happening inside, so he raised his hand and waved it gently to the side. Suddenly, the bustling crowd in front of him parted to make way, and even the person who made way didn't realize that they had done so...

Li Weide arrived at the front desk without any hindrance and immediately saw the culprit that had caused the crowd to gather...

Veela Apolline stood at the front desk, a stiff smile on her face, answering questions from each enthusiastic gentleman.

However, it was obvious to anyone that these people had ulterior motives...

“Boss…you’re finally here!” Apollin’s eyes welled up with tears the moment she saw Li Weide.

If it weren't for the cabinet in front of her, she would have almost jumped over and kissed Li Weide.

Li Weide frowned, looked around, and then looked at her.

"Andrews assigned you to the front desk?"

“Hmm…” Apolline nodded pitifully.

"To be honest, did you offend him?" Li Weide asked.

"I...I didn't..." Apolline said guiltily. "He's just bullying me! You have to help me get revenge!"

It's only my first day at work, and I already mistook Andrews for a security guard and started bossing him around. Is it really necessary to target me like this?
As Apolline made a coquettish and cute expression, Li Weide heard the surrounding crowd gasp in unison.

“Cover your face and come with me. I need to talk to you about something.”

Lee Weide was too lazy to bother with the little feud between the Veela and Andrews, and only wanted to talk about serious business. The Veela's unique charm had an unusual failure on him.

Apollin's attempt to charm failed, so she had no choice but to cover her face in frustration.

Li Weide could even clearly hear a sigh of regret coming from around him.

Li Weide found an empty meeting room and closed the door.

"I don't want to be a receptionist anymore. Can you give me a different job?" Apolline pleaded.

“I don’t remember forcing you to go to work. If you don’t want to, why are you still doing it?” Li Weide asked.

“Because I know that if I can hold on today, you can rescue me from this misery and give me a job where I can better utilize my strengths… Otherwise, I’ll just continue to be an unknown junior employee in the company. If it weren’t for this… how could I be so content to work as a receptionist!” Apollin said earnestly.

“Your precognitive dream… is quite something.” Li Weide laughed. “So, you knew all along that I would come to rescue you today, and that’s why you endured it?” “Yes.”

“Okay… as long as you can answer a few more questions for me and do me a favor, I’ll transfer you to a different position,” Li Weide said, squinting his eyes.

“Okay!” Apollin wasn’t worried at all that Li Weide would go back on his word, because she had already dreamed of this opportunity. Since it was a sign that Li Weide could save her this time, she was sure he would!

“Tell me more about that dream you had of me becoming a hero.”

"Huh? Weren't you uninterested before?" Apollin asked in surprise.

“Now I’m interested,” Li Weide said.

He had no idea about the Great Hell before, so he hadn't taken Veela's words to heart at all. But after learning about the Great Hell, he was now very curious about the details of that dream, because he could see many possibilities in it...

“Hmm… I saw you standing on a high platform, holding something in your hand, and there were many people below, all cheering wildly at you… In my dream, I was standing next to you! We were receiving the cheers together!” Apolline became excited again as she said the last sentence.

“How many people are there? What am I holding? Where is that place?” Li Weide asked.

Apolline recalled, "I don't know exactly how many people there were, but the audience was full of heads, bustling around... They were all standing in a huge square! As for what you were holding... I couldn't see clearly because you had it covered up, but from the outline... it looked like a monster's head!"

Li Weide said, "A monster's head? Didn't you see what kind of monster it was?"

Apolline shook her head. "There's only an outline, I can't make it out clearly..."

"I didn't open the cloth?"

"You opened it, but I was standing behind you and couldn't see what was inside... I woke up a little while later."

"Didn't you just say you were standing next to me?" Li Weide asked, frowning.

"Uh...I..."

Having spoken out of turn, Apolline was now speechless.

After a long pause, she said, her face flushed, "I just... I just wanted... for you to value me more, so that I could rise higher..."

The Veela's ulterior motive was quite obvious: she hoped that after hearing about her position in the precognitive dream, Li Weide would think that he would become his right-hand man in the future.

In that case, perhaps in the end, I won't have to stand behind Li Weide like in my dream.

But unexpectedly, Li Weide saw through her after just two sentences... So, she might still end up standing in the back row...

Thinking about this, Apollin felt very frustrated. "It seems that the future is indeed unchangeable."

“That’s not necessarily true…” Li Weide didn’t miss what Apolline was muttering under his breath.

After a moment of silence, he continued, "What was I talking about in that speech?"

“I didn’t hear you clearly… However, I do feel that the venue didn’t seem to be set up specifically for a speech. It was more like a celebration. As for what was being celebrated, I’m not sure, but… I still find this celebration strange. It doesn’t seem like a celebration held because some goal has been achieved, but rather like… like a final carnival before the final battle,” Apolline said.

"Oh? How did you know? Didn't you hear what I was saying?"

“I didn’t hear it, but I could tell that although everyone seemed happy, there was a hidden fear in their eyes during the celebration… like the fear of knowing that their time was almost up,” Apolline said, frowning. “Most importantly… I was standing among you, and I felt a similar sense of fear… Although I don’t know exactly what happened, I vividly remember how I felt! Because it was so abnormal!”

Li Weide nodded; that guess was reasonable...

Also, the cloth bag that Apolline mentioned contained a head...

Could it be the head of a demon?

"Could you give me a backup copy of my memories? The memories of your precognitive dream..."

After asking the questions, Li Weide decided to personally visit her dream to see what happened in the dream.

Perhaps there are many other details that Apolline simply remembered, but failed to notice their special significance...

“Oh…” Apolline did not refuse. She simply took out her wand, held it to her forehead, and slowly drew out a wisp of white mist, which she then threw into the small bottle that Livid handed her.

Li Weide took the small bottle and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, boss! You promised to transfer me to a different position..." Apolline was almost in tears.

I worked so hard as a receptionist, and finally had a chance to escape this predicament, but after asking the boss a question, he just ran away...

He's even more of a scumbag than a real scumbag!
"Go back to your place and rest. You don't need to work for now. I'll arrange a new job for you later. Don't worry, we'll talk about everything when I get back." With that, Li Weide disappeared through the conference room door...

At that moment, Apollin's heart nearly died.

In fact, if Apollino hadn't seen a glimpse of the future in her dream, she wouldn't have so easily believed the promises made by Li Weide.

However, from now on, she no longer has to stand at the front desk surrounded by a group of people asking her all sorts of questions! This is a good thing!

……

Back at the Moving Castle, Li Wade retrieved the Pensieve he had made for Tom and poured the memories from the bottle into it.

With a gentle stir of the mist in the Pensieve, Livde took a deep breath and buried his face in the Pensieve.

In an instant, a familiar dragging sensation came, followed by a dizzying spin...

When Li Weide finally set foot on solid ground again, he found himself in a huge square.

Li Weide looked up at the platform and saw a group of familiar faces besides himself.

Behind the high platform... floats an enormous floating city!
(End of this chapter)