Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 504 Tom: Wade, I will not stand by and watch you go down the wrong path!

"Everything is ready, shall we begin?"

In the laboratory, Ravenclaw's crown gleamed on the table, emitting a emotionless female voice.

“Let’s begin,” Li Weide replied.

A small round jar rose up in front of the platform, filled with a dark green, viscous liquid.

Li Weide extended a finger, and silently made a cut at the tip, from which a drop of blood fell into the small round jar.

The dark green liquid instantly turned crimson...

"The experiment has begun. Please wait patiently."

The small round jar sank down and disappeared into the platform in front of it.

A group of puppet researchers immediately got to work...

Li Weide himself quietly withdrew from the laboratory.

"Boom boom boom!"

A clone warrior, completely encased in white leather armor, strode heavily to Li Wade and snapped to attention, giving a sharp salute.

Li Weide raised his hand and removed his mask, revealing a face that somewhat resembled his own.

"Heh...who can say that the hidden family behind me doesn't exist? I can create one..."

Li Weide put the mask back on the soldier, then said to a puppet researcher following behind him, "Now that the newly produced enhancement potion has been tested, let's use it on the first batch of clone soldiers."

With that, Li Weide patted the clone warrior on the shoulder and walked out of the laboratory.

“Magic is wonderful… things that are impossible with biology are now possible…” he said softly, looking at the sky outside.

Behind them, the laboratory door slowly closed...

……

"Turning all Muggles into wizards...is that really the right thing to do?"

In the Great Hall of Hogwarts, Tom stared blankly at the small cake in front of him with a fork.

Tom, deep down, did not approve of Muggles becoming wizards.

Although it might not sound nice, he had always felt that, as a wizard, he had a greater sense of superiority over Muggles...

In fact, he wasn't the only one who thought this way.

Many wizards actually have this subconscious thought, even if they are unwilling to admit it on the surface, even if some wizards are very friendly to Muggles...

Not to mention those wizards who hate Muggles!

In their eyes, wizards are a higher form of life than Muggles!
If that's not the case, you can ask any normal wizard who would willingly give up all their magic and become a Squib who can't use magic!
Given this prevailing mindset, how many wizards would support Levi's plan to turn all Muggles into wizards?
Also... there aren't many wizards at the moment, so many problems won't surface.

But... there are too many Muggles.

Once all Muggles become wizards, will there really be enough resources available to wizards, such as potion ingredients and wand materials?
The allocation of resources is a major issue that Li Weide absolutely cannot avoid!

Therefore, the conflict between Muggles and wizards might not disappear at that time, but might even intensify!

The struggle for resources between old and new wizards...

Also, with a large forest, there are all kinds of birds... Once all Muggles become wizards, the number of dark wizards will probably be a hundred or a thousand times more than it is now!
Tom didn't even dare to think about how chaotic the world would become.

Can Hydra really hold its own?

Just thinking about that situation is suffocating and despairing!

Unless... while turning Muggles into wizards, Rivendare also increases other resources and elevates Hydra's power to a level that can intimidate everyone.

Otherwise, the original rulers of each country would not have been able to submit!

Can a single company really take on the entire world? Is that a goal that can be achieved in the short term?

Even if Li Weide could actually do it, he could only suppress it in the short term...

Over time, as those in power gradually learn about everything in the wizarding world, they will slowly accumulate power and resources with their strong financial resources. As their technological capabilities catch up, the situation will naturally and gradually reverse.

Hydra will eventually be unable to contain them because there are too many competitors.

If Li Weide loses control, the whole world will descend into new chaos...

When the company collapses, or something happens to Li Weide, the world will either be destroyed in another war, or a new order will emerge.

In that case, perhaps even more innocent people would die than they are now.

Li Weide's current thinking is too self-evident and too simplistic...

"Didn't you think of these things? Or... do you simply not care? If you're really only concerned with short-term gains and don't care about anything else... should I stop you?"

Tom was conflicted, and once again plunged his fork into the already riddled-with-holes cake in front of him.

"Tom...is this little cake some kind of heinous dark wizard? You..."

Tom thought the voice sounded familiar, and when he turned around, he realized it was Grace McClagan.

"What are you doing here in Slytherin, a Gryffindor?" Tom said irritably.

Grace was furious when she heard this.

"Oh... so all those things you said in your club speech before were lies? You said all club members were dear friends and family, regardless of their house affiliation. Now you're telling me about Gryffindor and Slytherin?"

Tom was stumped this time, because it was indeed what he had said...

During Li Weide's absence, he took on the role of delivering these rallying speeches, but unexpectedly, this time he was caught out and used against him.

"Of course it's not fake..." Tom put down his fork, looking annoyed.

"Since we are all dear friends and family, what's wrong with me coming over to say hello?"

“No problem,” Tom said sullenly.

"Then you shouldn't have gotten angry at me..."

"Tsk... I'm human too, I have the right to be annoyed, so could you please move aside and give me some peace and quiet?" Tom said irritably.

Grace was stunned for a moment, and only then did she realize that this usually calm and composed young man was now actually acting out of control.

This would have been virtually impossible before.

In the past, even when Li Weide was ripping him off, Tom had never shown such frustration.

“It seems you’ve really run into trouble…” Grace didn’t leave; instead, she sat down next to Tom.

"Tsk... I really want to be alone for a while... Could you..."

“If you could think things through when you're alone, you wouldn't be so agitated,” Grace said. “Well? Want to tell me?”

"What's the point of telling you?" Tom sneered. Grace put down her book and said seriously, "Tom... in the past, you've always been the one to help us with our problems, and we all trust you. Now... since you're facing difficulties, could you... try trusting us too?"

"it's useless……"

"How do you know it won't work? Tom...you have more than just Ricky as a friend!"

These words sent a chill down Tom's spine...

Could it be that I have become too dependent on Li Weide all these years?
In the past, as long as Li Weide was around, no matter who the enemy was, he never panicked.

But now... the enemy seems to have become Li Weide!
Tom took a deep breath, turned to Grace, and said, "I...I have a friend..."

“Oh… what happened to Wade?” Grace asked.

"No... I mean, I have a friend, not Li Weide..."

“But do you have any other friends besides Li Weide?” Grace asked in surprise.

Tom was somewhat indignant, "Why not? I have many friends..."

Grace interrupted him, "Perhaps many people consider you a good friend, but everyone knows that you only truly have one true friend in your heart."

Tom's mouth opened slightly, but he was unable to speak.

Seeing him like this, Grace's heart softened. "Okay...okay, what about your friend? I mean, your friend isn't Li Weide's friend..."

Tom clicked his tongue, his face darkening.

What do you mean by saying that your friend isn't Li Weide's friend? Does this woman even know how to speak?

Tom had already planned to leave, but then he suddenly remembered what Li Weide had once said: if one day he encounters a problem he can't figure out, he can just ask anyone.

Even if that person is not smarter than you, and their advice is not very good, asking for other people's opinions can still allow you to temporarily break free from your fixed mindset and change your perspective.

If Li Weide were in the same situation, he would definitely do the same thing...

With that in mind, Tom finally sat down again.

“My friend… seems to be going down the wrong path. Should I stop him…”

"That's impossible... You and Wade... I mean, is there some misunderstanding between you and your friend?"

"A misunderstanding?" Tom smiled wryly. Although it was indeed his guess, based on his understanding of that guy, the truth was probably pretty much the same.

Moreover, that guy has been refusing to tell me the truth and deliberately keeping it from me.

They probably didn't tell me because they thought I would object... and that seems to be true... I don't really agree with this method either...

If I hadn't gone to his lab that night and seen that casually scribbled parchment, I wouldn't have discovered Li Weide's so-called radical methods.

Given Li Weide's personality, he would definitely squeeze out every last bit of value from himself before his true intentions were revealed...

By then, it will be too late; even if you discover the truth, you won't be able to change anything.

Grace said, "I think instead of agonizing over this here, you should go and find out the truth. If there's a misunderstanding, communicating with them will clear it up. If there's no misunderstanding... then as a friend, can you really bear to watch your friend go down the wrong path?"

"Ask him face to face?" Tom frowned.

"What are you afraid of? Is he going to eat you?" Grace asked.

Grace had no idea what had happened between the two and thought it was just a minor disagreement, which she figured would be resolved with more communication.

Tom frowned. It might not be appropriate to just say it directly. Should he tell Dumbledore his guess first?
Tom quickly dismissed the idea, and Dumbledore, who trusted Rivid implicitly, told him it might have no effect.

If Dumbledore were clear-headed, and I told him about Rivendell's plan, given Dumbledore's personality, the situation might have become irreversible...

If possible, still...

However, Tom felt a little uneasy when he thought of Levi's expression.

That guy certainly wouldn't eat himself, but killing himself to silence him, or planting a puppet worm inside him, is something he could definitely do...

However... with sufficient preparation, it's not impossible to give it a try...

Perhaps, after a showdown and clarifying the situation, it's possible to continue expressing loyalty!

Given Li Weide's arrogance and the ambition he had previously displayed in front of him, he probably wouldn't suspect anything!
Li Weide, no matter what, I cannot stand by and watch you go down the wrong path!
Tom clenched his fists and realized that his palms were already covered in sweat.

"Grace...can I trust you?"

Grace was overjoyed upon hearing this, because Tom used to call her McClargan directly, and this was the first time he had called her Grace!
"Of course!"

……

"Haha! What a miracle!"

In the plaza of the Moving Castle.

Nicolas Flamel jumped off his flying broomstick right in front of Rivid.

He had just ridden his flying broomstick and circled the floating city once.

Li Weide stared at him in shock, fearing that this might seriously injure the old man who could break a bone just by shaking hands...

"bump!"

There was a heavy landing sound.

Not only did Nicolas Flamel not break his leg, but he also ran up to her with great agility, excitedly shaking Li Weide's hand.

"Wade, you're a genius!"

“You…” Li Weide, no longer caring about the praise, squatted down to examine Nicolas Flamel’s old legs.

Then he touched two hard, solid things—two long metal boots.

"Haha, don't worry, this is a little prop I made. It has a very strong force-dissipating effect. There's no need to worry about fractures at all," Nicolas Flamel laughed.

"Click..."

"Hey!"

Perhaps he was too excited, because Nicolas Flamel gripped his hand too tightly and broke his hand again...

"Heh..." Nicolas Flamel chuckled awkwardly, then pulled out his wand and healed his hand instantly, the movement smooth and practiced. "Sorry, it's just a habit..."

“Oh…then take your time. Let’s go inside and talk.” Li Weide looked at Nicolas Flamel’s frail body and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Nicolas Flamel's health remains as frail as ever, his preparations can still be put to use!

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​building a floating city?" Nicolas Flamel exclaimed.

Li Weide smiled and said, "As an alchemy enthusiast, I always want to leave a mark on history... Just like when people talk about the Philosopher's Stone, they will think of your name. I also hope that future generations will think of my name when they talk about the floating city."

(End of this chapter)