Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 511 The arrogant attitude has long since disappeared!
"My student is going to become the Dark Lord?" Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald with a mocking expression. "Do you think it's appropriate for you to say that?"

"Haven't you seen what's been happening lately? What major event hasn't involved your students?" Grindelwald asked.

“I have many students. Please explain more clearly which student it is and what they did that caused this misunderstanding?” Dumbledore crossed his hands on the table and looked at Grindelwald quietly.

“There’s no point in playing dumb, Dumbledore. That floating city, supposedly an alchemical miracle… it’s just him and Foley in cahoots! In fact, it’s a complete military fortress! A battle fortress! Don’t you think there’s something wrong with him building a battle fortress?” Grindelwald frowned. “I’m here to tell you this for no other reason than to give you a heads-up. He and I are the same kind of people…”

“Director, he is not the same kind of person as you,” Dumbledore interrupted Grindelwald.

"Why not?"

"If you think so, then tell me, how many innocent people have died because of him so far?" Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald calmly.

Grindelwald was taken aback by the question.

Li Weide's actions undoubtedly demonstrate immense ambition, but... as for how many innocent people he has harmed... well, there's really not much to hear about...

“Even someone like you, who has harmed countless innocents and is utterly wicked, can hold a position in the Ministry of Magic with impeccable attire, and no one calls you a dark wizard. Yet my student never harms the innocent and has helped so many people; a single new potion formula has saved countless lives… And now you call him a dark wizard? Do you really think you have the right to say such a thing, Grindelwald?” Dumbledore stared coldly at Grindelwald.

“He…” Grindelwald was completely speechless.

"If all the Dark Lords could go to such lengths, if they were all such good people... then I would hope that there would be more Dark Lords like that in the world..." Dumbledore concluded the conversation in a calm tone.

Grindelwald stared at Dumbledore with a livid expression, but ultimately turned and left Dumbledore's office without saying a word.

At that moment, he finally understood just how terrifying Li Weide was...

A person who is good at creating a persona... even if you tell others that he is a bad person, no one will believe you.

Even now, the reason he can openly and legitimately appear in public is because of the methods Li Weide taught him...

The door closed behind him, and Grindelwald raised his hand and used magic to seal the mouth of the lantern monster Jack, who was about to utter a lewd remark.

Grindelwald frowned and sighed. "Does that mean... I can only watch helplessly? Does that mean... all the scenes I foresaw were fake?"

……

Nicolas Flamel finally returned after being away from the floating city for more than half a month.

Moreover, he brought his wife and all his belongings with him this time.

Li Weide was overjoyed and chose the room with the best view in the moving castle for them.

Those who are virtuous receive much help... At least for now, Li Weide is seen as a virtuous person by everyone, a good person that everyone acknowledges.

However, Li Weide didn't know how many of those currently helping him would stand by his side after his true purpose was exposed...

In Apollin's dream, how many of the people standing around him genuinely wanted to help him?

Previously, Li Weide believed that those people were definitely helping him wholeheartedly, but after Tom's last visit, his idea was shaken.

Because he knew that although Tom still seemed to be on his side, he had long harbored ulterior motives.

However, he couldn't blame Tom, because Tom's distrust of him this time wasn't for his own selfish reasons...

Li Weide's feelings about this were quite complicated. On the one hand, he hoped that Tom could truly stand on his side, while on the other hand, he was very pleased that Tom had made such a choice.

Nicolas Flamel has come and doesn't plan to leave anytime soon.

His purpose in coming here was to pass on all his knowledge to Li Weide.

Of course, Li Weide would not refuse, and in the following alchemy lessons, he also told him about the theory of "creating something from nothing".

“According to what you’ve said, it is theoretically possible, but to actually do that, it’s almost impossible without the help of equipment. It would require extremely powerful magic. Moreover, this equipment has to be something other than an ordinary one. The energy source at the bottom of your floating city… is barely enough to provide the magic power for this equipment…” Nicolas Flamel said after hearing what Li Wade had to say.

Li Weide wasn't too surprised by this, because Death had said the same thing.

“Teacher, it is indeed as you say. However, I have discovered that it is not impossible to use ancient magic to assist in this... The power of ancient magic is very special, and it does not require much magic power to accomplish such an operation.”

As Li Weide spoke, he raised his hand and gave Nicolas Flamel a demonstration of creating something out of nothing.

Despite the fact that the tiny grain of metal produced was full of impurities and pitifully small, it still deeply impressed Nicolas Flamel.

This is enough to prove that the alchemy of creating something from nothing truly exists!

However... one needs to possess the ability of ancient magic...

However, Nicolas Flamel was not too discouraged. In his view, there was not much difference between his students' mastery of the material and his own.

So, after gaining a general understanding of Livid's methods, Nicolas Flamel offered many very useful insights.

With the help of a legendary alchemist, Livid's experiments and practice progressed much faster than before.

In just one week, the metal particles he converted from air were already the size of a fingernail, and their purity had also increased considerably.

During this period, their handwritten data records alone filled a large box...

That day, after finishing his research on alchemy, Nicolas Flamel invited Rivid to his house for dinner.

There, Nicolas Flamel's wife, Perenaert, had already prepared a sumptuous meal.

“The floating city is great. Apart from the inconvenience of shopping, it’s practically a perfect retirement home,” Perenaar chuckled. “Not to mention the stability of the flight, at such a height, you can even breathe without any problems.”

“What you’re saying… If we’re going to build a city in the air, the first thing we need to do is solve the problem of thin oxygen,” Nicolas Flamel said.

Li Weide smiled and said, "The floating city has only just started construction, but I've already finished the planning for the commercial district, and construction will begin soon. At that time, I will invite businesses to move in... My goal is to build a great city that will attract worldwide attention."

This was part of the plan; since the floating city is called a city, it should have everything.

Li Weide plans to divide the floating city into an inner city and an outer city.

The inner city was the true battle fortress and also where our own people lived.

The outer city, on the other hand, would allow outsiders to enter and purchase properties and land; Li Weide planned to build the commercial district there.

Since the project reported to the Ministry of Magic is a floating city, it can't just be a purely combat fortress; that would be completely unrealistic.

Of course, the outer city will not affect the inner city. If someone in the outer city harbors ill intentions and starts a disturbance, the inner city can directly transform into a battle fortress and fly away from the outer city.

However, the outer city will not be easily abandoned unless such an extreme situation occurs, so Li Weide plans to set up external weapons in the outer city as well.

When the enemy arrives, even outsiders who haven't yet gained complete trust will have a safe haven, a place to launch a counterattack.

Just as the three were enjoying their meal and conversation, Toby respectfully approached Li Weide and handed him a letter.

Li Weide opened the letter, glanced at it, and then casually stuffed it into his pocket.

The letter was delivered by Grindelwald; the other party wanted to meet him immediately.

Clearly, his big moves had made Old Deng restless.

But... Grindelwald told me to go see him, so I just went? Don't I have any pride?
Now, he no longer worries about Grindelwald's threat.

The offensive and defensive momentum is different!

Therefore, Li Weide chose to ignore it and continued to have meals and chats with his teacher to maintain their relationship.

However, Toby returned not long after.

He glanced cautiously at the Lemaîtres, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

“Vade, if you have urgent business to attend to, go ahead and don’t worry about us,” Nicolas Flamel said.

Li Weide waved his hand, "Toby, the teacher is one of us. Just say what you need to say here."

After receiving permission, Toby breathed a sigh of relief. "Master Wade, Mr. Grindelwald has arrived and wishes to see you." After the floating city project was approved, Wade no longer concealed its location from the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Grindelwald to find the temporary location of the floating city.

Upon hearing that Grindelwald was coming to see his student, Nicolas Flamel and his wife both looked nervous.

Having experienced the turmoil Grindelwald caused, they knew all too well how dangerous this guy was.

"Where is he now?" Li Weide asked.

“We were stopped by a patrol team just outside the floating city,” Toby said.

Li Weide laughed, "Oh, since he's come in person, I'll go see him then..."

“Wade, Grindelwald is dangerous, you…you must be careful. If possible, don’t agree to any of his requests. If you encounter any problems, be sure to call me. Although my legs aren’t very good, I can…get Dumbledore to come and help quickly,” Nicolas Flamel said nervously.

Undoubtedly, his student's outstanding abilities and the commotion he caused must have harmed Grindelwald's interests.

It was perfectly normal for Grindelwald to come looking for him.

"Don't worry, teacher. It's not that easy for him to hurt me now." Li Weide took off his napkin. "I'll go over there now."

"it is good……"

……

Outside the floating city, Grindelwald, accompanied by more than a dozen members of the Witch Party, rode broomsticks and gazed at the colossal creature before them from afar, their eyes filled with awe.

The grandeur of the floating city deeply impressed even Grindelwald, who had seen much of the world...

However, he didn't go in immediately... not because he lacked courage, but because in front of them were dozens of people wearing strange armor, hovering in the air, confronting them.

These armored figures, though without wands, were all carrying guns...

Grindelwald saw it clearly; it was definitely not one of those Muggle guns! It must be a new weapon created by Livid!

The gun had a very peculiar design; its dark muzzle made even a wizard like him feel threatened, let alone the cultists behind him.

Moreover... these people can levitate in the air without the aid of flying brooms, and it doesn't seem to be a flying spell, so it must be the effect of that armor.

Unexpectedly, Li Weide had secretly developed his strength to this extent...

This caused Grindelwald, who had initially come with an attitude of accusation, to quickly change his attitude and become filled with apprehension.

A moment later, the armored men parted to make way for them.

Grindelwald frowned, but ultimately waved his hand and, with the somewhat flustered members of the Wushi Party behind him, slowly flew inside.

Li Weide stood quietly in the garden in front of the moving castle, waiting.

When he saw Grindelwald, whose face was serious, fly down from the sky, a smile appeared on his face.

Indeed, possessing powerful weaponry, even if it's just for show, can have a significant effect.

The patrol's clone warriors kept flying around the Shinobi party members.

Even after they landed, they remained standing there, staring at them as if they were a group of prey.

Li Weide waved his hand, and the clone warriors suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Grindelwald looked at the clone warriors, his face showing surprise once again.

Because he could sense that those people hadn't left, but had simply hidden themselves...

He could still detect those people's traces, but others might have a much harder time noticing them.

If that's the case, once I really break ties with Li Weide, my men will be no match for Li Weide's men.

"Long time no see, Director."

In contrast to Grindelwald's seriousness, Livde's face was full of smiles.

“It has indeed been a long time… You have given me quite a surprise, Wade.” Grindelwald managed a forced smile.

It was just a forced smile, which looked very strange.

“Toby, why don’t you take the other friends to rest first…” Li Weide said.

Toby nodded and walked up to the group of cultists behind Grindelwald.

Grindelwald nodded, and the bastards followed Toby away.

Instead of taking Grindelwald inside directly, Li Weide strolled and chatted with him in the garden.

“I reported you to Dumbledore, saying you were going to become the Dark Lord,” Grindelwald said.

“You don’t try to hide it at all,” Li Weide laughed.

“Everyone knows who the other is, so there’s no need to pretend,” Grindelwald said.

"I suspect that Professor Dumbledore doesn't believe you."

“Yes… He also told me that if all the dark lords in the world were like you, he would wish there were a few more.” Grindelwald’s smile appeared somewhat distorted.

“That’s true. If there were a few more of me in this world, it would definitely be a better place.” Li Weide thought of the calamity that would happen ten years later.

“I don’t think so. If there were a few more people with ambitions as big as yours, the world would have been in chaos long ago. I really can’t understand why Dumbledore can turn a blind eye when your ambitions are so obvious! Doesn’t he have any sense of vigilance at all? Even if you have made many contributions in the past, he should have seen the problem!”

“Ambition?” Li Wade laughed. “Director, I think you’re mistaken. Do you really think ambition is a bad thing? In fact, Professor Dumbledore doesn’t dislike ambition. Who in the entire Slytherin House is without ambition?”

"Hmph, that old idiot is a hypocrite!" Grindelwald sneered. "Then why should I be suppressed by him just because I've shown a little ambition?"

“Because there are two kinds of ambition, Mr. Director,” Li Weide said.

"Which two?"

“One is selfish ambition, and the other is altruistic ambition,” Li Wade said, arms crossed. “If you want to stand at the top of this world for your own selfish desires, that’s selfish ambition. Professor Dumbledore would oppose this kind of ambition. Why? Because your ambition is only for yourself, and if you want to achieve it, you will definitely stop at nothing, and it’s not surprising that you will harm the innocent. But altruism is different… mine is altruistic. Although it’s not as fast as yours, it can get the help of most people… because I won’t harm others, but instead, it will benefit everyone…”

Grindelwald remained silent. He might not have been unaware of this truth, but he simply refused to admit it.

He made the wrong choice from the start, which led to a series of mistakes.

Now, Li Weide, who is even younger than him back then, has been able to walk the right path... How could he not feel unbalanced?

"That's why he just watched me achieve my goals as I pleased, without caring at all. Because he knew I wouldn't harm anyone else. But you're different. Mr. Director, in his eyes, you've turned yourself into a venomous snake..."

"Humph!"

"Director, I have a proposal..."

"I reject!"

"You didn't even listen?"

"You and I are the same kind of people, so I absolutely cannot let you speak, because if you do, I might not be able to resist accepting your suggestion. And then you'll devour me until there's not a trace left!"

"Really? Do you think I'm that scary? Why don't you listen to this? This is a suggestion that could change Dumbledore's opinion of you. Don't you want to listen?" Li Wade's words were seductive, like the devil's whisper.

Grindelwald narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Who does Dumbledore think he is? Why would I care if he changes his opinion of me?"

"Mr. Director, arrogance has long since become obsolete!"

(End of this chapter)