Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 518 Grindelwald: I need to keep an eye on this senile old man, or he'll be sold out without even knowing it.

Not long after Christmas, Grindelwald and Vita visited the floating city again.

After so much time, this old guy finally sent over a form, though he kept dragging his feet.

It goes without saying that it must have taken him a considerable amount of time to persuade his subordinates.

“It’s nice to see you again, Director, and… Miss Rozier.” Li Weide said with a smile as he took the form.

Grindelwald turned his face away, not wanting to speak, while Vita's gaze was complicated.

She never imagined that what Li Wade had told her at the Ministry of Magic would actually come true.

In such a short period of time, he actually developed such a powerful force that even someone like Grindelwald had to lower his noble head...

The forms in Li Weide's hand were thick, detailing what his subordinates wanted.

"Huh? Why isn't yours listed?" Li Weide flipped through the form and asked curiously.

Grindelwald said expressionlessly, "You know perfectly well what I want. Do I need to write it down?"

Upon hearing this, Li Weide couldn't help but chuckle. Indeed, Grindelwald wanted far too much, and most importantly, there were many things he was probably too embarrassed to write down...

"Take a look. If there are no problems, then prepare the contract. I know... you definitely won't feel at ease without a contract," Grindelwald said coldly.

"See, you're getting impatient again, aren't you? Please allow me to take a look first... to see if I can meet all their requirements. Otherwise, if one of the guys asks me to pluck the moon for him, I can't do it." Li Weide slowly flipped through the forms, occasionally circling certain names with his pen.

Seeing this, Grindelwald immediately sensed something was wrong. "Livid, you're not thinking of going back on your word, are you? You said you would agree to their demands!"

“I didn’t say I would agree 100%, Mr. Director. What I mean is, I can only agree to requests that are within my capabilities and do not violate my principles,” Li Weide said with a smile.

“What if you can’t do it, or it violates your principles?” Grindelwald asked coldly.

“Then naturally, they will be eliminated,” Li Weide said calmly.

Not everyone in the UMNO party is a bad guy, but there are quite a few heinous villains.

You can tell a lot about these people just by looking at the demands they make.

Li Weide would have people investigate those who were circled in red to see if they were truly evil people.

After a thorough screening, Li Weide will recruit most of the people, but as for those heinous villains... Li Weide has other plans for them!
Grindelwald clenched his fists, but ultimately did not utter a word of objection.

When one faction surrenders to another, the dismantling and reorganization of forces is ultimately inevitable...

To get people with differing ideologies to join your side, you have to use force; otherwise, no leader will trust them.

At that moment, Toby walked in, carrying a tray with various tea snacks.

"Please have some tea and wait a moment while I take a look..." Li Weide slowly flipped through the forms.

During this time, he glanced at Toby, who had just set out the tea and snacks, and whispered a few words of advice to him.

Toby nodded silently and then left the house.

Time passed by, and Li Weide drew more and more circles on the table.

Grindelwald finally couldn't hold back any longer, "What do you plan to do with these people you eliminated?"

"Send them to where they belong..."

"You're going to send them to prison?!"

"Hehe, so you know that their best destination is prison..." Li Weide laughed.

Grindelwald scoffed, "They're very capable; it would be a shame to throw them in jail."

“Yes, that’s what I think too. So, I don’t plan to put them in jail. I have a better place for them,” Li Weide said with a smile.

These heinous villains would be locked up in prison for life anyway, so it's better to give each of them a puppet insect and then reform them under our command, so they can become a fighting force in the future.

Upon hearing that Li Weide did not intend to kill or imprison them, Grindelwald fell silent.

After all, no one knew the true nature of his men better than him...

Strictly speaking, if it weren't for the fact that he was the leader of the UMNO party and was of great use to Lee Wee Teck, he might have been among the first to be thrown into the "appropriate place"!

"Knock knock knock..." Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in," Li Weide said, looking up.

The door was pushed open, and Dumbledore strode in.

As Dumbledore had previously stated, he had to be present when Grindelwald signed the contract.

So, Li Weide just asked Toby to invite Professor Dumbledore over.

Grindelwald's expression changed drastically when he saw Dumbledore.

"Li Weide, you... why did you call him here!"

"What? Can't I come?" Dumbledore sat down opposite Grindelwald, staring intently at him.

Grindelwald looked at Livid in shock. Judging from Dumbledore's expression, he seemed to know everything about his deal with Livid.

Why didn't he react at all? And why did he seem so supportive?

Knowing Dumbledore as he did, shouldn't he have vehemently opposed such a thing and developed a grudge against Livid? How did that little bastard manage to do that?!

In his shock and anger, Grindelwald suddenly remembered the promise that Livde had made to him.

Since we can't change Dumbledore's opinion, let's change his mindset...

Now it seems that this little bastard actually did it!
How did this little rascal manage to do something that I couldn't do even after so many years in just over a month?

With incredibly mixed feelings, Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore, a strange hope suddenly rising in his heart... Of course, he would never admit it!
"Alright, I've finished reviewing your form. Except for a few people, everyone else who passes the review is considered a member," Li Weide said, putting down the form.

"It needs to be reviewed again?!" Grindelwald frowned.

"Of course we need to vet them! We at Hydra aren't just any company that can be run by anyone with ill intentions!" Li Weide said righteously.

Dumbledore, who was standing nearby, cast an approving glance at him.

Grindelwald, of course, took it all in...

So that's how it is... No wonder this little bastard could fool Dumbledore... That old fool really falls for this trick!
Sigh...you old fool, you're so muddle-headed! You probably wouldn't even know you've been sold off! No...I have to keep a close eye on this little bastard!
However, this also gave Grindelwald some hope for the future.

Perhaps... he really can help me accomplish what I've been unable to do for decades...

Finally, Dumbledore took a magical contract out of his pocket and handed it to Grindelwald.

"Take a look. If there are no problems, sign it. Don't try anything funny. I'm watching you closely," Dumbledore said sternly.

"This is……"

“This is the contract I drafted,” Dumbledore said.

Grindelwald was speechless. Not only had Livde convinced Dumbledore, but he had also gotten Dumbledore to personally draft the contract for him...

This almost impossible event was now unfolding before Grindelwald, giving him a strong sense of unreality...

After carefully reviewing the contract and discussing the terms with Dumbledore for a while, Grindelwald finally picked up the pen and signed his name.

After Li Weide wrote his own name on it.

"Stab!"

The two names suddenly burst into flames, leaving two golden marks on the parchment.

At the same time, both of them felt a strange connection that seemed to be forming in the dark.

From this moment forward, any one of them who violates the terms of the contract will suffer the consequences...

……

The Christmas holidays are over in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Tom neither went home nor to school, but stayed at the Moving Castle.

Slytherin often used this to brag to Gryffindor.

After all, even though Tom wasn't a pureblood, his presence made Slytherin seem stronger than Gryffindor, who had no offspring.

Therefore, Tom became a pawn in the fight between the two old men...

Of course, it wasn't without its benefits. Despite their bickering and arguing, the two old men ultimately provided a lot of help to young Tom.

Tom was taught a great deal of knowledge in various fields. Although this knowledge might seem outdated, the ancient magical theories actually revealed the essence of magic more clearly, which in turn gave Tom a lot of inspiration.

As for Li Weide, after this period of exploration, he has become increasingly adept at applying the laws of life.

As a result, alchemy practice became more frequent.

With Nicolas Flamel's careful guidance and countless hours of practice, the alchemical technique of creating something from nothing made great progress.

Li Weide can now conjure up metals of extremely high purity out of thin air.

This can almost be described as a leap forward in alchemy, and the technology of many alchemical tools was directly improved.

On the eve of the start of the school year, after giving Tom some instructions, Li Weide went to Nicolas Flamel's house.

Because Li Weide is now preparing to go to other parallel worlds to repair the system, his words somewhat implied that he was about to leave.

Li Weide didn't pay much attention, but these words, coupled with the half-sentence Li Weide had said earlier—that if nothing came back—had a different meaning...

This, however, made Tom, who had finally calmed down, preoccupied with worries again.

Inside Nicolas Flamel's house.

Li Weide also had a conversation with his teacher.

“I may have to go away for a while. I’ve heard that some ancient documents that have been lost to time might be found in some ruins…” Li Weide said.

This was, of course, his excuse, because he couldn't very well tell his teacher directly that he was going to some parallel world to have some fun, could he?
For Mr. Lemaître, who was unaware of the truth, Li Weide's actions were far too dangerous, and to be honest, he would never have allowed him to go!
“It’s good to go out and explore. When I was young, I explored the world to my heart’s content… but it’s difficult for me to take such trips now,” Nicolas Flamel said with a hint of helplessness.

Although he and his wife have lived for a very long time, their bodies are already very fragile because the elixir of immortality cannot maintain their physical condition.

A thought struck Li Weide: "May I examine your body?"

(End of this chapter)