Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 521 Tom: Where have we come from? Is this still in the country?
Before Tom could finish his rant, he noticed the key words in Li Weide's sentence.

"Are you crazy?"

This was Tom's first reaction after he realized what was happening.

Tom already understood the concept of parallel worlds; those are places where you can never come back if you accidentally go there!

What's with all this research? This bastard's finally driven himself insane...

“I’m not crazy,” Li Weide said calmly.

“A drunk person will say they’re not drunk, and a madman will say he’s not mad,” Tom said coldly.

"It's just a trip, what big problem could there be? It has nothing to do with going crazy or anything... Just tell me, are you going or not?"

“No,” Tom refused flatly. “I’m perfectly fine in this world, and I have no desire to go to another world.”

In Tom's view, once you go to a parallel world, you can never come back.

He's doing quite well in this world, why would he want to go to another world and never come back? Isn't that just plain crazy?

“Tom, do you think I’m that stupid? Why would I go if I couldn’t come back? Do you think it’s easy for me to just throw away my current success? You should know how cautious I am; I never do anything I’m not sure about,” Li Weide couldn’t help but argue.

"Heh, I don't deny that you're smart, nor do I deny that you're cautious, but... what if you really go crazy? Then all your previous intelligence and caution will be useless." Tom wasn't fooled at all.

Even if Li Weide might have mastered the technology to travel back and forth, wouldn't that be risky?
Tom is doing just fine, why would he take this risk?
Tom is a true Slytherin, not some stupid Gryffindor lion.

"Sigh, it's such a pity you don't want to go. Anyway, I have to go," Li Weide said regretfully.

"No... why do you have to take this risk? What can you gain from going to a parallel world? It's a completely unprofitable thing, why would you risk doing it? Isn't that crazy?"

The risks and rewards were completely disproportionate, and Tom couldn't understand why Levi had to do it.

“Tsk, Tom, you know me. I won’t do anything that doesn’t benefit me…” Li Weide said leisurely.

Tom raised an eyebrow slightly. Yes... that bastard won't do anything without a profit. Why would he risk doing something that doesn't benefit him?
unless……

"How about I take you to St. Mungo's to have your brain checked?" Tom frowned. "I suspect you might have a brain injury..."

“I already told you I’m not crazy… Fine, if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. I’m definitely going anyway. I’ll keep all the benefits for myself…” Li Weide said with a smile.

"Tell me, what are the benefits..." Tom wavered again.

Even someone like Li Weide is willing to take such a big risk, so the rewards must be huge.

Moreover, to be fair, Tom didn't think that Levi had gone mad so easily...

Li Wade took out the Elder Wand. "You should know where this wand came from... Think about it, things that exist in other worlds but not in this one, or things that have been exhausted..."

"Hiss..." Tom was deeply moved.

It's not just because of the Elder Wand, but because it evokes many other things...

As we all know, parallel worlds are not exactly the same; many are similar, but many are completely different.

In other words, those worlds must contain many wonderful things that this world doesn't have.

Of course, the benefits are definitely not limited to this. Judging from Li Weide's vague appearance, there must be many other benefits that he is unwilling to tell him.

For example... how to become stronger! How to live longer... or even achieve immortality!

"I just want to ask you one question: are you sure you're not crazy, and... that you really have mastered the method of traveling back and forth?" Tom asked through gritted teeth.

“Of course, otherwise why would I draw this magic circle? Isn’t it just to serve as an anchor point?” Li Weide said. “As for whether he’s crazy or not… you can decide for yourself. I don’t know how to prove it. I didn’t ask you to go. If it weren’t for our close brotherhood, I wouldn’t have bothered asking you. Did you see me ask anyone else?”

Haven't you cheated me enough times?

Tom stared at the completely incomprehensible magic circle on the ground...

The magic circle had been completely ignited by the ancient flames, turning a terrifying red.

However, he could still sense an indescribable and terrifying magic from above.

“As long as this magic circle doesn’t disappear, we can find our way home. And the magic circle’s energy comes from the Ancient Flame of the Ancient Flame, which, as you know, never goes out…” Li Weide added.

Tom was torn. On the one hand, he was really tempted, but on the other hand, he was really taking a big risk, which was completely contrary to his style of doing things as a Slytherin!

"Tsk..." Tom frowned and said, "I'd like to ask for the old man's opinion..."

“Well, you’re still young and don’t have much of your own opinion…” Li Weide said understandingly.

Tom was unhappy when he heard this. What did he mean by "still young and lacking in opinion"?!

Damn it, I'll risk it! Fortune favors the bold! And this bastard won't look down on me!

He licked his dry lips, picked up a drink next to him, and downed it in one gulp.

Grit your teeth, harden your heart...

“What do I have to be afraid of? I’ll go back and prepare right now! Tell me what I need to prepare… and the main points to note.”

Tom looked at the empty cup in his hand, then casually took out his wand and tapped it into the cup.

This is a refill spell bound to the floating city. As long as you are within the floating city's range, you can summon a special drink. It's a small area-of-effect spell that Li Weide came up with when he was being lazy.

But this time, the curse of refilling the cup failed to materialize...

Not only did the drink in the cup not refill automatically, the magic circle on the ground lit up instead.

While Tom was still in a daze, Li Weide was already on the verge of going completely mad.

"Holy crap! Tom! What have you done?! Magic is forbidden in this room!"

"Huh? No...you didn't say that either!" Tom said in surprise.

Without a word, Li Weide grabbed Tom by the collar and ran outside.

However... it was all too late.

As a black mark lit up in Li Weide's palm, the magic circle also suddenly lit up, as if a flashbang had been thrown into the room.

As the light gradually faded, the magic circle returned to its original state, quietly emitting a red glow.

But Levi and Tom, who were in the room, had vanished without a trace...

The moment the magic circle was activated.

In the laboratory of the floating city, the Ravenclaw crown shimmered with a ghostly blue light.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the floating city, many previously inactive slabs began to rumble...

……

In the lush forest.

Two young men were lying sprawled out on the fallen leaves...

"Damn it... Lee Wade, you deserve to die... I suspect you did it on purpose!" Tom lay there for a while before struggling to get up from the ground.

He felt pain all over his body, as if he had been hit by several speeding carriages...

Li Weide also climbed out of the other pit, groaning and stretching his back.

"You're blaming me? How was I supposed to know you could use magic?"

"You dare say you didn't do it on purpose? You could have talked to me about this somewhere else!"

"Other places? Please! You're the one who barged in! I haven't even had a chance to find another place..."

Li Weide recalled his experience of traversing timelines, and it certainly wasn't a pleasant one...

It's much more uncomfortable than apparition or anything like that...

It's like being flattened, stretched, and stuffed into a small gap.

He raised his hand, and the symbol of death on his palm flickered slowly for a moment before falling silent.

However, he could still sense a trace of connection to the original world through the symbol, which relieved Li Weide.

"Hiss... Where did you get here?" Tom looked around. "Is this still in China?"

“How would I know where to go…” Li Weide also looked around.

"No...don't you know which world you've gone to?" Tom's heart sank.

“Of course I could have pinpointed the location accurately. But didn’t you activate it before I even entered the coordinates?” Li Weide frowned.

"You... never mind, let's not talk about this anymore, let's go back quickly. Didn't you say we could travel back and forth?"

"Do you even know what a cooldown period is? How can you jump between world lines continuously? I'm not a god..." Li Weide finally calmed down.

“Alright… since we’re already here, let’s see what kind of world this is. Let’s see if we can get some benefits first; we can’t let this suffering go to waste… By the way, could the next teleportation be less painful? And the landing point is also problematic! We actually appeared in the air! If it weren’t for the flight spell, we would have almost fallen to our deaths…” Tom said helplessly. Li Wade said, “We were in the air when we left, so of course we’re in the air in this other timeline. As for the teleportation experience… it could probably be improved, after all, it’s our first time… we don’t have much experience.”

Tom went crazy. "Holy crap! I knew you were a jerk! This is your first test?! And you dragged me into your first test?!"

"Um...it was an accident, Tom...it's all your fault!"

"Holy crap... wait a minute! You called me here because you were planning to use me as a guinea pig, right? But my magic triggered the magic circle ahead of time, and ended up bringing you here too!"

Tom suddenly realized, he knew it!
This bastard called me over, it can't be anything good!
If there were real benefits, why would he be so generous as to invite me along?

“You’re overthinking it, Tom. I really didn’t think that way, really, believe me…” Li Weide turned his face away and began to examine the plants next to him.

In Tom's view, this was a sign that the grandson was guilty!
However, he was too lazy to curse anymore... and he didn't dare to offend this guy.

The way back is still in Li Weide's hands. What if that bastard runs away and leaves him in this unfamiliar world? Wouldn't that be a disaster?

"Never mind... let's see where we are first..." Tom said weakly.

“Okay, I know you’re anxious, but don’t rush… what if we’re lucky and end up in a good place?” Li Weide handed over a large piece of chocolate. “Eat something first and calm down. I’ll go ahead and scout the way.”

As Li Weide spoke, he prepared to walk forward.

But how could Tom let this guy go ahead? What if he left him behind?
So the two of them ate chocolate as they walked out.

During this time, Li Weide also took out his wand to test the magic.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the magic could still be used.

“Logically speaking, we should still be in the UK, but… since we didn’t specifically input the coordinates, it’s not impossible for the coordinates to have shifted…” Li Weide said.

"It's okay, as long as we can get back." Tom was only thinking about getting back as soon as possible. He didn't want to stay in this unfamiliar place any longer.

After walking for a while and confirming that no one was around, the two cast invisibility spells on each other and began to travel using flight spells.

They flew for quite a while before leaving the forest and seeing a small town...

"Don't you think this town looks familiar?" Tom asked in a whisper spell.

“How could it not look familiar? This is Godric Valley,” Li Weide replied.

The two landed in the town and quietly observed the passersby from a dark corner.

“Hiss…wait a minute…” Tom frowned. “Isn’t the architectural style a bit different? And…the clothes worn by these pedestrians are completely different too…”

Just then, Tom saw a newspaper that had been left behind on the road.

He quickly pulled out his wand and used the Summoning Charm to summon the newspaper.

Tom's face darkened as soon as he opened the newspaper and glanced at it.

"Li Weide, you idiot! Didn't you say it was just a parallel world? This is... look at the date! It's 1899!" Tom threw the newspaper at him, almost going crazy.

"Oh? It's 1899 now?" Li Weide took the newspaper and looked at it. Sure enough, the date was clearly June 25, 1899.

"You knew all along that time would shift?" Tom stared at him.

“Of course! But I never expected to go back to the past… I originally wanted to go to the future,” Li Weide murmured.

"No, what are you going to the future for?" Tom asked, frowning.

“Tom, are you stupid! Don’t you want to see what future magic or potion recipes will look like?” Li Wade retorted.

"Holy crap...right!" Tom realized too.

Even if the wizarding world isn't progressing very quickly, future magical knowledge will definitely be more advanced than before.

If we could bring back knowledge from the future, that would be a game-changer!

Li Weide was right; such parallel world travel is indeed very beneficial!

but……

"Then why the hell shouldn't you go to the future? What's the point of going back to the past..." Tom complained.

"This is all your fault! Who told you to trigger it prematurely?"

"Who told you not to say so sooner?"

The two bickered for a while longer before canceling the illusion spell, then used shapeshifting magic to change their clothes to the style of this era, and walked out confidently.

Although Tom was unhappy that Li Weide had teleported to the wrong place and era, since he was already here, he naturally had to take a good look.

Suddenly, Tom let out a soft "Eh."

"what happened?"

“Do you see that guy over there? I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before,” Tom whispered.

Li Weide also looked over, but only saw a back view.

"Let's go, let's follow them and see..."

The two found another corner and hung up the illusion spell.

However, this time, Li Wade used ancient magic to hang one of them for Tom to avoid being discovered.

The person in front walked very fast, and by the time the two of them came out, the person's back was almost out of sight.

Fortunately, both of them were currently invisible, so they used a flight spell to take off and then slowly followed.

A short while later, the man stopped in front of a house and called out to it.

"Albus, are you ready? We should go."

The door opened, and a handsome young man strode out carrying a suitcase.

However, a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old followed him out.

She looked anxious and scared. "Brother! Are you... are you going to abandon me?"

“Ariana, how could your brother abandon you? I’m just going out with my friends for a few days…” the young man said softly.

Both Li Weide and Tom, who were floating in the air and observing from the shadows, couldn't help but open their mouths.

"Holy crap... can it really be such a coincidence?" Li Weide looked down at the young Dumbledore and Grindelwald, completely dumbfounded.

“Brother, I know, you’re not coming back this time…” Ariana sobbed softly.

Grindelwald, standing beside her, glanced at Ariana with a hint of impatience on his face.

Dumbledore took out a handkerchief and tenderly wiped away his sister's tears.

“Alright… Ariana, in that case, you’ll come with me…”

Just then, a young man who looked somewhat like Dumbledore ran out of the door and glared at him.

"Albus! Do you know what you're doing? How can you take Ariana around like this? You should know about her condition!"

“Aberforth…I will take good care of Ariana,” Dumbledore said earnestly.

"Albus, are you really going to take her with you? You know, bringing a burden along won't do us any good..." Grindelwald said with some dissatisfaction.

In his view, Dumbledore's sister, who was always at risk of having an attack, was just a burden!

How can they realize their dreams with such a burden?
“Grindelwald! Shut up! I won’t allow you to insult Ariana!” Aberforth said angrily.

"Am I wrong?" Grindelwald's eyes turned cold as he looked at Aberforth.

"You're asking for it!" Aberforth pulled out his wand and pointed it at Grindelwald in front of him.

"Aberforth! Don't be impulsive!" Dumbledore panicked and rushed to stop Aberforth.

But Grindelwald is at the height of his pride right now, so how could he be someone who can be threatened so easily?

The moment Aberforth pulled out his wand, it was already pointing at Aberforth's nose.

"You don't think you can beat me, do you?" Grindelwald sneered.

“Gellert! That’s really wrong of you! How could you say that about my sister?” Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald with some annoyance.

In the air, Tom gently tugged at Levi's sleeve. "Holy crap! They're going to fight! What do we do?"

"What can we do? What else can we do but watch and see..." Li Weide watched with great interest.

Unexpectedly, through a series of coincidences, he witnessed such a memorable scene... He wanted to see who would ultimately kill Ariana...

Wait... Ariana is going to die?
A slight smile appeared on Li Weide's lips...

(End of this chapter)