Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 303 Silence and Fanaticism

The book operated smoothly and successfully within the Ministry of Magic.

A group of old wizards, who despised Muggle technology and were conservative about magic, were dumbfounded and could not believe that such a tool could exist.

But once the initial excitement subsided, the astute observers immediately turned their attention to the next question:
Who controls such a revolutionary tool? How are the benefits distributed?

But they are clearly going to be disappointed.

Following that prophecy, Levi postponed his plan to promote the Codex to the British magical community—so none of the people attending today, except for Ministry of Magic employees, will benefit from the Codex.

After confirming the official launch of the signal base station and the encyclopedia, Li Wei became the first director of the newly established Department of Magic Network Management in the presence of Wizengamot and a group of directors of the Ministry of Magic.

Jowell served as one of the two deputy directors.

As for Camille, with her current magical skill, there's no need for her to waste her energy on these things, and she herself doesn't like politics.

Subsequently, Li Wei promulgated a series of rules regarding the manual on the spot.

This includes the rule that all members of the Ministry of Magic are prohibited from studying the Bibles without authorization, and if discovered, they will face a ten-year prison sentence in Azkaban.

Furthermore, the relevant family members will never grant the right to use the manual.

This alone poured cold water on those greedy pure-blood families.

But that doesn't matter—they can plant their own people within the Magic Network Management Division and make their move gradually.
Levi loosened his grip on some of the manpower, handing half of it over to Fudge—as for the other half, he would choose from the latest graduates of Hogwarts.

Nevertheless, Fudge's expression remained stiff—he felt that the Ministry of Magic had far too little direct control over this new department.

But before he could even speak, the others had already started arguing.

"This is a monopoly! An absolute monopoly! Even the Ministry of Magic has no right to lock up such a great tool!"

The goblins from Gringotts began to jump up and down.

"Director Li Wei, such a beneficial invention should be made available to the public as soon as possible. The Ministry of Magic has a responsibility to promote its orderly dissemination."

The representatives of Wissengamo also began to speak.

Even the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement spoke up:
"Such a good tool is somewhat wasted if it can only be used within the Ministry of Magic—it can do far more than we imagine."

Actually, they were thinking the same thing as Li Wei.

However, since he had already promised Dumbledore that the prophecy would slow down the progress, he naturally wouldn't go back on his word.

Next, prioritizing safety, Li Wei engaged in a heated debate with a group of wizards.

"Until a reliable method is found to prevent the signals from being used by dark wizards to coordinate crimes across regions, any blind promotion is irresponsible."

Throughout the argument, the officials of the pure-blood wizard lineage maintained an eerie and astonishing silence.
At first, no one paid attention to it. But as the atmosphere grew more intense, their silence became increasingly 'glaring'. Gradually, people noticed this, stopped expressing their opinions, and began to think with furrowed brows. At some point, everyone fell silent.

The meeting ended in a somber, slightly disappointed, and eerie atmosphere.

Li Wei handed over the first batch of books to the Ministry of Magic, took two assistants to see the office located on the third basement floor of the Ministry of Magic, and then left.

Regarding the selection of members for the Department of Magical Networks, it's likely that factions within the Ministry of Magic will engage in a series of struggles—anyway, once the results are in, we can contact him using the Bible.

As the director, Li Wei doesn't usually need to be in the office – since the business hasn't started yet, there's not much for him to do.

However, what he told those people before was not entirely an excuse—if the manual fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it would certainly become a tool for illegal activities.

Li Wei's original idea was that if anyone dared to use the manual to do evil, he would directly trace the manual's IP address and carry out its humane destruction—yes, this was one of the backers he had left behind.

However, doing this too often can easily attract gossip—Dumbledore goes without saying, but Fudge would probably be terrified.

It's best not to do it if you can avoid it.

Li Wei shook his head, putting these troublesome and meaningless things out of his mind—thinking about them now was a complete waste of time for him.

The Wizarding World benefits from a population of only around 100,000 and the existence of superhuman strength, so it does not require strong organizational and management capabilities.

If a problem occurs at a particular node, then you can address that node specifically—the problem won't spread like cancer cells and keep popping up.

As for the turbulent waves brewing behind him, that was none of his concern.

No matter how unwilling they were, they could not break through Li Wei's technical barrier.

After all, the current manual, having undergone extensive learning from the information provided by numerous students, has long since evolved to the point where even Li Wei is somewhat unable to fully comprehend all its functions.
Sometimes Li Wei even suspected that if things continued to develop this way, the manual might become a divine artifact no less powerful than the relics of the four great masters.

Perhaps the right time will come when all the signal base stations in the British magical world are connected?
For some reason, when Li Wei thought about this, he suddenly had a strong premonition.

After the Bible was introduced by the Ministry of Magic, it sparked a craze similar to that of Hogwarts.

Corresponding to the fervor were also the ambitions arising in the hearts of various unscrupulous individuals—but for Levi, confined to his castle, the only two things that affected him were the countless cooperation proposals and banquet invitations, and the madness of Slughorn.
Slughorn felt like he was about to be overwhelmed by a vortex of happiness.

No, it wasn't a feeling; he was simply overwhelmed.

The details of the Ministry of Magic's communications base station launch ceremony, as well as the inside story of the intense and meaningful meeting that followed, flooded in from various channels.

The breadth of his sources was on full display at this moment.

Encrypted notes from several old friends in the Ministry of Magic, indirect inquiries from several board members attending the meeting, and even a veiled complaint from a goblin in Gringotts responsible for appraising magical items.
All the fragments of information eventually pieced together in Slughorn's mind to form a picture that made his heart race:

Li Wei, this promising young colleague whom he once admired, is now more than just someone with a bright future.
A living legend! The weaver of the information network of the future magical world, a living giant walking on the earth!
Slughorn even felt that once cell towers were widespread, it was only a matter of time before Levi appeared on the Chocolate Frog cards—and if he wanted to, he could even push for it now.
This is why Slughorn's efforts to befriend Levi entered an unprecedentedly fervent phase.

(End of this chapter)