Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 161 The Inevitable Path

In April, Patrick, who was rumored to have been attacked by a competitor's bomb, reappeared in the sight of Muggles.

His refusal to discuss his recent disappearance only adds to the mystery surrounding the topic.

Regardless, the CEO's return immediately put Umbrella Corporation back into full operation, and then the computers began to be distributed globally.

Then there are three tiers, ranging from four thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.

In just one month, the pre-orders for the product reached an astonishing one million units, bringing in £44 billion in cash flow for Umbrella Corporation and covering the initial R&D costs in just one month.

Looking at the financial figures on the wall and listening to his assistant's voice, which was almost too excited to contain, Patrick realized that he wasn't as excited as he had imagined.

Yes, he has gotten what he wanted.

He has brought the world the greatest personal consumer product of the moment.

He firmly believes that no product will surpass Lanhou in the next two or three years.

He helped Murphy usher in an era in this world, an era that belonged to Lan Hou, an era that belonged to the Umbrella Corporation.

However, what does this amount to compared to Murphy's grand ambitions?

After a conversation at the research institute, he fully understood Murphy's goals and ambitions.

He said that his claim of "changing the world" was not just rhetoric, nor did it simply refer to the kind of change that giants like Apple and Microsoft claim.

No, what Murphy is about to do, what he wants to do, is much more profound, much more far-reaching, even comparable to the invention of the steam engine, something that will completely transform human society into something entirely different.

Compared to such a grand vision, his current achievements are truly insignificant.

That thing, comparable to, or even surpassing, a steam engine, is called magic.

He now knew that they had quietly launched several magical products.

From the original White Medicine to the current Blue Queen, everything contains elements of magic.

But reflecting on what he had seen and heard in the magic research institute, he also deeply understood the meaning of what Murphy said more than a year ago when he erased his memory: "White medicine is very common in the wizarding world."

Ultimately, the white medicine, beauty potion masks, aphrodisiac perfumes... are all just means for Murphy to earn operating funds in the Muggle world.

Only then did he have any connection with Murphy's true goal.

But it's only a little bit.

His goal is the end of magic, all mysteries.

As a former Muggle, Patrick's understanding of Murphy's goals differed somewhat from that of most people at the Magic Institute.

Isn't the end of magic also the end of science?

Isn't it also the end of consciousness, the end of time, the end of the starry sea?

Therefore, pushing Muggle society toward a higher and farther future is actually an essential path to Murphy's goal!

And on this great path, there are so many things he can do!

He originally thought that Umbrella Corporation had completed its mission after overturning most of the semiconductor industry and becoming the world's leading technology giant.

But at this moment, he felt that his past self had been too narrow-minded.

What's the point of becoming number one in the world?

Shouldn't the mission of the Umbrella Corporation be to lead humanity to collective ascension?

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Meanwhile, several sensational events have recently occurred in the magical world.

Following a series of attacks, the Aurors' prestige plummeted, and when Peter Pettigrew—the dark wizard recently despised by the entire wizarding world—was kidnapped en route to Azkaban, the people's anger erupted.

As Murphy had predicted, countless complaints and impeachment letters were sent to Millison's desk.

But unlike the Ministry of Magic's previous inefficient and naive responses.

This time, Barty Crouch, the Director of the Enforcement Division, suddenly seemed to be possessed by a flash of inspiration, displaying the courage and responsibility he had in his youth.

He held a press conference on the third day after the prison break.

At the meeting, Barty Crouch apologized for a series of previous incidents, including the werewolf attack, the Dementors harassment, and the Sirius Black incident, and immediately lifted the arrest warrants for Sirius Black and Murphy.

At the same time, he also admitted that all of this should be attributed to his poor judgment of people.

Barty Crouch offered a profound analysis and reflection on the various shortcomings of the past Legal Enforcement Division, including its unclear entanglement with the legislative and judicial branches of Wizengamor, ambiguous responsibilities, the fact that the Aurors still possessed power no less than during the extraordinary period after the Wizarding Wars, and the lack of oversight.

To address these issues, he proposed three measures.

First, immediately relieve Gadwin Robards of his position as Auror Chief of Staff, and have Buddy Crouch assume the position himself until a suitable replacement is appointed.

Second, the Aurors' discretionary powers will be reduced. From now on, the Aurors will be managed using the same prior reporting system as the law enforcement team, and will not be allowed to investigate cases and people on their own.

Third, strengthen the oversight mechanism by applying to bring the Watchmen, who have recently gained great public trust, into the Ministry of Magic as an oversight body under Wizengamor, to monitor all matters of the Division of Law Enforcement.

Barty Crouch points out that reform is the only way to protect the peace and order of the wizarding world!

He showed great determination to reform the long-standing problems of the Law Enforcement Division, and even made a pledge that if the Law Enforcement Division still could not satisfy the majority of wizards from now until the end of his current term, he would retire.

His decisive and efficient style immediately reversed his public image, and his proposed reforms received widespread support from wizards. They were quickly implemented through an internal meeting of the Ministry of Magic, and issued as a ministerial decree.

Barty Crouch lived up to expectations, capturing the two Death Eaters, the Caro siblings, two weeks later.

The Caro siblings confessed that they, along with Yaxley, Avery, and others, participated in the prison break of Peter Pettigrew.

Their purpose was that Peter had revealed a plan to resurrect the mysterious man, and they wanted to save Peter, find the mysterious man under his guidance, and resurrect him.

Thus began a massive manhunt for Yaxley and Avery, and two weeks later, with Murphy’s covert assistance, both were captured by the Watchers.

The four men seemed to have suffered a tremendous blow, so much so that they confessed to their crimes without hesitation. After a rigorous trial, they were all imprisoned in Azkaban.

At this point, Barty Crouch's reputation rose again, even reaching unprecedented heights during the Wizarding Wars.

The only pity is that Peter Pettigrew is still missing.

Some speculate that Little Star may have gone to join his master.

A dark cloud has once again descended upon people's hearts.

But at this moment, due to the Watchers' great activity, the contradiction between the argument that "there are not many dark wizards now, so there is no need to give Aurors such great power" and the current situation was automatically ignored.

After all, whether it's a Watcher or an Auror, as long as it can deal with dark wizards, that's all that matters, right?

On the contrary, the current Watchers are younger, more handsome, and more approachable.

Look at their uniform black and blue wizard robes, they exude an aura of asceticism, much more pleasing to the eye than those crooked-mouthed, distorted Aurors.

Moreover, since the Watchers came to power, there seem to be fewer dark wizards.

As for why it's less...

"What the hell?!"

At the Weasel Mountain cabin, Murphy's eyes twitched as he tore a letter from someone claiming to be a famous dark wizard to shreds.

That guy shamelessly claimed in his letter that he was a Muggle killer feared by Aurors, who was known for using the Cruciatus Curse to torture Muggles to death.

He felt that his ruthlessness would surely contribute to Murphy's "future ambitions".

This infuriated Murphy.

Do you think I, Murphy, am Voldemort?

They want all sorts of demons and monsters?!

"Harold Nelson, is it?" Murphy thought to himself, and the thirty lightning crows received the order, "Find this wretched thing for me."

"What kind of class do you think you are, wanting to be my subordinate!"

However, his mood soon improved when a lightning raven reported that more than forty werewolves were gathering in a forest in Sapporo County.

The leader was Fenrir Graybock.

"Finally, I've caught you."

(End of this chapter)