With extraordinary comprehension, I built a floating city at Hogwarts.

Luna didn't speak, she just nodded and buried her head in Levin's arms.

They were interrupted by sounds coming from downstairs; the banquet guests were arriving one after another.

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Chapter 220 Acquiring "Singing a Different Tune"

When the two went downstairs, they found the lobby bustling with activity and filled with a joyful atmosphere.

The hall was now filled with a lively chatter and laughter.

The men's deep tones and the women's silvery voices blended together.

The most clearly identifiable feature was Mr. Lovegood’s loud, yet soft, voice welcoming male and female guests to his home.

Everyone gathered around the dining table, chatting and enjoying the delicious food cooked by Mr. Lovegood.

"Ha, Xenophilius! Your pale watercolor fish soup is delicious, no wonder."

Some people praised the dish loudly after tasting it.

“These were all caught by my daughter Luna herself,” Mr. Lovegood said proudly.

Caiwen looked at Luna.

The girl next to him nodded: "It's a pity we didn't catch the Bigmouth Ballfish."

Her tone was somewhat regretful.

However, the existence of the large-mouthed polka dot fish is also a fantasy; at least there is currently no evidence to prove that this type of subspecies of polka dot fish exists.

At the banquet, many people greeted Levin, recognizing him as a First Class Knight of the Order of Merlin, and treated him with great enthusiasm.

According to Levin's observation, most of the invited guests were of high status and were either wealthy or influential.

Their biggest commonality is that they are somewhat interested in "Singing the Divergent".

"This issue of the magazine is excellent, and sales should be quite good. Have you considered reprinting it?"

Levin heard someone ask Mr. Lovegood.

Mr. Lovegood immediately replied enthusiastically, "Mr. Toots, if you are willing to invest, then printing as many copies as you like is possible."

However, the other party immediately laughed it off and changed the subject.

Similar conversations occurred several times during the banquet.

Mr. Lovegood pitched shares of "The Quibbler" to everyone he invited, making this banquet largely his stock-raising event.

What a coincidence!

Seemingly sensing Levin's thoughts, Luna confirmed his guess: "Dad's magazine has been having some difficulties lately, so he wants to ask these people for help, but I don't think most of them will agree."

Levin looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“Many of them don’t believe my dad’s words and only watch ‘The Quibbler’ to see him make a fool of himself,” Luna said with some dissatisfaction. “They come here just to enjoy the thrill of my dad asking them for help.”

After mastering the skills of a mind sorcerer, the little girl became increasingly able to see through people's hearts.

After Luna finished speaking, as if it were none of her business, she poured herself and Levin a strangely colored drink.

Levin looked at the greenish liquid and asked curiously, "What is this?"

“My favorite drink, safflower juice.” Luna looked at Levin expectantly.

This was the first time she had ever shared her favorite drink with a friend.

Looking into Luna's expectant eyes, Levin couldn't bear to refuse and took a small sip.

The drink has a slightly bitter taste, but it also has a very refreshing feel, just like drinking a glass of mint juice, which is very refreshing and delicious.

"It tastes pretty good!" Levin nodded in approval, and couldn't help but take another sip, savoring it carefully.

Luna cupped her face in her hands, watching Levin enjoy the saccharin juice with a smile.

After the last guest left Lovegood Estate, Mr. Lovegood sighed and slumped onto the sofa.

His expression was not only tired, but also shrouded in a trace of sorrow.

"Dad, is no one willing to invest?" Luna walked over and gently rested her head on her father's arm.

Mr. Lovegood shook his head dejectedly: "No, there are one or two, but their conditions are too demanding. They want to completely transform 'The Quibbler' into that kind of mediocre magazine. Of course, I can't agree to that."

Just then, Levin stepped forward at the opportune moment. "Mr. Lovegood, I do know a friend who can solve your problem."

"Really?" Xenophilius looked at Levin in surprise.

He knew that Levin was no ordinary junior wizard, so he valued his opinion.

“Of course it’s true, Mr. Lovegood.” Levin gave an affirmative answer. “I have a friend at the Ministry of Magic who has been interested in investing in a magazine, and I think The Quibbler would be a perfect fit.”

"Who is your friend?" Mr. Lovegood asked the boy expectantly.

“Ms. Katrana Prestor, who works in the Department of Magical Creature Control at the Ministry of Magic, perhaps you’ve heard of her?” Levin said, referring to Onyxia.

“Of course, of course, Dame Presto, I’ve long admired your name. I didn’t expect she’d heard of ‘The Quibbler’.” Mr. Lovegood was very excited to hear this. It seems that Katlana’s reputation has spread very quickly.

As expected of the Black Dragon Princess, she's quite adept at this.

Since the other party knows us, that makes things easier:

"I can arrange for you to meet in the next few days. You can discuss the specifics with her."

“No problem!” Mr. Lovegood agreed eagerly.

So Levin said goodbye to the father and daughter.

The next day, Levin brought Onyxia to pay a visit.

For this, Onyxia was spared the punishment of continuing to be a cat.

In the living room of the Lovegood house, Katlana Presto and Xenophilius Lovegood sat facing each other and talked.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Mr. Lovegood got straight to the point: "I heard from Mr. Green that Ms. Presto is interested in investing in The Quibbler?"

“Yes,” Onyxia nodded, flatteringly adding, “I’m familiar with all the major newspapers and magazines in the Underworld. In my opinion, most of them are quite mediocre, only talking about boring gossip or using sensational news to grab attention. Everything is about money, and they completely lack the media spirit of revealing the truth. Only…”

"Singing a Different Tune" was a revelation to me.

Upon hearing this, Xenophilius immediately perked up: "Of course, I've always thought that publishing a magazine for money is the most boring thing ever."

But he was a little too happy too soon.

Princess Black Dragon continued, "However, I think 'Singing the Quibbles' is not good enough, or rather, the current 'Singing the Quibbles' does not deserve its name."

“But…but I’ve tried my best to write something special…” Lovegood retorted dryly.

He had just thought the other person was someone who shared his beliefs, but unexpectedly, he was attacked by the other person.

“No, that’s not enough.” Katlana continued to shake her head. “Or perhaps, your magazine has too little influence and reveals too few truths.”

"For example, even now, people believe that cudweed is a fictional plant;"

People didn't believe that the Howling Monster killed the witch of Glamorgan Valley; they treated it as yet another werewolf murder.

"For example, there is indeed a special kind of 'fire dragon people' in this world. This ancient race is hidden in some corner of the world."

As Onyxia recounted one strange and unheard-of tale after another, Xenophirus's jaw dropped.

He never imagined that there would be such like-minded people as him in the pursuit of uncovering ghost stories.

But what Katlana said next shocked him even more:

“Besides subverting readers’ perceptions and revealing the truth to them, I think The Quibbler should also ‘sing more dissent’ in other areas, such as about our current Ministry of Magic and about our Minister Cornelius Fudge.”

“I think the media has been praising the magazine enough. Even when the Dementors attacked Hogwarts Stadium, their coverage was too restrained. The Quibbler needs to go further in this regard and provide readers with opposing viewpoints and perspectives, so as to live up to the magazine’s name.”

After hearing Onyxia's words, Xenophirus broke out in a cold sweat.

He had assumed that as the editor-in-chief of The Quibbler, he was already quite radical in his media views, and that this investor, who was an employee of the Ministry of Magic, was likely a conservative.

After all, he comes from the Ministry of Magic.

But now he realizes how little he really is as a radical.

On the contrary, the conservatives in his mind thought he, as a radical, was too conservative.

At the same time, he also became somewhat excited.

As a media professional, who wouldn't want to freely express their writing skills?

He nodded repeatedly to the Black Dragon Princess: "Ms. Presto, you are absolutely right. I never expected you to teach me such a lesson in this regard. It seems that you are indeed an investor whose philosophy aligns with 'Singing the Quibbles,' and I am willing to accept your investment in principle."

Since the concepts don't conflict, the next step is to discuss the specific price.

In order to gain complete control of "The Quibbler," Onyxia proposed that she must maintain absolute control over the magazine.

However, she was very generous with the price, offering Xenophilius an irresistible offer and promising to keep him as editor-in-chief.

After all, everyone has their own careers, and Xenophilius himself is the most professional media person.

They just need to grasp the general direction.

In addition, Onyxia also offered several suggestions regarding the management of "The Quibbler".

“Commissioning articles must come with sufficient payment!” Ms. Presto emphasized. “Not everyone is willing to work for free for the sake of fame, but we magazines must also be tolerant of such creators. The idea that media professionals don’t care about money is enough to demand of ourselves.”

"In addition, I will also provide several contributors who will send articles from time to time. You need to try to arrange for these articles to be published as much as possible."

Seeing Xenophilius's reluctance, she added, "The first batch of articles is about 'mouse grass' and 'howling monster'."

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately lost their resistance.

So your contributor is a like-minded person too, then it's alright.

In fact, Xenophilius did not understand Onyxia's schemes, nor Levin's.

Xenophilius's own tales of strange phenomena, such as the Curved-Horned Snoring Beast and the Moon Frog, were almost entirely his own figments of imagination.

But the sage, howling monster, and so-called fire dragon people that Levin mentioned—who were actually people modified by Onyxia using dragon blood—are all real.

However, since they were all products of an invasion from another world and appeared for such a short time, the wizards of this world had no research on them, which is why they were regarded as strange tales.

Levin's plan was to first publish articles about these "oddities" in *The Quibbler*.

Once the influence has grown, their people, such as Levin himself, will go to collect sage, capture howling monsters, conduct thorough research, and publish their findings in a professional journal like the Fantastic Beasts Almanac to prove that these fantastical creatures actually exist.

When everyone realized that these new species had actually been discovered by a third-rate tabloid like *The Quibbler*,