Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 169 Director of the Education Department, Grindelwald!

This mutant fang geranium seeds are really expensive.

But despite this, it was the first time that Li Weide saw mutant seeds appear.

He decided to read the description and then buy a copy to see for himself.

As for the other items.

Levid was not interested in either the polyjuice potion or the dragon egg.

Levitra can make the polyjuice potion himself without spending any merit points.

As for the fire dragon eggs... Levid thought that he was not yet able to control a creature like a fire dragon.

Even Hagrid, a great magical animal expert, had a lot of trouble when hatching the Norwegian Spinosaurus.

Levitra still has some self-awareness. Even if he wants to get a dragon for fun, he will have to wait until he learns more knowledge and experience about magical animals from Newt before considering it.

Besides, fire dragon eggs are not difficult to obtain and are not worth spending hundreds of merit points.

As for the third item, the Whomping Willow seed... Li Weide took it without much hesitation.

The Whomping Willow is a very rare and magical plant. It is now very rare. Even if you don’t grow it yourself, it may have other uses in the future.

Anyway, 700 merit points are not too expensive.

Next, Li Weide focused his attention on the fourth item.

[Mutated Venomous Geranium: Although its properties and mutation direction are unknown, it represents another possibility for the development of magical creatures...]

"Another possibility for the development of magical creatures... that is genetically modified magical plants, there is also hope..." Li Weide muttered to himself.

As we all know, magical plants, such as biting cabbage and mandrake, can also have certain combat effects if used properly.

So... is it possible to cultivate magical plants that can specifically assist in combat?
However, magical plants are completely different from ordinary plants after all, so some of Li Weide’s previous knowledge may not be of much help in changing magical plants.

"If this seed can give me some inspiration... then it is indeed worth 2000 merit points!"

Sample! A mutant sample!

Li Weide had also tried to mutate the magical plants before.

After all, the biting cabbage he grew was bigger than the ordinary one, so it should also be a mutated variety.

However, because the degree of variation was too small, Li Weide was unable to find any difference.

And now, a living mutant seed was placed in front of him...

"Bought it!"

……

London.

In a quiet manor.

Grindelwald was sitting in the pavilion, reading a book.

Instead of going to the Ministry of Magic today, he gave himself a small vacation.

He decided to think about his book at home today.

And the manor he is in is his new home in London.

Of course, this time he bought the manor directly from a Muggle tycoon instead of killing the owner of the manor.

His career had just started to take off, and he didn't want to be caught so easily.

"Sir." Abernethy walked over from a distance, "The Ministry of Magic agrees with your proposal."

"Oh? So fast?" Grindelwald was a little surprised.

According to his idea, the Ministry of Magic would need at least a few days to discuss this suggestion.

Then he could use these few days to do other things, and let this matter ferment among the public.

I didn’t expect that the Ministry of Magic had already made a decision in just one day?

"Foley went to Dumbledore and asked for his opinion, and Dumbledore agreed directly," said Abernathy.

Grindelwald narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

"Dumbledore...it seems that you are ready to take the challenge..."

"As for welfare, we would like to ask you to come up with a reform plan because it was you who proposed this matter," Abernathy said.

Grindelwald smiled and said, "My job is only to make suggestions, not other... reform plans. Of course, they did it themselves. After all, I am just a consultant... You can relay my words to Foley. He will understand what I mean."

……

The Welfare Minister is having a blast.

Grindelwald gave advice easily with just a few words.

However, this kind of major reform requires consideration of all aspects from the initial planning to the changes!

But the people want to see the Ministry of Magic implement it as soon as possible.

It's fine if you do it well, but if something goes wrong, you'll have to take the blame...

Originally, the best implementer should be Grindelwald himself.

After all, it was he who proposed the reform.

But...what the Welfare Minister didn't expect was that Grindelwald actually gave up at this time!
Of course the Welfare Minister understood why Grindelwald gave up!

He is asking for a powerful position from me!

Grindelwald is obviously not satisfied with his current position as a consultant!
However, positions in the Ministry of Magic have always been one person per job.

To keep a place for Grindelwald, one person must be kicked out...

The key is not to kick someone out, but that Grindelwald is seeking power!
Since Grindelwald is seeking power... then his own position as minister... The Minister of Welfare is really panicking now.

He believed that if Grindelwald was determined to take his place, he would have a good chance of success...

In desperation, the Minister of Welfare had to take charge of the matter.

He would rather be in a state of anxiety himself than agree to Grindelwald's request for power!
Because once this hole is opened, there is no way to stop it!

What comforted him a little was that Grindelwald didn't seem to have any objection to his decision.

It was completely different from what he had imagined, Grindelwald coming to threaten him...

Even in the next few days, when Grindelwald met him in the Ministry, he would greet him warmly, as if nothing had happened.

However... since the Minister of Welfare rejected Grindelwald's request, he naturally would not care about these reforms.

It's as if it was just a suggestion.

Fortunately, the Minister of Welfare has been in office for so many years and is not completely useless, and there are many talented people around him.

With the help of Dumbledore, after spending more than a week, they finally managed to complete a comprehensive reform plan under pressure.

However, although the plan was perfect, he encountered obstacles when he started to implement it...

Fuli was surprised to find that there were many people in the department, but he seemed unable to control them!

He naturally knew who was behind this!

Does he intend to keep making things difficult for me as long as I don't agree to give him a position of real power?

The Welfare Minister felt extremely depressed for a moment.

If I had known this would happen, I would have just done as Dumbledore said and stood up straight and rejected Grindelwald directly!
It wouldn't be like it is now, being held back by Grindelwald everywhere...

In this way, the reform of the Ministry of Magic proceeded stumblingly.

However, due to constraints from all sides, even though the welfare plan was very complete, the effect of the reform could not be improved.

On the contrary, due to the lack of cooperation from various departments, when it came time to start the pilot assessment for new recruits for some positions, they couldn’t even gather all the examiners!
Even on the day of the exam, the test questions were not ready!

The Ministry of Magic's efficiency has caused public outrage...

If the situation cannot be improved, the position of Minister of Welfare... may be lost before Grindelwald even arrives to take it.

The Welfare Minister had no choice but to ask Dumbledore what to do.

However, Dumbledore only had one answer for him...

"Give it to him. If he wants it, give it to him."

This made the Welfare Minister even more desperate...

He once wondered if Dumbledore had reconciled with his former best friend...

However, Dumbledore's explanation to him was also very simple and direct, "If you want to destroy him, you must first make him crazy... Grindelwald will only be most likely to reveal his flaws when he is full of ambition..."

The Minister of Welfare had no choice but to choose from among the powerful positions, and wanted to choose someone with relatively less power for Grindelwald...

Grindelwald definitely cannot be given powerful positions such as Director of the Law Enforcement Department.

After thinking about it for several days, the Minister of Welfare finally gave an answer...

A few days later.

When Grindelwald received a letter of appointment as the Director of the Department of Education, he almost laughed out of anger.

But he couldn't help but admire the Welfare Minister's slickness.

The Director of the Education Department is indeed the least powerful position among all the powerful positions...

However, it may also be what Grindelwald is most interested in.

Because although this position seems to have the least power among the positions with actual power, but... it can clearly influence young wizards!

After graduating, Voldemort came back specifically to find a teaching position... This is enough to show how important it is to influence the young wizards in the school who have not yet graduated.

So, of course Grindelwald was interested in this position.

Of course, this is not the most important thing!
Everyone knows that only Dumbledore can fight against Grindelwald now... and Dumbledore is still a professor.

Therefore, as long as Grindelwald is put into the education system, he will naturally fight with Dumbledore.

When Grindelwald's attention was focused on Dumbledore, Foley himself was much more at peace...

Besides, the Director of the Education Department is old and frail and is preparing to retire.

Replacing him won't offend anyone!

I have to say that the Welfare Minister's plan is indeed very comprehensive.

Grindelwald did not refuse the appointment.

As Grindelwald happily took office, the Minister of Welfare was pleasantly surprised to find that the staff that he had been unable to mobilize before could now suddenly be mobilized.

In this way, the reform of the Ministry of Magic has finally got on the right track...

With the update of the recruitment system, countless wizards who want to seek advancement have come to participate in the assessment of the Ministry of Magic.

Even those who are not good enough can come and experience it...

Although I know my level is not good enough, what if I pass it? Wouldn't that mean I can get a job directly?

For a time, there was an endless stream of wizards coming to participate in the recruitment examination.

Moreover, some wizards who were originally unable to display their talents got the opportunity and successfully "went ashore".

Grindelwald's reputation has also changed unknowingly...

(End of this chapter)