Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 559 That's not right! I'm Tom's godfather, he should have my last name!
Li Weide was bewildered because he didn't see the high-tech town or anything he had expected!
What came into view was an extremely dilapidated little village.

The houses in the village were even made of mud and thatch...

At this moment, a large group of villagers, armed with pitchforks and farm tools, were surrounding a spot, seemingly besieging someone.

"Hiss..." Li Weide took a breath of cold air.

Could it be that there's something wrong with the portal I created?
It shouldn’t be!

I've used Tom as a bait so many times, how could things go wrong when I personally take charge?
So who exactly used whom as a scapegoat?
Could it be that... I didn't actually come to the wrong place, and this place is so backward because some world-destroying war happened later, causing civilization to regress?
It's important to understand that this isn't the future of the world you've modified, but rather the future of a parallel world following the original course of history.

Anything that has happened in the past is possible.

Li Weide decided to stop thinking about it and instead walked forward to see what had happened.

While we're at it, let's figure out exactly what's going on.

Li Weide thought for a moment, then deactivated the stealth function on his equipment and switched it to disguise.

This disguise feature was something Li Weide specially prepared for his journey to the future.

In simple terms, the disguise function is the ability to present a state that the other party imagines when the body is visible.

The principle is to steal the memory of the person currently speaking, creating a confusing effect, thereby correcting the accent of Li Weide that the other person hears and the image that the other person sees, making Li Weide more in line with the characteristics of the current era in the other person's impression.

To facilitate communication, Li Weide added a small feature: the image of himself that the other person sees will be the kind of person that the other person most wants to see and communicate with.

At the same time, Li Weide can easily understand the other person's words based on their memory... no matter how abstract the other person's accent is.

As Li Weide rapidly approached, the words the villagers were shouting clearly reached his ears.

After being translated by the disguise function, Li Weide finally understood the meaning of those words.

"Kill her!"

"A witch! An evil witch!"

"Burn her to death!"

……

Li Weide stopped in his tracks, unable to help but grit his teeth and gasp for a breath of cold air mixed with the smell of various kinds of animal dung...

Good heavens... what kind of place is this?!
And... there are still witch hunts a thousand years later?

Could it be that a thousand years later, civilization has regressed, and so have wizards? That's why their tracks were discovered by the Muggle villagers?
Li Weide remained silent for a moment, then released the Silent Drone and carefully observed the surroundings...

He's looking for a camera!

What if these guys are filming a movie?
However, the message that Momo Ran sent back made Li Weide frown.

This might not be filming a movie, nor is it something set a thousand years in the future...

So the portal did malfunction after all...?

Li Weide looked at the crowd that was besieging them, and then strode over.

The best way to understand the current situation is to ask someone.

These villagers are too ignorant; asking them questions will likely not yield any suitable answers.

But the "witch" they were besieging might be able to give Li Weide the right answer.

Furthermore... the progress of system repair requires changes in merit points.

Saving people is always something that increases your merit points...

What? You're saying what if that witch is a bad person and saves the wrong person?
Wouldn't that be even better? Li Weide could finish his questioning and then just kill the other person.

Defeating bad guys also earns you merit points!

So, no matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation! Li Weide won twice!

Li Weide approached the villagers and quietly raised his left hand.

The ring, which had been moved to the left hand, gleamed slightly.

The villagers who had been shouting for violence fell silent instantly, then quietly turned and walked back to their homes...

The Confusion Charm is indeed a deadly weapon against Muggles.

This directly alters the other person's perception, making them forget what they are doing and then do other things according to the perception given by the wizard.

The crowd dispersed and went home to sleep...

Li Weide finally saw the witch they were besieging.

She was a girl wearing a blue dress, with delicate and beautiful features, and looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

Although her attire was very simple in Li Weide's eyes, her cleanliness was out of place in this backward village no matter how you looked at it.

It's like a noble lady who has mistakenly wandered into a poor neighborhood.

At this moment, the look of panic on her face had not completely faded.

A transparent protective shield with a diameter of three meters was enveloping her.

The protective shield was covered in muddy stains and had shocking cracks...

When the witch saw Li Weide, her face was full of gratitude, but even more so, she was surprised.
"Thank you so much! I almost..." The witch's accent was somewhat distinctive, differing slightly from the accent of Li Weide's era.

However, with the help of the disguise function, Li Weide was still able to understand what she was saying.

The witch seemed somewhat flustered and incoherent.

“It’s safe now, you can remove the protective shield,” Li Weide said.

Thanks to the disguise ability, Li Weide's accent became almost identical to that of the witch.

"You...you're also a Scotsman?" the witch asked in surprise, while awkwardly turning around to close a wooden box on the ground.

As the box closed, the protective shield riddled with cracks vanished instantly.

The mud that had been clinging to the protective shield fell like raindrops onto the witch, causing her to frown.

"I'm sorry... I was rude." The witch took out a handkerchief and blushed as she wiped the mud off her clothes.

"Are you an alchemist?" Li Weide's gaze shifted from the wooden box.

"Yes...yes! I come from a family of alchemists and am currently traveling." The girl said somewhat embarrassedly, noticing that she couldn't wipe the mud off her clothes.

"I see." Li Weide raised his left hand again and waved it gently.

Like a gentle breeze, the witch's clothes were once again spotless!
"What...what kind of magic is this? It's amazing!" the witch exclaimed in surprise.

Li Weide's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

This witch claims to come from a family of alchemists, yet she doesn't even recognize a simple cleansing spell.
"I have some questions I'd like to ask you. I wonder if you can answer them?" Li Weide couldn't help but ask.

"Of course! You saved my life, didn't you?"

The witch hurriedly gathered the scattered items from the house into the box on the floor.

Without a doubt, this box is an alchemical artifact, containing a Seamless Extension Charm, and in the event of a crisis, it can create a protective shield to safeguard itself, just like it did before.

A very good alchemical tool...

“Thank you very much, but I suggest we leave first. After all, my Confusion Charm can last for another ten minutes or so,” Li Weide said.

"Alright! Let's hurry up and go!" The witch seemed to remember the villagers' madness from earlier, her neck shrank slightly, and a look of fear appeared on her face.

Now, she couldn't wait to escape...

As the two walked out of the village together, the witch couldn't help but say again, "I think you must be a very knowledgeable alchemist."

"Why do you say that..." Li Weide had just asked the question when he realized that a long and thick magic wand, like a cane, had appeared in his right hand.

And somehow, a large, long, white beard had appeared on his chin...

Li Weide turned his head and quietly took out a small mirror to look at himself... "Tsk... Oh no! I've become Dumbledore!"

Although the man in the mirror, Rivaldo, didn't look like Dumbledore, his appearance was quite similar to that of the elderly Dumbledore...

A more apt description would be Gandalf with a white beard! He has the wand, but he's still missing a sword!

Only then did Li Weide understand why the witch had said that.

This is because the disguise function has made corresponding changes to his appearance...

As for why it turned out this way?

Based on the nature of the disguise ability, this is the type of person this witch most wants to see and talk to...

The person she most wanted to meet was a highly respected and knowledgeable old alchemist.
What's wrong with this girl?! Do you only picture knowledgeable alchemists as old men? Aren't there any young, handsome male wizards?
My handsome face...

“My father said that alchemy is an extremely profound subject, and it takes a lot of time to master it! I think you look like… and your wand and your necklace look like they are full of alchemical aura, so I guess you must be an alchemist!” The witch chattered on like a lark.

Li Weide looked at the thick, long magic wand in his hand, then touched the large gold chain on his chest, and was speechless for a moment.

Is this the image of an alchemist that the witch imagined?

“You’re not entirely wrong, I do have some knowledge of alchemy…” Li Weide replied.

Since things have come to this... let's finish asking the questions first.

“That’s wonderful! I came out on this trip to visit alchemists in various places, hoping to improve my alchemy skills! It’s so great to meet you!” the witch said excitedly.

At that moment, a white shadow swept down from the sky and landed on the young witch's shoulder.

It was a snow-white eagle, but strangely, its eyes were purple.

"Oh dear! Mina! I'm so glad you're alright!" The witch turned her head and gently stroked the white eagle's head, her face full of relief.

"Is this your pet eagle?"

“Yes! Her name is Mina, and her family has had close ties with our family for generations!” the witch said with a cheerful laugh.

Li Weide thought she was a bit heartless; she had almost been killed by angry villagers who mistook her for Geralt, yet she had recovered completely so quickly.

Mina the White Eagle tilted her head and looked at Li Weide, who seemed to be quite intelligent.

However, Li Weide wasn't worried that she would see through anything, because his appearance had already changed silently while he was talking to the witch.

Unless Li Weide himself changes his appearance, he will always look like this when others see him.

"We're moving a bit too slowly; we need to find a safe place quickly."

As Li Weide spoke, he gently raised his left hand, and the two dead tree stumps beside him instantly transformed into two tall horses!
"What amazing transformation magic!" the witch exclaimed in amazement, further convinced that Levi was an extraordinary alchemist.

The young witch seemed to have some riding experience; when she mounted one of the tall white horses, she ran even faster than Levi...

Soon, they left the human settlement and came to the shore of a lake.

“We should be safe now,” the witch said, jumping off her horse and smiling.

Li Weide nodded and awkwardly climbed down from his horse...

He's just an old alchemist in his seventies or eighties now! So what if he's a little slow?
It's not because he's not very good at riding horses!

The witch seemed to realize this as well and quickly stepped forward to help him up.

"Oh... thank you." Li Weide could only thank him.

The two sat down on two rocks by the lake.

“Alright, now we can have a proper talk,” Li Weide said calmly.

"Okay, you just said you had questions for me?"

"Yes... but before that, could you tell me your name?"

With an air of nonchalance, Li Weide pulled a long pipe from his pocket and, mimicking the manner of an elderly Slytherin, lit the pipe.

“How rude of me! I haven’t even introduced myself yet. My name is Rowena Ravenclaw…”

"Pfft...cough cough cough..." Li Weide almost choked to death from a puff of smoke.

"What's wrong?" The witch who called herself Rowena Ravenclaw rushed over and asked with concern.

“I…I’m fine…” Li Weide waved his hand weakly.

Damn it! This isn't a thousand years in the future... it's clearly a thousand years ago!
I'll smash that damn portal when I get back!

"You mean, your name is Rowena Ravenclaw?"

"Yes...you've heard of our family?"

"I have indeed heard a little about it... I remember your house is located on a quiet riverbank..."

"That's right! Have you ever had any dealings with our family?"

“I just heard…” Li Weide took a bitter puff of his pipe.

Of course, this is just a fake pipe, and what it exhales is merely white mist created by nightmare magic.

But now, he was actually hoping that the tobacco in the pipe was real.

I can't quite control myself without a couple of bites...

“Could you tell me your name? Perhaps I’ve heard your name from my father…” Ravenclaw blinked, looking at Livid expectantly.

Li Weide paused, finding it difficult to weave the lines, what to do...?

“I am Menelaus Benitez Merileras Porte Rodrigo Brian from the seaside…”

Even the brilliant Ravenclaw would get dizzy listening to such a long and tedious name as Livde.

Is this really not some strange curse?
Ravenclaw didn't want to interrupt the other person's self-introduction, as that would be extremely impolite.

A minute later, Li Weide finished announcing his name.

"Hiss... Your name seems a bit..."

“Yes, it’s a bit long, so I don’t usually introduce myself to people,” Li Weide said with a wry smile.

If Ravenclaw made him read it again...

“It’s really rude not to remember people’s names, so… could you say them again? I’m sure I’ll remember them all this time…” Ravenclaw said with a determined look in his eyes.

Li Weide's hand holding the pipe stiffened slightly.

“Okay… I am Menelaus Benitez Merileras Porter Rodrigo Brian Porter from the seaside… Riddle.”

Another long list of names, even more tiring than reciting the menu...

After reciting this long string of fabricated names, Li Weide was almost out of breath.

Luckily, my memory is maxed out!

At this moment, Ravenclaw had somehow produced a notebook and was meticulously writing down all the names that Livid had made up! Then, right in front of Livid, he repeated them word for word...

Talent!
Li Weide couldn't help but sigh.

He suspected that Ravenclaw had already memorized it the first time he read it aloud.

As for asking her to read it a second time, it was just to test whether I had lied to her.

How could the incredibly intelligent Ravenclaw possibly be a naive and innocent girl?

“Alright, I’ve got it now.” Ravenclaw closed the notebook with a smile. “So, may I call you Mr. Riddle from now on? Since your last name is Riddle…”

"No! I refuse!"

The locals are so rude!
No matter what, I'm Tom's godfather! He should take my surname!
(End of this chapter)