Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 571 The Newly Appointed Chief of Secret Service, Grindelwald

“As you know, we’ve only managed to maintain a semblance of peace in the world for the time being, but who knows how many undercurrents are surging beneath the surface…” Li Weide picked up the coffee pot in front of Grindelwald, poured himself a cup, and then frowned at the bitterness.

"Oh, so you did know that." Grindelwald recalled the miserable days of overtime and exhaustion he endured in the Department of Education when the world suddenly changed. His anger flared. "Shouldn't you reflect on whether your actions were too radical?"

"Compared to what you did back then, my approach was actually quite mild," Li Weide retorted with a smile, then casually added a lethal dose of sugar to the coffee pot...

Grindelwald was speechless.

Although Li Weide's actions seemed radical, few people died.

When he was a powerful figure in Europe, many people died.

"Getting back to the main point... I anticipated this situation when I made this decision, so of course I've taken precautions." Li Weide took another sip of coffee; this time it wasn't so bitter.

"You're not planning to have me keep an eye on these people, are you?" Grindelwald seemed to understand.

"Pretty much. I need you to keep an eye on these people for me," Li Weide said. "Besides that, I also need you to help me gather and organize intelligence, and completely grasp everyone's movements. I need to ensure that the world doesn't descend into chaos for at least ten years."

“This is no small matter,” Grindelwald said, frowning.

Li Weide laughed, "It's precisely because it's difficult that your talent is needed, Mr. Grindelwald. If it were an easy task, I wouldn't need to ask you for help."

If it were something easy, would I need to ask you? I could have my dog ​​Spike do it, and he would have done it perfectly.

“That’s true.” Grindelwald straightened his clothes and said proudly, “This is indeed a job that suits me very well. I’ll take it; it’s better than spending all day in the Department of Education reading documents.”

“Very well, in that case, your former subordinates will be back under your command. These men are all highly skilled and have exceptional business acumen; they can be put to use without any training. But if you still don’t have enough manpower, you can recruit on your own using the Hydra name… but remember, you must not violate company regulations.”

“I know that,” Grindelwald said.

"Okay... I've written all the detailed plans in this document. Of course, this is just my suggestion to you. You can also carry out the work according to your own ideas. I won't interfere too much."

“I need some time to prepare,” Grindelwald said, flipping through the documents.

Is one month enough?

Grindelwald scoffed, "A month? A week will suffice. Kid, you underestimate my power."

“You should be more humble. Don’t forget, this is no longer the era of your UMNO party. Many things have changed, and people change even faster in this situation… How many of those who used to obey you wholeheartedly are still loyal to you now?” Li Weide shook his head and said.

Grindelwald fell silent upon hearing this.

After a long pause, he said in a low voice, "I don't need them to be loyal to me. Like you said, a lot of things have changed. But I'm still the one who knows them best. Making them obey me in the name of the company isn't as difficult as you think. My power may not be as great as it used to be, but your power is still very great."

Grindelwald, who had been strong-willed for most of his life, ultimately had no choice but to bow his head and resort to borrowing the tiger's power...

"Don't worry, you're all working for me. As for the budget, you can contact Andrew Stitch. I've already told him," said Li Weide, putting down his coffee cup.

Grindelwald didn't linger; he took the documents and left the floating city with Vita and the others.

Not long after, Hydra suddenly gained an intelligence department.

Grindelwald, the dark wizard who once swept across Europe and struck fear into the hearts of all, was turned into a spy chief by Li Wade...

It must be said that this is indeed a very suitable position for him.

……

After sending Grindelwald away, Li Wade's arrangements for this world came to a temporary end.

The rest is up to time.

Now, he needs to focus his attention on the most important issue...

Death had warned him not to tell the truth to anyone in the world.

Even Senior Miravia was granted permission only because her physical body did not originate from this world.

As for the four giants, it's because they are already "dead" and shouldn't exist in this world that they can learn the truth.

But before that, in a small space, Li Weide risked everything to tell Tom the truth.

This was undoubtedly a very risky experiment.

And yet, after all this time, Death seems completely unaware of it...

Then there's an 80% chance that what she said was a lie.

Otherwise, according to what the Grim Reaper said before, it would affect the future of the world, and given her past image of being almost omniscient and omnipotent, she would definitely sense it.

But not now.

Her focus seems to be more on Li Weide's improvement in strength!

She had come out to test him many times before, simply because Li Weide's strength had hardly improved during that period.

After revealing her true form last time, she only left after confirming that her strength had significantly improved...

The survival or destruction of a world is an inevitable trend, requiring the united efforts of everyone to fight against it! This is the only logical explanation.

But she only focuses on improving her own strength... Is one person's combat power really that important? Wasn't Li Weide from the other world powerful? Didn't he still fall before the surging demons? This is a war between worlds...

Things seem to be slowly unfolding in the direction that Li Weide least wanted to see...

Perhaps... we should slowly and quietly let some people know the "truth" of the matter...

However, how to proceed requires careful consideration. It's impractical for everyone to participate in a small-scale experiment; that would be too frequent and attract unnecessary attention. After all, using excuses like conducting small-scale experiments on spatial laws once or twice is acceptable, but doing it too often would be unreasonable.

But this matter absolutely must be resolved...

Regardless of whether what Death told him was true or false, it was almost certain that he would face a calamity in the future.

But perhaps there was only one enemy from beginning to end...

However, there are still some things that Li Weide needs to confirm.

……

"Miravia, how's your mastery of the laws of the undead coming along?" Li Weide went straight to Miravia, who was resting in her room.

“With the help of the ‘little flag,’ I have made great progress,” Miravia said confidently.

The Human Emperor Banner created by Li Weide, after being thoroughly satiated, miraculously provided Miravia with immense assistance in mastering the laws of the undead.

It can be said that Li Weide's speed in mastering the laws of life back then was far slower than Miravia's current speed.

“Very well, I may have some small experiments that I need your help with,” Li Weide said carefully.

"Okay, what kind of little experiment?"

"I need to figure out whether your laws of the dead will be affected in other dimensions. After all, I don't know if you can continue to communicate with the world of the dead and summon the power of the undead in other worlds or dimensions," Li Weide said seriously.

This is a perfectly logical little experiment; even Death himself wouldn't suspect it.

Li Weide needs to pull Miravia into a smaller space and figure out some things.

“Okay, I’ve been wanting to experience your spatial law experiment for a long time. Tom always said the experience was terrible, I’d like to see just how terrible it is!” Miravia agreed readily, without any suspicion.

So, Li Weide took her directly into the small space. However, just like before, he left the Elder Wand inside the house and didn't bring it in.

Moreover, this time it was placed openly on the shelf as a decoration.

Because when he returned, he told Nicolas Flamel that he had successfully forged his Philosopher's Stone and that it could be transformed into a wand.

Li Weide knew that this couldn't be hidden from Death, but precisely because of this, he had a perfectly legitimate reason to stop using the Elder Wand...

……

In the small space, Tom is training persistently.

His sparring partner was none other than the clone Li Weide.

Although this Li Weide is a clone, his strength is extremely powerful, almost equivalent to the original Li Weide.

After Tom's strength improved rapidly, this clone became a perfect training opponent.

During this period, although Tom still frequently lost, he gradually mastered his suddenly improved strength.

Sometimes, Tom couldn't help but wonder if this clone, Li Wade, was specifically created by Li Wade for his own training...

Because his strength was just right!

Miravia had just entered the small space and hadn't even had a chance to look around when she saw Tom and another Lee Wade.

“You… Tom, what are you doing here? Weren’t you here this morning… Wait, why is there another Li Weide?” She looked left and right, sizing up Li Weide beside her and Li Weide opposite her.

"Hello, I am a clone of Li Weide," the clone Li Weide said with a smile.

"Wait...you cloned yourself? You...what for?" Miravia was completely bewildered.

"It's a long story... but I need your abilities right now, so..."

Li Weide then recounted the events to Miravia, including his suspicions and conjectures about Death.

Originally, he didn't plan to tell Miravia about these things so soon, after all, things were done in secret.

But he really needs Miravia's abilities, especially now.

Li Weide's speculation left Miravia completely stunned.

Even Tom, who had been listening the whole time, was shocked.

Tom had heard about these things from Li Weide, but Li Weide had not told him about the subsequent speculations.

These speculations, however, are far too alarming...

"Then what do you need me to do?" Miravia quickly came to her senses.

In fact, she had some doubts about what Death had said from the beginning, but since she saw that Li Weide did not have any doubts, she never brought it up.

"Given your current level of mastery of the laws of the dead, can you communicate with the illusionary realm?" Li Weide asked.

"Of course, I can communicate with you on the day of awakening."

"So now... do you know how to find the entrance to the world of the dead?" Li Weide asked.

Miravia stared at Levi in ​​shock. "You...you want to go to the world of the dead? But only the dead can go there!"

“I know you must have a way, right?” Li Weide stared intently at Miravia.

“But…that’s too dangerous!” Miravia frowned.

When Li Weide heard her say that, he knew she had a solution.

“Every step we take now is extremely dangerous…” Li Weide said helplessly.

“I…I’m not sure.” Miravia kept shaking her head.

"That means they can send me in..."

“I’m not confident I can bring you back!” Miravia’s voice trembled slightly. “Perhaps… you could wait a little longer? Until I fully master the power of the laws, and then…”

Li Weide remained silent, still looking at her firmly, because he knew that this was just Miravia's excuse.

Even if she had a complete grasp of the laws of the dead, she wasn't entirely confident she could bring Li Weide back...

"Are you crazy?" Tom roared.

He also understood Li Weide's plan. This madman intended to have Miravia send him into the world of the dead, and the purpose was quite obvious.

This madman suspects that the Grim Reaper is fake, so he's taking this risk just to verify it!

If he can find the real Grim Reaper in the world of the dead, then the Grim Reaper who appeared before was obviously a fake...

“If you go there, you’ll die! Only the dead can go to that place!” Tom said angrily.

“Milavia can summon the dead… She can summon me back. As long as my soul returns, I can be resurrected,” Li Weide said calmly.

"Damn it, you're insane!"

“Someone wants to use our lives as stepping stones for them! Tom! Since others want my life, I have no choice but to fight to the death!” Li Weide frowned.

"What if you don't come back?" Tom stared wide-eyed at the madman in front of him.

"If I don't come back... then I'll leave the rest to you, Tom... I believe you can take over for me..."

"Get the hell out of here! Who wants to replace you? Who can handle such a huge mess you've made?!" Tom was so angry that he jumped up from his chair.

“Haven’t you always wanted to take my place?” Li Weide said with a smile.

"I'd have to take it by my own hands, not have you go and die so I can have it!" Tom roared.

“Wade… your idea is too crazy, and to take such a risk just to verify whether Death is real… I don’t think it’s necessary,” Miravia said, frowning.

“It’s absolutely necessary, Miravia… Have you ever considered that if this Grim Reaper is fake, then where is the real Grim Reaper? Is he being deceived by special means? Or is he being held back by something else? If I can make the real Grim Reaper reappear… then our situation might be reversed!”

“What if Death has already been killed?” Miravia suddenly said.

Li Weide laughed and said, "If they already possess the ability to kill gods, do they need to make it so complicated?"

"Then... what if what the Grim Reaper said is true? Wouldn't you have taken a risk for nothing? After all, it's all just your speculation!" Miravia continued to retort.

“If what she said is true, that would be even better… She is the Grim Reaper, so whether I can come back or not is just a matter of her lifting a finger. Besides, she knows I am suspicious. If she is really as she says, then my little test is not enough to anger her…” Li Weide said calmly.

"But... what if you can't come back? What if those who go to the world of the dead can't return to the human world? It's a natural law that even the Grim Reaper can't reverse. Have you considered that?"

“Milavia, the thing I hate most is gambling... but now I seem to have become a gambler…”

"Do you really have to go?" Tom stared at the madman.

"Even if we don't go now, we'll still go someday..."

“Can we compromise?” Miravia gripped Levander’s hand tightly. “I can send you to the world of the dead, but… you’ll have to find more evidence to convince me!”

(End of this chapter)