The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"I put the basilisk under Hogwarts... Only my descendants can open the door. How did you find it and kill it? Could it be that my descendants were caught by you when they released the basilisk?" asked Slytherin.

However, Levander keenly noticed that Slytherin's hand holding the pipe was shaking slightly.

Could it be that… this old man really cares about his descendants? Ha! Then you’re hot!

"That's not the case. Your descendants and I are actually friends. We accidentally discovered the study you left behind, and also went through your tests. Finally, we found clues about the basilisk in your study. The school will not sit idly by in the face of such a threat." Li Weide said.

"You threatened my descendants?"

"No, actually it was your descendants who took the initiative to donate all these..." Li Weide roughly recounted what Tom had done.

Then the Slytherin began to tremble all over.

I'm just angry!

He was just worried about the safety of this so-called descendant! Now he realized that he had actually sold off everything he had painstakingly left behind?

And he said he didn't want to inherit his intellectual legacy? There's actually a Slytherin who hates the Dark Arts?!

"What's the last name of this Tom you're talking about?" Slytherin said coldly.

He wanted to see which branch of his family these descendants were from!

"Riddle."

"Riddle? Which pure-blood family is this? Could it be that this pure-blood family rose to prominence after my death?" Slytherin murmured.

If his descendants are of female blood, their offspring will not continue to have the surname Slytherin.

Therefore, in Slytherin's understanding, the Riddle family should be a pure-blood family that emerged later.

Li Weide closed his mouth and didn't say a word.

However, Slytherin did not ask, but said angrily: "My descendants of Slytherin must be a very powerful family now. How can he, a side branch, have the right to arbitrarily control the inheritance I left behind?"

Li Weide curled his lips. If the direct line of the Slytherin surname could be passed down, then Tom was indeed a side branch.

But... in terms of Slytherin's pure principle of pure-blood supremacy, his descendants can only be more extreme than the Gaunt family.

Even the direct line of the Gaunt family was wiped out due to inbreeding. What about the Slytherin family...it's been thousands of years, and who knows when it would have been wiped out...

"Let me ask you, doesn't my direct descendant have any objection? Or did he make this decision on his own?" Slytherin asked angrily.

"Or, it's better if you don't ask..." Li Weide said helplessly.

"Why can't I ask? I'm going to ask!"

"You really want to ask?"

"If you want to learn something from me, you have to answer my questions honestly!"

"Okay... ask again." Li Weide said.

"Don't my direct descendants object?"

“They didn’t object.”

"This is impossible! This is my legacy, how could they not object? Even if there is only one person left in the Slytherin family, there is no way they wouldn't object!"

"That's true."

"Then you still..." Slytherin suddenly realized something. "Could it be that my direct descendant..."

"All dead." Li Weide spread his hands.

Slytherin felt his eyes go dark when he heard this.

"How is this possible... I left them so many things. Their foundation is stronger than any other pure-blood family! How could they all be dead?"

"Shouldn't you reflect on your theory of pure-blood supremacy?" Li Weide reminded.

"What's wrong with my pure-blood theory? Pure-bloods are supposed to have higher aptitude than non-pure-bloods! As for you... you are so special only because of the power of the ancient sages! You are just a special case!" Slytherin said impatiently.

"You have done so many human experiments, don't you understand that inbreeding is suicidal for a family?" Li Weide sneered.

"Close-relative...marriage? You mean, my direct descendants are actually marrying close relatives?" Slytherin's eyes went dark again.

Even though he insisted on pure blood supremacy, he also knew that inbreeding was absolutely forbidden! It would cause defects in the offspring!

"Why is that?!" Slytherin asked persistently.

"Because pure blood is supreme, because we need to maintain the purity of our bloodline!" Li Weide spread his hands.

"Idiots! A bunch of idiots! Is there no one in other pure-blood families? How can they be so stupid as to marry close relatives?" Slytherin was almost angry to death again.

"Don't you know how big the wizarding population is? And among wizards, what percentage are pure-bloods? Even if your descendants could marry other pure-bloods in the first two hundred years, what about after that? To be honest, the so-called pure-blood families that still exist have all secretly married half-bloods or Muggles. Otherwise, they would have been lost in the long river of history just like your direct descendants. I guess your direct descendants realized at some point that the bloodlines of other pure-bloods were no longer 'pure', so they simply produced and sold their own blood. And then, they disappeared..."

After hearing what Levid said, Slytherin fell silent.

Li Weide has said it to this extent. How could he, who is so smart, not understand?

"Okay... okay... it seems that I have indeed harmed my own descendants." Slytherin's face became much more depressed. "Then how many descendants do I have?"

"I can only say there aren't many left..." Li Weide said, counting on his fingers. "As far as I know, there are only two of your descendants left."

"Both branches split from the Gaunt family. One is in England, and now only Tom is left. The other went to America. The witch named Aesop Threll founded Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in America. But I don't know what happened to her descendants."

Slytherin's eyelids twitched as he heard this, and he suddenly had a very bad feeling.

"Tell me honestly...are they...still purebloods?"

Lewes grinned and said, "Tom Riddle, her mother is from the Gaunt family, and her father... is a Muggle."

"What!" Slytherin gritted his teeth. "What about...that Isolt Sayre?"

"Well, Isolt Thayer was a pure-blood, but her husband... was also a Muggle! So, with the death of Isolt Thayer... there are no more pure-blooded Slytherin descendants!"

"Puff!" Slytherin spat out a mouthful of clear blood and fell directly to the ground.

"You unfilial descendant! You could even marry a half-blood! How could you marry a Muggle?!"

Chapter 237 It’s not that I’m like you, but that bad people all have similar ideas

"I can understand how you feel." Levid suddenly said, looking at the grief-stricken Slytherin.

"You? You are also a Muggle-born, what can you understand? I don't need your comfort!" Slytherin said angrily.

"You misunderstood. I didn't mean to comfort you." Levid smiled and said, "The reason I said I can understand your feelings is because we are similar. The only difference is that you hate Muggles, while I hate pure-bloods. Put yourself in my shoes. If I had a daughter in the future and she suddenly told me that she wanted to marry a pure-blood who was ugly and stupid like a pig, I would vomit blood just like you."

Slytherin glared at Levid. He had thought that this boy was not too bad and was here to comfort him, but he did not expect that this boy was here to mock him.

"Pure-bloods are all elites! How can they be stupid? Even the worst pure-bloods are far ahead of those Muggle-borns! Even if you want to speak up for Muggle-born students, you shouldn't give such an example." Slytherin said disdainfully.

"I've told you before. The reason Muggle-born students of your time looked stupid was because they didn't receive a basic education. Back then, only the nobility had the right to an education. How could you compare them with those pure-blood students who came from pure-blood families and received an education since childhood? Now, times have changed. Even Muggle students from orphanages can read and write. The advantages of pure-blood students are gone."

Muggle-born students in the chaotic era could not even read and write fluently. After entering Hogwarts, after finally figuring out their identity as wizards, they had to learn to read and write while also learning magical knowledge. Just imagine how a group of illiterate people would look when faced with a bunch of obscure terms in subjects like Potions, and you will understand why Muggle-born students at that time seemed stupid.

"Even if what you said makes some sense, it only proves that they all return to the same starting point. How can you say that pure-blood wizards are stupid?" Slytherin said dissatisfiedly.

"I think you may have been stimulated to the point of losing your mind... Have you forgotten? How did your direct descendants disappear?" Li Weide frowned.

Slytherin was stunned when he heard this.

It was indeed because he had been overstimulated just now that his mind was in a state of confusion. Now that Li Weide had reminded him, he also understood that it was not impossible for pure-blood wizards to become dumber nowadays...

Because of inbreeding... this series of operations carried out by purebloods to maintain the purity of their bloodline has resulted in most of their offspring having various defects.

Perhaps, among all these flaws, stupidity is the luckiest one...

"If you have the opportunity to go back to Hogwarts, you can observe carefully the differences between the students nowadays and those in the past. It is true that the education nowadays may be a little more comfortable than before, but the quality of the students is also very different from before," said Li Weide.

After hearing this, Slytherin also wanted to go back to Slytherin to take a look, but... would this guy let him go?

After all, I suspected that I had mastered his "secret"!

Even though such secrets were nothing in his time.

"Will you let me go?" Slytherin suddenly asked.

"If you cooperate well, answer my questions, and agree to keep my secrets, why shouldn't I let you go? After all... you are the ancestor of my good friend. Even though he may not like you that much." Li Weide said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Ha, you're such a dishonest boy." Slytherin sneered, "You want to take what you want from me and then kill me, right?"

"You are too suspicious." Li Weide said calmly.

"If I didn't even have that much foresight, how could I have achieved such success in that era?" Slytherin chuckled. "It's truly fitting that you're sorted into my house. You're incredibly self-serving, cunning, and treacherous... If I were still alive, I'd definitely give you the best resources to nurture you! But now... boy, how about a deal?"

"What deal?" Li Weide asked with interest.

"I know what you're researching. I also know what you want to know." Slytherin looked at the magical trace of the basilisk's eye on the table next to him. "I suddenly want to see this world again. I don't want to disappear just yet... So, as long as you continue to let me exist in this world, I will tell you what you want to know. Moreover, if you need help with any experiments, I will also give you advice. You should know that as one of the four great masters, even if I no longer have the powerful magic I once had, the knowledge and experience I possess are still there. Don't you want to have a great master as your personal professor?"

"It sounds really tempting, but... I refuse!" Li Weide said calmly.

"What?" Slytherin frowned. "You actually refused? Can you tell me why you refused? Do you really have to kill me for such a bullshit so-called secret?"

"This has nothing to do with this so-called secret, Mr. Slytherin." Levid smiled and said, "I intuitively feel that you are setting a trap for me. Therefore, the safest approach is to not agree to any deal with you. As the saying goes, lies are not to be believed, and you... can now be considered a ghost."

Slytherin looked at Levid in surprise, "It seems I underestimated you..."

"It seems there is indeed a trap." Li Weide also sighed.

"As expected of someone who possesses the power of the ancient sages..." Slytherin sighed, "Alright, then let's continue with our previous transaction. I've finished my questions. Now it's your turn."

"What is the power of the ancient sages? What are the ancient sages? Where does this power come from?" Li Weide asked very straightforwardly.

"In this world, since ancient times, every few decades...or even hundreds of years, a wizard with special magical powers would appear."

"These wizards, with their special magical powers, often far surpassed others in strength. With their own immense strength, they eventually became knowledgeable and powerful wizards. At that time, many wizards without family inheritance would come to them and seek some magical knowledge from them. And they always responded to every request, their selflessness was touching."

"So, people at that time called such knowledgeable wizards with a long tradition ancient sages. And the magic they mastered was also called ancient magic."

"As for how they appeared, where they gained this power, and what their purpose in the world is, I have no idea... Legend has it that only after the previous generation of sages finds the next generation of sages will they pass on their secrets orally and pass on their knowledge to the next generation."

After Slytherin finished speaking, he glanced at Levid and continued, "But seeing you like this, I know that your inheritance must have been cut off in a certain generation. Even if you have the power of an ancient sage, you have lost your mission as an ancient sage. It's really sad..."

"If that's the case, how do you know all this? Did you read it in a book? Where is the book?" Li Weide asked hurriedly.

"I know this, but I didn't read it in books," Slytherin said. "Back then, the four of us all studied for a period of time with the ancient sage of that era. He... was truly a very good person. That time was indeed our happiest and most carefree time."

At this point, a trace of nostalgia flashed across Slytherin's face. "Well... do you still have any questions? If not, then proceed. It is not an insult to me to die at the hands of someone who possesses the power of the Ancient Ones, even if you have long since lost all your heritage."

Li Weide pondered for a moment before he raised his head and grinned at Slytherin, saying, "In that case, let's make another deal, shall we?"

Slytherin's eyes widened, "I just offered to make a deal with you, but you didn't agree!"

"Because it was you who proposed it." Li Weide smiled and said, "Only if I propose it, it will be most beneficial to me. I don't have to worry about any pitfalls."

Slytherin stared at Levid tightly, then suddenly burst into laughter. "I knew it! As a Slytherin student, how could I not maximize my benefits?"

Killing me directly would bring too little benefit, so it would be better for me to make a deal that would benefit him and maximize the profits. This is very Slytherin!

After realizing this, Slytherin began to like this insidious and cunning boy for no reason.

Because seeing his style of doing things reminded Slytherin of himself when he was young.

"What kind of deal do you want to make?" Slytherin asked directly this time.

"Can you sense where your grave is?" Li Weide asked.

Slytherin's eyes widened, "What do you want to do?"

"Nothing, don't think too much. I just want to burn some incense for you according to Eastern customs..."

"Ha, are you planning to take my burial objects?" Slytherin sneered.

"No, no, no, I absolutely don't have such an idea!" Li Weide said righteously.

"Yes, yes, don't have such an idea. When you get there, you can just search and loot, and then say that these things are all picked up by you. They are not burial objects, right?" Slytherin sneered.

Levitra looked at Slytherin in surprise. "Why are you..."

"How should I know? Haha, kid, when I played like this, your ancestors weren't even born yet!" Slytherin sighed, "Otherwise, why do I always feel that you look a lot like me when I was young..."

"You don't have to be too sentimental, Mr. Slytherin." Levid sighed, "Because there are many kinds of good people, but the ideas of bad guys are similar..."

Chapter 238 Something wants to kill you through my hand!

"Too deceiving!"

In the wizard tower, Slytherin's ghost roared angrily.

What does it mean when a dragon in shallow water is bullied by shrimps, or a tiger in plain land is bullied by dogs? It is happening now!

Think of Salazar Slytherin, the legendary figure who became one of the Four Great Masters of Hogwarts. How many Dark wizards had perished at his hands, becoming subjects of his experiments? In that era, was there any wizard who didn't tremble in fear at the mere mention of his name?