From Azkaban

"Rodolphus"

The place where Locke landed was right next to Rodolphus. Hearing Locke calling him, Rodolphus quickly took two steps forward and walked to the side and behind Locke.

"grown ups"

"Notify everyone and gather them together."

“I’ll do it right away”

Rodolphus bent down slightly, then trotted forward, crossing the no longer narrow venue, and quickly gathered all the dark wizards in front of Locke.

Soon, all the members of the Round Table Council stood in a circle and used their bodies to enclose a rectangular venue. Inside the venue, all the dark wizards stood cautiously in their positions. Everyone looked at Locke in front of them with a nervous look on their faces, and no one dared to speak out loud.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, the ground beneath Locke's feet bulged up and quickly turned into a stone platform to lift him up, just high enough to overlook everyone in front of him.

"Good morning, everyone."

Locke, standing on the stone platform, glanced at the dark wizards below. There were about two hundred of them, most of whom were "guests" who came to Knockturn Alley to buy things or ship goods.

"............."

In response to Locke's greeting, every dark wizard in the audience spoke, all looking up at Locke, waiting for his next sentence. Seeing this, Locke didn't care. He paused for one second and then continued speaking.

"Because I'm in a hurry, I'll make it short. From today on, Knockturn Alley will be controlled by our Round Table Council. We will bring order to Knockturn Alley, and you can still do business or other things here, but the premise is that you need to abide by the new order."

After speaking briefly and horribly, Locke turned his eyes and scanned the area twice.

"Okay, I've finished what I want to say. If anyone has any opinions, please speak up."

After Locke finished speaking, he paused for a few seconds, waiting for someone to speak, but it was obvious that no one would speak at this moment.

"........................."

All the dark wizards below maintained absolute silence. They looked at Locke on the stage, their hearts full of complaints. They had opinions to express, but did they dare to speak? Did they dare to have opinions? Locke's tone didn't sound like a discussion, but rather a notification.

"Very good. It seems that everyone has no objection. Then this matter is settled. I hope you can continue to do business in the new Knockturn Alley."

Seeing that no troublemaker jumped out, Locke felt a little disappointed for some reason, but on the surface he still smiled and finalized the matter.

Just like that, this ancient black market that had existed in the British magical world for who knows how long was taken over by Locke.

So simple, so easy, this is how dark wizards act, this is the underlying logic of the magical world, fists are power, strength is everything.

When you have absolute power and are willing to rely on it, then any problem will not be a problem for you, because as long as you are the strongest, then nothing will be a problem.

Of course, although this method is easy to use, it is not the best strategy. Strength is important, but pure strength alone is not enough. Relying solely on strength may be useful at times, but it is difficult to achieve great things.

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After making the declaration, Locke no longer paid attention to these dark wizards who dared not speak. He called Rodolphus and asked him to teach these dark wizards what to say and what not to say, and then he called Lucius.

"grown ups"

Lucius trotted up to Locke with his cane in hand. At this moment, he had a heartfelt respect for Locke, far more than before.

"Go and do your work. You will be in charge of this place from now on. Show yourself in front of those guys, let them get to know you, and tell them the new rules and regulations."

After hearing Locke's words, Lucius could no longer suppress his excitement and bent down with trembling hands.

"Yes, sir, I'll do it right away!"

Seeing this, Locke nodded and said no more. His body rose into the air again, flying higher than before.

After Locke left, Lucius took a step forward and stood where Locke had just stood, feeling very excited.

When Malfoy thought about the fact that he would be in charge of such a huge black market in the future, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.

To be honest, he didn't expect this. He originally thought that Locke's taking over Knockturn Alley meant literally taking control of this place. He never expected that Locke would make such a big move.

"Rumble~~~~"

Just as Lucius was imagining how many Galleons and profits he could obtain from this huge black market in the future, loud noises coming from all directions interrupted his thoughts.

When Lucius heard the loud noise, he didn't think much and knew that Locke was making a new move.

Sure enough, as Lucius looked around, he saw that the originally bare ground was constantly rising. He continued to look up at the sky and saw Locke's arms constantly rising and falling, and every time his arms rose and fell, the ground would change by one point.

"........................."

Everyone was stunned again. They thought they had been steady enough after what happened just now, but Locke's actions told them that they were just that far away.

The heart that they thought had been numbed enough was once again mercilessly shattered into pieces, just like their worldview that had just been put together and shattered to the ground again.

Compared to the previous Traceless Stretching Spell which was shocking but ended quickly, the Transfiguration Spell that Locke performed now was not only more shocking, but also more lasting.

It lasted long enough for them to watch, constantly wondering if they were dreaming, a magnificent city rise from nothing as Locke waved his magic wand.

Buildings of various shapes but full of beauty and roads of varying sizes appeared under Locke's magic wand. Some buildings that were completely unreasonable in theory and completely impossible according to architecture were also rising from the ground.

If construction workers saw those buildings, they would probably make sharp explosions on the spot, but now, they all stand firmly on the ground.

This is magic, wonderful magic, unscientific magic. Don’t ask, just ask the power of magic.

Of course, Transfiguration cannot create matter out of thin air. The materials Locke used to construct these buildings were all obtained from underground in Knockturn Alley.

So at this time Locke's transfiguration was not only performed on the ground. Under the ground, invisible to everyone, an underground city similar to the British Ministry of Magic but with a more fantasy style was appearing simultaneously.

However, Locke only constructed the building itself, and the interior of the building was empty, without furniture or decoration.

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With the help of magic, everything became so easy. The huge project that would take a normal construction team many years was easily completed by Locke in just a few hours.

Among these several hours, about an hour was spent by Locke because he was not satisfied with some parts and kept making small modifications.

Finally, after nearly five hours, the new Knockturn Alley was successfully completed. Because it was built completely according to Locke's wishes, the style elements here are also very complex.

However, despite its complexity, the overall coordination is still online. Although many styles are different, they can show a unique beauty when spliced ​​together. At the same time, these buildings are all permanently deformed, and many of them have magical effects.

And Locke did not place the styles in a completely random manner. He roughly divided the overall building into four parts, and the style of each part can be roughly regarded as belonging to an aesthetic system.

The circular Knockdown Alley is divided into four areas in equal proportions. In the center of the circle, which is jointly guarded by the four areas, there is a magnificent building over 200 meters high. In the middle of the building, there is a three-dimensional round table constructed by magic, with a circle of seats around it.

This is the situation above the ground. In contrast, there is also a city beneath the ground at this time, but compared to the ground, the underground city appears to be much more densely populated.

This underground city is the first-level area planned by Locke, which is also the most basic area. It is also the only area that Muggles can enter for a long time.

Locke prepared ten entrances to the dungeon, five for external use and five for internal use. The external entrances can allow people from outside to enter directly, while the internal entrances are for use by other level areas.

At this time, all entrances, including the entrance to Knockturn Alley in Diagon Alley, had been completely cut off by Locke.

Now, if you want to enter Knockturn Alley, you can only enter and exit through the new entrance and exit prepared by Locke, and each entrance and exit will be monitored by Skynet in the future.

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As the construction of the city was completed, the shops originally located in Knockturn Alley were agreed to be placed in the third-level area after Locke modified their styles.

The third-level area is where the dark wizards originally stayed. It is an area with a European magical style.

At this time, the situation on the ground had already been dealt with. After all, the shock would only last for a while. Who would be shocked for hours?

After the dark wizards found their shops one by one according to the goods, they were not sad but felt very happy.

After all, they didn’t lose anything, and their shop got a free upgrade. Not only was the area larger, but the interior conditions also changed and became much better than before.

Dark wizards are also human beings, and they do not have the stereotyped setting of liking dark, damp and shabby houses.

The original appearance of Knockturn Alley was simply because it was not large and the environment had always been bad, so they had no choice but to accept it.

They were of course happy that they could live in a better place now. Of course, the most important thing was that after Lucius' explanation, they understood the new rules of Knockturn Alley.

Apart from anything else, the most important thing they remember now is that as long as they abide by the rules and maintain order, all their transactions and actions in Knockturn Alley will be protected by the Round Table.

At the same time, the Round Table Council will also manage the trading order in Knockturn Alley and ensure the conduct of various transactions.

Is this good for the dark wizards? Of course it is good. The dark wizards are not stupid. They can see that the Round Table is planning to expand Knockturn Alley, which is a great thing for them.

These dark wizards are very clear that if Knockturn Alley gets bigger, the most obvious change will be that there will be more wizards, more shops, more transactions, and more channels, all of which represent benefits and opportunities.

Once they are lucky enough to catch an opportunity, these guys who were originally destined to struggle in the gutter all their lives will have their day to turn things around.

Faced with this, no dark wizard could refuse. After all, they were unwilling to be ordinary and were involved in dark and gray businesses just to make money and make good things.

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"Um..........."

In mid-air, Locke looked down at the brand new Knockturn Alley and felt that something was missing.

As he was thinking, he suddenly looked up and saw the magic barrier wall hanging above him, and he immediately knew that something was wrong.

"There's still a sky missing!"

Now the light in Knockturn Alley is provided by the magic barrier in the sky, and it is obvious that that light is insufficient.

Thinking of this, Locke raised his wand and waved it towards the sky. The next moment, a beautiful blue sky replaced the barrier wall, illuminating the entire Knockturn Alley.

"Well...it can't be just daytime, there has to be dusk and night as well."

Locke is now addicted to it. The infrastructure gene in his bones that belongs to the great Celestial Empire has been stimulated, and he can't stop at all.

In his previous life, Locke always liked to play simulation construction games, such as Cities, Skylines, Five-Star Mayor, and Toll Booth Tycoon.

Now he can build a city in reality according to his own ideas. This is really a dream come true for him. Although the city is not big, it is completely enough for him.

After finishing the dusk and night sky, and creating fifty different styles for each of the three scenes, and finally setting the rotation order and random styles of the three scenes according to the external time, Locke also created a starry sky ceiling on the top of the dungeon.

After finishing all this, Locke finally felt accomplished and the initial construction came to an end. He fell from the sky and found everyone who had been waiting for him on the ground.

"grown ups"

Seeing Locke finish his work, Lucius, Sirius and Rodolphus, who were standing at the front, stepped forward quickly, looking at Locke with fanatical eyes.

"Let's go, we still have a lot to do."

Locke didn't say much, turned and walked towards the central building in the distance.

After that, Locke led everyone to quickly improve Skynet according to the prepared plan, and then registered and classified all the buildings and houses in the upper and lower cities, entered them into Skynet's system and assigned numbers.

There were still some things that needed to be dealt with afterwards, but Locke didn't need to do those small things himself. After setting the rules, he handed them all over to Lucius and others, while he himself stayed in the headquarters building to test the trial operation of Skynet.

Just as Locke and his group were busy, the news of the disappearance of Knockturn Alley in the outside world was soon discovered and spread quickly among the dark wizards.

As a commercial district equal to Diagon Alley (although its reputation is far inferior to that of Diagon Alley), Knockturn Alley has no fewer customers than Diagon Alley, such as Snape, who is a frequent visitor to Knockturn Alley.

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Underground map, see the concept

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See the concept on the ground map

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"Sir, all functions have now been tested and are running very smoothly without any problems."

On the top floor of the tower, Locke stood on the balcony extending outside and looked down at the entire Knockturn Alley. At this moment, the sky was blue, and the entire Knockturn Alley looked very beautiful under the sunlight.

"If there is no problem, then let's get started. This is your home ground from now on, so do your best."

Locke turned and walked into the building, walked past Lucius, and went towards the elevator of the building. He had nothing to do with Knockturn Alley from then on.

Since it has been agreed that Knockturn Alley will be handed over to Lucius, Locke naturally will not put too much energy here. He believes that Lucius will do a good job.

"Oh, Lucius, remember what I said. When you have time, go find some books on management and economics in the Muggle world. They will be good for you. Also, have them fix the mechanical and electronic disabling function of the barrier as soon as possible."

Locke stopped at the elevator entrance, turned his upper body and looked at Lucius behind him, and Lucius, who had been following him, nodded seriously.

"Then there is the list of Muggle wizards. Don't forget, if you have trouble with the Ministry of Magic, go find Arthur. He has very good connections in the Ministry of Magic."

After saying this, Locke turned back to his upper body and stepped into the disc-shaped elevator.

"Take care, sir. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

Lucius did not follow Locke into the elevator. He still had a lot of things to do, some of which needed to be completed on the top floor. Plus, Locke had said it before, so he did not send Locke off.