Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Li Weide looked at the newspaper, then quickly checked his merit point balance.

Unfortunately, his merit point balance remained unchanged and didn't experience the surge he had imagined.

Li Weide thought for a moment and understood.

Grindelwald's suggestion hadn't been adopted yet, so the merit points hadn't moved.

Once it was adopted, the merit points should increase.

After all, Grindelwald's suggestion, at least on the surface, didn't have many problems.

In the early stages of doing practical things, Grindelwald couldn't mix personal agendas into his work.

Right now, he needed to reverse his reputation!

Moreover, the system hadn't deducted merit points for doing bad things before.

Tom saw Li Weide quietly thinking after reading the newspaper and couldn't help but ask, "Do you think the Ministry of Magic will adopt his suggestion? Dumbledore will definitely stop him, right?"

Li Weide smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether the Ministry of Magic adopts his suggestion or not. Even if his suggestion is blocked by Dumbledore, it doesn't matter… The moment we saw this suggestion in the newspaper, Grindelwald had already achieved his goal."

"Why do you say that?" Tom asked.

"Grindelwald's goal has never been to suggest that the Ministry of Magic do anything, but to hope that the public sees him suggesting that the Ministry of Magic do something!" Li Weide smiled and said, "In other words… whether this succeeds or not, Grindelwald's reputation will improve, and… if the Ministry of Magic disagrees, then the focus originally gathered on Grindelwald will shift to the Ministry of Magic. In the face of this kind of thing, whoever stands up to stop it will bear the brunt of public anger…"

Upon hearing this, Tom thought for a moment and understood the stakes involved.

"In this light, Grindelwald has indeed posed a difficult problem for the British Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore… It seems that the only option is to agree to his suggestion."

Li Weide sighed, "If his suggestion is agreed to, and the British Ministry of Magic modifies its recruitment policy, then it will be much easier for the Pure-Blood Party to infiltrate the British Ministry of Magic…"

"Doesn't that mean the British Ministry of Magic will soon be like the American Magical Congress?" Tom asked in surprise.

"Actually, in my opinion, Grindelwald may not have thought about using this opportunity to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic. Because whether the Ministry of Magic agrees or not, it will be affected by Grindelwald sooner or later… Even you think his newspaper makes a lot of sense, and bluntly say you're about to become a Pure-Blood Party member, so what about the people inside the Ministry of Magic? Those people are in close contact with Grindelwald every day… It wouldn't be surprising if they were directly influenced and became Pure-Blood Party members on the spot, without even needing to infiltrate."

"Hiss… If Grindelwald keeps doing this, wouldn't he be guaranteed to win?" Tom looked at Li Weide with a strange gaze.

If he remembered correctly, the idea for Grindelwald to change his style came from Li Weide!

Li Weide said, "Guaranteed to win is hard to say, but if he does this, he can have a very good base! He is gaining the support of the people…"

Tom fell silent. Originally, according to his thinking, as long as he had enough strength, he could gather a group of equally powerful and unscrupulous people, and then forcibly crush everything…

But now it seems that things are not as simple as he initially thought.

Because Grindelwald's previous approach was similar to what he had envisioned, but he encountered strong resistance and almost failed completely…

Perhaps… Grindelwald's current approach is the right one!

Hmm… learned something…

Wait, what am I learning this for? I don't want to rule the world!

Heh, it seems that I'm still being influenced by this bastard Li Weide!

I used to be such a pure person…

… …

Ministry of Magic.

In the conference room, everyone looked worried.

Faced with Grindelwald's suggestion, these high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic were completely at a loss as to how to respond.

Dumbledore pushed the door open and walked in, holding a copy of "The Global Observer" in his hand.

When everyone saw Dumbledore, they felt like they were seeing a savior.

The Minister of Welfare quickly stood up and greeted him. "Albus… you know what's going on, what do you think we should do?"

Dumbledore glanced at the people in the conference room, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes when he saw their panicked expressions.

Then he nodded to the Minister of Welfare and randomly found a seat to sit down.

"Everyone, I want to ask… what do you think of his suggestion?" Dumbledore asked.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

To be honest, Grindelwald's suggestion didn't have any major problems.

The only problem was that if it was really adopted, then the amount of work required for reform would suddenly increase…

It can be said that if the suggestion was made not by Grindelwald, but by an ordinary employee.

Then these big figures of the Ministry of Magic would not agree, even if the suggestion was indeed beneficial to the public.

Since the current system can also operate, why bother with reform?

However, this time the suggestion was made by Grindelwald, so they nervously held a meeting to discuss it.

"The public thinks this is a good reform…" The Minister of Welfare had no choice but to say after seeing that no one answered.

"You all think this is a good suggestion, don't you?" Dumbledore asked again.

Everyone had no choice but to nod. If the assessment system could be improved when implementing this suggestion, it would indeed be a good thing for both the Ministry of Magic and the public.

The Ministry of Magic could obtain more high-quality talents, and the public would have the opportunity to change their life plans.

"Since it's a good suggestion, then adopt it." Dumbledore said calmly, "Even if it was proposed by Grindelwald…"

Everyone fell silent again…

The Minister of Welfare hesitated and said, "If he infiltrates us…"

Dumbledore sighed helplessly, "Minister, so far… how much difference is there between the Ministry of Magic and the completely infiltrated American Magical Congress?"

This time, even the Minister of Welfare was silent.

Now, almost no one in the Ministry of Magic dares to disobey or offend Grindelwald. What difference does it make whether he infiltrates or not?

The Minister of Welfare knew that Dumbledore was complaining that they were being submissive…

But he also had to agree that Dumbledore was right.

Grindelwald's existence is like a poisonous thorn stuck in the palm of the Ministry of Magic.

Since the Ministry of Magic doesn't dare to touch it, doesn't dare to pull it out… then there is no difference between that and already being assimilated.

One mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one content, one in, one to see!

"Now, gentlemen… we have no choice but to put aside the nature of Grindelwald himself and then consider the merits of his suggestion." Dumbledore said, "From now on, if his suggestion is beneficial, then agree to it. If his suggestion has hidden dangers, then reject it, and then explain the drawbacks to the public… From now on, everyone must get used to Grindelwald's existence… Whether you are afraid of him or not, now… he is already there!"

Now Dumbledore has also understood that it is impossible to completely stop Grindelwald with force like before.

Because the other party simply doesn't give him a chance.

The current Grindelwald is already a "clean" person, and everything he does is reasonable, legal, and compliant.

Therefore, what they can do now is only to wait and see, and then find the flaws that Grindelwald reveals!

So, if he has good suggestions, then adopt them! If there are bad suggestions, then reject them!

If he wants to do bad things, then good… Dumbledore is waiting for him to do bad things. As long as he catches Grindelwald's flaw once, it will be hitting the snake seven inches!

As for what impact will agreeing to his suggestion have?

As long as it is a good suggestion, why refuse it?

In fact, whether it is the wizarding world or the Ministry of Magic, they have been stagnant and silent for too long.

Grindelwald's rise was originally a disaster, but now, it may not be able to become a catfish stirring this pool of stagnant water!

There are also ways to follow the rules!

Dumbledore, who had completely awakened from Grindelwald's combination punches, also decided to temporarily put away the Elder Wand and hide in the dark to observe quietly…

… …

Dawn.

Li Weide lay in bed, quietly waiting for the system store to refresh.

This was something he looked forward to every night.

The quality of the goods in the system store has indeed improved greatly, but not all of them are what Li Weide wants.

Suddenly, Li Weide saw his merit point balance jump suddenly.

From the original 42,000 points, it directly became more than 50,000!

With this sudden surge of more than 10,000 points, Li Weide immediately realized that the Ministry of Magic must have decided to agree to Grindelwald's suggestion.

Of course, the surge of only more than 10,000 points is also because the Ministry of Magic is reforming, and the positions are limited.

There are not too many people who can change their destiny.

And the changes these people can make to the British wizarding world also have certain limitations, so the merit points are limited.

When will Grindelwald's actions benefit the entire wizarding world, or even the entire world, then the merit points will increase rapidly.

Just as Li Weide was thinking, the goods in the system store changed.

It was already midnight.

[Item 1: Polyjuice Potion 500ml (unlocked) 500 merit points]

[Item 2: Unhatched Fire Dragon Egg (unlocked) 800 merit points]

[Item 3: Whomping Willow Seed (unlocked) 700 merit points]

[Item 4: Mutant Venomous Tentacula Seeds (unlocked) 2000 merit points]

[Refresh Time Countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes 39 seconds]

[Merit Points: 59000 points]

[Dark Lord Achievement: Not achieved]

Li Weide's gaze fell on the fourth item, the Mutant Venomous Tentacula column.

He was a little puzzled, why would just a portion of mutated plant seeds be so expensive…