The Dark Lord's Guide to Employment at Hogwarts

"This means that you and I actually share the same qualities. Have you heard of... ancient magic?"

Li Weide couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Ancient magic?!"

Before traveling through time, Levid had come across the concept of ancient magic in a game called "Hogwarts Legacy".

It was a powerful magic... Only a handful of wizards could master and wield it. It was the protagonist's ultimate trump card, the ultimate move...

"It seems you already know. Then I don't need to explain too much."

The weirdo didn't ask Li Weide how he knew that.

I just took a look at the table, and then I saw an exquisite teapot and two teacups on the table.

The teapot floated up and automatically poured tea into two teacups. Then, one of the teacups floated in front of Li Weide.

Li Weide immediately smelled the rich aroma of black tea, but he did not touch the cup in front of him.

"Although all this is a dream, the feeling it gives you is real. So, why don't you take a sip of tea before continuing your questions?"

Upon hearing this, Li Weide had no choice but to pick up the teacup and take a sip...the fragrance lingered between his teeth.

"Tea like this can only be found in dreams... Why do you also know nightmare magic? Are you from the Somleno family?" Livid asked again.

The strange man shook his head and said, "I'm not from the Somleno family. I know this magic because I created it. However, decades ago, I did teach this magic to someone from the Somleno family."

"Impossible. The manuscript recording this magic has a history of at least hundreds of years. How could you have taught it to them decades ago?" Li Weide immediately found the loophole in his words.

"There's no other way. Who told you to choose black magic that was hundreds of years old? I had to use some means to make you think that the manuscript has enough history..." The weirdo said helplessly.

Li Weide looked at the weirdo in surprise, "You were there when I was picking up the black magic?"

The weirdo sighed, "Ved, I understand you better than you think..."

"In fact, after I discovered that you possessed the same traits as me, I wanted to talk to you in your dream."

"It's a pity... you're too far away from me, beyond the maximum range of this magic. Even I can only barely appear in front of you and can't make any sound."

"Until I discovered that you had accidentally inherited the Somlenno family's tower, and that you happened to have a lighter with an ancient magical aura..."

Li Weide said, "So, you guided me to get the manuscript of nightmare magic, and then let me practice nightmare magic. Only if I also learned nightmare magic, you could make sounds in my dreams? And then you used a lighter to lead me here?"

"Yes. I must find a way to get you to come to me." said the weirdo.

Li Weide was silent for a long time before he suddenly asked, "Those white mists that appeared in my dreams...were they also created by you?"

"Yes..." The weirdo nodded.

"No wonder... it's also thanks to the reminder of the white mist that I was able to reach the threshold of nightmare magic so quickly." Li Weide said.

"Yes... because I am running out of time. I can't wait for you to learn nightmare magic, so I had to help you. If I offend you, I apologize in advance..."

Li Weide stared closely at the strange man in front of him. "Now, besides you and me, who else possesses ancient magical qualities?"

"No, you are the only one I have found so far," the strange man replied.

Li Weide took a deep breath. Could this weirdo be the protagonist of Hogwarts Legacy?

That's a ruthless guy who would kill seven or eight people on the way to class!

I didn't expect it to end up like this...

"Why can't you come to me directly, but instead spend so much effort to contact me in a dream? Even now that I'm here, you still can't see me with your true face?" Li Weide asked in one breath.

"As I said at the beginning... I am a poor man enslaved by power. I have failed to live up to my teacher's expectations of me... and absorbed too much ancient magical power." The weirdo's tone was full of bitterness.

"When I discovered that I had too much ancient magical power in my body, it was too late. I paid the price for my arrogance... I could self-destruct at any time, and the power of my self-destruction might be enough to destroy an entire city!"

"At that time, a friend of mine was very knowledgeable in alchemy... He made me a cloak that could temporarily freeze all the ancient magic power in me and delay my death."

"But at the same time, my body was also frozen..."

"For safety reasons, my friends moved my body here, away from the crowd. Then they slowly figured out how to fix my problem... As a result, I've been staying here for decades."

"Until now, my friends haven't come to see me for a long time. Perhaps they have all passed away. I can no longer see them..."

"...I can't go out, and all my friends are dead, so I can only contact you through dreams."

Li Weide asked doubtfully, "Since you can't even come out, how did you discover that I have such a nature? How do you know so much about me?"

The weirdo replied, "This brings us to nightmare magic... Do you know how I created this magic?"

Li Weide shook his head.

"You should be able to imagine how boring it is for me to stay in this place alone, unable to move. At the same time, how terrible the feeling of helplessness is..." The weirdo's tone became excited.

"Later, with the help of nightmare magic, I felt less bored and hopeless... As time passed, I discovered that my dream power could actually spread outward, allowing me to observe many, many things..."

Li Weide immediately understood that nightmare magic was created by him out of boredom.

A dream that can change at any time according to one's wishes is perfect for someone who can't even move.

Li Weide felt that perhaps it was because of the nightmare magic that this strange man was not driven crazy by the endless emptiness and loneliness.

No wonder his nightmare magic can reach this level...

Can one actually use the power of dreams to observe things outside? How terrifying...

"Then your friends just left you here and left without caring about anything? Why didn't they leave someone to accompany you? They can take turns to accompany you for a while, right?" Li Weide asked doubtfully.

"I told them to leave... I'm a powder keg that can explode at any time, it's not safe for them to stay here..." The weirdo's tone was full of helplessness.

How could he want to face this situation alone? But...

"All of this is my own fault... I promised my teacher that I could control this power, but..."

Li Weide asked: "Then how do you want me to save you?"

"You also possess the ability to control ancient magic, so... absorb me! Absorb some of the ancient magical power from me! Only then can I regain my freedom!"

Chapter 50 Because I Don’t Want to Be Like You

After hearing the weirdo's words, Li Weide couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"Excuse me...is this a request, or...a demand?"

Understand that there is a huge difference between a request and a demand.

If it's just a request, it can be refused.

However, if it's a request...it's not so easy to refuse.

Especially considering Li Weide's current situation, if this weirdo made a request, it would be a naked threat!

"I'm asking, Vader," the weirdo said calmly.

Seeing that Li Weide still seemed to have some doubts, the weirdo continued, "I know it's hard to convince people of my current state, but... there is absolutely no need for me to deceive you. If I wanted to force you... with all due respect, with your current strength, you simply cannot stop me."

When the weirdo said this, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

In just a blink of an eye, Li Weide and the others moved from the pavilion in the garden to the crater of a volcano.

The magma in the crater was gurgling, emitting an extremely hot temperature, which made Li Weide feel a tingling sensation on his skin.

At this time, Li Weide remembered the characteristics of nightmare magic.

When nightmare magic reaches the highest level, it can not only force others to fall asleep, but also control their dreams.

It can also make others fall deeply into the dream they created and unable to extricate themselves...

As long as the other person is in the dream created by oneself, and one's soul strength is much stronger than that of the other person.

Then, the enemy trapped in the dream will also become part of the dream, and can be controlled at will by the caster...

And Li Weide is now in the dream created by the monster!

In other words, if the weirdo wanted to, he didn't need to ask Li Weide's opinion at all. He could directly manipulate Li Weide to achieve his goal instead of wasting so much time talking to him here.

"I understand. There's really no need for you to lie to me." Li Weide nodded.

As soon as Li Weide finished speaking, the surrounding environment changed back to the garden full of floral fragrance.

"Sorry, I just wanted to prove that I wasn't lying..."

Li Weide waved his hand. "Since this is a request... then, if I refuse you, will you let me go?"

The weirdo was slightly taken aback, but still nodded, "Yes."

"Well... I'm sorry, this... I don't know if it's a gentleman or a lady... I can't agree to your request."

Li Weide directly rejected the weirdo's request.

This time, the weirdo was really confused. Why didn't this guy play by the rules?

Logically speaking, you shouldn't refuse. Even if you do refuse, you shouldn't refuse so bluntly!

"Can you take me away from here?" Li Weide's calm question interrupted the weirdo's thoughts.

The weirdo took a deep breath and said, "Of course. But can you tell me why you refuse?"

Li Weide looked deeply at the weirdo in front of him, "Because I don't want to end up like you."

The weirdo was stunned again. This answer was completely beyond his expectations, but it was also reasonable!

He originally thought that the other party still couldn't trust him, so he refused, but he didn't expect...

Li Weide continued, "I know what kind of person I am. My desire for power is no less than anyone else's... Therefore, I am also not sure whether I can resist the temptation..."

"If I rashly absorb this magical power... I can't guarantee that one day I'll become like you."

Upon hearing this, the weirdo fell into a long silence.

After a while, he sighed again.

"You're smarter than I was back then... much smarter. If I had your self-awareness, I wouldn't be in this situation today..."

"It's true that I was too eager for freedom and therefore lacked consideration. I apologize to you again."

"If you want to leave, you can leave at any time... just go back the way you came."

"If you change your mind, you can find me here the same way."

"Of course, even if you haven't changed your mind, you can still talk to me..."

"I don't want to be alone in the last part of my life."

"Oh, by the way, if you just want to chat, there's no need to come here. You can just use nightmare magic to fall asleep and call me in your dream."

"In return, I will teach you my nightmare magic to the best of my ability... This magic is very good, and as its creator, I don't want it to be lost."

As the weirdo finished his last words, the entire garden began to distort, and then the surrounding dreams receded like a tide...

Finally, Li Weide found himself still standing in that bare stone chamber.

And the long staircase was behind him.

It was as if he had not gone anywhere, and everything that had just happened was just a dream.

Well, it was indeed a dream...

Li Weide turned around and looked at the stairs.

"How much time do you have?"

"About two years... This cloak won't last much longer." The strange voice came again. "So, if you want to master nightmare magic, you have to hurry."

Li Weide suddenly said, "The ancient magical power in you...can you give me a sample?"

A few seconds later, a small suspended bottle appeared in front of Li Weide.

The bottle contained a pitch-black mist. As it swirled, a faint blue light could be seen flickering deep within it...

"If I want to find you in my dream, what should I call you? I can't call you a weirdo, right?"

"Weirdo? Haha, there's nothing wrong with calling me a weirdo. Of course, you can also call me a dream maker."

"Dream Maker? You don't even want to tell me your real name? Forget it, I'll just call you a weirdo. Goodbye." Li Weide took the bottle and strode down the stairs...

A few minutes later, Levid returned to the Forbidden Forest through the Stone Toad again.

That weirdo didn't lie. He didn't try to stop Li Weide from leaving...

When Li Weide took the wand out of his pocket, he found that the lighter had returned to his pocket at some point.

Looking at the faint blue light on the lighter again, Li Weide frowned slightly.

In fact, Levid was not indifferent to the power of ancient magic, otherwise he would not have asked the weirdo for a sample of ancient magic.