Chapter 344: Ridiculous Proposal

Chapter 344: Ridiculous Proposal
Peter Pettigrew and Walton McNeill are both insignificant characters in the original work. They do not have particularly outstanding magical powers or strong family backgrounds.

It can be said that among the eight prisoners present, these two are the easiest to subdue.

Troy Selwyn and Corban Yaxley both came from powerful pure-blood families. Whether in terms of wealth, status, or power, they were in the same league as the Malfoy family.

The Foley and Slughorn families were slightly inferior, belonging to the second tier of the 28 Holy Pureblood Families, similar to Crouch and Bones, and still not a family force that could be treated lightly. However, Claude Foley and Squire Slughorn, who were tied up here at this time, were only descendants of the family's side branches, and their status and weight were not enough to attract Schelling's attention.

As for Andrei Inov and Bahza Bor, they were even less worthy of Schelling's attention.

Judging from the surname, Inov is likely to be from a pure-blood family in Eastern European countries, just like Karkarov and Dolokhov, and has no roots in Great Britain.

Of course, the Slavic people's nature of bravery and aggressiveness has resulted in wizards from there advocating the use of force, and their actual combat capabilities are not too bad.

As for the Bol family, well, Sherin still remembered this surname. In the Slytherin House of Hogwarts, there was a man named Lucian Bol who was three grades older than Sherin. He had been one of the beaters of the Slytherin Quidditch team and a loyal follower of Hector Foley, the former president of the Ghost Club.

Judging from the current situation, the Bol family should be one of the affiliated families of the Foley family, and its power should be similar to that of the Goyle family and the Crabbe family.

Schelling first used the same method to untie the snake binding on McNeill, then asked Salf to give him a healing potion, returned the wand to him, and then asked him to stand aside.

"Now, it's your turn..." Sherin said jokingly, "Selwyn, Yaxley, you are the heads of pure-blood families. Look at what you are like now. You really disgrace the title of the sacred pure-blood family. When your children were planning to deal with me in Slytherin, did you ever think about this day?"

"You..." Selwyn was furious, but when he thought about being at the mercy of others, he could only swallow his words, "You, you better not go too far!"

Yaxley was the first to come to his senses. As expected of a pure-blood family head who had seen the world, he said calmly, "Master Malfoy, we have become your captives now. You can kill us or chop us up, but we cannot resist... I think since you have spared our lives, you are definitely not doing this to humiliate us. Looking at the experiences of Pettigrew and McNeill, I think... as a powerful pure-blood family, we are still useful to you, right?"

Xie Ling nodded, but said in a noncommittal manner: "Then tell me, what are your plans?"

Yaxley hesitated for a moment, then said in a calm and confident tone: "Master Malfoy, I think, at this moment, no one can deny that you have proved your strength and are qualified to be followed by pure-blood families like us... Even if your philosophy towards pure-blood families is different from ours, I think that now that we have become prisoners, we have no right to bargain with you..."

Having said this, Yaxley paused for a moment and raised his head slightly, only to see that Sherin showed no reaction at all, not even a flicker on his face, which showed no joy or sadness. It was obvious that he was not moved by his words.

Although Yaxley felt timid, he could only bite the bullet and continue: "I swear in the name of the ancestors of the Yaxley family that I am willing to join the Malfoy family, form an alliance with the Malfoy family from generation to generation, and follow the lead of the Malfoy family. Under the premise of not harming the interests of the family, all the manpower and material resources of the Yaxley family will cooperate with any action of the Malfoy family without limit - Master Malfoy, do you think this is okay?"

"Hahahahahaha..." Xie Lin laughed wildly, as if he had heard some absurd joke. As he laughed loudly, a violent huge black shadow appeared behind him, and the whole cell was suddenly filled with the smell of tyranny, evil, and blood. The creepy laughter echoed in the closed cell, constantly impacting the souls of the people present. The torches on the wall were also affected by an invisible force and became dim and ethereal.

Yaxley was the first to be hit. He was struck by nausea and could not help but vomit out the filthy stuff.

The rest of the people were not feeling well either. The terrifying pressure made their bodies tremble constantly. Their already weak bodies suddenly stiffened, and their whole bodies stretched straight. Then they became paralyzed, and saliva, snot, tears, feces and urine all flowed out uncontrollably.

Today, Xie Ling's soul magic is no longer what it used to be. He doesn't even need to cast any spells, he can directly penetrate the fear, pain, and despair into the soul of the target person within the range through the pressure emanating from his body, and Sharfu, Hidden Mouse, and McNeill who are standing near Xie Ling are not affected at all.

Sherin shook his head and looked at Yaxley, who was still retching, with pity in his eyes, as if he was looking at an... idiot...

The family power of Selwyn and Yaxley is indeed very important in Great Britain and cannot be ignored.

However, this does not mean that they can feel good about themselves.

According to Schelling's observation, Yaxley thought the conditions he proposed were very tempting!
To be fair, if Yaxley's proposal was made in the past - when his strength was not much different from that of the Malfoy family; or when the two families cooperated in some political or business fields, it would have been a good proposal.

However, at this moment, Sherin has already shown magical power that is comparable to Yaxley's master Voldemort, and Yaxley is just Sherin's prisoner -

Alliance? What qualifications does he have to form an alliance with Sherin? Even an alliance with the Malfoy family is not worthy of him!
"Did you make a mistake?" Xie Ling sneered, "Form an alliance with me? Do you have the qualifications?"

"Well, to make you understand, let me tell you! There are families that have allied with the Malfoy family..." Sherin said slowly, "For example, Goyle, Crabbe, Burke, Parkinson. These are the long-term allies of the Malfoy family and have had a deep friendship with my father Lucius for many years..."

"For example, Greengrass and Nott, these two families chose to form an alliance with me when I was still young and provided me with a lot of resources and help in the early days of building my power. Not to mention that the two young ladies of the Greengrass family and the young master of the Nott family also have a deep friendship with me."

"I, Shaylin Malfoy, am not an ungrateful person. The friendship between these families and me is priceless and I cherish it very much. Whether it is now or in the future, no matter how powerful the Malfoy family grows in the future, I will treat these allies as always."

"As for the Bones family and the Carlo family, they did extend their hands of friendship to me a little late, but it was still before I had the strength to rival the magician. Moreover, Susan, the eldest daughter of the Bones family, and the two daughters of the Carlo family are also important cadres in my organization. Based on this relationship, I will treat them well."

At this point, Sherin's tone suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly: "And you - you once suppressed my Malfoy family, and you were my enemy because of the pure-blood concept. Last night, you chose to return to the Death Eater camp and finally became my captive. After all this, how dare you - how dare you think that I will form an alliance with you? Where on earth do you get the confidence to think that I might accept your ridiculous proposal?"