Chapter 479 Intelligence Matrix

Sherin didn't hide much from Penelope.

In the warm light of the burning fireplace, he told Penelope in an extremely frank tone a secret that was enough to overturn her past cognition.

"Voldemort has risen."

Penelope's pupils suddenly contracted, and her whole body froze, as if she had been cast under a "petrification" spell. Her first reaction was disbelief, and she wanted to refute it, but when she looked directly into Xie Lin's calm and deep eyes, she understood - Xie Lin was not joking.

"The Ministry of Magic...they...they have been..."

"They are hiding the truth." Sherin replied calmly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Fudge will not admit the fact that Voldemort has been resurrected. He is afraid that the wizarding world will fall into panic and that he will step down. The underground mysterious organization 'Order of the Phoenix' chaired by Dumbledore has begun to act in secret, but they do not have enough power to influence the situation. As for the Death Eaters..."

He paused, his eyes darkening slightly: "They are ready to make a move."

Penelope turned pale.

Although she was not as passionate about social justice as Hermione, she was not stupid, and she certainly knew what it would mean if Voldemort really came back - it was not just a matter of war, but the future of the entire wizarding world would be completely changed.

Her voice was a little dry: "Xie Lin... Which side are you on?"

Sherin looked at her, a meaningful smile on his face: "Penny, of course I stand on my own side."

Penelope stared at him in amazement.

Schelling's eyes were deep and firm, and his tone was without the slightest hesitation: "The Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters are just two sides on the chessboard, but what I care more about is the future of the wizarding world - not the hypocritical 'justice' that Dumbledore talked about, nor the 'pure blood' that Voldemort preached, but the future that can truly make the wizarding world prosperous and stable."

He moved slightly closer and whispered, "So, I formed my own force - the Sleeping Dragon Society."

Penelope was stunned.

She had never heard of this name, but she vaguely realized that Xie Ling's "Sleeping Dragon Society" would never be an ordinary organization.

Xie Lin spoke slowly: "The Sleeping Dragon Society is not the Order of the Phoenix. It will not ask its members to sacrifice themselves for no reason for the sake of illusory "justice". It is not the Death Eaters either. They will do anything for their own benefit. Everything we do is to protect all the people and things we cherish around us."

Penelope's fingertips trembled slightly. She had always thought that Xie Lin was just a young man with great ambition and skills, but she didn't expect that under his bright and beautiful appearance, he actually had such a huge plan.

Xie Lin looked at her expression and said slowly: "SHIELD Security Consulting Company is not just a business."

Penelope suddenly came to her senses and stared at him in a daze.

Xie Ling smiled slightly and said leisurely: "It is a nail I planted in Diagon Alley. In addition to the business of protective equipment, it is also my intelligence base in Diagon Alley, responsible for collecting various business trends, the movements of wizards... and signs of Death Eaters' activities."

Penelope covered her mouth in shock: "...You mean, you want me to not only manage this store, but also be responsible for...intelligence?"

Xie Lin smiled: "That's right, Penny, I need someone who is smart enough, calm enough, and trustworthy to manage the intelligence network in this area. And you - you are the most suitable person."

Penelope was silent for a long time, and she was shocked by the huge amount of information Xie Lin threw out.

She originally thought that Xie Ling simply gave her a job, but she never expected that this job involved such a far-reaching plan.

Her eyes fell on Xie Lin with a complicated expression, and her heart was filled with too many indescribable emotions: shock, awe, and even... a slight hint of heartache.

She finally understood why Xie Ling always acted so calm and composed - because he was always ahead of everyone else, had already seen through everything, and was prepared for a rainy day.

She finally realized that Xie Ling was not just a romantic, confident, and scheming manipulator. In this undercurrent chess game, he was not only a chess player, but also a gambler who carried the future of the entire wizarding world.

Penelope took a deep breath and suddenly smiled softly.

She stood up, walked slowly to Xie Ling, looked him straight in the eyes, and whispered, "Xie Ling...how could you let yourself bear so much?"

Xie Lin was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Penny, this is how the world is. If you don't want to be controlled by others, then you can only be the one who controls the game."

Penelope looked at him quietly for a long time, as if she was getting to know the man in front of her all over again.

Then she slowly stretched out her hand.

"…I'll join you."

Sherin looked down at her outstretched hand, smiled, and gently grasped her fingertips. "Welcome aboard, Penny."

……

A day passed and it was August 8th.

In order to ensure Penny's safety, Shaylin spent a day creating a hidden space upstairs in 93 Diagon Alley.

This space has been carefully designed. At first glance, it looks like a storage room of an ordinary store, but if it is opened in a special way, you can enter an independent residence - which has a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, bedroom, and everything else.

"From now on, this is your home." Sherin said in a relaxed tone as he took Penny into this new world that belonged to her.

Penny looked around, her eyes swept from the exquisite fireplace, the neatly arranged bookshelves, to the spacious bedroom, and she couldn't help but feel a little warm in her heart. This is not just a work residence, but more like a warm haven, an exclusive space that Sherin carefully built for her.

"Did you prepare this specially for me?" she asked softly, looking at Xie Ling with complicated eyes.

"Of course." Xie Lin's mouth curled up slightly. "Your job is not only to run the store, but also to collect intelligence. Since you are going to get involved in this storm, your safety must be guaranteed."

Penny looked down at the ground, and a soft corner of her heart was touched.

"SHIELD Security Consultants" is not just an ordinary shop, it is an important chess piece planted by Schelling in Diagon Alley, one of his intelligence networks, and one of his safe houses.

Sherin was worried about letting Penny live outside, so he personally cast a powerful defensive magic here.

First of all, this place is protected by a powerful "Enemy Repelling Spell", and any malicious creatures or humans cannot detect its existence.

Secondly, the entire space is covered with the "anti-invasion magic circle" created by Schelling. Once someone tries to break in, the magic circle will be triggered instantly, automatically casting a series of defensive measures such as barrier spells, binding spells, and repel spells to ensure that the enemy cannot get close to Penny.

The most important thing is that this place is also monitored by Schelling’s magical “safe house warning magic clock”.

——This clock is far more complicated than the magic clock in the Wesley family in the original book. It can not only display the real-time status here, but also sense the magical fluctuations inside and outside the house. Once there is any danger, Sherin will receive an alarm in the first time.

"Here, I can always keep track of your safety." Xie Lin said lightly, "If there is any danger, you don't need to panic. I will rush over as soon as possible."

Penny looked at Sherin quietly, with an indescribable feeling in her heart.

She understood that Xie Ling's arrangement was not just for work, but out of genuine concern for her.

She raised her head, looked into Xie Lin's deep eyes, and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Xie Lin, will you take such good care of everyone who joins the Sleeping Dragon Society?"

Sherin chuckled, took a step closer, and lowered his voice, "No, Penny, you are special."

Penny's heart skipped a beat.

Xie Lin's eyes were too focused, and the confidence and ambiguity that made her feel uneasy made her feel a little overwhelmed. She deliberately overestimated it and coughed lightly in a calm manner: "Cough...Okay, now that my safety is guaranteed, should we discuss the specific plans of the company?"

Xie Lin couldn't help but chuckle: "Of course."

He retracted the ambiguous atmosphere he had deliberately created, regained his usual calm and rationality, and began to discuss in detail with Penny the future development plan of "SHIELD Security Consultants Company".

……

At night, Xie Lin said goodbye to Penelope who looked a little reluctant, and returned to the "Flower Dew Cottage", but in his heart he was thinking about the plan of the Sleeping Dragon Society -

As Fleur took over as the manager of Miracle Alchemy Workshop and became the head of the Sleeping Dragon Society's intelligence network in Hogsmeade Village;

Next, Penelope took over as the store manager of SHIELD Security Consultants and became the head of the Dragon Society's intelligence network in Diagon Alley;

In this way, the two important areas of Hogsmeade Village and Diagon Alley were finally included in the intelligence network of the Society of the Dragon.

So far - the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade Village, Diagon Alley, the Ministry of Magic, St. Mungo's, Knockturn Alley, the Order of the Phoenix, and the Death Eaters, these eight places have all been successfully planted with Schelling's intelligence personnel or intelligence bases have been established, interweaving into a huge intelligence matrix that is pervasive and covers the entire wizarding world.

The intelligence network of the Mianlong Society has finally been completed.

(End of this chapter)