Chapter 93
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 93
Schelling knew that his goal had been achieved. Lucius was always the backbone of the family, and the most important thing in the whole conversation was to make him willing to listen to his own words.
Xie Lin asked: "Father, what do you think is the biggest reason for the failure of the Dark Lord?"
Schelling's thoughts jumped too fast, and Lucius was not quite sure what Schelling meant at the moment. He hesitated and said, "Too extreme? Too crazy?"
Schelling shook his head, "The Dark Lord only wants to rule by force and conquer people's hearts with terror. The most different thing between him and Dumbledore is that Dumbledore has the same power as him. Dumbledore chooses to act within the rules, while the Dark Lord acts according to his whim and chaos, so—"
"Except for Aunt Bella, Lestrange and a few diehards, the Death Eaters seem to have a lot of power, but the Dark Lord actually doesn't have many truly loyal followers. Once he is finished, the Death Eaters will run away. No one is willing to inherit his will and continue to fight. Even when they know that the Dark Lord is not dead, no one is willing to find him and help him make a comeback."
Seeing Lucius' noncommittal, Sherring paused and raised his voice: "I think, as a powerful pure-blood family, we don't need to follow a half-blood wizard—"
Lucius and Narcissa didn't react at all. They obviously knew about Voldemort's mixed blood origin, but Draco was shocked, with disbelief written all over his face.
"In my opinion, the Dark Lord is just using the power of pure blood to fulfill his dream of supremacy under the banner of pure blood supremacy. You have also seen that the first war he started did not bring any benefits to the pure blood family. On the contrary, it almost brought the pure blood family into history. I think the glory of the family can no longer be placed in the hands of this loser."
Xie Lin continued to talk eloquently: "Actually, we are not the only ones who think this way, other pure-blood families must be similar. If we can unite the strength of the pure-blood families, then—even if the Dark Lord makes a comeback, what great things can he do as a bare-handed commander?"
Lucius probably guessed what Schelling meant, "You mean...we want to unite with other pure-blood families?"
A bright light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, and his voice suddenly turned cold, "Those who can unite, unite; those who can subdue, subdue; the rest, destroy! Only one voice is needed in a pure-blood family."
Lucius took a deep breath, oh my god, he never thought that his son, who grew up in person, would hide it so deeply... This is the rhythm of becoming the third generation of devil kings...
He turned his head and cast a glance at Draco, lamenting in his heart, all along, Draco was his preferred choice for the next head of the house, because Draco's temperament was most like himself.So when the children were very young, he secretly used a drop of blood from the two children to perform a secret family ritual.
In this ceremony, Draco has been confirmed as the first heir to the head of the family, while Schelling is the second heir.
Judging from the current situation, the main one is weak and the other one is strong, sooner or later something will happen to the family!
Although the two brothers, who are still relatively young now, seem to have a strong affection and love as brothers and sisters, but Lucius also knows the truth that power corrupts people's hearts. It is hard to guarantee that the relationship between the two brothers will change when they grow up.The problem now is that Lucius has only a half-knowledge of the profound magic involved in this family ritual, and he has no ability to reverse or change the ritual.
Lucius' expression was very complicated, and thoughts that no one knew flashed through his mind.
Schelling was unaware of Lucius' rich inner drama at the moment, and he continued: "This is a long-term goal. In the short term, what we have to do is to support the banner of the Malfoy family as soon as possible. The academic, academic and educational circles have all increased our influence, and let us establish a benchmark worth following and trusting as soon as possible, so it is urgent for me to invest in the artificial cultured mushroom trading company.”
Today's Draco was stunned by this extremely shocking family conversation, and he didn't recover for a while. At this moment, he interrupted slowly: "Wait a minute! Are you underestimating the power of the Dark Lord? If he comes back and we refuse to submit, will we be killed by him directly?"
Schelling said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is not something we need to worry about, let Dumbledore and Potter worry about it! The Dark Lord returns, even if we do nothing, someone will take the lead to deal with him...Dumbledore probably knows more than us..."
Draco still wanted to stick to his guns, the Dark Lord was the strongest in his mind, and he didn't think defying the Dark Lord was a good idea, "But..."
Schelling interrupted Draco forcefully, "Brother, think about it first. Since the Malfoy family landed in Great Britain in 1066, they have been able to stand firm in the British wizarding world for more than 900 years. What is it? Is pure blood supreme?"
Draco raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it? Pure blood gives us nobility, identity, status and symbols!"
Xie Lin sighed, Draco would grow into what he is today, although it was Lucius and Narcissa's fault, but he really did not have the responsibility of being a good brother.Of course, this can't be blamed on Schelling. In his previous life, he had no children, and he was not an educator. It is well known that education is easier said than done. In the Muggle world, there have never been no examples of bullying parents who have taught their children.
Xie Lin carefully worded: "Unfortunately, brother, I must tell you that on this point, you are wrong!"
Schelling's eyes were piercing, shining with absolute confidence, "Looking at Malfoy's long history, there are no shortage of examples of intermarriages with Muggle nobles. Many of our properties and land deeds were obtained from the Muggle world. In the 16th century, our ancestor Lucius I even had a title and noble status in the Muggle world, so there has never been a saying that Malfoy became rich by relying on pure blood."
(Note: Lucius I came from Pottermore, who once cast a spell on Queen Elizabeth I because of his failure to pursue her, making her disgusted with marriage from then on)
Schelling noticed that both Lucius and Narcissa were hesitant to speak, and they both held back their anger, but their tightly pursed lips had already betrayed their inner anger.
Xie Lin changed the subject, "Do you still remember the three ancestral mottos of the Malfoy family? Let me tell you, one of them is—never put all your eggs in the same basket. This is the biggest reason why the Malfoy family can survive until now! Supporting the theory of pure blood may have won us so many benefits over the past few centuries that we have all forgotten the ancestral motto. Now—"
"The theory of pure blood is outdated. Keep your eyes open to see how many pure blood families still exist. Gaunt is gone; Abbot no longer insists on pure blood; Black, Crouch, and Shafik exist in name only; now it's a world of mixed blood, people's acceptance of Muggles has increased, and there are more and more examples of wizards and Muggles intermarrying. Let's just say that our class in Hogwarts is good. There are more half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards combined than pure-blood wizards!"
(Note: According to the author's statistics, among the "initial 40 people" in Rowling's manuscript, 3 were Muggle-born, 14 were pure-blooded, 12 were mixed-blooded, and 11 were non-Muggle-born but the details are unknown. This data sample can represent all wizards born in the UK in 1979-80. It can be seen that the combination of Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards has become the backbone of the wizarding society)
"It's not wrong to want to stand in the pure-blood camp and insist on the supremacy of pure-blood, but—do we also have to consider the other camp? Make plans for the future of the family?" Schelling's words were so loud that even Lucius couldn't refute them.
After all, what Schelling said was well-founded. Compared with the illusory glory of the pure blood concept, the Malfoy family paid more attention to actual interests, as well as the survival and continuation of the family.
Lucius said lightly: "Okay! That's the end of this topic. Schelling, if you have any ideas, just go ahead and do it! Dad will support you, but Dad still wants to try to stick to his own ideas. Pure-blood families are not as bad as you imagined. Of course, we can completely bet on both sides as you said. Muggles and half-blood wizards will be left to you."
Draco saw that Lucius was in the same position as himself, and suddenly gained confidence. At this moment, he stepped forward to show his presence, "Listen, Schelling, I will definitely prove to you that my parents and I are right!"
This is the end of this family meeting.
Schelling returned to his bedroom and took out a locked folder from his suitcase.He lightly pricked a small hole on his left index finger with a wand, and a bright red blood bead squeezed out from the index finger. He pressed the blood bead lightly on the lock, and the folder opened with a snap.
The folder is divided into layers of categories, and labels written in code words can be clearly seen on each category—America, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru... Schelling's fingers rested on the British classification label, and pulled out a long piece of parchment. On the top of the parchment were the names of ancient pure-blood families.
Death Eaters faction:
Black Black (crossed)
Carrow (Drawing the Stars)
Lestrange Lestrange
Avery
Selwyn
Yaxley Yaxley
Burke (tick)
Rosier
Rowle
Travers Travers
Nott (tick)
------------
Neutral Faction:
Flint
Bulstrode (Painting the Stars)
Parkinson (tick)
Fawley
Shafiq (tick)
Macmillan
Abbott
Greengrass (tick)
Crouch (Drawing the Stars)
Ollivander Ollivander
Slughorn (Drawing the Stars)
------------
Order of the Phoenix Factions:
Weasley Weasley (crossed out)
Prewett (crossed out)
Longbottom Longbottom (crossed)
Shacklebolt (crossed out)
Seeing this, Xie Lin sighed softly. It seems that he still has a long way to go. "Unfortunately, time won't wait for me!"
If everything still develops according to the plot in the original book, Voldemort will officially return at the end of this semester.Although Malfoy Manor would not be requisitioned as the headquarters of the Death Eaters immediately, it was certain that the Death Eaters would come and go. If you think about it this way, it is actually no different from the headquarters.
Schelling gently put the parchment in his hand back into the English folder in the folder, and glanced at the French folder on the next level, revealing a thoughtful expression...
There are also 12 Holy Blood families in France, but the French branch of Lestrange has long been cut off, and now there are only 11 families left.To put it bluntly, they also have a lot of connections with the Malfoy family. After all, the first generation of the Malfoy family landed in Great Britain from France with the Duke of Normandy.
(Note: The French pure-blood family is not fabricated by the author, it is extracted from the official Lestrange genealogy, and those who can marry Lestrange with extreme pure-blood thinking must also be pure-blood)
With the help and help of Lucius, Xie Lin spent a full 15000 Galleons to acquire the artificially cultured mushroom trading company.
[Acquisition of the artificial cultured mushroom trading company completed! 】
The cultivation gardens for cultivating magic mushrooms are handed over to the children of the family's common line to take care of them.Xie Lin was very fortunate that he was born in the Malfoy family. The family never lacked talents in business and management. Otherwise, it would have taken him a lot of thought just to handle this business.Look at Ollivander, the big boss has to take care of the store himself!The Weasley twins in the original book even had to make every prank product themselves!
Then, through Lucius' connections, Schelling approached wizard businessman Ali Bashir.
Bashir is a wizarding merchant who specializes in importing magical items.Schelling heard that Bashir recently wanted to introduce magic flying carpets to the British market, but they were frequently blocked because they did not comply with British laws. The reason for Arthur Weasley's refusal was that magic flying carpets were defined as Muggle handicrafts in the Register of Prohibited Magical Items, so they were prohibited.
Schelling took a fancy to his experience and talent in international trade, and Bashir was actively looking for opportunities to make money. The two sides hit it off and signed a series of binding magic contracts. Bashir will assist Schelling in importing some foreign magic herbs, such as shrunken figs from Abyssinia, snakewood from North America, biting cabbage from China, and rice buds from Assyria...
In fact, these trades are not very profitable. First of all, the International Magic Trade Standards Association has to collect a lot of taxes, and the sales network is also limited to a few monopoly chain pharmacies in the UK. There is no way to suppress the price.
But Schelling, who has strong financial resources, doesn't care about this small amount of money. He wants to establish a solid interest relationship with Bashir in advance through these cooperations. Will come in handy.
For the rest of the time, Schelling devoted himself to studying Ravenclaw's collection of books and research notes. With his in-depth study, he became more and more knowledgeable about the method of solving the blood curse mentioned in the research notes.
It was a profound and complicated sealing seal, which could seal the power of the curse without causing harm to the host of the blood curse.
The feasibility of this method is quite high, and his magic level is enough to successfully cast it.He carefully dissected the entire operation process thoroughly, and even made bold improvements on the basis of Ravenclaw's theory. Finally, he kept each step firmly in his heart and practiced it many times until he was able to handle it with ease.
The Gore family and the Crabbe family are not the holy 28 pure-blood families. According to the author's inference, their background should be similar to that of Burns, Runcorn, and Blake, and they belong to the second echelon of pure-blood families.
(End of this chapter)
Schelling knew that his goal had been achieved. Lucius was always the backbone of the family, and the most important thing in the whole conversation was to make him willing to listen to his own words.
Xie Lin asked: "Father, what do you think is the biggest reason for the failure of the Dark Lord?"
Schelling's thoughts jumped too fast, and Lucius was not quite sure what Schelling meant at the moment. He hesitated and said, "Too extreme? Too crazy?"
Schelling shook his head, "The Dark Lord only wants to rule by force and conquer people's hearts with terror. The most different thing between him and Dumbledore is that Dumbledore has the same power as him. Dumbledore chooses to act within the rules, while the Dark Lord acts according to his whim and chaos, so—"
"Except for Aunt Bella, Lestrange and a few diehards, the Death Eaters seem to have a lot of power, but the Dark Lord actually doesn't have many truly loyal followers. Once he is finished, the Death Eaters will run away. No one is willing to inherit his will and continue to fight. Even when they know that the Dark Lord is not dead, no one is willing to find him and help him make a comeback."
Seeing Lucius' noncommittal, Sherring paused and raised his voice: "I think, as a powerful pure-blood family, we don't need to follow a half-blood wizard—"
Lucius and Narcissa didn't react at all. They obviously knew about Voldemort's mixed blood origin, but Draco was shocked, with disbelief written all over his face.
"In my opinion, the Dark Lord is just using the power of pure blood to fulfill his dream of supremacy under the banner of pure blood supremacy. You have also seen that the first war he started did not bring any benefits to the pure blood family. On the contrary, it almost brought the pure blood family into history. I think the glory of the family can no longer be placed in the hands of this loser."
Xie Lin continued to talk eloquently: "Actually, we are not the only ones who think this way, other pure-blood families must be similar. If we can unite the strength of the pure-blood families, then—even if the Dark Lord makes a comeback, what great things can he do as a bare-handed commander?"
Lucius probably guessed what Schelling meant, "You mean...we want to unite with other pure-blood families?"
A bright light flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, and his voice suddenly turned cold, "Those who can unite, unite; those who can subdue, subdue; the rest, destroy! Only one voice is needed in a pure-blood family."
Lucius took a deep breath, oh my god, he never thought that his son, who grew up in person, would hide it so deeply... This is the rhythm of becoming the third generation of devil kings...
He turned his head and cast a glance at Draco, lamenting in his heart, all along, Draco was his preferred choice for the next head of the house, because Draco's temperament was most like himself.So when the children were very young, he secretly used a drop of blood from the two children to perform a secret family ritual.
In this ceremony, Draco has been confirmed as the first heir to the head of the family, while Schelling is the second heir.
Judging from the current situation, the main one is weak and the other one is strong, sooner or later something will happen to the family!
Although the two brothers, who are still relatively young now, seem to have a strong affection and love as brothers and sisters, but Lucius also knows the truth that power corrupts people's hearts. It is hard to guarantee that the relationship between the two brothers will change when they grow up.The problem now is that Lucius has only a half-knowledge of the profound magic involved in this family ritual, and he has no ability to reverse or change the ritual.
Lucius' expression was very complicated, and thoughts that no one knew flashed through his mind.
Schelling was unaware of Lucius' rich inner drama at the moment, and he continued: "This is a long-term goal. In the short term, what we have to do is to support the banner of the Malfoy family as soon as possible. The academic, academic and educational circles have all increased our influence, and let us establish a benchmark worth following and trusting as soon as possible, so it is urgent for me to invest in the artificial cultured mushroom trading company.”
Today's Draco was stunned by this extremely shocking family conversation, and he didn't recover for a while. At this moment, he interrupted slowly: "Wait a minute! Are you underestimating the power of the Dark Lord? If he comes back and we refuse to submit, will we be killed by him directly?"
Schelling said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is not something we need to worry about, let Dumbledore and Potter worry about it! The Dark Lord returns, even if we do nothing, someone will take the lead to deal with him...Dumbledore probably knows more than us..."
Draco still wanted to stick to his guns, the Dark Lord was the strongest in his mind, and he didn't think defying the Dark Lord was a good idea, "But..."
Schelling interrupted Draco forcefully, "Brother, think about it first. Since the Malfoy family landed in Great Britain in 1066, they have been able to stand firm in the British wizarding world for more than 900 years. What is it? Is pure blood supreme?"
Draco raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it? Pure blood gives us nobility, identity, status and symbols!"
Xie Lin sighed, Draco would grow into what he is today, although it was Lucius and Narcissa's fault, but he really did not have the responsibility of being a good brother.Of course, this can't be blamed on Schelling. In his previous life, he had no children, and he was not an educator. It is well known that education is easier said than done. In the Muggle world, there have never been no examples of bullying parents who have taught their children.
Xie Lin carefully worded: "Unfortunately, brother, I must tell you that on this point, you are wrong!"
Schelling's eyes were piercing, shining with absolute confidence, "Looking at Malfoy's long history, there are no shortage of examples of intermarriages with Muggle nobles. Many of our properties and land deeds were obtained from the Muggle world. In the 16th century, our ancestor Lucius I even had a title and noble status in the Muggle world, so there has never been a saying that Malfoy became rich by relying on pure blood."
(Note: Lucius I came from Pottermore, who once cast a spell on Queen Elizabeth I because of his failure to pursue her, making her disgusted with marriage from then on)
Schelling noticed that both Lucius and Narcissa were hesitant to speak, and they both held back their anger, but their tightly pursed lips had already betrayed their inner anger.
Xie Lin changed the subject, "Do you still remember the three ancestral mottos of the Malfoy family? Let me tell you, one of them is—never put all your eggs in the same basket. This is the biggest reason why the Malfoy family can survive until now! Supporting the theory of pure blood may have won us so many benefits over the past few centuries that we have all forgotten the ancestral motto. Now—"
"The theory of pure blood is outdated. Keep your eyes open to see how many pure blood families still exist. Gaunt is gone; Abbot no longer insists on pure blood; Black, Crouch, and Shafik exist in name only; now it's a world of mixed blood, people's acceptance of Muggles has increased, and there are more and more examples of wizards and Muggles intermarrying. Let's just say that our class in Hogwarts is good. There are more half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards combined than pure-blood wizards!"
(Note: According to the author's statistics, among the "initial 40 people" in Rowling's manuscript, 3 were Muggle-born, 14 were pure-blooded, 12 were mixed-blooded, and 11 were non-Muggle-born but the details are unknown. This data sample can represent all wizards born in the UK in 1979-80. It can be seen that the combination of Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards has become the backbone of the wizarding society)
"It's not wrong to want to stand in the pure-blood camp and insist on the supremacy of pure-blood, but—do we also have to consider the other camp? Make plans for the future of the family?" Schelling's words were so loud that even Lucius couldn't refute them.
After all, what Schelling said was well-founded. Compared with the illusory glory of the pure blood concept, the Malfoy family paid more attention to actual interests, as well as the survival and continuation of the family.
Lucius said lightly: "Okay! That's the end of this topic. Schelling, if you have any ideas, just go ahead and do it! Dad will support you, but Dad still wants to try to stick to his own ideas. Pure-blood families are not as bad as you imagined. Of course, we can completely bet on both sides as you said. Muggles and half-blood wizards will be left to you."
Draco saw that Lucius was in the same position as himself, and suddenly gained confidence. At this moment, he stepped forward to show his presence, "Listen, Schelling, I will definitely prove to you that my parents and I are right!"
This is the end of this family meeting.
Schelling returned to his bedroom and took out a locked folder from his suitcase.He lightly pricked a small hole on his left index finger with a wand, and a bright red blood bead squeezed out from the index finger. He pressed the blood bead lightly on the lock, and the folder opened with a snap.
The folder is divided into layers of categories, and labels written in code words can be clearly seen on each category—America, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru... Schelling's fingers rested on the British classification label, and pulled out a long piece of parchment. On the top of the parchment were the names of ancient pure-blood families.
Death Eaters faction:
Black Black (crossed)
Carrow (Drawing the Stars)
Lestrange Lestrange
Avery
Selwyn
Yaxley Yaxley
Burke (tick)
Rosier
Rowle
Travers Travers
Nott (tick)
------------
Neutral Faction:
Flint
Bulstrode (Painting the Stars)
Parkinson (tick)
Fawley
Shafiq (tick)
Macmillan
Abbott
Greengrass (tick)
Crouch (Drawing the Stars)
Ollivander Ollivander
Slughorn (Drawing the Stars)
------------
Order of the Phoenix Factions:
Weasley Weasley (crossed out)
Prewett (crossed out)
Longbottom Longbottom (crossed)
Shacklebolt (crossed out)
Seeing this, Xie Lin sighed softly. It seems that he still has a long way to go. "Unfortunately, time won't wait for me!"
If everything still develops according to the plot in the original book, Voldemort will officially return at the end of this semester.Although Malfoy Manor would not be requisitioned as the headquarters of the Death Eaters immediately, it was certain that the Death Eaters would come and go. If you think about it this way, it is actually no different from the headquarters.
Schelling gently put the parchment in his hand back into the English folder in the folder, and glanced at the French folder on the next level, revealing a thoughtful expression...
There are also 12 Holy Blood families in France, but the French branch of Lestrange has long been cut off, and now there are only 11 families left.To put it bluntly, they also have a lot of connections with the Malfoy family. After all, the first generation of the Malfoy family landed in Great Britain from France with the Duke of Normandy.
(Note: The French pure-blood family is not fabricated by the author, it is extracted from the official Lestrange genealogy, and those who can marry Lestrange with extreme pure-blood thinking must also be pure-blood)
With the help and help of Lucius, Xie Lin spent a full 15000 Galleons to acquire the artificially cultured mushroom trading company.
[Acquisition of the artificial cultured mushroom trading company completed! 】
The cultivation gardens for cultivating magic mushrooms are handed over to the children of the family's common line to take care of them.Xie Lin was very fortunate that he was born in the Malfoy family. The family never lacked talents in business and management. Otherwise, it would have taken him a lot of thought just to handle this business.Look at Ollivander, the big boss has to take care of the store himself!The Weasley twins in the original book even had to make every prank product themselves!
Then, through Lucius' connections, Schelling approached wizard businessman Ali Bashir.
Bashir is a wizarding merchant who specializes in importing magical items.Schelling heard that Bashir recently wanted to introduce magic flying carpets to the British market, but they were frequently blocked because they did not comply with British laws. The reason for Arthur Weasley's refusal was that magic flying carpets were defined as Muggle handicrafts in the Register of Prohibited Magical Items, so they were prohibited.
Schelling took a fancy to his experience and talent in international trade, and Bashir was actively looking for opportunities to make money. The two sides hit it off and signed a series of binding magic contracts. Bashir will assist Schelling in importing some foreign magic herbs, such as shrunken figs from Abyssinia, snakewood from North America, biting cabbage from China, and rice buds from Assyria...
In fact, these trades are not very profitable. First of all, the International Magic Trade Standards Association has to collect a lot of taxes, and the sales network is also limited to a few monopoly chain pharmacies in the UK. There is no way to suppress the price.
But Schelling, who has strong financial resources, doesn't care about this small amount of money. He wants to establish a solid interest relationship with Bashir in advance through these cooperations. Will come in handy.
For the rest of the time, Schelling devoted himself to studying Ravenclaw's collection of books and research notes. With his in-depth study, he became more and more knowledgeable about the method of solving the blood curse mentioned in the research notes.
It was a profound and complicated sealing seal, which could seal the power of the curse without causing harm to the host of the blood curse.
The feasibility of this method is quite high, and his magic level is enough to successfully cast it.He carefully dissected the entire operation process thoroughly, and even made bold improvements on the basis of Ravenclaw's theory. Finally, he kept each step firmly in his heart and practiced it many times until he was able to handle it with ease.
The Gore family and the Crabbe family are not the holy 28 pure-blood families. According to the author's inference, their background should be similar to that of Burns, Runcorn, and Blake, and they belong to the second echelon of pure-blood families.
(End of this chapter)
