Chapter 355 A Glimpse of the Whole Picture
Inside Panlong Dungeon.
Troven Selwyn stood in front of Schelling with a calm expression. Although his body was stained with blood and scars, he still could not hide the unique temperament of this man who was not angry and confident.
At this moment, leadership qualities such as calmness, perseverance, confidence, and determination returned to Selwyn again.
He said in a deep voice: "Master, I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble. Now that I'm back, I will prove that you are absolutely right!"
Xie Lin showed a calm smile and said: "Welcome back, Selwyn, you know, I have always believed in you - do you still remember our ideals?"
Selwyn's calm face moved slightly, and a trace of enthusiasm flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Of course I remember - to build a world of universal unity, eliminate slaves and hatred, and allow people of different origins to Wizards coexist in a friendly manner, treat intelligent species kindly, let the racial talents of all species be put to good use, and work together to pursue a perfect utopia..."
"Yes, you remember correctly." Xie Lin put away his smile and said: "You should also know that this is an almost impossible thing to accomplish. What we have to face is countless, coming from the bright side. All kinds of enemies and obstacles, both above and below.”
Selwyn smiled, with an indescribable calmness on his face, and said loudly: "It's just because it's so difficult that our efforts are worthwhile!"
"Very good. Among the pure-blood family heads, excluding my father Lucius, I already have you, Yaxley, Greengrass and Crouch on my side. What do you think? ?”
"With all due respect, although Lucius is your father, master, he is not suitable to participate in this level of reform. Although he is cunning and cunning, he is cautious in his actions and always prepares the way forward before things are done. Lack of courage to break the boat..."
"Well," Xie Lin smiled, not taking it seriously, "keep talking."
"Yaxley is a ruthless person, decisive in doing things, and has a deep understanding of the city. However, his style of acting tends to be direct and rough, lacking cleverness and flexibility..."
"Greengrass himself is not keen on power. He is a man who is greedy for pleasure. He is as shrewd as a businessman but lacks ruthlessness. Although he also has a certain degree of resourcefulness, we should not expect him to be able to use it. It’s such a despicable plot and cruel method.”
"Crouch's city, scheming, and strategies are no less than mine, but I'm not sure if he still has the ambition and courage he had back then..."
Xie Lin applauded lightly and praised: "I basically agree with what you said. My plan is to let Yaxley eliminate dissidents in the Ministry of Magic. With his unscrupulous personality, he is the most suitable candidate."
"As for Greengrass, he is responsible for expanding our influence in the business community, using the power of money and generosity to slowly encroach on the economic lifeline."
"As for Crouch and you, they are my right and left arms, sharing everything for me. When I am away, if there are any problems, you two will discuss and solve them."
In fact, among the core allies that Schelling trusted, there was also a pure-blood family leader, Old Nott, the father of Theodore Nott.
However, even though Theodore is about the same age as himself, old Nott is actually a child of old age. He is already over seventy years old and can be said to have entered his twilight years. No matter in terms of energy, adaptability and physical fitness, he is not as good as Back then, even magic strength might be affected and suffer a certain degree of regression, so Xie Lin did not consider him in his team.
"Yes, Master, thank you for your trust in your subordinates. Selwyn will live up to his trust." Selwyn said with excitement in his tone.
"Very good, but before that, I still need more power - after all, before starting the so-called new world reform, we must first face the enemies in front of us..." Schelling said.
"I understand what the master means," Selwyn said in a deep voice, "I will write a letter as soon as possible to inform me that the vassal families under the Selwyn family will switch allegiance to the master in the shortest possible time - my vassal family was originally There are three of them, the Wankanda family had already surrendered to their master earlier, and the only remaining ones are the Blige family, whose power is declining day by day, and the Lestrange family, which is only the old, weak and sick. "
Xie Lin nodded. Under his own arrangement, the Black family has indeed become weak in recent years. The head of the family, Mr. Black, was originally a director-level figure in the Legal Enforcement Department, but this year he was marginalized by the center of power. Because he made a trivial mistake, he was demoted to the Centaur Liaison Office of the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures. This is almost a sinecure with the lowest power in the Ministry of Magic, only a little higher than the poor maintenance department.
However, it would not be difficult for Schelling to promote Mr. Blackie back after he swore allegiance to him.
Well, the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures is divided into three major divisions: beasts, aliens and spirits. The directors of the first two divisions are already his own. Xie Lin also wants to take control of the remaining spirit division. But there has been no suitable candidate, and now it is just right to hand it over to Blake.
As for Lestrange, forget it, there is no hope at all - the entire family, except for the two brothers who are still in prison, can no longer find a decent talent.
"I know the importance of the master's continued improvement of strength. The Selwyn family has more than 500 books in its collection, most of which are rare and precious books that have long disappeared from the market. In addition, the secret magic passed down from generation to generation in the Selwyn family will surely help the master's strength... The family's collection of black magic treasures and rare alchemy products also has two full boxes of collections. All of these will be sorted out and sent to me by the house elves as soon as possible."
"Very good, these are indeed what I urgently need. If they can help my strength, don't worry, I will never forget your contribution." Xie Lin said seriously.
"I dare not take credit for it. I just want to do everything I can to contribute a little to the master's great cause." After speaking, Selwyn paused, as if he suddenly thought of something, and then said: "I have something important to report to the master..."
"Well, just say it directly. There is no need for so much red tape in front of me," Xie Lin said.
"Yes," Selwyn said, "In fact, after the Lestrange family encountered a crisis of almost complete extinction during the Quidditch World Cup, I have used means to seize all the wealth, properties, and collections under the name of the Lestrange family, including the ancestral mansion that is the residence of the direct members of the Lestrange family..."
"You mean..." Hearing this, Xie Lin would not realize what this means, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
"Yes, the Lestrange family's collection of books and magic items are in my hands, and I will hand them all over to the master without missing a single one." Selwyn's tone suddenly changed, and then he said: "What a pity..."
"What a pity?" Xie Lin frowned slightly.
"First, the books and collections seized from the Lestrange family's library and secret room do not seem to be complete. According to my estimation, there are only about half of the complete number. I did not give up. I searched and explored the ancestral home repeatedly in the following months. It is not an exaggeration to say that I have dug up the ground three feet, but still found nothing. I suspect that the Lestranges had made some preparations before they were imprisoned. They should have transferred another part of the books, collections, and secret magic to other places for collection."
"Second, the first thing I suspected was the Lestrange family's Gringotts special vault. Unfortunately, the only ones who hold the key and code to the vault are the Lestranges. No matter how I try to get any information from the remaining members of the family."
Xellen punched hard on the palm.
Ha, Selwyn was wrong. No, it should be said that Selwyn's guess was roughly correct. For example, one of Aunt Bella's most valuable collections, the Hufflepuff gold cup entrusted to her by Voldemort, was indeed stored in the Lestrange family's vault in Gringotts.
But——
Those so-called collections of books and secret magic were actually handed over by Aunt Bella to her grandmother, Druella Black, and then inherited by herself as a legacy after the death of this grandmother who loved her the most.
No wonder I felt that the secret magic of the Lestrange family was not complete at that time. It turns out that the other half is here!
It really came without any effort.
It seems that I will soon be able to get a glimpse of the complete picture of the secret magic of the Lestrange family.