Let me show you a new way Chapter 231

For Ollivander, selling that wand was the most unsettling thing he had ever done in his life. His powerful memory allowed him to recall every wand he had sold and its owner.

The impoverished boy, when he bought that yew wand, unintentionally revealed an expression of excitement, agitation, and an uncontrollable greed, all of which Ollivander had memorized.

When Voldemort officially unleashed his reign of terror, causing chaos and countless deaths and injuries across Britain, Ollivander would always recall that scene, secretly regretting that perhaps he shouldn’t have sold him that wand, perhaps it was his fault that the terrible monster was created.

And when Lin Dong brought up that name in front of him, that once-cursed name, that terrifying name symbolizing fear, Ollivander couldn’t help but shiver.

“How… how do you know… that name?” Ollivander looked at Lin Dong with some alarm. Voldemort’s name was naturally known to all wizards in Britain, but few knew that Voldemort was formerly known as Tom Riddle, and even fewer knew that his wand was bought from Ollivander.

“I… have some talent for prophecy…” Lin Dong thought for a moment, pointing to his eyes.

“I saw Tom Riddle grow up in an orphanage, I saw Voldemort’s slaughter, and I also saw Voldemort’s death and the collapse of his terrifying empire.”

Lin Dong’s feet lifted from the ground, hovering slightly in the air. His eyes closed and then reopened, revealing the Ankh ☥ in his pupils. The golden symbol seemed to hide immense power, as if it had crossed the river of fate.

This move was something Lin Dong learned during his brief tenure as Doctor Fate in the DC universe. While Doctor Fate’s costume design in DC might not be the best, his movements, spell effects, and voice were all very imposing, which is why Lin Dong particularly enjoyed using this pose to bluff people.

Sure enough, Ollivander was bluffed by Lin Dong. He widened his eyes, staring blankly at Lin Dong, seemingly unable to process what was happening.

And Lin Dong’s deceptive special effects hadn’t ended. His voice in this state became deep, carrying a faint echo, like the gaze of destiny itself.

“And this wand was originally meant for a boy, a boy who in the future would completely end Voldemort’s rule, a true Child of Destiny!”

Ollivander looked at Lin Dong in horror, as if understanding something. “You… you mean… this wand was supposed to belong to the infant who defeated the mysterious person? That… Harry Potter?”

Lin Dong nodded slightly. Seeing this, Ollivander’s body swayed weakly, then he plopped down onto the ground, looking sadly at the charred wand wood.

“What have I done…” Ollivander had never regretted anything so much. The unease and self-reproach in his heart filled him with grief. He had personally crafted that wand and given it to that terrifying monster, indirectly leading to the destruction of countless families and the loss of countless innocent lives.

And now, he had personally destroyed the wand that could have ended it all, the wand that symbolized hope.

“What have I done!” Ollivander said remorsefully.

“No, there’s no need to grieve.” Lin Dong slowly landed, and the feather between his fingers glowed with a fiery red light.

“We still have hope,” Lin Dong told him.

“You mean the core?” Ollivander paused, then shook his head. “No, it won’t work. Even if the wand core is preserved, it’s impossible to find a matching wand wood. This wand has already been completed, the core is set. I can’t find a substitute wand wood…”

Ollivander said regretfully. Before a wand is completed, the wand wood can be changed, but once it’s finished and a connection is formed between the wand wood and the core, the wand wood cannot be replaced.

“Who said it has to be wand wood?” Lin Dong said to Ollivander with a smile.

“You mean…” Ollivander seemed to understand something. He widened his eyes, looking at Lin Dong in surprise, as if light was about to flash from them.

“Yes, we will work together to create a ring, a ring that combines two magical technologies.” Lin Dong released his hand, and the phoenix feather floated quietly in the air, radiating light on its own.

“This… can this work? The fusion of phoenix tail feather and magical metal, I’m not sure…” Ollivander said somewhat unconfidently, but he still got up from the ground and picked up the floating phoenix tail feather with his hand.

“Yes, we can succeed, for all wizards and Muggles in Britain!” Lin Dong clenched his fist, spouting hot-blooded rhetoric like a main character, trying to stir up morale.

“And we must succeed!”

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Harry’s wand being damaged was not part of Lin Dong’s plan.

Just like long ago, Jane Foster turning into Cyborg, or later the Omega Effect being obtained by Thanos, these were all unexpected deviations from the plan.

On one hand, while Lin Dong considered himself intelligent, being intelligent doesn’t mean one can devise a foolproof plan. As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.

Moreover, Lin Dong was indeed not skilled at strategizing, because intelligence and strategy are not interchangeable. Reed Richards, the most intelligent person in Marvel, was practically Doraemon in some comics, with an endless supply of black technology, but that doesn’t mean he could be a detective like DC’s Batman. On the contrary, while highly intelligent, Reed Richards also had very low emotional intelligence, and his idiotic actions in the comics were endless.

So Lin Dong never intended to formulate any perfect plans, because he knew he didn’t have that ability. He couldn’t account for all variables, even if he used divination spells.

Therefore, how to salvage the situation in time and adapt to changes was the most important thing.

When he saw that the heavily damaged wand still contained an intact phoenix feather, that thought popped into his mind.

To use magical technology from multiple worlds to specifically create a ring for the future savior, finding a way to integrate that phoenix feather into it. This would both preserve the special connection between brother wands and allow Harry Potter to legitimately gain a power-up.

Lin Dong extended fireball experiment, an explosion occurred, and the book was blown away and buried under a large pile of debris. The flames hadn’t spread to it.

Although the book itself was a powerful magical item and wouldn’t be burned by ordinary flames anyway.

Lin Dong hugged the magic book and walked over to the old man.

“Listen, we must create that ring. I have seen the future, and Harry will be our greatest hope. We must believe in him.”

“We must also believe in ourselves!”

Then, he handed the magic book to Ollivander.