Chapter 168: A Live Catfish that Promotes Progress in the Wizarding World (Ch 168)

Li Weide looked at the newspaper, and then immediately looked at the balance of his merit points.
Unfortunately, his merit point balance remained unchanged and did not increase as he had imagined.
Li Weide thought about it and understood.
Grindelwald’s suggestion has not been adopted yet, so there is no movement in the merit points.
When it is adopted, you should gain merit points.
After all, Grindelwald’s suggestion, at least on the surface, did not seem to have much of a problem.
In the early stages of doing practical work, Grindelwald cannot mix private work with what he is doing.
What he needs now is to change his reputation!
Moreover, the system has not yet had a case where merit points were deducted for doing bad things.
Tom saw that Livid was thinking quietly after reading the newspaper, and couldn’t help asking: “Do you think the Ministry of Magic will adopt his suggestion? Dumbledore will definitely stop him, right?”
Livid smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter whether the Ministry of Magic adopts his suggestion or not. Even if his suggestion is blocked by Dumbledore, it doesn’t matter… When we saw this suggestion in the newspaper, Grindelwald had already achieved his goal.”
“Why do you say that?” asked Tom.
“Grindelwald’s purpose has never been to suggest what the Ministry of Magic should do, but to hope that the public will see him suggesting what the Ministry of Magic should do!” Levitra smiled and said, “In other words… regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, Grindelwald’s reputation will improve, and… if the Ministry of Magic disagrees, then the public’s focus on Grindelwald will be focused on the Ministry of Magic. In the face of such things, whoever stands up to stop it will have to bear the brunt of the public’s anger…”
After hearing this, Tom thought about it and understood the interests involved.
“It seems that Grindelwald has indeed posed a big problem to the British Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore… It seems that we have no choice but to agree with his suggestion.”
Li Weide sighed, “If we agree with his opinion and the British Ministry of Magic changes its recruitment policy, then it will be much easier for the Witch Party to infiltrate the British Ministry of Magic…”
“Doesn’t that mean that the British Ministry of Magic will soon be the same as the American Magical Congress?” Tom asked in surprise.
“In fact, in my opinion, Grindelwald may not have thought of using this opportunity to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic. Because no matter whether the Ministry of Magic agrees or not, it will be influenced by Grindelwald sooner or later… Even you think his newspaper makes sense, saying that it is about to become a witch party, then what about the people inside the Ministry of Magic? Those people are in close contact with Grindelwald all day long… It is not surprising that they are directly influenced to become a witch party on the spot, and they don’t even need to infiltrate specifically.”
“Hiss…if Grindelwald keeps doing this, wouldn’t he definitely win?” Tom looked at Levid with a strange look.
If he remembered correctly, it was Levitra who came up with the idea of ​​Grindelwald changing his style!
Li Weide said: “It’s hard to say whether he will win for sure, but if he does this, he will have a very good base! He is gaining the support of the people…”
Tom was silent. According to his original idea, as long as he had enough strength, he could gather a group of equally strong and unscrupulous people, and then he could forcefully crush them…
But now it seems that things are not as simple as he thought at first.
Because Grindelwald’s previous actions were similar to what he had imagined, but he encountered strong resistance and almost failed completely…
Maybe… what Grindelwald is doing now is the right thing!
Hmm…I learned…
Wait, why am I learning this? I don’t want to rule the world!
Haha, it seems that I am still influenced by that bastard Li Weide!
I am such a pure person…
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Ministry of Magic.
In the conference room, everyone looked gloomy.
Faced with Grindelwald’s suggestions, these senior officials of the Ministry of Magic had no idea how to respond.
Dumbledore pushed the door open and walked in, holding a copy of The Globe Observer in his hand.
When everyone saw Dumbledore, they felt like they had seen a savior.
The Minister of Welfare quickly stood up and came forward. “Albus… you know about this, what do you think we should do?”
Dumbledore glanced around at everyone in the meeting room, and seeing their panic-stricken looks, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
Then he nodded to the Minister of Welfare and sat down in a random seat.
“Everyone, I want to ask…what do you think of his suggestion?” Dumbledore asked.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
To be honest, there is actually nothing wrong with Grindelwald’s suggestion.
The only problem is that if it is really adopted, then there will suddenly be a lot of things to do to reform it…
It can be said that if the person who made the suggestion was not Grindelwald, but an ordinary employee.
Then, these bigwigs in the Ministry of Magic will not agree, even if this suggestion is indeed beneficial to the people.
Since it can function according to the current system, why bother with reform?
However, this time it was Grindelwald who made the suggestion, which is why they came to the meeting to discuss it nervously.
“People all think that this is a good reform…” When the Welfare Minister saw that no one answered, he had to speak himself.
“You all think this is good advice, don’t you?” Dumbledore asked again.
Everyone had no choice but to nod their heads. If this suggestion could be implemented and the assessment system could be improved, it would indeed be a good thing for both the Ministry of Magic and the people.
The Ministry of Magic can obtain more high-quality talents, and the people will have the opportunity to change their life plans.
“Since it is a good suggestion, then adopt it.” Dumbledore said calmly: “Even if it was proposed by Grindelwald…”
Everyone fell silent again…
The Welfare Minister hesitated and said, “If he infiltrates us…”
Dumbledore sighed helplessly, “Mr. Minister, so far… how much difference is there between the Ministry of Magic and the completely infiltrated MACUSA?”
This time, even the Minister of Welfare was silent.
Now, almost no one in the Ministry of Magic dares to disobey or offend Grindelwald. So what difference does it make whether he infiltrates or not?
The Minister of Welfare knew that this was Dumbledore complaining about their submissiveness…
However, he had to agree that Dumbledore was right.
Grindelwald’s existence is like a poisonous sting that pierces the Ministry of Magic’s hand.
Since the Ministry of Magic doesn’t dare to touch it or pull it out… then it’s no different from being assimilated.
“At this point, gentlemen… we have no choice but to put aside the nature of Grindelwald himself and consider the pros and cons of his suggestions.” Dumbledore said: “From now on, if his suggestions are beneficial, then agree to them. If his suggestions have hidden dangers, then reject them and explain the disadvantages to the public… From now on, everyone must get used to Grindelwald’s existence… Whether you are afraid of him or not, now… he is already there!”
Now Dumbledore has figured it out. It is no longer possible to completely stop Grindelwald by force as he did before.
Because the other party doesn’t give him any chance at all.
Grindelwald is now an “innocent” man, and everything he does is reasonable and legal.
Therefore, all they can do now is to wait and see, and then find out the flaws revealed by Grindelwald!
So, if he has good suggestions, adopt them! If he has bad suggestions, reject them!
If he does something bad, then fine… Dumbledore will be waiting for him to do something bad. As long as he can catch Grindelwald’s weakness once, it will be like hitting the snake at its weakest point!
What are the consequences of agreeing to his suggestion?
As long as it’s good advice, why reject it?
In fact, both the wizarding world and the Ministry of Magic have been complacent and silent for too long.
Although the rise of Grindelwald was originally a disaster, now he may become a catfish that stirs up the stagnant water!
There are ways to follow the rules!
Dumbledore, who had completely sobered up from Grindelwald’s combined punches, decided to temporarily put away the Elder Wand and hide in the dark to observe quietly…
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Early morning.
Li Weide lay on the bed, quietly waiting for the system mall to refresh.
It was something he looked forward to every night.
The quality of the products in the system mall has indeed been greatly improved, but it is not all what Li Weide wants.
Suddenly, Li Weide saw that the balance of his merit points suddenly jumped.
It directly increased from more than 42,000 points to more than 50,000!
The sudden surge of more than 10,000 points made Levitra realize that the Ministry of Magic must have decided to agree with Grindelwald’s suggestion.
Of course, the surge of just over 10,000 points was also due to the reform of the Ministry of Magic and the limited number of positions.
There are not many people who can change their destiny.
However, the changes these people can make to the British wizarding world are also limited, so their merit points are limited.
When what Grindelwald did can benefit the wizarding world, or even the whole world, then his merit points will increase rapidly.
Just as Li Weide was thinking, the products in the system mall changed.
It turned out to be midnight.
[Product 1: Compound Decoction 500ml (unlocked) 500 Merit Points]
[Item 2: One unhatched dragon egg (unlocked) 800 merit points]
[Item 3: Whomping Willow Seeds (Unlocked) 700 Merit Points]
[Product 4: One mutant fang geranium seed (unlocked) 2000 merit points]
[Refresh time countdown: 23 hours, 59 minutes and 39 seconds]
[Merit Points: 59,000]
[Dark Lord Achievement: Not Achieved]
Li Weide’s eyes fell on the fourth item, the column for the mutant fang geranium.
He was a little confused as to why a mutant plant seed was so expensive…