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The little dragon poked its head out from Levin's shoulder, looking expectantly at its master.

“Of course, as I said, everyone gets a share, including you and Oni.”

"I even got a copy."

Nestled in Levin's arms, the Black Dragon Princess, now a black cat, glanced at her master, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

From the time she transmigrated until she was captured, she has been working for this master for almost half a year now. She has had many opportunities to get to know him, but she still can't see through him.

The only conclusion that can be drawn is that he is a rather complex person.

Despite appearing childlike on the outside, she is quite mature and intelligent on the inside, with her own strong opinions.

He was clearly the dominant figure in this group, the core of everyone's group.

Even the eldest Jaina often had to listen to his advice.

But while he can be described as mature, his childish side is also frequently visible.

For example, he always acts like a child, acting spoiled towards Jaina and Tonks, and always considering himself the younger brother.

These women were all adults, yet they all fell for his charms, and he didn't care that they got all the benefits he wanted.

For example, his various childish and quirky interests.

Typically, it's about turning her into a cat and petting her.

Logically speaking, there are many cruel but effective methods of punishment for disobedient prisoners, and she herself knew and practiced quite a few.

Compared to that, turning her into a cat as a form of "punishment" is far too indecent and is simply unbearable to watch.

One thing Onyxia still couldn't understand was Levin's endless stream of methods.

By now, she had witnessed magical levels beyond what one would expect for someone her age, mysterious psychic abilities, and druidic methods beyond her comprehension.

In addition, there is top-notch alchemy, and now a powerful potion-making technique will be added.

In short, it seems like there's nothing he can't do.

No wonder this boy still maintained his arrogance even when facing her, the Black Dragon Princess.

As for Levin's obsession with collecting knowledge and his promiscuity, none of that mattered to Onyxia.

After all, in the eyes of dragons, greed is a given, and having multiple mates is a privilege of the strong.

But now Onyxia has witnessed another side of Levin.

He's truly willing to give to his own people.

Even she, a prisoner, was not forgotten.

"If it were me, I wouldn't bring out such a precious potion," Onyxia thought to herself.

Although he was still a prisoner

Although he still had to work at the Ministry of Magic every day to run his business.

Even though I was only petted like a cat because I annoyed him.

But thinking about it carefully, as a prisoner and a detainee, my treatment was actually... not bad?

The fact that she was able to obtain such a precious potion suggests that the boy considered her a close friend.

As a prisoner, she actually enjoys quite a lot of freedom; at least she has never seen anyone allow a prisoner to swagger around outside, working and building a career.

Actually, I quite enjoy being a civil servant in the Ministry of Magic and building connections among the upper echelons of the wizarding world.

Even if you turn into a cat, the treatment isn't too bad, right? At least the way the boy petted the cat felt good?

Levin had no idea that his simple act of donating medicine had triggered so much thought in Onyxia.

If he could discern the Black Dragon Princess's thoughts at this moment, he could only sigh and wonder, "Is this Stockholm Syndrome?"

After Levin gave out his Christmas presents, everyone exchanged gifts.

Jaina gave Levin a ring of water elementals, which, when used, could summon a massive water elemental.

Ciriara's gift was a large bottle of Great Wave Sword Oil, which, when applied to the blade, greatly increases slashing damage; it was a specialty of the Witcher.

Onyxia gave Levin a large bottle of dragon blood, a full 2 ​​liters.

"I heard you're going to use dragon blood to make a magic potion."

When presenting the gift, the Black Dragon Princess awkwardly said, "This is what I've saved up over the past six months. It's much better than the blood of those inferior mixed-blood dragons."

“Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s only 2L; humanoids don’t have much health to begin with, so it must have been really hard for Oni to accumulate this much,” Jaina added with a smile.

Then I got scolded for being too talkative.

Of all these, Tonks' gift was the most special.

Those were two Hamish McFarlane signatures.

"Hamish was once the captain of the Montrose Magpies and one of the most famous Quidditch players in the entire Underworld. After retiring, he served as the Director of the Department of Magical Sports. I got to know him during a mission this year, and these two autographs were given to me by him at that time."

Tonks explained,

"But that's not the point. I know you're not fans of any Quidditch stars, but Hamish is the team leader of the Nation's Quidditch World Cup this year. He decides which Nation players participate in the World Cup, and coincidentally, he's very disappointed with the Nation's Chaser team this year, so I strongly recommended..."

I recommend the young wizard from the Hogwarts Quidditch team.

As he spoke, he winked at Levin and Ciri.

"Hamish promised me that he would make an exception and go to Hogwarts to watch a few junior wizard matches after Christmas, so if you're interested, remember to do your best and don't embarrass me in front of my friends."

Upon hearing this, Levin exchanged a glance with Ciri and nodded.

Joining the Underworld Quidditch team and competing in the World Cup was an unexpected turn of events for him.

But now that Tonks has secured this opportunity for them, they must seize it.

Ciriella really loves the sport, and Levin also enjoys the experience of playing Quidditch with his teammates and crushing weaker opponents.

It would be great to be able to step onto the World Cup stage with Cerira.

Moreover, this is the fastest opportunity to gain fame among wizards worldwide.

Chapter 217 Expanding Power

After exchanging gifts, the group talked about Levin establishing the "Knowledge Society" at the school.

“Speaking of which, there are indeed several outstanding seventh-year graduates in the Academy of Knowledge, many of whom plan to work for the Ministry of Magic after graduation,” Levin said to Jaina. “If you would like, I can recommend you to them.”

"So, you plan to use the [Erudite Society] to select a group of students from Hogwarts, so that they can be used by us as soon as they graduate, right?" Jaina nodded. "That is indeed a great idea. It's like we have the best talent in the entire Underworld under our control. Even that so-called Dark Lord couldn't do that."

“Because he can’t provide as much advanced magical knowledge as I can,” Levin said confidently. “His knowledge of dark magic isn’t enough.”

“Besides,” Levin added, “he doesn’t have many sisters who hold high-ranking positions in the Ministry of Magic.”

Upon hearing this, Tonks puffed out his chest, feeling proud to be able to help Levin.

“In that case, Tonks, I will arrange for you to be in charge of recruitment for the Auror office next year.” Jaina made her decision immediately. “They will then work under you.”

"no problem!"

Tonks nodded seriously.

“Me too, me too,” Oni 743 Kshia volunteered, “I also need a few helpers in the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control. Remember to recommend a few talented young wizards to me when the time comes.”

"Of course, how could we forget our Miss Katlan?"

Levin gently stroked the black cat's head.

Onyxia impatiently twitched her cat ears and continued, "And also, I'm running out of gold lately, you need to give me another batch."

"Didn't I just give you 5 kilograms of gold last month? How come it's not enough again? What expensive antique did you buy this time?" Levin complained upon hearing this.

“If things had progressed at the previous pace, that amount of gold would certainly have been enough,” Onyxia said matter-of-factly. “But things are different now. You’ve established the [Society of Learned Scholars] and recommended graduates; clearly, you’re preparing for a major undertaking, expanding your influence throughout the Ministry of Magic and planting your own people. That will require a lot of money, after all…”

"These graduates are following us, so we should give them a good future. This requires us to use this money to exchange for certain key positions, or simply as a subsidy for them."

Upon hearing this, Levin found Onyxia's words to be reasonable, and thus approved her payment.

He knew very well that if he wanted to quickly expand his influence in the Ministry of Magic and in the wizarding world, he couldn't be stingy with money.

Having the Philosopher's Stone, he has absolutely no need to guard useless treasure like a dragon—didn't you see that even the real dragon Onyxia herself didn't do that?

The best approach is to transform wealth into corresponding status, influence, and power.

After all, wealth is the primary and greatest power that a wizard can wield besides personal strength.

This applies not only to Muggles but also to wizards.

“Besides expanding our influence within the Ministry of Magic, we also need to make moves elsewhere. For example, we need to find a way to control speech!” Onyxia became excited when talking about expanding her influence, no longer bothering to hide her dark side, and began to offer advice to Levin.

“Unfortunately, the most influential Daily Prophet is controlled by the Ministry of Magic,” Jaina said to the black dragon princess. She didn't think the princess's ideas were too radical. “Given my status, maintaining a good relationship with them, or even infiltrating some influence, wouldn't be difficult. However, to completely buy off and control them…”

Levin immediately thought of Rita Skeeter, the chief reporter for The Daily Prophet, whom he had previously worked with.

He still had leverage over her being an illegal Animagus, and perhaps there would be an opportunity to continue cooperating with her in the future.

Given her style, it's difficult to use her to promote her own people, but she's certainly a good weapon against others.

The Daily Prophet is a key partner of the Ministry of Magic, and it is indeed difficult to control.

However, controlling just one Rita Skeeter is still possible.

“How about we start our own new media outlet?” Tang Kesi suggested. “We have enough money anyway, and we can just hire a few suitable people.”

“No, creating a completely new media outlet that's entirely on our side would be too conspicuous,” Onyxia rejected her idea. The Black Dragon Princess was an expert in manipulating public opinion; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to divide Stormwind's upper and lower classes so easily, even inciting the stonemasons to kill Stormwind's king during the conflict.

“I think we should acquire a well-established newspaper or magazine that has been around for a long time.” This was Onyxia’s opinion.

Levin suddenly remembered the invitation attached to Luna's Christmas card; perhaps this was the perfect opportunity.

“Speaking of newspapers that have been established for many years and have a certain reputation, I do have an option here,” Levin suddenly said. “A friend of mine in Ravenclaw, Luna Lovegood, whose father, Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood, is the editor of Quibbler. Perhaps we can get that magazine to work for us.”

“You’re really lucky, Levin.” Onyxia’s eyes lit up. “Since you’re so friendly, everything is much easier to handle. With this relationship, we can bring him under our control without leaving a trace, making it impossible for him to see any close connection with us. This way, we can influence public opinion even more effectively.”

Gianna recalled the information about *The Quibbler* and nodded. "I think I've heard of that magazine. It seemed to mainly describe non-existent creatures and all sorts of bizarre tales. I even thought I could use it to search for information about visitors from other worlds, but then I discovered..."

Most of the things described in it are baseless; reading them is just a waste of time.

After recounting her experience of being scammed, Gianna commented, "Whispering is only so-so among mainstream readers, but it does have a considerable number of loyal readers, which makes it convenient for us to collaborate."

For the next period of time, the group discussed how to leverage the advantages of the [Erudite Society] to exert maximum influence over the entire magical world.

Jaina offered to fund some outstanding graduates to start their own businesses, thereby gaining more control over resources in the commercial sector, but Levin rejected the proposal.