allendalepharm Chapter 483 Perfect Integration of Existing Forces! Grindelwald Subdues Ecclesia!
Chapter 483 Perfect Integration of Existing Forces! Grindelwald Subdues Ecclesia!
Faced with the ever-pulsating azure flames, the Galleons, magical items, potions, and spellbooks behind the flames seemed less tempting.
These dark wizards, who had just been converted from Death Eaters to saints and had their Dark Mark and curse removed, no longer thought Grindelwald was a kind person.
Indeed, no benefit in this world is easy to obtain.
But their recognition and loyalty to Grindelwald actually increased.
Because they are black wizards, not white wizards. How could the leader of a black wizard be a benevolent person who only bestows favors and benefits?
If Grindelwald continues to appease and appease them, they will start to doubt whether he is suitable to be their leader.
A magnanimous and visionary leader, coupled with ruthlessness and decisiveness, and unparalleled strength, is the kind of powerful figure who can lead others to break through unfavorable situations and seize new benefits.
Only then can they have confidence in the future and the ability to defeat the White Wizard faction, which now has the power to resurrect.
Therefore, after some hesitation and deliberation, some people took the first step forward.
The man stepped across the line of fire wreathed in blue flames, unharmed, and opened his arms wide, his face beaming with ecstasy.
This greatly inspired others.
The others became even more excited after seeing the person who passed the wiretapping receive a handful of Galleons, a magical item, from the saint in charge of distributing the treasure.
Soon, these newly converted saints began to act, crossing the blue line of fire one by one to claim the treasure.
As more and more people passed through the fire line testing safely, the remaining people's concerns lessened.
A few scattered, still confused, pure-blooded British wizards, who had intended to delay the testing as long as possible, were swept forward by those behind them. Terrified and helpless, they were touched by the blue flames and instantly burned to ashes, leaving only screams echoing in the hall.
This cruel little episode only gave the others a slight shock; after a moment of stunned silence, they went back to their own tests.
Even those who were also corrupt pure-blood wizards from England, but who had already understood the situation and its principles, did not change their minds because of the deaths of these few relatives and fellow countrymen.
Grindelwald has broken down the matter and reasoning clearly, and even given time to think about it.
Those who can't understand and keep getting stuck on trivial matters are clearly fools who can't see the situation clearly and don't know what's good for them.
Why not burn such fools to ashes now, or keep them around so they can be turned by the White Wizard and bring trouble to these smart people?
Soon, except for seven or eight stubborn individuals who were burned to death, everyone successfully passed the Blue Line's test and received the rewards issued by Grindelwald.
He truly became a saint recognized by Grindelwald.
Grindelwald also began to attach the marks of sainthood to these new saints.
It's a symbol derived from the legend of the Deathly Hallows, a full inscribed circle inside an equilateral triangle, with a straight vertical line inside, much simpler than the Dark Mark of the Death Eaters with a skull and a serpent.
With a smile, Grindelwald waved his wand, drawing saintly marks in the air and sending them flying to the new members to complete the affixing.
To everyone, including Ecclesia, Grindelwald always kept his word, and this saint's mark had only a simple magical communication function, without any curses or traps.
Only Grindelwald himself knew what he had added to these saintly markings.
He did not show favoritism; he also added the same material to the new generation of saints he personally discovered.
Furthermore, he will also give the same magical mark to any dark wizard who joins the Saints in the future.
He did this for no other reason than because he was kind!
Don't be fooled by what he just said and did; it was all from the perspective of a dark wizard, and there's nothing wrong with it.
The intention is obvious: to recruit the Death Eaters and Ecclesia, consolidate and strengthen the Saints' forces, and lay a perfect foundation for future confrontation with the White Wizards and the conquest of Dumbledore.
But in reality, Grindelwald was prepared from the beginning to betray all the dark wizards in the world in exchange for a change in his love life.
His heart was already tied to Dumbledore; Dumbledore was good, and so was his true stance.
At this stage, his efforts to consolidate power are solely for the purpose of better facilitating Dumbledore's plan to hone the white wizarding faction.
After all, the Hogwarts and the British wizarding world today are not a bunch of rabble with different ideas that can mess with each other.
If Grindelwald hadn't taken action early on to integrate and build an excellent team, he might not have even been able to see the door of Hogwarts and would have been reduced to a lone commander by white wizards from various countries.
In addition, he also wanted to bring Dumbledore and the White Wizarding faction a shock and excitement far beyond expectations.
If he could lead the dark wizards to breach Hogwarts, suppress the white wizards, and then, just as the dark wizards were about to achieve victory, launch a surprise attack...
Turn a fright into a pleasant surprise.
Then, not only would Dumbledore be pleased and look at him with new respect, but the entire white wizarding community would be extremely grateful for his mercy in sparing his life.
By then, if he were to be with Dumbledore, no one would dare to say anything, right?
Hahahaha...
Grindelwald was overjoyed as he imagined it.
The wonderful thoughts he was having were now known only to himself and Dudley in the shadows.
Grindelwald is also a master of facial expression management; even if he is furious inside, he can keep his face calm.
Eckeris, standing nearby, naturally couldn't detect anything amiss.
Ecclesia now had no doubts about Grindelwald, but rather a deep and genuine admiration for him.
She has a very high opinion of herself, but she also has an inherent tendency to admire the strong.
Grindelwald is superior to her in every aspect, including strength, strategy, vision, ability to manage people, experience, and knowledge. More importantly, aside from his love for Dumbledore, Grindelwald and she are the same kind of people.
The same dark wizard, the same ambitious schemer, the same person who loves to manipulate power.
Through this classic operation of winning over hearts and minds and consolidating power, Erkris, while not becoming a fan of Grindelwald, genuinely acknowledged his leadership and developed loyalty to him.
Therefore, after Grindelwald finished marking the new saints with the saintly mark, Ecclesia proactively extended her hand to Grindelwald, presenting her wrist to him.
Grindelwald immediately understood Eckeris's meaning from her expression.
He immediately gave Ecclesia an approving look.
A new saint's mark was drawn and attached to Eccles' wrist.
For Grindelwald, this was truly a double blessing.
He had secretly imbued Eckeris with hidden white magic before, and now that Eckeris had asked him to add the Saint's Mark for another purpose, it would be even easier to deal with Eckeris when she rebels in the future.
Of course, even if Ecclesia doesn't take the initiative, Grindelwald will still make a reasonable request to Ecclesia to add the mark of a saint.
But now that Ecclesia has taken the initiative, it saves Grindelwald the trouble of talking and expending energy.
"Sir, now that we have completed the consolidation of our forces and the people's hearts are at our disposal, what should we do next? Should we still disperse to different countries and gather new allies?"
If we use your analysis of the conflict between black and white wizards to persuade black wizards from various countries to join us, it should be much more effective and greatly accelerate our expansion of power.
The British Auror spies are currently traveling around the world, hunting down their former Death Eater companions while simultaneously promoting the effects of Hogwarts' founder's Blessing spells to white wizards in various countries, encouraging them to take action and actively eliminate dark wizards.
In the past, I thought this situation was an obstacle to our expansion of power, but now it seems that it is both an obstacle and a driving force.
They're pushing black magic practitioners from various countries to our side.
After receiving the Saint's Mark, Ecclesia glanced at the Saints who had returned to their positions below the stage, and then spoke to Grindelwald beside her about continuing to expand their influence.
Grindelwald listened patiently, nodding and then shaking his head.