Arthur, seeing the other party so quickly accepting, didn't hold back and simply revealed the details of the contract.
"Don't worry, this contract is not too brutal. As long as you don't reveal my existence and follow my orders, the contract won't harm you."
Indeed, that was the case. Arthur didn't set any strict conditions. His main goal was to hide his own existence to avoid future investigations if he grew in power.
Seeing Arthur say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they had pledged themselves to Arthur, everyone hoped that their new boss wouldn't be difficult to deal with. Judging from Arthur's behavior, he seemed to be a good boss.
"Alright, all of you can leave now. Alia and I will discuss our future development plan."
When everyone heard the instructions, they left quickly, leaving Arthur and Alia alone in the large room.
The atmosphere became somewhat silent.
Alia's heart raced, and she suddenly felt nervous when she realized that everyone had left and she was the only one left behind.
Could it be that this person intends to...?
Before she could finish her wild thoughts, Arthur removed the hood from his robe, removing the magic that hid his face.
Revealed was a handsome face with black hair and dark eyes.
Alia was utterly stunned.
She never expected that the dark wizard who easily dealt with the core members of her family would turn out to be such a young and handsome guy.
"Why? Are you having some regrets now that you see how young I am?" Arthur looked at Alia with interest, enjoying her surprised expression.
"N-No, not at all. I'm just shocked. I never expected someone as young as you to possess strong power." Alia hurriedly explained, her heart pounding.
Arthur didn't care about what was going on in Alia's mind. As long as the contract was signed, there was no escaping his control.
"In the future, I will only communicate with you. If there's anything, use magic to activate the contract, and I will be able to sense it."
"Yes, sir," Alia hesitated about how to address her new master.
"My name is Arthur Gaunt. From now on, you can call me Mr. Gaunt," Arthur said, noticing Alia's difficulty.
After settling the address issue, Arthur took a seat on a chair.
He was ready to gather detailed information about the power distribution in Knockturn Alley, figuring out how he could expand his influence here.
"Tell me more about your family and the situation of the other two families," he instructed.
As Alia explained, Arthur gained some understanding of the three major families in Diagon Alley.
First was Alia's family, formed of around 50 members, all recruited by her over the years. The most powerful wizards had been in the room earlier.
Today, they were supposed to hold a high-level meeting to give last month's profits, but Arthur had wiped them out in one fell swoop.
Alia's family mainly dealt with raw materials for potions and also sold smuggled goods, such as dangerous and magical creatures like Basilisk Snake.
On the other hand, the Frank and Ramsay families controlled the most profitable goods in Knockturn Alley: the trade of human beings.
In the wizarding world, there was nothing more suitable for experimentation with dark magic and potions than humans.
Every wizard was a prime specimen, and naturally, their prices were extremely high.
These two families almost monopolized the trade of human beings in the entire country's wizarding world.
The two families had a mutual hostility, each wanting to dominate the profit and have exclusive rights to this profitable market.
However, they wouldn't provoke Alia's family since there wasn't much conflict of interest between them.
Even though Alia's family was not as strong as the other two, it would still be hard to fully join one side.
...
After listening to this, Arthur gained a general understanding of the three major families.
Although they were referred to as the "three major families," they were actually just servants serving the pure-blood wizarding families.
These shady activities were considered embarrassing by the pure-blood families, but they had inevitable needs that allowed the three forces in Knockturn Alley to manipulate the loopholes.
Arthur absentmindedly tapped his fingers on the table while Alia stood silently by, waiting for his orders.
"Do your family have any shops in Knockturn Alley?" Arthur suddenly asked.
"Yes, two. One sells potion ingredients, and the other offers some 'customized services,'" Alia replied.
Arthur understood that the so-called "customized services" meant they would provide whatever banned items the customers wanted.
"Close down the shop selling potion ingredients," Arthur said as an idea formed in his mind. He then instructed Alia, handing her a bag.
"Inside this bag are some potions I made, ranging from ordinary healing potions to veritaserum and intelligence-boosting potions."
"Keep these potions for me. When I don't need them anymore, you can sell them in that shop. It will specialize in selling these finished potions."
"Also, pay close attention to the news in the magical world. If anything unusual happens, contact me."
Alia looked into the bag of potions with excitement. Inside the bag, there were hundreds of bottles filled with different kinds of potions, all of high quality.
She felt a surge of joy.
In the magical world, except for a few extremely expensive and profitable materials, the profit margins for potions and potion ingredients were generally low.
However, once they are crafted into finished products, their value will very increase, sometimes by ten times or more.
With these potions, she could definitely earn a big amount of money and recruit more people.
Alia stared at Arthur with admiration. She hadn't expected that the young wizard before her was not only extremely powerful but also a master of potions.
"Alright, for now, that's the arrangement. If I have new instructions, I will notify you. As long as you carry out the tasks I assign and provide me with advanced spells and excellent magical tools, I will reward you generously."
Arthur stood up, preparing to leave. He still had to visit Cho's house in the afternoon and didn't have time to stay here.
"You're leaving already?" Alia couldn't help but speak up, immediately regretting her words.
How could she interfere with her master's affairs?
However, Arthur didn't mind and waved his hand casually.
"We've finished discussing everything. Why stay here any longer? Are you going to join me to have lunch?"
Seeing that Arthur didn't blame her, Alia felt relieved and said, "It's okay to have lunch, My house-elf's cooking skills are quite good."
Arthur was taken aback. He hadn't expected this woman to invite him to her house for a meal.
He smiled and said, "Maybe next time," before disappearing with a Disapparition spell, leaving Alia standing there, staring unconsciously at the spot where Arthur had vanished.
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