"Grindelwald, is this what you wanted me to see?" Voldemort asked, his face expressionless as his fingertips brushed over the diary, which looked somewhat worn but had a strange aura about it.
With a powerful new collaborator, many things had become much more convenient for him. Voldemort no longer needed to frequently switch the bodies he possessed, now having a more stable temporary vessel.
However, this collaborator also presented a headache for Voldemort.
If he believed him, he would easily fall into his trap.
If he didn't believe him, that might also be a trap.
Dependence and vigilance would both become tools for the Seer to manipulate the futures of others.
Voldemort knew that his contract with him had loopholes, but there was no other way. Between two evils, he had to choose the lesser.
"Something like that," Grindelwald replied, not looking at Voldemort who had questioned him. Instead, in an office belonging to a director at the Ministry of Magic, he gazed at his reflection in a mirror, smoothing his temples.
"What's the point of letting me see the methods I set up being so easily undone by that little Seer? Are you trying to pass my information to Dumbledore and the others?" Voldemort demanded.
Facing the Dark Lord's interrogation, Grindelwald simply chuckled, "Allowing you to confirm the opponent's general strength can prevent you from doing anything rash, can't it?"
"Don't assume you're the only one making progress."
"Dumbledore, Roger, and even that boy who lived... many wizards are advancing at an extremely high speed."
"Just as Ancient Magic is being iterated upon by modern magic, new era magic is emerging. Think carefully about the methods Roger used when he was at the Ministry."
"...What exactly do you want to say?" Voldemort, uninterested in playing cat and mouse with the Seer, asked directly.
"The Time Gu Technique is indeed a very powerful method, but if you rely on it completely, the gap between you and Roger will only widen."
"If you don't want to give up on your ideals, then it's time for you to embark on a new path."
As he spoke, Grindelwald's gaze deepened.
His sight, which peered into the future, met Roger's gaze, who was beside Hagrid.
Although they had never had direct face-to-face interactions, he and Roger did share some unspoken understanding as Seers.
However, beyond that tacit understanding, Grindelwald indeed had his own agenda.
All those who can see the future like to leave themselves some contingencies.
Grindelwald was no different, especially after experiencing a defeat once.
He couldn't pinpoint Roger's future, but Grindelwald had also seen many of Roger's potential futures.
Death!
Among those endless possibilities, he had witnessed various 'deaths' of Roger. Just the different ways he had seen him die numbered in the hundreds.
Grindelwald didn't constantly monitor the future, so what he saw was merely a drop in the ocean compared to 'reality'.
A normal person's fate could never be like this.
The reason Roger's trajectory was so unique was that Roger was constantly using his Seer abilities to approach death, borrowing the power of death to create miracles.
But as an old Eastern saying goes, if you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
Grindelwald acknowledged Roger's talent, but he didn't believe Roger's magical path would be smooth.
Roger was too fixated on his almost impossible goals, making his methods incredibly radical, and they would only become more so.
In Grindelwald's opinion, Roger would eventually crash and burn. The only difference would be whether it happened in a few years or in a few hundred or thousand.
If Roger were to have an accident, it would undoubtedly lead to terrifying consequences.
Although Grindelwald's ideals were difficult for many to understand and had caused much disaster, what he ultimately desired was a 'new order,' not destruction! To prevent the worst possible outcome, Grindelwald wanted to prepare a 'fuse.'
"A new path? You should know..."
Before Voldemort could finish, Grindelwald interrupted him.
"I understand what you mean."
Everyone's magical talent and energy had limits.
Voldemort had poured all his efforts into his Time Gu Technique.
And his past inability to defeat Dumbledore head-on also indicated the boundaries of his magical abilities.
The so-called new path sounded good, but Voldemort simply lacked the capacity to pursue it.
"That's why I brought you here," Grindelwald said, looking towards the door.
Click.
The office door opened, and a paper airplane flew in.
Within the Ministry of Magic, such paper airplanes were generally used to transmit internal messages.
Muggle phones were more convenient, but there were too many magic-related things within the Ministry, and sometimes fluctuations in power could cause signal interference, so these magical means of communication were still used.
"Take a look," Grindelwald said, handing the paper airplane to Voldemort.
Voldemort unfolded it and scanned it a few times.
"Isn't this just the follow-up to that previous matter?" Voldemort saw nothing noteworthy.
The content on the paper was simple: Roger's Virtual Reality Technology Management Office had released a document announcing new pilot operations for virtual reality across the British wizarding world, requesting cooperation from the relevant departments.
In simple terms, the closed beta is almost finished, and the open beta is about to begin.
"Yes, but not entirely."
Seeing Voldemort's displeased look, Grindelwald stopped beating around the bush.
Although he didn't consider it beating around the bush, many things inherently have two sides, especially when viewed from the perspective of a Seer.
"The new path I'm talking about is within the virtual world that Roger is about to release."
"In Roger's open beta virtual world, there's something very interesting called 'Mana Element.' The essence of that thing is a special kind of creature."
"They can act according to a person's will, but they don't have their own will."
"As Magical Creatures, they possess magical power, and this power isn't singular; they can accomplish many things."
"...So what?" Voldemort felt a bit lost.
This sounded like a degraded version of magic power, and it didn't seem to have any significance for him.
"Roger intends to create it in the real world and spread it all over the globe."
"During this process, you can completely hitch a ride."
"The power to travel through time is so formidable; it would be a terrible waste to only use it to make Horcruxes fight amongst themselves," Grindelwald said meaningfully.
"Why don't you try creating a more powerful Horcrux!"
Afterward, Grindelwald began to explain how to use Roger's Virtual Reality and Mana Elements to achieve this.
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