Who Says Doing Good Deeds Prevents You From Being a Dark Lord?

Tom stood before Li Weide, feeling as though needles were pricking him all over.

The psychological pressure Li Weide exerted on him was simply too great!

He cautiously glanced at Li Weide's expression. "Perhaps my name is too common. Lots of people are called Tom, so you might find my name familiar..."

As Tom spoke, a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes. He had not lied about this—he truly despised his mediocre name.

He had always believed that, with his special talents, he was extraordinary, nothing like those ordinary, useless people who were also called Tom!

So, merely thinking about sharing the same name as those stupid people made him feel sick!

"A common name doesn't matter, Tom. If you become powerful enough, frightening enough, then your name will naturally become a taboo. Would a name no one dared say aloud still be ordinary?"

Tom watched as Li Weide removed his hand from his shoulder and could not help swallowing with difficulty.

Before Li Weide, he felt as though he were completely naked. The feeling of being seen through so easily filled him with both fear and anger...

But... making his name a taboo?

Tom carefully savored Li Weide's words. His pupils gradually contracted, and even his breathing began to quicken.

Can it really be done?

There was no doubt that Li Weide's words had deeply moved him.

And suddenly, he felt that using such rare talent merely to bully these ordinary people had indeed been beneath him. No wonder Li Weide had looked down on him so much...

But since Li Weide could improve his abilities through practice, why couldn't he?

In Tom's eyes, the reason he had lost face before this fellow today was entirely because he had barely practiced his abilities at all!

As long as he practiced properly, he refused to believe he could not surpass this pretentious fellow before him!

Just wait. When the time comes, I'll definitely...

Tom lowered his head slightly, his eyes flickering.

As he plotted how to deal with Li Weide, he cautiously glanced at him—only to meet Li Weide's half-smiling gaze. His heart immediately tightened!

Damn it! What does that look mean? Why does it feel like he knows everything I'm thinking? No... impossible!

Naturally, Tom did not know that as a transmigrator, Li Weide knew Tom's life story even better than Tom himself. Understanding what he was thinking could not have been easier.

A smile returned to Li Weide's face as he said gently, "My name is ordinary too. I'm Li Weide—or, according to your customs, Weide Li. Of course, I don't mind if you just call me Weide."

But I very much mind you calling me Tom!

Tom roared furiously in his heart while struggling to control his expression, making himself appear more submissive.

He seemed to possess this ability to disguise himself by nature.

"Today was a misunderstanding, Wei... I mean... sir." In the end, Tom did not dare address Li Weide by name.

Although he kept telling himself that Li Weide was merely putting on airs, the damn oppressive presence around him still made Tom feel utterly powerless.

At the same time, a sliver of realization arose within him.

So, if you were powerful enough, if you made people afraid enough, they truly would not even dare mention your name!

In other words, what this fellow had said about making one's name a taboo was genuinely feasible!

Only one person needs to make his name a taboo! And that person... is me! It can only be me!

Perhaps I can find a way to learn something from him first, and then...

A faint, nearly imperceptible red glint flashed through Tom's eyes once more.

Naturally, Tom's subtle change in expression did not escape Li Weide's notice. He knew perfectly well that Tom was not someone willing to remain beneath others for long.

Without question, he would do everything he could to retaliate for what had happened today!

Yet Li Weide still allowed Tom to leave his room safely.

On one hand, he did not kill the future Dark Lord because he did not want Tom to die in his room and cause unnecessary trouble.

On the other hand, a living Tom was still useful to Li Weide.

Most importantly, Li Weide knew that Dumbledore would personally come to deliver Tom's Acceptance Letter...

Li Weide still wanted to witness the iconic scene of Dumbledore setting Tom's wardrobe on fire with his own eyes.

After Tom left, Li Weide shut the door again. Looking at the broken lock, he gently pressed his left hand against it.

Now that he knew the power he possessed was magic, and remembered the incantations from the novels and films he had read and watched before transmigrating, there was no reason not to give it a try!

"Reparo! (Mend)"

The moment the words left his mouth, the lock hanging from the doorframe began making clicking sounds as it gradually repaired itself.

He did not know whether the incantation had taken effect, or whether it was simply the result of Li Weide's repeated practice.

Looking at the still-obvious crack on the repaired lock, Li Weide was somewhat uncertain.

He remembered that magic involved more than just incantations—there were hand gestures, pauses between syllables, and other details. Perhaps his spell had not worked after all; otherwise, the crack should not have remained.

However, Li Weide was not in any hurry. For the time being, he set spells and such aside.

He had just learned what world this was, and he had also activated a system he had not had time to examine.

With that in mind, Li Weide tried calling out to the newly activated system in his mind.

The moment the thought crossed Li Weide's mind, a familiar ding sounded in his head!

"Ding! Host has successfully bound the Merit System. As long as you do good deeds and accumulate virtue, you can earn Merit Points and exchange them for items in the System Shop!"

"Ding! System notice: The System Shop refreshes two products every day at 00:00. The host has one item-locking function. Locked items will not be refreshed."

"Ding! It has been detected that the host has just crossed paths with the future Dark Lord. After evaluation, the host clearly possesses greater potential to become the Dark Lord. Therefore, as long as the host achieves the Dark Lord achievement, you may ascend to godhood on the spot and transcend this world. In addition, the criteria for the Dark Lord achievement will be determined by the system itself. Please work hard!"

Li Weide rubbed his smooth chin and slowly sat down on the single bed beside him.

Becoming the Dark Lord was not actually difficult. Once his strength improved, he could simply follow the methods Voldemort would use in the future.

Or, after Grindelwald was imprisoned, he could just copy his approach and do it all over again.

But to support such an undertaking, he himself needed tremendous power.

Even without the system, Li Weide was confident he could make himself strong. But having a system and refusing to use it would be no different from entering a treasure mountain and leaving empty-handed.

So he had to use it!

Then the key issue now was... doing good and accumulating virtue seemed to contradict his goal of becoming the Dark Lord.

Suddenly, a smile curled at the corner of Li Weide's lips.

Who said that doing good deeds and accumulating virtue meant he could not become the Dark Lord?

It depended on how he went about doing those good deeds!