Listening to Voldemort's analysis, Barty Crouch Jr.'s eyes widened in sudden realization. "Worthy of you, Master! I never expected that I had been deceived for so long!"
"The Ministry of Magic is truly despicable! They deceived us for so long! That is why we must rally more people to break the International Statute of Secrecy with us! Let this world belong to wizards once again!"
Barty Crouch Jr.'s reaction pleased Voldemort. Those were exactly the words he had wanted Barty Crouch Jr. to say.
Nagini relaxed as well, pressing herself against Voldemort's neck again as she languidly flicked her tongue and hissed.
Barty Crouch Jr.'s eyes were filled with yearning. In an incomparably fervent voice, he said to Voldemort, "When that time comes..."
"Those mediocre fools will understand that you are the greatest of them all! Gellert Grindelwald is not even worth mentioning beside you!"
"Gellert Grindelwald?" Voldemort was in an excellent mood and was willing to speak a little more with Barty Crouch Jr. "He truly was unworthy..."
"He had a treasure trove behind him, a Durmstrang that never rejected Dark Magic! Yet he was too foolish, never once considering how to properly make use of that magical school."
Barty Crouch Jr. hurriedly asked, "Master, what should we do?"
Voldemort patiently explained, "A magical school is not merely a magical school. As the foundation of wizardkind, it has far too many possible uses. Barty, do you know what an ant colony is?"
"An ant colony?" Barty Crouch Jr. froze for a moment, unable to connect "the foundation of wizardkind" with "an ant colony."
"Ants are rather interesting creatures." Voldemort interlaced his fingers, his tone growing pleased. "Their divisions of labor are clear..."
"The most numerous among them are called worker ants. For the survival and expansion of the entire