Knockturn Alley Wizard Guild

Of course, Lester still had a way.

He slowly pulled a large brick from his pocket and began to strike it rhythmically.

A few seconds later, the brick began to tremble violently, and then two figures appeared directly inside Lester's shop.

That's right, these two are Lester's right-hand men, the two brilliant strategists, the representatives of both the legitimate and criminal worlds, Sang Biao and Hafiz.

After a brief discussion with the two of them, Lester didn't mince words and said directly:

"Go back and find a few prisoners to clean up this shop for me."

It's impossible for me to clean it up myself. I have a bunch of prisoner underlings, so I might as well use them.

Sure enough, the prisoners didn't disappoint Lester. In just five minutes, dozens of prisoners rushed over and gave the group of trash Scourgify.

If it were anyone else, and they dared to make these ruthless Azkaban prisoners clean, they would have Avada Kedavra. But this was Lord Lai, Lord Lai's shop. It was an honor for them to be allowed to clean!

Since the Great War of the Ministry of Magic, the lives of these prisoners have been on a meteoric rise.

To win people over, Lester allocated a plot of land to each of them in the autonomous region north of Azkaban, provided them with materials, and let them build their own houses, eventually working together to construct public facilities.

Lester, from a later era, understood human nature all too well. He knew that to get these prisoners to genuinely serve him, he had to give them a strong sense of belonging.

How to give them a sense of belonging is to make them feel like owners, to let them subconsciously know that they are not just Lester's underlings, but also the masters of Azkaban.

Like many companies that make promises to their employees, hoping to make them feel a sense of belonging to the company and treat it as their own home.

But just making empty promises without providing any real benefits is like fooling a child, isn't it?

Therefore, Lester would not make such a basic mistake. The policy of allowing prisoners to design their own houses alone successfully gave them a sense of belonging.

After all, it was built brick by brick by the prisoners themselves. On the surface, it was just a house, but in reality, it was filled with the deep emotions of the prisoners.

Sure enough, once they had the right to design the house themselves, their enthusiasm for work soared, and their admiration for Lester reached unprecedented heights.

If the shop weren't so small, probably all the prisoners of Azkaban would have come to help Lester clean it up.

As the boss, Lester naturally didn't need to lift a finger. The prisoners, who had been working as construction workers for several days, quickly cleaned Lester's shops spotless.

Moreover, in an effort to please the boss, many prisoners reinforced the walls.

In just half an hour, the dilapidated shop was completely transformed. Not only was the first floor cleaned up, but the second and third floors were also spotless.

Especially in the bedroom on the third floor, the prisoners thoughtfully bought Lester a double bed and a washbasin.

What started as a garbage dump of shops in a tenement building has been transformed into a place where you can move in with just your backpack, thanks to the efforts of these professional inmates.

After seeing the prisoners off, Lester couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat from his brow. He thought the prisoners had become obedient after his training, but he never expected this.

When they learned they were planning to make a living in Knockturn Alley Knockturn Alley, these heartless bastards actually decided to carry out a terrorist attack in the commercial district.

He said he wanted to humanely eliminate all his competitors so that Lester's business could thrive.

Lester was speechless at their ideas. He wasn't going to do ordinary business, and he wouldn't stoop to doing ordinary business anyway.

If nothing unexpected happens, this large shop in Knockturn Alley will become my second base of operations in the Wizarding World.

The first major base was naturally Azkaban, but in Lester's future plans, Azkaban mainly served as a talent development base, responsible for supplying talent for his cause.

Then, this large shop in Knockturn Alley naturally became his open headquarters in the Wizarding World. Once the talents of Azkaban graduated from the academy, he would directly have them work in his shop, a perfect transition.

In fact, Lester was quite satisfied with the large shop; it was spacious and could accommodate many people.

Secondly, although the shop's location is a bit out of the way, situated at the intersection of the Knockturn Alley commercial district and the slums, there are many vacant lots around it. If he wanted to expand, he could simply requisition those vacant lots.

Most importantly, the area is a melting pot of all sorts of people, which is perfect for Lester to start his business.

After observing the Wizarding World for so many days, Lester has already figured out what kind of business he wants to start.

Either don't do it at all, or do it big.

Anyway, I still have three months before school starts. If I make good use of these three months, I might be able to achieve something great.

Lester's idea was simple, yet also audacious: he planned to establish a Wizard Guild in the Wizarding World.

To be honest, opening a shop is nothing to Lester. Even if you monopolize the entire Wizarding World with your goods, you're still just a high-ranking nobleman.

However, Guild Sickle not so simple. As we all know, the governments of many countries around the world were transformed from the Guild unions.

Rome wasn't built in a day, and nothing in the world is achieved overnight.

The phenomenon of cutting down trees to make weapons, raising bamboo poles as flags, and having the whole world respond and follow with supplies cannot be achieved overnight; it requires initial accumulation.

The Guild organization in Lester was a good example of this accumulation process. Now, it's all too common for Muggle-born to be exploited by Pure-blood wizard in the Wizarding World, and even the Ministry of Magic has tacitly acknowledged the existence of this problem.

At this point, if a few progressive leaders were to spread the word among those Muggle-born, everyone could stage a major strike.

Workers went on strike, students marched, and merchants went on strike.

Lester believed that if his Guild could achieve this, even if he was not as strong as Dumbledore at that time, the power of the people would make even a strongman like Dumbledore submit.

Of course, Lester wouldn't dare do that right now. After all, in the Wizarding World, strength still matters. If he wasn't strong enough, those Muggle-born wouldn't entrust their lives to him.

Therefore, he needs to start with small things now.

The shops in Diagon Alley are backed by either long-established pure-blood nobles or powerful officials in the Ministry of Magic, Lester doesn't dare to touch them yet.

But Knockturn Alley is completely different. Apart from a few places where major Dark Magic is used to sell stolen goods, the rest are run by small Pure-blood families.

I can start by reforming Knockturn Alley to win people's hearts.