Chapter 69: Lucius Upgrades
"Do you know what you're talking about, Severus? You let me go where a bunch of scum are? Or even want the great Malfoy to learn from those scum? Lucius spoke a little irritated in his characteristic aria, he didn't understand Severus's thoughts, and even thought that it might be because of Muggle connections, wizards or half-bloods from the Muggle world always had some strange thoughts.
"I know what you mean, Severus, you may think that Muggles have something to obtain, but I tell you, wrong, all wrong, how ridiculous the knowledge of a group of people who can't even touch the truth of the world, even magic, I advise you to stay away from Muggles!" Lucius continued, with a hint of hatred for iron and steel.
As a Malfoy partner, Lucius never wanted Severus to get too close to Muggles, let alone learn from them, which was ridiculous.
And this is the perception in the wizarding world, because even wizards from Muggles basically end up in the wizarding world, and those people would rather do the lowest jobs in the wizarding world than return to the Muggle world.
Coupled with the fact that their communication with Muggles is really minimal, so their understanding is really limited.
"I thought Malfoy, who had risen from the Muggle world, would be a little different for Muggles, Lucius." Severus just said calmly, if there was no Zhang Jin, or before he fused Zhang Jin, even if Severus grew up in the Muggle world, his attitude towards Muggles was still contemptuous.
The reality is actually stronger than the movie, and people who have magic will inherently feel superior, let alone pure-blood.
Some of the ancestors of these families were even worshipped as gods by Muggles, and there were often wizards who would go to Muggles to pretend to be gods, and most of them succeeded in playing Muggles, all of which made wizards despise Muggles in particular.
Even Dumbledore, who had always been more cautious about Muggles, was like this.
Dumbledore was already the most Muggle-minded in the wizarding world, and even participated directly in World War II, he had experienced Muggle technology before his duel with Grindelwald, but he still didn't think Muggles would be a threat to wizards.
In Dumbledore's opinion, a single wizard may be overwhelmed by those technological products, but a group of five or six wizards can almost defeat more than a hundred times the soldiers of World War II if they are on guard.
Coupled with the fact that Grindelwald was very damaging to the Muggle world during World War II, Dumbledore's view of Muggles has always been to put Muggles in a protected position.
Therefore, in Lao Deng's heart, the biggest threat is still the dark wizard.
There was not a single wizard in the wizarding world who believed that Muggles were a threat.
So it's not surprising that Lucius thinks this way.
And it's not that no wizard has ever thought of bringing Muggle stuff to the wizarding world, otherwise there would be no Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Objects Act and the corresponding Division for the Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items.
Unfortunately, due to the lack of knowledge about Muggle items, the introduction of Muggle items caused a very big disaster, one of which was explosives.
When Hogwarts built the first steam train, the Hogwarts Express, to transport students, there was a craze for collecting Muggle items throughout the wizarding world, and some of the enchanted items returned to the Muggle world again, which led to the wizarding world being almost exposed, and some wizards collected explosives, bombs, etc., which eventually caused disasters due to accidental detonation.
It was also after that the Ministry of Magic enacted the Law on the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Objects, and since then few wizards have tried to introduce Muggle items again, and even many wizards have become more hostile or contemptuous of Muggles.
And Lucius was clearly a representative of contempt for Muggles.
"Just because part of the Malfoys' wealth comes from Muggles, I advise you to stay away from them, those fools are contagious!" Obviously, Lucius didn't mean to joke, he was really trying to persuade Severus.
"You don't recognize the merits of Muggles, any creature has its own merits, even slugs can be used to boil potions, so, Lucius, you have to admit that Muggles also have merits."
"Can you live like Weasley?" Lucius couldn't help but sneer.
Speaking of which, there is a big reason why Lucius is hostile to Arthur Weasley is because he can give birth, you know, the Weasley family has a total of seven children, even if there are too many to raise, but seven children, what does this mean for sparsely populated wizards?
Especially for Malfoy, who is almost eight generations alone, there is nothing more serious than this, and it is for this reason that Malfoy's family motto will be "family first".
"Thoughts, Lucius, I'm pretty sure you don't know the Muggles' minds, all you see is their lives, the things they make, however, I think the most precious thing about Muggles is their minds." Severus looked at Lucius earnestly.
"Because Muggles are weak, they have a very special way of looking at and understanding the world, and they also pay more attention to the understanding of the world, although this understanding is not necessarily correct, but the method of understanding the world that was born during this period is very worthy of reference." Perhaps thinking that Lucius might not have understood, Severus continued.
"It's like seeing a beautiful view, wizards just marvel at it's magic, but no one knows more about it, but Muggles are different, they're trying to find the essence of things, they're trying to study and make similar changes, and it's so fruitful now."
"Therefore, their technology and items may not be suitable for the wizarding world, but their ideas and concepts are worth learning from."
Severus continued: "It's like the United States, where the Muggle world has surpassed the United Kingdom, and the wizarding world is growing rapidly, even Grindelwald has been to the United States. ”
"And you might not believe that the Muggle families there can spread their power throughout the world, and their wealth is much greater than yours, and they are more secure."
Severus watched Lucius fall silent, and then said, "Those Muggles were able to unite a large number of their companions with money, not with money, but with long-term cooperation, and they were even able to do their own will instead of the will of the nation, which Malfoy could not have done." ”
"And, don't forget the Dark Lord, I don't want to scare you, but I'm sure the Dark Lord isn't dead, so, Lucius, tell me, do you want to kneel at his feet and kiss his robes again?"
The man on the other side did not speak again, and his hand holding the snake's staff had turned white.
Before he knew that Voldemort was a half-blood, Lucius could have deceived himself that it was for the greater good, because pureblood was supreme.
But now, it was clear to him that he was afraid, deeper than ever.
Having served the Dark Lord, he knows better than anyone how terrible the Dark Lord is, and this is not something that can be convinced to face it for the sake of profit!
Moreover, Malfoy's pride will be very unwilling!