On the banks of the Rhine River, the river water was long and blue, with fine, silver-white ripples.
The German Aura and strikers were gathered here. Standing at the front was the director of the German Aura Command, Heinrich Telman. They were waiting for the arrival of the floating city.
However, most of the densely packed crowd were ordinary wizards who had heard the news and rushed over. Not only the German wizards, but also the French wizards and the Belgian wizards, who were ridiculed by the French wizards as "idiots who eat French fries with mashed potatoes," had all rushed over. They wanted to see the bustle and observe the floating city of the Hogwarts up close.
The German Aura and strikers, these young wizards, knew that they were about to face Allen Harris, who had defeated the mysterious man, but none of them retreated. These colleagues around them were where their confidence lay. After all, almost all the famous Aura masters of the German Ministry of Magic were gathered here, and there were no British Aura stationed on the Hogwarts, armed to the teeth. These young Germans ignored their previous fear of the floating city because of the number of people around them. Some even said that they might be one step ahead of Harris' plan to seize their land in the Black Forest.
However, after a shadow from the direction of Paris appeared in people's vision, the illusion that they could fight back this time disappeared.
Shrouded in the rippling Rhine River, the shadow gradually expanded, and the sunlight seemed to be blocked by the floating city that gradually appeared in front of them and gradually broke through the clouds to reveal its full appearance.
Unlike on TV, at this time, watching the floating city in the distance slowly approaching like a legendary behemoth, although it was still far away, it was enough to cause a commotion among the people standing on the riverside.
The Aura and strikers who were full of confidence before subconsciously clenched the magic wands in their hands to give themselves some sense of security, but when they thought of stopping such an existence from approaching, it was simply suffocating. Many people were so shocked that they directly took a few steps back.
Heinrich stood at the forefront and felt the change in the attitude of his men behind him. He smiled bitterly in his heart. He had personally boarded this great creation before, and he had long understood that even if the Aura on his side had turned out in full force, they could not stop him at all. He now only hoped that Hess' conjecture about Harris would be successful. Otherwise, they could only flee without caring about their demeanor and face, and become a joke in the eyes of other countries. This may bring sympathy to the German Ministry of Magic, but for him, who was in charge of the Aura, it was a humiliation to show his incompetence.
"Let's not talk about a flying wizard city, I have never seen such a big one on the ground."
"It doesn't need to do anything. We can't stop it if it just flies over."
"Merlin, this is too scary …" As Heinrich's adjutant, the young Aura Heydrich could only feel his palms sweating. At this time, when he saw the huge building coming over, his heart seemed to be trembling. "Director, what should we do?"
"Reinhard, pass down the message. First, block it according to the plan. Once they are found to break in or attack, don't forcibly stop them. Just use Phantom Shift to strategically retreat … The follow-up will be handled by Hess." When Heinrich Telman heard that the tall and handsome adjutant beside him had lost his usual confidence and asked with a trembling voice, he secretly sighed. "Today's matter is the shame of our German Aura, but don't lose your confidence. Harris' arrogance has allowed us to get the approval of the minister and private funding. Our team will soon usher in more reforms and expansion."
Heydrich did not dare to neglect and immediately passed down the order with his collar badge. Now, many countries had imitated the effective creation of the British Ministry of Magic and equipped their own members.
Feeling the relief of his colleagues behind him, Heinrich silently lifted his leg and stepped on the flying broom cornflower. The dense crowd of Aura and strikers followed behind him and soared into the sky. They occupied the sky in an imposing manner and formed a large formation that could be regarded as a human wall, blocking the floating city's route to Germany's airspace.
Then, Heinrich waved his hand and motioned most of the people to stay within the border. He and his adjutant Heydrich took a few people and flew to the floating city. When they were close enough, Heydrich took a firework from his broom, lit it with his magic wand and aimed it at the sky.
The firework flew up with a tail of flame and exploded into a series of shining giant characters suspended in the sky: In front of you is the airspace of the German Magic World, please stop approaching immediately.
Looking at the firework in front of them, the huge floating city seemed to slow down. A spiral shell-shaped floating ship flew up from the city, and a few Black Dragons of the Hesperian Islands flew out from the dragon's den below the floating city with umbrellas on their backs. They formed a small formation and flew quickly towards the German Aura.
This made some of the timid German Aura, who were very confident before the appearance of the floating city, ready to flee.
"Reinhard, tell your people to stop. Don't embarrass me! There are hundreds of ships on the floating city! If they want to attack us, they won't just send the smallest ship! " Heinrich ordered his adjutant to give the order to the restless Auror behind him. As expected, the dragons stopped their advance before they got too close, allowing the floating airship to continue forward. However, the few of them who were riding on brooms felt a little ashamed of their inferiority when compared to the enemy's forces.
The floating speedboat soon hovered in the air under the watchful eyes of the German Aura. A red-haired wizard with glasses came out from the speedboat. He stood up straight and stood on the tip of the shell. His stiff voice was heard, "Good afternoon, gentlemen. I'm Percy Weasley from the Department of Magical Transportation of the British Ministry of Magic … We've noticed your slogans and warnings, but we don't understand that we're currently floating in the air above France. May I know what you're doing?"
Heinrich frowned. He could only feel anger rising in his heart uncontrollably. The British Ministry of Magic only sent a young man to ask questions that he already knew the answer to. This showed that the other party didn't care at all about Heinrich's obstruction. However, considering the other party's friendly attitude, Heinrich, who didn't want to escalate the conflict, used the same official language as the other party. "But on the other side of the Rhine River is Germany. Perhaps the British didn't receive our notice? The floating city is a means of transportation prohibited in our country's sky … "
"Sir, it's rude of us to shout at each other in the air like this … If you can make the decision, please come on board and let us return to the floating city to negotiate?" Percy said as he made an inviting gesture with his hand.
Heydrich approached Heinrich and whispered, "We can't go up, sir. What if there's a trap up there …"
"Please don't worry, gentlemen. The British Ministry of Magic and the Hogwarts have been behaving differently recently. They've always been a law-abiding country. Please don't worry." As the person in charge of the Department of Magical Transportation, Percy didn't want the Germans to refuse at all. He wanted to use this opportunity. If he could persuade the Germans to let the floating city go instead of using the planned method, then his superiors would have a better understanding of his ability.
"I'll take them up there. Reinhard, you go back and take your men with you. Follow my orders." Heinrich had seen the other party's strength and knew that if they really wanted to deal with them, they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. However, he still ordered his adjutant to return to the team as a precaution.
Then, two German Aura followed Heinrich and boarded the spiral shell-shaped floating ship. The speedboat quickly turned around and sailed back. The fire dragons in the distance let out earth-shattering roars and flapped their wings to return.
Heydrich, who was riding a cornflower broom, had no choice but to return to the team at the border of Germany. He watched as the director and his colleagues boarded the ship and returned to the floating city further away. He looked at his subordinates and the crowd of ordinary wizards who were still watching. He had some expectations in his heart. If the director could persuade them to return, then they wouldn't have to run away in shame.
"The director is usually so forceful. Can he make the British agree to take a detour?"
"Don't be silly. There must be an exchange of benefits. If we lift the embargo, maybe it's possible … I'm more worried that the negotiation will fail. It's easy for us to escape, but the director is with them …"
"Don't worry. These British guys love to talk about gentlemanly stuff …"
…
However, gradually, the Aura's chatter quieted down. Anxiety and uneasiness began to accumulate as time passed. They didn't see Heinrich and the others for a long time. They didn't know what had happened, but they were getting more and more anxious. Heydrich kept wiping the sweat from his palms on his magic robe. He looked at the floating city that was approaching and couldn't suppress the anxiety and panic in his heart.
Then, a very loud and strange sound came from the floating city. It was a kind of suppressed rumbling sound, and it was getting louder and louder. After a while, whether it was Heydrich's team members or the ordinary wizards who were watching below, they all burst out in exclamations.
Heydrich's eyes widened. The blood in his body seemed to have frozen, and his heart sank to the bottom. He saw many densely-packed spaceships of different sizes rising above the floating city. They flew out from the floating city and sped up towards the border of Germany. They were like beasts that were advancing. The huge fleet of spaceships was majestic, and the majestic aura was breathtaking. It brought endless despair and suffocation to them.
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