Although it had not really started yet, the Conservatives and the Radicals were arguing fiercely in the conference room. Their voices even echoed in the spacious conference room.
Leonard, who realized that he was late, did not disturb the others. He, who had competed with Fleevy for the duel championship, even cast a Phantom Spell on himself in front of the Aura at the door after they had finished their inspection. Only then did he step into the conference room under the stunned gazes of the other party.
This place maintained the same decoration design style as the Congress Hall. It was still designed in the style of Art Deco, with the main theme being black and gold. The logo of the United States Congress of Magic was embroidered in the middle of the carpet, and the radiation lines in the sun were matched around the logo.
At this time, the place was decorated like a parliamentary debate in the past. On the dark brown seats carved with various gorgeous patterns sat the representatives of various departments.
The holographic image of Britain's Owen issuing the ultimatum was suspended in the middle of the conference room, glowing brightly.
Leonard listened to the content of their quarrel and secretly came to the gathering area of the Conservatives. He found a seat and removed his invisibility. His colleagues around him were obviously not surprised by his behavior. They were only shocked at first before they turned their attention to the quarrel.
"You Radicals who caused this disaster have no right to lecture me here!" The elderly Conservative representative, Ebost, was sitting in the middle of his colleagues. He said contemptuously, "And the United Kingdom has evidence that the attack on the duel arena in Greece is related to the missing leader of your Radicals, Fawkes Gravis. Speaking of which, the previous Raccoon City potion leak was also because of him …"
"Raccoon City is because of the sins of Harris and the Umbrella!" A blonde old member of the Radical Party retorted with a flushed face, "At this critical moment, what's the use of investigating who caused it? We must unite all the forces that can be united to resist Harris' invasion! "
"Donald! What happened to Germany is right in front of us. Is it useful to shout? Yes, we are much stronger than Germany, but will we be stronger than the United Kingdom now? " "I hope that the sorcerers who participated in the attack in Greece can be a little more responsible. Don't let the whole country take the blame for the trouble they caused …"
Unlike the previous situation where the conservatives were at a disadvantage due to the rise of nationalism in the United States, this incident was a disaster caused by the mistakes of the radicals. This allowed the conservatives, who had been suppressed during this period of time, to regain the initiative in the conference.
"Ebosta! Those are just reasons. This is Britain's ambition! In essence, it was Harris's ambition that was fermenting! They want to dominate the world. "The radical Donald shouted even louder." It's Britain's fault! "
The Conservative Wizards all stood up to accuse the Radical Wizards, and the Radical Wizards did not want to be outdone. For a moment, there was even more chaos.
Seeing such a situation, William, the chairman of the United States Congress, didn't seem to have much of a presence in the face of factional struggles because he didn't have much control over Congress. Piquelli looked at the internal disputes with a pale face. Some of the wizards could not bear the pressure and hugged their heads like ostriches. Some of the wizards simply got up and left the conference room in despair.
Despair gradually spread within Congress. At this moment, a short-haired wizard dressed as a clerk walked in from the door in a panic, interrupting the quarrel between the conservatives and radicals.
This young man was obviously a little nervous because he was facing so many important people in Congress at once. He said loudly to the chairman who was sitting quietly on the podium, "I'm very sorry to disturb you, but there's an emergency. Reporting to Your Excellency … There's news from the floating city of Hogwarts. The results of their referendum are out. It can be said that they overwhelmingly agreed to establish the United Kingdom. The castellan of the floating city of Hogwarts, Allen Harris, has been elected as the sole ruler of this new magic kingdom."
The young wizard's voice echoed in the silence. Everyone was stunned. Then, an even louder noise broke out as everyone whispered to each other.
"Silence! It's not surprising that it can be established … "Chairman Piquelli asked in a loud voice, which was rare for him to be so forceful." What I'm more concerned about is whether there's a report on the specific organizational structure. Are there any announced rules and regulations? "
"The United Kingdom is called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Germany. Its ruler is called the King of the Magic Kingdom." The young clerk obviously did not understand that his chairman was actually asking about the situation of the military. He directly rolled up his sleeves, raised the magic TV in the form of a wristwatch on his wrist, and compared it with the information he had just paused. "They claim to be imitating the British Queen, implementing a constitutional monarchy … But it seems that in fact, the King of the Magic Kingdom has far more authority than the British Queen. He alone holds the power of the country, is the center of power and the highest actual ruler. He also has the authority to appoint cabinet members. He has also established two prime ministers, the former ministers of the British and the former German Ministry of Magic respectively. The legislative bodies of the empire are the Federal Parliament and the Imperial Parliament. The Parliament exercises legislative power, but the King still has the right to veto …"
"Enough, get to the point!" Senator Donald was obviously impatient because the matter concerned the radicals themselves. He asked a little angrily, "What about those Aura strikers? Does that Allen Harris have the authority to directly bypass the Ministry of Magic to command them? "
"I'm sorry, Senator …" The clerk was frightened by the other party's voice, but his outstanding professional skills still made him immediately remember the information he had just seen. "Whether it's the British or German Aura strikers, these armed forces are usually still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic … Well, it's the Ministry of Magic of the United Kingdom that they are going to establish … But in theory, the King is now their highest-ranking commander, so he has a higher command than the Ministry of Magic …"
"You make it sound so nice. What Magic Kingdom's constitutional monarchy! This is a copy of the system from Harris's hometown almost a hundred years ago! It's just a modification of the monarchy system and an addition of a prime minister! " Ebost could not help but scold angrily. As the leader of the conservative faction who boasted of his shrewdness, he was interested in politics and had studied Muggle's achievements in this area.
However, this was obviously the first time most of the wizards present had heard of this term, and they could not understand it. Recently, the easy-going wizards and Muggle had begun to cooperate under the leadership of the British, which allowed the normal wizards to gradually have a basic understanding of Muggle. After all, many countries' seventh-grade Muggle research subjects taught wizards things like dial phones and rubber ducklings. (The setting came from the seventh-grade Muggle research course of the mobile game, Mystery of the Hogwarts.)
"The war launched by England has created a powerful United Magic Kingdom, and the concentration of power has also brought about a stronger overall national ability to act … I suggest that for the sake of the American Magic Kingdom … we should initiate a negotiation with them … Extraditing some of the perpetrators is also reasonable in theory … After all, many of our own people have really made mistakes …" The conservative faction's Ebost's tone was very heavy. He did not even care that he would be regarded as a traitor in this magic country where nationalism had begun to rise if he said these words without any embellishment. "Allen Harris has just ascended the throne, so he definitely needs to show his authority … At this time, we can't be used as a target by him and become a model for him to show his might."
Ebost's words that seemed like he wanted to surrender had obviously angered the radicals. After all, they did not want to be sent to England to kiss the Dementors. "We can't just hand him over like this, right? That would make our country look too weak and easy to bully!"
"If this gets out, our American wizard citizens won't be happy about it. It's too embarrassing to surrender like this!" Some of the wizards who had originally maintained their neutrality and other minority factions no longer remained silent. After shouting this slogan, they changed the topic. "Besides, even if we want to hand him over, we should imitate France and let us have a more dignified handover process … If we're afraid of him like this, we can't just hand him over like this. I think we should try to communicate more with the United Empire and try our best to preserve the country's dignity …"
Under the discussion of the conservative faction and the neutral faction, the decision to hand over the radicals involved in this matter seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Under such pressure, many radicals had developed an attitude of admitting what they had done and going all out.
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