The movements of the United Kingdom of Magic had become the focus of the world's attention.
On the floating city, a large number of floating ships were docked at the docks, and the armed forces that had previously been on vacation were once again assembled. The iron golems in the alchemy factories stood in rows, ready to go. The United Kingdom instantly operated at high speed, and the entire country was preparing for war.
These preparations made by the United Kingdom were not kept a secret. Every country knew about the United Kingdom's big move this time, and their nerves were tense, waiting for the United Kingdom's swift and violent attack.
But to the surprise of these countries, although the floating city of Hogwarts announced to the world that it was going to wage war against the United States in the name of revenge and counterattack on the day of the United Kingdom's raid on the colony, even though the United States had begun to assemble floating ships and armed forces to deal with the upcoming United Kingdom, the speed of the Magic Kingdom's dispatch of troops this time was much slower than when they attacked Germany and Bulgaria.
This speed made other countries puzzled, and the residents of the floating city were a little anxious. But this time, the Magic Kingdom did not act willfully like before and did not immediately attack. It was not until now that they chose to hold a meeting of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards first and invited members of the Union to the domed auditorium on the floating city of Hogwarts for the meeting.
In the auditorium, except for the United States, representatives of the Ministry of Magic from all over the world gathered here. Many of them had been to the floating city of Hogwarts before as envoys, but this time, the floating city had developed even faster in a short period of time.
After the capture of Germany, Harris quickly completed the handover of business with the German Muggle government and expanded the trade without scruples. The number of countries trading with each other on the floating city increased, and the variety of goods was flourishing. The collection of the original German ruling family's collection, which was revealed after being selected by the Harris Shrine and other ruling families, also attracted many foreign merchants in a short period of time.
In particular, the magnificence of the newly built headquarters of the Ministry of Magic of the United Kingdom made many envoys exclaim that it looked more like a magic power than it did on TV.
As the president of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards, Allen sat on an exaggeratedly tall obsidian chair placed on the podium in the middle of the hall where Owen gave his speech. This kind of large size made his figure look a little lonely. Although the enthronement ceremony of the Magic Kingdom was arranged later because they wanted to change from the Magic King to the Magic Emperor in one step after conquering the United States, at this time, he was wearing the crown designed by his daughter and made by his cousin.
The design of the Ioun Stone orbiting around Allen's head like stars and the design of the lighting on the chair made the face of the president, who was theoretically equal to the other members of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards, appear detached from everything — although the meeting he attended was undoubtedly a meeting of mortals.
No envoys expressed any objection to this arrangement. The eyes of the representatives in the audience were focused on Owen standing under Allen's chair. At this time, he was giving a speech as the union's representative, and his voice echoed throughout the hall.
"The day our United Magic Kingdom's pioneering land was attacked will forever be our day of national shame …" Owen's tone was heavy with anger. "Obviously, the premeditated surprise attack by the American armed forces had been carefully planned for a long time. During this period, the American government made a false statement that they would respond to the ultimatum issued by our United Magic Kingdom to them. They deliberately deceived us with despicable means … deceived the International Union of Wizards and Wizards because our ultimatum was drafted for all the member states who were involved in the previous terrorist attack …" Owen leaned on the podium with both hands. "In addition, their attack on the pioneering land caused great losses to all the countries involved. They expelled all the wizards in the colony, looted all the machines and materials that were traded here, and turned the prosperous place jointly built by our countries into a messy vacuum …"
When the Greek representative, Stephanos, heard Owen mentioning the previous attack, he sat up straighter. In the attack on the dueling arena in Greece, people from various countries were killed, but now, Harris was directing the American attack on the United Magic Kingdom to the other countries of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards. This was not right …
"Compared to Germany and Bulgaria, the United States is obviously better at hiding its role in these incidents … The evidence we obtained from the headquarters of the German and Bulgarian Ministry of Magic and some of the participating wizards shows that the mastermind of the attack on the dueling arena in Greece should actually be from the American magic world …" Owen paused and glanced at the wizards in the hall. He slowed down his speech and said clearly, "Germany and Bulgaria are mainly responsible for the assassination, but the perpetrators of the explosion itself are these Americans who are hiding behind the scenes … In fact, there's also the shadow of a mysterious person behind this."
After some commotion, the representatives of various countries in the hall sat down steadily in their chairs. No one raised any questions at this time. Of course, other than the allies of the Magic Kingdom, there was no one who agreed. Most of the envoys calmly watched Owen continue his speech. They thought it was just the Magic Kingdom slandering the United States to justify their own actions.
"In fact, the internal security of the United States Congress has always been a problem. Even if subsequent improvements have been made, there are still many loopholes … The previous magic potion leak in Raccoon City and the terrorist attack in Greece were planned and executed by a mysterious person who disguised himself as the leader of the radical faction in the United States. He used the compound decoction and the Soul Snatching Spell to evade the flawed detection system of the United States." Owen seemed to be stating a fact. "And all of this will surface after we take action. I believe all of this will surface."
The envoys themselves still did not believe Harris' statement. However, after listening to Owen's speech, they could not help but feel that Harris' timing to slander the United States was just right. If they had thrown out this statement during the Raccoon City incident, perhaps no one would have believed it. However, now that it was related to the United States that had been proven to be involved, there was no doubt that there would be many ordinary wizards who were easily led into believing this conspiracy theory.
"As the main victim of the United States' several actions, and also out of responsibility to the member states of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards, I propose to the president on behalf of the United Kingdom, and at the same time, to the representatives of the member states present here. In view of the vile behavior of the United States' repeated sneak attacks, as well as the unstable factors that are unable to control the Congress …" Owen proposed in a deep voice, looking around at the wizards present. "We also need to unite and define the United States as a magic country that supports terrorism and violates the International Wizard Confidentiality Act. We also need to completely sever diplomatic relations with the other party … Not only that, we also need to ban the United States' status as a member of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards."
Many of the envoys of the Congress gasped. They finally understood why the floating city did not immediately retaliate. They understood that Harris wanted to directly isolate the United States' magic community from the other magic communities — not only by means of war, but also by eliminating its political influence from the root.
After being questioned by his father, Allen, who was sitting on the stone chair with a sense of superiority, finally moved. He lowered his head slightly and looked at his father.
"Representative Owen Harris, I understand your proposal. At present, as far as I'm concerned … I think what you said is very reasonable. For a country like the United States that wantonly destroys the security and stability of the international community, we should take all measures and use any form to help it restore its normal political ecology …" Allen's voice was far more ethereal and mysterious than usual under the special structure of the chamber structure. "If this means starting a war, then this is what we have to do … Now, please express your opinion on Minister Harris' proposal. Those who agree, please raise your hand."
As if receiving a signal, the French representative, Madame Maxim, raised her hand very conspicuously. The huge opal ring on her hand shone under the light. Uganda, which was promised to build a floating city, and Russia, which wanted the United Kingdom to help raise the floating city, and other countries close to the floating city also raised their hands and took the lead to express their opinion.
This made the allies of these countries also raise their hands, and it also led other neutral countries to do the same.
During this process, Allen, who was on the rostrum, whose face could not be seen clearly behind the Ioun Stones, slowly glanced at the wizards in the hall. Under this kind of gaze, the wizard representatives who realized that they did not want to be a thorn in Harris' side could only raise their arms.
"My father, Representative Owen Harris' opinion seems to be the common wish of all the representatives …" Allen's ethereal voice suddenly became louder and louder like thunder. "There are many countries that have been victims of the terrorist attack on the United States, and it has become the enemy of all our countries … So as the president, I think this is not only a matter of the Magic Kingdom, but it's also a time for all the magic world to have peace. It's not just the army of the Magic Kingdom. Under the enemy's cunning tactics, I think we need to use the peacekeeping force of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards that was previously established to let them play their role in this battle that needs manpower …"
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