After that, Leonard no longer paid attention to these ghosts who could basically do nothing. He acted on his own. He was a man of action who would do what he said. He started the task of helping Owen contact other defense areas.
Leonard acted as the middleman between the kingdom and the United States, explaining the situation to these defensive strongholds. He showed the evidence he had learned from Owen about the God of Death to his colleagues who did not believe in the Magic Kingdom, and asked them to go to the vicinity to verify it themselves by non-fireplaces.
In fact, most of the other defense areas established by the American wizards were quite peaceful. They could listen to Leonard's advice and comply with his suggestions. After losing contact with Chairman Piquelli, most of the people in charge knew that failure was inevitable. Not to mention, these Americans who were determined to resist the Magic Kingdom, in addition to those who wanted freedom, also came because they were on the list given by the kingdom, which said that they were related to the attack on the Greek dueling competition.
But now that they had the kingdom's promise that they would no longer be held accountable for these responsibilities, they decided to surrender to the United Nations with the excuse given by Leonard. They rationally believed that they should no longer make unnecessary sacrifices.
However, in the stronghold of the Eagle Faction of the United States Congress of Magic, Leonard's work of persuading them to surrender encountered the greatest obstacle in the defense area under the charge of Senator Donald of the Radical Faction.
"Even if the United Kingdom doesn't hold us accountable, they can't surrender after we've put in so much effort to resist!" The illusion of Donald's head stood upright in the flames of the fireplace. His face under his disheveled hair looked thin and haggard. "Leonard! You should be ashamed! I should have known not to trust you conservatives! "
"Donald! The situation is different from before. It doesn't make sense to blindly sacrifice anymore! " Leonard actually felt a little ashamed, but he could only helplessly explain to the stubborn old man in front of him. "Now it's no longer a struggle between countries. It's a matter of life and death for the whole world. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself …"
"Even if it's true, isn't it the suffering that these people have brought to us?!!!" Donald squinted at Leonard and sneered. "Leonard, you're too hypocritical. Where's your spirit of never surrendering in Congress? In the end, the United Kingdom effortlessly took away the Ivamoni, and now you want to surrender with all the defense zones in the Rocky Mountains? You're a traitor, a sinner of the United States … I'm telling you, don't even think about it! "
"Donald, Chairman Piquelli is missing! What we originally envisioned is simply impossible to realize! Since we're going to fall sooner or later, why not reduce our losses and save our strength to fight against the enemies of the entire world? " Leonard took out a photo of the main defense zone that had become a gray land and showed it to Donald. "If it weren't for this, I would have chosen to continue resisting. But open your eyes wide and take a good look. Do you want the United States to become a graveyard?"
"Don't try to fool me with a photo that I don't know if it's real or fake!" Donald, the old man, turned his face to the side and looked out of the window. He stubbornly insisted and roared, "As long as my defense zone is there! The United States of Magic would not have perished! Leonard, except for the eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano, these United Kingdom Wizards can't break into my defense zone! Even if that Allen Harris comes in person, he'll only be greeted by the alchemy bomb of the slow tunnel. We can go to hell with him! "The old man wiped his saliva and continued to shout," The United States of Magic will not perish! I won't let the free United States be swallowed up by the greedy United Kingdom! I … "
This stubborn old wizard, who had been inspired by Leonard, could not accept it at all when he saw that Leonard was leading the way to surrender to the United Kingdom. He scolded Leonard and called on the United States of Magic who wanted to resist the tyranny of the United Kingdom to go to his stronghold. He righteously expressed that he would perish together with the invaders.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the earth shook and the mountains shook, interrupting Donald's shout. Leonard and Owen, who had heard the movement, came to the fort that had been demolished and looked out. Huge white smoke rose into the sky from the other part of the Rocky Mountains.
Leonard, who was about to speak, froze in an instant. Only his eyes moved left and right. He glanced at the place where Donald's illusion had disappeared in the fireplace. The corner of Owen's mouth twitched slightly.
"Sir …" Percy Weasley ran over from the other side of the office, panting. Although he was a little panicked, he did not forget to bow to Owen. "Minister … the Yellowstone Volcano has erupted … Sir Donald's defense zone seems to be included …"
As the accompanying recorder, Percy was specially brought over by Owen this time as an attendant. It was entirely because of Owen's face that Arthur's recently developed product was very popular in the market. Therefore, he allowed the Weasley family's only son, who was now working in the Ministry of Magic, to have a more glorious political resume as a small reward.
However, this kid's untimely shout in public made Owen feel a little regretful. He noticed that Leonard, who had just turned his head, frowned and looked at him inquisitively after hearing about the volcano. This also reminded Owen that he had previously boasted to Leonard … threatened that his staff was planning to detonate the Yellowstone Volcano to fill the underground passage with lava …
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense … I will never allow my subordinates to do such a thing." Owen waved his hand and shook his head with an innocent look and explained hurriedly. Seeing that they did not believe him, Owen directly asked Percy, "Why did the Yellowstone Volcano erupt? What caused it? "
Percy was a little confused by Owen's expression. He quickly asked the frontline with his badge. After getting the exact information, Owen spread his hands to Leonard and the others.
"Uh … Minister, the Yellowstone Volcano erupts about every 600,000 years. It is estimated that it will enter the eruption cycle in less than a few decades …" Percy also realized that he might have been misunderstood by the Americans just now. His attitude toward Leonard was obviously a little tougher as he explained, "Sir Leonard … That is a volcano … It's normal for you guys to dig out lava wantonly like this … Sir Donald wants to recruit more American wizards who are unwilling to surrender, so he wants to expand …"
"In short … Leonard, we'd better move faster …" Owen said a little awkwardly, "Now that it's only a local incident, let's quickly block it. By the way, let the Muggle around it not notice it …"
In the end, regardless of whether the American wizards believed it or not, although the Donald Defense District did not lose many people, and the wizards managed to escape with Phantom Shift, the loss of resources and the lack of hope for victory made this accident the last straw. This led to the disunity of the people in the Defense District, and in the end, they had no choice but to surrender to the United Magic Kingdom.
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