The dawn of the century, for humanity as a whole, is dark. The world's population has plummeted, no one knows what's going on, everything is so sudden, and in Hollywood entertainment disaster movies, no matter what kind of threat, there will always be warnings, and heroes will always find a way to save everyone. This time there are no heroes, no warnings, not even enemies.

In the cold wind of January, people panicked to cope with the hustle and bustle of the "strange world". It was as if back in time to the Grindelwald era, with the streets deserted, and the occasional figure or two, who looked panicked and did not dare to stop. On the high street, a large number of shops have closed, and don't get me wrong, the owl mail business is reaching new highs.

Raise your gaze a little and look beyond the lifeless streets, where owls carry spell books, potion ingredients, and crucibles, forming an army of transports to transport goods across Europe. If there's one difference from Grindelwald's time, it's that there's no big notice posted by the Ministry of Magic.

After the destruction of the Ministry of Magic, wizards could not believe that any magic could destroy the places where thousands of wizards worked in an instant. The family members gathered in grief under the ruins of the Ministry of Magic and wept bitterly, and a small number of the Ministry of Magic were directly vaporized and completely disappeared.

Several newspapers with exclusive perspectives cried out that Muggles had once again broken out into war, this time undoubtedly with serious consequences to the wizarding world. Some believed it and shouted for revenge. Because of the fall of the Death Eaters, pure-bloodism, which had gradually lost its voice, reared its head again.

However, in just a few days, everyone found out that the Ministry of Magic was gone, and everything was in chaos. This kind of chaos far exceeds the terror policy of Voldemort's rule in England, no matter how cruel Voldemort formulated, but it is still orderly, and no matter how bad the order is, it is better than no order.

The survivors of the Ministry of Magic began to call for the Ministry of Magic to be rebuilt.

"Only the British Ministry of Magic has survived now, and it's fairly stable. Bilo reported on the contact with various families in the past few days, "The rest of Europe is a mess. The surviving voices of the Ministry of Magic are too quiet, and many of the powerful families in the area are indifferent to the rebuilding effort. ”

"What do they want to do?" Phoenix asked.

"We found that someone was conspiring with them, and the organization of "Wizards International" suddenly appeared, with the goal of creating a united, complete European coalition government, which would be different from the Ministry of Magic, which would only be maintained, but would govern wizards in their entirety. ”

"In that case, they may be the culprits of this disaster, if not somewhat. Mercedes hammered the wooden table hard, and the teacup jumped violently, "Wizard International, the ambition is not small. Are you sure they are building European states, not world governments?"

Her guess was justified. Wizards are not as nationally racist as Muggles, the general public is very indifferent to the concept of the state, and most of the people who hold nationalist ideas are Muggle-born wizards.

"Personally, I think there is a connection at most, but they should not be the direct initiators. Billo knew the reason for her anger, and there was no one here who was not angry, the Swiss Ministry of Magic destroyed and buried one-tenth of the family's strength, plus the personnel who were arranged to work in the Ministry of Magic in other regions, which made Peverell very painful. They wouldn't have arranged for a large number of family members with the surname Peverell to blatantly cram into the Ministry of Magic, that would be too high-profile.

But that doesn't mean there aren't, people who are very suitable for politics will be placed in the Ministry of Magic, on the one hand, for the sake of the family's profits, on the other hand, to spy on other magical families across Europe, and for some bad signs, mobilize the resources of the Ministry of Magic to suppress them. Coupled with the allied families who served and Peverell, they suffered so much this time that it was almost impossible to estimate, and it would take more than a decade, if not decades, to regain the control they had before.

"How so?" Phoenix stared at the countless papers in front of him, not looking up. In the past few days, the complicated news has almost overwhelmed him, and the family high-level is at a loss, so they simply push everything on him.

"Within Wizarding International, there are a lot of different claims, and it doesn't look like premeditated at all. At present, the mainstream is the retro school, who believe that it should be returned to the way it was before the secrecy period. There is also the belief that wizards can set themselves up as kings, to construct a free government of wizards based on the Muggle government, and to form a coalition government with Muggles...... Factional fighting was fierce, and yesterday there were a number of fights in Vienna, in which 16 people were killed and an unknown number of wounded. ”

"Phew, they still want to build a country. Walter stood, the head of the family's internal affairs, "We haven't spoken yet, they really think of themselves as human beings." ”

"Realistically, we can't deal with all the wizards in Europe. Mercedes glanced at Phoenix after speaking, "Even if we can succeed, the price is not something we can afford, it will only be cheaper for outsiders." We need friends. ”

"I agree. Phoenix echoed Mercedes' opinion, "When it comes to war, the more friends the better." ”

A crack crept open in the door of the conference room, and Watson quickly dodged in. Hand over Phoenix a poster.

"The Hanning family declared its independence. One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the pot exploded in the conference room, and several people immediately stood up and shouted for the use of troops against the Hanning family.

Mercedes left to take out a map of Europe. This map, which took more than 400 years to complete, was compiled from 2 BC. It's like a super-enlarged version of the Spot Map, where the magic of the map is turned on with a spell that encompasses all of Europe. Every year, the names of students who have graduated from prestigious international universities are automatically updated, and all the famous families in Europe are also displayed on it.

"Find them. Phoenix said to Mercedes.

"The Hanning Family!" The map began to zoom in on an area rapidly, and then the thin ink spread out like a spider's web around the point where the Mercedes' wand touched, and the thin ink lines were connected to each other, and the dark green letters marked the place name and people in each place, and everyone bent down to look, and in the upper left corner gathered a group of people, one was Bront Hanning pacing in a house, many people around him were surnamed Hanning, but there were also many famous families in other areas.

"Blunt Hanning, the current patriarch. What do you think?"

"Throw stones and ask for directions. Phoenix looked at the map with a strange look in his eyes, "With such a small number of people, this town doesn't have any important resources." Look at this ......," Phoenix pointed to a few names, "There are families in France, Sweden, Italy, and other places, and they are far stronger than the Hanning family. ”

"Do you need us to do anything?" Mercedes asked immediately, unhurriedly, "and they can be dealt with in half an hour." ”

"No! I suddenly had another great idea. Phoenix smiled, as if he was smug at his idea.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "it's time to change the status quo between friend and foe. ”8)