Chapter 82: The Choice (Part II)
Dr. Lawrence looked cautiously at the MI6 guards standing in the hallway.
Seeing the cold man in black nodding lightly with an expressionless face, he breathed a sigh of relief and spoke slowly.
"I was here during the Cuban Missile Crisis of the Cold War."
"At that time, we were discussing how we should save more people if a nuclear war broke out in the world."
The old man looked up at the people who were watching him around him, and continued in a deep voice.
"And the Tinder of the United Kingdom!"
"In short, the fact that we are able to come to this confidential conference room means that there may be another big event that will change the world like the Cuban Missile Crisis."
He paused, with a hint of prayer.
"God forbid, I hope it doesn't happen like last time."
Hearing Dr. Lawrence's heavy words, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, what was the Cuban Missile Crisis? Most of the people here have almost experienced that special era, and the turbulent years of the world with the collision of two poles have brought them an unparalleled feeling of helplessness and panic, and I believe they will never forget it in this life.
Heavenly Father, if there is really going to happen something of that level that can change the world, as Old Man Lawrence said, it must not be that kind of catastrophic bad thing!
For a while, behind the scenes of this meeting, the faces of the powerful and wealthy who did not particularly know about it changed, and they were silently praying in their hearts.
At this time, a black-clothed guard guarding the door of the conference room shouted.
"Your Majesty, here!"
When everyone present heard this, they all stood up. After a brief tidying up of his appearance, there was a gentleman with a hat, who also quickly took off his hat and looked at the entrance of the aisle in the center of the venue with a solemn face.
Soon, the figure of Queen Elizabeth III appeared in the middle hallway, and the queen smiled and nodded kindly to the gentlemen on the left and right.
Seeing the queen's calm face, it shouldn't be that anything bad happened this time. In everyone's hearts, they were inexplicably relieved.
Behind the Queen, Crown Prince William and Prime Minister Cameron followed, and after that, a row of young men in black robes, led by a short and fat middle-aged man in a silver-edged black robe and Princess Anne, who also had a silver-edged black robe, followed the queen into the venue.
Most of these young people looked around with curiosity, and when they saw these big names who were famous in the outside world, there was a hint of indescribable arrogance in their eyes.
Without the usual excessive etiquette and politeness, Queen Elizabeth walked to the middle of the front row, and then, Prime Minister Cameron and the short, stocky middle-aged man in a silver-rimmed black robe walked onto the podium.
"I believe that you are all the most loyal subjects of the British Empire when you can come hereγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
Prime Minister Cameron first began to introduce that although he is a little younger than many people here, who calls him the real supreme leader of the United Kingdom in the legal sense. In fact, the reason why he was able to win this British general election with the Labour Party, which is not welcomed by these adults in front of him, is because he is younger, better health, and more open-minded than the leader of the Conservative Party. In the earth-shattering social changes that followed in Britain, the big men needed an energetic, active-minded leader.
Finally, after Cameron's brief opening remarks, he finally got to the point.
"Now, I have our invite, His Excellency Reid Lyle, Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
"What? Minister of Magic? β
"Does the United Kingdom have such a department?"
"Yes, Ministry of Magic? Is there such a department in modern society? β
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In an instant, the scene was noisy. But as Reed stepped onto the podium, the scene quickly quieted down, after all, surprise is surprise, but these people sitting there also have good qualities as gentlemen.
"Ladies and gentlemen."
Reed's fat face was crowded with friendly smiles.
"I know everybody was surprised."
"Although our appearance in the wizarding world is very abrupt, it is not without foreshadowing."
"I'm sure you know the magical novel called Harry Potter that has been remade into a fantasy movie in the past few years, right?"
Harry Potter 6 Parts! Across Europe, the profits from novels and movies have swept billions of euros, how can everyone not know? Although everyone present is basically past the age of pursuing those cool magic stars like young people, there is no junior in any family.
Even if I haven't read those novels and movies in detail, but the stories that happen in them, even those gray-haired academic authorities who stay in scientific research institutions all day long in engineering, computer science and other boring disciplines can tell a few impressive stories about the wizarding world in books or movies, which shows the great influence of that novel!
Seeing that everyone present nodded.
"Since everyone knows more about that novel, that explains."
Humpty Dumpty paused deliberately, and in a slightly mysterious tone, continued.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the level of knowledge of our magical world is not low!"
What do you mean? We are normal people, but we have never been in contact with any "magic world". Everyone at the scene was confused, but the eyes of those science masters with active thinking lit up and they were the first to react.
Dr. Lawrence, with his silver hair, stood up amid the astonished gazes of those around him.
"I'm sorry, Reed, Master Reed, excuse me."
"What did you mean was that the wizarding world described in that novel with a lot of ink is true?"
There was a hint of anticipation and hesitation in his voice.
Dr. Lawrence's words made the others present suddenly realize, and for a while, hundreds of pairs of anxious eyes stared closely at the short and fat figure in front of them.
Reed smiled slightly, and the powerful spiritual power of the formal mage made him easily scan the name tag on Lawrence's chest, and then in the eyes of everyone, he nodded lightly and replied affirmatively.
"It's true. Dr. Lawrence, you're right! β
"Except for those stories that have been artistically processed, the other backgrounds, histories, and even the systems of the wizarding world are almost exactly the same as the magical world that exists in reality!"
Between his hands, an invisible force arose out of thin air, dragging the items on the podium in front of him aside. Then, he took out the half-meter-long black magic wand in his arms, drew a half-human-high oval pattern in mid-air, and under the pale golden scratches, a space-time door that seeped out a silver shimmer slowly appeared. This is the authority of the ministerial magic bracelet of the wizarding world that he uses in his right hand, and directly concretizes the small space-time gate of the wizarding world.
A pile of miniature books with a thickness of more than a dozen pages fell from the space-time gate with a clatter, and under the effect of Reed's spiritual power, they floated up and were neatly placed aside.
At this time, the venue was silent, as if a needle had fallen to the ground, and the crisp sound could be heard.
(I was out fishing with the leader this weekend, hey, I really can't add more, and I let everyone down.) Bow, bow)