Chapter 50: The Wind Gradually Changes

Bidding farewell to Garrick Ollivander, Kane uses Apparition to get outside Exmoor Lodge and then climb the stairs into the wooded area on the outskirts of the lodge.

As with Hogwarts, it is not possible to use Apparition to go directly inside.

As a window to the outside world, Kane doesn't have too many eye-catching magic items or combat power here.

Although it will take another three years for the Predator Swarm to be fully launched, that doesn't mean he doesn't have combat power at his disposal.

The vampires who invaded Nozawaen Castle in the early days were transformed into shadow guards, which can also be called dark slaves.

Not his slaves, but the slaves of darkness.

He represents the will of darkness, and as such can drive the dark clan that lives on dark energy.

These modified magical golems are still the opposite of light, but the dark energy in them forms a mist of shadows, protecting them from the sun.

They also don't live by sucking blood, their flesh has been energized, and they are magical creatures that don't naturally arise in the low-magic world.

They are covered in tattoos, a set of dark war paints that act like constant spell slots, allowing them to cast spells. Of course, only dark magic can be used.

Dark magic is not black magic, black magic is all spells that involve universal morality that is characterized as evil, and dark magic simply refers to magic that uses dark magic as an energy source.

The Shadow Guards have an IQ, but they are not the ones they were in life, but they are similar to being cast with Spiritual Enlightenment and Constructing Activation. It's a magical personality, not a soul.

Overall, it costs a lot of money to build and raise such a magic golem, and it's not very cost-effective. So they're not part of the Predator swarm, they're only created for emergencies.

Exmoor Lodge and Nozawa Castle are both equipped with shadow guard patrols, which are mainly responsible for keeping vigils.

As for the day, the Auror Six sent by the International Federation of Magic are still there, with a good salary and benefits as bodyguards, and they are envied by their colleagues, which also becomes pressure, so they are not bad.

When it comes to the International Federation of Magic, we have to mention it.

Compared with the International Federation of Magic in the orthodox HP world, this one in this world has much more authority.

Its full name, the International Federation of Ministries of Magic, is more accurate, the equivalent of the United Nations of the wizarding world.

Arbus Dumbledore was also never the president of the Federation. The Federation also does not have a President, but a Secretary-General.

He is the president of the International Association of Wizards and the chief wizard of the Wizengamot.

These two honors and powers were earned against an evil gang of wizards with Voldemort as the leader, the Death Eaters as the backbone, the dark wizards as their minions, and the dark creatures as their wings.

Now, 12 years later, many people have figured out how to cut power.

It's not because Dumbledore can't be a man, but because it hurts money to let him stay in a high position.

Take the UK, for example.

The wizards of England were, and still are, in a small-scale peasant economy.

They have very little dependence on the Muggle world, and are basically a few basic resources such as food.

But this is not because they are rich, but because they are closed.

If you take a casual look, you will find that there are many poor wizards, including wizard nobles like the Malfoy family, but they are actually just turtles, and local tyrants are not counted.

Think about it, if the wizard's imagination of abundance, like the old peasant in the mountain village in ancient times, thought that the emperor should eat fine noodles and meat buns for every meal, then how high could his demand be?

And the rise of the Demon Eye Chamber of Commerce has gradually broadened the horizons of wizards.

The MONOCULUS encourages its employees to learn to consume, not luxury, of course, but the pursuit of quality and artistic taste.

The employees of the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce dress up to make people feel decent, but they don't look too eye-catching and suspicious of showing off their wealth.

When they see the people of the Demon Eye Chamber of Commerce, the wizards often think, alas, why are they so decently dressed when you look at other people's clothes?

If you ask carefully, from the stitches to the buttons, from the connection of the fabric texture to the fine-tuning of the collar of the garment, it turns out that there is attention everywhere, and the money is spent on this, so it is extraordinarily fitting, which sets off the temperament of the wearer.

The same goes for other small items, shoes, walking sticks, watches, purses, collar pins...... Every time people take out the same, it makes people feel pleasing to the eye, the color is warm, there is style and style, and it is found that the thief is expensive, which is called low-key luxury.

With a new standard of abundance, wizards finally found themselves poor.

It's also a room full of magic, go and see what the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce sells.

The function is intimate, it looks comfortable, it is safe to use, it is expensive and it is worth it, and I can't afford it!

Usual daily necessities, go and see what the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce has prepared for wizards.

Good, really good, good quality, good workmanship, good design, heirloom is no problem. Can't afford it!

Just to eat, drink and mate, that's the life of a pig.

People have to be a bit of a pursuit.

The wizard felt that he was a superior man, and looked down on Muggles every day, but as a result, he was in rags, used rough things, lived in a rotten house, and was like a beggar, didn't his face hurt?

The MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce became pioneers, bringing the concept of a high quality of life to the British wizarding world.

The first to be affected was the British Ministry of Magic.

Tears brought in an additional income of 5 million gold Galleons to the Ministry of Magic last year. As a result, the gang screamed from top to bottom that they didn't have enough money to spend, as if they were unpaid volunteers.

In fact, the salary has not changed much compared with previous years, but the bonuses and benefits have been greatly improved, especially the year-end bonus, and the salary of three months is in vain.

But it's true that there isn't enough money to spend. That's a lot of steps!

Decent formal wear, shoes, wallets...... Each piece is a step, and only when it is completed can it be considered to be at least decent, and it is not so shabby if there are more than two sets......

That's the case with men, and even more so with women, who are embarrassed to go out into the streets in red, blue, green, and purple shaman's robes? Or black? Do you think you're an Arab woman?

People live in a warm community with free public facilities such as chess and card rooms, activity rooms, leisure rooms, gyms, etc., and you live in the wilderness where you listen to the wind during the day and listen to the wolf howl at night, and don't you feel that your life is stumbling?

With a concrete concept, with comparison, there is a goal, and the money is not enough to spend.

In this context, Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix, which do not produce and need subsidy money every year, have become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.

And if you want to save money from these places, you can't do it without bringing down the mountain of Dumbledore first.

Those who want to move Dumbledore are not only those who feel that Dumbledore is blocking his way to his wealth. And the former Death Eaters.

These people knew very well that they would never be able to make peace with Dumbledore and the like. And, Dumbledore always played the role of the one who got in the way.

Coupled with the fact that Voldemort has not recovered for so long, the panicked bird-like worries of the past have been replaced by calmness, and the vines of ambition have grown and climbed again.

Well, the scar forgot the pain, and some people became ready to move again.

This is the origin of the resurgence of the dark clouds in the wizarding world that Kane talked about with Garrick.

In public, his words and deeds are arrogant, and he is sneering, questioning, and disrespectful about the actions of the righteous side of the wizarding war.

Provocation, as well as temptation.

This is a manifestation of the individual's and organization's power.

This spring, the Ministry of Magic made changes to a number of decrees.

For example, for various reasons, reduce the financial investment in the pursuit of fugitive Death Eaters and Dark Wizards.

Some laws and regulations were even outlawed on the grounds that they were a product of the era of war, were too harsh and cruel, and ran counter to the prevailing trend of fraternity and tolerance in times of peace.

Four days ago, the Ministry of Magic revealed that if he was willing to pay a large amount of atonement (bail), it was not impossible for Stanley to release it early.

One is crazy about money, and the other is that the attitude towards the underworld has been significantly loosened, otherwise I wouldn't dare to mention this stubble.

Catherine was very direct about the Ministry of Magic's proposal: "Let him continue to atone for his crimes in Azkaban." ”

As a result, within a few days, there were rumors outside, saying that Catherine had forgotten Stanley's love for his wife and children, and secretly raised a little white face or something.

Some people, near is not inferior, far away is resentful, and never know gratitude.

There are also some people who only look at how many others there are.

The MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce sold magic tears and black hemp to British wizards in limited quantities, and actually provoked some British wizards because of this, because of the limited amount, it was said that the Shafiq family used the technology of the British wizarding world to flatter the International Federation of Magic and the ministries of magic of other countries, and criticized their own people.

Now that the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce has grown, Catherine will no longer come forward to scold the street in person. But the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce has a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The spokesperson's reply to this remark was published in the Daily Prophet in one sentence: The more people I know, the more I like dogs.

Now those people are targeting the employees of the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce. Harassment in life, obstruction of normal work.

They use their terrible reputation to dominate ordinary human gangs to do, and those gangs use drugs and other means to instruct homeless people, ruffians, addicts and other rotten people to stir up.

This did cause some trouble for the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce. Mainly because the channel is self-developed, and many of the materials are purchased from Muggles and then processed with magic.

Naturally, there is no problem on the wizard's side, but it is more troublesome on the Muggle side. It's not suitable for large-scale killing, it's all rotten people, it doesn't work if you kill less, and killing too much will cause a big incident.

Directly crush those next generations? If you want to do this, you still need intelligence support, and the conditions are not yet ripe.

Excuse me, but in terms of connections, wizarding magnates are more intimate with those people, inextricably linked, and the next generation is not only the night pot of wizarding and powerful people, but also the night pot of Muggle officials, often doing dirty work for them, and is highly praised for their secret and efficient methods.

This is called intertwined, and one piece is brought together.

Catherine asked him what to do, and if he couldn't, let the guards kill him.

Kane said no, this method is inefficient and brainless, don't be impatient, he has his own arrangements......