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Chapter 179, Section 176: I am the Minister of Magic

"How long can this be controlled?"

Ivanov sat beside a blazing crucible and asked indifferently.

Directly opposite him sat an old man who was so thin he was practically skin and bones. The old man was stirring the liquid in the crucible with a stirring rod.

"Three days," the old man said in a hoarse voice. "You had been controlling your emotions very well. If the silent energy within you hadn't erupted, it would have remained dormant forever. But now that it has awakened just once, there's nothing we can do."

"How much help can it provide me?"

The old man extinguished the flames beneath the crucible, drew his wand, and gently tapped the rim of the potion. The potion was now complete.

"It can certainly be of great help to you. Obscurations are the darkest of the dark arts, the most forbidden of the forbidden. To be honest, I once thought that you dug an Obscuration out of an Obscurus and then applied it to yourself in order to gain power."

He poured the potion from the cauldron into a glass bottle and then handed it to Ivanov.

"So how exactly did you become one of the Silent Ones?"

Ivanov took the potion; the dark green liquid looked inexplicably oppressive. He didn't answer the old man's question but instead drank the potion in one gulp.

Black gas emanated from his body, and his pupils had completely disappeared, his eyes now completely white.

Strangely, Ivanov did not lose consciousness and become silent again. He slightly bent his five fingers and finally clenched them into a fist, as if familiarizing himself with his current strength.

"The Magic Kingdom will not repeat the fate of the Muggle Kingdom. All the slaves of the Chur tribe must be captured. Before that, Shayk must die first."

"The reforms failed. Those high-ranking Sloan committee members thought they had already fed us like a dog, and that we would stop being ungrateful and causing trouble. But did they really throw us any bones? If they had, we might have actually had hope for this country. But they gave us nothing."

Yelena said sadly, "Our people are divided into two factions because of their ideologies. A small group wants to use violence to kill all the high-ranking Slo wizards so they can become the rulers of this country. The vast majority of people have lost all hope in this land. At that time, the Muggle Sue was in a period of division, and they wanted to find one of the smaller split countries to establish a magical regime for the Chur wizards."

Ultimately, the minority yielded to the majority, and we decided to implement the second resolution. However, some radicals were determined to perish together with the Sloan shamans. They spontaneously organized an attack, and the result was exactly what you saw on Klin Street: they were all dead.

The remaining people are gradually transferring to the previously agreed-upon country, which is now my destination, Lan. Originally, we planned to begin some time later, but the attack was too sudden, and those people didn't notify us, causing the committee to become aware of our actions beforehand, forcing us to move forward.

After listening to her account, Lynn found it to be largely the same as what Dumbledore had told him in his letter, but he still asked, puzzled.

"So what does this have to do with the Aurors of the State of Su being willing to go to any lengths to hunt you down?"

"Because I am the first Minister of Magic of the Kingdom of Lan, jointly elected by the new magical government of the Chur tribe."

Lynn's eyes widened instantly, becoming as big as pigeon eggs.

Good heavens, I'm just speechless!

Yelena smiled bitterly: "It's unbelievable, isn't it? I can become the Minister of Magic. Because of my father, I am now the most prestigious among the Chur wizards, and I also hold the highest position on the committee. Even the relocation plan was decided by me. Therefore, everyone nominated me to be the first Minister of Magic in the newly established Ministry."

"So how did you end up being the last one trapped in Moscow?"

"I stayed in Mosco to avoid war. There is still a small group of Sloan members on the committee who genuinely want to improve the status of Chur wizards, such as Granny Kusacina. They still have a connection with my father, so I contacted them and hoped that they could prevent the committee from making extreme decisions after the establishment of the Ministry of Magic in Lan Kingdom."

Lynn looked at her intently: "What if you ultimately can't stop it? If war breaks out, can you win?"

Yelena clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying, "The American Magic Society is willing to provide us with military assistance."

Lynn shook his head and sighed, "You're trying to get something from a tiger."

"We have no other choice. Even if it means dealing with a tiger for its skin, we have to get out of this huge pit in the Soviet Union before we can talk about anything else," Yelena said resolutely.

Lynn sympathized with Yelena and the others' fate, but sympathy was all he could do; there was nothing he could do to help.

"And what about your companions? Didn't they think about rescuing you?"

"They can't contact me, and I can't contact them. The committee discovered their actions, and now all owls are banned from taking flight in the skies of the entire Goose Kingdom. I have to find a way out on my own."

No wonder Dumbledore sent Fawkes to deliver the message; owls simply can't fly in.

"Are you still going to take that plane?" Lynn asked, raising an eyebrow.

If you look at it from another perspective, if he were a decision-maker in the Soviet Council, taking such a risk to kill the leader of the separatist forces wouldn't be unacceptable. Besides, if you're careful, the Muggles on the plane might not necessarily be in any danger. As long as you give each of them a dose of "Forgetfulness" at the right time, there won't be any major problems. But if Yelena were in the air, without a flying broomstick, and unlike Lynn, she wouldn't be able to turn into a crow to fly, then she would definitely die.

"Are there any other ways?" Yelena asked Lynn.

"The only three ways for Muggles to get around are by train and car."

Yelena remained silent for a moment.

"Let's wait for Ruslan to come back, and I'll think about it."

Lynn didn't urge her. His original purpose wasn't to help Yelena escape from here. If he really had that idea, he could have just had Fox take her to Lan Country.

Of course, Lynn wasn't lying to her about being a friend. In the end, whether Ivanov came or not, he would help Yelena as an ordinary friend.

If Ivanov can be caught, he will; if not, he won't force it.

After talking with Yelena, Lynn went to the backyard to continue his research on improving Animagus.

(End of this chapter)