A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 770 The Disappearance of the Ghost Ship Crew!

Switzerland, known as the "Roof of Europe," may be small in size, but it boasts many world-renowned attractions.

For example, its most famous products include watches, Swiss Army knives, banks, and... the title of a permanently neutral country.

As a small country sandwiched between major powers, Switzerland was not neutral from the beginning.

In fact, the emergence of this country is inextricably linked to Missandei's Habsburg family.

After the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the autonomous status of several cities, including Uri, Schwyz, and Lower Walden, was revoked.

These three cities, dissatisfied, united to fight against the Habsburg dynasty, thus forming the core of the old Swiss Confederation.

For centuries afterward, Switzerland also harbored a dream of becoming a great power.

They fought against the Habsburgs, worked as mercenaries, served in the Papal Guard, dealt in arms, fought as guerrillas in the Alps, and resisted Napoleon...

In the years before its neutrality, Switzerland was also incredibly ruthless.

Unfortunately, as time has passed, Switzerland has gradually come to realize the truth:

It is impossible for them to confront the powerful European nations.

Therefore, in 1813, after Napoleon abdicated, Switzerland, as a victorious nation, reaffirmed its neutrality at the Congress of Vienna.

European countries also agreed to recognize its permanent neutrality.

The reason is simple: Switzerland is resource-poor!

As long as I live like a useless person, no one can take advantage of me.

It has very few resources, and most of the country is mountainous, so once you go in, you can fight a guerrilla war.

It has a bit of the feel of Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires.

Switzerland is like a nail, wedged between Germany, France, Italy, and Austria.

Because of its status as a transportation hub, no one wanted to let other countries have it, and it gradually became a tacit buffer zone for major powers.

Of course, this independence also has its limits.

The Führer initially intended to conquer Switzerland, but after some negotiations, he abandoned the plan and remained "neutral."

During World War II, a satirical saying circulated:

Switzerland works for Germany six days a week and prays for Allied victory on Sundays.

Overall, however, this mountainous environment has indeed provided many advantages for survival and development.

But this caused trouble for William and his group.

Following the Danube River, passing through canals to the Rhine, and then going upstream to Switzerland, when William looked at the continuous mountain ranges on both sides, he was speechless.

Where are we supposed to find someone?!

Although Dumbledore had given the ship a possible area to dock before we arrived, the area was crisscrossed by countless tributaries, making it easy to get lost.

The most outrageous thing is that halfway upstream, many sections of the river were frozen over, making it impossible for boats to pass.

"This is the best we can do." William frowned as he looked at the snow and thick ice on both sides of the river.

"Durmstrang's ship is probably stuck in the ice."

In cold regions, ships are prone to encountering such situations, in which case icebreakers are needed for navigation.

Sirius Black certainly couldn't find the icebreaker, and nobody knew where he and his group of students had gone.

Since we cannot get there, we must use a positioning system.

Missandei shook her robe, and dozens of Golden Flying Knights emerged.

Sensing the chill in the air, they stretched out their little paws and then scurried back into Missandei's warm sleeves.

William looked at those golden-clad heroes and felt the same way.

It was just like a winter morning when he got up to use the bathroom, barely having time to shake himself off before hurriedly crawling back into bed.

Having no other choice, William had to imbue each of the Golden Flying Man's bodies with a heat-generating talisman using ancient magical runes.

It's somewhat similar to a disposable hand warmer badge... well, it's like a hand warmer.

This group of sickly Golden Flying Heroes finally took off, like small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, shuttling through the snow-capped mountains.

Golden Flying Hero is indeed Golden Flying Hero; he truly deserves to be called the fastest magician in the magical world.

They found Durmstrang's large ship in less than half a day.

"You stay here and watch the ship," William said to the wizards Dumbledore had sent.

The magic ship can't pass; someone has to stay behind to guard it.

William, along with Hermione and Missandei, the scout... that's enough.

Missandei was somewhat eager to try, and her calm and undisturbed face also became excited.

After that day, she began to enjoy riding motorcycles.

However, she couldn't have her way; William pulled out a silver flying broom.

The noise from the motorcycles was too loud; on such a quiet snowy mountain, it could disturb anything and might even trigger an avalanche.

A flying broom can avoid this situation.

The broom in William's hand was not a fire crossbow, but the Star-Strike No. 1, which had just been released in July.

This is a German-made, internationally renowned professional flying broom, specifically developed to counter fire arrows.

William has fire bolts now, so he doesn't need a new broom. This was bought on Qiu's behalf.

In the fourth year Quidditch final, Cho broke her flying broomstick during the match in an attempt to delay Harry.

In fifth grade, there was the Goblet of Fire, but Quidditch was canceled, so Fall didn't buy a broom and waited specifically for the release of the Starfleet.

The newly released Starfall was launched in Germany, and William and Hermione came to Austria to help purchase it.

However, William can now help Qiu test the performance to prevent any major safety hazards.

He sat at the front, Hermione sat in the middle with her arms around his waist, and Missandei came in at the back and hugged Hermione.

"3, 2, 1! Go!" William made a professional hand gesture, as if he were riding not a flying broomstick, but the Chang'e n manned spacecraft.

William lightly touched the ground with his toes, and the Star-Struck One soared into the sky.

Having gotten used to riding the fire crossbow, he discovered that the Star-Strikeer's starting speed was actually a bit faster.

William suddenly realized that while the Quidditch Club was definitely worth buying, the Flying Broomsticks Company could also be acquired.

It's a high-quality asset, the kind that guarantees a profit.

For Akali's shop to grow and thrive, it needs to be involved in every aspect.

This isn't a monopoly, it's an investment!

Besides, the current sales concept for flying brooms in the magical world is really outdated.

You can't just sell them like that; you have to get Quidditch stars to endorse them and release their own exclusive brooms.

Just like shoes, you have to hype them up for them to fetch a high price.

Will we lose money? No, there will always be someone to take over.

Led by the Golden Flying Man, William flew along the mountain range in a certain direction.

"Look, there!"

Hermione, with her binoculars in hand, had already spotted the black ship, stranded and completely frozen in the ice, in the distance.

William fell behind in Class A.

The Durmstrang ghost ship was covered in snow and completely deserted.

Not to mention Sirius, even the students disappeared.

William bent down and looked down at the large footprints in the snow.

The footprints were the size of a sled. The last time William saw feet that big was when Mrs. Maxim.

Oh no, we've probably been attacked by giants!

Just as William was about to cast the Tracking Spell to follow the footprints, a terrifying roar suddenly came from a snow-capped mountain on the shore.

……

……

(Please vote for this post, everyone.)

Thank you to the generous donor "一江春水你在怀里" for the donation.

(End of this chapter)