Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 387 I'll Report Directly

"Magic resurgence?"

This was the first time Dumbledore had ever heard this word.

Murphy explained briefly, "The oath definitely lowered the world's magic level, right? That means the magic level was higher in the past than it is now. Now that the oath is being broken, the level is returning to normal, which means magic is recovering, isn't it?"

"Very apt," Dumbledore commented, then sighed, "I've heard that magical disasters are starting to occur in many places."

He wanted to say that Murphy's actions were the cause, but arguing about it now was pointless. Murphy might have been a trigger, but he had already set things off, and even if Murphy died immediately, the process of "magic resurgence" would be difficult to interrupt.

"Indeed, the frequency and scale of magical disasters are increasing, and the magical resurgence is also effective against those magical creatures; they have become stronger, and their temperaments seem to be getting more and more volatile..."

"I've heard you've assembled a Muggle army," Dumbledore said. "Is that true?"

"That's right," Murphy nodded, "but it's still very immature, and there have already been several casualties."

"Do you need my help?" Dumbledore asked.

"Not for now," Murphy said. "It's a bit troublesome, but it can all be resolved."

If machine guns can't destroy a beast like the Chimera, can't I just use a tank?

Bullets can be enchanted, so why can't cannonballs?

As long as his magical technology develops faster than the speed of magic recovery, he will be able to suppress the disasters brought about by the magic recovery.

However, maintaining such a suppressive position requires racing against time, which is indeed very difficult.

Especially considering there are many people who are trying to sabotage him.

"By the way, Professor, I heard your trip to France didn't go very well?" Murphy asked. "Did they yell at me?"

"I'm not so sure," Dumbledore chuckled. "After all, my French isn't very good, and their swear words are so roundabout that sometimes I have a hard time understanding their humor."

"However, they have strong opinions about some of your recent actions."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"You've involved Muggles in wizarding affairs, making them think you're preparing to side with them. Some even think you're like Second Salem, planning to use Muggle power to destroy wizards."

"Uh..." Murphy was speechless for a moment. "Does anyone actually believe such an absurd claim?"

"Of course, not everyone thinks this makes sense. About half of the people see Gellert speaking up for you and think you are actually a UMNO."

"..."

Murphy sighed. "Fine, whatever. Is anyone else ready to go to war?"

"Of course, there are. There are quite a few people in the Magical Congress of the United States who support this opinion. However, they are far away and do not seem to have any intention of actually taking action for the time being."

"The Wizarding Union is now enforcing the secrecy laws more strictly, but only in name. I suspect they're trying to distance themselves from you. In reality, I've received a lot of information that many wizards are planning to follow in your footsteps and make a fortune."

"Tsk." Murphy clicked his tongue. Neither of these things was a good thing.

The former put him under greater environmental pressure, while the latter directly created many uncontrollable competitors for him.

"What are you going to do?" Dumbledore asked.

Murphy pondered for a moment, "As for the Federation, we naturally need to divide them; we can't let them band together against a common enemy. And as for those opportunists... damn it, they dare to steal my business? Hmph, dream on!"

"But if you take action against them, even fewer people will support you," Dumbledore warned.

After all, those speculators are all trying to emulate Murphy, and to some extent, they are fellow travelers of Murphy.

"Why should I take action against them? They're running an illegal business; I could just report them, couldn't I?"

"???"

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Two months later, in the summer of '96, the Wizarding Alliance suddenly announced the establishment of the "Wizarding Guild".

This is a trade organization used to manage and regulate the trade activities of Alliance wizards.

Regardless of their country of origin, any individual wizard or organization can apply to join a wizarding guild, and once joined, they will simultaneously possess "wizarding guild citizenship".

The Wizarding Alliance Constitution stipulates that "the personal and property rights of any citizen of the Wizarding Alliance are absolutely protected by the Wizarding Alliance. Any act that infringes upon the rights of a citizen of the Alliance, no matter where it occurs, will be met with the full force of the Alliance."

In other words, this is an unlimited extraterritorial right, which legally grants the Alliance the right to enforce its laws in any region of the world.

Meanwhile, a massive "justice" campaign is stirring up trouble in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds.

Murphy used Umbrella Corporation's market research and various methods, including monitoring Muggle communication networks, to expose those speculators who tried to imitate him.

Then he began a frenzy of reporting.

Any wizard who hasn't joined a wizarding guild, doesn't want to be governed by the Alliance, but still wants to secretly make money, will have their crimes of selling potions listed out clearly, and then appear in their country's newspapers, be delivered to their country's Ministry of Magic, or even have their cases smashed through windows and thrown onto an Auror's desk.

For a time, the magic ministries of various countries had no choice but to take action and begin cracking down on wizarding parasites in their countries who were attempting to violate the secrecy laws.

With such detailed whistleblower materials as leverage, speculators have almost no way to hide their secrets.

In just one month, more than 30 wizards were tried and millions of Galleons were confiscated.

This emboldened the magic ministries of various countries, who then launched an even more frantic crackdown on speculators.

The Wizarding Federation also took active steps and strongly urged action.

Murphy is far away in England, so I can't reach him. Even if I did, I wouldn't be able to beat him. But if I can't beat Murphy, can't I at least deal with you little shrimps?

Wizards and speculators from all countries were like rats in the street, no longer able to hide in the shadows and make a fortune in silence.

Another half month passed, and finally a clever Danish wizard went to England, announced his joining the Wizarding Guild, and registered as a citizen of the Wizarding Union.

The next day, when the Aurors from the Danish Ministry of Magic stormed into his illegal potion workshop, where he made love potions and perfumes, to arrest the wizard, he pressed an alarm in his hand.

Immediately, ten British Aurors and twenty Watchers descended from the sky and engaged in a fierce battle with the Danish Aurors.

The Danish Aurors, outnumbered, were quickly defeated and their people and goods were abducted by the British right under their noses.

Two days later, this person reportedly became a Muggle potion distributor, selling diluted potions from various Umbrella Corporation companies to Muggles, taking a 10% cut of the profit from each potion, and earning a net profit of 1,000 Galleons a day.

At that moment, wizard speculators all over the world realized the truth.

He was stubbornly going head-to-head with the Ministry of Magic, the Wizarding Association, and Murphy, gambling on a one-in-a-million chance to become the next Murphy.

Or should we cling to Murphy's coattails and follow the big shot to get some benefits?

The correct answers are all marked for you.

Still can't do this problem?

(End of this chapter)