Chapter 322 320 Consular Meeting 2

"Who doesn't know the relationship between your Black and Potter families, especially now that Harry Potter lives in your Black family. Who knows, after Potter becomes the consul family, it will be them, Potter, or you, Black, who will rule America. ah!"

Porusalino beside Kuzan muttered.

Hearing Porusalino's words, Fini didn't pay attention, shrugged and said sarcastically,

"Since you know this, why do you still recommend your family? I'm just not as cryptic as you,"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Cobos spoke with a slightly impatient tone,

After all, the Lestrange family has only been a Presbyterian consular family for about ten years. Before that, it was just a neutral family of the Presbyterian Church, in charge of the wizarding world in France.

Therefore, I am not very familiar with the consular meeting of the Presbyterian Church, the constant pull, disputes, and quarrels between the four families. Not to mention, Cobos, the patriarch who does not have much power in the family, because the family The reason for the elder is that he himself is less independent than others.

Although Elrond is in a similar situation to him, don't forget that his grandson is now about the same age as Finney. He has also participated in several consular meetings. He has seen more of this kind of scene and is used to it. Yes,

Kuzan is similar. Although he has not experienced as much as Elrond, he is indeed the real leader of the Rich family.

On the contrary, this is only the second time that Feeney has attended the meeting. Last time, Lisa mostly spoke on his behalf. Well, although it was his intention at the time, in fact Feeney is not much better than Cobos.

Now I am very used to this kind of situation,

You can even use your own proposals that are bound to be rejected to ridicule other people, and at the same time make their options very small.

As the saying goes, if I can't get something, what I have to do is to prevent my enemies from getting it. At worst, it is better for everyone to die together than just me.

This is probably what Feeney means now,

"Choose a neutral family, just like when we chose the Lestrange family to succeed the Gaunt family, choose a neutral family to become the fifth consular family,"

Elrond nodded. Unlike the elders of his family, he did not have much desire for power and family status. Therefore, he only mentioned it and did not participate in the competition this time. Now I agree with what Feeney said,

"Fini is right. This is indeed the best way. Their direct descendants will immigrate to the Americas, which will not affect the relationship between us. Moreover, in the Americas, apart from the land, the magic world itself It's of little value, and it's not worth our continued quarrel. Anyway, I won't let the Rich family get that position. I think the same is true for Feeney, Cobos, and Kuzan, no matter whether you can or not. If you get it, at least you can’t let the other party get it, right?”

Cuzan completely ignored Porusalino's instructions and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, choose a neutral family, and we won't interfere. As Elrond said, there is actually no value in America that we must get, and we can choose to give up."

Cobos nodded and said nothing.

Feeney saw this and continued,

"In this case, let's talk about today's neutral families. Of course, families in the Americas are also possible. Since the Presbyterian Church is going to add a fifth consular family, the number of oath families also needs to be increased. First of all, America The pure-blood families over there need to join the big family of the Presbyterian Church and become a new sworn family, subject to the leadership and restriction of the Presbyterian Church."

Several people nodded one after another, and even the chief elder sitting at the top nodded slightly, thinking highly of Feeney in his heart.

After all, what Feeney said is the best choice for the Presbyterian Church. Choosing a neutral family, or choosing a family in the Americas, and letting the native families in the Americas join the Presbyterian Church, is actually the best option. A way to bring America under Presbyterian rule.

Bang bang bang~

At this time, the chief elder tapped the table, interrupted the discussion of several people, looked at Feeney, and asked,

"Phineas Black, do you have any advice?"

Feeney was stunned, because this kind of situation where the elders designated a person to ask questions had almost never happened before.

But he still answered,

"Some time ago, I heard Elrond say that the Selwyn family had a marriage alliance with the Grave family in America,"

"The Grave family?"

The chief elder spoke with some doubts.

"That's right, the Grave family is a native American family. Their main industry is raising Riom cattle. At the same time, they also occupy a large say in the Magical Congress of the Americas."

Feeney continued,

"Also, although their family is married to Selwyn, they have not actually reached an alliance with Selwyn. They have only exchanged part of the family's property. Therefore, choosing their family as the new consular family will not make the Americans The strength of the side was reduced to Selwyn’s place.”

Cobos nodded and raised his right hand.

"I agree. I have also heard about this family. They have marriage relationships with many families in Europe. However, they all rely on marriage for industry exchange or business activities. It has never been said which family alliance they are with. Take refuge.”

Kuzan nodded and raised his right hand. Needless to say, he agreed.

Needless to say, this is even more true for Elrond. After all, the Grave family has a marriage relationship with them. They have become the new consul family and will also have a good impression of Selwyn.

Seeing this, the chief elder nodded with satisfaction. It was even rarer for the four families to agree to a decision.

At this time, behind the long table, on the bench on the stairs, many elders of the elders began to discuss this issue in a low voice.

Seeing this scene, Feeney and the four of them also fell silent.

On the other hand, those around them, including Sirius, Porusalino and others who were attending the Consular Meeting of the Presbyterian Church for the first time, were a little confused, because such an occasion was somewhat inconsistent with their impression of the Presbyterian Council.

Feeney just smiled slightly and sighed in his heart. These old guys in the Council of Elders are not existences without desires. On the contrary, their desires are the greatest. While they want to become gods, they also want to continue to control the magic world and the whole world. the magical world,

Time passes minute by minute,

There is no timing device in the conference hall, and it is very transparent. You cannot see the situation outside. Here, you can hardly feel the passage of time.

Therefore, I don’t know how much time has passed. I only know that they were silent for a long time and were about to fall asleep.

The group of elders came up with a unified answer and told the chief elder,

"Ahem~"

A light cough brought back the thoughts of several people who had not known where they were flying to.

"After our discussions, we finally decided to include the Grave family into the Consular Family of the Presbyterian Church, and at the same time, bring the American continent into the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church, and select the native American pure-blood family to become the Oath Family,"

"Because of the marriage between the Grave family and the Selwyn family, you Selwyn are mainly responsible for this matter. Black, Ridge, and Lestrange, your three families will also send representatives, even if they are not direct descendants of your family. , but also a representative of your family.”

Finney, Elrond, Kuzan, and Corvos all stood up, bowed slightly to the chief elder, expressed their approval and acceptance of this matter and this task, and then walked out of the conference hall.

This concludes the first day of the consular meeting.

After walking out of the conference hall, under the influence of the magic ceiling, Feeney and the others realized that they had just briefly discussed matters in the Americas, but they had been inside for a whole day. Now, the sun on the magic ceiling had already After setting, the moon has risen.

"Is this the end of today?"

After returning to his residence, Sirius looked at Finny with some surprise.

Feeney shrugged.

"Well, that's it. It's boring. The first day of the consular meeting was like this. They said they wanted me to discuss and decide. In fact, after they decided on something and had certain ideas, let us discuss it and then give it to them. give them the answers they want,”

"So, you specifically brought up the Grave family today?"

Sirius was a little confused, because he didn't see anything wrong with Finny's behavior today.

Feeney shook his head slightly,

"It can be said that it is intentional. In fact, we have no other choice. Just like at the beginning, we all proposed the affiliated family of our own family, just to tell the Presbyterian Church that we want to earn this position, but in fact, we all know that, The Presbyterian Church will not choose any of us because the balance will be broken."

"There are only a few neutral families in the Presbyterian Church now, and they are not very strong. It is impossible to become a consular family. If there are not enough, they cannot control the wizards in America."

"Not to mention that the situation there is very serious, so you can only choose a family from the Americas. Unfortunately, you know a little about the situation there. There are almost no pure-blood families."

"The only one we know about is the Grave family, so in fact, there has never been a choice. We just stated their choices according to the ideas of the elders. I think, Elrond, Kuzan, Kovo They also realize this,"

When Sirius heard this, he said with emotion,

"It's so complicated,"

Feeney chuckled and said,

"However, this is the only day. Starting tomorrow, each of our four families will put forward a proposal a day, and it will usually be passed. This is something that the Presbyterian Council can't stop. Of course, this proposal cannot affect of their domination.”

Sirius thought thoughtfully,

"So, you want to make a proposal to return the Malfoy family to the Oath family?"

Feeney shook his head.

"Of course not. Black's proposal would be because of the emergence of the Oath families in the Americas. In order to strengthen the position of Europe and increase the number of Oath families in Europe, this is it,"

Sirius was stunned.

Feeney smiled and continued,

"This proposal will not harm the interests of any family, so they will definitely support it. Even if my judgment is correct, it will go smoothly in the future."

the next day,

Just like the day before, the same conference hall, the same layout, the same seats, the same participants,

However, this time it was the four families who put forward their own proposals.

Finny spoke before the others and put forward his idea,

"It is inevitable to increase the number of pledged families, otherwise we will be at a disadvantage when facing the independence of America,"

Kuzan agreed with Finny's idea,

Elrond nodded,

"Moreover, there are many families in the European magic world who have paid a lot for the Elders Council, but they are not pledged families. It is indeed a bit unkind. They always need such a position, and we should give them such a position."

Covos did not speak, but raised his right hand.

The chief elder nodded, looked at Finney and asked,

"So, Phineas Black, how many positions do you think should be added?"

Finney said without hesitation,

"Four will be enough. As far as I know, there are only a dozen pure-blood families in America, so the number of pledged families in America is probably no more than ten. Because of the thousands of years of operation in Europe, only four are needed to maintain the original balance."

The chief elder looked at Finney deeply. He obviously thought of Finney's real purpose, but because of the righteousness Finney raised and the common interests of all families, he could only nod and agree to this proposal.

"Okay!"

Finney smiled and nodded, and continued,

"Then, let me talk about the candidates provided by the Black family. The Malfoy family was originally one of the pledged families, but because of the Weasley family's choice in the war against the elves, they lost most of their power. The family that lost its position as the Oath Family now occupies a certain position in the British magic world and has deep connections with the Muggle world. Moreover, they also have commercial exchanges with America, so they can completely restore their position as the Oath Family. "

Elrond nodded and said,

"We recommend the Abbott family. Although their family has never been an Oath Family, they have a high position in the magic world of various countries. They can completely restore their position. "

"Our Richie family recommends the Nott family. They are descendants of God. They lost this position two years ago because of a member of our family. Now they can restore it."

"The Lestrange family recommends the Brian family. It can be regarded as compensation."

Finney frowned, but at that time, only Bryant took action, and he had nothing to do with Brian, so it was okay. It was not worth it to let the Malfoy family's return go to waste because of such a small family.