Chapter 1179 International Confederation of Wizards Meeting

In 1104 AD, a great fire broke out in Venice.

In order to protect the church from being burned down, a witch used her powerful magic to sink it into the canal and protected it with magic.

Since then, it has become a legendary secret meeting point in the Italian wizarding world.

Since the church was upside down when it sank, the meeting hall is actually the interior of the church's dome.

The curved dome that was originally the ceiling has become the floor. Walking on the huge and colorful stained glass windows, you can see the fish swimming in the canal and the changing light and shadow of the water.

Such a beautiful place is very suitable for holding important meetings.

This International Confederation of Wizards meeting can be said to be the most important meeting in the past 10 years, especially the magic information leak incident in Berlin and the election of the new president. All the well-known reporters came.

This meeting, which may affect the future of the wizarding world, naturally requires the participation of the famous Rita Skeeter.

Despite being forbidden from entering, she managed to gain entry by bribing Italian Ministry staff.

From the moment he saw her, Fudge's good mood plummeted.

"Minister Fudge, I heard that you pushed hard for the election of the new president, but you didn't run. Do you think the time is not ripe yet?"

Timing? What timing?

Fudge's face darkened. "Ms. Skeeter, Wayne Enterprises has long been blacklisted by the British wizarding community. I will not answer your questions."

Rita's eyes sparkled, brighter than her jeweled glasses. "Minister Fudge, Wayne Enterprises is Wayne Enterprises, and Wayne Media is Wayne Media. There is no connection between the two."

If it really doesn’t matter, then why is he called Wayne!

Fudge cursed inwardly, but maintained a polite smile on the surface. "Really? I remember Wayne Media is a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises."

"Not anymore." Rita's eyes were sharp, her expression firm and upright, without a trace of hypocrisy. "As for a dangerous person like Vincent Wayne, I, Rita Skeeter, will resolutely draw a line between myself and him!"

It sounded so reasonable that Fudge almost believed it.

"Ms. Skeeter, I believe you, but I have something urgent to do."

"That's okay. I'll talk to you privately after the meeting."

"it is good."

If representatives of various magical governments were not present, Fudge would have had his guards kick Rita out long ago.

A private interview? He left as soon as the meeting was over. How could she continue the interview?

Fudge made an excuse to slip away, but Rita's eyes were still shining.

She turned on the projection screen and uploaded the video she had just secretly filmed to dubidubi, titled it "Ambitious Minister Fudge believes the time is not right to run for election."

In less than 10 minutes, the video had received over a thousand hits, and the comment section was extremely lively.

Rita pinned a comment that read: "The British Ministry of Magic has blacklisted Wayne Enterprises, but hypocritically continues to enjoy its advanced technology. The German Ministry of Magic next door is the real tough one."

"Big reporter, are you fabricating facts again?"

She looked up and met a pair of very familiar blue eyes.

"You are—" She quickly covered her mouth, "I knew you wouldn't miss this meeting."

The owner of the eyes was very young. He was very handsome, with long, smooth black hair. "I happened to have nothing to do recently, so I came over to join in the fun."

"Haha——" Rita grinned, "It looks like something big is going to happen today."

The young man smiled wickedly, his expression somewhat intriguing. "Why do you always like to overthink things?"

Rita restrained herself a little, "Because I'm a media person, I love big news the most."

The young man glanced at the butterfly-shaped brooch she wore on her chest and said, "Look forward to it."

He waved his hand and walked away.

Rita didn't look away until his back disappeared.

With a faint smile on her face, she walked quickly towards one of the candidates for president.

At 10 a.m., representatives from various magical governments gathered in the magnificent temple hall.

Babajide Akinbade, the acting president of the International Confederation of Wizards, loudly announced the convening of the meeting.

The revision of the "Joint Memorandum of Understanding on the Cross-Border Management of Magical Creatures and the Regulation of Trade in Dark Magical Objects" went very smoothly. Perhaps because the latter two topics were more explosive, the "Memorandum of Understanding" was formally passed without much discussion.

Next is the second topic, the magic information leak incident in Berlin, Germany.

German Minister of Magic Thaddeus Berg sternly stated that the German wizarding community had done its utmost to prevent the spread of the news, but since the incident happened during the day and the location was in the city center, they had no choice but to direct the incident towards aliens.

"Our German Ministry of Magic has specially ordered a batch of metal flying saucers. Although it's a little late, as long as they are randomly dropped around the world and with the cooperation of Muggle governments in various countries, the existence of magic will be completely hidden."

Minister Berg's proposal was strongly affirmed by Acting President Akinbade, who immediately initiated a vote, and the proposal was finally passed by a large majority.

The young man in the corner shook his head in disappointment.

A handsome blond man next to him looked a little surprised. "Didn't you guess this would be the result a long time ago?"

The young man pointed at the metal flying saucer that Berg showed him. "They're trying to fool people with this shoddy stuff. They think Muggles are fools."

The handsome uncle shook his head upon hearing this. "This is the bureaucratic system that has existed for hundreds of years. Haven't you experienced it firsthand?"

The young man remained silent.

At this moment, Fudge also stood up and put forward his own suggestions.

"The incident in Berlin was caused by Vincent Wayne. He caused such a serious leak of magical information. I suggest that the magical governments of all countries formally issue a warrant for his arrest."

The suggestion caused an uproar.

The last wizard to be wanted by the global wizarding community was Grindelwald. Even Voldemort failed to receive this honor.

After a brief uproar, Berg was the first to respond. "I agree with Minister Fudge's proposal. Vincent Wayne released Eckerstag and dozens of other prisoners from Azkaban. Coupled with the Berlin incident, he has seriously violated the Statute of Secrecy. Continuing to ignore this will only lead to greater disaster."

The handsome uncle in the corner looked at the young man with a teasing look on his face. "Not bad, at this rate, even if you do nothing, you will soon become a true Dark Lord."

The young man's azure eyes revealed determination and resoluteness. "You still have the mood to tease me? They're all in place?"

"Just waiting for your signal."

The projection screen in the hall was playing clips related to the Berlin incident. In order to highlight the level of Vincent's danger, almost all of the clips were of destroyed buildings.

The young man slowly stood up and walked forward, attracting the attention of the entire hall.

Acting President Akinbade, who was about to initiate a vote, looked at him in confusion.

If I remember correctly, this person is the heir of the Strauss family in the American wizarding world. What is he trying to do instead of just sitting quietly in the corner and listening?

Rita, who was sitting closer to the front row, excitedly recorded the moment he took off his disguise mask.

With deep blue eyes and light blond hair, he shed the disguise of his black tuxedo and wore a white sleeveless cape.

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