Chapter 852: The Wizards’ Survival Dilemma

The Quidditch World Cup was held as usual. Compared with the cheers and applause from the wizarding world of various countries every night, the British wizarding world was silent until the end of the second round of qualifiers.

Even though three of the country's teams have qualified one after another, the fans still can't be happy.

It was just a Dark Mark, and even the thug-like Quidditch hooligans didn't dare to show up. You can imagine how terrified the entire wizarding world is.

Unlike the British wizarding world, whose enthusiasm has waned, the French wizarding world has taken over the Italian wizarding world and become the next target for veteran fans from various countries.

Although the broadcast effect of magic projection is good, it can never compare to the live scene.

At the end of July,

Vincent and Hermione once again came to the French Ministry of Magic.

The semi-finals and finals of this World Cup will be held in Europe, and the French Ministry of Magic and the British Ministry of Magic also began preparations a year in advance.

The venue for the competition was chosen to be the Alps in the country, which is not only sparsely populated but also covered with ice and snow all year round, making it a very suitable place.

Minister Russell wanted to maximize the effect of the magic projection. Ever since he watched the first game at the Colosseum in Rome, he had been thinking about holding a grand opening ceremony for the semi-finals.

Of course Vincent had no objection, and all expenses were paid by the French Ministry of Magic, which also took the opportunity to demonstrate more uses of magic projection.

Time was tight and the task was heavy, so after briefly discussing a few plans, the three of them came to the Alps accompanied by several staff members.

Although it is already the end of July, this mountain range, which starts from southeastern France in the west, passes through northern Italy, southern Switzerland, Liechtenstein, southern Germany, and ends in Austria and Slovenia in the east, spanning seven European countries, is still covered with snow.

Such a grand event held every four years naturally had to be held in a location that matched its location, and Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the entire mountain range, was undoubtedly the only choice.

Standing on this mountain with an altitude of 4810 meters and looking into the distance, anyone would feel as if they can see the whole world.

Vincent and Hermione are no exception.

The two of them admired the beautiful scenery for a while, and then they both got down to work.

The setting up of the magic projection seems simple, but it requires constant debugging to achieve the best effect.

Although Russell and other staff members of the French Ministry of Magic didn't understand, they were all very patient and waited quietly.

It was not until almost noon that the magic projection was roughly set up.

The next step is debugging.

This is a huge project and it may not be completed today.

After a simple lunch, Vincent uploaded the test video through the magic communicator. A moment later, more than 50 magic projections lit up the screen at the same time.

Some of them are separate, and some are connected to each other.

The agile Golden Snitch kept appearing in these light screens, its speed getting faster and faster, as if it was a real object that appeared and disappeared mysteriously.

There is a slight problem with the linkage response, so it seems that we need to set up a magic base station on this mountain alone.

Vincent contacted Hermione through the magic communicator to set up the equipment, and then started the second test.

This time, the golden thief flew obviously faster and was more elusive.

The subsequent tests also met the standards one by one, but in order to ensure that no accidents occur, multiple complete tests are still needed.

The magic projection screen was playing a Muggle science fiction movie released last year, "Jurassic Park".

The picture divided into multiple areas has a stronger sense of presence. Russell and the staff were quickly immersed in the plot, just like Scipio and his team that time.

Vincent briefly watched their reactions and then continued to check the operation of the equipment.

Overall there are no major problems and the debugging should be completed before the evening.

After the screening of "Jurassic Park" was over, Russell and others were still eager to discuss the plot.

There are many magical animals in the wizarding world that look very similar to dinosaurs. However, they have to admire the Muggles' imagination as they successfully "resurrected" this extinct creature by extracting DNA from mosquitoes and then filling it with frog DNA.

Although the movie is fictional, if Muggles really have the technology to revive prehistoric creatures...

Russell, the French Minister of Magic, ended the discussion with a worried look on his face.

Muggles are completely unaware of the existence of wizards, and wizards' understanding of Muggles is also one-sided.

This concern became particularly strong after watching "Star Wars 1".

Spaceships, robots, the Force, the Death Star, lightsabers...

Movies made almost 20 years ago actually have such wild ideas. If Muggles can really realize some of them, where can wizards hide?

Russell found Vincent who was debugging the equipment and asked him about the latest achievements of Muggle technology.

The Internet and mobile phones are fine, but those increasingly clear satellites are a bit scary.

Vincent shook the magic communicator in his hand and said, "Uncle Osmond, in fact, many of its functions are extensions of current technology."

Communications, audio and video, entertainment, and even video.

Since he could call Russell "uncle", he naturally wouldn't hide too much from him.

The development of technology is different from that of magic. The former only requires gradual progress, while the latter often stagnates.

Sooner or later, Muggles will realize the many functions of magic communicators, and passive wizards can only choose to hide better, and eventually fall into an unsolvable vicious circle.

Russell did not hide his concerns and told Vincent, "Technology is developing too fast. I'm afraid our situation will become increasingly difficult."

The reduction in living space means a reduction in available resources. Although the population of the magical world is not large, there will always be a day when they will face survival difficulties.

Vincent stopped debugging the equipment and lowered his head in thought.

In the future era of short videos, everyone will be a creator. Not to mention wizards who can perform magic, even aliens flying UFOs will not be a rare sight.

Gradually transition from an urban legend to a non-public secret, and then reveal a little bit of information at the appropriate time.

In this way, even if Muggles see wizards performing magic on the street, they should not react too much.

According to Vincent's understanding of the future, as long as wizards are not too outrageous, they can actually integrate perfectly into Muggle society.

He finished his thoughts and looked straight into Russell's eyes, "Uncle Osmond, have you ever considered learning more about the current Muggle world?"

"Never." Russell laughed bitterly, "Not to mention me, I guess there are not many wizards in the entire wizarding world who would have this idea."

The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy has always been an insurmountable mountain. Its existence not only severely restricts the development of wizards themselves, but also causes serious deviations in wizards' understanding of Muggles.

We are no longer in the dark ages of the Middle Ages. Only when wizards completely let go of their prejudice against Muggles can they see the truth of the matter.

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