Chapter 685 Woolworth Building
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Rui Chen 3499
Badland, in an alley on Broadway in Manhattan, New York City.
With a series of dense "pop" sounds, Babajide Akinbad and his party emerged from the whirlpool, raised their wands vigilantly, and began to observe the environment.
In small alleys like this, hungover Muggles occasionally fall here. In order to avoid violating the secrecy law, they need to cast a forgetting spell at any time to erase the memories of hungover Muggles.
Walking out of the alley, even if it was only early in the morning, the place was very lively. Muggles wearing thin windbreakers or jackets were walking on the street in a hurry.
Babajid Akinbad looked left and right, and warned: "You have to follow the Muggle rules...you just follow me."
"Have you seen those strange iron boxes? They are tools used by Muggles to monitor people. It is not easy to modify them with magic."
He walked at the front and led a group of Aurors through the green light and arrived in front of a skyscraper - the Woolworth Building.
Since the establishment of the Magical Congress in [-], it has experienced at least five moves.
In the first few years, they built a complex of buildings in the Appalachian Mountains as the headquarters of the Magical Congress.
In less than 70 years, they moved their headquarters to Williamsburg, Virginia, which was the hometown of Thornton Harkaway, the original president of the Magic Congress.
During Thornton Harkaway's tenure, the magical animals raised attacked the local Muggles, which seriously violated the secrecy law, so he had to step down.
Abel Fleming served as the new chairman of the Magic Congress, and the headquarters of the Magic Congress moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where Abel Fleming lived.
However, the War of Independence in the Muggle world of the United States began. In order to avoid being affected by the Muggle war, the Magical Congress moved again and made Washington its new headquarters.
It can be seen from these four relocations of the headquarters that the location of the Magic Congress headquarters is based on randomness.
The chairman of the Magic Congress is powerful enough to directly move the headquarters to the vicinity of his residence.
It was not until the end of the [-]th century that the magical world of the Bad Kingdom finally settled down, and another moth appeared.
Unsatisfied with the status quo of life, the magical creature Bigfoot has launched a Sasquatch rebellion similar to the goblin rebellion.
This rebellion spread far and wide, and even left many urban legends about Bigfoot to Muggles in the country.
For this reason, the Magic Council had to relocate for the fifth time, and their relocation location this time was the Woolworth Building.
This building was built in [-] and was the tallest building in the world at that time, with a total of [-] floors.
"Why did they choose this place?" An Auror frowned, "I remember that they moved their headquarters many times, and twice they moved their headquarters here because of the confidentiality law."
"Maybe it's because of the broken jar...or maybe because it's hidden in the market..." Babajide Akinbad shrugged and said softly.
"In short, after they moved here, except for the riot caused by Gellert Grindelwald, they never encountered any accidents..."
A group of people walked and talked, and came to a slow revolving door.
The moment they stopped, a lifelike owl statue suddenly appeared on the revolving door.
The principle of the appearance of this owl statue is similar to the signboard of the Leaky Cauldron, and it will only appear as a marker when the wizard approaches.
"President Akinbad... don't you need to wait?" An Auror pouted to the side, where a Muggle jogging in the morning passed by.
"No need." Babajid Akinbad pulled out his wand and knocked on the revolving door lightly.
The originally slow revolving door made a "whooshing" sound, spinning so fast like a fan that the door frame was almost invisible.
The moment the revolving door turned, the expression of the Muggle who was jogging in the morning changed, and he suddenly turned around and left.
Babajide Akinbad explained: "The Muggle expulsion spell will be automatically triggered. They have made a lot of efforts to stay in this building for a long time."
Facing the high-speed revolving door, the group of people did not hesitate and stepped in in an orderly manner.
As the field of vision changes, a hall like a church auditorium appears in front of everyone, the most conspicuous of which is a Salem monument in the center of the hall.
The Salem Monument depicts the Salem Witch Trials, a witch-hunting massacre at the end of the seventeenth century in which twenty witches died in Massachusetts.
There are obvious traces of magic on the monument. The base is a flame that seems to be still burning, burning two struggling witches. There are also eighteen hanged wizards floating around.
Babajide Akinbad's eyes narrowed, "They are commemorating the persecution of wizards by Muggles, but they themselves practice the evil deeds of wizards persecuting wizards..."
"Good morning, I wonder what you are doing?" A wizard wearing a reception uniform appeared with a very cold voice.
Babajide Akinbad took out a badge and said, "I am Babajide Akinbad, the president of the International Federation of Wizards. I need to find out some information from you."
"Is that so? It's a surprise!" The reception wizard glanced in the direction of the president, "President Babajide Akinbad...are you going to find the chairman?"
"Yes, there are other tasks that require your cooperation." Babajide Akinbad nodded, "This is an investigation order."
"Investigation order?" The reception wizard's eyes became solemn, and his voice finally sounded a little panicked, "I can't verify the authenticity of the investigation order..."
"You don't need to verify it!" Babajide Akinbad shook his head, "Please contact your chairman, I will communicate with him in person."
"Okay!" The receptionist wizard nodded repeatedly and ran quickly to the counter not far away.
Babajide Akinbade shouted again: "We will wait for him directly in the chairman's office."
Under his leadership, a group of people walked through the hall and came to rows of magic elevators.
At this time, the Magical Congress has not yet ushered in business hours, and every magic elevator has stopped on the first floor.
Babajid Akinbad pressed the elevator and walked in first. "A group of three boarded the elevator and met on the thirteenth floor. There is the chairman's office."
Entering the elevator, an Auror immediately said: "It seems they didn't expect us to come. The reception wizard is getting more and more nervous."
"This is the effect we need." Babajide Akinbad exhaled and threw the badge to the Auror.
"If something happens later, leave here in the most brutal way and notify the International Federation of Wizards!"
The Auror's expression changed, "President Akinbad, do you think they will do anything to you?"
Babajide Akinbad shook his head, "Just in case!"
With a series of dense "pop" sounds, Babajide Akinbad and his party emerged from the whirlpool, raised their wands vigilantly, and began to observe the environment.
In small alleys like this, hungover Muggles occasionally fall here. In order to avoid violating the secrecy law, they need to cast a forgetting spell at any time to erase the memories of hungover Muggles.
Walking out of the alley, even if it was only early in the morning, the place was very lively. Muggles wearing thin windbreakers or jackets were walking on the street in a hurry.
Babajid Akinbad looked left and right, and warned: "You have to follow the Muggle rules...you just follow me."
"Have you seen those strange iron boxes? They are tools used by Muggles to monitor people. It is not easy to modify them with magic."
He walked at the front and led a group of Aurors through the green light and arrived in front of a skyscraper - the Woolworth Building.
Since the establishment of the Magical Congress in [-], it has experienced at least five moves.
In the first few years, they built a complex of buildings in the Appalachian Mountains as the headquarters of the Magical Congress.
In less than 70 years, they moved their headquarters to Williamsburg, Virginia, which was the hometown of Thornton Harkaway, the original president of the Magic Congress.
During Thornton Harkaway's tenure, the magical animals raised attacked the local Muggles, which seriously violated the secrecy law, so he had to step down.
Abel Fleming served as the new chairman of the Magic Congress, and the headquarters of the Magic Congress moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where Abel Fleming lived.
However, the War of Independence in the Muggle world of the United States began. In order to avoid being affected by the Muggle war, the Magical Congress moved again and made Washington its new headquarters.
It can be seen from these four relocations of the headquarters that the location of the Magic Congress headquarters is based on randomness.
The chairman of the Magic Congress is powerful enough to directly move the headquarters to the vicinity of his residence.
It was not until the end of the [-]th century that the magical world of the Bad Kingdom finally settled down, and another moth appeared.
Unsatisfied with the status quo of life, the magical creature Bigfoot has launched a Sasquatch rebellion similar to the goblin rebellion.
This rebellion spread far and wide, and even left many urban legends about Bigfoot to Muggles in the country.
For this reason, the Magic Council had to relocate for the fifth time, and their relocation location this time was the Woolworth Building.
This building was built in [-] and was the tallest building in the world at that time, with a total of [-] floors.
"Why did they choose this place?" An Auror frowned, "I remember that they moved their headquarters many times, and twice they moved their headquarters here because of the confidentiality law."
"Maybe it's because of the broken jar...or maybe because it's hidden in the market..." Babajide Akinbad shrugged and said softly.
"In short, after they moved here, except for the riot caused by Gellert Grindelwald, they never encountered any accidents..."
A group of people walked and talked, and came to a slow revolving door.
The moment they stopped, a lifelike owl statue suddenly appeared on the revolving door.
The principle of the appearance of this owl statue is similar to the signboard of the Leaky Cauldron, and it will only appear as a marker when the wizard approaches.
"President Akinbad... don't you need to wait?" An Auror pouted to the side, where a Muggle jogging in the morning passed by.
"No need." Babajid Akinbad pulled out his wand and knocked on the revolving door lightly.
The originally slow revolving door made a "whooshing" sound, spinning so fast like a fan that the door frame was almost invisible.
The moment the revolving door turned, the expression of the Muggle who was jogging in the morning changed, and he suddenly turned around and left.
Babajide Akinbad explained: "The Muggle expulsion spell will be automatically triggered. They have made a lot of efforts to stay in this building for a long time."
Facing the high-speed revolving door, the group of people did not hesitate and stepped in in an orderly manner.
As the field of vision changes, a hall like a church auditorium appears in front of everyone, the most conspicuous of which is a Salem monument in the center of the hall.
The Salem Monument depicts the Salem Witch Trials, a witch-hunting massacre at the end of the seventeenth century in which twenty witches died in Massachusetts.
There are obvious traces of magic on the monument. The base is a flame that seems to be still burning, burning two struggling witches. There are also eighteen hanged wizards floating around.
Babajide Akinbad's eyes narrowed, "They are commemorating the persecution of wizards by Muggles, but they themselves practice the evil deeds of wizards persecuting wizards..."
"Good morning, I wonder what you are doing?" A wizard wearing a reception uniform appeared with a very cold voice.
Babajide Akinbad took out a badge and said, "I am Babajide Akinbad, the president of the International Federation of Wizards. I need to find out some information from you."
"Is that so? It's a surprise!" The reception wizard glanced in the direction of the president, "President Babajide Akinbad...are you going to find the chairman?"
"Yes, there are other tasks that require your cooperation." Babajide Akinbad nodded, "This is an investigation order."
"Investigation order?" The reception wizard's eyes became solemn, and his voice finally sounded a little panicked, "I can't verify the authenticity of the investigation order..."
"You don't need to verify it!" Babajide Akinbad shook his head, "Please contact your chairman, I will communicate with him in person."
"Okay!" The receptionist wizard nodded repeatedly and ran quickly to the counter not far away.
Babajide Akinbade shouted again: "We will wait for him directly in the chairman's office."
Under his leadership, a group of people walked through the hall and came to rows of magic elevators.
At this time, the Magical Congress has not yet ushered in business hours, and every magic elevator has stopped on the first floor.
Babajid Akinbad pressed the elevator and walked in first. "A group of three boarded the elevator and met on the thirteenth floor. There is the chairman's office."
Entering the elevator, an Auror immediately said: "It seems they didn't expect us to come. The reception wizard is getting more and more nervous."
"This is the effect we need." Babajide Akinbad exhaled and threw the badge to the Auror.
"If something happens later, leave here in the most brutal way and notify the International Federation of Wizards!"
The Auror's expression changed, "President Akinbad, do you think they will do anything to you?"
Babajide Akinbad shook his head, "Just in case!"
