#235 - The Great Witch's Decision

Munn had read in his History of Magic class at Hogwarts that when Muggle society developed to a certain level, conflicts with wizards were inevitable.

This view was later confirmed by Professor Flitwick, who also pointed out that it was the rapid development of Muggle firearms technology that put wizards at a disadvantage in this struggle, forcing them to eventually hide.

Before arriving on the island, Munn already knew that the artisans of the Menila Empire had invented the flintlock rifle.

Although the number of these guns was not large, it already marked the beginning of ordinary people having the ability to hunt wizards.

Such things have not yet happened on a large scale, but Munn believed that before long, a revolt against wizards would inevitably erupt in Muggle society.

Especially outside of Star Island, there were still a large number of wizards like the Faithless, who were still unscrupulously capturing and enslaving ordinary people.

They even conducted horrific magical experiments on them.

And once these oppressed ordinary people got advanced firearms, the Faithless would be doomed.

Munn did not plan to meddle in the life or death of the Faithless, but if possible, he very much wanted to eliminate the conflict between wizards and ordinary people.

As the only foreign wizard studying at Hogwarts, Munn's gains there were not limited to magical power.

He also gained a perspective far beyond that of any wizard of this era.

Munn knew that advanced technologies like firearms manufacturing could not be suppressed.

Even if some far-sighted wizards tried to stop or even destroy them, some powerful people, for their own selfish interests, would not stop this runaway horse.

So Munn knew that the only thing he could do was to guide it, so that this runaway horse would not hurt anyone.

Fortunately, the original lifestyle of the tribes on Star燼 Island laid a very good foundation for Munn to complete this idea.

The wizards and ordinary people here had been living in harmony for thousands of years.

Tribal wizards would take on various responsibilities for their people, such as medical care, sacrifices, education, and defense.

And ordinary tribesmen also trusted the tribal wizards very much, and they would also consciously undertake various responsibilities such as tribal house construction,

hunting and gathering, and herb cultivation.

Even if these experiences could not be copied, they could still be used by Munn to prevent the large-scale 'witch hunts' that might occur in the future.

Of course, this was also the reason why Munn added the history of witchcraft to the curriculum of the newly built magic school.

He did not want the magic he brought back to cultivate a group of wizards who only knew how to pursue power, but forgot how to get along with ordinary people.

The three Great Wizards became quiet after hearing Munn's suggestion.

Although they could not understand the books Munn had brought back this time, looking at the illustrations, they knew that this must be a very powerful technology.

Cars that run automatically, big iron birds that fly in the sky, and iron buckets that can automatically dive into the deep sea...:

They could not imagine how ordinary people could do things that could not be done with witchcraft.

"High Priest, that's impossible, right? How can ordinary people fly in the sky?"

Great Wizard Xingmang flipped through a few pages of the popular science booklet Munn brought back, and his hand couldn't stop shaking.

He had studied wizarding artifact manufacturing for his whole life, but he had never thought of sending people into the sky.

"That's right, and these cars, if they can run so fast, then what do we need flying brooms for?"

Great Wizard Hailan also did not believe that the pictures in the book were real.

Since Munn brought back five flying brooms, he had taken advantage of his age to directly requisition one, and he had to play in the sky every day before coming down.

And now Munn was telling him that the cars made by ordinary people were faster than flying brooms, how could he believe it.

Only Great Wizard Lingtree was silent in the crowd. She had actually witnessed the scientific technology Munn was talking about yesterday.

In order to increase the herb production on Star Island, Munn had come up with a method for making glass and wanted to build herb greenhouses.

Yesterday evening, Great Wizard Lingtree personally witnessed the tribesmen burning sand to make glass.

"Great Wizards, don't get excited yet. These things in the pictures definitely can't be done in the short term. It will still take a lot of time to experiment."

Munn said, pointing to the dozen or so tall books next to him.

"These are just the basics. Only after learning the principles in them can the tribesmen possibly build the iron birds and four-wheeled cars you mentioned."

"Oh, so these books, like runes, are all the basics. If you want to build a complex magic circle like a big iron bird, you have to spend hundreds or thousands of years."

Listening to Great Wizard Hailan's explanation that combined Muggle science and magic, Munn nodded and then shook his head.

"You can understand it that way, but it shouldn't take that long in terms of time."

After Munn bought these books from the Muggle bookstore, he finished reading them all in the Leaky Cauldron.

From a Muggle history book, he learned that ordinary people in another world only took 300 years from developing the flintlock rifle to manufacturing airplanes.

It was also during this period that the living space of wizards was compressed smaller and smaller, flying brooms could not be used freely, and later they had to hide completely.

"I see, then it seems that we must prepare early."

Great Wizard Xingmang said, looking at the books beside Munn with a somewhat complicated expression.

These books, which he couldn't understand at all, could bring a better life to the tribesmen, but at the same time, they were equivalent to burying a powerful cannonball for the wizards.

If everything in these books could be realized, it would inevitably pull the wizards down from their high position.

No one could imagine what would happen then.

"Let's build a school. I believe in our tribesmen."

Looking at the other two Great Wizards, who had been silent for a long time, Great Wizard Lingtree stood up, leaning on her crutch.

"We have been safe and sound for thousands of years. I don't believe that these external things will create a gap between the tribesmen and the tribal wizards."

"That's right, even if we don't master these things, those so-called empires and federations outside will inevitably develop them. It will be too late to find a way to deal with them then."

Great Wizard Xingmang was the one among the three who had the most thorough research on the laws of astrology and rune wizard arrays.

He knew very well that some things could not be stopped by witchcraft alone.

"Since you all say so, then I agree, but I still don't believe that ordinary people will defeat wizards."

Seeing that the three Great Wizards had all expressed their opinions, Munn breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He had thought about taking this step for a long time.

Whether it was ordinary people launching witch hunts, or all the wizards hiding in the future, these were not the results Munn wanted to see.

But making such a decision would inevitably carry greater responsibility. With the support of the three Great Wizards, his confidence was even greater.

"Okay, since the three Great Wizards all agree, then let's temporarily set up an experimental school on Star烬 Island,

and select children from the tribe and Old Soldier Lane to study first."

After discussing the matter of building a new school, the person in charge of the Bailey Trading Company was brought to the Lingtree Tribe.

This was a teenager of only fourteen or fifteen years old. When Munn saw him for the first time, he saw the shadow of Liam Bailey on him.

"You are Munn Scarlett, the little wizard who ruined my plan!"