Chapter 95 For Freedom and for Progress

"Since the beginning of the fifteenth century, starting from the land beneath our feet, Muggles have begun to persecute wizards.

Before this, no matter what the Muggles' attitude was towards wizards, wizards did not think that this person who was hundreds of times larger than their own group would become a threat in the future.

Why?

Because under the social conditions at that time, wizards had the most extensive knowledge, the most powerful force, and the most advanced production methods in the world.

Muggles are inherently disadvantaged compared to wizards.

No matter how hard Muggles try, they can't do any harm to real wizards.

So at that time, defeating wizards was just a way for some religions to make money by fooling the people.

There are even a considerable number of wizards who choose to deliberately expose their identities.

When he was being burned at the stake, he put a fire-avoiding spell on himself and pretended to wail.

When the Muggle executioner was proud of his methods, he walked out unscathed.

They call this a game.

If anyone has read the book "Ancient Wizards and Muggles" carefully, you will know that there were still people who could really cause harm to wizards at that time, and they were a group called demon hunters.

Only they can cause harm to real wizards.

However, their method was rather crude, they pretended to be injured, and when the kind-hearted wizard approached him to help him check and heal his injuries, they gave the poor wizard a knife.

In addition, poisoning, traps...

So human or non-human methods almost made them think clearly.

But in any case, no matter how hard the demon hunters try, limited to social development, it will be difficult for Muggles to shake the dominant position of wizards.

At that time, the advantage was still on our wizard's side.

However, it was also from this stage that wizards and Muggles began to gradually split into two groups.

Religions have not posed a great threat to the life safety of the entire group of wizards, but they have torn apart the cornerstone of peaceful coexistence between wizards and Muggles in terms of public opinion.

Wizards gradually began to hide their identities, not out of fear, but to avoid trouble.

Even if they hide their identities, they do not choose to stay away from the Muggle world, but live in the Muggle world. They believe that as long as they are careful, they will not encounter any danger even if their identities are exposed.

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However, after 1520, in our historical records, the casualty rate of wizards suddenly rose to a peak.

That's because the Muggles at that time invented real guns, rifled rifles.

In the past, when Muggles attacked, wizards could easily use magic spells to help themselves escape from danger.

However, the emergence of firearms broke this balance.

Once the wizard's identity is exposed, a bullet can take away a life.

At this time, Muggles began to persecute wizards.

As the number of casualties increases, the magic world discovers that the magic spell that used to be invincible suddenly seems to be no longer so reliable.

It was also because of the massacres during this period that the entire group of wizards began to be in a state of panic, and everyone was at war.

All wizards are worried that one day an unavoidable bullet will be fired from the street corner.

Wizards began to gradually move away from Muggle villages, towns, and cities.

For their own safety, wizards had to turn their energy to the development of hidden methods.

Hidden spells were mostly invented or improved during this time period.

This stage is a stalemate stage, but because the number of Muggles is hundreds of times that of wizards, wizards are slightly at a disadvantage.

The deaths of a large number of wizards turned public opinion in the magical society towards confrontation.

The rift between wizards and Muggles has become more acute because of blood feuds and the overall concept of the group.

The two groups were officially torn apart.

A large number of wizards gathered together, trying to stay warm by hugging each other.

By the end of the seventeenth century, Muggles were developing faster and faster, and wizards were becoming more and more difficult to survive.

Relations between wizards and Muggles have finally reached their lowest point.

For the survival of the entire group, the magical world promulgated the Law of Secrecy in 1689, which was officially established three years later and enforced by the magical governments of various countries.

Since then, the wizarding world of various countries has officially disappeared from the Muggle world, and the peaceful coexistence of Muggles and wizards has become a luxury.

This law was enacted by the International Confederation of Wizards to protect the entire wizarding world from Muggle discovery.

The Ministry of Magic in each country is responsible for concealing the existence of magic in their country.

In addition, they also need to control magical animals in their own country, curb the public display of magic by minors, and ensure that people will not be discovered by Muggles when they engage in magical sports in secret.

Leakers will bear corresponding legal responsibilities, ranging from property penalties to imprisonment, and ultimately deprivation of life, depending on the harm caused by the leak.

By now, Muggle and wizard societies have become segregated.

But in the days to come, Muggles are developing at a rapid pace, and we are already lagging behind.

If this continues, the Muggle military will not even need to declare war on us.

Maybe one day in the future, just an ordinary Muggle will be able to carry a portable super weapon and wipe out all of us. "

Gretel stood on the high platform at the Moldova Ministry of Magic meeting and spoke out his opinions.

All around were local wizards from Moldova.

Gretel didn't want to appear so rude when he first came up, so he used force to surrender.

In his opinion, this group of wizards who chose to help the Muggles in Moldova survive the famine are the most suitable to develop some new members from them.

"So, you want to lead the revolution of the wizarding world 'for the greater good', overthrow the International Statute of Secrecy, establish a new order, and rule all mankind?

Mike Grete, I have heard of your name. You are a hot figure in the global wizarding world. Not long ago, you were listed as one of the most outstanding wizards of the contemporary era.

I heard that your portrait will be recorded. I thought you were a person who devoted yourself to research. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be another Grindelwald, a fourteen-year-old Grindelwald."

Grete looked over and saw that the person who spoke was a short and fat old man with rosacea and gray hair. His name was John King, who leaned there with a sneer on his face.

The information given to him by Moen Sechter mentioned that John King had a good friend who imitated Grindelwald and said he would fight for the interests of wizards.

In the end, because of his intention to violate the Statute of Secrecy, he was sentenced to Azkaban by the International Confederation of Wizards.

At the same time, he was also the leader who firmly opposed supporting Muggles at the beginning.

However, because most people chose to support it at that time, he finally accepted it with a pinch of his nose and participated in the rescue of Muggle agriculture.

"Grindelwald?

It seems that everyone who knows me for the first time thinks that I am the next Grindelwald. Indeed, Mr. Grindelwald is indeed a senior to me.

But I don't think his actions can benefit wizards.

Again, the contradiction comes from the class itself. Even if Grindelwald can succeed, how long can his career last.

Even if wizards and Muggles are now two groups, the reason is that we are all human beings.

I have a question to ask everyone present.

Would you like to have a group of people riding on your head and oppressing you?

Does it feel good to be oppressed? Who of you can bear oppression all the time?"

As Grete spoke, all the particles in the entire conference room were linked, and they condensed into an iron plate in front of this group of wizards and slowly pressed down.

Even though Grete's target was not Cedric and the others, they seemed to be carrying a burden of more than a thousand pounds.

Not to mention standing up, even blinking was difficult.

Fortunately, Grete just gave an example and waved his hand, and the atmosphere in the entire conference room became relaxed again.

"The actual pressure of just one second has made everyone pale and breathless.

Then, if we regard the magic world as a person, how much pressure has the progress of the Muggle world brought to the magic world?

Even if I am not here today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, as long as the wizards are not extinct, one day they will take up arms and rush out to resist this damn confidentiality law.

I am not saying that the confidentiality law is bad. From a historical perspective, the promulgation of the confidentiality law has indeed helped the wizards to successfully recuperate.

Separating from Muggles protects the lives of wizards and the existence of the magic world.

However, the law is lagging, and it should progress with the progress of the times.

But the confidentiality law confines wizards and refuses to understand the culture of Muggles.

It even reached a correction Alasdair Madoc, a chaser for the Montrose Magpies, is too much of a fool.

Because he is obsessed with Muggle sports, he tried to use football and basketball tricks in Quidditch games, which would be criticized.

He was even fired by the team manager Cormac MacLeod for playing golf.

There are many such things. Ask yourself, is this behavior really necessary?

The Statute of Secrecy is no longer the law that protects the safety of wizards.

In my opinion, the current Statute of Secrecy is more like a chain, a chain of will and mind created by rules and traditions.

Because of the habits formed by the Statute of Secrecy, wizards refuse to understand Muggles, in the name of preventing Muggles from discovering the existence of the magic world.

But who among you present doesn't know about the entanglement between the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government of each country?

If you really want to keep it secret, you should use the traceless extension spell to create a world, lock everyone in it, and never have any contact with the Muggle world again.

Also because of the habit formed by the Statute of Secrecy, the damn magic world also divides wizards into different levels, pure blood, half-blood, and mudbloods like me.

These are all bad habits caused by the isolation of the country. Only in this way can the "noble" wizards blind their own eyes and whitewash the lie of wizard supremacy in their brains.

The chain of the Statute of Secrecy needs to be removed long ago. Only by removing the chain can wizards put down their arrogant mentality and contact and understand the ever-changing Muggle society.

Of course , breaking the Statute of Secrecy does not mean casually announcing the existence of the magic world to the world.

That would be courting death. No matter what the attitude of various countries towards the magic world was in the past, after several centuries of development, the Muggles have completely forgotten the existence of the magic world.

If we want to walk freely in the sun, we need to consider not only ourselves as wizards, but also the acceptance of the Muggle government.

Of course, I believe that in the current stable and developing social environment, they will definitely not allow us to appear in front of ordinary people so casually.

That means revising the order, and being extraordinary often means chaos.

Unlike Grindelwald, I have never considered using violence to coerce the Muggle government.

The war started by Grindelwald is doomed to fail.

In front of that devastating Muggle weapon, we wizards have no room to resist at all, and it is not something that can be stopped by human power.

Speaking of which, why have I never considered using violence to coerce.

If I only make changes in the wizarding world, the Muggle government will probably just choose to wait and see.

This is determined by the relationship between Muggles and wizards over the centuries.

It is not just that we regard Muggles as another group, but Muggles also think that we are very different from them.

A group that does not distinguish between enemies and friends for the time being, but just uses each other, and there is a high probability that they will become opponents in the future.

Normal people would hope that it will be as chaotic as possible.

But once I plan to reach out to Muggles, I am ready to stir up trouble in the Muggle world.

Believe it or not, in less than three days, all the wizard gathering places in the world will be wiped out by the Muggle government.

They have this ability, and they are not taking action now just because they can't move if the enemy doesn't move.

So, when facing the Muggle world, I probably won't use force.

I don't intend to tear my face with the Muggle society on behalf of the wizarding world.

Hundreds of years ago, their witch-hunting movement could beat the wizards who were barely keeping up with the times to a standstill.

In this situation, once the action is taken, I dare not guarantee that the magic world can last for a few days.

Admittedly, the Muggles probably cannot destroy all wizards, and they may not do so.

But they are fully capable of destroying the wizarding society in the magic world.

Muggle-repelling spells, confusing spells, and a large number of hidden spells can erase the existence of wizards from the senses of Muggles.

But they cannot erase the existence of wizards from the material world.

According to the relevant records leaked from the disintegration of the Soviet Union, radiation can affect the spells of wizards.

If there is a war between the magic world and the Muggle world, there is a high probability that the Muggles will win, and a small probability that both sides will suffer losses. There is no possibility of wizards winning.

Don't look at me with such a sensational look. We have made deductions on this issue. "

Penelope handed everyone present her meeting and research records in a timely manner.

"According to our deduction, if we go to war with the Muggle government, even if they don't use nuclear weapons, we have no chance of winning.

Now the effective range of firearms is generally more than 1,300 feet, and the killing distance is even several times the effective range.

Not to mention their missiles and fighter jets.

Mr. John King, times have changed.

But you still seem to know nothing.

This is why Dawn insists on breaking the confidentiality law.

For freedom and for progress!"