Chapter 334 Sleeping Dragon Reveals His Eyes
Hearing her name being called suddenly, Susan's face turned red and she immediately responded: "Xie Lin, the Longmu Intelligence Network has been facing a shortage of manpower since its establishment. We can only follow your instructions to report to other people." The team can barely cope with the situation for the time being with borrowed manpower.”
Schelling gave a noncommittal "hmm".
The speed of development of Sleeping Dragon Society is not unsatisfactory - Daphne only established this organization at the beginning of the school year, and it has grown to 81 people in less than 12 months, but even so, it still cannot satisfy the manpower of the intelligence network. needs.
Transferring manpower to other teams is only a temporary solution to the problem but not the root cause. In the final analysis, a more efficient system is needed to sort out the intelligence collected from all channels.
Schelling once thought about relying on alchemy to create an artificial intelligence similar to Classification Hat and Aquila, but he really couldn't spare the time to conduct alchemical research, and there was no alchemy among the members of Sleeping Dragon Society. A particularly outstanding member, no one can share the burden for him.
As for the Medieval European Wizards' Federation, their team of alchemists and Old Nott were still working hard to decipher the "Book of Truth" left by Nico Flamel, and they were unable to provide Schelling with any help in this regard.
This problem must be solved in another way.
Xie Lin secretly sighed. Among the connections he could draw on, the only ones who were good at alchemy were the Hohenheim family in Germany.
Eleanor's heroic yet charming figure appeared in her mind - to be honest, Eleanor was a woman who could make Xie Lin's heart beat in terms of appearance, character, talent, etc., but the two It was too late to get to know each other. Xie Lin already had four girlfriends: Daphne, Astoria, Murray, and Luna, not counting the kidnapped Meredith and secret lover Sulf. Woolen cloth!
A sharph almost turned into a court battle with Shura. Xie Lin could not imagine the consequences of adding another girlfriend.
Seeing that Xie Lin had no comment, Susan could only continue cautiously: "At this stage, we have completed the connection with Miss Rita Skeeter's reverse scale team, and her intelligence about the entire Great Britain and Ireland area is being updated every day. Hundreds of secret reports are sent in continuously every day...from the eating habits of celebrities to the capital flows of business leaders, etc., all large and small information is included..."
"As for the Ministry of Magic, Bernie Pillsworth, who is in charge of the Auror Intelligence Network, has also successfully connected with us. My aunt (Amelia Bones) said that we can arrange several Hogwarts during the upcoming summer vacation. Here are some senior students doing an internship in records management in the archives – I think this is a great opportunity…”
Bernie Pillsworth is the father of Venia Pillsworth, the 7th-grade prefect of Slytherin. He was originally just a low-level maintenance worker in the Ministry of Magic. He conquered 6 Slytherins in Schelling. The prefect later got involved in Xie Lin's network through his daughter's relationship. Later, he was promoted repeatedly under Xie Lin's control. A few months ago, he became the intelligence chief of the Auror logistics department.
Although the Anti-Scale Team is powerful under Rita's management for many years, it is unable to penetrate the inside information of the Ministry of Magic and other politicians. Its intelligence content is basically focused on major business, sports, entertainment and people's livelihood issues.
Pillsworth's intelligence network can just make up for the shortcomings of the Anti-Scale Team.
Schelling turned to look at Slytherin's seventh-grade male prefect Guile Pisgood and female prefect Venia Pillsworth, who were present, and said: "Guile, Venia, this semester After that, you have graduated from Hogwarts, right? What are your plans?"
Gu Lie and Weniya looked at each other, and then replied at the same time without any hesitation: "No, we will go wherever the organization needs us to go."
Xie Lin nodded with satisfaction. Both prefects were imprinted with the "Mark of the Sleeping Dragon" by himself. In addition, both of their fathers achieved what they are today because of him. Their family interests have been tied to him, and they are loyal. There is no doubt about the degree.
"Then, this summer vacation, you all go to the archives room of the Ministry of Magic to intern! During this period, find a way to make a copy of all the confidential documents in the archives - after the summer vacation is over, I will arrange for you The two entered the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic, starting from the position of junior assistant, and then slowly tried to develop. "
"Yes, we understand." They both responded at the same time.
Xie Lin had his own considerations behind this arrangement.
In addition to the Minister's Office and the Department of Mysteries, which is not part of the establishment, the administrative agencies under the Ministry of Magic are divided into six departments of the Ministry of Magic.
Judging from the current situation, he has almost taken control of the most powerful Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Control of Magical Creatures.
The remaining ones are the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, the Department of International Cooperation, the Department of Magical Transport, and the Department of Sports.
The Sports and Sports Department, an administrative department that has no real power, does not need to be bothered with.
The Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters is firmly under Fudge's control.
Before he became Minister, Fudge was the Director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters. This department has been his core business for many years, not to mention that the current Director, Rufus Fudge, is also his most trusted nephew. The confidant who was placed there before.
The Department of Magical Transport is the domain of Senior Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge. Umbridge's magic level is not very good, but her political skills seem to be innate and quite powerful. Taking advantage of Fudge's trust in her over the past few years, she also established forces loyal to her in the Ministry of Magic, the most important of which was the Department of Magical Communications.
It can be said that it is not easy to penetrate these two departments.
Now there is only one piece of fat left, the Department of International Cooperation, and all the major factions in the Ministry of Magic are eyeing it.
Schelling had intended to arrange for Barty Crouch Sr. to return to his post, but it was reported that during the period when Barty Sr. was missing, Fudge and Umbridge had already put their hands into the department. Many of Barty Sr.'s original confidants were He was transferred and dispersed to other departments.
Therefore, even if Old Batty finally becomes the director, he can no longer easily control the entire International Cooperation Department - he needs helpers, and Gulie and Viniya are the candidates that Schelling prefers.
"Have there been any staff changes in the Ministry of Magic recently?" Sherrin asked, looking at Susan again.
"As far as I know, Fudge and Umbridge are busy planning to use the media to smear Dumbledore and other attacks, and have no time to take care of the other political opponents within the Ministry of Magic. It seems to be as you expected, Sherrin. In Fudge's heart, Dumbledore is his biggest problem."
Susan continued: "Since Crouch disappeared, the position of Director of the Department of International Cooperation has been vacant. The major factions have checks and balances on each other, and it is impossible to choose a candidate in the short term..." Susan paused. After thinking for a while, he finally said: "There is one thing I think is worth paying attention to-"
"What's up?"
"There is a staff member in the Department of International Cooperation named Gules Misted. I heard that he is a wizard with no background. He worked at the bottom of the Ministry of Magic for many years before rising to his current position of senior assistant——"
"Misted?" Xie Lin frowned slightly, "I have never heard of this surname. I think if he is not from a Muggle family, he is an immigrant from a weak family abroad. What do you think happened to him?"
"Intelligence shows that Minister Fudge has had close contact with him in recent days - based on the various intelligence collected by Long Mu, my conclusion is -" Susan gritted her teeth and said in a stiff tone: "Fudge is probably plotting with Gullius to remove Dumbledore from his position as President of the International Confederation of Wizards."
"I have studied the wizarding laws of Great Britain, and this is very likely to happen - the Minister of Magic and the Department of International Cooperation have the power to nominate British representatives to the International Federation of Wizards." Susan paused and continued. : "If Dumbledore is removed from his role as the British representative, then the position of President of the International Confederation of Wizards will be destroyed, and Dumbledore may even be directly removed from the International Confederation of Wizards."
Xie Lin's eyes flashed, and his mind was as meticulous as Xie Lin's, and he quickly realized the truth of what Susan said.
In the original world, around late July (Harry moved into Grimmauld Place on August 6th, which had appeared in the newspapers the week before) Dumbledore would have been relieved of his duties at the International Confederation of Wizards ’s chairmanship was then replaced by Babajid Akinbad from Egypt, less than a month from now.
Although Susan still lacks a little confidence in her words, her analysis is very accurate and is basically the same as what Xie Lin thought.
Xie Lin showed admiration and said: "Very good analysis and inference - Susan, you did a good job! I am very happy to choose you as the leader of Longmu, and you did not disappoint me."
Hearing Xie Lin's recognition and praise, Susan's eyes glowed with confidence. She smiled slightly and said: "Xie Lin, all this is thanks to your trust and cultivation in me. I will definitely do my best. ,It will not let you down."