Chapter 241 The Awakening of Becoming a Chess Player
The gates of hell are open to crisis.
Standing at different angles, the feelings and views on this event are different.
The French are naturally the most nervous. The average depth of the capital of the undead is 23 meters underground. Under normal circumstances, its impact on Paris is actually very small.
It's not just once or twice that such things like evil and chaos happen here. The Ministry of Magic and the secular officials have their own set of regulations to deal with them. It can't be said how well they are done, but basically they can be covered afterwards.
But this time is different. The gate of hell is difficult to open, and it is not easy to close it. Some experts even predict that it may form a super sinkhole!
Once that happens, all the reputations that Paris has gained through years of business operations, such as the fashion capital and the romantic capital, will all be over. When talking about this place in the future, people will only think of the devil capital and the undead capital.
Paris, France, and the world will suffer immeasurable losses.
It is easy to understand that Paris and France have suffered huge losses. What does it matter to the world?
Because it will cause a worldwide uproar, and materialism will be hit hard, which will have a great impact on secular rulers. The modern economy can be said to be built on the reputation system. The credibility and confidence of the people in the country is a very important value.
Belief in the king (ruling system) is not as good as believing in the Pope, believing in science and technology is not as good as believing in mystery, believing in the present world is not as good as believing in the afterlife...
If this is the case, those suppressed monsters and monsters will follow closely, causing deeper and wider doubts and even panic.
Once people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team. People will mess around, people want to prepare for the afterlife and the next life, and people want to arm themselves with mysterious knowledge and artifacts to avoid unexplained death from mysterious events.
Demand creates the industry's emergence and vigorous development, and various mysterious associations and churches will emerge like spring after the rain.
If this is the mainstream trend in the world, people are no longer eager to pursue a better material life, but feel that they are almost running to pray to God and worship Buddha, then the development of productivity will slow down every minute, and the value of various ordinary creations (wealth) will decrease. All the way down.
In this context, the most injured are the capitalists. The market shrinks, the value of wealth itself shrinks, and the power based on the ability to control wealth and produce wealth also shrinks.
So they are supporters of royal power, supporters of materialism, and supporters of the supremacy of technology.
And the wizards are also unwilling to see the gates of hell open,
That will lead to the exposure of the extraordinary world. They are not ready to rule the secular world, and the exposure will only make the Holy See cheaper.
Of course, this preparation may never be well done.
Compared with ordinary people, wizards have an absolute disadvantage in numbers. In the self-deprecating words of a wizard who studies Muggles: "Even if all wizards are shrewd and capable officials, after taking over the role of rulers, the total number is not enough. Let the human world function normally."
Wizards are rooted in the huge secular population base, and the main source of population at present is mudbloods and mixed races.
The economy and culture of wizards are also heavily influenced by the world.
As a result, the secular world collapsed, and the extraordinary world would not have a good life. This argument has not only been proved by history, but also by the current wars. Most of the extraordinary existences in Iraq are now taking refuge in foreign countries. If there is a world war, where will they go to take refuge?
The Holy See is also unwilling to expose the gates of hell.
The old empire has already set in the west, and there are many internal hills, conflicts, military equipment is loose, people's hearts are scattered, and the spirit of forging ahead has long been lost. One or two want to borrow the convenience of the position, satisfy the desire for pleasure, gain both fame and fortune, and be happy Happy life.
People with lofty ideals in the Holy See now have to admit that it is a great success to be able to paper over the last 20 years of low magic power.
After 202 years, the first passage to heaven will become smooth again. At that time, people in the Holy See can confidently say, do you want to go to heaven after death? I have indulgences here, how many do you want?
After that, there will naturally be an opportunity to clean up the inside and outside and revive the teaching curriculum.
This is why the Holy See turned a blind eye to Kane. They knew that the last 20 years would not be easy, and demons and ghosts would definitely jump out and make trouble.
It’s good to have Kane’s existence to attract hatred and efficiently kill ghosts and snakes. At least in terms of maintaining stability and peacekeeping, the goals of both sides are the same, and Kane’s power has become a climate, which they can’t easily handle.
A new force rises and has the power to share the cake, so it must also bear the responsibility at the same time. And as a latecomer, you also need to show real achievements to ensure your own power qualifications and specific items for the division of interests.
The International Federation of Magic and even the Holy See have revealed information to Kane this time. If Kane is willing to contribute, they will make concessions in some operations.
Specifically, it naturally refers to the management of the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce.
Since the Great Lake incident, the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce began to encounter invisible resistance, and this was no longer the handiwork of those pure-blood dignitaries who tried to carve up the wealth of the Shafiq family in the early days.
They are not that powerful, and they are limited to the United Kingdom, not to mention they have already been defeated.
The pressure on the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce mainly comes from foreign countries, such as project approval and so on.
Still the same sentence, not enough success, more than failure.
Kane is not afraid of these established institutions, but he also admits that they have the ability to hold back.
The purpose of selling the black hemp industry is to keep the normal development of several major industries operated by the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce. After all, for him, the luxury industry has never been the most important, but the basic industry with food, clothing and housing as the surface is important. ..
He needs these industries to cultivate qualified teams for him to prepare for industrial upgrading, otherwise, within a few years, his technical system will be dragged down due to unqualified basic materials or low output.
So far, the attention of all the bigwigs has been firmly attracted to the earning power of the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce. In fact, the mining and processing of raw materials and the manufacturing of new materials that are being improved are the key points.
It is precisely because of these calculations behind the scenes that Kane's actions will have the current rhythm: when it is time to fight, he will fight bravely, and when it is time to rest, he will also take a serious rest and never try to be brave.
There are a total of four districts in the capital of the undead, and he has already won one. No matter in terms of the impact on the overall situation or the specific record, it is enough to make a difference.
Want more? Then you have to get dry goods, just fool around.
Kane enjoyed a steam bath in the makeshift shower room before, and after this massage, his fatigue has almost been dispelled.
As for the overall situation in the capital of the undead, Menzoberranzan's military staff has also deduced and calculated almost the same.
The current main members of the staff department are basically elven vampires, and their specialty is military staff.
Through the existing information, detailed calculations and deduction, some concepts are already basically clear.
For example, due to the closure of Montmartre, it is estimated that it will take an hour for the gates of hell to fully open, and if another district is taken down within 8 hours, the opening time will be extended to a week later, which may already be beyond the reach of the other party. It's too heavy to bear.
Or, if he now performs an energy-draining operation similar to the one in the Montmartre Heights area on the area that has been cleared by his own side, it can also cause good results, delaying the opening of the door for at least 24 hours.
Kane still trusts the professional ability of his staff group, so he is not in a hurry, waiting for more political commitments to be in place.
Since the Great Lakes incident caused him to end his hibernation early and emerge from the abyss, he began to use his actual ability to tell the big guys of various forces that he was qualified to be a chess player.
As the leader of a newly rising force, he is indeed no better than those old-fashioned bigwigs who sit firmly in the hall and scold Fang Qiu. Many of his projects have not yet been on track and he needs to run around in person, but he is already one of the poles of the multi-polar world. It is no longer something that can be driven casually.
As a result, representatives of various forces did not come, but Dumbledore did.
This is disgusting, even suspected of slapping the face.
If you want to say that Dumbledore is really pointing at a face. As soon as he arrived, the subtext was: You have to sell me some favors.
Kane said in his heart: "Look, maybe this person is still living in a dream, and uses me as a teacher at Hogwarts, or even a student trainer."
Kane believes that too many people are told that with great power comes great responsibility. ’ This sentence flickered.
Responsibility corresponds to power, not ability.
But Dumbledore is one of the people who can listen to such words.
"What advice do you have? Your Excellency the White Wizard."
Kane no longer calls Principal Dumbledore any more. The respect and favor that belonged to the principal has been wasted by Dumbledore himself in 853.
He called it this way to remind Dumbledore not to make friends with Hogwarts, it would be self-defeating.
Dumbledore also understood that since the incident in 853, the relationship between him and Kane had plummeted to the freezing point. Kane was no longer that easy-talking junior, and it was no problem to talk about things. It is impossible to ask the other party to pay something.
However, Dumbledore still had to try. He said straight to the point: "Kane, I need more help from you here."
Kane stood up and said to the masseur, "I need some private space."
Olim Maxim also had no choice but to leave, and exchanged glances with Dumbledore before leaving.
Kane cast the sound barrier spell and said, "Before we talk about this, I want to know, is this your personal request, or are you speaking to me on their behalf?"
Dumbledore asked, "What's the difference between the two?"
Kane doesn't like Dumbledore's twists and turns, is he really short of IQ? I do not understand? Obviously not, but I want him to say it himself, so that it seems that he is selfish and unreasonable.
Kane didn't bother to care about this kind of women's play, and said frankly: "If you come to persuade me on your own initiative, I will definitely decline."
"You have to know that after the trial of the future people, in order to reduce the hostility and dissatisfaction of the people, I even sold the black hemp planting industry. I shouldn't be in the limelight, but I still came."
"Why? Because I feel that as the chief war wizard of the Wizengamot, and at the same time an international businessman who spreads his business around the world, I really have to take some responsibility and give back to the vast number of consumers who make me money."
"In order not to be in the limelight, would you rather watch the gates of hell open?" Dumbledore's words were sharp.
When Kane heard this, he had no good words. He said: "I love peace, and I hope everyone is happy. But this does not mean that I am willing to be a public toilet paper and wipe my ass for all evil things."
"You may think that my character is not good, and I take the opportunity to blackmail you. But I don't think so. Because human beings are far from miserable enough to rely on me to solve problems."
"To put it bluntly, human beings have experienced many ups and downs since their existence, and they don't need care, let alone coddling. Don't take yourself too seriously, guardian, savior, human beings don't need miraculous salvation, but wake up Save yourself."
"You mean sacrificing a lot of people to fill this hole?" Dumbledore snorted coldly.
Kane was also stimulated by his repeated extreme remarks, and he frowned: "Your Excellency, White Wizard, why do you always use extreme thoughts to speculate on my thoughts? Didn't you find that your remarks were full of blackmail? "
"There are four districts in total. I brought my own guards and won one independently. Do you still think I didn't try my best? What about other powerful forces or individuals? Why don't you ask them instead of asking me to charge forward again and again, Do you think you're doing this fairly?"
Dumbledore's serious expression suddenly relaxed, and he sighed, "I always thought you had love in your heart."
Kane got goosebumps all over his body when he heard that, and said frankly: "It's really not as much as you." He added the second half of the sentence in his heart: "Your own mother, and you force other people's mothers, I just found out that you still have this habit of defrauding acquaintances. "
Thinking about Snape and Harry Potter in the original history line, Kane felt that his judgment was more and more reasonable.
About half an hour after the two broke up, Kane got the latest intelligence summary.
The more I flipped through it, the more angry I became, and I couldn't help snorting angrily. If this information is used as a benchmark, then the previous progress reports are full of moisture.
In other words, the deduction of the staff group has also been affected to a considerable extent. He estimates that it will be no more than six hours before the gate of hell opens...