dmims Chapter 354 Self-reliance
Chapter 354 Self-reliance
Chapter 354 Self-reliance
Facing the Prime Minister's gaze with a cracked expression and shock and even a little fear, Alison smiled sincerely and kindly, looking like a kind-hearted person who was pitied by God, just like a big white lotus.
The Prime Minister cursed in his heart.
Damn it, he should have thought of it earlier that those self-talking wizards would never honestly abide by the rules of the game set by ordinary people!
The queen, who had been calm and composed, could no longer maintain her elegant disguise. Her expression became serious and her blue eyes were filled with worry.
If you can't keep up with the trend of the times, you will be left behind by the times. This principle applies to any era. As a vested interest in the Industrial Revolution and a former world hegemon, Britain naturally has a deep understanding of this principle.
There are so many countries around it, rising and falling, coming and going. The backward ones are beaten, the robbers are beaten, and the bandits are negotiated...
Of course, not all the people at the table can be diners. There will always be countries that will become dishes.
Dae-young doesn't want to be the dish that gets eaten.
To be honest, this situation is terrible.
They were completely led astray by this thunderous news.
I can only say that fortunately the other party had the idea of cooperation, and perhaps because they wanted to integrate into the British Empire, they left some wiggle room and did not really use this as an excuse to skin them alive.
Otherwise, faced with this admission ticket, you have to grit your teeth and buy it even if it means losing money.
In fact, even if you really enter the market, there is no guarantee that you will be the winner in future global competition.
But not entering is even more fatal.
Others have taken the initiative and are now willing to take them to play together, which is already good enough.
The Queen took a deep breath, adjusted her mentality, and said: "...I need to confirm, if we agree to join this plan, to what extent can the British wizarding world provide?"
Alison put her fingertips together and smiled, but she sat in an unmannerly and impolite manner.
"We will set up portals to the God-given lands at designated locations in the major cities of your choice. As for basic magic teaching, we can provide teaching materials, but we don't have enough teachers. After all, there are only a few teachers in the wizarding world. At most, we can recommend some newcomers from the Ministry of Magic to help."
"As for herbs and magical creatures, if you are willing to help share the burden, such as planting and breeding, that would be great. As for potions, the wizarding world can sell you some for emergency use, but it won't be much, and you still need to find the ingredients to make them yourself. We only have a few thousand people in total, and we have been self-sufficient before, so we really don't have much..."
Alison, who was penniless, was also very single. Finally, she concluded with a grin: "In short, most of it depends on your self-reliance~"
"...?!"
The prime minister, who was actually responsible for handling the aftermath and cleaning up the mess, looked gloomy.
For the sake of thousands of wizards who would be lost if they were integrated into Britain, you came up with a universal supernatural plan? !
Apart from the carrot temptation mentioned earlier, the rest are all traps!!!
The wizarding world doesn't have to do anything but sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
As for Great Britain, they need to devote manpower, material resources, and financial resources to plan the location of the portal, and be responsible for the subsequent operation and management, as well as the teaching of awakened extraordinary people, travel between countries, trade, relevant lawmaking, and public security management...
That little bastard across the street must have a black conscience, right?
Most of them are self-reliant, so what’s the difference between that and them starting from scratch?
No wonder there’s no price to pay!
How can something free be good?!
Is it too late for him to resign now?
This was the first time that the Prime Minister regretted becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was completely different from the time when he first became Prime Minister and was savoring the joy of success after years of dreams and careful planning.
The Conservatives really wanted to oppose this big change and rejected everything.
Unfortunately not.
International competition is like this, everyone is running forward, afraid of being left behind. Everyone is supernatural, and magic-related supernatural powers are a new track, even the most conservative ones have to run!
Well, now they can't even get any benefits. It's not that they don't give them the good things, it's just that the small world of a few thousand people can't squeeze out any extra money, and they are poor.
At most, they can be provided with some magical instruction, such as plant seeds and monster cubs. The only magical instruction available are books and new graduates, but there are no proper teachers.
Alison seemed to be kindly comforting the prime minister who was about to become even more bald and work overtime to death.
"Think more positively. Wizards have repair spells, cleaning spells, and cloning spells for dead objects. You know what they are just by the names, right?"
The Prime Minister's eyes lit up.
Repair, clean, copy...
If these practical black technologies can be promoted, they will greatly reduce waste, increase resource utilization, and reduce costs...
Oh wait, what if someone uses copying on the British pound and prints money on a large scale…?
There are also repetitive jobs being replaced, causing workers to be laid off and unemployed...
The man felt a headache and even his hair started to fall out.
Head hurts!
The Queen picked up the teacup and drank the red tea gracefully. She realized that the girl opposite her was teasing the Prime Minister with bad intentions and leaving the mess to them.
The girl's eyes were full of blatant joy and malice.
But she didn't point it out. She just drank her tea and listened quietly to the bargaining over there.
It's not a loss anyway.
Alison blinked her eyes and continued to seduce the Prime Minister, playing with other people's emotions casually with interest, like a performer conducting a piece of music.
"The wizarding world also has transfiguration, including permanent changes to matter. Think about it, if idealistic magic is combined with technology, can new materials be created? You have a lot of research stuck on materials, right? Including controlled nuclear fusion... This is a huge gold mine~"
The originally tired look disappeared immediately. The Prime Minister's eyes widened and he even looked a little greedy, as if he wanted to swallow all the benefits described by the witch in one gulp.
Even though Her Majesty the Queen was sitting next to him, the Queen's presence seemed weak to him.
When Minister Fudge first met him, he had, in order to prove the existence of magic, transformed his teacup into a living gerbil - which he later gave to his delighted niece.
To be honest, it takes a lot of imagination to combine the magic and witchcraft related to legends and myths with modern technology that is within reach. They are quite far apart and seem to be completely unrelated.
But someone combined this thing and portrayed it to him.
He was moved.
The red-haired little wizard spoke in a low, yet seductive tone as he continued to paint a picture of a glorious future, shifting the emphasis from the distinction between the two types of human beings to future benefits.
She seems to be drawing pie in the sky, and in fact, she is just drawing pie in the sky.
Do you expect this to be useful? It's very useful.
Financial transactions, for example, are essentially a way to cash in future income in advance. Through financial instruments and financial markets, people can convert future expected returns into current funds and achieve cross-time value exchange.
There is even a saying that if computers, the Internet and other things had been developed earlier, promoting economic development and allowing Germany to focus more on domestic construction and reduce the need for external expansion, there might not have been a World War II.
"We are all human beings living in the same country. There should never be any distinction. Magic should not be something that restricts our interactions and divides us. Even I don't want to see the glory of the sun that once looked down on the world fade. Our rule should extend from the deep sea to the center of the earth and from the boundless sea of stars to the sky..."
The queen also narrowed her eyes slightly.
I have to admit that this witch lady is really good at bewitching people, and these tailor-made words really touched her heart.
An inexplicable emotion surged in my heart, like excitement, emotion, and a bit of recollection of the glorious shadow of the British Empire in the past.
The toy prime minister, whose emotions were randomly manipulated, remained silent for a moment, regained his composure, and forcibly pulled his attention away from these temptations.
If he continues talking like this, he will be fooled by the kid across the street sooner or later.
He silently cast a questioning look at Her Majesty the Queen.
Alison twirled her hair, her eyes flashing, as if she could see through people's hearts. She continued to increase the bet with a smile, turning disadvantages into advantages.
"Although the wizarding world doesn't provide much support, this is more in your interest, right? A small group of a few thousand people, integrating into Great Britain will not affect anything. Being self-reliant also means that you will not be controlled by others..."
The Prime Minister paused slightly, turned his head back, and felt something was a little wrong.
His expression changed unpredictably, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at Alison.
It seemed as if his thoughts had been spied on?
Magic is really unreasonable.
Just as wizards are wary of their modern weapons, the Prime Minister is now both eager and wary of magic.
And this witch lady is such an amazing character!
It was clearly the wizarding world that took the initiative to contact them and wanted to integrate with them, but they pretended to be getting the upper hand.
A silver tongue that confuses right and wrong.
Although he looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, which is the lively and casual age in high school, he is actually very scheming and good at calculating, and he plans every step carefully.
What's even more frightening is that she knows how to cater to people's preferences and exploit human weaknesses to achieve her goals.
Even though, according to her, there were only a few thousand people in the British wizarding world, this young man had become one of the strongest and was clearly the boss...
Sometimes, the future of a power can be seen from the next generation. If the successor is weak, Britain may not even need to be too vigilant, and the other party will destroy itself. But with such a prominent figure, according to the lifespan of wizards, he can at least last another two hundred years.
Two hundred years? Then everyone would be dead. They would die if they just endured it.
At such a young age, he was able to gain the upper hand in negotiations, and saw the hidden dangers of the wizarding world's isolation, and took the initiative to change it...
The Prime Minister couldn't help but think of her own Majesty the Queen, who showed great resilience and responsibility when she was young and a princess. She was always able to rally people's hearts at critical moments and provide stability for the UK.
They are all very outstanding, even terrifying women.
If possible, the Prime Minister really doesn't want to deal with such people - it can't even be called dealing with them, they are just following the path planned by others.
If Great Britain did not accept wizards in the country, it would be easy for thousands of people to migrate. With the recent unrest in Europe and Africa, it is estimated that the governments of many countries have received relevant information and would not mind accepting a group of wizard immigrants who represent precious power.
So this is a win-win cooperation of a semi-forced nature.
If Great Britain refuses, the most the British wizarding world can do is to find a worse backup option, which will be an extra step, but Great Britain, which is at a disadvantage, will completely lose its chance.
And with the ability to improve channels, powerful wizards can live for hundreds of years...
Who knows how many humanoid self-propelled nuclear weapon-level guys will appear over time?
Nuclear weapons are more obvious, they are a deterrent that prevents major powers from using them against each other.
These are living people who cannot be monitored!
If I appear in another country and am sent on some secret mission...
The Queen continued to watch them negotiate gracefully without saying much, but only glanced at Alison with interest.
It's not just the benefits of the wizarding world and magic, Miss Grindelwald is equally attractive.
It is another rose blooming on the land of Britain.
She also let slip a little temptation - if the British wizarding world was integrated into Great Britain, they would be able to get this clever and powerful witch for free.
This outstanding child will truly become a citizen of their Great Britain.
This idea took root and sprouted in the queen's heart like a seed.
Of course, even if it is determined that this matter must be moved forward, it is not something that the Prime Minister and the Queen can decide directly. At least other parties must be notified.
The Prime Minister nodded politely and gave a response that was in some sense affirmative: "Ms. Grindelwald, we need to discuss this with the Cabinet. However, I think there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two sides on this matter, and I also believe that our cooperation will be very pleasant."
Alison nodded as well, and considerately left behind a set of moving wizard chess pieces as proof of the existence of wizards, making it easier for them to convince others.
Then she stood up gracefully and said goodbye, winking playfully at the Queen.
"God save the Queen. We will meet here again at this time in three days. By then, I hope you have chosen the location for the first portal. I will come and explain to you some specifics about the wizarding world."
The queen also smiled gently and watched her leave with a smile in her eyes.
Afterwards, she picked up the wizard chess set and looked at it with interest.
The little king chess piece was caught in the hand and started to chirp: "You don't want to play chess? Then why did you catch me?"