The square in front of the Magic Association's headquarters was designed by Tony's student Martin William himself, and was based on the Baal Cathedral in the imperial capital.
A U-shaped promenade connected to the headquarters surrounds the square, and outside the promenade are cliffs and white snow.
The square was large enough to accommodate most magicians, and in the middle stood a huge statue of Merlin.
He was like the Statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, quietly overlooking the people of the magical world.
A lot of people have gathered in the square at this moment. In order to support the candidates they support, these magicians have gathered into different groups. They hold flags representing the candidates and promote them to the magicians around them.
There are four candidates in total. In addition to Gayward and Albus, there is also a Beichen native named Wang Hai, who is wearing a Ming-made Taoist robe. There is a woman from the Russian Empire who is very young, looks to be in her thirties, very beautiful, her name is Anna.
People were coming in and out of the gate of the headquarters. Those who had made up their minds were preparing to vote. All speeches and canvassing had been completed in the past few days. Today was the time to make the final decision.
There is an open platform on the second floor of the headquarters. It is very large, almost several hundred square meters, long and wide. Mainly used for speeches.
Gayward was already sitting on a chair on one side with the other candidates, waiting for the results to be announced. His fanatical followers below were shouting his name loudly.
"Hognide!"
"Hognide!"
He has the greatest momentum.
Even though the remaining two candidates also had their own supporters, their momentum was quickly overshadowed by that crowd.
Soon, Albus also walked up to the second floor and sat next to Gayward.
Gayward did not turn his head to look at him, but quietly looked at the person counting the votes not far away, and said in a voice that could only be heard by him.
"To be honest, I never thought you would choose to run for office. Politics has never been something you are interested in."
"Martin came to see me," said Albus.
"Didn't I look for you?" he said.
Albus was speechless.
"You have made up your mind to go against me, right?" Gayward said calmly, "I have many opportunities to kill you, including that student of yours."
"You are no match for me," he continued. "I hold some seats in the parliament, and I have the highest approval rating in the opinion polls. Although you have great prestige, people don't think you can bring about change."
"You're a real demagogic," said Albus.
"That's their wish."
While they were talking, a group of magicians wearing heavy magic robes also walked out. Their magic robes were very different from the others. They were made of velvet and had a big five-pointed star in the middle. That was the Magic Association. symbols of.
These people are all members of the Magic Association.
The leader was an old man with white hair, a slicked back haircut, and meticulous care of his body.
That was Martin William, the former president of the Magic Association, and beside him stood Tony Stark.
They didn't speak, and everyone except Stark looked serious.
"My fellow wizards!" Martin's voice spread through the entire hall through the increase in magic power, "We have basically completed counting all the voting data.
In order to ensure the fairness of the vote, all 23 members of the parliament were present to witness the vote. "
Mark raised his hand, and a piece of parchment appeared in his hand. He coughed twice and cleared his throat.
“As of 9:20 a.m., those who did not come, those who chose to abstain, and those who did not vote will be eliminated.
The total number of voters currently stands at four thousand and fifty.
Among them, Wang Hai’s votes were 672.
Anna Petrovna's number was six hundred and thirty-seven.
The number of votes for Albus Dumbledore was one thousand three hundred and seventy-six.
In the end, Gaward Hognidd's vote was.
One thousand three hundred and eighty-four votes! "
Upon hearing that Gaiward had the majority of the votes, his supporters below immediately shouted excitedly, shouting Gaiward's name.
"Hognider! Hognider! Hognider!!"
The corners of Gayward's lips raised slightly, "To be honest, I thought you would choose to bring your students. There is no age limit for this voting, and there are hundreds of staff and students in Hogwarts.
Martin left this loophole on purpose just for you. "
"Those are children." Albus said quietly, "They don't know much about the world yet, and they are also confused about the future. My duty is to teach them how to understand the world and prevent them from going astray. It is not for them to make the choice to determine their future. This is not fair to this election."
"Ha." Gayward sneered, "Fair? You will eventually pay the price for your stupid idea in the future."
Martin's words continued, he said, "Now, the members of the parliament are voting, and the vote of one member is worth ten!"
After saying that, Martin said without any hesitation, "I vote for Albus Dumbledore."
Then, the remaining twenty-two members also spoke. Two chose to abstain, one voted for Anna and the other voted for Wang Hai.
In the end, eighteen people were left, eight of whom chose to vote for Gaward and eight for Ibbs.
Then there are only two people left in the end. Looking at it this way, the gap in votes between the two has not widened.
But as long as one person voted for Gaward, he won the election.
However, Gaward's prophetic ability had already predicted the outcome of this moment.
Next, Ibbs will get one vote.
"I vote for Albus," the congresswoman named Windsor said.
She was classmates with Albus and had liked him when she was young. It was normal to vote for him.
But the other one is different.
Gaward focused his attention on another old man. Time had left many traces on his face. Although he was not much older than Gaward and others, he looked like he was in his eighties.
His name is Harold, a student from Morgan College and Stark.
He also raised his head and looked at Gaward, and the two looked at each other for a moment.
"I voted for"
Gaward raised the corners of his mouth slightly and raised his head slightly, looking like a winner.
"Albus Dumbledore," Harold said.
Gaward's smile faltered, and the Gaward supporters below were also silent.
He turned his head and looked at Albus. He was still sitting there, but he was playing with a golden longevity lock in his hand. There were many Beichen people in Britannia, so they also continued some Beichen customs.
"You kidnapped his grandson to threaten him into supporting you." Albus said quietly, "But if you can kidnap him, can't I save him?"
"Your prediction is very powerful." He continued, "I don't deny this, but Professor Merlin said that the fate of this world has both fixed and variable values, and the future is never absolute.
In this world, there are also people or things that you cannot predict, such as "
"Merlin." Gayward spat out a name.
But Albus shook his head, "It has something to do with him, but it's not him. There is a girl. You may not know her, but like Merlin, she is a person without destiny, and divination is useless to her.
She has a nanny, an artificial creature of Mr. Stark's, of the highest quality, and your people cannot face her. "
Albus hadn't actually thought of this, but Alicia reminded him.
"You didn't leave this guy with White to get our attention, right?" Gayward said.
Albus was speechless.
"You do know how to calculate." Gaward slowly stood up from his seat.
He raised his hand, and a green ray of light shot out directly from his hand and hit Harold.
At that moment, Harold's pupils suddenly shrank to a point, and he looked at Gayward in disbelief, but he still fell straight to the ground.
All this happened so suddenly that no one, not even Albus, could react.
He looked at Harold lying on the ground in disbelief, and a surge of anger surged out of his heart.
"Gayward, are you crazy!?"
"Crazy?" Gayward slowly grinned, "I've always been sober."
Several councilors around him reacted, and then took out their magic wands and pointed them at Gaiward. The radiance of magic surged out and shot towards Gaiward.
But at that moment, a barrier of nothingness appeared around him, blocking all the brilliance. It was armor protection.
At the same time, azure flames spread from him to the surroundings, and the hot flames reflected the pale blue on the faces of these congressmen.
Feeling the astonishing temperature of the flames, the faces of these congressmen showed horrifying looks. Some congressmen immediately used apparation to retreat to the surroundings, but they did not leave too far, either falling on the roof or falling on the ground. On top of the corridor on one side.
After landing, they prepared to raise their wands to attack Gaward, but the next moment, magic spells flew from all directions, causing them to involuntarily activate the magic barrier.
When they came to their senses, they found that the few members who had voted for Gaward were pointing their wands at them.
"Betsy, Qiuni" Mark suppressed the anger in his heart and read out several names, "What do you want to do!? The results of the election have come out!"
"Mark." The old man called Betsy said slowly, "I'm sorry, but I support Gayward's philosophy. He is the real future of the magic world!"
"Do you know how many people in the wizarding world will die once this civil war begins!!?"
Betsy closed her eyes, "If you want change, you must shed blood."
"You guy."
Mark finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and his blood vessels were slightly congested. He raised his hand, and the copper-colored liquid spread up his arm, gradually covering his right hand.
A huge giant gun is more suitable to be called a cannon than a gun, because the caliber is too thick, but the material looks like it is made of copper, glowing with a light golden color in the sunlight.
The style is the same as the firecrackers of this era, but the industrial technology of this era cannot make cannons of this caliber, so it has a punk feel.
"I will personally send you to jail"
(End of chapter)
