Xie Lin's words made all the young wizards fall into deep thought.
Yes, unlike most student clubs, the operation of Mianlong Club and the core of Mianlong Club cannot be without Xie Lin, the soul figure.
For example, the Gobstone Club is composed of a group of enthusiasts who love Gobstone. Everyone gathers together just to find like-minded playmates. Even if the leader of the club leaves one day, as long as Gobstone is still there. , the society will elect a new leader and continue to operate as if nothing has changed.
The Wizards Chess Club, the Crackling Cards Club, the Backgammon Club, the Ten Pin Bowls Club, the Crazy Muggle Comics Club, the Chocolate Frog Picture Collection Club, and so on. To put it bluntly, people who choose to join these clubs do so for the club's activities, not for the club's leaders.
However, among the young wizards who chose to join the Sleeping Dragon Society, how many of them joined because of Xie Lin's charm and reputation? To put it bluntly, almost everything.
Some of them are ardent admirers of Schelling, some have become natural allies of Schelling because of their weak family backgrounds, and some are young wizards from powerful families who must show their favor to Schelling due to family pressure. To make friends with Xie Lin, you must at least be familiar with him.
It can be said with certainty that if Xie Lin is no longer around one day, at least 80% of the members of the Mianlong Society will flee.
The little wizards looked around each other, but they all looked at each other in confusion. No one dared to speak without permission.
In the end, it was Daphne, the apparent leader of the organization and the actual second-in-command, who spoke.
"Xie Lin, you must have an idea in your mind," Daphne stood up and said loudly, "I believe that after such a long period of running-in and development, everyone here has feelings and a sense of belonging. We all have I trust your judgment. If you have any ideas, just say it directly and we will listen to you."
"Yes!" shouted a fresh-faced boy from the second year of Slytherin.
"We all believe in you!" said Melinda Bobin from Year 2 Ravenclaw.
The other little wizards slowly began to echo.
"Since you all want to hear it," Xie Lin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing his signature smile, "then I can give you a vaccination first. What I am going to say next will be a bit alarmist, and may even make people laugh. People feel unwell…”
"But if each of you really believes me from the bottom of your heart, you should all know that I will not joke about this kind of thing..." Xie Lin's eyes glanced around, his gray pupils gradually becoming sharper, behind him There was a gloomy black shadow looming.
"Based on the reliable information I have, I have every reason to believe that the person whose name cannot be mentioned is coming back soon!" Air-conditioning hissing sounded everywhere, and fear and fear flashed across the faces of many young wizards. Uneasy, but the rules of Mianlong Club are very strict. No one dares to make any noise to interrupt Xie Lin's speech or whisper at this time. Although the atmosphere seemed a bit restless, the scene was still controlled and calm.
"Time and peace are about to go away, and darkness and strife are about to come..." Xie Lin chanted in a low voice like a song, "With the chaos of death, there is no more pure land in the world, and even Hogwarts will become a battlefield. ..." I don't know why, although this topic is very dark and heavy, it did not cause greater fear when Schelling expressed it in this form.
"Opposing camps, conflicting interests..." Xie Lin stopped chanting, paused, and then said seriously: "Everyone in this land, even me, cannot survive alone in this troubled world. So, tell me, what are your choices?"
"Should I join that person and rule the land by force? Or choose to side with the so-called righteous party? Or find a place to hide where there is no one? Or escape to other countries that are beyond the reach of that person? "
No one dared to answer.
Everyone held their breath and looked for answers in each other's eyes.
Wizards who come from noble families, such as the Carlo sisters, are actually not very afraid of that person. After all, no matter how powerful that person is, he still needs someone with resources under him, and a powerful pure-blood family is his base, so he is No matter how dissatisfied he is, he will never really fall out with the pure-blood family. Otherwise, he would really just be a polished commander.
But it's different for those little wizards in Slytherin House who come from weak families.
The last time Voldemort was wreaking havoc, although he targeted Muggle wizards, many pure-blood and mixed-blood wizards were also affected in his attempt to take power. Those who work in the Ministry of Magic live in fear every day, fearing that they will become Voldemort's target because of their work and position——
In a better situation, you will be controlled by the Imperius Curse, and you can survive at least; if you are unlucky, it is common to be tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, have your mind eroded by black magic, and even be sent to see Merlin directly by a Death Curse. Not impossible.
In the Sleeping Dragon Society, there are also wizards from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, some of whom are from Muggle families, which makes them even more targets for Voldemort to deal with.
Their chances of even choosing to join Voldemort can be said to be close to zero.
Find a place where no one is around to hide? This is a bit self-deceiving. Great Britain is such a large land and it is not practical to isolate it from the rest of the world. What I want to explain here is that it is not difficult to escape Voldemort alone, and Voldemort does not have the leisure to pull out those unknown and unimportant sidekick wizards from hiding one by one.
The real biggest problem is that when Voldemort comes to power, the Death Eaters who are attached to him are bound to start a new wave of plunder. When these people see the wizard, they will definitely pounce on them like a hyena sees its prey. , they don't care whether you are pure blood, mixed blood, traitor, or Muggle, as long as you have "meat" on you. This is just like those doomsday movies Schelling watched in his previous life. When morality and law lose their binding force, the sinister nature of human nature will be revealed without limit.
Flee abroad? It sounds feasible. Just last month, March 26 to be precise, Muggle governments began to implement the Schengen Agreement, and the Schengen Area was established. Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands Border controls between France and Luxembourg have been officially abolished, greatly facilitating the mobility of wizards.
But where to escape? The last time, although Voldemort's scope of activities was apparently limited to Great Britain, it was because he was tightly restrained by Dumbledore. Even so, he still launched sporadic activities in the Slavic areas of Eastern Europe, among which he The notorious Antonin Dolokhov was recruited from there.
(The author complains: Many fans say that Voldemort’s sphere of influence is only in Britain, but no author has ever explained where Dolohov and Karkaroff came from...)
What is certain is that in other territories controlled by the Ministry of Magic, as long as there is a class, a superior pure-blood family, and supporters of blood theory, then there will be supporters of Voldemort in that place, but they are all Just waiting for the opportunity for Voldemort to dominate Great Britain and then extend his claws.
Schelling asked everyone to think quietly for a while.
Then he spoke.
"Now, as the leader of Sleeping Dragon Society, as your leader," Xie Lin raised his right hand high, "I can give you all a chance to choose-"
"In this troubled world, the man whose name cannot be mentioned will start a war..." Xie Lin's eyes were piercing, and he said in a deep voice: "He will bring chaos, disorder and terror to this world. The preface is the scariest...because it is no longer safe for everyone to go out, even if they are hiding at home, they are not necessarily safe..."
"People with evil intentions will take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters in the chaos, and the darkest side of human nature will be bloodyly exposed..." Xie Lin changed the subject, "So, we need to have the ability to protect ourselves. One person's strength is not enough. Then find a group of people to stick together and protect each other——"
"The Sleeping Dragon Club was established just for this moment," Xie Lin glanced at everyone's face sharply, and the little wizards present felt that Xie Lin was looking at him alone. Strange feeling, "As I said, Mianlong Club is actually a family. Everyone here is a brother and sister, and I -"
"As one of you, I am no exception." Xie Lin said lightly: "I will be with you, no matter whether it is hell or a sea of fire..."
"Now I need you to ask yourselves -" Sherling paused and said the key point of today: "Troubled times are opportunities. The Sleeping Dragon is about to awaken. Are you willing to follow me and work with me to get through this crisis?" , create a future with me!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the black shadow behind Xie Lin expanded wildly with a bang. It looked like a king cobra that was bigger than a basilisk. It was more than 60 feet long. Its blurry outline seemed to be hidden in the mist, which made people feel... It couldn't be seen clearly, only two snake eyes flashing with a terrifying red light were revealed. At the same time, Xie Lin's pupils also turned into snake pupils, flashing with a dazzling red light. He activated the secret inherited from Slytherin for the first time——
Absolute dominance!
