Hogwarts in the shadows

The financial circle was the first to feel the power of the earthquake, and the stock market crash spread like a snowball.

Investors are trying to get out of this disaster to avoid being completely submerged.

No one knows which industry the wizard will target next.

Haven’t you seen that the stocks of those pharmaceutical companies have been in the red recently?

Not running yet?

Waiting to jump off the building?

After the entire stock market opened, stock prices began to plummet across the board, and the whole market turned green.

Investors’ hearts also sank to the bottom, and now they may not be able to escape even if they cut their losses.

Even international stock exchanges like NASDAQ.

For the first time, the server experienced an embarrassing downtime, which did not return to normal until the closing time.

The stockholders who could not escape waved their trading tickets in the air and cursed and roared angrily in the exchange.

But all to no avail.

However, several pharmaceutical giants are laughing happily amid this disaster.

They borrowed money from the bank in advance and used a hundred times leverage to short sell on multiple lines.

Now, not only have wallets that were shrunk due to the company's stock price been filled again, but they are also making huge profits.

They believed that within three days, they would replace all the top few people on the wealth list.

The difference with them is.

Industry bosses, these business giants who are usually full of vigor and make decisions from afar.

Now they are sitting in luxurious offices, with frowns on their faces and eyes full of confusion about the future.

They could not imagine that the technologies and products that had once brought them countless wealth and honor would be so vulnerable in the face of wizard spells.

Of course, they also know that wizard magic cannot replace technology so easily.

After all, the population base is there.

Look at those wizard clinics.

Every day there are long queues of people waiting to be treated, but can the wizard cure them all?

Therefore, their size determines that they will not face any crisis for the time being.

But be prepared for danger in times of peace, once wizards also enter the era of full mechanization.

Then their businesses will face a devastating disaster.

In response to what seemed like an impending industry disaster.

The bosses called together senior executives and held emergency meetings one after another.

However, the process of discussing countermeasures was not smooth.

Everyone has their own views and opinions, and differences in opinions often hinder the progress of the meeting.

The bosses' brows were getting tighter and tighter, they knew that if they couldn't make changes, then the wizard would be the one who was changed.

At the same time, the people were also feeling desperate.

They are afraid of losing their jobs, losing their ability to support their families.

This time they took to the streets again to hold demonstrations.

A few days ago, they had been the same enthusiastic people who had demanded that the government accept wizards.

He wanted to open wizard clinics in every street and alley, thinking that this would bring about medical innovation and convenience.

However, today, in their view, wizards have become the biggest enemy threatening their lives and work.

They held up placards, shouted slogans, and expressed their dissatisfaction and anger towards the wizards.

They even had only one thought: not to accept wizards, or even to kill all of them.

After all, the sick people die, and they still need to live.

On the street signs, written in eye-catching colors:

"Wizards get out of our city!"

"Protect our homeland and reject wizard spells!"

Some even used blood-red, rough text to say "Kill the wizard!"

Hermione naturally received the news as well.

But there was no panic on her face. On the contrary, she just smiled gently.

Hermione's parents are both Muggles, and she understands the Muggle world much better than other wizards.

She could fully imagine the impact that the emergence of wizards would have on the lives of Muggles.

Take her father, Mr. Granger, for example.

He is a dentist, which is a high-paying job in the UK and he lives a wealthy life.

But wizards have potions that can heal teeth and magic that can straighten teeth.

But it can directly cause all dentists in the world to lose their jobs.

Her father would also go from being a well-paid, wealthy man to being unemployed.

This is why Shadow's second phase plan will focus on those poor and backward countries.

In those developed countries, no matter how kind the wizards are and how many people they heal.

As long as there is a conflict of interest with them, these people will turn against you faster than turning the pages of a book.

Just like now, those who originally hoped that the wizard would come and save them now want to kill the wizard.

However, this will not happen in developing countries.

Because the people in these countries are poor, for more than 90 percent of them, they just need to have enough food to eat.

No matter how much the wizards' magic impacts various industries, it is difficult to affect those who engage in physical labor.

Moreover, their industrial structure is mostly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and they are the least affected.

Of course there is a more important reason: the people in these countries are relatively ignorant and easily brainwashed.

They are full of awe for the mystery and power of wizards.

Moreover, the deified image of wizards has begun to gain popularity.

Nowadays, even in many homes, there are statues of wizards.

They will worship devoutly and regard the wizard as a savior.

Therefore, this result was already within their expectations.

Or to be more precise, all of this is under Hephes' control.

Before Hephis mysteriously disappeared, he had already formulated a five-step strategic plan for Shadow.

The first step is deterrence by force.

If you want countries around the world to respect the power of wizards, you must first fight with the most powerful country in the world - the United States.

This is not just a contest of strength, but also a psychological battle.

He wanted to use the power of wizards to make all the countries in the world witness their strength and make them fearful.

In this way, before taking action, those countries will have to consider whether they have the courage to fight the wizard to the death.

The second step is to surround the cities with the countryside.

In this strategic layout, developing countries are regarded by Hefes as "rural" and developed countries as "urban".

Population has always been a major shortcoming for wizards.

In order to realize the rise of wizards, they must first gain a foothold in the countryside.

The wizards will first attack the "rural" areas where the enemy's control is relatively weak.

By spreading the wizard's ideas, he won the trust and support of the general public.

In this way, wizards have a popular base.

Wizards can build armies, establish bases, and even establish political regimes.

Combine all of this to create a strategic base capable of supporting a long-term war.

They can gradually expand their influence as their armed forces and bases develop.

Ultimately, a strategic situation will be formed in which the "countryside" surrounds the "city" and victory will be won worldwide.