185: Reactions from all sides after Chapter 183 was made public

The Queen's pace as she departed the press conference was truly abrupt, to the point that the eager reporters didn't even react in time.

It was only when her exquisite profile disappeared through the side door of the wooden stage, and Suleiman and the others also rose to leave, that the reporters hurriedly spoke up:

"Prince Suleiman, may I ask if the Queen's youth is due to Hogwarts?"

"Are there any limits on the number of times or other restrictions for this method of restoring youth?"

"Do Hogwarts magicians exist among us?"

Suleiman ignored the reporters attempting to break through the Soldier blockade and went on to follow his mother.

Watching the Queen and Suleiman leave one after the other, everyone was truly tormented by the curiosity sparked by this series of events.

It was like seeing a slender, beautiful figure vaguely through a thin veil, reaching out impatiently to lift it in order to catch a glimpse of the whole, but being unable to lift it no matter what.

They wanted to get to the bottom of it and ask everything clearly, but since everyone had left, there was nothing the reporters could do, no matter how anxious they were. They could only turn back to their companies to quickly report the known news.

Consequently, with major news companies rushing to write their stories, by that afternoon, the information revealed by the Queen at the press conference was known throughout the country and was rapidly spreading abroad.

The first to receive the intelligence was not America, which kept a close watch on Ying Country, but China, far away in the East.

The reason was quite simple.

In the fleeting moment when Hogwarts first caused a stir and others were still doubting its authenticity, China, having had multiple close contacts with Cultivators, had already generally confirmed the reality of the event.

Although Immortal Xu had said "They dare not come," and the members of the Special Investigation Bureau were full of confidence in this statement.

However, based on the principle of knowing oneself and the enemy, the Special Investigation Bureau's work in monitoring such events in other countries had never slackened.

The moment the Director received the news, he picked up the phone to summon all his team leaders—Ye Ming, Zhao Qi, and Yue Ruo—to start an emergency meeting at the Su City Municipal Building.

The office lights stayed on all night, but they didn't come up with any effective response.

It wasn't that they were incompetent.

The Special Investigation Bureau was said to be fully responsible for all matters related to the "supernatural," but the only thing they could do was maintain contact with Immortal Xu and strive to establish a long-term, solid relationship.

As for predicting the impact caused by "supernatural" events and making timely relevant strategies, they were truly helpless, as they were still in a state of unfamiliarity with the "supernatural."

On the other side, America's attitude was very subtle.

After watching the recorded broadcast of the press conference and the news collected in London, they immediately moved their aircraft carrier fleet closer to their own coastline, within the range of land-based weapon support.

The reason for their swift and major actions was, naturally, that aerial photo of the giant crater and a video released by the Royal Family.

The video was taken from a low angle, and judging from the panicked shouts coming from off-camera and the sound of planes taking off, the location seemed to be a military base.

The content of the video was a giant boulder blocking out the sun, slowly falling to the ground.

The terrifying volume of the boulder compared to the minimal disturbance upon hitting the ground clearly did not conform to common sense.

Excluding the possibility of software editing, it could only be explained as being controlled by humans, just as the Queen had said.

The commander of the American aircraft carrier fleet did not arbitrarily conclude that it was fake.

He immediately sent the video back to the Pentagon, and the professionals who were already on standby hurried to verify its authenticity.

Three hours later, the conclusion was delivered via the internet to the commander's personal computer—it could not be confirmed as a forgery.

That meant, it could be real?

Keenly finding the information he wanted from the ambiguous answer, the commander picked up the internal phone and urged them to return at full speed.

Putting down the phone, the commander cursed in his heart.

"Shit!"

"Such a large rock; if it had fallen directly in front of our course, even if it hadn't hit the fleet, the massive waves alone would have caused us heavy losses."

After being angry for a while, the commander felt puzzled.

Although he usually found that group of guys who were used to speaking in officialese annoying, their professional ability was beyond doubt.

How could they not determine the authenticity of a single video?

Confused, he gripped the mouse and opened the software to ask the Pentagon.

The reply arrived quickly—the video itself showed no traces of editing, but the giant boulder defied the laws of physics, so more data was needed for in-depth analysis.

As for the so-called "more data," the commander understood it to be intelligence about the giant crater, and he had long since contacted informants to investigate on-site.

It was just that everything related to the giant crater was under the control and guard of the Ying Country Royal Guards.

America's infiltration of Ying Country was concentrated in the political sphere.

The military, especially the Royal Guards, was very difficult to infiltrate.

In other words, if even the military had been corrupted by other countries, then Ying Country might as well stop struggling and call it quits.

As for this American aircraft carrier fleet returning home, Zhang Mu had been driving his old car, watching it from high altitude.

After following it for two days and discovering it wasn't feigning a retreat, Zhang Mu turned back.

But he knew that America would not just give up on its ideas regarding Hogwarts.

That's right, the oppressive feeling of that giant boulder was strong enough, and the threat it brought was full-blown.

However, since the appearance of Homo sapiens, humans have stood at the top of the food chain for about 200,000 years.

During this long period of time for humanity, Zhang Mu, as a member of the human race, had a deep understanding of the arrogance and conceit formed by inertia.

Restoring youth is one of the ultimate dreams that humans are crazy about.

Then there are nuclear weapons.

The greatest reliance for humanity to stand at the pinnacle of the world.

Those who possess it subconsciously feel they have the ability to flip the table.

He had to hurry and improve his magical strength so he could use his fists to smash their ambitions down.

Piloting the old car and flying through the clouds, Zhang Mu recalled the process of testing magic in the two worlds not long ago.

It was the same True Wind Blade Spell; on the Saul Continent, it could only shatter hard rocks, but on Blue Star, it actually plowed a chasm dozens of meters long into the ground.

And this was still the True Wind Blade Spell with fixed power, equipped in the moon bright sword Core.

What if he, having taken an amplification potion, were to cast it with all his might?

Would it be like the Pseudo-Rock Fall Technique, with the terrifying gap between a rock the size of a human body on one side and a giant boulder blocking the sky on the other?

"My panel says Beginner Magician, counting the passive improvement from the Meditation Method, I'm only an Intermediate Magician."

"What about a Magister?"

"How big would that rock be?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Mu felt he couldn't waste any more time, so he pushed the old car to its full speed and returned to his workshop an hour later.

The Queen's trouble was temporarily resolved, and as for Toby and the others who were busy learning spells, he just needed to enter the "World" every day to check on them and make sure they didn't cause any trouble.

As for taking on apprentices back home...

Zhang Mu leaned his butt against the machine: "There aren't many spells that can be disguised as immortal arts..."

This was also the thing that gave him the biggest headache at the moment.

Just like Hogwarts, when taking apprentices into a sect to cultivate, the essential element of immortal arts naturally had to be made to look the part.

Because the two completely belong to different systems, Zhang Mu's idea was to use spells whose release state looked similar to legendary immortal arts as a substitute.

For example, if he called the Wind Blade Spell sword energy, no one would doubt it.

The Fireball Spell, because of its fixed spherical shape, couldn't be passed off as "fire control."

"I still haven't learned enough spells."

Zhang Mu slapped his thigh: "Level up, collect spells!

Before America uses its cutting-edge weapons, I must gain the strength to shatter their courage."

After saying this, he summoned a Portal and stepped inside.