Chapter 475: The Future of Werewolves

After arriving in Gilneas, they didn't enter the Presidential Palace immediately, but ran into a small forest on the side.

"Harry, Padfoot, what I'm going to say next must be kept secret. If it weren't for worrying that you would mess up the engagement, I would never tell it."

"Of course." "I'll keep my mouth shut."

"Good." Zhang Qiu nodded. "The fact is, many people in China are instigating others to attack them."

Harry and Sirius were confused by this news. Fortunately, Zhang Qiu soon followed up with an explanation: "China possesses many armies. If you count magic, it might be the most advanced and powerful army in the world, but because of Master Xuanjun's constraints before, they have been living a peaceful... but boring life at home."

"Now Master Xuanjun has to be in seclusion, so they started trying hard to find excuses for war, especially the warlords of the Min and Chuang factions. These people are desperately eager to launch expansion wars, but due to international image, modern order, social public opinion, and other factors, they cannot start a war directly. Therefore, they are trying hard to tempt other countries to invade China. Our marriage is seen as a clever means of winning over and showing weakness in the Wizarding World." Zhang Qiu shook her hands helplessly. "Perhaps after a while, someone will come to persuade you not to interfere in China's affairs."

"I think Mr. Zhang's worry is really like that." Sirius suddenly laughed. "Actually, what happened there has nothing to do with us. Just need to know that there is no need to worry, right."

"Yes, I breathed a long sigh of relief after saying these things." Zhang Qiu shook her hands helplessly. "The situation is just that simple. Then, shall we go find Lu Ping?"

Harry nodded, thoughtfully walked toward the Presidential Palace with her. He understood a little bit. It must be because the Chinese still wanted to deceive Yanayev into the game, so they couldn't talk about this in Tang Dun. For the problem of Yanayev buying servants, Harry was very tolerant, because he knew that no matter how he defended, he couldn't defend against this problem, so it was better to treat this as Yanayev kindly paying the bonus for his servants.

Soon, they saw Lu Ping, who was also full of spring breeze, in laughter. He and Tonks finally started to fall in love, and because of their age, they were also preparing to hold a wedding as soon as possible.

"Remus, now there is an important task to hand over to you." Sirius said happily. "You need to divine whether Harry and Zhang Qiu are suitable."

"Me?" Lu Ping was full of surprise. "I can't, don't have this ability? How do you want me to divine?"

"Just like this, during the day, with eyes open, do a divination." Zhang Qiu prompted.

Lu Ping still shook his head: "No, for such an important matter, you should find other prophets with ability, such as Professor Trelawney."

"Her speech is too bad, we can only believe in you." Zhang Qiu shrugged.

Harry laughed and explained for her: "Because this is just a form, so you don't need to really divine, just write a few words of blessing in the capacity of a prophet."

"If it's just like this." Lu Ping seemed to be able to accept it much more. "I think I can do it."

"Great, this way half of our problem is solved." Sirius said easily. "And what has been worrying me all along is that the first step of Chinese wedding customs is to need a cute magical creature to submit the marriage letter, and I am worried about Kreacher... he is dressed too shabbily, and he is ugly, sigh!"

Harry just wanted to say that he could dress him up, but found that this was very awkward, because house-elves took wearing clothes as a shame.

"Can't owls do it?" Lu Ping asked naturally.

"Can he fly so far?" Harry was worried about this point.

"I'm afraid not." Zhang Qiu sighed. "We generally use cranes to complete this step at home, but the flight distance of this kind of bird is still quite limited. Once the span is too large, it cannot be delivered. So we are very cautious about marrying far away

After a brief silence, Lu Ping suddenly looked at Sirius with a very strange expression, "What do you mean by suddenly coming to me to talk about this?"

"Nothing, I just wanted you to act as a prophet at first," Sirius said quite innocently, "Delivering the marriage proposal and such was just mentioned in passing."

Lu Ping nodded, "I thought you were going to say that werewolves count as magical creatures too."

"That's hilarious, did you completely miss the word 'cute'?" Sirius burst into laughter, but as he laughed, he began to hatch a mischievous plan, "If that's the case, would a vampire work too?"

"Find a young, beautiful vampire; you don't even have to tell them much, just say they are acting as a messenger to deliver the marriage proposal," Sirius said, "Wouldn't that work?"

"That's a good idea," Zhang Qiu nodded.

"Speaking of vampires, how are Nikola and Edith doing?" Harry asked.

"School hasn't started yet, but the paperwork is all done. They are getting along even better now," as he spoke, Lu Ping sighed again, "After all, you could say they are all each other has."

Lu Ping looked with some worry out the window at the giant transparent crystal ball not far away.

"It's just that I'm a bit worried. The Focusing Rainbow, which we initially built to deter Death Eaters, might possibly lead us into another whirlpool," he said slowly, "When the Treaty of Super-Wizard Power was signed that day, I could feel that the way many people looked at us wasn't quite right. If only... sigh, it's a pity that this big guy can't be moved."

"If Gilneas encounters any mishaps, those vampires themselves will find it hard to survive independently, and it will be even harder for Nikola and the others," Lu Ping rubbed his face, "The international situation is currently full of undercurrents. Ramiz Aliya has asked me to be wary of the KGB several times. I don't want to live in constant fear, but thinking that the happiness of so many people is tied to this, I feel the pressure is quite heavy too."

Harry somewhat understood his worries, but he also felt a bit puzzled. Why would Yanayev care about such a silly glass cannon? Based on this, he spoke up to comfort him: "Look on the bright side, the role of the Focusing Rainbow is limited after all; perhaps it won't attract much attention."

"I'm afraid it will," Zhang Qiu suddenly said, "A giant device that gathers magic—if it were used to fire Glint magic, it could easily pierce through certain large-scale facilities."

"What kind of large-scale facility would require a Focusing Rainbow to pierce through?" Sirius retorted, "Which of those conventional missiles isn't stronger than it?"

"A certain type of large-scale facility that mixes magic and technology, possessing both metal armor defense and various protective charms, while also being extremely massive—so massive that it doesn't need much accuracy to be easily hit. And the Focusing Rainbow only needs to concentrate magic on penetration; once it punches through, it can cause great damage to that facility." Although Zhang Qiu tried her best to keep it confidential, she had clearly proposed a certain concept, "Based on this, if Yanayev is preparing to develop such a large-scale facility, like a giant airship, he would be very wary of the Focusing Rainbow."

"According to you, that airship would have to be very, very large," Harry didn't refute her, but followed her line of thought, "Since it was just mentioned that the Muggle world in Albania has already discovered traces of the KGB, it means Yanayev has truly started to want to investigate or even destroy the Focusing Rainbow. Doesn't that mean—they have already developed similar technology?"

"If we hypothesize based on the fact that being pierced would be fatal, perhaps it would be a large airship using hydrogen, with ample firepower, and using a combination of spells and alloy armor to withstand anti-aircraft missiles. That would indeed be a terrifying existence, and it happens to be countered by the Focusing Rainbow," Harry deduced earnestly, "And relying on their national strength, plus the fact that protective spells can remain effective for a long time, I think they will definitely build more than one airship."

"That's right," Harry suddenly found the train of thought, "Since there is more than one airship, then there should also be more than one Focusing Rainbow. Whether we start from the perspective of protecting Gilneas or sincerely resisting Yanayev, the best way is to assist other countries on the European continent in building as many Focusing Rainbows as possible."

"But these blueprints were given to us by Tang Nade. Would it be inappropriate to pass them on to others?" Lu Ping asked cautiously, "And he only gave us a medium-scale plan. If other countries have larger populations, the plan would need adjustments. Therefore, I think this matter must be discussed with Tang Nade, and it would be best if he and the Magical Congress take the lead. We can at most provide some experienced engineers as support."

"Cooperation with the White House might also involve ideological opposition. Although Albania has always maintained an anti-Soviet stance, it is a socialist country after all. I think you need to have another chat with the Muggle Prime Minister here," Zhang Qiu suggested.

"Alright, I'm about to start a new round of endless meetings and paperwork," Lu Ping stuffed the last piece of pastry on the table into his mouth and patted his sleeves, "I'll help with the engagement. I'll prepare the prophet's speech well tonight and go find a beautiful vampire tomorrow. By the way, after finding the vampire, where should I have them go to deliver the letter?"

"It's too difficult for them to go to the Heavenly Dynasty alone to deliver the letter," Zhang Qiu said, "How about having them come to the embassy to find me? I'll ask someone to accompany them."

Harry suddenly felt a bit melancholy. If Zhang Qiu started working, the second half of his summer vacation would be much less colorful, and this seventh year would likely be even more boring than he had imagined.