The Times Have Changed

Moreover, Manus is likely to become a prominent and iconic figure in history.

Whether it's a good reputation or a bad one is another matter.

Mr. Bauer, unaware of Manus's operations and plans in the Muggle world, couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this:

"If only all Wizard had this kind of awareness, the world is so big, and everything is changing and developing too fast."

"Are you referring to the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy? I think this law still has its contemporary significance and practical value."

Manus continued to monitor the global situation while chatting with Mr. Bauer.

This is not just polite talk. Although Manus's previous plans were affected by the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, and he has the idea of breaking International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in the future, this does not mean that Manus thinks that the Wizard of the past were wrong to set up the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.

On the contrary, after gaining a profound understanding of how difficult it is to define Wizard with logic and how rich their emotional thinking is, and after realizing how powerfully subjective emotions and will amplify the world, Manus felt that the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy was simply the most perfect law in the world.

If Wizard and Muggle are truly allowed to mingle together, the naturally highly emotional Wizard and the rational yet emotional Muggle will experience a complex interplay of kindness, malice, affection, and hatred...

Manus felt a headache just thinking about what these things would turn the world into after they fully reacted.

It's worth noting that the Britain Department of Mysteries alone has a history of absurd experiments involving the use of Time-Turner to compensate students for insufficient class time, and a series of incredible experiments that can be easily deduced from the precautions.

In addition, there are also the Death Room and the Hall of Love, the contents of which are unknown...

Did these things appear in the Wizard world after the Ministry of Magic was established?

That's highly unlikely.

Instead, the existence of the Ministry of Magic restricted these particularly dangerous research projects. Once the Ministry of Magic discovered that a wild Wizard was researching these things, it would place them under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mysteries.

In contrast, Wizard are Wizard and Muggle are Muggle. Although this may seem like a form of self-isolation and escapism, avoiding problems is much better than being unable to solve them and watching them erupt.

This is probably the best choice the world has adapted to under the influence of its fairytale tendencies.

Just as Manus was lamenting how dangerous the world had been in the past, he saw Mr. Bauer wave his hand:

"What International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy? I'm talking about the bombing of London Tower Bridge."

Manus was somewhat puzzled:

"You also know that the London Tower Bridge bombing was related to Wizard?"

"I used to find these inexplicable accidents strange, but after learning that Wizard exist in this world, they're not so strange anymore. They're probably the Wizard caused them, which is why they're hard to figure out. Or rather, even if they were, they probably wouldn't make the news here."

Mr. Bauer displayed a composure akin to that of an armchair detective:

"I heard that some people saw fireworks or something, but when people interviewed them later, they couldn't explain it clearly. I guess it was the work of Wizard?"

"Hmm... it should be the effect of Obliviate. The Ministry of Magic has a special procedure for dealing with the leakage of magic, and Obliviate is a commonly used method."

Manus answered while remaining curious:

"However, what does this have to do with what you just said about the rapid changes and development in the world?"

"What era are we living in? Those Wizard are still trying to find people by asking around. How could they possibly succeed?"

Manus was stunned for a moment, hardly believing his ears:

"Inquire about?"

Manus wanted to say that the Wizard in this world weren't that... well, they certainly didn't have particularly advanced magical surveillance or Shadow Magic.

But there are still tracking spells... well, most of them require knowing who the target is, and they can be blocked by other spells.

In the world before Manus's time travel, the development of tracking and counter-tracking magic can be described as a spiraling upward trend, with countless and diverse new techniques emerging.

This world is quite barren in this respect; there are practically no tracking spells, and each spell has its own anti-spell.

After carefully searching his mind, Manus closed his mouth with some regret.

"Yeah, they probably think asking someone doesn't count as revealing magic or Wizard, so when they do it, they don't use that... 'Obliviate."

Mr. Bauer didn't see anything amiss and shrugged:

"The police only installed cameras on the streets last year. Although there aren't many, there are definitely some in places like London Tower Bridge... Even if they can't capture where those people went, it's still better than them questioning each and every one of them. They seem even more suspicious than the 'suspicious individuals' they question."

Even Manus doubted whether a Wizard hiding would be discovered by those around him, as a capable Wizard could easily carve out a territory and be self-sufficient. Unless the Wizard's spellcasting ability was very poor and he knew very few Charms.

But regardless of whether those people were the Greater Good or not, the things they did didn't seem like they didn't possess much magic.

Actually, they're asking the wrong people.

Mr. Bauer seemed to have been holding it in for a long time; he simply couldn't say these things to others normally.

"How could those guys who look well-dressed but are actually overwhelmed with work every day, and those who sit in teahouses all day discussing fashion trends, possibly notice a group of strangers suddenly appearing in this city?"

"Even if a leader from some country visits London, and that news even makes the front page of the Daily Mirror, they probably wouldn't know what the leader looks like or where he went—do you know who they should ask?"

Manus thought for a moment:

"If these people who are hiding are a bunch of careless individuals, I think we should go find those night laborers."

Night sanitation workers, also known as garbage collectors, are those who, in addition to cleaning up garbage, also clean up excrement, and they usually work at night.

Although Wizard have Scourgify and Whirlwind Scour for cleaning, and can use the Vanishing Spell to remove all household garbage and excrement, not every Wizard is willing to do so.

If these Wizards were careful enough, Manus believed they could completely avoid leaving any trace that could be detected by outsiders within the magical realm of this world.

But if they're not careful, then things like garbage are easy to overlook. Put yourself in their shoes, they wouldn't even bother checking for such things themselves.