Changing Circumstances

"I've run into a bit of trouble. How many men can the Action Team spare right now?"

"Currently, we can spare about 150 people."

"So much!?"

Bell was surprised by the number.

It's worth noting that even during the previous operation to eliminate Voldemort, Sebas only managed to muster 100 men, which shows just how busy the Action Team members were.

And now, there are actually 150 people!?

So what exactly happened?

Sebas clearly knew what Bell was wondering about, and with a slight smile, he slowly said:

"Due to your previous actions, Young Master, important members of several Pure-blood Family have been killed."

Most of these families are on the opposite side of our family.

This has led to these families being too busy to care for themselves and having neither the time nor the courage to cause further trouble for the family.

In addition, the other major families also more or less guessed that we were the ones who did what happened that night.

They wouldn't even dare to mess with Voldemort, let alone us who killed Voldemort.

Therefore, not only in the Britain, but also in the family's businesses throughout Europe, a rare period of calm has arrived.

The Action Team, who had been working themselves to the bone, was finally able to relax a bit.

In fact, regarding the great battle that killed Voldemort, anyone in the Magical World with a bit of status and influence could roughly guess that those veiled "Helpful People" were members of the Menethil Family.

After all, the Menethil Family's actions have become bigger and bigger over the years. Even though William is trying his best to hide the existence of the family's Special Operations Team, others are not blind and can still find some clues.

For example, Fudge had always known that the damned Menethil Family was secretly training wizards with the intention of murdering him, the great Minister for Magic.

But the Menethil Family is not the kind of ordinary wizards you can find anywhere on the roadside (in fact, they are not everywhere).

These damned Pure-blood, despite their constant internal conflicts, seem to want to beat each other to a pulp.

However, when the interests of Pure-blood are infringed upon, they will tacitly unite and stand together against external forces.

This infuriated Fudge, but he didn't dare to actually harm the Menethil Family. At most, he would cause them trouble frequently within his authority.

But this doesn't mean Fudge was satisfied.

Over the years, he has been working hard to find evidence that the Menethil Family has secretly gathered a large number of wizards, intending to completely destroy them.

However, what kept Fudge up every night was that William, that coward, was just too cautious; he could never find any fault with him.

Just as Fudge was getting increasingly frustrated, like a mouse trying to pull a tortoise, he finally grasped a crucial clue.

But before he could even feel happy, the contents of the intelligence filled Fudge with deep terror.

"How could the Menethil Family be so strong?!"

You know, that's the Dark Lord!

That the Dark Lord who made the entire British Wizarding World tremble!

Even the ancient Black Family became the Dark Lord's lackeys; even the powerful Malfoy family had to grovel at the Dark Lord feet.

How could the Menethil Family, a mere family, possibly stand against the Dark Lord?!

It's fake! This must all be fake!

Fudge was terrified and refused to accept reality.

It should be noted that although he hasn't caused the Menethil Family any major trouble over the years, he has certainly been nitpicking and finding fault with everything.

Not to mention the Menethil Family, even he himself often felt that his behavior was truly disgusting.

Of course, he didn't stop just because he felt disgusted by his behavior. On the contrary, he became even more smug and outrageous.

Now, someone is telling him that all these years, he has actually been like a comical rabbit, jumping around in front of a lion's mouth.

How could he possibly accept this?!

This is why, after Voldemort's death, Fudge made a series of foolish and irrational moves as if he had lost his mind.

It's important to understand that although Voldemort's death had absolutely nothing to do with Fudge, Fudge was, after all, the Minister for Magic.

During his tenure, Voldemort was defeated once again, and Fudge benefited from the victory with little effort.

As a result, he completely ruined a perfectly good hand of cards.

By the time he finally calmed down and began to reluctantly accept reality, Fudge's position was already in jeopardy.

Although Fudge's position Minister for Magic was in jeopardy, he dared not bare his teeth at the Menethil Family, the culprits behind this series of events.

Just kidding. What if he really angers the other party and they secretly do something sabotage him?

Fudge didn't think he was stronger than the Dark Lord; he wasn't Dumbledore.

Having lived a life of luxury for so many years, his current spellcasting ability might not even be as good as that of an ordinary wizard.

Having made the decision not to fight to the death with the Menethil Family, Fudge now only has one path left to take—to make peace!

Therefore, Fudge not only immediately stopped all his provocations against the Menethil Family, but also secretly visited William, making various promises, just so that he could survive and live a decent and wealthy life.

This was the direct reason why William was determined to compete for the position of Minister for Magic.

Even a wrecked ship has three pounds of nails. With the current minister acting as an inside man, William doesn't believe he can't handle that blockhead Scrimgeour.

What happened to Fudge can be seen as a microcosm of the changes in the Europe Magical World.

After nearly 10 years of dormancy, the Menethil Family now feels like they have suddenly become famous throughout the world, and have become the undisputed uncrowned kings of the Europe Magical World.

Of course, all of this is only temporary; the world is never short of ambitious people who plot to seize the throne.

Once the various families recover from the sudden shock, many families that are unwilling to lag behind will probably unite to fight against the Menethil Family, either openly or secretly.

This situation is unavoidable, and worrying about it won't help.

Therefore, what the Menethil Family needs to do now is to take advantage of this rare period of rest and recuperation to further strengthen themselves until they are strong enough to be unafraid of any challenge.

From this perspective, while Bell's decision may seem somewhat reckless, it is not without its own merits in light of the current situation.

Before the major Europe families unite, the Menethil Family can either completely suppress or withdraw from the American Wizarding World American Wizarding World, allowing them to concentrate their power to meet the challenges from the Europe continent.

After all, as a newly emerging nation, although the United States is considered the world's most powerful country in the eyes of Muggle, its American Wizarding World is still far behind.