The Missing Crew of the Ghost Ship!
Switzerland, known as the "Roof of Europe," may be small in size, but it boasts many world-renowned attractions.
For example, its most famous products include watches, Switzerland, banks, and... the title of a permanently neutral country.
As a small country sandwiched between major powers, Switzerland was not neutral from the beginning.
In fact, the emergence of this country is also inseparable from Missandei's House of Habsburg.
After the rise of the Habsburg Dynasty, the autonomous status of several cities, including Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, was revoked.
These three cities, dissatisfied, united to resist the Habsburg Dynasty, thus forming the core of the Old Switzerland Confederacy.
For centuries afterward, Switzerland also harbored a dream of becoming a great power.
They fought against the Habsburg, served as mercenaries, were part of the Papal Guard, dealt in arms, fought as guerrillas in the Alps, and resisted Napoleon...
In the years before it became neutral, Switzerland was incredibly wild.
Unfortunately, as time has passed, Switzerland has gradually come to realize the truth:
It is impossible for them to confront the powerful Europe nations on their own.
Therefore, in 1813, after Napoleon abdicated, Switzerland, as a victorious nation, reaffirmed its neutrality at the Congress of Vienna.
Europe countries also agreed to recognize its permanent neutrality.
The reason is simple: Switzerland is resource-poor!
As long as I live like a useless person, no one can take advantage of me.
It has very few resources, and most of the country is mountainous, so once you go in, you can fight a guerrilla war.
It has a bit of the feel of Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires.
Switzerland is like a nail, wedged between Germany, France, Italy, and Austria.
Because of its status as a transportation hub, no one wanted to let other countries have it, and it gradually became a tacit buffer zone for major powers.
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Of course, this independence also has its limits.
The Führer initially intended to conquer Switzerland, but after some negotiations, he abandoned the plan and maintained "neutrality."
During World War II, a satirical saying circulated:
Switzerland works six days a week for Germany and prays for Allied victory on Sundays.
Overall, however, this mountainous environment has indeed provided many advantages for survival and development.
But this caused trouble for William and his group.
Following the Danube, passing through the canal to the Rhine, and then going upstream to Switzerland, when he arrived, William was speechless as he looked at the continuous mountain ranges on both sides.
Where are we supposed to find someone like this?!
Although Dumbledore had given the ship a possible area to dock before we arrived, the area was crisscrossed by countless tributaries, making it easy to get lost.
The most outrageous thing is that halfway upstream, many sections of the river were frozen over, making it impossible for boats to pass.
"This is the best we can do." William frowned as he looked at the snow and thick ice on both banks.
"Durmstrang's ship is probably stuck in the ice."
In cold regions, ships are prone to encountering such situations, in which case icebreakers are needed for navigation.
Sirius certainly couldn't find the icebreaker, and nobody knew where he and his group of students had gone.
Since we cannot get there, we must use a positioning system.
Missandei shook her robe, and dozens of Golden Snidget emerged.
Sensing the chill in the air, they stretched out their little paws, then swarmed back into Missandei's warm sleeves.
William looked at those Golden Snidget and felt the same way.
It was just like a winter morning when he got up to use the bathroom, barely having time to shake himself off before hurriedly crawling back into bed.
Having no other choice, William had to imbue each of the Golden Snidget's bodies with a heat-generating talisman using Ancient Runes.
It's somewhat similar to the disposable nature of Warming Badge.
This group of sickly Golden Snidget finally took off, like small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, shuttling through the snow-capped mountains.
Golden Snidget is indeed Golden Snidget; he truly deserves to be called the fastest magician in the Wizarding World.
They found Durmstrang's large ship in less than half a day.
"You stay here and watch the ship," William said to the wizards Dumbledore had sent.
The magic ship can't pass; someone has to stay behind to guard it.
William, with Hermione and Missandei the scout... that's enough.
Missandei, her usually calm and composed face now showing excitement, seemed eager to try.
After that day, she began to enjoy riding motorcycles.
However, she couldn't have her way; William pulled out a silver flying broom.
The noise from the motorcycles was too loud; in such a quiet snowy mountain, it could disturb anything and might even trigger an avalanche.
A flying broom can prevent this from happening.
The broom in William's hand wasn't Firebolt, but the Starbrusher One had just been released in July.
This is also a Germany -made, internationally renowned professional flying broom, specifically developed to counter Firebolt.
William has Firebolt now, so he doesn't need a new broom. This was bought on Qiu's behalf.
In the fourth-year Quidditch final, Cho broke her flying broomstick during the match in an attempt to delay Harry.
In fifth grade, there was the Goblet of Fire, Quidditch Match was canceled, so Fall didn't buy a broom and waited specifically for the Starbrusher.
The newly released Starbrusher is in Germany, and William and Hermione are in Austria, so they can help buy it for them.
However, William can now help Qiu test the performance to prevent any major safety hazards.
He sat at the very front, Hermione sat in the middle with her arms around his waist, Missandei lagged behind, protecting Hermione.
William lightly touched the ground with his toes, Starbrusher One darted towards the sky.
Having grown accustomed to riding the Firebolt, he discovered that the Starbrusher's starting speed was actually even faster.
William suddenly realized that while the Quidditch Club was definitely worth buying, the Flying Broomsticks Company was also an option.
It's a high-quality asset, the kind that guarantees a profit.
For Akali Shop to grow and thrive, it needs to be involved in every aspect.
This isn't a monopoly, it's an investment!
Besides, the current sales philosophy for flying brooms in the Wizarding World is far too outdated.
You can't just sell them like that; you have to get Quidditch stars to endorse them and release their own exclusive brooms.
Just like shoes, you have to hype them up, and someone will always be willing to buy them.
Led by the Golden Snidget, William flew along the mountain range in a certain direction.
"Look, there!"
Hermione, with her binoculars in hand, had already spotted the black ship, stranded and completely frozen in the ice, in the distance.
William fell behind in Class A.
The Durmstrang magic ship was covered in snow and completely deserted.
Not to mention Sirius, even the students disappeared.
William bent down and looked down at the large footprints in the snow.
The footprints were the size of a sled. The last time William had seen such large feet was with Madame Maxime.
Oh no, we've probably been attacked by Giant!
Just as William was about to cast a tracking spell to trace the footprints, a terrifying roar suddenly came from a snow-capped mountain on the shore.
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