Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

"The Ministry of Magic's requirements for me are very simple. My job is to deal with those nightmare creatures."

That evening, Hongfu called his daughter and Conanshan out for dinner, saying that it was to celebrate the completion of his short-term magic course.

In essence, the middle-aged man is about to leave the magic school, and he may not be able to meet his daughter and his friends' children face to face for some time, so he came out for dinner.

"I heard from the Ministry of Magic that I will be assigned to a special office that is responsible for Earth, or, as they call it, the magical events that correspond to the human world. I will probably have to travel all over the world, and my vacations will be irregular and rotated... It seems like it will be very tiring."

"It's hard work, but didn't they say they would cure your illness? Don't be lazy."

As a daughter, Hong Xiaoling was very harsh in her words during the farewell dinner for her father.

However, she could see that she was still worried about her father.

It's just that for some reason, as a daughter, she feels too complicated.

"Just remember to be careful... I say, you don't need to 'transform' anymore, right?"

"No, no, no, of course there is no need to transform again..."

Hong Fu felt a little embarrassed when talking about this matter.

After all, his daughter had seen him transform into a magical girl and then be transformed back to his original form.

Although this matter has passed for a while, but now it is brought up again, it still makes people feel a little confused.

"My contract with that goblin has expired. The Ministry of Magic wanted to recruit me simply because I have a good talent for dream magic. They made it very clear on this point... Well, I will use normal magic to deal with those nightmare beings."

Conan-san, who has a secret source of intelligence, wants to say that this job is not as hard as it seems.

Nightmare creatures do appear all over the world, but most of them appear in the human world and are rarely seen in the magical world.

Even if it appears in the wizarding world, there is no need for the Ministry of Magic to rush over to help. Most wizards can handle it on their own.

The frequency of nightmare creatures appearing is not very high. They have only appeared twice recently, and they were basically dealt with immediately on the day they were discovered.

Of course, the danger still exists.

However, this danger does not seem to be life-threatening. The worst case scenario is that you will be trapped in a nightmare and never wake up.

As long as there is someone to help in reality, it is not too difficult to get rid of the dream.

One of the reasons why the Ministry of Magic recruited Hongfu was because they didn't know enough about the newly emerged nightmare creatures.

Hongfu was once transformed into a magical girl by the power of a dreamy fairy. She fought against those nightmare creatures for a period of time and had certain experience, so she could be considered a useful talent. At least it was much better than temporarily mobilizing manpower to deal with unfamiliar things.

Another reason is the usual problem of insufficient resources and manpower in the Ministry of Magic.

Almost seven years ago, after the Ministry of Magic had done its best to expel the aliens called the Incubators, their strength was no longer as strong as before.

Or to be more precise, the Ministry of Magic has lost a lot of power during the fight against the Incubator.

In the end, in order to deal with the incubator of the alien invaders and completely eradicate the problem, a god-level heroic spirit was summoned, which is said to have cost nearly half of the Ministry of Magic's wealth.

Even though nearly seven years have passed since these losses, the Ministry of Magic has not fully recovered. It will probably take a long time for it to fully recover.

Now speaking of dream creatures, Conan naturally thought of another trouble that also appeared during the summer vacation, a monster named Yinwo Hora.

Like nightmare creatures, the monster Hora, which was born from the negative thoughts of humans, does not appear often.

However, compared to the nightmare creatures that have no direct killing power, the magical beast Hora that can replace humans and lurk in human society is a more troublesome existence.

However, it is not easy for a Hora to be born, and even if it does appear, it will be easily discovered by the Ministry of Magic, which has been observing the situation around the world, because of its habit of preying on humans.

The Warcraft Hora is indeed very dangerous. Even if you can trap the opponent and prevent it from escaping, and then enter the battle phase, there is still a possibility of casualties.

But the biggest challenge is how to find Hola who is disguised as a human.

This is just like another kind of troublesome alien. Not every magician has the ability to determine whether the human in front of him is a real human.

Having said that, Conan is not too worried about this aspect. If he really has to compare, those aliens are more troublesome.

The research related to the Warcraft Hora is not starting from scratch. Because of the help of people from the demon world, things in this area are developing smoothly.

It probably won't be long before the Ministry of Magic will be able to create magic that can target the monster Hora.

If we compare it from this point of view, the nightmare creatures that exist in dreams may be more troublesome to deal with.

"Hong Xiaoling seems to have been selected by the Ministry of Magic, but she has not been notified yet."

At the dinner table, Conan-san was eating herbivorous dragon meat while looking at the father and daughter beside him openly.

"Whether she can complete her studies at Hogwarts or not, the Ministry of Magic will definitely recruit her as soon as possible. After all, she is a half-blood from another world and has a certain fighting capacity. They will definitely pay attention to her."

Conan Shan, who has a reliable source of information in the Ministry of Magic, does not think that the Ministry of Magic will harm Hong Xiaoling, at least for now.

The Ministry of Magic is actually just very eager to recruit talented people.

If there are any bad changes in the Ministry of Magic in the future that will be harmful to Hong Xiaoling or Uncle Hong, Conan Shan will not be able to turn a blind eye.

"After all, if the Ministry of Magic really deteriorates in the future, then it is very likely that this is a so-called trial left behind by some irresponsible savior of humanity. Thinking about it this way, if there really is a problem, it would be a good thing?"

Conanshan shook his head violently in his heart.

He was probably poisoned by the trial of the so-called savior of mankind, and he actually felt that it was a good thing to solve the problem immediately when it occurred.

This kind of thinking is unacceptable.

"The Ministry of Magic will not change, because before it changes, it will be suppressed... Solve the problem before it happens, so that the problem is equivalent to not happening at all. This is the truth, and we must not forget this."

057 You're welcome

"Wait a moment..."

Conan, who regularly comes to the human world once a week to check on the secret military organization XCOM to see if there is anything going on, never thought that something would happen so suddenly.

Although there were some foreshadowings before, and it seemed that they were laid by myself, this development came too sudden and too fast, completely beyond expectations.

"You actually contacted the Ministry of Magic? And you successfully persuaded them to hold the so-called official Heroic War together? Are you kidding me? How did you do it? Was your charm fully activated?"

In Lux's magic consultant's office, Conan put down the documents and reports in his hands with an expression of disbelief on his face.

This is a very formal document, which clearly states that the human world's XCOM will cooperate with the Ministry of Magic in December to hold an unprecedented official Heroic War in a suitable place.

"Hehe, this is what they call a mountain man with his own tricks."

Rux's smile was devoid of any temperament.

But even so, if we look at it from a neutral standpoint, his current expression and smile are still enough to charm thousands of girls, or rather, men, women, young and old.

"Well, to be honest, of course I used some methods, but they were certainly not magic. The Ministry of Magic was very wary of me. Even if I wanted to use my charm to confuse them, they wouldn't fall for it so easily."

Under Conan's dead fish-eye gaze, Lux looked a little more serious.

"Don't forget, we have a companion on the other side. His speech has a certain influence. Moreover, the most important point is that those aliens are just as you said. They are not only our enemies, nor are they just the enemies of the Ministry of Magic. They are the enemies of the entire world and all mankind."

Rooks said he was just taking advantage of the situation.

He put forward a mutually beneficial condition for negotiation, which was a win-win for everyone. No matter how wary the Ministry of Magic was of him, there was no need for them to refuse.

He cooperated sincerely.

After that, as long as the representatives from the human world make a clear statement, the matter will basically be implemented.

As expected, the Ministry of Magic responded quickly.

The special cooperation between the human world and the magical world was completed in this way.

"In fact, both sides already have experience in cooperation. They have worked together before to deal with those so-called incubators. Now there are new alien invaders. It is not difficult for them to cooperate again. The difficult part is how to cooperate and how to achieve it."

Conan frowned and stared suspiciously at the sincere second-generation Dark Lord.

"You guys, didn't you prepare for this?"

Conan-san tapped the various documents on the table with his fingers.

"The Heroic War is scheduled to begin in December. Although it is at the end of the month, is it really that easy to prepare the Heroic Summoning Ceremony and the various magical resources required?"

Rux smiled but said nothing.

"I found it strange when I discussed this with you before. A bold fellow like you would actually want to avoid the Ministry of Magic and avoid conflict with them. Are they worth your concern?"

The Ministry of Magic can be said to be the "big picture" of the magical continent.

Under normal circumstances, normal people will of course consider the overall situation.

However, this second-generation Dark Lord, a super magical genius, is also a "big picture" himself.

Possessing extremely strong magical powers, he is like a certain Chief Auror. He is the core of events and matters and a big shot who can influence the operation of the world.

The world will not stop turning because of the absence of any one person, but the other person has the ability to make the world stop turning for him or her.

"Could it be that you have already started to secretly contact the Ministry of Magic, no, not the Ministry of Magic, but the top leaders of the Ministry of Magic, some of the people in charge?"

"How is it?"

It was obvious that Roux was deliberately playing dumb.

Conan couldn't help rolling his eyes

"If you don't want to say it, forget it."

Since the other party felt that it would not have any impact if he did not say it, Conan-san certainly would not continue to waste his breath asking further questions.

As long as the result is satisfactory and the goal can be achieved, then everything is fine.

"Ko, do you understand the internal operations and structure of the Ministry of Magic?" Lux suddenly changed the topic without any reason.

“I don’t know much, but I basically know him.”

Conan Shan naturally knew about the operation and internal structure of the Ministry of Magic in this patchwork world.

"Most of the senior officials in the Ministry of Magic are so-called conservatives and elderly people. I won't say that they are wrong, but they are indeed not enterprising in many areas. There are many reasons for this.

The mainstream wizard bloodline in the magic continent, known as the fairy tale wizards, is too convenient in many places. They don't need any improvements to live well, which will inevitably slow down the development of a normal wizard society. "

Conanshan has discovered that sometimes when Lux is discussing with him alone, he always likes to express his various ideas in long speeches.

Probably trying to influence Conan-san's thoughts.

It's of no use.

Of course, it's also possible that the second Dark Lord simply really enjoyed the idea of ​​speaking out.

"On the other hand, in order to prevent the Ministry of Magic from becoming overpowered and losing control of its functions, they set up another institution to restrict themselves when they were founded. That is the Supervisory Committee, which is independent of the Ministry of Magic.

Simply put, it is a check and balance of power. The Supervisory Committee is only responsible for monitoring and controlling the mistakes of the Ministry of Magic. The power of the Supervisory Committee is limited. If this regulatory organization makes a mistake, the Ministry of Magic can also correct it.

Originally, this was a good idea, but as time went on, the taste changed a bit.”

Rooks gave an example.

"Ke, do you think that the head of the Auror Office has a greater influence within the Ministry of Magic?"

"The Head of the Ministry of Magic is pretty much the most senior position, right? Isn't that enough influence?"

"That was originally the case, but now our friend is in the Auror Office. Although he is not the head of the office, he is actually the leader of the Auror Office.

The power and authority of the current director has not changed, but it has become limited without anyone noticing. His influence within the Ministry is not high. That director is not just a decoration, he also has some ability, but with the jade beads in front, the position of director has become less important. "

Conanshan vaguely understood what this collaborator meant.

"The relationship between the Ministry of Magic and the Overwatch Committee has been soured for a long time. It feels like the Overwatch Committee has become the upper echelons of the Ministry of Magic. It was originally just an oversight organization, but it can further influence the operation of the Ministry of Magic."

Rukes admitted that he had thought about getting rid of all the members of the Supervisory Committee.

But those members of the Supervisory Committee are very cunning, and it is not so easy to take action.

Moreover, after careful consideration, he finally did not take action.

"There is still a use for the old guys in the Supervisory Committee. It's not about winning them over, but about seizing their current positions. There is always a shortage of ambitious young people in this world."

If Conan was previously interested in how his collaborator secretly contacted the Ministry of Magic, now he was almost losing interest.

It feels like this topic will become too dark, with too many unnecessary conspiracies.

"anyway……"

Conan-san changed the subject with a simple move.

"Why do we have to hold the Heroic War in December? Why not give us more time to prepare? Isn't less than a month a bit too hasty?"

"Of course I want to find the aliens as soon as possible. God knows what they are preparing. It will be more reassuring if we find them sooner. Besides, am I not doing this for you?"

Rux winked at Conan-san with his beautiful left eye.

Conanshan couldn't help but reveal an expression of disgust.

This guy's seductive eyes are really charming, and most people, regardless of gender, would be fascinated by him.