Kars is an important defense town in northeastern Türkiye near Armenia.
In a newly opened magic tavern, a dozen Turkish Ministry of Magic Aurors gathered in the tavern, with their wands placed on the tables in front of them.
If you don't take into account that the time is close to midnight, people may still think that this is Aurors doing team building after get off work - in today's depression era of social turmoil, no one can really stay out of the matter, even the Turkish magic who is far away from the center of the storm. The same goes for the world.
With the end of the Cold War, Turkey's non-magical community did not shed its burdens and take off immediately as people imagined.
As the bridgehead of the Western camp against the former Soviet Union, after the complete collapse of the Soviet Union, the original economic support was quickly withdrawn.
Instead of taking advantage of the former Soviet market, the Western camp, which invested a lot of financial resources and manpower, quickly woke up from the shock of reality after a brief celebration: the financial crisis and the Great Depression will not disappear because of this.
If they cannot extract enough benefits from the ruins of the former Soviet Union, then they will have to cut expenditures on a large scale, otherwise the former Soviet Union's today will be the tomorrow of Britain, the United States and other countries.
Obviously, among many financial expenditures, the military and police are naturally the first to be targeted.
After all, not to mention the army, even the nuclear weapons in Ukraine were completely destroyed. This courage deeply shocked all NATO countries.
A few months after Turkey's non-magical government drastically cut spending, the wizarding world also ushered in similar reforms - although the reasons may be different, in terms of results, the two worlds have come together.
Waves of wonderful dream linkages...
Due to cost cuts, the Turkish Ministry of Magic plans to announce a list of members who will retire early after Easter.
According to rumors in the Ministry of Magic during this time, most of them were Auror members.
From a high-sounding perspective, this is mainly because they have suffered a lot of physical and mental damage during their long-term front-line work, so they can be granted early retirement. From a more realistic perspective, in peacetime, Aurors
They haven't had any sense of existence for a long time.
In this depressed and lost mood, Aurors often come here to have a few drinks recently.
Of course, this is only in the eyes of the beholder.
"Is it safe here? I don't want to see our names in the paper tomorrow morning—"
Atif, the director of the Auror Office of the Turkish Ministry of Magic, turned his head, glanced at the goblin standing behind the bar not far away, cleaning wine glasses, and asked his companions in a low voice, "You should know that we must not do this in this operation.
It was exposed in advance and only the ministers knew about it."
"Don't worry, although this pub has just opened, its head office is a long-established pub in Diagon Alley, London."
Ballard pointed towards the entrance of the store, and the small sign of [Leaky Cauldron - Branch 17] just lit up.
The Leaky Cauldron is a family business run by the Abbots, one of the twenty-eight pure-blooded families in Britain.
As one of the few wizarding taverns with a long history in the wizarding world today, run by pure-blood wizarding families. Since the second half of last year, the Leaky Cauldron suddenly began to expand across Europe. In this era of economic downturn, even wizards need this kind of tavern.
A place where you can have a few drinks in peace.
"A shop opened by the British? Why does it still have a goblin bartender - they have a stake in Gringotts?"
Atif raised his eyebrows noncommittally, shook the cold beer in his glass, and looked at the goblin again curiously.
At least in the Turkish magical world, it is quite rare for goblins to work in wizards' shops.
"Oh, this phenomenon will only become more and more frequent. As for the reason..."
Ballard glanced at the goblin, picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and sighed heavily.
"Actually, like us, it's not all caused by the Golden Galleons Reform - now Gringotts doesn't have the right to mint coins, and their annual investment income has to pay taxes to the Ministry of Magic in proportion. Many elves have to come out.
Find some work by yourself. I don’t understand. You said that now that the ministry is obviously rich, why is it more stingy than before? It’s only been a few days since the salary increase, why are you talking about cutting expenses..."
"It's because the ministry finally has money, so we have to do something to prove the value of Aurors."
Atif looked at the swaying wine in the glass and sighed quietly.
Some time ago, the goblins of Gringotts Wizarding Bank made a decision that "went against the teachings of their ancestors":
They handed over to wizards Gringotts Wizarding Bank's currency issuance, minting, and pricing rights that it had had in the wizarding world for thousands of years.
Along with this change, the wizarding world of various countries also received the back-payment of business taxes from the Gringotts goblins for the entire year of last year - from that moment on, the magical governments of various countries seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and they truly
I experienced the wonderful taste of "government finance".
During the initial period of the "fiscal return", the Ministry of Magic in various countries carried out a round of salary increases of varying proportions.
But immediately afterwards, employees of the Ministry of Magic received various new regulations and assessment adjustments.
Spending money from Gringotts Goblins and taking money from your own pocket are obviously two completely different experiences.
No matter where you are, violence is always one of the most expensive items.
The nature of the work of Aurors determines that they have a significantly higher salary line than other departments of the Ministry of Magic. However, when their daily work content is discussed in meetings to discuss cost-effectiveness, the number of Auror attendances in peacetime,
Even the Commissioner of Magical Creatures doesn't come here as frequently.
A month ago, the Turkish Council of Ministers of Magic issued an ultimatum to Atif's Auror Office.
If they cannot submit a convincing work plan and achieve outstanding results before Easter, the Auror Office will be reduced proportionally to a quarter of the original number, "early retirement" and "voluntary reduction".
"Salary", "transfer"... there are many methods anyway.
In fact, this pressure of "disguised layoffs" is faced by almost every Auror in the magical government.
Except...the British Ministry of Magic.
In such a bad environment, the British Auror Command not only did not lay off employees, but also launched a recruitment expansion plan.
Unlike those people in society who were watching the excitement, the troubled Aurors from all over the world immediately saw the solution to the problem - to take the initiative and attack dark creatures on a large scale! Among the many dark creatures, werewolves are undoubtedly the most powerful.
Topic and exposure.
"Are the wizards in Armenia reliable? Have you ever dealt with them?"
Atif drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and turned to look at his deputy.
"It's hard to say for people. But they are definitely more anxious than us -"
Ballard said with a grin, pouring himself another glass of clear white wine.
"The former Soviet Union's 'Ministry of Magic' collapsed too quickly, and they are now in a mess. Compared to those of us who have a solid foundation, whether it is the Armenian Ministry of Magic or the Azerbaijani Ministry of Magic... their historical achievements are even worse.
It has to go back more than a hundred years. And if you want to share the merits of the 'Ministry of Magic' period, then the new achievements during this period are undoubtedly a very important capital."
"We set out at dawn and searched one by one along the forest - almost half of Europe's werewolves have arrived, and their family can't eat anything."
"No--"
Atif suddenly raised his hand, glanced at the sky outside, and corrected himself.
"Remember, we set off at midnight. We had a fierce battle with the werewolves."
"Of course, of course - oh, it was a very brutal and impossible battle."
Ballard was stunned for half a second, then reacted immediately, with a cruel smile on his face.
Unlike those pedantic and rigid British people, they do not need to consider imprisoning and trying werewolves this time - in this joint operation of Aurors from various countries to suppress dark creatures, what they need is just the number of werewolves defeated, not
Those troublesome things that move and scream.
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"Check the time, north of the Armenian Forest is our hunting range——"
"Don't worry, none of those werewolves can escape -"
"Stay vigilant, there may be wizards, many werewolves have dealings with dark wizards——"
Georgia, located on the outskirts of the city of Rustavi on the Kura River.
Dozens of wizards gathered together, nervously looking at the dark forest on the other side of the river, quietly waiting for the full moon night to pass.
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Baku, capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The hall of the Ministry of Magic was brightly lit, and the Aurors were sitting at their desks to rest and chat.
In a few hours, they would set off from here and head to the Armenian forest not far away to hunt down the werewolves.
For an Auror from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Magic, the Armenian forest was too familiar.
They had spent one-third of their time hunting inside, looking for dark wizards and dark creatures. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia were the two areas with the most frequent exchanges of people, and members of the Ministry of Magic on both sides did not even
At least they are relatives.
And they have been preparing for months for the hunt tonight, or tomorrow at sunrise.
On the sofa in the Azerbaijani Auror Command, Azerbaijani Minister of Magic and Auror Director, Orez Ad, flicked his fingers and said casually, "Let's set off half an hour early - don't let those Armenians pick up too much.
Cheap……"
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Belarus, Russia, Ukraine...
A similar scene is quietly playing out. This is a big plan they have been brewing and planning for a long time.
Of course, there are more wizards gathered in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, waiting for the planned time to arrive.
In the minds of many people, after tonight, the magical world will usher in a new era.
The Ministry of Magic of various countries has used their credibility over the years to weave a terrifying "werewolf cemetery".
The Turkish Ministry of Magic, the Iranian Ministry of Magic, the Russian Ministry of Magic... In order to carry out a sacred encirclement and suppression of those lingering werewolves, almost half of the magic forces in Europe have united. This encirclement and suppression is undoubtedly played in the new era.