v7 Chapter 20： Mortal body, shoulder to shoulder with gods

liberty island,

Located in the New York Harbor, it is a small island.

Although the island is small, it is very famous.

How famous is it?

There is a Far Eastern wizard Lu, I said everything, Brother Xun, and he wrote a poem to praise it:

The Statue of Liberty Island, you and me under the Statue, play games in front of the Statue, and trade after the Statue.

Yes, the most famous one on Liberty Island is the bronze statue of Liberty from the Guangxu period in the late Qing Dynasty.

It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartol and then presented to the United States to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.

Tonight, Liberty Island welcomed many tourists, and the Muggle security personnel on the island were "sick" and asked for leave.

This group of tourists also includes William.

After getting the information from Piquelina, he immediately dumped the other party and brought Hermione here.

After a little inquiring, I know that there is a meeting tonight.

The meeting place was inside the Statue of Liberty.

Walking in a large crowd, William and Hermione were inconspicuous.

The most eye-catching are the wizards wearing logo clothes.

What was printed on their clothes was not a slogan or a badge, but a strange pattern:

In the dazzling yellow and red flames, a broken wand was clutched in one hand.

Logo of the Salem Society.

In the history of American magic, the Salem organization has appeared many times.

The earliest one dates back to the seventeenth century.

The purgers at the time, united with the Puritans, concocted the infamous Salem witch trials.

It was a trial of people accused of witchcraft, which resulted in the execution of 20 people, most of them girls.

It is precisely because of this that prompted the establishment of the Magical Congress of the United States.

The Purifiers also united to form the so-called Salem Society to confront the Magic Congress.

This time span is more than a century.

The period was also filled with the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, all of which had shadows of wizarding confrontation.

As the Cleaners were hit hard and went underground, the original Salem Association completely disappeared.

The second Salem, appeared in the early twentieth century.

The original leader was a descendant of the purgers and extremist Mary Lou Barryburn.

Originally, this was an insignificant organization, and even the Magical Congress of the United States didn't want to take care of it.

But among the orphans adopted by Barry Born, there was a child named Credence... who was unexpectedly a mute.

After Grindelwald found him, it also caused the Battle of New York, which almost exposed the entire American magical society.

Later, with Credence's death and Grindelwald's defeat, Second Salem was defeated.

Before the millennium, the organization revived again, and the so-called Third Salem appeared.

For more than a year, they have been holding rallies and trying to expand their influence.

William and Hermione walked up the stairs and into the interior of the Statue of Liberty.

Inside the Statue of Liberty, which could have been visited, has now been expanded by the Traceless Stretching Charm to accommodate more wizards.

The two walked along the narrow stairs and entered a circular room with a shocking scene in front of them.

Hundreds of witches and wizards gathered in one place, crowded and restless.

Some wizards were nervous but curious, others excited.

There was nothing in the hall, no seats, just a podium on the opposite wall.

People were whispering, and the voices converged and hummed, dull and loud.

Finally, the crowd began to cheer.

A sixteen-year-old young man stepped onto the podium, and the wizards were ecstatic and burst into shouts.

William recognized the sixteen-year-old Tom Riddle at a glance.

Tom hasn't changed from four years ago.

Because he was resurrected from a Horcrux, he couldn't grow up, and his strength and appearance were completely frozen.

But his ability to deceive people has become more and more skilled.

Seeing Tom Riddle on the podium, like a demagogue, like a rock star, the crowd's frenzy escalated.

"Good evening, friends. My name is Osiris." His soft voice echoed in the room.

Tom did not use his real name, but replaced it with the name of Osiris, the king of the underworld in Egyptian mythology.

He was like two years ago at the Quidditch World Cup... he really thought of himself as death.

Tom's voice was unhurried, without the slightest sense of oppression, more like chatting with everyone.

"Tonight, when everyone gathers together, I can chat with you about my thoughts in such a place."

Some people applauded, and the most audience members were witches.

Apparently, Tom picked up his most powerful weapon again to eat with his face.

Tom squeezed his hand and said loudly:

"But I don't want to talk about the Statute of Secrecy today; I don't want to talk about the dark history of the Magic Congress;

I just wanted to talk about Muggles and how they changed. "

No one spoke, but the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Tom looked around and paced slowly on the podium:

"Understanding Muggle change requires understanding the historical context, which is crucial at all times, and tonight was no exception."

He snapped his fingers, and some images began to be projected on the walls of the room, like a movie.

"The early Muggles created complex mythological systems to explain things that were incomprehensible."

"In Muggle terms, it's called the 'Void God'."

Tom looked at the crowd and explained:

"It means that when the ancients knew the world around them, if there was something they didn't understand, or there was a gap in their knowledge, they used God to fill it up."

"And countless powerful wizards have become gods in Muggle mouths." Tom said:

"However, over the past few hundred years, Muggle scientific knowledge has changed rapidly."

At this moment, another set of pictures appeared in the sky, which was full of various mathematical and technical symbols.

"Muggles' understanding of the world is getting deeper and deeper, and the gaps in their knowledge are gradually disappearing. At the same time, they believe in fewer and fewer gods.

So, Jesus, who could be resurrected from the dead, fell to the altar;

Merlin became a magician clown, and the dark wizard Morgan was completely forgotten;

Moses used a magic wand to divide the Red Sea, and it became a ridiculous story.

In addition, there are George killing the dragon, David against Goliath..."

Everyone held their breath, Tom said in a low voice:

"These once-powerful wizards occupy the place of gods in the hearts of Muggles, and have also become a stupid myth of the ignorant era, left behind by Muggles."

"However, don't make a mistake, it's not the Muggles, it's these 'gods' who hid themselves.

The wizards gave up their past positions and concocted the so-called "secrecy laws", and they could only squeeze in dark corners like mice. "

"Magic blooms only in a very small number of souls. And these few people, with mortal bodies, stand shoulder to shoulder with gods."

Tom exclaimed in a deafening voice:

"We are born to be gods, and we should rule the world, rule the Muggles, as we did thousands of years ago!"

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(Ask for recommended tickets and monthly tickets, everyone

Thanks for the reward from the "Man under the Moon is Dead" boss. )