Amosta directed his gaze to Greyvis, who kept silent, staring at him intently for several seconds before his eyes betrayed a hint of otherness.
It's really interesting.
At the joint review meeting to determine whether the learning machine could enter the US market, Tracq Greyvis, who should not have been present at this meeting, remained silent and even used brainwashing techniques to protect his thoughts.
What is he hiding from himself, and why has he been showing resistance and even reluctant to meet with me before the review meeting for the past period of time?
To be honest, until now, Amost has been unable to confirm why the Tracq Greyvis in front of him, with some gray hair and a hard-edged face that vividly embodies the word 'position of power', harbors such animosity towards him.
However, from the restrictions he imposed on himself, Amost has some guesses.
The last possibility, which is most likely, is that Tracq Greyvis doesn't want to follow in his grandfather's footsteps.
More than half a century ago, when Percival Greyvis served as the Minister of Magic Law Enforcement and Minister of Security at the American wizarding government, he encountered the Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald. He himself was confined by Grindelwald, and Grindelwald even impersonated him to enter the Magical Congress of the United States of America. In a series of events, this almost led to the complete exposure of the magical world to Muggles.
This is a shame for the Greyvis family, based on this, Tracq Greyvis's hatred and resistance towards wizards as powerful as himself is quite reasonable.
Although over the years his voice has been loud in the international magical community, astute wizards can judge his style of handling crises and understand that rules cannot completely bind him.
Therefore, Greyvis worries that if he enters the American magical community, he will abuse his power to achieve his goals and even be secretly subdued and controlled by those who don't understand him. This is a reasonable inference for an experienced Auror, and something that should be vigilant about.
In addition, the fact that he directly uprooted the involvement of the witch-hunting party in Berlin without informing the German Ministry of Magic and causing a commotion that was witnessed by more than half of Berlin's Muggles is also a fact.
As Tracq Greyvis, who is responsible for the security and stability of the American magical community, he absolutely detests such things.
So, all along, Amost has not shown much anger towards the Security Department seizing his wand and having Amilia follow him, perhaps because he can understand that someone else might do the same.
Of course, Amost has not forgotten the information provided by Narak.
In the brief moment of eye contact, Amost could detect a deep trace of unease and confusion hidden in the dark red depths of Greyvis's eyes.
Is it because he is afraid of being punished by him, or is it because he is afraid of seeing his true condition?
To be honest, the current trouble of the Minister of Security is not small. His body is like a dyeing tank, where multiple forces are entangled within him - Greyvis's own magic power, a cold-meaning magic power. This probably comes from the black magic injuries he suffered when eradicating vampires. The blood magic and the curse caused by drinking the blood of this creature from unicorns.
These powers are rooted in his body, intermingling and conflicting with one another. It can be imagined that he is enduring unimaginable pain.
For this complicated disease, Amost can think of only one solution, which is to use stronger force to seal all the magic powers in his body. Only in this way can Greyvis's life be maintained, but the cost is that he will become a "dud," unable to use magic again.
As Tracq Greyvis, who comes from a noble family and is also a very outstanding wizard himself, Amost does not think he would accept such 'humiliation' in his later life.
"That is to say, Mr. Greyvis--"
After a moment of contemplation, Amost's fingers interlocked, and he looked at Greyvis calmly and said,
"Ever since, the Security Department has maintained a cautious attitude towards the learning machine's use of illusion magic to interfere with the users' minds, with the goal of being responsible for the people of the American magical community."
Today, Amost transferred the conflict between him and Greyvis over the entry of the learning machine into the American magical community in a different way, shifting it to the political level. From a political standpoint, this was undoubtedly his victory and Greyvis's devastating defeat. It is not strange for this man of high position and power to become a laughingstock as a result.
But as previously mentioned, Amost's visit here was for business, not to make enemies for himself.
Even if Amost can see that Greyvis's physical condition is not optimistic, maybe he can't live for long, but the Greyvis family is a powerful political family. Amost does not want to be hindered by it.
"This professional skepticism and sense of responsibility are something I admire--"
Greyvis and Maxil understood what Amostas Breann wanted to convey, as did some experienced officials in this meeting room.
Amostas Breann hoped to restore some of the lost dignity for Mr. Greyvis, so that in the subsequent progress, Mr. Greyvis and his family would not cause other obstacles.
"So far, Mr. Lupin has not included the construction diagrams of the magic corridor in the core components of the learning machine in the submission to the American Wizarding Congress for review, as this is the most core secret of the learning machine and we cannot expose it. But to show my respect for the Security Department, Mr. Greyvis, you can form a team of alchemy experts. As long as you sign a confidentiality agreement with me, I am willing to share the core secrets of the learning machine with them so that they can provide an objective and detailed safety assessment report."
Amostas said lightly.
Share the construction of the magic corridor in the core components of the learning machine?
Lem's expression suddenly froze, and he almost jumped off his chair, having been diligently studying Amostas's methods for solving problems.
Using the technology of reverse engineering to restore the composition of the learning machine is not difficult, as long as they can learn about the supply chain of the learning machine, and buy one back for disassembly. Witches proficient in alchemy can restore it. In fact, Lem knows that someone has always tried to do so. During his management of the workshop, he had already handled several incidents of workers leaking information from the workshop.
And the reason why the learning machine is still exclusively theirs to this day is because they still hold the most core secret.
But Amostas is sharing the construction of the magic corridor in order to prove the safety performance of the learning machine, even though he has signed a confidentiality agreement. This does not mean it is completely safe, does it!
Amostas sincerity was truly startling, even Maxil and the thoughtful Greyvis momentarily stiffened in thought.
But as senior officials of the congress, both men possessed exceptional self-control. In just a few breaths, their expressions had returned to normal.
If Greyvis really agrees to this, will Amostas Breann be angry?
An alarm bell rang in Maxil's mind. She couldn't tolerate any further waves in an event that was already almost secured!
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and Maxil, against all expectations, smiled at Greyvis before saying,
"Since the learning machine has been distributed in the European magical community for years, based on the feedback from its users, as long as we pay attention to its usage frequency, it is completely safe. I have full confidence in Mr. Breann and. Mr. Albus Dumbledore's expertise in alchemy, Tracq?"
Professor Dumbledore?
Amostas eyes narrowed, he has never promoted that the development of the learning machine had Dumbledore's help. Is Maxil saying this to leverage Dumbledore's good reputation?
"No need for that, Mr. Breann--"
After the whole meeting, Greyvis finally spoke to Amostas, who tightened his facial muscles, sat straight with his body, and spoke in a deep voice,
"Indeed. Given that the research and design of the learning machine received the support of Albus Dumbledore, and Mr. Breann was even willing to disclose the construction of the core magic corridor, considering this wonderful invention has been officially released in European countries for some time now without any harmful incidents affecting users' consciousness.
Then, on behalf of the Security Department and the Magical Law Enforcement Department, I can confirm that your Starlight learning machine, developed and designed by your company, is a safe and harmless alchemical product.
(Chapter complete)
