Huh? There's a magic school here.

It doted on its youngest daughter, Anduin, but this wasn't a decision it could make on its own. So, Andres needed to agree, and given Martha's intelligence, it naturally knew who to beg.

So Martha looked pleadingly at Andres again. To be honest, since the centaur tribe arrived on Earth, their furthest range of activity had been Hogsmeade Village. So after demanding that Martha obey, Andres decided to take her along.

So the trio who came became a five-person group when they returned. However, it wasn't Andres who took Anduin and Martha to the continent of Karen, but Jeanne. The reason Andres didn't go was because he had other matters to attend to. This matter concerned the entire magical world: the Ministry of Magic was preparing for its leadership election.

Normally, during wartime, the government should maintain stability to better fight the enemy. However, the wizarding world urgently needs to improve its high-end and mid-level combat capabilities. Yes! Although the humans of Earth have won in these conflicts, it was because the Orc Empire underestimated them.

Because the magic level on Earth is far lower than that on Karen Continent, the actual strength of Earth's wizarding community is weaker. While Andres can compensate for the lower magic levels of some professors through the system by boosting their high-level combat power, the sheer size of the mid-level forces leaves Andres somewhat desperate.

So after a closed-door meeting of the wizarding community, Andres decided to change the leadership of the Ministry of Magic! There were several main reasons for this change of leadership. First, wizards have long lifespans, and most of the members of the Ministry of Magic are young people. If there is no change of leadership, they may have to work until they die.

A society where social mobility is restricted is prone to corruption and decadence, and the younger generation, lacking any hope, will also succumb to depravity. Therefore, to provide more job opportunities and promotion prospects for the younger generation, some senior officials and members of the Ministry of Magic will retire.

Secondly, these retired high-ranking officials and members were not simply dismissed and forced to fend for themselves; rather, they were required to enter the Mirror Island for further study and to improve their magical abilities. In fact, most of the first members of the Ministry of Magic were students from the three-year and five-year programs established by Andres when Hogwarts was first established, meaning they had already received fewer years of education than the seven-year program students.

Although Andres tried every means to improve their magic level, it was undeniable that their foundation was insufficient. This re-enrollment after the change of leadership would allow them to make up for their deficiencies and, incidentally, learn the magic system of the Karen Continent.

Thirdly, the high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Magic who went to Karen Continent for the semester were among the most financially powerful. The newly established magical society on Karen Continent needed an influx of funds to revitalize its economy. Only with more economic exchanges could the new magical society become more dynamic, so they were precisely the group of people who had both money and leisure time.

The last point is Andres's own personal motive. Most of the earliest students were those whom Andres personally visited at their homes. He knew most of these students, and Andres hoped that as he went further and further on the path of magic, those around him could also keep up with him.

The wizarding world's cultivation isn't like in novels where absorbing more magic means less for everyone; other people's magical advancements don't reduce the world's overall magic. Therefore, while there is competition among wizards, it's not as intense as some portrayals.

Thus began the magical world's preparations for the upcoming election, with the Daily Prophet providing extensive coverage of the various ministerial candidates. While most positions in the Ministry of Magic would be given to newcomers, the ministerial post still needed to be filled by a seasoned and experienced individual.

Among them, three people are the most popular: the current Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Pang Minghui; the current Deputy Minister of Magic, Diane; and the last one is Beretta, who is nominated as an independent candidate.

Pang Minghui had an advantage in his position; indeed, the Division of Magical Law Enforcement had a greater advantage than the Deputy Minister of Magic. This was because, in the wizarding world, the Deputy Minister of Magic was typically a close confidant nominated by the Minister, though of course, an incompetent nominee would also be unacceptable.

The Deputy Minister of Magic is more often assigned by the Minister to handle various specific tasks, much like Umbridge in Harry Potter was sent to Hogwarts as the Education Commissioner. Conversely, the position of Head of the Department of Law Enforcement is more highly regarded in the wizarding world, as this department is arguably the most important department within the Ministry of Magic.

This department differs from the so-called separation of powers in the Muggle world; it integrates all three! Except for a small portion of legislative power that requires more specialized departments, most legislative power falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Executive powers, such as the Committee on the Management of Magical Abuse, the Wizengamor Court, and the Bureau on the Abuse of Muggle Artifacts, also belong to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Enforcement agencies such as the Magical Law Enforcement Unit, the Auror Command, and the Counterfeit Defense Spells and Protective Equipment Investigation and Confiscation Unit are the Ministry of Magic's most violent and, in fact, the largest in terms of personnel.

Therefore, there is a rule in the magical world that if the Minister of Magic is unable to perform his duties due to an accident, the position will be filled by the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. This is different from the mainstream capitalist countries on Earth. In the United States, if the leader of the nation dies, he will be succeeded by the Deputy Leader and President of the Senate, then the President of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and then the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and so on, in that order.

But to be honest, if it were the Minister of Defense in this situation, the United States would probably be on the verge of collapse, so whether or not it makes improvements is meaningless.

In short, Pang Minghui has a clear advantage, and the people of Dragon Kingdom naturally want to see one of their own become Minister of Magic. If Pang Minghui is elected, it will be no problem for him to have his own page in his family's genealogy.

Diane, who ranked second, wasn't without support either. After all, she had the persona of a beautiful deputy minister, and the lingering influence of political correctness in the West in recent years meant she had a lot of public support. Although it's already 2026, you have to admit that racial discrimination is still everywhere, and many Westerners are still very resistant to a yellow-skinned Chinese person becoming the Minister of Magic.

As for Beretta, she was nominated as an independent candidate. Although she was an independent candidate, she wasn't without a chance! After all, her sister is Catherine. According to rumors, Ms. Catherine and Principal Andres have some ambiguous relationship. Whether it's true or not, no one knows. In any case, this Ministry of Magic election is attracting a lot of attention.