In Pierre's view, both the previous and current No. 10 Downing Street leaders lacked decisiveness.

Verbal intimidation alone is insufficient; actual judgments are ineffective.

This serves no warning whatsoever to potential criminals.

Because of magic, the cost of committing crimes has decreased, and the risk of getting caught has also decreased.

Under these circumstances, if your penalties do not increase accordingly, the benefits will outweigh the risks.

In matters of magical crime, the imbalance between risk and reward is the fundamental reason why London has been unable to restore calm for so long.

Wiles sighed, "How could I not know that this is not the solution?"

The problem is that those who have the power to make decisions don't want to take responsibility or risk.

As you all know, we can't interfere too much in these kinds of things.

Therefore, compared to the beginning of the year, London's situation has not only not improved, but has even worsened.

After saying that, Wiles didn't wait for the next round of the game to start. He picked up the special wine jug on the table in front of the three of them, filled his cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

While the mages possess superpowers, the government grants them significant autonomy in research and development, as well as extremely generous material benefits.

At the same time, there is a sense of apprehension towards them, especially regarding their power to participate in and discuss politics, which is strictly controlled.

However, most of the mages were scientists by training and didn't care about this.

Wiles's resentment stems from his excessive involvement in London's social reconstruction efforts.

"Furthermore, whether to collaborate with America or China on the research of magical monitoring equipment has not yet been decided."

Next week, delegations from America and China will come to conduct more in-depth discussions.

Wiles, Pierre, and Zheng Li's official bar in Brussels is also an interior-only facility.

Staff from the European Academy of Sciences and other institutions also came to patronize the area.

Even though the bar was packed with people, the three people's conversation was completely inaudible.

They used a sound-silencing spell to block out the surrounding noise.

This is magic that was exchanged with China.

Each country has its own magic developed based on the Magic Brain application, so the magic that Zheng Li displayed at the Stockholm Concert Hall was simply due to his amazing talent.

It's not to the point that it's incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Pierre chimed in, "I've come up with an idea."

That is to use magic to punish those who commit magical crimes.

We can study magic similar to Merlin's Curse, which can cause criminals mental or physical pain without affecting their physical health.

Fight magic with magic.

We can simulate the mechanism of pain and create similar neural signals to ensure that criminals receive the punishment they deserve.

And a warning to those who attempt crimes: you will pay the price.

Wiles' eyes lit up after hearing this, and he picked up his glass, gesturing, "Great idea, bottoms up!"

The two had already forgotten the game they had just started playing.

Zheng Li did not interrupt their clinking of glasses, but reminded them after they finished drinking:

“Pierre, there’s a crucial problem with your idea: can we develop similar magic?”

From a mechanistic standpoint, studying similar magic is not difficult.

But will the wizards in London be able to use the magic we developed using the Magic Brain system?

According to reports from London, the city's magical system is rigid and inflexible.

Each person can only cast spells according to fixed incantations.

The punitive magic we've developed can only be cast by mages using the Magic Brain system.

Given London's population, even all the mages in the entire Europa Union couldn't meet its needs as enforcers.

Pierre was stunned after hearing this: "You're right."

This is a huge loophole.

However, there are actually solutions.

The message we've spread is that magic will be used to punish criminals.

This is merely a propaganda campaign to warn potential criminals against attempting to cross the legal line.

Whether we actually used punitive magic on all criminals is something only we ourselves know.

It does not need to be made public.

Having deterrent measures and not having deterrent measures are completely different concepts.

Having deterrent capabilities means you have new options.

Pierre's logic was simple: with punitive magic, it would be possible to inflict physical or mental pain on those who committed magical crimes.

This does not mean that all magic offenders should be punished in this way.

All that is needed is to release similar messages to the outside world, which can create an effective deterrent.

Wiles nodded and said, "That's right, Allen, and thank you for reminding us."

"Let's drink until we drop tonight!"

After several days of meetings, the mages of the Europa Alliance realized that the magic mechanics Zheng Li demonstrated in Stockholm were not complicated, but the casting difficulty was extremely high.

Not everyone can master it.

Moreover, apart from being cool, this spell has virtually no other function.

Meanwhile, the biomedical laboratory in Europe also conducted physical examinations on the audience members who received the blessing of the crows.

Unlike the blessing spells Merlin used before, which showed a significant improvement in physical indicators.

The spell Zheng Li used this time was just a crow pecking at your hand.

It's even worse than a placebo.

The spells were difficult to cast and had little effect. After learning the details, the mages, including the Europa Alliance behind them, instantly lost their enthusiasm.

However, Zheng Li's magic performance was not without value.

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