#249 - Smuggling Kingdom

So that's why Fenrir has such a detailed list of goods in his hand. It seems that this werewolf wizard is at least in a cooperative relationship with this organization. What's more, he and Silver Spear may have deeper connections, Anduin nodded thoughtfully.

After Arthur's introduction, Anduin suddenly became interested in this Silver Spear. Their business model is like an e-commerce trading platform, only doing channels and not products, no wonder they have been at large for so long.

Moreover, this organization has almost created a brand now, just like the GG beer brand in his previous life. As long as you open a food stall, you can make a sign, but you don't directly contact the next family, which not only enhances the popularity but also ensures safety.

"Then didn't the Ministry of Magic in Europe think about wiping out this organization in one fell swoop?" Anduin asked curiously. Although this Silver Spear organization is tight-knit, this is after all the wizarding world, and all kinds of magic emerge in endlessly. Maybe they can find some clues.

"That's not very clear. The foreign Ministries of Magic are not as stable as ours. The Ministries of Magic in some countries may be more chaotic," Arthur shook his head and said.

"Oh, how do you say that?" Anduin was quite curious about the foreign Ministries of Magic, and immediately asked with interest.

"I'll give you an example and you'll understand. Book 69 new" Arthur leaned forward slightly, closer to Anduin, "Do you know the German Ministry of Magic?"

"The German Ministry of Magic?" Anduin raised his eyebrows and looked at Arthur with some incomprehension.

"I'm not particularly clear about the specifics. I only know that the German Ministry of Magic has been a little chaotic in recent decades, which is actually caused by the turmoil in the Muggle world. It is said that their country is divided into two by a wall, and a country is split like two countries," Arthur stretched out a hand horizontally, making a wall gesture, and said with an exaggerated expression.

Is it the Berlin Wall? This wall divided the entire Germany into East Germany and West Germany. It seems that it was not pushed down until 1989. Could this Muggle world's affairs also affect the wizarding society? Anduin looked at Arthur with some confusion.

"You must know that even in the wizarding world, there are still many mixed-bloods or Muggle wizards, especially in continental Europe, where the wizard density is greater than ours. The division of Muggle society also has some influence on the internal affairs of the German Ministry of Magic. Although the influence is not significant, it has also increased a lot of internal conflicts, which has led to their internal structure being much looser than other countries."

"So the German Ministry of Magic's management of the wizarding community is not strict. At the same time, the environments of other countries in continental Europe are different, and the relationships between the Ministries of Magic in each country are also different. →"

"Organizations like Silver Spear are seen as evil criminal groups by the Ministries of Magic in many countries, but they are friends and partners for cooperation in some other countries."

"So we are isolated overseas. Although we are relatively lonely, we also have fewer enemies."

Arthur said a lot in one breath, so tired that he was a little thirsty, and quickly drank another sip of vanilla tea.

"What is Minister Badeno's attitude towards this Silver Spear? That Fenrir is obviously connected to Silver Spear. Presumably they also want to extend their hand into British territory."

Anduin recalled what Hogg had mentioned. He had seen some smugglers picking goods in that cave. It is possible that Silver Spear has already infiltrated, and Fenrir's stronghold may even be a licensed black market.

It's just that the werewolves' brains may not be very good, and there are some problems with their reputation. They have a habit of eating customers. I don't know what the Silver Spear management will think after knowing this.

"Minister Badeno's will is naturally firm. She will not allow such criminals to take root in the British wizarding world. Since that werewolf stronghold was discovered by you, the Minister has arranged for the Magical Creature Management Control Department and the Auror organization to conduct several surprise spot checks, and they have indeed seized a lot of smuggled magical creatures."

Arthur said with a treasure, although he is not a high-ranking official in the Law Enforcement Department, he is also the head of an independent department, so he also knows many high-level decisions.

Anduin nodded in agreement after hearing this. This kind of organization will have a bad impact on the local magical creature ecology. It must be resolutely dealt with at the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult to solve in the future when it is deeply rooted.

"By the way, Mr. Arthur," Anduin remembered that he still had business to consult, and quickly asked, "You are the head of the Office for the Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts. I would like to ask you about the relevant legal clauses."

"Oh? Why are you suddenly interested in this area? The laws related to Muggle artifacts have always been ignored. Now it is extremely difficult to recruit someone who knows about this," Arthur said with interest when Anduin suddenly talked about his specialty.

"I want to know, what exactly is considered misuse of Muggle artifacts? If I cast a spell on a Muggle artifact and make it into a commodity, will it violate the law?" Anduin asked his most concerned point.

When he was thinking about doing business before, he thought about directly processing Muggle artifacts for sale. After all, the products produced in the Muggle world are not bad in craftsmanship, and the output is high, which can save him a lot of time costs in production.

"You are asking about this," Arthur chuckled, obviously quite experienced in this, and blurted out almost without thinking.

"The main responsibility of the Ministry of Magic's Office for the Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts is to restrict wizards from casting spells on items used by Muggles and ensure that they will not return to Muggle hands. This is mainly to maintain the Statute of Secrecy."

"And another law states that it is forbidden to use magic on Muggle artifacts with the intention of subjective use and to add additional functions to them."

"For example, if I want a teacup produced in the Muggle world to learn to speak, it means that I subjectively want to add additional functions to it. If I really cast a spell to make it speak, then I will break the law."

"So theoretically, as long as magic is used on Muggle artifacts, it is considered a violation of the law," Arthur said with a smile, taking a sip of tea.

"So strict?" Anduin was speechless after hearing Arthur's explanation. Doesn't that mean it's not allowed to cast spells on any Muggle artifacts?

Arthur saw Anduin's face suddenly stiffen, and smiled on his face, "What, do you want to study Muggle artifacts?"

"It's not really a study. I want to do some alchemy props business in the next year or two. If possible, I think it might be more convenient to directly process some Muggle artifacts into magical items, but it seems that it won't work now," Anduin rubbed his temples, looking a little frustrated.