#315 - Hazard classification

"What if I remove the mechanism for casting spells, and only leave the parts that withstand attacks, self-heal, and display power values?" Anduin asked, taking over the conversation.

Since they think casting spells is dangerous, wouldn't removing it solve the problem? This would also save some costs, after all, collecting second-hand wands is troublesome.

"If the offensive capabilities are removed, it can be classified as XX level," Minister Bardot said after a moment of thought, then turned his head to look at him, "After removing the relevant functions, bring the equipment to the Ministry of Magic for another evaluation. If there are no problems, we'll issue a certificate for the version without spell-casting functions."

"Okay, no problem." The humanoid target is Anduin's most valuable product, and it would be a shame if it could only be sold to the Ministry of Magic.

"By the way, will the price be reduced for the version without offensive capabilities?" Amelia interjected, realizing that the Ministry of Magic doesn't necessarily need humanoid targets with spell-casting functions.

"Uh, it's just removing a simple wand, so it'll only be reduced by about 50 Galleons," Anduin said, realizing Amelia's implication, and had to bite the bullet and say.

"Then we'll order the XX version, which is 700 Galleons each, right?" Amelia asked with a smile, figuring this would save 150 Galleons.

"Okay," Anduin replied helplessly, then thought of something and looked at the others, "By the way, if foreign Ministries of Magic, or other companies, want to purchase products above the XXX level from me, am I allowed to sell them? You see, cross-border enterprises like Gringotts also have corresponding security needs."

Minister Bardot and several department heads exchanged glances after hearing Anduin's question, not expecting him to think so far ahead.

"If local British families or companies want to purchase your products, XXXX-level items are not allowed to be sold. For XXX-level items, you need to apply for a qualification certificate from the Ministry of Magic, and you must specify the actual purpose and quantity."

"As for foreign countries, theoretically, as long as it's not in the UK, you can do business however you want, we won't interfere. Of course, you still have to abide by the laws of the local Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards, and don't sell tactical equipment to individuals or groups wanted by the International Confederation of Wizards or marked as terrorist organizations," Minister Bardot explained seriously.

"I see, I understand," Anduin nodded knowingly, then smiled slightly at Bardot, "Don't worry, I won't make trouble for myself. I prefer to cooperate with the authorities, after all, I want to do this for the long term."

"It's good that you understand," Bardot felt that Anduin was relatively worry-free, and his communication and cooperation were very satisfactory.

"Now that the details have been settled, let's sign the order, as well as the company's supplementary statement, after all, the products your company produces have many restrictions. We will mail you the official documents of the company later."

Minister Bardot pushed out several magical contracts for Anduin to sign, then took out a receipt.

"This is a 30% deposit, you can exchange it for Galleons at Gringotts. I hope we have a pleasant cooperation." Minister Bardot lived up to his decisive and efficient character, having prepared almost everything.

"Pleasant cooperation," Anduin said, satisfied, putting away the receipt, and then leisurely left the office.

Moody also came out at this time, laughed, and put his arm around Anduin's shoulder, "You're something, kid. I didn't expect your stuff to be so interesting to the Minister. You've made a lot this time, haven't you?"

"Don't worry, you'll get your share. Speaking of which, I really didn't expect Minister Bardot to make such a big splash. Do you have any major operations recently, that you're ordering so much combat equipment?" Anduin estimated that he had come at the right time, coinciding with the Ministry of Magic's peak demand.

"You can't ask about that, it's still in the confidential stage." Moody was still very serious on matters of principle, and shook his head at him with a smile, "We made mistakes in intelligence before, so the management is stricter now."

"Understood," Anduin nodded, he used to have to abide by many confidentiality regulations, so he didn't continue the topic, but then he thought of something, tilted his head and asked:

"Why is product management so strict now? They even classify alchemy. I thought the so-called management was just not allowing some alchemy items to be sold to underage wizards. If you deal with it like this, what should be done with those shops in Knockturn Alley, like Borgin and Burkes, they seem to be selling Dark Magic items."

"Knockturn Alley can't be compared with Diagon Alley. Many of the shops there are in collusion with wizarding families, and the new management method was determined after Minister Bardot took office.

Because those old shops opened earlier, they simply don't listen to your new laws, so we turn a blind eye to Knockturn Alley. Fortunately, they are relatively well-behaved and will not sell prohibited items at will."

"But they won't have a good time recently either. We are preparing to clean up these shops that are in the gray area. Your luck is not good, so there are many rules. Maybe after changing a minister in the future, your products will be unbanned." Moody explained to Anduin, picking out the parts that could be said.

So this is killing the familiar, maybe this is also related to the lack of authority of the Ministry of Magic. Although there are laws in the open, whether to abide by them or not depends entirely on oneself.

Anduin didn't intend to disobey, after all, the Ministry of Magic was his big customer, but could this unstable social order make his business even more popular?

As soon as such an idea appeared in his mind, he immediately suppressed it. How could he start to look forward to chaos in the world after just making one deal? Is this the nature of arms dealers?

Anduin shook his head and put these thoughts behind him.

When he found Vanessa, he found that Ginny had been taken away by Arthur, and only the happy Hogg was left at the scene. This guy was rubbing Vanessa's thigh, looking extremely obscene.

When Anduin saw this scene, he immediately felt extremely ashamed, stepped forward and kicked Hogg away, then dragged him back to Diagon Alley.

As soon as he came back, he couldn't wait to take the approval slip from the Ministry of Magic to Gringotts. After he saw the real four thousand or so Galleons, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally didn't have to live off his savings.

Naturally, he would not take so much money away directly. Anduin specially bought a vault in Gringotts in his personal name, and then deposited most of the funds into it.