#377 - Mentos (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

"Indeed, the destructive power of an organization possessing 【Mentos】 is too great. After this incident, I will ask Minister Bagnold to contact the International Confederation of Wizards. If it is confirmed that they possess the method for creating Portkeys, then the Accidental Magic Reversal Department will have to restart the Portkey Monitoring Array. That thing has been abandoned for many years, and I don't know if it will still work," Amelia said with some concern.

"Is it difficult to make a Portkey?" Anduin really didn't know much about the method of making Portkeys. There wasn't even a detailed record of it at Hogwarts. He had always thought that it was just an alchemical item that could allow people to move over long distances.

"Indeed," Moody nodded when he heard this. "Making a Portkey requires special 【Mentos】 technology. It's not an ordinary spell, it requires an extremely complex array to enchant it, and depending on the distance of the move, it has to be infused with a sufficient amount of magic power. For example, for a common trip from England to France, it would require the magic power of at least two ordinary adult wizards to charge it." Moody explained simply.

Two adult wizards, that's probably 800-900 points of magic power. That consumption is really not small, Anduin was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Actually, such an investment is nothing to the Ministry of Magic. You should know that if some wizards possess a sufficient number of Portkeys, then the doors of many countries will be like decorations. If this person is also an outlaw, it will greatly threaten the safety of the wizarding community in that country," Amelia added as well.

"Indeed," Moody nodded seriously. "So decades ago, the International Confederation of Wizards legislated to prohibit organizations and societies other than official institutions from making and storing Portkeys. We also specifically cracked down on the black market that mastered this technology. This is actually related to the rise of the Death Eaters at that time. They always used Portkeys to cause destruction everywhere."

"So the Death Eaters actually possessed the method of making Portkeys," Anduin raised an eyebrow, he didn't know about these past events.

"Yes, but fortunately we launched the 'Portkey Monitoring Array' at that time, and after clearing out the Portkeys of other societies, the Death Eaters rarely used them. After all, as long as someone uses a Portkey, it is equivalent to marking the Death Eaters' actions for us, which would expose their location instead," Amelia nodded.

"So illegally possessing Portkeys, or mastering the method of making Portkeys, is in itself a serious crime. This is recognized by the International Confederation of Wizards. If the Silver Spears really master 【Mentos】, then they can appeal to the International Confederation of Wizards to clear them out throughout Europe," Moody also said with a cold smile.

"Aren't they already an illegal smuggling group? Do they need a special appeal?" Anduin asked strangely.

"It's not the same," Amelia shook her head, "Each country has a different attitude towards the Silver Spears, and in some countries, the Silver Spears don't only engage in smuggling, so they are not entirely an underground organization. The Ministry of Magic in some countries even cooperates with them, but 【Mentos】 is a matter of principle, which can greatly compress their living space."

So that's how it is. Although Anduin didn't know much about the situation abroad, he could understand. Just like many terrorist organizations, if they change to another country, they may be friendly groups accepted by the people, but if this organization possesses weapons of mass destruction, it will be rejected by everyone. The meaning of Mentos should be similar to this.

"By the way," Moody seemed to have thought of something, "Can't you track the Thunderbird's location? Have you tried to detect the other party's location? If the other party is not far away, we can deploy another encirclement operation."

Anduin shook his head helplessly when he heard this, "I've already tried it. My tracker also has scanning limits. I can no longer find the other party in the UK. They must have escaped abroad, but I can make a detection device afterwards. If the other party appears in the UK, it can send a real-time alarm. As long as I find him, I will notify you immediately."

"Good," Moody immediately showed a ferocious smile when he heard this, and slammed his fist hard, "I will never spare these bastards."

In the process of their conversation, Mr. Newt had already cleaned up all the Fiendfyre along the way, and also encountered the Aurors who were also extinguishing the fire all the way.

Seeing this, Anduin tilted his head and leaned close to Amelia and Moody's ears, "Remember not to reveal that I can track the Thunderbird, it will be troublesome if the news leaks out."

Moody and Amelia narrowed their eyes, knowing that Anduin was talking about the spies in the Ministry of Magic.

"Don't worry, I will personally explain to the Aurors in today's team and strictly block this matter," Moody said with a stern expression at this time, nodding slightly.

The reason why Anduin mentioned this matter to the two of them was mainly because he saw Aselia in the crowd that was gathering. Now that the Thunderbird had run away, then finding him next would depend on this spy.

Anduin didn't plan to passively defend. As long as he found the right opportunity, he would definitely take the initiative to attack and directly eliminate this hidden danger, and Aselia was his beacon.

At this time, the Aurors who came to support merged with Anduin's group and immediately formed a team, heading towards the direction of the main battlefield.

From their mouths, Anduin learned that the 13 Aurors who had just escaped were guarding the smuggled goods. They had just experienced a great battle and were taking this opportunity to rest well, and the rest of the people who came to support had divided a large part of them to clean up the Fiendfyre.

But in this gap, Newt specifically leaned over.

"You are Mr. Wilson, I learned about you from Scrimgeour. You are really young and promising. The strength of that Silver Spear is not simple just by looking at the Fiendfyre he released. I didn't expect you to be able to entangle with him for so long." Newt wiped the thin sweat on his head. Controlling the alchemical kettle was obviously not as easy as imagined.

"You flatter me, if you hadn't been able to arrive in time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape in time. Just call me Anduin, this is already the second time we've met. I'm sorry, last time I couldn't reveal my identity to you two for safety reasons. You two came all the way to help, is Rolf doing well over there?"

Anduin didn't mean to hide his identity at all, because he had long known that Newt must have recognized the flying cloak he used, and as long as Newt inquired about the details of the previous battle, he would know that he had used lightning magic, so it was better to simply state his identity directly.

Newt was also a little surprised to raise his eyebrows when he heard that Anduin was so frank and directly admitted that he was the one who appeared at the Scamander's house before.