#396 - Silver Spear Division (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

“What does the smooth progress in the Americas have to do with establishing a transit station in Britain?” Anduin asked Aselia, puzzled.

“That's because Britain is closest to America.” Aselia replied without even thinking, “Currently, the club's intercontinental transportation basically still relies on relatively primitive methods such as sea, land, or air transport. This is also why the club values Scamander's suitcase so much.”

“Since America is too far from the European continent, we must find a relatively close landing point. After all, those collaborators treat magical creatures cruelly, and many are transported with injuries. To operate covertly, we must use sea transport, but if the transport distance is too long, it's easy to suffer losses along the way.”

“So, initially, the landing point we chose in Britain was on the island of Ireland, from where we could land and have ample time to recuperate.”

“Of course, I think there's another reason. According to information I accidentally obtained within the club, the Silver Spears' control over Northern Europe is weakening. The 'Purification Society' wizards have taken control of the northern coastal areas of Europe. We have significant conflicts with them, and landing from there would be too risky.”

“The Purification Society?” Anduin raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. He had heard of this organization. It was similar to the American 'Scourers'. Internally, they either advocated pure-blood supremacy or hated Muggles, refusing any contact with them. Their nature was similar to that of Death Eaters, making them terrorists.

“That's right, they're a bunch of lunatics who constantly shout about purifying wizarding bloodlines, are passionate about studying dark magic and curses, and treat people with complex backgrounds. They are extremely hostile to the Silver Spears, who don't reject Muggle wizards.”

“Our business progress there is even more difficult than in Britain. After all, being caught in Britain only means going to jail, but being discovered in the 'Purification Society's' territory, getting a whole corpse is considered a good outcome.” Aselia had almost been assigned to carry out a mission in Northern Europe, so she was relatively familiar with the environment there.

“So, in that case, your Silver Spears are actually relatively mild among criminal organizations?” Anduin looked at Aselia, amused. As expected, the tough fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the desperate. Dealing with these Silver Spears, pure violence is the most effective.

“If we're talking about the degree of danger, that's true. When the Silver Spears carry out missions, we try to minimize bloodshed. Of course, there are also mad dogs like 'Thunderbird'.”

“However, since our main goal is to do business, most of our branches in Europe adhere to the principle of prioritizing harmony. Some branches even do legitimate business and cooperate with the local Ministry of Magic.”

“Moreover, there is basically no discrimination regarding wizarding bloodlines within the Silver Spears. Whether you're a pure-blood wizard or a half-blood wizard, you'll be treated equally as long as you join. Of course, this may also be because the members don't know each other.” Aselia sighed. This was also the reason why she didn't completely reject the Silver Spears.

“Oh? Listening to you, does the Silver Spears have different codes of conduct in different places? Why is there such a big difference between each branch?” Anduin became more and more curious about this Silver Spears.

“You could say that.” Aselia nodded, “The Silver Spears are divided into two parts: 'Silver Spears' and 'Silver Guns'. The 'Silver Guns' are only responsible for headquarters affairs, and they have strict and clear regulations and discipline. They maintain the operation of the entire headquarters.”

“But basically no one has seen them, and the so-called headquarters only exists in rumors. Anyway, I haven't entered the so-called headquarters since joining the club.”

“As for the Silver Guns, I only saw one Silver Gun when I received my Silver Spear... which is when I received my aspen wand and mask. The other party received and reviewed me in a large branch, and gave me the equipment on the spot. I don't even know how many people they have or where they operate. ”

“In short, the 'Silver Guns' are a mysterious group. They only appear when distributing equipment, conducting reviews, and fulfilling rewards.” Aselia had no clue about this either, and could only tell Anduin everything she knew.

Anduin nodded upon hearing this. It seemed that this so-called headquarters was more difficult to find than he had imagined. Newt actually tried to dig them out based on his mental connection with the Thunderbird, but based on the information he had now, the situation might not be that simple.

Aselia didn't care what Anduin was thinking and continued, “Correspondingly, the 'Silver Spears' are the teams that carry out external expansion, and I am one of them. In the European continent, we are divided into multiple 'Silver Spear Branches' to handle business.”

“We basically divide them according to the corresponding countries. Of course, there are also cases where one branch is responsible for the business of multiple countries. Each branch is basically responsible by one Spear and multiple Short Spears. Since the Silver Spears take the elite route, the number of people will not be too large.”

“There are basically one or two Short Spears. For example, in Britain, there are only 'Thunderbird' and me. We usually hand over daily business to collaborators in the black market, who are considered our outer members.”

“As far as I know, the one with more members is the 'Sphinx' in charge of Egypt. In addition to commanding a Short Spear in his local area, he also has a special infiltration team. However, although he usually trains this unit, many tasks have to be dispatched by the headquarters. Of course, there are also cases where various 'Spears' borrow each other based on relationships.”

“However, this time, the mission of the Scamander family was very important because the target was very important. It is said that it was arranged by the headquarters, but I didn't expect them to be wiped out here. I guess the headquarters may not even understand the situation.”

Aselia sighed again. She found that she sighed particularly often today. Ever since the club became associated with Anduin, their Silver Spears had been unlucky for eight lifetimes. The situation of reducing staff would not occur once in a few years, and now five people have died in less than a month. She didn't even know if she could save her own life.

Thinking of this, she realized that she was thinking too far, so she continued:

“The headquarters' control over various branches is not strict, and it can even be said that they don't care at all. The headquarters only wants the results and never asks about the process, so each branch can basically be built according to the style of different 'Spears'.”

“Therefore, some branches, because the headquarters has no demand for magical creatures, don't even intervene in the smuggling business and directly become legitimate businessmen.” Aselia explained.