#397 - Past Events (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

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It sounds like the Silver Spear organization is structured more like an ancient feudal state. The Silver Guns at headquarters gather and allocate resources, only requiring the Silver Spears who are developing markets to regularly send resources back to headquarters, while completely leaving the specific operational details of each branch alone.

After listening to Astoria's explanation, Anduin gained a deeper understanding of this smuggling ring.

"So how does your Silver Spear recruit new members, and how much do you know about the members of the other branches?" The club wasn't unfamiliar to Anduin now, but he needed to understand more details before he could proceed with his next plan.

"As for new members, I don't know much about the 'Silver Gun' side. The 'Silver Spears' are mostly recommended by older members. Of course, most of those with the qualifications to recommend are 'Long Spears'. A few senior, trusted 'Short Spears' seem to also have the authority to recruit new people, but I've never seen it."

"And to join the Silver Spear, there are some basic qualities required. The most important is to have sufficient personal strength. It seems the Silver Spear still respects its original dueling club traditions.

Anyway, dueling tests are prioritized during new recruit selection. Many new recruits were previous collaborators, so many 'Silver Spears' have their own black market resources within the organization."

"As for the other branches, I don't know much. I only know that the Egyptian 'Long Spear' is 'Sphinx,' the 'Long Spear' in charge of France is someone codenamed 'Phoenix,' and I heard someone mention that the Italian 'Long Spear' is called 'Eight-Eyed Giant Spider.' I don't know anything else."

At this point, Astoria had given up, continuously revealing the club's secrets. Her emotions gradually shifted from the initial apprehension to a much calmer state.

"How much do you know about 'Thunderbird,' who is also in charge of the UK with you?" Anduin asked about this person, recalling the terrifying, overwhelming blue flames from before. It was the first time he had encountered someone who could completely suppress him without relying on alchemical equipment.

"That guy, hmph." Astoria snorted angrily when Anduin mentioned 'Thunderbird.' "That bastard 'Thunderbird' isn't strictly the head of the UK branch. He was just sent by headquarters to be in charge of developing the transit station."

"He's not the head of the UK branch?" Anduin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"That's right. 'Thunderbird' doesn't seem to belong to any fixed branch head. He's always been operating independently, kind of like a general in the club who specializes in fighting battles. He was previously helping to establish branches in the Americas and was sent to the UK after completing his mission there."

"Moreover, he has a big reputation in the club. Anyway, most of the Silver Spears and Guns I've come into contact with believe that guy is currently the most powerful person within the Silver Spear. His signature spell is Fiendfyre. He's short-tempered, arrogant, has a very strong desire for control, is a fanatic dueling enthusiast, and extremely despises using alchemical items in battle. He's just like an old fogey from hundreds of years ago."

Speaking of her old superior, Astoria clearly harbored a lot of resentment, muttering a few complaints.

"So, you didn't know this 'Thunderbird' before coming to the UK. Then how did you join the Silver Spear, and who was your recommender?" After learning that 'Thunderbird' was actually a loner, Anduin immediately became curious about Astoria's identity.

"Me?" Astoria's tone suddenly became hesitant when she heard Anduin talking about her, seemingly unwilling to say much about herself.

"I've learned a little about your story. You seemed perfectly normal before you went to mainland Europe, but after you returned to the UK, you suddenly became a member of the Silver Spear. Obviously, something special happened during your time in Europe." Anduin curled the corners of his mouth with interest.

Astoria's expression became increasingly conflicted after he hit the mark, clearly indicating that this past wasn't very pleasant for her.

But Anduin didn't care so much. "It doesn't matter if you don't want to talk about it, but then don't blame me for directly using Legilimency to see. If I happen to see some secrets protected by your contract, causing you to become a fool like 'Iserlon,' don't blame me. Our previous deal will also be off."

"No! I'll talk…" Astoria immediately raised her head in horror upon hearing this, her face instantly turning pale. Clearly, she knew about the Silver Spear's contract.

"I didn't know 'Thunderbird' before returning to the UK. The reason I joined the Silver Spear was actually because I was forced to." Astoria sighed, then slowly began to recount her experiences.

It turned out that Astoria's family branch had fled to mainland Europe to escape the war in Britain. Astoria had just graduated a few years before, so she moved with them.

Although the Rowle family they belonged to was a pure-blood family, they were still very disgusted by the Dark Lord's extremist ideology. As a pure-blood family, not supporting the Death Eaters meant opposition, so they were often harassed by the Death Eaters.

In fact, situations like theirs were not uncommon in that era. As a pure-blood family, they couldn't accept the Dark Lord's rule, but resisting the Death Eaters' camp was also very dangerous, and many of the enemies they faced were relatives, so many small families chose to flee.

And Astoria's family settled in France.

If things had developed normally, her family would have either stayed in France peacefully, or returned to the UK after Voldemort fell.

The later trouble came from Astoria herself.

Astoria herself had always been a wizard with excellent talent, but because she also had a very seductive appearance, she had always been treated as a vase in Hogwarts. Although she had a high rate of turning heads, she was not taken seriously.

However, this was also intentional on her part. Because her beauty often attracted attention, Astoria had developed a personality that didn't like to be in the limelight, so although she was strong, she instinctively remained low-key.

But after Astoria moved to France, she didn't deliberately hide her talent, and then, young, beautiful, and with a very high level of magic, she quickly stood out among the young wizarding community in France.

Because of her activity in the French wizarding world, Astoria also met her teacher there.

A powerful witch who also greatly appreciated her. This witch quickly established a teacher-student relationship with Astoria, and for a period of time, taught her spell dueling skills.

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