#451 - Magic Glue (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

Sebastian was very candid in his explanation to Gerard and gave the conclusion directly.

This was not unexpected by Gerard. "It seems 'Gold Flyer' is the key. We can consider starting with him."

"Among you old guys, he's the most loyal to the leader, and he's also your former brother. Can you really do it?" Sebastian, to be honest, still couldn't be 100% sure of Gerard's position, or rather, he wasn't sure if Gerard's current position was temporary. The other party could do anything if he got a hot head.

"You don't need to worry about that!" Gerard glanced at him coldly. "Keep an eye on things for me. Once headquarters contacts you, whether it's Gold Flyer or the Runeserpant, remember to copy the information for me!"

"Understood." Sebastian wasn't surprised by Gerard's strong attitude. His teacher always spoke to others in this tone, and besides, the guy was strong. If he couldn't beat him, he could only admit defeat.

Gerard very rudely and efficiently got everything he wanted from Sebastian, then slowly stood up and disappeared directly from the room without saying goodbye.

Sebastian and Martin finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. The Thunderbird put too much pressure on them. The previous cooperation was more like coercion than Sebastian being persuaded.

And Anduin, who had seen Gerard leave, was very relaxed at this time.

"I didn't expect the Thunderbird's identity to be so useful. I don't need to beat around the bush. I can just go in guns blazing. It seems I should use Gerard's face to deal with situations where I don't want to reason."

Anduin smiled coldly, then pulled out the materials he had collected.

Next, Anduin had two things to do.

First, study these materials to find the loopholes in the organization's headquarters and research and modify the original Faceless Mask, preferably to strengthen his mask tracker.

Second, complete the Bloodline Transmutation. Only in this way can he fully inherit the Thunderbird's mask and view the information and contacts in the other party's mask.

After doing all this, he can use the 'Thunderbird' identity to contact the Silver Spears and those members scattered around.

However, these cannot be completed in a short time. Next, he must first complete his trip to Egypt. Fortunately, he has already made arrangements with the Sphinx. Anduin's reappearance will not cause any changes in this Silver Spear.

As for whether his collusion with Sebastian will be leaked, Anduin is not too worried. From what he has learned about the Silver Spears during this period, the people in this organization are more lacking in basic trust than having hidden identities.

So even if the Sphinx doesn't trust him, he won't reveal his affairs. And even if it is leaked, it doesn't matter. It's 'Thunderbird' who is rebelling, not him. At worst, he can find a way to capture another Spear and replace his identity later.

After making his plans, Anduin restored his original appearance and returned to the hotel.

As soon as he returned, Bianca approached him. The three-day Alchemy Conference has ended, and the trade agreement has been re-signed. Bianca is here to discuss related matters.

"Anduin, what have you been busy with these past two days? Don't tell me you've signed another contract with some alchemy master." Bianca looked at the young man in front of him with a smile. Now Anduin is a big deal for the British Ministry of Magic. He can't wait for the other party's business to reach all over the world.

Anduin was a little speechless at Bianca's impatience, then shook his head helplessly. "It's not that easy to sign distribution contracts. Being able to establish trade relations with local Egyptian alchemy masters is mainly due to your and Professor Bones' lead and guarantee. I have to review the merchants from other countries, otherwise, what if I get cheated?"

"These past two days, I've been researching and inspecting local alchemy tools. The alchemy products here are rich in variety, which can give me some inspiration for developing new products. Maybe I'll have new alchemy equipment coming out soon, and it'll be communication-related. You can look forward to it."

Anduin also looked at Bianca with a smile. He didn't completely deceive the other party. In addition to tracking the Sphinx these past few days, he also inspected Kalahei for a long time, during which he collected a large number of alchemy materials and information.

In fact, he just bought a lot of alchemy tools and alchemy books that he had never seen before.

And Anduin didn't lie about the new product. After studying the Silver Spear's mask, he developed a tool that could be used for long-distance communication. He relied on this to communicate with Hogwarts before.

It's just that this new tool is expensive to manufacture, so Anduin has been looking for ways to reduce costs. But in the information that Sebastian gave him earlier, he found a material with lower cost and better effect, a man-made material called 'Magical Conduction Glue'.

Or rather, he learned the manufacturing process of 'Magical Conduction Glue'. It has to be said that Egyptian alchemy is really rich in heritage. This material only needs to use some common magical alloys, and then add magical animal oil and magical plant secretions to synthesize.

This synthesis method is quite unscientific in Anduin's eyes, but it is very magical, and of course, it is also practical. At the same time, Anduin has also seen the physical object of this material, which is the mask used by the Silver Spear.

And the production cost of this material, to be honest, is not cheap, but since the material is not like Iser Mithril, a goblin-monopolized alloy, it is not very expensive. And if it is made into a wireless earphone style that is larger than a bean sprout, then the profit margin of a 'communication earphone' is still quite high.

"Really?" Bianca became excited again when she heard that Anduin had a new product coming out. "I can't wait."

Anduin couldn't help but look at Bianca with amusement, who was as excited as a child at this time. It seems that the profits from a large number of tariffs have made these Ministry of Magic officials restless.

"By the way…" Anduin suddenly thought of something. "How was this trade negotiation? How many trade quotas did we open up?"

This is related to the Silver Flash Trading Company's future foreign trade. He was busy killing people and setting fires before, and now he finally has time to understand clearly.

In fact, trade agreements like those of the various Ministries of Magic are highly confidential information, after all, to prevent someone from using their power for personal gain.

But Anduin is different. Originally, the British wizarding world was quite lagging behind in trade. Finally, a Silver Flash Trading Company's products were so popular. This newly ordered trade agreement was tailored for Anduin.

And when it came to this, Bianca wasn't sleepy anymore. "At first, we only planned to increase the annual trade quota by 30,000 to 50,000 Galleons, but the distribution agreements you reached with those alchemy masters gave us a lot of confidence."

"After all, the transactions confirmed on-site were close to 80,000 Galleons. If we include the tactical equipment directly operated between the Ministries of Magic, we estimate that we can reach nearly 100,000 Galleons. This is just one country, Egypt. Although Egypt is a major trading country in the entire wizarding world, it has obviously sent a strong signal to other wizarding countries!" Bianca shouted excitedly, as if the money was earned by him.

"So? What is the final quota?" Anduin felt that Bianca was a little too excited. Why are you saying so much that has nothing to do with it? Just report the number. I still have to arrange production and install lathes based on these values.

"We calculated that even if we treat your orders in Egypt as a year's worth, and add the other European countries with developed trade such as 'France', 'Italy', and 'Germany', we have to triple that base at least, and we estimate that it may be more optimistic, so we finally signed a quota of 500,000 Galleons! This is equivalent to doubling the UK's annual trade quota!"

This trade negotiation was like a great adventure for Bianca, so he was very excited and a little nervous at the same time.

"500,000?"

Anduin frowned when he heard this. In his opinion, the British Ministry of Magic was still a bit too conservative, because for those emerging products in his hands, the demand is the greatest in the first year when they first enter the market, because everyone has never seen them before, and most of them will be impulse purchases of novelty.

It's like in the era when there were no household appliances, a radio suddenly appeared, and families with conditions would try to get one.

And when the market is familiar with the product and tends to be saturated, sales will slow down. After all, alchemy tools are not consumables. After having one at home, even if new products come out, many wizards will still consider the family cost and not replace them.

Although Anduin specifically limited their lifespan, it would take several years to try to replace them.

Plus, after his products become popular, pirated and counterfeit products will definitely appear, but Anduin has already prepared for this.

The prices of all his alchemy tools are currently inflated, with a very high premium. This is what he prepared for a price war in the future.

When pirated versions start to appear in the future, he will carry out a diving-style price cut, directly cutting 10%-20%. At that time, no other alchemy workshops will be able to withstand his impact, because he does not need to consider labor costs for producing alchemy tools, and the cost is already low.

In addition, the quality specifications are uniform, and it is easy to take back the market. He has already considered these.

Therefore, the first two years after the opening of foreign trade will definitely be the peak of product sales, and sales will gradually tend to be flat as time goes on. After pirated versions appear, sales will decline instead, and sales will rebound after he starts a price war.

This is Anduin's idea and deduction, so a trade quota of 500,000 is still a bit low in the first year. He had already told Bianca to be bold and not to be afraid before the negotiation, but he obviously overestimated the other party's basic courage.

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