#465 - Civil society groups (seeking monthly tickets and recommendation tickets)

Although the discovery that the Minister of Magic might be Goldfinger had thrown them off a bit, there was no use worrying about it now. So, Anduin and the others rested, preparing to observe the situation again the next day before considering whether to take any action.

However, early the next morning, Anduin's door was knocked on. Seeing this, he quickly had Hog and Xatia hide in the magical suitcase.

It was 'Feng', the information merchant he had met yesterday, who was knocking on Anduin's door.

"Mr. Wilson, I'm very sorry to disturb your beautiful morning, but I think I've completed the commission you entrusted to me." Feng appeared in front of Anduin's room with a stack of parchment in his hand, smiling.

"Is that so? I didn't expect you to be so efficient. Please come in." After seeing that it was Feng, Anduin stepped aside to let him in, as he was just looking for a well-informed local to inquire about Minister Peter.

After seeing the list of merchants Feng handed him, he also had a basic judgment of the information merchant's ability.

Feng's methods were indeed good. He had investigated all the information he needed overnight, and it was neatly categorized and organized. It included not only a list of major German merchants, but also detailed information about their managers, including their life experiences, hobbies, business scope, and so on.

Although Anduin said he was planning to open a branch in Germany, that was just an excuse to have a reason to stay for a long time, so he still needed these materials.

"Please don't underestimate the determination and energy of an information merchant, especially when it comes to local intelligence. This is just a piece of cake for me." Feng waved his hand dismissively.

In fact, Feng had been busy with this information all night and had hardly rested. However, he seemed particularly eager to prove himself to Anduin, because his previous experience made him feel underestimated by Anduin, so he attached particular importance to this business.

"The owner of this Clement Magical Supplies Shop is secretly running a black market?" Anduin looked at a name on the material and looked at Feng in surprise.

"That's right. This Mr. Milan Clement is a good candidate for cooperation. The magical supplies store he runs is an agent for alchemical props from many countries, including the British specialty, the flying broomstick. However, the other party's background is rather special, one of which is running a small black market in West Germany."

Feng deduced from Anduin's request for information about the chamber of commerce that he wanted to find a partner locally, so he thoughtfully reminded him.

At the same time, Feng winked at Anduin, hinting, "This Clement seems to be related to the Silver Spears. If you want some relevant information, I can also provide it for you."

Anduin was surprised when he heard this, this guy's mind is quite delicate.

"You said that Clement's background is rather special, is it referring to his connection with the black market?" Anduin felt that this person might not be that simple.

"Uh, this." Feng couldn't help twisting his fingers when he said this, "You only wanted information about the other party's chamber of commerce, the information about the black market is already a free gift, more would have to…"

"Would have to add money, right." Anduin didn't mind Feng's mercenary face. Sometimes, guys like this who can get things done with money are more trustworthy.

So Anduin simply took out 50 Galleons and pushed them in front of Feng, then took out 10 more Galleons and stacked them on top, "This is your final payment, the extra 10 Galleons are for buying the other party's information, is that enough?"

"As expected of an internationally renowned big shot, it's a pleasure to talk to you." Feng immediately smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth when he saw Anduin's generosity. He knew this was a super golden thigh, and it would be right to hug it.

Then Feng brewed for a while, seemingly organizing information in his mind, and then said, "As I said before, in addition to holding a black market, this Clement also seems to have a connection with the Silver Spears. I heard that someone saw this Mr. Clement talking to a mysterious man wearing a faceless mask.

"At the same time, Clement is also the manager and funder of an organization called the 'West German Advancement Association'. The 'West German Advancement Association' is a non-governmental radical organization that has been trying to split West Germany and East Germany. The members are all radical wizards from West Germany. They often publish secessionist remarks in newspapers and on the radio, and have a very unhappy relationship with some radical organizations in East Germany, and have even fought."

After saying that, Feng also specifically reminded, "Do you remember that Weam from yesterday? He had fought with people from this organization. The West German Advancement Association once ran to this tavern to promote secessionist remarks, which resulted in an unhappy quarrel with the East Germans here, and finally they even fought."

"Are there many radical organizations like this in Germany?" Anduin knew that the Silver Spears funded many local non-governmental organizations, and this Advancement Association was probably one of them.

Feng nodded and said, "There are indeed quite a few. In addition to the West German Advancement Association, there are also the 'East German Progressive Trade Union', the 'Munich United Association', the 'East Berlin Innovation Society', the 'Hamburg Courage Society', etc. They all claim to fight for the interests of local wizards or something."

"In the beginning, they only united to help local wizards solve problems. You also know that German Muggles once launched a war. Although our wizards did not participate in it, the weapons used by Muggles in the war were very powerful. Although it was not intentional, it also destroyed many wizards' homes. These small organizations initially united to help the affected wizards rebuild their homes."

Anduin nodded when he heard this. Although German wizards did not participate in the war during World War II, Germany was also attacked and bombed by the Allied forces. It was not surprising that some unlucky civilian wizards were caught up in the war. It seemed that these organizations had existed for a long time. They were more like spontaneously established community neighborhood committees, mainly for mutual assistance.

Speaking of which, the reason why German wizards were so honest during World War II was because Grindelwald had tried to get wizards to participate in the war during World War I, which caused many wizards to suffer.

You know, in this wizarding world, although wizards possess extraordinary power, most wizards are civilian wizards, and they are not very familiar with combat, so they are also very uncomfortable when facing Muggle guns and cannons.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Grindelwald wanted to train a real wizard army.

But unfortunately, wizards also have their own positions and camps, so although each individual possesses power beyond that of Muggles, they still cannot stop wizards from different camps from standing up to stop them.

Also because of this reason, the German and French wizarding worlds, who personally experienced World War I, rarely discriminate against Muggle-born wizards in these two countries, because they personally experienced the war and saw the weapons of Muggles.

But also because they accept the existence of Muggles, they don't like to abide by the 'Statute of Secrecy', which leads to a very large number of half-blood wizards here.

So in these two countries, Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards have a great influence. Perhaps because of this, they are easily indirectly influenced by Muggle society. For example, the split of Muggle Germany also affected the local wizarding world along with these Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards.

On the contrary, places like Britain and Northern Europe, which were not affected by the war, are both disgusted with the Statute of Secrecy and more discriminatory against Muggles.

After sighing slightly in his heart, Anduin signaled Feng to continue, and at the same time, he took out 10 more gold Galleons and pushed them in front of the other party.

When Feng saw the gold Galleons, he immediately continued enthusiastically, "The actions of these organizations were quite mild at the beginning, and later even evolved into folk interest groups. For example, the 'Munich United Association' was almost renamed the 'Munich Exploding Snap Enthusiasts' Society'."

"But after the German Muggle country had been split for a long time, conflicts and conflicts began to appear between the wizards of East Germany and West Germany, and these non-governmental organizations also stood up to support local wizards and speak for local wizards."

"Slowly, their actions to support local wizards evolved into supporting the split and began to hate and be hostile to the wizards on the other side."

"Of course, they actually only represent a small number of wizards. In fact, although most Muggle and half-blood wizards are affected by the split, the split sentiment is not very high, but they still nominally express their support for these non-governmental organizations that have helped them."

"As a result, under the propaganda of these non-governmental organizations, Germany really did experience a certain degree of split. For example, they were behind the passage of the Floo Network Partition Act."

"Moreover, the actions of these groups have recently become more and more intense, and have even evolved into violent conflicts. A more famous one is that two years ago, the 'East Berlin Innovation Society' and the 'West German Advancement Association', which I introduced earlier, fought in the Duden Building, openly using spells and dark magic to fight."

"At that time, both sides gathered more than a dozen wizards, and 6 wizards were seriously injured in that conflict. Although no one died, the violent incident had a very big impact and indirectly led to the division of the Duden Building into two."

"After that, there have been many small conflicts sporadically, and now in the Duden Building, East Germany and West Germany are clearly divided. Anyone who crosses the dividing door will be regarded as a provocation. This is also the reason why Weam was angry with you yesterday."

Feng shrugged helplessly. He was also quite speechless about the current situation in Germany. You know, if it really splits, his business will definitely be affected.

"I see, but if there are violent conflicts, doesn't the Ministry of Magic care?" Anduin had a basic understanding of these so-called 'non-governmental organizations', and then led the topic to the Ministry of Magic.