Chapter 329: A Visit to Gringotts

Zhang Xiao could hardly describe the look in Bogrod's eyes, because even the legendary pie charts in the domineering novels were not so complicated.

It was a kind of fear mixed with unwillingness, mixed with awe and anger, and a bit of confusion that could not be described in words.

Bogrod looked at Zhang Xiao, and Zhang Xiao stared at him fearlessly, as if there were invisible radio waves communicating between the two.

The noisy Gringotts seemed to have been mute-buttoned, the wizards turned around and looked here, and even the goblins briefly put down their work.

Some young goblins wanted to say something, but were stopped by their older companions with their eyes.

In the shocked and confused eyes of everyone, Bogrod, the director of Gringotts, bent down deeply:

"Of course, the heir of the Heavenly Master who is as noble as the sun, no one dares to question your qualifications."

The voices that had been accumulated before seemed to burst out at this moment.

The wizards whispered noisily, pointing here, exchanging their views in surprise, and some people recognized Zhang Xiao.

So the word "Zhang" was heard repeatedly in the hall.

The young goblins may feel ashamed. They stared fiercely at Zhang Xiao's position. He was just a human wizard. They couldn't understand why Director Bogrod had such an attitude.

But only Bogrod knew it in his heart. Not only did he know it, but he also knew it very well.

The history of goblins is very long. In the long history, they were unscrupulous in the West and could be called a tyrant.

Even wizards don't have a good way to deal with them.

Indeed, the appearance of the magic wand made it easier to release magic, but it also restricted the strength of wizards in disguise.

Many wizards can't even release a magic well without the magic wand, but goblins are different. Their innate talent for casting allows them to cast a fairly stable level of magic even without the magic wand.

Even though several rebellions in history have failed, the situation of goblins has been getting better every time, not to mention Gringotts, the only bank with the right to mint coins.

If possible, no one would be willing to hand over the coinage rights, which is a huge and continuous way to earn Galleons.

So the goblins are not afraid of wizards at all. In previous wars, they have fought back and forth with wizards, and there are also characters like wizard hunters.

But it is different in the East. The goblins, who are so rampant and arrogant, suffered an unprecedented defeat in the East. The overwhelming power made the goblins fear deeply.

The goblin magic they are proud of is like tickling the group of people in the East. Bogrod clearly remembers how the history of goblins records it.

He also knows how terrifying the background power of the boy in front of him is.

The goblins took it for granted that the Taoists fighting on their homeland were also so powerful in other places, and secretly rejoiced that the wizards here were "low in aggressiveness".

In other words, I am afraid that the goblins are one of the few races in the West that understand how powerful the East is.

After all, it was only it that was severely beaten by the Taoists. As for telling the wizards this news, why should they teach the wizards to be smart?

If wizards go to the East and have conflicts with the East, it is great news for the goblins.

So Bogrod surrendered very quickly. Isn't it just a single-digit sequence vault?

Change! Even if the Taoist heir asked Gringotts to dig a separate vault in the deepest part, Gringotts would not be unable to accept it.

Zhang Xiao nodded, and he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. In fact, he was not sure whether the goblins would recognize his identity.

After all, only he knew that his hometown was not stable now, and the Taoists could not come here to fight a war with the goblins.

Fortunately, it seems that the lesson of that year was profound enough.

"Please go this way, Mr. Zhang, Madam Perenelle."

Bogrod personally picked up a lantern and led the way in front, and another goblin followed behind him.

Because of Zhang Xiao's strong request, the goblin finally stopped calling himself the awkward "heir of the Heavenly Master" and changed to Zhang.

They passed through a small golden door in the hall of Gringotts that few people came to. After passing the small door, there was a passage going down.

The passage was not very long, and it was only a moment before the view suddenly opened up - it was a huge underground space.

They stood on a small terrace, the winding track continued to extend downwards, the cave entrance was deep, and the end could not be seen at a glance. From time to time, a rail car whizzed past on the track.

Bogrod took out a silver whistle from his neck, put it in his mouth and blew it, and the sharp whistle sounded.

A lamp post pierced the darkness, and an unmanned rail car slid from a distance and stopped steadily in front of them.

Unlike other rail cars, this rail car can be called a luxury car. Not only is the paintwork a mix of gold and red, but even the seats are soft leather seats.

"Please get on the car--" Bogrod climbed onto the car first, put the lantern in the reserved position, and locked the buckle.

The goblin he brought consciously sat in the last position, leaving the two most spacious and comfortable positions in the middle.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Xiao looked at the rail car whizzing by at a speed of at least 100 mph not far away, and looked at Perenal who was trembling beside him.

He couldn't help but feel worried. Would this car just take the old lady away?

"Can Madam Perenelle take this car? Her physical condition."

Zhang Xiao didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. Perenelle felt warm when he heard it.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhang." Bogrod patted the steering wheel in his hand and answered respectfully: "This is a rail car specially prepared for distinguished guests. There are many protective magics on it. Even if you put a glass of water down, it will not spill when you reach the destination.

It is completely different from the ordinary basic protective rail car. You don't have to worry."

Zhang Xiao nodded and helped Perenelle get on the car. It must be said that this rail car is much more comfortable than it looks.

I don't know how much magic the goblins cast on it. Zhang Xiao even felt like sitting on a space sofa.

Bogrod pulled the control lever, and the car began to slide forward silently. The whistling wind around was isolated by magic, and the rail car was so quiet that it seemed to be motionless.

Perenelle's hand dropped naturally. Perhaps the bracelet on her wrist was a little uncomfortable. She pinched the bracelet and turned it to adjust the position.

The bracelet seemed to flash a different brilliance under the light, and soon disappeared.

Zhang Xiao knocked on the metal partition in front of him calmly:

"Director Bogrod, I heard that Gringotts is the safest bank in the entire wizarding world?"

"Of course!" Bogrod's tone was full of strong pride: "Gringotts is the safest, no one can steal anything from here,"

As Zhang Xiao expected, in order to show big customers how strong their security is, private banks will introduce all their security measures in detail.

So if you want to know how Gringotts protects the vault, you just need to deposit money.

The premise is that there is enough.

"Dear Sir, the odd-number vault we are heading to is at the bottom of the underground. The entire cave is protected by powerful goblin magic. Every mile the goblins dig down, they will fill every corner here with magic."

The rail car was moving by itself, and Bogrod waved his arms:

"As you can see now, you can't Apparate here, and you can't use the door key. There is no way to safely go underground except taking the rail car.

And the rail car--"

Bogrod patted the car body and said proudly: "Except for the goblins in Gringotts, no one else can use it."

"But can't you still use magic?"

Zhang Xiao pretended to be curious and asked: "For example, deceleration and shock absorption, floating spells, and even flying brooms."

This is a test, but it is obvious that Bogrod didn't think about the direction of super VIP customers preparing to rob a bank at all. He laughed harshly:

"Wait a minute, we're almost there--"

He turned the controller, and the speed of the rail car gradually slowed down, but it was still very fast. Soon they came to a huge waterfall.

This waterfall strangely violates the laws of physics. It does not flow from high to low, but from left to right, covering the entire cave. No matter which direction you go, you cannot avoid the scouring of the waterfall.

Anti-thief waterfall! The most precious thing in the hands of the goblin is also the most difficult thing to deal with.

Zhang Xiao narrowed his eyes, and Perenal also became serious. She covered her bracelet with her hand. When she took it off again, the bracelet had disappeared.

"Sir, Mrs. Perenal, what you are seeing now is the anti-thief waterfall. It is the natural enemy of all thieves. No matter who it is, you must go through the scouring of the waterfall to prevent someone from stealing the guest's identity."

Bogrod apologized politely:

"This is also for the safety of the vaults of all guests. Please understand."

Zhang Xiao nodded in disbelief, but Perenal slowly took out a small pink umbrella. Hmm, it looks familiar.

Bogrod glanced at her, but did not speak, as if he was not worried that the umbrella would make the waterfall ineffective.

Is physical isolation scouring not feasible?

"I'm old, I don't want to be soaked to the bone." Perenal joked, then opened his umbrella to shield himself.

The rail car rushed towards the waterfall, the huge sound of water flow was getting closer and closer, the water mist splashed, and a strange feeling surged from the bottom of my heart.

Zhang Xiao felt as if he had lost something, even a little confused. It was something that came from instinct, and the reality that could be rewritten at will seemed indestructible.

For a short while, despair quietly arose, and Zhang Xiao suddenly realized what he had lost.

Magic, just the water vapor of the waterfall, made the ability to cast spells disappear.

Wait, Zhang Xiao's face changed a little. Perenal relied on magic to survive until now. If... If the anti-thief waterfall can really make magic disappear, then Perenal

He hurriedly looked at Perenal, but found that the old man was holding a small red umbrella and looking forward peacefully. Perhaps she felt Zhang's gaze, and she patted Zhang Xiao's hand:

"It's okay, kid."

As soon as the voice fell, the rail car rushed into the waterfall with a roar. It should have been with great power, but Zhang Xiao felt that he seemed to have only broken through a thin layer of water curtain.

The cold water soaked his whole body, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

The feeling of loss in his heart became more and more obvious. He tried to release a simple lighting spell in his heart, but the magic that had become instinctive like breathing seemed to be completely ineffective.

It was as if his connection with the surroundings was cut off.

At this moment, Zhang Xiao felt his heart pounding, as if something was about to burst out, and saw the Golden Light Mantra running on its own.

The hazy golden light penetrated his skin, as if it had been rimmed with a golden edge. In the deep cave, this pure golden light shone faintly but firmly, like the scorching sun breaking through the haze in the sky.

Bogrod looked at the faint golden light on Zhang Xiao's body in awe, and his mind seemed to recall the fear and trembling when he first saw the record:

"Those people suddenly radiated a strong golden light, like the gods in heaven.

There was blood splattered everywhere, and the wailing and screaming of the tribesmen never stopped. They crushed us to death like crushing an ant. Great fairy god, save us."

Despair faded like a tide. Zhang Xiao took a deep breath and retracted the golden light, but saw Perenal seemed to be sick, with a frighteningly pale face. She trembled and took out a crystal bottle the size of a thumb and drank the gorgeous light blue liquid inside.

"Zhang, don't worry, I'll tell you in detail when we go back, but I have to admit that this is not a trip worth experiencing a second time."

Zhang Xiao noticed that Perenal didn't know when she put the bracelet on when she was putting away the umbrella.

At the same time, he also understood why Bogrod didn't care about Perenal holding an umbrella - because it didn't matter whether he was washed by the waterfall or not, the whole place where the waterfall flowed formed a strange "demon-eliminating" area.

As long as you enter the range of the waterfall, the result is the same.

Bogrod pressed a switch on the rail car, and the hot wind blew quickly from the surroundings. In just a blink of an eye, Zhang Xiao felt that his wet clothes were dry.

"Everyone, please look there-"

Everyone looked in the direction Bogrod pointed, and saw white bones on the stone platform not far away. On another raised stone platform, there were goblin guards wearing shiny armor, staring at this place with a brass telescope.

"Those bones were left by those who tried to steal from Gringotts, but no one could successfully break through the anti-thief waterfall-" Bogrod said sarcastically.

"Recently, a fool tried to use the Imperius Curse to let the goblin take him to the vault, but the anti-thief waterfall lifted the Imperius Curse. The waterfall guard immediately discovered the movement and hung him there--"

Zhang Xiao saw a skeleton lying on the stone platform above, motionless.

I said, the process in the original book is simply outrageous. How can they think of using the Imperius Curse to control the goblin? If this is really the case, the anti-thief waterfall is not combined with other measures, it is a joke.

Theoretically, anyone can steal from Gringotts.

The specific measures are: 1. Buy an invisible cloak made of invisible animal fur at a high price (the same style as Little Barty).

2. Find a Gringotts goblin and cast the Imperius Curse on it.

3. Immediately cast an Imperius Curse after passing the anti-thief waterfall (original behavior).

The goblin is just short, not mentally retarded. Zhang Xiao thought of Dumbledore's previous suggestion. He could only blame the person Dumbledore found for not making up the story well, and there were bugs everywhere.

"Did you kill him?"

"No, no, no, sir, we have no law enforcement power. We can't kill any wizards. We are law-abiding goblins."

Bogrod waved his hands cunningly, and he laughed cunningly: "We just didn't see them. These poor people starved to death. When we found them, these thieves were already dead."

God didn't see them, and starved himself to death!

But I'm not here to uphold procedural justice. Zhang Xiao didn't care about the warriors who bravely broke into Gringotts, but focused on the next step.

Because in the original book, the car that the trio was riding in suddenly left them behind, and then they arrived at the deepest vault, which was a casual move.

But this is obviously not the case here.

Bogrod took the buckled lantern in his hand, turned the knob to make the light of the lantern stronger, and then fixed the lantern at the front of the car.

There was a rare tension in his tone:

"Dear sir, miss, please sit down, don't stick your head or hands out of the rail car, and try not to make any noise.

Next, we will go through the Eternal Mist."

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