Chinese students at Hogwarts

Eternal fog?

This is a word that has never appeared in the original work. It is possible that Dumbledore missed it because he was not good at finding people to make up stories.

The speed of the rail car is constant at a relatively stable stage.

Bogorod also became a little nervous. He checked the lantern again, turned around and reminded:

"My dear sir, and my dear Madame Perenal, please do not attempt to extend your limbs outside the vehicle in this position.

Also try not to make any noise, it only takes a short time for us to get through the fog. "

Zhang Xiao and Perenal nodded together. The halo of Perenal's bracelet was flowing, which was really beautiful.

In just a short while, Zhang Xiao saw a dense fog blocking the way ahead.

The gray mist was boiling and rolling, but the strange thing was that the mist didn't seem to spread, but lazily nestled together.

Occasionally, a trace of mist escaped and quickly retracted as if frightened.

Zhang Xiao wanted to use his magic eye to see, but he was afraid that doing so would cause some changes in the mist.

After thinking about it again and again, I gave up the idea. I'm not a reckless person, so why bother.

The rail car gradually approached the fog, and the original dim yellow light of the portable lamp embedded in front of the rail car suddenly turned into blood red.

The mist was immediately separated by the blood-red lights, revealing the original track. The rail car slid into the passage, and the surroundings suddenly darkened.

It was like driving into a deep tunnel. Not far away from the rail car was the strange mist. There was only the friction sound of the rail car passing by and the light of the lantern.

There was silence all around, and Perenal had closed her eyes. This depressing atmosphere made her very uncomfortable, but Zhang Xiao insisted on watching.

He just remembered Bogorod's warning, put the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth, and gritted his teeth, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.

At a certain moment, Zhang Xiao felt as if he had seen something, but when he turned his eyes away, there was nothing.

He thought for a moment, then slowly moved his body and put his face against the cold rail car door.

This way he didn't leave the range of the car, but he got closer to the fog.

Then Zhang Xiao knew why Bogrod had repeatedly advised not to extend his limbs outside the car.

Because the moment Zhang Xiao brought his face close, he saw a pale face appearing in the mist.

No, not one.

Even though it was against the roof of his mouth, Zhang Xiao still felt like he wanted to inhale and make some noise.

Because pale faces suddenly appeared above the fog, they imitated their own appearance and pressed their faces to the edge of the fog.

They wanted to rush out, but the light from the lantern was like an invisible wall, firmly blocking them behind.

Is this the secret hidden in the eternal fog?

So what are these faces?

Zhang Xiao calmly sat upright again, looked at his eyes, nose and heart, calmly concentrating, pretending not to see anything.

But out of the corner of his eye, he could clearly see the disappointed expressions on the faces, slowly retreating and disappearing into the depths of the mist.

The fog was not thick, and not long after, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared at the end of the fog. It was obviously in a cave of unknown depth, but compared to the fog outside, it seemed like dawn.

It was as if someone had quietly turned off the mute button, and all kinds of sounds filled everyone's ears again.

Bogrod breathed a sigh of relief and turned the lantern, turning the blood-red light into dim yellow again.

"Well, we have successfully left the Eternal Mist. Distinguished Sir, Dear Mrs. Perenal, look, is there any safer protection measure than this?"

Perenal took a long breath, and she nodded unequivocally:

"Yes, it is indeed safe, but I want to ask, do I have to go through such a dangerous thing every time I withdraw money?

Needless to say, it is not dangerous. I have lived for so long and my sensitivity to danger is unimaginable. During that stretch of road, I could clearly feel that I was walking with death. "

It's so beautiful. Is this what it means to become a mature person with old age?

Zhang Xiao secretly cheered in his heart. The eternal fog just now was obviously very difficult. It was the only thing that he had no impression of.

It belongs to touch your own blind spot of knowledge.

I wanted to talk about this fog, but there was no good starting point, but now Perenal's question was just right.

The vault should indeed be heavily guarded, but everything inside should be controllable. If withdrawing money is so dangerous, then the top richest people in the wizarding world have no need to save money at all.

"No, no, of course not, ma'am."

It seemed that this was not the first time Bogrod explained this issue. He said very skillfully: "Mrs. Perenal, in fact, the Eternal Mist is not a creation of goblins.

It is formed naturally. "

"Naturally formed?" Zhang Xiao asked curiously. The question was very appropriate at this time, fully portraying the image of a young man with strong curiosity.

"Yes, sir, when we dug deep into the ground, these fogs came out of nowhere. When they gathered together, they became the eternal fog.

We tried many ways to make the fog dissipate, but all failed. "

Bogro pulled down the control lever, and the speed of the rail car became faster and faster. He turned around with memories on his face:

"But don't worry, the eternal fog is not always there. It rarely comes out. Even if it does come out, we have very mature technology to pass it."

In other words, this extremely dangerous fog doesn’t come out all the time.

Zhang Xiao nodded thoughtfully. No wonder this was not mentioned in the original book. Maybe the Eternal Mist was on vacation when Harry and the others came?

Zhang Xiao wanted to ask again, especially because he really wanted to know what those things in the mist were, but Bogrord had already changed the subject and was talking non-stop about Gringotts' vault.

The rail car was still speeding, and Bogrod pointed to the occasionally raised platforms on the rock wall of the cave:

"Everyone, this is Gringotts's vault numbered within 50. Gringotts is deeply trusted by the entire wizarding world. Not only wizards, but also wealthy people from other races will choose Gringotts.

Over there is the Veela Queen's vault. "

Bogrod casually mentioned something that was considered a secret in the wizarding world. The two people on this rail car were Perenal Flamel, the wife of the legendary alchemist Nick Flamel.

He also enjoys a high reputation in the goblin country, and the other one is even more incredible. The heir of the Eastern Dao Sect can destroy the power of the goblin country.

So Bogrorod didn't see it as a big deal to reveal the owner of the vault - as long as the two men were willing to deposit a large sum of gold in Gringotts.

If the owner of the gold dies and loses an heir, such as Nick Flamel, then the treasure goes to Gringotts.

This is the main reason why goblins are keen on big clients, because everyone knows that wealthy pure-blood families have few heirs and it is very easy to die.

As for the Weasley family - this kind of poor family with many descendants is an anomaly.

But do Veela have a queen?

Before Zhang Xiao could figure this out, the rail car suddenly began to slow down. With a harsh brake sound, the rail car stopped steadily on a huge platform.

I don’t know how deep it is underground here. Zhang Xiao helped Perenal get out of the rail car. Perenal didn’t talk much along the way, but he was on point every time.

Her main task is not to gather information, but to control the gadgets given by Nick Flamel. ’

"Dear Sir, Dear Madame Perenal, we are here."

Bogrod jumped off the rail car and finally spoke to the Elf A following behind him for the first time:

“Give me the jingle piece—quickly!”

Fairy A wordlessly took out a strange object similar to a small shovel from the back of his waist, except that the handle was short, but the shovel head was large.

Bogrod took the jingle tablet and ordered again:

"Please follow me later - don't fall behind."

If I guess correctly, the one in front should be the fire dragon?

Zhang Xiao muttered in his heart, but his progress did not stop.

They turned a corner, and Zhang Xiao suddenly stopped and looked at everything in front of him in shock.

A huge fire dragon is chained to the ground in front, preventing access to the deepest vault there.

Due to being confined underground for too long, the scales on the dragon's body have become pale and loose. Its eyes are cloudy pink, and its two hind legs are wearing heavy shackles. The thick chains on them are connected to deep stones. A huge pile of ground.

But these are not the main point. What really shocked Zhang Xiao was that the dragon was wearing a huge, shining fairy armor.

Its giant spiked wings are folded on both sides of the body. If unfolded, they would fill the entire basement. They are covered with a thin layer of metal, just like a giant metal dragon.

Not only the wings, but also the dragon's ugly head is set in a very fitting helmet.

WTF? ? ?

Zhang Xiao was dumbfounded as he looked at the giant dragon in front of him that was more than twice as ferocious and terrifying.

The memory of the armored giant monster he had seen in the Forbidden Forest in the first grade resurfaced.

Reality once again shattered the novels I had read. Yes, there were indeed giant dragons, but was this the dragon that Iron Triangle faced?

An inexplicable absurdity surged up, but after the absurdity passed, Zhang Xiao had a strange feeling that it was indeed the case.

No matter how you say it, the flaws in the original work are so great that I don’t know how to complain about them.

It is indeed great to use a giant dragon to guard the treasury first, but one fact needs to be established.

If you can get through many levels to get here, a giant dragon is really nothing.

Especially in Goblet of Fire, the little wizard directly faces the fire dragon. There are many ways to make the fire dragon lose its role as a guard.

So using a fire dragon at this juncture is really outrageous, it would be better to put a few dementors or something like that.

The second drawback is to use [Strength Loose Jin Vent] to break the chain of the fire dragon.

This is a magical plot in which Zhang Xiao almost discovered cerebral thrombosis.

A chain that can be broken by ordinary magic spells, but the dragon can't break free on its own?

This is a giant dragon, a dragon that can spray high-temperature dragon flames! Its breath is enough to melt gold and iron!

It's just as outrageous as if you use a bicycle chain lock to lock a main battle tank and it can still be locked!

Zhang Xiao looked at the huge chain engraved with complicated and exquisite patterns and fairy characters, and was completely numb.

A complete set of fairy products!

The dragon's armor and fairy chains blocked the way to the original work, and Zhang Xiao even had an idea that this was the right thing to do.

In any case, it should be Lao Deng and the others who have a headache, so he can just take a look at the treasury with peace of mind.

"Its eyes aren't very good," Bogrod said in a low voice, "but that makes it even more cruel. But we have ways to control it.

Please follow me—"

Bogrod raised the strange tinkling piece that looked like a shovel and shook it vigorously.

The jingle piece makes a loud and clear jingling sound, like a small hammer hitting an anvil.

The giant dragon let out a shrill wail and shrank back desperately.

"Please keep the news about the dragon under Gringotts secret, although we ensure enough security and ensure that the dragon will not escape from Gringotts.

But the Ministry of Magic has expressed some concern, so we need to keep it secret. "

Bogrod turned the corner shaking the jingle, and the noise echoed between the stone walls, amplified many times, giving people a headache.

The dragon let out another hoarse roar and retreated. Zhang Xiao could see it trembling. When he got closer, he saw the terrible scars on its face. He guessed that it had been trained to be afraid of the fiery sword when it heard the clang.

Soon, they were spared from the dragon and arrived at the huge treasury guarded by the dragon behind them.

Nine huge metal doors were lined up silently around. Bogrod put down the jingle, spread his hands, and with pride, bowed slightly and introduced:

"The deepest vault of Gringotts - numbered 1-9! It is also the vault with the highest defense in Gringotts and is said to never fall.

As long as you keep your wealth here, even the end of the world will not be able to shake your treasury. "

Perenal finally showed an interested expression. She asked slowly and calmly, with a bit of scrutiny:

"Oh? Director Bogrorod, along the way, I have seen a lot of Gringotts' security measures. I am very satisfied-"

A smile appeared on Bogrod's face. Why do you work so hard? Isn't it because Perenal and Zhang are planning to jointly use a treasury?

Merlin's gold coin! The most mysterious alchemist family in the West, which has held the Philosopher's Stone for thousands of years, and the extremely powerful Eastern heir - they share a treasury, which must be the largest treasury in Gringotts!

"But before that, I want to know who are the people using the same level of vault as me?"

Perenal's eyes wandered back and forth over several huge door openings.

Bogrod's face froze, and he said dryly:

"Sorry, madam, I can only guarantee that the people who have the treasury here are all important figures in the wizarding world, but I--I need to keep the specific customer information confidential."

Zhang Xiao's expression perked up and he cheered up. It's time for me to play my role again!

Don't tell me, this little heavenly master's identity is really useful.

He frowned and asked in a puzzled tone:

"Oh? Big shot?

Is it big? "

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