Chinese students at Hogwarts

Egypt, Nile Delta.

Zhang Xiao was walking on the streets of Cairo. It was midsummer. He was wearing local clothes, just like a tourist, admiring the scenery of Cairo.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

The sun shines on the ancient city, giving the entire city a golden rim. The colors here are warm, and the coexistence of ancient and modern buildings blend together, creating a unique visual impact.

The old city is relatively backward. Zhang Xiao also saw many ruins or half-finished houses. He didn't know why they were not repaired. There were many people in the alleys.

The aroma of baked naan pancakes spreads in the alley, where most people sell various trinkets full of ethnic flavor.

Zhang Xiao wore sunglasses and intuitively felt the exotic customs coming towards him.

Someone soon followed him. A local with a thick accent stopped Zhang Xiao and asked if he wanted to enjoy the local special accommodation. He also said that he could arrange a camel tour to the Great Pyramid.

Zhang Xiao waved his hand, five hundred dollars. Do you think I am a fool? I also specially added that the unit is Daole.

I walked around Cairo until an Egyptian white vulture brought Bill's reply.

"Bill, long time no see."

In a very secret pub, Zhang Xiao smiled and greeted Bill.

"Long time no see. I'm really surprised to receive your letter." Bill sat on a stool at the bar and waved, pushing over a glass of butterbeer. He was still so 'cool'.

The small fans on his ears swayed. After the war, Bill returned to Gringotts again. In his words, the challenge this job can provide is unmatched by other jobs.

Charlie also holds a similar philosophy. To him, fire dragons, extremely dangerous magical animals, are very cute.

"Muggles here are prohibited from drinking, but fortunately there is this bar for wizards." Bill shrugged and raised the firewhiskey: "But how did you come here? You know that the media are desperately looking for traces of you. "

Zhang Xiao couldn't help laughing. Because of that battle, the media directly used the title of the strongest, and seriously analyzed that Dumbledore was getting older and he would take over and become the new wizarding world. How far is it from the strongest?

Originally, wizards had no feelings about the concept of strength. In their eyes, strength meant that the spells fired were faster and more powerful.

Until that battle, several strong men in the wizarding world were firing on all cylinders, truly allowing the wizards to see how terrifying the top powerhouses were.

Now they are madly pursuing power, and Dumbledore's reputation and intimidation have skyrocketed.

"Dumbledore suggested that I come. He also suggested that I go out more and walk around more, saying it would be good for the future!"

Bill showed a clear expression and nodded:

"Let's go meet the person in charge of Gringotts here first. If you want to enter the pyramid, you must get his permission.

But... it's hard and I need time to convince it. "

Zhang Xiao drank the butterbeer in one gulp, placed the empty glass on the bar, and smiled confidently:

"The pyramid has never belonged to goblins. I just want to go in and have a look. It doesn't dare to refuse."

In front of me is endless yellow sand, the sun is hanging high, and the dazzling sunlight shines evenly on every corner.

Two camels were walking alone in the desert. Bill was wearing a big straw hat, and his exposed skin was already red from the sun.

Originally, Zhang Xiao thought he would use Apparition to go to the camp, but Bill instead chose two camels, using Galleons.

"There is no way, that desert has been enchanted, some were released by ancient Egyptian wizards, and some were added by goblins."

Bill said this with a mocking smile on his face:

"Ha, those goblins thought that people who entered the pyramid might escape with their treasures, so they spent a lot of effort to prevent wizards from stealing treasures.

So we had to go to the camp this way - those wizards also used magic on the camels, making them faster and more durable. "

Fortunately, the feeling of riding a camel was quite novel. At least Zhang Xiao had never ridden one before. His body rose and fell as the camel walked, and he squinted at the unchanging desert and undulating sand dunes around him.

The scenery in the distance showed a weird and distorted feeling under the high temperature. Bill confirmed the direction with his wand, pointed into the distance and said:

"Zhang, we will arrive at the entrance camp in about half an hour. We can take the magic flying carpet there, which will be much more convenient."

Zhang Xiao nodded. He thought of the Pyramid of Khufu that he had passed before. It was crowded with tourists. He asked curiously: "Is there nothing in the pyramid over there in Cairo?"

Bill smiled and shook his head: "There used to be a lot of help from priests (wizards) when they were built, but these pyramids, how should I say, are completely worthless now.

As I said before, the real pyramids were underground and were an effort by the pharaohs and priests to escape death. "

Bill was silent for a moment and pointed to the desert in the distance:

"There was even a wizard who made a ridiculous conjecture that this entire desert was created by the priests using magic to cover up the secrets of the pyramid."

He looked at the vast and endless desert and laughed twice:

"This idea is a bit scary. If it is true, then the power of the priests."

Zhang Xiao's eyes also wandered over the entire desert, and he suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

That's the idea Bill was talking about. It's probably true.

When they actually arrived at the place, Zhang Xiao discovered that the so-called camp was actually a small market.

Tents were placed in an orderly manner. From time to time, people opened the tents and walked in, while others got out of the tents.

Zhang Xiao’s eyes lingered on the small wooden sign in front of the tent:

“Desert Hotel – an unprecedented experience with a swimming pool and shower.”

"Moonlight Tavern - Have a drink while looking at the moon in the desert"

"Jiggs' Potion Shop - sells a variety of cooling potions, allowing you to enjoy the shade under the scorching sun."

"Hussein's Defense Against the Dark Arts Store - an indispensable partner for exploring the pyramids"

Bill jumped off the camel and said with a smile: "At the beginning, there were only a few tents here, all of which were employees of Gringotts. As time went by, there were more and more tents, and now it has become a slightly famous city. Collect, many wizards are making a living here.”

Zhang Xiao followed him and handed the camel to the branch here and completed the lease:

"But isn't this place mainly used to excavate the pyramids? I heard that the goblins control the mining rights here? Are they willing for others to come over?"

"Of course I don't want to, but there is nothing we can do about it. The wizards have been very angry at the Egyptian Ministry of Magic for handing over the pyramid to Gringotts in order to calm down the anger.

The Egyptian Ministry of Magic can only add one more stipulation. Each pyramid goblin only has priority exploration rights for half a year. After expiration, it can participate in the bidding of the Egyptian Ministry of Magic.

The successful ones can get the subsequent mining rights of the pyramid, so there are more and more people, and it finally becomes like this. "

Bill said while pointing to the huge tent in the distance:

"See there? That's Gringotts' tent, and where the products of the pyramid are traded."

The two of them walked that way, and Bill was still introducing the situation of the advancing camp:

"There are hundreds of pyramids that have been discovered so far, but they still only occupy a very small part of this desert.

No one knows how much is hidden underground in the Sahara Desert. "

Zhang Xiao listened carefully. The total area of ​​the Sahara Desert reached an astonishing 9.32 million square kilometers, and the land area of ​​his hometown was only 9.6 million. In short, it was terrifyingly big!

"We're here." Bill got into the tent, and his eyes suddenly opened up. There were glittering jewelry on the counter like a jewelry store.

These ornaments have a strong ancient Egyptian style, such as pure gold scarabs, pharaoh masks, gold scepters, stone slabs carved with cuneiform writing, and so on.

Some of the wizards looked at these things, while others mysteriously took out their treasures and asked the store if they would accept them.

The goblins were among them. They clasped their hands behind their backs and looked at the ornaments with greedy eyes, but they were absolutely not allowed to pay for them.

Wizards are thieves! These things should all belong to the fairies. They stole the treasures from the fairies' pyramid!

"What? Taking people to the pyramid? Weasley!

what's on your mind? No one can plunder the goblin's property! "

A high-pitched voice with strong anger came. Zhang Xiao looked around and saw that Bill and a goblin who only reached his thigh were on the other side of the hall.

He thought for a while and walked over.

Bill frowned: "I told you, he just wants to visit and won't take anything away! And he is Zhang! Craig, you don't know, right?"

The goblin named Clegg's eyes were already red, and his sharp nails were rubbing back and forth. He didn't hear what Bill was saying at all:

"Look? You can't even look at it——"

Zhang Xiao came over, lowered his head, and looked at the goblin. Clegg also raised his head, looked at the face that suddenly appeared next to him, and then trembled suddenly, as if he had woken up.

He stood there in a daze with his mouth open, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead:

"Of course you can! The great heir to the East, one of the most powerful wizards, is willing to visit our pyramid. It is an honor for the goblins!"

Clegg bent down, rubbed his hands, with a bright smile on his face:

"I'm really sorry, I didn't hear Weasley clearly just now. Really, how could he say your name so lightly?

Given your status, you should make a grand introduction in the first sentence. "

Bill's eyebrows were raised high. He had never known that the goblins of Gringotts had such an attitude. Even towards the Minister of Magic, these goblins were only polite on the surface.

Zhang Xiao looked at the goblin and almost laughed out loud. Every movement and every expression of Clegg was filled with two words - from the heart.

But how did Zhang Xiao know that the goblins' fear of him had reached a new peak in the final battle?

The fear of being pressed to the ground by Daomen hundreds of years ago came out again, and it became more intuitive and clearer.

"By the way, which pyramid do you want to see? Gringotts will arrange the most capable people to explain it to you so that you can have the best visiting experience."

The more Zhang Xiao said nothing, the greater the psychological pressure on Kleg. Goblins are not afraid of wizards because wizards will negotiate and debate with them.

But Dongfang will not. These people will kill them without mercy, just like killing a chicken.

More importantly - it can't be beaten.

Zhang Xiao hummed casually, thought for a moment, turned to Bill who was watching the fun and asked:

"Bill, which pyramid are you exploring now? Or is there a pyramid that is so large that you have no idea where to start?

I just want to see a pyramid, of course, if I can help you, that would be the best."

Bill fell into deep thought after hearing this, he touched his chin and said slowly:

"It seems that there is a pyramid numbered X-1, x is the unknown number, and the pyramids that we can't solve or encounter problems are all placed under x.

No. 1 is the kind that is completely helpless, and even the entrance cannot be entered."

Klegg's eyes also lit up, he found that it was a good thing that the oriental heir was willing to visit, no matter what, this young man is recognized as one of the strongest people in the wizarding world.

And he knows that there are many magical spells in the east.

In this case, think about those tricky pyramids from another angle, aren't these people working for Gringotts for free?

Klegg's attitude suddenly became a little more enthusiastic, and he arranged the matters of going to the pyramid with unprecedented efficiency.

Soon, their front was filled with things.

Bill took a breath, picked it up, and said in a confused tone:

"The top-level black magic defense equipment is multi-layer dragon skin inlaid with goblin metal. This is usually equipped by manager-level goblins.

Curse detectors, black magic detectors. All are the latest and most expensive models. The goblins are never willing to let us use them, saying that there is a depreciation fee. If you must use them, you need to pay.

It's my three weeks' salary. It's strange. Why do I have to pay them when I'm obviously working for them.

This is even more amazing————"

Bill carefully picked up a crystal bottle, which was filled with a little fluorescent liquid.

"A weakened version of the anti-thief waterfall. You can understand that this small bottle is a miniature anti-thief waterfall that can wash away almost all magic. This small bottle can be equivalent to my salary for several years.

The key point is that the production is limited!"

Before Bill finished counting the equipment in front of him, several fully armed goblins had already lined up in front of him respectfully.

The luxurious flying carpet was in their hands.

Zhang Xiao signaled Bill to put all these things away and looked at him with an inquiring look.

Bill nodded to indicate that there was no problem and they could set off at any time.

So the little Taoist priest immediately shouted impatiently:

"gogogo! Target: Pyramid No. x-1!"

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