Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"Okay, let's not stand here in the hall, let's go to the room and take a look." Ivan said awkwardly.

"I'll help you with your luggage!" Bill said, taking the initiative to pick up Fu Rong's suitcase, "Unfortunately, there are no spare rooms in the hotel, so I can only let you squeeze first..."

"It's nothing!" Fleur said, and glanced at Ivan and Hermione, "It's good to live together."

This is not like what Furong can say at all, at least it is not the Furong that Ivan knows.

Not long ago, she complained for a whole year about the food and the cold environment at Hogwarts, always comparing Hogwarts to Beauxbatons, and being extremely critical.

It was hard to imagine that she would suddenly be willing to be in the same room with Hermione, and that the two of them had mutual dissatisfaction, and they didn't hide it.

Ivan looked at Hermione, then at Fleur, and felt that it was better not to get involved, so he hurried over to help Bill with his luggage.

"I'm sure I've got a crush on that girl!" Bill said, waiting until they were alone.

"She has Veela blood and is very attractive to the opposite sex." Aiwen said cautiously. He had seen too many boys who were fascinated by hibiscus. Among them was Bill's younger brother Ron, who even ran to confess his love. The picture was simply unbearable to look at.

"I know, you said it before," Bill said, "but not because of Veela blood, but because of who she is."

"Then you should seize the opportunity and I wish you success." Ivan sighed and said, hoping that Bill could bear Fleur's character.

But speaking of it, Furong's nature is not bad, it would be even better if she could get rid of some habits, the power of love is infinite.

For the next day, Bill took the four of them around Cairo and went to many places.

Usually Bill and Fleur walk in front, and Ivan, Hermione, and Gabriel follow behind...

Aiwen told Gabriel about his experience in the past few months, without mentioning too many dangers, but focusing on the giant's affairs, and these alone made the little girl's admiration for Aiwen reach an incomparable level.

After arriving at the museum, Aiwen's attention was all shifted to the ancient cultural relics in the glass showcase.

Through these things, you can intuitively feel the history of Egypt and the glorious era that has passed away. Although most of the items displayed have no magic power, or only a few magical breaths, they still make Ai Wen very addicted.

They then visited the Egyptian Ministry of Magic, a mosque-like dome.

Unlike the supposed Ministry of Magic, which is hidden underground, the Egyptian Ministry of Magic lies in ruins, at least from Muggle eyes.

In fact, just by passing through a special arch, they came to the Wizarding World of Cairo, a place even bigger than Diagon Alley.

Chapter 825 Gringotts, Egypt

Passing through the old street, Aiwen saw the bustling crowd, this is a commercial street.

Different from the pleasing and shining shops in Diagon Alley, the shops here are all small houses made of yellow rocks and bricks, with a protruding green tent outside. The shops put out many things and sell them along the street. .

Some of the items they sell are the same as those in Diagon Alley, but there are also many spell-casting materials that the UK does not have. Ivan even saw a lot of cursed items from Africa, many of which he did not know the specific use of, but there were Strong magic.

"In Egypt, the control over weapons and black magic items is not as strict as in Europe, and witchcraft is very prevalent in Africa!" Bill explained, "Of course, items that are too evil or too powerful are not seen here."

"It's really an interesting spell." Aiwen said, looking at a huge statue of a pharaoh outside a shop.

Magic from Europe, witchcraft from Africa, special spells from the Arab world, and the ancient magic civilization of Egypt itself meet and blend together in this largest country in Africa, forming a very special and charming magic system.

Even if you hang out here for a month, you won't get bored.

Finally, under Bill's recommendation, Fleur, Hermione, and Gabriel bought a scarab amulet that was said to be very effective. The whole body was made of talc and covered with emerald glaze. The color was bright and mysterious.

In addition, Hermione and Gabriel also bought some spices and candies, which they planned to bring back to their friends.

Ai Wen bought a bone that was said to be soaked in voodoo in a gloomy shop, and planned to take it back to study the magic on it.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't take it away, he really wanted to buy back the horrible mummy wrapped tightly in cloth strips and hemp rope that the shop owner tried to recommend to him. The voodoo smell on it was stronger than that on the bone in his hand. many.

As a special branch of magic, witchcraft and voodoo are very popular in Europe and Southeast Asia.

This is a weird magical power that is closer to nature, and it needs to be cast through a medium. This medium is voodoo dolls. Voodoo dolls have different shapes, and the bone bought by Ivan is one of them. The original one.

There are also various raw materials for making voodoo dolls. Depending on the purpose of casting spells, they can be made of animal bones, straw, metal, stone, or human skin or the body of other magical creatures...

With hideous voodoo dolls and mysterious rituals, most wizards believe that witchcraft is evil black magic.

But in fact, there are many kinds of witchcraft, which are very detailed. Many of them are related to revenge, injury, and hatred, but there are also spells related to love, success, luck, health, protection, and evil.

For example, the pendant on Ivan's wrist has natural shaman power, which is also a kind of witchcraft.

"Here we are, Gringotts!" Bill said, pointing to the tall and towering white building that was exactly the same as Gringotts in Diagon Alley, "Come on, just register the four of you as explorers, and it will be convenient to lead you to other places." visit the ruins."

Hermione was explaining to Gabriel what an explorer was, and Ivan turned his attention to the shiny bronze gate.

There are also warning words engraved on it, which are different from the British ones, and have more Egyptian characteristics: Come in, stranger, put away your greedy heart, anyone who enters this building with an impure heart, death will be like strangling a cat. strangled his neck like a bird...

"Gringotts' business is spread all over the world, but Egypt is the key area, and the goblins have much more power here." Bill said, leading them through the tall marble hall.

Like Gringotts in Diagon Alley, there were about a hundred goblins sitting on stools behind a long counter, some weighing coins with copper scales, some examining gems with eyepieces, and scribbling in large ledgers. registered.

In the side hall, there are many goblins and wizards busy around a large pile of ancient cultural relics.

Among them was a goblin in a black suit who seemed to be the leader. He was a little taller than the other goblins, with a wrinkled face and gray temples.

He yelled there, ordered other people to do this and that, and as long as someone moved a little slower, it was an ugly insult.

"Those are cultural relics that have just been excavated from the ruins, and they are registering and sorting out." Bill said.

"Who's that goblin?" Hermione asked, frowning. "The one with the bad attitude."

"He is Zuo Sai, one of the heads of Gringotts in Egypt, the best curse-breaker, and also the most experienced adventurer. He led the excavation of many ancient ruins." Bill whispered, "Of course, His attitude is not very good, there are many rumors..."

"I'm sorry, please let me go!"

Ai Wen turned his head and saw a girl running over in a hurry holding a lot of drawings.

She was about sixteen or seventeen years old, her skin was darker, a brown like milk chocolate.

The hair is black, and it seems to be very long, and the hair is tied into a wonderful shape with a leather rope.

Her facial features are quite regular, the tails of her eyes are slightly raised, which looks like the eyes of a lynx, the bridge of her thin nose is quite straight, her small cherry-like mouth is light pink, and the fusion of her cheeks makes her look still With a touch of childishness.

The girl is dressed in a typical Arabian style, and the headscarf is more colorful, intertwined with beautiful and complex patterns.

She is full of powerful strength, it should be said that it is primitive vitality, full of vitality.

Generally speaking, this is a very beautiful girl, and Ivan's eyes fell on the decorations on her body.

Around her neck hangs a necklace with white horns or teeth, a bracelet on her wrist, a miniature wooden doll hanging from it, and a leather scabbard around her waist knife and wand.

He suddenly became interested in this guy. These things are not just decorations, they must be used to cast witchcraft.

The magic power on it is stronger than all the items he saw in the outside shop before.

"Hello, LaVier!" Bill said, letting her pass, "still looking motivated."

"Hello, Mr. Weasley, aren't you on vacation today?" The girl stopped, and seemed to recognize Bill.

"Yeah, I'm taking my friend to visit Gringotts." Bill said, introducing Avon, Hermione, Fleur, and Gabriel to her. "This is La Vier. Gringotts just came this year." A student of the Curse Breaker, a student of Karnak School of Magic in Egypt."

"Hello, nice to meet you, I..." Lavier said with a smile, the goblin in the side hall let out another terrifying growl, she stuck out her tongue, "I have to go, this is Mr. Zossay Drawings requested."

Chapter 826 The Fairy's Invitation

"This girl has a very special magical power." Ai Wen said, looking at her back.

"Obviously, that's witchcraft!" Bill replied, and Fleur, Hermione, and Gabriel all looked at him in surprise.

In their impression, witchcraft is just as bad as black magic, and Lavier doesn't look like a dark wizard at all.

"In Africa, witchcraft is very common magic. It is not as mysterious as imagined, and it is not all evil spells. In fact, witchcraft has similar effects to the magic we are familiar with, but the method of casting is different, and it is more complicated and mysterious. "Bill said, leading everyone to move forward, "Because of family history, Lavier is very talented in witchcraft, so he was favored by Zuo Sai..."

"It's that scary-looking goblin?!"

"Yeah, he is the one you really have to be careful about." Bill said seriously, "If you go to work in Gringotts, Egypt, the first thing I want to tell you is not to get close to that goblin, he has a lot of bad things. rumor."

After a moment of silence, it could be seen that Bill was very dissatisfied with that goblin.

"Bad rumors, for example?" Fu Rong asked with interest.

"I'm not someone who is used to speaking ill of my colleagues behind their backs, but you must know that many ancient ruins involve curses that require the blood, limbs, and even life and soul of living people to break. Generally, when encountering these curses, we will Give up digging." Bill said, "But Zuo Sai is different, in the eyes of the goblin, he only cares about wealth, and he doesn't care about other people's lives. His digging team can always find more treasures, but often some members go missing."

"My God, Bill, you don't mean to say..." Everyone looked at him in surprise.

The meaning of Bill's words is obvious. Those who disappeared have become sacrifices to break the curse.

The one who planned all this behind the scenes was the goblin they just saw.

Thinking about it carefully, it is really a chilling thing.

"There is no evidence. As long as treasures or ancient magic items can be found, the living will always get rich rewards, and no one will care about the missing team members." Bill said with a sigh, "You know, Gringotts Curse Breakers and Explorers are a very dangerous job, and people often die. Some of the wizards who are willing to work here, like me, love this industry very much, and the other part is purely for money, and they don't care about danger."

As long as wealth and power are involved, there are often hidden evils hidden under the seemingly peaceful surface.

This is an eternal truth, don't be fooled by the superficial peace.

"Isn't Lavie in danger?" Hermione said worriedly. "We should tell her about it."

"I told her about it, but she didn't take it seriously." Bill said, "You don't have to worry too much, it shouldn't be a big problem. She is a sixth-grade student at Karnak School of Magic in Egypt. I only came to Gringotts for an internship during the summer vacation, so I will only follow Zuo Sai's excavation team in the next two months, I heard that they are going to dig in the sun ruins."

"It's the remains left by the Pharaoh Ramses II you told me about yesterday?!"

"Yes, according to the style of Ramses II, he will not leave a curse in the ruins that requires human life to break." Bill continued, "That is something that can only be encountered in earlier dynasties, such as the Scorpion King ..."

"Not exactly, Mr. Weasley!" A sharp voice came from behind them, "Pillar tail scorpions in the desert like blood, we need blood to appease them, but only when it comes to Isis and The curse of Nephthys, we use human blood because the blood of other creatures is ineffective."

Ai Wen turned his head and saw Zuo Sai, a goblin with a fierce face and white temples, walking towards them.

"It's not evil, it's just a little blood, but we have to be extra careful when entering the temple of Anubis, because what it needs is a soul, it's a good idea to raise a few small animals in the excavation team, I usually carry a snake, mouse or rabbit with me, they can save your life at a critical moment." Zuo Sai continued, walking up to Ai Wen, "If you meet Horus, then It’s much more troublesome, it’s in charge of the order, which is a very troublesome point.”

"What does it need?" Ivan asked.

"If you have visited the museum, you will know that there are usually four stone jars containing the internal organs next to the mummy. They correspond to the four sons of Horus, which means kingship. The human head jar is used to hold the liver, and the baboon head jar is used for lungs, jackal-head jars for stomachs, and eagle-head jars for intestines." Zuo Sai said, exposing the sharp teeth in his mouth, "it's clear, isn't it? The ancient Egyptian gods have clearly told you everything you need. Future generations, we can know their preferences from many clues, as long as we do it, these are the top curses, cracking them will reveal the Pharaoh's treasure."

"It sounds really good!" Bill said in a sarcastic tone, and stepped forward to stop Ivan, "This is the main reason why you can always break those curses, because you know what they need."

"This is the easiest way, Mr. Weasley, we must pay attention to efficiency!" Zuoser turned to Ivan, his eyes flashing with a dangerous light, "You are Ivan Mason, the little wizard who applied to watch the Emerald Jade Record ?”

"It's me." Evan nodded.

"You should already know who I am. I heard that you learned alchemy with Nicole Flamel, so it shouldn't be too bad." Djoser continued, bypassing Bill in front of him, "There is no need to hide it, During the excavation of the sun ruins, we encountered a small problem and needed to use alchemy to solve it..."

Hearing this, Ai Wen understood why he came to find him. This goblin needs to help him solve that so-called little trouble.

Alchemy is very rare, most alchemists only touch the surface, and those who have a complete inheritance like Aiwen belong to the minority.

"Sorry, I don't have time..."

"Don't refuse in a hurry, human beings, without my help, you will never see Jade Records." Zuosai said, looking at Aiwen, "help my excavation team solve that trouble, I can let you watch now Cuiyulu, the treasure found in the ruins of the sun is also counted as your share."

"I don't seem to have any other choice." Ivan said, looking at this unpleasant goblin.

"This is a matter of mutual benefit, not coercion, Mr. Mason!" The goblin continued, showing an ugly smile, "I will stay here for a few days, if you want to join my excavation team, you can come to find me anytime I……"

Chapter 827 Hermione's Reasoning

"I don't like the goblin!" said Gabriel.

"No one likes it, this guy's malice is too obvious!" Hermione said, "What are you going to do, Ivan?"

"We have no other choice. If we want to watch Jade Records, we can only agree to him. This goblin is sure of this." Ai Wen replied that he doesn't like being forced, but the current situation is that he has to join the left Sai's excavation team.

Bill had told them earlier that Jade Records were kept deep in Gringotts.

Zuo Sai is one of the heads of Gringotts in Egypt, and has the right to decide whether Aiwen can watch the Jade Record.

"Exploring the ruins is a very dangerous thing, but don't worry too much." Bill said, "Ivan, I can go with you, if it's just to solve the problem of alchemy, you shouldn't encounter too much danger. "

"No matter what, we will be with you." Fu Rong frowned slightly.

The sudden invitation made several people not in the mood to continue shopping, and returned directly to the hotel after leaving Gringotts.

Bill found a lot of materials about Ramses II and the sun ruins from Gringotts, and they studied for a long time at night.

Judging from these materials, the great Ramses II is really a pharaoh who is infinitely close to the gods.

Remnants of his reign can be seen everywhere in Egypt, and a large number of ancient statues and inscriptions tell the story of the pharaoh's feats and courage, so that his image has been passed down through the ages and still stands the test of time.

There are too many legends and stories about him, and they can't be finished in a few days and nights.

Aiwen focused on the powerful magical power displayed by Ramses II, while Hermione and Gabriel were very interested in the love story between the pharaoh and his queen Nefertari.

"On Nefertari's tombstone, there is engraved the confession of Ramesses II's love for her: My love for you is unique, because you are the most beautiful in the world, and no one can replace you. When you are light Just walk by my side, and take away my heart." Hermione recited this sentence slowly, "Romantic, isn't it?"

Gabriel nodded vigorously, and followed the love story about Ramses II on the information.

The person who can write these words is not like a pharaoh who is as majestic as a god, but more like a young man who has just fallen in love. After reading these stories, the image of a perfect young king appeared in front of Ivan. It is unbelievable that he is also The most powerful spellcaster in the world at the time.