Sword and Magic and Taxi

After the short exam season, Hogwarts is once again on vacation. winter vacation. Because it doesn't even feel as long as the Christmas and New Year's holidays, many students choose to stay at Hogwarts, either preparing for next semester's classes or participating in Quidditch team training. Some senior students, especially those who have passed the ordinary wizard level examination, will go to Hogsmeade to work, hoping to one day start their own business.

As Zhao Mai expected, his environment-tolerating potion was quickly welcomed by his classmates and became one of the tools that must be prepared for the new semester. Barbara showed her talent in alchemy and potions. Thanks to her efforts, potions were never out of stock. In just over twenty days, the potion shop had an income of 112 gold coins - you must know that a magic wand only costs a few gold coins.

Zhao Mai took out twenty gold coins as a bonus to reward Barbara for her efforts, and then came to Gringotts with the remaining money. It all started with Gringotts. What he said before leaving made Xiaohua worried. With 88 gold coins, you can apply to open a personal account here, own an underground cave, and pass it down from generation to generation. Wizarding families will choose to let the goblins of Gringotts take care of their wealth. For example, the Potter family owns vault No. 687, and vault No. 713 belongs to Dumbledore.

Dragon Roar? This name is really weird. The goblins of Gringotts have always been serious. They do not serve wizards, but the wizards' gold coins, so they don't say too many strange things. The numbers of all vaults are random, and the doors vary according to the level of requirements and commission fees. But even the simplest wooden door will be very safe. It is the goblins and goblin magic that protect Gringotts.

Oh, then the simplest wooden door will be fine. There is no extra charge for that, right?

The goblin squeezed out a long Hmm from his long nose, adjusted his small glasses with his slender fingers, and said slowly: Let me see which other room has a wooden door. Oh, No. 666.

666? Zhao Mai nodded: That's it.

The goblin raised his eyes, looked at Zhao Mai through the lenses for a while, and then nodded: Then No. 666. You are very welcome to choose Gringotts' service. We will put your deposit in the vault No. 666.

I want to take a look at my treasury. Zhao Mai said, Although there are only 88 gold coins, I can put them there myself.

The goblin's eyes paused on Zhao Mai's face for a few seconds, and then said: Of course, you make the decision about your treasury and your time.

A young goblin named Gryhawk serves them. It was short in stature, but extremely nimble. It ran forward and backward with a rickety miner's lamp in its hand, and jumped into the mine cart with an easy hurdle movement.

For Zhao Mai, the mine car seemed a bit small, and the steel seats were torture for the buttocks and knees. They moved along the winding passage, like walking through a maze, up, down, left, right, left and right. The small minecart moves forward at high speed, trying to stun the passengers as fast as possible. Most wizards get a headache and forget the path. Zhao Mai watched all the way, stuffing what he saw into the memory crystal. Although he was also knocked unconscious, the entire process was recorded, including the vaults he passed.

They continued downward, passing through the gates of numerous vaults. The vault numbers here are only three digits, from 001 to 999. Actually, there is not such a big number. It is only more than 700 rooms now. The wizard can't use that many numbers. Grihawk stood upside down on the edge of the mine cart and winked at Zhao Mai: You are really smart, choose To vault No. 666.

Why do you say that?

Because vault No. 666 is the strongest, except for the door, of course. Grihawk said: This vault originally belonged to the Ministry of Magic, and they used the strongest doors and walls to protect the things inside. Then one day, The Ministry of Magic decided not to renew the contract for Vault 666 and removed the door, then replaced it with a wooden door. In terms of the internal area of ​​the vault, Vault 666 ranks among the top three.

Then I'm really lucky. Zhao Mai made a friendly expression and secretly used his psychic powers to influence the goblin: Can you tell me why no one has ever used vault 666?

Wizards are very superstitious, and they later claimed that they didn't like this number. Moreover, vault 666 is almost at the bottom of Gringotts, and the journey is bumpy. To be honest, you are the most physically fit wizard I have ever seen. So far, I haven’t shown any signs of discomfort.”

Someone once said that I was a dragon. Zhao Mai smiled, and the goblin also smiled. It has been affected by psychic powers and began to slowly take off its guard against Zhao Mai. Grihawk turned over, sat opposite Zhao Mai, and boasted to him: In the entire Gringotts, there are only three goblins who can persist to the bottom level. I am one of them, so I can be sure that You said you are not a dragon!

Why do you say that?

Because I have seen a dragon! The goblin snapped his fingers and whistled fiercely. Following the whistle, a ball of fire burst out in the darkness in the distance, and then quickly disappeared under the cover of dark rocks.

The dragon is there, as one of the strongest guards of Gringotts. Grihawk licked the sharp teeth with his tongue, and then said with a smile: That is a stupid and greedy dragon, absolutely not Friendly and chatty as you are. Oh, here we are.”

Vault No. 666 is indeed at the bottom of Gringotts, because the rails for the moving minecarts end here. The ground was solid beneath their feet, and there were no deeper mines. The air here is cold, wrapped in a damp chill, reminiscent of a place where the undead sleep.

The treasury door is ten meters high and about the same width. You could tell that there used to be a deadbolt for a solid metal door, but now it's just two thin wooden doors resting on top. The goblin's lantern can only illuminate a distance of about two steps around, but Zhao Mai's eyes have adapted to the darkness through evolution, so he sees everything carefully. He noticed the scorched black marks on the ground and the human-like black shadows on the wall. They were definitely caused by magic attacks, and only an instant of extremely high temperature could complete such a creation.

There was only a simple padlock on the vault door, which would never have cost more than half a pound. The goblin lifted a stone next to the gate, took the key from underneath, and unlocked it in a second. Zhao Mai smiled bitterly. He had indeed found a corresponding and suitable place to place his 88 gold coins.