Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 329 Stepping on the spot ([-])

"Dear guests, my name is Nose Ring, and I will take you to your new vault."

Said the house-elf with a rosacea.

And Mike also showed a surprised look on his face when he heard this, and asked:
"Nose ring? Who are you, Griphook?"

"Griphook? That's my distant cousin." Nose Ring said contemptuously, "A poor and mean goblin! Do you know him, my guest?"

"Well, he was the one who took me to the vault before."

"Then you are too unfortunate. Griphook's driving skills are notoriously poor." Nose Ring patted his chest and said proudly, "I am the goblin with the best driving skills in the entire Gringotts!"

Neither Franklin nor Benjamin had a private vault before, so they both looked confused when they heard that. They didn't quite understand why the bank employee, the nose ring, should be proud of his excellent driving skills.

Mike, on the other hand, recalled the memory of accessing Jin Jialong in the past, and couldn't help but feel nauseous.

He really didn't understand why a monopoly company as big as Gringotts didn't do a good job in user experience?
What an era, the passage to the underground vault is still an outdated minecart!
Is it really that difficult to build a magic elevator like the Ministry of Magic?
Maybe that's why Muggle society wants to establish antitrust laws!
Thinking so, Mike followed the nose ring through the gate in the hall and came to the minecart.

At the same time, he also had a glimmer of expectation for the driving skills of the nose ring.

However, when the nose ring activates the minecart, Mike understands that driving a minecart on the track is not practical at all.

Especially when the minecart tracks are in disrepair.

The minecarts began to speed up like a group of wild horses that had run loose. Because the speed was so fast, the connection between the minecart and the track kept sparkling, coupled with the screams of Franklin and Benjamin, this It was like a scene from a horror movie!
But the screams belonged to the screams, Benjamin and Franklin still did not forget their work this time.

I saw them sitting on the bumpy mine cart, holding the handle with one hand, and pressing the other hand firmly on their own glasses to prevent the glasses from flying out.

At the same time, they are constantly looking around to ensure that the pair of magic glasses can record as many images as possible.

The small mine cart is constantly galloping on the track like a maze, and there are narrow passages all around.

I don't know how long it took, and it suddenly became clear to them that the mine cart had come to a huge underground space, and the slightly fresh but sulfur-smelling air hit everyone's faces, which made many people read science fiction. Benjamin had some not-so-good associations.

"Diagon Alley has long been rumored that the underground space of Gringotts has been dug to the center of the earth, and now with this strong smell of sulfur, the rumors are true, right? '

Thinking of this, Benjamin unconsciously began to look under the mine cart, but just after taking a look, he sucked in a breath of cold air.

Fire dragon!

Several fire dragons that looked about the size of ants were crouching deep in the ground, constantly spewing flames of different colors.

Benjamin hastily grabbed his glasses with both hands, trying to carefully record the distribution of the fire dragons.

However, the next moment, a burst of icy water poured on his head, cooling him down!
"Shet!"

Cursing, Benjamin eagerly wiped his glasses with the dry shirt inside his suit.

Seeing this, the nose ring laughed loudly and explained:
"Guest, that's Thiefproof Falls! It washes away all spells and magical disguises, and is one of our Gringotts defenses!"

"You should really tear it down, the experience of this thing is really bad! I don't believe you have no other way to identify the real identity of the user!"

Benjamin complained, but kept turning his head to look at the small waterfall, and at the same time silently wrote down the words of the nose ring.

Faced with Benjamin's complaints, Nose Ring didn't respond at all, and continued to concentrate on driving the mine cart, as if he wanted to show off his driving skills in front of Mike, the real boss.

Under the nose ring's "exquisite driving skills", everyone finally came to Mike's original secondary vault with sparks and lightning all the way.

When the mine cart stopped on the platform, both Benjamin and Franklin breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time cast a look of sympathy and admiration at Mike. How much did Mike, the minecart driven by Griphook, suffer?

But when they looked at Mike, they found that Mike's appearance was the same as before. Looking at themselves, the custom-made suit on his body was completely soaked, and Benjamin's proud big back was also soaked in water. Soggy mess.

Mike suppressed a smile and took out the key to open the vault.

At this time, the Galleons in Mike's vault had already piled up with the crazy expansion of the Los Santos Group, so it was no wonder that Gringotts would suggest that Mike change to a vault.

And when Franklin and Benjamin entered the vault, everyone was stunned. No one could remain calm in front of the ceiling-to-ceiling Jinshan.

Of course, I said people, not goblins.

The expression of the nose ring was quite indifferent. It worked silently, using the magic of the fairies to put all the Galleons into a small bag, and then led everyone back into the mine cart, ready to Go to the most heavily guarded area in the entire Gringotts, the first-level treasury group!

This treasury group specially prepared for ancient pure-blood families and top dignitaries is located at the bottom of the entire underground space, that is, on the edge of the breeding place for fire dragons and sphinxes.

When the mine cart stopped again, Benjamin, Franklin and the others finally had the opportunity to observe these monster guards up close.

There are still some creatures with advanced intelligence like Sphinx, and those fire dragons are really miserable.

Huge rusty iron chains penetrated directly into their bodies, firmly imprisoning them on the ground. Due to the fact that they have not seen the sun all year round, the scales on their bodies are abnormally white, and there are many scars all over them.

But even so, they are still very fierce.

As soon as they heard the brakes of the mine cart, they opened their bloody mouths and swooped over.

Seeing this, the nose ring frowned slightly, calmly took out a string of iron plates and shook them.

As a very special crisp sound came out, those originally ferocious fire dragons all showed painful expressions and retreated quickly, retreating to their corners.

"Oh, these unfamiliar beasts!"

Nose Ring looked at the fire dragons with contempt, raised his head, and led the crowd forward proudly.

Benjamin, Franklin and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, shocked in their hearts.

None of them are fools, and they have some knowledge about domesticating animals.

The performance of the fire dragons just now is obviously an instinct for the sound of the iron sheet. This instinct needs to be trained by very inhumane means. Only in this way can the fire dragons recall the pain when they heard the sound when they were tortured.

Although the space of the first-level treasury group is extremely large, even larger than the entire second-level and third-level treasury groups combined, it is obviously not fully utilized.

It took nearly 10 minutes for Mike and others to walk under the guidance of the nose ring before reaching a smooth stone gate. During these 10 minutes, they did not see any other stone gates!
"Sir, this is your treasury. In addition to the full set of prohibition protection we provide, you can also choose other services, such as engraving your family or personal unique emblem or seal on the stone gate, or you can also let We add more magic restrictions, for example, we can attach trigger-type copying spells and fire spells to the treasures in your vault, and anyone who touches them illegally will be burned and crushed to death by the constantly replicating treasures." Nose Ring rubbed his hands with a flattering smile, "Of course, these services require additional fees!"

"I'll fix everything that can be done!"

Mike Haomai's speech made the whole goblin in the nose ring happy. It clapped its hands excitedly, and then took out a bill and handed it to Mike.

1500 Gold Galleons.

That's what the nose ring says about the full package.

I have to say that the price is a bit expensive. The goblins of the nose ring are suspected of killing him, but Mike really doesn't care about money now. What he cares about is how to get Gringotts' defense system from the nose ring.

"Name, I can sign. But you can't cut corners for me in all security measures, understand?"

"Of course! We are Gringotts! Our service has always been the best!"

Mike remembered the minecart before, curled his lips, didn't bother to complain, and continued:
"I'm too lazy to understand these things. My secretary will discuss them with you."

Speaking of which, Mike handed the entire bill to Benjamin, and he led Franklin to visit the fire dragon and the Sphinx.

Looking at the dense list of prohibited items on the bill, Benjamin frowned.

Gringotts has been able to operate for so many years, after all, there are still some things, and Benjamin can see the trickiness of the things on this bill after a cursory glance.

But as the chairman, Mike had already issued an order, so Benjamin could only face the difficulties.

"Mr. Nose Ring, according to the bill, the door to the vault can only be opened by goblins?"

"Yes, Mr. Secretary." Nose Ring replied, "All the doors of the vaults here are equipped with unique magic. If you are not a fairy, you cannot open the doors of the vaults even if you hold the key."

"What if someone tries to force their way in?"

"You don't have to worry at all. Our gate is extremely strong and will never be forcibly broken open. And the moment an intruder touches the gate, they will be sucked into the gate and suffocate. We will open the vault gate every ten years to check, that is In order to check whether there is a body inside."

The nose ring spoke proudly, but Benjamin sensed the key point in his words when he heard the words, and hurriedly flipped through the catalog on the bill.

After a while, Benjamin smiled.

"Mr. Nose Ring, I saw the prohibition against the Disappearing spell on the list. Can this prohibition restrict goblins and house-elves?"

"Of course, without this restriction, we would not use minecarts as a means of transportation."

"And what about the Portkey?"

The smile on Nose Ring's face suddenly froze.

"When...of course!"

"Oh? Is that really true?"

"Of course! We're Gringotts! Don't you think we're such a large corporation that we can't even think of such a thing?"

Nose Ring roared in embarrassment, and the smile on Benjamin's face became even brighter when he saw this.

"Okay then, Mr. Nose Ring, let's skip this question and go straight to the next one."

……

Three hours later, Benjamin closed the bill and said to the nose ring with a serious expression:

"Mr. Nose Ring, in view of your bank's security measures, I think the asking price of 1500 Galleons is too high, and 1000 Galleons is the correct pricing."

And the nose ring opposite Benjamin was already haggard. In the past three hours, the hateful secretary in front of him asked almost every item on the list. But this secretary is completely nitpicking, even if it is the most perfect measure, he can pick out the shortcomings from it!
This can wear out the nose ring!
Now he has no desire to continue entangled with Benjamin at all, even if Benjamin is a bit ruthless at the price, he doesn't care at the moment.

Waving his hands, the nose ring said weakly:

"Listen to you, listen to you!"

Hearing this, Benjamin was overjoyed, and hurriedly tore the bill into pieces, and drew up a new bill of 1000 Galleons with the nose ring, and then handed the new bill to Mike proudly.

"Oh, did you kill this much?" Mike looked at the figures on the bill and said to Benjamin in surprise, "But I'm not short of money, so I'll give you the 500 Galleons I saved as a bonus."

"thank you boss!"

Benjamin hurriedly bowed to thank him, laughing so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.

The nose ring on the side saw that Qi's nose was crooked, and only then did he understand.

Why does the secretary in front of him have to bargain so hard? His boss is a man who is not short of money, and the money he kills will eventually go into his pocket.

Immediately, the nose ring felt that he had lost [-] million yuan.

Mike signed the bill readily, handed over the money to Nose Ring and Benjamin on the spot, and then turned around and walked towards the mine cart.

And Benjamin counted out 500 gold coins from the 100 gold Galleons, and secretly stuffed them into the nose ring in a corner where no one could see.

As soon as the heavy bag was in his hands, the indignation on Nose Ring's face disappeared, replaced by extreme astonishment.

"Mr. Nose Ring, here is a tip for you." Benjamin blinked at the nose ring and said, "I will come here often to help our boss deposit and withdraw Gold Galleons. Please take care of me in the future."

The nose ring is an old employee of Gringotts. Just weighed it and knew that there would be no shortage of gold coins in the belt. Hearing Benjamin say this, a smile appeared on his face in an instant. Jin Jialong's attack also turned into sincere joy.

"You're still very good!" Nose Ring patted Benjamin's arm and said, "Don't worry, leave all these trivial matters to me!"

(End of this chapter)