Chapter 381: The Lair (4,000 words, ask for a monthly pass)
Xenophilius Lovegood never imagined that there would be such a large underground vault in Hogwarts Castle.
He was standing on the side of a large, wide cavern, surrounded by massive stone pillars carved with intricate and ornate openwork magical inscriptions, their towering supports dissolving into the ceiling in the darkness of the heights.
The magic torches that lingered around emitted an orange halo, but in this vast space, these sporadic lights were as small as fireflies, and it was impossible to dispel the darkness in the underground caverns.
Xenophilius Lovegood can only guess by imagination how vast this place really is.
But for Lovegood, it didn't really matter how big it wasβin the middle of the cavern, there was a blinding golden light, reflected by a mountain-like mountain.
The unimaginable wealth of the wizarding world lay there silently, radiating its own light without any disturbance, and looking around with the golden light, mountains of silver and copper coins spread into the darkness in the distance.
Not only that, but the entire underground cavern was filled with all kinds of gold and silver jewels, and those silver and copper were even pressed to the bottom like decorations or foreshadowing, and there were cubes around them, as if countless small pieces of paper had been cut into small pieces.
Above and around these coins, there are countless unminted gold and precious stones, as well as finely carved works of art, and on the surrounding walls, Xenophilius Lovegood can faintly see chain mail, helmets, axes, swords, guns, and halberds hanging from the walls.
In the dim distance, there seemed to be many large urns containing countless treasures......
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Xenophilius Lovegood forgot to breathe, and in his decades of life experience, there are simply no words to describe and describe the scene in front of him. He had heard all the rumors of boasting of wealth and Gringotts' treasures, but the splendour, the temptation, the richness of the gold and silver jewels, had surpassed his imagination!
"That's what it is...... All the treasures of Gringotts?"
As if he had been stunned for a century, Xenophilius rolled his throat and said in a hoarse voice.
Faced with such a shocking scene, there is no other reason for him to explain other than his previous speculation in "Singing and Singing" - Hogwarts, or Albus Dumbledore, the patron saint of the wizarding world, has long been secretly in control of the entire Gringotts.
"Gringotts, no, it's a Hogwarts ......"
Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, explaining unhurriedly.
The old man replied, but his eyes were mainly fixed on the white-haired ball with an unpredictable expression on the sideβat some point, he had already drawn his wand, and his fingers were gently caressing the bulging scab on the elderberry wand.
Although he didn't know as much about the scriptures as Grindelwald, Dumbledore was one of the wizards at the pinnacle of the world, and a little hint was enough for him to figure out Elena's reliance.
The explosion spell with an unconventional effect, and the effect of activating the second sequence of magic [UR], to a certain extent, strengthen one's own powerβwild and uncontrollable wild power?
If Dumbledore guessed correctly, the milky "Rua" was probably a spell that activated the magic of the Script.
However, the image of the "berserk gangster" that Dumbledore had envisioned did not appear.
For Elena, now that she has understood that she has been put together by the old radish and the old potato, especially after her few hole cards have all been set out by the spicy old radish, the wisest thing to do is to silently take out a small notebook and write it down - in the future, these two old guys will soon understand the fate of offending a chef.
The most important thing now is to eat the wings that are almost brought to your mouth first.
After all, since Dumbledore personally brought everyone to the underground vault, it means that from the old wizard's point of view, he also approved Elena's idea of pulling "Singing Contradiction" into the gang...... Of course, part of this may also be due to the accurate brain supplement results of Xenophilius Lovegood's previous attempts.
"Mr. Lovegood, what appears to you now is the huge fortune that Hogwarts acquired after it was mortgaged to Gringotts. As you might have guessed, yes, everything is under Professor Dumbledore's control. β
Compared to Mr. Lovegood, who was in a state of stupor, Elena, who had already seen Jinshan once, was undoubtedly much calmer, and explained to the wizard beside her.
It's just that as she spoke, the girl's eyes swept over the golden mountain in front of her, and a thick confusion still appeared on her face.
"But...... How can there be so much more?"
She was under the impression that the deal for Gringotts did not involve the equivalent of anything other than currency, the gems, gold, artefacts, and even the armor and weapons that filled the caverns......
"Grindelwald, sure enough! I just knew it was like this!"
At this moment, Xenophilius Lovegood's eyes widened with excitement, and he picked up a well-made artifact not far away, and looked closely at the familiar triangular eye symbol imprinted on it.
"Since the fall of Gellert Grindelwald, in addition to the saints who disappeared overnight, the huge wealth that Grindelwald accumulated when he swept through most of the wizarding world has also disappeared from everyone's sight along with Newmengard Castle...... I didn't expect them to be at Hogwarts all along!"
"There's something to do with Gellert Grindelwald, but you're not entirely accurate. β
Dumbledore shrugged his shoulders and looked at the two people in front of him, especially Elena blinked and explained calmly.
"In fact, this batch of artifacts, gems, and gold was only transferred to Hogwarts Castle in the last week, and before that, they were indeed sealed in Newmontard Castle. Of course, those chain mail, helmets, axes, swords, guns and halberds are the savings of Hogwarts over the years. β
Hearing Dumbledore's explanation, Elena glanced at the mountain of gold, silver and jewels that seemed to be larger than when she received it at the time, and raised her eyebrows noncommittally - no wonder Old Potato was so depressed as the first Dark Lord, and he co-authored it because of the domestic violence decades ago and handed over the family's property rights.
However, since it fell into the underground vault of Hogwarts, it can be regarded as her future asset.
After a slight pause, Dumbledore turned his head to look at Xenophilius Lovegood and asked softly.
"So, Mr. Lovegood, what do you think now?"
For Albus Dumbledore, the biggest reason that prompted him to agree to Elena's plan was not actually the bright future that the girl portrayed. Rather, as the editor-in-chief of "Singing Contradictory", Xenophilius Lovegood has been able to accurately understand his and Elena's movements almost every time in the past month.
This familiar prophetic ability reminded Dumbledore of Kassandra Trelawney, a once famous soothsayer in the wizarding world, whose great-great-granddaughter, Sybil Trelawney, was still a professor of divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Especially before Hogwarts and the wizarding world could undergo a seismic upheaval, Dumbledore would naturally be on the lookout for something as special as Xenophilius Lovegood - and he knew full that the young wizard, while looking idealistic, also knew a lot about normal ways to survive.
"I, this ......"
Facing Dumbledore's blue gaze, Lovegood, who had been immersed in shock before, instantly came to his senses, and the wizard looked around, his eyes fell on Luna, who was standing not far from the pile of gold coins, and his face turned pale for a moment.
Xenophilius Lovegood suddenly reacted to a terrible thing, and sometimes it is not the right thing to know too many secrets...... Especially, when his only little moon has been involved in this incident.
"Then, I won't bother the two of you to discuss. β
Elena raised an eyebrow, glanced at Xenophilius Lovegood who had fallen silent, and showed a devilish smile of extra satisfaction, and looked at Dumbledore and nodded, lightly making up for the final slash.
"Professor Dumbledore, I'll leave it to you, I'll go and stay with Miss Lovegood. β
Looking at Luna's little Lori, who was holding the flat-headed owl in a daze, and looking at Jin Shan in a daze, Elena was suddenly in a slightly better mood - although she was put together by the two old guys, they would never have imagined that since the first letter, she has never been "Singing Against the Tune" or Xenophilius Lovegood.
Money is cold, and to this extent it is no different from sand, but wings are different.
"Luna, I didn't have any gifts for the first time we met. β
I saw Elena come to Luna with brisk steps, bent down, grabbed a handful of gold gallons from the ground, stuffed them into Little Lori's arms, and waved her hand around quite generously.
"These gold gallons should be considered as gifts, you can take as much as you want, and go buy something you like. β
Elena said, the little hair on her head dangled proudly, if the entire underground cavern was compared to the treasure cave of the Demon King, then she was the Demon King entrenched here - this feeling of a domineering president is really amazing.
At that moment, Luna's fluttering voice rang in her ears.
"But ......"
Luna hesitated for a moment, looked at the enthusiastic girl of the same age in front of her, and shrank back a little timidly holding her little fat.
"I just want to find the real [Scimitar-horned snorer], can these golden gallons buy a [scimitar-horned snorer]?"
"Huh?!"
The smile on Elena's face froze...... Something seems wrong?
"Or maybe it's Agubashjit," Luna said with a serious expression as she hesitated, looking at Elena with silver-gray eyes, "It is said that the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has bred one. β
"Aruba...... What's going on?"
Elena blinked, repeating Luna's words with some difficulty.
"Not Aruba, it's Agubashgit? (Umgubular Slashkilter)γ β
Luna Lovegood shook her head, correcting Elena's pronunciation, her tone becoming less frightened than before.
"This was specially bred by Mr. Fudge to fight against the Black Leopa forces of the Gringotts elves, and if you've followed the previous issues of "Singing the Tune" before, you must have heard of those fiery creatures that gallop across the land and can burn everything in front of them. β
"Uh, that's it......"
The corners of Elena's mouth couldn't help twitching, looking at Luna's little Lori in front of her, a sense of powerlessness suddenly rose.
She even began to think about whether to take advantage of this opportunity to simply let Grindelwald tie up Cornelius Fudge, and then feed a dozen spitting potions in front of Luna to shatter some unrealistic rumors - since Dumbledore was really on her side, then the one who was dealing with the Ministry of Magic upstairs at this time must be the old potato with a black heart.
It's just that judging from the current situation, the odds of Grindelwald selling her seem to be a little higher.
Therefore, if you want to attack Luna's little angel, you really have to find your own way.
Elena pondered for a moment, and then suddenly her eyes lit up - there it is!
"I'm sorry, I don't know much about this, can you tell me more about that?"
As she spoke, Elena skillfully took Luna's little hand and sat down on a comfortable pile of gold coins, her blue eyes flashing with a bright and confident look, and she said in a seductive tone.
"In exchange, I can tell you lots of stories about wonderful and adorable magical beasts that you have never heard before, such as Pikachu, Eevee, Wonderful Frog Seed, ......"
Isn't it just a story, if it is a serious discussion of magical beasts that exist in the wizarding world, Elena may not be able to be better than Luna Lovegood, who has been obsessed with magical beasts since childhood, after all, people are also children who have lived in the wizarding world since childhood.
However, if she was only talking about some fictional magical creatures, she had enough illustrated books in her mind to write at least a dozen copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - you know, even if she was done talking about Pokemon, she could also talk about Agumon, Blue-Eyed White Dragon, Tustin Dog, Storm Spirit, Stinging Serpent, Tam ......
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