Chapter 12: The Big Shot? Is it big?
The Eternal Mist?
This is a word that never appeared in the original book, and it is also possible that Dumbledore's level of finding someone to make up the story is not good.
The speed of the rail car is constant at a relatively smooth stage.
Bagorod was also a little nervous, he checked the lantern again, turned his head and reminded:
"Honorable Sir, and Honorable Madame Perenal, do not try to stick your limbs out of the car and remain in this position.
Also try not to make a sound, it only takes a short time for us to be able to pass through the fog. β
Zhang Xiao and Perenal nodded together, and Perenal's bracelet halo flowed, and it was very good-looking.
After only a short while, Zhang Xiao saw a dense fog blocking the way in front of him.
The gray mist boiled and rolled, but the strange thing was that the mist didn't seem to spread, but snuggled lazily together.
Occasionally, a trace of mist escaped, and it quickly retracted as if frightened.
Zhang Xiao wanted to use the magic eye to see it, but he was afraid that if he did this, he would make this fog change.
After thinking about it again and again, I still gave up this idea, and I am not a reckless person, so why bother with it.
As the railcar approached the mist, the dim light of the hand-held lamp embedded in front of the railcar suddenly turned blood-red.
The fog parted immediately from the blood-red light, revealing the original tracks, and the railcar slid into the passageway, and the surroundings suddenly darkened.
As if driving into a deep tunnel, not far from the rail car was the strange fog, only the friction of the rail car and the light of the lantern.
There was silence all around, and Perenal had closed her eyes, and this oppressive atmosphere made her very uncomfortable, but Zhang Xiao insisted on watching.
He just took to heart Bagorod's warning, pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth, and gritted his teeth, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
At a certain moment, Zhang Xiao felt as if she had seen something, but when she turned her gaze away, there was nothing.
He thought for a moment, slowly shifted his body, and pressed his face against the cold rail door.
This does not leave the range of the car, but it is closer to the fog.
So Zhang Xiao knew why Bogorode repeatedly advised not to stretch his limbs out of the car.
Because the moment Zhang Xiao brought his face closer, he saw a pale face appear in the fog.
No, not one.
Even though it was against the roof of the mouth, Zhang Xiao still felt that he wanted to inhale and make some sound.
Because pale faces appeared on the fog so abruptly, they followed their example and put their faces on the edge of the mist.
I wanted to pounce on them, but the light from the lantern was like an invisible wall, firmly holding them back.
This is the secret hidden in the eternal mist?
And what are these faces?
Zhang Xiao sat up straight again quietly, looked at his nose and nose, looked at his heart, calmed down, and pretended not to see anything.
But out of the corner of his eye, he clearly saw that the faces showed a disappointed look, and slowly retreated and disappeared into the depths of the mist.
The fog was not thick, and it didn't take long for a glimmer of light to suddenly appear at the end of the fog, obviously in a hole in the ground that I don't know how deep, but it was like dawn outside compared to the fog.
It seems that someone quietly turned off the mute button, and all kinds of sounds once again filled everyone's ears.
Relieved, Bogorod turned the lantern and turned the blood-red glow back into dusk.
"Well, we have successfully left the Eternal Mist, noble sir, honorable Madame Perenar, and see, is there a safer protection than this?"
Perenal let out a long sigh, and she nodded undeniably:
"Yes, it's safe, but I want to ask me if I have to go through something so dangerous every time I withdraw money?
Needless to say, it's not dangerous, I've lived so long, and I'm more sensitive to danger than you can imagine, and I can clearly feel that I'm walking with death just now. β
It's so beautiful, is this what people are old and good?
Zhang Xiao secretly applauded in her heart, the eternal fog just now was obviously very tricky, and it could be called the only thing that she didn't have any impression of.
Touched their own knowledge blind spots.
I wanted to talk about this fog, but there was no good starting point, but now Perenal's questioning was just right.
The vault should indeed be heavily guarded, but everything inside should be controllable, and if it is so dangerous to withdraw money, then there is no need for the top rich people in the wizarding world to save money at all.
"No, no, no, of course not, ma'am."
It didn't seem to be the first time that Bogrode had explained this question, and he said with great skill: "Madame Perenal, in fact, the Eternal Mist is not a creation of the elves.
It is naturally formed. β
"Naturally formed?" Zhang Xiao asked curiously, at this time, it was very appropriate to ask the question, fully playing the image of a young man with strong curiosity.
"Yes, sir, when we dig deep underground, the fog comes out of nowhere, and together they become the fog of eternity.
We tried a lot of things to get the fog to dissipate, but all failed. β
Bogrodra lowered the lever, the rail car got faster and faster, and he turned back with memories on his face:
"But rest assured, the Eternal Mist isn't always there, it rarely comes out, and even when it does, we have very mature technology to pass through it."
In other words, this extremely dangerous fog does not come out all the time
Zhang Xiao nodded thoughtfully, no wonder there was no mention of this in the original book, maybe Harry and they came just in time for the Eternal Mist holiday?
Zhang Xiao had the heart to ask again, especially since he wanted to know what those things in the fog were, but Bogrod had already changed the subject, chattering about Gringotts' vaults.
The railcars were still galloping, and Bogrode pointed to the occasional protruding platform on the rock wall of the cavern:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Gringotts' vault within the number 50, Gringotts is trusted by the entire wizarding world, not only wizards, but also the rich of other races.
Over there is the Queen's Vault. β
Bogrode casually said that it was a secret thing in the wizarding world, and the two people on this railcar, one was Perenal Lemay, the wife of the legendary alchemist Nick Lemay.
He also enjoys high prestige in the Fairy Country, and the other one is even more incredible, the heir of the Eastern Dao Sect, who can destroy the power of the Fairy Country.
So Bogrode didn't think it was a big deal to reveal the owner of the vault - as long as the two were willing to deposit a large sum of gold in Gringotts.
If the owner of the gold dies and happens to lose an heir, such as Nick Lemay, then the treasures will go to Gringotts.
This is the main reason why the elves are keen on big customers, because everyone knows that wealthy pure-blood families have thin heirs and are very prone to extinction.
As for the Weasleys, a poor family with many children and grandchildren, they were an outlier.
But does Meiwa have a queen?
Before Zhang Xiao could figure out this problem, the rail car suddenly began to slow down, and with the screeching sound of brakes, the rail car stopped steadily on a huge platform.
I don't know how deep it is underground, Zhang Xiao helped Perenal out of the rail car, and Perenal's words didn't really mean much along the way, but every time he was on point.
Her main task is not to spy on the news, but to take control of the 'gadgets' given to her by Nick Lemay. β
"Honorable Sir, Honorable Madame Perenar, here we are."
Bogrod jumped off the railcar and finally spoke to the elf armor following him for the first time:
"Give me the jingle - hurry!"
Without saying a word, Fairy Armor pulled out a strange object that resembled a small shovel from behind his waist, except that the handle was short, but the shovel head was large.
Bogrode took the jingle piece and instructed again:
"Please keep up with me laterβdon't be left behind."
If I'm not mistaken, the one in front should be the fire dragon?
Zhang Xiao muttered in her heart, but the pace of progress did not stop.
They turned a corner, and Zhang Xiao suddenly stopped, looking at everything in front of him in shock.
A huge fire dragon was tethered to the ground in front of it, preventing people from approaching the deepest vault there.
Confined to the ground for too long, the dragon's scales had become pale and loose, its eyes were cloudy pink, and its hind legs were heavily shackled, with thick chains attached to massive stakes driven deep into the stone ground.
But these are not the point, what really shocked Zhang Xiao was that this dragon was covered with a huge, shiny fairy armor.
Its large, spiky wings were tucked at its sides, filling the entire basement if unfolded, covered in a thin layer of metal, like a metal dragon.
Not only the wings, but even the dragon's ugly head was encased in a helmet that fit snugly.
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Zhang Xiao was dumbfounded and looked at the dragon in front of him that was more than twice as terrifying.
Memories of the armored trolls he had seen in the Forbidden Forest in his first year came back to life.
Reality once again shattered what I had seen, yes, there were indeed dragons, but this is the dragon that Audio-Technica faced?
An inexplicable absurdity came up, but after the absurdity, Zhang Xiao had a strange feeling that it was really so.
No matter what, the slots in the original book are so big that I don't know how to complain.
It's great to have a dragon in the vault first, but one fact needs to be established.
To be able to break through many levels, a giant dragon is really nothing.
Especially in the Goblet of Fire, the little wizard directly faces the fire dragon, and there are many ways to make the fire dragon lose its role as a guard.
So it's really outrageous to use a fire dragon at this juncture, and it's better to put a few Dementors or something.
The second slot is to use [Loose Force] to break the chain of the fire dragon.
This is a magical plot that Zhang Xiao almost saw the cerebral thrombosis.
A chain that can be broken by ordinary spells, and the dragon can't break free on its own?
This is a dragon, a dragon that can also spew high-temperature dragon flames! Its breath is enough to melt gold and iron!
It's as outrageous as if you lock the main battle tank with the chain lock of the locked bicycle, and you can still lock it!
Zhang Xiao looked at the huge chain engraved with intricate and exquisite patterns and fairy words, and was completely numb
A full set of fairy products!
The dragon's armor and fairy chains blocked the road of the original book, and Zhang Xiao even had an idea that was right.
Anyway, the headache should be Lao Deng, and they can look at the vault with peace of mind.
"It's not very good at it." "But that makes it even more brutal." But we have a way to control it.
Please keep up with me-"
Bogrode lifted the ding-bell, which resembled a shovel, and shook it vigorously.
The jingle makes a loud and crisp ding-dong sound, like a small hammer smashing on an anvil.
The dragon let out a terrible wail and cowered back desperately.
"Please keep the news of the presence of dragons beneath Gringotts confidential, although we make sure we are safe enough and that dragons do not escape Gringotts.
But the Ministry of Magic has expressed some concern, so we need to keep it a secret. β
Bogrod shook the piece and turned the corner, and the noise echoed between the stone walls, which was amplified many times, and the noisy people had a headache.
The dragon let out another hoarse roar and stepped back. Zhang Xiao could see it trembling, and when he got closer, he saw the terrible scars on its face, guessing that it had been trained to fear the fiery sword as soon as he heard the sound of Ding Dong.
Soon, they were spared from the dragon's side and came to the huge vault that the dragon guarded behind them.
Nine huge metal doors lined up silently around, and Bogrod put down the jingle pieces, spread his hands, and with pride, bent down slightly, and introduced:
"Gringotts' deepest vault β numbers 1-9! It is also Gringotts' most heavily defended vault and is known as the vault that will never fall.
As long as you keep your wealth here, even the end of the world will not be able to shake your coffers. β
Perenal finally showed an interested expression, and she asked slowly, with a little scrutiny, faintly:
"Oh? Director Bogrod, I've seen a lot of Gringotts' security along the way, and I'm satisfiedβ"
A smile appeared on Bogrod's face, why did he work so hard? And not because Perenal and Chang are going to use a joint vault?
Merlin's gold! The most mysterious family of alchemists in the West, who have held the Philosopher's Stone for thousands of years, and the incomparably powerful heirs of the East - they share a single vault, which must be the largest in Gringotts!
"But before that, I want to know who are the same grade vaults as me?"
Perenal's gaze wandered back and forth over several massive doorways.
Bogrod's face froze, and he said dryly:
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I can only guarantee that the people who have a vault here are all important figures in the wizarding world, but the specific customer information I-I need to keep it a secret."
Zhang Xiao's expression perked up, and her spirit was shaken, and it was time for me to play my role again!
Don't say it, this little Heavenly Master's identity is really easy to use
He frowned and asked in a puzzled tone:
"Oh? Big shot?
Is it big? β
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(End of chapter)