days at Hogwarts

Chapter 270 Entering the Pyramid

Without walking too far, the two of them visited several shops near Gringotts.

There was no one on the street in the early morning, and the shop assistants seemed to have just woken up.The clerk of this magic supplies store only welcomed the two of them when they entered the store, and then lazily hid behind the counter, showing no intention of coming out to guide them.

Loren approached the shelf and looked at the various gold bracelets and earrings displayed on it... Two items caught his attention: "A gold mask that allows people to breathe underwater, and a gold scepter that can adjust the temperature around them?"

Hermione looked at the price tag and said in surprise: "It's so cheap, only one galleung for each item!"

Loren picked up the golden scepter and looked at it carefully before his eyes.He is now more or less an alchemist, and he can see some clues about alchemical creations of this level.

"It's not gold, it's brass. The magic circle on it is carved with the body fluids of magical animals. It will lose its magic power after three to five years." Loren put down the scepter and looked at the mask again, "This one is about the same."

"No wonder it's so cheap." Hermione hesitated and asked, "What bodily fluids are you talking about?"

"Blood, sweat, saliva and even urine." Loren sighed in admiration. "What a groundbreaking thinking. Using body fluids to depict the alchemy circle greatly reduces the material cost."

Hermione looked at Loren seriously: "You don't need to learn this, at least don't use urine."

Loren was stunned for a moment and laughed.

In the end, they bought these two things, and also bought a few crucibles with Egyptian characteristics. The overall size was larger than the British crucibles, and they were bulging, like clay pots.

after an hour.

The two returned to the entrance of Gringotts to meet Professor Babling.

Professor Babling was still wearing a close-fitting black robe that showed off her exquisite curves. The large hood that came with the robe covered her head, making her look mature and elegant.

"You've been waiting for a long time!" Professor Babling smiled and came towards them, followed by an elf and a wizard, both wearing Gringotts uniforms.

The goblin is wearing a small suit, is short in stature, has a pair of long pointed ears, a nose that protrudes from the face like a vertebra, and thick, pointed nails on his fingers.

Loren and Hermione's eyes were unconsciously drawn to the wizard. He had long fiery red hair tied into a long ponytail. He was tall and had an earring hanging from it. A small fan-like thing, wearing a pair of boots made of fire dragon skin.

He wouldn't look out of place at a rock concert, not even the most fashionable hippie in Muggle society.

Loren's eyes stopped on his red hair, and she had a vague suspicion in her heart.

Before everyone could speak, they heard the goblin, who was shorter than a child, shouting in a rough voice: "Why are there two children, Babling? That is a dangerous pyramid tomb, not a wooden house for little wizards to explore!" "

"This is my assistant. Don't forget what we agreed. If there are disagreements within the pyramid, I can leave at any time." Babling stabbed her in a polite way, turning her head to show her face to Loren and Hermione. With a bright smile, "Let me introduce, this is your senior Bill Weasley, who is now the Curse Breaker of Gringotts. These are Loren Morgan and Hermione Granger."

Bill stood up, smiled and shook hands with the two of them: "Hello, it seems you have recognized my hair."

"Yeah, Ron always talks about his brother who got 12 certificates in OWLs." Loren said with a smile.

"Professor Babbling said that both of you are the first in your grade, and I guess you will also achieve this achievement. You will know when the time comes. It will still be mentioned by others many years after graduation, as if this is the only thing worth showing off in your life. Same." Bill shrugged.

"Is this some kind of blessing?" Hermione was pleased with the compliment.

Bill was stunned for a moment, and then laughed heartily: "Yes, this is a blessing!"

He laughed for a while before stopping: "You are exactly as Ron described, Loren and Hermione, I will remember you."

"By the way, Ron, he-" Loren was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"Enough!" The goblin let out a shrill roar as if he had endured it for a long time. "If you want to hold a class reunion here, my suggestion is, not now!"

"Be patient, Mr. Lock Cylinder." Babling comforted the goblin, although her tone may have annoyed it more. "The pyramid is right there. It won't suddenly grow legs, stand up and run away. Besides, there are so many people there. If we fail to discover the secrets of the pyramids, it will be useless no matter how early we go."

Only then did Loren know the name of this goblin...the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder of the treasure house door?

"I don't need the secret of the pyramid." The fairy lock cylinder was still refuting Babuling's words with a ferocious expression. The next sentence showed a greedy smile on her face, "I just want you to take me to the pyramid and cast the pyramid into pure gold." Just retrieve Gringotts from the tower."

Bill explained to the two people who were unfamiliar with the situation: "This time the pyramid suddenly appeared from the folded and hidden space. It still maintains the original appearance when it was built thousands of years ago. The spire is made of pure gold. It is estimated that there are Tens of thousands of pounds. Those greedy guys in Gringotts are going crazy dreaming about that spire."

Professor Babling nodded and said in a mocking tone: "In order for Mr. Lock and the other goblins in Gringotts to have a good sleep, let's set off."

"For the sake of gold!" The fairy lock snorted a few times and took out a silver key from his arms, "You know how to use the door key."

Several people gathered around the goblin, squatted down and put their index fingers on the silver key.

The silver key in the early morning brought with it a refreshing chill, and Hermione suddenly thought, wouldn't it be better to apparate at such a close distance? Why must a portkey be used?

Before he could ask anything, the door key was activated instantly.

It is completely different from the feeling of being squeezed by a rubber tube when apparating. It seems that there is a hook behind the belly button and it is suddenly hooked forward with irresistible momentum. The whole person is pulled up by the hook and flies forward like the wind. Flying, there is a strong suction force that tightly sucks the fingers to prevent them from falling out.

After an unknown amount of time, Loren and Hermione felt their feet hit the ground, and they had to lean on each other to prevent them from falling.Barbling and Bill seemed very experienced and landed firmly on the ground.

The goblin named Lock Cylinder fell to the ground and let out a cry of pain: "I knew it! This happens every time I use the door key with you tall people!"

Loren raised his head and glanced around. The white tarpaulin was supported by wooden frames. They seemed to be in a simple tent.

Bill held the goblin's back collar and stood him up, and said the words of introduction: "The interior of the pyramid has been cast with powerful space magic. Apparition will be disturbed. The door key can only be teleported here at most. If you use flying The relevant magic will be detected by the pyramid and may even trigger an attack, so we have to walk the rest of the way ourselves."

<divclass="contentadv">"The door key made by the goblin is the best. Its landing point is closest to the pyramid. It is much better than the group of old wizards at the Alchemy Research Center! They have to walk two hours longer!" The goblin slapped the sand on his butt and shouted loudly.

"But they were the first to explore the second tomb. If it hadn't been for spending a lot of money to acquire clues, you would still be wandering around in the abandoned tomb underground." Professor Babling ruthlessly exposed its boast and stepped forward. He opened the tent flap and said, "Let's go, the rest of the way is not short."

Walking out of the tent, you can see the endless sea of ​​sand in front of you. The sand dunes of different shapes are connected together like waves. They are obviously different, but they seem to be the same.

The disadvantage of the goblins' short hands and feet was even more difficult in the desert. The lock cylinder was rattling with all its strength to keep up with them, and it was impossible to even think about what to say.

The sun is already hanging in the sky, and the billowing heat is slowly brewing.

"Are Ron and the others still in Egypt?" Bored on the road in the desert, Loren continued to talk about the topic just now.

"They are experiencing Muggle life in Cairo. After today's work, I plan to take a long vacation to have fun with them." Bill wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out his wand and waved it hard, summoning a flow of air.

The breeze blew away the water vapor on the surface of the skin, making a few people feel a little more comfortable, but the wind in the desert was still hot, and the body feeling was still not good.

Babuling added some more magic to the wind, so that the cool air always enveloped several people.

After walking for a short distance, the group turned out from a series of continuous sand dunes, and their sight suddenly became clear.

The snow-white pyramid stands among the layers of sand dunes. The pure gold spire shines with dazzling golden light under the sunlight.

Hermione subconsciously recalled the introduction to the pyramids she had sorted out: "Actually, the shells of most pyramids are covered with white limestone, but years of wind and sand will reveal the color of the original stone."

"It seems that I made the right choice to find you as my assistant!" Babuling praised with a smile, "This pyramid has been hidden in another layer of space until recently, when the magic of the shell failed and was revealed."

After spending some time, Loren and others arrived at the foot of the pyramid. When they raised their heads, they suddenly felt insignificant.

The entire pyramid could not be seen at a glance. A huge four-sided pyramid sat in front of them, about 500 feet high, all white, with golden light shining on the top.

"The entrance is over there!" Babling pointed to the hole on the slope, 30 feet above the ground. She solemnly told Loren and Hermione, "We can only climb up the stone stairs step by step. Don't use any flying tools." Magic, that will cause big trouble."

Bill nodded: "The flashing golden light on the top of the tower will shoot down all flying objects."

Occasionally, the wind blows away the sand on the ground, revealing the shape of the broken bones, which are then covered up by the wind and sand.It confirmed the words of the two people.

After spending some time climbing up the slope and walking into the entrance of the pyramid, the light and heat of the sun seemed to be cut off. There was a long, downward slope in front of me.Most of it is shrouded in dark shadows, with no end in sight.

The fairy lock cylinder leaned against the wall and gasped for air. The journey just now almost cost it half of its life.

"Goblins are not suitable for this kind of work. Can't you just stay in Gringotts and pay other adventurers to come in?" Professor Babling said gloatingly.

The lock cylinder did not refute, but repeated in a low voice: "The gold at the top of the tower belongs to the goblins, belongs to the goblins..."

Hermione suddenly asked: "Don't Gringotts have enough gold?"

"You can never have too much gold!" Lock Cylinder took a breath, stood up and headed towards the gold neatly.

Bill glanced at its back, then at Professor Babling behind him, shook his head and followed.

The Goblin and Bill walked in the front, Loren and Hermione walked in the middle, and Professor Barbling came behind. The group of people moved forward cautiously along the slope.

After a certain distance, all the light of the sun disappeared, and the tunnel fell into endless darkness.

"Mr. Lock Cylinder, if you step on the next step, if your foot slips, it will fall all the way to the bottom!" Bill joked with a smile. He took out his wand and whispered, "[Fluorescent Flash]"

A soft silver-white light lit up at the tip of the staff, illuminating the dark tunnel.

"Bill Weasley, I am your boss!" The goblin's lock cylinder's voice echoed in the tunnel. When it heard its own echo, the expression on its face became tense, and then it glared at Bill fiercely.

"This diagonally downward tunnel leads all the way to the abandoned tomb underground. People from the Alchemy Research Center discovered an entrance at the end of the tunnel last time, leading to the second tomb inside the pyramid." Babuling introduced, "They It is speculated that there is also a first burial chamber, probably located under the spire of the pyramid."

"In addition to the tomb chamber, there are other rooms in the pyramid." Bill used the light to explore the path and added with thought: "There are some magic mechanisms hidden in the tunnel, and the triggered magic will be randomly transmitted to other rooms. Don't worry, except for the tomb chamber Besides, most of the rooms are safe. As long as you answer the questions of the Sphinx Mummy correctly, it will give you some treasures and teleport you out."

The Egyptian Sphinx is a human-headed sphinx.For thousands of years, it has been used by wizards to guard their precious belongings and secret places.The Sphinx is a very intelligent animal that loves riddles and word puzzles.It usually only becomes dangerous when something it's guarding is threatened.

"What if you can't answer it?" Loren asked.

"If you can't answer, you will be mummified!" the goblin threatened in a high-pitched voice.

Although she knew it was scary, Hermione still subconsciously moved closer to Loren. As she moved, a strange magic enveloped the two of them.

There was a familiar feeling of being hooked in her navel... Loren looked at Hermione and blinked.

"Do you feel it?"

Hermione also looked at Loren, and a certain tacit understanding drove the two of them to quickly grab each other's hands and interlock their fingers.

Babuling noticed the magic power on the two of them and shouted loudly before they were teleported away: "Don't answer the questions you can't answer! Leave directly until you find a room where you can answer the questions..."