Let's Withdraw Some Money

Behind the door was a narrow stone tunnel, dimly lit by torches burning on both walls. The tunnel sloped steeply downwards, stretching into an unseen, pitch-black end. And on the ground in front of them, small railway tracks were laid.

Seeing this, even the prepared Li Mu was stunned for a moment.

When reading books and watching movies, one only remembers the general plot. Li Mu only had a vague impression of many scenes, but the feeling was immediately different when he was actually in the environment. It's like the difference between playing a game on a screen and directly experiencing a virtual reality game.

The Goblin didn't care about the two little guys' surprise. He simply introduced himself: "My name is Griphook. It's an honor to serve you." As he spoke, he let out a strange whistle, and a vehicle like a mine cart came along the track and stopped in front of them.

Hagrid was skilled and beckoned the two to get on the car. They got in the car, and before they could stand still, the mine cart sped off, traveling through the winding passages.

The next moment, Li Mu felt like he was about to faint. The cold wind whistled on his face, his eyes were filled with chaos, and huge stalactites appeared above his head at some point, and stalagmites also emerged from the ground from time to time, but now they were all receding rapidly behind him.

Li Mu took a deep breath. He was not only dizzy, but also felt a little nauseous—perhaps, it should be said that he felt motion sickness.

However, he soon found that he was doing okay. Harry had already been blown by the wind so that he couldn't open his eyes, and Hagrid, who looked experienced, also had a pale face and trembling legs.

If Gringotts had a rating system, the Goblins' driving service would definitely receive a lot of one-star bad reviews.

Tss... Finally, the car stopped next to a small door.

"Harry Potter's vault." Goblin Griphook's slightly shrill voice came out. He took the key from Hagrid, opened the lock on the door, and a cloud of green smoke rolled out, carrying an unpleasant smell.

Li Mu frowned, thinking that these green mists might be methane, would they explode... Beside him, the giant Hagrid leaned weakly against the wall, his legs still trembling.

Does this giant-blooded guy have a fear of heights, fear of the dark, or fear of mine carts? Dumbledore actually sent this guy to transfer the Philosopher's Stone, how confident is he?

He even began to seriously consider the feasibility of knocking down the dizzy Hagrid, breaking out of Gringotts, evading the pursuit of the British magical world, and then sneaking back to Celestial Dynasty Shushan...

Probably almost infinitely close to zero. Leaving aside the magical power of the Goblins, there are dragons guarding the bottom of Gringotts.

The smoke finally dissipated, and then instantly shifted Li Mu's attention. He experienced the feeling of dazzling gold and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

Behind that small door, there was a pile of Galleons, a sea of Sickles, and countless Knuts. He turned to Harry and joked, "I can't tell, you're a millionaire!"

"It's all yours!" Hagrid finally stopped his legs from shaking, smiled and patted Harry on the shoulder, making a bang, which made Li Mu feel heartache.

Harry's face was pale, and he didn't know if it was from motion sickness or being patted by Hagrid. He was in a daze for a while, his expression changed several times, and then with Hagrid's help, he put some money in his pocket.

While packing, Hagrid introduced Harry to the differences between these currencies. This is how Li Mu finally recalled that these gold coins were called "Galleons", silver coins were called "Sickles", and bronze coins were called "Knuts", and also understood that one gold coin was equal to seventeen silver coins, and one silver coin was equal to twenty-nine bronze coins...

I used to only pay attention to the main plot when reading books, and I couldn't remember these details at all. Even now, Li Mu is still not used to the strange names of these currencies, and he can't understand the weird exchange rules—why not make it decimal? That would be easier to remember.

After they finished packing the currency, they got back into the car and continued forward. The car sped through the darkness like lightning, and Hagrid's face turned very bad again. Li Mu and Harry were a little worried that he would fall directly from the mine cart. Fortunately, this time it didn't take too long, and the car soon stopped, and they had reached another door.

"Li Mu's vault." Griphook called out softly, took the golden key from Li Mu and unlocked it.

This time, not much smoke floated out. Almost the moment the door opened, dazzling golden light spilled on everyone's faces, even suppressing the light of the torches. Harry and Li Mu were stunned, staring straight ahead, while Hagrid stared with his already huge eyes, looking Li Mu up and down.

They couldn't even utter the word "Wow".

In fact, there wasn't too much money in this vault. In terms of total amount, it might be a little less than Harry's vault. However, all that was placed inside were gold coins.

Li Mu was stunned for a long time, and finally, under the strange gazes of Harry and Hagrid, he explained embarrassedly: "Uh, I think... my teacher didn't know that he actually gave me a small pile of that... Knuts would be enough to live on..."

At the same time, he chanted "Amitabha", "Sanqing Daozu" in his heart, while secretly slandering Li Jianmin, who always talked about "must carry forward the style of hard struggle" and "regard money as dung". I had guessed that the old man was a rich man, but I didn't expect him to be so rich.

He really sent himself a big pile of dung.

"I can't tell, you're a millionaire!" Harry recovered slightly and immediately returned the favor, returning all of Li Mu's previous jokes.

Li Mu grabbed a handful of Galleons at random and stuffed them into his pocket, estimating that it would be more than enough for over a year. Then, he and Hagrid headed to the next stop—Vault 713. This vault was located on a mountain stream, and unlike the previous vault, it had no key on its door.

But Li Mu, of course, knew the secret of these special vaults. Only a Gringotts Goblin could tap the door open with their finger, while anyone else who tried to enter would be sucked into the door and trapped to death inside. And inside that door—although the original book didn't say, Ye Yunsen felt there should be other defensive measures, such as a dragon.

He also knew what was hidden in Vault 713: the Philosopher's Stone, which could turn stone into gold and extend one's life. If the effects described in the novel were indeed true, then it would be a good treasure. He didn't quite understand how Hagrid could bring him and Harry to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone so unguardedly.

It wasn't exactly trusting his character. Just look at Hagrid's huge body; this careless Hogwarts gamekeeper wasn't very cautious. Perhaps he simply didn't believe that two little kids would have the ability to steal the Philosopher's Stone.

The Goblin Griphook knocked open the vault door, and Hagrid followed closely behind. Harry craned his neck to peer inside the vault, fully displaying the curiosity of an eleven-year-old child.

Unfortunately, Hagrid came out quickly, and Harry was disappointed to find that the item in Vault 713 was wrapped in a layer of thick parchment, revealing no clues at all. Hagrid had already said it was a secret, so he couldn't ask about it.

Next was another uncomfortable journey. When the whistling wind finally quieted down, Li Mu vaguely realized that the three of them had arrived at the entrance of Gringotts.

The bright sunlight shone through the flying dust, reflecting on his face, bringing a hint of warmth.

(End of this chapter)