bdsm-fiction Chapter 5 Gringotts
Chapter 5 Gringotts
Gringotts.
Ryan took a wooden box from his ring in the open space outside the door. The box was filled with the items to be traded.
Then, he received a very courteous reception from the fairies.
"Master Wells, Gringotts is very keen to establish a cooperative relationship with you, and hopes you will give it a try."
The treasure-hunting fairy, who was on duty, took the large wooden box from Ryan. Her cautious actions and greedy eyes seemed incongruous. She then struggled to look away from the treasure and extended an invitation to Ryan for the umpteenth time.
Because, through word of mouth, every goblin working at Gringotts was fed up with every deal with Ryan, which always resulted in Gringotts having to spend money.
"My lord, I still need to finish my studies at Hogwarts and don't have the extra time to cooperate with Gringotts. Please understand." Ryan didn't want to get involved with goblins in business at all.
No one can accept that after paying for something made by fairies, the fairies would still claim ownership and that the wizard who doesn't return it is a thief, deserving of condemnation from all the fairies...
Paying for short-term usage rights while ownership remains unchanged... Ryan fell into deep thought, feeling as if he had seen a similar theory somewhere before.
"Master Wells, you absolutely must consider collaborating with us!"
Looking at the countless treasures with hundreds of years of history in his hands, and thinking about how he would have to buy them back for hundreds or thousands of Galleons each, the goblin gritted his teeth. He wished he could summon hundreds of goblins to swarm him, hold him down, and force him to sign a contract to work for the goblins year-round, with all ownership going to Gringotts.
But it dared not.
It wasn't just because of the so-called Ministry of Magic and wizarding laws, but more importantly because Ryan was a student at Hogwarts.
"No need," Ryan said, stopping the fairy from continuing and urging the transaction to begin as soon as possible. "I am indeed too busy to cooperate with Gringotts. Let's stick to the usual procedure and start with an appraisal."
Into the title.
The demon's expression turned solemn and cunning: "Mr. Ryan, these things you brought are quite old and have suffered significant damage and loss. Gringotts cannot accept such items."
"Furthermore, it's quite obvious that some of these alchemical items and magical artifacts originated from fairies and originally belonged to them. All the fairies at Gringotts hope you can return them to their rightful owners!"
It replaced Master Wells with Mr. Ryan, used classic price-cutting tactics to belittle the other party, and added the traditional logic of fairies, delivering a comprehensive attack.
Claire had dealt with Gringotts so many times that she was too lazy to argue with goblins about such abstract logic: "Will you accept it or not? If not, I'll go to another alchemy shop."
As he spoke, he was about to pick up the box and leave.
The fairy on duty thought Ryan was just trying to scare it and didn't take it seriously. It even wanted to see what Ryan would do next.
However, a veteran goblin who had fought Ryan hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Master Wells, this is a new temporary worker who doesn't know any better. I'm here to trade with you, this way please."
The fairy on duty was left at a loss, unsure of what to do, standing or sitting behind the counter.
Until a fairy finished her work and came over to it, saying, "Ryan Wales really meant it when he said he was leaving. He was like that the first time he came, and then he sold everything to Borginbock!"
"Gringotts paid several times the price to reclaim what rightfully belonged to the goblins from that greedy hyena's jaws!"
"You have no idea what a huge mistake you just made! That goblin who cost Gringotts several times more has already been sent home!"
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"Master Wells, Gringotts is acquiring three antiques, five ancient alchemical items, and three magical artifacts from you, totaling eleven items. Gringotts' offer is 1,437 Galleons and 12 Sickles... no, 1,438 Galleons."
And 107 ancient coins: 49 ancient gallons, 28 ancient siecos, and 30 ancient nats. Gringotts acquired them for a total price of 400 gallons.
"For all of the above, Gringotts has paid you a total of 1,838 Galleons."
After examining the item using a series of methods including eyepieces, copper scales, and magic, the fairy skillfully quoted a price that was slightly lower than the market price.
But this is already incredible, because extreme price-cutting is the nature of fairies.
But now, fearing that Ryan would just take the things and leave, the fairy managed to restrain his nature and gave Ryan five Sikor to make a Galon.
"Deal," Ryan said. "Take 838 Galleons, and keep the remaining 1,100 Galleons in my vault."
"Please follow me." The fairy jumped off the counter and led Ryan to the underground vault.
The cart sped along the narrow, cold corridor, and Ryan donned the Iron Armor Charm to shield himself from the chilly air.
"Please wait a moment, I'm taking 1,838 Galleons from the vault." The cart stopped, and the doors of the magnificent vault belonging to the Gringotts goblins themselves opened.
Ryan saw the fairy rush in quickly, then use magic to obscure Ryan's vision.
In that instant, he saw mountains of Galon and precious items radiating intense magical energy.
This mountain of debris is not an adjective; it truly is hundreds of meters high.
A moment later, the fairy came out carrying a small bag, which had been enchanted with a seamless stretching spell.
The cart set off again, arriving at Ryan's vault. He took out the key and threw a thousand Galleons into the mountain of money, but this time, "mountain" was an adjective.
Returning in a trolley, he was stopped at the entrance of Gringotts by a goblin: "Master Wells, the seamless stretch bag you're carrying is a Gringotts product and cannot be taken outside. If you want it, please pay fifteen Galleons."
The fairy looked smug, convinced that Ryan would have to pay for the seamless stretch bags.
This is so elusive... Ryan's face was full of "I didn't expect this."
Under the incredulous gaze of the fairies, Ryan actually threw the bag back and strode away from Gringotts.
The fairy hurriedly opened the bag, only to find it completely empty! It had no idea when Ryan had moved the Galleons!
Sometimes, practicing summoning and summoning spells can really give you the joy of retrieving items from a distance and having storage space... Just now, after putting down 1,000 Galleons, Ryan carefully connected the bag opening to the ring's storage entrance and kept casting summoning and summoning spells to move the Galleons.
He didn't believe that the goblins of Gringotts would give away freebies during a transaction, especially not to him.
But the bag was right in his hand, while the fairy remained silent.
The only explanation is that the fairy might want to achieve something to gain some strange pleasure, namely, to get Ryan Wales to spend money at Gringotts.
"Hagrid?"
At the entrance of Gringotts, Ryan saw two figures approaching, one large and one small. One was a giant whose face was covered by thick hair, and the other was a boy wearing loose clothes and round-framed glasses with broken lenses.
"Oh, Ryan! It's great to see you here." Hagrid was delighted. He took two steps forward, patted Ryan's shoulder heavily with his broad hand, then pulled the somewhat thin boy in front of him and said, "Ryan, you'll never guess who he is!"
Just as he finished speaking, Hagrid seemed to remember something, and patted himself with his hand, sounding annoyed: "No, you should know, after all, you are the most powerful prophet of this century."
Ryan's mind raced as he looked at the boy.
Home visits before Hogwarts enrollment are not uncommon, but it is rare for Hogwarts staff to escort students into Diagon Alley. Usually, staff will inform the students' parents of the way in, unless it is an all-Muggle family.
The fact that Hagrid brought him to Gringotts' entrance indicates two things: first, the boy is an orphan with savings at Gringotts, and second, he is not accompanied by any of his relatives, while Hogwarts' scholarships are directly given to students.
Furthermore, the service of exchanging pounds for gallons is not something a little wizard born an orphan can provide.
Secondly, the boy was important to Dumbledore because Hagrid was one of Dumbledore's most trusted men.
Recalling the argument from last semester, he understood. He bowed slightly and extended his hand: "Harry Potter, welcome back to the wizarding world."