28 Chapter 28: Gringotts' Light and Darkness (2)

"Okay then. We'll be right back"

Mr. Foley shrugged.

"Braun let's go"

He can also understand his wife's thoughts.

After all, The Gringotts' transportation to the vault is really bumpy.

He had said this many times to these stodgy goblins.

But they just won't change.

What else to say? as long as its something that they have to pay for, these goblins would never do it. 

If it weren't for the fact that there was no other way, he really wouldn't want to go in this poor excuse for a mining car.

Braun and his father followed the goblin's guidance and got into a mine car.

Waiting until everyone was seated, the minecart started on its own.

The speed also started to get faster and faster.

It took them through a labyrinth.

It was very dark all around them.

With the help of the shimmering torches on the walls, Braun looked around curiously.

He could barely make out an underground lake with no shore in sight.

Stalactites and stalagmites crowded the ceilings, walls and floor in a staggering number.

Under the reflection of the torch, a twisted and strange shadow is noticeable.

With the fast movement of mine car, the view is also constantly changing.

Finally, they reached their destination with a loud crunch.

The mine car stopped in front of a huge stone door.

"Gentlemen, we have arrived at the Foley family's dividend vault."

The young goblin jumped first.

Braun, with the help of his father, got off the car.

It's just that at this moment, he feels that the ground beneath his feet is a little uneven, muddy and sticking to his shoe making it hard to walk.

"No wonder Mom doesn't want to come down."

Braun thought to himself.

It's been a bumpy ride. He felt that this was even more exciting than the roller coaster he rode in his previous life.

Looking at the stone gate in front of him.

I saw a metal plaque marked with Arabic numerals on the stone door.

It says "102"

Mr. Foley handed the key to the goblin.

The goblin took Mr. Foley's key and inserted it into the lock.

Then he took out another key from his waist, It wasn't until two keys were inserted into the lock at the same time that the door slowly opened.

"Dad, this is our family's vault?"

Braun shouted in disbelief. He thought his family was rich and known to be vastly wealthy.

It was too little compared to the wealth of even a normal pure-blood family.

A dozen piles of silver sickles.

And a dozen piles of gold galleons.

There was nothing else, and the whole stone room seemed empty.

Mr. Foley gave his son a blank look:

"This is dividends vault, do you understand dividends?

Our family's vault is deeper below.

This vault is just a place to put money temporarily. "

After speaking, he also ignored his own stupid son.

He then proceeded to pull out his wand and waved it gently:

"Wingardium Leviosa"

Braun saw all the gold and silver in front if his eyes floating.

Then Mr. Foley pulled out a delicate and small wallet.

He then waved his want and controlled the coins to fall into the wallet.

It didn't take long for the wallets to swallow the piles of gold galleons and silver sickles like a bottomless pit.

"Let's go, son, since you are wondering how much wealth we actually have, we're going to our own vault now.

I just hope it won't scare you then. "

Braun pouted.

He was apparently not very convinced of Mr. Foley's words.

Unfortunately they had to follow the goblin once again onto the mine car.

This time the journey was simply a heavenly one compared to the one just now.

Braun was stunned seeing what resembled a huge fire dragon bound by chains.

Because of the perennial chains and the lack of sunlight, the wings have begun to degenerate, and the bright scales have become dull.

But the huge mouth full of sharp teeth still roared.

A metal railway floating in mid-air.

As he traveled on it, Braun even felt that the railway might break in the next moment.

And that they will fall into the bottomless abyss with the mine car.

From time to time, he could also see several goblin guards and wizards in black robes.

They are the bank's underground patrols.

Always on the watch for suspicious wizards.

As they moved closer to Foley's vault, the speed of the mine car began to slow down.

And after a while the car finally came to a stop.

Everyone got out of the car.

The Foleys' vault is number 774.

Compared to the vault just now, each of the vaults in here are surprisingly large.

But the number has also become much smaller.

At the same time, the stones are black and imbued with a large number of magical runes.

"Dad, why is there a skeleton on the door?"

Braun wondered.

This is the deepest vault.

Could it be the weird taste of these so called distinguished pure-blood families ?

Mr. Foley tried hard not to roll his eyes at his son.

"Come forward and touch it, the gate here is quite magical."

Mr. Foley said to Braun.

"Dad, you haven't answered my question yet."

"You will get your answer if you touch the door."

Braun stepped forward in disbelief.

He then proceeded to extend his hand and touched the door.

"Nothing, so now would you please ..."

Before he finished speaking, he was pulled towards the door, his body and half of his face were pressed tightly against the door.

"Haha! Braun!

Isn't it interesting? "

Mr. Foley laughed evilly.

"It's nah hinder estring (not interesting). Fast hair frog pull down (first help me get down). "

Mr. Foley ignored Braun's words and waited until he had his own fill of laughter.

He then wiped his tears with his handkerchief and only then he waved to the goblin on the side.

Something came out of the goblin's mouth and hit the door.

Braun then felt loose and unstable, detached from the door and fell to the ground.

"Dad, this joke is not funny at all."

Braun didn't know whether to rub his somewhat painful rear or his slightly numb face or the arm that was completely numb.

He decided to maintain his image instead and stood up straight ignoring the pain.

"Son, did you get to know the answer to your question now?"

Mr. Foley asked with some innocence.

"You mean that the wizard was glued to the door like this?"

The goblin on the side said gloomily:

"Yes, he was a shameful thief."

"Isn't this punishment too bad? Starved to death? "

Mr. Foley added:

"It's not a punishment where they are let to starve to the death.

The goblins do regularly check the vault for stuck thieves.

It's just that they set the period between consecutive checkups to once every ten years.

I do think it is possible that they just want these thieves to die here and avoid the hassle, i think that's why they set such a long time interval. "

"It's not like that Mr. Foley! We very regularly monitor the safety of all vaults!"

The goblin remarked with some dissatisfaction.

Mr. Foley waved his hand:

"Okay, okay. I just said it casually.

Hurry up and open the door. "

The accompanying goblin was somewhat dissatisfied with Mr. Foley's attitude.

But obediently stepped forward and knocked on the door with his long, pointed fingers.