Gringotts was arguably the tallest building in Diagon Alley.
Levvid and Tom stood before the towering white structure, examining it closely.
"These goblins are quite impressive," Tom said with a sneer.
"I hear they control all the wizarding world's wealth. It's only natural they have a grand facade," Levvid lamented.
Tom frowned and said, "I really don't understand why wizards would entrust their wealth to another kind of creature..."
"We'll find out about that later by buying a history book. As for now..."
Without further delay, the two of them hurried towards the main gate.
Gringotts had two gates. The first was a gleaming bronze.
Two goblin guards, each dressed in scarlet and gold uniforms, stood at each gate.
This was the first time Levvid and Tom had ever seen goblins...
They were short, with large heads, long ears, a pointed nose, and long arms and legs...
Levvid noticed that their arms seemed longer than their legs.
As Levite and Tom quickly examined the goblins, they were bowing politely.
Levite and Tom approached the second silver door.
Engraved on it was a poem-like text:
"Enter, stranger, but beware the consequences of insatiable greed
Unrequited gain without work will be met with the harshest punishment.
Therefore, if you seek to steal from our vault a treasure that never belonged to you,thief, you have been warned
Beware, you will receive not treasure, but retribution."
Behind the silver door lay a vast marble hall, where hundreds of goblins busied themselves behind large counters.
Some were weighing coins on scales, others examining gems through eyepieces, while others were attending to wizard clients and scribbling notes in large ledgers.
Levite glanced around and approached the counter of a goblin that seemed relatively unoccupied.
"Excuse me,"the goblin said, putting down his quill and leaning over the high counter to look at Levite and Tom.
At this moment, Levitra and Tom were both dressed in impeccable and gorgeous clothes, looking like the young masters of pure-blood families.
The goblin, once slightly impatient, smiled broadly at the sight of Tom and the others' attire.
"Welcome, what are you two planning to do?" the goblin's voice was shrill and piercing.
Levitra didn't offer any pounds, but instead pulled five small gold bars from his pocket. "Exchange them for some gold Galleons!"
"Ah! Okay! Okay! I'll weigh them for you right
away!" The goblin's eyes lit up at the sight of the gold bars, and his tone became even more flattering.
He placed each of the five small gold bars Levitra had handed him on a small scale and began to weigh them.
"Oh, the purity of this gold is very high! I can give you the highest price..."
"Well... today's gold price is 10 gold Galleons per gram. Each of your five gold bars weighs 100 grams. So, how about I exchange it for a total of 5,000 gold Galleons for you?"
Tom's eyes lit up when he heard this. To be honest, for him, who only has 20 gold Galleons in his net worth, 5,000 gold Galleons is already a huge sum of money!
However, Li Weide shook his head. "Only 10 gold Galleons per gram? Your handling fee is a bit high. I'd better change to another counter."
Tom couldn't help but glance at Li Weide. 5,000 gold Galleons is already a lot...
"No! Wait!" the goblin quickly stopped Levitra as he turned to leave.
"How about this... My name is Lasuo. If you're interested in doing business at Gringotts from now on, come to me..."
Lasuo glanced around cautiously, then whispered, "I can offer 12 gold galleons per gram. What do you think?"
Tom hurriedly rubbed his face, pretending to be careless, trying not to lose control of his expression and delay Levitra's business...
At this point, Levitra began to feign hesitation.
"Oh! Sir, although the price of gold fluctuates every day, this is already the highest.
If it's any higher, I can't explain it to my superiors..." Lasuo said helplessly.
"Okay, I'll do as you say..."
"Excellent! I'll get you the money right away! By the way... how about opening a safe? You know, an extra safe to store your pocket money, and I can guarantee your family won't find out!" "
Then build one. And then, help me deposit these too," Levitra said, taking out the remaining gold bars.
Luzhao's eyes widened. He hadn't been mistaken. These two young masters were indeed wealthy! Even their pocket money was gold bars!
...
By the time they left Gringotts, they were already wealthy men with bulging wallets.
Tom asked, puzzled, "How do you know that greedy goblin wasn't telling the truth?"
Levvid laughed, "Goblins are greedy, how could they possibly tell the truth? Believe it or not, 12 gold galleons per gram isn't the highest price. Luzhao definitely got a kickback."
"Then why did you trade with him?" Tom asked, shocked.
"Tom, if you want others to do your best for you, you have to give them some benefits.
Especially when dealing with creatures like goblins," Levvid said nonchalantly.
"Here, this is for you." Levvid pulled a purse from his pocket and tossed it to Tom. It contained 500 gold galleons.
"500 each. That should be enough for now. Leave the rest at Gringotts."
Tom nodded and silently put the purse into his pocket.
"Okay, time to return the clothes. And then... buy a wand!" Levander's face lit up with anticipation.
Levander had always cast spells wandless, and now he wanted to try using a wand. Tom felt the same way.
After returning the clothes to Mr. Malkin and buying the robes they needed for school, they quickly arrived at Ollivander's Wand Shop.
The shop looked small and shabby, with a peeling gold sign above the door that read: "Olivanders: Crafting Fine Wands Since 382 BC."
In the shop window, a single wand sat alone on a faded purple cushion.
Levander and Tom pushed open the door and walked in.
The shop was small, and aside from a bench in the corner, there was nothing else.
Thousands of narrow cardboard boxes containing wands were piled from floor to ceiling, and a thin layer of dust settled everywhere.
"Welcome to Ollivander's Wand Shop! Ah... two more young wizards preparing to attend Hogwarts."
A young man with silver-white pupils squeezed out from the densely packed shelves.
"My name is Garrick Ollivander. You've come to the right place to buy your wands in our store."
"With so many wands, how are we going to choose?" Tom looked puzzledly at the piles of wand boxes around him.
Ollivander laughed and said, "Haha, in fact, it's not the wizards who choose the wands, but the wands that choose the wizards! Okay... who will go first, you two?"
Levander pushed Tom to the front. "He goes first."
Tom frowned and glanced at Levander. He had begun to suspect that Levander was up to something again!
However, Levander really had no intention of tricking him this time.
He simply wanted to see if Tom would still get the destined yew wand.
The British measurement units are a bit troublesome, so I simply changed back to "grams", which seems more convenient.
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