v7 Chapter 18： Statue of Tutankhamun

Although the conditions of the "construction site" are difficult, many of the wizards recruited over the years have settled in the local area and lived a small life.

Over time, a wizarding village similar to Hogsmeade was formed.

In the middle of the village, the most conspicuous landmark building is a luxurious pyramid.

The best land in each city is generally occupied by banks or tobacco companies.

In the same way, the Egyptian-style building must be Gringotts.

Since the wizard village was built on the ruins of ancient Egypt, an antique market was also born here.

But this market is not ordinary. It integrates wholesale and scavenging, and it is a bit of a mixture of Panjiayuan and Yiwu small commodities.

Mixed with these two names, there is basically nothing genuine.

Anyway, with the eyes of the goblins, it is impossible to let the treasures in the temple and the pharaoh's tomb be lost.

But there is still an endless stream of wizards picking up leaks from all over the world.

Many people engage in wholesale, take it back and continue to cheat.

In short, the atmosphere is still very strong. Walking into it, William's ears kept ringing, and the goblins shouted enthusiastically.

Yes, many shops are run by fairies.

They first hired wizards to help break the curse in order to obtain the treasures in the Egyptian ruins.

They imitated magic items by themselves, sold them to wizards, and finally provided authenticity verification services... The three parties made money.

Old peeled.

Passing by a booth, William was suddenly attracted by a certain exquisite item:

In the wooden shrine, there is a figurine of pure gold.

The statue is of a young wizard standing on a boat made of papyrus roots.

He was holding a fork in one hand, and a coil of rope in the other, looking like he was about to throw it... like a rune earth.

The goblin looked at the customer, smiled immediately, and introduced enthusiastically and professionally:

"This is a magical item excavated from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, depicting him hunting hippos."

Tutankhamun was almost one of the most famous pharaohs in Egypt.

He ruled the world at the age of 9 and died violently at the age of 19.

The phrase "Whoever disturbs the peace of the Pharaoh, death will come to him"... The curse of the Pharaoh comes from his tomb epitaph.

The statue depicts Tutankhamun catching a hippopotamus.

This is not an ordinary hippo, but a magical creature unique to Egypt.

In ancient Egypt, whether wizards or Egyptian magicians, or ordinary Muggles, there is a tradition of hunting hippos.

This is equivalent to the ancient Egyptian version of bullfighting.

Legend has it that King Menes, the unifier of Egypt, was killed by a hippo while hunting.

Quite a bit of Robert's sense of sight.

The Egyptian **** of the desert, Seth, murdered his brother Osiris.

Horus asked Set to avenge his father, and Set used Transfiguration to transform into a hippo.

Horus held a magic steel fork and stabbed the hippo all over.

This statue is to mimic the appearance of Tutankhamun as Horus, describing the scene of his hunting hippo.

William noticed that the harpoon in Tutankhamun's hand was very similar to the trident in the hand of the fairy in the lake...

Really similar!

"How much is this?" he asked.

The goblin looked at William up and down, and it was rare to catch a wronged man. He showed his golden teeth and said with a smile:

"Eighty thousand Galleons, sir!"

"No, I bought it seriously, sir." William rolled his eyes.

"It's also the same price if you don't buy it seriously. I'm true. I can buy a small half of Diagon Alley, and now I'm selling it to you at a cheap price."

Hermione and William on the side exchanged a look.

As a small bargaining expert, she stretched out her slender right hand and gestured for a number.

The old goblin was overjoyed in her heart, but she said quickly, "Eight thousand Galleons will definitely not work, add more, at least ten thousand."

"I said eighty Galleons, thank you!" Hermione said bluntly.

"..."

The old goblin was speechless.

Others haggle the price in half, and you cut off several zeros directly.

Too harsh, right? !

"No!" It shook its head. "I'll give you a sincere price, at least eight hundred.

I really can't make this fake.

Those profiteers can make its shape, but they can't make its rust..."

Hermione pulled William, turned and left, without any hesitation.

The statue must have been counterfeit, and the age of this thing is probably not as old as the wand in William's hand.

Buying this kind of thing... just a test of patience.

A lot of times, you keep bargaining, but instead he starts to raise the price and fights with you.

If you really leave... the boss will panic, after all, the cost is really low, and you will make more money for one order.

It's a psychological game.

William and Hermione walked through several booths while reciting ten numbers in their hearts.

When she shouted the number eight, the old goblin saw that the injustice was really about to run away, and she really chased after him.

"Give it a hundred Galleons, count me as a loss, and you take it away!"

"Eighty-five." Hermione didn't even bite her to death, she added five Galleons.

"Ninety! Let's make friends!" The old demon was anxious: "No matter how low it is, I won't sell it."

"Okay." William didn't care about those Galleons either.

Hermione leaned into his ear, exhaled softly, and whispered, "It's a loss, I should have called Eighteen directly at the beginning."

William rubbed her head with a smile on his face.

Soon, the two came to Gringotts and walked into the pyramid building.

The structure inside the pyramid is similar to the diagonal Gringotts:

The empty hall was filled with tables, and many goblins were examining antiques and gold.

On the surface, William came to participate in the alchemy conference, but in fact he helped the goblins to carry out tomb robbing activities.

In addition to his reputation, needless to say, the goblins immediately welcomed them into the VIP room as the most important guests.

"Mr. Jorah is in a meeting, he will come right away, the two of you will wait for a while." After the goblin finished serving the tea, she left.

William sat on the sofa, looking out through the window.

Here, you can see the view of the west bank of the Nile.

The wizarding village is on the east bank of the river.

In the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, the east coast was the land of the sunrise, considered the border of the living, and was dedicated to the construction of towns and temples.

The west bank is the place of sunset, thought to be the place of the dead, and used to build tombs and funeral temples.

The famous Valley of the Kings is just west.

The Valley of the Kings has been the burial site of members of the royal family since 2100 BC, with 63 magnificent royal tombs.

In fact, even the tomb of Cleopatra is hidden here.

Can find the tomb of Cleopatra VII and Arya Grindelwald is inseparable.

According to Dumbledore, she has the soul of Cleopatra VII inside her.

This was obtained by Grindelwald from Egypt, and finally put into Arya by Rozier.

After Arya came to Egypt, rumors of the exact location of Cleopatra's mausoleum soon spread.

It also seems to confirm this.

Dumbledore guessed:

It may be that Arya deliberately spread the news, so that the goblin can break the magic of the tomb, and then she can easily follow into the tomb.

I haven't seen him for four years, and I don't know how Arya is doing now.

Of course, William would have liked her to die...better never meet again.

Such a fierce woman

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