novelslam Chapter 1074 Tutankhamun Statue
Chapter 1074 Tutankhamun Statue
Chapter 1074 Tutankhamun Statue
Although the conditions of the "construction site" were difficult, many of the wizards recruited over the years settled down 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 also 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 pick-up. It is a mixture of Panjiayuan and Yiwu Small Commodities.
With these two names mixed in, there is basically nothing authentic.
Anyway, with the sophistication of the goblins, it is impossible to lose the treasures in the temples and pharaoh's tombs.
However, there are still an endless stream of wizards picking up leaks 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 fairies were enthusiastically hawking.
That's right, many shops are run by goblins.
They first hired wizards to help break the spell, so as to obtain the treasures in the Egyptian ruins.
He imitated magic items by himself, sold them to wizards, and finally provided authenticity verification services...Three parties made money.
Old skinned.
Passing by a booth, William was suddenly attracted by a beautiful item:
In the wooden shrine, there is a statuette of solid gold.
The statue is of a young wizard standing in a boat made of papyrus roots.
He holds a fork in one hand and a coil of rope in the other, looking as if he is about to throw... like Runtu.
Seeing the customer, the goblin immediately smiled and introduced enthusiastically and professionally:
"This is a magic item dug up from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, depicting him hunting hippopotamuses."
Tutankhamun is pretty much one of the most famous pharaohs in Egypt.
He ruled the world at the age of 9 and died suddenly at the age of 19.
The phrase "whoever disturbs Pharaoh's peace, death will come to him"...the pharaoh's curse comes from his tomb epitaph.
In the statue, Tutankhamun is depicted capturing hippopotamuses.
This is no ordinary hippopotamus, but a magical creature unique to Egypt.
In ancient Egypt, whether wizards, Egyptian warlocks, or ordinary Muggles, there was a tradition of hunting hippopotamuses.
It's the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a bullfight.
Legend has it that King Menes, the unifier of Egypt, was killed by a hippopotamus while hunting.
Quite a bit of Robert's sense of sight.
And Seth, the Egyptian god of the desert, murdered his brother Osiris.
Horus asked Seth to avenge his father, and Seth transformed him into a hippopotamus.
Horus held a steel fork with magical powers, and stabbed the hippopotamus with cuts and bruises.
This statue mimics the appearance of Tutankhamun as Horus, describing him hunting hippopotamuses.
William noticed that the harpoon in Tutankhamun's hands was very similar to the trident in the hands of the fairies in the lake in terms of ornamentation.
Really similar!
"How much is this?" he asked.
The goblin looked William up and down, and it was rare to catch him who was wronged. He showed his golden teeth and said with a smile:
"Eighty thousand Galleons, sir!"
"No, I'm serious about buying it, sir." William rolled his eyes.
"It's the same price if you don't buy it seriously. I'm serious. I can buy half of Diagon Alley, and now I'm selling it to you at a low price." The goblin spittled and fooled.
Hermione and William exchanged a glance.
As a small expert in bargaining, she stretched out her slender right hand and gestured for a number.
The old goblin was overjoyed, but he still said hastily: "Eight thousand Galleons is definitely not enough, add more, at least ten thousand."
"I said eighty Galleons, thank you!" Hermione said bluntly.
"..."
The old goblin was speechless for a moment.
People bargain in half and half, and you just cut off several zeros.
Too harsh, right? !
"No!" It shook its head. "I'll give you a real price, at least eight hundred.
I really can't make a fake.
Those profiteers can make its shape, but they can't make its rust..."
Hermione pulled William, turned around and left without delay.
The statue must be a forgery. 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.
Many times, you keep haggling over the price, but instead he sits on the ground and raises the price to fight you.
If you really leave...the boss will panic. After all, the cost is really low, and you can earn extra money by selling an order.
It's a psychological game.
William and Hermione walked through several booths while silently counting ten numbers in their hearts.
When he shouted eighth, the old goblin saw that Yuanzhong was really about to run away, so he chased after him.
"Give me one hundred Galleons, and I'll be the loser, you take it away!"
"85." Hermione didn't bite the price and offered five Galleons.
"Ninety! Let's make friends!" The old demon said impatiently, "No matter how low it is, we won't sell it."
"Okay." William didn't care about the Galleons either.
Hermione leaned against his ear, exhaled lightly, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, I should have called Eighteen directly in the first place."
William rubbed her head, smiling broadly.
Soon, the two came to Gringotts and walked into the pyramid building.
The structure inside the pyramid is similar to Diagon Alley Gringotts:
The empty hall was filled with tables, and many goblins were examining antiques and gold.
On the surface, William came to attend the alchemy conference, but in fact he helped the goblin in the tomb robbery.
In addition to his reputation, needless to say, the goblins immediately treated them as the most important guests and welcomed them into the VIP room.
"Mr. Jolla is in a meeting, he will be here soon, you two wait for a while." After serving the tea, the goblin left.
William sat on the sofa, looking out through the window.
Here, you can see the scenery on 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 bank was the place where the sun rose and was considered the border of the living, and it was specially used to build towns and temples.
The West Bank, the Land of the Sunset, is considered the place of the dead and is used to build tombs and funerary temples.
The famous Valley of the Kings is just to the west.
Since 2100 BC, the Valley of the Kings has been the burial place of members of the royal family, with 63 magnificent royal tombs.
In fact, even the tomb of Cleopatra is hidden here.
The tomb of Cleopatra VII can be found, which is inseparable from Arya Grindelwald.
According to Dumbledore, she has the soul of Cleopatra VII in her body.
This was obtained by Grindelwald from Egypt, and was finally put into Arya by Rozier.
After Arya arrived in Egypt, rumors of the exact location of Cleopatra's tomb soon spread.
Seems to confirm this too.
Dumbledore guessed:
It may be that Arya spread the news on purpose, so that the goblin could break the magic of the tomb, and then she could easily follow into the tomb.
I haven't seen her in four years, and I don't know how Arya is doing now.
Of course, William would have liked her dead... preferably never to see her again.
Such a fierce woman cannot be provoked.
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(End of this chapter)