Chapter 1036 Shackles (Second Update)

"Oh? Do you think fairies are still far from extinction now..."

Elena twisted her fingers around her hair and looked at the goblin who had invested in "The Monster from Corsica" with a playful expression.

From the first moment she saw Leos's resume, she knew that this thirteenth elder of the Goblin Presbyterian Church could never become a servant who was loyal to someone wholeheartedly - Leos was loyal to only one person: the purest. Benefits, or rather, goblin principles.

Needless to say, he is a real genie.

"Whether it becomes extinct or not in the short term just depends on your thoughts."

Facing Elena's gaze, Leos shook his head calmly.

"It's impossible for goblins to control the coinage of the magical world forever. I agree with you."

"This is not the power that modern goblins should hold. A long time ago, we old guys have seen the disaster hidden in the coinage power, and also understood the fear of wizards. Although human wizards look stupid and slow, their greedy eyes have never stopped. If it is not removed from gold, war may be launched at any time. But there is no way, wealth is the original sin, this is an existence that cannot be eliminated."

The old goblin paused for a few seconds, glanced at Elena with cloudy eyes, and sighed softly.

"So, when I saw your plan and helped Douglas escape from Gringotts, I was very scared..."

"This is not an accident. This is a sign before the 'final prologue' of Gringotts Goblins. For Gringotts Goblins, they do not have the strength to defeat wizards and cannot control their own wealth. They are like livestock in captivity. The law of the jungle eats the strong. It’s the truth of the world…”

"Are you a beast?" Elena's voice suddenly interrupted him.

Leos didn't react for a moment, "What?"

“The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, and survival of the fittest is Darwin’s law that only applies to natural barbaric evolution.”

"If the distribution of all resources and wealth all depends on the strength of an individual, then there is no big difference between wizards and goblins in civilized society and beasts in the jungle that drink blood from their hair." Elena shook her head, "The relationship between capital and wealth The truth is not gold, it is the more powerful, more charming invisible hand that controls the flow of the world - you just haven't found the hands that really belong to the fairy..."

Leos frowned: "I... don't quite understand. If you can't protect your personal property, then what's the point of handling more wealth? For example, the global accounting rights you wrote in your future plan, it Can we earn the benefits that coinage can bring?”

"You will soon understand that 'making money' is not the entire evaluation of capital, or even the main one."

Elena chuckled, with a hint of pleasant cruelty in her eyes, and raised her finger and whispered softly.

"Magical Congress of the United States of America has paid the first deposit. They announced that they will not interfere in the 'goblin internal audit and personnel transfer issues.' The last piece of the Gringotts puzzle is in place. After today's meeting is over, you can lead the audit team, internal affairs The team went to the United States to hand over the work."

"The handover of Gringotts Wizarding Bank in America?"

Leos was stunned for half a second, then frowned heavily, "Even without the support of wizards, the goblin forces over there..."

"The subject of the transfer of 'coin rights' between us and the International Federation of Wizards is 'Gringotts Wizarding Bank'. If some goblin clerks are inconsistent with 'Gringotts Wizarding Bank' in terms of social and economic value, then they are extremely likely to There may be suspicions of corruption, anti-socialism, splitting the goblin society, etc. Since some gentlemen of the SCP Foundation are receiving double wages, they should do something."

"The right to mint money belongs to the common power of wizards. We are one of the regulatory maintainers and... the owner of the Guardians."

Elena said casually, looking around at the high-ranking goblin leaders in the underground meeting hall.

"This is just the beginning. Global accounting rights means that a series of benefits such as auditing, taxation, and savings are transferred to the wizarding world in various countries. If the Gringotts Tax Bureau in the United States of America discovers that a wizard family has evaded taxes, what do you think... come to collect them? Is it the Goblin Commissioner who is responsible for tax and communication? The Goblin Guard? The wizarding employees of Gringotts? Or - what about all the people whose wealth was 'stolen' on the books?"

"However, there is a fatal problem: unless the individual goblin does not hold assets, otherwise..."

Leos shook his head and keenly pointed out the flaws in Elena's blueprint.

"so--"

Elena laughed, with a playful look on her face.

"Goblin, why do you need gold Galleons? Does the goblin really have any wealth to lose?"

"Gringotts Wizarding Bank is still the physical place for the storage, measurement, and circulation of currency in the wizarding world. We just recorded the accounts that should be regarded as liabilities on the heads of the wizarding governments of various countries and the International Federation of Wizards - those who have never It’s not a fairy thing in the first place.”

"If you want to know what we have to lose and what we can gain, then I can only tell you..."

boom!

A ball of flame exploded at Elena's fingertips.

In an instant, she devoured the parchment document in her hand.

"What the goblins will lose will only be their shackles, but what we will gain will be the whole world——"

The structure of the "outside and inside" SCP Foundation that Elena had specially divided before suddenly appeared in Leos' mind.

Of course, in addition to this, there is the "Internal Revenue Service" business that is being linked to the British Ministry of Magic, as well as the welfare plan for the Ministry of Magic's increasingly large civil service system, and the tax pilot for the gradually booming magic market...

As the dust fell after the flames burned out, a terrifying world that had never been imagined quickly unfolded before Leos' eyes.

As one of the few high-level advisors to Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Leos is well aware of the process of the magic industry.

Several centuries ago, due to the emergence of the International Statute of Secrecy of the International Confederation of Wizards, the British wizarding community did not enter the capitalist world with the first industrial revolution in the British non-magical community, and the Goblin Queen obviously intended to turn the goblins into shackles. Make up for the regrets of those gentlemen.

"Then, I have one last question..."

Leos pondered for a moment, stroking the cane with his dry, wrinkled hands, and his voice was very, very soft.

"What if... I mean what if... wizards also want to break free from their shackles one day and set foot in that new world?"

"The standard answer is: Then the goblin will lose another shackle-"

Elena replied without thinking, and then, a meaningful smile appeared.

"But what you should ask is-"

"If one day, wizards plan to break free from their shackles, who will initiate it..."

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Great! Chapter two!