Chapter 221 I’m Not Interested in Price, I Want the Most Expensive One

Dumbledore slowly sat back on the sofa.

Tang Sen could notice that he was trying hard to keep calm, but the slightly trembling ripples on the surface of the black tea in the cup reproduced the turmoil in his heart.

After a long time, he raised his head, looked at Tang Sen again, and asked in an almost pleading tone: "Professor Tang, you are a fortune teller. If you can see the future, tell me that the future will have different endings. Right?" Bar?"

"I mean, it's not necessary to destroy all the Horcruxes to completely kill Voldemort?"

Townsend responded to Dumbledore with sad eyes and said: "Professor Dumbledore, I said that the future will change, so there may be hope."

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Dumbledore closed his eyes and leaned back, letting his long gray beard spread across his front.

He understood what Tang Sen meant. At least in the future that Tang Sen saw, there was no such possibility.

"Professor Tang——"

Dumbledore found that his voice was a little hoarse, so he coughed slightly and said, "You must have heard of that prophecy."

"The man who has the power to defeat the Dark Lord approaches the man who has resisted him three times, at the end of July. The Dark Lord will mark him as his rival, but he will have powers that the Dark Lord does not know One of them must die at the hand of the other, for both cannot live, only one survives. The one who has the power to defeat the Dark Lord will be born at the end of July.”

"I have always believed in this prophecy. I mean, Harry conforms to everything described in the prophecy. He did kill Tom. Even if he comes back now, I still believe that Harry must be the one who finally defeats Voldemort."

Tang Sen listened to him quietly before speaking: "As I said, Professor Dumbledore."

"When a prophecy is spoken, the future has been changed. Professor Trelawney has the gift of foresight, but she obviously won't control it. She just instinctively gets revelations from the future, but cannot judge and speak out. What is the future direction after this prophecy?"

"Leaking the future, especially the far-reaching future, is always a matter of caution."

"So." Dumbledore said, "So this prophecy has expired?"

"You cannot try to rely on a young wizard, a student who should be happy studying in school, to defeat a terrible enemy that can threaten the entire magical world, Professor Dumbledore."

Townsend said: "This is not realistic and unfair to Mr. Porter."

He stood up slowly.

"I once gave a speech to my students."

"Destiny is not an unchanging river. You always think that people's fate has already been determined, but that is a fallacy."

"On the contrary, as someone who can see the future, I always believe that the future can be changed and that people's destiny is always in their own hands."

He stared at Dumbledore and said: "It is not justice to impose responsibilities on others in the name of fate."

"Just an escape."

Townsend's words were a little offensive, even sounding close to refutation and preaching, but Dumbledore did not show any anger. He lowered his eyelids, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little deeper.

"Escape?" Dumbledore murmured, "Maybe you are right, Professor Tang."

"I do put too much responsibility on Harry, I just. I just kind of."

Dumbledore did not look at Tang Sen. His eyes seemed to be looking into the void, into the depths of his distant memories.

At this moment, Tang Sen felt that the Dumbledore in front of him was no longer the greatest white wizard of this century who was always wise and calm, but an old man.

The principal's room fell into silence.

Until the phoenix in the corner suddenly flew up and landed next to Dumbledore, stroking Dumbledore's white hair with the side of its face.

Only then did Dumbledore wake up. He patted Phoenix on the head, looked at Tang Sen again, and said, "I'm sorry that I lost my composure."

"Maybe I need time to think. Professor Tang, that's all for today's conversation."

Tang Sen nodded and said softly: "If you need my help, you can come to me at any time. No matter what, I am a professor at Hogwarts School after all."

"When it comes to facing the mysterious man, I believe our positions are consistent."

He turned around and walked lightly towards the principal's room.

"Professor Tang——"

Dumbledore suddenly spoke again.

"What about the magician?"

"Does your position agree with his?"

Perhaps because he received too much shocking news during the conversation, Dumbledore no longer had the intention to test and deal with it anymore, and unabashedly stated the core purpose of his interview today.

Tang Sen paused in his steps. He did not look back, but said calmly:

"I am a soothsayer, and my position is always in the future."

He walked out of the principal's office without stopping and closed the door gently.

Until the rumble of the gargoyle moving was heard outside, Dumbledore was still looking at the closed door.

A long, deep sigh echoed in the principal's office.

The following days passed as planned, and everything seemed to be calm at Hogwarts Castle and even the entire British wizarding world.

For nearly three weeks, Dumbledore never came to see Townsend again. He seemed to have become busier. From the few words spoken by the students, it can be found that Dumbledore rarely appeared even during meal times. in the auditorium.

And the resurrected Dark Lord seemed to have never been resurrected. During this period of time, no news came out. Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter's words became more and more sharp, just like this The peaceful days were enough to prove that the mysterious man was not resurrected. She laughed at the lies fabricated by Harry Potter more than once, and even began to mention Dumbledore's name openly.

As for the "Magician", since the initial report, the Daily Prophet has never mentioned a single word about this careerist, despite the undercurrent surging throughout the British wizarding community. His remarks are almost universally known.

Many wizards believe that the Ministry of Magic is fully prepared to arrest the magician the next time he appears, and then use absolute irrefutable evidence to nail the other party's crime and imprison him in Azkaban forever. Even directly sentenced to death——

Although no wizard has publicly expressed support for the magician's remarks, the Ministry of Magic has realized from the rumors that the impact of these remarks is becoming more and more profound. One of the evidences is the misuse of Muggle items in the Department of Disposal of Muggle Items during this period. They were so busy that some employees even submitted their resignations on the grounds that they could no longer understand the confiscated Muggle items.

Apparently the Ministry of Magic realizes that they are unable to deal with the tide of rumors, so it might be a better option to address the source directly.

These external undercurrents did not affect Hogwarts Castle too much. The fear caused by Voldemort has subsided over time, and the voices of disputes caused by the magician's remarks that can often be heard appear more and more frequently. There are fewer and fewer students, and students’ daily life is naturally occupied by courses and trivial matters.

To be honest, compared to those things in the outside world, they hated Umbridge who acted more and more carelessly after Dumbledore appeared less.

On the wall of the corridor on the first floor, Umbridge has nailed various regulations. Any student who violates the regulations will be brutally punished, and it is the picket team headed by Malfoy who pickets and inspects the students.

This Slytherin student seemed to have become even more gloomy after his father's death. There was no smile on his face. No one was willing to look at him when walking in the corridors of Hogwarts. He always refuted those who did not hesitate. Those who support the magician's ideas curse them and even their families.

Such behavior was punished several times by Professor McGonagall, but with Umbridge's support, the other party intensified it. The most direct impact was that Harry Potter could hardly survive at Hogwarts. If If it weren't for Hermione's obstruction and the sense of accomplishment that the Defense Against the Dark Arts course in the Room of Requirement had given him, he would have definitely fought Malfoy regardless of the consequences.

As for Townsend, his life is simple and fulfilling.

The last meat sent by the Department of Fantastic Beasts for processing was almost exhausted. It only took Tang Sen a short month to consume an amount that would take almost two to three years to digest.

Snape's digestive potion played a vital role in this.

Although the Potions Professor angrily refuted Tang Sen every time and declared that he would never prepare potions for him again, Tang Sen could always find a way to force the other party to hand over the purple liquid obediently.

The extraordinary properties in his body were accumulating as he continued to eat. Tang Sen felt that his physique had at least doubled - and this was because the power of the potion in the previous world had raised his physique almost to the limit of an ordinary person.

As for magic, his repair spell can already ignite a half-meter-wide flame. If it weren't for his own ability to control flames, Tang Sen would not be able to practice magic spells in the Leaky Cauldron.

Of course, these gains have not greatly improved Tang Sen's strength. After all, the magician's abilities are already useful enough. Tang Sen's biggest gain in this month is that he finally understood the ancient transformation. Prerequisite knowledge in magic research materials.

Although there is still a long way to go before he can transform living creatures, at the very least, he released the first normal spell after coming to this world.

Transfiguration.

And it's a wandless transformation.

He can transform some small, lifeless items into another type of item, excluding the factor of wandless casting. This is probably the transformation level of a second-year wizard - this result does not mean that Tang Sen is good at magic. What a high talent he has that allows him to do in a month what it takes a little wizard a year to do.

In fact, if you compare the time spent studying, Tang Sen may spend much more time and energy in a month than the little wizard spends in a year.

No matter what, Tang Sen can now proudly say that he can be called a wizard.

And Smaug's learning progress is much more significant. The ability given to him by the magic potion of the audience sequence makes him naturally gifted with language. In one month, he can basically use English to communicate with Townsend on a daily basis, and those who boast His words were practiced to perfection.

Obviously, it can't wait to leave the dark and desolate space of consciousness and fly freely above the sky of another world.

"Calculating the time, it seems we should start preparing."

Three days before the magician's appointment at the Leaky Cauldron, Tang Sen stood in the room above the Leaky Cauldron, facing the mirror. In the mirror was an ordinary face.

This was the face of a Muggle that Townsend had chosen at random on the street. To the wizarding world, it was a face that was purely unfamiliar.

He found a black top hat, put it on his head, letting the shadow of the hat brim cover his eyes, and then picked up a black suitcase placed next to him.

This suitcase was different from the one he brought out from the tower, but the same thing was that the invisible extension spell was still cast inside - illegal of course. Tang Sen spent hundreds of gold on a different face. Galleons, acquired from Knockturn Alley.

After checking his face in the mirror, Tang Sen threw out a paper manikin, which instantly transformed into Tang Sen's original appearance. Under the influence of the illusion, he sat quietly at his desk holding a book.

After doing all this, Tang Sen snapped his fingers again, and his body instantly disappeared from the place. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the door of the Leaky Cauldron.

Unlike before, this image entered the Leaky Cauldron without attracting any attention. In fact, the Leaky Cauldron was overcrowded at this time. This situation had continued since the last time the magician gave a speech. Tang Sen could hear the noisy people. Words such as "war", "Muggles", and "Internet" kept ringing in the sound waves.

He squeezed through the crowd with difficulty, entered Diagon Alley through the back entrance of the Leaky Cauldron, and arrived in front of a building with a dome and tilted beams and columns.

Gringotts.

As the headquarters of Gringotts in the British wizarding world, there is an endless stream of wizards coming and going through the gate here. Following the crowd into the gate, you can see counters more than two meters high on both sides of the hall. Goblins are sitting on the counters, looking down from above. Waiting for the guests.

This extremely greedy and cunning race runs the only bank in the magical world with its almost pathological desire for money. Obviously, their relationship with humans is not friendly.

Of course, this unfriendliness also comes from the unfair attitude of wizards towards them. After being conquered, most of the goblins were deprived of the right to use wands. If the goblins were not sensitive to numbers, perhaps their situation would not be the same. Not much better than a house elf.

Tang Sen found a counter where no one was handling business for the time being and stopped.

The goblin on the counter had an extremely pointed and long nose and ears, wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, held a quill in his curled fingers, and was writing quickly on the parchment. He did not look at Tang Sen. He just said in a slightly disgusted and impatient tone: "What business are you doing?"

Tang Sen was not angry because of the other party's attitude, but said calmly: "I want to buy a vault."

The goblin was stunned for a moment, then finally raised his head and looked at Tang Sen.

"treasury?"

He did not show disdain because of Tang Sen's unattractive appearance. Instead, he showed an earnest smile, put down the quill in his hand, and said: "This distinguished guest, what kind of treasury do you want?"

Tang Sen said calmly: "I don't know much about Gringotts's treasury, so——"

"Of course, distinguished guest!" The goblin stood up: "Please allow me to introduce it to you in detail."

"No." Tang Sen interrupted him: "I mean, so, the most expensive one will do."

The goblin was stunned again. He was a little unable to react and repeated: "The most expensive one?"

"I'm too lazy to choose. Generally speaking, the most expensive one must be the best. Isn't that the case in Gringotts's vault?" Tang Sen said.

"Of course!" The goblin's tone became louder. He stood up from behind the counter and said loudly: "Guest, you are really good at picking things. Please follow me."

He pulled his fat body down with difficulty and stood in front of Tang Sen. The other person was as tall as Tang Sen's waist. Now, it was the goblin's turn to look up at Tang Sen.

"The guests' eyesight is so good. Gringotts' vault is the safest place in the world. I can responsibly say that since the creation of Gringotts, not even a single gold galleon has been lost. Almost everyone in the wizarding world has lost it." Families have purchased vaults at Gringotts to store the things they consider most precious."

The goblin led the way and introduced endlessly. According to common sense, people would doubt whether a stranger has the purchasing power. In order to avoid wasting energy, they always like to verify financial resources, but the goblin obviously has a different understanding of this kind of thing - —They won’t miss any opportunity to make money! There is no risk of missing out on money-making opportunities, even if there is a possibility of being ripped off.

"The most expensive vault at present is vault No. 721. Its door cannot be opened with any tools. Only the purchaser himself and the goblin responsible for maintenance can open the vault. Others will be sucked in by the power of magic and then get stuck. In fact, the door used by the famous Professor Dumbledore’s private vault is this kind of door. Of course, for privacy reasons, I cannot tell you the number of that vault.”

The two of them got on a vehicle that looked like a minecart. Then, the vehicle began to descend along the track in a crazy and extreme way. The goblins of Gringotts seemed to have hollowed out the entire Diagon Alley. It was not until the goblin had switched to the fifth way to brag about Gringotts that the vehicle finally stopped on a small platform.

Tang Sen could see the number 721 on the rock wall behind the platform.

The goblin politely led Tang Sen off the platform and said, "I can show you how to open the door. After you pay the price of the vault, you can enter your information. From now on, only you and I can open this door." Of course, of course, I will become the maintainer of vault 721. Please don’t worry, I will never touch the contents of the vault.”

"I will maintain it every ten years and you only have to pay a small maintenance fee, I mean ten gold galleons a year is reasonable."

With that said, he opened the door, and Tang Sen could see a space almost as big as the first floor of the Leaky Cauldron.

"If the guest needs a larger space, we can also help you renovate it. It only costs a small amount of renovation fee." The goblin stretched out a finger and said with a smile on his face: "It's just a trivial cost for a distinguished guest. "

"That's enough for now." Tang Sen nodded and walked towards the vault.

"Wait a minute. Guest, you haven't paid yet. Vault No. 721 is the best vault in Gringotts. Its price is."

The goblin's words were interrupted by a dazzling golden light.

He watched Tang Sen lift one leg, put the suitcase on his knee, and then opened the buckle, which was filled with gold galleons.

"I'm not interested in the price."

Tang Sen tilted the suitcase slightly, and gold galleons began to pour out of the suitcase in a steady stream.

"How much money is needed, Gringotts can just take it from these gold galleons."

While he was talking, those gold galleons were still tilting outwards, and soon formed a huge pile that almost buried Tang Sen's calves.

"This is not in compliance with the regulations. You must complete the procedures before you can use the vault." The goblin looked at the gold galleons with fixed eyes and said quickly: "Of course, for a distinguished guest like you, Gringotts is willing to do a little bit. of flexibility.”

He suddenly trembled and said: "I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Dengkou, and I will be your personal manager from now on. I mean, you can come to me for any business, and I will definitely do it myself!"

Tang Sen glanced at him, his face still expressionless.

The goblin didn't pay attention and said, "Guest, is this the box for the traceless extension spell?"

He swallowed: "How big is it inside? I mean, I have to be responsible for the safety of the guests' property."

"Enough to fill this treasury, Mr. Dengkou." Tang Sen was not interested in this topic. He placed the box on the top of Jinjialong Mountain, which was already half a man tall, and said: "Speaking of business, I do have a business I want to entrust it to Gringotts."

"I want to entrust all the gold coins here to Gringotts' management-"

He squatted for a while.

".and distribution."

Too lazy to write a chapter.