Chapter 237 Vault No. 1
Ivan didn't know what the unpleasant scene Sirius was talking about would be, but the wind blowing from the tiny cracks in the surrounding rocks seemed a little strange.
This is a depth of tens of thousands of feet underground, and it stands to reason that there should be no wind. Moreover, these winds are not the gusts of gloomy wind that would blow from the depths of the cave as imagined, but with a little warmth, like the warm wind at noon.
In a place where the wind should not appear, there is a strong wind with a high temperature. Could there be a legendary magic item below? ! But wouldn't it be too big...
At the edge of the stairs, Griphook clapped his hands, and a small cart rattled out from a dark, hidden gap in the rock wall, and he motioned for everyone to sit on it.
Everyone climbed up one by one, huddled together, and looked ahead nervously, not knowing what was waiting for them.
The pull ring clicked loudly, and the cart restarted. This time, the speed of the cart was not as fast as before.
When it slowly turned the corner and rushed out of the cave, Ivan felt a stronger warm wind blowing up from below.
He hurriedly looked out, and in the endless darkness, he noticed that he was floating in mid-air.
In front of them, all the rocks disappeared, and a huge bottomless pit suddenly appeared in front of them, and gusts of wind whizzed upwards from below.
This pit is bottomless and goes straight down, as if extending all the way to the interior of the earth.
Everyone held on tightly to the edge of the trolley and looked out cautiously.
If you accidentally fall from here, you will definitely be smashed to pieces, and even the corpse will not be found.
Below the trolley, a narrow track ran forward at an odd angle.
The old wooden supports raised up on the surrounding rough rock walls are their only support. The rusty track routes are intricate, densely extending from the cracks in the rock wall, with no end in sight, sometimes intertwined with each other, and then quickly separated.
Aiwen turned his head and saw that the place where they had just come out turned into a small crack in a blink of an eye, no different from the cracks everywhere on the rock wall.
He tried to remember the route, but found it impossible.
The route of the track is so complicated that all these cracks in the rock face look exactly the same.
Even if someone could break into this place and find the treasure deep underground, if he didn't remember the way, he might not be able to get out from here.
Aiwen can be sure that if he accidentally enters the wrong rock crevice, what awaits the intruder is definitely not as simple as going the wrong way.
The track meanders downward, and as everyone approaches the deepest part of the ground, the temperature of the wind blowing up from below becomes higher and higher, and soon becomes a billowing heat wave.
The howling sound became stronger and stronger, as if there were countless fire dragons blowing fire upwards below.
Ivan poked his head out again, and he saw a round, red glowing object directly below them, as if it was a gate leading to the depths of hell.
He blinked, and it took several seconds before he realized what it was...
It's magma deep in the earth's crust! ! !
Below them, the endless underground magma was gurgling and emitting white gas, making slight noises, and the magma below filled the sky with red light all around.
The astonishing temperature of the magma even roasted the surrounding rocks into a scorching red.
A few seconds later, the trolley slowly stopped on an irregular island in the center of the red-black magma.
Everyone walked down, everyone was covered in sweat, and their faces were glowing red. They never thought that they would feel such a temperature in the cold winter.
In fact, no one has ever imagined that the deepest part of Gringotts underground would actually be such a scene, which forms a strong contrast with the prosperity above Diagon Alley.
Sirius is right, these goblins are simply too crazy, they have been digging down to the depths of the earth's crust, if something happens here and the lava erupts, not only Diagon Alley, but even the whole of London will be destroyed engulfed in flames.
There are dozens of stone carvings on the island, in various shapes, as if they were the entrance to the vault.
Ivan felt a little strange, because the shapes of these statues looked very familiar, and he must have seen them somewhere before.
He observed carefully for a while, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, only to realize that these carvings were all the family crests of various ancient pure-blood wizard families. Among them, there are many wizard families that were prominent in the history of magic thousands of years ago, but most of them are now extinct, and they have only become history in books.
"This is the earliest vault built when Gringotts was founded. There were a hundred of them, and they all belonged to the most powerful wizard or the most powerful pure-blood wizard family at that time." Griphook explained, "Because It's too old, many wizard families have disappeared into the long river of history, and I haven't been here for many years."
This small island with engraved emblems looks like the cemetery of a family of pure-blood wizards.
These extraordinary statues not only testify to the past glory of these pure-blood wizard families, but also tell countless loneliness in silence. No matter how powerful and prominent they were once, they no longer exist, and the treasures preserved in Gringotts will remain here forever.
Regardless of other things, just judging from the emblems of these ancient wizard families, this place is definitely a holy place in the eyes of magic historians and heraldry lovers.
Aiwen observed carefully and compared it with the wizard's emblem that he had in his mind.
After looking at it for a while, he found that it was exactly the same as what Griphook said. There were big numbers on these statues, all of which were within one hundred. Below the statue are gates of various shapes, which should be where the treasuries of these pure-blood wizard families are located.
On the magma not far away, there are several such irregularly shaped islands.
Like here, some small islands also have statues of different sizes, large and small. Among them, Ivan saw the family crest of the Slytherin family at a glance, because it was too conspicuous. The huge statue inlaid with many emeralds is emitting a soft green light, forming a capital s letter.
It is located alone on a small island in the center of the lava, which is unusually abrupt.
Aiwen saw that the number above the letter s was the number one, which meant that it was the first vault in Gringotts.
Below the statue is a black gate with exquisite patterns. I don't know what kind of metal it is made of, and it looks very complicated.
Because it was too far away, Ivan couldn't see it clearly.
The patterns on the gate seem to be the same as the incomprehensible patterns on the Slytherin locket in my arms, they seem to be a whole...
Ivan shook his head, not knowing what it meant. Could it be that this is a special text left by the Slytherin family? !
He was going to go back and check the relevant books carefully. If it didn't work out, he could ask that vampire girl named Elaine.
Next to the Slytherin vault, Ivan also saw the azure coat of arms of the Ravenclaw family, which was very similar to the logo of Ravenclaw College, but it was a little different. Instead, it is a carving in the shape of an eagle standing with an unknown plant in its mouth, with a crown symbolizing wisdom on its head.
In the center of the crown, a brilliant diamond shines, and correspondingly, there is a thick nebula at the top of the statue.
No one knows how many precious stones were used on this seemingly ordinary stone statue.
The huge diamond in the center of the crown alone is absolutely priceless, and the family treasures hidden in it can be imagined how precious.
Unfortunately, there are no descendants of the Ravenclaw family, and no matter what is contained in it, those things will essentially belong to the goblin forever.
Aiwen became interested and searched carefully again.
For some reason, he didn't see the signs of the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff families. They didn't seem to have a vault here. (To be continued.)