Gringotts, Vault 1273.
Vault 1273 has always been Lockhart's vault. Even though Lockhart had taken away all the wealth in the vault before, he still retained it as long as he paid the treasury fee.
At this moment, there was no one in the vault. Suddenly, a sparking portal quietly emerged. Then, Lockhart walked out first, followed by Goblin Nott and the house-elf Coffy. Coffy, once again seeing the strange spell cast by his master, had eyes filled with curiosity. However, the basic quality of being a house-elf is that you cannot disturb your master, and naturally, will not ask questions.
When Lockhart saw everyone coming in, he waved his hand, and the portal closed. Seeing the silver-white walls and empty floors all around, he nodded with satisfaction. This is the safe place he had first prepared—a vault that has been firmly closed. Who would have thought that he would be here?
He knew that the goblins of Gringotts cast a large-scale anti-Apparition spell for safety to prevent wizards from sneaking into the Gringotts vault through spatial spells. However, this could not imprison Kamar Taj's teleportation magic in the Marvel world. Even if the principle of the anti-Apparition spell is to disrupt space fluctuations, making it impossible for the wizard to teleport, Kamar Taj's teleportation magic is based on the power of Vishanti. Although it is a bit more consuming to use and even a little jerky, it definitely does not affect its use.
Then, Lockhart took out the parchment map again and firmly imprinted the route in his mind. Looking at the treasury door, he told Coffy to take care of his body and Goblin Nott. He then found a corner in the vault, leaned against the silver-white wall, and sat down cross-legged. He put his hands on his knees, concentrated his thoughts in his mind, and visualized a mysterious, complex, and intricate rune pattern. The magic power flowed, and it seemed to be calling, resonating with something!
Then, suddenly, "Astral body projection!"
Lockhart's soul flew out of his body. Looking at his ghostly and transparent soul body, he smiled with satisfaction. Then, his thoughts turned, and he manifested a solid form of his soul body so that ordinary living beings could see it with the naked eye.
"Master, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Seeing the sudden appearance of Lockhart's soul, especially the ghost-like body, Coffy asked loudly in panic. He had encountered this state before, where the owner dies and turns into a ghost. This made him feel very panicked.
"Coffy, calm down!" Looking at the panicked Coffy, Lockhart opened his mouth, and his voice reached Coffy's ears through magical resonance. "I don't have any problems. This is my soul. You can take care of my body now and wait for my soul to return."
Hearing the familiar voice ringing in his ears, the panicked Coffy calmed down and hurried to Lockhart's side, looking fully alert.
"Coffy, wait for my return." Seeing this, Lockhart praised him, turned around, and flew towards the door.
Buzz! The soul's passage through the thick door of the vault was not as easy as Lockhart had imagined. It may have something to do with the vault door being made of magical materials. But the impact was not significant. He mobilized more soul power and still managed to pass through. Turning around and looking back at the light golden door of his vault, Lockhart became more confident in his plan.
Then, according to the map the goblin drew in his memory, Lockhart flew towards Bellatrix's vault. Because Bellatrix's treasury belongs to the relatively precious wizard family inheritance treasury—in other words, it is the Lestrange family inheritance treasury that she controlled after marrying into the Lestrange family—it is at the bottom of Gringotts' vault, while his vault is in the middle and upper levels, a little far away. But he was not in a hurry. According to his soul power, he could maintain the state of astral projection for a whole day without any problems.
Lockhart wandered along the map route while looking at the surrounding vaults. To be honest, he now had the urge to enter a vault and start his own zero-dollar purchase plan. Unfortunately, he didn't know who owned these vaults. If someone later discovered that the wealth was missing, they would report it to Gringotts. It would be bad if it aroused the other party's vigilance.
The magic power of the Harry Potter world is not as powerful as that of the Marvel world, but when it comes to the level of mystery, the magic of the Harry Potter world is not weak. If some wizard or goblin really found traces through a certain method, it would be really troublesome. He had many plans later, all of which relied on astral projection. Being restricted in this way is really not worth the gain.
Suddenly! Lockhart saw a dozen goblins dressed in crimson clothes, who looked like guards, with serious faces, riding five or six small carts, sliding along the iron rope to the depths of the vault. This was not surprising. What surprised Lockhart was that these goblins actually had pistols on their waists!
Yes, Lockhart watched it over and over again. He discovered that these goblins were carrying magic items similar to pistols on their waists, and the leader even had a wand on his waist. This made Lockhart feel a little uncomfortable.
He wasn't surprised to see someone with a gun in the Muggle world. But seeing a goblin holding a gun in the wizarding world is surprising enough. And a goblin holding a gun is enough to surprise or even scare a wizard. According to the previous contract signed by the goblins as the losers, they are not allowed to possess wands and various destructive magic items. Although over time, the restrictions on magic items have been weakened a lot, wands are still taboo for goblins—wizards will never allow any goblin to hold a wand.
And what does Lockhart see now? The leading goblin held a wand, followed by a group of goblins carrying magical items similar to firearms on their waists. Lockhart was not surprised by the wand. After all, every living thing would find a way to survive for itself. Like the goblins of Gringotts, they almost control the entire monetary system of the wizarding world. Although they are supervised by the Ministry of Magic, they will never give up the exploration of force.
But magical items similar to firearms shocked Lockhart. This means goblins are definitely involved in the Muggle world! Otherwise, magic items similar to firearms would never appear. Lockhart, an alchemist, said that if he wanted to refine magic items similar to firearms, he must be familiar with a large number of firearms and the principles contained in them. Even magic items like this, which are full of certain technological content, require a lot of exploration. And the research time will not be short. Only in this way can technology and magic be compatible.
And now he sees goblins using them in large numbers. What does this mean? On the one hand, goblins have evil intentions. Goblins and Muggles definitely have a deep connection. This made Lockhart feel uneasy.
As a wizard, he naturally has to consider things from the wizard's point of view. And in a war, what will happen to the loser? It can be witnessed one by one through the history of magic. The worst thing is the house-elves. Just like Coffy now, they will be enslaved by wizards forever. And the best result is just like the goblins before. Don't look at the goblins now. But the goblins at that time were forced to stop using wands, give up all force, and were also forced to provide services to wizards.
Speaking of service, it just sounds nice. In fact, it still plays a role similar to that of a slave, but it is not as restrictive as a house-elf.
The scene before him gave Lockhart a headache. He had to give up the idea of going to Bellatrix's vault for the time being and followed these goblins to find out their power.
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Deep inside Gringotts.
The captain of the Goblin Guards, Donny Deen, looked ahead with a serious face and tightly held the space bag in his hand. His mission was simple but extremely important - to escort a large amount of precious magical materials to the goblin alchemist Beno Cruz. With his current status, he fully understood the importance of Master Beno's mission. It was directly related to whether the goblins could rise again.
When he thought of this, he looked back at the members of the escort team behind him, especially the crimson Flame Dragon II magic firearms slung around their waists. His eyes were full of fire and hope! This was a weapon jointly developed by Beno and other goblin alchemist masters. Breaking away from the shackles of the wand, it was completely possible for a large number of goblins to gain combat power quickly.
Although rumors had it that it had something to do with Muggles, Donny didn't believe that those Muggles without any magic power could have come up with such a good thing. At most, they provided them with enough gold, raw materials, and ideas. Donny thought maliciously! He felt strongly dissatisfied with some of the goblins in Gringotts because they actually expressed friendship to Muggles, saying that both parties were on equal footing and should cooperate more. He was extremely disgusted with such an idea.
Goblins were a noble race with a long history. It's okay if wizards have magic power. Races like Muggles who don't even have magic power can only serve as servants who provide them with raw materials. He really didn't understand what those goblins were thinking. Do they have to abandon their pride as goblins just because they were defeated for a moment?
Damn it!
When he thought of it, the concept of cooperation with Muggles and wizards that had been promoted came to mind. His face was gloomy, and there was even a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. But he quickly restrained his thoughts. The goblins could not be divided now. Before they rose, they still needed the cooperation of these goblins.
That's what his boss, Rex Rosa, had always told him. He thought Rex was right - only when the palm is clenched and turned into a fist can it have the most offensive power. This is a proverb passed down by goblins since ancient times.
But what he didn't notice was that from the perspective of magic, there was a looming figure behind them. At this moment, Lockhart looked at the cart sliding deeper, thoughtfully. This group of goblins, as if they had been specially trained warriors, stood on the cart, not communicating a word, and fully alert. As if guarding something and waiting for something.
However, due to limited information, he didn't know. He could only fly behind and follow quietly, hoping to get some useful information.
After a while, Lockhart felt that the speed in front gradually slowed down and stopped on a platform. He felt refreshed and knew that the destination had been reached. Then, he watched the leading goblin step off the cart, followed closely by a dozen goblins behind him. Lockhart followed immediately.
Soon, they passed through the platform and entered a corridor. The environment of the corridor was very bright because a magic similar to a light spell was cast above. Immediately afterwards, they continued to turn, change to a new corridor, and move deeper. Looking at the densely packed corridors, Lockhart felt a little dizzy, but he had nothing to worry about. He had marked it beforehand to ensure that he would not lose his bearings.
Soon, Lockhart saw the goblins stepping onto a platform again. Looking from the corridor to the platform, he saw a large number of colorful raindrops continuously falling from the sky, containing a large amount of magic fluctuations. This made Lockhart's eyes narrow. If he guessed correctly, this should be the goblins' most famous alchemy item - the Anti-Thief Waterfall. A top-notch defensive alchemy item that only goblins knew how to refine, capable of rendering any magic useless.
Lockhart was hesitant because he didn't know whether the Anti-Thief Waterfall would have any impact on his soul state. Despite this, seeing that most of the goblins had entered the Anti-Thief Waterfall area, Lockhart still wanted to take a gamble. After the goblins had finished walking, Lockhart walked towards the entrance of the cave, stretched out his soul arm, and touched the colorful raindrops falling in the air.
Hearing the sound of a large number of raindrops in his ears, he felt the raindrops produced by the Anti-Thief Waterfall gently penetrating his arms. Lockhart let out a breath. It seemed that the Anti-Thief Waterfall would not reveal the state of his soul, but he could still feel the impact of the waterfall on his soul. He roughly estimated that if he had been soaked in the Anti-Thief Waterfall, his soul would probably be seriously affected. After all, this is equivalent to a large amount of magic power directly hitting the soul without any protection.
Fortunately, the area covered by the Anti-Thief Waterfall is not very long. With his thoughts turning, Lockhart flew forward quickly. He felt a lot of stinging pain as a large number of colorful raindrops continued to impact his soul. Frowning, he increased his speed. Soon, he passed the Anti-Thief Waterfall area. After passing through, Lockhart took a deep breath, as if he had been hit by a large amount of hail. Although it was bearable, it was still painful.
Then, he turned around in mid-air and looked at the goblins who were still walking in the Anti-Thief Waterfall area, waiting silently. After a while, the leading goblin took the lead in walking out of the Anti-Thief Waterfall area and continued moving forward. Lockhart continued to follow silently behind. He wanted to see what these goblins were up to. They almost controlled the wizarding world's currency system. Could it be that they were preparing to start a new round of war between wizards and goblins?
Lockhart shook his head slightly and quickly cleared away the inexplicable thoughts that appeared in his mind. Soon, he followed the goblins into a spacious hall. Lockhart could see that there were many goblins armed with guns and even wands scattered around, forming an encircling formation. It seemed that as soon as there was an enemy, they would immediately start a crazy attack.
Deep in the hall, there was a half-open wooden door guarded tightly. No need to guess, he knew that the secrets of the goblins were definitely contained inside. Sure enough, he saw the goblin captain just now very solemnly handing over a space bag to the guard at the door, then turning around and leaving with his team.
Lockhart, of course, took advantage of the opportunity to slip a mark into the room. He had to say that in the Harry Potter world, he didn't know if it was due to the influence of the world environment or knowledge monopoly, but they seemed biased in their research on the soul, overly pursuing lethality and immortality. For example, the Killing Curse, Horcruxes, etc. There seemed to be no systematic research on the soul itself.
Kamar Taj, on the other hand, had developed systematic soul magic such as soul projection, soul whipping, etc., including combat, treatment, and assistance, making it more comprehensive.
As his thoughts turned, Lockhart's soul entered the room behind the wooden door.
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