Chapter 32 Unicorn Horn, Who Made Me Kind-hearted?
In Gringotts.
The goblin at the counter looked at the black-robed wizards outside with surprise and confirmed again.
"Gentlemen, are you sure you want to mortgage your property, wands, and the several magical items you have?"
"If you are unable to return them by the due date, according to the agreement, all of them will belong to Gringotts."
The dark wizards said impatiently.
"Yes, that's right. Don't ask anymore. Just give us a mortgage of gold galleons."
While waiting at the counter, they looked outside from time to time, appearing quite anxious.
After all, who knows if there will be other colleagues who will set their eyes on Charles, the big fat sheep?
If someone gets there first, then all their work would be in vain.
When the fairy saw them like this, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
It chuckled.
"Don't be anxious, gentlemen. Judging from your appearance, you must have a big business to do, so you are taking out a mortgage here."
"I would like to congratulate you on your fortune."
"But to be honest, the wand, the property, and a few magical items really can't be mortgaged for many gold Galleons. Are you sure it's enough?"
"After all, you are all big businessmen. If you run out of gold galleons and can't make ends meet, wouldn't that be troublesome?"
When several dark wizards heard it say this, they looked at each other, quite hesitant.
Indeed, if they wanted to trick Charles out of the Leaky Cauldron and get him to go with them, they would definitely need something very precious.
This kind of stuff can be found in Knockturn Alley, but each one is more expensive than the last.
They were not completely sure whether the gold galleons they mortgaged could be used to buy such items.
At this moment, an eager look appeared on the goblin's face.
"Well, we at Gringotts recently launched a new service called leveraged loans."
"This way, you can get far more Galleons than usual."
"As for the cost, the interest rate will be slightly higher, and the consequences of not being able to pay it back when due will be more troublesome."
"But as long as we can pay it back, it won't be a problem. This is the best way to solve the funding shortage."
Under the goblin's persuasion, the hesitation on the faces of several dark wizards gradually turned into determination.
Indeed, as long as Charles was kidnapped, tens of thousands of gold galleons would be easily obtained.
Are you still worried that you won’t be able to repay the loan from Gringotts by then?
"Leverage, right? Five times as much?"
"No, five times is too little, ten times..."
"Forget it, just fill it up, just fill it up!"
Soon, the dark wizards who signed the Gringotts Agreement left Gringotts carrying bulging bags of money, with excitement and anticipation on their faces.
"With this money, we can buy some real good stuff to lure Ciel out!"
“We’re going to be rich!”
……
This evening.
Charles was still in the room flipping through the many magic books he had bought from Flourish and Blotts.
From time to time, a deep blue prompt flashed in his mind, telling him that he had obtained materials in a certain field, and that deducing the corresponding knowledge could reduce the consumption of deduction points.
At the same time, next to Charles, an assembly line was running.
He created this assembly line using Transfiguration, and the raw materials were vases, tables and chairs, plates, etc. in the room.
And now, they have been turned by Charles into an assembly line that continuously transports the magic items in the boxes to Charles' mouth.
In this way, Charles can flip through books to obtain materials while swallowing magic items and gaining deduction points.
This is so much more convenient!
Charles couldn't help but sigh.
"Magic really does change lives."
But the only pity is that these magic items are ordinary and common stuff. Most of them are shorthand quills or prank items like nosebleed nougat. The magic power is weak, and there is none of them containing powerful magic.
Despite such a continuous input, Charles' total number of deduction points still soared significantly compared to before, reaching nearly 80,000 points.
But thinking of the pleasure of drinking the sublimation potion in big gulps and feasting in the dream world of R'lyeh, Charles still felt a little disappointed.
"I don't know when I can go back to those days."
"Dak, my Dak, I missed you so much."
"And R'lyeh, the holy place of my dreams, please let me have another meal there... No, let me take another look."
Just as Charles was reminiscing and sighing, there was a knock on his door. It was news from old Tom.
"Mr. Charles, there's a man in the lobby looking for you. He says he may have something you like."
Charles raised his eyebrows, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
I don’t seem to know anyone in the wizarding world and I don’t have many friends.
Are you coming to see me so late?
He secretly became alert.
But after thinking for a moment, Charles walked out of the room.
If this guy can really come up with something that interests me, then it wouldn't hurt to meet him.
With so many cards in hand, Charles is not afraid of ordinary wizards even if the other party has any plans.
Soon, Charles came to the lobby of the Leaky Cauldron and saw a middle-aged wizard who looked honest. The wizard's face was full of humility and shyness, revealing a feeling of flattery, and he looked like the kind of honest man who was often bullied.
At this moment, the wizard saw Charles coming out, carefully took out a package from his arms, and said with a flattering smile.
"Mr. Charles?"
"I heard that you bought a lot of magical items in Diagon Alley, and I remembered that there seemed to be a few things passed down in my family. I wanted to see if you were willing to buy them."
As he spoke, a bitter look appeared on his face.
"It's embarrassing to say that my daughter is also going to attend Hogwarts this year, but I can't even afford to buy her a new wand."
"If you would accept my things, I could buy her a new wand and a new robe."
Ciel listened to the words of the middle-aged wizard and nodded repeatedly, seeming to be moved.
But Charles sneered in his heart.
This kind of story worked in the 1990s, but he had heard this kind of story thousands of times in his previous life. How could it be so easy to believe it?
He always believed that people who were truly suffering and distressed would rarely show their difficulties and pain to others.
Generally speaking, if someone is eager to tell a stranger something like this, and it is related to money, 99% of the time it is a scam.
Charles believes that there is truth, goodness and beauty in the world, but he is never afraid to assume the worst of others.
Immediately, his eyes fell on the package.
When the middle-aged wizard opened the package, Charles' pupils shrank slightly.
There is a tiny horn inside.
Ciel had read a lot of papers on Animagus these days, and as the content of Transfiguration actually involves a lot of animal characteristics, Ciel could tell at a glance that this was the horn of a young unicorn.
Although it has been stored for a long time and the magic power is far less than when the unicorn just died, this item is still a treasure.
The most important thing is that the magic world passed a resolution a long time ago to prohibit the hunting and killing of unicorns for their horns, so unicorn horns are extremely precious and prohibited items.
As soon as he took out this thing, Charles was completely certain that the honest middle-aged wizard in front of him was definitely not a good person.
This unicorn's horn is clearly a bait to tempt me.
It's really hard for the other party. Facing a little wizard like me, he actually took the trouble to set up such a trap, and his acting skills were pretty good.
Charles' expression changed and he chuckled.
"Oh, this is the horn of a bull-horned beast. It is not worth much."
"But sir, I do sympathize with your daughter. How about this, for three gold Galleons, I will accept your bullhorn horn, and you can buy a wand for your daughter?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the middle-aged black wizard opposite him clenched his fists, a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes, and he was already cursing in his heart.
The horn of a bull-horned beast?
This is clearly a unicorn horn. I bought it for five hundred gold galleons in Knockturn Alley!
As a result, this Charles said it was the horn of a bull-horned beast and only gave three gold galleons?
Damn, this little wizard is even darker than the dark wizard!
But this is also confirmed. This kind of shameless style must be from either aristocratic family, a big businessman, or a bureaucratic family of the Ministry of Magic.
After all, no normal person would do such a shameless thing!
Then, the middle-aged dark wizard felt relieved.
Fortunately, I pulled the lever at Gringotts and got some extra Galleons, so I bought a few more things.
Otherwise, just buying a unicorn horn seems to be insufficient to satisfy the greed of the little wizard Charles!
Immediately, he pretended to be surprised.
"Three Galleons? That's great! This way my daughter can buy a new wand!"
"But I haven't found the money for the new robe and textbooks yet. But I have a few similar things at home, all passed down from my ancestors. They're just bigger than this, so it's inconvenient to bring them over."
"Mr. Charles, my home is nearby. How about you come with me to visit my home?"
Charles sneered in his heart.
It turned out that they were trying to trick him out. It seemed that I had attracted a lot of attention in Diagon Alley these past two days.
It's really hard for the other party to plan like this. If it were another little wizard, he might have been fooled into thinking so.
But Charles still had a question in his mind.
The horn of a unicorn is very valuable. Even the horn of a young unicorn would cost at least several hundred gold galleons, and you have to have a way to buy it.
It seems that the other party has prepared some other baits, which are probably no worse than the unicorn's horn.
This would cost at least a thousand or several hundred gold Galleons.
This is not considered poor in the wizarding world. Why would someone so rich take such a risk?
But after a moment, Charles suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Never mind. Since the other party has set his sights on me, wouldn’t it be a waste if I don’t take the bait?
After taking a few pieces of magic materials like unicorn horns, the deduction points will definitely exceed 100,000, or even 150,000.
In this way, even if we force ourselves to deduce the Animagus transformation a second time, it will be more than enough.
So Charles pretended to be hesitant, first pulled the unicorn horn from the other person's hand and stuffed it into his own arms, then thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed.
"Okay, I'll go with you and take a look."
"I can't help it. I am kind-hearted."
The middle-aged wizard opposite him almost had his back teeth broken.
You call this kindness?
Good fuck your head!
But he still gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word of gratitude.
"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Charles, you are so kind."
"Thank you on behalf of my daughter."
But the middle-aged dark wizard had already made up his mind.
As soon as Charles enters Knockturn Alley, he promises to let Charles know what cruelty is!
(End of this chapter)
