#193 - Section 193

Although Ethan didn't know Norris Pierce's personality traits, acting arrogant, eccentric, cruel, and suspicious would suffice.

After all, after hiding and fleeing for more than ten years, how good could you expect his personality to be?

If he were still the same as before, that would be abnormal.

"I'll go right away, please wait a moment!"

This old goblin didn't dare to delay, and immediately took his wand to go and handle the formalities.

He needed to verify whether this wand was the key to opening the Pierce family vault, and also report Norris Pierce's arrival to the manager.

After all, according to their original plan, after several decades of still not hearing any news about Norris Pierce, the sole heir of the Pierce family, they could have taken the Galleons in the Pierce family vault.

Unfortunately, everything was now in vain, and Norris Pierce seemed to be doing alright outside.

"Be quick, you know I can't wait long. If I find out you report to the Ministry of Magic, hehe!"

As he spoke, Ethan glanced at the old goblin with murderous intent.

"Please rest assured, Gringotts would never do such a thing. We have integrity, and we will definitely not keep you waiting!"

The old goblin assured him while quickening his pace.

Ethan didn't have to wait long before the old goblin led two young goblins into the reception room.

"Mr. Pierce, your wand verification is complete."

"Next, I, along with Wockley and Nael, will take you to the vault."

The old goblin respectfully handed the wand to Ethan and introduced the two young goblins beside him.

"Mr. Pierce, hello!"

"Alright, alright, hurry up and take me there!"

Ethan waved his hand impatiently, urging them.

"Please follow me!"

The old goblin didn't dare to say anything more. The reason for bringing two extra young goblins was to protect his own safety.

After re-concealing his face, Ethan followed the three goblins and quickly arrived at the location of the mine tunnels beneath Gringotts.

Chapter 238: The Opened Vault Door

Riding in this dilapidated mine cart, they sped along the narrow mine tunnel.

The journey was very peaceful, and Ethan and the three goblins didn't exchange any words, only the clanging sound of the mine cart could be heard.

But when they reached the end of the mine tunnel, an accident occurred at the Thief's Downfall.

The speeding mine cart suddenly braked sharply. Due to the strong inertia, Ethan and the three goblins were directly thrown into the air, falling from the mine tunnel below.

The moment Ethan came into contact with the Thief's Downfall potion, the effects of the Polyjuice Potion were also dispelled, revealing his true face.

If Ethan wanted to avoid being drenched by the water, he could have done so, but there was no need now. He had already reached the depths of Gringotts, why bother with so much trouble?

Unlike Ethan's light and graceful landing, the three goblins landed somewhat awkwardly, falling straight to the ground.

They really hadn't expected that someone would dare to attack Gringotts.

Since the establishment of Gringotts, such situations had been rare, at least these three had never encountered one.

But after falling to the ground, they instantly sobered up and realized what had happened.

This mine cart was actually an alchemical product. Besides being able to freely control and stably run on the track, it would also brake urgently in case of emergencies.

For example, now, once the Thief's Downfall potion was triggered and came into contact with the mine cart, the mine cart would stop moving.

It was precisely because of this that the three goblins, at the first moment after getting up, drew their wands and pointed them at Ethan.

"Ethan Ieadrien?"

The three goblins shouted in disbelief.

Last year, when Ethan started depositing large amounts of Galleons in Gringotts, the Gringotts goblins of the British branch all got to know Ethan.

Not to mention, Ethan had also made a big splash at the Quidditch World Cup, winning so many Galleons, now all the goblins in the world knew Ethan.

When they just drew their wands, they thought it was some desperate pauper trying to attack the Gringotts vault.

Now seeing that it was Ethan, the biggest depositor in Gringotts, how could they not be surprised?

But immediately afterwards, there was a burst of ecstasy. If Ethan was caught in Gringotts, wouldn't he have to pay a considerable sum of Galleons to resolve the matter?

And they, as the greatest contributors, would they be able to get a very generous reward?

As for Ethan's strength, especially what Amelia Bones, the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, said at Fudge's press conference a few days ago about subduing more than a hundred wizards.

This was not a problem for them. Do you know how many goblins there are in Gringotts?

And how many guards are there?

One signal flare, and thousands of troops will come to meet you, this is not a joke.

If it really didn't work, they could also notify the goblins in other regions and have them come to Gringotts directly for support using Portkeys. They were a whole race!

But before the three of them could press the alarm, in a trance, the expressions on their faces changed. A trace of joy appeared from their vigilance, turning into a look of happiness and pleasure.

The wands pointed at Ethan were also put away, and the three goblins stood respectfully in front of Ethan.

"You take me to the Lestrange family vault, and the other two open the other vaults."

Ethan instructed, while taking out the box, restoring it to its original size, and releasing Little Tom, Hepzibah, and the other twenty people.

Although Ethan had also studied the material of the Gringotts door and could find a way to break it.

But after thinking about it for a moment, he decided against it. Anyway, the goblins had the authority to open it, so it would be better to directly control the goblins, why bother with unnecessary actions?

"As you command."

The old goblin immediately replied obediently upon hearing Ethan's words.

The happy and pleasant smile was still on his face.

The group moved quite quickly, and soon arrived at the corner where the Ukrainian Ironbelly was still there.

Pink and muddy eyes glared at Ethan and the others. Because the body was locked by thick and heavy iron chains, the chains rattled as it lunged forward.

Just as it opened its mouth to spew flames, the old goblin immediately took out a small metal instrument from his bag, and a loud and crisp jingle sounded when he shook it.

Listening to the sound like a hammer hitting an anvil, the flames in the Ukrainian Ironbelly's mouth were directly extinguished, and it shook its head painfully, constantly retreating backwards.

Ethan and the others also passed through here without any hindrance.

"Will the goblins above know if you open the vault door here?"

After passing through here, Ethan asked the old goblin.

"As far as I know, every time a vault door is opened, a corresponding light with the name on it will light up above."

"Before coming down, I applied for the Pierce family vault. If that vault is opened, there won't be any response from above."

"But according to your instructions, opening the Lestrange family vault will definitely cause security personnel to come down and check the situation."

The goblin didn't dare to hide anything regarding Ethan's question.

"How long will it take them to get down here?"

Since Apparition and Portkeys are prohibited, Ethan wasn't sure if there were other more efficient ways to get down here directly. This should be Gringotts' secret; outsiders can't find out anyway.

This wasn't in the original story either. Harry and the others used the identity of Griphook, and they needed to open the Lestrange family vault. As long as they didn't trigger the alarm, they wouldn't alert the people above at all.

Naturally, there wouldn't be any guards coming down to catch them.

"They should arrive within three minutes. That was the requirement set in the beginning, but it hasn't been used for so many years, so I'm not sure how long it will take them."

"They ride on magic carpets imported from Arabia, modified to carry seven people each."

Three minutes is already very fast. It's just that magic carpets seem to be prohibited in Great Britain.

This was jointly promoted by several flying broom companies in Great Britain, mainly to prevent it from affecting the sales of flying brooms.

Unexpectedly, the goblins actually purchased these.

But thinking about it, it's normal. Without Apparition and Portkeys, and no other means, the mine cart, no matter how fast, is not as quick as flying directly.

Although the speed of a magic carpet is not as fast as a flying broom, flying brooms are not suitable for goblins to use. Imagine their small size; they probably can't even sit still!

However, three minutes is enough.

Anyway, Ethan's task is to collect the contents of the Lestrange family vault, as well as Ethan's own vault. As for the others, they are for Tom and the others.

When it comes time to divide the spoils, the Lestrange vault belongs to Ethan, and Ethan's own vault belongs to himself.

Ethan also gets half of the other proceeds.

After all, Ethan planned this operation himself. Although he instructed Tom to do many things, he was just a worker, still listening to his orders.

Even taking half of the proceeds from this operation is enough for the organization to develop and use, and it can still be squandered arbitrarily.

As for Ethan, even if he takes half of the Galleons, it will trigger the system's reward.

If that doesn't work, there's still the 15 million Galleon claim.

Ethan deposited so many Galleons in Gringotts for today. If a Level One vault is stolen, Gringotts is fully responsible.

At that time, Ethan only needs to take the magical contract. Even if the British Gringotts branch doesn't have a penny left, they can't deny the debt and must transfer Galleons from other Gringotts branches.

This is written in the Gringotts treaty.

Otherwise, why would everyone hand over Galleons to Gringotts for safekeeping, and still have to pay a large sum of Galleons?

Soon, the group arrived at the location of the Level One vaults.

Immediately, they started to act separately, as they had trained before.

The three goblins were the busiest, constantly running back and forth to open the vault doors, and finally helping the wizards pack the Galleons and various treasures.

Arriving in front of the Lestrange family vault, the old goblin directly placed his palm on the door, and the vault door disappeared.

Ethan immediately walked into it, then waved his hand, signaling him to just stand at the door.

As expected of an ancient pure-blood wizarding family, compared to Ethan's vault with only Galleons, this place is much richer.

Of course, there are also quite a few Galleons here.

From the floor to the ceiling, it was filled with gold coin goblets, silver armor, animal skins of various strange creatures with spines or drooping wings, potions in potion bottles, and a skull still wearing a crown.

I don't know if Mr. and Mrs. Lestrange knew they were going to Azkaban, so they put most of their family property in the Gringotts vault.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the collection here is so rich.

After all, under normal circumstances, only Galleons and a few items of higher value are usually placed here, instead of piling everything up here.

However, all of these are now a bargain for Ethan.

Because there are too many gold goblets here, Ethan didn't want to sense which one was the Horcrux, so he simply collected them all and looked for it after returning.

Immediately, he opened a dragon hide pouch, and Ethan pointed his wand at these golden objects.

Suddenly, a long dragon made of gold coins spiraled and wandered in the vault, then plunged into the dragon hide pouch.

In just a moment, Ethan cleaned the entire vault completely.

This is something only Ethan can easily do. After all, various magical props and Galleons have been cast with many spells and anti-spell effects, possessing a certain degree of magical resistance.

Without Ethan's thick magic power to squander, it is impossible to have such a cleaning speed.

Even Tom and Hepzibah, although they can achieve Ethan's effect, they dare not do so. After all, if too much magic power is consumed, it will be difficult to deal with unexpected situations.

Therefore, Ethan brought so many wizards with him.

After emptying the Lestrange family vault, Ethan didn't go to check how they were doing. He went directly to his own vault along the path.

The old goblin also opened Ethan's vault at the first time.

"You go open other vaults, I don't need you here."

Saying that, Ethan walked directly into it. Just like before, with a wave of his wand, the Galleons immediately formed a golden swimming dragon and plunged into the dragon hide pouch.

After cleaning two vaults in a row, Ethan's mission was completed.

Next, he should block the incoming Gringotts security personnel so that Tom and the others can freely clear the vault.

After casting a few spells on himself, he went directly to the Ukrainian Ironbelly at the corner, ignoring its roaring at him and trying to spit dragon fire.