Chapter 447 Wealth Beyond Imagination
Even as the top VIP of Gringotts Bank, he is a wizarding noble who has entered Gringotts' underground vault many times.
The head of the Malfoy family is well-known in the wizarding world for his enormous wealth.
Lucius Malfoy had to admit that he was completely shocked by the scene before him, in this huge metal space.
There was wealth displayed there that was beyond his imagination, and the first thing that caught his eye was the mountains of large gold bricks.
They emit a dazzling light, as if the sun has set on the ground.
Each piece of gold has been carefully polished, smooth and delicate, sparkling with an alluring luster.
These golds are not just metals, but also witnesses of history. The various symbols on them when they were cast carry countless stories and legends.
Even though he only had a basic understanding of Muggle history, he had already discovered several special symbols and marks.
There were French Empire markings from the Napoleonic era, as well as modern Federal Reserve vault markings, but the most unique one was the pile in front of him.
Each of these standard 10-kilogram gold bricks has a soaring eagle logo on its surface.
In its talons the eagle holds a ring containing the now-outlawed swastika.
German Third Reich, these gold bricks appear to be spoils of war captured in the last war.
But he was very curious why these gold bricks were not melted and recast.
"It seems that you also know something about our history." Looking at the dazed Lucius, Mr. Zachary Ward explained.
"You are right. This is indeed the gold from the Third Reich's vault. That's why it has not been melted down and cast again."
"The reason is very simple. There is no need for such gold savings. It will usually just be transferred back and forth between government accounts."
"They will stay in this heavily guarded underground vault for their entire lives and will never see the sun outside."
As he spoke, he lifted a 10-kilogram gold brick with great effort, stroked the patterns on it and said with a smile,
"In fact, if gold with historical value like this were put on the market, its value would basically exceed that of gold."
"Unfortunately, those premiums are just naive market behavior at the government level, and it really comes to the end."
"It's always these cold metals that are more reliable."
After saying this, the bank manager threw the gold bar in his hand towards Lucius with all his might.
Without a moment's hesitation, Lucius's body moved and he jumped forward to catch the gold brick.
The moment I pressed that heavy feeling into the palm of my hand, an inexplicable sense of security and greed unconsciously surged from my chest.
He held the gold brick tightly and continued to look at the space in front of him.
In addition to the neatly arranged gold, the most abundant thing here was the cash banknotes from the Muggle world. He saw boxes of neatly arranged cash.
This cash comes from all over the world, some are brand new banknotes, while others are already worn out.
But no matter whether they were new or old, they were all symbols of wealth. A strange smell of ink filled the air, which made him stop in his tracks.
He carefully put the heavy gold brick back to its original place, then stretched out his right hand and began to move the banknotes.
When the cracks in the paper passed through his fingertips, an inexplicable sadness filled his heart.
Then, following the footsteps of Mr. Zachley Ward, he saw many antique artworks.
These artworks come from different eras and cultures, including ceramics and bronzes from the great Eastern country.
There are also paintings and sculptures from Renaissance Italy.
Lucius knew that the value of these works of art was immeasurable and each one was a unique treasure.
But he was not interested in these things. The dazzling gold was more to his liking, and paper money that could be used to purchase anything in the Muggle world was second.
To him, the existence of these works of art simply made the vault look more colorful, like embellishments on a perfect object.
Soon following each other's footsteps and passing through layers of identity verification, the two came to a separate room in the warehouse.
这是一个10x10x10的标准立体空间，空间的正中央摆着放着一堆大约3x3x3的巨大物品。
The entire object was covered with a black cloth. Mr. Zachary Ward trotted to the left side of the object and pulled the left foot of the black cloth with excitement on his face.
"Come on, Mr. Malfoy, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Let's unveil the curtain together and feel the visual impact of such a huge amount of wealth."
Hearing this, Lucius did not shirk or put on airs of nobility. He quickly walked to the right side of the object and tightly grasped the right foot of the black cloth with one hand.
“3, 2, 1, pull!!”
With a loud shout from Mr. Zachary Ward, the two men worked together at the same time to pull the huge, load-bearing velvet black cloth off the object.
The moment the black cloth was lifted, the object covered by the black cloth could no longer hide the light on its surface.
Under the illumination of the surrounding white lights, there was a dazzling golden light and the projection of a handsome young man.
Looking at the projection of the young man on the wall in front of him, Lucius felt his eyes twitching wildly, because the protagonist of that projection was not someone else.
It is Mr. Karl Hohenzollern, the man he loves and hates so much. I am behind him. This is a 3x3x3 piece, a full 27 cubic meters.
The huge gold nugget weighs 521.46 tons, and the owner of this gold nugget, Mr. Hohenzollern, specially placed a top of this huge piece of gold.
A special lens was installed to collect the light reflected by the gold and project his portrait onto the wall.
Looking at the piece of gold behind him, which was not cast into a gold brick, but was specially cast into a standard cube.
Lucius didn't know what to say for a moment and could only sigh silently in his heart.
"You are indeed the man, Mr. Hohenzollern."
Mr. Zachary Ward on the other side seemed very excited and he opened his hands desperately.
Stick your face and entire body completely onto the surface of this huge golden cube.
Feeling his body temperature slowly being transferred to the cold metal, he was shivering with cold, and had no intention of leaving.
Until his face turned pale from the cold, this guy reluctantly left his body, then pointed at the huge cube behind him and said.
"A standard 27 cubic meters of gold weighs about kg, which is $400.23 per ounce at the international gold price today."
"The piece of metal in front of you is worth approximately $68 billion, a fortune that an ordinary person cannot obtain in a lifetime."
