Hogwarts Summoning Guide

Chapter 218 Hufflepuff's Golden Cup

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Although Yuxi was a little embarrassed, Lulu was the only one in the dark vault. She hid behind a tank turret-like machine and put on the clothes. When she came out, she looked like a black witch.

Lulu gave her a pair of specially made high heels, then compared them with a photo and raised Youxi's shoulders. After looking at it again, she gave her two breast pads. Youxi's face immediately turned as red as a big apple.

Lulu waved her hand and said, "It's all for the mission! Actually, Yuxi, you have a great figure, you're just not as tall as that old witch Bella..."

Yuxi awkwardly put on her high heels and stuffed her breast pads into her clothes. Then she focused her attention on Bella's photo. Gradually, her appearance began to change, and soon she had become Bella's.

Lulu exclaimed in amazement, "The Disguise Magus is truly amazing! I've only ever heard of a female Auror in the Auror office of the British Ministry of Magic. You must be the second person in Europe with this talent! It's a good thing you're here, otherwise Carey would have been really helpless. We also tried to get Sirius Black to inherit Bella's estate through other channels, but the Ministry of Magic declined. With Bella dead, Polyjuice Potion can no longer be prepared."

Lulu then pulled out eyeshadow and lip gloss, fussing over Youxi's face for a while before finally nodding in satisfaction: "Perfect! I dare say, even if the mysterious person saw it in person, they wouldn't recognize her!"

Yuxi took out a mirror and checked herself against the photo again. Although she felt a little uncomfortable looking like this old witch, she was also very happy when she thought about being able to help Bai Lin and become his indispensable helper.

"Let's go this way, there's a back door to this vault! Someone will be waiting for us over there!" Lulu pulled Yuxi's hand and quickly passed through a variety of strange machines of unknown purpose, arriving at a high wall. Lulu fiddled with some mechanism, and the high wall sank in, forming a tunnel.

The two tiptoed through, and at the end of the tunnel was a cliff, which looked down into a dark, bottomless abyss.

"Be careful, nobody knows how deep it is down there. I heard it goes all the way down to the mantle. Even if you don't die from the fall, you'll be roasted like a BBQ," Lulu joked. "The backup's here!"

Yuxi was taken aback. She didn't see any "reception" but then, from the darkness at the edge of the cliff, a mine track appeared out of thin air, and the sound of a mine cart running came from ahead.

"Hold on tight!" Lulu said, and Youxi quickly grabbed his hand. The track swayed from side to side, gradually moving closer to them. When the mine car came over, it was only a little over a meter away from them.

"Jump!" Lulu shouted, and Yuxi gritted her teeth and jumped over after Lulu.

At that moment, it felt like flying through the clouds. Yuqian was so nervous that she almost closed her eyes, but thankfully, everything turned out alright, and the two of them jumped into the car safely.

Inside the mine cart was a house-elf named Phineas. He was startled by the two ladies who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and almost jumped out of the mine cart.

"Phineas, it's me!" Lulu said quickly. Phineas didn't know the whole plan. House-elves only needed to know the orders their masters gave them. His task today was to go to the vault rented by Whitescale on time to take stock of his master's property. He never expected to run into Lulu.

"Ah, Master Lulu! It's you!" Finnis was trained by the Ross family and given to Bai Lin, so he also calls Lulu his master. As for whether or not he should obey Lulu's orders, according to the rules, he doesn't have to, but as a house-elf who takes pride in serving his master's family, Lulu's words are still supreme.

"You go about your business, just drop us off halfway!" Lulu laughed, and Finnis rubbed his hands together, cranking the handlebars even harder.

The two hid in the car, with mining carts passing by every now and then. After about five or six minutes, Youxi pointed to a vault and said, "That's it!"

It was a magnificent building, the Lestrange family vault. Lulu had Finnis approach the car and park, then she and Yuxi jumped out.

Yuxi was about to rush over when Lulu stopped her, saying, "The Lestrange family's vault is quite old. Not only is it protected by its own enchantments and guards, but it's also patrolled by fairy guards. Because of Bella's death, the fairies desperately want to seize the treasures in the vault for themselves. Anyone who gets close to the vault will be targeted by the fairies!"

According to the relevant laws, if the owner of the vault dies and there is no legal heir to inherit the vault within five years, the fairies have the right to completely destroy the vault. However, everyone knows that the fairies would never actually destroy the vault along with all the gold and silver treasures. This is just an excuse for the fairies to make a small fortune.

"We can go now! I had my men create a little mishap, and all the fairy guards should be over there now!" Lulu grabbed Yuxi and rushed towards the vault.

The Lestrange family's vault was taller than the gates of many manor houses, but there was no place to insert a key. Yuxi saw Lulu take out a strange object from her magic pouch and wave it at the gate a few times. The gate then slowly opened amidst a series of mechanical vibrations.

"What are you holding?" Yuxi asked curiously.

"Bella's fingers," Lulu said. Yuxi felt a chill run down her spine and wished she hadn't asked that question.

Behind the vault door was a huge hall, with more than a dozen magical braziers lighting up the hall. But none of that mattered, because a slightly pale fire dragon was crawling in the center of the hall, attracting the attention of both of them.

The two people's entry clearly startled it. It seemed to have been bored in this confined space for a very long time. The arrival of people excited it so much that it immediately stood up and spread its wings, instantly obscuring half of the firelight in the hall.

The fire dragon let out a low growl, glaring menacingly at the two approaching figures.

"Kerry's information is correct. This is an adult Ukrainian Ironbelly Dragon, but it has been kept in the underground vault, so its skin is somewhat white." Lulu said as she walked. She wasn't too afraid of the fire dragon. If Yuxi's disguise didn't work, she would lure the fire dragon away so that Yuxi could enter the vault. At most, it would just make a bigger commotion.

Yuxi mustered her courage and, following Lulu's instructions, walked towards the fire dragon with her head held high and an arrogant expression. Her attire and appearance were perfect. Iron Belly was only slightly nervous and wary at first, but after seeing her clearly,

The fire dragon seemed to deflate, folding its wings, grumbling in its throat, and stepping aside.

"Works! Perfect!" Lulu thought to herself, and followed Yuxi, who was still nervous and dared not relax at all, as they walked around the fire dragon and approached the inner door of the vault.

There were also similar mechanisms guarding both sides of the inner door as those used by the Ross family. After "scanning" Yuxi's appearance, the mechanisms went into standby mode.

Lulu took out the finger that seemed to have been soaked in medicine for a long time again and opened the second door.

As Yuxi stepped through the door, the magical brazier in the vault was immediately lit, and the dazzling golden light made her eyes dazzle. She finally saw what a "vault" should look like in her imagination: the surrounding area was filled with shelves of all kinds of rare treasures, making it hard to look away, while the central area of ​​the vault was a small mountain more than a meter high made of Gallon, and there were many such mountains.

Lulu's eyes widened in astonishment. She knew that the Lestrange family had always been among the noblest and wealthiest, almost on par with the Ross family. She hadn't expected the Lestrange to have so much cash. A quick glance revealed that even excluding diamonds, rubies, corals, and white jade, the gold coins alone probably amounted to millions of Galleons.

"Kerry instructed us not to touch the gold coins. They've been enchanted with a fire spell and a replication spell. If anyone other than the caster touches them, they'll get hot and start replicating themselves until they flood the entire vault," Lulu quickly said. She was afraid that Yuxi would be blinded by the glittering gold coins and that if she grabbed a handful, their mission for the day would be ruined.

"By the way, can the Copying Spell really copy gold coins?" Yuxi's eyes were full of stars, but she still had Bella's crazy face, and her enthusiastic question to Lulu was quite comical.

Lulu shrugged and said, "How is that possible! If gold coins could be copied, who would go to work to earn money? Everyone would learn the copying spell. And once someone can copy gold coins, the entire human economy will collapse directly. Gold coins will no longer hold their value, and humans will look for another stable, valuable, and non-replicable thing as a general equivalent."

Seeing that Yuuki didn't quite understand, Lulu continued to explain, "The copying spell only lasts for a short time. The copied coins will disappear in a few hours at most, and it's a serious crime to spend copied coins outside! ...Let's get down to business and find the Golden Cup! If the coins start copying, they'll fill the whole room, and the Golden Cup will be submerged and never found again! I don't know how hot the coins will get, but I don't want to be burned to death..."

Yuxi chuckled a few times. She and her mother had gone through a long period of hardship, so she couldn't be completely indifferent to gold coins like Lulu. However, thinking of the task Bai Lin had given her, she quickly cheered up and, just like Lulu, carefully bypassed the pile of gold coins, searching everywhere for Hufflepuff's Golden Cup (one of the Horcruxes).

There were so many things in the vault that the two dared not touch anything. They could only stare wide-eyed and search everywhere. Time passed slowly, and their eyes grew dry from searching so much that they were almost about to give up when Yuqian suddenly pointed to a pile of gold coins and said, "Is that it?"

There were so many things in the vault that the two dared not touch anything. They could only stare wide-eyed and search everywhere. Time passed slowly, and their eyes grew dry from searching so much that they were almost about to give up when Yuqian suddenly pointed to a pile of gold coins and said, "Is that it?"

Lulu was startled and went over to take a look. Sure enough, among the pile of gold coins, a curved golden handle was visible. Judging from its shape, it should be the handle of a gold cup about the size of a fist, but most of the cup was hidden among the gold coins and could not be seen clearly.

Lulu glanced at the small watch on her left wrist; it was almost time. She looked around again, and indeed, nothing resembled the golden cup Bai Lin had described. She gritted her teeth and pointed to the vault entrance, saying, "You wait at the door. Once I get the cup, we'll escape as fast as we can. The vault's protective magic can prevent human wizards from Apparating, but like Hogwarts, house-elves aren't restricted. We just need to get to Phineas, and we can teleport out!"

Yuxi nodded. It was impossible to get the gold cup without touching anything. The best option was to grab it and run. As long as you ran fast enough, the gold coins wouldn't be able to catch you.

Lulu calculated the escape route and took off her high heels. Youxi stood in front of the door and decisively took off her shoes as well. When her feet touched the cold floor, Youxi felt much better. The feeling of being raised by more than ten centimeters was really terrible.

Lulu swallowed hard, and in front of Youxi, her body began to change drastically. In no time, she had transformed into Kaka's appearance.

Seeing Lulu's appearance, Youxi, though she already knew, was still shocked to witness it firsthand. She immediately wondered if, if Lulu and Bai Lin were to engage in any intimate acts, the thought of Lulu's masculine appearance would make her so disgusted she'd lose her erection. ...

Kaka couldn't care less about Youxi's wild thoughts; his eyes were only on the golden cup. He silently counted 3, 2, 1... Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, rushed over, stepped into the pile of gold coins, reached in and grabbed the golden cup from the pile.

This golden cup is believed to be the one Helga Hufflepuff used to drink from. Legend has it that it could hold more than a dozen oak barrels of wine and had its own preservation effect, making it a coveted treasure for wine connoisseurs. The cup has two finely crafted pure gold handles and is engraved with the iconic Hufflepuff badger, exuding a rustic yet luxurious feel.

Kaka had no time to admire the craftsmanship of the gold cup. He glanced at it and saw the badger design, at which point he breathed a sigh of relief. However, the gold coins on the ground had already begun to heat up, and where he stepped, the coins gushed out like water, one becoming two, two becoming four...

Kaka suddenly pulled his foot back and rushed towards the vault door. Behind him, the mountain of gold coins erupted like a volcano, with the coins replicating themselves like crazy, almost forming waves.

"Oh no! The gate is closing!" Yuxi nervously discovered that the gate had also been activated and was beginning to close in the middle. She stood between the two stone doors, but she was completely unable to stop them from closing. Kaka was still more than 20 meters away from the gate, and no matter how fast he was, he could not possibly arrive before the gate closed.

"Catch!" Kaka shouted, throwing the golden cup in his hand frantically toward the door.

Yuxi gritted her teeth and caught it. When she turned around, the vault door was already only a crack in the door. Kaka rushed to the door and shouted to her, "Don't worry about me! Run!"

Before the words were even finished, the vault door was completely sealed, and the stone guards on both sides seemed to have been triggered, their eyes turning red.

Yuxi gritted her teeth, not caring about turning back to save Lulu, and could only run towards Finnis's car with all her might. She took off her high heels, which made her much shorter. Iron Belly, who was guarding the vault, didn't react much to her at first, but soon Iron Belly felt something was wrong. It realized that it seemed to have been tricked, and was furious. It roared and directly spewed a ball of dragon fire at Yuxi.

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