Chapter 127 Boarding the Ship
Gretel didn't want to gamble on the unknown trust.
What's more, to wizards, goblins are a foreign race.
Both wizards need a contract to ensure trust between the two parties, let alone the goblins.
Gretel doesn't have that much cheap trust to share with these foreign races.
For wizards, if they have the same aspirations, Gretel will open the door to help. At best, he only needs to ensure that they will not betray.
But Gretel would not be so casual about aliens.
The most dangerous battle between wizards is only about who takes power, and at most it affects their organization, Dawn.
After all, no matter who becomes the uncrowned king, as long as he does not want to be alone, he will not be able to exterminate his own people.
Even if it is implicated, it will not affect too many people.
It's different if it's a foreign race, and house elves are proof of that.
Without the wizard, they don't even have the courage to continue their lives. The only reason for their existence is to serve the wizard.
Of course, house elves are not without exception.
Dobby, who is now active in Hogwarts, is a house elf who has regained his independent will.
But special cases are special cases after all. More house elves, like Winky from the Crouch family and Kreacher from the Black family, live only for their masters.
Kreacher's lifelong pursuit is to be like his ancestors, who was beheaded by his master when his life came to an end and became a family decoration.
Since Winky was fired by Barty Crouch Sr., he has been in a state of constant panic.
I numb myself with alcohol, and when I finally wake up, I punish myself crazily with self-abuse.
This is the current situation of most house elves. Their ancestors have been trained in servility from the day they were born, and have become slaves serving their masters for generations.
Hermione also formed the Elf Promotion Association after learning about Winky's current situation.
In order to free the house elves, she left the woolen fabrics she knitted in the Gryffindor common room so that the house elves could be 'free' when cleaning the common room.
All current students at Hogwarts are the little masters of the house elves in Hogwarts, and she has the right to do so.
However, it is obvious that the house elves cannot appreciate such 'good intentions', and they regard this matter as an insult to themselves.
Since then, no house-elf except Dobby has been seen in the Gryffindor common room.
If it weren't for Dobby, Gryffindor would be the first house where the common room could only be cleaned by the young wizard himself.
Gretel shuddered at the thought that if the magical world was ruled by alien races, the wizards would be reduced to such a state.
Therefore, he will never give any, even a little bit of trust to any foreign race.
At least, not until the wizarding world is unified and wizards and Muggles are completely integrated.
Maybe they have wisdom, even wisdom that far exceeds that of wizards, maybe they have a desire for fairness, but Gretel's regret and sympathy are not that cheap.
Gretel will not arbitrarily give up his interests to these foreign races before his own people are full. He is not yet rich enough.
On this point, a unified opinion has long been formed within Shuguang.
Furthermore, judging from what Fred has told now, the situation has become that the American goblins are begging him and want to obtain the freedom they dream of through him.
Therefore, Gretel will not give up this opportunity to use his spear and attack his shield.
Since the wizard and the goblin lacked the most basic trust, Gretel used his methods to forcibly create a path of trust.
The secret of the portal cannot be known to outsiders, so the best way is to turn the insider into one of your own.
There is no more convenient way than relying on a supreme magical contract to turn others into one's own.
After incorporating Professor Fu's lifelong wisdom into the black curse, Gretel has long been a unique existence among dark wizards.
However, this method of turning others into one's own seems a bit cruel.
By signing this contract, Fred's body and soul will no longer belong to him.
A single thought from Gretel could send him to hell, no matter where he lurked in the world.
But there was no way around it. Gretel didn't have that much time to let the goblin gain his trust through performance.
Just like the Death Eaters, Gretel didn't have time to influence them one by one. What's more, the sins on their bodies were not worth Dawn's waste of energy to brainwash them.
Becoming a guinea pig is their journey of redemption.
If one day in the future, after the whole world is liberated, Gretel may be kind-hearted and let others give them the end they dream of.
If the wizard is like this, how can Fred, a goblin, be treated differently by Gretel?
As a goblin, you are destined to bear the sin of goblin rebellion.
Gretel photographed the contract in front of Fred, and then he relaxed.
He gave the opportunity, and whether Fred could seize it or not had nothing to do with him.
For Fred, this was a big gamble, a big gamble with his eyes closed, using his life and soul as a bargaining chip.
But for Grete, this is just a casual move.
It would be great if it could happen, but if it couldn't, it wouldn't be a loss for him.
As for the consequences, the most is that he will encounter more dangers when walking in the magical world.
While Fred was thinking about it, Gretel silently scanned his panel.
Each of the Lv.EX logos made Gretel feel reassured.
Oh, it's dangerous, is he still afraid?
The contract in front of me can be described as a devil to beautify it.
Looking at the old godlike Gretel, Fred was a little doubtful. Didn't the wizard in front of him really crawl out of hell?
Tangled, he didn't even know whether what Grete took out could help him fulfill his long-cherished wish.
He only knew that as long as he signed this contract, from now on, he would be at the mercy of others and would have no power to fight back.
After living for hundreds of years, he has never seen such an evil person. Why is the name of the organization established by such a person called Dawn?
Fred swore that he had never hated gambling as much as he did now.
He cast his eyes on Gretel, his eyes were full of pleading, even if he revealed a little bit, even if he just made up some unfounded things to deceive this old man who didn't have many years to live.
At least it doesn't look like a blank wolf.
Fred persuaded himself that as long as Gretel said a word, he would help the American fairies gain independence. Even if it was just empty words, he would risk his life and soul and sign this devil's contract.
However, that was destined to be a fantasy. He didn't know that Gretel was already thinking in his mind about how to minimize Dawn's losses after the war with the goblins.
And thinking about how to retain more fire to make a comeback in the future if they fail in the end.
Selling himself out like a house elf was never on his mind.
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"Mr. Gretel, I've signed it."
There was a desperate madness in Fred's voice, and he promised that if Gretel's secret did not meet his expectations, he would not become Gretel's accomplice to harm the goblins just to survive.
Gretel was awakened by Fred's voice, and his eyes were less estranged and more approving.
Even if they get along in a different place, he doesn't dare to say that he can be as free and easy as Fred. It's such a dare.
At least, Grete would not do this until he saw evidence.
If someone took a picture of such a contract in front of him, he would definitely let that person see what it means to be angry and blood will be splashed five steps away.
Fred was lucky that Gretel was not like that.
He really just wanted to be safe, not to deceive.
Otherwise, relying solely on the constraints of the contract, he could make Fred shed his last drop of blood for Dawn.
The contract turned into ashes before their eyes and became a magic spell.
Now that the contract has been established, Gretel has a rare expression of trust in the foreign race in his eyes.
At least, trust in Fred himself.
"Let's go, the environment here is not suitable. We need to go to a place without people so that you can completely relax."
After Gretel finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Fred.
In a daze, the originally comfortable conference room turned into a deserted desert.
The scorching sun was high, and the steam in the distance was steaming, distorting the hills further away and making them seem unreal.
The moment Fred saw his surroundings clearly, he couldn't help but feel more at ease.
As the only financial institution in the wizarding world, Gringotts has the most complete security system no matter where it is in the world.
Even the goblins themselves would not be able to use magic spells so casually inside Gringotts.
It is this kind of security system that makes Gringotts' vault the safest place in the world.
Grete took a deep breath and calmed down.
Under Fred's observation, Gretel controlled the endless magic particles in nature to surge toward him, gradually forming the shape of a door in front of him.
Violent fluctuations gradually distorted the space in front of them.
Finally, after reaching a critical point, the gate cast by Gretel completely stabilized.
"Fred, step inside, and you'll understand why I made you sign such a harsh contract."
Fred looked at the other side of the door. The strong wind suddenly rose, rolling up endless yellow sand and hitting the two people on this side of the door.
After putting his life and soul on the line, Fred had nothing to lose.
So at this time, he didn't have any worries or fears at all.
Not to mention that the visible scenery opposite was yellow sand, even if it was the dragon's lair opposite, he dared to step straight into it.
After giving Gretel one last look, Fred stepped in and appeared on a sand dune.
Just as he stepped through the door frame and appeared on the other side, Gretel spoke up.
"look back."
Fred turned around immediately when he heard the sound, and then his whole body fell into a sluggish state.
how to say.
Through the door that Xian Za still maintained, he could see Gretel's figure.
However, looking far away from the door, he could still see Gretel.
It's as if Gretel exists in two spaces at the same time, but is strangely balanced.
In an instant, he seemed to understand something, and he hurriedly took off an object from his body and threw it out of the door.
Then a phantom appeared and returned to Gretel's side.
The badge he took off and threw out from his body was lying stubbornly on the yellow sand.
When he was verifying the authenticity of the badge, Gretel canceled the portal and sat down on the sand without any regard for face.
His face was pale, and his forehead was covered with sweat. It took him a while to recover, and he took out a bottle of magic replenishing potion from his pocket and swallowed it in big gulps.
This potion is a strategic item developed by Dawn for war.
It is to ensure the survival of the wizard in the war.
Seeing Fred's whole body change from dullness to ecstasy, he took deep breaths several times but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Grete finally finished his rest, stood up, and said, "Now, Mr. Fred can understand my caution.
I wonder if we can formally sit down now and discuss the specific details of the American Goblins getting on board? "
In the beginning, Fred had no choice but to take a big gamble because of the oppression of his own nobles.
Now, he is grateful for his boldness and for not losing the decisiveness of his youth as time goes by.
He knew very well what the emergence of the portal meant.
No matter it is ancient times or now, no matter it is humans or aliens, no matter it is the magical world or the Muggle world.
All intelligent life has devoted its energy to shortening the distance in the world.
As a result, the wizarding world has Apparition and Portkeys, and the Muggle world has ships, cars and planes that are getting faster and faster.
However, the distance of apparation is too short and it is too difficult to control.
The feel of the door key is too poor, and you need legal authorization to use it. If you use it frequently, you will encounter various dangers.
However, all of this, starting from the time when the teleportation array appeared, the word spatial distance will lose its meaning in this world.
All the time and costs once spent on the road will be compressed to an extremely low level.
It was also at this time that Fred realized what Gretel was talking about as an interest that satisfies everyone.
No wonder Gretel wanted him to sign such a harsh contract.
It can be said that the day the portal is truly launched, the storm of interests created will sweep across the world.
No matter who it is, it is impossible to control such a profit door alone.
Gretel can't do it, Dawn can't do it, and all the fairies can't do it. It's even impossible for the entire magical world to be packaged together.
The Muggle world will not sit back and let such a thing be mastered by the wizarding world.
But at the same time, Fred was completely relieved. It seemed that this time, he was not wrong in his bet.
In fact, he was glad that he took this opportunity to get a boat ticket, even if it was obtained with his life and soul.