Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Chapter 839: A Disgraced Goblin

Chapter 839: A Disgraced Goblin

A riddle?!

This was really very characteristic of the Sphinx. This beast had the habit of guarding treasures.

Evan recalled the description of the sphinx in The Monster Book of Monsters: For over a thousand years it had been used by witches and wizards to guard valuables and secret hideaways. Highly intelligent, the sphinx delighted in puzzles and riddles.

It liked to communicate with wizards and it was usually dangerous only when what it guarded was threatened.

Although the beast was talking kindly to him, Evan had no doubt that the consequences would be dire if he answered incorrectly.

Besides his fight against the infuriated Sphinx, he would have to face the pursuit of at least a hundred goblins.

Under the current circumstances, he had no other choice but to choose to answer, hoping that the riddle would not be too difficult.

I choose to answer, said Evan. Whats your riddle?

The Sphinx sat down upon her hind legs, in the very middle of the path, and looked at Evan with a smile, There is a creature in the world. This creature has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night. The more legs it has, the weaker it is. What creature is it?

She blinked, looking at Evan with a mysterious smile on her face.

This was the famous riddle of the Sphinx, also known as the Riddle of Human Life. Anyone who had heard of the Sphinx story had heard this riddle.

The correct answer was man!

In the morning of life, a human is a tender baby who crawls on all fours.

In the noon of life, during their adulthood, a human walks on two legs.

In the evening of life, they become old and feeble, needing the support of a cane as a third leg.

The beast opposite Evan released water for him. Many people knew the answer to this riddle that had been passed on for thousands of years.

The answer is human! Evan paused, and then asked, Why?

He wanted to know why the Sphinx came up with such a simple riddle. Although Evan had offered to help her untie the shackles on her feet, doing so was not in line with the Sphinxs character. She couldnt let Evan go for no reason.

If that were the case, the goblins wouldnt let the Sphinx guard the vault. That would be too risky!

If she would let go any wizard who offered to untie her shackles, she would not be a caretaker, and better not have one at all.

Because I really miss home, you showed up in time, the Sphinx smiled more cordially. She got up, stretched her front legs, and then moved aside for him to pass. One more thing, I can feel there is no malice in your heart. And the goblin beside you, I happen to know him, he has done a lot of sinful things and deserves to be punished.

The Sphinx was a kind and magical creature, and it represented kindness and nobility. If it werent for this, she wouldnt have appeared in so many legends, nor would the ancient Egyptian warlocks have built a huge Sphinx to commemorate this creature and show the pharaohs mercy.

Thanks, said Evan, tapping the shackles on the Sphinxs hind legs with his wand.

With his movement, the shackles broke open, and the Sphinx was free!

It should be me thanking you. I have been here for more than ten years, and finally I can return to my hometown.

Do you need me to help you out? Evan continued to ask. He had a good impression of this beast.

No, I can leave this place by myself. There is an underground river below to get out of this place, said the Sphinx. I can hear the sound of the water. The goblins cant find me.

Well, where is your hometown?

In the depths of the Sahara Desert, if you have time, you can come there as a guest. Goodbye, human wizard, thank you again for your help. After the Sphinx finished speaking, she ran away, disappearing along the tunnel.

Evan waved his hand and turned around.

At the end of the tunnel, there was a semicircular hall, and he could see thick doors of a vault.

Evan controlled Zoser to look at one of the doors and pressed his hand on it.

The vault door disappeared, revealing a hole.

Inside the cave were treasures beyond imagination. From the ground to the ceiling, it was filled with gold coins and gold wine cups, silver armor, beautifully crafted scarab amulets, pure gold pharaoh coffins and statues of various gods. It was a cave full of mirrors.

Evan might have been surprised if he hadnt already seen the gold cave where Nicolas Flamel kept the Book of Abraham.

But now he didnt feel anything. He was just a little sorry that he came late. All the really valuable things had been packed and sold to Lucius Malfoy. Now there were only piles of useless gold and magical relics left here. He really didnt understand why those goblins were so obsessed with these things.

Nevertheless, there were still many rare treasures of ancient Egypt, with extremely high artistic and collection value.

They were all stolen by Zoser, or secretly hidden during the regular excavation process. Behind each item was a bloody and dark crime. He was not qualified to own these items at all, and they should be turned over to the Egyptian Ministry of Magic.

These alone were enough to keep this goblin in prison for a lifetime.

Remove the magic on it and pack all these things, said Evan, kicking the boxes on the ground with his foot.

These boxes had all been expanded by the Undetectable Extension Charm and could hold many things.

While Zoser was loading things inside, Evan was not courteous. He walked into the stone chamber and bumped into his pocket anything of interest. Among them were many priceless decorations and some fish-shaped hieroglyphics.

After a careful review, it still brought a lot of surprises to Evan.

He was ready to go back and learn ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, perhaps he could learn some secrets from the stone slabs he had obtained.

Egypt, this ancient country beloved by gods, had too many secrets waiting to be discovered.

It was impossible for Evan and Hermione to explore all of them during this trip. They could only see a few of them.

But what he got from Zosers vault was enough to make Evans trip as valuable as that of Sicily in Italy.

It took more than an hour for the two of them to sort out all the treasures.

Come on, go back, said Evan, waving his wand. Take these things back and turn yourself in.

Not surprisingly, the end of Zoser would be the disgrace waiting for him.

No matter how much sophistry he made in front of these things, it was useless.

At that time Evan wouldnt need to control him at all. The Aurors would naturally do what should be done, and the goblins of Gringotts could not help him

Looking at this amazing treasure, Evan felt that the Ministry of Magic should be awarding him the Order of Merlin, First Class, in recognition of his contribution to protecting ancient Egyptian cultural relics and combating unknown evil forces.

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