I'm in Hogwarts, what the hell is the Honghuang system?

Chapter 9: Brothers on the surface, right? Enemies begin

Hearing Rhine's words, the two fairies showed surprise on their faces, and a trace of heat and greed flashed in their eyes.

Griphook forced a smile and said in a dry voice.

"Your Excellency Rhine, you may have misunderstood. All of our Gringotts businesses are legal..."

Rhine burst into laughter when he heard this.

"Isn't it up to you to decide whether it's legal or not?"

"Gringotts is the wizarding world's only bank. You set all the financial standards and management systems."

"I mean no offense. You goblins are known for your lust for gold. Do you want me to think you're guarding so much liquid capital and yet you're just following the rules and doing nothing?"

"You two, I treat you as my friends, please don't treat me as a fool."

Griphook and the others grinned and stopped pretending.

"As expected of His Excellency Rhine."

"Well, we can do this."

"There is a limit on the amount of gold Galleons that young wizards can exchange for, but gifts are not included in this category."

"We have a dedicated account for this. You give us pounds, and we use this account to give you gold galleons. This isn't an exchange, and it's not subject to any legal jurisdiction."

"But we want a 50% handling fee."

Rhine stood up suddenly with a bad look on his face.

"Fifty percent?"

"If you were to launder money in the Muggle world, I would probably accept it even if I held my nose. After all, money laundering there is very risky."

"You have almost no risk, yet you still want 50%? No way, the best I can give you is 25%."

Griphook chuckled twice.

"Forty percent, it can't be any lower."

Rhine said coldly.

"Thirty percent."

"If it's one percentage point higher, I'll leave immediately."

Griphook made the decision immediately.

"make a deal!"

"I wonder how many pounds Lord Rhine wants to settle?"

Rhine wrote a check to HSBC.

"First, exchange me for £50,000 worth of gold galleons."

The two fairies' breaths were slightly stifled, and then the smiles on their faces became several times brighter.

"Fifty thousand pounds can be exchanged for ten thousand gold Galleons. After deducting the thirty percent handling fee, Your Excellency Rhine will receive seven thousand gold Galleons."

"This is a fortune that most people in the wizarding world can't even imagine."

Rhine also smiled.

"You two made quite a bit of money from the three thousand gold Galleons in commission."

"Besides, this is just the first transaction. I will do more in the future. This is a win-win cooperation for us."

"You two, let's have a pleasant cooperation in the future. Have you made a friend?"

Griphook and the other goblin smiled eagerly and performed exaggerated courtesies.

"Of course, Lord Rhine, it is our honor to be friends with a distinguished young wizard like you."

"If there are no other questions, we have a contract here. Can you sign it?"

Rhine looked at the parchment that Griphook had written on the spot, but he was a little absent-minded. His eyes swept across the system light screen that only he could see, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.

"system?"

"Why no response?"

"Where's my talent? Is it stuck?"

"After this trip, I think we've become at least acquaintances with them, right? Where's my talent for consuming wind and drinking dew?"

The next moment, a line of prompts appeared on the system screen.

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao is not that of an acquaintance, so the reward cannot be issued.]

Rhine was stunned.

"no?"

"Didn't you hear? Those two demons, no, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, both said they were honored to be my friends."

"I will have cooperation with them in the future. This is not even just an acquaintance?" Another line of information appeared on the system screen.

[Sometimes it’s not just about saying you’re friends, but the relationship is really just acquaintances]

Rhine only reacted at this time.

Hey!
These two damn goblins said they were friends, but they were just superficial friends, right?
Okay, okay, it would be fine if I could really make a friend by spending money, but are you kidding me?
"System, can you tell me how far I am from being just an acquaintance?"

[After about ten more transactions like this, we can become casual acquaintances.]

[The host can continue to try to make friends with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, but the possibility of becoming close friends is very small.]

Rhine clenched his fists in anger.

Ten more trades like this?
Then it will cost at least 30,000 gold galleons in handling fees?

Rhine has no shortage of this money, but it will not do such a shameful thing as spending money on a cold butt.

Besides, according to the system, his friendship with the two fairies, Griphook, was at most just a casual acquaintance.

It is unlikely to become close friends, let alone a life-and-death friendship or obtain the ritual of refining the falling treasure and gold coins.

After a moment, Rhine figured out the reason.

Fairies and wizards are naturally incompatible. The two races have a blood feud that has lasted for thousands of years.

In the original book, Griphook and Harry Potter were still settling the old score over the ownership of the Sword of Gryffindor a thousand years ago, which shows how much grudge the goblins hold against wizards.

In this case, it is impossible to become close friends with the goblins by relying on gold galleons.

After realizing this, Rhine looked at the faces of the fairies such as Griphook and they became unhappy.

Griphook thought that his draft of the agreement was not in line with Rhine's wishes, so he asked cautiously.

"Mr. Rhine, is there a problem with the contract?"

"If you are not satisfied with any of the terms, I can change it now."

Rhine suddenly stood up and took his check back from the fairy.

"I'm not happy with you guys."

"I won't do this deal. You can keep the contract."

The two goblins were stunned for a moment, and then angry expressions appeared on their faces.

Nothing is more infuriating to goblins than having their gold taken away from them when they are about to get it.

"Your Excellency Rhine, are you trying to amuse us by doing this?"

Rhine sneered.

"Why, just because I discuss the business details with you, do I have to make a deal with you?"

"Then your deal is too easy to make."

Immediately, Rhine ignored the two goblins' gloomy faces, exchanged the required amount of gold Galleons at the counter outside, and followed Hagrid out of Gringotts.

Hagrid's face was full of surprise.

"Rhine, what did you do to make those two goblins so angry?"

Rhine said lightly.

"Nothing, I just felt annoyed by the goblins' greed, so I played a trick on them."

Hagrid suddenly realized, smiled, and gave Rhine a thumbs up.

"Well done."

"I also hate this money-hungry race. They'd sell everything for gold."

But then Hagrid muttered something else.

"But goblins are very vengeful, so you'd better be careful next time you meet one."

At this moment, Rhine paused slightly, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

A new line of prompts appeared on the system screen.

You parted ways with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao on bad terms, and they both harbored a grudge against you.

[Enemy relationship is activated]

Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached a state of coldness. Beat them both up to gain the "Eat Wind and Drink Dew" talent.

Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached a point of intense jealousy. Beat them up three times to gain exceptional talent in chess.

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached an undying end. Kill them both to obtain the Falling Treasure Gold Refining Method.]

Current Relationship: Extremely Jealous

(End of this chapter)