People are in Hogwarts, What the hell is the flood system?

Hearing Rhine's words, both goblins revealed surprised expressions, a hint of fervent greed flashing in their eyes.

Ragnok forced a smile, his voice dry.

"Lord Rhine, you may have misunderstood. Gringotts only conducts legitimate business..."

Rhine couldn't help but chuckle.

"Isn't legality determined by you?"

"Gringotts is the only bank in the magical world. You dictate the financial standards and management systems."

"I don't mean to offend, but everyone knows how much goblins crave gold. Are you suggesting that you're guarding all this liquid capital and doing absolutely nothing, strictly following the rules?"

"Gentlemen, I consider you friends. Don't take me for a fool."

Ragnok and the other goblin grinned, dropping the pretense.

"You live up to your reputation, Lord Rhine."

"Very well, we can handle this."

"There's a limit on how much gold a young wizard can exchange, but gifts aren't included in that."

"We have a special account for this. You give us the pounds, and we'll use this account to gift you the galleons. This isn't an exchange, so it's not subject to the law."

"But our fee is fifty percent."

Rhine abruptly stood up, his expression turning unpleasant.

"Fifty percent?"

"If you were laundering money in the Muggle world, I'd grit my teeth and accept fifty percent, because the risk is high there."

"There's almost no risk here, and you still want fifty percent? No deal. I'll give you a maximum of twenty-five percent."

Ragnok gave a dry laugh.

"Forty percent, and no lower."

Rhine said coldly.

"Thirty percent."

"Another percentage point higher, and I'm walking away."

Ragnok immediately decided.

"Deal!"

"May I ask how many pounds Lord Rhine wishes to process?"

Rhine wrote out a check from HSBC Bank.

"For the first transaction, exchange fifty thousand pounds worth of galleons for me."

The two goblins' breathing hitched slightly, and their smiles became several times brighter.

"Fifty thousand pounds can be exchanged for ten thousand galleons. After deducting the thirty percent fee, Lord Rhine will receive seven thousand galleons."

"That's a wealth that most people in the magical world wouldn't even dare to dream of."

Rhine also revealed a smile.

"You two are making quite a bit from that three thousand galleon fee."

"Besides, this is just the first transaction. I'll be trading much more in the future. This is a mutually beneficial partnership."

"Gentlemen, shall we consider this a pleasant partnership? Can we call ourselves friends?"

Ragnok and the other goblin gave eager smiles and made exaggerated gestures of courtesy.

"Of course, Lord Rhine. It's our honor to be friends with such a distinguished young wizard."

"If there are no other issues, we have a contract here. Would you like to sign it?"

Rhine looked at the parchment Ragnok was drafting on the spot, but he was somewhat distracted. His gaze swept over the system interface, which only he could see, and a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"System?"

"Why isn't there a response?"

"What about my talent? Is it stuck?"

"After all this, our relationship with them should at least be casual acquaintances, right? Where's my talent for enduring hardships?"

The next moment, a prompt appeared on the system interface.

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has not reached the level of casual acquaintances. Reward cannot be issued]

Rhine was stunned.

"Really?"

"Didn't you hear? Those two goblins, ah, I mean, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, said they were honored to be my friends."

"I'll be working with them in the future. This doesn't even count as casual acquaintances?"

Another message appeared on the system interface.

[Sometimes, just because someone says they're your friend doesn't mean the relationship has truly reached the level of casual acquaintances]

Rhine finally realized what was going on.

Damn!

These two dead goblins said we were friends, but it was just a superficial friendship?

Fine, fine, fine. If spending money could truly make friends, that would be one thing, but are you trying to play me for a fool?

"System, can you tell me how much further I need to go to reach the level of casual acquaintances?"

[Approximately ten more transactions like this will be required to reach the level of casual acquaintances]

[Host can continue to attempt to befriend Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, but the possibility of becoming close friends is extremely low]

Rhine clenched his fists in anger.

Ten more transactions like this?

That would mean spending at least thirty thousand galleons in fees?

Rhine wasn't short on money, but he wasn't going to waste it on people who didn't appreciate it.

Besides, according to the system, his relationship with Ragnok and the other goblin would only ever be casual acquaintances.

It was unlikely that he could ever become close friends, let alone achieve a life-and-death bond and obtain the method for refining the Treasure Dropping Coin.

In a moment, Rhine understood the reason.

Goblins and wizards were naturally at odds. The two races had a deep-seated hatred for each other, going back thousands of years.

In the original story, Ragnok was still settling old scores with Harry Potter over the ownership of Gryffindor's sword from a thousand years ago, which showed how much goblins held grudges against wizards.

In this situation, it was unlikely that he could truly become close friends with goblins, even with galleons.

Having understood this, Rhine's expression darkened as he looked at Ragnok and the other goblins.

Ragnok thought that Rhine was dissatisfied with the agreement he had drafted, and asked cautiously.

"Lord Rhine, is there a problem with the contract?"

"If you're not satisfied with any of the terms, I can change them right now."

Rhine abruptly stood up and snatched his check back from the goblin's hand.

"I don't like you people."

"I'm not doing this deal. You can keep the contract yourselves."

The two goblins were first stunned, and then angry expressions appeared on their faces.

For goblins, there was nothing more infuriating than having gold that was about to be in their hands taken away.

"Lord Rhine, are you toying with us?"

Rhine gave a mocking laugh.

"What, do you think that just because I discussed business details with you, I'm obligated to make a deal with you?"

"Then your business would be too easy to conduct."

Then, Rhine ignored the two goblins' livid expressions, only exchanging the allowed amount of galleons at the outer counter before leaving Gringotts with Hagrid.

Hagrid's face was full of surprise.

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

Rhine said indifferently.

"It was nothing. I just didn't like the goblins' greedy looks, so I played a trick on them."

Hagrid suddenly understood, revealing a smile and giving Rhine a thumbs up.

"Well done!"

"I also hate this money-grubbing race. They're capable of selling everything for gold."

However, Hagrid then muttered.

"But goblins are very vindictive. You need to be careful when you encounter them next time."

Just then, Rhine's steps paused slightly, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

A new prompt appeared on the system interface.

[You had an unpleasant parting with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, and they now harbor resentment towards you]

[Enmity Relationship Activated]

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached the level of Cold Glances. Beating them up once will grant you the talent for Enduring Hardships.]

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached the level of Bitter Enmity. Beating them up three times will grant you the talent for Chess Mastery.]

[Your relationship with Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao has reached the level of Unending Hatred. Killing them will grant you the method for refining the Treasure Dropping Coin.]

[Current Relationship: Bitter Enmity]