#369 - Chapter 369 Rules of the Game
The first rays of morning sunlight had just洒进Hogwarts, and the entire castle was enveloped in an atmosphere of tension and excitement.
In class, the students seemed distracted, stealing glances out the window from time to time, or whispering to each other. Despite several warnings from the professors, they had little effect.
After all, the first match of the Triwizard Tournament was that afternoon, and the young wizards found it hard to calm down.
Fred and George grumbled about this, complaining that the champions were already under enough pressure and should have a more relaxed environment to prepare, rather than being forced to be distracted in class.
By lunchtime, the castle had turned into a sea of joy. Many young wizards just ate a few bites of food before calling their friends and heading to the arena.
Actually, it was still early, but everyone was too eager, because since this morning, students had been saying with certainty that they had heard the roar of a dragon last night.
Merlin啊!
Could it be that the first game is related to dragons?!
Who can sit still?
"Don't eat, you won't starve if you eat less."
"Let's go, there are only a few good spots to watch the game up close, and if you're a little slower, someone else will snatch them."
"Just one more bite, just one more bite, don't pull me, let me take another pumpkin cake."
The crowd surged, wearing uniform school uniforms, like a winding black river, slowly flowing out of the castle, through the long covered bridge, and down the slope.
Passing the Black Lake, the Durmstrang students, cloaked in heavy cloaks, filed off the ship;
The students of Uagadou also walked out of the magic tent and silently joined the team;
Arriving near Hagrid's hut, the huge carriage door opened, and the Beauxbatons students in blue uniforms walked down the golden steps;
Further ahead, the Ilvermorny students poured out of their temporary residence in the Quidditch stadium.
The young wizards walked along the edge of the Forbidden Forest for about ten minutes, and after绕过a突出of woodland, the view suddenly opened up.
Ahead was a wide环形grandstand, built in a simple and generous style, large enough to accommodate all students and visitors.
Sebastian personally took action to install a large number of protective devices on the stands to ensure that all viewers could enjoy the exciting game while staying away from danger.
He arrived at the arena early and was conducting a final inspection of the arena while helping the dragon trainers transfer the dragons.
As a safety officer, he must double-check that there are no omissions in the safety measures.
Thanks to Sebastian, Swan Media once again obtained exclusive live broadcast rights. When Sebastian checked the live broadcast booth, Lockhart was busy directing the staff to carry out the final equipment debugging.
For this global event, Lockhart was not prepared to be absent. He turned down other work and came directly to Hogwarts to supervise the scene.
"Camera three, your picture is not straight enough, adjust it again."
"Camera ten, what are you doing in a daze? Can't you hear me telling you to raise the lens a little higher?"
"Everyone, let me emphasize one last time, we are going to broadcast a wonderful magic feast to the world. Cheer me up. If you do well, I will ask the boss to give us a bonus."
"BOSS, you are here, please sit down." As soon as he saw Sebastian's figure, Lockhart sprang up from the director's position.
"Don't worry, with me here, there will definitely be no problems."
"It's just a pity," Lockhart摆出一个POSEto Sebastian, "I should have gone to do live commentary, so the audience could see my charming smile."
"It's okay, okay, all the audience knows your smile is charming," Sebastian patted the other person on the shoulder, "The director's job is too important, it's really not possible to leave you, so just sacrifice yourself."
"By the way, you also need to keep a close eye on the magical images that will be sold later. I am very optimistic about you."
"No problem! Just watch me," Lockhart拍得震天响his chest, "I, Lockhart, am as good as two."
During the conversation between the two, the young wizards entered the arena one after another, and as soon as they entered the arena, they let out deafening screams.
"I, 泥, horse, there really are dragons! Pinch me quickly to see if I'm hallucinating."
"It's so exciting, this is so exciting. Based on the dragons alone, I'm going to blow up this competition."
"I must buy a copy of the competition's magic video and add it to my collection."
"Fortunately, I wasn't selected as a champion, otherwise I would definitely be worried about going bald."
The young wizards were noisy, and they took out the banners and slogans they had prepared long ago, and magic words were constantly displayed on them: Hogwarts will win!
The cheerleaders also made a comeback. Under the command of the captain, they made neat movements and shouted uniform slogans.
Fred and George took advantage of the excitement to set up a bank. They roamed the crowd, attracting everyone to bet. The young wizards generously donated money and bet that their school would win.
Compared to the excitement here, the tent where the champions were waiting was much quieter.
Beauxbatons champion Fleur Delacour was sitting on a low wooden stool at the moment, her face as pale as paper, her forehead oozing fine beads of sweat, without a trace of her usual arrogance.
Viktor Krum's expression was equally solemn, his brows furrowed, and he looked even more gloomy than usual.
There was a silence, the champions were all lost in thought, and no one wanted to break the oppressive atmosphere.
Without waiting for everyone to wait long, Ludo Bagman, wearing the old Wasp team uniform, walked in with Sebastian, breaking the silence in the tent.
"Very good, all the champions are here! I hope everyone has guessed the key to this game from Mr. Crouch's hints."
Bagman waved to everyone happily: "Come, come, get closer to me. Next, I will introduce the rules of the game to everyone."
"Your task is to go to the dragon and pick up three golden eggs."
"Under the dragon's protection, there are a total of six golden eggs, but only three of them are real, and the other three are empty fake eggs."
"So, you need to keep your eyes open and use your wisdom to choose the correct golden eggs."
"Note," Bagman raised his voice, "Each team has half an hour of game time. Once the time is up, the golden eggs disappear and the game ends."
"Once you pick up the third golden egg, the remaining golden eggs will disappear and the game will end as well."
"So," Bagman said earnestly, "You must be cautious when picking up the golden eggs and don't take action casually."
"In addition, in order to increase the观赏性of the game, during the game, the warriors must not leave the arena in any way. Once they go out of bounds, they will automatically be判为out."
"Finally, Professor Swan will serve as the safety officer during the competition. When he feels that you are in a life-threatening danger, he will take the initiative to save you, but this also means that you have been eliminated, leaving your teammates to fight alone."
"Of course, if you feel that your life is not guaranteed, you can also take the initiative to give up and then ask the safety officer for help."
The champions nodded, indicating that they understood the rules of the game.
Seeing this, Bagman excitedly took out a cloth bag.
"There are five different dragons in total, and their models are in this bag."
"Next, each team will send one person to select the model corresponding to the dragon, and at the same time decide the order of appearance."
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