Chapter 839 The abacus beads hit my face
Department of Magic, United Kingdom
In front of the Magic Brothers Fountain.
Percy, who was unable to go to Italy, was watching the broadcast with his boss Barty Crouch.
The images displayed by the magic projection are like bringing the Roman Colosseum here, and the image size, clarity, and smoothness are all impeccable.
Due to his recent work habits, even though it was already time to get off work, Percy still took out his notebook and quickly recorded the many advantages of magic projection.
Just as he wrote the first word, the picture on the giant light screen changed.
To be precise, it is the light curtain within the light curtain, the circular light curtain projected over the Colosseum in Rome.
A small black dot suddenly appeared under the white background. As the picture continued to zoom in, everyone saw a rough-looking wooden stick.
There are a few thin branches tied to the end of it, making it look like a broom.
Yes, it is a flying broom, and it was made in 962 AD, and it is the first flying broom recorded.
It looks like just a thick, unpolished wooden stick with a few thin branches tied to the end.
After a close-up, a large hand picked it up.
The next scene is a figure in a black robe, riding a broom and flying into the blue sky.
However, when the camera zoomed in again, the broom the man was riding was obviously different.
Its surface is not as rough as before, and the branches at the end are finer.
The man on the broomstick reached out and scratched his butt.
Early broomsticks had no cushions or even polish, which was indeed not very friendly to the users' butts.
The man riding the broom was flying at a constant speed, but he suddenly accelerated, leaving the camera far behind.
But soon, the camera caught up again.
This time the broom is different.
Its surface was polished, a soft cushion was added, and the branches at the end were as fine as modern brooms.
The man on the broom speeds up again, and the camera keeps following him closely.
By gradually changing the background from clear to blurred, the magic projection gave the wizards watching the broadcast an immersive sense of speed.
The feeling of sitting there was even more shocking.
The audience only needs to raise their heads slightly to see the huge circular light curtain.
Although the screen is divided into four parts, the visual impact it brings is far from comparable to that of the broadcast.
It only took less than 5 minutes for the flying broom to go from personal manufacturing to standardized mass production. Wayne Enterprises used pictures to fully tell the story of how it was transformed from self-production and self-use to a commodity.
After Percy wrote the first word, he could never take his eyes away from the giant light screen of the magic projection.
His mouth slightly opened, and he watched in surprise as the broom in the picture kept changing.
1879年的橡木箭79、1901年的月之梦、1926年的横扫一星、1929年的横扫140、1934年的横扫二星……
It was not until the birth of Comet 1938 in 180 that the monopoly of the Sweeping Company was ended.
随后1940年的风火流、1952年的迅捷达、1955年的流星、1967年的光轮1000纷纷闪亮登场。
But no matter how the flying broom develops, the person riding the broom still does not look directly at the camera.
Finally, the Firebolt appeared.
Its top performance demonstrations spread throughout the wizarding community around the world.
Even in the Middle East, where flying brooms are not popular, many wizards have seen the sense of speed they bring.
While Percy was guessing what the second show would be, the man riding the broom in the picture fell from the sky.
He stuck the Firebolt into the grass, and the camera focused on the black boots on his feet.
With just a light stomp of his feet, his boots turned into long boots with a silver metallic luster.
The next second, the man actually floated up slowly.
The camera zooms in again, to the metal sole of a boot that seems to be trying to spray air out.
After a distorted picture fluctuation, the man actually accelerated and flew into the sky, leaving only a lonely fire crossbow sticking on the lawn.
The giant light screen went completely dark, and a white "W" icon suddenly appeared in the middle.
This is the registered trademark of Wayne Enterprises, and there is a line of small words underneath it.
"——Flying boots are coming soon."
Percy's mouth dropped open once again.
This is not a program at all, it's clearly an advertisement for the world.
Wayne Enterprises' abacus beads have hit the wizards in the face. Is it really okay to be so simple and crude?
But the flying boots are really cool, and judging from the final visual performance, its speed should not be slower than the Firebolt.
Percy glanced at his boss next to him, then looked around at the Ministry employees around him.
After a brief moment of dissatisfaction, everyone was obviously quite interested in the flying boots.
Flying has always been a dream of mankind, whether wizards or Muggles.
If there were a pair of boots that could make your dreams come true just by wearing them, they would surely appeal to wizards who hate flying broomsticks.
And the Firebolt standing alone on the lawn at the end of the ad, does it mean that flying boots will replace it?
Percy took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down as best he could.
This guess was really terrible. He didn't think Vincent's idea would be so crazy.
But out of a recent habit, he wrote down in his notebook the pros and cons of broomsticks and flying boots.
The image on the giant light screen changed again, and it showed the logos of various magic governments.
Under each logo, there is the logo of their national Quidditch team.
The horizontally arranged logos finally stopped on the teams of 27 European countries, and then Transylvania and neighboring Denmark were enlarged, finally occupying the entire light curtain.
Percy looked up and after watching for a moment guessed that it should be the procedure for the preliminaries.
There are 27 magical governments in Europe, which means that one team will have a bye in the first qualifying round.
However, the opponents are decided by drawing lots on the same day, which means that no one knows which team will have a bye until the last day.
Seeing that there was nothing interesting to see, he continued to write and draw in his notebook.
Broomsticks take up too much space, but flying boots can be transformed into everyday boots.
At the same speed, I believe...
With a "swish" sound, Percy's quill suddenly scratched the paper of the notebook.
Then with a "bang", something hit the left half of his face.
"Sorry sorry..."
Percy pushed aside the thick documents that were hitting his face and saw a big chubby face.
He suppressed his anger and said, "I'm fine, Jorkins, just be more careful next time."
The person who accidentally bumped into him was a fat female employee.
She was holding a thick stack of documents, about thirty years old, wearing an old-fashioned wizard robe, and looked reckless.
"Okay, I'll pay attention." Jorkins threw the file at Percy again as he turned to leave.
This time he was prepared and dodged it by leaning back slightly.
Muggle fighting skills are still very useful. If I hadn't learned it for a few years at the Court of Owls, it would have been difficult to dodge this sudden attack.
It was just a small episode. Percy glanced at his boss beside him and found that he quickly withdrew his gaze from him.
Bertha Jorkins was notoriously thoughtless in the British Ministry of Magic. Not only did she not read the atmosphere when she spoke, but she was also rash in her actions.
If one can be so generous towards such a bad colleague, surely even the strictest boss would not be able to find any fault with him.
Percy couldn't help but feel secretly glad.
His boss, Barty Crouch, was a truly ruthless man who dared to put his own son in Azkaban without trial like Sirius Black.
In order to improve the environment at home and to no longer have to endure the sarcasm and ridicule from Malfoy and his group of wealthy wizards, he now has to manage his image to be flawless.
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