Chapter 501 The Underwater Crisis
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
Luke came to the Black Lake and saw that the seats that surrounded the Fire Dragon Arena last November were now lined up on the other side of the lake. They were already packed and reflected in the lake below.Luke walked around the lake toward the judges, who were sitting at another table by the water covered with a golden tablecloth.
There, the other three warriors were already sitting there.
Luke originally thought he would be the one to arrive early, but he didn't expect the other three to be much more diligent than him.
"Good morning. Have you eaten?"
Luke greeted the people around him naturally.
Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Harry and Fleur were still able to treat Luke with normality.The way other people looked at Luke was more or less flattering or observational.
After all, with Luke's current strength and his surname, as long as he wants to be the Minister of Magic.Then he is the Minister of Magic.
The current minister, Mr. Fudge, has no way of resisting.And the only advantage Barty Crouch, most likely the next minister, can boast is the experience that comes with age.
However, unlike Fudge, who was so anxious that his hair fell out after hearing the news, Old Barty really looked away.The fact that he can compete for the position of Minister of Magic today was driven by Luke.If Luke wanted to be the minister, there would be no need for Luke to push Barty Crouch out.
So Old Batty is not nervous.
"I ate already, how about you?"
Dumbledore was the most familiar with Luke and was the least nervous, so he chatted with Luke normally.
"Not yet. Maybe I got up a little late. Hermione helped me get some food. Will the game start on time?"
Luke took the vacant seat between Fleur and Harry, which was obviously meant for him, and he was not polite.
"Start on time, you still have a chance to have breakfast."
Dumbledore nodded and said.
The conversation between these two people made others around them somewhat helpless.The difficulty of the Triwizard Tournament is visible to the naked eye.Strictly speaking, these tasks can only be completed by the top figures among the little wizards.
But in the eyes of these two people, these difficult tasks seemed like child's play.
A moment later, Hermione faced everyone's gaze and nervously approached the players. After greeting the professors, she handed the food to Luke and left quickly.
Luke, on the other hand, ate the bread freely.
To be honest, at a time when everyone has basically finished eating, we can't expect that there will be any delicious food on the plates in the restaurant.The kitchen elf would be happy to cook Luke a meal alone.In other words, they basically would not refuse such a request from any young wizard.
But Hermione didn't like bothering these little guys.
When she first joined as Luke's assistant, she only wanted to assist Luke.Also thinking about changing the injustices in this world.But those didn't really touch her.It was only when she learned about the living conditions of the elves that she truly aroused her desire to change the world.
She knew that when Luke succeeded, they would have a voice.She didn't do nothing.But it’s already being done.
Luke quickly finished his buttered bread.Then I actually felt a lot warmer on my body.
Eating something in the morning in winter is still very helpful for subsequent exercise.
Luke didn't spend much time eating breakfast. After eating, it took another ten minutes before Ludo Bagman stood up as the host and commentator of the game.
"Line up, warriors!"
If this was said in an officer-style order, it might be more imposing.But Bagman couldn't bring up this kind of momentum in front of Luke, so his tone turned into a kind suggestion.
The warriors lined up by the lake.They're going into the water.
Klum quickly took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of swimming trunks.While he was taking off his clothes, there were exclamations from girls in the audience behind him... and exclamations from boys as well.
With his movements, more people began to look forward to the movements of the other three warriors.
We are about to go into the water. Can these guys not change their clothes?
Fleur took off her robe.Underneath the robe is a very slim-fitting outfit.But there was no further action.
Harry only took off his shoes and socks.He looked a little nervous and didn't even take off his robe.
Luke took nothing off.Just looking at the lake.
Krum was the first to make a move. He glanced at Luke and then dove directly into the lake. He didn't seem to feel that the lake was cold.
A light flashed in Luke's eyes, and he saw that when he entered the water, Krum's body turned into a 'shark man'.It was like a degraded version of the Animagus.Such changes are obviously the result of the dual effects of potions and spells, which is a good idea.
Fleur cast a spell on herself, then showed a confident smile to Luke, and then, like a beautiful water snake, smoothly entered the water.
Luke didn't recognize the exact spell.After all, in Luke's opinion, there are too many spells that can help people dive.He didn't deliberately identify it, because it was simply not necessary.
Harry took a deep breath and took out the gillweed from his pocket.He stuffed it into his mouth.
The stimulation of the body by gillgrass is immediate.As Harry walked forward, his movements became a little weird, like a duck.
Both Luke and Harry could hear chuckles coming from behind them.Someone was obviously amused by Harry's gesture.
But Harry had no time to pay attention to these people.
Qiu Zhang disappeared.What they took away was Qiu Zhang. He had to hurry up.
Before entering the water, he still glanced at Luke.It stands to reason that Luke should care more about Taylor than he cares about Qiu Zhang.But now Luke looked unhurried.
After thinking about it for a while, Harry stopped thinking about it.It makes little sense.Luke himself cared enough about Taylor.There's no rush now, he definitely has his own reasons.
With a "plop", Harry fell into the water.After entering the water, Harry's movements became visibly more flexible, and he quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, even faster than the other two people.
This allowed the more knowledgeable people in the audience to see the efficiency of Harry's method, so they stopped laughing.
Of course, it doesn't matter if some people don't understand. Ludo Bagman will explain Harry's advantages clearly to them.
After all three people got into the water, Luke began to walk slowly towards the lake.
The key thing is that no one saw him take any action against himself.He even still wore his fancy clothes.
"Luke...did you forget?"
Ginny looked at Luke's back with some confusion.To be honest, if Luke gets his robe wet later, he will lose some of his current elegance.
“First believe, then believe, then believe.”
Fred and his sister were talking strange things all the time. He and George were counting the bets received on 'who will be the second person to complete the task'.
As for why I bet on this...because the first answer is that there is no need to bet.
While he was counting the money, he suddenly heard the sound of Ginny taking a breath.Then he raised his head in confusion.
then……
"Moses?"
George looked at the scene in front of him and said a person's name with some confusion.
Luke took a step forward and the lake split open.Luke moved forward step by step, and the part of the lake in front of him receded little by little.
It was like Luke was forcing the lake to give in.He let the black lake in front of him surrender to his footsteps.
The sound of water flowing in my ears is like a declaration of surrender from the lake.
He was so relaxed and free-spirited that he just held a cup of coffee in his hand.
"He could have taken his breakfast to the bottom of the lake. Great idea."
Dumbledore said with some emotion.
The other judges couldn't help but darken their faces.
Is this a question of thinking?This has almost become a fairy tale.
This was not the first time Luke had seen the scene at the bottom of the lake, but it was indeed the first time he had observed the bottom of the lake from this angle.Dense aquatic plants dance on the bottom of the water, small fishes pass between them, and large tracts of aquatic plants ripple along with the water waves. It seems that at least they have their own souls at the bottom of this beautiful and peaceful lake.
Huge and strange rocks wait silently in the water.The weak light under the water makes these huge and soft rocks seem like an ancient warrior, staring at everything on the bottom of the water, standing still and meditating.
There was silence in my ears.Luke could only see what was happening within a ten-foot radius, and with every step he took, a new view suddenly emerged from the darkness ahead: a jungle of undulating, tangled black waterweeds, scattered with tiny sparkling pebbles. wide and flat sand.
Luke's boots played their part at this point.Walking on what should have been a muddy river bottom, Luke felt like he was walking on flat ground.
Originally, Grindylow, who was hiding in the water plants, was supposed to be his first obstacle.It's a pity that when the Grindylows saw what looked like bubbles at the bottom of this huge lake, but didn't look like bubbles, they all chose to withdraw immediately.
The school doesn't give them bonuses, so what are they trying to do with their lives?This is obviously something that cannot be messed with.
From what Luke seemed to be doing, there weren't many things in the lake that dared to provoke him. Maybe the water monster would want to give it a try.But Luke didn't see the shadow of the water monster either.
"Will Mr. Gryffindor come to join in the fun?"
Luke was still curious.After all, Mr. Gryffindor should be aware of intruders at the bottom of the lake, especially intruders of his level.
But it didn't matter to Luke whether he showed up or not.This time he was mainly saving people.
Well, to be more precise, it's about picking up people.Tyler definitely didn't need his saving.
Luke sensed the location of the mermaids from a distance, so his goal was clear from the beginning, and he was walking in that direction calmly.
After walking for a while, he heard the mermaid singing.
"Only an hour,
To find and reclaim the items we took..."
This seems to be some kind of warning.To put it bluntly, it was probably after an hour that they broke up.
In fact, this is just a test. To exaggerate, this is just a game.The hostages will not be in any danger, because Dumbledore will not really allow his students to get into trouble during such a test.
But when Luke thought of this, he thought of things in the original book... It can only be said that not everything was as expected by Dumbledore. After all, he was still a human being and had his limits.
After walking for about 10 minutes, Luke had already seen the mermaid patrolling in the distance.
The skin of the mermaid is iron gray, and the dark green hair is long and unkempt.Their eyes were yellow, their broken teeth were yellow, and around their necks were pebbles strung on thick ropes.
They had some malicious smiles at first, but when they saw Luke's state, they all restrained their scary smiles.
This doesn't seem like someone they can deal with.Dumbledore also told them that if they wanted to live a peaceful life, it would be better to have more young people with the most unique methods.
Luke looked around as he walked forward. Soon, stone dwellings appeared in front of him, some of which were surrounded by gardens.He saw a little Greenlody chained in front of a door.Mermaids appeared from all directions, looking at him curiously, pointing at his webbed hands and gill sacs, covering their mouths with their hands and whispering.Harry turned a corner quickly and saw a very strange sight in front of him.
The place seemed to be the square of a small mermaid village, surrounded by some houses, and a large group of mermaids floating in front of the houses.In the middle, some mermaids were singing in unison, calling for the warriors to come over.Behind them stood a crude statue: a giant mermaid carved from boulder.Four people were tightly tied to the tail of the mermaid stone statue.
To be precise, only three people were tied up.There is another person sitting on the tail of the mermaid stone statue in a daze.
That person had long golden hair, and she was wearing a light white robe with gold and green trim around the edges.
There was quite a stir when Luke came here.At least the mermaids came out to join in the fun.So, the girl quickly noticed Luke.
A bright smile appeared on her face, she waved to Luke, and then quickly swam in the direction of Luke.
After approaching Luke's territory, she switched from swimming to running.This is already a mermaid village. The bottom of the lake here is no longer mud, but gravel and fine sand, so it is okay to run on it.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Tyler stopped in front of Luke.Nothing too intense.
"Thank you for your hard work." Luke said to Taylor with the same smile.
"You were the first one here, shall we leave now?"
Taylor asked.
Luke did not reply immediately, but sensed the surroundings, and then said helplessly: "Harry is almost there. Krum's direction is still a little off, but it shouldn't be too late."
"But I saw no sign of Fleur...maybe she failed?"
Taylor frowned when he heard this: "No way? Is Fleur such a good person?"
"Who knows. She's always off in some weird way. Like being in a hurry because her robes were burned."
Luke was also a little helpless, so he took Taylor straight forward, preparing to take Gabri away with him.
But the mermaids stopped him.
"You can only take your own hostages." One of them said to him, "Don't worry about the others..."
Luke said nothing and drew his wand.
So the mermaids stopped talking.
They moved out of the way in a tacit understanding, allowing Taylor to untie the waterweed wrapped around Gabrielle's body.Then Luke took the two men and left calmly.
"I'm sorry. But she's still a little kid and the water is too cold. It's not good."
Luke apologized to the leader of the mermaids.But even if they say this, it won't make their faces look better.
There, the other three warriors were already sitting there.
Luke originally thought he would be the one to arrive early, but he didn't expect the other three to be much more diligent than him.
"Good morning. Have you eaten?"
Luke greeted the people around him naturally.
Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Harry and Fleur were still able to treat Luke with normality.The way other people looked at Luke was more or less flattering or observational.
After all, with Luke's current strength and his surname, as long as he wants to be the Minister of Magic.Then he is the Minister of Magic.
The current minister, Mr. Fudge, has no way of resisting.And the only advantage Barty Crouch, most likely the next minister, can boast is the experience that comes with age.
However, unlike Fudge, who was so anxious that his hair fell out after hearing the news, Old Barty really looked away.The fact that he can compete for the position of Minister of Magic today was driven by Luke.If Luke wanted to be the minister, there would be no need for Luke to push Barty Crouch out.
So Old Batty is not nervous.
"I ate already, how about you?"
Dumbledore was the most familiar with Luke and was the least nervous, so he chatted with Luke normally.
"Not yet. Maybe I got up a little late. Hermione helped me get some food. Will the game start on time?"
Luke took the vacant seat between Fleur and Harry, which was obviously meant for him, and he was not polite.
"Start on time, you still have a chance to have breakfast."
Dumbledore nodded and said.
The conversation between these two people made others around them somewhat helpless.The difficulty of the Triwizard Tournament is visible to the naked eye.Strictly speaking, these tasks can only be completed by the top figures among the little wizards.
But in the eyes of these two people, these difficult tasks seemed like child's play.
A moment later, Hermione faced everyone's gaze and nervously approached the players. After greeting the professors, she handed the food to Luke and left quickly.
Luke, on the other hand, ate the bread freely.
To be honest, at a time when everyone has basically finished eating, we can't expect that there will be any delicious food on the plates in the restaurant.The kitchen elf would be happy to cook Luke a meal alone.In other words, they basically would not refuse such a request from any young wizard.
But Hermione didn't like bothering these little guys.
When she first joined as Luke's assistant, she only wanted to assist Luke.Also thinking about changing the injustices in this world.But those didn't really touch her.It was only when she learned about the living conditions of the elves that she truly aroused her desire to change the world.
She knew that when Luke succeeded, they would have a voice.She didn't do nothing.But it’s already being done.
Luke quickly finished his buttered bread.Then I actually felt a lot warmer on my body.
Eating something in the morning in winter is still very helpful for subsequent exercise.
Luke didn't spend much time eating breakfast. After eating, it took another ten minutes before Ludo Bagman stood up as the host and commentator of the game.
"Line up, warriors!"
If this was said in an officer-style order, it might be more imposing.But Bagman couldn't bring up this kind of momentum in front of Luke, so his tone turned into a kind suggestion.
The warriors lined up by the lake.They're going into the water.
Klum quickly took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of swimming trunks.While he was taking off his clothes, there were exclamations from girls in the audience behind him... and exclamations from boys as well.
With his movements, more people began to look forward to the movements of the other three warriors.
We are about to go into the water. Can these guys not change their clothes?
Fleur took off her robe.Underneath the robe is a very slim-fitting outfit.But there was no further action.
Harry only took off his shoes and socks.He looked a little nervous and didn't even take off his robe.
Luke took nothing off.Just looking at the lake.
Krum was the first to make a move. He glanced at Luke and then dove directly into the lake. He didn't seem to feel that the lake was cold.
A light flashed in Luke's eyes, and he saw that when he entered the water, Krum's body turned into a 'shark man'.It was like a degraded version of the Animagus.Such changes are obviously the result of the dual effects of potions and spells, which is a good idea.
Fleur cast a spell on herself, then showed a confident smile to Luke, and then, like a beautiful water snake, smoothly entered the water.
Luke didn't recognize the exact spell.After all, in Luke's opinion, there are too many spells that can help people dive.He didn't deliberately identify it, because it was simply not necessary.
Harry took a deep breath and took out the gillweed from his pocket.He stuffed it into his mouth.
The stimulation of the body by gillgrass is immediate.As Harry walked forward, his movements became a little weird, like a duck.
Both Luke and Harry could hear chuckles coming from behind them.Someone was obviously amused by Harry's gesture.
But Harry had no time to pay attention to these people.
Qiu Zhang disappeared.What they took away was Qiu Zhang. He had to hurry up.
Before entering the water, he still glanced at Luke.It stands to reason that Luke should care more about Taylor than he cares about Qiu Zhang.But now Luke looked unhurried.
After thinking about it for a while, Harry stopped thinking about it.It makes little sense.Luke himself cared enough about Taylor.There's no rush now, he definitely has his own reasons.
With a "plop", Harry fell into the water.After entering the water, Harry's movements became visibly more flexible, and he quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, even faster than the other two people.
This allowed the more knowledgeable people in the audience to see the efficiency of Harry's method, so they stopped laughing.
Of course, it doesn't matter if some people don't understand. Ludo Bagman will explain Harry's advantages clearly to them.
After all three people got into the water, Luke began to walk slowly towards the lake.
The key thing is that no one saw him take any action against himself.He even still wore his fancy clothes.
"Luke...did you forget?"
Ginny looked at Luke's back with some confusion.To be honest, if Luke gets his robe wet later, he will lose some of his current elegance.
“First believe, then believe, then believe.”
Fred and his sister were talking strange things all the time. He and George were counting the bets received on 'who will be the second person to complete the task'.
As for why I bet on this...because the first answer is that there is no need to bet.
While he was counting the money, he suddenly heard the sound of Ginny taking a breath.Then he raised his head in confusion.
then……
"Moses?"
George looked at the scene in front of him and said a person's name with some confusion.
Luke took a step forward and the lake split open.Luke moved forward step by step, and the part of the lake in front of him receded little by little.
It was like Luke was forcing the lake to give in.He let the black lake in front of him surrender to his footsteps.
The sound of water flowing in my ears is like a declaration of surrender from the lake.
He was so relaxed and free-spirited that he just held a cup of coffee in his hand.
"He could have taken his breakfast to the bottom of the lake. Great idea."
Dumbledore said with some emotion.
The other judges couldn't help but darken their faces.
Is this a question of thinking?This has almost become a fairy tale.
This was not the first time Luke had seen the scene at the bottom of the lake, but it was indeed the first time he had observed the bottom of the lake from this angle.Dense aquatic plants dance on the bottom of the water, small fishes pass between them, and large tracts of aquatic plants ripple along with the water waves. It seems that at least they have their own souls at the bottom of this beautiful and peaceful lake.
Huge and strange rocks wait silently in the water.The weak light under the water makes these huge and soft rocks seem like an ancient warrior, staring at everything on the bottom of the water, standing still and meditating.
There was silence in my ears.Luke could only see what was happening within a ten-foot radius, and with every step he took, a new view suddenly emerged from the darkness ahead: a jungle of undulating, tangled black waterweeds, scattered with tiny sparkling pebbles. wide and flat sand.
Luke's boots played their part at this point.Walking on what should have been a muddy river bottom, Luke felt like he was walking on flat ground.
Originally, Grindylow, who was hiding in the water plants, was supposed to be his first obstacle.It's a pity that when the Grindylows saw what looked like bubbles at the bottom of this huge lake, but didn't look like bubbles, they all chose to withdraw immediately.
The school doesn't give them bonuses, so what are they trying to do with their lives?This is obviously something that cannot be messed with.
From what Luke seemed to be doing, there weren't many things in the lake that dared to provoke him. Maybe the water monster would want to give it a try.But Luke didn't see the shadow of the water monster either.
"Will Mr. Gryffindor come to join in the fun?"
Luke was still curious.After all, Mr. Gryffindor should be aware of intruders at the bottom of the lake, especially intruders of his level.
But it didn't matter to Luke whether he showed up or not.This time he was mainly saving people.
Well, to be more precise, it's about picking up people.Tyler definitely didn't need his saving.
Luke sensed the location of the mermaids from a distance, so his goal was clear from the beginning, and he was walking in that direction calmly.
After walking for a while, he heard the mermaid singing.
"Only an hour,
To find and reclaim the items we took..."
This seems to be some kind of warning.To put it bluntly, it was probably after an hour that they broke up.
In fact, this is just a test. To exaggerate, this is just a game.The hostages will not be in any danger, because Dumbledore will not really allow his students to get into trouble during such a test.
But when Luke thought of this, he thought of things in the original book... It can only be said that not everything was as expected by Dumbledore. After all, he was still a human being and had his limits.
After walking for about 10 minutes, Luke had already seen the mermaid patrolling in the distance.
The skin of the mermaid is iron gray, and the dark green hair is long and unkempt.Their eyes were yellow, their broken teeth were yellow, and around their necks were pebbles strung on thick ropes.
They had some malicious smiles at first, but when they saw Luke's state, they all restrained their scary smiles.
This doesn't seem like someone they can deal with.Dumbledore also told them that if they wanted to live a peaceful life, it would be better to have more young people with the most unique methods.
Luke looked around as he walked forward. Soon, stone dwellings appeared in front of him, some of which were surrounded by gardens.He saw a little Greenlody chained in front of a door.Mermaids appeared from all directions, looking at him curiously, pointing at his webbed hands and gill sacs, covering their mouths with their hands and whispering.Harry turned a corner quickly and saw a very strange sight in front of him.
The place seemed to be the square of a small mermaid village, surrounded by some houses, and a large group of mermaids floating in front of the houses.In the middle, some mermaids were singing in unison, calling for the warriors to come over.Behind them stood a crude statue: a giant mermaid carved from boulder.Four people were tightly tied to the tail of the mermaid stone statue.
To be precise, only three people were tied up.There is another person sitting on the tail of the mermaid stone statue in a daze.
That person had long golden hair, and she was wearing a light white robe with gold and green trim around the edges.
There was quite a stir when Luke came here.At least the mermaids came out to join in the fun.So, the girl quickly noticed Luke.
A bright smile appeared on her face, she waved to Luke, and then quickly swam in the direction of Luke.
After approaching Luke's territory, she switched from swimming to running.This is already a mermaid village. The bottom of the lake here is no longer mud, but gravel and fine sand, so it is okay to run on it.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Tyler stopped in front of Luke.Nothing too intense.
"Thank you for your hard work." Luke said to Taylor with the same smile.
"You were the first one here, shall we leave now?"
Taylor asked.
Luke did not reply immediately, but sensed the surroundings, and then said helplessly: "Harry is almost there. Krum's direction is still a little off, but it shouldn't be too late."
"But I saw no sign of Fleur...maybe she failed?"
Taylor frowned when he heard this: "No way? Is Fleur such a good person?"
"Who knows. She's always off in some weird way. Like being in a hurry because her robes were burned."
Luke was also a little helpless, so he took Taylor straight forward, preparing to take Gabri away with him.
But the mermaids stopped him.
"You can only take your own hostages." One of them said to him, "Don't worry about the others..."
Luke said nothing and drew his wand.
So the mermaids stopped talking.
They moved out of the way in a tacit understanding, allowing Taylor to untie the waterweed wrapped around Gabrielle's body.Then Luke took the two men and left calmly.
"I'm sorry. But she's still a little kid and the water is too cold. It's not good."
Luke apologized to the leader of the mermaids.But even if they say this, it won't make their faces look better.
