Chapter 82
"Wizard chess tournament? Why should I participate?"Facing the smiling Dumbledore in front of him, Ye Ting had the idea of hitting someone for the first time.
Why did this old guy arrange such an inexplicable task for him?
He is very busy now, and he still has a lot of things to do. , the schedule is full: the newly renovated house needs to be tidied up, various plants need to be prepared for the new garden, the magic stone that he just got has not been studied yet, and he also wants to study during the summer vacation. What about Germanis?
"I've heard about your exploits."Dumbledore explained with a smile:"You played well when facing the wizard chess level. I have never seen such a combat strategy - crushing the opponent by controlling more chess pieces at the same time. I heard that it was your first time playing Wizard Chess, right?"
"Oh, you are so well informed."Ye Ting rolled his eyes perfunctorily:"But I'm very busy now. I still have a lot of books to read and a lot of research to be done. I don't have time to participate in that international wizard chess competition."
"You are the most talented student I have ever seen," Dumbledore sighed and complimented:"I have seen many talented young people, but none of them work as hard as you. They spend a lot of energy on fun, comparison, love and other trivial matters. Sometimes, I even feel that you are not as mature as a young man. However, I think you are pushing yourself too hard. Why don't you find a chance to relax like other children of the same age?"
"Do you think of international wizard chess competitions as relaxation?"
"Yes, I think this is a relaxation for you." Dumbledore looked at Ye Ting with a half-smile:"To be honest, Hogwarts has not made any achievements in this competition for many years.. I still remember that whether it was in my era or Professor McGonagall’s era, Hogwarts could always get a good name in the International Wizarding Chess Competition, but now, no one has participated in Hogwarts for several years in a row. This is a competition. Among magic schools in Europe, it is the Beauxbatons students who steal the show."
"Okay, I'll think about it."Ye Ting was a little annoyed by what he heard, so he had to deal with it casually.
"It won’t take you much time, only two or three days at most. Dumbledore saw his attitude and continued to persuade:"I heard that you are decorating your garden recently?" If you are willing to participate in this competition, no matter what ranking you get, I will make the decision and let Professor Sprout give you a copy of the seeds of all the precious herbs in the greenhouse of Hogwarts. How about it?"
"Are you serious?"Ye Ting was a little tempted. Collecting so many kinds of herbs is a very troublesome thing. It would be much easier if you could get them all directly from Hogwarts.
"Of course, I am the principal of Hogwarts, so I still have some power."Dumbledore winked at him jokingly.
"No matter what the ranking?"
"No matter what the ranking. But I believe you won’t deal with me, an old man, in this regard, right?"
At this time, Ye Ting felt that this old man was quite annoying, because he did know Ye Ting very well. Ye Ting had always done things like this: either don't do it, or do the best.
"alright, you win. He sighed:"As you wish, I will participate in this competition with you. I will win the championship.""
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This year's International Wizarding Chess Competition was held on a small island in the Mediterranean. The island was cast with an anti-Apparition spell, and the way to get here was through a Portkey.
After passing the portkey, Ye Ting and Dumbledore appeared in a large square with many wizards coming and going around. The competition site was in the castle in the center of the square.
Obviously, the International Wizard Chess Competition has a very high status among wizards. At least judging from the number of people, there are quite a few people who came to the competition.
Most of them come from different countries, but most of them are European and American. Of course, there are also many players and spectators from Central Asia, and the least yellow people are from Asia.
However, compared to the past, the number of Asian players today has made zero breakthroughs. For a long time, Asian wizards have preferred to play a game where they take turns playing black and white chess pieces on an empty chessboard. Wizards chess is still a recent game. It only became popular there a hundred years ago, but wizards never admit the importance of changes in Muggle society here.
Ye Ting discovered that Dumbledore was indeed very famous internationally. They had just arrived here for a while, and no less than ten wizards came to greet him. These wizards all looked very old, but their magic power was not weak. You can tell by looking at him that he is not a simple character.
Of course, these old people are not here to compete. They are either wizard chess enthusiasts who bought expensive tickets and came to watch the game; or they are guardians and bring their younger children to participate in the game.
These old people enthusiastically introduced their descendants to Dumbledore - judging by their names, most of these young people are their grandchildren or granddaughters. From this, it seems that these people are from big families in the wizarding world.
However, Ye Ting didn't like these people, so he just barely dealt with them when greeting them.
Despite this, Dumbledore always introduced Ye Ting to them. When they heard that Ye Ting was the inventor of the most popular mobile fireplace in the wizarding world, everyone among them expressed surprise and admiration to Ye Ting. gaze
"Are all the young people coming here to compete?"After saying goodbye to an old wizard from Denmark, Ye Ting asked Dumbledore softly.
"Oh, yes, although some old people will participate, most of the contestants are young people."Dumbledore nodded slightly:"You have to know that playing wizard chess is a very energy-consuming thing. When I was young, I could play with others for three days and three nights in a row, but now……"
He smiled self-deprecatingly:"Although we old men have some advantages in magic power and experience, you see, as long as the next one or two games, we will run out of energy."
Next, Dumbledore took Ye Ting with him I met several other acquaintances. According to Dumbledore, they are all wizards with the highest academic level in the wizarding world today.》、《Magic spell innovation》、《A frequent guest in academic publications such as"The Encyclopedia of Practical Potions".
After learning about Ye Ting's identity, these old people warmly welcomed this young man who had made outstanding academic achievements at a young age.
This time, Ye Ting finally didn't just say hello like before. He chatted happily with these old people and exchanged a lot of academic opinions on magic, transfiguration, etc., and finally Exchanged mailing addresses with many of them and agreed to write letters to each other
"Oh, it's rare to see you chatting so happily with other people."After leaving them, Dumbledore looked at Ye Ting with some curiosity:"Ms. Sprengel also said that she would introduce her granddaughter to you. I dare say that she has never admired a young man so much."
"They are all wonderful old folks."Ye Ting said happily, with a smile on his lips:"They are very knowledgeable and I have benefited a lot from communicating with them."
