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Since the Queen has entered the wizarding world, she will naturally know what is happening there. She already knows Harry's origins quite well. However, it is precisely because of this that she looks down on Harry. The idea of an infant killing a Dark Lord is too bizarre. She simply doesn't believe it. And even if it were true, she could only attribute it to Harry's good luck.
Besides, she had learned from the students at Hogwarts about Harry's performance at the school over the past few years. Apart from having some talent in flying, he was quite mediocre in other aspects, which was completely inconsistent with his reputation.
"Most importantly, Hermione, the girl in Harry's team, studied with me for a while."
"What! Hermione is your student?"
The Queen was truly shocked this time. Not only her, but everyone else was also shocked by the news. Only Dumbledore seemed to have noticed something and was slightly better off.
No matter what it is, as long as it is related to Yi Shuihan, it should not be underestimated. This is their consensus. After all, Yi Shuihan is a powerful being who easily subdued the Black Demon King. Such a powerful person can easily create a powerful wizard with just a little guidance.
"In conclusion, I favor the main character team, after all, they are the main characters."
Yi Shuihan finished speaking, completely disregarding the Empress and the others' feelings at that moment.
Perhaps after today passes, they will tell their students to target Hermione, but so what? Yi Shuihan believes that Hermione is strong enough to handle all of this, and even if something goes wrong, he'll still be there to watch over her!
The drawing of lots began, and the person drawing lots was Fudge, the Minister of Magic. The plan was finalized without any trouble, and finally, six eggs of different sizes and shapes were brought to the scene.
"Each participating team, please send one member up to draw lots to choose which egg they will hatch."
Fleur, Krum, Harry, Payne...
All the team leaders who went up on stage were the captains of each squad. Among them, Harry was the least imposing of the six. There was no way around it; he didn't have the advantage in any aspect.
Even the teams from the newly established magic academies in England, in terms of strength, are slightly better than Harry. Although they may not have studied magic as long as Harry, they are all true geniuses. In terms of intelligence, they are at Hermione's level, and with the support of their families, they naturally make rapid progress.
However, momentum is secondary. Because of Yi Shuihan's exposure and his confidence in Hermione, Harry was quite confident about this match and felt less nervous than the others.
"Alright, the results are in. The Hibiscus Team drew the Indian Lion Tiger, the National Team drew the Australian Fire Bear, the Flying Eagle Team drew the Chinese Snow Wolf, the Protagonist Team drew the Jujube Deer, the Doctor Team drew the Ice Serpent, and the High Energy Team drew the Emperor Scorpion."
The captains of the six teams took the eggs they had drawn back to their respective fields, and each of them had a different expression, some excited and some troubled.
“Harry, you’re really lucky. The date deer is exactly what I’m good at. It should hatch within an hour.”
Chapter 573, Temporarily First
"Come on, Ron, didn't you say yesterday that it was impossible to draw the Date Deer, so you didn't even look at the relevant information?"
"I was speaking on behalf of Hermione."
Hermione watched the two bickering, their bromance palpable, and felt completely excluded from the team.
Hermione took the jujube deer egg from Harry, her expression turning serious. Recalling the key points about hatching jujube deer, she carefully began to incubate it.
The organizers had already prepared all the necessary materials for hatching, and there were 36 different kinds prepared together, all to prevent interference. This way, if someone really didn't know how to hatch the egg they received and tried anything as a last resort, the success rate would drop drastically.
“Harry, go get a piece of swamp mud. Ron, come here and block the light for me. The jujube deer will hatch faster in the dark.”
Hermione held her wand, maintaining a continuous spell. Soft red light shone on the date palm egg, and a slight rustling sound came from the previously still egg.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Hearing Hermione's instruction, Harry went to the materials area to get something, while Ron reluctantly came over to block the sunlight.
The principals on the platform, who had paid close attention to Hermione because of Yi Shuihan's previous words, were now convinced of Yi Shuihan's words when they saw Hermione's easy and skillful spellcasting. As expected of Yi Shuihan's student, the other teams were still figuring out a countermeasure.
The first hurdle, though called incubation, is actually quite different from the usual process. The normal incubation method is obviously not feasible due to time constraints. These prepared eggs are not the kind that will hatch immediately; rather, they are special eggs that may not hatch for several days.
Therefore, in addition to being familiar with egg incubation techniques, participants also need to find ways to shorten the time required for incubation, which means accelerating the incubation process. This is where the wisdom of each team is put to the test.
For example, the Chinese Snow Wolf of the Flying Eagle Squad, although its name includes "snow," actually needs to be hatched under high temperatures. If you want to speed up the hatching process, you must use magic to create a dual-temperature zone, one half at -10 degrees Celsius and the other half at 230 degrees Celsius, accurate to within one degree. Only then can the hatching be accelerated.
To control the temperature so perfectly, one person obviously cannot do it, so two people are needed, one person casting a spell, and both of them must have very strong control and stable magic output.
About 10 minutes later, the second team began to take action. Somewhat unexpectedly, this team turned out to be a high-energy team, and indeed it was high-energy.
"How is that possible? It's a magic school that's been newly built for less than a year, yet the students there have such control over magic, and they can even cast environmental modification magic. That's a high-level magic that some adult wizards can't even cast."
"What's the big deal? Those who can get into Oxford are all geniuses, one in a million. The three members of the High Energy Squad were already quite famous in Oxford before. After becoming wizards, they studied under Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic. How could their progress not be fast!"
Some wizards who originally stayed in the magical world and didn't pay much attention to the ordinary world gradually gained an understanding of the changes in the ordinary world from people who were specially arranged to promote the ordinary world.
The purpose of this competition is to deepen communication and enhance understanding, which is why these special talents exist. Of course, there are also some wizards who are genuinely concerned about the ordinary world and are explaining the competition to those around them who understand the process.
"Look, it looks like they're about to succeed."
About half an hour later, a powerful magical fluctuation came from the southeast of the arena, and everyone turned their attention to that direction.
"They are the main characters from Hogwarts."
"That's fast! Only half the time has passed."
With a loud bang, a new life was finally born in front of everyone.
"Yo yo"
A clear, cheerful voice rang out, and people saw the little date deer with date-shaped antlers on its head. It had opened its eyes and was happily trotting in front of Hermione, seemingly already regarding Hermione, the person who hatched it, as family.
"It worked, we made it."
Ron shouted excitedly, welcoming the cheers of the audience as if he were a star, completely ignoring the fact that most of the cheers were not for him. Throughout the game, his only role was to stand there and block the light. There were many others in the audience who could do such a simple thing.
After the main team's success, the atmosphere on the field became more serious, and the other teams sped up their pace.
Finally, the second team to complete the task was the High Energy Team, which completed the incubation task in the 41st minute. The third team was the National Team, which completed it in the 42nd minute, almost the same as the previous team.
The fourth and fifth teams were the Flying Eagle Squad and the Hibiscus Squad, at the 50th and 52nd minutes respectively.
As for the last team led by the doctor, they only completed their mission at the very last minute and almost failed.
After evaluation, the main character team received a perfect score of 90 points, the high-energy team received 83 points, the national team received 82 points, the Flying Eagle received 72 points, the Hibiscus received 70 points, and the Doctor's team only received 50 points.
Hogwarts, which was not initially favored by many, took the lead temporarily, which made many people look at the protagonist team with new eyes and start to re-evaluate the strength of each team.
"The second round will be held the day after tomorrow. Please rest well and prepare. Just a reminder, the questions in the second round are related to water."
Perhaps believing that half a day wouldn't bring much of an advantage, and given their complete victory in the first round, Harry and his two companions unusually refrained from asking Yi Shuihan for inside information beforehand, and of course, Yi Shuihan wouldn't tell them either.
The next day, the teams learned the specifics of the second challenge: an underwater treasure hunt.
It's also a one-hour game where you search for hidden treasures in a designated lake area, and your score is determined by the value of the treasures you find.
Chapter 574, Let's Go on a Treasure Hunt
The second level has two main challenges: first, how to search for treasure underwater for an extended period of time; and second, how to identify the treasures, as these well-hidden treasures are concealed using magic and cannot be found simply by looking at them.
In addition, since it is a joint treasure hunt, we also need to consider whether to fight or cooperate. What should we do if several parties find the same treasure?
Compared to the first level, the second level is where the real competition begins. It would be truly boring if everyone just completed their own tasks without any interaction.
When it was time for the match to begin, Voldemort went on stage to announce the rules.
"Harry, I've never heard of such a thing! Can we not jump?"
Ron's legs were trembling slightly, and he had a long face.
Harry's expression was also somewhat unnatural, because they, the contestants, were now standing in a special place, a cliff in the air nearly a thousand meters above the lake.
This was Yi Shuihan's idea. Because he wanted to see the leap of faith, he used magic to create a void cliff next to the lake.
It was Yi Shuihan who helped them get up the cliff; as for getting down, that was up to them.
It has to be said that a height of nearly a thousand meters is quite a height, even in the wizarding world. Even Harry, who is very skilled at playing with a broom and often flies around, is now pale-faced.
"Hermione, what should we do? I think I'll faint if we jump down like this."
Ron sought help from Hermione, but this was no longer the time to act tough.
“Harry, use a spell to summon your broom, and you, Ron…” Hermione noticed Ron’s brow furrow slightly, which immediately made Ron’s heart jump.
“Well, you two can share one broom!” Hermione said finally. As for herself, although she didn’t have a broom, she had a spell that could work in this situation.
The levitation spell, a simple magic that everyone learns in class, usually only allows very light objects to float, and it only works on other people. However, under Yi Shuihan's tutelage, she learned a special levitation spell that allowed her to float herself.
"By the way, before we go down, check the status of the air storage technique. Make sure there is enough air stored."
After giving her instructions, Hermione jumped down before the two men could fully recover from their shock.
The same incantation, "Yugadimurleviosa," but with different tone and timing, produces different effects.
Hermione suddenly descended slowly as if she were on an invisible parachute, looking completely at ease.
Everyone who witnessed this scene gasped in amazement at Hermione.
On the other side, among the other teams, the three members of the national team, Krum and his two companions, took the most thrilling and exciting action. They leaped directly into the water at an extremely fast speed, but when they were still a hundred meters away from the surface, they simultaneously waved their wands, releasing a powerful attack ray that struck the lake surface. They used the recoil to slow down and finally entered the water successfully, looking very powerful.
The three girls from the Hibiscus Squad appeared with magical energy wings on their backs and gracefully descended the cliff. While in the air, they even had the leisure to spin around a few times. Their graceful figures caused screams from the crowd of animals below.
The three members of the Flying Eagle Squad somehow summoned three flying eagles, which carried them down.
The High Energy Squad's version was truly high-energy; they created something resembling the Green Goblin skateboard and entered the water like surfers.
The Doctor's team truly lived up to their reputation, combining magic with cutting-edge technology—it was truly ingenious. It rivaled even Iron Man's style. I don't know what they were thinking, but they actually produced suits that were almost identical to Iron Man's in appearance. Except for the manufacturing process, which used technology, all other functions were achieved through magic. They could fly and dive into the sea, capable of anything. In full view of everyone, after Iron Man entered the water, the three of them combined their Iron Man suits to form a submarine.
After all six teams entered the water, a light appeared in the air, followed by a large light screen divided into six smaller sections, each displaying an image of the underwater scene.
We can't keep everyone waiting, so this is the time to eat sunflower seeds and watch the live-action movie.
"Excellent! Miss Granger was the first to make a discovery. Look, everyone, it's a chest of ancient gold coins, worth 20 Galleons."
As Voldemort spoke, the screen in the air instantly magnified, allowing everyone to clearly see the box of gold coins.
"Wow!"
The crowd gasped in astonishment. Most of them had never seen so many Galleons before, and their breathing quickened. The fervor in their eyes seemed to pierce through the screen and reach Hermes.
“Miss Granger, this box of ancient gold coins is the third among the treasures released this time.”
"Top three? Does that mean there's something even more valuable than 20 Galleons?"
The onlookers were shocked, staring dumbfounded at the lake, feeling an urge to rush down and search for the treasure.
"Huh, something seems to have gone wrong. The Hibiscus Squad and the Flying Eagle Squad have both discovered the same treasure and are arguing about it. Let's see what they do."
The image of the ancient gold coin disappeared, and another scene appeared. The six members of the Hibiscus Squad and the Flying Eagle Squad were positioned on the left and right sides, respectively, while in the middle was a flower. Of course, this was only on the surface; it was actually a precious magical item.
"It seems both sides have seen through the magic." The screen displays a flower, and inside is the true form, so everyone can understand.
The two teams could not communicate verbally underwater and could only use hand gestures.
Furong gestured for the Flying Eagles to leave, and the Flying Eagles made a similar gesture. Neither side would back down, and it seemed like a conflict was about to break out.
Suddenly, one of the members of the Flying Eagle Squad made a strange gesture toward the Hibiscus Squad, and then a water vortex appeared around the Hibiscus Squad, instantly attracting one of the Hibiscus Squad members.
The first head-on battle of the championship has begun.
Chapter 575, Time Stone
The Hibiscus Squad reacted quickly, and upon seeing their companions being sucked away, they immediately launched a counterattack.
However, perhaps because of being underwater, the speed of waving the wand became slow and the movements were not standard, resulting in a small mistake. Originally intended to help his companions out of trouble, it unexpectedly made the whirlpool even bigger.
In comparison, the Flying Eagle Squad was less affected. Taking advantage of the Hibiscus Squad's mistake, the other two members attacked simultaneously and subdued the other two members of the Hibiscus Squad in an instant.
"Don't worry, you'll be free in a few minutes, and we'll take your things."
The Flying Eagle Squad took the magical items and then retreated in an orderly fashion, leaving behind three extremely disheveled girls.
"Did you notice? The Eagle Squad members don't seem to be using wands; they're casting spells without them. Are these wizards who became wizards through Awakening Potions really that powerful?"
"What despicable guys! They don't know how to cherish women. Three grown men bullying a girl, they have no shame."
"This is a competition, so it's only reasonable for the Flying Eagles to do this! It would be really hypocritical to just hand things over like that."
Many supporters of the Hibiscus Squad criticized the Flying Eagle Squad, while supporters of the Flying Eagle Squad also fought back, making for quite a lively argument.
The competition continued, and the six teams fully demonstrated what it means to be an elite. Many treasures were things that most wizards outside would never discover unless they knew they were treasures. However, for these contestants, discovering the truth was often very easy.
In just one hour, there were quite a few conflicts between the teams. For the sake of a treasure, there were no fewer than 10 battles of varying sizes, including between two teams and multiple teams fighting each other. The people outside were thoroughly entertained.
During this time, the difference in strength between the various teams gradually became apparent. Hermione was naturally the best performer, as her strength was enough to completely overwhelm a team. Harry and Ron could only offer minor assistance each time.
Of course, the other teams were not weak either, especially the submarine of the Doctor's team, which was extremely fast underwater. As long as it was not entangled immediately, it could get away quickly and performed very well in this competition.
The national team was also quite strong; the three burly men fought very bravely, putting a lot of pressure on the other teams.
The second level went smoothly without any major surprises. In the end, our protagonist team failed to defend their title and only ranked second in the second level. This was entirely because finding items sometimes requires a bit of luck.
The PhD team won first place. They had the lowest score in the first game, but won first place in the second game, which makes people sigh at the unpredictability of life.
……
The battle for the top six continues, and the Awakener Potion is also spreading globally. After England, the second country to make a firm decision to completely transform the country into a magical nation is not any other country, but that mysterious ancient country in the East. Yi Shuihan was quite pleased to learn that the other party had such great courage and made a decision while others were still observing and investigating. In his joy, he sent more of the potion to that country.
Although he knew it wasn't his homeland, and that the world was different now, Yi Shuihan still wanted to see these people with the same skin as him develop.
"Chief, the item you requested has just arrived."