Chapter 326: Wonderful Game, Riot
When Fudge realized that he had been tricked, his face was as cloudy as a revolving lantern that was powered on.
But in front of so many people, he couldn't directly argue with the Bulgarian minister.
This seems even more confusing.
When he saw that the Bulgarian minister was still begging Wayne to sell him more equipment, Fudge snorted angrily and went in.
"Obalonsk, just wait in line obediently. The order from the British Ministry of Magic has not been delivered yet. Mr. Lawrence has no time to pay attention to you."
Obalonsk waved his hand indifferently: "Your family has a big business, so missing dozens of sets is not a problem. Minister Fudge, as the Minister of Magic of a big country, I have always thought that you are very generous and will be considerate of small countries like us." difficulties.”
Hearing his praise, Fudge puffed up his chest unconsciously, and Wayne shook his head secretly.
The position is not firm, the views are not outstanding, and the thinking is not sharp.
Fudge has all these 'advantages', and he is actually a good manipulator.
But unfortunately Fudge has a fatal flaw.
That is to be stupid without knowing it, but on the contrary, you think you are smart.
If someone compliments him casually, he will immediately start to get carried away.
This kind of personality is easily influenced by others. As long as the people around him say a few confusing words, Fudge is likely to be fooled into lameness.
Wayne felt that he was so hostile to Dumbledore later on, and Umbridge played a big role in it. He probably blew his mind so many times.
Huh
Umbridge's pillow style.
Faced with being surrounded by two ministers, Wayne just smiled politely and secretly stretched out three fingers in a corner where Fudge couldn't see.
The Bulgarian minister saw it and gave him a knowing look.
Here is a little bit of science.
In the S2 season decades ago, Bulgaria followed Germany, and in the wizarding world, they were the people of Laoge.
Although Wayne didn't know the Minister of Magic, among the old men at the security meeting in Paris was his grandfather.
Barely considered one of our own.
Fudge didn't know that the two of them had negotiated a dirty PY deal behind his back, and he was still asking Wayne for help, which made Percy really want to take his place.
After Crouch and the Malfoy family came in at the end, the game was about to start. Wayne and Malfoy said hello and walked out of the box.
Looking at Wayne's leaving figure, Gusius's eyes were full of fear.
Now he doesn't dare to mention his bloodline in front of this young man, not because he was scared last time, but because he has learned more...
Although he is not in the Ministry of Magic, Lucius is very sensitive to information. He knows what the surname Lawrence means in today's Ministry of Magic.
"Draco, you need to have a good relationship with Lawrence next semester." Lucius suddenly said to his son.
Draco didn't understand what his father meant, but he still nodded: "Lawrence and I have always had a good relationship."
To be honest, Malfoy still likes Wayne, not for anything else but because Wayne is fair.
He had never been biased in making up lessons just because he had a better relationship with Harry and treated both of them equally. This was enough for Malfoy.
Lucius nodded with satisfaction. He admired his son's keen sense of smell.
You know, the Malfoy family relies on the attributes of being a loser to this day, and it has more and more influence.
It is clear that his son inherited this advantage.
On the other side, Wayne returned to his box.
The blackboard behind the goalpost suddenly lit up, and civil servants appeared one after another.
[Cornflower: A broomstick suitable for the whole family - safe, reliable, with built-in anti-theft buzzer...Skoll's brand universal magic stain remover: remove stains easily, Fengya brand wizard suit - ——London, Paris, Hogsmeade...]
[Celia’s Magical Store————Only what you can’t imagine, there is nothing you can’t buy, London, Paris, Berlin...]
Seeing this, Hermione was surprised: "Wayne, you also helped Celia store advertise?"
The young man shook his head: "Don't ask me, Nagini is responsible for these things."
Everyone looked at Nagini who was making tea.
The Snake Girl smiled slightly: "Aren't we opening two new stores in Paris and Berlin? An advertisement can also increase our popularity."|"
At this time, Nagini was also lamenting that things in the world are unpredictable.
When she was hunted down by the Saints and opposed Grindelwald, who could have imagined that today, decades later, she would be doing business with the Saints?
The store in Paris is managed by Cross Rozier, while the store in Berlin is managed by the old man Wayne met in Paris last time. His back is scary.
"How much does it cost to advertise once?" Qiu asked curiously.
Nagini said calmly: "Just these few minutes, twenty thousand galleons."
The girls were all silent when they heard the sky-high figure, and Ginny's eyes were a little dizzy...
Twenty thousand galleons... Her father has never earned so much money since she was born.
Wayne was also a little embarrassed. He was not scared by the numbers, but felt that he had been deceived.
Fudge has always said that hosting the World Cup makes no money, let alone the money from selling tickets. The advertising fees alone keep the Ministry of Magic well fed...
At this time, the advertisement on the screen disappeared, followed by Bagman's high-pitched and passionate voice:
"Ladies and gentlemen...welcome to watch the 422nd Quidditch World Cup Final!"
"Okay, without further ado, please allow me to introduce...the mascot of the Bulgarian national team!"
The stands on the right were a neat bright red square formation, and loud cheers erupted.
Soon, everyone's attention was attracted.
A hundred Veelas slid towards the arena. Veela are women, very beautiful women, with glowing skin and flowing hair flowing behind their heads. They exude a strong charm, especially when they dance. This charm easily captured the attention of the entire audience.
Especially men.
Many men's minds went blank, and their bodies acted completely according to their most instinctive desires. They stood up and desperately pulled on the railing in front of them, and some even jumped directly.
Next door, Cedric and Harry had already made diving movements, and were tightly held by Sirius, while Ronald was lying on the ground and rubbing them back and forth.
The girls in the box frowned when they saw this scene, and then looked at the indifferent Wayne and smiled again.
After such a comparison, the difference is immediately apparent.
Wayne also observed the changes in the girls and curled his lips in disdain.
Just kidding, he is a man who can charm Veela, how could he be counter-charmed?
If it weren't for his talent of condensing the witch's heart all the time, he, Wayne Lawrence, would be the most troublesome existence in the world.
Finally, as the music stopped, the men gradually returned to normal, but they were still absent-minded.
Bagman didn't give everyone more time. After the Veela left the stage, he immediately shouted: "Now, please raise your wands to the sky... Welcome the mascot of the Irish national team!'"
With a whoosh, a huge green and gold sphere flew into the stadium, flew around the field, formed various shapes, and finally turned into a huge clover.
A pile of golden things fell from the sky.
"It's Galleons!" Ginny shouted in surprise, taking off her hat to catch the falling gold coins.
"Don't bother." Wayne reminded: "These are the dwarf sky gold coins, which will disappear in a few hours."
Hearing this, Ginny returned to her seat in disappointment and cursed in a low voice: "This is a plaque!"
"Can it be preserved by magic?" Zhishi asked curiously: "I want to take some back as souvenirs."
"I'll try."
Wayne reached out and grabbed a handful of coins, and a handful of coins flew into their compartment.
Then he fiddled with it a few times, and the golden light became brighter.
Wayne distributed the coins to the girls: "Although it's easy to see the difference from Galleon, it's still a good souvenir." "Thank you, Wayne." Sakura and Tomoyo thanked politely before taking it and putting it in their bags. After the mascots of both sides appeared, the players entered the field. Every time a player flew over, their huge projections would appear in the sky, causing cheers. When Viktor Krum, who had a gloomy face, came out at the end, the cheers reached a new height. "He's so popular." Astoria sighed. "This should be taken for granted." Hermione took out a booklet: "According to statistics, Krum almost led the Bulgarian team to the finals on his own." "They defeated England by 160 to 140 in the quarterfinals, and defeated Hungary by 150 to 130 in the semifinals... Many people said that even if their grandmothers played, they could win a championship with Krum. Everyone was amazed to hear this data. The game began. Both national teams showed great strength, so fast that people could only see their silhouettes clearly, and could not distinguish their faces at all [the whole field was filled with red and green light.
Fortunately, the commentator Bagman still maintained a very high level and was able to announce the names of the players and tactics in time.
"Mallet! Troy! Moran! Dimitrov! Pass to Mallet again! Moran! Moran scored!"
"A simple triangle attack created an unsolvable situation. This is the strength of the world's number one chaser team!"
Wayne also sat up a little straighter. This game looked really interesting. The level of both sides was much higher than that of the school team. Whether it was tactical literacy or flying speed, they were not on the same level.
"Why do I feel... the speed of the Bludger has become much faster?" Hermione said uncertainly.
"Yes, the balls used in this game are specially made, and they are 100% faster." Sakura kept her eyes on the court and explained to Hermione: "The configuration of the Firebolt is too high. If the Golden Snitch and the Bludger are not accelerated, the game will end soon and will not be very enjoyable to watch." After that, she couldn't help but glance at Wayne. After learning that the Firebolt was Wayne's company, Sakura still couldn't digest this information until now. Every time she thought about it, she felt very strange. Soon, Ireland led by 30:0. In front of them, the Bulgarian chasers were as stupid as idiots. Bagman suddenly shouted: "Krum and Lynch! The two seekers are entangled together! Lynch fell to the ground, he was deceived! The game is suspended!" The doctors rushed into the field, apparently to check Lynch's condition.
Many seekers recognized this famous Wronsky feint and began to marvel at Krum's skills. Just now, he was only a few feet away from the ground, which was really too extreme.
Sakura moved closer to Wayne: "You are no worse than Krum in flying, why don't you join the national team?"
"Um..." Wayne didn't expect Sakura to ask this question, but he still answered:
"I'm not very interested in Quidditch, but if I were to compete with you, I would definitely be there for you."
Sakura blushed with embarrassment and hid behind Tomoyo.
The game continued. Lynch briefly recovered and then took off again. After another 15 minutes, Ireland continued to expand its lead, and the smell of gunpowder between the two sides became stronger.
There was also an episode in the middle. As a referee, Mustafa actually flew into the Veela camp to tease her, and was kicked hard before she woke up. "In anger, he punished her by expelling her eyebrow area from the field. .
A horrifying scene appeared, the Veelas were angry, and they were not beautiful at all.
The shameless old man turned into a bird's head, with scales and wings growing on his body, making many men turn pale.
They threw balls of flames at the little leprechauns, and the little leprechauns were not to be outdone, so they threw out a lot of gold coins.
Wayne and Astoria took the telescope and looked at it very enthusiastically, and they commented from time to time, making everyone dumbfounded.
The match just now was so exciting that you couldn't keep your spirits up. You were so excited when you saw the fight.
I really don’t know what to say.
A large number of Ministry of Magic officials came to the scene and tried to separate the mascots of both sides. Unfortunately, they had little effect. The game was still uninterrupted in this chaotic situation.
Krum was injured and his nose was crooked, but he didn't care about it.
Ireland's Lynch suddenly swooped down, and Krum quickly followed. This time they really found the Golden Snitch, and blood splashed in the air. Krum's speed was very fast, and he Caught up with Lynch.
"They're going to hit the floor!" Hermione screamed.
"Lin Qi will do it!" Qiu and Xiaoliu said in unison.
The result was as they expected, only Lynch fell to the ground again, and a group of Veela surrounded him angrily. Krum raised his arms high, but there was no smile on his face, and he became even more gloomy. , doesn’t look like a seventeen-year-old boy at all.
"competition is over!"
"One hundred and seventy to one hundred and sixty! Ireland won this World Cup!"
After a brief period of confusion, the audience finally understood what had happened, and the Irish supporters burst into cheers.
Just two seconds before Krum caught the Golden Snitch, the Irish team scored another goal and took the lead in the total score.
"Why did he want to catch the Golden Snitch?" Astoria asked puzzledly, "If he catches him, he will lose.
Qiu Xin explained to her with concern: "If you continue to delay, you will lose. It is better to end it as soon as possible and suffer less torture."
This feeling...she understands it all too well.
The game was over, and Wayne and the others were on their way back to the camp. The Quidditch players in the team were still discussing the tactics and wonderful goals that had just occurred in the game.
No one laughed at Bulgaria who lost, and no one laughed at Lynch who was fooled.
The level of both sides is very high, but the Irish team is in better shape. If the goal is scored two seconds later, even if the score is the same, the side that catches the Golden Snitch will win.
When we arrived at the tent, everyone held another barbecue dinner before going back to the tent to sleep and wait to leave tomorrow.
Late at night, the camp became quiet, with only faint singing coming from the distance from time to time. It should be Irish supporters celebrating victory.
However, it does not affect people's sleep.
But at two o'clock in the morning, there was a commotion, and Wayne suddenly opened his eyes. .