Chapter 543: wisdom and judgment
Chapter 543 Wisdom and Judgment
The next day, morning.
Kyle had just finished breakfast when he was called away by Professor McGonagall. This time everyone watched the game closer, right opposite the castle gate, and circled around the Black Lake.
By 9:50 in the morning, ten minutes before the start of the game, these seats were already filled with spectators.
Although it is still very cold outside, everyone is not affected at all, waving the flags in their hands excitedly, and waiting for the game to start with great anticipation.
The five referees were also in place. After a month, Dumbledore appeared again at Hogwarts.
His face looked a little haggard, as if he hadn't slept for a long time, but his eyes were still bright and he looked very excited.
When Kyle passed by, he happened to hear him tell a joke to Professor McGonagall behind him.
But Professor McGonagall just stared nervously at the black lake in front of her and Kyle next to her, unable to laugh at all.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Ludo Bagman, who was serving as the commentator, came out, pointed his wand at his throat, and said, "Loud voice!"
So his voice immediately became like thunder, resounding around the Black Lake.
“The warriors have arrived and the game is about to begin. I feel it is necessary to explain to everyone.
This level tests wisdom and judgment. The warriors must first go to the Forbidden Forest, find three keys, and then use these keys to rescue their most precious treasure trapped in the Black Lake.
“I believe the warriors already know this, so I won’t say more.
"The only thing I want to remind you is to make good use of the stones in your hands. Each stone can be exchanged for a clue to a key from the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest. Three stones correspond to three keys. And whether it can be used in the final Finding the information hidden in these clues as quickly as possible will be the key to your victory."
“There’s one more thing…” He paused, looked around, and then looked in the direction of the referee’s table. After getting a nod from Chris, he continued:
“We made some minor modifications to the scoring criteria for the second project and roughly divided the scores.
The first one is completed within one hour, and the minimum score will be eight points.
If completed within two hours, it will be five to eight points.
As well as the last two hours, you can only get a score of less than five points.
“So I must remind every warrior that time is important and you must make the most correct choice.”
Whether it was Kyle, Fleur, or Krum, they all listened to his words carefully.
It’s getting closer and closer to ten o’clock.
Bagman looked at the time and said, "Okay, as soon as I blow the whistle, you guys can set off. I'll count to three."
"one two three!"
The shrill whistle echoed in the cold air, and cheers and applause erupted from the stands.
Kyle did not hesitate and ran straight towards the Forbidden Forest in front of him.
In front of the Forbidden Forest, the three centaurs had already stood there, which saved a lot of time.
The three of them all chose the centaur closest to them in a tacit understanding.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Kyle happened to be Firenze, whom he was most familiar with. They had just met some time ago.
Kyle didn't say anything, just took out a stone and handed it over.
“I need clues to the key.”
After Firenze got the stone, he began to chant in a soft voice: "The thing you are looking for is hidden in the eyes of Hydra. When the needle beats ten times and the snake swims five times, you You can see it..."
Kyle frowned and thought for a moment.
The hour hand may represent the direction, which is the ten o'clock direction. The long snake swims five times...it should be the distance.
“This direction…”
Firenzeke's voice came to his ears again. He pointed his tail sideways and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "It's only five miles ahead."
Five miles?
Kyle didn't expect the centaur to give him a hint, so he nodded slightly after realizing it, but by this time Firenze had already returned to the Forbidden Forest.
Kyle didn't think much, he stretched out his wand.
“Firebolts are coming!”
He waited there for a few minutes, but there was no movement around him.
First of all, there must be no problem with Kyle's curse, and then the answer is obvious. Maybe this event does not need to test the warrior's flying ability, or maybe in order to make the game more difficult, the referees just Broomsticks are banned.
There was no other way, because he didn’t know whether the keys the warriors were looking for were the same, so Kai could only run quickly into the Forbidden Forest. There are tall trees everywhere in the Forbidden Forest, and the only path is winding and difficult to walk.
After walking for about ten minutes, Kyle suddenly stopped. He frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
The surroundings are too quiet.
He has been to the Forbidden Forest before, more than once, so he knows very well that even on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, there are many animals, and the chirping of insects and birds can be heard no matter where he is.
But he had just walked for ten minutes, and except for his own footsteps, he heard no extraneous sound... This is basically impossible in normal times.
Unless this place has been enlarged by special magic, just like the Quidditch pitch in the first project.
There is another point that is also strange, the problem of distance.
Five miles...it doesn't sound like that far. Even without a broomstick, it only takes ten minutes with the help of a magic spell.
But this is under normal circumstances. There are trees everywhere in the Forbidden Forest. It is definitely impossible to walk forward in silence, and the time will be at least doubled, which is twenty minutes.
It takes twenty minutes to find a key, but there are three keys here. In addition, we still have to think about the riddle of the centaur and the time to go to the black lake. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to complete the game within an hour.
But it is impossible for the referee to set an impossible time for no reason.
There must be something in this that he didn't expect.
Kyle quickly recalled what Bagman had said before...
This project tests wisdom and judgment... If wisdom is whether you can solve riddles, what is judgment...
Kyle walked forward slowly, frowning and thinking, and in a daze he heard Bagman's voice.
“Twenty minutes have passed, warriors must seize the time.”
Wrong…
Kyle suddenly stopped and without any hesitation, turned around and ran back.
He is a wizard, why must he find the key... Only by saving time in the Forbidden Forest can he complete this project within an hour.
Yep, that's what judgment calls...at least in Kyle's mind, and he's willing to take the gamble.
On the way back, Kyle also met Fleur. It was obvious that she was confused as to why Kyle was running back.
"Listen..." Kyle said quickly, "I don't think we need to find any keys. It's a waste of time. It can't be done in one hour. I'm going to go directly to the Black Lake."
"What?" Fleur was a little confused, "But the rules say that only by finding the key can you..."
“Don’t forget we are a wizard.” Kyle interrupted her.
Furong was still a little hesitant.
Kyle said nothing more. After all, this was just his guess, and no one was sure whether it was correct.
He continued to run back and finally broke out of the Forbidden Forest ten minutes later.
"Oh, a warrior has come out..." Bagman shouted: "Has he got the key yet?"
At the referee's table, Dumbledore and Chris smiled subconsciously, but Karkaroff and Maxim's expressions were not so good.
Kyle didn't listen to what Bagman said. After seeing the change in the referee's expression, he was now more and more sure that what he thought was right. He didn't even go to the first key position, but just turned back halfway. , it only took half an hour.
If you really need to find all three keys, one hour will definitely not be enough.
Kyle did not hesitate and went straight to the edge of the black lake.
There are many ways to move around underwater, such as gilly grass, which he happened to have. After buying it at the herbal shop in Diagon Alley, he kept it in a box. He also took it out specially last night. .
But Kyle was not prepared to use this.
The duration of Gillweed is exactly one hour, and it’s already halfway through, which is a bit of a waste.
Kyle took out his wand, created a huge bubble on his head, and then plunged into the black lake.
Head Bubble Charm, although not as flexible as using gillyweed when moving underwater, is still a very good choice.
A burst of warm cheers and applause came from the stands again.
The audience didn’t have to think too much, they only knew that neither Fleur nor Krum came out, and Kyle was ahead of everyone...
(End of this chapter)