Chapter 334 332 The First Project

Chapter 334 332. The First Project

Five days passed quickly.

During this period, Jon stayed in the carriage all the time. Even when he got off the carriage, he would only wander around the Black Lake area, which made the Aurors who were always guarding the entrance of the castle and watching him as soon as they saw him relax their vigilance a little.

During this period, there was no news from Lyon that Jon was expecting, which made him feel disappointed.

However, in his plan, Animagus was not an important means to carry out the competition, so although he was disappointed, he did not have much psychological pressure.

With less than two days left before the start of the first competition, on the afternoon of that day, the sky of the entire Hogwarts Castle was covered by the shadows of more than a dozen huge monsters.

The Thestrals relaxing on the lawn were shaking their tails restlessly. In the Forbidden Forest, countless flocks of birds soared into the sky and flew away with a "clatter".

Many students in the carriage were startled by the noise outside. They got off the carriage and looked up to see the dozen dragons flying in the sky!

Fire dragons, xxxxx-level magical animals, are also the top force among many magical animals.

This kind of creature is not common and is even on the verge of extinction. In addition to the occupation of nature by humans, which has compressed their living space, it is mainly because each dragon itself is a huge treasure house.

Dumbledore and Nick Flamel have jointly developed twelve uses for dragon blood. Dragon skin is an excellent protective gear used to isolate magic and protect the human body. Dragon eyes are necessary magical materials for some alchemical items. Even dragon nerves and heartstrings can be used to make the core of the wand.

It is precisely because of this that wizards cannot leave the various precious materials attached to the fire dragons, and face the reality that dragons are about to become extinct, so the fire dragon protection area and the profession of dragon trainers came into being.

The International Confederation of Wizards has set up an organization specifically for this purpose to ensure the continuation of dragons so that they can continue to contribute to the development of wizards. The European dragon sanctuary is located in Romania.

When traveling in France some time ago, Jon heard Ron's brothers talking about how many dragons in the Romanian sanctuary seemed to have been bought.

Looking at the dragons that covered the entire Hogwarts campus in the sky, and the dragon trainers who rode on the backs of the dragons and controlled them to start circling over the Forbidden Forest and finally landed with a bang, Jon finally knew what the bought dragons were used for.

George stared at the sky in amazement. This was the first time in his life that he had seen a real living dragon, and he saw so many at once.

Whether it was the Hogwarts carriage or the students of Durmstrang around him, their performance was almost the same as his. After all, the scene of so many huge creatures appearing together was really shocking.

Diane swallowed subconsciously, and it could be heard that she was trying her best to keep her voice calm.

"Aren't we going to fight these fire dragons to the death in our first project?"

Although for the entire wizard community, dragons are easy to be targeted and hunted because they have a large target range and are solitary creatures, but that is based on the premise that there are more than two dozen wizards working together.

Dragon skin has extremely strong resistance to spells, which is even far better than basilisks. In addition, they are extremely powerful and can spit dragon breath with magic. When facing them, a single wizard has basically no other countermeasures except to flee in panic.

Even if the killing curse used by ordinary black wizards, the extremely high magic resistance cannot kill them directly. At least the evil will to release the killing curse must be strong to a certain extent.

If the four students participating in the competition are really allowed to duel with these fire dragons separately, then under the condition of limited venues, even Jon will most likely be roasted into charcoal.

It is precisely because of this that Jon does not think that the referees will set up such a competition project that no one can complete.

He looked at the forbidden forest where the fire dragon fell and said softly.

"Compared to fighting dragons, I think they want us to survive in the wilderness in the Forbidden Forest."

Jon's idea was confirmed two days later.

The news that more than a dozen dragons flew into the Forbidden Forest spread to every student in the four schools within two days.

This made them feel more excited and a little disappointed.

Because if the venue of the competition was set in the Forbidden Forest, they would definitely not be able to watch the whole process as spectators.

On Monday of the second week of September, the four warriors of the Triwizard Tournament were all gathered at the entrance of the Forbidden Forest.

Except for the four of Jon, there were no other students watching here, but full of adult wizards.

Dumbledore, Voldemort, Rosier, the deputy headmaster of Beauxbatons and three wizards from the Federation, a total of seven referees, three dragon trainers with strong bodies and bronze skin from years of wind and sun, reporters from various European countries and more than a dozen Auror security led by Lucius.

The atmosphere on the scene was somewhat solemn. Compared to the Triwizard Tournament hundreds of years ago, it lacked the friendly atmosphere of communication between schools and was instead filled with solemnity.

The warriors were gathered together, and photographers from different countries took their group photos. Matthew, the chief referee, was whispering to the leader of the dragon trainers to confirm some instructions about the fire dragon.

No one else spoke, and the air seemed to freeze for half a beat.

Finally, with less than half an hour left before the start of the game, Matthew had the reporters dispersed and gathered Jon and the others in the middle.

His expression was serious and his voice was raised, so that everyone present could hear it clearly even in this empty grassland.

"The Triwizard Tournament was originally a competition for three European magic schools to exchange ideas with each other, but it has been discontinued since 1792 because it posed an extremely serious threat to the lives of participating students, and almost every time they were injured or even killed."

"Two hundred years ago, European wizards cancelled this competition to eliminate unnecessary casualties, and two hundred years later, we restarted it for the safety of more people!"

"This competition is to avoid a war that cannot be resolved peacefully! But war has always been cruel, and this competition to eliminate war must also be cruel. We will not design competition items that are like child's play. In order to make the final result and victory and defeat convince everyone, you must face challenges and threats that are countless times more difficult than the warriors two hundred years ago."

When he gave a speech, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and his voice was not comforting or gentle, but only as cold and stiff as steel.

"I think these may just be my unnecessary nonsense, because after you planned to throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, you have already made up your mind. This Triwizard Tournament, which was held again after two hundred years, will no longer care about your life and death in the competition. In the end, only victory and defeat can be accepted by wizards!"

The moment he finished speaking, birds in the Forbidden Forest soared into the sky, and a restless roar shook the woods.

Draco, who had been tense all the time, subconsciously took a step back. Emil's face was pale, and Diane pursed her lips tightly, staring at the deep Forbidden Forest without blinking.

Even Jon was a little nervous. He was not afraid of such a scene, but quietly held the thing on his neck, thinking about how Matthew should check them before entering the Forbidden Forest.

"Now, let me explain what you need to do in the first competition."

Matthew finally began to talk about the detailed rules of this game.

"I believe you all know that a group of big guys have come to the Forbidden Forest these past two days. They are all wild and unruly fire dragons from Romania, and they have been arranged in various locations in the Forbidden Forest. At the same time, the dragon trainers helped us to release a total of fifty golden snitches around the territories that these fire dragons have already circled."

"These golden snitches have been cast with specific magic, and they will not fly away from the fire dragon's territory. What you have to do is to capture as many snitches as possible under the protection of the big guys here. In the end, we will rank you according to the number of snitches you have obtained. The one who gets the most snitches will get 70 points, the second place will get 50 points, and The third place gets 30 points, the fourth place gets 10 points. The time you come out of the Forbidden Forest will also be used as your scoring standard. You have to stay in the forest for at least three days. The first person to come back gets 40 points, the second person gets 30 points, the third gets 20 points, and the fourth gets 10 points. The latest deadline is seven days. If someone still doesn't return from the Forbidden Forest after seven days, no matter how many Golden Snitches he gets, his score can only be 0. "

The rules are very detailed, and the specific content is not beyond Jon's expectations. Staying in the Forbidden Forest for at least three days basically means they have to survive in the wilderness.

And it is not difficult to see from the rules that the designer of this project is still to let the participating warriors catch as many Golden Snitches as possible, but the score control in time also makes speed an important indicator for extra points. How to balance time and quantity depends on how the warriors choose after entering the Forbidden Forest.

After all the rules were explained clearly, Jon and his team officially began to prepare for entering the Forbidden Forest.

There was a table in front of each of them. Matthew waved his wand lightly, and their robes fluttered as if blown by the wind. Then, all the small items placed in their clothes fell on the table.

Matthew led the other two referees of the Federation to check one by one, starting with Emile.

"Is this a memory ball?"

The African witch picked up a small round ball on the table and asked in some broken English.

Emile replied expressionlessly.

"This is just an ordinary souvenir, given to me by my grandmother."

"We have no intention of asking about its function. What we want to know is whether it contains magic power?"

"I don't know, but I don't think it should."

The Arab diplomat obviously doubted Emile's words. He picked up the round ball and tapped it lightly with his wand, and then the whole ball lit up with a light blue light.

He looked at Emile meaningfully.

"It seems that you don't know much about it, Mr. Lestrange. Do you need us to keep it for you, or do you want to designate a custodian?"

Emile didn't show much embarrassment on his face. He looked at Lucius standing next to him.

Lucius coughed lightly, then stepped forward and took the ball from the Arab diplomat.

"Please leave this thing with me temporarily. I will give it to him after the game is over."

The three referees looked at each other and had no negative opinions.

Then they walked to Diane and picked up a bracelet from the table. The bracelet seemed to be made of metal, with a silver emblem on the top. On the surface, there was no distinctive feature.

"This is the family emblem of the Rosier family. In addition to the symbol of identity and honor, it has no magic attached to it."

It was not Diane who spoke, but Vida Rosier who was standing next to Dumbledore.

Matthew nodded in agreement, and picked up the bracelet to test it. After confirming that she was not lying, he returned it to Diane.

Next was Draco. He had nothing to carry except a wand, which saved the judges some effort.

Finally, it was Jon's turn.

On his table was a strange pendant, and a severely worn wooden sign and a ring inlaid with three blue diamond gems were hung on a red rope.

"What are these?"

Matthew picked up the pendant in front of Jon.

"The wooden sign was a gift from a friend of mine, and the ring was left by my family."

Jon said calmly.

"They are all ordinary things."

Matthew first glanced at the wooden sign, and then lost interest. This thing is difficult to fake, and there is indeed no magical feature on it. He directly focused on the ring.

There are many alchemical items of this kind in the magic world. Just by observing with the naked eye, he could not see anything strange, so he directly raised his wand and tapped the ring lightly.

Nothing happened, as if the ring was just a Muggle product.

Finally, Matthew returned the pendant to Jon, and after taking it back calmly, Jon breathed a sigh of relief.

This ring is no different from a stone on the roadside for people with insufficient willpower. Just as Slughorn said when he first gave it to Jon, there may be no one in the entire wizarding world who can use it except Jon.