The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 373 Welcome to Magic Canyon!

The 25 contestants were called out individually to the outside of the castle, where Professor McGonagall guided them through Hagrid's hut.

There was Mrs. Maxim there, and a group of adults.

"The contestants' relatives have been invited to watch the final; you can meet them. Go ahead, I'll be waiting for you in the auditorium in ten minutes."

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she and Mrs. Maxim walked away, leaving the contestants to their own devices.

"Dad! Mom!"

"Gabrielle!"

Furong waved and smiled at her relatives and walked among them.

Gabrielle ran to Fleur's side, took Fleur's hand, and the family chattered away in French.

Tonks was talking to her parents, and no one knew what Tonks said, but her parents kept glancing at Moriarty.

Jericho and his father James spoke in hushed tones, their conversation unheard by anyone.

Krum spoke rapidly in Bulgarian to his dark-haired parents at the edge of the crowd.

It's worth mentioning that Yua Tokugawa's parents didn't come; it was her brother who did.

They seemed to have nothing in common, and parted ways after only a few words.

Almost every contestant's family member was invited to cheer them on.

The crowd formed a semicircle in the open space, creating a lively atmosphere.

Only Moriarty and Violet stood there alone.

Moriarty has no relatives left, and Violet's parents clearly have no intention of coming.

Violet was used to being alone, but her little hands clenched Moriarty's robe tightly.

Moriarty turned around and patted Violet's head. Violet didn't say anything, but leaned into Moriarty's arms, almost touching him.

Time was running out, and the contestants said their goodbyes one by one and started walking back.

Moriarty led Violet toward the castle, and as they passed Michaela, a middle-aged wizard who was practically a giant version of Michaela turned around.

"It's you? Mr. Moriarty!" He looked Moriarty up and down. "Michaela will beat you in the final. You're not so arrogant anymore, are you?"

"Dad." Michaela looked speechless, grabbed the middle-aged wizard's arm, and strode forward.

Moriarty completely ignored Michaela's father.

They are of pure French descent, and dare not speak out against their own anger.

Michaela was sent this time with the intention of defeating him.

If it weren't for Michaela's sense of responsibility and his respect for him, he would have destroyed Michaela long ago.

A few minutes later, the contestants returned to the castle.

Professor McGonagall handed out 25 parchments.

The contestants took the papers one by one, and Professor McGonagall announced loudly, "These contain the competition rules and content. Before the competition officially begins, I want you to carefully read every single word here."

Moriarty spread the parchment out on the table, glanced at it briefly, and discovered that his parchment was incomplete!

"what?"

Why is my parchment only half there?

"That's right, my parchment is damaged."

"Exactly, the content is incomplete!"

Contestants such as Krum, Michaela, and Fleur also noticed the strangeness of the parchment.

Professor McGonagall said matter-of-factly, "Of course. Only by collecting parchments from contestants at the same school can you see the complete rules and contents of the competition."

The contestants suddenly realized that the five contestants from the same school had all gathered together.

Tonks waved excitedly at Moriarty.

"Come quick, I can't wait to see what the finals are like!"

Moriarty and Violet walked over, and Charlie followed.

Jericho feigned impatience, walking slowly while muttering to himself, "What a nuisance, can't we even separate from you guys in the finals?!"

"Blanche, are you coming over now or do you want me to beat you up before you come over?" Tonks drew his wand and glared at him.

Jericho, looking sullen, quickened his pace.

Moriarty chuckled inwardly; the big sister Tonks was a master at dealing with troublemakers.

The five parchment scrolls were spread out and put together.

A line of black text appeared.

Welcome to Magic Canyon!

"Magic Canyon?" Moriarty repeated, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

"Look, a map has appeared," Tonks said, pointing to the scroll.

A canyon slowly appeared above, with two bases at its two peaks.

The three lanes of minions originate from the base and extend to a longitudinal river, forming three confluences.

Each lane has three magic towers on each side, which attack enemy soldiers.

Like.

so similar!

Moriarty was absolutely blown away; this map looked exactly like a mobile game from his past life.

I don't know who created it.

Are there really people like this in the Harry Potter world?

"Something has changed again!"

Charlie's exclamation interrupted Moriarty's thoughts.

The Magic Canyon vanished silently, and lines of snow-white text appeared on the scroll.

"Brave magic apprentices, you are about to set foot on the land of Magic Valley."

"Before we go on, there are a few things I need to remind you of."

Moriarty recognized the handwriting; it was undoubtedly from Nicolas Flamel.

Therefore, the chances of encountering situations related to alchemy in the finals have greatly increased.

Moriarty continued reading while thinking.

"There's a box wrapped in carnations in the base. The winning condition is to steal the opponent's box and put it together with the two boxes."

"There is also a merchant in the base. Players can buy magical items from the merchant, provided they have magical coins."

"How to obtain magic coins: For each opponent's magic tower that is destroyed, all members will receive 50 coins."

"In the two areas formed by the three lanes, six magical creatures guard a treasure. Obtaining the treasure without attacking them will yield varying amounts of gold."

"Each area has a special entity; defeating them can grant buffs to your character."

"Friendly reminder: Do not enter the bushes in the canyon lightly. There may be unexpected dangers and rewards inside."

Note: The gold coins in the canyon cannot be used in real life. After the match, the gold coins will turn into chocolate, which smells like booger.

"Hehe, that last note must have been written by Professor Dumbledore," Charlie said, scratching his head and laughing.

"This is really interesting!" Tonks exclaimed excitedly, nudging Moriarty with his elbow. "You naughty junior, have you noticed? This is a completely new way to play! I think it might be even more fun than Quidditch!"

Moriarty placed his hand on his chin and said slowly, "That sounds intriguing. Let's see. Is that all?"

Tonks fiddled with the parchment scroll a few times, but it didn't react at all.

"There shouldn't be any more..." Tonks shrugged.

Moriarty frowned slightly. Although the rules had been announced, the role of the minion wave had not been explained.

Can't minions provide mana gold or destroy magic towers?

Jericho suddenly reached out and flipped the five parchment scrolls over, revealing a line of black writing with the back facing up.

"Congratulations on discovering the hidden dark rules."

"Dark rules?!" Tonks' eyes widened.

Charlie looked at Jericho with some surprise. "Such keen insight."

Jericho was secretly pleased, but put on a nonchalant expression. "I just don't want to be dragged down by you guys, hmph."

"When you can see the shady rules, the scales of the game have already tipped in your favor!"

The black handwriting was crooked and gave off a musty smell.

"First, the five players from the same school don't need to be in unison. The winning condition is simply to put the two boxes wrapped in carnations into one base, understand?"

A glint of light flashed in Moriarty's eyes.

Is that right?

I think I understand!

It's not just an implication that you can betray your teammates, but more about the meaning behind the dark rules!

Is that you? Yuzuru Kaze!

"Secondly, a wave of minions consists of three goblins."

"You get nothing for killing goblins, but they are under a Soul Reaper's Curse."

"They will charge at the enemy soldiers, magic towers, and your enemies without hesitation."

"Third, if you are lucky enough to destroy all the enemy's magic towers, a three-headed centaur will emerge from your base."

"The centaur's only target is your enemy; no one, no matter who, may harm a centaur."

Moriarty narrowed his eyes; this dark rule was powerful.

To be honest, Moriarty didn't expect the minion wave to be filled with goblins.

Moreover, the appearance of the centaurs was somewhat unexpected.

Overall, however, the final round was developing in a direction that was favorable to them.

At this moment, the other contestants also finished reading the competition rules and content, and they all looked up.

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(End of this chapter)