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Did you still choose the Warriors from the Goblet of Fire?
Was it the Goblet of Fire that made a mistake, or was it something else going on with you?
You know, there are more suspicious points about Mike. As a Behemoth, the equipment he transformed into in the second game was so bulky and backward, which didn't match the style of Behemoth at all. Behemoth is an alien organization famous for its technology.
In fact, Mike's talents and abilities can be put to good use in Behemoth. The scientists can design all kinds of weapons and equipment blueprints for him. He doesn't need to understand them, just memorize them. Then Mike will be a mobile humanoid workshop.
In the first match, the dragon hunter's spears rained down, which seemed powerful, but it did not fully demonstrate the power of his form-changing ability. It was still a medieval attack method without any modern technology.
But there must be something wrong with Mike Lucas, but what happened today was not done by him. Although Hu Xiuwu was not on the shore, he knew the rules of the Goblet of Fire competition.
It is not allowed to carry extra magical tools, so the judges will check what each warrior carries. If Mike has other things on him, he will try to smear them on Zhang Lingyu.
Others didn't dare to say it. It was impossible for his skills to be hidden from Zhang Zhiwei's eyes, and the Heavenly Master would never sit idly by and watch someone do something bad to his disciple.
Knowing that there were problems with the people from Behemoth and Durmstrang, both parties were the focus of Nadutong's attention, but this time he had no chance to take action.
The only person who could have attacked Zhang Lingyu without leaving any trace was someone who had not attracted their attention or suspicion from beginning to end and who had contact with the Warriors on the eve of the game.
Minister of Magic Fudge, Mad-Eye Moody, Barty Crouch, Beauxbatons' Headmaster Olympe Maxime...
Anyone who has been near the warrior is a suspect, and even Dumbledore cannot completely rule out suspicion.
But, who could it be?
"Who is the one?"
After reading out the results of each warrior, Fudge ended his speech hastily, saying that what had just happened was an Easter egg prepared in advance by the Ministry of Magic.
Each faction recognized its own warriors. The tall and strong Maxim held the frightened Gabrielle and Fleur in his arms almost like a baby.
Bi Youlong also brought Zhang Lingyu and Hu Xiuwu back to the room. He wanted to let them rest first before asking them about what happened underwater. However, he did not expect that Zhang Lingyu was stronger than he thought. After walking on the brink of life and death, it seemed that there was not much impact on him.
Instead, he calmly and calmly told Bi Youlong what happened underwater, and Hu Xiuwu also supplemented his comments.
After listening, Bi Youlong raised the same question as Hu Xiuwu, but Zhang Lingyu said with some doubt: "I don't feel that I have offended anyone here, why would someone attack me?"
Zhang Zhiwei comforted his apprentice: "You did nothing wrong, but you were too outstanding and blocked the way for others, so someone wanted to get rid of you."
Zhang Lingyu was even more puzzled: "It's just an exchange competition, and the prize is only one thousand gold coins and the custody of a Goblet of Fire. Is it worth it for someone to do something sneaky?"
This isn't a game involving life and death with big stakes set in advance, is it worth it for anyone to do this?
Zhang Zhiwei sighed: "Money moves people's hearts."
Hu Xiuwu corrected Zhang Lingyu's words: "Lingyu, you said that the prize has no value, but you are totally wrong."
"That was true before the Goblet of Fire became a prize, but now that the Goblet of Fire is successful the prize is completely different."
Every organization and sect has requirements for the character of its subordinates and disciples, but human hearts are unpredictable and no one knows what the disciples are thinking.
Each sect has its own way of testing its disciples, but in the final analysis they are all to test the disciple's character and his or her views on the sect. Shangqing has a rule that new disciples must chop wood for three years, in order to test the disciple's patience and whether he or she is impetuous.
Wang Sheng, who went to Mount Laoshan, also chopped wood on the mountain for three years before the Taoist priest of Mount Laoshan taught him the art of walking through walls.
Major organizations place more emphasis on members' loyalty to the organization.
The Goblet of Fire can screen out warriors with a spirit of sacrifice and dedication. This magical weapon is a boon to various associations.
And Harry's participation in the competition also confirmed that the Goblet of Fire can be modified artificially to a certain extent.
This has actually increased the value of the Goblet of Fire to a certain extent.
This shows that the Goblet of Fire can be transformed.
The sacred tree and the golden branches themselves have the ability to select the king of the forest and his loyal guards. The Goblet of Fire was forged from the golden branches, and its original ability can be traced back to the original ability.
The Goblet of Fire was created by Merlin and is considered a holy relic in the British wizarding world, so few people dare to pay attention to it and try to modify it.
But Behemoth didn't care about that. Whether it was a holy relic or not, as long as it was something valuable, he wanted to get it.
Chapter 276 The person behind the scenes?
After explaining the value of the Goblet of Fire to Little White Paper Lingyu, Hu Xiuwu changed the subject:
“But something is really wrong about this.”
The Goblet of Fire is indeed important, but not so important that Behemoth would turn against Hogwarts and create a rift with the Emerald Society over it.
It is understandable that Behemoth cheated for the Goblet of Fire, but it is also understandable that Behemoth charmed the guardian beast of Hogwarts and attacked the warriors for the Goblet of Fire.
This was too much noise. Behemoth had to do the mapping of Hogwarts secretly, so how could they change their style just for the Goblet of Fire? It would really make Dumbledore target them and find out that they were secretly coveting the formation map of Hogwarts.
That···
Behemoth: Dumbledore is just an old man. If we attack him together, we can tire him to death.
Although he looked down on the British Ministry of Magic, he was actually very afraid of Dumbledore.
They prefer to get what they want quietly.
Moreover, in the secular world, Britain and America are still allies, and America is always flirting with the European continent in an attempt to win them over in order to achieve the goal of isolating the East.
Compared to the Emerald Society which has been passed down for hundreds of years, the reason why the young Behemoth has its current power is because it has the support of a powerful country, so they cannot disrupt the country's plans.
Acting so recklessly is more like what a group of crazy and disorderly Death Eaters would do.
A rebellious son from a family is sometimes more unscrupulous than outsiders in destroying his home.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
When several people were discussing the case enthusiastically, there was a knock on the door.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Bi Youlong gave a look and Zhu Quan understood and stood up to open the door, leaving it a crack so that he could see who was coming, but the person outside could not see what was going on inside the house.
Zhu Quan held the door and shouted in surprise, "Principal Dumbledore, why are you here?"
Dumbledore smiled and said, "I'm here to check on Zhang Lingyu and Hu Xiuwu. May I come in?"
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Bi Youlong coughed, and Zhu Quan got the hint, so he generously opened the door, turned sideways, and welcomed Dumbledore in:
"Look at what you said. Of course we can. We are all guests. Headmaster Dumbledore is the owner here. There is nothing we can't enter."
"Thank you," Dumbledore thanked Zhu Quan politely, then walked sideways into the room:
"Good evening everyone. I'm here to apologize for what happened today. It was Hogwarts' poor preparations that caused Lingyu to be in danger."
"I want to apologize to Lingyu for this."
After saying this, Dumbledore disregarded his dignity and bowed to Zhang Lingyu to apologize.
This action really shocked everyone present. The strongest white wizard in the West bowed to a junior from the East. If this news got out, who knows how much angry criticism and ridicule Dumbledore would face.
A centenarian bending down in front of him, while he remained calm and unmoved, was not what Zhang Lingyu had been taught. He quickly walked up to Dumbledore and helped him up:
"Professor Dumbledore, this is not your fault. You don't have to apologize to me because of other people's malice."
Being helped up by Zhang Lingyu, Dumbledore took a serious look at him. Zhang Lingyu in front of him had just escaped from danger. His face was still a little pale, and the tips of his hair were stuck to his cheeks with lake water. He looked a little embarrassed, but his eyes were still firm and clear, flashing with undying faith.
Dumbledore sighed. He hoped very much that one day Harry would have such eyes. But the current Harry had not grown up yet and had not learned to think independently. He was still a puppet of his emotions, always acting on his emotions and sometimes as reckless as a stubborn donkey.
If you trust what you see too much, you will always be deceived by the sugar coating of poison and not know that good medicine tastes bitter.
Even when Hermione or Professor McGonagall said something for his own good but unpleasant things, he felt a little impatient.
He doesn't like studying and prefers adventure, but he only knows how to eliminate weapons when facing enemies, and sometimes Hermione needs to find solutions for him.
Harry needs more practice.
Dumbledore made up his mind and took out two exquisite pointed-bottom crystal bottles the size of his little fingers from his chest pocket.
In the crystal bottle flowed translucent tears, like liquid diamonds, sparkling with colorful lights.
Hu Xiuwu was very familiar with the thing in Dumbledore's hand, because he had seen it in the center of the Black Lake not long ago.
It can heal wounds, detoxify, and break curses, and can be considered an all-purpose top-notch healing spiritual material.
Phoenix Tears,
According to Harry, just a small drop was enough to detoxify the thousand-year-old basilisk's venom and heal the wound on Harry's forearm.
Dumbledore's Phoenix is only the size of an adult peacock. I don't know how long it would take him to cry enough to save up two small bottles.
There is only one phoenix left in the entire West, so this compensation is absolutely priceless.
Boss Deng was as magnanimous as ever when he took action.
Dumbledore said: "This is my apology on behalf of Hogwarts. Although it cannot heal the damage to the heart, I still hope to make up for the crisis that the two children encountered today."
Zhang Lingyu also recognized the Phoenix Tears, which were a good material for alchemy. He understood their value better than Hu Xiuwu, so he pushed Dumbledore's hand back:
"Professor, this is too precious. My brother and I were not seriously injured."
He was thin-skinned and was too embarrassed to accept apology when he was not injured.
But Hu Xiuwu was not so polite. He directly accepted the Phoenix Tears, which is a universal healing medicine that can save lives. Not only did he accept it himself, he also stuffed Zhang Lingyu's share into his hands.
Zhang Lingyu was at a loss, his face flushed with shame, like a student who had just stepped out of the ivory tower and was asked to help out for the first time. Although he felt the object in his hand was very hot, he did not push it back.
Because Zhang Zhiwei was behind Dumbledore, winking at him frantically.
The obedient Zhang Lingyu, although feeling it was not good, still swallowed Fenghuang's tears.
Although Zhang Lingyu and Hu Xiuwu were not seriously injured in this incident, this does not mean that the trap is not dangerous or deadly.
It was completely the mastermind behind the scenes, and no one knew Hu Xiuwu's background.
Even in China, few people know Hu Xiuwu. In Dutong, only a few directors, Liao Zhong from South China and Gao Lian from Northeast China, are deeply impressed by him.
But ten years have passed, and even Zhao Fangxu, who has been paying attention to him, has no idea how strong he is, so the person behind the scenes underestimated his strength.
After seeing the two accept the things, Dumbledore said with emotion: "Fortunately, Hu Xiuwu was also at the bottom of the lake this time, and he is still conscious."
Dumbledore's words inspired Hu Xiuwu. He suddenly remembered something and asked casually:
"Come to think of it, the Auror who took me to the Black Lake last night seemed to be quite powerful. What was his name?"
Dumbledore said: "Kingsley is indeed a powerful wizard, and many people regard him as a strong contender for the next Head of the Auror Office."
The Auror Office is a violent department in the British Ministry of Magic that is responsible for searching and capturing Dark wizards. To put it in domestic terms, the Director of the Auror Office is at the same level as the heads of various regions.
Therefore, such a senior Auror should not be responsible for such a trivial matter as 'treasure'.