Chapter 21: Surrender
Hearthstone, a popular game born in the 21st century through the Internet era, was so advanced for young wizards in the early 90s that young wizards couldn't imagine that a game would have so many things to dig into.
Even though George and Fred only played basic neutral cards that didn't even have a rarity level, the young wizards still enjoyed playing with gusto.
For a long time, they didn't even notice that there was such a thing as a hero class, they just thought that the two avatars at the table were a kind of decoration to mark both friend and foe.
A week later, Carl made another 70 sets and sold out in an instant.
In this way, students from the other three colleges finally played the game as well.
At this time, all the students in Hogwarts have only one topic to discuss every day - Hearthstone.
This situation alarmed the professors.
The professors had known that Carl had made a game, and Professor Flitwick had watched George and Fred play a game, which he found interesting.
But they all thought it was a child's play and didn't pay much attention to it.
It wasn't until the last few days that they suddenly discovered that no matter what grade or house, the little wizards were listless in class.
The students of Hogwarts seem to be suffering from a disease called One More Plate, and every night, they have to play Hearthstone until late, and the next day they all have dark circles under their eyes, and they are not energetic in class.
"This is not going to work!" Professor McGonagall said publicly at a faculty meeting, winning universal approval.
So the next day, Professor McGonagall, in her capacity as Vice Chancellor, issued a rule prohibiting Hearthstone from playing after half past nine in the evening, and if she violated, the prefect had the right to confiscate the entire Hearthstone game, which immediately caused a wail and corpses all over the field.
However, it didn't end there.
With the rules in place, the young wizards played the game with much restraint.
However, when George and Fred let go of the card pack sales, the Hogwarts students' pockets collapsed in an instant.
The students didn't expect that the two talkers, who they thought were completely useless and just thought were a little fun, represented two completely different professions.
What I didn't expect was that the cards were even ranked.
And what they played before was the foundation of the basics.
It was only then that some of the game-addicted Gryffindor students remembered the Flame Giant that Carl had originally demonstrated.
After learning that it was an orange card, they gave it their all.
Not to mention, someone soon issued an orange card, but instead of a big screw, it was another one.
"I! am the embodiment of power!"
When Lee Jordan played this black dragon at 10 minutes, and all the other henchmen at the table were burned to the ground,
The whole of Hogwarts is once again in a state of madness.
......
"Professor, I really didn't expect this. ”
Carl decided to turn himself in to Professor McGonagall, not because he was afraid of the teacher's punishment, but because he was afraid that if he continued like this, something would happen to the young wizards of Hogwarts
- There are already young wizards who haven't slept for three days and three nights because of playing this game.
Completely different from other Witcher games, Hearthstone is essentially an online game, and it was a very popular online game of his time.
In this day and age, the appeal of this game is like a black hole for teenagers.
At this point, Professor McGonagall had a Hearthstone game box on her table, containing a table and a full set of cards.
After looking down, Professor McGonagall's eyes were filled with amazement,
"Carl, I gotta say, I know you're good, but I didn't expect you to do that. ”
She looked at the cards in her hand, and then at the table in front of her, which was so complex that she couldn't even figure out it for a short time.
Immediately, she looked up at Karl, "I'm sorry Carl, this is beyond my purview, and I have to tell Professor Dumbledore to take care of it." ”
Hearing this, Karl's face turned ugly.
He didn't want to see Dumbledore, he was afraid that he would be tempted to punch him when he saw that old face.
"Don't worry, I will personally accompany you to meet him. Seeing the look on Carr's face, Professor McGonagall said.
Like any other child, she thinks Carl might be afraid to meet the principal.
What a poor good boy. Professor McGonagall thought.
What a perfect misunderstanding.
......
Ten minutes later, Karl arrived at Dumbledore's office for the second time, accompanied by Professor McGonagall.
"Impressive! impressive!" Dumbledore exclaimed.
With his magical attainments, he naturally saw what was hidden in this card and the table.
"It's not a sophisticated spell, but it's ingenious, really, very, very ingenious!" Dumbledore saw the key at a glance.
Carl's original purpose in creating this card game was to practice his magic.
Most of the magic he uses to make Hearthstone comes from the Beginner's Transfiguration Guide, which is a modest but very practical Transfiguration textbook for first and second years at Hogwarts, and a small part comes from the Standard Spells series.
As Dumbledore had said, he didn't use any advanced magic.
However, in order to make Hearthstone, he needs to put these spells together seamlessly, and even the slightest error will lead to the failure of the whole, which is quite a test of the caster's skills.
To do this, you need a lot of ingenuity and a very rigorous logical thinking.
Carl admits that he was inspired by computers to do so.
Figuratively speaking, the whole process of making Hearthstone is equivalent to writing a program with magic.
"I don't think it's a big deal, Minerva. After hearing about the situation in Hearthstone, Dumbledore said to Professor McGonagall, "It only takes a little workaround, and everything will work out." ”
He winked at Carl as he spoke.
"Minerva, I wonder if you can leave for a while, I want to talk to Carl alone. ”
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall nodded.
She patted Carl on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look.
Then she left, leaving Carl and Dumbledore staring at each other.
Dumbledore looked Carl up and down with a deep gaze, a strange relief in his eyes that made Carl feel uncomfortable.
After a long time, Dumbledore finally looked away and pointed to the hearthstone box on the table, "I have to say, Karl. It's truly a masterpiece. ”
"You just said that, Professor. Karl said dryly.
Dumbledore shook his head, "I'm not talking about the magic on it, I'm talking about the way it works, Carl, it's an amazing invention!"
Of course, it's remarkable, Karl said, and it's the brainchild of countless people.
At this moment, Dumbledore's gaze wandered over the Hearthstone box again, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
"I wish I had seen it when I was a kid, and if that were the case, I guess I'd be addicted to it. Dumbledore said with emotion, as if he wished he could be addicted to Hearthstone as a child.
"Huh. Carl smiled meaninglessly.
Not caring about Carl's attitude, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Actually, Jokowi wrote me a letter a few days ago"
They noticed that almost no one had been to them in the last month, and their sales were at least eighty or ninety percent lower than before, and asked me if it was Hogwarts what had happened. ”
"And then you tell them that there are things you need to find your own answers to?" Karl sneered.
Dumbledore laughed straight out loud, "Funny joke, Carl, funny. ”
"But it's pretty much the same," Dumbledore said with a smile, "and I told them they had better go to the Patent Office of the Ministry of Magic and ask if they might find anything." ”
With that, he winked at Carl.
Carl knew what this meant, and George and Fred helped him patent Hearthstone early on.
Sure enough, nothing could be hidden from the old man's eyes.