The next day, in the morning.

Kyle had just finished breakfast when he was called away by Professor McGonagall, and this time the place where everyone watched the game was closer, directly opposite the castle gates, circling the Black Lagoon.

By 9:50 a.m., ten minutes before the start of the game, the seats were filled with spectators.

Although it was still very cold outside, everyone was completely unaffected, waving the flag in their hands excitedly, and waiting for the game to start with great anticipation.

The five judges were already in place, and after a month, Dumbledore reappeared at Hogwarts.

His face looked a little haggard, as if he hadn't slept in a long time, but his eyes were still bright and he looked excited.

As Kyle passes by, he hears him tell Professor McGonagall a joke behind him.

But Professor McGonagall just stared nervously at the Black Lake in front of her, and Kyle next to her, and couldn't laugh at all.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ludo Bagman, who was the commentator, stepped out, pointed his wand to his throat, and said, "Loud voice!" ”

Immediately, his voice became like thunder, resounding around the Black Lake.

"The Warriors have arrived, the game is about to start, and I feel compelled to explain it to everyone.

A test of wisdom and judgment, warriors must first travel to the Forbidden Forest to find three keys that they can then use to free their most precious treasures trapped in the Black Lake.

"I believe that the warriors already know this, so I won't say more.

"The only thing I want to remind you of 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 of the Forbidden Forest, three stones, exactly three keys. And whether you can find the hidden information in these clues in the fastest time will also be the key to your victory. ”

"One more ......" he paused, looked around, then looked in the direction of the referee's table, and after receiving a nod from Chris, he continued:

"We made some small changes to the grading criteria for the second category to give a rough breakdown of the grades.

The first one is done in an hour, and the minimum score is eight points.

If it is done in two hours, it will be five to eight minutes.

And those who last more than two hours will only get a score of less than five points.

"So I have to remind every warrior that time is of the essence and you have to make the right choice."

Whether it's Kyle, Fleur, or Krum, they all listen to him carefully.

Ten o'clock is getting closer and closer.

Bagman looked at the time, "Okay, wait for me to blow the whistle and you'll be ready to go, I'll count to three."

"One...... Two...... Three! ”

A shrill whistle echoed through the cold air, and cheers and applause erupted in the stands.

Kyle didn't hesitate and ran straight towards the Forbidden Forest in front of him.

In front of the Forbidden Forest, the three centaurs were already standing there, which saved a lot of time.

All three of them tacitly chose the centaur closest to them.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, Kyle's side happens to be the one he is most familiar with, and they just met some time ago.

Kyle didn't speak, but took out a stone and handed it over.

"I need to know the clues to the key."

As soon as Ferenze got the stone, he began to chant and whispered, "What you are looking for is hidden in the eyes of the Snake Constellation, when the needle beats ten times and the Serpent swims five times, you will be able to see it......"

Kyle frowned and thought for a moment.

The hour hand may represent the direction, that is, at ten o'clock, and the serpent swims five times...... I guess it's the distance.

"...... in this direction"

The voice of Ferenzeke was heard again in his ears, and he pointed his tail obliquely to the side, and deliberately lowered his voice: "Five miles ahead, you will be there." ”

Five miles?

Kyle didn't expect the centaur to give him a hint, so he nodded lightly after reacting, but by this time Ferencze had already returned to the Forbidden Forest.

Kyle didn't think much of it, and he stretched out his wand.

"Firebolts are coming!"

He waited where he was for a few minutes, but there was no movement around him.

First of all, there must be no problem with Kyle's spell, and then the answer is obvious, it may be that this event does not need to test the Warriors' flying ability, or it may be that in order to add a little difficulty to the game, the judges simply banned the broomstick.

There was no way, because he didn't know if the key that the warriors were looking for was the same one, so Kai could only quickly run towards the Forbidden Forest.

The Forbidden Forest is full of tall trees, and the only one-hop path is winding and difficult to walk.

After about ten minutes of walking, Kyle suddenly stopped, he frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

It's so quiet around.

He had been to the Forbidden Forest before, and more than once, so he knew very well that even on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, there were many animals, and he could hear insects and birds chirping everywhere.

But he had been walking for ten minutes, and he had not heard anything superfluous except for his own footsteps...... This is basically impossible in normal times.

Unless, it's magnified by special magic, like the Quidditch pitch in the first project.

Another point that is also very strange is the issue of distance.

Five Mile ...... It doesn't sound like that far, even without a broomstick, it only takes ten minutes with the help of a spell.

But this is under normal circumstances, the Forbidden Forest is full of trees, and it is certainly impossible to move forward, and the time must be at least doubled, that is, twenty minutes.

It takes twenty minutes to find a key, but there are three keys here, and with the riddles of the centaurs and the time to go to the Black Lagoon, it is impossible to complete the race in an hour, no matter how you look at it.

But the referee can't set an impossible time for no reason.

There must have been something in the middle of this that he hadn't thought of.

Kyle quickly recalled what Bagman had said earlier......

This project is a test of wisdom and judgment...... If wisdom is the ability to solve riddles, what is judgment......

Kyle frowned as he walked slowly forward, and in a trance he heard Bagman's voice.

"It's been twenty minutes, and the Warriors have to hurry."

Wrong......

Kyle suddenly stopped, without hesitation, turned around and ran back.

He's a wizard, so why do he have to find the key...... It was only by saving time in the Forbidden Forest that it was possible to complete the project in an hour.

That's right, that's judgment...... At least in Kyle's opinion, and he's willing to gamble once.

On the way back, Kyle bumps into Fleur, and it can be seen that she wonders why Kyle is running back.

"Listen...... Kyle said quickly, "I don't think we need to look for any keys, it's too much time waste, it's impossible to do it in an hour, I'm going to go straight to the Black Lagoon." ”

"What?" Fleur was a little incredulous, "But the rules say that you can only ...... if you find the key."

"Don't forget that we're a wizard." Kyle interrupted her.

Fleur was still a little hesitant.

Kyle didn't say anything more, after all, it was just his guess, and no one was sure if it was right.

He continued to run back, finally breaking out of the Forbidden Forest ten minutes later.

"Oh, there's already a warrior coming out...... "Bagman shouted, "has he already gotten the key?" ”

At the referee's table, Dumbledore and Chris subconsciously smiled, and Karkaroff and Maxim's expressions were not so good.

Kyle didn't listen to Bagman, and after seeing the referee's expression change, he was now more and more sure that he was right, and he didn't even get to the first key, just turned back halfway through, and it took half an hour.

If you really find three keys, an hour will definitely not be enough.

Kyle didn't hesitate and walked straight to the edge of the Black Lake.

There are many ways to move underwater, such as gill sac grass, which he just had, and after buying it at the herb shop in Diagon Alley, he has been keeping it in the box, and he also took it out last night.

But Kyle wasn't prepared to use this.

The duration of the gill sac grass is just an hour, and now it is halfway through, which is a bit wasteful.

Kyle pulls out his wand, conjures up a giant bubble on his head, and plunges headlong into the Black Lake.

Although it is not as flexible as using gill sac grass when moving underwater, it is also a good choice.

There was another round of cheers and applause from the stands.

The audience didn't have to think about it that much, they just knew that Fleur and Krum didn't come out, and Kyle was ahead of everyone......

(End of chapter)