As soon as Kyle finished breakfast, he was called away by Professor McGonagall. This time, the place where everyone watched the game was closer, just opposite the castle gate, circling the Black Lake.

By 9:50 in the morning, ten minutes before the game was to start, the seats were already full of spectators.

Although it was still very cold outside, no one was affected at all. They waved their flags excitedly and waited for the game to start with great anticipation.

The five referees were in place, and after a month, Dumbledore appeared in Hogwarts again.

His face looked a little haggard, as if he had not slept for a long time, but his eyes were still bright and his expression was very excited.

When Kyle passed by, he happened to hear him telling a joke to Professor McGonagall behind him.

But Professor McGonagall just stared nervously at the black lake in front of her and Kyle beside her, and couldn't laugh at all.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ludo Bagman, who was acting as the commentator, came out, pointed his wand at his throat, and said, "Loud voice!"

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

“The Warriors are all here and the game is about to start, so I feel the need to explain this to everyone.

This level tests wisdom and judgment. The warriors must first go to the Forbidden Forest, find three keys, and then use these keys to rescue their most precious treasures trapped in the Black Lake.

“I believe the Warriors already know this, so I won’t say more.

"The only thing I want to remind you 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 in the Forbidden Forest. Three stones correspond to three keys. Whether you can find the information hidden in these clues as quickly as possible will be the key to your victory."

"There is one more thing..." He paused, looked around, and then looked in the direction of the referee's table. After getting a nod from Chris, he continued:

“We made some minor changes to the grading criteria for the second project and roughly divided the grades.

First of all, if it is completed within an hour, the minimum score will be eight points.

If it is completed within two hours, it will be five to eight points.

If the time exceeds two hours, you can only get a score below five.

"So I have to remind every warrior that time is very important and you must make the best choice."

Whether it was Kyle, Fleur, or Krum, they all listened to him carefully.

It's getting closer to ten o'clock.

Bagman checked the time and said, "Okay, you guys can start when I blow the whistle. I'll count to three.

"one two three!"

The sharp whistle echoed in the cold air, and cheers and applause broke out 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.

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

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but the person Kyle is most familiar with is Firenze, and they just met some time ago.

Kyle didn't say anything, just took out a stone and handed it over.

"I need a clue to the key."

After Firenze got the stone, he began to chant, saying softly: "What you are looking for is hidden in the eye of the Hydra. When the needle jumps ten times and the snake moves five times, you can see it..."

Kyle frowned and thought for a moment.

The hour hand may represent the direction, that is, ten o'clock. The long snake swims five times... It should be the distance.

“This direction…”

Firenzek's voice came to my ears again. His tail was pointed diagonally to the side, and he lowered his voice deliberately, "Just five miles ahead."

Five miles? Kyle had not expected the centaur to give him a hint. He nodded slightly when he realized what was happening. However, by then, Firenze had already returned to the Forbidden Forest.

Kyle didn't think much about it and stretched out his wand.

"Firebolts are coming!"

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

First of all, there must be nothing wrong with Kyle's spell, and then the answer is obvious. Maybe this event does not need to test the warriors' flying ability, or maybe in order to increase the difficulty of the game, the referees directly banned the flying broom.

There was no way, because he didn't know whether the key the warriors were looking for was the same one, so Kaier could only run quickly into the Forbidden Forest.

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

It's too quiet around here.

He had been to the Forbidden Forest before, more than once, so he knew very well that even outside the Forbidden Forest, there were many animals, and the sounds of insects and birds could be heard everywhere.

But he had just walked for ten minutes and heard no extra sounds except his own footsteps... This was basically impossible under normal circumstances.

Unless, this place was enlarged by special magic, just like the Quidditch field in the first project.

Another strange thing is the distance issue.

Five miles...it didn't sound that far. Even without a broom, it would only take ten minutes with the help of magic.

But this is under normal circumstances. The Forbidden Forest is full of trees, so it is definitely impossible to just walk forward. The time will at least double, which is twenty minutes.

It takes twenty minutes to find a key, and there are three keys here. In addition, you have to solve the riddle of the centaurs and the time to go to the Black Lake. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to complete the game in an hour.

But it is impossible for the referee to set an impossible time for no reason.

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There must be something he didn't expect.

Kyle quickly recalled what Bagman had said before...

This project tests wisdom and judgment... If wisdom is the ability to solve the riddle, what is judgment...

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

"Twenty minutes have passed. Warriors must hurry up."

wrong……

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

He was a wizard, why did he have to find the key... Only by saving the time in the Forbidden Forest could he complete this project within an hour.

Yep, that was judgment...at least that's how Kyle saw it, and he was willing to take that gamble.

On the way back, Kyle ran into Fleur, and it was obvious that she was confused as to why Kyle was running back.

"Listen..." Kyle said quickly, "I don't think we need to look for any keys. It's a waste of time. It's impossible to finish it in an hour. I'm going to go directly to Black Lake."

"What?" Furong was a little surprised. "But the rules say that only if you find the key can you..."

"Don't forget we are a group of wizards," Kyle interrupted her.

Furong was still a little hesitant.

Kyle didn't say anything else. After all, this was just his guess, and no one could be sure whether it was correct.

He continued to run back and finally rushed out of the forbidden forest ten minutes later.

"Oh, there's a warrior coming out..." Bagman shouted, "Has he got the key yet?"

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

Kyle didn't listen to what Bagman said. After seeing the change in the referee's expression, he became more and more certain that what he thought was right. He didn't even walk to the location of the first key, but just turned back halfway, which took him half an hour.

If I really want to find all three keys, one hour will definitely not be enough.

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

There are many ways to move underwater, such as gillyweed, which he happened to have. He had bought it at the herbalist in Diagon Alley and had kept it in a box. He took it out last night.

But Kyle wasn't prepared to use this.

The duration of Gillyweed is exactly one hour, and now half of it has passed, which is a bit of a waste.

Kyle took out his magic wand, created a huge bubble above his head, and then dived into the Black Lake.

The Bubble Head Spell, although not as flexible as using Gilly Grass when moving underwater, is also a very good choice.

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

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

(End of this chapter)