Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

'You can ask Erza for her opinion on setting a trap.'

'I see, I hadn't thought of that at all.'

Hearing this, Eileen felt a little annoyed. She was busy completing her task and hadn't thought about anything else.

"No problem, there are still two venues to set up, you should seize the opportunity."

‘Thank you. ’

Eileen said that for some reason, her relationship with her daughter was just average, and it would take time and opportunity to improve it.

At the same time, Erza wielded a variety of weapons, destroying the terrain.

In other words, Fang Rui and Eileen designed the traps so that they would only be triggered when someone stepped on or touched them; otherwise, all the traps and items would have already been activated.

"Erza, that's enough. Let's go to the second area."

Erza stopped and headed to the Black Lake with the two of them. Fang Rui threw out three energy bubbles that enveloped the three of them, and then they floated into the Black Lake.

“A competition in the water? That sounds interesting…” Eileen said.

"Fighting in the water..." Erza's expression was serious; she had almost never fought in the water.

'After you get back, you need to practice those skills.'

After all, some missions involve defeating monsters in the sea and enhancing one's ability to fight in water, which is reasonable.

'Armor for underwater operations and combat?'

Lost in thought, the three reached the center of the Black Lake. A giant squid lay on the bottom of the lake, and a group of mermaids could be clearly seen in the center. Other magical creatures also swam in the lake...

"Isn't it dangerous to keep so many monsters near the school?"

Erza muttered softly, and although they were in the water, the other two could still hear her.

"Additional: Telepathy." However, Erza couldn't hear Fang Rui and Irene's voices, so Irene added a conversational ability to Erza.

"These magical creatures are law-abiding and will not harm the students."

Fang Rui's explanation echoed in Erza's mind. She nodded slightly to show that she understood, and then said, "I can't help you in the water."

“It’s okay, you can give me and Eileen your opinions. After all, setting up the competition venue requires brainstorming.”

"I understand."

Chapter 410 Preliminary Rounds

After saying that, Fang Rui drifted to the side, away from Erza and Irene, and began to work seriously.

There was nothing set up in the lake. Dumbledore simply spoke with the Merfolk about the tournament, instructing them to follow the rules. As for the magical creatures in the lake, they would be driven out of the area during the tournament.

That is, the area within a radius of several hundred meters centered on the mermaid tribe.

"Let's...begin too!"

Eileen looked at Erza and asked softly.

Erza glanced at Fang Rui, watching him scatter orbs of light as he moved away. After a moment of silence, she turned to Eileen, nodded gently, and said, "Okay."

"Erza, do you have any suggestions on how to set up the traps and other items?"

Eileen asked this question, her tone slightly stiff.

"A suggestion? I think 'tools' that enhance strength would be quite popular."

Erza thought about it carefully for a while and then gave her advice.

Irene didn't say anything, but arranged the venue as Erza had instructed, while trying to find topics to chat with Erza.

While Fang Rui was setting up the venue, he spared a bit of attention to the other two. When he saw them talking, he nodded slightly in satisfaction.

The second arena was quickly set up, and the three headed to the third arena.

The third event wasn't held near Hogwarts Castle, but in another open field, with flat ground, lush green grass, and a complex maze...

“A moving labyrinth…” Erza seemed to want to say something, but ultimately didn’t.

“What needs to be added to the maze?” Eileen asked.

“Some monsters, and 'items' and traps,” Fang Rui said. “You two will still be in pairs, and I'll be alone. As for the distribution of traps and 'items,' there's no need to follow any particular pattern. The monsters will just keep roaming…”

“No problem.” Fang Rui’s request was simple for Eileen.

Thanks to the hard work of the three, the setup for the third arena was quickly completed. The brief time spent together did not bring about any significant changes in the relationship between Erza and Irene.

Fang Rui didn't have any particular thoughts about this. A person's thoughts can be easily changed or very difficult to change. Before he offered his help, the two had already spent some time together, but the fact that their relationship was still so awkward to this day was enough to explain certain issues.

After finishing their work, the three parted ways, and Fang Rui returned to the castle.

By this time, registration for all schools had ended, and Professor McGonagall was tallying the names of all the registered wizards, while Snape was instructing some people on how to install the live streaming equipment.

A group of wizards gathered around Snape and the others, examining the live-streaming device they had never seen before, their expressions extremely serious.

“It looks somewhat like a Muggle creation,” one wizard said, and the other wizards nearby nodded in agreement.

"It really does look very similar, especially the shape, the silvery-white metallic texture and the seams."

A wizard who was quite familiar with Muggle technological creations recounted the following.

Upon hearing this, Snape explained, "These things are not Muggle creations, but alchemical artifacts."

Some wizards hate technology, and if this isn't explained clearly, some people might try to sabotage it behind the scenes.

"It is more powerful than technological products in terms of functionality."

Snape spoke with certainty, and he wasn't lying, given that the two products were nearly two or three decades apart.

"Really?" Some wizards were skeptical of Snape's words.

Snape said nothing about this, but decided to ask someone to help him add some defensive spells to the live streaming equipment to prevent it from being sabotaged by certain people.

The installation of the live streaming equipment went smoothly, as did finding help. Many people were willing to lend a hand, and the task of reinforcing the equipment was easily accomplished.

Half a day later, the preliminary rounds officially began.

The invited factions watched the live stream in the guesthouse. Some people were near the preliminary competition venue, professors from other schools were all present, and students who did not participate were either present or watching the live stream in the cafeteria.

"The match has started!"

Fang Rui didn't go to the scene to watch the game. Instead, he watched the live broadcast in the entertainment venue he had set up. The method he used was not conventional live broadcast equipment, but magic, which projected the image of the competition venue five meters away in front of him.

Large screen, plus high definition, is better than live streaming equipment.

"Let me see who's going up in the first round? Hmm, I don't recognize any of them..."

A group of strangers stood at the starting line, their legs holding flying brooms, their hands clenched tightly.

"Start!" Professor McGonagall, acting as the referee, gave the order, and the group rushed out, maintaining low altitude and speeding through the track.

"Speaking of which, can flying brooms get wet?"

A cacophony of sounds came from the projection screen; it was the audience discussing something. After hearing a certain sentence, Fang Rui nodded thoughtfully. "It should be able to come into contact with water... right?"

He quickly dismissed his doubts and began to watch the game intently.

On the track, the group sped through the area, but after leaving the area without traps or obstacles, they began to suffer...

"What's going on?" Someone bumped into a ball of light and was immediately suspended in mid-air, only able to continue moving five seconds later.

By this time, the others had already rushed several hundred meters away, of course, the one who hadn't encountered the trap.

The others either ran into traps and returned to the starting point, or got entangled in vines and fell off their flying brooms, losing their chance to compete.

"Ouch! That was a hard fall, are you alright?"

Many viewers of the live stream leaned back in shock when they saw someone rolling on the ground, indicating that they were frightened.

"His chest is rising and falling; he's still alive."

"Someone went to rescue him."

"I have to say, this competition is quite dangerous."

After witnessing the tragic fate of the first batch of participants, the subsequent participants were somewhat prepared and warned each other to be careful of traps.

There weren't many traps on the land track, but the unprepared young wizards fell into them one after another, and only two of them successfully crossed the track.

Upon seeing three orbs of light floating at the entrance to the water track, the two, fearing they might be traps, immediately increased their height in an attempt to avoid them.

"Excellent!" Fang Rui smiled and clapped lightly, praising the two for their actions.

Just as the two flew above the lake, the flying broom lost control.

"Huh?!" the two exclaimed in surprise as they plunged into the lake.

No airspace is allowed; flying over the watertrack is prohibited.

The two, caught completely off guard, fell into the water and were disqualified within seconds.

"Interesting," said Greenwald, who was watching the live stream.

Dumbledore, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything; the match was very interesting and fun.

"Wow!" The non-participating athletes and spectators exclaimed in surprise. What a trap-filled track! How interesting!

None of the first batch of participants passed, which was truly unexpected by most people.

The second group of participants stood at the starting line. Unlike the excitement of the first group, these people were full of vigilance, their eyes fixed on the rocks, bushes, and clusters of light.

"start!"

At another command, the group surged off the starting line, riding flying broomsticks at high speed. Drawing on the experience of the previous group, they dodged obstacle after obstacle, approaching the water track...

Before arriving at the water track, participants cast a spell on themselves called the "Bubble Head Spell," which allows them to breathe underwater.

After entering the water track, the live broadcast changed, showing the underwater conditions, with clusters of light floating in the water, causing many viewers to raise their eyebrows slightly.

Moreover, the resistance in the water is quite strong, so the participants' movement speed is not fast.

"I thought there would be magical beasts waiting for them in the water, but there aren't? That's surprising!"

One audience member said this with a hint of regret in his voice.

Beside him, another spectator looked at him with great surprise and complained, "No, no, no, you are more surprising. Arranging monsters to block the way in the water, what kind of devil are you?"

In water, movement speed is already much slower, and with a few monster attacks, the elimination rate skyrockets.