Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

"Erin, how did you get a stall?" Conanshan asked curiously.

"I asked the student union for help. They were very nice and quickly helped me get a license to set up a stall at school..."

On the first day of the Goblet of Fire Tournament, Irene saw that the school actually allowed outside merchants to set up stalls here, and she had an idea.

She then went directly to ask the teacher, who then asked her to inquire with the student union which was responsible for related matters.

After communicating with the student union, she successfully obtained the qualification to set up a stall and paint.

"In fact, the Goblet of Fire Tournament does not allow students to participate in such activities. Even the school's activity clubs do not have this qualification, because the theme here is the Goblet of Fire Tournament. If students are allowed to do whatever they want, it will deviate from the theme. However, since I am alone and the people in the student union are easy to talk to, I can reluctantly set up a stall here to paint. It feels like I am stepping on the bottom line of foul play..."

During the Goblet of Fire Tournament, the main reason why Hogwarts recruited outside businessmen to conduct business activities on campus was to meet the needs of guests and audiences from different places.

If it was just about satisfying the teachers and students from other magic schools who came to participate in the Goblet of Fire Tournament, Hogwarts would be more than capable of handling it.

However, if a large number of foreign guests were added, even Hogwarts would find it difficult to cope.

Here, we naturally need to seek more people's help.

However, in order to avoid distracting the attention of students and audiences, the school has stipulated that students and school clubs are not allowed to carry out similar activities.

The Goblet of Fire Tournament is not an open day or celebration within a school, so it is best not to get the theme wrong.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

This time, Irene became one of the few exceptions.

After listening to the girl's explanation, Conan finally understood the general idea.

As for why this slightly plump girl wanted to set up a stall at this time, Conanshan understood it immediately even without considering her past experiences.

Because of poverty.

This international student from the Dark Continent seemed to have very little money.

She usually works as a painter and paints some quite advanced works to make money, barely making ends meet.

At the Goblet of Fire Tournament, she saw some foreign merchants setting up stalls at the school, so naturally she would have some ideas.

She is also very proactive. Although she is usually very introverted, she obtained the qualification to set up a stall in just two days, which most students don't have.

Conanshan did not continue to ask further questions. After all, it was too impolite.

According to what he knew, the girl Irene Link would work so hard to earn money not only for her current life, but also for her future tuition.

Magic schools in the magic world also have a scholarship system, but Irene, an international student from the Dark Continent, has only mediocre grades and has not yet reached the basic qualifications for applying for a scholarship.

The annual tuition fee at Hogwarts is considered to be above average among all magic schools.

However, as long as you pay enough tuition, you can basically live in Hogwarts for a whole year.

Even if you don't go home during the holidays and stay in school, you don't have to pay extra money.

However, although the tuition at Hogwarts includes a lot of things, including all the basic magic props, there are still some supplies that need to be purchased separately.

For example, school uniforms, textbooks, additional magic consumables, daily necessities, etc.

In addition, Irene still has to save money for future tuition, so she can only work harder.

After all, even if you are an expert in drawing books, you don't have work every day.

The business model here is not the same as that in the human world. No matter how good the fan art is, there is a limit to the income.

Conan-san, who had unknowingly become a rich man, wouldn't mind helping the girl if possible, even if he didn't charge interest or have to pay it back.

However, they are just ordinary friends, and suddenly offering financial support would definitely make them feel quite embarrassed, not to mention whether it would ruin their relationship.

In short, it is never too late for Conan-san to lend a helping hand when the other party is in need.

The two of them hurried and finally arrived at the competition venue before the animal taming competition began.

The venue for the animal taming competition is an open-air venue. It should be said that many events held on the Hogwarts campus are held in open-air venues.

Conanshan saw Hong Xiaoling with other friends in the venue, but the two sides were a bit far apart, so he didn't go over to say hello.

What's more, he didn't know the friends of Hong Xiaoling, who was a grade lower than him. Since they didn't meet face to face, there was no need for them to sit together.

"The competition is about to begin, but Professor Qiu is nowhere to be seen..."

Conan-san's sense and eyesight are very strong now, so it is not difficult for him to find familiar people in this conference hall which should have more than a thousand people.

Since he couldn't find or see it, it meant that the other party didn't come at all.

Professor Qiu loves his daughter very much. If he has time, he will definitely come to watch his daughter's game.

The other party couldn't come, which meant that he was really busy.

"That's right. The Goblet of Fire Tournament is such a large project. Even with the assistance of other magic schools and the Ministry of Magic, and with advance preparations, it would still be quite difficult for Hogwarts to handle it with its human and material resources."

By the time of the opening ceremony of the Goblet of Fire Tournament, it was estimated that at least 500,000 people had come.

Who knows, in the days to come, the number of people coming to participate may continue to increase.

qi "I hope the Ministry of Magic won't ask the professor to do any special tasks at this time."

In order to protect his daughter from the Cult of the Dragon, Professor Liu Qiu sought help from the Ministry of Magic.

In exchange, the Ministry of Magic asked Professor Autumn to join them, and Professor Autumn agreed.

Normally, Professor Autumn is a teacher at Hogwarts who mainly teaches courses related to natural sciences and magical creatures, but when the Ministry of Magic issues an order, the professor needs to set out on a mission.

Sometimes, Professor Autumn cannot be found in the school, which means that he may have left Hogwarts to carry out a mission for the Ministry of Magic.

It's just that Professor Qiu never told anyone about this kind of thing. He always acted as if he was in school.

Except for some people who are close to the professor, such as Conan-san, it would be difficult to find any clues.

"Because we can be sure that the Dragon Worship Cult is no longer on the Magic Continent, so even if they are not with Comet, there is no need to worry too much..."

During the past few days of the Goblet of Fire Tournament, Conan Shan noticed that the security measures on campus were very strict, loose on the outside but tight on the inside.

In addition to the personnel who were apparently from the Ministry of Magic who were maintaining order, there were also some members of the Ministry of Magic pretending to be ordinary tourists.

Considering that there had been betrayers and students kidnapped inside Hogwarts, the school would certainly be well prepared and cautiously alert to the situation when faced with such a large-scale event with a large number of foreign tourists.

"However, it is precisely because the Ministry of Magic's attention is focused on Hogwarts, the main venue of the Goblet of Fire Tournament, that the other side will..."

"Comet is on the scene!"

Conan, who was uncontrollably daydreaming, suddenly heard a reminder from the girl next to him.

Conanshan raised his slightly drooping head and looked at the competition venue in front of him.

Comet appeared with a smile on his face and full of energy.

Conanshan shook his head in his heart.

Don't think too much at this time, because what is going to happen will happen anyway.

Facing the problem is a matter for the future, and this is not the first time he has solved a problem.

It would be better for him to focus on the game at hand.

199 Game in progress

"Is the first round of this animal taming competition so difficult?"

Conanshan looked at the competition venue in the center of the venue with a strange expression.

He originally thought that the first round of competition would only have some basic challenges and would not be too difficult, but in fact, the level of the creatures that the contestants had to face was quite high.

The magical creatures that all contestants have to face are different and not fixed. They all draw lots to choose the ones they want to tame.

The first contestant to appear was facing a group of more than thirty giant bees.

A well-grown adult giant bee is nearly two meters long.

If you are only facing a single giant bee, then it is not a big deal, but the problem is that giant bees are social creatures, and encountering one means there are more nearby.

In this game, facing more than thirty giant bees at once would be terrifying even for senior magic students.

The sixth-grade contestant who drew the giant bee, after persisting for a while, still couldn't tame all of the giant bees.

But he was very tough and didn't just surrender. He kept persisting.

Until his physical strength and magic power were insufficient, his magic protection was broken by the giant bee, and he was injured by the giant bee, and then he was rescued by the referee who was observing the situation on the side.

Obviously, this player failed and could not advance to the next round.

"This beast taming competition is simply a fight between trapped beasts..."

Conan Shan had never thought that the events in the Goblet of Fire Tournament would be so actually dangerous.

It is very exciting to watch as a spectator, but if you are a contestant, you don’t know if it will leave any psychological trauma in the future.

"Although the rules don't say that you can't fight with magical creatures, you will lose points if you really hurt them. With this restriction, I'm sure I'll be a little constrained."

The rules of the animal taming competition are simple, basically making your opponent's creature obey you.

Participants can use any means to achieve their goals, but they must never let the tamed object die.

The competition allows contestants to fight magical creatures, but if the creature is injured, points will be deducted.

If too many points are deducted, even if the target is finally tamed by force, you will still be eliminated.

The first contestant who just appeared showed that he has certain strength. If he could fight with all his strength, he would not be as embarrassed as he is now.

But the purpose of the competition here is to tame animals, not to destroy monsters.

All we can say here is that the contestant just had bad luck. He drew a swarm of giant bees by chance, which made it difficult for him to cope with. If he was only facing a single monster, he might have been able to successfully pass the first round of the competition.

The animal taming competition was not a popular event in the Goblet of Fire Tournament. There were only about a thousand spectators at the venue, which was more than ten times the number of spectators for popular events like Quidditch.

There are not many participants in this competition, and there are three rounds in total, which are held over three days.

Who knew the actual competition would be so intense and difficult.

Even if Conan had read the game records and information of the previous Goblet of Fire Tournament, he ignored the authenticity of the understated words written in the records.

"Maybe, because there are powerful magicians guarding the referees, and there are various healing magic waiting, so it is difficult to die on the spot. Even if you are accidentally seriously injured during the game, you can probably get up in a few days... For the magic world, as long as you don't die, it's probably not serious..."

The second contestant to appear was an elf from the magic school of Rivendell, the elf hometown.

Conan Shan instantly determined that this elf should be a druid.

If one only judged by his appearance and clothing, this male elf was dressed very modernly and normally. However, Conan Shan, who often came into contact with a certain great druid, suddenly felt the familiar natural magic from him.

Even if this elf student is not a druid, he should be able to master similar natural powers.

The animal that this elf student drew to tame was a giant black spider that was five meters long.

Seeing the giant spider slowly appearing in the summoning magic circle, Conan suddenly felt unwell all over.

Conan-san really doesn't like such huge bugs.

The thirty or so bumblebees just now actually made him feel a little uncomfortable. Now there was such a super big spider, and he had goosebumps all over his body.

"Fortunately, there is a magic barrier over there, so the giant spiders inside won't notice that there are so many spectators outside, and won't look over here with their compound eyes..."

While Conan-san was trying hard to adapt to the appearance of the big hairy spider, the elf student who was facing the big spider at close range easily dealt with the big spider.

The elf student seemed to be a real druid. A soft whirlwind of light green color rolled up around him. He chanted a strange magic spell softly. Then, the big spider relaxed its whole body and slowly crouched down.

The elf student put his hand on the giant spider's somewhat scary head, and then touched it.

Seeing this scene, several teacher referees who had been observing the situation outside immediately announced that the elf student had passed the competition and could enter the next round.

"It's a bit awesome."

Conan-san followed the audience around him and applauded the contestants' performance.

Then two more contestants came out.

Fortunately, the two contestants had good luck in the draw and were finally no longer facing giant insects.

The process was quite thrilling and exciting as one of them failed and the other succeeded.

Then, it was time for the fifth contestant, Comet, to appear.

"Comet's luck in the lottery should be pretty good, right?"

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Comet, wearing the ordinary Hogwarts school uniform, with an expression of both excitement and nervousness, drew the magical creature he needed to face from the draw tube in the referee's hand.

"Eye Demon..."

After seeing the name displayed on the magic projection board behind the competition venue, Conanshan couldn't help but twitch his mouth.