From Azkaban

"Wow~~~~"

“What a beautiful place, even more beautiful than the Public Square!”

“Is this the competition venue?”

"There is actually such a place, why doesn't the Magic Network Company open it up?"

Every wizard who came was greatly shocked at the first sight, and everyone subconsciously opened their mouths and made sounds of surprise.

When they finally recovered from their amazement and looked around, they realized that they were standing on a quarter-circular stepped platform floating in the sky. There were dozens of platforms like this, scattered up, down, left and right.

Looking further upwards, a huge dome covered all the platforms, isolating them from the imaginary creatures from the outside world that they had never seen before. Only then did many wizards discover that the creatures outside were big and small, and some were even humanoid.

Just as the wizards were admiring the various scenery of this new venue, the relays under their feet suddenly moved, moving quickly amid exclamations, and soon completed their distribution, forming three flat elliptical ring cylinders on top, middle and bottom.

Each platform at the same height is fifty meters apart, thus enclosing a rough area.

Just after this change, a huge light curtain unfolded in the venue, and Locke's figure appeared in the light curtain.

"Professor Kazir!"

"It's Professor Cazier! Professor Cazier, I love you!"

"Professor Kazir!"

"Lord Kazir!"

Looking at the familiar face on the light curtain, all the wizards who knew him started shouting excitedly, and some wizards who originally did not recognize Locke immediately knew who the person on the light curtain was in such an environment.

"It seems that everyone knows me, so I won't introduce myself any more."

Above the venue, on a platform that no wizard had noticed, all the people from Hogwarts, including the parents, were there.

Locke did not speak during the school speech just now, so it is naturally Locke's turn to speak now.

"I'm glad that you all have chosen to participate in this Quidditch match. So, before the match begins, I, Locke Kazir, will give you a detailed introduction to this new Quidditch match."

As Locke began to speak, the noisy and restless wizards gradually quieted down and soon became completely silent, listening to Locke's introduction.

"As a competition within the magic network, it is naturally different from the outside world." Locke's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"First of all, it's the competition venue. Unlike the outside world, the competition venues in the magic network are larger and more varied, and each venue has its own characteristics."

"Just like the place where you are now, this is the venue for this competition, the digital world."

"In this venue, after the match begins, a digital ring and a random portal will appear randomly for ten seconds. Passing through the ring will give you speed, and passing through the portal will allow you to be randomly teleported to any location in the venue."

"Both the digital ring and the portal are universal for both players and the ball. In other words, both the ball and the players can speed up the teleportation."

As Locke introduced, digital rings and portals appeared in the circled area. At the same time, several wandering balls appeared and passed through the rings and portals.

"Sigh~~"

Many wizards took a deep breath as they watched the Bludgers pass through the digital ring at such terrifying speed, and some of the accelerated Bludgers entered the portal and instantly appeared from another place, making it seem as if the entire field was filled with balls flying.

"Don't worry, even though the ball is fast, if the players pass through the digital ring, they can still gain a short-term increase in acceleration, reaction, dynamic vision, etc."

"Okay, this is the venue, then next are the rules of the game."

The three things that served as demonstrations disappeared, and the wizards' attention was focused on the light curtain again.

"First, the basic scoring rules remain unchanged. Second, unlike the outside world, within the magic network, we allow players to use magic to fight, and there is an elimination mechanism."

"Each player will have three chances, or three lives. If they don't die once, they will use up one chance. When all three lives are used up, they will be removed from the game and replaced by a substitute, or the team will be reduced in number."

"The judgment of "death" is the same as that in the outside world. Being hit by magic or flying balls will be judged, and even colliding with the boundaries of the field will be the same."

"At the same time, the ball can also be hit by magic. The performance of the ball after being hit will be different depending on the type of ball, the magic used, and the venue."

"Let's take the current venue as an example. In the digital world, if you use the petrification spell to hit the Bludger."

The moment Locke finished speaking, a wandering ball appeared on the field, and then a petrification spell hit it. In an instant, the wandering ball turned into a stone ball, and its speed increased.

The next moment, in the horrified eyes of the wizards, the Bludger slammed heavily into a half-meter thick stone slab that appeared in front of it, easily breaking through the stone slab.

"As you can see above, if a player is hit completely by such a ball, they will still be "dead"."

"Therefore, winning Quidditch in the Magic Net is also different from winning in the outside world. In addition to catching the Golden Snitch, the game can also be won by eliminating all opponents. And unlike the Golden Snitch, if you can eliminate all opponents, you can ignore the score."

"To put it simply, even if one side is at a disadvantage in points, as long as they can eliminate all of their opponents before the Golden Snitch is caught, they can still win."

"The above are all the rules."

After Locke finished speaking, he closed the light curtain to give the wizards time to digest.

This is the new Quidditch. Locke has rediscovered the original intention of Quidditch and carried it forward.

You know, the sport of Quidditch was originally intended to train wizards' aerial combat abilities, but it only later gradually evolved into a sport.

Now that Locke has made these changes to improve the viewing experience, competitiveness and intensity of confrontation to influence the wizarding society, he also hopes to rely on the magic network to reduce the difficulty of promoting this sport, thereby enhancing the current wizards' poor combat effectiveness.

Volume 1: Chapter 180 Section

After Locke introduced the new rules, it was not only the spectating wizards on the platform below who exclaimed.

Locke clearly heard many surprised discussions among the young wizards and their parents, and among the topics discussed, the most talked about was the fairness of such rules to the young wizards.

Many parents had been thinking about this when they were watching the rules of the game outside. Now, after listening to Locke's introduction of the rules, especially the venue conditions that were not included in the information, those parents all expressed their concerns about this aspect.

Locke did not say anything to explain this situation.

The world-weary heart writes the postscript of the eagle's successor

Because the situation is like this, the situation that these parents are worried about is bound to happen in this competition.

The reason for this is that the focus of this competition was not designed on the school from the very beginning, but was designed for the wizarding community around the world.

Therefore, it would be a bit inappropriate to apply these rules to the school. After all, unlike the outside world, the members of the Hogwarts team are basically not from the same grade.

But Locke also took this unfairness into consideration. As the first few teams to experience the new Quidditch game in the Magic Network, the young wizards' game was called a game, but in essence it was a performance and display of the new Quidditch game to all the wizards watching.

In terms of team professionalism and tactics, the teams of these young wizards from Hogwarts are naturally not as good as those professional teams, but precisely because of this, they are the most suitable team to be the first to contact, because their thinking has not yet been fully solidified.

The underage wizards can still come up with creative ideas that even Locke cannot predict, and this is exactly what Locke wants.

Just like the magic network, this new Quidditch event that will be held in the magic network, even Locke himself doesn’t know what kind of wonderful combinations and results will be born from it.

So what Locke needs to do is to increase the value of the prizes of the competition, increase the determination of the young wizards to win, and then put pressure on the participating young wizards, and at the same time inform each team of the method to win.

As for the method of winning, it is "rules and arenas". The situation in each arena is different. Although from the perspective of the rules, the stronger team has a greater chance of winning, in fact it provides the weaker team with the same unlimited possibilities.

What Locke hopes is that under the determination and pressure to win, the young wizards will use their creative and spiritual thinking to explore the infinite possibilities contained in the Quidditch game in the magic network.

In this way, while finding a path to victory for their team, they also showcase the core elements of Leyline Quidditch to all the wizards watching.

All the adult wizards watching can understand one thing, that is, Magic Network Quidditch is not just a simple confrontation of strength. There are more unknown roads on this side. If you find them, the weak can also win.

Although the brains of adult wizards have long become rigid and solidified, Locke believes that when driven by the things they love, they should still be willing to use their brains.

This can be seen from the more than 700 types of fouls recorded in the original Quidditch game records. Wizards are not incapable of using their brains, they just don't want to use their brains.

And now, Locke puts this choice in front of all the wizards who love Quidditch games. Whether to use your brain or not depends entirely on whether the wizard loves Quidditch enough and pursues victory enough.

Naturally, Locke couldn't just let the situation develop on its own. He wanted to use this to influence the wizarding society, so he had to intervene.

Increase the number of matches, improve commercial value, attract more teams to participate in the competition, improve viewing experience and continue to enhance the impact of the core elements of Magic Network.

Then, within the magic world, we sponsor and host various entertainment competitions of all sizes, provide various rewards for the winners, increase the popularity while guiding the direction of the trend, bring together various industries and products that can be brought along, and while constantly expanding the influence of the competition, ensure that the winners of those entertainment competitions can gain fame and fortune in all aspects.

At the same time, Locke will also launch a part of the new functions that have not yet been fully developed in the magic network. He will open a list in the public square and the arena to show every wizard who has won various entertainment competitions, and then set up a points system to determine the ranking.

These rankings will be of extremely high value, and may even bring about a star effect like Lockhart, allowing those with high rankings to gain both fame and fortune. At the same time, this will also be the list of players selected by Quidditch teams around the world in the future.

And this is just the beginning. Locke has already planned that he will launch new competitive games at the appropriate time. He will increase the types of games to ensure diversity while upgrading and classifying the rankings to further enhance their value and influence.

After Muggles begin to be introduced into the wizarding world as planned, Locke will speed up the addition of competition types. Eventually, this list will become a sports and competitive list covering wizards and a large number of Muggles around the world.

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The parents' discussions and ideas did not affect the progress of the game, and everything was moving forward according to Locke's plan.

After personally teaching the Slytherin and Gryffindor teams how to win, and emphasizing to Ron and Draco the importance of using their brains, the competition began.

"be prepared"

Brooms appeared in the hands of the two teams of little wizards. The little wizards took a look and found that they were brooms they had never seen before.

However, they were not given more time to check. A portal opened silently in front of each little wizard. Seeing this, the little wizards took a deep breath and flew into the portal on their brooms.

"Hello everyone, I am the host of this competition, the flying professor of Hogwarts, Rolanda Hooch."

Fourteen portals opened in the field, and the players of the Gryffindor and Slytherin teams flew out of the portals. At the same time, the voice of Madam Hooch, who was chosen as the host, resounded throughout the stadium.

As a competition within the magic network, it does not require a referee. Of course, the most important thing is that there is no need for a referee in the competition itself, so Madam Huo Qi became the host.

"Professor Kazir has just introduced the new rules of the game to everyone in detail, so I will not repeat them. Now, let's focus on the field."

As Mrs. Hodge spoke, two huge curved screens appeared facing each other in the field, and all the players of the two teams were displayed.

"The two teams that are about to start the game are Gryffindor and Slytherin."

Flags representing the two academies appeared on the giant screen and fluttered on both sides of the stadium. Upon seeing this, the wizards present burst into huge cheers.

Although both sides of the game are still students, no wizard would care about this at this moment.

Volume 1: Chapter 181: Initial Results of Improvement

"Gudong!"

Inside the competition venue, the young wizards from both the Slytherin and Gryffindor teams all had tense faces. The little lions, who were known for their boldness, also appeared very nervous. One female team member couldn't help swallowing and became even more nervous.

There is no way. There are at least 50,000 or 60,000 wizards coming to watch the game, maybe even more. The little wizards who have not yet left school have never seen such a scene, so it is normal for them to feel nervous.

But the main reason is that they are being shown on a giant screen, and the little wizards are afraid of making a fool of themselves, so they have a stern face.

"Both players please prepare yourself"

Madam Hooch didn't waste any time. After briefly introducing the two teams, a box containing four balls appeared in the middle of the field.

Seeing this, all the members of both teams flew above the box, formed a circle, and stared at the box.

"Crack~"

The box opened, and the next moment, a golden light shot out from it. As soon as it appeared, a digital ring appeared above it. The next moment, the golden light that passed through the digital ring instantly disappeared.

"So fast!"

"Wow!"

The wizards who saw this scene exclaimed in surprise. That was obviously the Golden Snitch. Its speed was much faster than that outside, and it was so fast that it disappeared from sight.

After the Golden Snitch came the Bludgers. The moment the two Bludgers left the box, they rushed into the portal, appeared in the distance the next moment, and then both passed through the digital ring.

He didn't pay attention to the Bludger in the distance. At this moment, seeing the Golden Snitch and the Bludger disappearing one after another in strange ways, Ron, who was still waiting for the Quaffle, suddenly reacted.

That's not right. He is not participating in the original Quidditch game now. He doesn't need to follow the same procedures as the original game.

Ron, who had just entered the scene because of excessive nervousness and the inertia of thinking brought by daily training, now quietly took out his wand and attacked Draco in a flash.

"Collapse!"

Ron thought about Locke's teachings before the game, and simply abandoned his other powerful spells and chose to faint.

Although Locke did not explain the rules in detail, Ron felt that in such an environment, if one fell into a coma, it would be the same as death.

"I've been guarding against you for a long time!"

Unfortunately, Ron's plan failed. How could Draco, who was very familiar with Ron, not be on guard against him? After all, this guy had just shown him his shamelessness in the cafeteria that morning.

So although Draco has not changed his mind like Ron due to his inertia and habits, he has already paid some attention to Ron based on his understanding of Ron.

"The curse will be reversed!"

Draco did not choose to dodge or use his armor to protect himself, but instead used a magic counter and bounced the unconscious person towards Ron.

This is a new spell developed by Locke. It is based on the technique of flying and offsetting magic used by high-end wizards in battle. It can rebound the magic cast by the opponent.

Currently, Ron and other students in the club are in the first stage, which is to repel magic that they can see and cast at close range.

As the creator, Locke is currently in the second stage. As long as he can react, he can return all the magic regardless of the distance. He can deflect the magic no matter how far away it is cast.

This is a matching spell that Locke developed for his own S'an Westin, and he is currently advancing towards the third stage, which is to repel physical attacks instead of magic.

Like bullets, artillery shells, missiles, mushroom bombs, anyway, all kinds of bombs.

"Armor protection!"

Faced with the magic that was bounced back, Ron was originally prepared to dodge, but he saw the Quaffle flying up from the corner of his eye, so he immediately put on armor to protect himself and withstand his own magic.