Chapter 254
That's my son!
Chapter 254 That's my son!
There was a burst of exclamations from the audience.
Some people who come from wizarding families treat Muggles as if they are dangerous creatures that emit poisonous gas. They have never been exposed to Muggle society in their entire lives, let alone watching their TV.
At this moment, seeing the scene inside the maze displayed on the huge mirror like a wall, I felt dazzled.
Even for the little Muggle wizard, it was the first time for him to see such a large screen, not to mention that the picture was as clear as looking in a mirror.
Some people thought that the wall had been made to disappear by magic, and ran to the side of the mirror to see if there was an extra hole behind it. Seeing that there were still dense bushes and leaves, they showed shocked expressions.
Although the game has not officially started yet, the audience's enthusiasm has been thoroughly aroused.
Afterwards, several other magnifying mirrors began to show images of other parts of the maze. The scenery inside was almost the same size as their original appearance, so close that people could almost smell the fragrance of the plants inside.
A hissing sound came from the two-sided mirror in the middle.
The enlarged ball python is coiled up like a giant conch, with black and white patterns on its skin and a bitter gourd-like head hidden in the middle of its body.
Some people who were afraid of snakes jumped in fright and quickly took a few steps back, feeling goose bumps all over their bodies.
The ball python in the center of the maze looked at the strange and bold magical bird in front of it and stuck out its tongue.
It had just eaten a lot, so it didn't want to bother with this little thing that wasn't even enough to fill its teeth.
To the audience, it looked like a huge python was giving them a threatening expression, and they were so scared that their legs almost went limp.
Then they heard another voice—
"Are you all ready? It's time for us to set off!"
"of course."
In the mirror on the left, there are several young wizards.
They seemed not to notice the audience here, and did not even look at them, just talking to themselves.
"Okay then. Let's do as we agreed before - I'll explore the way, Betty will be on guard, Brian and Chad will be ready to cast the spell, Carol will memorize the route, Avery will cover the rear, and Buck -"
The boy who was speaking was tall, handsome, and looked very authoritative. All the children around him gathered around him.
Amos Diggory excitedly said to the people around him:
"It's my son Cedric! See? That's my son! Come on, Cedric!"
He shouted loudly at the person in the mirror, but naturally got no response.
Another boy said with a smile:
"I'll take the dung eggs and jumping eggs. If an enemy appears, I'll throw them out to attract their attention."
He made a throwing gesture, holding a large dung egg in one hand and a few green, sweet potato-like things hanging around his waist.
There was a good-natured laugh from the audience.
"What is a vibrating egg?" someone asked.
"Don't you know? The Weasley brothers' new invention, a little thing that jumps around and screams loudly."
Another student replied.
“Most of the participating teams have bought it.” Another added: “They said it would help everyone save necessary time.”
"…But don't they have to participate in the competition themselves?" "So the Slytherin team rarely buys that thing - they are worried that the Weasleys will tamper with it."
At this time, Vader was talking to the "technicians" at Aslan's magic workshop.
“It’s best to amplify the sound of only one mirror at a time,” he said. “Three at the same time would be a bit too chaotic.”
“This is easy.”
said Colliver, with a big beard. He drew out his short wand, pointed it at the mirrors, and the chaotic sounds suddenly became clear.
Colliver was the main person in charge of this magic workshop. He was shorter than Professor Flitwick and his iron-brown beard was like a tangled mess.
Vader suspected that he might have some goblin or dwarven ancestry, but out of politeness he did not ask.
In order to communicate more conveniently, several people simply sat cross-legged on the ground so that they could see the side of the audience seats when they looked up.
"There's still the ball python, so don't shoot it for now. Let the camera scan this side..."
Vader drew a range and said:
“Let everyone know what challenges the contestants will face, and then target a few teams.”
"Yeah." Colliver said, "That team just now was very good. I think they should be able to make it to the end."
“Don’t just look at the people who are going to be successful.”
"Leave two mirrors for losers - it's fun for the audience to watch others get into trouble," said Weider.
Although there are only three mirrors seen in the audience, Marchionne actually placed more than a dozen master mirrors inside and outside the maze for shooting, and Colliver decided to present those images.
After hearing what Wade said, he doubtfully changed the center of the picture on one of the mirrors to a few little boys with nervous and cowering expressions.
They were almost huddled together, trembling as they walked forward with their wands raised, completely unaware that an enlarged lizard was quietly following them.
The lizard suddenly stuck out its tongue and stuck to the boy who was at the back, covering him with slime.
"what--"
The boy couldn't help but let out a scream as he was carried backwards.
Only then did everyone realize the sudden attack and started screaming in unison. After another person was taken away by the lizard, they finally thought of running away.
Some people bumped their heads against the tree trunks nearby, some were stuck between the big trees because they were too fat and couldn't turn around, and some people fell headfirst into the spider's web, scaring the half-man-high spider.
There were bursts of laughter from the audience, and the laughter almost never stopped. Cedric's team in the center was ignored.
Colliver gave Wade a thumbs-up, then suddenly understood the hotspot password.
He reserved the main screen for several teams that had the potential to win the championship, switching between them in turn, while the secondary screens on both sides showed the teams that were about to be eliminated.
Colliver has a "God's perspective" and a sharp eye. He can always pick out the moments when contestants are about to encounter accidents, making a "live broadcast" look like a carefully edited video.
He also assigned someone to switch the sound, so that there would not be only pictures, which would reduce half the audience's fun.
Magic is also very convenient in this regard. No speakers or tuners are needed, and the spell can allow one person to complete the work of ten people.
Wade saw that the images from the several streaming mirrors were smooth and clear, the sound was not distorted, and even the sounds from the surrounding environment could be transmitted well.
He felt relieved and walked to the side without any sense of presence.
Colliver broadcasted for a while and gradually became proficient in it. He was just sharing his experience with Wade when he found that the person who was by his side just now was gone.
(End of this chapter)