Chapter 224

Speaking of multi-person assistance, Harry immediately thought of the Tirisfal Arcane Society. Indeed, that infusion ritual was improved by Tang Tang Nade and used for Cui Ge.

"Do you mean, you need some people to participate in the infusion ritual?" Harry asked tentatively.

"Smart child." Tang Tang Nade nodded. "I designed a very effective spell for you, but its consumption is really too great, so you must use some off-site assistance."

Harry frowned. This is another form of cheating. He didn't want his friends to help him cheat in the Triwizard Tournament. This made him feel very bad.

"If so, I'd rather use those 'absolutely reliable' people of yours." Harry said. "The Seven Deadly Sins effect is very good, I believe you."

"Right, you have to believe that I am helping you," Tang Tang Nade looked around. "If you find some things strange, don't doubt it, that is part of the plan."

These people always use "part of the plan" to cover up things outside the plan, and Harry is already used to it.

"Good, then I will tell you the specific plan." Tang Tang Nade continued. "You start from the shore, and then face the center of the lake, remember to face it directly. Then, recite the Ten Commandments of Moxi loudly, have you read the Bible?"

"You wouldn't have invented a spell to split the river, would you?" Harry exclaimed. He found that the imagination of these foreign wizards is truly breathtaking.

"Right, this is not difficult. Slightly modify the drying spell and combine it with the obstacle spell. I will design this into a ritual, but the difficulty is that you need to remotely link with the person holding the ritual, so that they can use you as the output terminal." Tang Tang Nade began to mix in some high-tech Muggle language. "So you need to match the communication port, set the key, and cross-check the protocol address and physical address. This sounds very troublesome, but it's actually just connecting to a WiFi."

"What is that again?" Harry was confused from the second half.

"It's Microsoft's latest technology. With slight changes, it can be used in our ritual magic, overtaking in a corner," Tang Tang Nade's tone was a bit proud. "In short, remember, reciting the Ten Commandments of Moxi is port matching and address verification. Next, you also need to enter the key, but this does not need to be recited loudly."

"Key?"

"A total of fourteen phrases, I wrote a note for you, you'd better memorize it." Tang Tang Nade stuffed a piece of paper to him, then revealed a weird smile.

Harry unfolded the origami and took a look. "Spiral staircase, beetle, ruins street? Fig... tower? What are these, is there anything simpler?"

"Oh, don't you like it?" Tang Tang Nade looked a bit disappointed. "Then I'll help you reset it to be simpler later, and give it to you in a few days."

Harry looked at the note in his hand, his lips moved, and finally he said helplessly, "That really troubles you."

"Alright, this way the second project is stable. I'm not sure where the third project will be placed yet, but don't worry, take it one step at a time." Tang Tang Nade patted his shoulder. "Now, it's time to go back to sleep."

Harry said goodbye to him politely, then walked toward the castle full of thoughts. Although Tang Tang Nade's plan is very effective, it is always very ostentatious. If possible, of course he doesn't want to stage Moxi parting the sea in front of everyone, which is a bit too much of a show-off. However, Renata requires her to stay on the shore for fifteen minutes, which leaves him no choice.

This fifteen-minute condition was just right to be replaced by Tang Tang Nade's plan. Harry can completely pretend to chant on the shore, because the longer the spell, the better the effect. A fifteen-minute spell will definitely make everyone think that parting the sea was done by himself. Of course, it would be more ideal if Tang Tang Nade was willing to cooperate with the Chinese, changing the ritual assistance to extended chanting, so that he would truly pass the level by his own methods.

However, things don't always revolve around one person, Harry comforted himself, and gradually entered into a dream.

Early the next morning, the students who had just started school went to the platform again to see off those children who were preparing to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, but this time, the train seemed a bit empty.

Unlike their first departure, now, the candidates for the Hogwarts champions have been determined. Many students who no longer have illusions chose to stay at Hogwarts to continue the second half of the semester's courses. After all, French teaching is not that easy to understand, and many seventh-year students still intend to sprint for the NEWT exams, or contact internships early.

Under these circumstances, those who still chose to take the train, except for Harry and his team, were only those who had made new friends at Beauxbatons or found true love. They added up to only twenty or so. For this reason, Dumbledore removed several carriages.

Harry walked into the familiar carriage with the ferret logo, and the layout inside had been renovated and cleaned. They put down their luggage, then leaned out of the train window to wave goodbye to the crowd.

Malfoy and Pan Xi were both wearing robes with buttons buttoned to their chins, wearing leather gloves, and waving their handkerchiefs gracefully with very small movements. Harry could see that Pan Xi was smiling brightly, while Malfoy was smiling a bit reluctantly.

Neville and Hannah were waving at them, Ginny and Eve were waving handkerchiefs, and Cui Ge and Luna were waving a huge red towel, jumping from time to time, looking very enthusiastic. But Harry knew that their enthusiasm actually contained ingredients that Zhang Qiu called "people-crazy."

Along the way, the surging Atlantic Ocean could no longer attract Harry's attention, the French countryside scenery that he was moved by before now seemed dull, and even the train's bed seemed not as soft as before. Harry was worried about the layout he left at school, while thinking about the countermeasures for the second project, his heart was in a mess.

"Uh, Alina." Luo En asked. "Since you said Tang Tang Nade has sold all the intelligence, but in fact we are still half-understanding, can you tell us again?"

"Oh right, Tang Tang Nade sold the intelligence to Renata and Krum, you can't let yourself fall behind them." She said. "Competition is competition between us, but we must form an alliance to suppress Renata."

"Right, that's the truth, that guy is too hateful." Harry agreed.

"To be precise, the second project should be like this: at the bottom of the center of the lake, there will be a huge treasure chest, but it needs a password to open." She said. "A champion starts from the water, he will be told half of the password in advance, but he needs to go into the water and fight with Grindylows and the giant squid until he breaks through their blockade and meets the champion underwater."

"The champion underwater doesn't need to fight, but he needs to solve the riddle given by the merpeople to get the other half of the password." Alina continued. "After the two champions meet, they can put the password together to open the treasure chest. There are three props in the treasure chest that can play a role in the third level. Each group of champions who open the treasure chest can pick one from them."

"Obviously, the faster you pass this level, the better, because the first one to pass can pick first." Alina smiled. "However, there is a vague hint in our golden egg, called 'the suitable one is the best', so I suspect that there is also a small trap in these three props. What you think is very powerful might not be useful."

"Thank you for your selfless sharing." Luo En carefully recorded every word she said.

"Then I can also tell you a little bit about my strategy." Harry hesitated, not telling the whole truth. "I will wait on the shore for fifteen minutes to prepare a very powerful spell, so you can lead me by fifteen minutes."

"Fifteen minutes?" Zhang Qiu paused. "Have I taught you the Earth-Gang Summoning Examination Record?"

"Is that the spell Harry is going to use?" Alina looked at Zhang Qiu. "What effect does it have?"

"The effect is to change the terrain arbitrarily according to the way you want, but the consumption will be very large. The most cost-effective way is to generate a tunnel." Zhang Qiu said. "Fifteen minutes is enough to dig a big hole underground and drain all the lake water."

"But that is a river, and the river water will flow in continuously." Alina was too surprised by this effect, so much so that the only thought left was questioning.

"The soil dug out from digging the hole will not disappear, but will build a long embankment on the upstream of the river, and by the way, raise the river bank to avoid overflow." Zhang Qiu envisioned. "This way we will not permanently change the terrain of Beauxbatons. After the competition, as long as the dam is destroyed, it can be restored."

"This is really a bit..." Alina looked dizzy.

"It doesn't matter, you can study some other strategies." Luo En hurriedly came out to smooth things over. "After all, you still have to pass the merpeople's riddle. What if Cedric is stiff-minded and stuck there? Even if Harry is powerful, it's useless."

"Right, there is a hint about the riddle in the golden egg." Alina suddenly cheered up. "But if you want to get this clue, you have to exchange it with something. This matter still needs to be calculated clearly."

"Do you want to learn the Earth-Gang Summoning Examination Record?" Zhang Qiu said quietly. "But I want to remind you that this is a spell that will consume sanity. Once used excessively, you might become a fool, and it is even possible to go crazy."

Alina seemed to shrink back. She scratched her head and said, "I wasn't very smart to begin with, why don't I just not learn it."

"It doesn't matter, I believe in Cedric." Harry said. "He shouldn't need any hints to guess the answer to the riddle."

To be precise, he believed that the competition organizing committee would not make things too difficult for the champions, and Cedric would always have a way. And no matter how long it takes for Cedric to solve the riddle, Harry can use parting the sea to show off fiercely. As long as he shows enough strength and attracts topics, he can attract Voldemort's fear, which is the most important part of the plan.

However, what is bothering him now is a very tempting plan: if he learns the Earth-Gang Summoning Examination Record, he can truly complete the feat by his own strength without relying on Tang Tang Nade's cheating methods.