776 BC – 388 BC, the founder of the ancient Olympic Games, the ruler of the Peloponnesus, Ifetus, worked hard to combine religion and sports. He not only innovated religious rituals, but also organized large-scale sports activities and decided to hold them every four years. There were only three countries that participated in the first ancient Olympic Games – Peloponnesus, Ismailia, and Sparta. (Author's note: this was still three, plus four years, it was still seven.)
The Olympic Games were originally held by the ancient Greek Muggle in the name of Zeus, the main god they worshipped. In the ancient Greek Muggle's heart, Zeus was the "father of mankind and the gods." Therefore, the ancient Greek Olympic Games were not only sports competitions, but also some cultural, economic, and political activities. Overall, the Olympic Games were regarded as a symbol of male strength. They showed the unlimited physical strength, skills, and beauty of human beings.
This undoubtedly also impressed the competitive desire of the local Greek wizards.
In addition to the dueling competition venue that was under construction after passing through the corridor, one could only see part of the magnificent golden wall around the venue. In this area belonging to the wizards, one could also see the ancient arenas that were previously built for other competitions. Unlike the ancient Roman Muggle and wizards, which were full of pure bloody violence, the Greek wizards and their Muggle obviously paid more attention to the more specific use of magic. Some ancient events such as phantom shifting continuous fixed-point speed competition, levitation spell weightlifting competition, throwing alchemy items, and Greek fire gave Allen a lot of inspiration as an educator.
And as Miltesakakis said, in addition to them, there were many contestants from other countries who had brought their families to the venue in advance. The configuration of the dueling venue. There were even a few magic schools that organized tours here.
Of course, not all of the schools were here because their students were participating in the dueling competition. For example, Wagado was also here for the Potion Championship. Although the champion of this competition had basically been decided, and even the competition itself was held to please Harris, this did not prevent Allen, who wanted to win the honor, from sending out at least one of his avatars to deal with the competition and take out some real potion formulas to demonstrate and explain on the spot.
The wizards of Demstrand had taken off their heavy cloaks. Wearing uniform, they stood out because of their military-like posture. Kakarov's luxurious jewelry shone in the dazzling sun. He walked in the front with his head held high, proudly explaining to the students that the dueling arena itself was the inspiration of Principal Allen Harris from Demstrand.
Mrs. Maxim, because of her tall figure, was particularly eye-catching among the tourists. She seemed to be very afraid of the heat. She held a silk fan in her hand and kept fanning herself. She also wore a large sunshade hat on her head. Behind her were several witches in Boothbottom uniform, and even a hybrid giant professor who belonged to Hogwarts's magical animal protection class.
The stairs leading to the arena were ancient and huge stone steps. The top was not smooth, but it could ensure that the audience could walk steadily.
Harris and the others walked up the stairs and went directly to the box on the top floor, which was located at the highest point of the arena. There were dozens of blue and bronze chairs with patterns of waves on them, and they were divided into two rows. Obviously, as the host, Greece had thoroughly investigated the preferences of the Harris, especially Alan Harris.
Overlooking the entire arena, one would find that it was an oval-shaped building with a large flat ground in the center as the dueling area. The arena was as smooth as velvet, and the surrounding stands were arranged in a stepped pattern, without a permanent roof. In fact, when there was a thunderstorm, the wizards would activate a magical device to raise a layer of transparent protective shield in the air, because there was also a gathering place for Muggle Realm nearby. The entire arena was covered in a layer of transparent protective shield, and the weather itself was not violently changed, which would confuse the Muggle Realm.
"In terms of overall construction, this place is basically completed. In fact, with the help of magic, the construction speed is very fast. " Stefanos Miltzakakis ignored the others and led Allen and the others into the arena. He seemed to be a little embarrassed about the incomplete state of the arena. He pointed at the wizards who were waving their wands and carving runes in the audience seats and the arena and explained, "After all, this is the first time we've held a duel of this scale, and it's different from the traditional one-on-one battles. Also, with the power of your spell, Headmaster Allen Harris, cough, we've started the additional work of emergency reinforcement." Milt Sakakis coughed dryly and changed his lines. "Out of responsibility for the safety of the audience, we, the staff of the Greek Magic Department, treat every casting of the spell with the utmost caution. We don't just cast the spell once. Instead, we have to repeatedly cast the spell to cover the entire area without missing a single corner … That's why there are some delays. But now, it's time to cast the defensive spell once more. There shouldn't be any problem if we can complete it before the start of the competition."
"That's a commendable attitude. It shows me the seriousness of the wizards in my hometown …" Owen nodded, understanding that this was an explanation and compliment. Miltzakakis deliberately let it slip that Allen had recently burned down a Muggle City, which scared the Greek wizards. They began to set up some additional defensive measures in the duel arena that had been built long ago.
The staff were still busy preparing for the duel. Everything here was shrouded in a mysterious golden light, which seemed to come from the duel arena itself. Almost parallel to their line of sight, there was a huge blackboard. Golden words kept flashing on it, as if an invisible giant hand was writing on the blackboard and then erasing them. Those flashing words were advertisements for the audience in the arena. The umbrella would never miss such an opportunity to promote itself, especially when its reputation had been damaged recently, so it had invested in advertising fees.
In fact, in the arena itself, other than the larger size of the auditorium, it could be seen that the Greek Ministry of Magic had basically copied the layout of the duel arena in the Hogwarts floating city. There were a variety of obstacles in the arena for the contestants. The defensive measures that Greece had repeatedly reinforced were actually not as exquisite as the Hogwarts. It was basically completed by constant piling regardless of the cost. Below the auditorium, there was a circle of stone wall that was being built with a circle of ancient magic runes. The constant effect on the runes was similar to the Curse of All Curses. It seemed that this was an additional measure to prevent Allen from causing a big commotion.
"There are plenty of seats here, fully meeting the requirements of the organizing committee. We have meticulously designed it to ensure that the seats are spacious and comfortable. Even a giant would have a seat here." Mr. Milt Sakakis said proudly. "Since the Ministry of Magic received the task of holding the duel tournament here, we have also hired some wizards who participated in the construction of the duel arena. Not including the interior decoration and the installation of spells, the total work time … It's like fixing a Muggle for more than three months … Of course, it's a pity. If it could rise into the air like the Hogwarts floating city, it would be more spectacular, and we wouldn't have to bother casting the Muggle spell on every inch of the arena."
"As for the issue of the floating city, I think Greece, as an ancient magic country, should have its own floating city earlier." Allen was a little annoyed by Mr. Milt's thoughts and hints. He turned to look at the teenage girl's mother who was arguing with Wednesday. "Luna, you and Helena rest here for a while."
Milt Sakakis was full of smiles when he got the promise. He knew that he had probably annoyed the young man along the way, although it was more or less the effect that he wanted to achieve.
The blonde girl's attention did not shift away from her daughter who was hanging from the ceiling. She just nodded and indicated that she would take care of the security in the room. The arena below was visible at a glance, and the two of them were not too far away. It was enough time for them to face the Grim Reaper.
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