All the contestants probably knew of Hagrid's identity, knowing that he was an extremely important storyline character. They all stood up and sat at the table beside Hagrid. Hagrid used his thick carrot-like fingers to knock on the table, clearing his throat.
"Gentlemen, as long as you have sufficient strength, you will be able to pass my test. Apart from that, the administrator of Hogwarts, Mr Filch, is currently having a headache over the incoming energetic and ubiquitous students. Coincidentally, his cat, Madam Alice, is also sick. Therefore, he has also recruited some temporary staff with nimble legs to maintain order in Hogwarts. Now, let us begin the test. "
After saying that, Hagrid started rummaging inside his oversized grey moleskin coat. He muttered to himself, "Hey, hey, hey, hey.
"Strange, I obviously borrowed that thing from Blood Man Barlow? “
But very quickly, this half-giant's expression relaxed. Hagrid withdrew his hand from his pocket and shockingly held onto another hand. Accurately speaking, it was a translucent pale blue hand, giving off a ghostly feeling. Hagrid then released the translucent hand. It directly floated in mid-air, occasionally moving its fingers.
Hagrid heaved a sigh of relief, raising his wine glass and shaking it. Then he spoke to the contestants.
"Hold onto this hand, and press it onto the table. Then you pass the test."
The contestants were stunned, the floating translucent hand arrogantly hooked its finger at the contestants, making an international provocation gesture.
A contestant suddenly stood up, shouting loudly.
"I'll do it!"
This contestant seemed to be very confident in his own strength, he walked to the front of the table, grabbing onto the ghostly hand and exerting force. One could clearly see the ghostly hand being swiftly pressed down onto the table. Hagrid smiled and clapped, nodding his head.
"You pass."
Jack the Ripper whispered to Sheyan.
"This guy is Venter, it's said that his peak strength is as high as 28 points. He wields a two-handed heavy sword, and possesses a strong explosive strength. His specific abilities are unknown."
At this moment, another contestant stood up, neither servile nor overbearing as he spoke.
"Mr Hagrid, I'm very interested in Mr Filch's work. May I know how to test him? "
Hagrid turned his head and whistled at the bartender, Nick.
"Nick, clear a space for me."
The bartender, Nick, was wiping a glass of wine when he heard this. He picked up an empty glass and knocked it on the table. Instantly, the empty table in the middle of the bar slid to the sides, revealing a neat and long space about ten meters long. Obviously, this bartender was definitely not an ordinary person. Hagrid pointed at the air.
"Run as fast as you can from one end of the open space to the other. If you pass the test, you pass."
Since this contestant dared to stand up, he naturally had something to rely on and passed the test smoothly.
After equipping his equipment, his strength had reached 13 points, while his agility was merely 10 points. Naturally, he chose to compete in strength with the ghostly hand. After grabbing that hand, he suddenly felt a cold feeling, and his whole body trembled slightly. However, this strange feeling quickly disappeared. Sheyan began to exert force to push down the ghostly palm. However, the resistance was obviously very strong, and it took a lot of effort to push it down a little. Although he spent a lot of time, Sheyan still successfully passed.
Jack the Ripper didn't choose to wrestle with the ghostly palm, instead, he chose to run to the side. It seemed like he belonged to the category of people with high agility, but his results weren't too good. He barely reached the threshold of passing, and couldn't even be considered outstanding.
After Hagrid's test ended, there were only three contestants left. Sheyan could roughly estimate that these three people's strength, agility and spirit were all below 10 points. Hence, they weren't able to pass. In other words, their personal attributes should lean towards charm, intelligence, physique and perceptive sensing.
Based on Sheyan's current understanding, there were only two possibilities for people with such attributes to evolve. One, they should be contestants with high physique, with strong survivability. Two, they should be summoners who relied on summoned creatures to survive. For such a special group, the nightmare realm would definitely have its own arrangements.
Indeed, after Hagrid counted the number of contestants, he turned his head and spoke to the three contestants.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry you guys didn't meet my requirements. But I feel that you guys still have some redeeming qualities. Hogwarts train station is currently lacking manpower, if you guys are interested, you can give it a try. Or I can ask my dear Nick to help you guys find work in Diagon Alley. "
"Diagon Alley!" Sheyan's heart skipped a beat when he heard that term. In this world, Diagon Alley was the largest trading market for wizards. All sorts of unheard of magical items and creatures could be purchased there. Even the largest goblin bank, Gringotts, was located there. Without a doubt, this should be the compensation for contestants who gave up on their main mission. Although they were unable to enter Hogwarts, they could still head to Diagon Alley which was brimming with opportunities to start a new adventure.
The remaining three contestants glanced at each other. Two of them were probably party members, and chose to head to the train station. But the last contestant chose to work in Diagon Alley. Hagrid downed the remaining wine in his cup in one gulp. He then stroked his beard and spoke to Sheyan.
"Let's go, Hogwarts will welcome a large number of students in a few days. Nick! Can I use the fireplace upstairs? "
Nick was concentrating on concocting a cocktail, he didn't even raise his head as he replied.
"Hagrid, be careful of the Ministry of Magic causing trouble for you."
Hagrid shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
"Time is of the essence, this is Dumbledore's special permission. You don't know how terrible the situation in Hogwarts is right now, it's like an overturned pot of cream mushroom soup. You should know, this year there will be a new student with a special identity. This will cause that person to be restless. Alright guys, follow me, there is a large amount of work that requires your help. Of course, the remuneration will be considerable. "
The group walked to the second floor of the bar, instantly filling up a small room. Hagrid grabbed a handful of powder from a jar on the left side of the fireplace. The powder was like sparkling dust as it poured down through the gaps between his fingers. He then sprinkled the Floo powder into the fireplace.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out. The flames in the fireplace rapidly rose up, but strangely the people nearby couldn't feel the heat. The colour of the flames rapidly changed, finally turning into a dark green colour. Hagrid strenuously bent his body, turning his head and seriously speaking.
"The duration of Floo powder is only 3 minutes. If anyone is late, then I can only regretfully inform you that you will lose your job."
Then Hagrid squeezed into the fireplace, his huge body quickly disappearing into the flames. The remaining contestants glanced at each other, Venter was the first to step forward. He ferociously glanced around, beckoning to the people beside him. "Guys, let's go." He then led the way into the fireplace.
Since there was someone taking the lead, the following contestants all followed. Sheyan wasn't in a rush to compete with the others, he was the last to enter the fireplace. When the dark green flames rushed towards him, he subconsciously shrunk back. Instead, he felt a warm breeze brushing past his face, and his vision turned pitch black. After a few seconds, a bright light appeared in front of him. That bright light rapidly enlarged, like a train travelling through a dark tunnel, rapidly approaching a bright and beautiful exit.
After the bright light transformed into an exit, Sheyan suddenly felt a strong push from behind, sending him out. He staggered a few steps forward before stabilising himself. When he turned around, he saw that the place he was in was just an old fireplace. He was now in a Scottish-style wooden hut. All the furnishings inside were made of logs, exuding a faint fragrance of resin. After walking out of the hut, he could see that the top of the hut was painted red, as if he was wearing a small red hat.
There were more than 10 similar huts here, forming a small pocket town. In the middle of the town was a winding railway. Witnessing this scene, Sheyan suddenly realized something. Somehow, he felt a sense of deja vu. However, this suspicion was instantly cleared up when he turned around! It turned out that under the sunset, not far away, there was a vast lake. On the shore of the lake, there was a majestic castle that could only be seen in fairy tales and dreams, rising from the ground. It was grand and majestic!
Actually, in this short period of time, he had already arrived at the side of Hogwarts Academy from the bustling London! Looking at the surroundings, he was shockingly at the end of platform 9 and 3/4 in London – Hogwarts station!
At this moment, voices drifted in from afar. He could see Hagrid walking shoulder to shoulder with a male wearing a flaxen shirt. The two contestants who were introduced to the train station stood by the side, looking like they were in the middle of a handover. Hagrid waved his hands to the male, then turned around and shouted.
"Everyone come over, hurry up, we still have to cross the black lake. We must strive to reach before nightfall. " If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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