While Hagrid was speaking, Sheyan realised that the group of agile contestants had yet to appear. Jack the Ripper was nowhere to be found. But obviously the contestants who had formed their own party were more concerned about this problem. Frowning, Venter took the lead and asked.
"Mr Hagrid, may I ask where are those chosen by Mr Filch?"
Hagrid stroked his beard and replied.
"They were directly sent to Filch through the fireplace. If there are no problems, please hurry up."
Following that, they naturally boarded a boat to cross the lake. But the treatment of Sheyan's group of contestants naturally couldn't be compared to the main characters. They could only gaze at Hogwarts academy from afar, and then sail towards the west. Along the way, they passed by the famous Quidditch stadium, and the lawn where the flying lesson was held – the weeds had already grown to knee deep. Finally, they arrived at the vicinity of the mysterious forbidden forest. Over there, stood four large wooden huts. This should be the residence that Hogwarts Academy arranged for them to live in.
"Guys." Hagrid clapped his hands and said: "Welcome to temporarily become a member of the great Hogwarts school. This short term job will bring you unprecedented thrills and excitement. Of course, it will also provide you with sufficient financial resources. Therefore, for your safety, please remember my following words of advice. “
"The vicinity of the castle is a forbidden area, you are not allowed to enter."
"Behind you, there are many dangers in the forest, similarly I do not recommend you enter. But the boundary of the forbidden forest has a powerful magic barrier, so you do not need to worry about your safety. "
"I believe that today you have already experienced many unimaginable things. But in the following period of time, you will come in contact with even more bizarre things. Using your words, things that science cannot explain. Don't panic, if you have any problems just look for me. I live in the forest protector's hut 200 metres away."
"If you are looking for some relaxation and excitement after work, my suggestion is to go fishing by the beautiful black lake, or watch a football match. In the train station's lounge, there are alcoholic beverages and some weird trinkets for sale. Tomorrow we will officially start work, goodnight friends. "
Watching as Hagrid's massive figure swayed away under the setting sun, the remaining 10 contestants immediately split into 3 distinct camps. Unexpectedly, the largest faction had a total of 5 people, led by a contestant called Qiao Gun. The second faction was naturally led by the 28 points Venter, who had 3 people. The third faction was naturally a lone wolf like Sheyan. Apart from Sheyan, there was also a guy called Diaz. This contestant had a cold demeanor, his hands crossed in front of his chest as he maintained a neutral stance. It seemed like he had a valiant strength to sit on top of the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
Although Venter and the other two were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but facing Qiao Gun's group, they were completely fearless. Both parties were in a stalemate for a moment, before Venter sneered.
"Qiao Gun, I don't mind telling you, the Banks Syndicate is determined to win this time!"
Qiao Gun sneered.
"So what if it's the Banks Syndicate? Our Symbiosis sect has spent a huge sum of money to purchase an assembly stone, allowing everyone to enter the Harry Potter world. Although your influence is strong, do you think you can provide reinforcements at this time? If your Banks Syndicate dares to spoil our plans, then just wait for a bloodbath! "
"Bloodbath? With just you, Qiao Gun? Hahaha! "
After speaking, Venter led his men away, along the way he purposely knocked Qiao Gun's shoulder forcefully. They occupied the largest wooden hut. Qiao Gun's eyes flashed with a sinister and venomous glint, after a moment of silence, he led his men to another wooden hut.
There were originally four wooden huts here, and each hut could accommodate five or six people. Moreover, they were all very clean and tidy. The Banks Syndicate occupied one hut, the Symbiosis sect occupied another, and the remaining 2 huts became Sheyan's and Diaz's personal villas.
Sheyan knew that a tall tree attracts the wind, so he kept a low profile. At night, he was exceptionally careful when he slept. After all, killing a contestant now had a 33% chance of obtaining benefits. This provided sufficient motivation for the contestants to commit murder! Fortunately, there weren't any major conflicts among the contestants, so it was still rather peaceful and mostly uneventful.
The next morning, Hagrid arrived, carrying a bag in his hand. Inside the bag, there were 10 badges. He instructed everyone to carry the badges with them, if not, they would have to bear the consequences. After Sheyan obtained the Hogwarts badge, his nightmare imprint issued a notification.
"Main mission: Badges completed."
"You have received 1 achievement point."
"Subsequent main mission: Recognition activated."
"Mission content: Obtain the qualifications to remain in Hogwarts Academy after enrolling as a new student."
"Mission description: You are currently in the probationary period, once you commit a mistake, you will be expelled. You must obtain Hagrid's recognition within the remaining 5 days, and maintain a neutral relationship with him. "
"Mission details: Hagrid's current impression of you is cold (101000), you can complete Hagrid's missions to raise his impression of you. Do not exclude the possibility of other methods to raise his impression of you. "
"Mission details: If you are unable to complete this series main mission, then 5000 utility points will be deducted, but your stay in this world will be extended by a week. If you are unable to pay the deducted 5000 utility points, then you will be erased. "
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"Note: The relationship between contestant and storyline character is: Hostile, Cold, Neutral, Friendly, Respectful, Reverence, Worship."
Hostile, needless to say.
Cold: Storyline character will not pay attention to you, and will not initiate communication with you. "
Neutral: Storyline character will have an impression of you, if storyline character's faction has special products for sale, then you can pay double the amount of currency to purchase a limited amount of reputation special products that can only be purchased under friendly relations. "
Friendly: Storyline character will treat you as a friend, you can purchase special products under friendly relations at the original price. Unable to view and purchase special products of 'Respected' or above.
And so on. "
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After everyone had put on their badges, Hagrid began to assign everyone their tasks. To Sheyan's surprise, he was assigned the task of repairing a boat in the black lake. The mission description was: Due to the upcoming peak period of boat usage, the wooden boat used to ferry students had to undergo thorough maintenance.
To others, this job would undoubtedly be disastrous news. Instead, Sheyan was extremely familiar with the maintenance of ships, and these little wooden boats submerged in the lake were simply a piece of cake. Hagrid gave him an estimate of 2 days, but Sheyan only used a morning and half an afternoon to complete it. Moreover, it was done cleanly without a single mistake. After completing this mission, Hagrid's impression of Sheyan had increased by an entire 266 points! If it wasn't for Sheyan's pitiful charm dragging him down, perhaps this mission would've been completed by a third!
However, Sheyan wasn't the only lucky one. Diaz received the task of mowing the lawn. He worked from morning till evening, and actually managed to clean up the entire flying class's lawn! One must understand, mowing the lawn was a physically demanding job, but it also required sufficient skill. Firstly, one had to observe the local air and soil moisture to determine the intensity of the mowing. Secondly, one had to understand the characteristics of the main grass growing on the lawn, so as to facilitate fertilization after mowing. If the requirements were stricter, one had to also eradicate the weeds.
An experienced gardener mowed the lawn, not only was it beautiful but it was also generous. Within 3 months, there wouldn't be any visible weeds. If a newbie were to do it, after a week, the lawn would be covered in large patches of withered weeds. It was like a person's hair was pulled out, it was extremely ugly. Moreover, the weeds would overflow within a month or so. It could be seen that Diaz's job was not inferior to Sheyan's.
Although the other contestants didn't know that Sheyan and Diaz had exceeded the requirements of the mission, the smile on Hagrid's face couldn't be faked. When they looked at Sheyan and Diaz, their gazes were naturally much colder. If not for the relationship between the Banks Syndicate and the Symbiosis sect, Sheyan would've already noticed it and secretly became more vigilant. Diaz, on the other hand, was still indifferent.
The next morning, Hagrid once again started assigning tasks. Sheyan's luck could be considered to have reached its end. He actually wanted him to go to the edge of the forbidden forest to capture a Jobber Bird.
What was worse was, he wanted Sheyan to capture it alive …..
Fortunately, Hagrid had given Sheyan some information. From it, he understood that the Jobber Bird was a small blue bird with spots on its body, it ate small insects. It would not make a single sound for its entire life, until the moment of death. Only then would it release a long shrill cry, calling out all the sounds it had heard in its life, starting from the most beautiful sounds. Its feathers could be used in truth serum and memory serum. Apart from the heart of the forbidden forest, the rest was its range of activity.
Speaking of catching birds, Sheyan naturally didn't know anything. Obviously, this series of missions was the realm's way of testing the party's ability to cooperate. If Sheyan joined a party, then those who had experience in this aspect would naturally abandon their mission to help him catch birds, while Sheyan would be able to do what he was best at. Regrettably, under the current situation where the two parties were on high alert, Sheyan found it hard to feign civility and blend into one of them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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