Connor's Hogwarts

Chapter 379 A night destined to be extraordinary

"The much-anticipated first Yokai Cup showdown is about to begin!"

"The two sides in this match are - Dio Joestar from England's Diagon Alley Lake Flagship Store vs. Giorno Bugatti from Italy's Golden Pavilion!"

“Who will win the first game tonight!? Let’s wait and see!!!”

The Monster Cup game finally officially started. The players from both sides sat on a small area in the center of the field (where Connor originally stood), and then the chessboard slowly rose up in the air.

"After the game map is determined by a random chessboard, both players will have ten minutes to decide their own decks... Now we can see that the randomly selected chessboard in the first game is Mermaid Island! It is a map that favors ocean attributes."

The host explained diligently, and at the same time, the huge chessboard below instantly completed the map conversion, and a beach appeared as if it were a real ocean.

"Players play chess on the chessboard in a closed space above, and a corresponding, enlarged version of the duel scene will appear on the large chessboard below." Connor was introducing the various arrangements of the Monster Cup to the people around him.

"Closed space? What do you mean?" Alice, a small pendant, asked with eyes full of stars. She had been in this state since Connor returned to the box.

"We can see what's going on inside, but they can't see the auditorium." Connor pointed at the two players in the sky who were attracting much attention and said, "Because we must ensure their duel environment so that they will not be affected. "

Hanging on the other side of Connor was Blanche, and next to her stood Penelo. Next to Alice were the Greengrass sisters. As for Fred and the others, they cruelly threw Connor aside as soon as the game started. I won’t play with him anymore.

"What a thoughtful idea! Did you design all of this, Connor?" Alice looked up at Connor, her eyes full of admiration.

"Ahem, I just gave him a direction," Connor said modestly with a serious face. In fact, he felt extremely happy.

It’s normal to feel proud when your “work” is praised.

In this opening ceremony, Connor used almost all the "inventions" in his life. It was considered a big exhibition of Lake's props.

Monster cards, double-sided mirror, music box, global Facebook broadcast, magic cards, magic stone, Artoria and Angel.

It would be difficult for Connor alone to successfully complete such a huge task, but Angel was also helping Connor in the dark, checking for leaks and filling in the gaps.

Angel has near-perfect magic control, and her way of thinking is very similar to Connor's. In every sense, she and Connor are in perfect harmony, and Angel is indispensable for the perfect performance.

As for where Angel ran after the game... Ahem, although Connor is hugging him in the eyes of everyone, he actually has one on his back.

"This innate passive skill needs to be turned off." Connor thought while watching the game...

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"The winner of the first game is - Dio Joestar!"

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience, and the first game ended. There will be two Yokai card games tonight, and the next two weeks will be almost like this.

The organizer will announce the game information every day, and then allow others to selectively purchase tickets for the games they want to watch.

After a few days like this, I can almost make back the money wasted on magic cards tonight by selling tickets.

On the other side, in box 1A01, Dumbledore was still watching the game in the stands, but Old Devine was no longer here.

Fudge's expression was very complicated: "Dumbledore, can you help the Ministry of Magic? We also want to meet Mr. Nico Flamel."

Dumbledore said with a smile: "Nico doesn't like to see me, and I don't know where he is. He has always been elusive."

"." Fudge's face turned ugly, wouldn't you know? You don't know how that kid from the Lake family could see Flamel? You guys are indeed.

"Actually, I'm not the only one who can contact Nico. Many people have his contact information. Maybe you can try your luck with others." Dumbledore shrugged and enthusiastically gave Fudge advice.

"The power of the Philosopher's Stone should be in the hands of the Ministry of Magic. It should fall under the management of the Department of Mysteries." Mr. Barty Crouch's face was not very good. He regretted taking the previous action against the Lake family. I survived, but now it's too late to regret...

"You're right? Borg."

Borg is from the Department of Mysteries, and those still standing in the stands are basically officials from the Ministry of Magic.

Berg glanced at Crouch lightly and said nothing.

The Department of Mysteries had nothing to do with Nicoléme.

Dumbledore chuckled and continued to watch the game seriously.

The atmosphere in the stands was very awkward, but the atmosphere in the box was very warm.

Box 1A01 not only has a ballroom, but also a conference room that was prepared early in the morning. At this time, Lao Diwen was sitting in the main seat with a smile on his face. Both sides of the long conference table were filled with patriarchs of major families. and spokesperson.

After watching the opening ceremony, they came here to hold an "emergency meeting". All present were families interested in deepening cooperation with the Lake family.

After all, the Lake family has shown their strength and sincerity. No one wants to miss this opportunity tonight. Many people are secretly glad that they accepted the invitation from the Lake family and came to the scene.

"Gentlemen," Old Devin said, and everyone listened to him quietly, "The Lake family intends to establish a commercial organization for equal exchanges, cooperation, and mutual assistance."

“Since the opening of the Lake Experience Store, I have intended to establish such an organization to bring closer business exchanges between our countries. However, due to various reasons, this plan did not go smoothly, and in the end I had no choice but to let it go. I think it’s time to put this plan back on the agenda.”

The Lake family originally wanted to use the Lake Experience Store as a platform to sell magic items from various countries and exchange needed ones. Many families responded at the time, but in the end, only a few products were successfully put on the "shelves" of the Lake Experience Store.

Most of the products have been blocked by the Ministry of Magic of various countries. The reason is the same as the magic carpet. As long as there is a family selling the product in your country, it is impossible for your goods from other countries to seize the market.

Therefore, in the end, only those products with basically no conflict of interest were successfully put on the shelves in the Lake Experience Store, but the number was really very small.

Old Devin continued: "I hope that all the families who have signed a contract with the Lake family can move their products to the Lake store. This requires our joint efforts."

Everyone sitting here is a human spirit, and of course they understand what Old Devin means. As long as all families give up their boycott of "foreign" products and are willing to accept market competition, families from all countries will jointly influence the product review process of the Ministry of Magic in each country. It became very smooth.

It may be necessary to explain here that in fact, the Ministry of Magic of each country was renamed from the International Federation of Wizards. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as the same organization. However, after this organization was dispersed to various countries, the Ministry of Magic of each country has its own A lot of "autonomy".

This is also a manifestation of the magical family's right to speak in the Ministry of Magic of various countries.

Let’s use the magic carpet as an example. Since Egyptian magic carpets cannot be sold in the UK, correspondingly, brooms produced in the UK cannot be sold in Egypt.

"Since you won't let me sell anything, I can't make it easy for you either."

It is such a simple reason that causes communication barriers between magic products from various countries.

What are the consequences of this?

All countries produce and sell their own products. After so many years of operation, a family basically has no rivals in their respective countries. Without rivals, there is no competition. Without competition, no one wants to make progress. There is no progress...

It can be said that the slow development of the magical world is largely caused by this "closed-door" "consensus" between countries.

Now the only magic product in the magic world that is updated relatively quickly is the magic broom that has a market in the entire magic world...

Now, if you want to break this situation, the Lake family, which has developed through Pokemon and established an international "floo network", will be a very good entry point.

"Our Lake family only provides a platform and will not deliberately suppress other companies' products. If you also want to sell magic scrolls, our Lake family will not stop you. We will ensure the most basic fairness."

As soon as Old Devin said this, the atmosphere in the conference room changed again. The Lake family actually doesn't want to sell magic scrolls? Are you really so sincere?

"Won't the Lake family stop us from selling products like magic scrolls and monster cards?" I don't know who said this.

Old Devine chuckled and said: "Don't there are similar products in the United States? If their families are willing to join our cooperative organization, there will be room for their cards on the shelves of Lake's store. "

Old Devine's tone was full of confidence, and the Lake family was not afraid of competition.

"What about the magic scroll of the Luo Er family?" someone asked abruptly.

Old Devin grinned slightly: "Have you seen any representatives from the Rohr family in our conference room?"

Everyone was moved, so if you don’t seize the opportunity to get on the bus now, you will be excluded! ?

Then, Old Devin put the final straw: "Only by joining our family can you have the opportunity to purchase the first batch of new magic stones."

"Our family is willing to join!"

"I'd like to join!"

"I'm joining!"

For a moment, the meeting room was filled with excitement.

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[On the evening of August 1, 1992, the International Magic Chamber of Commerce, led by the Lake family, which organized the Monster Cup, announced its establishment in the village of Hogsmeade, England.

——"Modern History of Magic in the World\