HP Parallel World

(The typo has not been corrected yet.) "When will the competition range for the second official competition be announced?"

Since the Black Lake covers an area so vast, it is impossible to use the entire lake as a competition venue. The reason why participating teams need to inquire about the exact location of the competition venue in advance is to be able to enter the water in advance.

This will allow them to explore the water body.

Before the official start of the competition, if we can use this kind of preliminary investigation to get some clues about where the seals are placed, then we can naturally take advantage of it and get twice the result with half the effort after the official start of the competition. However, the participating teams have no choice at all.

Ask for such information.

Before the competition venue is determined, it is not impossible to use the long enough time before the start of the game to go to the bottom of the lake and search all the places. However, this approach is too time-consuming and energy-consuming for the participating teams.

sake, so it's almost impossible to choose this stupid way.

There are many magical creatures living in the lake, and not all of these creatures are friendly. All participating teams are well aware of this. Therefore, at this moment, there is no official notification from the competition organizers.

In the absence of safety equipment, teams that cannot float smoothly from the bottom to the surface with the help of airbags are actually very likely to encounter accidents underwater and ultimately endanger their own personal safety.

It may disturb the mermaids living at the bottom of the lake and lead to conflicts with them. Even if the participating teams really have that kind of strength, it is no problem that they can stay underwater for several hours at this stage. This does not mean

It does not mean that the team that went into the water to conduct preliminary investigations will be able to get what they want.

In the original novel, the so-called hostages who needed to be rescued by the contestants were summoned by the school on the first night of the competition and then sent to the bottom of the lake. And the competition that Violet and the others participated in was actually

It is entirely possible to make such a time arrangement.

There are only a few seals in total, so these seals can be placed in place on the night before the competition. As long as the competition organizer has the ability, they can also wait until the first day of the competition to install them underwater as boundary lines.

Facility lighting equipment.

In this way, even if they conduct a blanket search of the entire lake bottom in advance, the participating teams still want to obtain some useful information in advance.

"So, let's not say that we don't have that ability yet. Even if we do have that ability, how to hone our skills is the most important thing."

They had to solve the problems of breathing and keeping warm, and then they had to overcome the problem of how to move quickly underwater. After Violet and the others solved the above two problems, they also had to get used to doing it underwater.

fighting.

"There are dark magic creatures living in the lake. If one accidentally gets entangled with them, it is entirely possible that he will be injured and comatose, or that he will be directly disqualified from the competition."

Before making sufficient preparations for actual combat in the water, they tried to use the large enough bathtub in the public bathroom. Of course, they had to find out in advance whether the emission of the magic spell underwater would be any different from that in the air.

In this new school year, they have been able to cast magic directly without saying it. Although Violet and Vincent can do this, it does not mean that Amir and Winnie can also do it.

They can also reach this level. Therefore, whether the two of them can successfully complete the process of reciting the mantra underwater must also be considered.

On this night, after the public bathroom in Ravenclaw was almost empty, she soaked alone in a large bath that could actually allow her to swim several times. After Violet got under the water,

The effect of using magic in water was confirmed.

"The propagation speed of the emitted magic sparks in water is slightly lower than the propagation speed in the air. However, the magnitude of this decrease is not large. It will not be blocked by the water flow, so the emitted sparks will not appear.

When the magic spark deviates from its original launch direction, the magic effect achieved underwater is no different from the effect achieved on the ground."

Since waving the wand underwater requires fighting against the current, Violet only tried it a few times and noticed that if she didn't have enough physical strength, then as long as she used it frequently underwater, she would need to make correct wrist movements.

The magic that can only be used will become more and more difficult.

"Well, how to ensure that you have sufficient physical strength and endurance is also very important."

After carefully recalling the three underwater survival methods in the original novel, Violet was not very satisfied with any of them.

"I don't want to turn myself into a big shark. It's ugly. It's not easy to hold a wand and cast magic in the shape of a shark."

"As for the gill grass that the protagonist once used, it does not have any side effects. After all, we have the connections and purchase channels from the Extraordinary Pharmacy Federation, so even if the sales volume of this herb is not large, the price is very high.

Even though it’s expensive, we can still get enough supplies.”

If you just eat one portion of the herb, you won't actually be able to survive underwater for several hours. Of course, Violet and the others can bring several portions of the herb, and they'll do it once the effect of the drug wears off.

Supplement, however, this approach does not change the fact that they cannot directly obtain the ability to move quickly underwater.

"The head bubble spell also has its advantages and disadvantages." This method of covering his head in a large bubble like a glass fish tank created by magic can make Amir who has to say the spell to cast magic.

And Winnie has the conditions to use magic.

However, it is not enough to have such a small advantage. They also need to acquire other abilities, which this spell cannot fully cover.

"Do you think we can use the horse-shaped water monster we learned in the Care of Magical Creatures class?" Jujue said that this animal has the ability to move quickly and flexibly underwater. Amir's

Although the idea is good, the actual conditions do not support his idea.

"The horse-shaped water monsters living in the lake, according to the magical conservation biology class in our district, basically obey the orders of Professor Descartes. Therefore, we want to mobilize these horses that do not obey our orders.

Water monster, I think it’s really hard.”

Since the lake connects directly to the sea with the help of a river, it is believed that there should be horse-shaped water monsters from the wild environment living in the lake. However, Violet did not think of spending time running into the water to look for traces of them, and then put them away.

Taming is such an easy thing.

"Equestrians are intelligent and have emotional needs. They are different from the scout snakes and crows we used in the last game. It is impossible to form a relationship with the other party that just cooperates once and then responds again.

In a strange situation where no one cares about anyone else, I think it would be better for us to think about other solutions in other directions."

I believe that there should be a team in the school running to find the horse-shaped water monster living in the lake, but I have no intention of doing so. Violet and the others, like many other teams, will of course try before the official competition.

Get into the water.

There is no need to dive as deep as the bottom of the lake, but only need to stay at the shallow level. The participating teams are all in order to go into the water to experiment with the magic they have prepared, so they break the ice on the lake in the cold winter.

layer and then enter the water.

As long as the two problems of breathing and keeping warm are solved, there is no need to use the bathtub in the school bathroom to find the final answers to these two problems. Of course, Violet and the others also need to solve the problems they must face after diving.

water pressure issues.

There is no change in the speed of the emitted magic sparks due to the depth and water pressure. Violet and the others can be sure that as long as the density of the lake water remains unchanged, the spread of the magic sparks will not change.

, it will not be affected in any way.

After clarifying the above issues, we still need to consult relevant books and journals to confirm as much as possible what magical animals live in the school's lake. Of course, Violet and the others also need to collect these specially used animals before going into the water.

Come and practice your magic against these terrifying underwater creatures.

After step-by-step research and solving the above series of problems, Violet and the others, like all other participating teams, finally figured out the exact location of the arena when it got dark on the first night of the competition.

Where is it located?

We went to the bottom of the lake during the day to install these lighting equipment, and then turned on these non-dazzling blue light beams after nightfall. Staff staying on the water need to confirm that all lighting devices placed underwater are

It's all installed where it should be, and everything works fine.

"The seal will be set up at the designated location an hour or two before the official start of the game tomorrow morning. And tonight, if any of you want to take advantage of the darkness to go under the water to conduct preliminary investigations on the game site, then

I’m not against it, but I definitely won’t support it.”

When the vice-principal said the above words, it was already late. Therefore, although theoretically, all participating teams can use this night to conduct preliminary underwater investigations. However, as long as they consider tomorrow's

When the game starts, everyone will realize that conducting site surveys in advance is not worth the gain.

"The seal has not been placed at the designated location, so even if we go into the water now, at best we can only understand the environment under the lake. This is actually not of much use to us. Moreover, it is a waste of sleep on the same night

It’s not wise to waste time to conduct pre-investigation.”

If you don't get enough sleep, it will definitely affect your performance when participating in the competition the next day. Violet will never stay up late on the first night of the competition, thus causing her own poor performance.

It is impossible to imagine how halfway through reciting the spell, the magic cannot be cast due to a sudden yawn. This will make people feel so sick and speechless, and Violet can't do it.

I just fully observed the lighting equipment before falling asleep.

Like the previous game, the playing field for the next game is also a large enough circle. When there was no lighting equipment at the beginning, it was thought that these things should be distributed equidistantly around the playing field.

, but after seeing the real thing, Violet realized that her initial idea was wrong.

They are not arranged at equal intervals. All the lighting equipment located at the edge of the arena are close to each other or spread apart in twos and threes. There is no clearly defined distance between each other.

"Their lighting arrangement must have been done deliberately." After the lighting facilities were turned on, she immediately saw the blue light shining directly from the bottom of the water. Violet did not believe that the organizers of the competition

Workers who stay on the water will not notice that these vertically upwardly propagating rays are not equally spaced from each other.

After such an obvious problem appeared for several hours, and no staff was seen adjusting its position, Violet had every reason to doubt this, "I think the lighting in the second game was actually

The moment the equipment has just been turned on, it is considered a start."

Because these specially arranged lighting equipment at a certain distance were obviously intentionally placed in these locations, I believe this approach definitely has a profound meaning. Violet and the other participating teams beside him also saw this scene.

I thought of going together.

"We have to figure out why the organizers of the competition set up such a setting, and we have to compete with all other participating teams to see who can solve this puzzle the fastest. If we can get a correct answer before launching into the water tomorrow

answer, then maybe we can use the clues provided by the official to consider where the seals are most likely to be placed."