Two days later, it was the first game of the Beast Arena. After a week of vigorous publicity and voting statistics, the goblins selected three ferocious beasts. Although the fire dragon received high votes, it "unfortunately" failed to make the list. Bai Lin I guess Patrice did it out of "cost" considerations, or because he wanted to put the Fire Dragon in later games.
The three beasts finally selected were: ocelot, acromantula and chimera. Patrice also published a special piece of popular science information on these three beasts in the Daily Prophet. Of course, the focus was on which celebrity had died at the hands of these beasts, such as this:
Chimera: Native to Greece, it is a very bloodthirsty and violent magical creature. It has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a fire dragon. The famous Caerphilly Crossbow Quidditch player "Dangerous" Dail Llewellyn was killed by a Chimera while on holiday in Greece.
Below is a photo of a ferocious Chimaira. The children were so scared that they couldn't sleep after seeing it.
In short, the excitement has reached its peak. On the day of the competition, the zoo was already crowded with tourists early in the morning. Many tourists came with tents and tablecloths. The troll security guard had been complaining to Patrice about too many tourists. It couldn't be managed, but Patrice obviously expected many garden directors to take charge of the work, so he could only mobilize a large number of manpower from private estates again.
However, the large number of people means that today's profits will explode. Goblin employees are already selling lottery tickets and handing out posters of Challengers and Beasts in the crowd.
And Bai Lin didn't do anything in the past two days. He spent 500 Galleons to borrow 10 house elves from the Hogwarts kitchen. Because it was summer vacation, the school's kitchen obviously didn't need so many elves. As a chef, and leisure is the biggest "sin" of a house elf, Bai Lin feels that he has the "best of both worlds".
Dumbledore thanked Bai Lin for his generosity and said that the 500 galleons would be used for the school's repair work. Bai Lin thought to himself, what are you doing with it, if the labor and management are in charge...
So not only was the canteen fully staffed, but there were also house elves walking among the crowd carrying boxes of oriental delicacies, with a sign hanging behind them: For every meal purchased, 5 Knuts will be used for injured animals. Rescue. Bai Lin thought to himself that if Patrice knows how to do marketing, wouldn't labor and management not do it?
The real game takes place after dusk, when the sky just darkens. Just like the Colosseum in ancient Rome, the arena lights up the entire venue with large fire pits. The stands are packed with seats, except for wizards from France and Italians around them. , Germany... Many wizards also came after hearing the news. After all, there are too few things for wizards to entertain themselves. Quidditch is one, followed by Gwent. People are eager for an exciting new thing. Bai Bai Lin thought that maybe he could hold a wizard draft and become popular.
Although the contestants were all new faces, the audience still brought many banners and slogans to show their support for the challengers. After all, they all placed bets, so they had to roar in support.
Patrice selected two young bounty hunters. One was from Ukraine, tall and mighty, and gave him the nickname "Polar Bear Warrior." The second one was from a beautiful country, with a medium build and a little thin. I heard that He was a surgeon in the Muggle world, so Patrice gave him the nickname "Doctor Death", which was pretty decent.
By coincidence, Bai Lin got the Acromantula. Bai Lin shouted, "What's the use of a spider?" However, the summoning illustrated book shows that continuing to seal the adult Acromantula may activate new summoning spells.
In Patrice's passionate introduction, the "Polar Bear Warrior" was the first to appear. He will face the Cat Leopard, the king of the jungle.
The polar bear was wearing a white fur coat. Bai Lin looked at it speechless for a while. He saw that it was something done by the "organizer". In order to fit in with the image of the nickname, this guy must be very hot. However, he was two meters tall, and he really looked like a big white bear. He held a big ax in his hand and looked like a mighty tiger.
The audience stood up and cheered, as if they were welcoming a hero or a star, but they didn't know that this guy was still an amateur yesterday, which shows the commercial effects of paid voting and betting.
Patrice waved his hand, and several wizards cast spells on the central platform. Suddenly, the flat stone platform began to change its terrain. In less than two minutes, it suddenly turned into a jungle terrain. The ground was muddy and slippery, with huge banyan trees, Myrtle, Brazil fruit... occupy the entire site, but these plants are scenery created by magic. The audience does not have to worry about challengers and beasts being blocked by the tree canopy. The location of the challenger will make the surrounding scenery transparent to the audience.
"This is quite convenient. It seems that Patrice spent a lot of money!" Bai Lin opened the door curtain a crack from the preparation area and clicked his tongue while looking at it.
"Polar Bear" finally took off his coat, and the bald man inside was indeed sweating profusely. He wore tight leather armor and a horn helmet, dressed like a Viking warrior, but Bai Lin didn't They would regard him as a brainless wizard who can make a living out of bounty missions. Generally, he is not a vegetarian.
The polar bear roared and jumped into the jungle arena. At the other end of the arena, a large cage rose from the ground. The cage was dark. When the iron gate slowly opened, a yellow-brown figure flashed away, and the audience I didn't even see what was coming out.
"So fast!" Bai Lin looked solemn. The name of the cat leopard sounded very similar to the ocelot cat on the earth where Bai Lin used to live. It sounded harmless and cute, but the speed at which it sprang out proved that it was It is a very powerful jungle predator.
"The cat and leopard are similar in size to a leopard, which seems very inconspicuous among the giant beasts that are often dozens of feet in size. However, the Ministry of Magic classifies its danger level as XXXXX because countless wizards who underestimated them have been killed by the cat and leopard in the jungle. Hunt, tell the world with blood and life that speed and agility are the rules of survival in the jungle!" An old man's voice came from the radio, which was the animal expert invited by Patrice from the Ministry of Magic.
Although the venue was quite large, the polar bear and the cat and leopard had already fought in less than three minutes. It seemed that Patrice had starved the cat and leopard for at least two days, making the predator eager to attack the polar bear.
The polar bear put on armor to protect himself. The cat and leopard flew past the polar bear like a streak of yellow lightning. Its sharp claws slashed across the polar bear's back, drawing a long wave on the magic armor. The polar bear He quickly turned around and struck with an axe, but the cat and leopard had long since disappeared.
The second "lightning" flashed behind him again, and the audience exclaimed in surprise, because just these two blows had broken the polar bear's armor protection, and the polar bear could not touch a hair of the cat and leopard at all.
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