Chapter 261 Before the Game

Rita leaves the Slytherin Chamber.

During the day, she was still a special correspondent for the Daily Prophet, traveling around to collect information suitable for reporting. After getting off work, she automatically became a foreign intelligence officer of the Sleeping Dragon Society, and entered all the information she obtained in a day into a double-sided mirror encrypted by a triple alchemical lock using the "Qianlong Code" written by Xie Lin himself.

The other end of the double-sided mirror is directly linked to the intelligence team in charge of Susan Bones of the Sleeping Dragon Society. This method of operation bypasses the house elves' intelligence transport process. The intelligence can be delivered to the target faster and more efficiently. However, the collection and production of raw materials for this double-sided mirror is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive, and cannot be carried out on a large scale. The scope promotion is temporarily limited to Rita alone.

Rita's own intelligence network is very widespread, and it already has well-trained informants and intelligence personnel. The coverage rate is quite astonishing. Her addition immediately more than doubled the intelligence sources that Schelling harvested every day.

The intelligence team led by Susan suddenly felt a lot of pressure on their shoulders. They decrypted, analyzed, and integrated the collected intelligence, and connected two seemingly unrelated messages. It was not a simple job, and their manpower was suddenly stretched.

In order to solve the manpower problem of the intelligence team, Xie Lin also allowed Susan to borrow and dispatch manpower from other groups to help, but Xie Lin knew that this was only a temporary solution, not the root cause. To completely eradicate this problem, magic will eventually be needed.

Referring to the Muggle method of solving big data analysis with the explosion of information technology in later generations, what Schelling needs is an "artificial intelligence" with the ability to think independently, an alchemical product similar to Aquila the Eagle and the Sorting Hat. The former was produced solely by Ravenclaw himself, while the latter was jointly produced by the four founders.

The four founders each have their own strengths, and each is a top figure in their own field. The breadth and depth of knowledge combined by the four of them is naturally beyond the reach of Xie Lin. But Schelling has his own advantages. In the development of more than a thousand years, the magic world has abandoned many powerful ancient magics, but it has greatly improved in terms of life, convenience, and versatility.

What's more, for more than a thousand years, there have been as many amazing wizard geniuses as stars, but they are by no means a handful - Palaser, Nicol Flamel, and Connelly in the world of alchemists. ·Agriba and so on all have unique features that surpass their predecessors.

The era these predecessors lived in was much more open than it was more than a thousand years ago. Wizards no longer treasured their knowledge. These famous wizards were willing to write books and publish them for their research institutes, share their knowledge publicly, and promote the development of the entire magical world. develop.

Of course, they must also have a lot of secret secrets that are hidden in the secrets. They are limited to the inheritance within their respective families and are passed down as the basis for their descendants to maintain the strength of their families. But it cannot be denied that in their era, the mobility and popularization of knowledge were much more advanced than those of the four founders.

Schelling owns all the inheritance of Nico Flamel, and he also has almost all the "non-secret" inheritances of several other top famous alchemists in the world of wizards. There are quite a few in the Malfoy family library alone. , not to mention that Schelling also gained more from the old Blake house and Ella's cabin.

Standing on the shoulders of many predecessors, Schelling believes that he will never lose to the wizards from thousands of years ago. One day, he will be able to develop and create his own "magical artificial intelligence."

A few weeks passed quickly, and June 24th arrived in the blink of an eye.

This day is the last day of the exam week, and it is also the day when the finals of the Triwizard Tournament are held.

On the day of the competition, the breakfast table of the little wizards was very lively.

The sound of fluttering wings came from above - the owl that delivered the message had arrived.

Harry was very happy. He received the lucky card from Sirius. Although it was just an ordinary piece of parchment with nothing written on it and only a muddy paw print, Harry felt like he had found a treasure, because in In his heart, Sirius was the only relative he had in this life. But his good mood did not last long——

A screeching owl brought Hermione the morning's Daily Prophet as usual. She opened the newspaper, glanced at the front page, and immediately squirted a mouthful of pumpkin juice all over the newspaper.

Ron grabbed it and only glanced at the title. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "No way, it just happened to be today, this old cow."

"What?" Harry was not an idiot. Looking at the faces of the two of them, he probably guessed what was going on, so he couldn't help but ask, "Rita Skeeter wrote about me again, didn't she?"

Although both Ron and Hermione wanted to hide the newspaper, they couldn't help the dangerously angry look in Harry's eyes and the pressure in his tone. In the end, Ron could only reluctantly hand the newspaper to Harry.

As soon as Harry opened it, he saw his own photo. In the photo, he had a gloomy expression and fierce eyes. The title above was clearly visible:

"Harry Potter - Disturbed and Emotionally Dangerous

The boy who defeated the mysterious man is emotionally unstable and possibly quite dangerous, special reporter Rita Skeeter reports. Shocking evidence has recently been revealed of Harry Potter's strange behavior, casting doubt on his suitability to compete in such a demanding competition as the Triwizard Tournament, or even to attend school at Hogwarts.

The Daily Prophet exclusively disclosed that Harry Potter often had fits at school and told people that the scar on his forehead hurt... In the divination class last Monday, a reporter from the Daily Prophet witnessed Potter rushing out of the classroom. He claimed that the scar hurt so much that he could not continue attending classes... Senior experts from St. Mungo's said that Porter's brain may have been affected by the mysterious man's magic. He insisted that the scar still hurt, indicating that he was mentally confused...

The Daily Prophet also discovered some disturbing circumstances about Harry Potter, which the principal of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, has been carefully covering up... Hogwarts fourth-year student De Raccoon Malfoy revealed that Harry Potter could speak Parseltongue, was once considered the heir to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, and was the real culprit behind attacks on many students... He also made friends with werewolves and giants, for power. I can do it all...

Snake whisperers have always been regarded as black magic. In fact, the most famous Parseltongue of our time is none other than You-Know-Who himself. An unnamed member of the Defense Against the Dark Arts said he believed any snake whisperer should be closely investigated... Likewise, people who associate with evil beings such as werewolves and giants are often violent...

Albus Dumbledore should consider whether it would be appropriate to allow such a boy to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. There were fears that Potter's desire to win would lead him to use dark magic. The third event will be held tonight. "

Not to mention how annoyed and angry Harry was.

At the Slytherin long table, Draco's three followers bent over with laughter.

Although Draco did not mock or tease Harry as childishly as in the original book, nor did he make faces like tapping his forehead with his fingers, making mad faces, or sticking out his tongue like a snake. But all the young wizards couldn't help but snicker at Draco's masterpiece. Even Theodore Nott, who was always quiet and didn't like to be involved in these gossips, had a smile on his cold face.

"Hahaha, it's really yours!" Blaise Chabini patted Draco's shoulder, "I'm sure Potter and the others must be disgusted to death now. I don't think many people will sympathize with him... "

"That's for sure," Pansy took over. "That skinny monkey with the lightning scar doesn't even look in the mirror. How can he be so virtuous and capable? Why should he compete with our Xie Lin for the Triwizard Championship?"

Xie Lin smiled faintly and said nothing.

Xie Lin is no longer as concerned about the movements of Harry's trio as he was in previous semesters.

In the past, he paid attention to Harry and the others not so that the author could force the plot and word count. Anyone who thought that way must have failed in reading comprehension. The real reason is——

Xie Lin wanted to take advantage of being able to predict the plot and maximize the benefits attached to the plot. This is how he became the hero who killed the basilisk, harvested the raw materials of the basilisk corpse, and his first A person with a halo of fame.

Now, his reputation, connections, and resources have long left Harry far behind. The value of Harry, the tool who guides the plot, is no longer dispensable to Schelling. In other words, Xie Lin no longer needs to pay attention to Harry and the others, nor does he no longer need to pay attention to the direction of the original plot——

He has his own path to take!

Draco used Rita to prank Harry. In Schelling's view, it was at best satisfying Draco's own bad taste. As Draco said, there was no need for him to take action himself, and there was no risk or cost. ,Why not do it?

Therefore, although Schelling would not encourage Draco to do this, he would not stop Draco either.