Chapter 902 Unexpected Tactics

"Quidditch is still very safe. Your considerations are really unnecessary..."

In the stands of Hogwarts, Draven watched the game in the sky with interest and said casually.

"Professional competitions pursue performance advantages. There is no need to add any limiters to broomsticks. Things like impact shields are naturally good, but they are just icing on the cake and miss the point at all."

After lunch and a short break of more than half an hour, the second game of the day began.

Compared to the close contest in the morning, this game was obviously much more boring.

The Hufflepuff team is almost the favorite to win the championship this semester. Their captain Cedric Diggory is now recognized as the top seeker in Hogwarts, and with Hannah Abbott joining the pursuit team After changing the hand position, Hufflepuff has more ways to end the game - according to the Quidditch rules, if a team is knocked down by all members, it will be directly awarded a loss.

As a "temporary teammate" who had trained together, Delevingne knew all too well how scary that shy girl was.

You know, at least a quarter of the pits on the Jurassic Quidditch pitch were made by Hannah.

Perhaps a team with rich experience and a tacit understanding of cooperation can resist this strange style of play. For example, the two teams in the morning were able to win by pulling together, but this kind of miracle will never happen in a team composed of pure newcomers.

Draven looked at the young face under the silver-white robe in the sky and said with pity.

"This is not a confrontation of the same magnitude at all. If they all change to the latest version of Nimbus 2001, they may be able to use the speed advantage of the broom to get around, but with the Sweep series alone... failure is just a matter of time..."

"..."

Ognechka frowned and did not speak. Instead, she wrote a few lines in the notebook and handed it to her side.

"Oh, Mr. Ogg said that if 'bludger invisibility' is added to the new broom, it can reduce the risk of players being hit. The priority of these things should be the first priority - only those who survive can attack. Chance."

Frank took the book and looked at it, coughed slightly, and said softly politely.

According to the Foundation's third-category contact rules, Muggle researchers in the "Academy City" area are not allowed to speak directly to other wizards without special approval. All conversations must be relayed by accompanying Foundation field members.

However, in the eyes of Delevingne and others, these became the label of a lonely and eccentric old wizard.

From the introduction to each other, to eating, and now watching the game together, this "old wizard" has not said a word to them. All the conversations are relayed by the young wizard named Frank next to him.

Of course, in the magical world, wizards with weird habits like this are not uncommon.

Generally speaking, the more capable a magic craftsman is, the more different his temper and character are from ordinary people.

Especially in extremely niche professions such as potion masters, wand craftsmen, and broomstick makers, this is an extremely common thing. In comparison, Mr. Ogg's eccentricities are not so bad. …

On the other hand, judging from the previous questions at the dinner table, this "Sugoi Chief Technician" obviously has something.

"This... um, Mr. Ogg? You see, in most cases, players can use skills to avoid damage."

Draven turned back to look at the taciturn "old wizard", shrugged his shoulders, pointed at Ginny in the sky, who had narrowly escaped Hannah's "Quaffle Sniper" again, and chose to continue the conversation at the dinner table. That discussion never ended.

"Bludger misdirection, Bludger invisibility...these are all redundant."

"In fact, in the eyes of top Quidditch players, Bludgers are sometimes a cover. In the long history of Quidditch, there have been so many techniques for dealing with Bludgers that wizards with some flying talent simply don't know how to do. Hit by a Bludger."

After a slight pause for half a second, Draven's eyes fell on Hannah, who had just attacked.

"For example, look at Miss Hannah, the Chaser on the Hufflepuff team. The opponent tried to use the Bludger to contain her actions, but she had obviously noticed the opponent's actions. At this time, she only needed to move slightly to the side. With a small body position, you can perfectly miss the Bludger. This tactical move is very common in professional Quidditch games and is called..."

boom!

There was a sudden loud noise in mid-air.

Looking at the oncoming Bludger, Hannah waved it calmly.

Immediately afterwards, the shiny black Bludger flew in the direction it came from at a faster speed, forcing the two boys who were the batters of the freshman team to roll around with their broomsticks in their arms for a week and a half before they rolled around in embarrassment. Escaped pursuit.

"...Uh, okay, this can be considered a kind of Quidditch skill."

The corner of Draven's mouth twitched, and he scratched his cheek helplessly.

After more than a month of careful preparation of the "Bloody Brunia" package, the members of the England national team can now barely hit the Bludger that has not reached the highest speed with their fists. It would be easier if they have a bat. .

But this kind of casual counterattack with bare hands is still a skill that only Miss Hannah and Coach Kaslana have for the time being.

"Quidditch is very simple. Generally speaking, it means faster and more accurate."

Draven selectively ignored the accident just now and looked at the thoughtful "old wizard" and continued.

It’s not that he is too determined to win or lose and must win or lose in the debate.

Mainly because as the only official designated partner of the England Quidditch National Team, the parameters of [Sugoi] Broomstick Company's new generation of broomsticks have a very intuitive impact on them - whether it is a test pilot, spokesperson, debut... these The roles are all played by Delevingne and others. For the sake of the next game, he must express his views as clearly as possible.

Obviously, the [Sugoi] broomstick company probably took this issue into consideration, and took advantage of this Hogwarts Quidditch match to specially arrange for them to meet with the broom manufacturers to communicate with each other and discuss the issues of the new generation of broomsticks.

As a professional Quidditch player, the method Delevingne is most familiar with is naturally to explain it in conjunction with the game.

"Let's take the current situation on the field as an example..."

"The Hufflepuff House team now has an absolute advantage. Hannah Abbott's sniper range can radiate from the midfield to the entire field, which means that her ball speed is equivalent to the speed of a broomstick - if Hufflepuff chooses For Gryffindor's quick attack, they only need to move half the distance of the freshman team. This is a reflection of personal strength, and it is difficult to make up for it through broom performance..."

Delevingne glanced at Ognechka, who was writing furiously in a small book, and sighed helplessly.

He could understand the old man's thoughts very well. Top broomstick manufacturers always hope that they can create brooms that can easily control the game. However, it turns out that broomsticks are just broomsticks and they cannot replace people.

Impact protection, emergency braking, angle of attack limiter, Bludger invisibility...

There is no doubt that [Sugoi] company obviously wants to create a multi-functional broom that transcends the times.

However, in Draven's view, they carried too many redundant thoughts on that broom, at least he didn't think he would be able to use those protective means - a month after being shot down by Elena, he It's completely transformed now.

"Actually, the real possibility of breaking the game is not in the head-on confrontation, but on the seeker's side..."

Draven raised his head and looked at Cedric Diggory, who was hovering in the sky, shook his head and commented softly.

"Hufflepuff's seeker is obviously quite experienced. He maintains height and speed from beginning to end, which allows him to always have the best view in the field. He is high-altitude and high-speed. This is the most popular Quidditch today. . But in my opinion, he is obviously a bit outdated. The future Quidditch confrontation will definitely belong to the world of energy mobility theory... Well, I'm sorry, you may not understand what I am talking about..."

"US Air Force anti-aircraft doctrine, I know, continue—"

For the first time, Ognechka suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice.

Immediately, the old man reacted quickly, quickly lowered his head and scribbled a few lines on his notebook, and patted the blank-eyed Mr. "This is Magic" next to him, hoping that he would quickly help convey the communication content.

The theory of energy dynamics, this theory Ognechka is really familiar with.

As a senior expert at the former Sukhoi Design Bureau, he has been dealing with this American theory almost all his life. It is like a word engraved in DNA, so much so that the moment he heard it, he suddenly forgot that he could not relate to it. A ban on speaking to other wizards.

U.S. Air Force? Anti-empty theory?

At the same time, Delevingne and Frank both frowned in unison.

For Delevingne, he had vaguely heard these terms mentioned by Elena Kaslana before, but the cute and scary tactical head coach didn't explain much about them. He was just a little surprised at this time. This "old wizard" actually knew it too.

Frank's thoughts here are much simpler and more direct——

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people around, he almost took out his wand and performed "time backtracking". According to the Tianming Group's field pre-job training manual, once such a small-scale leak occurred, an amnestic erasure would be immediately performed on all personnel present. .

As for now...

Frank ignored the notebook handed to him and silently held the badge in his arms.

He must now make a judgment on whether to terminate this conversation and call the "WIB" team to prepare for subsequent mop-up processing - the Tianming Group's mothership is above, and he is 100% sure to handle this minor accident properly, but …

"You talk too much, Draven..."

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in Frank's ears.

The three of them turned around suddenly and saw Elena Kaslana sitting sideways on an old broom, swinging her two cute little white legs leisurely floating in the air behind them, as if they had been a long time ago. It's always been there.

"Those are tactical secrets. Even if [Sugoi] is our partner, these are not suitable for discussion in public."

Elena glanced at Frank, who was frozen in action, her eyes still stayed on Draven, and continued.

"By the way, watch the game carefully and don't get distracted. The freshman team is not as weak as you think - in fact, if you look carefully, you will find that the team in trouble is Hufflepuff... "

————

————

Great!