HP's Foreign Land

Chapter 500 The first one is wizard chess

Durmstrang's Quidditch court has a flat surface and a wide view. The wind and snow blow from all directions, leaving a thick layer of snow on the court.As far as the eye can see, it is completely white, and the snow has blurred the edge of the court, extending out infinitely. Standing in the court, looking forward, backward, left, and right, it seems that there is no end in sight. People standing here always feel colder than other places. After a long time, the cold and Boundless forces people's functions to show signs of paralysis, and you will find that your legs are a little weak, and this feeling will deepen as the second hand advances.

This is one of the reasons why Durmstrang's Quidditch team can stand out from the crowd among the schools. Hot tears.The Quidditch school team plays, trains, and competes on the court every day. They do physical training in the boundless, hit the ball and shoot the goal to catch the golden snitch in the blizzard. Just imagine, when a person can withstand the threat of paralysis, what else is there? is insurmountable.

There are some exceptions today. The team temporarily evacuated here. In order to build temporary dens for the various research rooms, there are pavilions of all sizes in the originally wide and irritating stadium.The shapes of these pavilions are designated by the chiefs of each department—don’t ask why the chiefs can make their own decisions on this matter again, who makes them still chiefs now—there are stone, metal, wood, etc. There are Baroque, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Carolingian, etc. There is nothing impossible to build, only unexpected.

Most of the pavilions are pavilions, the main structure is covered with pillars, and it is ventilated from all sides, which is very cool.A firewood stove was pre-installed in the pavilion for warmth.In fact, throwing magic on them would not freeze them, but some students were inevitably impatient, and before the house-elf warmed the pavilion, they dropped the magic and messed up in the snow and wind.

The hurried footsteps of the group including Heimdall became slower and slower.

Mr. Orville said worriedly: "Your pavilion..."

"Don't worry, I won't freeze you." Heimdall was very confident, and he was very relieved of Hina's efficiency.

The group of people were in the mood to smile, and their steps became lighter again.After all, no one wants to catch a cold.

When they saw the pavilion belonging to the experimental research laboratory, their doubtful hearts fell back steadily.They smiled appreciatively and patted Heimdall on the shoulder one by one.

"It's still your thoughtfulness!"

Heimdall quickly collected his emotions, trying not to let them find out that he was actually more surprised than them, nodded calmly, and accepted their praise calmly.

"Didn't you expect that?" Victor immediately exposed his duplicity and whispered in his ear.

"I didn't expect that." There are always a few people in a person's life who can't and don't want to be cheated, and Heimdall is no exception.

Squinting his eyes to look up and down the pavilion in the wind and snow, talking to himself in front of its indescribable and unexpected splendor, he shook his head, sighed and smirked helplessly. No one could guess that Stulu What on earth was Mr. Matsu muttering? Even the master who regarded himself as a Rigg researcher admitted that he was helpless.

"This is actually a Chinese tea pavilion?" Heimdall pointed at the pavilion and looked at the master in disbelief. "That's it? Chinese tea booth?"

The master shrugged innocently, not knowing why he was angry.

Heimdall suppressed the unspeakable depression that was entrenched in his chest, "I knew that in this respect, we must not expect anything from the ancients in Europe." Director Strulusson said. If it is elusive, pack up your emotions again and stride forward.

At the entrance of the pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings, Hina greeted everyone with a smile on her face holding a small sign with the words "Experimental Research Laboratory".

Heimdall glanced critically at the finely carved golden pillars and the golden statues surrounding the pier, the kind of meanness revealed in his eyes was unprecedented.

The sensitive house elf couldn't help shrinking his neck, but Chief Sturluson didn't say anything, heaved a big sigh, turned around by the door, and politely entertained the accompanying guests.

It is a relief that the layout of the pavilion is completely copied from the experimental laboratory, otherwise Heimdall would have to find a way to convince himself that they are inside the Chinese tea pavilion, but now, he can tell himself that I am doing experimental research room.

The guests were very satisfied with Heimdall's wise choice, because this pavilion not only has a cover and columns, but also has strong walls that can keep out the wind and rain, and high and wide windows.Rather than saying that this is a pavilion in the general sense, it is better to say that this is a small house.

Chief Stulusson is probably the only one among them who is not very happy. His unhappiness cannot be blamed on anyone, any building, including any ancient Europeans, even Frederick II, who has been dead for more than 200 years, because everything It was all his own wishful thinking, no one forced him, it was his own opinion.

This pavilion belonging to the experimental research laboratory is a replica of the famous "Chinese Tea Pavilion", and it also has a more reliable name "Chinese Building".Director Stulusson shamelessly sneaked away when he heard Victor talk about the Knockworry Palace in Germany, and a large fragment of vagueness remained in his memory. Just talking to himself, he decided that the Chinese tea pavilion is what a Chinese pavilion should look like in his concept.

When Karkaroff asked him to sign the challenge letter and asked him what kind of pavilion he wanted to create, he answered "Chinese tea pavilion" without hesitation.Principal Karkaroff is more knowledgeable than him, and his eyes changed after hearing the answer, and he said in surprise, "I can't see that you still like that model."

Director Sturlusson wishfully misunderstood the implication of the words, and nodded firmly, "I just like that style."

Then, the legendary Chinese tea pavilion sprang up, looking exactly the same, without any Chinese taste at all.In fact, such a result is not surprising. Frederick the Great, who ordered the construction of the China Building, had never been to China, and he had never even left Europe. —Who made Director Strulusson not think about making progress? At the beginning, if you asked the master a little more, nothing would happen.

Some people are still satisfied, such as Lacarlini Jr.

This glittering tea pavilion greatly satisfied the little La Carlini's pursuit of beauty. It is so dazzling, so magnificent--the external structure--the little La Carlini struggled to conceal his joy. Rigg also loves gorgeous and extravagant styles. It seems that they have a common language.Lacarini Jr. has seen a bright future from it, but he hasn't imagined what kind of "beautiful" this "future" is.

"The beautiful Chinese tea pavilion, pillars, sculptures, exterior walls, tiles, color, including its golden paint, are so perfect." Little La Carlini drank the hot tea sent by Hina, with a rare kindness Faces show people.

Chief Sturluson wept.

"Hey, baby, what's the matter?" Victor quickly touched his forehead, and Duncan and the others also surrounded him with inexplicable expressions.

Little Lacarini thought he had said something wrong—it was almost the same—hastily got up, and suddenly realized that it was more gaffe and stupid, and he sat back again.

"You should be proud of your taste." It must be admitted that Lacarini Jr. is not good at comforting people. He didn't even try to understand why the other party was sad, and made comments as a matter of course.

Facing the unexpected situation and not knowing why, Duncan, Benson and others believed it was true, and hurriedly made persistent efforts.

Duncan said: "It's really beautiful, and I was stunned." He was very surprised that Heimdall had made great progress in taste. He knew what kind of vision Heimdall used to be, but now he is simply a dick.

Benson said: "Compared to your original preferences, I really find it hard to believe what I see." The former room chief deserved to be the former room chief, and he dared to tell the truth in front of Heimdall.

"Chinese tea booth, great!" It's hard to believe that Jean Tanestam will also come to comfort people.

However, it became the last straw.

Sturlusson howled even louder.

Victor put his arms around his shoulders, and exchanged dumbfounding looks with Duncan and the others.

After a while, Chief Sturluson took out his handkerchief and blew his nose vigorously, "I'm sorry," he is much calmer now. "I wasn't like this before. I probably spent a long time with emotional people, and I became emotional."

Bonasera, who was standing on a chair and spitting, flashed past everyone's minds, and everyone expressed their understanding.

"This is not a Chinese tea booth, and I don't like this Chinese tea booth either." Director Stulusson thought it should be clear.To tell the truth, he was very encouraged by the shining golden light of this pavilion, and if it hadn't been called that, and if it didn't appear at this time, which seemed to be deliberately contradictory to him, maybe he would have liked it very much.

"But you have to admit, it's exactly the same as the Chinese tea kiosk." Jean Tanestam again.

Heimdall was silent for a while, then turned around and grabbed the master's hand, and said affectionately: "I'm sorry my dear, I will never desert while we are whispering in the future."

(PS: Regarding Wangyou Palace and Chinese tea pavilions, the author has something to say with an introduction, and pictures with the truth O(∩_∩)O)

The first person to knock on the door was a member of the Wizard Chess Lab, the third-year student who first recognized Heimdall.Heimdall had a good impression of him, and his words were clear—unlike their room chief who spoke up and down when his mood fluctuated, which really tested the logical thinking of the listener—he was more stable.

He brought his own wizard chess set.

The third grade seemed a little nervous when he came in, probably because there were more people in the room than he had imagined.Heimdall led him to the desk and handed him a cup of hot tea. The child's lips were purple.

Heimdall waited for him to drink more than half of the glass before asking, "I haven't asked for advice yet, are you..."

The third grade put down the glass cautiously and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, "Papoulias, Pana Papoulias."

"Don't be nervous." Heimdall picked up the teapot and refilled his cup.

"I'll try my best." Papoulias smiled shortly.

Heimdall asked him to put the chessboard on the table, and then said in a relaxed tone: "How many people in your laboratory participated in the challenge this time?"

"just me."

Heimdall opened the lock on the side of the long box calmly, and after opening it was a chess box for placing chess pieces, flattened the cover, and assembled a chessboard on the reverse side—portable wizard chess.

The alumni gathered around one after another, and Papoulias shrugged his shoulders that had just collapsed, and stood there nervously holding his cup.

"This is your younger generation." Heimdall said to Lacarlini Jr., who was still sitting on the sofa drinking tea, as if he didn't intend to join in the fun.Little Lacarlini thought about Heimdall's words, and thought that he had tasted a different meaning, so he decided to join in condescendingly.It's a pity that there will be no one here to cheer for it.

Papoulias' facial nerves were almost paralyzed.

"This is..." Heimdall felt his eyes light up. The colorful chess pieces lay quietly in two rows. He carefully picked up one of the chess pieces, observed it for a while, and squeezed it lightly. The head of the chess piece was slightly sunken. It bounced back quickly.

"Magic Playdough?" Heimdall looked interested.

Papoulias couldn't help but sigh secretly, "Yes." He replied loudly.

"Have you been tested?" Heimdall asked.

"I've done it." Papoulias shrugged. "He showed up in time, so I asked him to do the test first. You will be charged when you come to the door, so I have to bring it." Didn't say the "he" Who it is, both sides know it well.

Heimdall laughed, looking helpless, "This is tradition." He looked at Benson, who smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up. Blue out of blue, or more closely follow the footsteps of the predecessors.

Papoulias took out the test sheet, Heimdall shook his hand, Papoulias took it back, and said with a proud face: "I think I should remind you that my chess piece was given to the previous tester It caused a little trouble."

"Thank you for your reminder." Heimdall placed the lemon-yellow "soldier" in the special storage box for wizard chess on the table. When the chess piece fell, the soldier shook its head, "he must be eating You're having trouble with your pawn."

Papoulias blinked, and even though he didn't get an answer, Heimdall knew he was right.

The ability of magic plasticine lies in the strong self-remodeling ability of the molded things. According to the concept of Muggles, this is actually a very environmentally friendly and convenient material, but for wizards who want to test the performance of chess pieces, its Restorative strong disappointing, it also has super sticky.This has nothing to do with the rules of the game, but a conflict with the barbaric outbursts that Wizard Chess itself emphasizes.Just like Quidditch, wizard chess also pursues sensory impact in terms of visual effects. For example, how to produce a more ornamental destructive effect in the process of eating the opponent's pieces is one of the important criteria for evaluating a pair of wizard chess. .

There is a popular saying in the field of wizard chess manufacturing, and this sentence is also the ultimate pursuit of wizard chess manufacturers, that is - smash it!

Wizards who have played with magic putty know that this kind of playdough will never break.

The third-year work was a little deliberately awkward, and Heimdall began to wonder what Kane wrote in the evaluation report.

Under the expectant eyes of Papoulias, Heimdall did not test the chess pieces immediately, but put a monocular magnifying glass on his eyes step by step—a big eyeball protruded from one end of the magnifying glass, which was a bit Like Moody's magic eye - gather the pieces into another box and start checking the board.When inspecting the chessboard, only the inspector knows what he is doing, and the people watching have long been impatient, gathered around the chess pieces, and commented on them.

The chess pieces in the box can do some simple movements, and the pawns are always shaking their heads in boredom; ; The back swayed left and right; the king was more solemn... motionless.

"It's quite interesting." Benson noticed the unexpected ingenuity of the third grader. He made the chess pieces into the shape of a character, with a big head and a small body, which looked very Q.Although the shape is simple, the lines are smooth, and it is especially interesting to match their silly movements.Movement and shape complement each other.Appearance rating column should get a decent score.Of course, the key still depends on how Rigg evaluates.

On the other end, Heimdall used a ruler to carefully measure whether each line on the chessboard was horizontal and vertical, whether the size of each grid was the same, whether the black and white colors were evenly applied, and whether the surface of the chessboard was polished properly... After he finished testing all this, The corresponding values ​​were written down one by one on the report sheet flying beside him.

Papoulias stood on tiptoe and glanced sideways, and was swept away by the tail of the humanized multicolored quill, and stomped his "feet" on the test list in a seemingly "angry" manner.Papoulias hurriedly raised his hand and backed away.

The big eyeballs turned around in the monocular magnifying glass, which made people feel a little creepy.

Heimdall took out his wand, and when the tip of the wand was aimed at the chessboard, a cluster of starlight-colored sparks burst out. Papoulias was startled, and after a closer look, he found that the tip of Heimdall's wand spit out red flames. Light, like an ink pen, draws red lines along the grid on the chessboard.

What is he doing?Papoulias thought in confusion.

When Heimdall finished drawing all the lines, the top of the chessboard seemed to be covered with a layer of net. Under Heimdall's command, the net pressed down, tightly covering every corner of the chessboard, and then slowly penetrated downward.The lines began to become intermittent, with different shades, and then turned into dotted lines, and the gaps between the breaks became larger and larger, and finally they were completely submerged.

Benson first secretly admired Heimdall's skillful operation of this technique—it seemed that he had worked hard, and then asked Papoulias, "Have you ever done anti-lost connections?"

"What's that?" Papoulias asked back.

At the same time, Heimdall lifted his wand upwards, and the net was pulled up intact.

Benson shrugged.

Papoulias looked at Benson, then at Heimdall who had revoked the magic and was preparing for the next item, and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Is there something wrong with my chessboard?"

"Nothing..." Heimdall said.

"You didn't take any insurance measures." Racarini Jr. interrupted Heimdall suddenly. "Your chess pieces are at risk of being lost during use."

Some naughty little animals like to chase the chess pieces all over the world, such as Hermione's Crookshanks, who like to chase the horse in the wizard chess.If wizard chess has anti-lost measures in the manufacturing process, the chess pieces can be recalled immediately after leaving the board, and more advanced ones will wait until the threat has passed and come back by themselves.

Papoulias was tongue-tied, and in the next second, he took out his notebook and recorded these.

"After all this is over, can I visit you often?" Papoulias looked at Heimdall eagerly.

He got an affirmative answer.

Benson nodded, and Heimdall smiled.

"The next thing is to check the chess pieces, right?" Duncan couldn't help asking, he began to find it interesting, why didn't he often visit the laboratory and research room at school?

Heimdall placed one of the lemon-yellow-based plasticine chess pieces on one side of the chessboard. This set of chess pieces is the "white" side. All Heimdall needs to do is to place his own test pieces. On the opposite side of White, act as the side holding "Black".

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Hina opened it, and the sixth-grade candidate for student union chairman walked in, followed by Kane with a blank face.The sixth-grade brother noticed that everyone was focusing on him, and he smiled calmly, "Aren't you welcome?"

Heimdall was also very calm: "Xina, serve tea."

Kane walked to the table, glanced at it, and said to Heimdall: "Is this going to start testing chess pieces?"

Heimdall responded with action.

He put a black queen on the chessboard. To be precise, it was a black queen that was so red that it turned black, but there was nothing special about it. He saw a long-haired woman sitting on a chair, He remained motionless, looking lifeless.

Kane pursed his lips, thinking that Heimdall was playing tricks again, and this room chief likes to play tricks.

"The entire chess piece is 90mm high and 45mm in diameter at the bottom. It is made of super-grade deep red agate, with beautiful stripes, pure color, translucent, no sand core, and no miscellaneous pieces. The whole chess piece takes about six and a half hours from raw materials to molding."

Chief Sturluson smiled sweetly at the master, "Thank you, Mr. Krum."

"My honor." The master's eyes were always provocative.

The others couldn't help but look at each other, with unnatural expressions on their faces, only Mr. Orville looked normal. As a good friend, he was already numb to the shameless flirting between the two.

Kane has been observing the chess piece, it is still standing there coldly, muttering in his heart, so what?

No way, but for Heimdall and Victor, the Black Queen and its companions are of extraordinary significance.This chess piece was made by Vasilyevich himself. As Victor mentioned before, it took about six and a half hours to easily carve it while flirting with Yolf.

The master once asked himself if he could do this. One time Heimdall's words distracted him and hurt his thumb.

The author has something to say:

Klai Kangwon Palace is one of the highest achievements of German Baroque and Rococo architecture.

Someone once said: The essence of the Prussian royal city is in Potsdam, and the essence of Potsdam is in the Palace of Worry.

The large fountain in front of the palace is composed of circular petal stone carvings, surrounded by four circular flower beds of "Fire", "Water", "Earth" and "Air", and there are vivid statues of gods beside the flower beds.Before the main entrance of the palace, there is a platform ladder with 4 steps and six stages.On both sides of the stairs, set off by the verdant jungle, there are grapes and other plants that are difficult to grow in cold climates.

The whole construction project of Kangyou Palace lasted for 50 years.The whole palace is located on the sand dunes, so it is also known as "the palace on the sand dunes".

The palace on the highest floor is light yellow in appearance, with a front width of 213 meters and more than 200 rooms.The central part of the main hall is a semi-spherical roof, and the two wings are long spines.

There is a hexagonal pavilion in the garden of Wangyou Palace, which is called "Chinese Tea Pavilion".

According to the data, this tea pavilion adopts the traditional Chinese green tiles, gold pillars, umbrella-shaped roof and floor-to-ceiling column structure.The seats in the pavilion are completely imitated by the oriental style.But this was all based on the imagination of Europeans at that time.As a person from the Celestial Dynasty, at first glance, this tea pavilion does not seem to be related to China.

Note ①: Except for the last two sentences, the above text is mainly derived from "World Cultural and Natural Heritage", some words have been slightly changed, but they are not original.Let's see these European palaces and so on are basically passed by in a flash, and I can't write such a technical description.

Note ②: I still use Laomei’s photobucket. If the barbecued pork buns are displayed, please refresh them several times.