HP's Foreign Land

Chapter 651 Fly Balkan

[Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen and ladies, ladies and gentlemen, here is the annual 'Fly Balkan' wizard carnival, if you are the first If you hear about this event for the first time, my colleagues and I will tell you with great pride: the Balkans have been flying for two centuries!It's not too late for you to join us!If you choose to be here this year and be a part of this world-renowned celebration, we can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

[This year's Balkan Wizards Carnival is held on the coast of the Aegean Sea, hosted by the Greek Ministry of Magic. On the shore of this blue island sea, Greek friends, please greet the world loudly!Wow wow wow, friends in front of the radio, did you hear that, the Greek wizards are so enthusiastic, our ears can hardly stand it.Of course, we must not forget the hot and lively Greek beauties. One can imagine how boring the carnival would be without them.

【If you are not participating in the Balkan Wizards Carnival for the first time, you will definitely be shocked by the scale of this year when you come to the scene.Yes, all the past 187 sessions, this year's 188 sessions have attracted the attention of the entire Balkans, everyone is here, between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, etc., Serbia China, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey also sent teams of various activities to participate in the carnival.

[Welcome to join the celebration team of the 188th Wizarding Carnival, Balkan welcomes you! ! ! 】Heimdall shuttled through the excited and screaming crowd, followed by Draco, who was laughing and covering his ears.

They passed a stall draped in red and colorful colors.

"Want some ice cream?" Heimdall asked.

Draco was about to nod when a young girl with a single ball cone suddenly burst into tears, and her companion laughed like a cramp.The faces of the two were flushed, and they seemed to be in great pain.

"It's okay, it's okay," the ice cream stall owner had already targeted the two cousins, seeing them staring at the two little girls in amazement, he quickly explained loudly, and drove away the little girl who was hindering the business. "My ice cream is so delicious."

"It's so delicious that it makes people cry and laugh in public?" Master Malfoy couldn't accept it at all. If so, he would rather not swallow it.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on the stall owner's face, "They were just unlucky and got the crying ball and the laughing ball."

"What are the Cryball and the Smileball?" Heimdall asked.

"Two different rewards." The stall owner moved away from his stall and pointed to the turntable placed on the long table. "Do you want to try your luck, you two? Maybe you can get the big prize."

"What's the grand prize?" Draco was clearly interested.He stared intently at the turntable covered with flowers.

The stall owner pointed to a long and narrow piece of gold on the turntable, so long and narrow that one would think it was the dividing line between two rewards if one didn't look carefully.It says rainbow ice cream, which means you get a seven-ball cone for free.

Director Sturlusson secretly cursed a profiteer.

Draco was eager to try, and handed over three silver Sickles—Merlin's beard!Director Sturluson growled in his heart, every August, the three silvers might buy discounted sweet orange or mint flavored four-ball ice cream at the Florin's Cold Drinks, four-ball- rubbing hands, pushing the turntable hard, Under the enthusiastic gaze of Master Malfoy, the pointer stopped at the column of chocolate balls.Chief Sturluson raised his eyes, and vaguely saw a four-ball cone with wings falling into the hands of the bearded Merlin.

Although Master Malfoy was disappointed, as he grew older, he gradually grasped the importance of self-deprecation and optimism, and now he seldom tried his best to get into the horns when he was unhappy like a few years ago.

"At least not the lolball and the cryball," Draco said, taking a bite of the plain but safe chocolate cone. "Oh, it's okay."

The ice cream stall owner kept smiling and pretended not to hear Master Malfoy's comments.

"Won't this gentleman get involved?" Draco's enthusiasm usually comes and goes quickly, and perhaps the stall owner saw this and moved the center of "blackmail" to Heimdall.

Heimdall shook his head, looking dispirited.

Draco said to the stall owner, "Unless you pass it on to him for nothing, or change the first prize to something more tangible, it will be hard to arouse my cousin's interest."

The stall owner didn't give up lobbying, and didn't take Draco's words to heart, which meant that he became more courageous after frustration.

Draco shrugged and continued eating the chocolate ice cream he had "bought" for three silver Sickles.

Heimdall listened expressionlessly to the stall owner's description of their ancestral rainbow ice cream. All in all, everything can be touched, which is as exciting as the false advertisements on TV with a bunch of extras to fool the audience.

The stall owner was talking about passion when he heard Heimdall suddenly say, "Where's your business license?" The stall owner froze instantly.

"What did you say?" The stall owner forcefully smiled.

"I didn't see you hanging the business license issued by the Greek Ministry of Magic. It's a silver sign with the authorization of the Ministry of Magic. Other booths have it. Why don't you have it here?" Heimdall looked around, pretending to be surprised.

"I, I didn't bring it out..." The stall owner hurriedly backed away and evacuated into the stall.

"That can't be done. If you can't get a permit, I will complain to the relevant department about your illegal operation and ask you to return my cousin's money." Heimdall said confidently.

The stall owner pulled hard on the pull rope beside the stall, and the red, green, blue and purple awning collapsed with a bang, covering the stall and the stall owner.

Draco stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand to pull up the obstructing curtain, and there was no one behind.

The wizards around didn't know what was going on, and surrounded them curiously. Many of them held three silver Sickles in their hands, and they looked like they volunteered and waited to be fooled. The early closing of ice cream stalls is really abrupt and puzzling.

"He ran away!" Draco looked at the leftover cone in his hand, and angrily threw it into the trash can that flew right beside him. "I'm going to complain! He's a liar!"

"Don't bother my dear, the Greek Ministry of Magic is very busy." Heimdall pulled him away from there.

"No, I can't swallow this breath!"

"After I go back, I'll find out for you whether anyone cares about this matter."

Draco hesitated, "Does the Greek Ministry of Magic care? He doesn't have a license to operate."

"That's my nonsense."

The cousin was dumbfounded, "Nonsense?"

"Yes, there is no business license at all, no, maybe there is, but if you look at the scene, who else is going to check what license, and who else can think of a license, as long as it doesn't hurt your stomach. Anyway, he can't eat more than a year. Lie to me just once." Even so, Heimdall asked more worriedly, "Does your stomach hurt? Do you want to go to the bathroom?"

"..." Draco shook his head. "In no mood."

"Then let's go to the stadium. If we go late, we won't be able to find a good position."

According to the tradition of the Balkan Wizards Carnival in previous years, they will arrange a large event as the opening ceremony.Last year's organizer, the Albanian Ministry of Magic, paid too much attention to the carnival and invested a lot of financial and material resources in the preparation period. The high workload caused dissatisfaction among local wizards.A sudden strike by the maintenance department of the Albanian Ministry of Magic caused trouble for the preparations for the carnival, and the opening time was delayed again and again.

When the Minister of Magic promised to increase the salary of the maintenance department in front of the media and quelled the farce, on the same day that the carnival opened, the traffic management department took over the baton of the maintenance department and went on strike.On that day, all wizard fireplaces, door keys, etc. in Albania were paralyzed.Nearly half of the wizards in Albania were stuck between the two fireplaces, and the remaining half were lost to an unknown place by a malfunctioning portkey. It is certain that this "somewhere" is definitely not the destination.

On the opening day of the carnival, the world-renowned wizard choir invited to perform the opening performance sang as scheduled in the center of the huge venue. It is expected that there will be a few listless wizards sitting here and there in the packed auditorium. The total number of people present is less than one-third of the seats.This part of the wizard used Apparition.

Wizards on broomsticks and horse-drawn carts were in a mess in the suddenly noisy sky because of the unpredictable weather.

In the words of the founder of the Balkan Wizarding Carnival and the head of the leading organization of the World Wizarding Carnival: "It was like a disaster."

The Greek Minister of Magic, who took over the flag from the dour Albanian Minister of Magic, firmly assured wizarding carnival advocacy groups that such a situation would never be repeated in Greece.It will only be bigger, more lively, and more famous.Judging from the current scale and number of participants, Greece has basically achieved the expected goal.

Next is one of the highlights of this year's Balkan Carnival, the opening ceremony.The Greek Ministry of Magic did not use the same form of performance as in previous years for the opening. In order to reflect the respect of Greek wizards for the carnival, it also showed that Greek wizards were more hospitable than Albanian wizards who "lacked the international spirit".The Minister of Magic spent a lot of money and invited two professional Quidditch teams to hold a practice match as the opening ceremony of this year's carnival.

Nowadays, the suspension order of the International Quidditch League has not yet been fully lifted. The teams are preparing for new players and new plans, and there is not much enthusiasm for participating. Therefore, it is difficult for wizards in Europe to see professional international competitions.The Greek Ministry of Magic opened up opportunities for the people of the Balkans.

On the opening day, wizards scrambled into Greece, and the Mediterranean coast seemed to be full of population exchanges. At the southernmost tip of the Balkans surrounded by the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, the river of gold gathered by the Golden Galleons was in front of the sea. Bin billowing.

When Heimdall and Draco came to the temporary stadium specially built for the carnival, there was still an hour before the start of the game, and the venue was already packed with nearly [-]% of the audience.

Since the outbreak of the strange disease at the end of last year, people have rarely had the opportunity to sit in the stadium and watch the game like now, especially in the initial stage of the outbreak of the strange disease, everyone hid at home and listened to the radio.The previous Quidditch match was like an opera that the Italians watched in their spare time—the actors interrupted the performance when they felt unwell. Catch up on errands.

No matter what, that's all over. Today, everyone only thinks about this game, and they can't stop guessing about the origins of the two teams.The Greek Ministry of Magic, which claims to announce the name of the team on the day of the game, has gained a lot of attention with this gimmick.It is gratifying that the team they have spent a lot of money on is definitely worth looking forward to than those third-rate teams that make up their numbers. What is even more reassuring is that the Greek Ministry of Magic will not allow them to complete the game within 5 minutes.

Heimdall and Draco found two friends, Carlo and Jeanne, on the west stand. Draco had just complained about a chocolate cone, when the huge billboard in the north scrolled a message written in English, Romanian and Gold subtitles in Greek.

The team's name appears.

Pallas Gold Helms VS Basteto Vulcans

There was silence in the stadium for nearly 15 seconds, people couldn't believe their eyes, and then, fierce screams broke out in the stadium.Everyone happily discussed which of the two participating teams was stronger and weaker, what advantages each had, and what honors they had won before.The wizards hold their own opinions and have their own support objects.

"Pallas Gold Helm? A Quidditch team headquartered in Valencia, Spain." Mr. Carlo Jones quickly reported the origin of this team. "The best result in previous years is sixth in the overall score list, and the best result in Europe is second. The strength is strong and cannot be underestimated."

Jeanna thought of something and said, "Isn't it the new club of Willie Danle? Will Willie Danle play today?"

"I don't think so," Draco said. "Dan Le only plays in key games, which is called preserving his strength. Today is just a practice match for friendly participation. There is no professional media at the scene, not a single well-known Quidditch researcher is here, and there is no one in the stadium It’s full of his loyal followers, all eating, drinking, and joking around, it’s no wonder he’s willing to end up.”

"Isn't he getting married?" Yael said. "Probably concentrating on serving the rich fiancée, she must be too busy asking about her health and striving for a good husband, and has no time to enjoy the people."

Friends laughed.

Heimdall suddenly thought of a sentence: If you do many injustices, you will die yourself.

He didn't mention the little-known "secrets" about Willie Danle to his friends, but as Danle climbed up step by step, those eager for success are gradually revealing his true face of hypocrisy to the world , I believe that in the near future, the whole world will know what the upright and kind Willie Danle is really like.

The broadcast, which had been suspended for a while, rang over people's heads, and it seemed that they were preparing for a part-time commentary.This is just the opening ceremony of the wizarding carnival. It's just a fun, not a formal competition. It's understandable that it's not professional enough.

[Ladies, gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen and ladies, ladies and gentlemen, hello, everyone, yes, it’s me again.The highlight of the first day of the carnival is about to kick off, and the audience friends at the scene have already seen the subtitles on the signboard on the sidelines, let me take a look on behalf of the audience in front of the radio...] The host paused dramatically for a moment , as if he really left the table to inquire. [Tell everyone an unexpected good news, look what I saw, today's match team has been announced: from Spain's cutting-edge powerful team Pallas Golden Rudder against the old German team Basteto Vulcan. ] "I've seen the ladies, gentlemen, ladies' gentlemen, gentlemen's ladies, ladies' ladies, gentlemen's gentlemen on the radio jump up in surprise." The humorous tone of voice imitated vividly, and the frivolity was just right to whet the appetite.

[Listener friends, this long-awaited game has entered the final 15-minute countdown before the start of the game. We certainly can't imagine the grand event this year. ] Todor curled his lips, "He said that too sharply."

The Minister of Magic of Albania would not know how he would feel if he sat in front of the radio and listened to the live broadcast.

"Anyway, this year's host is Greece, and the anchor doesn't have to worry about being fired from a Greek radio station for making insinuations about Albania," Heimdall said.

[Now I have a freshly released starting lineup list in my hand. You will never imagine what I saw. I will keep it secret for now, and I will announce it to everyone later. ] "We can imagine it." Rian gently shook the colored flags prepared in advance on the seat, in order not to attract attention, he only shook it slightly.

The game entered the final 10-minute countdown stage. According to the tradition of international competitions, the two teams will come out to "meet the guests" to gain popularity.

The anchor's brisk voice sounded at the right time.

[The following is the Palas Gold Helm team from Valencia, Spain. The first player to play is Mariano Basque, the Pallas Gold Helm's seeker——] The audience applauded fiercely, maybe they are not Fans of Pallas, but driven by the on-the-spot atmosphere, they will not begrudge their encouragement and applause.

The players of Pallas Golden Helm took turns to appear on the stage under the introduction of the anchor. It is surprising that Willy Danle, as the finale of Pallas, flew out of the preparation room last.

Dan Le's arrival triggered the audience's first climax, and the audience cheered thunderously.Danle was like the first sprinter to cross the finish line, raising his hands amidst the cheers of the people, exuding the confidence of a winner from head to toe.Even though the game hasn't started yet.Now people are no longer unfamiliar with him, and his reputation is no longer limited to the corner of Europa, but his name has been heard throughout the entire Eurasian continent.It can be said that there would be no Willie Danler today without the strange disease. He may be one of the few people in the world who are grateful for the outbreak of the strange disease.

"He will come?!" Carlo was surprised.

"You should say that, he dared to come." Todor said meaningfully.

"He shouldn't have known," Heimdall said. "It's like before we came, we didn't know who the other side of the game was, which team. It is said that the two teams didn't know who the opponent was, and even the coach who contacted the game didn't know. This is the Greek Minister of Magic trick, in order to create something to watch."

"One thing is for sure," Yale said, rubbing his chin. "Bastetto's appearance is ranked after Pallas' Golden Rudder, which shows that in the hearts of Greek wizards, Basteto is more important than Pallas."

Heimdall believes that he is completely dominated by fan psychology, and Basteto can find a bright spot no matter how he is arranged, but Heimdall does not object to his statement, and is very happy to agree.

After Pallas' golden rudder was unveiled, Willie Danle, as Pallas' trump card, temporarily left the stage contentedly in the middle of the applause and cheers.

Now it's the Vulcan team's turn.

[The following are the players from the veteran team Basteto Vulcan from Germany. The first player to play is the famous goalkeeper, Thorning Schmidt, who has occupied the number one goalkeeper strength ranking for six consecutive years———] People obviously felt the anchor's voice tremble slightly unconsciously, and people's hearts hung high involuntarily.The famous Huahua Dashao of the Vulcan team, who is also the first "old guy" in this team to play, rushed into the field amid the deafening cheers of the audience, and began to circle the field quickly.

"Did you find out that the Vulcan team's appearance information is relatively detailed." Leon said with deep meaning.

"Of course!" Carlo and Yale almost said in unison.

The two looked at each other, and Yael continued, "When Basteto won many awards in the world, Pallas was still in the second-tier Spanish team. Every one of Basteto's players has a lot of background. You can report a string of winning information casually."

The next batsman, the Chaser, each came on to crumble the seemingly impenetrable makeshift pitch.

Then, finally, it was the turn of the real finale.

[The audience friends at the scene, the audience friends in front of the radio, please let me calm down a little bit. I am extremely excited, extremely happy, extremely...incomparably in a mood, and I invite you to find the ball of the Basteto Vulcan team , Mr. Victor Klum! ] The scene, including the wizards in front of the radio, at first thought they had heard it wrong.Victor Krum?How can it be?Isn't he cultivating in some charming place?At least that's what the team's coach has always told the media.People think that his health is not optimistic, or that he is still some time away from recovery.But...how could it be...it was Victor Krum!Countless competitions, countless activities, countless countless, competing to invite, who else is Krum!

What is held here is a somewhat well-known carnival once a year, a practice game that does not charge tickets. The purpose is entertainment, and the purpose is of course entertainment.

When people looked up with confusion and suspicion, when Victor Krum in the Vulcan uniform appeared in people's eyes, it was unknown how the front of the radio became, and the audience jumped. stand up.

Heimdall sat among the dancing crowd, watching the Vulcan Seekers fly across the field, his body constantly squeezed by the gaffes and their screams.

Called Carlo over the din, "How do you feel at this moment, Mr. Sturluson?"

"Proud," Heimdall said.

"It's too ordinary..." Carlo muttered dissatisfiedly, and then shouted, "Let's have something exciting."

"Who dares to hit his idea..."

"What? Louder!"

"Whoever dares to make up his mind, I will let him become an inscription!"

The surroundings seemed to be quiet for a second.

"Bon." Carlo gave a thumbs up and recorded this sentence for publication in the next issue of the school magazine.

Chief Sturluson: "..."

Heimdall took photos again and again in front of the mirror, posed several looks that he thought were handsome and suave, and turned his head triumphantly, "How is it? Don't we look very elegant in this outfit?"

Master Krum put down the newspaper, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Mr. Sturluson from beginning to end with all his attention, and finally said in an uncertain tone: "Honey, I didn't see that there was an extra piece on this one." What is the difference between the wizard robe embroidered with badges and the one you had before."

Director Stuluson turned his head, winked at himself in the mirror, and decided to forgive his boyfriend in a good mood.Although people tell the truth.

The master said again: "Do you know which dress I like best about you?"

"Which one?" The room chief didn't realize the trap in the words.

"The one in the bathroom."

"Bathroom? What kind of clothes are you wearing in the bathroom—" Chief Sturluson finally came to his senses.

Master Krum crossed his legs, looked at Heimdall in the mirror, and slowly laughed.

Heimdall kissed the master goodbye before going out, but was caught by the master, "show me the one in the bathroom tonight."

Chief Sturlusson had a serious face, "I'm going to do something serious, don't tell me this, it's so indecent!" He looked as if he disliked others for dragging him down.

The master smiled and let go.

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Heimdall pounced on his boyfriend's mouth forcefully, and quickly rubbed against his body twice, and told him, "Put on your bathroom outfit tonight and wait for me." He rushed out the door with a smile.

On the way to the building of the International Federation of Wizards, I turned to the simple wizard newsstand, rummaged through the rattan basket tied with colorful balloons, and picked up every kind that said "The Vulcan team defeated the Golden Helm team, and the Vulcan team veterans were left behind." The newspapers that reported the weak evaluation "can't be broken by itself" took a copy, and they were unprecedentedly generous when they invested money.

After quickly scanning the summary under the title, Heimdall happily put away the newspaper, turned and walked towards the International Federation of Wizards building.

The author has something to say: the flour water I mentioned last time, I saw a friend commented that washing with hot water can remove pesticides, this is true, using hot flour water to soak vegetables and fruits, the effect of removing pesticides is better, but Be careful not to soak for more than 15 minutes.In addition, rice washing water also has the same effect as flour water. If you are not afraid of trouble, you can collect it.The fertilizer for watering flowers in our family is retting with rice washing water.

The honey vinegar drink introduced last time seems to have attracted the attention of many friends, so let’s talk about honey today.

I don’t know if you have discovered that honey generally does not deteriorate. Of course, the authentic honey mentioned here is not the fake honey.Honey contains natural bacteriostatin, which can be used as an anti-inflammatory drug at home, and it will not produce the side effects of chemical drugs when applied to the skin.

If you have a burn, you can apply honey to the affected area. It can astringe the wound, sterilize and reduce inflammation, and make the wound heal quickly without leaving scars.

There are two methods you can try if you need.

Honey + lotus root powder can treat eczema. After applying it, it is not easy to itchy or runny, and it heals quickly.Lotus root starch is the kind we eat with water.

Honey + Banlangen, treat oral ulcers.Banlangen uses ordinary granules, mixed with honey, and applied to the affected area, which can help reduce swelling quickly.

Honey can also be applied externally and become an edible beauty product.

If your lips are chapped in winter, or if your lips are dry even if it is not winter, apply honey on your lips before going to bed, and it will not be dry the next day.

Pregnant women generally dare not use cosmetics, and honey can be used at this time.

Moisturizing mask: mix honey with twice the amount of purified water; if you want better moisturizing effect, replace purified water with milk; if your skin is oily, replace purified water with red wine.Often use red wine honey to apply to the face, speed up the metabolism of the face, and make you radiant, which is much more real than the extravagant skin rejuvenation cosmetics that day.

Many foods and Chinese medicine powders can be mixed with honey to make a DIY mask.However, it should be noted that if Chinese medicine powder is added, mix the Chinese medicine powder and honey together, and then mix pure water, and then boil it on the stove for a while to make the medicinal properties of the Chinese medicine evaporate. It has no effect, because the medicinal properties cannot be obtained.

There is a whitening mask you can try: Poria cocos + honey + milk. The poria cocos you bought is crushed into powder, mixed with honey and milk, and heated on the stove for a while. It doesn’t take too long to cook. After heating, eat half and half Apply to face.

Whitening and blemishes are really done from the inside out, your body is also replenished, and your face is also replenished.Interested friends can try it.

In addition, there are many traditional Chinese medicines that everyone can use freely.However, friends with allergic skin and allergies to alcohol, traditional Chinese medicine, honey, etc., still have to try it out.

Any food supplement is a long-term process. There is a saying that you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, just add a little at a time. Don’t use a large amount suddenly, which will cause a burden to the body.Just like the honey vinegar drink mentioned above, a spoonful of each drink is enough to drink a glass of water, don't use this instead of plain water to drink a lot.All good things become harmful when consumed in excess. Eating too much vinegar can irritate the stomach, and eating too much honey can induce eczema and other skin diseases. Although people can cure eczema, eating too much will give you eczema.

Too much is too late, remember to remember.