HP's Foreign Land

Chapter 809

one,

On the last day of the New Year holiday, Quidditch fans all over the world ushered in the first match of the last World Cup champion Bulgaria national team after a four-year absence-the third match of Group C qualifiers, Bulgaria played against Nigeria in the same group.

The fans of the players of the two teams were passionate, holding a fiery heart to follow to the death, and rushed to the field in a majestic group.The Quidditch stadium in Marseille, France was surrounded by enthusiastic fans just after dawn, and the French wizard patrols once again faced a severe test.

Quidditch is different from the Mr. Magic campaign, and the fans are different from Mr. Magic fans who are used to "decorate the facade". Quidditch fans are large in number, have extraordinary voices, and... moreIn order to prevent the fans of the two teams from disagreeing and choking each other before the game—it’s not a special phenomenon, and the fans who like to play in groups are usually young and energetic—the French Ministry of Magic sent a considerable police force to maintain law and order. Fortunately, the worries of the French Ministry of Magic did not happen. .Although the swords were on the verge of breaking out outside the stadium, it did not turn into a fact, and the fans of both teams were more restrained.

It's just a qualifier, why bother to tear up the face so early and make the fans of other groups laugh.

Not all fans can come to the stadium in person to cheer for their favorite team.Regardless of men, women, young or old, those wizards who couldn't watch the game turned on the radio early this morning, and Dad Rommel was no exception.

Chairman Sturluson took out his pocket watch, ended the conversation with a few words, and returned to the office.Dodoma, the sweet house-elf, has brought him a clumsy old radio and put it in place.Rommel sat behind his desk, lit his pipe, and leaned back in his chair.

Every country has its own wizarding radio station. Dodoma chose the local wizarding radio station in Finland for Rommel. The program name is: The Wonderful World on the Broom.The passionate chorus played on the radio gradually came to an end, and the beautiful baritone echoed through the speakers in thousands of households in Finland.

[Hello, listeners, welcome to listen to "The Wonderful World on the Broom" at 1998 am on January 1, 4. I am your friend Sammy.Listeners who don't pay much attention to program changes must have started to frown at the radio. That's right, the [-]:[-] a.m. file was originally Ms. Lapland's "My Morning". Let me explain to you that the Quidditch World Cup will be held this morning. In the third qualifier of Group C, the last champion Bulgaria played against West African powerhouse Nigeria.In order to broadcast this much-anticipated game live to the whole of Finland, "Wonderful World on a Broom" was temporarily mobilized...] Rommel got impatient and sat up straight again, fiddling with the documents on the table with a pipe in his mouth.

With a cup of tea in hand, Rommel looked up from the file, thanking the ancestors, and the nagging baritone on the radio finally came back to the topic.Rommel glanced at the small enamel clock attached to the ink bottle. This guy actually talked nonsense for 10 minutes. Mr. Chairman had a new understanding of the eloquence of the wizard radio host.

"What time does the game start?" Rommel asked.

The answer came through the air, "09:30, master."

Sammy on the other end of the radio probably still chattered for a while, Rommel put his pipe aside and went back to work.

At another place at the same time, Snow was also listening to the live broadcast of the qualifiers in the office of the director of the Wizarding Sports Division of the Icelandic Ministry of Magic. However, Director Strulusson was different from his elder brother. Nuo is determined not to miss any match.He believes that today's game is very critical. The first qualifier can reveal the spirit of a team and the message that the team wants to convey.As the head of the Sports Department of the Icelandic Ministry of Magic, in order to learn from experience and lessons, Director Strulusson set an example and took the lead in listening to the radio during working hours... This is definitely not a sloppy job.

Iceland's wizarding radio sports programs are comparable to Finland's. There are very few programs about Quidditch, and most of them are scheduled late at night.If it weren't for the last championship match, there would be no live broadcast this morning.Director Strulusson was very distressed. He himself loved Quidditch, but he couldn't ask all Icelandic wizards to follow him.Snow comforted himself by having fun in his bitterness. Fortunately, he was from Iceland. If he had been born in Norway, his hobbies would have nowhere to go.

The sound from the loudspeaker was crisp and clear, and Snow couldn't help but feel refreshed.

【...Before the start of the game, let me introduce the situation of the two teams.Judging from the freshly released rosters, both teams are relatively cautious and did not send out the most promising best team in advance.Understandably, everyone had reservations about the first qualifiers.

[Firstly, I will introduce the Nigerian team known as the "Rock of West Africa". Any wizard who pays attention to Quidditch and loves Quidditch must be no stranger to the Nigerian team.Nigeria is the country with the largest wizard population in Africa. Nigerian wizards love Quidditch very much. The number of Quidditch fans in this country is also second to none in Africa.Audience friends, if you come to the scene, you must be as shocked as I am. The singing and shouting of Nigerian wizards continue to echo in the arena, and their enthusiasm almost detonates the audience.Although I can't understand what they are singing, the excitement at this moment cannot be described in words. I hope the Nigerian team will give back to their fans with a good performance today.

[The other team in this game is already very familiar to everyone, the last World Cup champion Bulgaria.Just now I said that the Nigerian fans are huge, and the Bulgarian team's fan lineup cannot be ignored.As supporters of the championship team, Eastern European wizards are much more restrained than West African wizards. Instead of shouting and cheering, they quickly set up colorful flags and hang up cheering billboards.They wore uniform and beautiful cheer gowns, obeyed the command, and lined up rigorously, making people feel worthy of being the supporters of the championship team, and they looked very experienced.

[Among the audience cheering for the Bulgarian team, there are many supporters of Victor Krum. These fans come from all over the world, from different countries and with different skin colors. Do Klum cheers.I remember that a specialized agency once did statistics. The number of fans of Victor Krum is breathtaking. It is worth mentioning that he is still at the forefront of the league's fan number rankings, even though he has gradually faded out of the game and the Quidditch pitch. , but it does not hinder his popularity...] Each country has sent their best or only sports radio hosts to France to get together. The radio hosts of each country choose different emphases according to their own hosting experience Cut in, such as Finland's nonsense; Iceland's meticulous details; as a local wizard radio station in Marseille, it naturally has a unique entry point-gossip.

The fact that French wizards are keen on gossip is a secret that wizards all over the world know. They have the most complete gossip media, which penetrate layer by layer from bottom to top and from inside to outside. French wizards are using their lives to promote the renewal of the gossip business.Only the French wizards came up with the selection of Mr. Magic and Miss Magic with the participation of the whole people-in order to create and promote topics; and only the French wizard newspaper has a special gossip section, and it is not tired of refreshing it three times a day; it is still French wizards, they like gossip It is their lifelong pursuit to sit on a high platform and watch jokes - they even allow the jokes to come out on themselves, and they don't mind seeing their own people have bad luck.

Director Sturluson is about to sigh again, the god-like Frenchman.

The host of the local wizarding radio station in Marseille sat in a spacious live broadcast room, talking endlessly into the microphone. As mentioned earlier, his way of focusing on the key points is completely different from his counterparts in other countries. There is only one central idea: gossip.

【…The head coach of the Nigerian team, Jonathan, has participated in five World Cups and coached the national team three times. He is an experienced head coach.I can't finish talking about the deeds of Coach Jonathan until the end of the game. Coach Jonathan is 62 years old and has seven children under his knees.Don't worry, more exciting things are yet to come.Of the seven children, only the eldest daughter was born to Jonathan's original spouse.Coach Jonathan has married six wives successively, and the six wives gave birth to seven children in total.Let me tell you one more thing. Coach Jonathan has never been divorced once. Yes, he has six wives in total.Wow, that's amazing! (PS: The Juroba in Nigeria practice "polygamy", quote it here.)] The French listeners in front of the radio tasted the implication: envy, jealousy and hatred.

The gossip broadcast continued, [The head coach of the Bulgarian team, Milan Maric, is still unmarried. Coach Maric is a low-key person. I didn’t find too many reports about her. I only know that she adopted a boy when she was the head coach in Wales.Viktor Krum, Bulgaria's main Seeker, has had a dizzying amount of coverage in contrast to the calm and low-key life of their manager.Actually, I still haven't figured out how many lovers Krum has, how many illegitimate children he has, oh oh oh, sorry, this may make Krum's fans feel uncomfortable, but I'm still very curious, looking forward to someone Write to me and tell me the exact answer. 】In a lounge in Lyon in the southeast, Duncan, who was preparing to give a speech for the upcoming Children’s Charity Fund fundraiser, rolled his eyes when he heard this. Hearing these guys who are afraid of chaos, why doesn’t he think that he is on the scene, Aren't you afraid that Victor will become angry and give an order and smash up his broadcasting room? !Duncan has always believed in Victor's appeal among fans, because Victor never calls on fans, so once he calls on fans, it will definitely be unforgettable for a lifetime.

The host of Marseille Wizard Radio suddenly changed the topic, [Victor Krum has a same-sex partner, and the two raised a child together - it is said that the child looks very similar to Krum. Interestingly, Krum once He publicly stated to the media that the child has no mother, and he only has two fathers.There were too many witches who were heartbroken by this report. The infatuated witches regretted why they didn't seize the opportunity. If they had known that Krum wanted to have an heir, the child's mother might be themselves.But you may not know that the boy's surname is Stulusson, not Krum.Okay, let's talk here first, play a piece of music to soothe our emotions, the game is about to start. 】The wizards who were familiar with the couple before the radio couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The radio host in Marseilles was too talkative. After all, they could have foreseen the tragic end of his dead body on the street.

Fortunately, the three members of the family did not hear this frightening gossip comment. The Bulgarian team was waiting to play in the player preparation room; the head of the room took the children to sit in the family seat on the highest floor, and cheered passionately with the surrounding Bulgarian fans .

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Carlo, who took advantage of "nepotism" to win a place for himself in the family table, has held up a special binoculars to scan up and down, left and right since entering the arena, and the expressions on his face can be described as wonderful.

"Looks like you're doing well at the Mercury," said Heimdall.

After the summer vacation, Carlo is still working for the "Mercury News", writing articles in his spare time, because the husband of his best friend Heimdall is in this line of work, so the fat brother pays more attention to this aspect of news.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get in here." Carlo's words were not only flattering, but also sincere gratitude. Otherwise, he would go to the special press box to seize the favorable terrain, not to mention whether he could snatch it Colleagues who fight in a team may not even have a place to stand.

"It's just a qualifier, and the Mercury News takes it so seriously?" Heimdall understands the style of these newspapers. Herd mentality is more important than ingenuity, and they don't want merit but nothing.It is true that the Bulgarian team was the last world champion. It was just a qualifier, and they didn't even get a ticket for the official game. He didn't believe that the "Mercury News" would work hard.The French team is a resounding favorite to win the championship, and it is a strong European team that does my part.

"That's why I'm here." Carlo said calmly.

"Is this your own initiative or a task assigned by the editor?" Heimdall asked.

"I want to come by myself, and the newspaper may not accept my manuscript-if Klum is not on the stage."

"The Mercury News still looks at faces?!"

Carlo said: "Don't underestimate your husband's appeal in the field of Quidditch. Do you know how many people traveled thousands of miles to watch Kroom's game? He hasn't appeared in the public eye for a long time. .”

"You mean freshness?" Heimdall shook his head. "People just like to be cheap, and I am no exception."

Carlo laughed and paused with his hand holding his binoculars, "I saw the Welsh Chaser. They are also interested in the first game of the Bulgarian team? I didn't see their goalkeeper. The goalkeeper is Wales. The trump card of the team."

"Coach Maric once coached in the Quidditch club in Wales. It is normal for Welsh players to appear here. It is not necessary for the whole team to scout the enemy." Heimdall didn't take Carlo's fuss seriously.

As soon as the words fell, Carlo said again, "The French team is here too, oh, my favorite batsman, Bretta, is great! He looks in good condition, and I am full of expectations for the newly formed French team! Regardless How can we say that our French team has won the championship before, and it is an ever-victorious army. In terms of qualifications, the Bulgarian team can't keep up."

"Let me remind you, this is Group C qualifiers, don't say things that make me want to throw you out." Heimdall threatened calmly.

Carlo touched his nose and changed the subject.

Afterwards, Carlo scanned the spies of the national teams of various countries one after another. Without exception, he sent one or two players to the scene sensibly. This is the face that Carlo recognized. As for the spies who did not recognize the face... the specific situation is unknown. .There is a relatively uniform phenomenon that the head coaches of various countries did not come.

Judging from the latest list of players, although Krum is arranged in the lineup, he is not a starter.According to the intention of pushing back the head coach of the Bulgarian national team on the list, probably all the head coaches agreed that the head coach of the Bulgarian team is not going to let Victor Krum appear in the first qualifier.The Bulgarian national team may not be ready to go all out. Judging from the results, as long as they don't lose, everything will be fine. Retaining strength in the qualifiers is a strategy generally recognized by the head coaches.The right to qualify for the group and the number of points are determined by the strength of the members of the group. This is not the time to be arrogant.

The director of the French Wizards Sports Department announced the official start of the game in a loud voice, and introduced the participating players one by one in the following time.

Neither team is the host, so there is no arrangement for the order of appearance, but to play at the same time, that is, you and I take turns.When the lottery was drawn in the qualifiers, the lottery drawn by Bulgaria was smaller than that drawn by Nigeria. For the sake of fairness, Bulgaria played first before Nigeria in the player introduction.

To everyone's surprise the first player to come on was Victor Krum.

All the wizards in the court, including the wizards in front of the radio, were dumbfounded.

This scene seems familiar. Victor’s old club, Basteto Vulcan, used the roster to fool everyone before the start of a game. Unexpectedly, the Bulgarian national team followed suit and laughed at other countries. The head coach of the team is self-righteous and scoffs at their so-called "strategy", and played the trump card as early as the first qualifier.

Victor's fans looked at each other, happiness came too suddenly.

The entire stadium was almost overturned by surging fans.

The spies in the auditorium suddenly realized that they had a great responsibility. Krum confirmed his appearance. They must keep their eyes open and concentrate, otherwise they will not be able to explain when they go back.

Carlo put down the binoculars in surprise, "Isn't Krum a substitute? Willie Danler's name is written in the starting lineup."

Let a Norwegian wizard replace the Bulgarian wizard to win glory for the country in the World Cup?How can you embarrass the two countries, one east and one north?

"Danle is not in good health." Heimdall said vaguely.

Temporary lineup changes before a Quidditch match are not new, nor difficult, as long as the referees agree.

Carlo nodded, he didn't know what he had made up in his head, it seemed that he had mastered it.

Mionier, who had been obediently leaning on the little daddy, waved his little hand, "Daddy!"

Heimdall kissed his son's cheek, "Mionir and the little dad cheer for the big dad together."

"Come on!" Mionier elated. "victory!"

"Yes, victory! My son said it well!" Heimdall clicked on the baby's head.

"The Nigerian team is going to be dumbfounded. Their main Seekers are missing." Carlo laughed gloatingly, revealing the inner nature of the French wizard.

"You can stop the substitution." Heimdall reminded.

Carlo was unaffected, and waved his hand in a heart-pounding manner, "I have already lost in momentum."

Now it depends on how the head coach of the Nigerian team chooses. Should he fight the Bulgarian team in advance, or stay put and let nature take its course?What a big problem.

"You can't write that in the manuscript." Everyone on the earth knows the reputation of Nigerian Quidditch fans.

"Don't worry, I have a measure." Carlo raised his binoculars happily.