Chapter 194 The Selection

All the contractors probably knew Hagrid's identity and that he was an extremely important plot character, so they got up and sat at the table next to Hagrid. Hagrid tapped the table with his large, carrot-like fingers and cleared his throat:

"Gentlemen, you only need enough strength to pass my assessment. Besides, Hogwarts caretaker Mr. Filch is having a headache over those energetic and ubiquitous students who are about to arrive. It just so happens that his cat, Mrs. Norris, is also sick, so he will also be recruiting some temporary staff with nimble legs to keep Hogwarts in order. Now, let's start the test."

After saying that, Hagrid began rummaging through his dusty, oversized moleskin coat, muttering, "Strange, didn't I borrow that thing from the Bloody Baron?" But soon the half-giant's expression relaxed. In Hagrid's hand, drawn from his pocket, was another hand—to be precise, a translucent hand with a faint blue tint, which had a ghostly feel to it and was severed at the wrist. When Hagrid released the translucent hand, it floated directly into the air and occasionally wiggled its fingers.

Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief, raised his glass, shook it, and said to the contractors, "Grasp this hand and press it onto the table, and you will pass the interview."

Everyone was stunned, while the translucent severed hand floating in the air arrogantly hooked its fingers at the contractors, making a universally understood gesture of provocation.

A contractor suddenly stood up and said loudly, "I'll go first!"

This contractor probably had a lot of confidence in his strength. He walked to the table, grabbed the ghostly hand, and began to exert his force. It was obvious that the ghostly hand was quickly being pressed downwards, sticking to the table. Hagrid smiled, applauded, and nodded, "You've passed."

Ripper Jack whispered to Fang Senyan, "That guy is Fant, it is said that his peak strength can be as high as 28 points. He uses a two-handed greatsword and has a very strong explosive force, the specific ability is unknown."

At this moment, a contractor stood up and said respectfully, "Mr. Hagrid, I am very interested in Mr. Filch's job. How do I get tested?"

Hagrid turned his head and whistled to the bartender, Nick, "Nick, clear some space for me."

Bartender Nick was wiping a glass. Hearing this, he picked up an empty glass and tapped it on the table. Immediately, the tables and stools in the center of the bar slid to both sides, revealing a neat and narrow open space about ten meters long. Obviously, this bartender was definitely not an ordinary person. Hagrid pointed to the open space and said, "Run from this end of the open space to that end as fast as you can. If the time is qualified, you will pass the test."

Since this contractor dared to stand up, he naturally had something to rely on, and he also passed the test smoothly.

Fang Senyan, with his equipment, had a strength of 13 points, while his agility was only a mere 10 points, so he naturally chose to compete with the ghostly hand in strength. After grabbing the hand, he immediately felt a cold sensation coming over him, and his whole body trembled slightly. However, this strange feeling quickly disappeared, and Fang Senyan began to exert his force to press the ghostly hand down, but obviously the resistance was very strong, and it took a lot of effort to press it down a little. Although it took a lot of time, Fang Senyan still passed smoothly.

Ripper Jack did not choose to wrestle with the ghostly hand, but went to the side to take the running test. It seemed that he was the kind of person with high agility, but his results were not too good, barely reaching the passing threshold, not even considered excellent.

After Hagrid's selection, only three contractors remained. Fang Senyan could now roughly assume that the strength, agility, and spirit of these three people were probably all below ten points, which was why they couldn't pass. In other words, their personal attributes should be inclined towards charm, intelligence, physique, and perception.

Based on the information Fang Senyan had, there were two possible evolution directions for people with similar attributes: one should be a purely high-physique contractor with extremely strong survivability, and the other was a summoner who relied on summoned creatures. For these special groups, the Nightmare Space would also make arrangements.

Sure enough, after Hagrid counted the number of people, he turned to the three and said:

"Gentlemen, I am sorry that you have failed to meet my requirements. But I think you still have some merits. Hogwarts Train Station is currently short of some manpower. If you are interested, you can try it—or I can ask dear Nick to find you a job in Diagon Alley."

"Diagon Alley!" Fang Senyan's heart suddenly moved when he heard this word. In this world, Diagon Alley is the largest trading market for wizards, where all kinds of unheard-of magical items and creatures can be bought. And the largest goblin bank, Gringotts, is also located there. There is no doubt that this is to compensate the contractors who gave up the main quest. Although they cannot enter Hogwarts, they can also go to Diagon Alley, a place full of opportunities, to start a new adventure.

The remaining three contractors looked at each other. Two of them should be from the same team and chose to go to the train station, but the other contractor chose to work in Diagon Alley. Hagrid drank the remaining wine in his glass, then wiped his big beard, and said to Fang Senyan and the others:

"Let's go, Hogwarts will have a large number

of students in a few days, Nick! Can I use the fireplace upstairs?"

Nick was concentrating on mixing a cocktail, without raising his head he said:

"Hagrid, be careful of the Ministry of Magic causing you trouble."

Hagrid shrugged indifferently:

"Time is running out, this is Dumbledore's special permission—you don't know how bad the situation is inside Hogwarts now, it's like a pot of spilled cream of mushroom soup—you should know that a new student with a special identity will be enrolled this year, which makes that person start to stir again. Okay guys, follow up, there is a lot of work that needs you to complete urgently. Of course, the remuneration we offer is also quite considerable."

The group walked to the second floor of the bar, and the small room was immediately crowded. Hagrid grabbed a handful of powder from a jar on the left side of the fireplace. The powder was like shimmering dust that poured down from the gaps in his fingers, and then sprinkled this kind of powder called Floo Powder on the fireplace next to him.

With a loud "poof," the flames in the fireplace quickly rose up. The people who were close to it strangely did not feel the temperature. The color of the flames changed rapidly with the tumbling, and finally turned into a emerald green color. Hagrid leaned down with difficulty, turned his head and said very seriously:

"The duration of the Floo Powder is only three minutes. If anyone is late, then I can only regret to inform you that you are unemployed again."

Then Hagrid dived into the fireplace, and his huge body quickly disappeared into the flames. The remaining contractors looked at each other. Fant took the lead, looked around fiercely, and greeted the people around him: "Guys, let's go." Then he took the lead in diving into the fireplace.

Since someone took the lead, the people who followed entered one after another. Fang Senyan was not in a hurry to compete with others and was the last to enter the fireplace. When the emerald green flames came towards him, he subconsciously shrank back, but felt as if a warm wind was blowing across his face. Then there was a piece of darkness in front of him. After a few seconds, a light appeared in front of him. The light was rapidly enlarging, as if a train traveling in a dark tunnel was rapidly approaching the sunny exit.

After the light turned into an exit, Fang Senyan suddenly felt a great force pushing him from behind, sending him out. He staggered forward a few steps before standing still. Looking back, the place he had just been in was just a fireplace that looked quite old. The place he was now in was a wooden cottage with a Scottish style. The various furnishings inside were made of logs, exuding a faint fragrance of resin. After walking out of the cottage, he could see that its top was painted red, like wearing a small red hat.

There were more than a dozen similar huts here, forming a miniature town. There was a railway in the center of the town that meandered straight into the distance. Looking at this scene, Fang Senyan suddenly realized something, feeling a sense of déjà vu. This doubt immediately dawned on him when he turned around! It turned out that in the setting sun, in the sunset glow, not far away was a vast lake with sparkling waves. On the shore of the lake, a majestic castle that would only appear in fairy tales and dreams rose from the ground, with a magnificent momentum!

It turned out that in just a short moment, he had already come from bustling London to next to Hogwarts! And looking at the surrounding environment, it was the end of London's Platform 9 3/4—Hogwarts Station!

At this time, there was another voice from a distance. Hagrid could be seen walking out side by side with a man wearing a linen shirt. The two contractors who were introduced to the train station stood aside, looking like they were handing over. Hagrid waved to the man, then turned around and shouted:

"Everyone come over, hurry up, we have to cross the Black Lake. We have to try to arrive before dark."