Cosmic Selection Competition

"Would overly powerful souls be absorbed by the afterlife? Is it because with the advent of the Star Era, the population has skyrocketed, and everyone has become wizards, making the afterlife even more powerful?" Phoebe frowned in thought. "Are there still ghosts in this world?"

"Will Harry and Krum be captured after they Ghosting?"

Is the mission in this world related to the afterlife?

But no notification of the mission being triggered appeared in front of her for a long time.

She didn't immerse herself in the new world, but simply memorized everything. She only hoped to find the key element that could trigger the mission, but she never found it.

Meanwhile, Krum was still in space, floating between the moon and the earth.

After clicking on the pop-up window and viewing his personal information and the Character Relationship Tree, he learned that his home address was C-241.

I am about to enroll at Durmstrang University of Magic, which is located at A-4.

However, he had absolutely no idea what these addresses meant.

He considered returning to Durmstrang Institute of Magic on Venus, a place he was somewhat familiar with, to inquire about it, but then he hesitated.

He hesitated about whether to fly directly off the planet.

In his original world, as Ghosting, he had no need to worry about encountering any magical artifacts. Phenomena such as meteorites, radiation, and low temperatures, which focus on the material level, could not affect him in his Ghosting.

But this world is different; the planet's surface is protected by barriers, and all the buildings surrounding it contain magic.

There are also wizards who can fly in space.

While his Ghosting did grant him speeds beyond the laws of physics, he hadn't yet reached the level of Harry's magical creations, which could also 'penetrate' other forms of magic.

At speeds exceeding the laws of physics, he was unable to dodge. His Superman reflexes, enhanced by the "road" technology, were almost nonexistent at such speeds. He could only turn corners by flying, stopping, finding direction, and then flying again to find the correct spot.

In fact, in the original world, he almost lost his way in space, if it weren't for the fact that he still had a body on Earth.

(Seeing Krum drifting aimlessly in space, some wizards were speechless. "Why didn't she just ask someone like Phoebe did? Why did she have to walk alone? Walking is one thing, but she even flew out of Venus.")

(Ron, who was watching Harry's side, said, "Click on the pop-up and look at the Character Relationship Tree! That way you'll know their home addresses!")

(Ginny was even more speechless, "He saw it, he knows, are you blind? He just doesn't have Floo Powder and doesn't know what the address means.")

(Ron: "Ah, not every Champion has that?")

(After a moment of silence, Ginny cast a pitying glance at Ron. "Of course not. Of the four Champion, only Phoebe has one. Harry hitched a ride with Basil, Cedric showed up directly on the Knight Bus, and Krum, because of his high mobility, wasn't given any assignments at all.")

("Every Champion also has their own advantages in terms of background.")

("Harry has Hermione's library for House-elf, with Basil as his guide.")

("Phoebe has the most information points, but her family has far fewer books.")

("Cedric has Stan Shunpike's big mouth, so he knows almost everything about the world.")

("Krum, Krum")

(At this point, Ginny couldn't think of any advantages.)

("Impossible! Krum must have some advantage in his background! Is he richer, or is he just that Krum who flashed by in the Character Relationship Tree?")

(Ron nudged his sister with his elbow. "This is where the advantage of being born into wealth comes in.")

"Stanislav, why didn't you wait for me at the school gate?" A 'voice' that Krum found somewhat familiar entered his ears. "However, it seems you've done well, actually mastering the Cosmic Force and being able to stay in space with just your physical body."

("It's that Krum's descendant!" some viewers recognized.)

(Ginny suddenly realized, "So it was him. The Character Relationship Tree only shows the original name, just like Harry inherited the name Harry, but the information still shows Daniel Potter.")

("So even though this Krum inherited the name Viktor Krum, it still displays its original name!")

"Even many knights who graduated from university cannot do this; they can only cheat by using more advanced mechs, Force Furnace, and Sub-dimension."

"This is a disgrace! A knight should use his own Force to overcome all words!"

(Some viewers who learned some basic facts about this world from Harry Potter's books commented, "The reason the Knight Major is called Knight is because they ride in light armor.")

("The profession of Cosmic Knight initially relied on light armor and Force Furnace; otherwise, why would it have the suffix 'Knight'?")

("Even now, it would be very difficult to travel between stars using only the limited Cosmic Force I have.")

(Ron sighed, "Now I finally understand why he drank the Cosmic Genshin Crystal like water. It turns out he prefers to rely on himself.")

"Stanislav, why aren't you saying anything?" As he spoke, the 'Krum' of this world had already removed his mask, revealing the same face as Krum before entering the Rune Card World.

Krum, "."

This is outer space; sound can't travel here. How am I supposed to speak?

I don't know any magic tricks for transmitting sound!

Krum already guessed who this person was: his cousin in this world.

The only person who looks so much like him can be Krum from the Character Relationship Tree.

'Krum' had already come to his senses. 'You still don't know how to use telepathy? How about this, I'll take you to Ollivander first.'

With that, he flew toward the moon.

Ollivander on the moon?! Krum's pupils dilated in shock. He barely managed to suppress his astonishment and slowed his pace as he followed his cousin toward the moon.

After passing through the thin membrane that resembled the surface of Venus, the moon-white Dadi appeared before him.

Each of these colorful protective shields, some with numbers floating above them, covered the lunar surface like inverted bowls, and were connected by roads.

(Some viewers realized why the sun wasn't visible inside the dome. "It's because it's blocked by the dome, or protective shield.")

(Some viewers recalled the parenthetical note after Harry's home address—"private"—"Does it mean a private residence or property without floating numbers? No wonder there were no floating numbers on the dome after Krum left Durmstrang Institute of Magic.")

(Some viewers noticed the color of the shield with the number 13 that the two flew towards, "That's why the sky in Ollivander is also blue, because the shield is blue?")

"Stanislav, you're now in life support— Sky Curtain. You can speak now," 'Krum' reminded him.

'So this protective layer outside the planet is called the Sky Curtain!' Krum exclaimed inwardly.

He then said, "Silas, how much longer Ollivander arrives?"

Krum didn't know the address of Ollivander or the meaning of the number 13. He only knew that Ollivander was ahead, but there were multiple domes ahead, such as 13, 25, and 33.

Therefore, he didn't know when he would arrive.

'Krum's' expression darkened. 'You should call me Viktor. I have inherited the name of my Viktor Krum.'

"And," he hovered in mid-air, pointing to the number 13 on the blue dome ahead, "B-13, Ollivander's address, isn't that clear enough?"

'These are my descendants?' Krum suppressed a twitch in his mouth. 'I was just too focused on improving myself. What does B refer to?'

From the conversation just now, he had learned that his descendant did not like external things such as light armor, Force Furnace, and Sub-dimension. Instead, he preferred to improve himself and to use the Force, that is, magic, to overcome everything. He was a conservative.

He is now ready to play that role, a flawed genius who focuses solely on self-improvement without understanding common sense.

"Krum exclaimed in admiration, "No wonder you're so outstanding! To become a knight who has truly mastered the Cosmic Force!"

"Let me give you a brief explanation. B refers to the moon, and the numbers that follow are the coordinates of the dome."

(Some viewers exclaimed, "This shield really is called a dome! Krum guessed right!")

"B-25-131 means that the building with the address 131 is located inside the 25th dome on the moon."

"The reason why a satellite would build Sky Curtain and be ranked so high is because it is close to Earth (A), where the Life Force is most abundant, and it is also not far from the sun, Solar Force is also abundant."

"The moons of planets like Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus do not have Sky Curtain."

"However, it's not that the more abundant the Solar Force, the better. That would be too extreme, and maintaining the Sky Curtain would consume even more energy. The Solar Force brought by the geographical advantage would also be used to refine the Genshin Crystal and for the growth of the New Human within the Sky Curtain."

"This is why Mercury, which is closest to the Sun, is numbered E, and Venus, which is next to it, is number C."

Krum nodded. "So Mars is D, Jupiter is F, Saturn is G, Uranus is H, Neptune is I, and Pluto—"

"Krum interrupted, "Wait, Pluto isn't a planet. It's a dwarf planet—something between a planet and an asteroid, orbiting the sun, with enough mass to overcome gravity to be nearly spherical, without clearing its orbit of other objects, and it's not a satellite."

('Krum's' statement was shocking to audiences in 1995: "Lowell was wrong; Tombaugh had only discovered a dwarf planet!")

"Furthermore, the farthest Sky Curtain that humans have built so far is Uranus."

"Neptune has not yet been developed; it has only been assigned a ranking in advance."

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now." 'Krum' pointed to two buildings, one tall and one short, ahead. "Go in yourself. You should know how to use the unmanned store, right?"

"Don't worry if you don't know how to use it, just follow the instructions—"

"What's wrong?" Krum asked, puzzled. Why did his cousin and descendant stop halfway through his sentence?

"There's someone here." 'Krum' shrugged. "Its sign is red right now, and it won't be open until it turns green again. It's strange, there aren't many students Knight Major, and only a handful can graduate from high school."

"Most mediocre people change their major after graduating from junior high school and make Force Furnace."

"But for other majors, they have Force Furnace after graduating from elementary school."

"They did come to Ollivander, but they went to the wand shop next door to replenish their firewood."

Ollivander's heart skipped a beat; his children were not firewood!

"Firewood?" Krum tightened his grip on his wand, his expression displeased.

His Magic Immortal Artifact is himself, unlike other Champion whose artifacts are objects.

Therefore, he cherishes his wand.

The Hornbeam Wand is the most loyal wand; anyone other than its owner will find it extremely difficult to cast even the simplest spells with it.

Furthermore, it absorbs the wielder's moral code, and regardless of the wand owner's moral standards, the Hornbeam Wand will refuse to cast any spell—good or bad—that violates the owner's principles.

He had experienced this response many times during his time as a student learning magic.

It was precisely because of its help that I never strayed from my original aspiration.

Rather than calling it a simple magic wand, it's more like his mirror, his silent brother.

"Krum" explained, "I'm referring to standard wands, the kind without any spirit, just a simple combination of wand wood and materials that doesn't activate."

"Because they had Force Furnace beforehand, their wands were not well integrated with them and needed to be fed firewood to perfect the spirit of the wands that had been upgraded to Force Furnace."

(Ollivander's expression relaxed; to him, the wand was simply a material.)

"Upgrade?" Krum narrowed his eyes.

Krum coughed and chuckled, changing the subject, "When this person comes out of there, you should get to know him properly. A student who can graduate from high school as a knight will definitely be admitted to university and become a true Cosmic Knight."

"He is definitely your opponent in the Cosmic Genius Battle."

Just as Krum was about to ask about the relationship between the wand and the Force Furnace, a light blue pop-up window automatically appeared in front of him.

At that moment, Cedric in the Ollivander Force Furnace shop, Harry and Phoebe at home, also experienced the same pop-up window.

[Having detected that some players have already found the key elements, we will now explain the world-building.]

This is a magical world where everything is decided by mechs.

Instead of studying alchemy in Castelobruxo, Basil Granger discovered the amplification effect of magic and invented the First Generation Mecha [Sun King].

In his later years, he devoted himself to science and, together with Audrey Ollivander, created the Force Furnace.

[The mechs are being rolled out and made more accessible to the general public; wizards are stepping into the Star Era]

[Entering the gates of the afterlife with the [Sun King], information was transmitted back, and wizards and humans fully recognized each other's value.]

Wizards have vanished, leaving only New Human.

The Great Age of Exploration has arrived; humanity needs more Cosmic Knight.

The Cosmic Selection Competition was born.

[Mission: Represent your school in the selection tournament and defeat other Champion]

Rewards are distributed based on participation level, with the winner taking the final victory.