Preliminaries About to Begin

"The more mature the completed mech, the more likely it is to encounter the problems I mentioned."

"Implanting additional parts could lead to various problems such as increased energy consumption and disruption of the body's operation."

"You'll have to figure that out yourselves."

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"Finally, I want to remind you again not to try choosing those special, flashy light armors with strong individual characteristics, such as [Time Lord], [Spatial Vortex], and [Shadow of Nothingness]. Especially [Time Lord]."

"It is equipped with [Time Mire] which can slow down the opponent, [Time Acceleration Control] which can enhance its own sense of time, and [Heavenly Evolution] which can predict the future. These are all high-end features that seem impressive to ordinary riders."

"If the knight himself does not have a high level of understanding of the Time Force, these configurations can almost instantly drain most knights."

"And it's not worth it."

"Instead of interfering with time, we should choose a simpler design, which is more universal and can achieve the same effect with less Force."

"In most cases, the [Heavenly Evolution] system, which directly glimpses the possibilities of the future, is not as useful as the [Light Brain] system, which collects information from the surrounding environment and performs calculations."

"You should know that the strongest mech doesn't have any special abilities; it's just the [Dragon God] that maximizes the Knight's Force."

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"Therefore, I hope you will focus on the functionality itself and not on the level of technology involved."

"The Night Raven and Falcon Gatling that I recommended to you are already the best and most suitable for most riders."

"The Night Raven's Chaos Mist is enough to disable most of the seemingly powerful but technically sophisticated mechs."

"You can adjust your subsequent choices based on my recommendations and your own circumstances."

"For example, if you are better at fire-based energy, you can consider Forge Corporation, which specializes in this type of mecha. Their Phoenix is a good choice. The mecha can absorb heat, fire, and fire-based energy to repair itself, just like Phoenix."

"You can also consider what Force application technology you are best at and find a light armor that can amplify it to the greatest extent."

"For example, Voldemort from Hogwarts, because he was most skilled with the Killing Curse, chose to forge his dark armor from Cursed Metal."

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Cedric was still in a daze even after class ended.

Their professor, a bald-headed Knight Major, wasn't just described in words.

In fact, he also showed a projection of the appearance of the mentioned mech, manipulating images of destruction.

Watching a star being Sword: One is truly awe-inspiring.

Cedric, however, was thinking, "I already have a mech suit, why are you introducing me to other mech suits? Just talk about the Force!"

The light armor he inherited, named Groudon, was undoubtedly the most suitable for him.

It is a light armor modeled after a Phantom Beast called Groudon, the Dadi god that does not exist in reality.

For Cedric, Perfect Being who could control all beasts in their True Form, this armored suit, which resembled a Magical Creatures, was undoubtedly a perfect match.

He can now even transform directly into this Phantom Beast that does not exist in reality using a transformation device.

He had tested it in the Virtual Universe. In this state, he could expand the Dadi and manipulate the power of magma and the Dadi, making it seem as if the planet he was stepping on itself had an inexhaustible source of primal force.

Therefore, he was very frustrated with the Force class's discussion of light armor.

He wanted to learn more about the primal forces of the Dadi.

After all, if the Duel Arena in space, he would need to provide the power of the Dadi himself.

(Some viewers also felt that Cedric was at a disadvantage.)

(The light armor Cedric inherited was indirectly given to him by the Behind-the-Scenes God, so it's definitely better than the one recommended by this bald teacher.)

(And now, Harry's side has clearly taken off, and the contracted Heroic Spirits have awakened, while Cedric is still listening to a lesson on light armor, a lesson on light armor taught by a Knight Major. What's the difference between this and listening to a PE teacher give a math lesson?)

(The audience is currently wondering why Castelobruxo is acting this way.)

(After all, the other three universities all offered orthodox Force courses.)

(Durmstrang gathers the Solar Force on the ice field for students to experience, Beauxbatons uses the Force of Water, and Hogwarts uses the Life Force.)

In terms of visual appeal, Beauxbatons is the most beautiful.

Even though Beauxbatons is no longer an all-girls school, the proportion of girls in it is still very high. The sight of students swimming in the clear, sapphire-blue lake in their swimsuits is truly beautiful.

In particular, there were male college students wearing only swim trunks, and some female viewers also found their own enjoyment in it.

The azure water energy floated like ribbons on the lake, encircling healthy bodies, accompanied by the rainbow light that splashed from the sun's rays as it pierced through the water droplets.

Durmstrang, on the other hand, were somewhat too monotonous.

The golden Solar Force brightly, blurring the outlines of the students.

While Hogwarts still retains a semblance of the beauty of Misty Forest in the early morning, Durmstrang's vast, snow-white ice plains are shrouded in intense light pollution.

The strangest thing is that although Krum took the same formal Force classes as Phoebe and Harry, he didn't seem to make the same progress as Harry.

It's understandable that Phoebe is like this, since her Heroic Spirits had already awakened long ago.

The only change in Krum was...

"My Force recovers faster in the sunlight?" Krum looked at his hand, which was sticking out of the shadows and exposed to the sunlight by the window.

("That's it? That's it?" Ron couldn't understand. As a wizard who used modern magic, he had never felt like he was running out of magic.)

(Basil was speechless. Of the four Champion, he disliked Krum the most, but he never tripped up Krum in the game.)

(After all, Krum was also one of his experimental subjects.)

(And now, after placing the power of the sun, that is, the purest Light Power, in front of Krum and allowing him to quietly savor it for an hour, the conclusion is that his magic recovery speed has increased?)

(You should know that magic power is never consumed during spellcasting, so where does the increased recovery speed come from?)

(What Krum perceived was clearly a consumable secondary power derived from magic, and it wasn't that the recovery speed had increased, but rather that his body and soul had memorized the steps of converting electromagnetic radiation from sunlight, which had nothing to do with magic, into energy for spellcasting.)

(This is similar to Cedric donning his light armor and stepping onto the Dadi, supported by a continuous supply of external energy.)

(Look at Harry, he can now convert magic into life force, and life force into magic. Even without Lily 'Dittany healing power, he's practically Immortal Body.)

(And Phoebe, after learning about the power of water, understood the essence of magic; if she emptied her mind, she could even Create from Nothing without stopping. In a sense, if she were to create water at full power, she could even create a Great Flood that submerges the entire earth's surface.)

(Because she can now directly use the essence of magic that doesn't consume energy to cast spells, it means she can continuously produce water without expending energy, and the mental Mental Power expended in mental activity can be replenished when her mind is empty.)

(When the mind is empty, thoughts only generate water, and the speed of Mind Stone adjustment and repair will exceed the Mental Power consumed.)

(The magic of this world, which only endures through thought, remains unaffected by the mere thought of creating water.)

(Although the power is reduced due to the lack of secondary energy and the amount of water produced is not large, the addition of the word "infinite" makes it terrifying.)

(Just like vitality, because she had consumed many Fairy Life Genshin Crystal and thus had a deep understanding of Life Force, Phoebe could also provide her body with unlimited vitality.)

(However, only Basil considered Krum to be very backward.)

(Because on the third day of school, the Heroic Spirits within Krum awakened.)

(To other viewers, he appeared to have caught up with the advance team.)

"It's actually true! Flying in the Virtual Universe and the progress brought by conforming to the [Path] will also be reflected in the physical body!" The Prewett Brothers, who exist in the Virtual Universe in the form of a single body, exclaimed in surprise after personally controlling the extra body to fly.

"This is a huge advantage." Krum nodded with a smile. "Time flows much slower in the Virtual Universe. It's 10:1 compared to the real world. It's a pity that if it weren't for the physical sensations of the real body, it could probably be 100:1."

"If that's the case, I might be able to complete the transformation of my physical body by the [Path] ahead of schedule."

("Hmph." Aberforth scoffed.)

(Because Ariana's contractor, Phoebe, also did this.)

In the virtual game "Magic Zoo," Phoebe, who plays as a phoenix, also fits the "road."

Of the four Champion, only Harry and Cedric are not aligned with the [path].

Harry is single in this world, and he never imagined that playing a dating game in a virtual game would fit into the "path".

These days he's focusing more on the Force lessons.

The Life Force that can grant Immortal Body, and the water force that allows humans to escape the land and become amphibious animals.

Cedric, too, didn't visit the zoo in the Virtual Universe to conform to the [road].

(Many viewers felt he was the most regrettable one.)

(Castelobruxo is located in a tropical rainforest, surrounded by all sorts of Magical Creatures, making this environment ideal for Cedric to fit into the [path].)

But Cedric spends all his time in the Virtual Universe, either contacting Krum to disturb his training or playing martial arts games.

He was deeply fascinated by Internal Energy, martial arts techniques, and Lightness Skill.

To this end, he even borrowed the characteristics of Perfect Being to actually simulate something similar to meridians in his body, and actually replicated the Lightness Skill in reality.

(Seeing Cedric nimbly twirling among the swaying branches and leaves, skimming the surface of the lake like a dragonfly, and landing lightly like a willow in the autumn breeze, Hermione found it all laughable. "Bucky, he's a vampire! Vampires in the Magic Immortal World Anti-Gravity; they can walk on walls and ceilings.")

("He's acting like a vampire casting a continuous Cushioning Charm. What's so funny about that?")

("What a waste of his time! Of the four Champion, only his Heroic Spirits has not yet awakened.")

(Basil: ".")

(As a martial arts enthusiast who immediately extracted the [Nine Yang Manual] from the historical magic of the School of Good and Evil, he couldn't muster any words to condemn Cedric. How cool was that? Cooler than flying!)

(And Riddle had actually been awake for some time.)

(However, the two were communicating internally, and the cautious Riddle did not attempt to create Virtual Universe.)

(In Riddle's view, this was an incredibly reckless move that could disqualify him from the competition.)

(While Cedric was playing the game, Riddle was actually training and sensing the Force.)

Under these circumstances, the Cosmic Selection Competition began for the four Champion.

November 10th, one month before the human-machine competition in December.

However, in order to allow students who are not majoring in mecha to assemble the competition mecha in the Virtual Universe, the selection process was opened early.

"We found that the registered contestant already has a light armor. Shall we enter it?"

"Yes," Cedric replied.

Then, accompanied by a dazzling Starlight, his real-world mech appeared in the Virtual Universe.

However, his first action was not to conduct a test.

Instead, they open the interface and search for friends.

He knew that character customization and name changes were not allowed during the Cosmic Selection Competition.

So he directly searched for Harry and Phoebe based on his memory of their appearance, added them as friends, and sent them invitations.

They also invited Krum, who was already a friend of theirs.

Meanwhile, Phoebe was astonished by the Virtual Universe's disregard for the [Raising Heart] residing in her Force Furnace, and by the fact that Ariana was also able to enter the selection tournament's portal.

Donning the Magic Armor of the Raising Heart, "It really isn't a light armor. However, even though the Force Furnace doesn't need data input because it's bound to the soul consciousness, the Raising Heart is still considered Force Furnace and can be accessed and used."

"Does this mean I can configure another set of light armor?"

"No, two sets are correct." Phoebe looked at Ariana.

(Hermione frowned. "Isn't this unfair to the other contestants in this world? Doesn't this count as two against one?")

(Ginny then suggested another possibility. "Didn't you notice that Ariana and the others were detected the moment they entered the Virtual Universe? They were simply mistaken for the same person because their brainwaves were the same.")

("And since Ariana and the others entered until the start of the match, not a single person has been contacted for questioning. Is it possible that this is simply a normal phenomenon?")

("Or rather, there is a kind of magic in this world, that is, the application of technology can create another consciousness, another harmless Horcrux.")

("And even if Ariana could participate in the 2v1 match, they only have one Force Furnace.")

("Controlling two sets of light armor simultaneously actually reduces instantaneous output.")

"This is..." Phoebe suddenly noticed a new friend request on the control panel, followed by an invitation. Looking at the face, she exclaimed, "Cedric Diggory?"

On the other side, Harry, who had just entered the selection gate, also received the same message.

Having grown accustomed to being harassed during this period, Krum simply clicked "agree" and chose to go to the appointment.