Interesting!
Zhang Xiao sat in his chair, staring at the pale blue, illusory model floating in the air, lost in thought.
The more he thought about it, the more interesting he found the setup for the second round.
The first round had tested their teamwork, while the second tested the choices they made as a team.
Should they take their own map and fight alone, or cooperate with others, then compete once they entered the ruins?
Even if they became allies, would there be betrayals?
Just a little thought brought all sorts of possibilities to mind. Nine schools...
Zhang Xiao could almost see Dumbledore's azure eyes watching them all, as though asking, How do you intend to solve this problem?
"Guys, I've spotted a problem."
Everyone turned to Ron. He pointed at the projection and asked in puzzlement:
"Right, we know the next event should take place in some ruins, but so what? Even if we get a few more schools together, all we get is a bigger map.
Then what?
I think knowing it's in the ruins is enough. We could keep this secret entirely to ourselves."
Seeing how attentively everyone was listening, he decided to lay out all his thoughts:
"Honestly... even though we've worked out the secret of the Golden Egg, I don't think we've gained much of an advantage. Look, apart from these two baffling maps, what else do we have?
We don't know anything. We don't know what we'll encounter or what we need to prepare..."
The young wizards quietly considered Ron's words. Although he was often a little off the mark, they felt he had a point this time. They knew about the ruins, but then what?
"Er, I actually think-"
Neville's round face held the clarity of someone who had thought things through: