Chapter 4: Performance and Departure

【Simulation Begins】
On Day 0, with the blessing of a natural talent for Magic Affinity, the chaotic magical currents around you were suppressed, and strange occurrences were prevented from happening.
Congratulations, you have become a "normal person".
Tonight's circus performance was a great success thanks to your innovation.
A countless number of audience members poured into the circus and cheered for the spectacular performance by you and old Nigel.
Everyone in the audience is shouting "great magician Nigel" and "clown magician"!
The leader was extremely excited and, being stingy, he gave you and your partner a rare reward of three silver coins, of which you received one.
Thus, your action plan is now supplemented with additional startup capital.
On the first day, you used the time you had saved to buy enough materials and tools.
You began to make the mechanical props for the 'final performance' according to the blueprints.
The circus has gained great fame due to your newly introduced magic act.
More and more audience members are coming to see you and old Nigel's spectacular performance, flocking to the circus on weekends just for a glimpse.
All the audience was amazed by your thrilling magic performance.
The team leader was excited and, being stingy as he is, gave you both a reward of three silver coins. You received one of them.
On the second day, you begin to make mechanical props for the 'final performance' according to the blueprint, and the progress is satisfying.
You received a reply from Hogwarts, and Professor McGonagall will visit at the end of July.
The circus has gained great fame because of your newly introduced magic, and more and more audiences are coming to see it.
You have received another silver coin.
On the third day, you started making mechanical props for the "final performance" according to the drawings, but encountered some problems, and you made some modifications to it.
The circus has gained great fame because of your newly introduced magic, and more and more audiences are coming to see it.
You start to intentionally or unintentionally reveal your newly created magic tricks during your magic performances, to build anticipation for the final performance at the end of the month.
You have received another silver coin.
During the first week, you start constructing the mechanical props for the "last performance" according to the blueprint, and the semi-finished products are operational.
The circus has gained great fame because of your newly introduced magic, and more and more audiences are coming to see it.
You often build up anticipation for the final performance at the end of the month in your magic shows, enticing and exciting the audience with your promotion.
Earn more rewards.
During the second week, you begin to construct the mechanical props for the "last performance" according to the blueprint. The finished product has been tested, but still requires some decoration.
You showed this exquisite piece of machinery to Mr. Nigel.
Mr. Nigel was amazed by your outstanding ability and your brilliant design, and recognized you as a natural magician. He agreed to collaborate with you in a performance at the end of the month.
The circus has gained great fame because of your newly introduced magic, and more and more audiences are coming to see it.
With your and Old Nigel's joint efforts, all the audience is eagerly anticipating the end-of-month performance.
Earn more rewards.
In the third week, you began to make mechanical props for the "Final Show" according to the drawings. Before the actual performance, you did a rehearsal within the circus.
All the members of the circus were stunned by you and the applause on the scene was endless.
Amidst this applause, you felt as if you were truly experiencing the part belonging to Little Zee in your body rejoicing, and then a wave of relaxation washed over you - you knew that Little Zee had received all that you had done for him.
Professor Miller came in person and had a friendly conversation with you. She also had a "friendly conversation" with the circus master.
Although the circus master was very reluctant to part with you, after the professor used some special means and paid a few coins, the circus master decided to hand you over to the professor.
You asked Professor McGonagall to let you leave after your final performance, and she happily agreed and watched from the audience.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, you gracefully leapt down from the stage.
......
No one noticed that you and Professor McGonagall disappeared together with the audience.
In the first month, Professor McGonagall handed you over to Hagrid.
You became friends with fellow Harry Potter and got to know some people.
Apply for student loans.
Purchase study materials.
Hagrid introduces you to Professor McGonagall who helps you find a host family, and they take you to remove the black spots on your face.
You get along well with your new family.
Memorize the textbook, and shock Hermione all year with your photographic memory.
In the second month, school starts; sorting ceremony; classes;
In the third month, learn magic;
In the fourth month, learn magic;
May, month five: Learn magic
June, month six: Learn magic
July, month seven: Learn magic
Year One: Learn magic
Year Two: Learn magic
Year Three: Learn magic
Year 4, learning magic
Year 5, learning magic, taking a break from school
Year 6, learning magic, taking a break from school and hiding
Year 7, learning magic, taking a break from school and hiding, graduating
【In the tenth year, working in the Ministry of Magic】
【In the twentieth year, loafing at work in the Ministry of Magic】
【In the thirtieth year, still loafing at work in the Ministry of Magic】
【In the fortieth year, died in a riot in the wizarding world.】
【Simulation ended and settling...】
Settlement completed, please choose one of the following two rewards:
【1. (Magic lv5): Grand Magician, you are proficient in most known magic, and often able to come up with brand new tricks that can leave one wondering if it's magic or simply trickery.
2. (Mechanical Design lv4): A necessary skill for great magicians, who wouldn't want to design their own props?
【Extra Reward: (Heart of the Machine): The simplest way to escape from illusions is by abandoning human thinking. After activation, you have the thought process of a machine and gain mechanical endurance.】
ps: Is it possible that when Voldemort uses Legilimency to study your brain, he sees a bunch of 0s and 1s?
"Choose 1."
Feeling the familiar comfort, Cheez silently complained in his heart.
"Did they die in a riot? That cause of death is too abrupt. Did Harry Potter not govern the wizarding world well? Or is it that you, simulator, don't want to write more? "
Looking at the death notification in the simulator, Qizi felt strange. Why did the wizarding world suddenly go into turmoil just because someone was "lying flat" in the Ministry of Magic?
But this was still good news, because it was the longest Qizi had ever survived in the simulator.
This means that as long as he stays in the circus until Professor McGonagall comes to pick him up, everything will be fine. Professor McGonagall even found him a host family.
As for Voldemort and everything else, they have nothing to do with him, even the riots that may happen decades later. He just needs to hide when trouble comes, and then come back to lie low after everything has calmed down.
Go to visit Hagrid in a couple of days and try to establish a good relationship with Harry while I'm there, so I can become more familiar to him.
As for the future, let future events take care of themselves and don't worry about things that don't concern me.
If I feel like it, I'll confront Voldemort if I don't like what he's doing. If I'm too scared, I'll wait until after the big battle to come out and face him. At least I won't lose anything by being cautious.
Cheese counted his skills and talents in his mind and started evaluating his gains.
The talent he obtained this time (Mechanical Heart) was not bad at all, at least it was equivalent to an alternative Brain Sealing Technique.
After simulating Chi's actions multiple times, it was discovered that talent acquisition is very random and most likely related to Chi's behavior in the simulation.
The magic skill also leveled up, and the simulator's rating was Master level, which is not bad.
Qi Zi has summarized some rules for acquiring and improving skills. If one has not encountered certain skills or knowledge in the first three days of the simulation, it is impossible to receive corresponding rewards even if one learns them in the simulation for a lifetime. The more one uses and becomes proficient in skills that have been encountered in the first three days of the simulation, the greater the rewards gained.
"Simulator, generate the property panel!"
【Property panel generating】
【Name: Wang Qi/Qi Zi Burton
Age: 11
Physical Fitness: 0.6
Strength: 0.5
Intelligence: 1.9
Mana: 26
Talents: (Magic Affinity), (Photographic Memory), (Indomitable), (Intuition), (Super Memory), (Mechanical Heart)
Skills: (Acrobatics level 1), (Magic level 5), (Mechanical Design level 4)
"Not bad! Your physique and strength have increased!"
Kheez is becoming more and more looking forward to his future life in the academy.
.......
Three days later, Kheez did receive a reply, and the delivery owl was still the same silver-gray one as before.
Qizi just finished his performance at night, and found himself standing on a wooden stake next to the tent, with the dim light of a torch shining on half of his body.
He took the letter and read it closely by the torch.
Dear Mr. Quirrell,
We are glad to receive your reply, and we sincerely welcome your joining. We believe that you will definitely spend unforgettable and happy seven years at Hogwarts.
After discussing the situation you mentioned, we have made arrangements. However, we will discuss the specifics when we meet in person. I will personally arrive at your circus on the evening of July 31st and will help you solve the problems you presented.
During this period, please prepare well, remember to relax and don't be too nervous.
Vice Principal Miller Wa Magee
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
As happened in many simulations, Hogwarts responded to his request in the reply letter.
.......
On July 31, Professor McGonagall arrived at the circus as scheduled.
At dusk, a cat with elegant steps came to the entrance of Chez's tent.
Chez was doing the final maintenance on the equipment when the cat appeared out of nowhere and caught Chez's eye. After a twist, the cat transformed into a lady in a black cloak.
Cheeze looked at the woman in the black cloak with amazement, she was an elegant and dignified lady.
"Excuse me, madam, are you the one sent by Hogwarts?" Cheeze asked uncertainly.
"Good evening, Mr. Cezar Boltun. I am Professor Minerva McGonagall from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You may call me Professor McGonagall."
Professor McGonagall replied politely.
“Believe you have many questions that need answers, please feel free to ask!”
“Yes Professor McGonagall, I have many questions that I would like you to answer.”
“What is magic? Is it the same as magic tricks?”
“Why am I eligible to attend magic school?”
“Is magic really all-powerful?”
“Can magic remove the dark spots from my face?”
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“Different…”
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“Trust me, the St. Mungo's Hospital can remove the little blemish on your face.”
Professor McGonagall answered almost every question he asked seriously.
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“Wait, child, you will learn about these questions when you enroll in the future. The most important thing now is to meet your captain and finalize your enrollment.” Professor McGonagall interrupted his endless questions.
"Yes, of course, Professor McGonagall, I mean before that, I have a small request,"
Chiz presented his request with a sincere face: "I want to finish my final performance tonight before leaving with you, is that possible?"
"Of course you can," Professor McGonagall kindly agreed to the request.
Hagrid pulled out a crumpled ticket from his pocket and handed it over to Professor McGonagall.
"Here is the ticket for tonight's circus performance. I invite you to come and watch my first formal show,"
Professor McGonagall was taken aback and seemed surprised by the invitation but accepted it with a "thank you."
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After nearly a month of hype and promotion, the audience's anticipation for tonight's performance has reached a fever pitch.
After several acrobatic performances to warm up the crowd, it is finally time for the magic show prepared by Qiz.
The announcer's passionate introduction captured the attention of most of the audience, and just then, fireworks suddenly ignited on the empty stage, followed by a burst of explosions and smoke filling the air.
The smoke quickly dissipates, revealing Keats and Mr. Nigel wearing clown masks, abruptly appearing at center stage.
The applause from the audience is thunderous.
Keats and Mr. Nigel bow and salute to the audience in the stands.
Then they jointly presented some warm-up magic tricks to the audience.
The atmosphere among the audience on the stands became increasingly heated, and Chiz looked at the time and the atmosphere, signaling to Mr. Nigel that it was time to start.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the most thrilling and exciting escape game that you've been waiting for is about to begin. Let's give the warmest applause for today's protagonist, the clown magician Chiz."
老奈杰尔一边脱下礼帽，一边高声介绍道。
随着再次热烈起来的掌声、欢呼声、口哨声，老奈杰尔从礼帽中抽出一根半尺长的木棍。
With a flick of the stick, it transforms into a flagpole two people tall.
As the flagpole is waved, a large black flag seemingly appears out of nowhere and rapidly spreads out from the bare pole.
Old Nigel waved the big flag left and right before coming to the platform used by the acrobat.
With a wave of the flag, a shake up and down, and a pull back, a large black flag appeared out of nowhere, creating a giant box about the height of one person.
“这就是我们今天要用到的道具--百刃箱。”
说着，便把旗杆一竖在地上一墩，四四方方的箱子自动打开，四边围起来的木板落地，只见其中布满了寒光奕奕的刀具，横七竖八的固定在箱子中。
Kiz wearing a mask takes off his hat and pulls out an egg to show to the audience, seeming dissatisfied.
He then takes an apple out of the hat and throws it away.
This time, he pours a pumpkin out of the hat, shows it briefly, and throws it onto the steel knife in the box, only to see the pumpkin easily sliced into many pieces by the knife.
Old Nigel dropped the flagpole again, and the four wooden boards of the box automatically rose, seamlessly hiding the scene inside from the audience.
Then, with a flick of his cape, Qi Zi pulled out a burlap bag filled with down feathers and poured it into the box.
The cloak was once again shaken, and a slightly smaller bag appeared that was filled with sharp blades, which were displayed to the audience before being scattered into the box.
The cloak was shaken again, and a bag filled with down feathers was poured into the box, followed by another bag of blades that were also sprinkled into the box.
Same steps were repeated about three or four times, the entire box was filled with down feathers and blades, and Chiz invited an audience member to come up and inspect the authenticity of the blades.
The person randomly chose a blade, and easily shredded the piece of paper that Chiz handed over with a casual slide of the blade.
老奈杰尔从礼帽中掏出一副锁链，一副手铐，一副脚镣，将其为奇兹戴上。
台下观众为此交头接耳，有些观众完全不清楚他们要搞什么，而有些观众猜到他们要干什么，但他们也是一脸的难以置信。
Only saw that thin figure, tied up with locks all over his body, struggling to climb up the high platform used for acrobatics performance.
He stood on the stage, bowing and saluting to the audience from all sides once again.
Then he stood up straight on the high platform with his head held high and his chest out, clumsily took off the mask on his face with his handcuffed hands, and threw it onto the stage, shattering it into pieces.
The audience saw his face clearly, but most of them already knew what he was going to do, so no one cared about his appearance anymore.
He was bound with chains all over his body, with handcuffs and ankle shackles, and jumped from the diving platform.
Many spectators were scared out of their wits by his sudden jump.
Everyone in the audience gasped and made a collective hissing sound.
Some women even covered their eyes with their hands and dared not watch.
Only the sound of a "bang" could be heard on the stage, and the down feathers in the box flew all over the sky.
"Ah!"
The audience screamed in response to the impact sound, and some timid women even fainted directly.
Even the bottom of the box oozed out crimson liquid.
This terrified the audience on the scene, thinking he was dead, completely torn apart.
Several audience members even rushed to the stage in anger, just as they were about to approach the box.
One of the wooden boards of the box fell down again, and feathers and knives scattered all over the place. To their surprise, Quiz was not inside.
At the entrance of the tent facing the stage, stood the small figure that had made the audience anxious. He was standing in that spot, and as previously agreed, the circus staff shone the light from the torches onto him using a mirror.
The audience followed the light and found him, at this moment - all eyes on him.
Kids took off his hat and bowed, then turned around and lifted the cloth curtains hanging down from both sides of the tent door, and walked out.
At this moment, no one noticed that an elegant woman in a cloak also disappeared from the audience.
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The clown magician disappeared forever from people's sight on the day he became famous.
Only one legend of the horror circus remains, some say that he died in the box after jumping from the high platform that day, while others say that he used magic to leave the circus and never returned.
Of course, Qiz, who hugged the big thick leg, didn't care about these details anymore, nor did he want to return to the circus. He already had a brighter future.