Chapter 1118 - The Cat, the Fox, and the Witch
Chapter 1118 of "High School of Demon Hunting" begins with: Chapter 1118: Chapter 180: The Cat, the Fox, and the WitchAfter Hemingway had arranged todayâs... See the full story!
Chapter 1118: Chapter 180: The Cat, the Fox, and the WitchAfter Hemingway had arranged todayâs patrol plans, Zheng Qing took over the task of patrolling the long corridor near the eastern shore of Lin Zhong Lake, trailing behind with Lin Guo, looking downcast as he headed to his workplace.
He really didnât want to stay by the lake anymore, listening to the old school workerâs endless chatter about the "Cheating Hunting Team," "young wizards these days," and how "each generation is worse than the last."
"Unreliable rumors, he doesnât get it even at his old age," the young cost student muttered to himself in succession, his magic wand trailing along the grass, making a swishing sound. The magic lantern at the top of the wand swayed left and right, carving a path through the night.
Lin Guo ran along the whole way, following the young cost student.
"Whatâs the training subject for today? Is everyone here?" Zheng Qing walked ahead, asking in a low, direct voice without turning back.
"According to the schedule, weâre supposed to train in Kariel Tactics today... Dylan isnât here; he has a Philosophy of Magic class and canât find the time," Lin Guo answered, stumbling over his words as he clutched the notepad.
Because Dylanâs schedule was the reverse of everyone elseâs, when everyone else was resting, it was time for his classes. More than once, other members of the team had complained to Zheng Qing about this issueâthey couldnât keep up with training because they were always short on personnel.
But discussing time differences with a vampire was as delicate as discussing the purity of wizardry with a wizard of alien bloodline, both extremely sensitive topics. For this reason, Zheng Qing had never discussed the matter directly with Dylan.
But it couldnât go on like this.
"Sigh," the young cost student set aside his gloominess and sighed, "Iâll talk to him tomorrow morning... At the very least, he has to submit his schedule a week in advance. It will make it easier for everyone to train."
Lin Guo nodded again and again, but his head involuntarily turned towards the vast lake beside him.
In the late spring season, under the pale moonlight, the tranquil night made Lin Zhong Lake as still as an Ancient Well Without Waves, like a smooth mirror. The water of the lake, which had been muddied by the young fishmen of the Fishman Tribe a few days ago, had cleared up a lot with the passing of time. Only in the mud by the shore, where fish feces once piled up, there lingered a nauseating smell.
"They made too much fuss; even the kappas have decreased a lot," the Little Witch muttered softly.
Zheng Qing pulled at the corner of his mouth.
Kappas, as common pests in Lin Zhong Lake, were universally loathed by the students of the academy. Usually seen, students would cast spells to roll them up and toss them far into the depths of the lake; or the braver ones would like to grab bamboo poles, randomly beating those hard-shelled creatures without rhyme or reason.
But as the saying goes, habit becomes nature. Now that the fishmen had ravaged Lin Zhong Lake and the kappas had become scarce, the students living at the academy found themselves unaccustomed, feeling like something was missing each time they passed by the lake.
"Kappas, huh? I guess theyâve been hiding in the lake bays and streams with the Fish Wives... In a few months, when the weather warms up, theyâll surely start popping up again," Zheng Qing explained soothingly to Lin Guo, then paused, recalling something, "Have you adjusted your timeline yet?"
When Zheng Qing first interacted with Lin Guo, he was aware of the Little Wizardâs peculiar timelineâin contrast to normal people, Lin Guoâs timeline was intermittent, automatically resetting based on the importance of the events experienced. The more important the person or event, the older it seemed on Lin Guoâs timeline, unconsciously hidden away in the deepest recesses.
Indeed, such a change can, to some extent, protect the Little wizardâs soul, which had been shocked and unsettled, but it wasnât of much benefit to his future path as a wizard. Before becoming a Big Wizard, the less young wizards are exposed to high-end concepts such as time and causality, the better. Too much exposure can easily lead to Cognitive Obstructions, becoming a barrier to their advancement.
Therefore, after learning of the anomaly in Lin Guoâs timeline, Zheng Qing and the other members of Absolution Hunting Team discussed repeatedly, and after much persuasion, finally convinced Lin Guo to seek help from the school to adjust his timeline.
This matter involved personal privacy and was somewhat sensitive, and it was rarely mentioned in everyday life.
Today, as the two walked in the quiet of the night, Zheng Qing thought of the old times when he had patrolled the night with Lin Guo, and felt the timing was just right, so he brought it up.
Lin Guo wasnât as overly sensitive and suspicious as imagined and cheerfully responded, "Itâs almost fixed, Professor Yiâs method is very effective... At the very least, I donât need a special procedure chart to remind me of the correct operation process when I do alchemy experiments now. The Professor said that in at most one year, this trouble will be resolved."
Zheng Qing heard this and smiled in relief.
Indeed, for Lin Guo, whose timeline was in disarray, the biggest trouble wasnât the occasional confusion in his interactions, but the ease with which he could reverse âthe importance of a certain operation stepâ and âthe sequence of operation stepsâ during magical experiments.
The latter point, in particular, the reversal of sequence in magic experiments, can be particularly devastatingâthe famous Brisbane Alchemy Laboratory was leveled for ten miles around, leaving not a blade of grass, during an experiment to synthetically create the Philosopherâs Stone because the operators added the catalyst before the stabilizer. Many alchemists were killed or seriously injured.
This case was told to Zheng Qing by Doctor Du Zemu the first time they met. The Doctorâs intention was to tell Zheng Qing that the Philosopherâs Stone was not easy to come by and using it to save Sprites was too wasteful. Whereas Zheng Qing thought of Lin Guoâs timeline and thus was firm in his decision to persuade Lin Guo to adjust his timeline. SŃarch* The NĂ´velĆire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
When they arrived under the long corridor on the east side of the lake, the other members of Absolution Hunting Team had already been waiting for a long time.
But aside from Xiao Xiao and others, there were two uninvited guests, causing Zheng Qingâs eyelid to twitch.
"How did you two get here?" the captain of Absolution Hunting Team frowned, eyeing the two Little Witches hiding at the tail end of the Hunting Team and feeling a bit of a headache, "Does your cousin know youâre out wandering around late at night? And you, did you check in with Sister Su Man when you left? How did you even bring Poseidon along!"
In front of him were Li Meng and Su Ya.
Li Meng was holding a small white cat, while Su Ya held the Little Fox, Poseidon.
"My cousin knows Iâm out! She supports me," Li Meng said, holding the little white cat that Zheng Qing recognized very well, with her chin lifted high. She wore little leather boots, and behind her draped a pink fine velvet cloak that sporadically sparkled with golden Runes and traces of silver Spells, looking both warm and safe.
Zheng Qing squinted, took a few looks at the little white cat, then turned his gaze to Su Ya.
"Poseidon wanted to come," Su Ya said confidently, looking at Zheng Qing, lifting the Little Fox in her arms high, "It said you promised many times to take it out for a night patrol with you..."
The Little Fox then hid its head under its big tail, looking a bit embarrassed.