Chapter 572 - Understanding the Meaning is Enough
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Chapter 572: Chapter 241 Understanding the Meaning is EnoughRegarding the commendation of âfollowing the rulesâ, Zheng Qing felt it was more than he deserved.
To put it nicely, his day-to-day management style fell into the Huang Laoâs concept of âgoverns by doing nothing that goes against natureâ. To be direct, he had yet to make a complete transition from being a student to the role of social club manager, and was still used to passively accepting tasks.
In this aspect, Zhang Ji Xin and Xiao Xiao seemed more like the leaders of the Absolution Hunting Team than he did.
Therefore, after receiving such an evaluation from Zhang Ji Xin in public, Zheng Qing felt even less justified in refusing the eveningâs training.
"Youâre the lead hunter, you have a point." The young scholarship student raised his hands in resignation and said, "So, where do you plan to hold tonightâs training session? I donât think there are any vacant spaces for us to use in the academy right now..."
It was clear that Elder Zhang Da had a ready answer to this question. Without any hesitation, he said, "There is a small forest by the Bell Lake, and a small clearing behind it. Itâs next to the academy wall, a bit desolate, and the area is not large...but itâs enough for us."
Zheng Qing was familiar with the small forest by the lake.
During one of his night patrols, he had a conflict with a fishman in the forest.
Of course, now was not the time to reminisce about the past.
On the way to the temporary training site, the lead hunter of Absolution continued to discuss the various preparations for the next dayâs hunting contest with everyone.
Zheng Qing needed to keep up the pace of following him while discussing each item with him.
As he walked through the forest, Zhang Ji Xin seemed to suddenly remember something. He slowed down, turned his head towards the scholarship student and said,
"When I was mentioning our training to Elena earlier, Matthew was also present." He furrowed his brow, showing a hint of displeasure on his face. "Karenâs little vampire said that they are also planning to do intense training tonight..."
"Foolish." Zheng Qing curled his lips and made a brief comment. "Elena is not someone who is good at staying up late, they should have a training method that is more suitable for themselves."
"Slow down, you guys!" Lin Guo almost had to jog to keep up with them. Finally catching up, he complained in a low voice, "The forest isnât exactly safe. We have encountered wizards doing black market deals here...and also several fishmen who came ashore! You remember, right?"
With that, he tugged at Zheng Qingâs sleeve.
The young scholarship student nodded with a smile, of course, he had a deep impression of this event. His first meeting with Sepulano was on that night.
"Rest assured," Xin Fat Man said, panting for breath. "There are so many of us...if we encounter those smelly creatures, each of us just needs to cast a spell to send them back to the bottom of the lake."
Zhang Ji Xin wasnât distracted by their chatter, he continued to speak to Zheng Qing. "...Iâm actually trying to bring up Elena. Sheâs part of Matthewâs Hunting Team too, right? While you were with her tonight, did you get any valuable information?"
Zheng Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"I never knew that a team leader also had to act as a spy." The young scholarship student responded with a hint of sarcasm, "You donât normally seem so insecure."
"Our team leader is a gentleman." The fat man chuckled from the side.
"Nobodyâs asking you to snoop around for secret information." The lead hunter of Absolution seemed a bit annoyed, he emphasized, "I was just asking if you noticed any details we might have overlooked, or basic information...like the positions of each hunter on their team, what their strengths are, if thereâs anyone we need to pay special attention to, oh, and if they have any substitute hunters...things like that."
Zheng Qingâs face softened a little.
He knew that his tone just now had been a bit harsh, as well as somewhat misdirected. But he didnât want to taint his âpure loveâ with even a speck of dust â in that sense, even the new student hunt race wasnât such a big deal.
"As far as I know, they donât have substitutes." The young student eased up and began to share with the Master Hunter from the Absolution team the information he had just learned that night.
After he talked about Matthew, he also mentioned Andrew.
"Yesterday, my brother and I analyzed the teams participating in this yearâs new student race, and in addition to Matthewâs hunting team, we have to pay attention to Andrew Taylorâs hunting team... If we have the Judgment Hunting Team helping us, then these two hunting teams have people from the Blood Comrades helping them." At this point, Zhang Ji Xin glanced around, lowering his voice slightly: "According to my brother, this is a âproxy warâ."
Upon hearing this familiar term, Zheng Qing almost laughed out loud.
"Itâs just a new student race, it canât be that serious," he said lightly. "Besides, I remember that Tang Dun also organized a hunting team... and the people from Starry Sky and Atlas should be able to put together a few stronger teams, right?"
"This isnât just a new student race, itâs also a prelude to this yearâs competition for the âAcademy Cupâ ... and behind Matthew and Andrew, thereâs also next yearâs Alpha âAugustusâ title to contend for." Xiao Xiao finally made her thoughts clear, dismissing the unrealistic ideas of the Hunting Team Leader: "Weâve already clearly sided with Judgment, we should learn to think in the long run."
"Tang Dunâs hunting team isnât much of a threat," Zhang Ji Xin added. "He didnât find diviners like Nanjian or Amber... His hunting team may be solely a threat because of him. Can you believe he made Duan Xiao Jian a wandering hunter?"
Recalling the slightly stooped, thin male wizard, Zheng Qing immediately laughed.
He had defeated Duan Xiao Jian more than once in practice combat â this was a huge psychological advantage.
"Thatâs some good news." He nodded: "At the very least, Iâm sure Iâm not the worst wandering hunter out there."
"We should aim to be the best!" The Master Hunter from Absolution was obviously displeased with the team leaderâs modest ambitions: "As for your question about whether Starry Sky and Atlas have any strong teams... "
He glanced at Blue Bird, and his mouth twisted into a grin.
"This yearâs top new students from Starry Sky Academy have all been poached by us hunting teams." He bragged about his insider knowledge. "As for Atlasâ hunting team, they always like to pit themselves against each other, like the Sunni versus Shia, Orthodox versus Catholic, Tibetan Buddhism versus Zen... The main point is that Atlas has been in decline these years, they havenât got any real successors."
While Zheng Qing was still digesting what the two said, Xin Fat Man reminded them of another issue.
"You guys just mentioned that little wolf cub from the Taylor family," Xin hesitated, then asked. "Did we not factor into our hunting ground projections the impact of the Festival of the Lower Elements on pure-blood Undermoon creatures?"
Zheng Qing reacted immediately.
The fifteenth day of this month also happened to be the once-a-year Festival of the Lower Elements, just a few days before the hunting race.
For mixed-blood Undermoon creatures, such a day would make them more aggressive and irritable; but for pure-blood Undermoon creatures, the air seemed to be filled with stimulants on such days, significantly enhancing their abilities.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Zhang Ji Xin instantly realized: "A huge oversight, a huge oversight...luckily we still have a slight chance of remediation. Otherwise, once we enter the hunting ground and see a bunch of raucous, red-eyed wolf cubs, weâd be at a disadvantage."
"The Taylor hunting team isnât a pack of werewolves... heâs probably the only one." Xin was muttering from the sidelines.
"I was just using hyperbole, understand the meaning and thatâs enough, okay?" Zhang Ji Xin bluntly interrupted Xin Fat Manâs words.