Monster Hunting High School

Following this slightly teasing conversation, the curtain of the lounge was suddenly lifted, revealing a familiar face.

It was Thomas.

He looked much better than before - perhaps because Lao Yao had revealed the final bottom line of the punishment, which reassured the young assistant coach - in short, his face was no longer as pale as before in the hunting ground, and his expression was no longer stiff, but more lively.

"... No, this is not a good habit." The blond assistant coach raised his index finger and shook it repeatedly, his head also shaking slightly, and said quickly: "As the saying goes, changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists. Although you have no games, you still have to pay attention to these taboos - after all, you are wizards, and you should know that there are countless mysterious "irrational memes" in this world that will be triggered by some of your less cautious behavior."

Although Thomas's words are a bit awkward, they are actually very easy to understand.

The most famous example is the ‘Murphy meme’. If you worry about something happening, it will definitely happen; but if you deliberately ignore the worry in your heart, it is still very likely to happen - as if there is an invisible hand, fiddling with the thread of your fate, which is frightening, but cannot be avoided.

There are many similar examples. For example, you cannot say ‘go home after hunting the last demon’ in a battle; for example, the thirteenth person sitting at the table will be unlucky; and before entering the medicine garden, you must sprinkle incense ash over your left shoulder, etc. These mysterious taboos, which have no magic at all, are deeply rooted in the wizard world and have far-reaching influence.

A great wizard of the Zhou family in Shaoxing has a very insightful summary of this: "... There is no ‘irrational meme’ in the world. As more people believe in it, these memes are born."

In short, as Thomas said, although the Forgiveness Hunting Team has no subsequent games, it is a very taboo to change the head of the hunting team at will on the field.

"... In addition, he is the 'culprit' of your hunting team winning the freshman championship this time. If you kick him off the stage now, you will be under more pressure on the podium." Thomas' last sentence was incoherent. Zheng Qing felt a little puzzled after hearing it, and always felt that there was something wrong with his logic. But the assistant teacher did not give him more opportunities to ask questions. Instead, he waved his hand and changed the topic: "This matter ends here. Zheng Qing still has to go to the podium... The honor is yours, and the pressure is also yours." "Before going on stage, you sign this thing first... Other hunting teams have signed, and only your Yu Zui hunting team is left." As he said, he pulled out a long parchment roll from his arms and unfolded it in front of the young wizards. At the same time, he stuffed a thick and long black feather pen into Zheng Qing's hand. "You are the captain of Yu Zui, you go first." With the light falling from the ceiling of the lounge, Zheng Qing vaguely recognized that this was a contract with complicated terms. He clearly remembered that Xiao Xiao had repeatedly warned him not to sign documents he didn't know about.

So, the young student raised his head immediately and looked at the doctor.

"Silent Contract?" Xiao Xiao lived up to expectations and identified the identity of the parchment scroll in the blink of an eye, asking in a very affirmative tone.

"As expected of a doctor." Thomas praised and added: "This is the 'Freshman Competition Version' developed based on the 'Hunting Ground Training' version of previous years. It is used for the first time this year, but the terms are all those classic terms... According to convention, they all need to be signed."

As if he noticed the confusion of others, Thomas simply explained it from beginning to end.

It turned out that under normal circumstances, the freshmen of the First University should arrive at school one month before the start of the school to participate in the 'Hunting Ground Training' held by the school.

The freshmen will face demons and experience death in the training - also through the cause and effect transformation technique - but in previous years, due to different qualifications and high mortality rates of freshmen, many freshmen have many difficult to overcome psychological barriers, and some will seriously affect their subsequent study and life.

Therefore, starting from the 2008 class, the First University changed the freshman training to the sophomore year.

Of course, for the brave and capable freshmen, the school will not be stingy with some spells and materials, and will prepare a small hunting ground for them to experience the cruelty of this world in advance - that is, the "Freshman Competition" that Zheng Qing and others participated in this year.

Just like what Lao Yao said.

'Only when you lose, you know how to cherish; only when you face death, you can truly live. '

"Do you remember what Professor Charles said after we landed from the special plane?" Xiao Xiao suddenly mentioned an old story and looked at his companions around him.

"I remember," Zheng Qing nodded repeatedly, frowning and recalling, "It was something like 'This is the first class' or something weird..."

Xiao Xiao looked at him speechlessly, opened his notebook, and whispered, "'Remember today's class, feel the meaning of life, this is the beginning of your learning.'... This is the original words."

"Haha, the meaning is almost the same." Zheng Qing touched the back of his head, laughed dryly, and asked, "Is there anything strange about this sentence?"

"This sentence was originally the first sentence you heard when you participated in the 'hunting ground training' and returned from death." Thomas suddenly interrupted and said quickly: "Old Charles welcomes new students every year, and it has become a habit...so I say it's bald."

"Fortunately, you fell from the sky and escaped death... but you didn't make any jokes."

"No wonder!" Zheng Qing felt a little surprised: "I just said that the people around him were a little dumbfounded when they heard what he said... It turned out that he really said it wrong!"

"But, we already know about this... Is the sophomore training camp still effective?" Zhang Jixin suddenly spoke and asked curiously: "If my understanding is correct, we must participate in this kind of training without knowing anything. Only through competition can we maximize our potential... Only in this way can our death in the hunting ground be meaningful."

Thomas looked at him in surprise.

"I thought you were smarter than your brother," the assistant coach shrugged and asked, "Why do you think your brother didn't tell you about the training camp?"

"Contract?!" Zheng Qing suddenly understood.

"Bingo... the prize is a four-year contract of silence." Thomas flicked the long parchment roll in front of him, stuffed it under Zheng Qing's nose, and urged: "Sign it quickly, we have limited time. ...The main effect of this contract is to seal your true memory of certain aspects of this hunting game - of course, it will not affect the experience you gain from the hunting ground, nor will it make you feel like you have a memory gap - trust me, The research on soul and memory by the great wizards in the school is beyond imagination.”

"After all, erasing memories is not the purpose. The purpose of the school is to help you better adapt to the world."

Zheng Qing smacked his lips, deeply convinced.