High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 244: Chapter 168 Where does the Wizard Come From _1

Theory of Silence - Philosophy of Magic - Professor Yao.

Zheng Qing records these keywords in his notebook, once again emphasizing them.

Today is Wednesday, and Philosophy of Magic class is in the afternoon.

He can fully consult Professor Yao about this question before class, Zheng Qing thought, and made a few more notes under the keywords.

He subconsciously ignores Mr. Sima’s injunction to consult Professor Yao next Wednesday - maybe he does realize, but he thinks it’s just a slip of the tongue.

After answering Liu Fei Fei’s question, Mr. Sima signals the students to continue asking questions.

Seeing a few eager Alpha students, Zheng Qing hurriedly raises his hand, seizing the position of the second questioner. At the same time, two Alpha Academy students also raised their hands high.

Clearly, as a scholarship student, Zheng Qing has made a more lasting impression on the professor.

Mr. Sima smiles and nods, signaling Zheng Qing to rise and pose the second question.

The freshmen from Jiuyou Academy burst into enthusiastic applause - although they are all college students, competitions like this often occur between the students of the two academies.

”The question I want to ask is, where do wizards come from?” Zheng Qing tries to ignore the picky gaze of the Alpha Academy and loudly proposes his question.

Mr. Sima frowns and looks at him.

”Just like in laymen’s history books, humans evolved from apes, apes evolved from fish, and fish evolved from microorganisms.” Zheng Qing noticing the confusion in Mr. Sima’s brow, quickly adds, ”I wonder if the wizard world has a similar theory... like an evolution theory. If there is, where did wizards come from?”

Compared to the previous pale question, this explained question seems much richer.

Mr. Sima’s frown gradually relaxes.

”Such an ambitious group of kids.” She stands at the lectern with her arms folded, a smile at the corner of her mouth, shaking her head slightly: ”I thought you would ask some ... comparatively superficial questions.”

”For example, whether the fairy rebellion in the 13th century was influenced by demons; again, where the first law book in history was born; or whether the most powerful nine-tailed fox Daji of the Su Qingqiu family is still alive.”

”Instead, your hearts are bigger, one by one.”

A good-natured laughter travels through the classroom.

For these young wizards, this seemingly reproachful language is actually a great affirmation - like a fond scolding, the tone always contains a bit more tenderness.

Zheng Qing smiles awkwardly, his face a little flushed, not knowing if he should now quietly sit down.

But Mr. Sima did not avoid his question, instead he gave a brief answer:

”According to historical records, wizards and laymen share the same origin. But in a distant and unverifiable era, the two wise lives diverged and embarked on different journeys.”

”If I were to answer this question from a historical perspective, this is all I can say.” He adds apologetically, ”Wizards also developed from microorganisms.”

Zheng Qing opens his mouth, but before he can speak, he is interrupted by Mr. Sima:

”Of course, I know that the essence of your question lies not here.” Mr. Sima nods, his hands rubbing the lecture notes on the table, his speaking pace a little faster: ”You want to know why wizards embarked on a different path, why two civilizations sprouted under the same starry sky, and why magic was born!”

Zheng Qing resolutely nods.

Mr. Sima’s extension is exactly what he had in mind.

”That’s why I said you young people are ambitious.” She raises a finger, waving it: ”The most significant difference between wizards and laymen is only one thing - that is magic.”

”So, to understand where wizards come from, we must first understand where magic comes from.”

”What is magic?”

”Where does magic come from?”

”Where does magic belong?”

”Your question is essentially inquiring about the nature of magic.”

”And this question, even our school’s deans and even the principal dare not give you a straightforward answer ... This is the ultimate question in the wizard world.”

”If you understand the nature of magic, surpassing the realm of the grand wizard is within reach!”

The classroom is silent, as if everyone was frightened by this unreachable goal.

Zheng Qing silently swallows his saliva.

Honestly, when he first asked this question, he didn’t think it was so far-fetched. He was simply curious about why this world gave birth to wizards, a group of unscientific lives.

Of course, there’s no harm in Mr. Sima lifting his question so high.

So Zheng Qing continues to stand quietly behind the desk and respectfully listens to the lecture.

”Similar to the question of the wizard’s hiding that I mentioned earlier ... this question is also essentially a question in the category of philosophy of magic,” Mr. Sima’s facial expression appeared slightly troubled: ”I still recommend asking Professor Yao to answer this question.”

Professor Yao is Old Yao, the counselor of Astronomy Class 08-1, who is mainly responsible for the first university’s curse class, but he also concurrently teaches the Philosophy of Magic course in Astronomy Class 08-1.

”I can’t help with this particular question.” Mr. Sima spread her hands in the end, seeming to see that Zheng Qing was a bit frustrated, she hesitated for a moment, then added: ”Because there is no satisfactory answer to this question, I allow you to ask an additional question.”

”So... is Su Daji still alive?” Zheng Qing almost instinctively asked this question, then immediately cried out in his heart.

He seemed to have noticed two scrutinizing gazes from the back.

”Are you sure you want to ask this question?” Sima Yangyun’s eyes crinkled in a smile, seeming quite pleased.

”No!” Zheng Qing hastily changed his mind, immediately bowed his head, and began to flip through his notebook.

Mr. Sima reined in her smile and quietly pouted.

Zheng Qing didn’t notice this.

Although he is very interested in the mystery of Su Daji’s life and death, he still needs to maintain some dignity as a scholarship student under the public eye - especially since Elena is also taking this course.

Thankfully when listening to Mr. Sima explaining the reasons for the wizard’s hiding just now, he wrote down many rare words, and the urge arose to ask a question.

Now is just the right opportunity, it couldn’t be any more perfect.

”Professor, could you explain the terms ’stubborn wizard’ and ’conservative wizard’ that you mentioned just now?” Holding his notebook, Zheng Qing read out these two somewhat awkward terms: ”Because they sound similar.”

”This is once again content that leans heavily towards sociology.” With a straight face, Mr. Sima replied, ”I hope the next student will ask a more ’historical’ question.”

Zheng Qing gave an embarrassed laugh and put down his notebook.

Of course, Mr. Sima did not refuse to answer this question either.

She just deliberated for a moment and then quickly explained:

”As I mentioned earlier.”

”In the long history of wizards, the relationship with laymen has always been a complex and sensitive topic.”