High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 432: Chapter 101: Even Luck Can Be Overdrawn_1

”Popping potions is out of the question.” Xin Fat Man emphatically waved his hands, dismissing Zheng Qing’s supposition, ”There’s no way one would pop potions during Moon Hunting... With the Hunting Committee being so strict, going through a single drug test is like stepping on Anubis’ scales, making one panic for no reason, let alone cheating... We just had a few chocolates laced with liquor.”

”And we divided a few bottles of the 90s amber light,” Zhang Ji Xin, his face flushing red, settled comfortably in his seat, slinging an arm around Zheng Qing and laughing heartily, ”You can trust me on this... As the chief hunter, how could I infringe the rules before the competition? I’ll tell you, it’s absolutely impossible...”

As he spoke, a strong smell of alcohol hit their noses.

Zheng Qing twitched his lips and pushed away the ruddy face.

”Just these?” He asked the two overexcited wizards in a quiet voice.

”One, two, three...” Zhang Ji Xin counted on his fingers, his brows furrowing.

Perhaps he was counting how many chocolates he had eaten, or just counting for the sake of it.

”Absolutely not too many!” Xin Fat Man patting his chest confidently.

”Definitely didn’t exceed two... No, absolutely not more than three pounds!” Zhang Ji Xin finally concluded.

Zheng Qing took several deep breaths, suppressing some of his raging thoughts.

Having a normal conversation with these two adrenaline-fueled individuals was apparently impossible.

Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, looked somewhat curious.

”Is there something to celebrate?” Xiao Xiao slowly tore a feather from his quill, interestedly asking, ”Boozing it up in broad daylight... Doesn’t seem quite like you.”

”Just now, an Alpha society set up a booth outside...” Xin Fat Man rubbed his nose, speaking in a hollow and deep voice.

”Open to all freshmen of the university.” Zhang Ji Xin immediately added.

”... Demand to mix a qualified potion within five minutes and personally use it without any abnormalities. Those who are qualified will be rewarded with a copy of ’The Complete Herb Guide’ published by the Potion Maker Society.”

”This is practically a ring tailored for Fat Brother!” Zhang Ji Xin slapped his thigh, praising.

Xin Fat Man bore a few traces of pride on his face, and said, ”It took me only one minute to properly blend the ’Five Stone Powder’!”

”Of course, it was Fat Brother who won.”

”The judge gave us a few extra bottles of amber light from the 90s to help me dispense the medicine.”

”There were also chocolates with a liquor core and roast meat”, Fat Xin added. ”But drinking alone is too lonely...”

”Well, since I was there, naturally I obliged!”

The two sang and countered each other, quickly clearing up the causality of the matter.

Zheng Qing watched them in silence and eventually could only remind them, ”Make sure not to fall asleep during the opening ceremony...”

”All these hindrances for no reason,” Zheng Qing turned back, expressing his concerns to Xiao Xiao, ”I have a feeling that things haven’t been going well recently... The hired hunting team coach is absent, not a single hunting team manager agreed, and even turning into a cat could stir up a bunch of trouble.”

”You caused trouble by turning into a cat? Xiao Xiao immediately opened his notebook.

”Haha, how could that happen!” Sensing that he had leaked his secret, Zheng Qing laughed awkwardly, immediately changing the subject, ”What I meant was, perhaps I should have two pounds of Luck Elixir... To boost my spirits and calm my nerves.”

Xiao Xiao gave him a suspicious look, eventually did not ask further, but gave a brief comment on the last thought of the cost student: ”Two pounds of Luck Elixir... If you do not go bankrupt after buying it, then after drinking it, you are finished for the rest of your life.”

The price of Luck Elixir in Wandering Bar is marked clearly: one gold bean for every milliliter.

If an adult wizard expects to experience its effects, he must be prepared to spend at least ten jade coins as a basic amount.

So Doctor Xiao’s comment about ’bankruptcy’ is not exaggerated.

But Zheng Qing knew the crux of the matter was not about cost.

”I know, I know...” The young cost student waved his hand repeatedly. ”The drug test for modern hunting competitions is very rigorous, consuming such prohibited drugs may result in a lifelong ban... If such cheating behavior leads to serious consequences, the school may consider suspension or even dismissal.”

”That’s not what I was getting at,” Xiao Xiao shook his head, ”What I mean is, drinking two pounds of the Luck Elixir... This is a form of slow suicide.”

”Slow suicide?” Zheng Qing found this phrase amusing.

”Slow suicide.” Xiao Xiao repeated, and explained, ”There is a hypothesis in modern wizard theory... each person’s ’luck’ - or fortunes, chance, etc., you should understand.”

Zheng Qing nodded repeatedly, urging him for an explanation.

”Over a period of time, any person’s luck is constant... If due to the consumption of magical potions, such as the Luck Elixir, your luck during this period soars... This isn’t a good thing. Because what these potions are actually using in advance is your luck for a certain period in the future.”

”Luck can be overdraft?”

”In layman’s terms, taking small amounts of such magical potions can ’concentrate strength on big things’... After some rest, you will be as good as new. But if you overdose in a single use, using too much in advance, the future will be very bleak.”

”So you’re saying, if I gobble up two pounds of the Luck Elixir, I’ll be unlucky for the next twenty years?” Zheng Qing summed up.

”Maybe for more than twenty years.” Xiao Xiao shrugged.

Zheng Qing clicked his tongue, and thought about the other thing he had mentioned, ”Speaking of prohibited drugs... I noticed before that the latest banned drugs list doesn’t include transformation potions... Does this mean we can bring transformation potions into the hunting ground?”

”If it’s not prohibited, naturally it’s okay.” Xiao Xiao glanced sideways, sneering at Zheng Qing’s naive idea, ”but... Have you forgotten Mendel’s Law? Who would transform into a harmless little bunny in the dangerous hunting ground!”

”Cats can climb trees when in danger.” Zheng Qing retorted softly, turning his head to look at the center of the venue, no longer dwelling on the topic.

The opening time set by the Hunting Committee was drawing near.

The number one hunting ground was already crowded as hell, with every seat taken.

Looking around, it seemed as if a giant had used a brush to paint several neat color blocks in the hunting ground.

The red camp of Jiuyou Academy, the blue camp of Starry Sky Academy, the white camp of Alpha, the yellow camp of Atlas, as well as the mixed black and gray camp of the off-campus spectators.

Even on the main stage, most of the invited guests had taken their seats as well.

Zheng Qing held the long-handled brass telescope, carefully examining the guests on the main stage - in fact, before the start of the hunting competition, the attention of most people in the venue was also focused there.

A few male students from Jiuyou Academy in the front row were excitedly discussing whether Su Shi Jun had arrived and where she was sitting.

Although the young cost student was also very interested in this legendary beauty, he was even more curious to know whether the principal of First University would appear or not.

From the start of the school year to now, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse of the rumored old man at the opening ceremony.

And he hadn’t even seen his face clearly.