High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 444: Chapter 113: Wealth of Investment Choices_1

”A total of one hundred and eleven teams are participating in this year’s school hunting party.”

”Among them, twenty are top hunting teams—the ones that just swore their oaths beneath the hunting flags. This includes the number one university team, the four college teams, and several top clubs’ hunting teams—these teams have already received their tickets to the finals of the ’College Cup’. They will only participate in that specific hunting competition.”

”There are ninety-one regular hunting teams, including seven formally registered with the Wizard’s Alliance. They lost their rights to compete directly for the ’College Cup’ due to insufficient team points last year. Yet without a doubt, these seven teams are still very strong, and most people also think they have good chances of making it to the finals again.”

”Of the remaining eighty-four hunting teams, we estimate that two to three of them may accumulate enough points to make it to the finals, but anything can happen. Guessing the list of teams going up from the group stage is the most variable part of the hunting party when it comes to odds. Speaking for myself, I highly recommend trying your luck with this list, of course, if you’ve got the eye.”

’Half-Face’ opens his thick notebook, enthusiastically recommending various combination odds to the young wizards. His spit is flying as he paints enticing pictures of the prizes that can be won if you guess correctly, making listeners’ hearts flutter with excitement.

But Zheng Qing has been listening for a long time without hearing the information he wants.

”Is this all there is?” the young, energetic student can’t help but ask. ”Are all the teams here? Are any missing?”

The flurry of questions makes ’Half-Face’ freeze in place.

He doesn’t comprehend the meaning behind Zheng Qing’s words.

Zhang Ji Xin clears his throat before hinting, ”Apart from the official events of the school hunting party, are there any related events? Like the Freshman Hunt for first-year students.”

Half-Face’s face lights up with understanding.

”Freshman Hunt!” he repeats the name, flipping through his thick notebook with fervor.

Soon, he stops flipping and points to a table in the notebook, explaining, ”Since the new students have not been at the school for long, we do not have a lot of information about them, so we did not put much effort into organizing the Freshman Hunt. There are only a few traditional betting options: Freshman Champion, Runner-Up, and Third Place, as well as Best Hunting Team and Best Hunter...”

”I bet everything on Absolution!” Zheng Qing declares emphatically, throwing a handful of coins on the table. ”Put my bet on Absolution hunting team for the Freshman Champion and best hunting team; Best Hunter...”

As he speaks, his gaze wanders among the group before finally shaking his head. He sticks out his thumb and points it at himself, ”Bet on me for Best Hunter!”

The other members of Absolution look at him with bemused expressions.

”I’ve never seen someone so brazen.” Xin Fat Man’s mouth twitches as he stares at the young student with a strange look in his eyes. He nearly pounces on Zheng Qing to tear off his face, wondering if there might be an alien monster hiding underneath.

”Although I have reservations about your choices,” Zhang Ji Xin rubs his scalp and mutters, ”still, having confidence in oneself is always good.”

”His choices only represent him.” Xiao Xiao turns to ’Half-Face’ and reminds him, ”Our choices are different from his...”

”Understood, understood.” ’Half-Face’ chuckles nervously, nodding again and again.

Then he lowers his head and gazes at the coins flung by Zheng Qing on his notebook, adding, ”Given that there aren’t many events in the Freshman Hunt ... personally, I recommend that you ’invest’ in the group stage matches. Of course, if you’re not interested in hunting, you can also choose from other events surrounding the school hunting party, such as the Hunting Dance Party, Hunting Art Exhibition, Hunting Song Competition, and so on.”

”Hunting Dance Party?” Zheng Qing’s curiosity is piqued: ”You can gamble on the Hunting Dance too?”

”Ahem, it’s not gambling, it’s betting!” ’Half-Face’ corrects, then explains, ”The Hunting Dance Party is the second most popular betting event after hunting. Prizes for the Dance Queen, Best Dancer, and Best Combination, among others, inspire great enthusiasm among young wizards each year, making them excellent investment opportunities.”

Zheng Qing shrugs, indicating his lack of interest.

He really doesn’t know anything about the Hunting Dance Party.

’Half-Face’ quickly changes his focus to the other young wizards after noticing Zheng Qing’s disinterested attitude.

While listening to ’Half-Face’ gabble on about his sales pitch, Zheng Qing lifts the telescope and aligns it with the ’Eye of Vortex’.

In fact, one can see the scenery inside the mini-world through the ’Eye of Vortex’ with the naked eye alone, but it’s not as convenient—this brass telescope Zheng Qing brought from Beta Town is a professional viewing telescope. Not only can it adjust the clarity of the image, it also has various functions like fast-forward, slow motion, saving certain images, and recording.

Using the telescope to watch hunting is naturally much more useful than just watching with your naked eyes when there are exciting hunting scenes.

In the speaker flowers, Tang Dun’s steady voice is echoing:

”This is a brutal world. We can see the harsh lava eroded lands, the classic karst landscapes, the plateau snowfields, mountain forests, traditional prairies, the bay marshes, and many more scenes. In the next three hours, the hunters will chase glory in victory here!”

Zheng Qing rolls his eyes and cautiously rotates the telescope in search of the teams.

Those hunting teams have disappeared from sight and into the mists for half an hour now.

Many people already show signs of impatience.

Seeming to respond to the restless mood of the audience, Tang Dun’s voice suddenly rises in the speaker flowers:

”See that! The hunting team has appeared on the hunting ground! We can now see that the first team has appeared on the hunting ground!”

The on-site atmosphere suddenly heats up.

Even ’Half-Face’ and the other young wizards, in the middle of making a deal, turn their heads and refocus on the hunting ground.

Zheng Qing, following Tang Dun’s commentary, quickly captures the image of the hunting team.

”As expected, the first hunting team to appear in the hunting ground is still the number one university team. The team leader, Lei Zhe, leads this hunting team through the foggy maze with his skilled command and extraordinary intelligence, appearing first on the hunting ground...”

”Ahem!” Another strange coughing sound interrupts Tang Dun’s praise in the speaker flowers:

”The first hunting team has entered the field, ’Hunting Convention’ is about to officially begin. Please watch the game in an orderly and civilized manner. No use of any unreported magic above the hunting ground. No use of any unreported alchemy products. Uncivilized behaviors like booing are strictly prohibited. Thank you.”