High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 656: Chapter 4 Faith and Gifts_1

”It’s luck, purely luck.”

Amber waved off the praise with a modest smile, explaining, ”...Although many divination techniques are limited within the school due to the protection array. But it’s different in the teaching building.”

”Divination classes are held all year round in the teaching building, and everyone has to do some practice in class. So correspondingly, the interference in this large building is relatively slight.”

”What’s more important is that Zheng Qing’s karma is very clean, which makes it easy to locate him ...Of course, I still need the help of the external environment.”

”Just like a few days ago, when Zheng Qing stayed in the Book Mountain Library all the time, I couldn’t find him...”

”This is not luck, this is strength.” Xiao Xiao interrupted the yellow-robed wizard, praising, ”We are all wizards, and I have a bit of understanding about divination as well. Being able to ’guess’ the greatest possibility, is already amazing.”

Amber just smiled and didn’t continue to speak on this topic.

But Andrew on the side could hardly contain himself.

”Of course!” Andrew, standing beside them, raised his chin with a somewhat smug complement, ”The hunters I choose are definitely very powerful. Amber has been using basic divination spells to interpret all kinds of things he has encountered every day since he can remember, as he said before, divination has become his instinct!”

The people from the Absolution hunting team were hearing about this situation for the first time, and they couldn’t help but nod their heads in admiration. At the same time, they also understood why this newcomer from Atlas Academy always had a frail appearance.

Long-term divination, even if it only involves ’watching without speaking’, inevitably accumulates a lot of backlash. Even if you have treasures and good medicine to nourish your body, it’s hard to avoid physical weakness.

Zheng Qing looked at the thin young man with a refined face standing before him, his gaze lingering over the streaks of gray in his dark brown hair. For some reason, a sense of sorrow welled up in his heart.

Maybe he was reminded of his own experience practicing runes when he was a child, or perhaps he was just impressed by Amber’s day after day of perseverance. In any case, the young cost student’s face finally lost its previous casualness, and he sat up straight, beginning to take these unexpected guests seriously.

”You didn’t come here today just to show off Amber’s divination skills.” Zheng Qing redirected the topic curiously, ”What brings you here?”

It seemed that only then did Andrew Taylor remember his mission.

He touched the gemstone on his finger, pondered for a moment, then slowly said, ”Indeed, there are two things.”

All the eyes from the Absolution hunting team fell on the chubby boy, curiously wondering what he had to say.

”The first thing, is official business.”

Andrew took out a white envelope from his bosom and handed it to Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qing took the envelope. There were no names or addresses of the sender or recipient on the cover, nor were there postmarks, stamps, or wax seals. It was nothing but a bare white envelope.

It looked quite familiar.

Zheng Qing arched an eyebrow and turned his gaze toward Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses and nodded for certain.

Hesitating for a moment while holding the envelope, the young cost student ultimately decided to open it—This time Xiao Xiao didn’t take out any tools to test for black magic, nor did he advise Zheng Qing to wear silk gloves—As expected, there was still a white card in the envelope.

Turning over the card, four words were written in cursive script:

”Pleasure doing business.”

Behind this sentence, there seemed to be a trace of blackish-grey as if it was smeared over. Zheng Qing ran his finger across it, coming to a realization. If he wasn’t mistaken, this blackish-grey residue might be the ashes from burning some hairs.

In the bottom right corner of the card, in black ink cursive script, the signature was still ’M·K·S’.

”The first thing I came here for today is on behalf of Mr. Mike·Gold·Sepulano, to congratulate Absolution Hunting Team for their exceptional performance in the freshmen competition. Mr. Sepulano also said that the previous agreement is still effective, and that matter can be written off.”

Next to him, Andrew Taylor spoke in an official tone, like a government spokesperson on the news: ”Concerning the recent rumors circulating in the school, Mr. Sepulano has also noticed and has stated he will assist in handling some of them... Mr. Sepulano spoke highly of you and said that he would be pleased to have afternoon tea with you if the occasion arises.”

Zheng Qing nodded slightly.

To be honest, if Sepulano hadn’t specifically sent Andrew over, he almost forgot about the bet he had with that top dog of Alpha Academy—since he made this big shot upset even before he started attending school due to the matter of suppressing the beast in Great Ming Pavillion. Because of this, Sepulano sent him a black fur letter, and even took the opportunity to consult with Zheng Qing during night patrols.

Fortunately, this is the most prestigious university, and savvy Alpha People would not bring troubles upon themselves. Plus, Sepulano himself was already vying for Augustus’s position with Friedman and did not want to make too many enemies, and hence came up with the bet with Zheng Qing.

According to the agreement, Zheng Qing only needed to win the Freshman competition, which would help Sepulano make a fortune in the betting market, and their grievances could be written off.

Now that Zheng Qing had fulfilled his task, Sepulano would naturally not break his promise.

”I’m very grateful for Mr. Sepulano’s help.” Zheng Qing nodded continuously, expressing his gratitude in a very formal manner. Regardless, in the current public opinion environment, it’s worth celebrating that Sepulano, one of the big shots of Alpha Academy, was willing to voice his support.

”As for the second matter.” Andrew took out a small rosewood box from his bosom and pushed it towards Zheng Qing. ”Mr. Sepulano did not mention the matter of a gift, but as his friend, we naturally handled such a minor matter.”

Seeing that Zheng Qing was about to reject, Andrew immediately waved his hand and added, ”This gift is not only on behalf of Mr. Sepulano, but also from me.”

Zheng Qing frowned, a bit perplexed and wary of Andrew’s words.

He doesn’t think the young master of the Taylor family has any reason to give him a gift. He still clearly remembers that in one practice class, because he shook hands with this wolf pup, he was cursed and had a series of nightmares that triggered his headaches—looking at it from this perspective, Zheng Qing’s use of a transformation potion had something to do with this wolf cub, so it would make sense if he wanted to offer a gift as an apology.

However, Andrew is obviously not the type to apologize.

”I heard that you wasted a transformation potion on that water demon in the Hunting Ground to avenge me. Right?” As he spoke, Andrew raised a thumb, and the gold gemstone on his thumb ring appeared to be even more dazzling: ”Very loyal!”

”I’m not a petty person. As a member of the Taylor Household, we always know how to be grateful.”

”There are ten transformation potions in this box, which I just bought from Beta Town. They are masterpieces and their expiration date is over half a year from now. There are certified documents from professional agencies, guaranteeing their safety and efficacy... Although I don’t know what you need transformation potions for, it’s always good to have a few more.”

Zheng Qing was startled by the contents of the box— the transformation potion was somewhat too expensive for a scholarship student like him—and was about to refuse. But upon recalling his recent encounters, he had a change of heart and no longer resisted.

Seeing this, Andrew nodded in satisfaction, laughed, clapped Zheng Qing on the shoulder, and said, ”I’ve delivered the message, and given you the gift. Since you guys are busy, we won’t disturb you any further.”

”I appreciate your kindness in the hunting competition... If Alpha Academy needs anything in the future, feel free to find me!”