High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 713: Chapter 61 Good News and Bad News_1

The mice in the Wizarding World were essentially no different from the rodents of the order Muroidia that Zheng Qing had encountered throughout his life – all were grey-furred, long-tailed creatures that burrowed, climbed trees, and swam, with strong vitality, rapid reproduction rates, and preferred living in sewers, ditches, graveyards, and such places – At most, the mice in the Wizarding World were a tad bigger, slightly smarter, and a bit more resilient to survival.

This only makes sense for mice living in the world of wizards. After all, this is the world where the wizards reside and the other creatures nipping at world’s edge inevitably need to possess stronger adaptabilities than their distant kin; otherwise, they would’ve been hunted to extinction by other predators long ago.

Upon hearing the task Old Yao bestowed, the classroom echoed with an atmosphere of deep lament.

Especially the delicate sorceresses, who couldn’t hide the disgust on their faces – Zheng Qing had every reason to believe, this task assigned by the school for the students inevitably will incite a round of trading mice and other creatures in the underground black market among the students.

Wealthy young wizards had always been generous in exchanging silver horns and gold beans for precious time to complete what they deem more important. Such as a magical experiment, as a hunting game, or wooing a sorceress, and so on.

As for the less fortunate wizards, they can only trade their time for limited money to support their simple and dull academic career.

For some reason, while imagining these transactions, the image of a burly fat wizard popped into his mind—Zheng Qing recalls that Sepulano and his Auspicious would always be conducting similar underhanded dealing around the school—however, this doesn’t mean Zheng Qing will seek Sepulano to purchase mice to check off his assignment.

Due to him transforming into a cat, he was somewhat resistant to catching mice, as if these mice formed a significant boundary separating his human identity and feline identity. If he cheerfully goes about catching mice, wouldn’t that mean he’s still influenced by the cat’s mentality—particularly since he had recently encountered an issue during his transformation, making him even more sensitive to these details.

Really, What you dislike always finds a way to you.

The young scholarship student sighed inwardly, his face becoming exceptionally miserable.

In the recent couple of weeks, he had been strenuously dodging this job, even if the School Workers’ Committee offered substantial rewards, he had never been tempted. Now, Old Yao directly linked this matter with the final exam evaluation.

Even without looking up, Zheng Qing could clearly feel the violent shrugging of Xin Fat Man and Zhang Ji Xin’s shoulders in front of him, along with the silent mockery.

Professor Yao on the podium seemed oblivious to the resistant gazes from the people below, concluded:

”So, we professors have not joined the alliance’s consortiums to attack new worlds or quelled a demon rebellion in the Black Prison or assisted the ’relevant departments’ in experimenting with new Forbidden Curses...if you have spare time spreading these rumors, better use it to catch a few more mice.”

Several dispersed laughter was heard from below the stage.

Zheng Qing knew, Old Yao had deliberately chosen to assign the task of catching mice before class, one of the main reasons was to explain his and other professors’ whereabouts to the young wizards below—especially this semester, when various accidents happened frequently, causing many people to feel a bit uneasy, there were particularly more rumors during the recent period when the professors were absent.

However, now that he has cleared things up, Old Yao naturally returned to the main topic:

”You all are clear about your duties now, right! Then certainly remember to make some time to finish your tasks....of course, the time store refers to your extra-curricular time.”

”Now, put down your law books, open ’Standard Spells’, turn to Chapter Three Section Two, from the class I was absent, we’ll quickly skim through the knowledge points....those who didn’t understand the previous two classes, focus! I will only go through this once, there won’t be another chance.”

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With a troubled heart, Zheng Qing ended his first lecture for the fourteenth week of his admission.

Fate sometimes is kind enough to leave a way out, when things go wrong they can always get better. Although he was assigned an awful task, Old Yao also brought some good news.

For instance, the final test report on Zheng Qing’s abnormal transformation.

Ever since that abnormal transformation two weeks ago, throughout these two weeks, even though he has several transformation potions in hand, Zheng Qing has never dared to attempt to transform into a cat again. Magic is after all a precise craft, the overwhelming majority of those who foolishly use magic ultimately meet a foolish end.

Zheng Qing felt that he shouldn’t be so stupid.

Two weeks ago, as instructed by Old Yao, he handed his transformation spell notes, the ampoule bottle with the residual transformation potion, and a seal-intact transformation potion to Professor Li, then followed a paper crane to the school medical center for a new full-body medical examination a week ago.

Then there was no follow-up.

Until today, after the magic lesson ended, Old Yao stopped the young scholarship student and handed him the test report.

”The good news is, the transformation potion you used, your transformation spell notes, as well as the comprehensive examination you did at the school medical center, none show any problems...your body is very healthy, except for a Field of Consciousness is still somewhat active, there are no other abnormalities.”

”What a pity,” Zheng Qing mumbled, a little regretful: ”I heard that Fizor’s company is quite large... It would have been great if their potion was faulty.”

Old Yao raised an eyebrow, slapped Zheng Qing on the head: ”You’re just a wizard in training, and you want to claim compensation from Fizor... ridiculous. Do you really think the lawyers they employ are there for show?”

Zheng Qing rubbed his head, sheepishly asked: ”Then what’s the bad news?”

With the good news, naturally comes bad news.

Things in this world always go like that.

Old Yao stuffed his pipe in his mouth, vaguely answered: ”The bad news is, we weren’t able to detect the cause of your abnormal transformation using current technological methods....which means, the supposition I had earlier is the most likely.”

According to Professor Yao’s previous speculation, the reason Zheng Qing was still able to use magic power after transforming was due to some ’trace of a forbidden curse that had once existed’ left by a shadow imprinted in his body—In this world, only Forbidden Curses can defy existing magic rules and theorems, blatantly overturning Mendel’s Paradox.

The young scholarship student inevitably thought of the huge forces in the wizarding world that covet Forbidden Curses, his spirit, uplifted for a few minutes, immediately plummeted again. It fell even lower than before he learned of the good news.