High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 1906: Chapter 127: Blood Comrades’ New Initiative

A half Fishman’s fierce face appeared on the side of the newspaper directed at Zheng Qing. Under the light falling from the skylight, the gills under the Fishman’s jaw could be seen gently moving, and his vacant gaze revealed a ferocious aura, which was exceptionally striking.

Below the photo was a line of large, bold characters — What signals are revealed by the Blood Comrades’ new plan?

The young public-funded student walked up with great interest and pulled out the newspaper. Unsurprisingly, it was the latest edition of the ”Beta Town Post”.

Xin Fat Man, leaning on the railing, laboriously turned his head to see who was stealing his newspaper.

”Yo, Mr. Zha is here?” he greeted amicably.

Zheng Qing had already come to terms with this nickname, of course, he habitually gave the fat man a kick, leaving half a clear footprint on his big behind.

Then he folded the newspaper to cover the fierce Fishman face and continued to read with peace of mind:

”...On September 11, the newly appointed Augustus Mc. Gold Sepulano formally signed the ’Oppose the Fishman Oppression Plan’, prohibiting any transactions between club members and the Lake Lin Zhong Fishman Tribe unless the trader can prove that the Fishman providing the goods received fair treatment within the academy, and deny any violations of the plan by club members will face warnings, demerits, removal from club positions, or even expulsion.”

”An exception clause in the plan notes that ’the trader must have clear and convincing evidence that the Fishman providing magical materials, alchemy products, and other broadly defined goods receive fair, just, and reasonable treatment within the tribe, Lin Zhong Lake, and Jiuyou Academy,...’ The plan also requires the trader to submit related reports ’traders should submit a report to the Ethics Risk Committee within 30 calendar days of identifying the exception, and explain in public publications (such as campus newspapers, the Beta Town Post, etc.),...’”

”Blood Comrades related persons formally stated to journalists that the plan is to support Lin Zhong Lake Fishmen in their struggle for freedom and justice, hoping to improve the academy’s (especially Jiuyou Academy’s) management methods for Fishman tribes through this move, allowing more Fishmen to enjoy fair, just, and reasonable treatment...”

”As the largest association at First University, Blood Comrades not only have a powerful trade network inside the school but also outside, including Beta Town, and many large hunting teams developed based on past members of Blood Comrades have broad interests and influence. Many students, researchers, professors at First University, shops in Beta Town, and magical creature tribes in Silent Forest, etc., are within this network...”

”...Undoubtedly, the implementation of this plan will not only have a huge impact on the trade between the Lake Lin Zhong Fishman Tribe and Blood Comrades members but also put others trading with Fishman tribes in a very sensitive dilemma...If the plan is not accepted, any transactions between the trader and Blood Comrades will always face strict, unprotected investigation; if the plan is accepted, it may draw the dissatisfaction of the Sacred Will.”

”...Some members responsible for public relations and finance within Blood Comrades have raised doubts about this plan because they are concerned that its implementation will bring unnecessary rifts within the association...According to informed sources, some members of Blood Comrades expressed in internal closed-door meetings that the manpower and resources required to supervise this plan will overwhelm Blood Comrades’ executive institutions and will create a sharp opposition with the other major association Sacred Will at First University (because the implementation of the plan will de facto constitute ’tripartite jurisdiction’ over members of Sacred Will)...”

”...Relevant persons from Sacred Will stated that Sepulano fabricated this plan with false descriptions and lies, which has no support from the ’First University Management Regulations’, and using internal management plans of the association to interfere with the normal transactions between other individuals and Fishman tribes within the school is the greatest desecration of Alpha Academy’s ’freedom’ philosophy...”

Following this were some more tedious and boring analyses, which Zheng Qing skimmed through at a glance, flipping through other pages and finding not much discussion about this plan from Blood Comrades.

”What is Sepulano up to again?”

The young public-funded student flipped through the newspaper with a puzzled expression: ”And when did the Blood Comrades establish an Ethics Risk Committee?”

”When they needed to.”

Xin Fat Man had already climbed off the railing, patting off the dust on his robe, and upon hearing this, he sneered: ”These godforsaken committees are like toilet paper, used to wrap shit when needed, otherwise they are useless.”

As sharp and sarcastic as ever.

Zheng Qing gave a thumbs-up in agreement.

”What do you think of this plan?” The Fat Wizard took the newspaper back from the young man, leisurely folded it, and stuffed it back into his pocket: ”...seeing you read so attentively, did you have any thoughts?”

Zheng Qing shrugged.

”Not really.”

As soon as he spoke, his peripheral vision caught the name of the plan on the newspaper again, and he couldn’t help but laugh: ”However, I suddenly think the name of this plan is extremely clever — ’Oppose the Fishman Oppression Plan’ — it can be broken into ’Oppose, the Fishman Oppression Plan’, understanding it as a plan against the oppression of Fishmen; it can also be read as ’Oppose, Fishman Oppression Plan’, changing the meaning suddenly, with Fishmen as the oppressive side; or understood as ’Oppose Fishmen, Oppress Plan’, which I think aligns with most Alpha people’s sentiments.”

”They consistently regard Fishmen, Horse-Men, and other subhuman races as servants. When the school was first established, the Fishmen were willing to stay in Lin Zhong Lake instead of outside the Alpha Fortress’s lake because Alpha people’s discrimination against subhuman magical creatures like Fishman was very serious, and there were frequent cases of young Fishmen being secretly taken for experiments.”

The Fat Wizard looked dumbfounded at the eloquent young public-funded student.

After a moment, he finally reacted.

”It’s not as complicated as you think,” he waved his hand repeatedly, denying: ”You’re over-interpreting it. The words you see on the newspaper are different from what others see...The wizard world is so large, and the Beta Town Post is a large media for all audiences; it’s impossible to publish a sub-publication for every language, they used magic on it. The magic attached to the newspaper allows the reader to read the content in the language they understand without affecting the transmission of the original meaning.”

”So ’Oppose’ is just ’Oppose’, without those segmented phrases you imagined.”

Zheng Qing had never realized this point before.