Everyone has his or her own definition of happiness.
There was a strong wind outside and a torrential rain. I had a small house. The raindrops fell on the windows and crackled. The fire inside the house was warm and the broth was fragrant. This was a kind of happiness.
Giving roses to others, the lingering fragrance is another kind of happiness.
Until Friday afternoon, before the finals started, Zheng Qing still vaguely felt the fragrance of Wednesday night lingering on the tip of his nose. The smiling face holding flowers flashed hundreds of times in his mind, but it did not change at all.
Clearer for once.
So when the Exoneration Hunting Team gathered and saw the real person again, the young public-funded student was a little confused for a moment, unable to distinguish the difference between the picture in his mind and reality.
"Hey! Come to your senses!"
The red-faced wizard snapped his fingers twice in front of Zheng Qing's eyes: "Don't show your timidity in front of other teams! You are our captain, you have to show more confidence than us!"
"It feels like our captain has been sleepwalking for the past two days." Fatty Xin crossed his arms with a thoughtful expression on his face: "...he almost put the tachyon into my bowl at noon."
"That's because the food in your bowl is delicious." Zheng Qing laughed dryly, and quickly glanced at the witch beside him - she was counting the talismans in her hands, her head lowered, and a strand of hair fell from her ears.
Skin becomes fairer and fairer.
"I don't know how long I can stay here." Zhang Jixin pulled on his glove, his tone was a little anxious, and he raised his head and looked around.
It's half past two in the afternoon.
This is the first hall.
Above the head is a huge and empty triangular school emblem, slowly rising and falling in the void, flipping over, and dots of starlight lingering in it, creating a mysterious and dignified atmosphere.
The columns around the hall were crowded with people watching the excitement. As always, first-year students were on the first floor, second-year students were on the second floor, third-year students were on the third floor, and fourth-year students were on the fourth floor.
There are old school workers, teaching assistants, and lecturers standing in the semi-enclosed circular corridor higher up, while professors are clustered on the highest terrace.
The nine hunting teams participating in the finals are located in the center of the hall.
Standing in the middle of the hall and looking up, I could see nothing but shadows and shadows, but the enthusiasm and excitement were truly conveyed to everyone present.
Tap tap tap, tap tap!
The familiar footsteps of the puppeteer echoed throughout the hall.
The light suddenly dimmed, and there was silence along with the lively conversations among the young wizards in the surrounding corridors. Everyone stared nervously at the nine hunting teams in the center of the hall, wondering how they would start their journey today.
"ladies and gentlemen!"
"The little brats who are watching the fun and the old men who are joining in the fun!"
"Good afternoon!" Zhang Si said
As always, in a beam of light falling from the sky, the puppet man tap danced and said its terrible opening remarks before appearing in front of all the spectators. Immediately, the slender wooden staff in its hand pointed forward, and the beam of light spread, revealing
The silent figures of the nine hunting team captains.
"Look!" Qiang Xi read.
Its head spun on its slender neck like a top, and its voice trembled like waves: "Standing in front of you are the nine brave hunting teams that have won tickets to the finals after defeating countless terrifying monsters! They He is high-spirited and high-spirited, and seems to be able to poke a hole in the sky with his eyes!"
Zheng Qing glanced at Nicholas beside him.
If other people's eyes can poke a hole in the sky, then with the same power, Nicholas's eyes can poke a hornet's nest in the sky.
This cold joke made the young public-funded student couldn't help but laugh, causing several hunters around him to look sideways. Jiang Yu was behind him and pinched him quietly, making the boy gasp.
After coming back to his senses, the puppet man has already begun to repeat the rules of the final: "...the hunting team will start from the first hall, pass through the silent forest, defeat countless difficulties and obstacles, and rely on the 'clues' in their hands and your magic to find the real The final hunting ground...Only the two hunting teams that arrive at the final hunting ground first will have the right to the final!"
These contents have been broken into pieces by the young hunters who have forgiven the crime, and have been pondered over many times. But even so, everyone, including Zheng Qing, still listened very carefully and tried hard to capture the new contents that might be added.
"Before you go!"
Accompanied by the puppet's high-pitched voice, it grabbed its top hat and threw it upwards, followed by the sound of paper flying:
"...Since the final game has returned to reality instead of playing house in a dreamland like before, every hunter participating in the finals must sign this contract to ensure that when you die in the Silent Forest, Your family will not bankrupt First University... Of course, this possibility is very small... I mean First University goes bankrupt."
Perhaps thinking that his witticism was full of wisdom, the puppet laughed strangely.
The pale yellow parchment was like a miniature magic carpet, smoothly stopping in front of Zheng Qing. Lying on the paper was a white quill, already soaked in ink.
At the end of the parchment, the large gilt seal belonging to First University stood out in the dim light. Every clause and every word in the contract seemed eager to be blackened and bolded to ensure that the signer could see it.
Zheng Qing picked up the quill.
"...The staff from the Danhag Notary Office will witness this scene!" The puppet pointed his slender cane to the side, and a beam of light fell down, covering a low stone platform floating in mid-air. Standing were two wizards, wearing Danhag's black robes and strange top hats, with serious faces, as if they were attending a funeral.
There was a rustling sound in his ears. Zheng Qing quickly looked away, glanced at the contents on the parchment, and hurriedly signed his name. Despite this, when he handed back the contract, the puppet had already accumulated a lot of money in his arms. A stack of parchment paper.
Zheng Qing dared to bet with the little green snake in his ears that among everyone present, almost no one carefully read what was written in the contract.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of dull sounds sounded all around, and the first-year freshmen on the first floor let out bursts of exclamations. Behind them, nine luminous doors shone.
"Everyone knows!" Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
The puppet man twisted his waist enthusiastically and stepped on the small stage: "The nine doors on the first floor of the first hall lead to the first square, four colleges and four research institutes respectively... But today, under the professor
With the joint efforts of the school, these nine gates will temporarily point to nine unknown locations in the Silent Forest!"
"Each hunting team will choose a gate as your starting point!"
"What is certain is that the distance between the starting point and the end point of all hunting teams is equal... In the name of the principal, there is no doubt about fairness and justice!"