Lord Palmerston once said that there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world, only permanent interests.
Zheng Qing originally thought this sentence was very sharp and accurate.
But as the saying goes, Ye Gong likes dragons, and his appearance is different. Some principles seem very simple and clear, but when implemented, they are so difficult that many people begin to doubt whether these principles are really so 'correct'.
When the young master of the Taylor family expressed his suggestion to Zheng Qing, the first thought in the young public-funded student's mind was not to laugh at how funny the young master's idea was, nor to seriously consider whether this suggestion was feasible.
The first thing that came to his mind was Sir Palmerston's words.
Then he silently recited it twice in his heart - there are no eternal enemies in this world, there are no eternal enemies in this world.
On the hunting ground, all hunting teams and prey are enemies.
But just like the little story that Andrew just told, since the hunting competition allows different hunting teams to compete in the same field, it naturally does not restrict the 'benign' interaction between these hunting teams.
They can hook up with others on the hunting grounds at will and use the crowd to bully the few.
When the set hunting goal is achieved, even if a hunting team uses such 'tortuous' means to exclude other hunting teams, it will not be punished by the hunting club organizing committee.
After all, a successful vertical and horizontal alliance is also a reflection of the strength of a hunting team.
Of course, in actual operations, in most hunting grounds, these interactions are more of a tacit understanding and stop there. After all, no matter what, every hunting team is a competitor to each other on the hunting ground, and no team will
Happily acting as the enemy of other teams.
Although the Freshman Hunting Competition is only a derivative event of the ‘Campus Cup’ and does not even involve any top-notch hunting teams. But this does not mean that this competition can be underestimated.
Since Andrew made such a request, Zheng Qing dared to use his Merlin Medal to bet that in the upcoming freshman hunting competition, there would definitely be a tie-up between different hunting teams.
From a practical point of view, it is extremely urgent to find one or several suitable allies.
The young master of the Taylor family is right.
However, this involves a key issue.
"Your idea is good...but why should we cooperate with you?" The young public-funded student raised his eyelids and replied to Andrew stiffly with a tone that was a little curious and a little disgusting.
When Zheng Qing was silent, Xiao Xiao and Xin remained silent and followed him in silence. Andrew, on the other hand, looked eagerly at the three wizards opposite him, hoping to get the answer he wanted.
After Zheng Qing expressed his attitude, Xiao Xiao remained silent, while Fatty Xin bulged his thick biceps, raised his chin, and looked at Andrew with a arrogant and slightly rude look.
Support students at public expense.
The young master of the Taylor family was stunned for a moment, but soon put a smile on his face again:
"Of course it's because your hunting team is very strong and a great ally!" Andrew did not hesitate to praise his words and praised: "After looking at all the freshman hunting teams that participated in the freshman hunting competition, which one else is there?
Can the hunting team have members such as the recipients of the Order of Merlin, the noble surnames of O'Brien and Talbot, the mysterious special recruits, the powerful blue giant, etc.? No, not at all... not even the entire First University,
It’s hard to find a team as good as yours.”
"What's more, as far as I know, the Exoneration Hunting Team has also received guidance from several official hunters... This is very powerful, really very powerful."
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.
Despite repeated sarcastic remarks from Zheng Qing and others, the young master of the Taylor family still smiled and said nice things, which made Zheng Qing feel that he had gone a little too far.
"Our hunting team is also full of freshmen, not as powerful as you said." He waved his hands modestly, but always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something.
Xiao Xiao, who was standing nearby, frowned slightly and said nothing. He just grabbed the brush and scratched a few times on the notebook in his hand.
"Since we are so powerful, why do we still need allies like you?" Fatty Xin snorted disapprovingly and asked.
"During the 2002 World Cup, Sam's hunting team was also very powerful." Andrew looked at Fatty with a smile, and his tone was still very kind: "Besides, my hunting team is also very powerful..."
Fatty Xin's eyes widened and he seemed to want to argue.
Zheng Qing immediately tugged on his sleeve and interrupted: "I mean...since I'm looking for allies, why can't I find a more familiar hunting team? As far as I know, our class has already formed several hunting teams.
Freshman hunting team..."
"To be precise, there are three." Andrew raised his hand and stretched out three stubby fingers. The magic rings on his fingers lit up with a faint halo at some point: "Tonton, the monitor of Astronomy 08-1, formed
A hunting team, and the little cub of the Cullen family also formed a hunting team. Finally, it’s you. This year’s public-funded student of Jiuyou Academy, the famous Merlin Medal winner, classmate Zheng Qing, also formed a hunting team.
A hunting party.”
Zheng Qing glanced at him in surprise, not expecting that the young master of the Taylor family had done so much in his homework.
"We can cooperate with Downton!" Fatty Xin stretched out his thumb, rubbed the tip of his nose, and grunted: "He is our monitor after all... he is more reliable compared to you."
"Of course...without a doubt." Andrew confirmed immediately.
But then, he kindly reminded: "But, I heard that Dylan O'Brien Talbot has also joined your hunting team?"
"Is there a problem?" Zheng Qing raised his eyebrows.
"It's no problem for you or us." Andrew grinned, as if he was trying to show regret, but was not so successful, and instead looked a bit funny: "But for Downton, it's a little bit...
The problem...his hunting team includes two 'true believers' from Atlas."
After saying that, he spread his hands and seemed a little helpless.
Zheng Qing was confused when he heard this.
Fortunately, there was Xiao Xiao beside him.
"True believer?" The doctor frowned: "Whose?"
"Who else!" Andrew lowered his lips and shrugged his shoulders: "Nothing but Yahweh God or Jehovah God... In short, they are His servants. You also know that His servants have always been prejudiced against vampires and werewolves.
, not to mention a mixed-race person who combines the two surnames of O'Brien and Talbot. I'm afraid in their eyes, he has something to do with the source of all evil."
Zheng Qing finally fell silent.
Although he did not know the concept of a 'true believer', it did not prevent him from understanding the meaning revealed in Andrew's words.
Just like what he said, if there is really a member of Downton's team who is unfriendly to vampires or werewolves, then even if the two hunting teams can cooperate, there will definitely be trouble.
In a dangerous hunting ground, such trouble may lead to disaster.
He could understand it, and Fatty Xin was no problem either.
"Even if Downton can't cooperate with us, our class still has other options." Fatty Xin crossed his arms again, but his tone finally wasn't that bad: "Matthew Cullen, you just mentioned it... although we are with
We don't know him very well, but compared to you, we can be considered brothers... Do you understand what I mean?"nt