Monster Hunting High School

Never have any hope for good luck in life.

Only in this way, when good luck does not come, you will not feel so lost.

After experiencing Tuesday’s astronomy class, Zheng Qing had a deeper understanding of this motto—Professor Emma did not forget to assign homework to the students in Astronomy Class 08-1, as the young public-funded students hoped. , On the contrary, because she was assigning homework to Zheng Qing and others, the old lady remembered that there was no homework left in the class in the morning, so she flew a paper crane to the students in that class and added an additional task.

Zheng Qing couldn't help but mourn for a second of silence for those children.

Never having one is not the worst thing.

Having it and then losing it—such as a weekend without magic writing homework—is the saddest thing.

Throughout Tuesday night, including Wednesday, Zheng Qing was frantically doing homework. Including a paper analyzing the structure of the Yuan Chen Guardian Spell requested by Professor Yao, a five thousand word magic text proposition writing requested by Professor Emma, ​​a request by Professor Yi to add new moving averages to the X line chart, and a request by Teacher Zhang that everyone should master New runes.

In comparison, Zheng Qing was a little more relaxed than the others.

After all, he had learned all the runes.

Therefore, in Thursday's Potions class, he had more free time to complete Professor Li's analysis of the properties of potions, instead of being like Fatty Xin who was panicking in the desk drawer while taking Potions class. Draw a few runes.

"You only need to spend half of your time reporting after class on your homework, so you don't have to work so hard." Zheng Qing looked at Fatty Xin's busy head and felt sad: "By the way, I'd like to remind you... The air outlet of your thunder talisman is not evenly tightened, and it will leak."

Air leakage means that the talisman cannot contain the inspiration and its effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

But for Fatty Xin, completing the talisman class homework is obviously more important than drawing a fully functional talisman.

"As long as the painting is correct."

He waved his hand nonchalantly and quietly stuffed the drawn talisman deep into the drawer. While poking a cat fruit in front of him, he rolled his eyes at Zheng Qing: "...you think everyone is like you. , I feel like the sky is falling if I can’t draw a standard-level talisman? Are you kidding me... As long as I can draw such a talisman with all its tail, I will be very satisfied.”

The ginger-yellow cat fruit was poked with ripples by the fat man's fingers and trembled in the porcelain plate. Zheng Qing was frightened to see it.

The scientific name of cat fruit is 'Mobli fruit'. It is a magical plant produced in the Mobli Valley deep in the African continent. Because the sounds of 'mo' and 'cat' are similar, it gradually became known as 'Mobli fruit' from word of mouth. Got the 'cat fruit'.

Today in Potions class, Professor Li taught everyone a new demulcent prescription, and cat fruit is one of the main ingredients of this demulcent. Right now, most students are learning how to deal with cat fruit.

Although it is called a ‘fruit’ and has the characteristics of ordinary fruits, cat fruit is different from most fruits. Because it will hang on the branches in a liquid spherical shape under normal temperature and pressure. Occasionally, small insects will be attracted by the sweetness of the fruit and land on the cat fruit, and then they will drown in the fruit and become nutrients for the growth of the cat fruit.

To a certain extent, cat fruit combines the multiple characteristics of plants, animals and non-living things, making it a very magical existence.

The immature cat fruit is transparent and hangs on the branches, like a clear spring; as time goes by, the nutrients become more and more abundant, and the color of the cat fruit will gradually deepen, from light yellow to turmeric, and then to dark. Yellow, orange-red, deep red, or even purple-black.

Each color represents different effects and medicinal values.

For example, the colorless cat fruit is an excellent 'rootless water' and is the best neutralizing agent for preparing most pills; while the ripe purple and black cat fruit is highly toxic and can be used externally. The intestines are rotten, and taking it internally can even corrode the soul.

Turmeric cat fruit is an essential active ingredient in many placebos - emollient being one of them.

Demulcent is a potion that can be used to calm and soothe irritable emotions. It is said that fourth-year graduates use this potion in large quantities. In order to save the cost of young wizards, the school simply teaches the prescription to first-year students. It is given to students so that they will not have to spend a lot of money to buy patent medicines in pharmacies when they are in senior year.

"Stop!" Zheng Qing shouted in a low voice: "The cat fruit is very hard to maintain after being separated from the branch, and it can easily collapse... Do you want to deduct all the credits for this class?"

Fatty Xin shrugged nonchalantly.

"Don't worry, I can't be as good as you in drawing talismans, but I am an expert in handling potions." As he said that, he stretched out his stubby index finger and poked the trembling cat fruit left and right.

Then, in the eyes of the two people, the cat fruit burst into a puddle of ginger-yellow liquid.

Like a puddle of cat piss.

Zheng Qing has quick eyesight and quick hands. He pressed the Dharma book with one hand and used a spell to control the speed of the cat juice dispersion. With the other hand, he grabbed the largest graduated straw and tried hard to collect every drop of precious concoction.

At the same time, he raised his head and looked at the fat man, glaring angrily: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Deal with the other main medicines quickly!"

The fat man didn't understand, and went to grind marshmallow roots with a frown on his face without saying a word.

When Zheng Qing finished collecting the remaining cat fruit liquid and turned to look at Fatty's workbench, he saw that the marshmallow root in Fatty's hand had not been halfway processed.

"You can use hellebore, it will be much easier to deal with." The public student complained: "Why do you have to choose a difficult solution?"

The ordinary demulcent uses hellebore. If you add too much hellebore, the user will easily fall into a drowsy and irreversible drowsiness. The advanced version of the demulcent uses marshmallow root and can treat many serious illnesses including werewolf mania.

Since there are two versions, 'normal' and 'advanced', there are naturally differences in production technology.

Hellebore only needs to be cut into 1/3-inch dices, then put into a roller and grind it clockwise five and a half times at a constant speed. The juice will be clear and odorless and can be used as medicine normally.

The marshmallow root needs to be chopped finely with a silver knife, and then placed in a stone trough to grind it until the particles are of average size before use. If the particles are uneven, the final formulated emollient will not only not relieve the irritable mood, but may instead make the user feel depressed and depressed.

"Because we don't have enough cat juice," Fatty Xin replied weakly: "If you use hellebore to prepare medicine, the reaction may not be thorough enough..."

Zheng Qing believed in this judgment.

"Where's the doctor?" He turned to ask about Xiao Xiao's whereabouts.

If Xiao Xiao had been working with him to handle the potions today, he would definitely not be in the same hectic situation as before.

"I asked for leave to go to the library. It is said that he thought of a new divination method that might be useful." Fatty Xin continued to answer in a small voice.

Zheng Qing suddenly fell silent.

Lin Guo's black goat has never been found.

As the person in charge of divination and finding sheep, Xiao Xiao has always been under great pressure.

"A top student is a good student," after a long silence, the young public-sponsored student finally sighed with emotion: "I can take leave casually and never worry about not being able to complete my homework..."

The fat man rolled his eyes.

Why didn't I see you so humble in the Talisman class?