Monster Hunting High School

When Hilda babbled in her ear.

Zheng Qing has gradually recalled the results of the 'Lightworm Transformation' project he mentioned - in the first semester of his freshman year, shortly after joining the school, Zheng Qing captured a wild kappa during a night patrol at Linzhong Lake. In a hurry, Hilda's modified fireflies left a very deep impression on him.

Unlike other light bugs, Hilda's light bugs are extremely sensitive to evil spirits. The stronger the evil spirit, the stronger the light the light bugs emit. The thinner the evil spirit, the dimmer the light the light bugs emit. In addition, they can also actively form a neat team to search to ensure that no suspicious targets are missed.

"I don't have any specimens of the great elf to provide to those old men."

Zheng Qing muttered. He shuddered at the thought that the review committee wanted to mummify the beautiful and lovely elf, and he firmly rejected this possibility.

"That's why I said, you should thank Congressman Su."

While speaking, Hilda raised the corner of her mask again, leaned closer to Zheng Qing, and asked in a low voice: "The content of the application materials displayed by the review committee is very limited... It is said that your great elves are made up of a group of ordinary people. What transformation ideas did you use for the green elves? Did you prepare the nutrient solution for them? How powerful are the big elves? Consciousness is the most essential boundary between alchemy dolls and alchemy creatures...Do they still need your nutrient solution now? If they can't get rid of the shackles of potions, then these great elves are not perfect transformed bodies after all."

The series of questions were dense and rapid, and it was obvious that these questions had been swirling in his mind for more than a day. Considering that Hilda once transformed a light bug, it's not surprising that he was interested in this matter.

It's just that these questions he asked were too detailed, and it was difficult for Zheng Qing to explain them clearly in a moment - especially since they were maintaining a battle formation traveling through the silent forest at night. It would be very unwise to be too distracted at this moment.

"We can discuss this later."

The young teaching assistant gave his answer very sincerely. At the same time, in order to divert Hilda's attention, he reluctantly came up with a new topic: "... Speaking of which, I found that wizards perform tasks or gather privately. Everyone seems to like wearing masks?”

Merlin, Zheng Qing mentioned this topic simply because he saw the smooth egg-like mask on Hilda's face, and couldn't help but think of the mask he wore as a sinner in the Seven Deadly Sins, and then thought of the Exorcist Hunter. When the team carried out the three-pronged sword mission during the winter vacation, they subconsciously sighed.

To be honest, even if Hilda didn't respond, Zheng Qing wouldn't be surprised. After all, this question is too simple. A three-year-old child knows that wearing a mask is the easiest way to hide your appearance and avoid being cursed by a dark wizard.

But the speaker has no intention, and the listener has intention.

Hilda gave an answer that completely exceeded his expectations, pushing this originally simple question to an extremely complex and profound level.

"Oh, this tradition is said to be related to the God of Death."

The teacher of the practical class raised his finger and tapped the edge of his mask, completely unaware of the confusion this answer caused to his students.

"grim Reaper?"

Zheng Qing had no idea how the topic jumped from masks to death.

"Yes, it is related to the God of Death... to be precise, it is 'supposedly' related to the God of Death."

Hilda did not notice the boy's momentary confusion, and patiently took on the responsibility of the teacher, explaining: "As the saying goes, 'the appearance comes from the heart' and 'there is intention but no appearance', a person's facial features determine his 'true appearance' , that is, the characteristics of the soul. Covering the facial features can prevent others from seeing the soul clearly. Death harvests a person's soul through his name and appearance. By covering his face, Death neither knows his name nor can he see his soul clearly. , then there is a high probability of getting through and pretending to be dead..."

Hearing this, Zheng Qing suddenly felt a sense of relief after his nasal congestion suddenly disappeared.

"There are logical problems with this statement."

The young wizard shook his head with certainty. Looking at the dark trees in the distance and the mottled shadows swaying under the moon, he felt that his brain was clearer than ever:

"If the God of Death harvests my soul through my name and appearance, does that mean that as long as I don't have a name, the God of Death can't harvest my soul? It's easy for anyone to think of this. According to this principle, from ancient times to the present, it must be There are many people who have tried to live forever this way, why have we never heard of it?”

"Because they have no names...without names, you naturally don't know they exist."

Hilda gave an extremely logical answer, directly suppressing the boy's subsequent questions. At the same time, he also added meaningfully: "As the saying goes, 'Those who live forever have no names, and those who are famous are all recorded in the book of life and death. "Original", just like our principal. In fact, some people have suspected a long time ago whether he is really "nameless", or whether he became "nameless" because he lost his name... Many people speculated privately, Our principal is the first wizard to escape death through 'namelessness', but this has not been confirmed by any party."

Zheng Qing never thought that one day, just casually chatting about masks, he would accidentally learn such wild knowledge about his husband. Although it is most likely just a ghost, it feels very weird.

Hilda did not feel the boy's complicated emotions at this moment.

He was talking very enthusiastically now: "So, the best way to avoid Death is not to have a name. Without a name, your soul will not be taken away. Because there are too many anonymous people in the appendix of the Book of Life and Death, it is difficult for Death to know who they are. Who is it? This is why, when some powerful wizards try to escape death, they will forbid others to call their names. Of course, this is a method of escape that is not supported by magic theory, because after you have a name, you will The name will always follow you... From a certain perspective, the God of Death is just a very powerful wizard. He can detect the soul through the name, which many wizards can do..."

Snapped!

A black paper crane jumped out of the night, landed on Hilda's shoulder accurately, raised his neck, and pecked his ears viciously twice.

The paper crane's thin beak opened slightly, and the cold voice of the A-shaped wizard came out: "D-shaped disrupts the schedule, and two more points will be deducted... If you plan to submit a three-foot-long reflection report after this mission, you can continue chatting. ”

"He also spoke, why not deduct his points?" Hilda pointed at Zheng Qing angrily.

Zhi He glanced at the boy with a shrunken neck and an obedient expression: "...because you are his teacher."