Monster Hunting High School

"Lend me some money?"

The great wizard of the North District repeated this suggestion and looked at the fist-sized kitten on the table with a strange expression. He endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back and laughed: "Well, I'm sorry, I mean, no need. , thank you...I appreciate your kindness."

The black gem cat's little face suddenly drooped.

"You think I can't afford it?"

It was displeased and felt like it was being looked down upon - it wanted to reveal to the witch how much money it had saved in the past few months, but it was worried that if the information was leaked, it would be turned into a stone and stuffed into a small dark box. inside.

Korma noticed the tangled look on the kitten's face.

"At the level of a great wizard, many things are no longer a matter of money."

She thought about it and gave a few small examples: "For example, do you know where to buy Qianchen Wood? Another example is Soul Crossing Liquid. At the internal auction of the Grand Wizard Conference last month, the starting price per milligram was one One hundred jade coins; another example is Poseidon Agate, which is a spiritual object that can only be collected by the magic ships of those sea monsters - not because the place where it exists is too dangerous and difficult to reach, but because the process of growing and collecting it is too bloody. Many wizards thought it was dirty, so they used the big sea monsters as "white gloves". As for how to get those agates from the hands of the white gloves, whether it was gambling, robbing, coercion, or simply Transactions, etc. - Every piece of Poseidon agate in circulation represents an affair between a wizard and a demon. This kind of thing cannot be resolved simply by money. "

The black gem cat was dumbfounded when hearing these unheard secrets.

In previous politics classes, he had pondered that the reason why money can become a general equivalent is because it strikes a delicate balance between scarcity and liquidity. If the scarcity is lower than money, you can use money to measure it; if the scarcity is higher than money, you can't buy it no matter how much money you have. If you think this is nonsense, you have obviously underestimated the importance of the three words "scarcity".

Kolma looked at the black gem cat who was deep in thought, paused, and seemed to want to say something, but at this moment he suddenly frowned and looked at the door in surprise.

The next second, the door of Sakura Tavern was violently pushed open.

The people in black robes who had left earlier rushed in again, and the number was larger than before. The leader of the wizard, the owner of the tavern, and the little black cat are all familiar with him. He is Yi Jiazi, the professor of the divination class at the First University.

Professor Yi's eyes wandered around the room for a moment, and finally fell on the black gem cat, and his eyebrows slowly wrinkled.

"Is that it?"

He looked at the black robe standing beside him with questioning eyes.

"Yes, that's right! Those few hairs just now were plucked from its body!" The man in black robe stared at the black gem cat, with a bit of excitement in his tone, as if he would rush over and pinch the little cat in the next second. Cat's neck.

The black gem cat arched its back alertly, tucked its tail between its legs, and took two steps back.

An instinctive warning sound came from his throat.

A slightly cold hand touched its back, signaling it to calm down.

Without looking back, the black gem cat knew who the owner of this hand was. The irritation that had just arisen immediately dissipated completely. The originally arched back immediately collapsed. All he could think about was that he had been touched and was being touched. A large crowd of people gathered around to watch!

Damn it!

It seems that he can already imagine how the big fox will react when he knows this.

Unlike kittens with short-circuited and peculiar brains, the two great wizards present acted much more seriously.

"What happened?"

The owner of the Sakura Tavern asked these uninvited guests in a calm tone. He didn't seem to be annoyed at all because they broke into his territory without permission. However, the more this happened, the greater the pressure on the black robes.

Professor Yi looked around at the scene.

In the end, he cautiously put up a barrier and explained concisely: "——Earlier, the divination team obtained a very clear divination conclusion from some 'mediums', which showed that a certain individual we had contacted was related to Monteria. The distance between professors is the closest... It is no exaggeration to say that if you find that individual, you will find Professor Monteria."

The black gem cat felt the cold hand on his back sink a little.

But it couldn't compare to how much my heart sank.

"Are they those black cat hairs?" The voice of the great wizard of the North District confirmed again.

Professor Yi did not repeat the answer, but nodded with an unpredictable expression.

The black gem cat felt the witch's gaze falling on him, with a bit of surprise.

And of course it itself was confused!

We were just chatting in a pub for a while, why did he suddenly become a suspect?

"Do you want to listen to what you are talking about?" The black gem cat yelled subconsciously, and his voice became a little sharp due to nervousness: "Me? With that old crow? The closest one?"

He asked three questions in a row. With each question, the Black Jewel Cat's confidence recovered a little. After the three questions, it felt like a clean cat again.

"It's Professor Monteria."

Professor Yi first corrected some of Mao Mao's impolite remarks, and then nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed, overly clear divination conclusions sometimes lead to errors in interpretation... If you think about it from another angle, This 'nearest distance' can be in different dimensions - close distance in space is one explanation, and close distance in cause and effect is also an explanation - but no matter which possibility, there is no need to be the closest between you and it. Doubtful. So, think carefully, are there any clues related to Professor Monteria?"

clue?

That's too much.

The black gem cat instantly remembered a lot of things - such as the 'seed' integrated into the body, which was caused by Gan Ning's little crow; for example, Thomas who kidnapped him was also a little crow, and he gouged it out. I have a lot of flesh and blood, and it is very likely that I gave it to Monteria; for another example, Monteria was not only his magic text professor, but I also worked as an assistant in his laboratory——

etc!

laboratory?

The two great wizards were keenly aware of the instantaneous change in the black gem cat's vitality, and they held their breaths in unison.

"key!"

The black gem cat raised a small paw, revealing its pink flesh pads, with an excited look on its face: "——Some time ago, Lao Wu, cough, I mean, Professor Monteria once gave me a key to my body! Yes! From his bloodline research laboratory!"

The words have not yet fallen.

The black gem cat felt a big warm hand under its belly, and then its body suddenly lightened up, and the whole cat flew away from the bar of Sakura Tavern like a cloud.

"——Sorry, Miss Kolma, the school may need your guest to assist in the follow-up investigation." Professor Yi's gentle and polite voice came to my ears.

"It's okay, thank you for your hard work."

was Colma's cheerful reply.

Everyone seemed happy.

Except Black Jewel Cat.

…

…

When Zheng Qing was awakened from his dream by another violent knock on the door, he unexpectedly felt a little at ease.

Several other classmates in dormitory 403 - except for Dylan - also showed amazing adaptability. Even Fatty Xin didn't complain. He just turned over on the bed and blocked his ears with his buttocks. .

dressing.

Open the door.

Then he left the dormitory honestly with a large group of black robes.

The whole process is incredibly smooth.

The only twist and turn was that after Zheng Qing heard the whole story, he calmly put away the clone transformation technique and threw the black stone into the gray bag - not that he knew that the black gem cat had tried to sell his private house. Qian, simply wanted to compare the professor's words with the black gem cat's experience.

However, after reviewing the black gem cat's performance tonight, the boy felt that it was the right thing for him to turn it back into stone. That is to say, the teachers of the divination group were still around, otherwise he would have thrown the black gem into the ice water and rinsed it, so that it could wake up and regain its position.

"...Hasn't the school inspected Professor Monteria's laboratory before?" On the way to the laboratory, Zheng Qing curiously asked the divination professor, feeling that this possibility was extremely low.

"Of course I checked."

Professor Yi was not perfunctory, and gave the boy a positive answer, and then changed the topic: "But the subtlety of magic lies in this. If a great wizard wants to hide something, then even the wizard who is best at divination, It is also easy to overlook certain details, which involve the provisions of the Wizarding Code regarding ownership and magical heritage, which are protected by some ancient and powerful magic. In this case, a 'right' owner is required. Very important.”

There is no doubt about it.

Zheng Qing, who got the key, was the right person.

When the group came to the small bronze door, Zheng Qing immediately noticed that there was a deep fingerprint in the center of the brass nameplate of 'Advanced Magic Texts and Bloodline Research Laboratory' hanging on the door, as if someone wanted to The name was completely erased, but after a scratch, I changed my mind.

Professor Yi noticed where the boy's gaze rested and sighed softly: "——The wizards of the identification team have confirmed that the fingerprint belongs to Professor Monteria."

He said no more.

Zheng Qing didn't ask any more questions, but just turned his attention back to the small door. Compared with the previous times he came to the laboratory, this time Zheng Qing saw the cow head on the small door with an iron ring in its mouth. The animal head disappeared, leaving only a clear circle of traces and a vertical, elongated keyhole, which looked like the coin slot of an old-fashioned public telephone.

There is a clear ring of burnt black around the keyhole.

It was as if it had been burned by some kind of flame.

"——Earlier, after we obtained high-level authority over the school's guardian array, we tried to violently break down this door." Professor Yi spoke at the right time and briefly explained the origin of the charred circle: "The door opened easily. The information in the laboratory is also neatly and orderly. It seems that he had already guessed that we would come..."

Click.

While Professor Yi was explaining, Zheng Qing had already stuffed the golden copper coin given to him by Professor Monteria into the keyhole. Along with the clear crashing sound of the copper coin falling, a series of clicking sounds sounded from the small bronze door. Line after line of fine runes flashed across the door, and only a few of them could be recognized by Zheng Qing. However, before he had time to analyze, the small bronze door automatically popped open with a muffled sound of "click".

Professor Yi immediately protected the boy behind him.

A group of black-robed wizards filed in without stopping at all.

After a while, a safety signal came from the door, and the professor led the boy into the laboratory.

It is different from the 'clean and tidy' described by the professor before.

The laboratory that caught Zheng Qing's eyes was in a mess. Many books and magic materials were randomly mixed together. There were suspicious dark red traces on the floor. There was also a salted food on one of the test tables. The head of the human demon, its bare scalp is crisscrossed with long suture wounds, the stitches are fine and neat, which is pleasing to the eye, in sharp contrast to the ugly appearance of the ogre.

"No wonder he asked me to take time to clean." Zheng Qing muttered softly.

Professor Yi's fingertips gently slid over the longest, centipede-like stitched wound, and he muttered something softly. As if stimulated by his magic power, the ogre's eyelids trembled violently, but he never opened them.

The professor shook his head, grabbed Zheng Qing's hand, and pressed it directly on the ogre's head.

The slightly sticky feeling made the boy twitch his lips.

The next second.

The ogre's eyes suddenly opened and he stared at the young assistant teacher. His blue-grey eyes were lifeless, but exuded a strong sense of oppression.

"You're here?"

Its voice was stiff and hoarse - Zheng Qing couldn't help but glance at the position of its neck, and was a little curious about how its vocal system worked - its tone was somewhat emotional: "-Since you are here, then I should Leave already."

"Professor Monteria?" Zheng Qing suddenly woke up.

"——This laboratory contains some notes, experimental reports and some experimental subjects I left. If you are interested, you can read, study, or even do experiments here. Believe me, you will gain a lot."

The ogre head didn't seem to hear the boy's shocked voice, and said in an indifferent voice: "Of course, I don't think the school will allow you to be exposed to these experiments... I guess you didn't come alone today, right? ”

The corner of the ogre's mouth was slightly raised, revealing a slightly sarcastic smile: "...but I don't think they can really stop you. The spiritual seed in your body will guide you..."

Click!

A hand reached from the side and crushed the ogre's jaw, turning the voices behind it into a bunch of indistinct whimpers.

It's Professor Yi.

"Professor?" Zheng Qing looked at the divination professor next to him in confusion.

"It's just a sound, not even a memory."

Professor Yi frowned with a serious expression, then pressed the boy's shoulder and pushed him out of the laboratory: "——It doesn't have much reference value for you, but it is very confusing. If you don't mind, the school will Seal this laboratory immediately after conducting the appropriate inspections. Of course, everything in the laboratory still belongs to you, but it will only be returned to you when you reach a certain stage..."