With this slightly ridiculous voice, the tent in the lounge was suddenly lifted, revealing a face that everyone was familiar with.

It's Thomas.

His spirits seemed much better than before—perhaps because Lao Yao had revealed the final penalty line, reassuring the young assistant coach—in short, his face was no longer as pale as he had been in the hunting ground, and his expression was no longer stiff, but more vivid.

“...... Not good, it's not a good habit. The blonde and blue-eyed teaching assistant raised his index finger, shook his head slightly, and said quickly: "As the saying goes, changing generals on the spot is a taboo for soldiers, although you don't have a game anymore, you still have to care about these taboos - after all, you are wizards, and you should know that there are countless mysterious 'unreasonable memes' in this world that will be triggered by some of your imprudent behaviors." ”

Thomas's words, though a bit awkward, are actually very easy to understand.

The most famous example is the 'Murphy meme', if you are worried that something will happen, then it will happen, but if you deliberately ignore the worries in your heart, there is still a high probability that it will happen - as if there is an invisible hand playing with the thread of your fate, which is fearful but inescapable.

There are many similar examples. For example, during the battle, you can't say, 'Go home after hunting the last demon', for example, the thirteenth person at the table will be unlucky, and before entering the medicine garden, you must sprinkle incense ashes over your left shoulder, and so on. These mysterious, magicless taboos are deeply ingrained in the wizarding world and have far-reaching influences.

A great wizard of the Zhou clan in Shaoxing has a very incisive summary of this: "...... There are no 'unreasonable memes' in the world, and when there are more people who believe in them, these memes are born. ”

In short, as Thomas said, although there are no follow-up games for the Hunting Team, it is very taboo to change the captain of the Hunting Team at will on the field.

“...... On top of that, he is the culprit behind your team's freshman victory, and if you remove him now, the pressure on you on the podium will be even greater. ”

Thomas's last sentence had no beginning or end, Zheng Qing felt a little inexplicable when he heard it, and always felt that there was something wrong with his logic.

But Mr. Teaching Assistant didn't give him more opportunities to ask questions, but waved his hand and changed the topic: "This matter is over here, Zheng Qing still has to be on the podium...... The honor is yours, and the pressure is yours. ”

"Before you go on stage, you sign this thing...... The other hunting teams have been signed, and you are left with the Guilty Hunting Team. ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a long scroll of parchment from his bosom and unfolded it before the young wizards. At the same time, he stuffed a thick and long black quill into Zheng Qing's hand.

"You're the captain of the guilty team, you come first. ”

By the light falling from the ceiling of the lounge, Zheng Qing vaguely recognized that it was a contract with complicated terms. He clearly remembered that Xiao Xiao had repeatedly warned him not to sign documents he didn't know about.

So, the young government-funded student immediately raised his head and looked at the doctor.

"Silent Pact?" Xiao Xiao lived up to his expectations, judging the identity of this parchment scroll in the blink of an eye, and asked in a very affirmative tone.

"Worthy of a doctor. Thomas exclaimed, adding, "This is the 'Freshman Tournament version' based on the previous year's 'Hunting Grounds' version, which is used for the first time this year, but the terms are all those classic terms...... According to the usual practice, they have to be signed. ”

As if sensing the confusion of others, Thomas simply explained it from beginning to end.

It turns out that under normal circumstances, freshmen at First University should arrive at the school early one month before the start of school and participate in the 'hunting ground training' held by the school.

The freshmen will face the demons and feel the death in the training camp - also through the causal turning technique - but in previous years, the freshmen had a high mortality rate due to different qualifications, which led to many insurmountable psychological obstacles for many freshmen, and some of them would seriously affect their subsequent study and life.

Therefore, starting from the class of '08, the first university changed the freshman training to the sophomore year.

Of course, for the brave and capable freshmen, the school will not spare some spells and materials, and will prepare a small hunting ground for them to feel the cruelty of this world in advance - that is, the 'freshman competition' that Zheng Qing and others participated in this year.

Just like Lao Yao said.

Only when we lose can we know how to cherish, and only in the face of death can we truly live. ’

"Do you remember what Professor Charles said after we landed on the special plane before?" Xiao Xiao suddenly mentioned an old thing and looked at the partners around him.

"Remember," Zheng Qing nodded again and again, frowning and recalling, "It's just something like 'this is the first class'......"

Xiao Xiao glanced at him speechlessly, opened his notebook, and read softly: "'Remember today's lesson and feel the meaning of life, this is the beginning of your learning. ’...... That's the exact word. ”

"Haha, it means pretty much. Zheng Qing touched the back of his head, smiled dryly, and asked, "Is there anything strange about this sentence?"

"Originally, this was the first sentence you heard when you participated in the 'hunting ground training' and returned from death. Thomas suddenly interjected, and said quickly: "Old Charles welcomes the new year every year, and it has formed a habit...... That's why it's bald. ”

"Fortunately, you fell from the sky, and you escaped death...... There was no joke either. ”

"No wonder!" Zheng Qing was slightly surprised: "I just said that the people around me were a little dumbfounded when they heard what he said...... It turned out that it was really wrong!"

"But we know about it now...... Is the sophomore training still effective?" Zhang Jixin suddenly opened his mouth and asked curiously: "If my understanding is correct, we must participate in this kind of competition without knowing anything in order to maximize our potential...... Only then will our death in the hunting grounds be meaningful. ”

Thomas looked at him in surprise.

"I thought you would be a little smarter than your brother," Mr. TA shrugged and asked rhetorically, "Why do you think your brother didn't tell you about the training camp?"

"Contract?!" Zheng Qing suddenly brightened.

"Bingo ...... The prize is a four-year pact of silence. Thomas flicked the long parchment roll in front of him with his fingers, stuffed it under Zheng Qing's nose, and urged: "Hurry up and sign, we have limited time...... The main effect of this contract is to seal your true memories of certain parts of the hunt - of course, it will not affect the experience you have gained from the hunting grounds, nor will it make you feel that there is a memory gap - believe me, the school's great wizards have studied souls and memories beyond imagination. ”

"After all, erasing memories is not the goal, the purpose of the school is to make you better adapt to the world. ”

Zheng Qing smacked his lips, thinking deeply.