Facts proved that there was no distinction between "smart methods" and "stupid methods" in this world. Any method that solved a problem was a good method.
The set of talking points Zheng Qing had prepared, while unable to perfectly answer everyone's doubts, had largely addressed the public's questions.
By the evening class meeting, there were very few paper cranes flying to Zheng Qing anymore—including those from the Beta Town Post. After trying more than a dozen different ways to ask questions only to receive the same record-player-like answers, even the Wizarding World's highest-circulation newspaper had lost its temper and given up using paper cranes to harass the young publicly funded student.
This made Zheng Qing rather proud.
"That's more like it!"
Xing Fatty hugged a box of candied fruit, chewing as he spoke indignantly. "Do you remember what happened after you accepted that interview last year? You became a heartless wizard who disregarded life, and Jiuyou Academy became some vile place that harbored filth... Saying they play with words is putting it mildly!... Never trust anyone who waves a quill pen!"
Zheng Qing squinted at him.
The fat wizard immediately added, "Except me, of course... You should have a little more faith in this world. Besides, the school paper and the Beta Town Post are fundamentally different. We're a serious media outlet."
"In a sense, the Beta Town Post wasn't entirely wrong either." Thinking of the true identity of Jiuyou Academy's headmaster and the accusations the Post had once made, Zheng Qing suddenly felt exhausted. "...I don't like it. It's just a matter of stance, unrelated to right or wrong."
"That sounds rather unreasonable, yet also extremely reasonable."
Xiao Xiao walked on Zheng Qing's other side, carefully avoiding several witches coming toward them—the three were on their way from the