October 3rd.
Auspicious: travel, sacrifice.
Inauspicious: breaking ground.
Today was the opening day of First University's 2012 Campus Cup Hunting Competition. As in previous years, this year's opening ceremony was still being held in Hunting Ground No. 1.
Only the time had been moved to noon.
At eight in the morning, while there was still a slight chill in the air, the enormous circular arena of Hunting Ground No. 1 was already buzzing with voices.
Robes and flags in five colors divided the entire arena into five clearly distinct sections. In addition, there was a somewhat conspicuous multicolored patch belonging to the off-campus visitors who had come to watch.
The Trumpet Flowers clinging to every corner of the arena puffed out their cheeks with all their might. Cheerful music echoed through the arena, intertwining with the rainbow slogans stretching across the sky above it.
From time to time, flocks of beautiful Luan Birds flew overhead, displaying their lovely feathers and graceful forms. Their clear cries made the atmosphere even more lively.
Around the arena, Headless Knights patrolled in groups of five along fixed routes with clanging, forceful strides, maintaining order. Whenever the red-robed and white-robed students clashed, or blue-robed hunters kicked up a fuss, they swiftly appeared and forcibly expelled them from the arena.
This spared the campus workers and teaching assistants a great deal of trouble.
Besides volunteers from the various academies, a large number of green sprites also provided venue services for the hunting competition.
They fluttered their beautiful transparent membranous wings as they darted between rainbows and garlands, carrying baskets filled with snacks, fruit, and drinks, offering delicious treats to every student or guest who held out a hand.
Ever since three Great Sprites had emerged from the nest of sprites Zheng Qing kept, the number of