Chapter 101: The second one arrives

Qiao Sang parked her bicycle on the side of the road, took a photo, noted the location, and then embarked on this shared Flying journey.

The Great-Winged Lijian Sparrow, an evolved form of the Lijian Sparrow, typically measures around 2.5 meters.

It’s perfectly fine for a Yu Beast Master to ride a Flying-type Pet, but to carry a passenger, one must have a Flying driver’s license.

The Air Management Bureau has clear regulations regarding Flying-type Pets carrying passengers.

Flying-type Pets measuring 1.5 to 2 meters are two-seater mounts.

Flying-type Pets measuring 2 to 2.5 meters are three-seater mounts.

And those measuring 2.5 to 3 meters can carry four people.

The Great-Winged Lijian Sparrow hovers between the three-seater and four-seater standards.

For Pets whose size is right on the standard line, they must undergo an annual inspection by the Air Management Bureau to verify the exact measurements.

However, many Flying-type Pets that don’t meet the standard but are right on the line will fly overloaded.

Qiao Sang opposes such overloading behavior.

But this was a different time.

She didn’t dare to ask if this Great-Winged Lijian Sparrow was overloaded, fearing that it really was…

Throughout the journey, the middle-aged man’s mouth never stopped, constantly chattering.

Initially, for some reason, the two young people had cold faces and were reluctant to talk, but later, under the middle-aged man’s offensive, they said a few words.

From the conversation, Qiao Sang learned that these two were also going to Jin Song Village to participate in the second leg of the race, and she finally relaxed completely.

“I feel like the prize for the individual first place this time is better than the team first place. If I didn’t have to earn money to support my family, I would definitely give it a try,” the middle-aged man said.

Qiao Sang had been listening to them talk, but when she heard this, she couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the prize for individual first place this time?”

Third Uncle participated in the marathon precisely for the individual first place.

Moreover, the prize he wanted overlapped with what his original teammates wanted, which is why they didn’t continue teaming up, showing that this individual first place prize was indeed very popular.

Third Uncle earns money for the entire family.

He has two Pets to raise, his eldest son also attended Yu Beast University, which is a time of high expenses, and the Lingzhi Master profession Ye Jingwen wants to pursue is also costly. From the many spiritual plants in the backyard, it’s clear that a lot of money has been spent recently.

For a moment, Qiao Sang imagined many prizes.

Things like cash, spiritual plants, several boxes of Pet energy food—all practical items.

“Ya Shen and his Pet’s latest photo album, just taken during this Interstellar Cup, and it’s a first release. I don’t know how our small, broken town got it,” the young man said.

Qiao Sang: “…”

She wanted to go back…

…

By the time they arrived at the second relay point in Jin Song Village, many people had already gathered there.

After registering at the contestant re-check point, Qiao Sang took her Fire Fang Dog to the designated location—the village entrance.

“You just follow the main group. You remember the Roar Swamp Crocodile, right? The one from this morning, with very tough skin, yellow, and a big mouth, the Pet that greeted you,” Qiao Sang said, still a little worried.

“Fang.”

The Fire Fang Dog patted its chest with its paw, looking as if it had no problem.

“When you get tired, there are tables with water along the road. You can just take some then,” Qiao Sang instructed.

“Fang.”

The Fire Fang Dog nodded.

Actually, when it gets tired, it prefers to drink milk, but its Yu Beast Master didn’t mention it, so there should only be water.

After saying everything she needed to, Qiao Sang walked out of the track.

Because the competition involves Pets, Yu Beast Masters can only wait on either side of the track.

This marathon relay race had 233 teams, totaling 699 Yu Beast Masters and 1398 Pets.

At the village entrance, there were two hundred or so Pets densely packed, including some High-level Pets.

But even so, the Fire Fang Dog standing among them would not be ignored at all; its unique sunglasses and flame-like fur caught the attention of many.

“Whose Fire Fang Dog is this?”

“My goodness, this red Pet is so handsome!”

“From its color and appearance, it seems to be a Fire-type Pet.”

“This feels so similar to the champion Pet from the Bai Xin Competition in the city a while ago.”

Qiao Sang turned her head, not expecting to find someone here who had seen the Bai Xin Competition. Upon looking, it was a child around ten years old.

Good kid, sharp eyes.

Qiao Sang secretly praised.

Time passed little by little.

Thirteen minutes later, a rumbling sound approached from far away.

“Xun!”

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost pointed in the direction of the sound and excitedly called out.

Qiao Sang looked in that direction and froze. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, almost thinking she was hallucinating.

She saw a brown, shelled Pet… rolling over.

That’s right, it was rolling…

The brown, shelled Pet kept rolling. Just as Qiao Sang thought it was a Pet that had accidentally entered the track, a male voice shouted from the side, “It’s here, it’s here! You can stop!”

At this point, the brown, shelled Pet stopped rolling. It slowly extended its head and four limbs.

It wore the A112 race bib on its right front paw and a yellow relay band around its neck.

Qiao Sang was somewhat in a daze; it was a Double-Tailed Tortoise…

This was also a participating Pet?

Isn’t a marathon specifically for running?!

How was it… rolling!

This Double-Tailed Tortoise had clearly undergone professional training; it rolled for so long without any dizziness. It steadily handed the yellow relay band to a Six-touch Snail.

The next scene completely gave Qiao Sang a new understanding of the marathon relay race.

The Six-touch Snail, now wearing the yellow relay band, sprayed a viscous liquid onto the ground with three of its fleshy tentacles.

Then it crawled onto this viscous liquid.

The liquid made the ground incredibly smooth, and as soon as the Six-touch Snail got on it, it slid forward several meters.

After that, it continued to spray mucus and slide forward, moving so fast that it disappeared from sight in an instant.

Qiao Sang watched all of this dumbfounded; what was happening before her eyes was completely different from the marathon in her impression.

Oh, right…

This was a Pet marathon…

It was normal for it to be different from a human marathon…

She had always thought this marathon competition involved running on land, swimming in water, and Flying in the air.

She never expected it could be played like this…

Most competitions held in this society are Yu Beast battles and splendid coordination competitions; the rules for other less popular competitions are not known by everyone.

Her understanding of the rules for this marathon relay race was too self-evident, and she hadn’t seriously looked into them.

Qiao Sang looked at her Fire Fang Dog, who was wearing sunglasses and brimming with confidence, and suddenly felt a little regretful.

If other Pets were all doing these flashy tricks, her dear Fang Bao, running foolishly with its legs, definitely wouldn’t be able to compete. It wouldn’t be last, would it…

With the first team completing its relay, the second Pet to hand off the baton quickly approached.

It was a Desert Tail Fox. It ran slowly, panting heavily, without using any special abilities or skills.

But it probably saw the handover point.

The next second, its two-meter-long tail glowed with an earthy light, a pile of floating sand appeared around its lower limbs, and a narrow path made of sand appeared on the ground in front of it.

The floating sand carried the Desert Tail Fox, sliding down the narrow path until it reached the handover point.

Then it took off the yellow relay band hanging around its neck and handed it to the Fire Fang Dog wearing sunglasses.

Qiao Sang was shocked.

Holy cow! The second one to arrive was actually Ye Ranran’s Desert Tail Fox!