Chapter 1052: Leave

Mi Jiala looked at Qiao Sang, signaling her with her eyes to pay.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then took out her phone, logged onto the Imperial Beast Academy’s official website, found the relevant gene testing instructor, and paid 100 points.

At the table, a Mechanical-type Pet wearing a white coat suddenly spoke in human language: “Di Class Qiao Sang has paid you 100 points.”

As soon as it finished speaking, it continued with its work, as if it had not spoken at all.

Daliya smiled and pointed to the most conspicuous instrument nearby, saying:

“Place the Pet to be tested on this.”

Saying that, she looked at the Pet egg being held and added:

“Take it out.”

Qiao Sang obediently complied, taking the Pet egg out of its protective device and carefully placing it on top.

Daliya came to the control panel next to the instrument and pressed a button.

Tentacle-like devices, resembling Insect-type Pets, extended from around the instrument and gently rested on the Pet egg.

Daliya operated the instrument with practiced ease.

The cylindrical machine hummed.

Before long, Daliya let out a soft “Oh.”

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Qiao Sang immediately became nervous.

“Yaya…”

Yabao was also very nervous.

During this time, it had been protecting the Pet egg, and even learned from the scenes shown in the TV dramas introduced by Xiao Xunbao, incubating it on its belly for a while, developing strong feelings for it.

“Is this a Xiaoting Dragon egg?” Daliya asked, looking at the screen.

Mi Jiala hummed, her expression a little serious.

Whether the Xiaoting Dragon egg was pure-blooded or not, she didn’t want anything to go wrong with this egg.

“There’s no problem,” Daliya said. “I’m just a little emotional that you truly are from Di Class; even a random Pet egg you bring for examination is so rare.”

Even for students of the Imperial Beast Academy, a Dragon-type Pet egg with an Emperor-level racial limit is not something one can easily obtain.

She had only been scheduled and knew that a Pet egg was to be gene-tested, but she didn’t know the specific species yet.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Yabao: “…”

Mi Jiala: “…”

Mi Jiala chuckled:

“That’s why we’re willing to spend 100 points for a gene test.”

Daliya said while testing:

“How many people can get a Pet egg with an Emperor-level racial limit? As long as someone wants to contract a Pet, I encourage them to get a gene test, because only then can you know whether the Pet’s future potential is good or bad. People at the Yu Beast Base might lie, but genes won’t.”

That’s true. After all, even though a race is known to have a clear racial limit, not every Pet can reach its racial limit, and a Yu Beast Master’s contract slots are limited. If I didn’t have a Gold Finger, I would probably want to test every Pet before contracting it… Qiao Sang agreed in her heart.

As her thoughts flickered, Daliya said with a slightly regretful tone:

“This Xiaoting Dragon is not pure-blooded.”

She knew that once this Pet egg was not pure-blooded, the people from Di Class would not contract it.

It was detected so quickly… Qiao Sang was a bit surprised by the speed, but didn’t feel too disappointed.

Mi Jiala frowned and asked:

“Are you sure?”

“The data doesn’t lie,” Daliya said, looking at the display. “However, this Xiaoting Dragon’s bloodline purity is also very high, reaching 87%. If it’s well-nurtured, there’s still hope it can reach its racial limit in the future.”

Mi Jiala couldn’t hide her disappointment.

A Pet with 87% bloodline purity, if well-nurtured, indeed has a chance to reach its racial limit, but this probability is too low, and without exception, it requires a lot of resources and time. Qiao Sang is going to participate in the Interstellar Cup, and Dragon-type Pets grow slowly. If it were pure-blooded, that would be fine, but if it’s not pure-blooded, setting aside whether it can reach its racial limit in the future, it’s unknown when it will evolve to a level where it can participate in the Interstellar Cup.

Perhaps by the time Qiao Sang is too old to participate in the Interstellar Cup, the Xiaoting Dragon still won’t have reached the level to participate.

It seems I need to start preparing to help Qiao Sang find a sixth Pet she can contract… Mi Jiala thought, while unconsciously looking at the student she usually didn’t have to worry much about.

Qiao Sang completely missed Mi Jiala’s gaze and asked:

“Is the check done? Can I take it back now?”

Daliya hummed:

“Of course.”

Qiao Sang stepped forward, picked up the Xiaoting Dragon egg, and carefully placed it back into the protective device.

Daliya seemed to think of something and smiled:

“If you have any thoughts of reselling the Xiaoting Dragon egg, you can contact me.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: “I have absolutely no such thought.”

Daliya was also stunned for a moment, then smiled again: “I said ‘if’.”

The dean said that the Xiaoting Dragon in the egg might already be able to hear conversations outside, so it can’t hear this… Qiao Sang quickly closed the protective device.

To be honest, even if the Xiaoting Dragon’s personality didn’t match hers after hatching, she had never thought about reselling it.

“There is no ‘if’,” Qiao Sang said.

She didn’t notice that the Pet egg inside the protective device subtly shook.

…

Bo Sai Manor No. 101.

Outdoor training ground.

Xiao Xunbao drank energy recovery fluid while circulating energy, shuttling through black holes that appeared out of thin air.

The surrounding Typhoon raged, but it was completely unaffected.

Yabao’s hundred or so clones used various skills, while its main body lay in the shade of a tree, with the Pet egg on its belly.

It was amazing that neither the clones nor the main body were affected by the Typhoon; it was as if the Typhoon only appeared in the area where Xiao Xunbao was active.

In the safe zone nearby, Mi Jiala glanced in Yabao’s direction and asked:

“How do you plan to deal with the Xiaoting Dragon egg?”

“I’m going to wait for it to hatch and see if its personality matches mine,” Qiao Sang said, stating her thoughts. “If it’s suitable, I’ll contract it once my brain region reaches 60%.”

Mi Jiala was not surprised by this answer and calmly said:

“It’s not pure-blooded.”

“I know,” Qiao Sang said with a smile. “When I contracted Yabao and the others, I didn’t know if they were pure-blooded either, and they’re still well-nurtured now.”

“That’s because you didn’t have many choices before,” Mi Jiala said. “It’s different now; you have choices.”

Students admitted to Di Class all underwent a simple background check; she knew Qiao Sang’s general family situation and that her current money almost entirely came from an unlimited credit card and Ice Emperor Ram’s consultations.

Qiao Sang said with a smile:

“This is my choice now.”

Mi Jiala offered no comment, slowly saying:

“Then we’ll talk about it after the Xiaoting Dragon hatches.”

Xiaoting Dragon, notoriously arrogant in personality; if its Yu Beast Master is even slightly not to its liking, it will become aloof and not close to them. She believed that a Pet with such a personality would not get along with Qiao Sang.

Just as she was thinking, she saw Yan Jiaoou suddenly looking very impatient, slamming a paw down, and a pit instantly appeared in the ground.

Mi Jiala, sharp-eyed, saw that inside the pit was a mosquito so tiny it could barely be seen.

She was silent for a moment, then saw the distant Ice Emperor Ram with a high and mighty expression, but with clean and decisive movements, sweeping its tail with water, striking the flying clone of Yan Jiaoou. Suddenly, she wasn’t so sure anymore…

While Mi Jiala was silent, Qiao Sang came to Steel Treasure’s side and took out the Evil-activating potion she bought in the morning.

Steel Treasure understood, opening its mouth.

Qiao Sang applied the potion to its teeth and said:

“Try to activate Evil-type energy to cover your teeth.”

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure nodded, then began to circulate energy.

Soon, a layer of black energy covered its fangs.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang’s face lit up with joy, and she continued: “Now try to create an illusion.”

Steel Treasure, without a word, its eyes became serious, and it increased the circulation of energy.

At this moment, Mi Jiala walked over and said:

“That won’t work. First, let it try to bite things with its Evil-covered fangs. Once the Evil-type energy on its fangs can accumulate to a certain extent, then try to create an illusion to bite.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

No, you didn’t say that before…

Qiao Sang ultimately didn’t say it out loud, instead calling out:

“Xiao Xunbao!”

As soon as her voice fell, a black hole suddenly appeared before her eyes.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao poked out most of its body from it, calling out, indicating what was wrong.

“Take out the Dull Skill Stone,” Qiao Sang said.

Nothing was more suitable for Steel Treasure’s training than the Dull Skill Stone.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao obediently complied.

After taking off its ring and rummaging for a while, it suddenly thought of something, looked up at its Yu Beast Master, its eyes sparkling as it called out:

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Is this for Steel Treasure’s training?

Qiao Sang nodded and hummed.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took its paw out of the ring, put it back on its ear, and its entire body emerged from the black hole. It straightened its posture, and with a serious expression, it called out, indicating that it thought Steel Treasure needed a better training partner.

Mi Jiala looked over.

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched:

“You’re talking about yourself, aren’t you?”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao gave a thumbs-up, grinning, indicating that she was right and that it could accompany Steel Treasure in training this skill, and it didn’t matter even if Steel Treasure bit it ten thousand times.

Its little brother hasn’t learned this skill yet, biting doesn’t hurt, and it can also train its Mutual Demise characteristic along the way, it’s simply perfect… Xiao Xunbao resisted the urge to let out a “hehehe” laugh.

It seems it wants to practice Mutual Demise… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

“Steel Sword,” Steel Treasure called out in its mind, indicating that it felt the same way.

“Steel Sword.”

Then, Steel Treasure called out, indicating that it thought it was fine.

“Then Xiao Xunbao, you can practice with Steel Treasure,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao raised its paw, making a “wait” gesture.

Then it split into two.

Xiao Xunbao nodded to the Substitute.

The Substitute showed a “don’t worry” expression, then turned and teleported high into the air, continuously shuttling through black holes.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao, on the other hand, teleported to the other side and crooked its short toe at Steel Treasure.

Steel Treasure was silent for a moment, then flew towards where Xiao Xunbao was.

I should be relieved… Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao, training with both its Substitute and main body simultaneously, and felt a strangely complex emotion.

Mi Jiala’s mood was equally complex. She looked at the two identical Xiao Xunbaos and murmured:

“Your Night Ring King has just awakened Shadow Penetration, and it can already make its Substitute use it…”

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred, and she said:

“Xiao Xunbao isn’t pure-blooded.”

A pure-blooded Pet could never be an odd color.

Mi Jiala fell silent.

Given Qiao Sang’s past background, the Pets she contracted could hardly be pure-blooded, yet Mi Jiala had to admit that the Pets nurtured by Qiao Sang progressed much faster than pure-blooded Pets.

…

Night, 10:20 PM.

Bedroom.

Qiao Sang sat cross-legged on the bed, watching TV.

This was a channel interviewing Pet experts.

The stylish and beautiful Host asked:

“It’s said that Pets can actually be nurtured while they are still in their Pet eggs. Is this true?”

“It’s true,” the expert nodded.

“Pets can be taught while they are in their Pet eggs, just like prenatal education. If you show them Yu Beast combat competitions, they will be more interested in combat after hatching. If you show them more coordination competitions, they will be more interested in coordination.”

“Can Pets with bad personalities also undergo personality correction and become good-natured?” the Host asked.

“A Pet’s personality is innate,” the expert said. “Just like humans, they are born with good and evil. A Pet’s personality is mostly changed through acquired means. While in the Pet egg, at most it can only make it feel close to you when it hatches.”

“So I suggest that if you want to contract a Pet, it’s best to start nurturing it from when it’s still a Pet egg…”

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but look at the Pet egg placed on her bedside table.

To be honest, besides having a Gold Finger and thus not caring much if a Pet was pure-blooded, the Xiaoting Dragon’s attributes truly attracted her; it was exactly what she wanted and lacked.

If the Xiaoting Dragon’s personality wasn’t too problematic, she would most likely still contract it… Qiao Sang thought, picking up the remote control to switch to a Yu Beast combat competition channel, then holding the Pet egg in her arms and watching together.

The Pet egg quietly stayed in the safety device, motionless.

Two in the morning.

All was silent.

Qiao Sang, Yabao, and the others were all asleep.

A black hole appeared out of thin air in the bedroom.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao emerged from the black hole, wiping away non-existent sweat from its forehead, then took off its ring and pulled out a bottle of energy recovery potion from inside, drinking it.

Then it thought of something, floated to the bedside table, carefully picked up its Yu Beast Master’s phone, and while drinking the recovery potion, started playing, occasionally letting out “Xiao Xunbao Xiao Xunbao Xiao Xunbao” laughter.

The faint light from the phone illuminated its face.

The Pet egg on the bedside table began to sway from side to side.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao heard the movement, turned its head, and was stunned to see the swaying Pet egg. It covered its mouth, then thought of something, floated next to its Yu Beast Master, and started shaking frantically.

“Xun!”

“Xun!”

“What’s wrong…” Qiao Sang asked groggily.

“Xun!”

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao pointed at the Pet egg, calling out excitedly twice.

Qiao Sang forced her eyes open, glanced at the motionless Pet egg, turned over, and said sleepily: “It’s not moving, don’t bother me, I want to sleep…”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the Pet egg and indeed found it motionless.

It was clearly moving just now…

Xiao Xunbao leaned in front of the protective device, staring intently at the Pet egg inside.

After staring for about five seconds, Xiao Xunbao started playing with the phone again.

At the same time, the Pet egg swayed again.

Xiao Xunbao abruptly turned its head to look.

The Pet was motionless, having stopped swaying.

Xiao Xunbao looked down at the phone.

The Pet egg swayed once more.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao suddenly turned its head.

The Pet egg was still.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao finally chose to give up, put the phone back, cast a black hole, and disappeared into the room.

With a “crack” sound.

A crack appeared in the Pet egg.