Chapter 1073: After the Preliminary Round

After the competition ended and the announcement was made that all contestants whose ground was green had advanced to the next round, Qiao Sang took Xiaoting Dragon and met up with Mi Jiala at the entrance.

Many people passing by focused their gaze on them.

There were many contestants in the competition, and not every contestant who successfully advanced to the next round was allocated screen time. The ten-odd seconds Qiao Sang and Xiaoting Dragon appeared on screen successfully left an impression on everyone.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao floated next to Xiaoting Dragon, patted its head, and called out, indicating that the sixth one was amazing.

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting.”

Xiaoting Dragon, however, called out indifferently, indicating that it knew it would win the moment it saw that opponent.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao showed a curious expression of “How could you tell?”

Qiao Sang then started chatting with Teacher Mi Jiala:

“If the wind on the field had been stronger today, Xiaoting Dragon probably wouldn’t have won so quickly.”

Mi Jiala said, “The Cotton Seed drifting with the wind is uncontrollable. If the wind were stronger and it drifted out of bounds, it would still lose the match.”

So, drifting with the wind is uncontrollable… Wouldn’t that be very risky in an outdoor competition… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Mi Jiala continued:

“It’s still lucky that we didn’t encounter a well-trained opponent right from the start.”

Even though Xiaoting Dragon is a super rare Dragon-type and Electric-type dual-attribute Pet, its age is a factor, and its training only recently began, and it’s still only at the stage of mastering its own skills. If it were to encounter a slightly well-trained Pet, it would still be very easy to lose the match.

Qiao Sang said with a smile, “I actually hope to encounter stronger opponents, so at least I can improve through battle.”

Mi Jiala felt greatly relieved upon hearing this.

“Cotton!”

“Cotton!”

Suddenly, familiar shouts rang out not far away.

Qiao Sang looked over at the sound and saw the Cotton Seed that had previously battled Xiaoting Dragon complaining indignantly to the boy with the bowl cut.

“But the opponent was a Dragon-type Pet and also had Electric-type skills, I had no way,” the boy said with a wronged expression.

“Cotton!”

“Cotton!”

The Cotton Seed angrily called out twice, then turned and left.

“Cotton Candy, don’t go!” the boy shouted as he quickly chased after it.

Just as he was about to catch up, the Cotton Seed called out to a bird-type Pet passing by:

“Cotton!”

The bird-type Pet, without a word, flapped its wings at it.

A gust of wind instantly blew up, and the Cotton Seed drifted into the air with the wind.

“Cotton Candy!” the boy cried out heartbreakingly to the distant Cotton Seed.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“There are many Yu Beast Masters and Pets who separate after losing such competitions; you don’t need to feel guilty,” Mi Jiala said, having also witnessed the scene.

No, I don’t feel guilty at all, I just find it very novel… Qiao Sang muttered inwardly, while outwardly saying with a heavy expression:

“No wonder I see that in those intergalactic competitions, only Yu Beast Masters from Yan Tian Star have a particularly strong desire to win or lose.”

As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, lowered her head, and joked:

“Xiaoting Treasure, if I lose a competition later, you wouldn’t think of leaving me, would you?”

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting!”

Xiaoting Dragon was startled at first, then quickly shook its head.

Of course not!

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting?”

After answering, it called out as if asking a question.

What if it loses the competition, would you think of contracting another Pet?

“Steel Chief,” Steel Treasure translated gleefully in her mind.

Qiao Sang: “…”

I knew I shouldn’t have asked…

“Of course not,” Qiao Sang said seriously.

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting.” After hearing this, Xiaoting Dragon climbed from the backpack to Qiao Sang’s neck, wrapping around it, showing affection.

Qiao Sang: “…”

…

Three in the afternoon.

Outdoor training ground.

Xiaoting Dragon continuously moved in the open space, with dozens of centimeters of Ice Cone suddenly dropping in its path from time to time, blocking its way.

Some Ice Cones Xiaoting Dragon dodged with quick reactions and movement speed, while some Ice Cones it directly crashed into.

Lu Bao stared at Xiaoting Dragon’s direction from a distance, helping to drop Ice Cone obstacles while also condensing hard Ice Armor on its body for training.

Qiao Sang held her phone nearby, looking at the official forum for the Contracted Tacit Understanding Competition.

This was a habit she had developed since the competition began, habitually wanting to learn more about potential opponents, even if that opponent hadn’t officially contracted a Pet yet.

A post on the homepage titled # ChapterInventory of Strong Contestants in This Contracted Tacit Understanding Competition# Chapter caught her attention.

Clicking in, she saw:

“Timothy and Poison Lizard Craftsman, Nicole and Little Red Monster, Valery and Ice Bubble Turtle… Qiao Sang and Xiaoting Dragon…”

Someone actually knew Xiaoting Dragon’s species name… But then again, this competition was broadcast on TV, so even if the audience didn’t look it up, the commentators would definitely introduce it when the footage was shown…

Qiao Sang scrolled through the comments below:

“I counted, there are a total of eleven Intermediate Pets participating in this competition. The top three definitely won’t have Beginner Pets, so the list of strong contestants with Beginner Pets can be removed.”

“That’s not how you say it, it’s not like there aren’t examples of Beginner Pets defeating Intermediate Pets now.”

“Those are basically Pets that have already been contracted. In this competition, those wild Pets haven’t been contracted.”

“I saw two wild Dragon-type Pets participating. At low ranks, a Dragon-type Pet should be able to jump a rank, right?”

“Xiaozao Dragon can. Its size is already close to one meter; it’s clear it’s been in the Beginner stage for a long time. The other Pet, the one with Electric-type, can’t. Its size is so small; it probably hasn’t been out of the egg for long.”

“Don’t look down on that Xiaoting Dragon’s small size. The Yu Beast Master who brought it to the competition is awesome! She looks only a dozen years old, but she’s already a D-level Beastmaster. If she still has a slot to contract Xiaoting Dragon, then she might soon be a C-level Beastmaster.”

“Upstairs, how do you know so much?”

“I also signed up for this competition. At the very beginning, I stood next to her and asked her. Also, she’s an alien, from Blue Star.”

“Holy crap! Someone from Blue Star?!”

“I think this revelation is true. That Xiaoting Dragon can’t be detected by ordinary Pet Identifiers; only the intergalactic version works. The information it found says it’s a Pet from Blue Star.”

“Which contestant are you talking about? How come I haven’t seen them in the competition?”

“At 10 minutes and 09 seconds, you’re welcome.”

When did I tell someone next to me that I was a D-level Beastmaster? Qiao Sang was a bit confused.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao, who was currently moving through black holes, twitched its ears and drilled into a black hole.

The next second, a black hole appeared at the door.

Xiao Xunbao emerged from the black hole and opened the door. (End of chapter)