Chapter 27: Star Sports Betting Network

After Qiao Sang hung up the phone, she quickly found Lao Ban’s number and called him.

She didn’t want Lao Ban to see her mother’s missed call and call back later.

No one answered the phone.

Qiao Sang kept calling, and after five consecutive ‘fatal’ calls, it went from no answer to ’the number you dialed is switched off’.

Helpless, Qiao Sang sent a text message and gave up.

Fire Fang Dog kept its head tilted up, looking out the window.

Qiao Sang followed its gaze.

In the sky, hundreds of meters high, an advertising airship, about 30 meters by 19 meters, slowly moved forward with a television screen.

Pedestrians occasionally looked up and saw such airships, which usually broadcast the latest hot news and events.

Currently, the television screen on the airship was prominently displaying an interview about the Interstellar Cup.

“What are your thoughts on your upcoming opponent?” one reporter asked.

“Baudelaire is an outstanding Yu Beast Master. His tactical combinations are varied and unpredictable. Especially in the last match, 24 to 22, his Earth Bane Hound and Two-Headed Serpent Dragon’s ‘Turn Bane, Then Turn Bane’ move was absolutely stunning. I believe you all saw it.”

The person answering was Lin Ya, the man with the Giant Sky Toad that Qiao Sang had seen in the mall’s center last time.

“This is your third time participating in the Interstellar Cup. In the previous two, you stopped at the top ten. Do you have confidence in achieving a better result this time?” the reporter continued to ask.

“Everyone is a top Yu Beast Master in the galaxy. I don’t have confidence,” Lin Ya said with a smile.

The interviewing reporters exchanged glances, clearly not expecting such an answer.

“But I will work hard,” Lin Ya continued.

“On the Interstellar Betting Network, your odds against Baudelaire are 1.89 and 1.23, respectively. What do you think about your odds being higher than Baudelaire’s?” another reporter asked.

“Everyone should bet cautiously,” Lin Ya said with a friendly smile.

Qiao Sang stared at the interview on the airship’s television screen for a while, then lowered her head and searched for the Interstellar Betting Network on her phone.

The Interstellar Betting Network is the Alliance’s official betting website. There are also other large and small websites that allow betting on Interstellar Cup matches, but for safety and credibility, the Interstellar Betting Network is the one to trust.

Qiao Sang unhesitatingly placed 5,000 alliance coins on Baudelaire.

Although Lin Ya was the representative of Blue Star and the only person from Dragon Kingdom participating in the Interstellar Cup, Baudelaire’s odds were lower than Lin Ya’s. Such odds are calculated meticulously by betting companies, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the difference in odds indicates their probability of winning or losing.

Qiao Sang chose to trust the data provided by the betting company.

Besides the match between Lin Ya and Baudelaire, Qiao Sang also spent 5,000 alliance coins betting on another nearby match, also based on winning probability.

After placing the bets, Qiao Sang felt refreshed, as if she had made some money, one way or another.

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In a blink of an eye, it was June 9th.

8:50 AM.

Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School.

Fire Fang Dog looked around spiritedly, its four limbs moving with light steps. The 10kg weighted ring on its right foreleg no longer had any effect on it.

Qiao Sang, on the other hand, walked with unsteady steps towards the designated location. The dark circles under her eyes were exceptionally noticeable against her fair skin, indicating she hadn’t slept well last night.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but yawn. Due to the interstellar time difference, she had stayed up all night until 3 AM watching the match between Lin Ya and Baudelaire.

Since it concerned her money, sacrificing this bit of sleep was naturally nothing.

As a result, she ended up staying up all night until morning.

Before 3 AM, it was to watch the match; after 3 AM, it was purely because she was too angry to sleep.

Lin Ya won.

Her 5,000 alliance coins were gone…

What kind of unreliable data and odds did that betting company give?!

Gambling truly harms people deeply. Qiao Sang could only hope that the other match would help her recover some of her capital, otherwise, she would have to cut back on a few bottles of the qi yuan milk she bought every day.

Fire Fang Dog, I’m sorry!

Fire Fang Dog was full of curiosity about the new environment, looking around, completely unaware that its beloved daily qi yuan milk might be in jeopardy.

Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School Admissions Office.

The door was ajar, and many people could be heard talking inside. Qiao Sang knocked on the door.

“Please come in,” a deep voice came from inside the room.

Qiao Sang pushed the door open and entered.

The people inside instantly fell silent, their eyes all turning towards Qiao Sang and Fire Fang Dog beside her.

Inside the office, there were 4 men and 2 women, all appearing to be over 30 years old.

Qiao Sang was a bit confused. Wasn’t today the special recruitment day? Why didn’t she see anyone her age? And why were all these people staring at her? It was really strange…

“Hello, Teacher. I’m here for the special recruitment,” Qiao Sang said to the middle-aged man closest to her.

These people were all seated and had a unique aura of Teachers about them, so Qiao Sang simply approached the nearest person to state her purpose.

“You must be Qiao Sang. I am the Vice Principal of this school,” Chen Shengtang said enthusiastically.

He controlled his irrepressible excitement, showing a standard eight-tooth smile, trying to appear amiable.

One must know that the person in front of him was the only self-awakened special recruit who had applied to their school since Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School was founded!

Self-awakened Yu Beast Masters have a natural advantage in beast taming, being able to quickly expand their brain domain again. There are only about 40 such talents in the entire Zhehai Province each year, and once discovered, they are basically guaranteed admission or specially recruited into the top few beast taming high schools. How could it be their school’s turn!

But this year, such a talent chose to apply to their school!

This made him excited, waiting here since early morning, and finally, Qiao Sang arrived.

Chen Shengtang looked at Qiao Sang and grew more and more satisfied. Not only was she good-looking, but she dared to contract a fire-type Pet as her first. She had courage!

And she applied to their school. She had good judgment!

He’s actually the Vice Principal…

“Hello, Vice Principal.” Qiao Sang was a bit surprised that the Vice Principal of a school recognized her. Without time to think much, she quickly took out her information card and the self-awakening certificate and handed them over.

Although she had already registered online, the necessary procedures still had to be followed. Information needed to be verified in person, and her brain domain development had to be tested again to prevent omissions.

Qiao Sang was very calm about this special recruitment at Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School. She was sure to pass, and her heart was currently set on Saint Water Middle School. Coming to this school was just to give herself a backup plan.

“Have you had breakfast?” Chen Shengtang asked with a smile, not rushing to verify the information.

“If you haven’t, our school cafeteria’s breakfast is very abundant. We can even take you to eat,” a Teacher wearing glasses said kindly.

Chen Shengtang gave her a satisfied look.

The Teacher by the window was a bit sour.

So good at reading the room, no wonder she became the dean of instruction at such a young age.

“I have,” Qiao Sang replied.

The Teachers at this school seem to be quite nice…

Chen Shengtang lowered his head, seemingly casually, to look at the self-awakening certificate, mainly to check the degree of brain domain development.

Upon seeing it, his heart tightened a bit.

[Brain Domain 5% - 9%, large fluctuation, cannot be determined, needs re-confirmation after stabilization]