Chapter 348: Someone wins again

Xu Yixuan and He Datao were completely bewildered, unable to react for a moment.

When they finally came to their senses, the first thought that popped into their minds was surprisingly consistent: how could Qiao Sang make such a straight-faced joke?

To be honest, while rare, there were indeed instances in high school where students successfully cultivated their Pets to High Level.

However, those were typically third-year high school matters, and usually only happened in the latter half of the third year.

To qualify for the specialized test to enter Top Universities, one had to either achieve first place in the province in the government-sponsored campus competitions during their three years of high school.

Or, they could pass the D-level Beastmaster assessment.

The most crucial registration requirement for the D-level Beastmaster assessment was owning a High-level Pet.

This meant that even if you achieved first place in the province in the National Campus Pet Beast League, if you didn’t have a High-level Pet and couldn’t pass the D-level Beastmaster assessment, you still wouldn’t qualify for the Top Universities test.

The importance of a High-level Pet was self-evident.

This was also why, during the National Campus Pet Beast League, if someone’s Pet evolved to High Level, they generally wouldn’t hide it; instead, they would heavily publicize it to enhance the school’s reputation.

No one would consider it high-profile.

With 99% of Pets belonging to third-year participants across all schools being Mid-level, a participant with a High-level Pet, regardless of future implications, was already guaranteed a spot in the divisional competition.

Such an existence had no need to play coy until the very end of the provincial competition.

What if it was announced? Under circumstances of overwhelming strength, all investigations and weakness analyses were meaningless.

Even if a participant with a High-level Pet had weaknesses, you wouldn’t be able to target them.

Pet battles weren’t like written exams; you wouldn’t get a perfect score just by knowing the answers beforehand.

This was also the main reason Xu Yixuan and He Datao didn’t believe that Ding Yanjing’s Guwei Flower had evolved into a Guwei Sunflower.

If it had evolved, Li Tan Royal Pet High School would surely publicize it, of that they were convinced.

They didn’t believe Ding Yanjing because they hadn’t heard any rumors.

But Qiao Sang was different.

A first-year student, who had only been in high school for just over two months—did she really claim her Yan Ling Dog had evolved into a High-level Pet in such a short time?

Are you kidding me!

Even if they publicized it, no one would believe it!

Although Xu Yixuan was a bit speechless, Qiao Sang rarely made jokes, so she felt she should humor her.

It’s just a joke, who can’t take one?

Xu Yixuan put her arm around Qiao Sang’s shoulder, smiling, and said, “Amazing! When did this happen? Have you thought of a name?”

Qiao Sang replied, “Just last night, it’s called Liao Xing Hound.”

You actually answered so seriously… Xu Yixuan almost couldn’t keep a straight face.

“Should we tell Sun Teacher and the others?” He Datao asked with a grin from the side, clearly thinking the same thing as Xu Yixuan.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “Let’s wait until today’s competition is over.”

She didn’t intend to hide it; she just originally wanted to keep a low profile, especially since a Police Station already knew about Tooth Treasure’s evolution yesterday.

However, after listening to Xu Yixuan and the others, she felt their point was valid. Teachers would definitely need to know about a Pet’s evolution immediately.

She also had to call the Vice Principal to have him formulate a new training plan for Tooth Treasure, and the Energy Pill formula would need to be redone.

Qiao Sang still wasn’t done… He Datao’s mouth twitched, and he said nothing more.

Just as Xu Yixuan and He Datao were exchanging their inner thoughts with their eyes, Qiao Sang spoke:

“It’s good that you two know, but there’s no need to publicize it. I have a feeling that Ding Yanjing’s Guwei Flower might have really evolved into a Guwei Sunflower, so let’s keep a low profile too.”

Xu Yixuan: “…”

He Datao: “…”

Are you serious?

…

The competition proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Qiao Sang watched the battles quietly.

After battling three General-level Pets, even though her opponents had gone easy on her, Qiao Sang’s horizons had broadened considerably. She felt that the few battles she had just watched were either too slow for the Pets, or the moves used were too weak—in short, they were too weak.

Realizing what she was thinking, Qiao Sang quickly adjusted her mindset.

Thinking like this isn’t right! We still have Lu Bao!

Given Lu Bao’s strength, caution is still necessary!

Time slowly passed, and when Qiao Sang stepped onto the stage and summoned Lu Bao, the platform, which the officials had painstakingly repaired, crashed again.

“Lu.”

Lu Bao looked at its opponent with a cool and aloof expression, completely unaware that its mere appearance had caused the platform to crash.

Its opponent was a Water Blast Shrimp.

The Water Blast Shrimp, an evolved form of the Water Secret Shrimp, had a volatile temper and was prone to picking fights.

Unlike most Fire-type Pets that only fight when provoked, the Water Blast Shrimp enjoyed stirring up trouble, being the type to actively seek out confrontations.

As soon as it entered the arena, it provocatively flashed its two large pincers at Lu Bao.

Lu Bao watched it expressionlessly.

“Baobao!”

The Water Blast Shrimp flashed its large pincers again.

Lu Bao watched it expressionlessly.

“Baobao!”

The Water Blast Shrimp flashed its large pincers.

Lu Bao watched it expressionlessly.

“Baobao…”

The Water Blast Shrimp stiffly lowered its large pincers.

“qu!” The whistle signaling the start of the match sounded.

This match, as everyone expected, ended within a minute.

The collision of Water Gun attacks left small puddles of water everywhere on the ground. Lu Bao leaped onto the ground, disappearing from sight, and then emerged from behind the Water Blast Shrimp, winning the match with a Water Tail.

“Ice Dew Qiya is so beautiful…”

“Seriously, if this competition venue were a Water-type arena, it might have been more interesting. The Water Blast Shrimp has strong explosive power in water, but on land, setting aside explosive power, its movement speed is greatly reduced. Although Ice Dew Qiya is also a Water-type Pet, it clearly has a natural advantage in movement on land compared to the Water Blast Shrimp. Its speed doesn’t seem inferior to some Ground-type Pets, so it must have been specially trained.”

“And its Melt Water characteristic. If the Water-type skills released by the Water Blast Shrimp can’t hit Ice Dew Qiya in one go, they will only create a more favorable environment for it.”

“By the way, I actually really want to see Ice Dew Qiya get a little injured and use Healing Light. You know that blue light from yesterday, right? I specifically looked it up, and you might not believe it, but that’s an Ultra-level skill!”

“You don’t need to tell me, it was all over the place yesterday.”

“Will this skill cure nearsightedness if you shine it on your eyes?”

“Tsk, don’t just say nearsightedness, it can make you see 5.3 even if you’re blind!”

Everyone looked at the light blue Pet on the field, discussing animatedly.

Qiao Sang easily won all of her battles with Lu Bao.

Xu Yixuan and He Datao also had an easy time.

Today’s competition didn’t put any pressure on them.

The three sat in the stands, waiting for the last battle of the day to end.

Qiao Sang held Lu Bao, watching the match, while Xu Yixuan and He Datao glanced at who was on the field and then looked at their phones, clearly feeling that their opponent wouldn’t be a challenge.

Suddenly, Xu Yixuan “tsk"ed and said, “Someone in Hong Rao Town won the lottery again.”