Chapter 384: Last day of knockout rounds

After leaving the Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena, Qiao Sang went to the largest jewelry store in Kai Nan City.

After experiencing the feeling of suddenly appearing in the middle of the road last time, she obediently took a taxi to her destination.

There were no so-called diamond gloves in the jewelry store, but money was a good thing; with money, something that didn’t exist could be made to exist.

The Staff measured Xiao Xunbao’s claws and said to come back in 3 days to pick them up.

Because today’s competition ended after only half a day, Qiao Sang remembered this matter as she looked at the still early sky.

When she came out of the jewelry store, almost all the passersby turned their heads to look and discuss.

It wasn’t that the passersby recognized Qiao Sang as the strongest high school student in history who had been on the top of the hot search list a few days ago, but rather that the Treasure Hunting Fairy in the girl’s arms was simply too eye-catching.

It was a Treasure Hunting Fairy smaller than a normal Treasure Hunting Fairy; it not only had dyed fur but also wore colored contact lenses.

Most importantly, its claws were adorned with gloves covered in diamonds!

This entire ensemble practically blinded everyone’s eyes.

Feeling the gazes of the passersby, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask, “You’re not going to be invisible anymore?”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao raised both of its claws, admiring its gloves in the sunlight, and let out a joyful cry.

If it was invisible, others wouldn’t be able to see how well the gloves matched it~

Qiao Sang: “…”

Goodness, Qiao Sang hadn’t expected Xiao Xunbao’s thought process.

Qiao Sang then thought of something and suddenly became a little worried.

Xiao Xunbao wouldn’t be planning to wear these gloves and not be invisible from now on, would it…?

…

The next morning.

Rui Lai Hotel.

After breakfast, Qiao Sang took Ya Bao and Xiao Xunbao downstairs.

Upon reaching the first-floor lobby, she went to the front desk and said, “You don’t need to clean the room today.”

There was only one presidential suite at Rui Lai Hotel, and almost all the hotel Staff recognized this guest who had stayed for several days.

The front desk naturally recognized the young girl in front of her and quickly agreed.

As the young girl turned and walked towards the main entrance, the two front desk Staff immediately pulled out their phones and frantically took pictures of the girl and the two Pets from behind.

“Oh my goodness, Liao Xing Hound! No matter how many times I see it, it’s so handsome!” the short-haired front desk Staff who had just assisted Qiao Sang exclaimed excitedly.

Ever since the hot search about the strongest high school student in history came out, the fact that the Yan Ling Dog’s evolved form was called Liao Xing Hound was also revealed.

“This shift change was worth it!” the front desk Staff next to her said excitedly, even though she had a full face of makeup, her dark circles were still very noticeable.

“You just worked the night shift yesterday and now the morning shift, are you okay?” the short-haired front desk Staff asked worriedly.

“I’m fine.” Seeing the young girl disappear outside the main entrance, the front desk Staff with dark circles put away her phone and waved her hand, saying, “I specifically asked; the provincial elimination rounds of the National Campus Pet Beast League will end today. If I didn’t switch shifts, I wouldn’t have had the chance to see the Liao Xing Hound with my own eyes.”

“Why do you think she didn’t want the room cleaned today?” the short-haired front desk Staff suddenly thought of something and asked.

“How would I know,” the front desk Staff with dark circles yawned and said.

If someone were to enter the presidential suite now, they would find dozens of Liao Xing Hounds staying in the room with their eyes closed, their bodies glowing blue as they practiced Meditation.

…

Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena.

“Are they still there?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya!” Ya Bao nodded excitedly.

Qiao Sang’s lips curved into a smile. It seemed that after Ya Bao evolved, the distance it could control its clones became farther; at least, the distance from here to Rui Lai Hotel was not a problem.

In the future, it would be better to let Ya Bao use its clones to practice Meditation. Training other skills was fine, but Meditation was a skill that required staying still to practice effectively, and Ya Bao was very active.

These past few days, when training Meditation, it would get distracted after a short while and couldn’t persist for a long time. However, using its main body to control its clones for Meditation practice would avoid this problem.

Not bad, I’m still very clever… Qiao Sang silently gave herself a thumbs up.

“Ya…”

Ya Bao’s expression gradually became serious.

To control a distant clone, the main body had to pay constant attention.

Beside them, Xu Yixuan leaned closer and asked, “Where did you buy the Treasure Hunting Fairy’s gloves? They look really good. I want to get a pair for my Dream Guiding Spirit too.”

Qiao Sang replied, “Yuan Huang Jewelry on Changxing Street. It’s about a ten-minute taxi ride.”

Xu Yixuan was stunned for a moment: “A jewelry store? Don’t tell me the diamonds on it are real.”

Qiao Sang looked at Xu Yixuan: “Of course they’re real. Do I look like the kind of person who buys fakes?”

This question directly stumped Xu Yixuan. Indeed, she didn’t, but real diamonds? Is she that rich?!

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao, listening to the conversation, inadvertently stretched out its claw, adorned with diamond-encrusted gloves, and brushed its fur from front to back.

The light sparkling from the diamonds in the sunlight made Xu Yixuan momentarily dazed, with only one thought in her mind: Holy cow, so shiny, they really are real diamonds!

…

Currently, only five contestants remained.

According to the rules, one person would directly advance with a bye, and the remaining four would be randomly matched by the system. The two winners would then compete with the person who received the bye for the top three rankings.

At this point, it was particularly difficult to choose the person for the bye.

If multiple parties raised objections and could not reach a consensus, a round-robin system would be adopted, with the top three determined by points.

But fortunately, there was always one person whose strength was particularly outstanding and satisfied everyone.

In the previous two editions, this person was Ding Yanjing; this edition, it was Qiao Sang.

After the person for the bye was selected, the match list was also determined by the system.

[Li Tan Royal Pet High School, Wang Rui VS Li Tan Royal Pet High School, Li Zonglin]

[Lianyu Royal Pet Affiliated High School, Huang Kaijun VS Saint Water Middle School, Xu Yixuan]

As soon as this match list came out, Huang Renbiao, sitting in the leadership area, visibly darkened.

Wang Weidou said with a beaming smile, “Principal Huang, it seems your school has a bit of bad luck this time.”

After speaking, he looked to the side: “How come Coach Zhang from your school hasn’t been here these past two days?”

Huang Renbiao remembered something upon hearing this, and his face grew even darker: “He had family matters, so I let him go back first.”

To let a coach go back during such an important competition, something’s not right… As soon as Wang Weidou had this thought, a perfunctory cheer erupted from the audience, and his attention instantly focused on the two contestants entering the arena.

Soon, through the battles, the advancing contestants were selected.

The man with the Kuokuo Flying Squirrel on his shoulder announced loudly, “The contestants advancing to the next round are Wang Rui from Li Tan Royal Pet High School, Xu Yixuan from Saint Water Middle School, and Qiao Sang from Saint Water Middle School.”

“The competition will be held at 2 PM this afternoon.”

…

11:36 AM, noon.

The restaurant on the top floor of Shengcheng Hotel.

Wang Weidou’s smile was incredibly bright: “You all did great! Eat more at lunch and strive to get into the top two!”

This was mainly directed at Xu Yixuan. Qiao Sang getting first place was a sure thing, but Xu Yixuan wanting to get second place was a bit uncertain.

Sun Boyi knew the Principal was a bit too excited, so he looked at Xu Yixuan and said in a deep voice:

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just perform at your normal level. The top three will all advance to the regional competition anyway.”

According to regulations, the top three contestants in the province can advance to the higher-level regional competition.

Xu Yixuan took a sip of freshly squeezed coconut juice and said seriously, “I will try my best!”

This dish is good… Qiao Sang picked up a mouthful of food, put it in her mouth, and nodded silently.

…

2:00 PM sharp.

The three photos on the virtual screen kept changing, and when they stopped, the whole venue cheered.

“Qiao Sang from Saint Water Middle School, Wang Rui from Li Tan Royal Pet High School, please come to the stage.”

PS: Happy May Day everyone!