Chapter 44: eat something good

“Haha, wasn’t I spending time training Fire Fang Dog? Otherwise, how could I have become the top-ranked special recruit? Fire Fang Dog, isn’t that right?” Qiao Sang gave an awkward laugh, secretly putting a little force into petting Fire Fang Dog as she spoke.

Now that she had graduated, explaining to Lao Ban was no longer important; explaining to her mother was the top priority.

“Fang.”

Fire Fang Dog nodded seriously, cooperating well with a bark.

Before her mother could speak, Lao Ban said, “It’s truly remarkable to be the top-ranked special recruit.”

He smiled and glanced at Qiao Sang, but spoke to her mother, “Qiao Sang’s mother, how is your health?”

Qiao Sang’s body stiffened; Lao Ban was definitely doing this on purpose!

Her mother, however, gave Qiao Sang a knowing look, then turned and smiled, “My health is quite good.”

“Mom, Third Aunt called me, I’ll go over first.” Seizing the opportunity when someone at another table called her, Qiao Sang said this and directly slipped away.

“Third Aunt, did you call me?” Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief as she arrived at the nearby banquet table.

Most of the people sitting at this table were her mother’s relatives.

Her mother had three older brothers and one younger sister.

Except for the third brother, who was Qiao Sang’s Third Uncle, who still stayed here, her other uncles and aunt had gone to other provinces to develop.

The place where Third Uncle stayed was not Hanggang City, but Qi Tang Town, which was over 90 kilometers away from Hanggang City.

Qi Tang Town was Qiao Sang’s Old Home, the place where her mother was born.

Third Uncle had stayed in this small town his entire life, not for anything else, but to take good care of their grandparents. Third Aunt had also stayed there with Third Uncle.

They had two children, and even when their eldest son went to college, they hadn’t had a proper outing.

For Qiao Sang, the relatives on her mother’s side were closer to Third Uncle’s family.

After all, they were still in the same province, and they visited each other during some holidays.

“Qiao Sang, do you want to come over during the summer vacation? Your grandparents miss you a lot. If they weren’t unwell this time and I stopped them, they would have come to see you no matter what,” Third Aunt said with a smile.

Third Aunt was not a Yu Beast Master; without the feedback from the yu beast codex and Pet, the marks of time were particularly evident on her face.

“Okay, I’ll go in mid-July,” Qiao Sang agreed, giving a specific time.

Actually, even without Third Aunt mentioning it, she had planned to stay at Qiao Sang’s Old Home during the summer vacation.

Qiao Sang’s home was on the sixth floor, and it was inconvenient for Fire Fang Dog to train downstairs in the community.

It was a Fire Pet, and if it accidentally sprayed fire, it could easily damage the greenery in the community.

Qi Tang Town was different.

The house at Qiao Sang’s Old Home came with a large yard in the back.

Taking a bus to the nearby Tan An Township, there was also a small forest, which was a very suitable place for training.

Qiao Sang had calculated the time; in a few days, on June 30th, there was a competition in Hanggang City that F-level Beastmasters could sign up for. She could participate in the competition before returning to Qiao Sang’s Old Home.

For Qiao Sang, that competition was not a competition, but pure Points!

“Good, I’ll wait for you then,” Third Aunt said with a smile, her gaze shifting to Qiao Sang’s arms, “This must be the Pet you contracted, it’s so cute.”

As she spoke, she reached out to Pet it.

Fire Fang Dog comfortably narrowed its eyes.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang felt relieved. Sometimes, whether a Pet liked you was truly a mystery.

…

When the banquet dispersed, her mother went shopping with Third Aunt and the others, and Qiao Sang returned home first.

Not daring to ask Fire Fang Dog for help again, she single-handedly cleaned the house thoroughly, inside and out.

Only when the house looked spotless did Qiao Sang’s worried heart slightly settle.

Now the high school entrance exam was over, and Saint Water Middle School had been passed. Everything that needed to pass had passed.

Even if she had secretly taken almost two weeks off from her mother, seeing such a clean scene when she returned home, her mother shouldn’t say anything more…

Qiao Sang took Fire Fang Dog downstairs to the community, intending to conduct speed training as usual.

“Fang.”

Fire Fang Dog shook its head, unwilling.

It had gone to such trouble to look so handsome; if it trained and sweated, wouldn’t everything be ruined?

“I didn’t realize you had a celebrity complex,” Qiao Sang squatted down and patted Fire Fang Dog, laughing.

Fire Fang Dog usually actively requested training, but this time, it uncharacteristically didn’t want to train to maintain its appearance, so Qiao Sang naturally didn’t force it.

“Fang~”

Fire Fang Dog squirmed a little.

“I’ll take you to eat something good,” Qiao Sang said, picking up Fire Fang Dog.

“Fang?”

Fire Fang Dog barked in confusion.

Didn’t they just finish eating?

More eating?

It turned its head and thought for a moment.

Actually… it wasn’t impossible…

Fire Fang Dog followed Qiao Sang without resistance to a local specialty snack shop.

“Boss, three skewers of super invincible ultra spicy grilled wings, please.”

“Coming right up!”

Qiao Sang held Fire Fang Dog and found an empty seat to sit down.

“Fang?”

Fire Fang Dog blinked its wet eyes.

Are three skewers enough?

“Enough,” Qiao Sang said with a smile, then continued, “Later, after we finish eating, you’ll try to release Spark, gathering the energy at one Point, compressing it, and then releasing it.”

Her purpose in coming here this time was not to eat, but to test her hypothesis about skill development.

Qiao Sang had a Gold Finger and didn’t have to worry about skill proficiency not increasing, so she had recently been thinking about how to teach Fire Fang Dog new skills.

The medicinal baths that the Saint Water Middle School Vice Principal mentioned, she couldn’t afford to continue.

She also didn’t have money for the regular channels, like institutions specializing in skill learning, and there were no elders around who had contracted Fire Pets who could teach her.

The development of new skills could only rely on her own blind experimentation.

Beginner Fire Pets could learn many skills, but Fire Fang Dog currently only knew Fire Fang and Spark regarding Fire skills.

A few days ago, Qiao Sang had already asked Fire Fang Dog to try compressing the energy when releasing Spark before releasing it.

But besides being more powerful, there was no substantial difference.

Spark was still Spark.

Qiao Sang then thought of the super invincible ultra spicy grilled wings.

The spicy oil poured on it was not ordinary spicy oil, but extracted from the flower seeds of the Plant Pet, Pepper Vine.

This stuff, even if a non-Fire Pet ate it, might be able to spit out a flame.

So, if a true Fire Pet ate it, wouldn’t all the energy in its body be mobilized?

At that time, compressing and releasing it would definitely have a different effect.

Although Fire Fang Dog didn’t understand its Yu Beast Master’s actions, condensing energy and releasing a Spark was not a difficult training for it at all; it didn’t even need to sweat a drop.

Since it wouldn’t affect its appearance, Fire Fang Dog naturally nodded and didn’t refuse.

Soon, the super invincible ultra spicy grilled wings were brought out.

The grilled wings, coated in red oil, were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, emitting an enticing aroma.

Fire Fang Dog’s appetite was instantly piqued, and it stretched out its paw, wanting to grab a skewer to eat.

Qiao Sang quickly picked up all three skewers.

“Fang?”

Fire Fang Dog was full of confusion. Didn’t she say they were going to eat?

“We’ll eat outside,” Qiao Sang said.

How could they practice compressing and releasing skills if they ate in someone else’s shop?

If a fire uncontrollably sprayed out, she would probably have to stay and wash dishes to pay the bill for the rest of her days.