Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 596: Mission details
Qiao Sang’s hand, forming a seal, instantly paused.
Damage to the training grounds caused by Pet battles or training at the Yu Beast Center was a common occurrence; generally, the Yu Beast Center wouldn’t mind minor damage, as Yu Beast Masters with Ground-type or Rock-type Pets came daily to repair the grounds.
However, for damage this extensive, the Yu Beast Center would still send Staff to intervene.
Looking at the completely unrecognizable training ground in front of her, Qiao Sang felt a strange sense of guilt.
Just as she was about to step forward and admit it, Qu Zhuo walked closer and said in a steady tone:
“It was caused by our battle just now. I will compensate for the losses. Give me two minutes; I need to say a few words to these two children first.”
“Alright, sir.” The Staff said, then politely stepped aside.
A Yu Beast Master capable of causing this level of damage was clearly not a low-level Yu Beast Master. If it weren’t for his job responsibilities, he wouldn’t want to discuss compensation with such a powerful Yu Beast Master.
Qiao Sang looked at Qu Zhuo, feeling that his image had suddenly become tall and reliable.
Qu Zhuo said, “All assessments have concluded. The results will be announced in one week. You can find them by logging onto Zhongkong University’s official website.”
“Alright, you two go back and pack up now. We’ll gather at the entrance of the Yu Beast Center in one hour. I’ll send you back to Third District.”
Tang Yi was surprised to hear this, saying,
“Teacher, you’re sending us back too?”
Qu Zhuo glanced at him, mature and steady, saying,
“I brought you here, so of course, I’m responsible for safely sending you back.”
Such a reliable adult… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly again, then her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the recently damaged training ground. Feeling a bit uneasy, she looked at Qu Zhuo and said sincerely:
“Teacher, I can actually compensate for the damage to this training ground.”
“How can I let you pay?” Qu Zhuo said with a smile, “I chose the training ground, and you were participating in our school’s assessment.”
“But…” Qiao Sang was about to say something else, but Qu Zhuo directly interrupted her:
“Don’t worry about compensation; Zhongkong University will reimburse it.”
Since the other party said so, Qiao Sang stopped insisting.
After reconfirming the meeting time, she and Tang Yi left the open-air training ground.
The Staff saw this and walked over, took out his phone, opened the calculator, and entered the compensation amount he had already calculated.
Just as he was about to show it to the Yu Beast Master in front of him,
Qu Zhuo formed hand seals, resummoning Sandstorm Armor Beast, and said urgently,
“Quick, quick! Let’s fix this! We have to leave in an hour!”
“Sandstorm!”
The Staff watched his highly-regarded Yu Beast Master and the never-before-seen Pet run towards the training ground, and he fell silent.
…
Three hours later, Qiao Sang, holding Ya Bao, who had been healed by Healing Light, boarded the plane.
The plane had not yet taken off.
Qiao Sang leaned back against the seat, mentally reviewing her performance in the assessments over the past few days, estimating her probable score.
She should be able to get all 50 points from the Pet energy test without any surprises, as Ya Bao’s energy level was close to the High-level Pet’s maximum energy range.
For the mission assessment, she should get at least 170 points out of 200.
A three-star mission was not something her level could normally accept, yet she completed it, and the mission issuer even gave her a five-star review afterward.
170 points or more was her conservative estimate; if the grading teacher wasn’t particularly strict, over 190 points wasn’t impossible.
She was very likely to get all 150 points from the Pet doubles test.
In the doubles test, she not only successfully lasted until the assessment time ended but also defeated one of the assessment teacher’s Pets.
As for the Pet 2V2 battle test’s 150 points…
Honestly, this was the project she was least confident about scoring high on… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment.
If the battle assessment were solely determined by wins and losses, it would be fine, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.
In the two battles, her first performance was decent, but in the second battle against Steel-Shredding Monkey, if the assessment time hadn’t run out, she definitely would have lost… Qiao Sang mused for a moment, deciding to estimate on the lower side first.
Let’s say 120 points…
Calculated this way, her conservative estimate was around 490 points.
The special enrollment test’s full score was 550…
Could her score be too low… Thinking this, Qiao Sang’s mood couldn’t help but become a bit heavy.
At this moment, Tang Yi, sitting next to her, looked at the news on his phone and exclaimed,
“I didn’t expect something like this to happen in District 25.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang instantly forgot about her score, and her gossipy spirit ignited as she asked,
“What happened?”
Little Qunbao appeared, perking up its ears, sharing Qiao Sang’s gossipy expression.
“An F-level Yu Beast Master impersonated a C-level Beastmaster for over twenty years and was only just discovered,” Tang Yi said.
Qiao Sang asked in surprise, “How did he do that? Couldn’t the Star Array or something reveal it instantly?”
“The specifics aren’t clear,” Tang Yi speculated, “He probably didn’t summon his Pet much in public. The news said he once made an agreement with a General-level Pet, so for a period, he would often appear in public with that General-level Pet. When he claimed to be a C-level Beastmaster, few people suspected anything.”
“Perhaps no one would have thought that someone with a General-level Pet would impersonate a C-level Beastmaster.”
“Then how was he discovered later?” Qiao Sang asked curiously.
Tang Yi looked at the content on his phone and said,
“It says he was reported by someone, a woman who was married, but he kept pursuing her. For a long time, that woman had been posting a mission to expel Mu La Monster, but this man kept obstructing others from taking the mission under the guise of pursuing her.”
“A few days ago, an outside Yu Beast Master took on this mission, and it turned out that the woman’s house had already become a nest for Scale Armor Moths.”
“However, the Yu Beast Master who took this mission seemed quite strong. He conveniently dealt with the Scale Armor Moths as well, and before leaving, he reminded the woman that the man was problematic.”
“So the woman secretly had someone investigate, and that’s how she discovered his impersonation as a C-level Beastmaster.”
Could this be the mission she took… Qiao Sang was stunned as she listened.
Tang Yi, at this point, suddenly turned his head mysteriously and asked,
“Do you know how that woman ended up with a house full of Scale Armor Moths?”
Qiao Sang shook her head: “I don’t know.”
“That man specifically found a nest for the Scale Armor Moths,” Tang Yi said in a gossipy tone. “The General-level Pet that man made an agreement with was the Scale Hunter Giant Moth, which is also the leader of this group of Scale Armor Moths. The agreement was to find a suitable place for these Scale Armor Moths to stay until they safely evolved.”
It all makes sense now, it all makes perfect sense. No wonder that person named Na Da Peng was so weak. No wonder he always came in time to stop other Yu Beast Masters from expelling Mu La Monster. Perhaps he even deliberately approached the mission issuer under the pretext of pursuit… Qiao Sang was in a daze.
I didn’t expect this mission to have so much behind-the-scenes information…