Chapter 830: eve

Qiao Sang held Ya Bao and stood up, walking to the door of Room 09.

She knocked on the door.

After a few seconds, a bipedal Pet, mostly yellow on its upper body, with a lower body resembling a green fluffy skirt, and long yellow hair hanging down from both sides of its head, opened the door.

Qiao Sang stepped inside.

Two Judges were seated inside: one was a fair-skinned young man, and the other was a woman with short chestnut hair and striking features.

On the table in front of them were ten-inch virtual screens, pens, and paper.

The woman with short chestnut hair’s eyes lit up when she saw Ya Bao and Steel Treasure, and she said, “Have the Pet that needs to be assessed slowly turn one full circle to the left, and then one full circle to the right.”

The F-level Pet Coordinator assessment was the simplest; it only required professional Trainers and Pet Coordinators to inspect and verify whether the fur condition and skills met the standards.

During this period, Ya Bao and the others had been richly nurtured, and with the Vice Principal, an A-level Breeder, constantly looking after them, Qiao Sang was confident that she was just going through the motions here.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Before she could call Steel Treasure, Xiao Xunbao suddenly appeared, landed on the ground, elegantly extended its right paw, placed it on its left chest, bowed, and then began to slowly turn left, then slowly turn right, then turn left again, then turn right…

She didn’t know where it learned that bowing motion… Qiao Sang saw Xiao Xunbao turning endlessly and her mouth twitched: “One turn in each direction is enough.”

She had learned before coming that having a Pet turn in circles was a habit of some individual Judges, solely to get a better view of the Pet’s entire body; how it turned was not important.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao stopped elegantly.

A Ghost-type Pet… The woman with short chestnut hair was momentarily stunned, then professionally began to observe.

There were no injuries on its body, its eyes were clear and bright, its fur was soft and lustrous, its small size, the golden halo on its head, and the golden halo on its right ear, combined with its overall elegant and docile temperament, created a rare beauty among Ghost-type Pets.

The assessor’s information was displayed on the virtual screen.

She naturally knew that the other party was from Lanxing, and their Pets were most likely also from Lanxing.

However, there was a general standard for judging whether a Pet was in good condition, and the standard would not differ simply because the Pet was from another planet.

The Ghost-type Pet in front of her was clearly very well-bred.

Based on professional standards, the woman with short chestnut hair clicked “Pass” on the virtual screen.

At this moment, the young man spoke: “Perform your best skill.”

“Dark Shadow Control,” Qiao Sang said without thinking.

Among all of Xiao Xunbao’s skills, Dark Shadow Control was undoubtedly its most proficient.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao floated into the air, grinned, and then raised a short toe on each of its two paws.

At this moment, its elegant demeanor vanished.

Two black shadows emerged from between its short toes, then rapidly split and expanded, like countless eerie black tentacles frantically and fiercely coiling and enveloping everything in all directions.

The two Judges’ pupils constricted slightly as they looked up.

At this time, the only light remaining in the room disappeared, plunging it into darkness, everything already enveloped by black shadows.

A chilling, terrifying aura filled the room, making the two Judges’ scalps tingle and causing them to shiver involuntarily.

“That’s enough!” the young man exclaimed.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao sweetly called out, then dispelled the black shadows.

The light in the room returned.

The two Judges looked at Xiao Xunbao with complex expressions.

Twenty minutes later, Qiao Sang emerged from the Pet Coordinator Center holding the F-level Pet Coordinator badge.

…

Time passed quietly.

Twenty-four days later.

Night, nine-thirty.

Villa, outdoor training ground.

“Tomorrow is the Pet Coordinator competition,” Qiao Sang said seriously.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

“Steel Slash.”

Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure called out with serious expressions.

“Steel Treasure, I suggest you swap the order of appearance with Xiao Xunbao,” Qiao Sang said to Steel Treasure in a deep voice.

Originally, according to the plan, Steel Treasure was to perform the first stage of the display segment, and Xiao Xunbao was to perform the second stage of the gorgeous battle segment.

However, after more than 20 days of training, Steel Treasure’s Typhoon proficiency had steadily increased, reaching the late stage of mastery.

Its power had significantly increased, but perhaps because its power was strengthening daily, it was difficult to control.

It might feel almost right after training late into the night, but the next day, due to the strengthening of Typhoon, the control it had mastered would need to be re-adjusted.

Steel Treasure remained silent upon hearing this.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its Yu Beast Master, then at Steel Treasure, feeling that the atmosphere seemed a little off.

“This is the best solution,” Qiao Sang sighed.

Although Xiao Xunbao, as a Ghost-type Pet, was not suitable for the first stage of the display segment, it had at least developed N sets of appearance methods.

This Pet Coordinator competition was of the most ordinary kind, not requiring any previous honors to participate.

As long as Xiao Xunbao didn’t make any mistakes, advancing to the second stage should not be a problem.

In any case, its image was better than that of most Ghost-type Pets, and it was also a Pet not found on Super Dormant Star, which could bring a sense of novelty to the Judges.

A week ago, she had wanted Steel Treasure to change its display method, but Steel Treasure trained late into the night every day, stopping only when it made progress, so she gave up on that idea.

She also wanted Steel Treasure to display smoothly, but there was no time now.

Since the goal was to let more Super Dormant Star residents see and appreciate the charm of the Little Steel Falcon species, Steel Treasure’s display naturally could not fail.

The audience only ever praises and remembers the winners.

Steel Treasure still did not speak.

Reason told it that this was the best choice, but emotion told it that giving up was equal to being a loser, a sign of uselessness.

Qiao Sang waited quietly.

“Steel Slash.”

After about ten seconds, Steel Treasure called out, indicating that it still wanted to try again tonight, and if it still didn’t work, then they would switch.

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

The atmosphere remained somewhat strange.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao cautiously raised its paw and called out, indicating that it was getting late and asking if they should go out for Healing first.

Because she only had a few days on Super Dormant Star, Qiao Sang had been going out several hours earlier each night during this period to earn money by Healing more people.

Qiao Sang took out her phone from her pocket, checked the time, and said, “I’m not going today.”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao tilted its head, feeling puzzled.

“Tonight, I’ll train with Steel Treasure,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao showed an “I see” expression.

“Steel Slash…”

Steel Treasure looked up at its Yu Beast Master, its eyes flickering.

It knew the importance of money to its Yu Beast Master, especially after that unlimited card expired, but now…

“What are you still standing around for? Go train,” Qiao Sang said with a smile, “Don’t you want to participate in the first stage of the display?”

“Steel Slash!”