Chapter 832: Let us invite you (two in one)

“Are you here to compete?” the female reporter asked.

“That’s right,” Qiao Sang said, bending down to pick up the shrunken Ya, and answered.

“Your Pets seem very rare. Can you tell us about them?” the female reporter continued to ask.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Xunbao, wearing a pink explosion wig and yellow sunglasses, floated in front of the ape-type Pet carrying a camera next to her, enthusiastically greeting the camera.

The ape-type Pet carrying the camera silently moved aside.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao floated over, continuing to stick to the camera.

This show-off… Qiao Sang inwardly complained, but outwardly smiled and said, “Its name is Ghost Ring King, and it’s a Ghost-type Pet.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Only then did Xiao Xunbao float back to its Yu Beast Master’s side.

“And this one is?” The female reporter’s eyes were full of interest as she looked at the never-before-seen red Pet in the young girl’s arms.

Its magnificent fur and stunning appearance had deeply attracted her from the very beginning.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have bypassed so many meticulously dressed Pet Coordinators and Pets to come over for an interview.

“Its name is Flame Qilu,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya!”

Ya cried out, which counted as a greeting.

Flame Qilu… The female reporter repeated the species name in her mind and asked, “Do you have confidence in advancing to the next round?”

“Before answering that question, I have one more Pet to introduce,” Qiao Sang said, then called out, “Steel Treasure.”

“Steel Slash.”

Steel Treasure, who had been quiet, cried out and flew to its Yu Beast Master’s side.

The moment she saw Steel Treasure, the female reporter’s eyelids twitched, feeling a bit of an eyesore.

Black sunglasses, a colorful afro wig, high-saturation sequined clothing, metal chains—it was impossible to tell what kind of Pet it was, just like that Ghost-type Pet named Ghost Ring King.

She was clearly a Pet Coordinator, and she looked quite good, and her own clothes were normal, so why was her aesthetic for Pet outfits so unconventional… The female reporter looked at the casually dressed young girl in front of her, her heart filled with confusion.

“Its name is Steel Slash Giant Falcon, and it will also participate in the competition as a main force this time,” Qiao Sang introduced.

“Steel Slash.”

Steel Treasure didn’t forget its purpose for competing.

It recalled Xiao Xunbao’s performance, raised its left wing, and waved at the camera.

Steel Slash Giant Falcon? I seem to have heard that somewhere… The female reporter paused for a moment, then showed a standard professional smile: “I look forward to your performance.”

“Thank you.”

Qiao Sang said, walking towards the contestant entrance.

It seemed that not everyone in the First District knew that Steel Slash Giant Falcon was the new High Level form of Little Steel Falcon.

As the only Steel Slash Giant Falcon on the Super Dormant Star so far, it should logically be known to everyone and highly regarded, but Qiao Sang found that not everyone knew that Little Steel Falcon had a new path of bond evolution.

She could understand this.

Firstly, it was a matter of information disparity. People in the Upper Tenth District received various news the fastest, while people in the Middle Ten Districts and Lower Tenth District were busy with life and survival and paid no attention to fleeting information from the outside world.

Just like when she was in Yuhua District, she didn’t pay much attention to news from other districts.

Secondly, the news had not been specifically publicized.

In reality, not everyone goes online or checks trending topics every day.

Some people who had seen the trending topics would quickly forget them because they weren’t interested.

And those who had seen them and were interested, but had no relevant examples around them, would also gradually forget over time. When someone suddenly brought it up one day, they would recall it and say, “I knew about that too, I almost forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it.”

A day or two of trending topics simply couldn’t achieve the effect of making it known to everyone.

It was like when she won the championship of the Yu Beast Master All-Star Game; during the few days it was trending, eight out of ten people recognized her when she went out.

Later, when she arrived in the 30th District, almost no one recognized her.

Even later, people in the First District only found her slightly familiar.

What Steel Treasure needed to do now was not to make everyone realize the charm of its form, but to let more people know that Little Steel Falcon had a brand new evolution path.

When more people knew that the Little Steel Falcon species originally had bond evolution, they would naturally question Fixed Armor Yoduo’s forced termination of the contract.

After all, a Pet that could bond evolve was the least likely to forcibly terminate a contract with its Yu Beast Master.

This principle would quickly become clear as long as someone discussed it.

Qiao Sang thought as she followed the contestants to the backstage area.

When she appeared, everyone was drawn to Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure’s outfits.

Some people managed their expressions well, while others directly covered their mouths and snickered, whispering to the people next to them.

To become a Pet Coordinator, basic aesthetic sense was naturally online.

Those who were a bit more dedicated would even buy various Pet fashion magazines to learn styling. They had never seen Pets dressed like this participating in a Coordination Competition.

“Ya!”

Ya looked around, and its gaze quickly fell on an empty seat. It jumped out of its Yu Beast Master’s arms, ran to the empty seat, and cried out to its Yu Beast Master, indicating that there was a spot here.

Its magnificent appearance, wings condensed from flames, and the miniature shrinking bracelet it wore instantly attracted the attention of almost all the contestants.

Those two Pets seemed to only be there to make them lower their guard; this Pet was the real competitor, a formidable opponent… Everyone unconsciously straightened their posture and shed their casual mindset.

Qiao Sang came to the spot Ya had indicated and sat down.

A girl next to her, wearing a purple dress, with chestnut-colored permed hair and light makeup, leaned closer and asked, “May I ask what level of Pet Coordinator you are?”

“F-level,” Qiao Sang said.

“Me too!” The girl instantly became excited.

However, she quickly realized there were many people around, so she quickly reined in her emotions, lowered her voice, and excitedly said:

“I thought I was the only F-level Pet Coordinator.”

Why does that sound so strange… Qiao Sang paused for a moment and asked, “Doesn’t this Coordination Competition have no entry requirements?”

“Who said there are no entry requirements?” The girl blurted out, “Pet Coordinators who sign up cannot be over 30 years old.”

Qiao Sang asked doubtfully, “This requirement should only restrict High Level Pet Coordinators from signing up, so shouldn’t all the contestants be Low Level Pet Coordinators then?”

The girl’s expression was strange as she said, “Who told you that Pet Coordinators under 30 years old must be Low Level? This is the First District; many Pet Coordinators became famous at a young age, and there are quite a few who became C-level Pet Coordinators in their twenties.”

Qiao Sang glanced at her: “I said it restricts High Level Pet Coordinators from signing up.”

“I heard you,” the girl said, puzzled.

Seeing that the other party didn’t understand her meaning, Qiao Sang said directly, “C-level Pet Coordinators aren’t considered High Level, are they?”

In her eyes, only B-level in various professions met the standard of High Level.

The environment of Royal Union Dun had long raised her sights.

The girl: “…”

The girl didn’t want to talk anymore. She felt she had nothing in common with the other party.

She was just an F-level Pet Coordinator like herself, but she spoke quite pretentiously. If one didn’t know, they would think she was even more powerful than those geniuses who became C-level Pet Coordinators in their twenties.

Qiao Sang felt she didn’t know much about the Coordination Competition. Seeing that the other party stopped talking, she proactively asked, “Why do you think you’re the only F-level Pet Coordinator here?”

Out of politeness, the girl finally spoke, “Because I feel like everyone else looks very powerful.”

So it was just her own imagination, which made her a little nervous… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

As thoughts flickered, the giant virtual screen in front began to display the stage scene.

A handsome male Host in a white suit held a microphone and loudly said:

“Welcome everyone to the First District’s ‘Tian Ni Cup’ Youth Coordination Competition!”

All the contestants perked up, their gazes uniformly fixed forward.

The Host on the stage was giving his opening remarks.

Qiao Sang looked at Steel Treasure beside her and said what she had wanted to say for a long time: “Take off all those things on you.”

“Xun!”

Before Steel Treasure could react, Xiao Xunbao was the first to express disagreement.

How beautiful it was!

They were about to go on stage for the competition!

How could they take it off!

“Steel Slash…”

Steel Treasure showed a hesitant expression.

It remembered that almost all the competing Pets had decorations on them. Although it was confident in its own feathers, it felt that at a time like this, it should follow the crowd.

Qiao Sang slowly exhaled and looked at Xiao Xunbao: “Get a mirror.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t understand why, but it quickly took off its ring and pulled out a mirror from inside.

Space function… The girl next to her suddenly felt a little envious when she saw this scene.

Although this Pet wasn’t dressed well and didn’t look particularly good, having a space function was enough to make up for everything and increase its value.

Qiao Sang took the mirror and said nothing, simply holding it up to Steel Treasure’s face.

Steel Treasure looked at itself in the mirror, its body stiffened, and it also said nothing, quickly raising its wings to remove everything from its body.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao showed a horrified expression of “What are you doing?”

Such a beautiful outfit!

They were about to go on stage!

Why did it suddenly take everything off!

At this moment, the girl next to them exclaimed in surprise, “I didn’t expect your bird-type Pet to be quite good-looking.”

After speaking, she immediately thought of something and asked, “Why did you dress it so ugly at first?”

Xiao Xunbao: “???”

Ugly?

“Ya.”

Ya waved its paw.

Actually, it had wanted to say it for a long time; that gaudy outfit seriously affected combat performance.

Qiao Sang silently glanced at Xiao Xunbao: “That was the Pet’s own styling, not mine.”

“No wonder,” the girl suddenly realized. “I said, you’re a Pet Coordinator, how could your aesthetic be so bad?”

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

This sentence, in just 0.01 seconds, turned into a sharp arrow that pierced its heart.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao, for the first time, began to self-doubt its own aesthetic.

It took the mirror back from its Yu Beast Master’s hand and began to seriously look at itself.

Is it really that ugly…

I don’t feel it…

Because Xiao Xunbao had shown off its spatial storage ability, and Steel Treasure’s appearance had drastically changed, the girl became more talkative.

Qiao Sang chatted idly with her.

During their conversation, she learned that this Coordination Competition called “Tian Ni Cup” was quite well-known among teenagers and young adults in the First District, and many Coordination Masters had basically signed up for this event when they were young.

As long as one ranked in the top three in this competition, they could use this honor to apply to the Coordination Center to become an E-level Pet Coordinator.

In other words, this was a city-level competition… Qiao Sang immediately equated “Tian Ni Cup” with a city-level competition.

The number of waiting contestants gradually decreased.

The performance display segment, with one minute per person, proceeded very quickly.

Qiao Sang watched their performances on the virtual screen backstage.

Perhaps because she had watched them beforehand at the Coordination Competition venue, these contestants’ performances didn’t give her a particularly stunning feeling.

However, it was noteworthy that everyone successfully completed their performance, with no one making a mistake.

If Steel Treasure didn’t make a mistake, it should be able to smoothly advance in the first round… Qiao Sang chatted, watched the virtual screen, and thought about the Coordination Competition, multitasking.

Coordination Competitions are basically divided into two parts: performance display and magnificent battle.

Each part is scored. The performance display part is scored by invited judges. This part directly eliminates 50% of the contestants; only the top 50% in score will smoothly advance to the next round’s magnificent battle.

The magnificent battle part is scored by professional scoring mechanical Pets.

At that time, the two scores are added together, and the one with the highest score is the champion.

If two people have the same score, there will be a third tie-breaker round.

Many judges score precisely to decimal points, so a third round is not common.

As she pondered, the small virtual screen next to the giant virtual screen suddenly displayed:

[Contestant No. 078, Qiao Sang, please prepare]

Qiao Sang took a deep breath, stood up, put down the backpack containing Ice Ai, looked at Ya, and instructed, “You stay here, I’ll be right back.”

Before coming, Ya and the others had expressed their desire to watch the competition, so she had to leave them backstage.

“Ya!”

“Ice Ai.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

At this moment, an exceptionally familiar voice suddenly sounded: “Didi.”

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

Aodinihi came too?!

Qiao Sang was startled and quickly observed cautiously to the side, finding that everyone’s attention was on the competition or their own Pets, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Good luck.” Having already exchanged names, the girl who just saw her name on the virtual screen as the person next to her spoke out.

“I will.” Qiao Sang steadied her mindset, which had just been startled by Aodinihi, and looked at Steel Treasure:

“Let’s go.”

“Steel Slash.” Steel Treasure nodded with a solemn expression.

…

“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s welcome Contestant No. 78, Qiao Sang!”

As the Host’s words fell, the dark red curtain slowly opened.

The moment it opened, a strong wind arose.

A whirlwind, like a giant spinning top, suddenly swept out from behind the curtain.

The audience in the front row who didn’t have their hair tied up were almost instantly blown into sky-high hairstyles.

One male audience member even had his entire wig blown off by the wind. (End of this chapter)