Chapter 848: Regional Competition (two-in-one)

Mi Jiala looked at the time on her watch and said, “Alright, but you don’t need to go to the Nurturing Institute specifically; I’ll call a teacher from there over.”

Qiao Sang was a little dazed upon hearing this.

Why did it sound like the teacher from the Nurturing Institute was specifically serving her…

While she was thinking, Mi Jiala had already sent a message.

She put down her phone and said, “You can just wait here. They will send a teacher over very soon. I’ll go home first to pack my things. We’ll meet directly at the airport to save time. I’ll send you the flight departure time later.”

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

Mi Jiala waved her hand, recalling Yuan Elf into her yu beast codex, and turned to walk out of the hall.

This teacher’s schedule is so packed. It seems she’s someone who doesn’t like wasting time… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

As soon as Mi Jiala left, Xiao Xunbao immediately took off its ring, put its claws inside, and started searching frantically.

“What are you looking for?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao gestured with its claws, then pointed to its own hair.

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched slightly: “You want to find a hair accessory like Yuan Elf’s?”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

As soon as it finished speaking, its eyes lit up, as if it had found something.

Immediately after, Xiao Xunbao pulled out a purple grape hair accessory from the ring and happily clipped it onto its golden hair.

When her unlimited card was almost empty, Qiao Sang had scoured Super Dormant Star, practically sweeping up all luxury goods, a chaotic pile of various items with different functions.

This hair accessory was one of them.

“It suits you quite well,” Qiao Sang praised.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao happily floated in a circle, then took out a mirror from the ring and began to admire itself.

Suddenly, a voice rang out at the door:

“Qiao Sang?”

Qiao Sang looked over at the sound and saw a middle-aged man past his prime, with very defined facial features, seemingly a mixed-race individual, and a Pet whose body was almost entirely black, with a head that looked like it was wearing a black mask used by thieves, and who was carrying a box of about 20 inches.

The Theiving Salamander, an Evil-type and Poison-type dual-attribute King-level Pet, is very fond of stealing at night, and its reputation is similar to that of the Treasure Hunting Ghost.

The difference is that the Treasure Hunting Ghost’s reputation also affects the Yu Beast Master who contracts it, since the Treasure Hunting Ghost has a ring there, and indeed eight out of ten who contract it have ill intentions.

However, the Theiving Salamander’s poor reputation comes entirely from itself.

I didn’t expect a teacher from the Imperial Beast Academy to actually contract a Pet with such a reputation… Qiao Sang thought with emotion.

It was false to say she had no thoughts about a Pet’s reputation.

Back then, if she hadn’t been framed and accidentally discovered Xiao Xunbao’s uniqueness, she wouldn’t have thought of contracting Xiao Xunbao.

The Little Steel Falcon species was also disliked by so many people because of its reputation.

The Pets she saw at Yu Liandun University were almost all well-reputed ones.

“Are you a teacher from the Nurturing Institute?” Qiao Sang asked, knowing the answer.

This place was clearly off-limits to outsiders. At this time of day, coupled with the other party’s age and demeanor, and the accurate way he stated her name, she could only assume he was a Nurturing Institute teacher specifically here to “serve” her.

“Yes,” the middle-aged man nodded with a smile. “Professor Mi Jiala asked me to come and check on your Pets’ status and formulate Energy Pills.”

As he spoke, he stepped forward, carefully observing Ya Bao and the others, and exclaimed, “I’ve heard about you. Your Pets are indeed all very rare.”

The Imperial Beast Academy has no shortage of rare Pets, but there are differences between rare Pets and rare Pets.

Rare Pets that can be obtained with money or human effort are at most just worth a second glance, more for show, and in the eyes of those who are accustomed to rare Pets, they are actually nothing much.

However, the Pets before him were different.

Aside from the异色 Ghost Ring King, the endangered Ice Aipalu—these are Pets that can only be contracted by top individuals who have contributed to the field of endangered Pets.

As for the other two Pets, which were cultivated entirely on their own, following completely new evolutionary paths, each of them could leave their mark in the history of the Alliance.

After all, the first person to cultivate a completely new form of Pet can determine its species name.

Any future evolutions of this Pet will all bear this name.

Qiao Sang, accustomed to praise, smiled and said nothing.

The middle-aged man continued:

“Although I haven’t researched these types of Pets before, it doesn’t matter. Only the Energy Pills for Flame Qilu and Steel Slash Giant Falcon might take some time. The data for Ice Aipalu and Ghost Ring King are available.”

“Thank you for your trouble, teacher,” Qiao Sang said.

“No trouble,” the middle-aged man said, and began to conduct the inspection.

The Theiving Salamander opened its box and took out equipment one by one. Without its Yu Beast Master even needing to speak, it tacitly handed over exactly what was needed.

Ya Bao and the others were already accustomed to physical examinations and stood still obediently, cooperating.

After about an hour of inspection, the middle-aged man put down his equipment and said:

“Your Ice Aipalu’s internal energy is already full. Currently, it’s not suitable for Energy Pills that contain too much energy. I will give it Energy Pills that primarily increase its stamina and defense.”

“The Ghost Ring King’s current condition is very good. The Energy Pills it is currently taking are very suitable for it.”

“Flame Qilu’s energy is too exuberant. If it eats Energy Pills containing too much Fire-type energy, the sudden increase in Fire-type energy might cause it to have too much energy with nowhere to release it, making it irritable, aggressive, and hyperactive.”

“However, Flame Qilu doesn’t seem irritable or hyperactive. You must be training it every day, exhausting its energy.”

“The Steel Slash Giant Falcon’s overall condition is fine. The main focus is still on increasing its energy.”

“The formulation might take about a week. When the Energy Pills are ready, I’ll contact you.”

A week, such fast efficiency. At this speed, he still said Ya Bao and Steel Treasure’s Energy Pills would take some time. Are the teachers of Imperial Beast Academy all so humble… Qiao Sang thought to herself, then asked:

“Can you mail them? I’m going to Dragon-type Country with Teacher Mi Jiala for training today.”

“Of course,” the middle-aged man said, taking out his phone. “Let’s exchange contact information.”

At this moment, Qiao Sang remembered something:

“Teacher, what is your name?”

“Fulaoda Snowden,” the middle-aged man said gently.

…

Qiao Sang returned to the villa, packed simply, and headed to the airport.

While Ya Bao and the others were having their health checked, Teacher Mi Jiala had already sent the boarding time.

Boarding at 9:30 PM. It’s 7:32 PM now. It will take about half an hour to get there, so she’ll arrive a little after 8 PM. The timing is just right… In the high altitude, Qiao Sang sat on Ya Bao, navigating and estimating the time.

Many Flying-type Pets passed by, and the people riding on them occasionally glanced at Ya Bao.

Its magnificent wings, formed by flames, were neither commonly seen Flying-type Pets nor Dragon-type Pets. Its powerful and mysterious appearance attracted the attention of almost all passersby.

A bird-like Pet, almost entirely green, slowly flew by. A man in a suit sat on it, one hand pressing a transparent device containing a Pet, the other holding a phone and excitedly saying:

“I’m telling you, our daughter’s Pet is settled! Guess what I saw on the street? Momo Seeds! Yes, the Momo Seeds that are usually impossible to reserve at Pet bases!”

“This time, I actually encountered a wild Momo Seed!”

“It probably came out of a secret realm crack. I’ve already caught it. It must have been seeing human society for the first time; it was pretty confused and didn’t resist much when I caught it.”

“Wife, I saved the family such a large sum of money. Shouldn’t you reward me well tonight…”

As he said this, the man saw Ya Bao, and his gaze was immediately drawn to it, making him forget to continue speaking.

It wasn’t until the person on the other end of the phone asked that he came back to his senses and explained, “I can hear you, the signal is fine. It’s just that I just encountered a Pet with fiery wings. It looks super cool. I’ve never seen it before. It’s definitely not a Pet from Eagle Country…”

While the man was speaking, the almost entirely green Momo Seed inside the transparent device glanced at the gradually receding Ya Bao.

Its eyesight was astonishing, and its gaze quickly fell on the grape hair accessory on Xiao Xunbao’s head.

The Momo Seed’s eyes glowed blue, then it disappeared from the transparent device.

The man continued talking on the phone:

“Never mind that Pet for now, it has nothing to do with us anyway. Our daughter won’t awaken her yu beast codex for another six months. We have to raise the Momo Seed for six months. During this time, fuck!”

“What’s wrong?” the woman on the other end of the phone was startled.

“The Momo Seed is gone!”

…

Airport.

Ya Bao slowly shrank.

Qiao Sang waved her hand, recalling Lu Bao and Steel Treasure into her yu beast codex.

Just as she was about to recall Xiao Xunbao, Xiao Xunbao stretched out its claws, showing an expression of “Wait!”

“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao anxiously turned left and right, looking at the ground, seemingly searching for something.

Its hair accessory was gone!

Qiao Sang glanced at Xiao Xunbao’s head and indeed found that it was gone.

She scanned the ground, then picked up her phone to check the time, and said:

“Never mind, it’s getting late. If you like these things to wear on your head, I’ll buy them for you after I get off the plane.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao sighed, then stretched out two short toes, indicating it wanted two.

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched slightly: “Fine.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao was satisfied.

Qiao Sang waved her hand, recalling Xiao Xunbao into her yu beast codex.

Just then, her phone vibrated.

Qiao Sang picked it up and saw the caller ID:

Teacher Mi Jiala.

The call connected.

“Hello, have you arrived?”

“Yes, I’m already at the airport.”

“Good, I’ll wait for you at the boarding gate.”

“Okay, teacher.” Qiao Sang hung up the phone and walked inside.

At the same time.

Three kilometers from the airport, a “Ghost Ring King” appeared in mid-air. Its body was grey-black, with golden-yellow pupils and a ring, and a grape hair accessory clipped to its hair, looking exactly like Xiao Xunbao.

…

Dragon-type Country.

Central Hollow Region.

Changqing City.

Changqing Airport.

The plane landed smoothly. Qiao Sang got off the plane and went straight to the local Yu Beast Center with Mi Jiala.

Teacher Pilit was a spontaneous action-taker, but Teacher Mi Jiala clearly had both action and planning abilities.

“Before coming, I looked into it. To officially participate in the Regional Competition, you first need to register. The registration point is at the Yu Beast Center. Then, you need to pass the participation assessments of all prefecture-level cities in your province,” Mi Jiala said on the way to the Yu Beast Center:

“The Judges who issue these tasks are also at the Yu Beast Centers in various places.”

“So, for convenience, we will stay at the Yu Beast Center from now on. I have already reserved the Yu Beast Center in this city in advance.”

As soon as this was said, Qiao Sang immediately recalled the scene in the 30th District of Super Dormant Star where she and Teacher Pilit had to sleep on the floor at the Yu Beast Center because there was no space. She thought to herself, Teacher Mi Jiala is much more reliable.

Mi Jiala continued:

“One more thing, you are from the Yuhua region. There are restrictions on registering for competitions in the Central Hollow region. You need to prove you own property here.”

As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang quickly shook her head: “I don’t have a house in the Central Hollow region.”

Actually, when she had the unlimited card, she had thought about buying a house in the Central Hollow region, but there were too many restrictions, and she wasn’t eligible to buy.

“Or you’ve paid social security here for a year.”

“No,” Qiao Sang shook her head.

Mi Jiala looked over: “Or you’ve been certified as a C-level Beastmaster before the age of 30.”

One of the conditions for participating in the Regional Competition is to be a C-level Beastmaster under the age of 40.

Becoming a C-level Beastmaster before 30 and becoming a C-level Beastmaster before 40 are completely different concepts.

Major regions never refuse top talents.

A C-level Beastmaster before 30 has already met this standard.

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she immediately became energetic: “I meet this condition.”

Mi Jiala smiled: “I know.”

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have booked accommodation at the Yu Beast Center so quickly.

Mi Jiala then thought of something and said, “There’s one thing you need to know.”

“What?” Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.

“You need to independently complete the participation assessments in each city. I will not interfere with these assessments,” Mi Jiala said seriously.

I thought it was something else… Qiao Sang nodded:

“I know.”

If she couldn’t even obtain the official participation qualification, then her training in Super Dormant Star would have been in vain.

…

Forty minutes later.

Changqing Yu Beast Center.

First floor lobby.

Mi Jiala went to handle the check-in procedures, while Qiao Sang went alone to window 19, handing over her ID card and pet tamer badge:

“Hello, I want to register for the Regional Competition.”

The Staff took the ID card and pet tamer badge, showing a standard smile:

“Please wait a moment.”

The Staff looked at the information, first愣 when he scanned the age column, then suddenly looked up at Qiao Sang, showing a stunned and shocked expression, and then called over the Staff at the next window.

After repeatedly confirming and discussing the information displayed on the computer, the two proceeded with the operation.

The Staff at window 19 handed back the ID card and pet tamer badge, saying enthusiastically:

“Your registration has been successful, but this is not yet the official registration. You need to complete the assessments of all prefecture-level cities in our province within six months.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment:

“Didn’t they say the assessment could be passed within a year?”

The Staff at the next window explained:

“Our Central Hollow region’s Regional Competition for this year has already been underway for six months since the official registration began.”