Chapter 944: Can’t reserve a venue? (Two-in-one)

Qiao Sang struggled for a long time before finally saying, “Then the contestants are also quite unlucky.”

The uncle responded, “After all, this is the Regional Competition. It’s not easy to qualify, so everyone definitely wants to win.”

After speaking, he changed the subject:

“Do you have any contestants you support?”

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred, and she asked, “Do you already know who’s participating?”

“Like Yang Yuanhang, Hong Xiaoning, Qiu Ao, they’re all participating,” the uncle said.

Qiao Sang was not unfamiliar with these names; almost every marketing account’s contestant list had their names on it.

She had specifically searched, and these individuals had all participated in previous Regional Competitions and achieved good results.

Such well-known contestants are generally followed closely; once their registration is successful, the news quickly spreads.

“Who do you support?” the uncle asked again.

Qiao Sang said without changing her expression:

“Qiao Sang.”

Mi Jiala turned her head and glanced at her.

The uncle thought for a moment and said, “Never heard of her. Has she not participated in the Regional Competition before?”

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

The uncle wasn’t interested in contestants who hadn’t participated in the Regional Competition before, so he changed the subject and said, “I support Qiu Ao.”

Qiu Ao, 31 years old, a C-level Beastmaster, had participated in the Regional Competition at 28, showing great promise at a young age. This was his third time participating. For a C-level Beastmaster, no matter how good their results, it’s basically impossible to enter the top ten in a Regional Competition where B-level Beast Tamers also participate, especially in a place like Zhongkong Region, which is full of talent.

Amidst their sporadic chatter, the Flying-type Pet landed at the entrance of the Yu Beast Center.

After paying the Flying fee, Qiao Sang and Mi Jiala walked into the Yu Beast Center, heading directly to the accommodation area.

With the Regional Competition about to be held in Tian’an City, the Yu Beast Center was several times more crowded than other places.

Fortunately, those who needed to check into the accommodation area had already done so. Although the resting area was bustling with people, the front desk didn’t have too many people checking in at that moment.

When the person in front finished, Qiao Sang stepped forward, preparing to take out her ID card and pet tamer badge.

“Do you have a reservation?” the Staff casually asked.

“No,” Qiao Sang said while taking out her ID card.

Upon hearing this, the Staff didn’t bother to check and simply said, “Sorry, all our rooms are full.”

Qiao Sang looked up and asked, “Didn’t they say that contestants don’t need reservations and can stay for free at the Yu Beast Center?”

The Staff was stunned for a moment.

Then, she seemed to realize something and turned to look at the foreign friend beside her, a look of surprise uncontrollably appearing on her face.

When did foreign friends start participating in the Regional Competition?

Just as she composed herself and was about to ask the foreign friend to produce her ID card and pet tamer badge, Qiao Sang also took out her pet tamer badge and placed it on the front desk along with her ID card.

The Staff lowered her head, and when she saw the color of the pet tamer badge, she was utterly astonished.

A B-level Beast Tamer’s badge?

She couldn’t help but look up and down at the young girl in front of her, who looked like she should still be in high school, and realized something:

The one participating in the Regional Competition wasn’t the foreign friend, but this very young-looking girl…

“Yes, free accommodation is available for all,” the Staff quickly picked up the ID card and pet tamer badge to process the check-in.

When the computer screen displayed the personal information, she specifically glanced at the age column.

With just one look, she froze on the spot.

How old?

17 years old?!

The Staff looked up blankly at the young girl in front of her, then lowered her head and repeatedly checked the age on the information several times, finally allowing herself to digest this incredible fact.

The B-level Beast Tamer in front of her wasn’t pretending to be young to deceive others, but was genuinely that young!

Becoming a B-level Beast Tamer at 17, how, how was this even possible?!

As a gossipy individual who constantly followed the Regional Competition, she wished she could upload this news online right now.

“Is it done?” Qiao Sang asked.

The Staff collected her thoughts and immediately replied, “Yes, it’s done! Room 2603, we’ve prepared a suite for you!”

With that, she handed back the pet tamer badge and ID card with both hands.

The Yu Beast Center had announced that it would provide free Healing and accommodation for every contestant participating in the Regional Competition.

Initially, quite a few Yu Beast Masters chose to stay at the Yu Beast Center, but as incidents occurred to contestants staying there each year, fewer and fewer chose to stay. Later, the Yu Beast Center provided the most expensive suites to the contestants.

However, even so, very few contestants still chose to stay at the Yu Beast Center.

…

Room 2603.

Qiao Sang immediately saw the large bed in the room.

She was silent for a moment, then decided to show respect to her teacher: “Teacher, why don’t I sleep on the sofa tonight?”

“No need,” Mi Jiala said while surveying the room, “I can find a place to stay outside.”

What, you’re not staying with me… Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then said, “How about I stay outside with you?”

“I’ve already checked; this place is close to the competition venue, so it’s most convenient for you to stay here,” Mi Jiala paused here, then added:

“If you have trouble resting, then tell me.”

“I’ll stay within ten kilometers of you, it’s just a matter of Space Movement.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang said no more, nodding, “Okay.”

Indeed, whether it was Xiao Xunbao or Pen Jiami, both could use Space Movement, which might be even more convenient than staying on different floors in the same building.

After all, if they were on different floors, they wouldn’t think of using Space Movement.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang thought of something and said, “Oh, by the way, Teacher, someone taught me Empathic Positioning in the secret realm.”

Mi Jiala’s heart skipped a beat, her voice calm:

“Is that so?”

“Yes,” Qiao Sang smiled, “She’s a teammate I recruited. Speaking of which, finding teammates was your suggestion.”

“Then she must be a good teammate,” Mi Jiala said.

Qiao Sang complained, “At first, I thought she was just slacking off; she didn’t help much with fighting for the first few decades.”

Mi Jiala: “…”

“But later, she helped me a lot,” Qiao Sang continued, “If it weren’t for her, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have made it back before the registration deadline.”

Mi Jiala felt inwardly pleased and said, restraining her smile, “That means you have good judgment in choosing teammates.”

“Not really,” Qiao Sang said honestly, “Mainly, she was the only one interested in my reward.”

Mi Jiala: “…..”

Mi Jiala did not want to discuss this topic further and said:

“You rest first. I’ve already contacted the school, and they should arrive tomorrow.”

Qiao Sang nodded:

“Okay.”

“Remember to figure out the skills that Yan Jiaoou awakened,” Mi Jiala instructed.

“Understood.”

“And also,” Mi Jiala said, “There are hundreds of contestants participating in the Regional Competition every year. It’s impossible for you to know all their situations before the competition. Instead of researching all your opponents, it’s better to take these few days to relax.”

With that, she smiled, “Believe in your own strength.”

Qiao Sang had been racing against time to complete tasks during this period, barely sleeping in the secret realm, and her nerves were taut for the last few decades, having Flame Qilu emerge from the lava every hour to help with Healing. Mi Jiala had witnessed all of this.

To be honest, she genuinely felt that her student needed a good rest.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

“Understood!”

After Mi Jiala left, Qiao Sang immediately took out her phone to book a training ground, planning to have Ya practice its three new skills there to see how powerful they were.

After looking for about three minutes, she put down her phone.

They were all booked…

Aren’t people here to watch the competition? Why are they booking all the training grounds at the Yu Beast Center…

Qiao Sang felt a bit disheartened.

The Yu Beast Center allows booking training grounds up to a month in advance, but all the slots for that month were booked. This meant that even when the competition officially started, she wouldn’t be able to book a training ground for a while.

The competition is about to start, how can I not train… I can’t just let this go… Qiao Sang took out her phone again and started searching for open training grounds nearby.

However, after searching for a long time, she found that none of them were available for booking.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao had been watching from the side, and seeing that she couldn’t book anything, it couldn’t help but show a worried expression.

Although it didn’t like training, it knew that its Yu Beast Master had been working so hard for this competition, and for such an important competition, training was naturally better.

Qiao Sang thought for two seconds, then dialed Teacher Mi Jiala’s number.

As the saying goes, if you have a problem, find your teacher.

After two “du-du” sounds, the call didn’t connect and was hung up instead.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to send a message.

The next second, Teacher Mi Jiala appeared out of thin air in the room.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly asked:

“Teacher, can your Pen Jiami usually use skills without appearing?”

Mi Jiala casually replied, “That’s right.”

After speaking, she asked:

“What do you need me for?”

Qiao Sang immediately explained that she couldn’t book a training ground.

Mi Jiala listened, frowned slightly, and said:

“Let me see.”

Then she took out her phone and sent a message.

After about half a minute, her phone vibrated, and she received a reply.

Mi Jiala finished reading the content on her phone, then put it down and said in a deep voice:

“Nearly half of the training grounds in Tian’an City were booked during the same time slot.”

Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds, then said:

“Are you saying someone did this on purpose, to prevent others from booking training grounds and training?”

Mi Jiala nodded slightly:

“That’s right.”

Actually, according to her usual practice, she would usually arrange accommodation and training issues in advance, but this time the last mission came out of the secret realm too late, and she didn’t have time to do anything.

However, this problem wasn’t too big, as long as…

Before Mi Jiala could state her arrangements, Qiao Sang’s phone rang. She picked it up and answered:

“Hello? Yes, I’ve successfully registered in Tian’an City… You’re here too? I’m staying at the Yu Beast Center… It’s pretty good here, I’ll change if there’s a problem… Actually, there’s no big problem, just that I can’t book a training ground… What? You have a villa here with an outdoor training ground?! Then I… That’s great, I’ll be over later!”

Qiao Sang hung up the phone, excited:

“Teacher, no need to worry about the training ground anymore. I have a friend here who has a house with a training ground. We can train directly at her place.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao showed a happy expression beside her.

“What’s your friend’s name?” Mi Jiala asked.

“Her name is Yu Ke,” Qiao Sang said.

Honestly, she knew that in such a large competition, people would go to any lengths to win, but she never expected such a crazy thing as booking all the training grounds in the city to happen!

Fortunately, there was still Yu Ke.

Mi Jiala picked up her phone, checked the time, and said, “I’ll go with you then.”

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

Then she thought of something and asked:

“Teacher, can a Yu Beast Master change the color of the star array when summoning a Pet?”

Mi Jiala shook her head and said, “No, why are you suddenly asking this?”

“Nothing, just curious,” Qiao Sang said, then suddenly called out:

“Hidden Turtle Shield!”

Mi Jiala: “!!!”

“Pen?” Pen Jiami’s voice rang out.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao heard its Yu Beast Master’s words, its eyes darted, and it floated towards the source of the sound, extending its paw and touching it.

When it felt the texture, it first froze, then its eyes lit up.

Qiao Sang asked, “Teacher, what is Pen Jiami saying?”

Mi Jiala managed her expression: “It’s just asking why you suddenly called out Hidden Turtle Shield, and if there’s one here.”

Qiao Sang smiled, “No, I just called it out randomly.”

What on earth is the problem? Why are they suspecting me again… Mi Jiala naturally didn’t believe it and changed the subject:

“You rest first, call me when it’s time to train.”

With that, she nodded towards the empty space beside her.

Then, she disappeared from the spot.

“Xiao Xunbao!” Xiao Xunbao impatiently floated to its Yu Beast Master’s side, calling out, indicating that the sensation on Pen Jiami’s body was the same as on Hidden Turtle Shield’s body.

“Qing Qing,” Qing Bao appeared, nodding in agreement.

Moreover, the outline felt by the wind was also the same.

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred, and she said, “I understand.”

Although Mi Jiala and Pen Jiami had many similarities with Xu Gehong and Hidden Turtle Shield, the color of the star array couldn’t be faked. However, Teacher Mi Jiala was an S-Class Beast Master, so it wasn’t impossible for her to have some methods that others couldn’t understand…

She quickly collected her thoughts.

Forget it, it’s better not to think about these things for now. The most important thing at the moment is to prepare for the Regional Competition.

…

Four hours later.

Outside the city, in the suburbs, nestled by mountains and water.

There were many villas here, but they were too far from the city center, mostly used as leisure resorts by people with some family wealth.

When Qiao Sang arrived at the location specified by the navigation, she found a girl in a blue dress already waiting outside the gate, who was Yu Ke.

“You’re finally here!” Yu Ke’s eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over.

“This is my teacher, Mi Jiala,” Qiao Sang introduced.

Qiao Sang’s teacher… then that would be a teacher from the Imperial Beast Academy… Yu Ke was stunned for a moment, then immediately composed herself and greeted, “Hello, Teacher!”

Mi Jiala smiled slightly:

“Hello.”

“Let’s go in quickly,” Yu Ke said, her eyes involuntarily glancing around, seemingly searching for something.

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

Yu Ke tactfully said, “I heard that Qingfeng Nini appeared in Tianlie City yesterday. Is that your Qingqing Ni?”

Meaning she was looking for Qingqing Ni.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, a sudden, deafening “bang” came from not far away.

“Ya!”

Ya immediately jumped out of its Yu Beast Master’s arms, looking alertly in the direction of the sound’s source.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing,” Yu Ke quickly said, “It’s just that there’s also a Yu Beast Master participating in the Regional Competition next door, and he’s also been training recently.”

Qiao Sang asked, “Do you know him?”

Yu Ke shook her head:

“No.”

“Then how do you know he’s also participating in the Regional Competition?” Qiao Sang asked again.

“Such a big event as participating in the Regional Competition, of course, everyone nearby knows about it,” Yu Ke said, “I’ve never interacted with his family, nor have I met them, but two days ago when I just moved here, his family came to our door to send invitations, saying that someone in their family had officially registered for the Regional Competition and wanted to hold a party, inviting all of us neighbors to come over.”

After speaking, she turned her head to state her position:

“Don’t worry, even if he’s my neighbor, I’ll definitely support you.”

Qiao Sang: “…

Suddenly remembered what was up with her mom…

Speaking of which, it seems she hasn’t told her mom about participating in the Regional Competition yet… (End of this chapter)