Chapter 223

Chapter 223: Chapter 211: Demonstration of the School Team’s Strength Chapter 223: Chapter 211: Demonstration of the School Team’s Strength Li Yi walked forward, bent down to pick up his glasses, and after examining the crack on the lens for a dozen seconds or so, asked with a smile that did not reach his eyes, “Whose pet beast touched my glasses just now?”

Qiao Sang: “...”

The inevitable had finally arrived... Qiao Sang took a deep breath, pushed herself up from the table with both hands, and stood up to admit, “Mine.”

Li Yi squinted at the girl sitting in the corner. She looked familiar but he wasn’t sure. After putting on his glasses and taking a closer look, he froze for a moment.

Well, well, isn’t this the student who was mentaioned by the vice-principal, Qin Wen, Luo Qian, and Zheng Guoping right in front of him?!

He still remembered the eve of school opening, when the vice-principal contacted him saying there would be a student named Qiao Sang in his class, and if he saw her playing with her phone, to turn a blind eye.

Qin Wen called him to say that if the new student named Qiao Sang didn’t do well in the cultural lessons, not to press her too hard, mentioning that her focus might be all on beast taming combat training.

Lou Qian had told him to subtly emphasize the benefits of the coordination competition in front of student Qiao Sang.

As for Zheng Guoping...

Li Yi clearly remembered that scene at the time.

Zheng Guoping came to his office early in the morning to pat him on the shoulder and sighed, “Qiao Sang is in your class; you’re lucky, kid.”

Lucky? Lucky how? Sacrificing a pair of glasses on the first day of school?

After some thought, Li Yi asked, “Why did you choose to sit at the back of the classroom? Aren’t you afraid you won’t see clearly at the front?”

Qiao Sang: “???”

...

September 1st of every year was a day that the older students looked forward to because there would be excitement to watch.

And many freshmen who were aware of the traditions of Shengshui Middle School also waited for the moment to become the talk of the school.

The school team’s strength showcase.

To put it nicely, it was an opportunity to show off your strength, but to put it bluntly, it could also be a chance to embarrass yourself.

With so many people watching across the entire school, one mistake, and you could be the talk of the town until graduation, and you might even lose your chance at early romance.

Everyone had just become Beast Tamers; why should you be chosen for the school team and not me? Many new students harbored this thought.

Shengshui Stadium was also the largest competition venue at Shengshui Middle School.

Any grand competitions and activities the school held would take place there.

The circular, tiered spectator stands were packed with a dense crowd of students and teachers from the school.

In each class, many students discussed the upcoming school ceremony.

“Have you heard? Later on, you might be able to challenge people on the school team, and if you win, can you directly replace the person who lost and join the team?”

“Where did you hear that from?”

“My cousin, she has a friend who is a senior at our school, she told me.”

“That can’t be right, how do you challenge them? If everyone goes up and it turns into a battle of attrition, the school team’s members are sure to lose, right?”

“I heard there’s a school doctor backstage, ready to provide recovery after each battle.”

“Forget it, I don’t stand a chance, I’m contracted to a Cotton Caterpillar.”

“...”

“I spent a lot of money to get insider information; there are three seriously powerful individuals on our school team this year.” A boy with a mushroom haircut held a set of documents and earnestly told the surrounding students who leaned in closer, “First is Wang Jihang, his contract is with a Bubble Bell, a Psychic Beast, you know what I mean.”

frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓ “Next is Lu You. This guy comes from a wealthy family and has contracted a Juvenile Dragon, a Dragon-type Pet Beast. I don’t need to tell you how terrifying that is, do I? If you want to win, don’t pick him.”

“The last one is a girl named Qiao Sang, who contracted a Fire-Toothed Dog,” said the boy with the mushroom haircut, lowering his voice. “According to reliable information, the newest evolved version of the Fire-Toothed Dog causing a stir in our city recently, the Flame Listening Dog, is her Pet Beast.”

“No way!” exclaimed the boy on the right, taking in a sharp breath. “Isn’t she the same age as us? She only became a Beast Tamer two months ago, right?”

“She was self-awakened, so it’s probably earlier than two months,” the mushroom haircut boy explained.

“That’s really freakish,” the boy on the right commented with a sigh. “Our school is awesome to have such talents enrolled.”

Just then, the boy on the left, who had been silent until now, asked in his nasal voice, “How many Flame Listening Dogs are there in our city now?”

The mushroom haircut boy looked at him incredulously and said, “How many do you think? In our entire city, no, I should say currently in the whole world, there is only one Flame Listening Dog.”

Wang Yiding was dumbstruck, he had thought the girl who helped him find the Cotton Caterpillar last time only looked about his age, but it turned out she was actually the same age as him...

“If you want to win, don’t pick those three,” the mushroom haircut boy paused and then laughed. “However, if you want to make a name for yourself at school, wait until the students before you have drained their Pet Beasts’ stamina, then go for it. Besides Qiao Sang’s Flame Listening Dog, you may stand a slight chance against the other two.”

Long battles are not only about the energy and physical strength of the Pet Beasts but also about their stamina.

Stamina refers to the Pet Beast’s ability to continue battling over a long period, namely their ability to resist fatigue.

A Pet Beast’s energy and physical strength can be restored through healing skills or Recovery Fluid, but not stamina.

Once a Pet Beast with weak willpower exhausts its stamina, it will only reveal a myriad of weaknesses in battle.

...

“Hello, everyone. First, on behalf of the school administration, I extend my warmest congratulations and sincere welcome to the new first-year students,” said a man about 24 years old, around one meter eighty, wearing a white shirt, exuding a scholarly aura as he stepped up to the rostrum to deliver his speech.

“Welcome to becoming a glorious Beast Tamer, but this is only the beginning! The world is finite, but a Beast Tamer’s quest is infinite!”

Behind the stage curtain, all the specially recruited students were peering outside through a gap they pulled in the curtains.

Qiao Sang hesitated while looking at the man speaking on stage and said, “Our principal is so young?”

“He’s not young,” Lu You replied with a smile. “Guess how old he is?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and guessed, “26?”

“Wrong,” Lu You said.

“36?”

“Be bold in your guess; think older.”

“96,” she ventured.

Lu You: “...”

“I told you to think older, not that he’s ancient,” Lu You said helplessly. “He’s 48 this year, became a D-rank Beast Tamer at 20, and aged slower due to the nourishment from his Pet Beast when he was young.”

Qiao Sang was shocked.

Before, her circle was small, confined to school and home; Beast Tamers receiving nourishment from their Pet Beasts to stay forever young, and middle-aged and older people looking as youthful as ever were only read about online—the first time she was seeing a living example in person.

Of course, she might have encountered such people on the street, but she wouldn’t have known if they didn’t tell her.

“Are you nervous?” Lu You asked suddenly after looking through the gap at the thousands of students sitting outside.

“Nervous!” Wang Jihang exclaimed, touching his heart. “I think my heart rate might be at 180 right now.”

“Who asked you,” Lu You turned his head and said flatly, “I was asking Qiao Sang.”

Beast taming, starting from zero point Chapter 222 - 210 The Glasses Cracked The Devil's Betrothed Chapter 772: Wedding Night The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter Chapter 1041: BONUS - S: IN HER LIFE Wang Jihang: “...”

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then excitedly said, “Nervous? How could I be, I can’t wait to get out there.”

What awaited her wasn’t just battle, but also points!