Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 309 - 296: Gathering Intelligence

Chapter 309: Chapter 296: Gathering Intelligence

If there’s media coverage, that’s free advertising.

Qiao Sang thought the likelihood of media coverage was 99.99%.

After all, every time there was news, the media flocked to it like flies to fresh dog shit, and even when there was no hot news, they would report trivial matters or make up some nonsensical news.

For example, "When a school in the Yuan River region had a power outage, a teacher made the Magnetism Mouse work overtime to generate electricity," "A child born 20 days ago, his mother went to the Secret Realm to earn milk powder money," "A one-armed Gravity Monkey delivers 3000 packages a day, buys a house and car, supporting a family! What excuse do you have for disliking disabled Pet Beasts?"

Similar boring and nonsensical news was reported by the media every day, let alone a bona fide school Beast Taming competition.

As expected, the deputy headmaster on the other end of the phone said:

"Of course. There may be less media during the preliminary rounds of the campus Beast Taming competition within the province, but the official platform will livestream the event throughout, and when it comes to the finals of the campus Beast Taming competition within Zhehai Province, they will be livestreamed on two major satellite channels of our provincial TV station."

"If you care about your image, make sure you look good, style your hair nicely, but you can’t change your clothes, we have a uniform."

Qiao Sang automatically ignored the last sentence.

Satellite channels are regional TV stations that can be watched nationwide.

This meant that the Yuhua Region competition could be watched in the Ancient Mist Region as well.

Thinking about it, Qiao Sang felt that the deputy headmaster’s reminder about image wasn’t entirely unreasonable...

...

The next day, Qiao Sang woke up from her sleep and checked the time on her phone.

October 11th, 6:45 AM.

There were only 16 days left until the national campus Beast Taming competition.

"Yaobao! Time to get up!"

"Ya..."

Qiao Sang really wanted to take a leave of absence, but alas, not a single one of her classmates had requested leave since the start of school, and she had done it so frequently that she felt embarrassed to ask the teacher.

The bell for the break between classes rang.

Students from other classes excitedly ran to the corridor to get some air or went to the restroom in groups, but Class 1’s students stayed unmoved, eyes glued to their books, as if their butts were stuck to the chairs.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but turn and ask, "Do you know when the national campus Beast Taming competition starts?"

"I think it’s October 27th." Jin Feifan put down his book to answer.

Qiao Sang nodded, "That’s right, October 27th!"

Jin Feifan picked up his book again.

Qiao Sang pressed down on the book with her hand.

"What’s up?" Jin Feifan looked up, puzzled.

"Today is October 11th." said Qiao Sang.

Jin Feifan still didn’t get it, "I know that."

Qiao Sang looked at him with expectant eyes, saying, "There are only 16 days left until the national campus Beast Taming competition."

Jin Feifan felt a chill from Qiao Sang’s intense gaze, thought for a long while, and then asked, "Are you nervous?"

Qiao Sang: "..."

You’re not even nervous, how could I be nervous... Seeing that her deskmate didn’t get her point, Qiao Sang had to steer the conversation again, "Do you want to take a leave of absence?"

Jin Feifan asked with a clueless expression, "Why should I take a leave?"

"The national campus Beast Taming competition is coming up, right? Taking a leave would give us more time to train." Qiao Sang suggested.

Jin Feifan said, "I don’t want to."

"Why not?" enquired Qiao Sang.

"Because I think it’s more reliable to earn a top spot in a prestigious school by academics than to hope for the first place in the provincial competition," Jin Feifan said honestly.

Qiao Sang: "..."

She had thought her deskmate would bring up something about grades slipping, then she could modestly mention her own grades.

Then her deskmate would reassure her it’s no big deal, that she could rely on Beast Battle skills, and finally she could smoothly ask for the leave.

But what she didn’t expect was that her desk mate would give this answer!

Qiao Sang fell silent for two seconds before deciding to just ask directly, "Do you think it would be appropriate for me to ask for leave?"

"Not appropriate," Jin Feifan thought for a moment before responding.

"Why?" Qiao Sang inquired.

"Because your grades are too poor, taking leave wouldn’t be good," Jin Feifan replied.

Qiao Sang: "..."

That hit me right in the feels, buddy...

In the end, Qiao Sang still went to ask for leave.

She had clearly thought it through. Relying on her battle level, she had a chance of getting into a top-tier school, but relying solely on her academic scores, it was too hard to compete with the tens of millions of candidates each year for a spot in the top schools.

Now in her first year of senior high, participating in this National School Beast Taming Championship meant she had secured the qualifications to be assessed for admission to a top-tier school. She still had plenty of time to improve her academic scores.

...

The team’s training still had to go on, after all, so many free points were not easy to come by every day.

For the following week, Qiao Sang stayed in three places: the senior’s school team, the Hongying Beast Taming Battle Club, and at home.

The points and skill proficiency of Yaobao and the others were growing at an inclined rate every day.

Non-stop effective training meant burning through money. Qiao Sang watched the numbers in her bank account decrease day by day, and it really hurt. Now, she just hoped that the National School Beast Taming Championship would come sooner.

Hongying Beast Taming Battle Club.

Qiao Sang read aloud the data displayed on the Energy Tester, "51221..."

The Energy Tester is almost a fixture in any Beast Taming Club, as it allows customers to directly perceive the progress of their Pet Beasts.

"Yaobao."

After completing the test, Yaobao used telekinesis to move the energy sensor off its head.

The normal Energy Value range for an intermediate Pet Beast is around 50,000.

In theory, with Yaobao’s current Energy Value, it could easily undergo evolution, but for a higher post-evolution maximum, it would be better to evolve at the saturation point of its current Energy Value stage.

However, Yaobao’s Energy Value was still steadily increasing with each test, showing no signs of saturation.

Since progress was ongoing, Qiao Sang didn’t think about adding points directly to Yaobao’s level just yet.

The National School Beast Taming Championship was approaching, and all schools were basically studying the data of other schools’ team members.

Qiao Sang wasn’t worried about the provincial competition, but her aim was the first place in the national finals for the third-year competition. At such a critical juncture, it was naturally safer to keep a card up her sleeve for insurance.

Leaving the Hongying Beast Taming Battle Club, Qiao Sang mounted Yaobao and set off for school.

Every day’s agenda was well planned, and now was just the right time to catch up with the team’s training schedule.

...

Shengshui Middle School’s gate.

Two boys were whispering to each other, looking sneaky.

"Are you sure there’s no problem?" the boy wearing a black duckbill cap asked.

"Relax," the boy with a hedgehog hairstyle responded, "I’ve already arranged with her, she’ll find a way to come out after school."

"What if she can’t make it?" the boy with the duckbill cap worried, "I’ve heard that Shengshui Middle School is quite strict."

The boy with the hedgehog hairstyle spread his hands, "Then we’ll just head back."

The two looked at the gate of Shengshui Middle School in silence for a while.

The boy with the duckbill cap sounded anxious, "Do you really think the information that person gave is reliable? The senior team changed players and it’s now a first-year student. No matter how I think about it, it seems far-fetched. Could she be fooling you?"

"Impossible," confidently, the boy with the hedgehog hairstyle pulled a deep blue crystal from his pocket:

"She’s not even on the team. One piece of information for a Blue Dew Crystal, even an idiot knows which to choose. If she’s scamming me, I’ll just expose her on the Zhehai Province high school forum!"

ps: Last night, my cousin suddenly had a baby, so I came back late. I was thinking of posting a Chapter to let everyone know when they woke up in the morning, but I feel like I’ve posted too many such notices. After considering it, I decided it was better to just post the Chapter.

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