Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 383 - 366: The Eve of the Elimination Round

Chapter 383: Chapter 366: The Eve of the Elimination Round

Kainan City wasn’t far from Hangkang City, a distance of around 160 kilometers; a two-hour drive on the highway would get you there.

The accommodation had been booked ahead of time, right near the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field at the Shengcheng Hotel.

The hotel’s name had a nice implication, it was conveniently close to the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field, and the price was quite reasonable, so much so that schools coming for the competition had basically booked it out for the upcoming period.

The school bus stopped at an intersection about 100 meters away from the Shengcheng Hotel.

Xu Yixuan half-opened her eyes, glanced out of the window, and mumbled, "Why are we stopping here?"

Qiao Sang got up and said, "I’m getting off here."

At that, Xu Yixuan was fully awake, "Why are you getting off here?"

"I don’t want Yaobao to always stay in the Beast Taming Codex, so I found a hotel with bigger rooms to stay in," Qiao Sang answered and got off the bus.

Liu Yao stood up and followed behind.

Xu Yixuan was stunned for a good long while; when the bus started moving again, she finally came to and, with a sudden realization, turned to He Daotao who was sitting beside her and said:

"So, you’re saying we can switch accommodations if we’re not satisfied? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I was a bit displeased with the places the school arranged during the competition in the past couple of years, not to mention the small rooms, sometimes the hotels didn’t even have training grounds for pet beasts."

"How about I suggest to Teacher Sun now that we switch to a different hotel?"

He Daotao gave her a glance, "If one of your pet beasts evolves now, I think Teacher Sun might agree."

Xu Yixuan: "..."

...

After getting off the bus, Qiao Sang was surprised to find that the vice-principal had also followed.

"Vice-Principal, are you taking me to the hotel?" Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.

Liu Yao was taken aback for a moment, "Otherwise?"

I’m old enough, why would I need an escort... Qiao Sang scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed, "I can go by myself, no need for an escort."

Liu Yao paused, then asked, "If you go by yourself, who will pay?"

Qiao Sang was stunned, "You’re helping me pay?"

Liu Yao answered with a smile, "To be precise, the school is paying."

Normally, all expenses during the competition would have to be requested from parents, but Shengshui Middle School had deep reserves, and the funding allocated by the government was substantial, so they effortlessly took on this expense.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and did not refuse; whether she paid with the Black Gold Card or the school paid, it made no real difference to her.

...

Rui Lai Hotel.

"What? 770,000?" Liu Yao was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, sir, this lady has reserved our presidential suite," the staff member maintained a proper smile.

Presidential suite? Liu Yao turned sharply to look at Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang flashed her bright white teeth.

Liu Yao: "..."

"I’ll pay for it myself," seeing that the vice-principal didn’t seem to move to pay, Qiao Sang very perceptively said.

As she spoke, she began to reach for her card.

She absolutely wouldn’t be staying if it weren’t for her unlimited Black Gold Card to foot the bill for such an expensive room.

"No need," Liu Yao recovered and stopped her, "I said the school would pay, so the school will pay."

770,000 wasn’t a lot for him, but he wasn’t sure how the school would consider this sum; but what the heck, that was Wang Weidou’s problem anyway.

With that thought, Liu Yao took out his card decisively.

At the same time, Wang Weidou’s right eyelid twitched, but he didn’t take it seriously and continued to smile, speaking to the man in front of him:

"So Li Tang went to stay at the Rui Lai Hotel, that’s really a pity. I was actually hoping to have a chat with Principal Huang from their school."

...

Rui Lai Hotel.

Top floor.

Presidential suite.

Qiao Sang was satisfied as she looked around the luxuriously decorated residence that spanned more than 500 square meters.

Standing at the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, she could see the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Field in its entirety at a glance.

After appreciating the view outside for a bit, Qiao Sang formed hand seals and summoned Yaobao.

"Yaobao!"

As soon as Yaobao appeared, he immediately got excited and ran a lap around the surroundings.

"Xun Xun~"

Infected by Yaobao’s mood, Xiao Xunbao happily materialized and floated around behind Yaobao for a lap.

"Ya Ya!"

After running a lap, Yaobao excitedly stopped in front of his own Beast Tamer, wagging his tail and calling out.

Is this the house we bought?

Qiao Sang’s gaze was drawn to Yaobao’s tail.

Because the rooms Yaobao had been staying in were too small, he usually floated in mid-air right after being summoned, so only now did she realize that Yaobao’s long and large tail didn’t touch the ground at all, but was suspended in the air.

That’s good; otherwise, cleaning his tail would take half a day every time... Qiao Sang nodded to herself with satisfaction.

"Ya Ya!" Seeing that his Beast Tamer wasn’t speaking, Yaobao called out again, tail wagging.

Qiao Sang snapped back to reality and replied, "We haven’t bought the house yet, this is a hotel, we’ll stay for a few days and then leave."

"Ya..."

Yaobao immediately showed a disappointed expression.

So it’s not a house we bought...

Seeing this, Qiao Sang comforted, "Don’t worry, the house we will buy will definitely be bigger than this one."

"Ya Ya?"

Yaobao tilted his head, wondering if they aren’t buying now because he is not yet a C-grade talent?

Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Yaobao to still remember that.

As a Beast Tamer, how could she lose face in front of her own Pet Beast... Qiao Sang coughed dryly and said, "The C-grade talent assessment has to be taken, but we have competitions to participate in during this time, and there’s no time to go for the assessment."

"Ya Ya!"

Yaobao had no doubts about his Beast Tamer’s words and called out happily, tail wagging.

Then we’ll go for the assessment after the competition is over!

Qiao Sang: "..."

I bluffed my way through...

There’s no way I’m gonna take the assessment; after the competition is over, at most I’ll go for a D-rank Beast Tamer test. One of the most important conditions for a C-rank Beast Tamer’s assessment is that the Beast Tamer must have a General-level Pet Beast.

After all, the assessment content is a battle between General-level Pet Beasts.

Yaobao has just evolved; he’s still far from being a General-level Pet Beast.

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds, finally deciding to tell the truth: "The assessment has requirements; we have to wait until you evolve once more before we can go for it."

"Ya Ya!"

Yaobao was first taken aback, then his fighting spirit surged as he called out.

Then I’ll evolve!

Qiao Sang: "..."

...

The tension brought about by the knockout rounds was completely different from that of the preliminary and group stages.

Almost every high school that made it into the knockout rounds spent a high price to have Breeders accompany them.

Litian Royal Beast High School had even engaged professional Pet Beast massage therapists.

By this time, the sky had darkened.

In Room 2607 on the 26th floor of the Rui Lei Hotel, Guwei Kui and other Pet Beasts were comfortably closing their eyes to enjoy the massage services.

"I can’t figure it out, why did your Guwei flower evolve so quickly." A boy with skin that was even whiter than most girls sighed as he looked at Guwei Kui.

They all entered the school and trained together; he hadn’t spent any less resources than Ding Yanjing, so why hadn’t his Pet Beast evolved into a higher level?

Ding Yanjing played with his phone on the sofa, not lifting his head, and said, "What’s there to be puzzled about? It’s a matter of talent."

Unable to stand his show-off attitude, Wang Rui, who had remained mostly silent, spoke up, "Speaking of talent, Qiao Sang from Shengshui Middle School is really impressive. If she were in the same class as us, I doubt you’d stand a chance against her."

Ding Yanjing paused upon hearing this, then lifted his head, looked at Wang Rui, and smiled,

"Yeah, too bad she insisted on competing in our senior year."