Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 536 - 492: The Target

Chapter 536: Chapter 492: The Target

9:30 a.m.

The lobby of the Motin Hotel.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the documents given by Promise Ling earlier.

Just like the ones from Guo Didi, they were about the special recruitment introductions of top academies.

However, the ones given by Promise Ling were from the Zitiya Region.

Zitiya University, ranking seventh among all top academies in the country... Qiao Sang pulled out the introductions for special recruitment from Zitiya University and Ancient Mist University, which had the highest rankings in the Zitiya Region, and put them together.

As top ten academies in the country, the special recruitment introductions from Zitiya Region and Ancient Mist Region were quite similar.

The only differences were the registration and assessment times, as well as some variations in the content of the last test.

The Ancient Mist Region had a skill application test worth 100 points, while the Zitiya Region had a Secret Realm survival simulation test worth 200 points.

And the last point... Qiao Sang’s gaze shifted down.

[Special Note]

[Candidates who win first place in the national competition and possess a High Level Spectral-type Pet Beast are invited to undertake an on-site test of their Pet Beast’s Energy Value. If the Energy Value of the Spectral-type Pet Beast reaches 250,000, the candidate will receive a 50-point deduction from the standard admission score.]

The maximum Energy Value for a High Level Pet Beast is 500,000. Xiao Xunbao had evolved not long ago, and its Energy Value had never been measured. With four months remaining until the assessment tests at Zitiya University, what she had in abundance now was money. With just resources alone, she should be able to raise Xiao Xunbao’s Energy Value above 250,000 within four months.

A 50-point reduction on the existing admission score meant that one could score 50% of the second-tier threshold in the same subject category and still receive a further 50-point deduction... What was the second-tier threshold for the Zitiya Region last year...

Just as Qiao Sang was about to take out her phone to search, a voice clearly suppressing excitement rang out nearby,

"Qiao Sang, you’re early! I hope I haven’t made you wait too long!"

Qiao Sang looked up to see a girl who, despite looking haggard, still had a trace of sweetness in her appearance before her.

She mentally compared the girl with heavy dark circles under her bloodshot eyes to the neatly made-up Yu Ke she had met before, finally recognizing her.

"I’ve just sat down not long ago," Qiao Sang said with a smile. "We agreed on ten, so you’re actually early too."

"That’s good!" Yu Ke breathed a sigh of relief and sat down opposite Qiao Sang.

Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Qiao Sang asked, "Didn’t you sleep well last night?"

You won the championship, how could I possibly sleep... Suppressing her excitement, Yu Ke said, "I watched your match yesterday and got a bit too excited. Once I’m excited, I can’t sleep. But it’s no big deal. Back in my senior year, I went three days without any sleep at all, so one sleepless night is nothing."

Heaven knew how much adrenaline she had pumping through her yesterday.

The champion!

The national high school Beast Taming league’s senior division champion!

Not an ordinary championship either: at 15 years old, with three High Level Pet Beasts, she swept through the entire senior division and even defeated competitors with Dragon-type Pet Beasts and General-level Pet Beasts!

The prestige of this championship utterly outshined all previous winners!

And to think she, Yu Ke, had somehow managed to build a connection with such an exceptional individual!

Yu Ke sat up straight, her spirits at the highest pitch, not daring to slack off.

She knew very well that if it hadn’t been for the chance encounter with Qiao Sang at the auction, such an extraordinary person would never have turned to her for investment.

Three days without sleep, what a tough cookie... Qiao Sang admired in her mind.

"Whatever you need me to do, I can do it!" Yu Ke’s gaze was fervent. She didn’t continue with small talk but cut straight to the point.

For a prodigy like Qiao Sang to make time to meet someone she’s only seen once, it couldn’t be just to make friends.

Since she was attracted by the investment proposal, she needed to demonstrate her worth in the shortest time possible.

Otherwise, once Qiao Sang returned to the Yuhua Region, they would only be able to contact each other by phone.

One couldn’t expect an investor who can’t be met in person, who only talks without doing anything substantial yet, to leave an impression on Qiao Sang.

If she couldn’t show her worth in the conversation now and establish a mutually beneficial relationship with Qiao Sang, how could she grasp this opportunity in the future!

Yu Ke fixed her eyes on Qiao Sang, awaiting her answer.

After a moment of contemplation, Qiao Sang said earnestly,

"I need to make money."

...

6:40 PM.

A plane entered the stratosphere.

Inside first class, the flight attendant brought meals.

Qiao Sang ate as she read a book.

The book’s cover was emblazoned with the words "High School Knowledge Checklist," and stacked on the rack in front of her seat were several high school textbooks.

She had specifically navigated to a bookstore before heading to the airport to purchase these.

Seeing this, the flight attendant thought to herself that the kids these days wanted to outdo one another to death...

After the flight attendant left, Liu Yao couldn’t help but say, "Why not finish your meal before reading?"

Qiao Sang shook her head, "How could I do that? The college entrance exam isn’t far off; I can’t waste any time."

Could it be you’re thinking of getting into one of the top-ranking institutes in your first year... Liu Yao, with a complex expression, ultimately said nothing more.

It was good to be motivated to study; he certainly couldn’t say something truthful and disrupt Qiao Sang’s enthusiasm for learning.

Qiao Sang studied her book intently.

Ever since her conversation with Yu Ke in the morning, she had thought things through.

Yu Ke’s family was also a significant clan in the Zhongkong Region and could be investigated online. Despite her youth, with her family’s backing, getting into business presented no problem at all.

Money begets money, and with the family support, coupled with her own financial aid for the following ten months, the likelihood of making money was substantial.

If Yu Ke indeed helped her make money, then the Zhongkong Region would become an essential area for her to develop.

With that in mind, aiming for the top institutes in the Zhongkong Region was more than ideal.

Among the top ten educational institutes in the country, Zhongkong University ranked first, Imperial Capital University third, and Dragon Country Green Vine University sixth were all located in the Zhongkong Region.

Although the special recruitment exams vary among different schools, all have a limitation on applications; however, it’s relatively lenient, with top institutes generally limiting to five universities.

She could aim for these three top institutes in the Zhongkong Region; even if she did not get admitted, she still had the Ancient Mist University as a backup.

This year, she would not consider Zitiya University; after all, special recruitment required preliminary assessments at the schools.

The Zitiya Region was too far, and the back-and-forth travel would interfere with her study time.

As the days until the college entrance exam dwindled, it would be better to focus all her energies on the top institutes in the Zhongkong Region.

This year’s briefing on special recruitment for the three top institutes in the Zhongkong Region had not yet been released on the official websites, but it was expected to be similar to last year’s.

Last year, the cultural scores required for the special recruitment of these three institutes were set at 65% of the minimum control line for second-tier subjects in the same category.

She had looked it up; last year, the second-tier line for related majors in the Zhongkong Region was at 495 points.

This meant that if it were last year, she would need a score of 322 points in the college entrance exam to get into a top institute in the Zhongkong Region.

Without surprises, this year’s score was expected to fluctuate around 322 points as well.

To be honest, getting into a top-ten ranked institute with such a score was indeed a dream come true.

However, the challenge of special recruitment lies in the assessment tests.

The cultural score is just a means to filter out the worst among the under-performers.

points might be easy for an ordinary high school senior, but for Qiao Sang, it was exceedingly difficult.

She had no choice; after all, she was a "poor student" who was still in her first year of high school. To think of catching up on all high school courses in just a few months might be considered wishful thinking, so she needed to squeeze every bit of time for studying.

In the time that followed, Qiao Sang spent almost all of her time engrossed in her books.

...

The next day.

At the break of dawn, the plane landed.