Chapter 30

Nestled in its Beast Tamer's arms, Fire Tooth Dog felt a sense of security and mustered the courage to turn its head and look in the direction from before.

"Ya!"

At this look, Fire Tooth Dog's fur stood straight up.

It was gone!

Qiao Sang, realizing what Fire Tooth Dog was thinking, was quite speechless.

Who is afraid of their own Shadow Clone?

However, Fire Tooth Dog might not have realized yet that it was its own Shadow Clone.

Research shows that many pet beasts learn skills without realizing it themselves.

Some learn them through the accumulation of time, while others are stimulated by the outside world, triggering the energy within their bodies to suddenly learn them.

Just a few days ago, a competition in the Lianbo region triggered a minor civil dispute and compensation case because a pet beast suddenly learned a skill and released it.

Mr. Wang from Yue City was watching a match in Row 21, Seat 16 of Zone B with his Rafflesia Seed.

Perhaps the match was too exciting at the time; the Rafflesia Seed got excited and mobilized the energy in its body, unconsciously learning the Sleep Powder skill and releasing it, causing over a dozen spectators in Rows 20, 21, and 22 of Zone B to fall asleep, missing the entire match.

Mr. Wang was only willing to compensate for their ticket costs afterward, but some people had traveled specifically from other regions and also demanded that Mr. Wang compensate for their mental distress, travel expenses, accommodation fees, and other costs.

Mr. Wang naturally refused, and the stalemate made the news.

Fire Tooth Dog belongs to this type, having unconsciously learned a new skill due to external influence; the Ember it learned last time was the same.

Now that Fire Tooth Dog was startled, the energy in its body became unbalanced, causing the Shadow Clone, which it had just learned and wasn't very proficient with, to disappear.

But Fire Tooth Dog misunderstood this as a supernatural event; the horror movies it watched a while ago had left a very deep impression on it.

"Ya ya ya!"

"Ya ya, ya ya!"

"Ya ya!"

Fire Tooth Dog pointed its paw at the direction where the Shadow Clone had just disappeared and gestured continuously to Qiao Sang.

"That was your own Shadow Clone," Qiao Sang explained helplessly.

"Ya?"

Fire Tooth Dog's gesturing stopped abruptly, its pitch-black eyes filled with confusion.

"Congratulations, you've learned a new skill," Qiao Sang smiled.

Fire Tooth Dog understood.

It froze for a moment, feeling and regulating the energy in its body.

A Fire Tooth Dog that looked exactly like it instantly appeared at its Beast Tamer's feet, and even the fur that had been messy from dodging the balls had no difference at all.

"Ya!"

Fire Tooth Dog was excited; it jumped down from Qiao Sang's arms in one go and kept circling its Shadow Clone, examining it.

Because it had learned a new skill, Fire Tooth Dog also forgot about continuing to practice dodging balls, and Qiao Sang naturally wouldn't bring it up.

Walking out of the baseball training hall, Qiao Sang felt a bit of regret when passing by the Pet Care Center.

If it weren't for the 5,000 Alliance coins she had just lost last night, she would have taken Fire Tooth Dog inside to relax properly no matter what today.

Returning home, Qiao Sang turned on her computer and searched for streamers famous for their pet massage techniques.

After clicking on a streamer who was currently live, Qiao Sang called Fire Tooth Dog over and learned the massage technique demonstrated by the streamer to massage Fire Tooth Dog.

We may not have the money to go to the Pet Care Center, but we can do it ourselves!

"Does it feel good?" Qiao Sang asked softly.

"Ya."

Fire Tooth Dog responded insincerely.

It lay on its side, its head facing the live stream screen perfectly.

On the screen, a burly man was massaging a thick-skinned Tusk Boar.

The Tusk Boar let out comfortable grunts from time to time.

Fire Tooth Dog looked at the live stream screen, then felt the strength of its Beast Tamer's massage on its body, and always felt something was wrong...

The next morning.

6:10 AM.

Qiao Sang appeared in the living room with dark circles under her eyes; she looked around, and her mother was still sleeping in her room.

True, this time is indeed a bit early...

Last night was the day of the other Interstellar Cup match she had bet on.

Remembering that she couldn't sleep the day before because she lost the match, she simply endured not watching it last night to avoid losing and not being able to sleep, which would affect her mood for today's special recruitment exam at Shengshui Middle School.

As a result, the more she thought about it, the less she could sleep...

One moment she was thinking about how the Interstellar Cup was going, the next she was thinking about tomorrow's special recruitment exam, and she stubbornly stayed up until 2:00 AM before falling asleep.

With things on her mind, she slept late and woke up early; she woke up naturally before the alarm she set even rang.

Qiao Sang prepared breakfast listlessly, while Fire Tooth Dog wagged its tail happily on the side, waiting to eat.

This guy is quite energetic...

Not bad, it didn't waste her hard massage yesterday.

After finishing breakfast, Qiao Sang left a portion for her mother in the pot and set off for the subway station.

Shengshui Middle School is located in the Beidian District of Hanggang City, far away from the area where Qiao Sang is.

If she took a bus, she would have to transfer four or five stops along the way, but if she took the subway, Line 2 would take her directly there.

Shengshui Middle School.

Beside the outdoor field, 4 or 5 people were sitting scattered on the side-by-side rest chairs.

"Qin Wen, hasn't Luo Qian arrived yet?" asked a middle-aged man with a slicked-back hairstyle and a big belly.

It's said that when a man reaches middle age and still has a big belly, it gives people a sense of being greasy.

But the man in front of them, with his slicked-back hair revealing the contours of his features, exuded a steady temperament that actually made people feel that this person might have been a handsome guy when he was young.

"Not yet, I've already called to urge him, he said he's stuck on the road," replied the woman in professional attire next to him.

"Bullshit, it's clearly because he went to some bar last night and stayed out until midnight, unable to get up. He even posted on his Moments; he has no appearance of being a teacher at all," Zheng Guoping sneered.

"It wasn't you who recruited him to the school," the man speaking said, holding a stack of papers and looking at them leisurely.

"Sun Boyi, don't talk about me either; didn't you also vote in favor back then?" Zheng Guoping said dissatisfiedly.

"That was because you gave me a Condensed Water Bead and begged me to vote," Sun Boyi said faintly.

"You!" Zheng Guoping was so angry he couldn't speak.

"Alright, alright, let's stop talking. The important thing is the business at hand. Are there any good seedlings among the special recruits this time?" the middle-aged man with the slicked-back hair said, smoothing things over and changing the subject.

"The truly good seedlings have already been recommended for admission," Zheng Guoping said, still carrying anger.

"Don't say that, there really are some," Sun Boyi's gaze stopped on a certain line on the paper. "You know Lu Liangye from Taidan Middle School, right? He even made the news over half a year ago."

"Is that the child who awakened autonomously just as he entered the third year of middle school?" Qin Wen asked.

"Yes, that's him," Sun Boyi replied.

Children who awaken autonomously mostly awaken when they are close to 15 years old, but Lu Liangye awakened not long after he turned 14 and entered the third year of middle school.

If it weren't for the fact that the high school entrance exam for that year had already ended, the recruitment quotas for various schools had been allocated, and classes had already started, Lu Liangye might have been able to skip grades and enter some beast-taming high school.

"Why wasn't he recommended for admission?" Qin Wen continued to ask.

"They say that after he awakened autonomously, he didn't go to school much, and his academic scores fell behind just like that," Sun Boyi explained.

Qin Wen understood.

It's likely he contracted a pet beast and couldn't stand the boredom of just studying.

If that's really the case, he's indeed a good seedling. Lu Liangye has contracted a pet beast for over half a year, so his strength must be stronger than those of the same period.

Outside the gate of Shengshui Middle School.

Qiao Sang sat by the flower bed, dazed.

She came too early.

The gate hasn't opened yet...