Chapter 305: Mechanical-Type Pet Beast

The man's tone was stern: "I don't care when your Valley Tail Flower evolves. In any case, we'll look when we get back. If it evolves by the time we get back, then we'll look after it's done evolving!"

"Don't you understand the principle that an arrogant army is bound to lose? Fire-type plus Psychic-type—even if your Valley Tail Flower evolves into a Valley Tail Sunflower, with those attributes you won't gain any advantage!"

"It's not like I only have one pet beast." Ding Yanjing showed no fear of the principal's authority and retorted.

The two boys beside them stayed silent, heads down playing with their phones, terrified of being dragged into it.

They were all too familiar with this scene and knew Ding Yanjing wouldn't come out on top.

Sure enough, the man said with a dark expression: "When you get back, show me the video. If you don't write me a thousand-word strategy, don't bother eating dinner tonight!"

Ding Yanjing: "..."

Huang Renbiao, the principal of Li Tan Beast-Taming High School, was a former soldier and didn't let students like Ding Yanjing—who could bring honor to the school—do as they pleased.

This was also one of the reasons Ding Yanjing prepared thoroughly before every match and achieved impressive results.

……

Xihuai District, Pet Beast Training Base.

The middle-aged man hung up the phone, went into a convenience store inside the base, and placed a bottle of mineral water on the counter.

The cashier was scrolling through videos and didn't notice anyone standing in front of them.

The middle-aged man seemed to think of something. With a wave of his hand, a pet beast sleeping in his pocket vanished.

An invisible current of air around the middle-aged man disappeared.

Only then did the cashier suddenly realize someone was standing at the counter. They quickly put down their phone, scanned the product barcode with the scanner, and said:

"Hello, that comes to 3 yuan."

The middle-aged man placed three coins on the counter, said nothing, picked up the mineral water, and walked out.

The cashier stared at the middle-aged man's retreating back and muttered: "Strange, he looks pretty big, so why did he have so little presence at first? I didn't even notice when he came in…"

The Group a2 matches were still ongoing.

Having scored 18 points, Qiao Sang didn't leave but sat in the Holy Water Middle School players' section watching the match.

"Yaya?!"

Like Ya Bao still hadn't recovered from the shock.

It's over? It's over just like that?!

Qiao Sang patted its head and comforted it: "It's fine. There's still a long time of matches ahead. The opponents we face will only get stronger."

"Yaya…"

Like Ya Bao showed a doubtful expression.

Is that really true…

Oh my, you've grown up and learned to doubt me… Qiao Sang said solemnly: "Don't tell me you don't trust what I say?"

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao shook its head, its gaze firm and full of trust.

It believed!

Like Ya Bao's eyes were so bright that Qiao Sang felt a little embarrassed looking at them.

After all, she'd tricked Like Ya Bao too many times before. It was touching that it still trusted her so much… Qiao Sang cleared her throat and shifted her gaze:

"Let's watch the match."

"Ya!"

Like Ya Bao called out, turned its head, and stared intently at the two pet beasts currently battling. Qiao Sang, meanwhile, shifted her gaze to the mechanical-type pet beast floating in mid-air.

So this is a mechanical-type pet beast—first time seeing one in real life… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly as she looked at the all-metal pet beast floating in mid-air.

She'd been focused on the match earlier and hadn't paid much attention. Now that the match was over, she carefully examined the pet beast wearing a referee's badge in front of her.

Mechanical-type pet beasts are also called artificial pet beasts.

Unlike pet beasts of other attributes, most of this attribute's pet beasts are given life artificially.

However, this doesn't include all mechanical-type pet beasts.

With the development of beast-taming society, humans have discovered more and more ways to create mechanical-type pet beasts.

Originally, people only thought mechanical-type pet beasts could be created through DNA gene cloning, or that some artificial substances could come to life without human subjective consciousness.

But later, someone discovered that a mysterious ray, a dark ghostly force, and an artificial soul called a "Soul Core" could all give them thought and movement.

The mechanical-type pet beast before her, for instance, was artificially created using smart chips and other mechanical materials.

Most beast tamers who contract mechanical-type pet beasts create them themselves.

Only this way can they better bring out the mechanical-type pet beast's strength, and they won't be clueless about its future evolution.

Since mechanical-type pet beasts are already rare, and even when some are put on the market, most people don't know much about how they evolve. As a result, it's hard to see people with contracted mechanical-type pet beasts on the street.

However, different regions have different developments and preferences.

Mechanical-type pet beasts, rare in the Yuhua region, could be seen everywhere in the Liao Xi region.

The reason was simple: people there usually grew up to become researchers and scientists, leading to highly advanced artificial intelligence in the Liao Xi region.

With that tech-savvy atmosphere, the next generation grew up in such an environment. Influenced from a young age, they naturally wanted to become scientists when they grew up and create their very own mechanical-type pet beasts.

And so it continued, generation after generation.

Qiao Sang stared at the mechanical-type pet beast in mid-air for a long while, thinking that if she had enough contract slots in the future, contracting a mechanical-type pet beast wouldn't be bad.

After all, a mechanical-type pet beast's appearance and functions could be designed according to one's own wishes.

Put a smart chip inside, and no matter what you encounter outside, it could analyze massive data to solve the problem. Truly a must-have for home and travel.

The matches went smoothly. Although Xu Yixuan and He Datao didn't defeat their opponents as quickly as Qiao Sang, they secured all 18 points across six matches.

……

Half an hour later.

The dormitory inside the pet beast training grounds of the West Huai District.

Since competitions would be held at these grounds for an entire week straight, all the school teams assigned to compete in this area would be staying in the dormitory inside the pet beast training grounds.

The dormitory was built to hotel standards.

Two people per room, and the rooms were nice, but then again, there were also pet beasts.

"Yaya!"

"Yan Yan!"

Like Ya Bao and the Great Flame Sparrow exchanged a look and immediately struck a battle-ready pose.

One had flames sprouting from its teeth, the other spread its wings.

It wasn't that they were on bad terms — they just both wanted a fight.

"Xunxun~"

Little Xunbao materialized, wearing an excited expression.

It floated to the middle of Like Ya Bao and the Great Flame Sparrow, took off its ring, rummaged inside, and after a moment pulled out a whistle.

At that moment, Qiao Sang was chatting with Wang Yao.

"I didn't expect us to be assigned to the same room."

"Yeah, but it's pretty nice. Some people have to share a room with students from other schools — just thinking about it sounds pretty miserable."

Qiao Sang raised an eyebrow and said: "I seriously suspect you're talking about Senior Xu."

Wang Yao burst out laughing: "Hahaha, that's exactly who I meant."

"Shh!

!"

Just then, a piercing whistle cut off their conversation.

Qiao Sang jumped, turned her head, and saw Little Xunbao holding a red whistle — no one knew where it had come from — in one claw, while swinging the other claw downward.

That motion looked so familiar... Just as Qiao Sang was thinking this, Wang Yao spoke up:

"Qiao Sang, when did you buy a whistle? It looks a lot like the one the referee had on today."