Chapter 48: Hundred New Competition

"Tooth!"

Fire Tooth Dog's bark yanked Qiao Sang back from her thoughts.

Looking down, she realized an entire bottle of Qiyuan milk had already been drunk dry.

Fire Tooth Dog gazed at its beast master with a face full of longing, hoping for another bottle.

Qiao Sang handed over the water she had prepared nearby.

Now that her entire fortune had dwindled to a mere three digits, water and milk had to be mixed in together; otherwise, before the Hundred New Competition even began, her assets might drop to zero.

Fire Tooth Dog had no objections to this.

It drank the water in big gulps, took two bites of the super ultra spicy chicken wings, then turned around and threw itself back into training.

Qiao Sang watched, her feelings complicated.

Soon, the phone's web page displayed numerous institutions offering skill training.

"Your Cotton Knot Worm is being raised well. It looks much bigger than last time." Qiao Sang praised.

The remaining time was almost one match per minute.

Soon, the other party sent over the price.

Sore throat…

Qiao Sang came over and sat down next to Fang Sisi, asking, "Besides you, how many others from our class came?"

"Contestant number 11, Fang Sisi."

The F-rank beast masters who took the field all only possessed beginner pets with single techniques; basically, within about three rounds, as long as they were struck first by the opponent, the match could end.

Although Fire Tooth Dog still talked little with its sunglasses on, its spirits had at least lifted.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands…

These changes were all visible to the naked eye.

"No way, there are still five groups ahead. I'll go to the backstage when the fifth group starts. I want to watch more of the matches." Fang Sisi said.

However, insect-type pets like the Cotton Knot Worm had short evolution cycles; as long as they ate well and slept well, they developed much faster than other pets.

The introduction inside looked greatly exaggerated. If it really were one of the most well-known training institutions in the country, it would have to add another zero after the "over 20,000 successful ultimate moves trained annually."

"Number 11." Fang Sisi answered.

【One-on-one nanny-style tutoring】

Qiao Sang tapped in and consulted with a human representative about the price for training Fire Rain.

The entrance to the arena was already lined with people, most of whom looked about the same age as Qiao Sang.

"Qiao Sang!"

Of the 16 minutes, the host's introductions alone took up about 10 minutes.

Qiao Sang's eyes went dizzy for a moment.

Early that morning, Qiao Sang took the number 63 bus to the pet beast arena located in Hunter Park.

Actually, what she wanted to say was fat…

Qiao Sang stared at Fire Tooth Dog, which kept breathing fire, for a while, then took out her phone and searched for training institutions in Hanggang City that taught Fire Rain.

"Let us congratulate contestant number 11, Fang Sisi, on her splendid entrance!"

Since the Hundred New Competition began, the host had always been stiffly reciting the contestants' numbers and names. This was the first time the word "splendid" had been added during a contestant's entrance.

But right now it just puffed out its chest and didn't make a sound.

So many zeros…

What Fang Sisi said wasn't without reason. After the host finished introducing the event, a few more groups competing would probably take quite a bit of time.

After chatting for about twenty minutes, the surrounding seats gradually filled up with people.

The meaning expressed was the same, but why did hearing it from its own beast master feel strangely uncomfortable…

Although Qiao Sang felt it was inappropriate, she didn't say much more.

16 minutes later.

Accompanied by the loud bang of fireworks, the Hundred New Competition officially opened.

"Number 123, what about you?" Qiao Sang asked back.

Usually, upon hearing someone praise it like this, Fire Tooth Dog would have already stuck out its chest and let out a smug bark.

"Is it big? I didn't even notice." Fang Sisi directly reached out, picked up the Cotton Knot Worm, and weighed it in her hands. "It does seem a lot heavier."

After all, Fire Tooth Dog wearing sunglasses was still quite eye-catching among a crowd of newbie beast masters its age.

Fang Sisi thought Fire Tooth Dog was cool in her heart, so she said it out loud.

"Cotton~"

Qiao Sang, holding Fire Tooth Dog, deliberately took a long detour to line up at Gate 2, afraid of being interviewed by some sharp-eyed reporter.

Qiao Sang: "…"

The Hundred New Competition's preliminary matchups weren't decided randomly, but directly by number: 1 versus 2, 3 versus 4, and so on.

Last night, Fang Sisi chatted with Qiao Sang on her phone. It wasn't until they talked that they realized they had both signed up for the Hundred New Competition on June 30, which led to this meeting.

Wait until the walkway, then sprint toward the backstage.

Better just let Fire Tooth Dog keep training like this. Hiring someone to train it was out of the question…

【Over 20,000 successful ultimate moves trained annually】

"Not many, probably about 4 or 5. The timing of this Hundred New Competition just happens to clash with a few matches of the Star Cup. Nobody wants to miss the Star Cup livestream." Fang Sisi finished answering, then stared at Fire Tooth Dog with shining eyes.

Fire Tooth Dog also wanted to let out a sound and show off.

The Fire Rain training over the past few days had shown no progress at all. Fire Tooth Dog seemed to have lost some confidence because of it and talked much less. Qiao Sang decided to just put sunglasses on it.

In just five short days, the Cotton Knot Worm had grown a whole lot plumper than last time.

Hearing someone praise it, the Cotton Worm shyly turned around with its back to Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang herself had thought it would be her turn only in the afternoon or tomorrow.

There were also a few scattered people who looked like reporters, holding microphones and randomly grabbing people for interviews.

Fire Tooth Dog was wearing sunglasses this time not because it wanted to, but because Qiao Sang had put them on it.

……

But there was nothing for it—she'd eaten way too many Super Invincible Extra-Spicy Chicken Wings these past few days.

……

"Holy crap! Why so fast! Qiao Sang, I won't talk anymore, I've gotta run!" Fang Sisi scooped up the Cotton Worm and left her seat.

June 30th.

"Contestant number 11, Fang Sisi."

【One of the nation's most renowned fire-type pet beast special-move training institutions】

【Has a trainer team of nearly 500-plus, including 1 A-rank Beast Tamer, 12 B-rank Beast Tamers, and 122 C-rank Beast Tamers】

But if it really did have an A-rank Beast Tamer as a trainer like the introduction said, then this institution's strength was still not to be underestimated.

"Let us congratulate…" The host was about to directly declare contestant number 12 the winner, but at that moment a voice suddenly came through his earpiece.

After waiting in line for over twenty minutes, confirming her name and receiving her contestant tag, Qiao Sang arrived at Row 11, Section D of the arena.

"What's your number?" Fang Sisi asked.

Now it looked like it would definitely be her turn by morning…

"Shouldn't you go line up in the waiting room? I think it'll be your turn soon." Qiao Sang couldn't help but remind her.

The host of the pet beast arena called Fang Sisi's name twice, but Fang Sisi never showed up.

Fire Tooth Dog really did seem to want to learn Mars Rain.

That's way too cool!

Qiao Sang couldn't bear to keep watching, quickly closed the page and put her phone away.

One of them was only three streets away from where she was now.

It was her first time seeing a Fire Tooth Dog wearing sunglasses.

Qiao Sang tapped in.

Cotton Worm: "……"

The person in seat 5 of Row 11 was waving their arm and calling out.

For a moment, the audience couldn't help but feel a little anticipation.

3 seconds later.

Fang Sisi appeared on the field, panting.

Beside her, the chubby Cotton Worm was laboriously shuffling along…

(End of chapter)