Chapter 49: The Scent of Money

Could this be a relative of the investor?

Everyone quickly dismissed their own thought.

Investors are all wealthy and influential; a relative shouldn't be contracting only a Cotton-Node Worm...

Qiao Sang felt relieved.

She didn't know if this was the first battle, but this should be Fang Fang Sisi's first official match with the Cotton-Node Worm. It was a good start to have caught up without any issues.

"Fire-Tooth Dog, who do you think will win?" Qiao Sang asked.

Contestant No. 12's pet beast was a Sand-Gopher, skilled in self-defense and evasion.

And the Cotton-Node Worm, a synonym for weakness, was basically at the bottom of the strength rankings among beginner-tier pet beasts before its first evolution.

Barring any accidents, it was impossible for Fang Fang Sisi to win.

Qiao Sang asked the Fire-Tooth Dog just to make it observe the situation on the field more and develop the ability to judge the skill levels of both sides.

"Ya."

The Fire-Tooth Dog pointed its claw toward Fang Fang Sisi's direction and barked.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Is the Fire-Tooth Dog's eyesight really that bad?!

"Why?" Qiao Sang couldn't help but ask.

"Ya ya."

The Fire-Tooth Dog explained with its slightly hoarse voice.

This person had just praised it for being handsome.

Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.

Good thing its eyesight isn't bad...

"Contestant No. 12, Zhang Shuo, is 16 years old this year and already has one year of beast-taming experience, while his opponent, Contestant Fang Fang Sisi, only became a Beast Tamer not long ago. Sha Duo, what do you think the trend of this match will be?" the middle-aged commentator with a slicked-back hairstyle asked the handsome young man beside him.

Normal pet beast match commentary is divided into main and secondary roles.

The main commentator usually has good eyes and a glib tongue, responsible for frantically reporting the match's developments in real-time.

The secondary commentator is mostly a guest invited by the organizer who brings their own traffic.

They are basically responsible for analyzing strategies and tactics from a professional perspective, helping the audience understand the match content.

The guest invited for this Hundred-New Competition was Sha Duo, who had been quite popular recently.

Not long ago, at the grand competition in the Rong Yuhua region, he conquered the audience with his handsome looks and a spirit of never giving up until the very last moment.

Although he stopped at the top 24, his popularity was even higher than some of the top 10 contestants.

"I think..."

Before Sha Duo could even start expressing his opinion, the match on the field had already ended.

He continued, "It seems I don't need to say anything."

At the very beginning of the match, the Sand-Gopher burrowed directly into the ground, and the Cotton-Node Worm was just standing there blankly when the Sand-Gopher emerged from the ground to attack, knocking it unconscious.

Qiao Sang put away the phone she had been using to record and checked the time.

21 seconds.

It wasn't surprising, though...

Fang Fang Sisi returned to her seat with the Cotton-Node Worm and sighed deeply, saying, "I lost so miserably."

Qiao Sang nodded and said, "It was a bit miserable."

The Fire-Tooth Dog didn't speak, but nodded a few times to show agreement.

Fang Fang Sisi: "..."

As a good friend, shouldn't she be comforting her!

"However, the Cotton-Node Worm doesn't have an advantage at this stage. By the time you raise it into a Ba-Snow Butterfly, the opponent probably won't be your match," Qiao Sang said.

Fang Fang Sisi looked at the round Cotton-Node Worm and was barely comforted.

She hadn't thought about going very far in this competition; she just came to join the fun and gain some experience.

Soon, Fang Fang Sisi's mindset adjusted.

She pointed at the seventh group's match and laughed, "Hahaha, that Deep-Fur Turtle is so silly, just standing there stupidly letting people hit it."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Did she forget that the Cotton-Node Worm was also standing still and got finished off by the opponent just now...

The matches basically had nothing worth watching.

Most of the people watching in the audience were friends and family of the contestants. As the number of people was continuously eliminated, the audience seats also emptied out a lot.

But soon, the audience who hadn't walked far heard the discussion and returned to their seats one after another.

"My god, it's a Little Horned Dragon!"

"Which family's young master came here to play?"

"Didn't you hear the host? His name is Lu You."

"In our Hanggang, besides that Lu Group, which other family could be this wealthy?"

"The Lu Group is also one of the investors for this competition, right? Did they invest just for their little young master?"

The battle of F-tier Beast Tamers didn't attract them, but a dragon-type pet beast that hadn't even evolved yet attracted them all back.

Qiao Sang stared intently at the Little Horned Dragon on the field.

This was her first time seeing what a dragon-type pet beast looked like in reality.

These scales...

These sharp claws...

These horns...

Every moment revealed the scent of money...

The match on the field had no surprises; the Little Horned Dragon achieved victory with an absolute advantage.

There is a reason why the dragon-type is recognized by most people as the strongest attribute.

Both its defensive power and offensive power are far superior to ordinary pet beasts.

Fortunately, they are rare, develop slowly, and have long evolution cycles; otherwise, they really wouldn't leave a way for ordinary Beast Tamers to survive.

"Contestant No. 67, Lu You, just created an impressive victory. It seems he is the seeded contestant for this competition," the commentator praised Lu You.

Qiao Sang agreed with the second half of the sentence, but the first half had a lot of fluff.

Although the Little Horned Dragon is a dragon-type pet beast, it is also a beginner-tier pet beast.

It could be seen that it hadn't undergone much cultivation time. After two rounds of exchanging ultimate moves, it finally defeated the opponent with the Dragon Claw skill, which had stronger offensive power.

Compared to the previous matches, it could be considered exciting, but it wasn't enough to be called impressive.

Qiao Sang put down her phone and watched the video she had just finished recording.

If they all continue to win, there is a high probability they will become opponents later.

As a qualified Beast Tamer, analyzing opponents and formulating tactics is also one of the courses.

"Qiao Sang, send me a copy of the video you just recorded. I was only paying attention to the match and didn't record it," Fang Fang Sisi suddenly said.

"Do you like the Little Horned Dragon too?" Qiao Sang asked.

She didn't ask this without reason; there had been more than 30 matches before, but Fang Fang Sisi hadn't thought about recording any videos.

"What? The Little Horned Dragon is too ugly, I don't like it. Didn't you notice the Apricot Mushroom Seed just now? How cute! Especially that sound it made when it was defeated and fell to the ground, it was too adorable! Hurry up and give it to me, I have to watch it again!" Fang Fang Sisi said excitedly.

Qiao Sang: "..."

She forgot that Fang Fang Sisi is a face-con...

After experiencing a few more matches, finally, the first F-tier Beast Tamer possessing an intermediate-tier pet beast appeared—Contestant No. 99, Guo Guo Yiqi.

This was a truly crushing battle.

Guo Guo Yiqi's Poison-Powder Butterfly flapped its wings, and the scattered poisonous powder poisoned the opponent's White Sand Fox until it fainted.

Qiao Sang watched the recorded video and took notes in her memo.

"What do you think of the Poison-Powder Butterfly?" Fang Fang Sisi spoke up from the side.

Qiao Sang was slightly stunned, not expecting Fang Fang Sisi to discuss this with her.

She thought for a moment and said seriously, "The fire attribute counters the bug attribute but not the poison attribute. Fortunately, the Poison-Powder Butterfly's toxicity isn't high, and the Fire-Tooth Dog can use high temperatures to decompose the Poison-Powder Butterfly's poisonous powder. But in this match, the Poison-Powder Butterfly only used poisonous powder and hadn't used other skills. I think if we encounter it, we still have to strike first; it's better to keep the rhythm in our own hands."

Fang Fang Sisi: "..."

"I wasn't asking you that; I was asking you what you think of how the Poison-Powder Butterfly looks."

Qiao Sang: "..." ===== CHAPTER 50 =====