Chapter 97: Count me in

Training days are always monotonous, but that is only for the Fire Tooth Dog.

Under the shade of a tree by the Liu Gan Creek, Qiao Sang and the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost were leisurely eating popsicles.

"You're still young, you should eat less cold stuff," Qiao Sang said after taking a bite of her popsicle.

"Xun~"

The Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost responded readily, then popped the entire popsicle into its mouth, its body shivering as its eyes curved into crescents.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang sighed inwardly; the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost was truly becoming more mischievous by the day.

Ever since the incident where it pretended to be asleep, the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost's true nature had become increasingly uninhibited.

In the past, if she told it to eat less cold food, it would have put the popsicle down immediately.

Unlike now, where it agrees with its mouth, but its body is so honest.

Over there, the Fire Tooth Dog sensed the energy within its body and opened its mouth.

The next second, an energy ball the size of an infant's fist floated before it.

The Fire Tooth Dog kept its mouth open, maintaining the energy ball's circulation, attempting to make the energy ball condense more firmly.

"Ya Bao, come on!"

"Xun! Xun!"

Qiao Sang and the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost called out from the side, looking exactly like two cheerleaders.

The Fire Tooth Dog focused its attention on the energy ball, and when it felt the internal structure was stable enough, it tilted its head back, and the energy ball shot toward the sky.

Qiao Sang looked up, constantly monitoring the energy ball's trajectory.

Sure enough, after the energy ball rose to a height of about 4 meters, it descended rapidly, falling toward the Liu Gan Creek.

"Boom!"

A loud noise, and water splashed everywhere.

Shortly after, a fish floated to the surface, flipping onto its side.

"Little Treasure," Qiao Sang called out.

"Xun~"

The Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost bit its popsicle and called out in a muffled voice.

It extended two short toes, blue light flickered over its body, and the beads on its neck glowed faintly in response.

The fish in the water was controlled and floated over.

Qiao Sang placed the fish into a plastic bag she had prepared in advance.

This was already the seventh fish to suffer since the Fire Tooth Dog began training the energy ball.

Fortunately, the fish in Liu Gan Creek were all wild; otherwise, the training ground would have to be changed again.

"Ya."

The Fire Tooth Dog was already used to failure; it did not get discouraged and continued to sense the energy within its body.

Ten days had passed since it started practicing the energy ball, and the Fire Tooth Dog had progressed from an energy ball the size of a fingernail to the size of an infant's fist.

For a beginner-tier pet beast, the speed of progress could not be called slow.

It was just that the internal structure of the energy ball was not solid enough; every time it rose to a certain height, it would fall uncontrollably, and sometimes it would explode on its own in mid-air.

Qiao Sang checked the time.

17:01.

Ever since it had the support of the F-tier Energy Recovery Liquid, the Fire Tooth Dog practiced every day until mealtime before returning.

Qiao Sang considered herself a relatively motivated person, but without pressure, she felt she couldn't be as hardworking as the Fire Tooth Dog.

Having a pet beast that you don't have to worry about is truly... awesome!

The new Beast Tamers who graduated from middle school at the same time as her were all still exploring how to get along with their pet beasts.

Let alone training skills, sometimes they even had to coax and trick their pet beasts just to get them to proficiently master the skills they already knew.

The five types of pet beasts recommended for new Beast Tamers do have good personalities.

But sometimes a good personality doesn't mean they are hardworking.

Fang Fang Sisi had sent a message two days ago, distressed that her Cotton-Node Worm wouldn't spin silk.

Qiao Sang suggested she look it up online or find a breeder to take a look.

A day later, Fang Fang Sisi sent the breeder's diagnosis results.

Although the diagnosis report was full of text, it could be summarized in one word: lazy.

Qiao Sang watched the Fire Tooth Dog, which was condensing the energy ball once again, with gratification, and leisurely ate the rest of her popsicle.

17:56.

At the dining table.

The third aunt took a bite of the braised fish and sighed: "The fish Qiao Sang brings every time is so delicious."

Qiao Sang shoveled a mouthful of rice and said: "It's because the third aunt cooks it well."

"You child," the third aunt laughed. "By the way, Ye Ranran, how did your blind date go today?"

In the dozen or so days Qiao Sang had been staying at her hometown, Ye Ye Ranran had already been on three blind dates.

Regarding this, Qiao Sang expressed that it was none of her business, but the gossip was on.

Qiao Sang lowered her head to eat, but her ears were pricked up, listening.

Ye Ye Ranran looked around the dining table, then her gaze stopped on Qiao Sang and she said: "Why do I feel like you've gotten darker?"

Qiao Sang: "!"

Getting darker and fatter are things girls care about, and Qiao Sang is no exception.

During this time, she had been staying outside every day; although she hid in the shade, the sun outside was strong, and she hadn't applied sunscreen, so the possibility of getting darker was simply too high.

"I just bought some Bright Frost Coral powder; you can soak it and drink some later," Ye Ye Ranran said.

Bright Frost Coral powder can significantly improve skin tone, and it has an immediate effect after drinking; it has always been well-received in the current beauty market.

Qiao Sang nodded repeatedly and then said: "Okay, so how did you feel after your blind date today?"

Ye Ye Ranran: "..."

"No way, that person actually supported Kelika during the Interstellar Cup," Ye Ye Ranran said helplessly.

The Interstellar Cup had ended two days ago, but many people were still immersed in it and hadn't recovered.

Kelika was the person who had defeated Lin Ya back then.

His strength was clearly stronger than Lin Ya's, and he won all the way to the top three.

Although Kelika was strong, in the Dragon Kingdom, everyone basically supported Lin Ya.

Even if they weren't Beast Tamers, it was impossible not to know what Lin Ya represented in the Dragon Kingdom.

During the Interstellar Cup, supporting different Beast Tamers easily led to emotional splits.

According to statistics, during every Interstellar Cup, the divorce rate between couples rises by 9%, and situations where couples argue and break up because of the Interstellar Cup are everywhere.

"That is indeed a no-go; what kind of people are they introducing?" the third aunt said with dissatisfaction.

Apparently, the third aunt also supported Lin Ya.

When the meal was almost finished, the third uncle, who had been silent, spoke up: "A-Sang, I'm still missing one person."

Qiao Sang was stunned for a long time before she remembered the marathon relay race the third uncle had mentioned some time ago.

The third uncle had always lived in the town; could he not even gather a three-person team to participate in the marathon?

Could it be that the third uncle's popularity was poor, or he was being squeezed out by the Beast Tamers in the town?

In an instant, Qiao Sang imagined a lot.

"But Little Treasure was only born not long ago; I'm afraid I'll hold you back," Qiao Sang said worriedly.

Since the third uncle wanted to participate, he must want to win a ranking.

The marathon is a very arduous competition event; basically, the participating pet beasts have all undergone systematic training and possess a certain degree of speed and endurance.

Both physically and mentally, they are relatively excellent.

If it were just a three-person team where each person sends out one pet beast, that would be fine, but if they had to send out two pet beasts, the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost was clearly not suitable for this event.

"It's fine, we're just missing a person; you can just pretend you're making up the numbers. Besides looking at the overall team ranking, this competition also calculates the ranking of each pet beast based on the results of each relay segment. I mainly want to win an individual ranking," the third uncle explained.

Qiao Sang was instantly relieved.

If he didn't want to win the team ranking, it wouldn't matter even if the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost rested after running only 100 meters.

"Okay, count me in. Then who is the other person?" Qiao Sang asked.

Ye Ye Ranran stopped her chopsticks and said: "It's me."

Qiao Sang: "..." ===== CHAPTER 98 =====