Saint Water High School

Qiao Sang was heartbroken.

So that was why you suddenly attacked the TV!

She lifted Fire Fang Dog's head, ready to give it a proper lecture.

"Click." The door opened.

Qiao Sang slowly turned her head and gave a stiff smile. "Mom, you're back."

"Coo!"

Fat Domestic Pigeon immediately went over to her mother and rubbed against her affectionately.

Her mother stared at the wrecked living room in silence for several seconds before turning to Qiao Sang with a gentle smile. "Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Qiao Sang immediately held Fire Fang Dog up in front of herself. "It did all of it!"

Fire Fang Dog blinked its innocent eyes.

Her mother met Fire Fang Dog's gaze for a moment and said, "I'll deduct it from your allowance."

Qiao Sang looked at her resentfully.

"Do you have any objections?" her mother asked.

"No," Qiao Sang answered against her conscience.

Her monthly allowance was only 1,000 Alliance Coins, while the TV cost at least 4,000. Losing four months' worth of allowance at once—of course she had objections.

"I went to your school." Her mother walked over and sat on a single sofa nearby, with Fat Domestic Pigeon following after her.

"Was something wrong?" Qiao Sang asked.

Fang Sisi had mentioned it in the message she sent.

Her mother did not answer. Instead, she asked, "Is there a high school you want to attend?"

Qiao Sang paused in surprise, then thought for a moment before answering, "Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School."

Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School was not the sixth-ranked middle school in Hanggang City. That was simply its name. Among all the Pet Beast High Schools in Hanggang City, its overall strength was around average.

She had chosen it purely because it was close to home.

With Qiao Sang's old grades, she definitely would not have been able to get into a school like that. But now that she had awakened on her own, she could try applying through Special Enrollment.

Her mother took out an admissions brochure from her bag and placed it in front of Qiao Sang. "I think you should try applying to this school."

Qiao Sang picked it up and looked it over, the corner of her eye twitching.

"Hanggang Saint Water High School?"

Her mother's expression did not change. "That's right."

"Mom, aren't you overestimating me a little?" Qiao Sang said helplessly.

She placed the brochure on the coffee table.

Saint Water High School was ranked first among Hanggang City's 108 Pet Beast High Schools and second in all of Zhehai Province. With an admission rate of 98.73%, it was one of the most prestigious schools around.

Naturally, the students who got into that school were the best of the best in Hanggang City.

If there were still half a year until the High School Entrance Exam, Qiao Sang would have been willing to work hard and give it a shot. But including today, there were only nineteen days left until the exam. There was no way she could get in.

Since that was the case, why waste time taking the Special Enrollment Exam for this school?

Qiao Sang did not understand. Even if she had awakened on her own, weren't her mother's expectations a little too unrealistic?

Her mother looked at Qiao Sang calmly. "Apply for it. You don't have to get in. As long as you do your best, I won't deduct your allowance."

Qiao Sang picked up the brochure from the coffee table. "What allowance? I just want to give it a try."

The corner of her mother's mouth twitched. "Then go register online now."

"Got it." Qiao Sang picked up Fire Fang Dog and left.

Ye Xiangting watched her daughter's retreating back, a smile flashing through her eyes. But when she recalled what had happened at the school that afternoon, her expression darkened again.

Qiao Sang went to her room, turned on the computer, and registered for both Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School and Saint Water High School.

The two schools were far apart in ranking, and their Special Enrollment requirements were different as well.

Qiao Sang mainly looked at the section for self-awakened Special Enrollment applicants.

Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School's requirements were relatively simple. She only needed to upload proof of her self-awakening online. Once it passed review, points would be deducted from the required score based on the extent of her Brain Domain Development.

At 5% Brain Domain Development, applicants could receive a 100-point reduction from Hanggang's minimum High School Entrance Exam score. At 6%, the reduction was 200 points.

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For example, Hanggang City's minimum score last year was 332. If Qiao Sang could reach 6% Brain Domain Development, she would only need to score 132 points on the High School Entrance Exam to be admitted through Special Enrollment.

Given Qiao Sang's current grades, that would not be much of a problem.

Saint Water High School, on the other hand, was more troublesome. Only five self-awakened Special Enrollment applicants were admitted. After the application review, they had to participate in Pet Beast battles at a designated time and place.

Students who placed from second to fifth would need to score 50 points above the minimum High School Entrance Exam score to be admitted.

The requirements for first place were somewhat looser. They only needed to reach Hanggang City's minimum score.

Although self-awakened individuals were one in ten thousand, there were still forty or fifty of them each year when the entire Zhehai Province was counted.

After excluding those who received guaranteed admission or chose Special Enrollment at other schools, Saint Water High School still had more than a dozen self-awakened applicants every year. It was, after all, Hanggang City's top-ranked school. It had to have that much prestige.

Qiao Sang checked the date. Saint Water High School's Special Enrollment Exam was on June 10, one week before the High School Entrance Exam—twelve days from now.

Pet Beast battles...

Qiao Sang pondered it for a while. Everyone participating in Special Enrollment had only awakened on their own this year, so their Pet Beasts would all be low-level Pet Beasts. She had contracted a fire-type Pet Beast, so it was not as though she had no advantage.

Thinking of Fire Fang Dog, Qiao Sang froze for a moment before entering the Pet Beast Codex with her consciousness.

Name: Fire Fang Dog

Attribute: Fire

Level: Low-level (115/1000)+

Skills: Bite (Beginner 73/100)+, Take Down (Mastery 135/500)+, Fire Fang (Beginner 2/100)+, Spark (Beginner 3/100)

Points: 0

Qiao Sang withdrew her consciousness and looked at Fire Fang Dog with a strange expression.

You got so scared watching TV that you learned Spark?!

Was spending over 4,000 Alliance Coins for one skill worth it?

Come to think of it, it really was...

A Pet Beast's potential was limited. You could not tell whether a Pet Beast had good aptitude just from its appearance. Pet Beasts with better aptitude learned skills and awakened again much faster than ordinary Pet Beasts.

If she had been unlucky enough to contract a Pet Beast with mediocre aptitude, it might not even learn a single skill after an entire year.

Qiao Sang stared at Fire Fang Dog, lost in thought.

Her Fire Fang Dog had good aptitude. Should she take it to watch a horror movie next time?

Fire Fang Dog's body shuddered involuntarily. Why did it suddenly feel a little cold?

10:12 p.m.

The night was deep and quiet, and all was still.

Qiao Sang lay on the bed with her hands beneath her head, eagerness glinting deep in her eyes. After tossing and turning for a long while, she sat up and looked at Fire Fang Dog, which was still energetic beside her.

After being stared at for so long, Fire Fang Dog looked confused.

"Fang?"

Qiao Sang said softly, "I don't blame you for what happened this morning. Do you still want to watch TV?"

Fire Fang Dog recalled what had happened that morning. It also knew it had been wrong—the things inside would not actually come out.

"Fang."

It nodded to show that it wanted to watch.

Qiao Sang picked up the phone by her bed, searched for the hottest recent horror movie, and placed it in front of Fire Fang Dog.

Fire Fang Dog watched intently.

In a forest shrouded in thick fog, a girl dressed in white walked alone. Through the girl's perspective, a black shadow could vaguely be seen floating in the air...

Qiao Sang did not watch along with it. She kept her right hand on the phone, observing Fire Fang Dog's reaction and ready to pull it away at any moment.