After hanging up, Qiao Sang hurriedly found her homeroom teacher's number and called him.
She did not want her homeroom teacher to call her mother back after seeing her missed call.
No one answered.
Qiao Sang kept calling. After five consecutive death calls, it went from unanswered to the phone you have dialed is switched off.
With no other choice, Qiao Sang sent a text message and gave up.
Fire Fang Dog kept its head raised, staring out the window.
Qiao Sang followed its gaze.
More than a hundred meters in the air, a GG Blimp roughly 30 by 19 meters slowly moved along with a television screen attached to it.
Pedestrians could occasionally spot blimps like this when they looked up. They usually broadcast the latest trending news and matches.
At the moment, the television screen on the blimp was showing an interview about the Interstellar Cup.
"What are your thoughts on your upcoming opponent?" one of the reporters asked.
"Baudelaire is an outstanding Beast Tamer. His tactical combinations are varied and unpredictable. Especially in his previous match from the top 24 to the top 22, the move Misfortune Reversal Again that he used by combining his Great Earth Misfortune Hound and Two-Headed Serpent Dragon was absolutely stunning. I'm sure you all saw it."
The one answering was Lin Ya, the man Qiao Sang had seen in the center of the mall before with a Giant Sky Toad.
"This is your third Interstellar Cup. You stopped at the top ten in the previous two. Are you confident you can achieve a better result this time?" the reporter continued.
"Everyone here is one of the top Beast Tamers in the interstellar world. I'm not confident," Lin Ya said with a smile.
The reporters exchanged looks, clearly not expecting that answer.
"But I'll work hard," Lin Ya added.
"On the Interstellar Betting Website, your odds and Baudelaire's are 1.89 and 1.23 respectively. What do you think about having higher odds than Baudelaire?" another reporter asked.
"Everyone should still bet cautiously," Lin Ya said with an easygoing smile.
Qiao Sang stared blankly at the interview on the blimp's television screen for a while, then lowered her head and searched for the Interstellar Betting Website on her phone.
The Interstellar Betting Website was an official Alliance betting site. There were other websites, large and small, where people could bet on Interstellar Cup matches, but when it came to safety and credibility, the Interstellar Betting Website was still the best.
Without hesitation, Qiao Sang bet 5,000 Alliance Coins on Baudelaire.
Although Lin Ya represented Blue Star and was the only person from Dragon Nation participating in the Interstellar Cup, Baudelaire's odds were lower than Lin Ya's. Those odds were calculated through rigorous analysis by betting companies. Unless something unexpected happened, the difference in odds represented their respective chances of winning.
Qiao Sang chose to trust the data provided by the betting company.
Besides the match between Lin Ya and Baudelaire, Qiao Sang also spent 5,000 Alliance Coins betting on another upcoming match, again choosing based on the win rate.
After placing the bets, Qiao Sang felt refreshed, as though she had already made a little money.
In the blink of an eye, it was June 9.
8:50 in the morning.
Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School.
Fire Fang Dog looked around energetically, its four limbs moving in light steps. The 10-kilogram Weighted Ring on its right foreleg no longer had much effect on it.
Qiao Sang, on the other hand, walked toward the designated location with unsteady steps. The dark circles beneath her eyes stood out sharply against her fair skin. It was obvious she had not slept well the night before.
Qiao Sang could not help yawning. Because of the interstellar time difference, she had stayed up until three in the morning watching the match between Lin Ya and Baudelaire.
Since it concerned her money, sacrificing a little sleep was naturally nothing.
But after she started watching, she ended up staying awake until morning.
Before three in the morning, she had stayed up to watch the match. After three, she simply could not sleep from anger.
Lin Ya had won.
Her 5,000 Alliance Coins were gone...
What kind of betting company came up with such odds? They were completely unreliable!
As expected, gambling did people no good. Now Qiao Sang could only hope the other match would help her win back some of her losses. Otherwise, she would have to cut back on a few bottles of Qi Yuan Milk that she bought every day.
Fire Fang Dog, I'm sorry!
Fire Fang Dog was full of curiosity about the unfamiliar surroundings, looking all around without the slightest idea that the Qi Yuan Milk it loved to drink every day might soon be in danger.
No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School Admissions Office.
The door was slightly ajar, and Qiao Sang could hear quite a few people talking inside. She knocked on it.
"Come in," a deep voice called from inside.
Qiao Sang pushed the door open and entered.
The people inside instantly fell silent, their eyes all turning toward Qiao Sang and Fire Fang Dog beside her.
There were four men and two women sitting in the office, all appearing to be over thirty.
Qiao Sang was a little confused. Wasn't today the special admissions day? Why was there not a single person her age? And why were all these people staring at her? It was strange...
"Hello, teachers. I'm here for special admissions," Qiao Sang said to the middle-aged man nearest to her.
They were all seated, and each of them had that distinct air teachers possessed. Qiao Sang simply picked the nearest one and explained why she had come.
"You're Qiao Sang, right? I'm the Vice Principal of this school," Chen Shengtang said warmly.
He suppressed the excitement surging endlessly in his heart, flashing a standard eight-tooth smile as he tried his best to look more kind and approachable.
After all, the girl before him was the only independently awakened special admissions applicant to apply to Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School since its founding!
Independently awakened Beast Tamers possessed a natural advantage in beast taming and could develop their Brain Domain more quickly. There were only around forty such talents in all of Zhehai Province each year. Once discovered, they were basically either guaranteed admission or specially recruited by the top-ranked Pet Beast High Schools. When would it ever be their school's turn?
But this year, such a talent had chosen to apply to their school!
That had made him so excited that he had waited here since early in the morning, and at last, student Qiao Sang had arrived.
The more Chen Shengtang looked at Qiao Sang, the more satisfied he became. Not only was she pretty, but she had even dared to contract a fire-type pet beast as her first pet beast. She had courage!
And she had applied to their school too. She had good judgment!
So he was the Vice Principal...
"Hello, Vice Principal." Qiao Sang found it a little strange that a school's Vice Principal recognized her, but before she could think further, she quickly took out her Information Card and proof of independent awakening and handed them over.
Although she had already registered online, the required procedures still had to be completed. Her information needed to be verified in person, and her Brain Domain Development level had to be tested again to prevent any oversight.
Qiao Sang was very relaxed about Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School's special admissions. She was certain she would pass. Besides, Saint Water High School was the one she truly wanted to attend. She had only come here to leave herself a way out.
"Have you had breakfast?" Chen Shengtang asked with a smile, not rushing to verify her information.
"If you haven't, the breakfast at our school cafeteria is quite plentiful. We can take you there to eat," a bespectacled female teacher said kindly.
Chen Shengtang shot her an approving glance.
The female teacher seated by the window felt a little sour.
She was so good at reading the room. No wonder she had become the dean of studies at such a young age.
"I have," Qiao Sang answered.
The teachers at this school seemed pretty nice...
Chen Shengtang lowered his head and casually glanced at the proof of independent awakening, mainly to check the level of Brain Domain Development.
The moment he saw it, his heart tightened.
Brain Domain Development: 5%–9%. Fluctuations are relatively large and cannot be confirmed. Reconfirmation is required after stabilization.
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