"I told Lü Siya!" Fang Sisi immediately added.
Qiao Sang looked at her suspiciously.
"...And my parents."
"It's fine even if you told them. It wasn't something that needed to be kept secret anyway," Qiao Sang said.
"Haha, that's what I thought! Everyone should know about something like this. If Lü Siya hadn't stopped me and said we should wait until you got back to school to ask whether you wanted it publicized, I would've posted it in the class group chat ages ago." Fang Sisi relaxed and laughed.
Qiao Sang: "..."
Thank goodness for Lü Siya!
Unlike Fang Sisi, Lü Siya wasn't an academic underachiever. Her grades consistently ranked in the top fifteen of the class. The reason she got along so well with Fang Sisi was because they shared a common interest—Coordinators.
Coordinators were professionals who used Pet Beast skills to showcase their own charm.
Unlike Beast Tamers whose goal was to compete in Alliance battles, Coordinators focused more on the appeal of Pet Beasts themselves and the splendor of their skills, rather than actual combat.
As a result, most Coordinators found it difficult to pass higher-level Beast Tamer assessments and become higher-ranking Beast Tamers.
To them, looking good was what mattered most.
The Pet Beasts they wanted to contract were all good-looking, too.
"Why did you put such an ugly bracelet on Fire Fang Dog?" Lü Siya had kept her attention on Fire Fang Dog.
She was both surprised and unsurprised that Qiao Sang had contracted Fire Fang Dog.
She was surprised that Qiao Sang had actually dared to contract such a temperamental Fire-type Pet Beast, but not surprised by the choice itself.
After all, Fire Fang Dog was adorably cute, with flame-like fur all over its body that caught the eye. Its evolved form, Blazing Fire Dog, was even more dazzling.
Lü Siya looked at Fire Fang Dog. Like Fang Sisi, she wanted to pet it but didn't dare.
Before Qiao Sang could answer, Fire Fang Dog barked first.
"Fang!"
Its training gear wasn't ugly at all!
Lü Siya leaned back slightly and asked, "Are you really okay contracting Fire Fang Dog? Look at it—it's so fierce."
Fang Sisi chimed in, "But Fire Fang Dog is so pretty! Look at those eyes, that fur. Don't you want to give it a good pet?"
"I do!" Lü Siya's eyes lit up.
Both girls looked at Qiao Sang with longing in their eyes.
Qiao Sang looked at Fire Fang Dog, silently asking for its permission.
Fire Fang Dog understood what its Beast Tamer meant.
"Fang."
It turned toward Fang Sisi and barked once, then lowered its head slightly.
The head-lowering gesture was obvious enough. Fang Sisi naturally understood that Fire Fang Dog was allowing her to pet it, and she excitedly reached out her hand.
"Holy crap, it feels so good."
Lü Siya watched enviously. Just as she reached out to pet it too, Fire Fang Dog suddenly turned its head away with a haughty refusal.
"Fang."
It hadn't forgotten that she had just called its training gear ugly and said it was fierce.
Lü Siya awkwardly withdrew her hand and casually changed the subject. "I was just talking with Sisi about what Pet Beast would be best to contract after our brain domains awaken tomorrow. I want to contract a Desert Tail Fox, but Sisi hasn't decided yet. Qiao Sang, do you have any suggestions?"
Before Qiao Sang could offer one, Fang Sisi spoke up. "I've decided. Fire Fang Dog sounds pretty good!"
Lü Siya: "..."
Qiao Sang: "..."
Fire Fang Dog puffed out its chest. This girl had good taste.
Qiao Sang said, "Don't be impulsive. Think it over carefully."
Fang Sisi said seriously, "I'm not being impulsive. Look at your Fire Fang Dog—it's obedient and cute, and most importantly, it feels amazing! I want one too!"
Fire Fang Dog held its chest even higher.
Qiao Sang: "..."
What could she say? That Fire Fang Dog wasn't obedient, wasn't cute, and didn't feel good to pet?
Fire Fang Dog would definitely sulk with her.
Besides, Fang Sisi was telling the truth. It was just that...
When Qiao Sang thought about the other Fire Fang Dogs she had seen at Hangang Pet Beast Center, she felt that if Fang Sisi went there and saw them for herself, she would change her mind...
After finishing their hot pot and exchanging a few words wishing one another a smooth awakening tomorrow, Qiao Sang said goodbye to Fang Sisi and Lü Siya.
Tomorrow was the day the school had organized for all students to undergo unified brain-domain stimulation and awaken. Since Qiao Sang had awakened on her own, she naturally didn't need to go with them.
When she got home and put Fire Fang Dog down on the floor, Qiao Sang suddenly realized that she had been carrying it the entire way there and back!
Fire Fang Dog still had a fifteen-kilogram Weighted Ring on its right leg!
Back when Fire Fang Dog wore a ten-kilogram Weighted Ring, she would feel it getting heavy after carrying it for just a few minutes. Now, with a fifteen-kilogram Weighted Ring on, she had carried it for at least half an hour round trip, yet she hadn't felt a thing!
Had she suddenly gotten stronger?
That couldn't be right. She hadn't trained at all lately. Even when she let Fire Fang Dog out and held it after the High School Entrance Exam, it hadn't felt any different than before.
Could she have become a strongwoman in just a few hours?
Qiao Sang went to the living room and, under Fat Domestic Pigeon's baffled gaze, wrapped both arms around it.
She exerted a little force, but couldn't lift it.
She tried harder, but still couldn't lift it.
Finally, Qiao Sang used every ounce of strength she had, her face turning red, yet Fat Domestic Pigeon remained completely motionless.
Qiao Sang reached a conclusion.
It seemed she hadn't suddenly become a strongwoman. Her strength had simply increased quite a bit.
Under Fat Domestic Pigeon's baffled gaze, Qiao Sang returned to her room.
Qiao Sang was baffled too. She simply couldn't figure out why her strength had suddenly increased. Then, before going to bed that night, she opened the Pet Beast Codex as usual—and became even more confused.
"Holy crap!"
A curse suddenly rang out in the quiet room.
Qiao Sang was stunned.
Because the Pet Beast Codex had somehow become two pages!
Besides the page where she had already contracted Fire Fang Dog, there was now an additional blank contract space on the next page!
Qiao Sang's mind went blank for a moment. She exited the Pet Beast Codex and immediately recalled Fire Fang Dog, which was fast asleep beside her, into it.
The next second—
A gray star array lit up on the bed, and Fire Fang Dog appeared in the formation, lying on its side and drooling.
Gray...
Two pages...
Had her Pet Beast Codex awakened again?!
Qiao Sang couldn't calm down for a long time. Could she really be one of those legendary geniuses?!
Brain-domain development had been a subject researchers had studied since ancient times. Aside from meditation, there was still nothing that could safely promote brain-domain development.
Meditation was a course taught at Pet Beast High School.
Meditating before the brain domain awakened was useless. Most students used Magnetic Wave stimulation to awaken their brain domains, then needed a period of recovery before they could begin meditating.
That was why meditation only began in high school. Qiao Sang had never meditated before.
Yet her brain domain had genuinely strengthened.
Even the maximum brain-domain fluctuation value on her test report had only been 9%, yet hers had directly developed to 10%.
Under normal circumstances, this was basically impossible.
Qiao Sang looked at the drooling Fire Fang Dog and suddenly understood.
As expected, being a genius was standard equipment for transmigrators.
Still, even though her Pet Beast Codex had awakened again, Qiao Sang had no plans to contract a new Pet Beast anytime soon.
Fire Fang Dog hadn't been with her for long. This summer, she planned to properly nurture Fire Fang Dog while also making money.
After all, she couldn't even afford to let Fire Fang Dog soak in a bath right now. If she contracted a second one, she probably wouldn't be able to afford to nurture it either.
But...
An idea formed in Qiao Sang's mind.
She could raise her second Pet Beast from an egg.
That way, by the time it hatched, Fire Fang Dog would have grown up, and she might have earned some money too.
Most importantly—
If her second Pet Beast saw her first thing after it was born, would she still need to worry about it not listening to her?
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