Beast taming, starting from zero point-Chapter 34 - 31: Fooled by Him

Chapter 34: Chapter 31: Fooled by Him

The students of Shengshui Middle School mostly lived on campus, and those who resided outside would use the school’s south gate, while external personnel like Qiao Sang uniformly used the north gate.

The north gate was tightly closed, and the guard in the security room had not yet begun work.

Qiao Sang checked the time for the nth time.

8:52 AM.

Only 28 minutes left until the special recruitment exam assembly time of 9:20 AM at Shengshui Middle School.

Aside from Qiao Sang and the Fire-Toothed Dog, there was not a soul passing by the grand northern gate.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but yawn wearily.

If only she’d known, she would have stayed in bed a bit longer and not arrived so early…

8:58 AM.

Eight black dots appeared in the distance and quickly approached, finally landing at the north gate, stirring up the dust on the ground.

Qiao Sang forced her drowsy eyes to open a bit wider.

They were eight Black Beak Sparrows, each about 2 meters in size.

Their beaks, like their feathers, were all black, and they had a pair of attractive black, curled tails that were easy to recognize.

From the backs of the eight Black Beak Sparrows, six boys and two girls disembarked one after another, all appearing to be about her age.

“Hello, that will be 8,000 Alliance Currency in total,” said the man on the back of one of the Black Beak Sparrows.

“We signed up for the group rate,” a girl with a bob haircut wearing a red hairband hurriedly said.

The man looked to his companion with a questioning glance to confirm if this was the case.

His companion nodded, “They did sign up for the group rate.”

“Then it’s 7,222 Alliance Currency,” the man said.

“Can we get a further discount? We might call you again later if we head back late,” asked the tallest among the six boys.

“Let’s settle this trip’s payment first,” the man did not directly answer.

With the conversation having reached that point, they naturally paid the money first.

After the payment was made, the tallest boy then asked, “How much of a discount can we get if we call you later?”

“None,” the man replied.

“What?” The tallest boy was baffled.

“No discount,” the man repeated his answer.

The crowd: “…”

…

While this group was chatting and trading, Qiao Sang had already entered Shengshui Middle School with the Fire-Toothed Dog.

At 9 AM sharp, the uncle guard came out from the school and opened the gate.

It was as if he clocked in at the exact right moment…

Following the route provided on the official website of Shengshui Middle School, Qiao Sang arrived at the number three field.

There were only four teachers on the field, and compared to Hangkang’s Sixth Beast Taming Middle School, it seemed like they didn’t place much emphasis on this special recruitment competition.

“Teacher, I’m here for the exam,” Qiao Sang approached and said.

“Your identity card,” Sun Boyi said concisely.

Qiao Sang took out her identity card and handed it over.

“Qiao Sang, from Wen Cheng Junior High?” Sun Boyi looked down to confirm the identity card with the information.

“Mhm,” Qiao Sang replied.

Sun Boyi made a checkmark behind Qiao Sang’s name on the paper, “Go sit over there for now, we’ll start when everyone is here.” He then returned the identity card.

When Qiao Sang walked to the side, Qin Wen commented with interest, “That girl actually contracted a Fire-Toothed Dog.”

“Everyone who awakens on their own thinks they are exceptional, is it rare for the first one to contract some difficult-to-control Pet Beast? Isn’t Lu You, who got a guaranteed place at our school, contracted with a young Dragon-type Pet Beast?” Zheng Pingguo said dismissively.

Qin Wen secretly rolled her eyes.

How could that be the same?

The temper of a young Dragon-type Pet Beast was far better than that of a Fire-Toothed Dog; it was only because it was a Dragon-type Pet Beast that the price was too high and not many could afford to contract one.

One relied on courage to contract a Fire-Toothed Dog while another relied on financial power to contract a young Dragon-type Pet Beast, how could they be the same?

However, Zheng Pingguo was not easy to talk to, easily combusting over little things, and she didn’t feel like arguing with him about it.

A few minutes later, the same group that had just alighted from the Black Beak Sparrows outside the north gate entered the field and began lining up for identity verification.

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The first to finish identity confirmation, the girl with a headband and a bob hairstyle looked around and then sat down next to Qiao Sang, saying casually, “You’re here for the exam too? Why didn’t you come over with us?”

She glanced at the Fire-Toothed Dog on the side without being too obvious.

A formidable opponent indeed.

Qiao Sang was confused. “Why should I come with you? Do I know you?”

The girl with the bob hair expressed her surprise, “Didn’t you see the message in the group chat?”

Qiao Sang was even more puzzled. “What group? What message?”

“The group chat that all the special enrollment candidates of Shengshui Middle School are supposed to join, under the official website announcement. Didn’t we agree to meet at the intersection of Oujie Street and come here together?” the girl with the bob hairstyle explained.

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment before saying, “I didn’t join…”

The girl with the bob hairstyle: “…”

“That’s not right. There are 9 special enrollment candidates in the group. If it’s not you, then who else could it be?” the girl with the bob hair wondered aloud.

Originally, someone in the chat had said that the real experts always make their entrance last, and then one by one, they declared in the group they wanted to be the last to arrive.

Li Yang, the tallest of the boys, later stood up and proposed that they might as well gather together and head to the exam at the same time, close to when it was to start.

Everybody in the group was awakened on their own initiative.

There were 5 special recruitment spots available at Shengshui Middle School this time, and they would likely be schoolmates in the future, so getting to know each other in advance and establishing good relationships naturally met with no objections.

So they all decided on Li Yang’s proposal.

There was only 1 minute left until 9:20 am, and adding the girl in front of him, it should be exactly nine people. They were all supposed to be here by now.

Could it be that there were 10 special recruits this time?

The girl with the bob hairstyle was about to say something when suddenly, a shiver-inducing cry came from behind.

Turning their heads, they saw a Flight Type Pet Beast with four legs, a long tapered tail, and a mainly blue body with grey-black wings, covered in a thick shell, appear about 3 or 4 meters above the ground.

It was a Gaijia Falcon, a High Level Pet Beast.

Zheng Pingguo frowned as he watched the Gaijia Falcon. Shengshui Middle School did not allow foreign Pet Beasts to enter. Just as he thought to step forward to stop it, he saw a figure jump down from the back of the Gaijia Falcon.

“Dad, you can go now,” said the boy who jumped down, waving his hand.

The man riding on the back of the Gaijia Falcon nodded and then the Pet Beast took flight and left.

“Teacher, I’m not late, am I?” the boy asked as he approached the group of teachers.

“Lu Liangye, right? You’re the only one left, and you timed it just right. Had you been two seconds later, you’d have been late,” Zheng Pingguo said with a hint of mockery.

Lu Liangye just smiled and didn’t say anything, casting an inadvertent glance at the other candidates.

Except for Qiao Sang, everyone understood his message.

See? The experts always make their entrance last!

Everyone: “…”

Damn! He showed us up!

Sun Boyi clapped his hands to gather everyone before saying, “Now that everyone is here, let’s start the exam.”

“You all know the rules of the exam, right? I’ll explain them again.”

“Ten people, paired up in twos. The winners of the five pairs get some rest, while the losers from the five pairs will compete to determine one more winner. Together with the original five winners, that makes six people.”

“These six people will be split into three groups. The winners will claim the top three spots, while the three losers will compete again to eliminate one more person. The last five remaining will qualify for special recruitment at Shengshui Middle School.”

Understood.

In other words, it’s all about luck.

If you face a strong opponent in the first match-up, you can only blame your bad luck.

After all, four out of the five people who lose at the start will be eliminated.

“To ensure fairness, we’ll draw lots. Numbers 1—5 are all in there twice; if you draw the same number, you automatically become a pair,” Qin Wen said, taking out a wooden box.

Soon, everyone had drawn their lots.

“Let’s start with number 1, who drew number 1?” Qin Wen asked.

“That’s me.” Lu Liangye raised an eyebrow and showed his paper slip.

“And who is the other number 1?” Qin Wen continued.

At that moment, a fair hand rose up from the side.

“Me.”

It was Qiao Sang.