Qiao Sang was heartbroken.
Is this the reason why you suddenly attacked the television?
She lifted the head of her Fire-Tooth Dog, preparing to give it a good lecture.
“Click.” The door opened.
Qiao Sang slowly turned her head, forcing a stiff smile. “Mom, you’re back.”
“Dove!”
The Plump Dove immediately rushed to her mother, rubbing against her affectionately.
Her mother looked at the devastated living room, fell silent for a few seconds, then turned to Qiao Sang with a gentle expression and asked, “Do you have anything to say?”
Qiao Sang quickly raised the Fire-Tooth Dog to shield herself. “It was all its doing!”
The Fire-Tooth Dog blinked its big innocent eyes.
Her mother locked eyes with the Fire-Tooth Dog for a moment before saying, “I’ll deduct it from your allowance.”
Qiao Sang looked at her with resentment.
“Do you have any objections?” her mother queried.
“None.” Qiao Sang answered with a guilty conscience.
With a monthly allowance of 1000 Alliance Coins, and a television costing at least 4000 Coins, having lost four months' worth of allowance was certainly a big deal to her.
“I went to your school.” Her mother walked over and sat on a nearby single sofa, the Plump Dove following closely behind.
“Was there something important?” Qiao Sang asked.
Fang Sisi had mentioned this matter in a message earlier.
Her mother didn’t answer the question directly but instead asked, “Do you have any high school in mind?”
Qiao Sang paused, then thought for a moment before replying, “Hanggang Sixth Beastmaster Middle School.”
The sixth Beastmaster Middle School wasn’t actually ranked sixth in Hanggang City; it simply had that name. Its strength was at a moderate level among all the Beastmaster high schools in Hanggang City.
Choosing this school was purely because it was close to home.
According to her past grades, such a school would be beyond her reach, but now that she had self-awakened, she could give it a shot through special admission.
Her mother took out an admission brochure from her bag and placed it in front of Qiao Sang. “I think you should try for this school.”
Qiao Sang picked it up and gave it a glance. Her eye twitched.
“Hanggang Holy Water Middle School?”
Her mother replied without missing a beat, “Yes.”
“Mom, you're overestimating me.” Qiao Sang said helplessly.
She placed the admission brochure on the coffee table.
Holy Water Middle School was ranked first among the 108 Beastmaster high schools in Hanggang City and second in the entire Zhehai Province, with an admission rate of 98.73%. It was one of the top schools.
Naturally, students who could enter this school were the best of the best in Hanggang City.
If there were still six months until the High School Entrance Exam, Qiao Sang would be willing to put in the effort, but now, with just 19 days left until the exam, it was completely impossible for her to get in.
If that was the case, why waste time taking a special admission test for this school?
Qiao Sang couldn’t understand; even if she had self-awakened, had her mother’s expectations become too unrealistic?
Her mother looked at Qiao Sang calmly and said, “You register. You don't have to get in, as long as you try your best, I won’t deduct your allowance.”
Qiao Sang picked up the admission brochure again and said, “What's this about allowance? I just want to give it a try.”
Her mother’s lips twitched. “Then go online and register now.”
“Alright.” Qiao Sang picked up her Fire-Tooth Dog and headed off.
Ye Xiangting watched her daughter’s retreating figure, a smile momentarily flashing in her eyes, but quickly turned somber as she recalled the events from school that afternoon.
…
Qiao Sang entered her room and turned on the computer, registering for both Hanggang Sixth Beastmaster Middle School and Holy Water Middle School.
The rankings of these two schools were vastly different, and the requirements for special admission varied as well.
Qiao Sang mainly focused on the self-awakening special admission section.
Hanggang Sixth Beastmaster Middle School had relatively simple conditions: after uploading proof of self-awakening to the internet and passing the review, scores would be adjusted based on the extent of brain domain awakening. A 5% development could reduce the minimum score requirement by 100, and a 6% development could lower it by 200.
Last year, the minimum score line in Hanggang City was 332, so if Qiao Sang could develop her brain domain to 6%, she would only need to score 132 to gain special admission.
Considering Qiao Sang’s current grades, this didn’t seem too difficult.
However, for Holy Water Middle School, it was a bit more complicated. Only five students could be admitted through self-awakening special admission. After registration, they had to compete in a beast battle at a designated time and place.
The students ranked second to fifth needed to score at least 50 points higher than the minimum score line to gain admission.
As for the first-ranked student, the conditions were a bit relaxed; they only had to meet the minimum score line of Hanggang City.
Though those who self-awakened were rare, the total number of such individuals in the entire Zhehai Province would be around 40 to 50 each year.
Excluding those who were directly admitted or chose to apply to other schools, the number of self-awakening applicants for Holy Water Middle School each year was still a dozen or so because it was the top-ranking school in Hanggang City, which still held its weight.
Looking at it, the special admission exam for Holy Water Middle School was scheduled for June 10th, just a week before the High School Entrance Exam, which meant it was only 12 days away.
Beast battle, huh.
Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, noticing that all the participants in the special admission would be those who had awakened this year, and their beasts would all be at the beginner level. She had contracted a fire-type beast, so she did hold some advantages.
Thinking of her Fire-Tooth Dog, Qiao Sang froze for a moment, then her consciousness slipped into the Beastmaster Codex.
[Name: Fire-Tooth Dog]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: Beginner (115/1000) +]
[Skills: Bite (Entry 73/100) +, Charge (Proficient 135/500) +, Fire Fang (Entry 2/100) +, Spark (Entry 3/100)]
[Points: 0]
Qiao Sang pulled her consciousness out, her expression strange as she looked at the Fire-Tooth Dog.
You got scared while watching TV and gained a spark skill?
Is it worth it to spend over 4000 Alliance Coins on a skill?
Surprisingly, yes, it actually is worth it…
The potential of a companion beast is limited, and you can’t judge a beast’s aptitude just by its appearance. A beast with good aptitude tends to learn skills and undergo a second awakening faster than usual.
If one contracts a mediocre beast, they might not even learn a single skill after a year.
Qiao Sang stared at her Fire-Tooth Dog, lost in thought.
Her Fire-Tooth Dog had decent aptitude—should she take it to see a horror movie next time?
The Fire-Tooth Dog suddenly shivered, wondering why it felt a bit cold all of a sudden.
…
…
At 10:12 PM.
The night was deep and silent, with not a sound to be heard.
Qiao Sang lay on her bed, her hands under her head, her eyes hinting with excitement. She flipped from one side to another for a long time before sitting up, glancing at her Fire-Tooth Dog beside her, which still seemed alert.
The Fire-Tooth Dog, being stared at, wore a puzzled expression.
“Yah?”
Qiao Sang softly said, “I’m not mad at you for this morning. Do you still want to watch TV?”
The Fire-Tooth Dog recalled what happened earlier; it knew it had made a mistake—what was in that box would not come out anyway.
“Yah.”
It nodded, expressing its desire to watch again.
Qiao Sang picked up her phone from the bedside and searched for the latest popular horror movies to show the Fire-Tooth Dog.
The Fire-Tooth Dog watched intently.
Surrounded by thick fog, a girl in white walked through the forest, and through her perspective, a vague black shadow appeared suspended in mid-air...
Qiao Sang didn’t watch along; instead, her right hand rested on the phone, observing the Fire-Tooth Dog’s reaction, ready to pull back at any moment.
(End of Chapter)