Qiao Sang walked out of the police station after finishing her statement.
The issue of the reward wasn't like the time she caught a thief, where the payment was given immediately, but rather she had to wait for notification to collect it within thirty working days. Naturally, she had no objections to this.
After leaving the police station, she quietly took out her phone, switching it from silent mode to standard mode and cranking the volume up to the max.
The Beastmaster Center was an official unit of the alliance, part of the government. As an important hub in the entire region, there was one not only in big cities but also in every town.
The Beastmaster Center in Qitang Town was located right in the town center. Although its scale couldn’t compare to that of Hanggang City, it was still significantly larger than other buildings in Qitang Town.
At this moment, Qiao Sang was sitting quietly in the medical area of the Beastmaster Center, holding her Fire Tooth Dog.
She was not particularly worried about the little treasure seeker’s condition. There were no signs of injury, internal or external; it just seemed to be sleeping continuously, as if it had drunk too much.
In today's society, as long as you reached the Beastmaster Center in time, if your companion beast fainted during the morning match, you could treat its injuries at noon and have it bouncing back in the afternoon to continue competing.
While waiting, Qiao Sang's mind wandered to the Beastmaster Codex.
[Name: Fire Tooth Dog]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: Beginner (198/1000) +]
[First Trait: Fierce Flame
Level: D (1/500), Status: (Difficult to Utilize), Description: (When status falls below 1/4, potential can be activated; fire skills double in strength, speed doubles)]
[Skills: Bite (Novice 74/100) +, Fierce Charge (Expert 483/500) +, Fire Fang (Minor Achievement 694/2000) +, Spark (Minor Achievement 866/2000) +, Shadow Clone (Expert 125/500) +, Fire Vortex (Expert 220/500) +, Flame Charge (Expert 110/500) +]
[Points: 1386]
Staring at the data in front of her, Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment. She repeatedly checked the points at the bottom.
1386.
It had been 456 just last night, and now it was 1386?
That was a whopping increase of 930 points...
Her heart raced. She knew that knocking out the Thunder Swift Bird at the end would add quite a few points, but she didn't expect it to be this many!
This could directly lead to the evolution of her Fire Tooth Dog!
Wasn’t her purpose for returning home to train her Fire Tooth Dog to help it evolve?
Qiao Sang's thoughts momentarily froze. She had just returned home yesterday, and today she was already achieving her goal?!
“006, 006.”
“The Beastmaster of the Treasure Seeker!”
Qiao Sang snapped back to reality.
“I’m here!”
“The Treasure Seeker is fine. It just drank a bit of Dark Liquid. Fortunately, it seems to be only a few drops. While Dark Liquid enhances ghost-type beasts greatly, this little Treasure Seeker is too young to benefit from it."
“You, as a Beastmaster, need to pay more attention. Don’t let it consume everything just because it’s a good thing. You must consider whether it’s suitable for its current stage. In this case, just wait for it to absorb the Dark Liquid inside; it should be fine after a good sleep and should recover by tomorrow,” said a middle-aged doctor in a white coat, holding the still-sleeping Treasure Seeker before Qiao Sang.
The man looked to be in his 40s or 50s, with a receding hairline and sparse hair, clearly a senior figure.
“Thank you, doctor. I understand.” Qiao Sang responded after receiving the little Treasure Seeker, still nestled in sleep.
Dark Liquid was the exclusive supplement for ghost-type creatures, costing around five figures for just one drop. Such a thing could only be obtained from the Stone Helmet Spirit.
Trading milk for Dark Liquid, only to end up in this state? Qiao Sang couldn’t help but feel a bit pained.
She had initially felt a sting over the lost points, but now she had come to terms with it.
...
In Liu Ganxi.
“Yah?”
The Fire Tooth Dog tilted its head in confusion, not understanding why its Beastmaster was staring at it in silence for so long.
“Yah, darling, let’s take a few pictures.” Qiao Sang patted the Fire Tooth Dog's head, filled with reluctance.
“Yah.”
The Fire Tooth Dog nodded.
Its Beastmaster's unusual expression confused it; it thought something serious was about to be said, but it turned out to be just for taking pictures.
Taking pictures was simple. Last time, a bunch of people praised it for posing well.
The Fire Tooth Dog quickly adjusted its stance—head tilted back at a 45-degree angle, mouth raised slightly, showing off its sharp teeth.
Qiao Sang: “...” Was that positioning a bit too quick?
It nearly made her lost the emotions she was feeling just moments ago...
Qiao Sang took out her phone and opened the camera aimed at the handsome and cute Fire Tooth Dog in front of her.
After a companion beast evolves, both its form and appearance undergo significant changes. Although the after-evolution Flame Dog looked much more impressive than the Fire Tooth Dog, Qiao Sang still felt a pang of reluctance in her heart at the thought of such a sudden transformation.
But evolution was an inevitable path for all companion beasts and the pursuit of every Beastmaster along with their beasts.
No one would reject becoming stronger, especially the strong-willed Fire Tooth Dog. It was just that she might not be able to carry it anymore in the future...
Just as Qiao Sang was about to press the camera button to preserve this moment, a phone call came in.
Seeing who was calling, she paused for a moment before pressing the answer key.
“Hello, Qiao Sang? The photos are ready! I’ll send them to you in a bit. Remember to post them on Superbo. I’ve even edited the text for you. I’ll send you the info, and you can copy it directly.” The voice on the other end of the line rattled off.
Qiao Sang listened to the voice on the phone, her expression still.
That was close!
Just nearly!
Just a little more and she would have breached her contract!
She had completely forgotten about the endorsement deal for the Fire Tooth Dog!
At the start, she had signed a six-month endorsement, and the Fire Tooth Dog was supposed to shoot photos for two seasons of sunglasses. She had just finished shooting the summer sunglasses and hadn’t even started on the autumn ones yet.
If the Fire Tooth Dog evolved into a Flame Dog before the autumn shoot, she would undoubtedly face hefty breach of contract penalties.
After all, people were looking for her Fire Tooth Dog, which had clinched victory at the Baixin Games.
“Hey, Qiao Sang, are you listening?”
“I am listening. Have the autumn sunglasses been released yet? If they have, I can go over to shoot them in advance.” Qiao Sang attempted to negotiate.
“It’s only July; there’s no way they’re ready yet. Aren’t you back home? When you come back to Hanggang in time for school, we’ll probably be ready to start shooting,” Song Yuan laughed.
That would be in a month and a half.
After some careful thought, Qiao Sang accepted it. There was no need to rush at this moment.
After hanging up, Qiao Sang said to her Fire Tooth Dog, “Let’s practice Flame Charge now.”
The Fire Tooth Dog currently had only four fire-type skills. The limits on the other three had already been tried out, leaving only Flame Charge left.
The Fire Tooth Dog maintained its charming smile, head tilted at a 45-degree angle, looking a bit confused. Wasn’t she going to take pictures?
Ten minutes later.
Qiao Sang was typing notes on her phone.
Flame Charge, 48 times.
The Fire Fang and Flame Charge were both intermediate skills; however, the proficiency of Fire Fang was higher than that of Flame Charge. Yet, the difference in energy consumption between the two couldn’t be considered particularly large.
Even skills of the same rank had their differences.
Clearly, Flame Charge had higher energy consumption and power compared to Fire Fang at the same proficiency level.
The Fire Tooth Dog picked up the milk that had long been prepared next to it and began to drink.
The little Treasure Seeker was now sleeping on Qiao Sang’s head, holding onto two tufts of her hair. This milk was something Qiao Sang had placed in her bag earlier that morning.
After drinking the milk, the Fire Tooth Dog looked up at the sky.
It seemed to recall something. Its gaze turned firm, and it gulped down the remaining milk in one go.
“Yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog's bark drew Qiao Sang's attention away from her phone.
“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Yah yah!”
“Yah yah!”
“Yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog waved its short claws repeatedly, pointing first at itself then at the sky.
Qiao Sang was taken aback, hesitating before saying, “Are you saying you want to learn Meteor Fire again?”
“Yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog nodded firmly.
(End of this chapter)