Chapter 17: Don't You Know?

The two of them were silent for a long time.

Qiao Sang stood quietly on the side without a word.

Hedgehog Head gave Jiang Liu a meaningful look.

Jiang Liu asked curiously, "What's wrong with your eyes?"

Hedgehog Head: "……"

Too naive.

Hedgehog Head resisted the urge to facepalm and managed to say one word: "Money."

Jiang Liu finally realized and hurriedly took out 50 Alliance coins from his pocket and handed them over.

Hedgehog Head: "……"

You really deserve to be single! Why didn't you add a contact and transfer the money later?

"Thanks, I'll be going now." Qiao Sang took the money and smiled.

There was only a limited time during the peak after-school hours, and she needed to take advantage of this time to find more people.

"Wait, let's have a match too." Hedgehog Head stopped Qiao Sang, "I don't want money; just tell me the secret to training Firefang."

Qiao Sang shook her head and said, "I don't have any secrets."

"Impossible, if there were no secrets, why would Firefang be so obedient?" Hedgehog Head looked disbelieving.

Training pet beasts is not a secret; there are even majors in universities dedicated to it.

People who graduate from such majors are called trainers, like beast masters, and they also need to pass levels from F to SSS.

Some people who contract pet beasts will specifically seek out trainers to develop a series of training plans.

However, some have their own unique ways of handling pet beasts and are unwilling to share.

For example, the Wei family in Jiangcheng, using food that makes fairy-type extraordinary beings fond of it, managed to make these elusive fairy-type extraordinary beings appear before them and willingly become their pet beasts.

This kind of food naturally makes people envious; if the recipe were to be patented or sold, it could make a fortune.

But the Wei family only uses it for their own family.

Later, almost every member of the Wei family could have a fairy-type pet beast, and after 300 years of development, they earned the title of the Fairy Family.

Hedgehog Head believed that Qiao Sang was unwilling to tell him.

He still remembered the only other student in the school who had a fire-type pet beast, a senior in the second year, who took out his Fire Mouse to let a junior girl pet it, but the Fire Mouse came out and sprayed a flame at him.

The person was fine, but his hair was singed, and he had to shave his head and still wears a hat every day.

Unlike this Firefang, which could stand still and be obedient in such a situation.

Qiao Sang said, puzzled, "I'm its beast master, isn't it normal for it to listen to me?"

"Tooth."

Firefang nodded, agreeing with its beast master.

Hedgehog Head, seeing Firefang's behavior, was no longer sure. Could it be that Firefang is naturally obedient?

"Can I pet it?" Hedgehog Head asked.

"Chen Tongtong, don't be impulsive." Jiang Liu advised.

The reason the senior became bald was already known throughout the school, and he was afraid Chen Tongtong would become the second bald person in the school.

"It's fine, you can pet it." Qiao Sang said indifferently.

Back at the pet beast base, before the contract, Firefang was also willing to let her pet it.

Chen Tongtong was moved. He squatted down and looked at Firefang, just as he was about to reach out.

"Tooth."

Firefang showed its sharp teeth in a friendly manner.

Chen Tongtong immediately pulled back his hand, afraid that Firefang would bite him at any moment.

"Let's have a match, I don't need any secrets; just tell me how you usually train Firefang." Chen Tongtong stood up and said.

"Okay." Qiao Sang agreed.

Although Firefang had only been with her for 3-4 days, she did have some training insights.

Seeing the two decide, Jiang Liu stepped forward and said, "I'll be the referee this time."

Qiao Sang nodded.

Chen Tongtong summoned his pet beast.

Qiao Sang looked at the extraordinary being in front of her and fell silent.

A 10-centimeter-long brown insect-type pet beast, resembling a dog's tail, was wriggling on the ground.

It's actually a Cotton Worm...

Cotton Worms are usually green, and brown Cotton Worms are rare. This cheap and common pet beast is generally not favored by ambitious beast masters.

However, its evolved forms are diverse, and five different attribute evolved forms have been researched, including the rare ice-type pet beast, Baxue Butterfly, which significantly increased the value of the Cotton Worm.

But all this value is based on its evolved forms.

Qiao Sang had read in books that Cotton Worms can only learn the skills of silk-spitting and ramming.

Isn't this just giving her money?

"This time, you go first." Qiao Sang said.

She was afraid that Firefang would end the battle with a single spark...

Chen Tongtong naturally knew what Qiao Sang was thinking. Every time he brought out the Cotton Worm, the opponent would let him attack first.

This kind of contempt, this feeling of being looked down upon, always benefited him in battles.

A normal Cotton Worm can evolve between 3-5 months, but his Cotton Worm was deliberately delayed for almost a year to build a solid foundation for a perfect evolution.

With this solid foundation, his Cotton Worm was no longer comparable to ordinary Cotton Worms!

He even achieved a 39th place in the first-year beast master battle competition with the exceptional toughness of his Cotton Worm's silk!

"Cotton Worm! Show her your strength!" Chen Tongtong raised his hand and shouted forcefully.

"Segment!"

The Cotton Worm opened its mouth, and a snow-white, shiny silk line shot at Firefang at high speed.

So fast that Firefang was bound by the silk before it could even move its legs.

Firefang struggled but couldn't break free.

Qiao Sang frowned; it seemed that Firefang's speed training needed to be prioritized.

"Give it the final blow!" Chen Tongtong continued to shout.

The Cotton Worm's body glowed faintly white, and its 10-centimeter-long body didn't wriggle but rushed over in the air!

Its speed was much faster than Firefang's ramming.

Qiao Sang watched the distance and gave the order after 3 seconds: "Fire Fang."

The brilliant flame instantly destroyed the white silk and accurately bit the rushing Cotton Worm.

"Segment!!!" The Cotton Worm screamed.

Two seconds later, its eyes turned white, and it fainted.

"Qiao Sang wins." Jiang Liu announced.

"Cotton Worm!" Chen Tongtong ran over and hugged the fallen Cotton Worm.

After confirming that the Cotton Worm was just unconscious, he returned it to the beast master's manual.

"Why?" Chen Tongtong looked up with red eyes at Qiao Sang and asked.

"What?" Qiao Sang countered.

She didn't understand; wasn't it normal for Firefang to win against the Cotton Worm? Why was he reacting so strongly?

"Why did you break the Cotton Worm's silk so easily?" Chen Tongtong stared at Qiao Sang, unwilling to accept it.

His Cotton Worm's silk was incredibly tough; once bound, the opponent couldn't break free, even if they were strong, it would take a while.

Not like now, it was like a joke.

"Um." Qiao Sang thought for a moment, "Don't you know that fire-type beasts counter insect-type beasts?"

Chen Tongtong: "……"

"Maybe you haven't battled a fire-type pet beast before?" Qiao Sang felt she had hit the mark.

Chen Tongtong: "……!!"