Chapter 39: The Last Day

The twilight glow filtered through the glass, casting a light orange hue on the floor, and also illuminating the girl and her Firefang dog.

Everything was so peaceful and beautiful...

"You're too careless, you know. Now look, we're both standing here as punishment." Jiaosang stood against the wall with her hands raised in a surrendering posture.

Firefang stood by the wall in the same posture.

"Fa, fa fa."

Her tamer was too fickle. Just a moment ago, she said it was fine as long as he was okay.

"You two, be quiet!" Mother scolded, then turned to pick up the shattered pieces of celadon with a pained expression.

"Mom, let me help you." Jiaosang tried to show her obedient side.

Mother said coldly, "Stay there and don't move."

Jiaosang sighed inwardly. How could she explain her absence from school these past few days in this situation?

It seems today isn't the right time to reveal the truth...

The homeroom teacher probably won't call at this critical moment...

Mother carefully picked up the fragments from the bottom of the bottle, and seeing the signature, which was now broken into three pieces, her eyes almost turned red.

Jiaosang couldn't bear to see her like this, "Mom, it's just a signature. When I meet Wang Dianao next time, I'll get a new one for you."

She remembered that her mother's favorite tamer was Wang Dianao. A while ago, when she and Firefang were watching TV, they saw him in a romance with a tamer named Luo Tang.

But it seemed her mother wasn't affected much. She ate and drank as usual, and when Wang Dianao appeared on TV and released his ace pet, the Jiajian Bear, she still got excited.

Jiaosang guessed her mother was a fan of his career.

Mother glared at her with slightly red eyes and shouted, "What Wang Dianao! This is the signature of Jiajian Bear! It's already out of print! It's gone forever! It has already evolved into a Jiajian Bear!"

Jiaosang: "..."

She decided to keep quiet and stand still.

...

Jiaosang thought her mother was a strong woman. Even after losing the out-of-print Jiajian Bear signature, she still called her and Firefang to eat.

Even if she didn't look too happy...

In the evening, Jiaosang was doing her homework, while Firefang, accompanied by Fat Dove, was training downstairs in the neighborhood.

This was Firefang's own request.

After the recent training, Firefang could clearly feel his improvement, and he didn't want to stop now.

Jiaosang was of course happy to see Firefang's enthusiasm, but reading books downstairs at night wasn't suitable, so she had Fat Dove accompany him.

With Fat Dove, the family elder, accompanying Firefang, she felt reassured.

Before leaving, Jiaosang also had Firefang wear a 15kg weight ring. The 10kg weight ring no longer had any effect on him.

This routine continued every day, and before they knew it, it was June 15th.

Two days before the high school entrance exam, the last day at Wencheng Junior High.

Class 3-7.

The classmates were taking advantage of the last moments to deepen their bonds.

After today, the next time they would see each other would be when the exam results were announced. Once they left Wencheng Junior High, even if they were good friends now, they wouldn't often meet unless they went to the same high school.

"Jiaosang, have you decided which school you're going to?" Fang Sisi asked.

"Shengshui High School." Jiaosang answered honestly.

"Ha ha ha, you're so funny." Fang Sisi laughed, slapping the desk.

Jiaosang: "..."

"Or we could all go to Haomu Tamer High School. That way, we can support each other." A girl in front of Fang Sisi turned around and said.

Haomu Tamer High School is a private school. The high school entrance exam scores don't matter much; as long as the money is right, anyone can attend.

"How much is the tuition per semester?" Fang Sisi was interested.

If everyone could go to the same high school, she would want to go too, but she only knew that Haomu Tamer High School was expensive, without knowing the exact amount.

"500,000." The girl in front held out her hand.

Fang Sisi looked at her hand and turned back, "Jiaosang, where were we just now?"

"We were talking about how funny I am." Jiaosang replied.

The girl in front: "..."

Fang Sisi was about to continue the conversation when a boy's exclamation from the other side of the classroom interrupted them: "What? Your dad actually sent you a Laos?"

This exclamation drew envious glances from the entire class, including Jiaosang.

Laos, a psychic-type pet, wouldn't be so envied if that was all there was to it.

Laos isn't a pet from Long Country.

Each region has its own unique pets, like Firefang, Fat Dove, and Mohwei Fox, which are exclusive to the Yuhua region where Jiaosang lives.

Pets from other regions aren't entirely absent in the Yuhua region, but the variety and number are limited. Some tamers would travel to different regions to contract pets during their tamer awakening, but most still stayed within China.

A psychic pet directly air-freighted from another country, Jiaosang estimated, was probably the only one among all the candidates in Hanggang City this year.

"My dad insisted on sending it to me. I told him I didn't want it, but he still sent it. I couldn't do anything about it." The speaker was Qin Shou.

Truly a beast, to say such things.

Jiaosang's fists clenched, but she had to admit that having resources was good. With money, one could contract rare and powerful pets and have a steady supply of resources.

Without money, one had to contract a suitable pet within a limited area, and the subsequent resources for cultivation would be insufficient.

That's why powerful tamers in today's society mostly have strong backgrounds, while grassroots tamers find it hard to rise.

Fortunately, she had a golden finger!

"Hasn't the brain domain awakening even started yet? If you can't awaken, won't you be embarrassed?" Guo Lin in the back row said with a sour tone.

"Is that possible?" Fang Sisi turned around and asked.

Impossible.

If the second-best in the school can't awaken, the second-worst in the class has no chance either.

Guo Lin chose not to respond.

The last class of the day was with the homeroom teacher.

Jiaosang looked at the homeroom teacher, feeling a bit reluctant to part.

The homeroom teacher was too considerate, not calling her mother about her absence for so many days. Where could she find such a good homeroom teacher?

The homeroom teacher spoke with passion, "Students, the day after tomorrow, June 17th, is our high school entrance exam, and June 20th is our brain domain awakening day."

"You will experience the first turning point in your lives, about to end three years of junior high school and move on to higher education."

"Three years of hard work, three years of diligent study, and three years of refinement have made you who you are today. I believe that at this moment, every student..."

"Is holding back a surge of determination." Jiaosang whispered.

"Is holding back a surge of determination."

Fang Sisi asked in surprise, "How did you know what the homeroom teacher was going to say next?"

Jiaosang paused and replied, "I guessed."

The homeroom teacher was just following the usual script for farewells, which can be found online. Jiaosang decided to give the homeroom teacher some face.

"I believe that in a few days, everyone will use their brilliant results to bring a perfect conclusion to their junior high school life."

"Finally, I wish everyone to ride the wind and break the waves, sail towards their ideal high school, and fulfill their dreams in June!"

The class erupted in thunderous applause, and Jiaosang clapped wildly.

At this moment, she didn't care about the script.

The atmosphere was real, and the excitement was genuine.