Chapter 79: Shooting

7:45 PM.

Qiao Sang sat at her desk, planning out the rest of her summer vacation.

It was only July 6th, and high school usually started in early September.

There was still over a month and a half left.

Fire Fang's points had already reached 456. If all the points were added to its level, it would only take 176 days to evolve at the normal rate of 2 points per day.

She could let Fire Fang increase its points through battles and complete an evolution during the summer.

As for the Blaze characteristic, she had tried to activate it this morning, but it couldn't be used 100% like a skill.

She had also done some research on characteristics.

The League rated characteristics from E to S, a total of six levels.

This wasn't based on their usefulness, but on whether the user had mastered the characteristic to its fullest extent.

It was somewhat similar to the proficiency of a skill.

For forced characteristics,

For example, Moon Grass sleeping in the rain, this is a natural E-level characteristic that cannot be changed.

Because it cannot be controlled.

Many experienced beast masters would consider the characteristics of their contracted beasts.

Qiao Sang thought that the characteristic data rating in the Beast Master Codex might follow the League's standards.

If Fire Fang's Blaze characteristic needed points or a specific state to activate, she thought it could be left alone for now, to let things take their natural course.

After all, if she needed Blaze to turn the tide in future battles, she wouldn't consider herself a qualified beast master.

She had experimented with skills this morning.

Since they were still in the neighborhood, Fire Fang could only practice Fire Fang using clones.

If it used clones to train other skills simultaneously, it would likely result in complaints from the residents resting downstairs.

Five clones, each releasing 40 Fire Fangs.

This was the current limit of Fire Fang's energy.

It was much better than when it could only release about 20 Fire Fangs a day after recharging.

Little Treasure Ghost was an unexpected addition.

Originally, she thought her second beast would still be an egg.

However, she didn't mind this unexpected turn of events.

She even thought that a few more surprises wouldn't be bad...

Little Treasure Ghost was still a newborn.

Training it directly would be inhumane.

It could enjoy its childhood for a while; training could wait a month...

The summer should still focus on Fire Fang...

Under the lamp, the girl propped her chin with one hand and held a pen in the other, writing intermittently.

In the living room, the three beasts were playing hide-and-seek.

Little Treasure Ghost was openly floating on the TV, its eyes curiously watching Fire Fang and Fat Pigeon aimlessly searching in the kitchen. It clenched its short claws to its mouth, feeling an unusual excitement.

In another room, a phone call was still ongoing.

"Hello, is this Second Sister-in-law? No problem, just a casual call, my Sang Sang..."

...

The next day.

Qiao Sang, with Little Treasure Ghost on her head and Fire Fang in her arms, set off for the Golden Entertainment Building, where she had an appointment with Song Yuan.

Little Treasure Ghost held a bottle and drank, its eyes curiously examining the surroundings.

Every passerby who met its gaze would quickly look away.

This made it find it particularly amusing, so it started to deliberately stare at people until they looked back.

In comparison, Fire Fang seemed much more mature and steady, unlike its usual self.

Because it knew today was an important day.

Its beast master had said,

As long as the photos today went well, it could drink milk freely in the future! The new little brother's formula might also depend on this!

On the 18th floor of the Golden Entertainment Building.

"President Song, the person you invited has arrived," a young woman in a business suit reported after knocking on the door.

"Let her in," Song Yuan said, picking up the contract she had prepared.

The young woman didn't leave, standing there hesitantly.

She remembered that the boss had invited the first-place winner of the Hundred New Competition.

Since they were going to discuss a collaboration, Qiao Sang's background had been investigated.

A recent junior high school graduate, specially recruited to Sacred Water High School, who won the first place in the Hundred New Competition with a初级宠兽 Fire Fang.

But the information didn't mention a Treasure Ghost. Could it be a wild extraordinary beast?

Should she report this to the boss...

But there was no movement from the security downstairs...

"Do you have something else?" Song Yuan asked.

"No," the young woman, after much consideration, decided to trust the security.

30 seconds later.

Song Yuan looked at the approaching Qiao Sang and was speechless for a moment. Instead of greeting her immediately, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this the Patrol Department? I have a wild ghost-type beast here, a Treasure Ghost. The address is..."

Qiao Sang: "...!"

Qiao Sang quickly said, "This is my newly contracted beast!"

Song Yuan: "!!!"

After a brief and effective communication, Song Yuan finally hung up the phone.

"I remember you just graduated from junior high school," Song Yuan said with a complex expression.

"Maybe I'm just a genius," Qiao Sang replied.

Song Yuan: "..."

She suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

After a while, Song Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Why did you contract a ghost-type beast as your second beast? You could have contracted a more manageable beast first and considered a ghost-type one after a few years."

Song Yuan was puzzled.

Actually, she wasn't one to meddle in others' affairs. The children of her relatives weren't without their own geniuses, but compared to this girl, they seemed a bit ordinary.

This made her feel a strong desire to nurture talent.

From the girl's talent, she could see that she had the potential to become a professional beast master.

But if she contracted a difficult-to-manage beast too early, she would waste time dealing with problems and outsmarting the beast.

She would also have to guard against some radical beasts who might try to break the contract at the cost of mutual destruction.

No matter how she thought about it, it wasn't the right choice.

They say geniuses think differently from ordinary people, but the children of her relatives seemed quite normal.

Qiao Sang sighed, "Sigh, I didn't want to, but it's a genius."

Song Yuan: "..."

She really shouldn't have spoken.

The endorsement and shooting went very smoothly.

Fire Fang only needed to model three new-season sunglasses, which didn't take much time.

Little Treasure Ghost watched the entire process with curiosity.

It floated in front of a pink heart-shaped sunglasses that had just been changed, clumsily removing the ring from its head and placing the sunglasses inside.

Qiao Sang: "..."

She had been closely monitoring Little Treasure Ghost.

Knowing the habits of Treasure Ghosts, she couldn't let it act recklessly.

Each Treasure Ghost likes different things, and she wanted to see what her Treasure Ghost liked.

She didn't expect it to take the sunglasses.

Could it be that it liked the same things as Fire Fang?

Just as Qiao Sang was about to ask Little Treasure Ghost to take the sunglasses out, it removed the ring on its own and handed the sunglasses to Fire Fang.

"Xun Xun~"

"Fang~"

Fire Fang called out shyly.

Qiao Sang: "..."

As the beast master of the two beasts in front of her, she naturally knew what they were saying.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure Ghost with a strange expression.

Was the compliment sincere?

It felt like there was a maturity beyond its age...

Qiao Sang: "..."

She was quite moved.

She thought Little Treasure Ghost had sensed her inner thoughts.

But then it floated to Fire Fang, who had just finished the shoot, and handed the sunglasses to it.

"Xun Xun~"

"Fang~"

Fire Fang called out shyly.

Qiao Sang: "..."

As the beast master, she knew exactly what they were saying.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure Ghost with a strange expression.

Was the compliment sincere?

It felt like there was a maturity beyond its age...