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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the live venue of the Contract Synergy Tournament..." The host's voice resounded throughout the stadium.
Qiao Sang and Tingbao stood on the field, waiting alongside a crowd of contestants for the match to begin.
Beside her, a fresh-faced young man wearing a white short-sleeved shirt looked at Qiao Sang and Tingbao several times before finally asking: "Are you a D-rank Beast Tamer?"
Qiao Sang looked left and right, and after confirming that the other party was asking her, she answered: "No."
I knew it! How could someone so young possibly be a D-rank Beast Tamer? The internet really was talking nonsense... The young man grumbled in his heart, then asked again: "Are you from Blue Star?"
Qiao Sang gave an "Mhm."
The young man cast a glance at Tingbao, lowering his voice as he said: "Then you probably haven't contracted with a pet from our Flame Star before, right? If you contract with a pet from Flame Star, you'll find that our pets are actually much more self-disciplined during training compared to Blue Star pets, they don't even need a Beast Tamer supervising them constantly."
Qiao Sang turned her head, looking over with a glance that clearly said, What are you actually trying to say?
Understanding her look, the young man cut straight to the chase: "You can introduce Little Thunder Dragon to me, and I'll introduce a pet from here to you."
As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes toward the pet standing in front of him, roughly 90 centimeters tall, predominantly muted green, and looking like a flowerpot:
"This Ghost Pot I brought along is quite excellent. Once it grows into the King-level pet, Ghost Planter King, it will be an ultra-rare dual Grass/Ghost-type pet."
"Gui hua."
Hearing the conversation, Ghost Pot didn't get angry at all, instead, it nodded toward Qiao Sang, offering a friendly smile.
Qiao Sang subconsciously cast a glance at Tingbao, only to see him continuously tapping the ground with his tail, earnestly going through his pre-match warm-up as if he hadn't heard the conversation at all. Feeling inexplicably relieved, she asked in a lowered voice: "Are you not planning to contract with Ghost Pot?"
The young man smiled and explained: "We currently maintain an open relationship. If either of us meets a more suitable Beast Tamer or pet, we don't mind the other making a swap."
"Gui hua." Ghost Pot nodded.
To think a relationship like this exists... so basically, both parties treat each other as a backup option... Qiao Sang felt she had broadened her horizons once more, asking: "Then why did you two come to participate in this tournament?"
"To see if there's a pet more suitable for me, and Ghost Pot is also here to see if there's a Beast Tamer more suitable for it." The young man explained.
"After all, the Beast Tamers and wild pets coming here to compete are all preparing to form contracts. If there's no better fit, Ghost Pot and I will just contract with each other."
"Gui hua."
Ghost Pot nodded, indicating that was exactly how it was.
Qiao Sang digested this, asking in a rather amused tone: "So you've taken a liking to Little Thunder Dragon?"
Hearing this, the young man's eyes lit up. Believing a swap was promising, he hurriedly said: "Ghost Pot has taken a liking to you too. If you think it's suitable, you can bring this up with Tingbao for me."
Dragon-type pets were generally arrogant. Although the internet said pets from Blue Star were mostly very obedient to their Beast Tamers, he still didn't quite dare to bring this up to a Dragon-type pet face-to-face.
She wasn't Little Thunder Dragon's Beast Tamer yet, so who knew if he would give him a pleasant reaction?
Qiao Sang asked out of curiosity: "Why did Ghost Pot take a liking to me?"
She recalled that during the preliminaries, she hadn't issued a single command. The few seconds of camera time she received were likely only due to Tingbao's performance. She didn't think she was memorable enough to be picked out by a wild pet.
"Gui hua."
Ghost Pot let out a call.
"Because you're from Blue Star." The young man said.
"Ghost Pot wants to go check out Blue Star. The easiest way to go to Blue Star is to contract with someone from there."
Qiao Sang came to a sudden realization.
So she was being treated as a middleman for moving to Blue Star.
"What do you think?" The young man asked.
Qiao Sang offered a smile: "You can ask for Little Thunder Dragon's opinion yourself. I prefer to respect his thoughts."
The young man was taken aback. Plucking up his courage, he looked at Tingbao, no longer lowering his voice, and asked: "Little Thunder Dragon, would you like to switch to a different contract partner?"
"Lei lei..."
Tingbao finally stopped warming up, looking at the young man with an expressionless face as rows of yellow electrical arcs surfaced across his body.
Young man: !!!
The young man put on an awkward expression and said: "I was just joking."
The electrical arcs on Tingbao's body vanished, and he resumed swishing his tail against the ground.
"Gui hua."
Ghost Pot gave the young man a disappointed look, then pulled out a business card from the planter on its lower body and handed it to Qiao Sang.
Tingbao stopped training and looked over.
Qiao Sang stated with a straight face: "Sorry, I don't want to switch contract partners either."
Tingbao resumed warming up the power in his tail.
"Gui hua..."
Ghost Pot showed a look of disappointment once more, put the business card back into its planter, and began observing the Beast Tamers standing in other sections.
At this time, the host announced: "Will all contestants please recall any pets not participating in this match back into your Beast Codex."
Knowing the tournament rules, Qiao Sang had already recalled Yabao and the others back into her Beast Codex before stepping onto the field, so she made no move.
Up in the spectator stands.
A heavy weight landed on Mikayla's knees.
Lowering her head, she expectedly saw Qingbao appearing on her lap.
Immediately after, her head felt a heavy weight landing on it as well.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure dangled upside down, grinning as he offered a greeting.
I knew it... Mikayla pointed at the empty seat beside her with a tranquil expression, saying: "Sit here. I bought this seat specifically for you."
"Xun xun?"
Little Treasure blanked out for a moment, floating to the side and pointing to himself.
Bought for him?
"That's right." Mikayla nodded slightly.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure let out a happy call, floating over to the adjacent seat.
Simultaneously, the fields beneath every contestant's feet began shifting and interweaving.
Once the fields had completely locked into place, Qiao Sang saw that the opponent standing opposite her had been replaced by an eighteen-year-old girl with blonde hair.
Following that, her gaze landed on the pet in front of her, roughly one meter in size, predominantly deep blue in color, with white feathers on its wings.
A Speckled Swallow, a Low-level Flying-type pet. Likes circling high in the sky and diving down upon spotting prey... Details regarding it flashed through Qiao Sang's mind.
Most Low-level pets were not large in size. However, if they stayed in the Low-level stage for a long time without evolving, their body size would gradually increase.
Generally speaking, a Low-level pet with a body size around one meter was almost always one that had stayed in the Low-level stage for a long time and was on the verge of evolving...
Of course, this wasn't absolute.
However, it held true for this Speckled Swallow...
Qiao Sang estimated the Speckled Swallow's size before her eyes, instantly realizing that this match might be a bit tough.
Although Dragon-type was undeniably among the top-tier attributes, and Electric-type happened to counter Flying-type, Tingbao's training time was simply too short...
As she was thinking, the countdown for the match began on the field.
"3, 2, 1, Match Start!"
Almost all the pets on the field launched their attacks in unison.
Without a word, the Speckled Swallow split from one into two, and two into four, transforming into four beams of white light that charged rapidly toward Tingbao.
At the exact same time, rows of yellow electrical arcs surfaced across Tingbao's body.
Suddenly, Qiao Sang opened her mouth and commanded: "Don't strike yet."
"Lei lei..."
Tingbao, with electrical arcs surfacing on his body, held back obediently.
Too slow... Qiao Sang thought to herself as she watched the four beams of white light charging straight over.
To be honest, the Speckled Swallow's ability to pull off a combination move of Double Team and Quick Attack at the Low-level stage was indeed impressive, but in Qiao Sang's eyes, it moved as if in slow motion.
Previously, she had been engaging in battles between B-rank professional Beast Tamers, where the speed of pet attacks was sometimes so fast there was literally no time to issue commands, leaving everything to the pet's own reaction capabilities.
Now, though, she had issued a command and spent a good while analyzing in her mind, yet the Speckled Swallow's attack still hadn't arrived.
Tingbao's Discharge move converged lightning energy into a single bolt to strike down, meaning it could only target one entity. However, before the discharge converged into a single bolt, the electrical arcs across his body scattered outward in all directions.
As long as he released his lightning energy when the Speckled Swallow drew close, those scattered arcs, before they had time to converge into a single bolt, could strike all four Speckled Swallows simultaneously...
In the guest panel area.
Fyodor looked toward a certain spot and said: "Little Thunder Dragon versus Speckled Swallow. I wonder who will win this match, this Speckled Swallow should have already reached the late Low-level stage."
As his words fell, the camera view shifted to the field where Qiao Sang and the blonde girl were battling.
Fu Jian looked over and analyzed:
"The Speckled Swallow is clearly very adept at battle, opening right up with a combination move of Double Team and Quick Attack. However, drawing close to a Dragon-type pet capable of Electric-type skills isn't a great choice. If it had chosen a different attack pattern, things would likely be much better."
"Tie tie." Tie Daoyi nodded in agreement.
Fyodor pondered: "I suppose the Speckled Swallow wanted to use a combination move to end the match quickly as well."
In battles between Low-level pets, a combination move was equivalent to a trump card.
Amidst their conversation, the four Speckled Swallows glowing with white light charged right in front of Tingbao.
"Strike!" Qiao Sang commanded.
"Lei lei!"
Tingbao let out a loud cry. Rows of yellow electrical arcs radiated outward from his body, striking all four glowing Speckled Swallows square on.
"Chong chong!"
Three of the Speckled Swallows vanished under the power of the lightning, while the remaining one let out a miserable shriek.
It hasn't been knocked out yet, needs a follow-up hit... Qiao Sang keenly perceived this and issued a command: "Discharge."
Actually, if he could use Dragon Tail at this distance, it would end the match completely. Unfortunately, the success rate of Dragon Tail wasn't 100%, so she couldn't take the risk.
"Dodge quickly!" The blonde girl shouted.
"Lei lei!"
Rows of yellow electrical arcs surfaced across Tingbao's body once more.
Because he had listened to his Beast Tamer's instruction earlier and struck his opponent with flawless precision, he had grown significantly excited, and the power of the electrical arcs on his body increased accordingly.
"Chong chong!"
Enduring the pain, the Speckled Swallow put on a resolute expression. As its body fell downward, it forced out an exquisite arc, swiftly retreating to come to a halt dozens of meters away, gasping heavily as it looked over.
The blonde girl revealed a pleasantly surprised expression, clearly not expecting the Speckled Swallow to be this resilient.
Seeing the Speckled Swallow look over, Qiao Sang spoke without a second thought: "Leer."
Hearing his Beast Tamer's command, the electrical arcs surfacing on Tingbao's body did not disperse.
Maintaining his electrical discharge state, he widened his eyes and glared at the Speckled Swallow with a sharp, piercing gaze.
Simultaneously, rows of yellow electrical arcs converged into a relatively thick bolt of yellow lightning that struck forward.
The Speckled Swallow's body shuddered as a wave of fear welled up from the depths of its heart, causing it to freeze on the spot without moving away immediately.
Bang!
A loud crash resounded.
"Chong chong!"
The Speckled Swallow shrieked as its charred, blackened body tumbled to the ground, failing to stand back up.
"Lei lei."
Little Tingbao put on a Nothing to it expression.
To actually execute Discharge at the same time as Leer... Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised.
One had to know that Tingbao had only recently begun training these skills. Originally, she thought that with long-range Discharge, the Speckled Swallow would have a high chance of dodging.
Thus, she wanted Tingbao to execute Leer first to briefly weaken the Speckled Swallow's speed and increase the hit rate of Discharge. She hadn't expected Tingbao to actually unleash both moves simultaneously...
This hadn't been practiced at all, and the proficiency of both moves was definitely still low... Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, arriving at a conclusion: Tingbao's battle talent was likely even higher than imagined.
In the span of a flashing thought, the camera pet floating like an eye in midair flew to the Speckled Swallow's side to inspect it, then rotated its lens.
The next second, the half-section of the field where Qiao Sang stood illuminated with the green light representing victory.
Fewer contestants meant more camera time allocated.
This time, the entire second half of the clash between Tingbao and Speckled Swallow was broadcast live.
In the guest panel area.
"Little Thunder Dragon won the match using a combination move of Leer and Discharge." Fyodor remarked.
"It seems there are quite a few Low-level pets capable of combination moves this time."
Fu Jian looked down at the name list and commented: "The various commands issued by Contestant Qiao Sang, who coordinated with Little Thunder Dragon, were also extremely timely. I feel the synergy between them is quite good. I believe that even if they don't secure the final victory, they will likely form a contract with each other."
"Tie tie."
Tie Daoyi nodded in agreement.
The camera view shifted to another field.
The three special guests began commenting on other battles.
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Exiting the stadium.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure let out a sighing call.
His seat hadn't even gotten warm yet, how did this match end already...
"Qing qing?"
Qingbao revealed herself, calling out to ask when her competition would finally begin.
"Don't be anxious." Qiao Sang said.
"At least wait until Tingbao's tournament concludes first."
"Qing qing..."
Qingbao put on a That's going to take a long time expression and transformed back into a breeze.
"Tingbao performed quite well in this match, he seems to have quite a bit of battle talent." Mikayla offered a rare compliment.
Knowing Tingbao's age and the duration of his training, she naturally understood that successfully unleashing a combination move of Leer and Discharge required absolute talent.
"Lei lei."
Tingbao put on a Did you really need to tell me that? expression.
Noticing this expression, Mikayla added: "However, being able to win this match so quickly was mainly because the opponent was a Flying-type pet. If you want to win again, you still need to train more."
"Lei lei."
Tingbao put on an I would know even without you saying so expression.
Witnessing Tingbao's reaction from the side, Qiao Sang felt a mild headache coming on. She wondered when Teacher Mikayla and Tingbao's relationship would ever become a bit more harmonious...
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Thank you for the translation
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