Chapter 182: How About You Give It a Try
Chapter 182: How About You Give It a Try
Qiao Sang hadn't even had the chance to start arguing.
The girl beside her couldn't help but retort at Shi Gaofeng's words, "The Phantom Water Sprite basically relies on its Transformation ability to take missions. If you give me a one-star review, how am I supposed to take any more missions in the future?"
"Besides, didn't you think the Phantom Water Sprite's Transformation was satisfactory back then?"
The Phantom Water Sprite was known in the Task Market for its unique Trait, taking on specialized missions.
If it received a poor review, its Transformation ability would be questioned, and it would end up taking missions that even a Water Elemental Familiar could handle. The pay and competition would undoubtedly be different from before.
Giving a poor review to the Phantom Water Sprite's unique Trait was like cutting off someone's source of income.
No wonder the girl had blocked Shi Gaofeng at the school gate to change the review.
Qiao Sang somewhat understood her actions; after all, not many could tolerate having their income cut off.
"You still have the nerve to say that! If it weren't for the Phantom Water Sprite's convincing Transformation and your guarantee that it wouldn't speak a word that day, would I have let you take the mission?" Shi Gaofeng angrily retorted. "If you hadn't made those guarantees, would I be in such a miserable state now!"
The girl's confidence wavered, "Even so, you shouldn't have given a one-star review, it undermines the credibility of my Phantom Water Sprite's Transformation ability."
"Huh." Shi Gaofeng sneered, "If I can get a one-star review, why can't you?"
One-star reviews are tough on everyone...
While Qiao Sang quietly observed from the side, silently sighing, Shi Gaofeng suddenly turned to her and asked, "Qiao Sang, don't you agree?"
The girl simultaneously looked at her with a pitiful expression.
Qiao Sang remained silent for a couple of seconds, then took out her mobile phone to check the time. She suggested, "It's only 16 minutes until the assembly time. How about you continue this conversation later?"
...
Training Ground.
Shi Gaofeng stood with his heels together, body straight, and eyes looking forward, adopting the standard military parade rest stance.
"Did you hear what I said?" Zheng Guoping asked, his face expressionless.
For someone who usually had veins popping out and was as explosive as a thunderstorm, an expressionless face could be even more terrifying.
Shi Gaofeng understood this well. He adjusted his posture and loudly replied, "I heard it! I'll clean the toilets for a month and make sure they are spotless, so everyone feels like they're using the bathroom at home!"
Qiao Sang's lips twitched.
Zheng Guoping ignored him and turned to explain the day's schedule, "Your previous training phase is almost complete. Next, you will train to perform Subtraction with your familiars' Skills."
Subtraction? Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment.
Zheng Guoping continued, "Sometimes, in a familiar battle, being more aggressive isn't always better; strategy is key. If you face a Beastmaster of similar skill level during a competition, the real competition is in strategy."
"The purpose of this training is to deceive the opponent's eyes, making it impossible for them to Scan your Strength and Weakness."
"You have one week. Each of you must practice until you can freely adjust the level of your familiar's strongest attack Skill."
Qiao Sang immediately thought back to the Newcomer Competition, specifically Fangy's battle with the Scale Controller.
The Scale Controller had controlled its mastery-level Psychic Power to a small success proficiency, which was why Fangy initially struggled to resist.
Such situations were quite common in Beastmaster Competitions.
As long as the actions didn't violate the rules, anything the competitors did was allowed.
Some Beastmasters use trash talk to break their opponents' morale.
Some publishers even released a book called "The Ultimate Trash Talk Guide", which sold quite well.
Other Beastmasters have their familiars pretend to be severely injured, then strike a fatal blow when the opponent lets their guard down.
These are all strategies.
What Fierce Dragon Zheng is suggesting now is another strategy—hiding one's true strength.
In a situation where everyone's familiar levels are openly known, the only thing that can be hidden is information about skills to catch the opponent off guard.
To be honest, Qiao Sang didn't think she needed to practice these tactics.
The school competition participants are all middle school students, and she was confident that she could dominate with her raw strength without resorting to such tricks.
But since they were all on the same School Team, she couldn't avoid practicing just because others were doing it.
During the free training time, Qiao Sang went to one side and said to Fangy, "Let's try lowering the power of Flame Fang by one level and see what happens."
Fangy's most powerful offensive skill is Mars Rain, but its proficiency is only at the Novice level, so it can't be reduced any further. They could only practice Flame Fang, which was currently their second most powerful skill.
"Fangy."
Fangy nodded.
The next second, two terrifying scythe-shaped flames appeared in front of Fangy's fangs.
It failed... Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.
A Perfection-level Flame Fang is fundamentally different from a Mastery-level Flame Fang.
The latter simply covers the fangs with flames, while the former changes the entire form.
Upon closer consideration, she had never heard of a skill that changes form with increased proficiency reverting back to its original form when the energy output is reduced.
When in doubt, ask the teacher... Qiao Sang quickly gave up on thinking and brought Fangy to Fierce Dragon Zheng to ask her question.
Zheng Guoping was stunned for a long time. "You're saying Flame Listener's Flame Fang has undergone a qualitative change, and you don't know how to revert it?"
Qiao Sang nodded.
Zheng Guoping took a deep breath, trying to suppress the shock and the strong urge to say "damn", and said as calmly as possible, "Can you have Flame Listener demonstrate Flame Fang for me?"
To change the form of Flame Fang, at least Perfection proficiency is required. For a 15-year-old's familiar to reach this level is simply unbelievable!
"Fangy." Qiao Sang turned to Fangy.
"Fangy."
Fangy instantly understood what its Beastmaster meant and quickly condensed two scythe-shaped flames.
The crimson, raging flame energy nearly blinded Zheng Guoping.
Qiao Sang asked, "Teacher, what should I do now?"
Zheng Guoping was completely stunned. It really was a Perfection-level Flame Fang...
His familiar had only one skill at Perfection proficiency, and that was a Junior skill. He remembered clearly, the day it broke through to Perfection, his son was just a year old...
Zheng Guoping's expression was dazed. How old is Qiao Sang again...
"Teacher? Teacher Zheng?" Qiao Sang called out twice.
Zheng Guoping snapped back to reality and, after a long pause, regained his voice. "You don't need to practice this. Skills that have undergone a qualitative change generally can't revert to their original form."
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "What should I do then?"
Zheng Guoping was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Why don't you just play around for a bit."
Qiao Sang: "???"
...
6:16 PM.
Heavenly View Garden, Room 1075.
Qiao Sang said to Fangy, "From now on, take some time each day to learn teleportation from Treasure Seeker. I believe you'll pick it up quickly."
Qiao Sang wasn't worried at all about whether Fangy could learn teleportation. If it could master an advanced skill like Mars Rain, learning teleportation would be a piece of cake.
“Fang!” Fangy was brimming with confidence.
The next second, Fangy tilted its head.
“Fang?”
What’s teleport?
Qiao Sang: “….”
How can you be so confident when you don’t even know what teleport is?
Qiao Sang turned and said, “Treasure Seeker, show it to him.”
“Seek~”
Treasure Seeker nodded, then vanished and reappeared on the ceiling, only to disappear again and materialize on the sofa.
“This is teleport,” Qiao Sang explained in simple terms. “Remember when you fought Scale Controller? It would always disappear and reappear somewhere else, that was because of teleport.”
“If you learn it, you can do the same.”
“Fang!”
Fangy’s expression instantly turned serious.
Fangy had already understood the skill’s function when Treasure Seeker demonstrated it, but its Beastmaster’s words reinforced its determination to learn teleport.
Qiao Sang was deeply relieved. Fangy had never given her any trouble with training.
“Treasure Seeker, it’s up to you now.” Qiao Sang looked at Treasure Seeker and said.
“Seek~”
Treasure Seeker puffed out its chest, looking confident.
…
Qiao Sang returned to her room to read.
Although she aimed to earn a spot in a top-tier academy by winning the National School Beastmaster League, she still needed to study.
After all, even if she was confident in winning, it was better to be prepared for any eventuality.
To be safe, she needed to have a backup plan, and her academic scores were important too.
After half an hour of reading, Qiao Sang got up and went to the living room to check on Fangy’s training progress.
When she entered the living room, she saw Fangy clenching its teeth, straining its limbs, and looking intensely focused.
“Seek!”
“Seek!”
Treasure Seeker was cheering on the side.
Qiao Sang’s right eyelid twitched, and she had a bad feeling.
Could Treasure Seeker be teaching Fangy to release flatulence? Qiao Sang took a deep breath and spoke softly, “What are you doing?”
“Fang!”
Fangy strained and called out.
It’s almost there!
“Seek, seek~”
Treasure Seeker floated over to its Beastmaster, looking for praise.
… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but hold her forehead, saying helplessly, “Fangy, stop for a moment.”
“Fang!”
Fangy’s limbs trembled slightly.
It’s almost there!
Qiao Sang: “….”
It sounded like Fangy was about to let out a fart…
“Seek, seek?”
Treasure Seeker blinked, looking confused.
Didn’t it say it was learning teleport? It’s almost there, so why stop?
Don’t get angry, don’t get angry, it’s just a kid, it doesn’t know any better… Qiao Sang chanted in her mind. She then lifted her head and said earnestly:
“Have you forgotten? I told you before that you didn’t learn teleport by farting. Besides, you tried it later, and it had nothing to do with it.”
“Just teach Fangy the feeling of teleport and how to use the energy inside you.”
“Seek….”
Treasure Seeker tilted its head.
But that’s how it learned teleport…
She was wrong; she shouldn’t have let Treasure Seeker teach Fangy teleport. It’s only a little over a month old, how could it understand anything? It looks like they should put teleport on hold… Qiao Sang reflected deeply.
“Let’s talk about teleport later, you two…”
Qiao Sang’s voice trailed off as she watched Fangy suddenly disappear and reappear next to the mirror. Her body froze, and she couldn’t speak for a long time. “Fangy… Fangy…”
“Fang!”
Fangy called out excitedly.
The next second, it reappeared in front of Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang: “!!!”
(End of Chapter)
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