Chapter 196: Here Comes the Opportunity
Chapter 196: Here Comes the Opportunity
What should I do if the genius classmate suddenly starts spouting nonsense with a serious face...
Before Wang Yao could figure out how to answer without hurting Qiao Sang's pride, Xu Yajie and Shi Gaofeng, both with dark circles under their eyes, walked in.
Wang Yao immediately called out to them, "What happened to your eyes? Were they sucked by Ghost-type Companion Beasts?"
"Seeker..." Treasure Seeker felt unfairly accused.
"Stop exaggerating", Shi Gaofeng yawned as he walked closer. "It's almost the start of the school year, and we haven't finished our summer homework. We had to stay up all night to catch up. By the way, didn't everyone in our grade get the 'Beast and Evolution' workbook? Have you finished yours? Can I borrow it to copy?"
"Isn't there an answer key at the back?" Wang Yao asked, puzzled.
"Our teacher took away all the answer keys", Xu Yajie said with a grimace.
"Your teacher is just doing what's best for you. After all, your class has the worst grades", Wang Yao said, shrugging.
Qiao Sang asked casually, "You're in the same class?"
"Yep, we're both in Class 9", Shi Gaofeng said, putting an arm around Xu Yajie's shoulder. "If you don't have any issues with class placement, you'll probably be in Class 9 too."
Before Qiao Sang could respond, Wang Yao shot Shi Gaofeng a glare and turned to explain, "Don't listen to him. He thinks you're a Special Recruitment Student, and most of them end up in Class 9, so he assumed you'd be there too."
Shi Gaofeng was taken aback and looked at Qiao Sang, "Aren't you a Special Recruitment Student?"
She was... Qiao Sang was about to speak when Wang Yao, with a serious face, said:
"Qiao Sang looks like a top student, definitely admitted through Direct Admission. There's no way she's a Special Recruitment Student like you two."
Slacker Qiao Sang: "..."
"Don't look down on Special Recruitment Students", Shi Gaofeng said, annoyed. "Our class might not have the highest academic scores, but we've never been a drag on the graduation rate."
"But you can't compare with us Direct Admission students", Wang Yao said.
Among high school students, there was a subtle hierarchy.
Direct Admission students looked down on Special Recruitment Students, who in turn looked down on regular students. Regular students often believed that with the same training time and resources, they could surpass Special Recruitment Students.
After all, their scores were much higher, and everyone had awakened their brain domains at roughly the same time, becoming Beastmasters at the same pace. The only difference was in their Companion Beasts and resources.
Most Special Recruitment Students came from wealthy families, the so-called Rich Second Generation.
This made the gap that wasn't apparent in junior high suddenly clear in high school, leading to some feelings of imbalance.
However, if a Special Recruitment Student brought glory to the school by winning competitions or getting into prestigious Beastmaster universities, everyone would think they were amazing.
After all, the Special Recruitment Students who could represent their schools in competitions were the best among their peers, and winning among them was indeed impressive.
Even though people felt unbalanced, they knew that some things couldn't be achieved just by throwing resources at them; real strength was needed.
In the early stages of becoming a Beastmaster, resources could help create a gap with peers, but later on, it came down to both potential and resources.
No matter how wealthy, if a Beastmaster lacked potential, their brain domain couldn't expand, and they could only bond with one Companion Beast.
A Companion Beast without potential would consume a lot of resources without being able to learn Skills or evolve.
In the early stages of high school, as new Beastmasters, there was a sense of discontent and rivalry towards Special Recruitment Students.
Of course, this didn't apply at Holy Water High School...
Those who could enter Holy Water High School as Special Recruitment Students were all geniuses with spontaneous brain domain awakenings, with only a few in the entire city each year. Who would dare to look down on them?
The Direct Admission students at Holy Water High School are no pushovers...
Most of them are geniuses who spontaneously awakened their brain domains.
Wang Yao is one of them.
As a Direct Admission student, Wang Yao also earned her place among the Special Recruitment students through sheer ability. Deep down, she believed that Qiao Sang, who was a year younger but more skilled than her, was a genuine Direct Admission student.
"So what if she's a Direct Admission student? She's still in the same school as me." Shi Gaofeng rolled her eyes.
Wang Yao opened her mouth to say something more, but at that moment, Qiao Sang patted her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Wang Yao turned to ask.
Qiao Sang looked touched and said, "I know I'm smart, but I really am a Special Recruitment student."
Wang Yao: "!!!"
"Hahahaha..." Shi Gaofeng nearly laughed herself to tears.
Wang Yao couldn't believe it. So, she had been outshone by a Special Recruitment student who was a year younger than her?!
No, that's not right...
Wang Yao suddenly remembered that she and Qiao Sang had never actually faced each other in battle. She had two Intermediate Beasts, while Qiao Sang had a Flame Listener and a Beginner Beast, the Treasure Seeker. If Qiao Sang was a Special Recruitment student, her academic scores should be lower than hers...
Thinking this, Wang Yao's confidence, which had been battered recently, came flooding back.
As Wang Yao silently regained her confidence, Xu Yajie suddenly spoke up, "Qiao Sang, you seem different today."
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "How so?"
"You seem really happy today. You haven't stopped smiling. Did something good happen?" Xu Yajie asked.
"You're right, I do feel different today", Shi Gaofeng added, looking over.
It seems everyone can tell when I'm in a good mood... Qiao Sang smiled. "Yesterday, I helped someone find a lost familiar, and my Treasure Seeker learned Shadow Control."
Wang Yao: "..."
Xu Yajie and Shi Gaofeng were silent.
After a moment, Xu Yajie said, "I didn't expect you to be so funny, Qiao Sang."
That sounds familiar...
Seeing that two people didn't believe her, Qiao Sang sighed, "I'm serious."
"Sure, if that's true, I'll wash my hair upside down", Shi Gaofeng laughed.
"Count me in. I'll have diarrhea upside down", Xu Yajie joked.
Hearing this, Shi Gaofeng's competitive spirit flared up. "If that's true, I'll have diarrhea upside down and wash my hair with it!"
Wang Yao wrinkled her nose. "You guys are gross."
"What's so gross? We don't have to do it anyway", Shi Gaofeng laughed.
Under normal circumstances, Qiao Sang might have ignored them, but now...
"Are you serious?" Qiao Sang raised an eyebrow.
Shi Gaofeng was taken aback. "Of course! If it's true, you can make us do it in front of the whole school!"
After saying this, she nudged Xu Yajie. "Right?"
"Right", Xu Yajie nodded.
This was too good to pass up. Just when she was wondering how to get Shi Gaofeng to retract her negative comments, here was the perfect opportunity... Qiao Sang turned to Treasure Seeker and smiled. "Treasure Seeker, they don't believe you. Show them."
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker seemed intrigued by the prospect of what Shi Gaofeng and Xu Yajie would have to do next.
It happily spun around, then its eyes suddenly turned purple. Its shadow twisted and stretched, connecting to Fangy, who was calmly watching the scene.
Fangy blinked its wet eyes and looked down at the shadow connecting it to the ground.
The next second, it started spinning like a top.
Fangy: "???"
Wang Yao, Xu Yajie, Shi Gaofeng: "!!!"
It's hard to explain these things to others, especially when every book seems to have similar situations. But it should be fine in a couple of days...
(End of Chapter)
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