Chapter 289: Door Helmet (Happy New Year to Everyone!)
Chapter 289: Door Helmet (Happy New Year to Everyone!)
The appearance of the girl at the classroom door made the students of Class 9, who were chattering and playing, fall silent instantly.
At Holy Water High School, if you asked who was the most famous person right now, it would undoubtedly be Qiao Sang.
Yesterday, Qiao Sang had just joined the Junior Year Team, and by that evening, all the boarding students had received the news.
The sudden appearance of such a hot topic figure at the classroom door left everyone momentarily stunned.
"Do you know the great Qiao?" a boy next to Liu Qijia asked curiously, "Why haven't you mentioned it before?"
Liu Qijia glanced at him, "Not really, just participated in the Bare-handed Tile Split at the last Sports Meet."
"I don't believe you. If you didn't know her, why would she come looking for you?" The boy looked at him skeptically, "Like Dai Shushu, she always says she knows the great Qiao, but Qiao never comes to our class specifically to see her."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Liu Qijia said, then walked towards the classroom door.
The students still in the classroom all turned to watch.
Liu Qijia strode with confidence.
Though he appeared calm, he couldn't help but feel a bit exhilarated inside. However, this feeling quickly faded.
"Is the Golden Glove ready?" Qiao Sang asked.
Liu Qijia replied weakly, "I checked, but I don't have enough money."
Qiao Sang looked at him silently.
In the silence, Liu Qijia felt increasingly uneasy.
He couldn't help but explain, "I recently bought several large cans of Energy Powder to prepare for the Sports Meet, so I don't have much money left."
Qiao Sang understood this to some extent.
Although gold wasn't the primary investment in today's society, it was still widely recognized as a circulating metal currency, with prices not far off from the previous life.
Even though becoming a Beastmaster meant that the pocket money provided by his family would increase several times, most of it had to be spent on his familiar, leaving little left over.
Asking a high school student to buy a Golden Glove the size of her hand was indeed a bit difficult.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and decided to be a good person.
She was about to ask Treasure Seeker to appear and show its small claws, so Liu Qijia could buy a Golden Glove based on that size.
Just then, Liu Qijia said, "I also talked to my parents about it, but my dad doesn't believe me at all, thinking I'm just trying to get money from him."
At this, he suddenly became agitated, "Why don't you come with me to prove it to him!"
Qiao Sang asked, "Prove what?"
"Prove that the Treasure Hunter Demon really can split tiles!" Liu Qijia said, "My dad said that if I really lost to a Treasure Hunter Demon that can split tiles, he won't beat me again, not in this life, the next, or the one after that."
Qiao Sang: "..."
"And your Golden Glove! He'll pay for it!" Liu Qijia added.
It didn't seem like a bad idea. A trip to get a larger Golden Glove could be worthwhile... Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, "You're a boarding student, right? How about this weekend?"
Boarding students at Holy Water High School were allowed to go out on weekends, as long as they returned by the specified time in the evening.
Liu Qijia chuckled, "Why wait for the weekend? Let's go today."
Qiao Sang was taken aback, "Aren't you a boarding student?"
"Yeah", Liu Qijia said meaningfully, "But that doesn't stop me from going out."
Qiao Sang: "???"
"Wait a moment." Liu Qijia called out to someone in the classroom, "Xiang Chengfei, come out!"
A cheerful male voice responded, "Coming!"
Qiao Sang followed the voice and saw a boy with skin whiter than most girls, and next to him was a familiar face.
Qiao Sang wasn't surprised to see Dai Shushu in Class 9.
Dai Shushu's grades were good enough to stay in the Elite Beastmaster Class, but since the Vice Principal took over the School Team at Holy Water High School, a couple more Special Recruitment Students were selected each year.
This led to some objections from the teachers of Class 9.
While Class 9 wasn't the Elite Beastmaster Class, it still had a decent admission rate thanks to the advantage of having Special Recruitment Students.
If a few outstanding Special Recruitment Students manage to get into Top Academy, it's not impossible.
But now, with only a handful of Special Recruitment Students each year, some of them are even being assigned to the Elite Beastmaster Class. This means that the graduation rate is no longer guaranteed, and the teachers of Class 9 are naturally unwilling to accept this.
As a result, in recent years, there have been examples of Direct Admission students or those who ranked in the top few in the High School Entrance Exam being selected for Class 9.
Qiao Sang had been attending Holy Water High School for over a month and naturally knew about this.
Dai Shushu held a book in her hands.
She appeared to be reading, but if someone looked closely, they would notice that since Qiao Sang appeared at the classroom door, the book had not been turned a single page.
Qiao Sang, of course, had no idea that Dai Shushu couldn't focus on her reading because of her. She glanced at Dai Shushu briefly and then quickly looked away.
Although her academic scores might not be as high as Dai Shushu's, Qiao Sang no longer felt any urge to compete with her.
People with different perspectives naturally have different goals.
Qiao Sang now only wanted to win the Junior Year Division of the National School Beastmaster League and secure a spot as an Interstellar Exchange Student.
At that moment, a boy named Xiang Chengfei ran out and asked Liu Qijia, "What do you need?"
Liu Qijia placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered, "I'm going out tonight. What about the usual price?"
Qiao Sang raised her eyebrows at this.
So, they were planning to use a special channel to get out.
"Are you going out with the great Qiao?" Xiang Chengfei glanced at Qiao Sang, who was looking at him, and quickly looked away.
"Yep", Liu Qijia replied. "Just say if it's okay or not."
"Sure, why not", Xiang Chengfei quickly answered.
...
At 7:33 PM.
As soon as the Junior Year Team's training ended, Qiao Sang headed to the agreed location.
The wall behind the school warehouse.
Liu Qijia and Xiang Chengfei had already been waiting for about ten minutes.
Seeing Qiao Sang approach, Liu Qijia couldn't wait to say, "Let's go now."
"Alright", Qiao Sang nodded.
"Summon your Gatekeeper quickly!" Liu Qijia turned to Xiang Chengfei. "I need to be back before the dorm check!"
"Relax", Xiang Chengfei said, though his hands didn't slow down.
Under the white Star Array, a familiar about 30 centimeters tall appeared. It had a brown, hemispherical shell and four small claws.
Qiao Sang was familiar with this familiar.
The Door Helmet, an Earth-type Beast Companion with the Opening Trait. By attaching itself to any object, it can turn that object into a door, allowing free movement. Once the Door Helmet detaches, the opened part returns to its original state, leaving no trace.
It's a popular choice among locksmiths, and Qiao Sang had seen it a few times in her daily life.
"Gatekeeper, attach yourself", Xiang Chengfei said to the Door Helmet.
"Door, door."
The Door Helmet nodded and walked over to the wall, then skillfully raised its front claws and clung to it.
"Quick, I need to get back for evening study", Xiang Chengfei said as he pushed against the Door Helmet on the wall.
The solid wall instantly opened like a door, shaped exactly like the Door Helmet's outline.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon", Liu Qijia said as she crouched down and crawled through the Door Helmet-shaped door.
Her movement was no different from crawling through a dog hole.
After Liu Qijia went through, she stuck her head out of the 30-centimeter-high door and called, "Qiao Sang, come on out."
Qiao Sang hesitated for a moment and said, "No, I'll use the front gate."
Liu Qijia: "???"
(End of Chapter)
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