Chapter 303: Beast Companion Training Center
Chapter 303: Beast Companion Training Center
"What time does the competition start tomorrow?" her mother's voice came through the phone.
Ye Xiangting leaned against the headboard with a smile.
This kid, finally remembered to call me...
"It starts at 9:20 AM, but we need to gather at the school at 7:30 AM", Qiao Sang replied.
The competition times and locations were announced by the coach after the familiars' physical exams today confirmed everything was in order.
Both the Solo Combat Group and the Team Combat Team for the Sophomore to Junior Year Division will be competing at the same location.
While the Harmony Group will be competing at the same schools, their locations are different.
"7:30 AM?" Ye Xiangting glanced at the time on her mobile phone and brought it back to her ear. "Then why aren't you asleep yet? It's almost eleven."
Qiao Sang chuckled. "I was just calling you."
Ye Xiangting wanted to laugh but held it back, maintaining a strict motherly tone. "Go to sleep now, so you don't oversleep and be late tomorrow."
"Got it." Qiao Sang was about to hang up.
"Wait!" Just as she was about to end the call, Ye Xiangting suddenly shouted.
"What is it?" Qiao Sang, hearing her mother's voice through the speaker, brought the mobile phone back to her ear.
"Where is the competition, and can parents come to watch?" Ye Xiangting asked.
"At the Beast Companion Training Center in Xihu District", Qiao Sang thought for a moment. "I'm not sure about parents, but if you want to come, I can ask the teacher."
"I was just asking. The shop just opened, and I don't have time to go right now", Ye Xiangting paused. "But try to stay in the competition as long as you can. Maybe I can come on one of the days."
"Okay", Qiao Sang smiled. "I'll do my best to hold on until you can come."
After hanging up, Ye Xiangting's mood was light.
She held her mobile phone and instinctively opened the contact list, thinking about calling everyone she knew, but then realized some people might be sleeping at this hour.
Ye Xiangting thought for a moment and opened the family group chat, tagging everyone.
["I was about to sleep, but my daughter's call woke me up. Who else is still awake?"]
Her second sister-in-law was the first to respond:
["Xiang Ting, isn't Qiao Sang in school? How can she still have her mobile phone?"]
Caught someone who's still awake!
Ye Xiangting's eyes lit up, and without another word, she opened the chat with her second sister-in-law and called her.
"Second sister-in-law, you're still awake. It's fine, I can't sleep either. I just wanted to chat. Qiao Sang has a competition tomorrow, the National School Beastmaster League. Have you heard about it?"
On the other side, as a member of the family group chat, Qiao Sang watched the chat history where her mother tagged everyone, her second aunt responded, and then both of them disappeared from the chat. She was speechless for a moment.
A moment of silence for the second aunt.
October 27, sunny.
Because the gathering time was so early, Fangy usually couldn't wake up at this hour. To ensure Fangy was in good spirits, Qiao Sang got up, washed up, put on her school uniform, and walked to the school gate by herself.
At this moment, two buses were parked at the entrance of Holy Water High School.
One bus was for the Combat Group, and the other for the Harmony Group.
Under the buses, the school team members were chatting in small groups with some middle-aged adults.
Besides the two buses, several private cars and some high-class familiars, which were not usually seen around the school, were also parked nearby.
These private cars and high-class familiars belonged to the parents of the school team members.
Qiao Sang walked alone to the bus for the Combat Group and was about to board when she heard a familiar voice calling her.
Turning around, she saw her mother smiling at her, with a plump homing dove flapping its wings beside her.
"Mom, why are you here?" Qiao Sang asked, surprised.
"I woke up early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so I thought I'd come and see you off", Ye Xiangting said with a smile.
If you wanted to see me off, just say so. Why add an excuse? Qiao Sang felt a warm current in her heart but deliberately asked, "The store just opened, isn't it a busy time for you? Shouldn't you have a lot to do?"
Ye Xiangting replied, "The store doesn't open until nine, and it's only seven now. I have plenty of time to see you off and get back. If I didn't, I wouldn't have come."
Qiao Sang: "."
"Right, have you eaten yet?" Ye Xiangting asked.
Of course not, even though it's early, I can't let my stomach go empty. Qiao Sang, who had just finished a piece of bread on the way, noticed the bag in her mother's hand, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head, "No, I haven't."
"Perfect", Ye Xiangting said, handing the bag to Qiao Sang. "I made something you like for breakfast. You can eat it in the car later."
"Okay", Qiao Sang replied, taking the bag.
Xihu District.
Beast Companion Training Center.
The Beast Companion Training Center is a comprehensive facility that offers accommodation, meals, training, competitions, and vacations.
Nearly 70% of the teams that need to participate in competitions have spent time at the Beast Companion Training Center.
Unlike the Beastmaster Center, the Beast Companion Training Center is specifically designed for young people who are still in school and requires government approval to enter.
As soon as Qiao Sang got out of the car, she noticed that the parking lot was already filled with buses from various schools, about four dozen in total.
Each bus represented a school.
That meant there were around forty schools participating in today's preliminary rounds.
Suddenly, Xu Yixuan, who had just gotten out of the car, tugged at Qiao Sang's clothes.
"What's up?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Look, it's people from Yicheng Beast Master High School", Xu Yixuan said, pointing at a group of people wearing blue and white school uniforms.
Qiao Sang followed the direction and saw the group from Yicheng Beast Master High School.
After the familiar health check yesterday, Coach not only informed them of the competition time and location but also posted the group assignments for Holy Water High School in the group chat.
Holy Water High School was assigned to Group A2.
Among the schools in Group A2, Yicheng Beast Master High School was the most prominent besides Holy Water High School.
Although Yicheng Beast Master High School was just a county-level key beastmaster high school, its college admission rate was on par with some city-level key high schools.
In the previous National School Beastmaster League, a sophomore from Yicheng Beast Master High School successfully made it to the top 24 in the province.
That sophomore is now a junior. Qiao Sang glanced at them but quickly lost interest and looked away.
Her goal now was to beat Fuqi Beast Master High School.
Other schools could be dealt with when they met.
The Beast Companion Training Center in Xihu District had a total of 22 training fields.
The sophomore and junior divisions were separated and sent to their respective competition venues.
Zone C, the venue for the Group A2 junior division.
The audience stands around Zone C were gradually filling up with school leaders, coaches, and some media personnel.
"Principal, what are you doing here?!" Sun Boyi exclaimed in surprise.
Wang Weidou smiled, "The National School Beastmaster League is held once a year. How could I not come to watch? By the way, where's Qiao Sang?"
(End of Chapter)
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