Chapter 37: Medical Malpractice
Chapter 37: Medical Malpractice
Qiao Sang felt a sense of crisis, and the joy of securing first place in the Special Recruitment began to fade.
Zheng Yining said at this moment, "Big Shot Qiao, do you want to go celebrate together later? I know a new snack shop on Fleece Street that just opened. Their signature dish, Cloud Leg Pancake, is made by a Magnet Puppet."
Qiao Sang was shocked, "You actually use a Magnet Puppet to make Cloud Leg Pancake? Is that even allowed?!"
While it wasn't unheard of to use Supernatural Creatures as ingredients, it was usually done in secret, not advertised as a signature dish.
Besides, aren't Magnet Puppets entirely made of magnets? Can they even be eaten?
Zheng Yining was taken aback, "The Magnet Puppet is the chef at the snack shop. Did you misunderstand something?"
Qiao Sang looked up at the sky and laughed awkwardly, "Ha ha, the weather seems pretty nice today. Let's head home early, shall we?"
Zheng Yining: "..."
She must have understood the big shot's thoughts correctly, right?
Qiao Sang declined Zheng Yining's and Li Yang's invitation to join them in a Blackbeak ride. As soon as she parted ways with them, she took out her phone.
To focus on the exam, Qiao Sang had chosen to turn off her phone when she entered Holy Water High School.
Upon turning it on, her screen showed two missed calls from her mother.
Qiao Sang didn't call back immediately. She took a deep breath and, with trembling hands, opened the Star Battle Betting Network.
"I won!!"
The next second, Fangflare heard her Beastmaster's excited voice.
"Ya!"
Fangflare's tail wagged, and he shared in her joy.
Qiao Sang did a quick calculation.
She had lost 5,000 Union Coins on the Baudelaire bet, but this time she won 1,200 Union Coins after deducting the principal, so she was still down 38...
She decided not to think about it anymore. Qiao Sang dialed her mother, who didn't ask about the exam but only inquired when she would be back.
Since her mother didn't ask, Qiao Sang didn't mention it either. After all, the High School Entrance Exam was still uncertain, and she didn't want to get her hopes up too early.
...
That evening, at her desk.
Qiao Sang was checking the answers on the practice tests she had just completed. These were from last year's High School Entrance Exam in Handan City.
Handan City and Hanggang City both belonged to Zhehai Province, so the exam questions were largely the same, with only minor differences.
After checking, Qiao Sang sighed.
Although she had made significant progress, she still got quite a few questions wrong. With only a week left before the High School Entrance Exam, she decided she needed to go back to school the next day. Asking others for the correct approach to the wrong answers would be much faster.
"Ya ya."
"Jiu, jiu jiu."
The sounds of Fangflare and Plump Homing Dove's playful arguments came from the living room.
Qiao Sang smiled, listening to the noise. The two little guys were having a good time.
Half an hour later, Qiao Sang finished correcting all the questions and opened a shopping website.
She remembered what the Vice Principal had said: three Vitality Grass, two pounds of Heat Relief Powder, seven ounces of Fire Niter, and six ounces of Red Honey.
[Vitality Grass]
Qiao Sang typed in these three words.
The search results for Vitality Grass quickly appeared.
Qiao Sang was stunned.
3,888 Union Coins.
She didn't give up and scrolled through a few more pages, but the price was the same everywhere.
No price difference at all?!
Qiao Sang selected the option to sort by price from low to high.
At the top of the page, the price was listed as 38 Union Coins.
With such a huge price difference, could she trust it?
Qiao Sang hesitated but, driven by a sliver of hope, clicked on it anyway.
The reviews were all negative.
[Is the seller's conscience eaten by a dog? This isn't Vitality Grass!]
[I fed it to my Cotton Shy Rabbit, and it got sick for a week and lost a lot of weight (picture)]
[This isn't Vitality Grass, it's just some random weed!]
[Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake!!! Bad review, bad review, bad review, bad review, bad review!!!]
I bought a real Vitality Grass for comparison, and I have to say, the fake one is pretty convincing. (Image) (Image)
It’s definitely a knockoff...
Qiao Sang then searched for Heat Relief Powder, Fire Niter, and Red Honey.
Heat Relief Powder costs 2600 Union Coins, Fire Niter 6889, and Red Honey is the cheapest at 1999 Union Coins per pound.
This means that Fangflare’s bath costs over 10,000 Union Coins!
Qiao Sang silently closed the computer.
Actually, the High School Entrance Exam is more important right now, so Fangflare’s issues can wait. Besides, Fangflare hates water and doesn’t like baths...
It was 10:32 PM.
Fangflare had played himself to exhaustion and was already asleep.
Qiao Sang, as usual, entered the Beastmaster Codex before bed.
Name: Fangflare
Attributes: Fire
Level: Junior (136/1000) +
Skills: Bite (Novice 74/100) +, Ram (Proficient 204/500) +, Flame Fang (Proficient 188/500) +, Spark (Proficient 256/500) +, Shadow Clone (Novice 5/100)
Points: 109
Last time, Fangflare gained 55 points from three battles at the Thirty-Seventh Beastmaster High School. This time, he only gained 54 points from four battles.
The points gained from each battle vary, so it seems the points are awarded based on the strength of the familiar.
Qiao Sang made this guess and promptly fell asleep.
Today had been exhausting...
...
...
The next day.
Wencheng Junior High School.
When Qiao Sang appeared in Class 37 with his backpack, the class erupted.
"Damn, Qiao Sang, you actually came back!"
"Where have you been? Haven’t seen you in ages!"
"Hey, hey, what’s with the attitude? What if he had family issues?"
"Family issues? What if it was a relative’s issue?"
"Everyone’s missed you, Qiao Sang. Without you, the teacher just picks on me and Fang Sisi all the time." This was said by Guo Linze, who was usually the second-to-last in the class.
The last-place student was pretty much written off by the teacher.
After the classmates finished expressing their thoughts and dispersed, Fang Sisi said solemnly, "Qiao Sang, you’ve changed."
Qiao Sang was taken aback and asked, "How have I changed?"
"Before, you’d always tell me if you had a good reason to take a day off. Now, you just sneak off without me." Fang Sisi said with a touch of resentment.
Qiao Sang: "..."
"I’ll take you next time."
Fang Sisi shook her head. "There won’t be a next time. We have so few days left in school, and if I take another day off, my mom will break my legs."
"Right", Fang Sisi lowered her voice and leaned in. "I have something to tell you, but you can’t tell anyone else."
Qiao Sang, seeing her serious expression, nodded. "Go ahead."
"Last week, the Class Teacher got some kind of shock and went to get a hair transplant. But... ha ha." Fang Sisi couldn’t help but laugh. "The anesthetic was accidentally replaced with a hair loss agent."
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment. "How could that happen? The two solutions have different colors, don’t they?"
"The one who applied the anesthetic was Giggy Eye, the dermatologist’s new familiar. He’s still not familiar with these things", Fang Sisi explained.
Qiao Sang asked, "How do you know this?"
"Didn’t you forget? My mom is a nurse there. She attended the parent-teacher meeting and met the Class Teacher", Fang Sisi replied.
Qiao Sang’s expression turned strange. Could it be that the Class Teacher went for the hair transplant because of what she said about his wig...
No wonder he stopped answering calls and turned off his phone...
This medical mishap is pretty serious.
After all, for middle-aged men, hair is everything, especially for those who need to wear wigs.
"Tell me, how many others have you told about this?" Qiao Sang looked at Fang Sisi suspiciously.
Fang Sisi was taken aback and started counting on her fingers. "Lu Siya, Chen Jinjin, Wu Huanjun, Guo Linze, Xie Jiayi, Chen Yu..."
Qiao Sang: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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