Chapter 392: Four Regions
Chapter 392: Four Regions
On her way home, Qiao Sang hummed a tune, feeling rather cheerful.
Not having to worry about money was such a relief.
After calling her mother to let her know that the house had been purchased, Qiao Sang said with high hopes to Treasure Seeker, "You need to practice Spatial Shift well."
She was very satisfied with the house’s size, privacy, and accompanying facilities. However, as her mother had pointed out, it was too far from the school.
But fortunately, Treasure Seeker could use Spatial Shift. Once this skill reached a certain level of proficiency, distance would no longer be an issue. Qiao Sang was envisioning a bright future.
"Xunxun!"
Hearing its Beastmaster’s words, Treasure Seeker immediately floated to the side and called out, indicating it wanted to stop for a moment.
"What’s wrong?" Qiao Sang asked, stopping.
"Xun~"
Treasure Seeker didn’t answer right away but instead covered its mouth with a giggle. Then it took off its Ring, rummaged inside, and pulled out an ant.
Qiao Sang and Fangy stared at the ant in Treasure Seeker’s claws, puzzled.
The ant, for some reason, remained still on Treasure Seeker’s claw, as if it was resigned to its fate.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker wore an expression that said, "Watch closely", and then raised its other claw, using its Short Toe to tap the ant. The ant vanished instantly.
"Ya Ya!" Fangy’s eyes widened.
Qiao Sang was taken aback at first, then a realization dawned on her. She accessed the Beastmaster Codex, her gaze fixing on a particular line:
[Spatial Shift (Proficient 288/500) +]
288… Qiao Sang’s heart rate involuntarily quickened.
Since Treasure Seeker and Lulu mostly trained late at night, she had developed the habit of checking the Beastmaster Codex twice a day—once before bed and once upon waking.
She clearly remembered that this morning, Treasure Seeker’s Spatial Shift data had been 287.
Qiao Sang pondered, so the ant had been the subject of Treasure Seeker’s Spatial Shift just now.
Good grief, she should have thought of it sooner… This skill didn’t necessarily require the familiar to move along with the target; it could be used to transfer other beings or objects independently.
If that was the case, the training efficiency could be multiplied!
Treasure Seeker was brilliant to figure that out… Qiao Sang exited the Beastmaster Codex and praised Treasure Seeker, "Smart!"
"Xun~"
Treasure Seeker wore an expression that said, "It’s no big deal."
"How did you think of using it like that?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out and explained that it had discovered it while playing with ants out of boredom at night.
"Ya Ya!"
Before Qiao Sang could say anything, Fangy in her arms showed an excited expression, indicating it wanted to play too.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker nodded and floated over, preparing to place its claw on Fangy.
You’re not playing; you’re being played… Qiao Sang quickly stepped back, holding Fangy and stopping it.
"No, Treasure Seeker’s Spatial Shift isn’t precise enough yet. If you get transferred to some corner and can’t come back, what will we do?"
"Ya Ya!"
Hearing its Beastmaster’s words, Fangy’s body stiffened, and it shook its head frantically.
Can’t come back? No way!
It didn’t want to play anymore!
"Xun…"
"Xunxun!"
Feeling embarrassed, Treasure Seeker retracted its claw and patted its chest, promising to train hard and bring Big Brother Fangy along once it was proficient.
"Ya."
Fangy thought about it and nodded in agreement.
…
Changan Road.
Skyview Manor 1705.
Treasure Seeker rarely returned but immediately floated to the Courtyard to start training Spatial Shift.
Fangy and Lulu, as usual, were pushing themselves to the limit.
Qiao Sang sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the three little ones training in the courtyard with a sense of satisfaction.
After a while, she picked up her mobile phone, which displayed 99+ messages.
Qiao Sang opened it and saw that most of the messages were congratulatory. She replied to each one.
At that moment, the latest message at the top changed to the Senior High School Team group.
As a member of the Senior High School Team, Qiao Sang immediately opened it to check.
【Xu Yixuan: What bad luck! In this Regional Tournament, we're grouped with Yuhua Region and three other regions!】
【He Datao: I'm not in the Regional Tournament, so I'm not worried.】
【Zhang Dezhou: It's just a joint competition with four regions. What's there to be afraid of? You used to brag about making it to the national competition.】
【Xu Yixuan: You were just bragging.】
【Zhang Dezhou: ...】
【He Datao: You guys are competing in Ancient Fog Region, right? I wouldn't mind going there.】
【Xu Yixuan: I heard that Ancient Fog Region wasn't originally part of the joint competition, but the people there strongly requested to compete with us from Yuhua Region. Somehow, they managed to get in.】
【He Datao: Could it be for Qiao Sang's Glacialia?】
【Xu Yixuan: Congratulations, you're right! I specifically checked the news from Ancient Fog Region. Apparently, over a million people signed a petition to have the Regional Tournament held there, just to see Glacialia.】
【Zhang Dezhou: It's just Glacialia, is it really that big of a deal?】
【He Datao: Think of Glacialia as our region's Garem.】
Garem, the endangered familiar of Yuhua Region.
【Zhang Dezhou: Got it, I understand now...】
So, the fact that this Regional Tournament is being held in Ancient Fog Region isn't a coincidence... Qiao Sang suddenly felt a mountain of pressure.
She scrolled through the chat history and typed:
【Are we competing with four regions together? What are the other two regions besides Ancient Fog Region?】
【He Datao: Qiao Sang is here!】
【Zhang Dezhou: Qiao Freak! Oh, no! Qiao Sang!】
【Xu Yixuan: The other two regions are Lianke Region and Xilu Region. I just got the news, and Teacher Sun will probably announce it tomorrow.】
【He Datao: Xu Yixuan's family has almost half of its members working in the government, so she gets this kind of information faster. It should be reliable.】
So, Xu Yixuan is from a family of officials... Speaking of which, what familiars do Lianke Region and Xilu Region have? Qiao Sang opened a search engine and started looking up information about these two regions.
...
Soon, it was time to go to school.
Qiao Sang arrived at school.
The Provincial Tournament had ended, and the Regional Tournament was set to start in seven days. However, since the competition was in Ancient Fog Region, other regions' participants would arrive a few days early to avoid being exhausted from the journey.
Tomorrow was the day they would set off. Normally, those who qualified for the Regional Tournament wouldn't have to attend classes today, but Qiao Sang considered her academic scores and decided to come.
She had expected to be mobbed like last time, but to her surprise, no one even approached her.
Everyone watched from a distance, clearly excited, but no one dared to get close.
Class 1, Grade 1.
When Qiao Sang stepped into the classroom, everyone fell silent. The effect was even more pronounced than when the class teacher entered.
(End of Chapter)
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