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Chapter 460: I Want to Invest in You!
Chapter 460: I Want to Invest in You!
Qiao Sang saw the content and immediately recognized who it was.
How did she find me?
What does she want from me?
I only drew attention when I auctioned off the Gentle Breeze Compass. Could she be after the Gentle Breeze Compass?
One question after another flooded Qiao Sang's mind.
After thinking for a while, she put the letter in her pocket.
She decided to contact the person after her training. She was quite curious about why this person had specifically sought her out and how they had found her.
...
Leiwan Estates.
A high-end residential complex in the northern district of the Imperial Capital.
The grayish-black familiar that had delivered the letter to Qiao Sang floated into a tall, three-story villa.
Yu Ke, who was sitting on the sofa, got up and eagerly asked the familiar:
"Did you deliver the letter?"
"Lili."
The grayish-black familiar nodded.
Yu Ke's eyes lit up, but when she glanced at her mobile phone, her face showed disappointment: "Why hasn't she contacted me yet?"
At that moment, a beautiful girl around 16 years old, sitting on the sofa, spoke up:
"Sis, are you sure you didn’t get the wrong person?"
While speaking, she didn't take her eyes off the holographic screen, which was replaying today's National School Beastmaster League matches.
"There's no way I could have gotten the wrong person. She was the only one wearing a school uniform at the time", Yu Ke said. "I remember her face very well. She's definitely Qiao Sang, who was trending today."
"But she's from the Yuhua Region. How could she have an invitation card to the Muzhen Auction?" Yu Le asked.
Yu Ke put down her mobile phone: "That's not strange at all. Her family must have gotten one for her when they saw she was coming to Hollow Plains."
Yu Le said, "Even if it is her, she might not want to talk to you. At the auction, she didn’t even tell you her name, did she?"
"The time and place are different", Yu Ke countered. "She came to another region's auction alone, without anyone to accompany her. It's normal for her to be a bit cautious."
"You might as well not get your hopes up", Yu Le said, focusing on the match on the holographic screen. "People with good family backgrounds and high Beast Mastery skills are all very proud. They always think they're different from us, who only have background. There's a boy in my class who made it to the School Team’s Individual Combat Team. He got eliminated in the Regional Tournament and still acts like he's better than us. How much more would someone like Qiao Sang be?"
"Ah..." Yu Ke sat back on the sofa, her face showing a hint of fatigue.
Although she was reluctant to admit it, her sister had a point.
In large families, talent is particularly important.
If someone has high talent, even if they are a distant relative, the Yu family will provide them with excellent resources.
After all, high talent means a longer lifespan, which translates to more possibilities in a given field.
Even if one's talent isn't high, bonding with a rare, highly talented familiar won't make them more respected in the same circle.
For example, the Yu family once had a direct descendant named Yu Youwei. The family spent a great deal of effort to bond him with a Purebred Hell Dragon, but he never developed his brain domain enough to bond with two familiars. He passed away in his seventies.
By then, the Hell Dragon had already become a General-Class Beast Companion, a Waterborne Dragon, and it refused to bond with anyone else.
Forcing a bond with a General-Class Beast Companion that doesn't want to bond is very dangerous. So, the family decided to take a gentle approach, providing for it for some time to soften its attitude before bringing up the bonding again.
Who would have thought that Waterborne Dragon would take advantage of the family's lack of attention, enter the Hidden Realm, and never be seen again.
After that, the Yu family placed even more importance on talent.
Although she was a direct descendant, she wasn't a Spontaneous Awakening, and her Brain Domain Development was slow. Even now, in college, she only had one High-Class Beast Companion.
At this rate, she would never get access to the family's top-tier resources, and in a few years, she would likely be sent off for an arranged marriage.
She didn't want to live her life like that, so she worked hard to build relationships within her social circle, hoping to find another way out.
It was then that Qiao Sang appeared.
Initially, after the auction, she didn't think much of Qiao Sang's disappearance, feeling at most a bit melancholic. But then she saw the trending topic.
At 15, Qiao Sang already had three High-Class Beast Companions and an undefeated record in the Senior Division of the National School Beastmaster League.
A person like that was unprecedented, not just in Hollow Plains, but in history. When she realized that the person on the trending topic was the girl who had sat next to her at the auction, she nearly fell out of her chair in shock.
If she could connect with someone with such limitless potential, would the family still be able to dictate her future once Qiao Sang grew more powerful?
A better life might just depend on clinging to this future powerhouse.
With this thought, Yu Ke couldn't wait to find Qiao Sang, but Qiao Sang ignored her completely.
"I had a good conversation with Qiao Sang at the auction. If she didn't contact me, it must be because Dreamweaver delivered the message to the wrong person", Yu Ke said, trying to save face in front of her sister.
Yu Le looked at Dreamweaver, "Is that so?"
"Lili!"
Dreamweaver was panicking; it hadn't made a mistake!
Yu Le asked, "What did it say?"
"It said it made a mistake", Yu Ke translated.
"Lili!" Dreamweaver's eyes blazed with fury.
It had been mistranslated; it hadn't made a mistake!
Seeing Dreamweaver's expression, Yu Ke quickly changed the subject, "Aren't you hungry? Want to have some Energy Pills?"
"Lili!" Dreamweaver instantly forgot its anger and nodded with a smile.
Suddenly, the mobile phone screen lit up.
Yu Ke, with her sharp eyes, immediately saw it was a friend request.
At that moment, Yu Ke felt her heart pounding fiercely.
She fumbled for her phone, opened the chat app, and accepted the request.
Before she could type a word, a message came through:
【Hello, I received your letter. I was wondering how you found me?】
It was really her! Yu Ke jumped off the sofa, her face flushed with excitement, "She contacted me!"
Yu Le glanced at her, skeptical, "Didn't you just say Dreamweaver delivered the message to the wrong person?"
Yu Ke ignored her sister, fully engrossed in typing her response.
"Lili…"
Dreamweaver's face turned black.
Where were the Energy Pills she promised?
...
【You're trending, so you're basically a celebrity now. Most high school students know you. My sister is in high school, so I just asked around to find out where you live.】
Qiao Sang, who had just finished training, was lying on her bed, reading the message on her phone.
So, she had just asked around. Qiao Sang had thought it might have been due to some Familiar Skill or Trait. Speaking of which, why was she trending again? While grumbling, she typed her response:
【What do you want from me?】
Yu Ke replied instantly:
【I want to invest in you!】
Invest in her… Qiao Sang was taken aback.
Before she could reply, another message came through:
[The idea of investment is that you can entrust me with anything you want to do. Of course, I know that with your family background, you probably don't have to worry about most things. But you're still young, and there are bound to be things you want to do that your family won't allow. In those cases, you can come to me.]
Yu Ke was straightforward from the start.
She knew Qiao Sang was from Yuhua Region and had come here only to participate in the National School Beastmaster League. If she didn't establish a closer relationship quickly, once Qiao Sang returned to Yuhua Region, she might soon forget about her.
Qiao Sang's eyes flickered as she typed her reply:
[Why invest in me?]
Yu Ke sent three question marks, expressing her confusion.
[With your talent, do you really need to ask? There are definitely many people who want to invest in you. Others might wait until after the National Championship or until you graduate from high school, but I'm just a step ahead of them.]
Yu Ke continued:
[I know your family background is exceptional, but you're from Yuhua Region. Some resources and information are only available in Hollow Plains. For example, the Gentle Breeze Compass you auctioned, while incredibly valuable, is mostly a collector's item.]
[It's true that the Gentle Breeze Compass can help you find Qingqing Ni, but most people can only catch a glimpse.]
[The Gentle Breeze Compass has been passed down through the ages, and only three people have managed to see and bond with Qingqing Ni using it. Otherwise, do you think 900 million would be enough to make everyone back off?]
[This kind of information is hard to come by unless you're from a family that has been in Hollow Plains for over a century.]
Exceptional family background? How can you tell? Qiao Sang instinctively typed, then deleted it and rephrased:
[I don't think you're much older than me. You're probably still in school. Will you have time to do other things?]
Yu Ke's eyes lit up with excitement. She knew that if Qiao Sang was asking this, they were halfway to establishing a relationship.
[Don't worry! I'm in college, and I have a lot of free time!]
Qiao Sang stared at the chat page, pondering for a moment before replying:
[After the National Championship, we can set a time to talk.]
Qiao Sang currently didn't lack money or resources, but that was only for a year. With over a month already gone, she now had just a bit over ten months left.
She had a clear understanding of how expensive resources were.
Buying property like in her past life wasn't feasible; the household registration issue alone restricted purchasing property in other provinces, let alone other regions.
Purchasing a large number of existing homes would also require paying property taxes annually.
While housing prices were high, selling second-hand homes was difficult. If they didn't sell, she'd have to keep putting money into them every year.
The real estate market in the Beastmaster World wasn't particularly liquid, making it hard to convert into cash, and it lacked financial attributes.
Ultimately, in this world, the expensive and profitable things were still related to familiars.
Her mother had opened a Beast Companion Nursery related to Fangflare, earning some money, but her ultimate goal was to participate in the Interstellar Cup. The resources needed for that were far beyond what a single nursery could provide.
After this conversation, Qiao Sang suddenly realized she needed to start preparing for the day after her Black Gold Card expired in a year.
Yu Ke, being from Hollow Plains, with her connections and background, and being young, unlike those seasoned capitalists, was indeed a good partner.
[Great! Good luck in the match! I'll be waiting!]
Qiao Sang looked at the message, then exited the chat page.
(End of Chapter)
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