Chapter 495: Pseudo-Beastmaster
Chapter 495: Pseudo-Beastmaster (Combined)
Supernest, the first planet developed and colonized by humans.
Planets are easy to find, but habitable ones are rare.
Even if a suitable planet is found, it often harbors other alien life forms. Establishing communication and building relationships with these alien species is no easy task. Even if a means of communication is established, there's no guarantee that the alien civilization encountered will be “civilized.”
Thus, when Supernest was confirmed as a habitable planet, all the nations on Blue Star united for the first time in history, forming the Interstellar Beastmaster Alliance to ensure that human interests were represented as a whole.
With a unified goal, the first batch of colonists on Supernest were carefully selected from all over the world.
Due to interactions with different civilizations, humans no longer held the concept of "skin color", and nations became more closely united.
Over time, the descendants of the first colonists on Supernest formed relationships with people from different countries, leading to an increasingly diverse population living on the same land.
The humans on Supernest are perhaps the least concerned with ethnicity, valuing the human race as a whole above all else.
They believe that regardless of hair or skin color, everyone is part of the human race.
However, their attitudes towards familiars are polarized.
The majority of people on Supernest view familiars as a different species, believing that they must be controlled with absolute strength to prevent any backlash.
Thus, the treatment of familiars on Supernest is the most stringent.
Whether familiars are tired or not is irrelevant; strength is the ultimate priority—this sentiment reflects the attitude of most people on Supernest.
Because of this attitude, the concept of Bond Evolution is almost mythical to them.
For Qiao Sang, going to another planet didn't matter much; it was just a matter of which one. But then...
Qiao Sang stared at a line on the form for a long time: "Next semester, I have to go?"
Wang Weidou, assuming "treasure" was worried about the tight schedule, reassured her: "The government will handle all the procedures. You just need to wait for the notification and pack your things when the time comes."
"You'll receive the notification in a few days. They need to ensure you can start classes next semester, so you'll have to leave early. Traveling to another planet is different from traveling to another country; it's not a one- or two-day trip."
Qiao Sang looked bewildered: "What about my College Entrance Exam? Will I come back before the exam?"
Wang Weidou stared at Qiao Sang in shock, then managed to say: "You're preparing for the College Entrance Exam?"
"Of course", Qiao Sang replied.
Wang Weidou was taken aback. As the principal, he knew that Qiao Sang could take the College Entrance Exam early, but he didn't see the point.
Passing the exam early would be a good thing, but Qiao Sang had already won the National School Beastmaster League Senior Division championship. With such an achievement, many top academies would offer her direct admission.
Achieving this as a sophomore, not choosing one of the top few academies would be a huge loss.
However, those top academies had cultural score requirements. They couldn't admit students based solely on combat strength; otherwise, everyone would just focus on training their familiars and skip studying.
Top academies wanted students who were both combat-strong and intelligent.
He had reviewed Qiao Sang's academic records. Her initial scores were not good, and after joining the school team, she had spent months in matches, leaving no time for studying.
She was only a sophomore, and even the key points of the first semester of sophomore year were likely beyond her grasp. The idea of her taking the College Entrance Exam in her first year and achieving an ideal score to enter one of the top few academies was a pipe dream.
Spending a year or two studying before taking the exam would be the right choice.
Wang Weidou remained silent for a moment before speaking gently:
"I think you should spend another year in high school and take the exam next year. Your chances of getting into your dream university would be much higher."
Qiao Sang replied, "Vice Principal said I have three opportunities to take the College Entrance Exam. If I don't make it this year, I can try again next year. I want to give it a shot this year."
That Liu Yao... Wang Weidou sighed and said, "If you want to take the College Entrance Exam in your first year, that's not a problem. The exchange university you're going to follows the same College Entrance Exam schedule as here. As for the Special Admission Test, because of the special status of Interstellar Exchange Students, the Top Academy you apply to will send someone to conduct the assessment."
That's great. Otherwise, I'd have to come back specifically for the Special Recruitment assessment and the College Entrance Exam, which would take a lot of time and cut into my study time... Qiao Sang sighed in relief and began filling out the forms.
But soon, she paused, "The exchange program is for one year. If I get into university next semester, what will I do for the remaining six months?"
Not aiming for Direct Admission, but trying to get into a university through the normal process in your first year, you really dare to dream... Knowing that you're a prodigy in the Beastmaster field, not in academics... Wang Weidou silently complained but kept a smile on his face:
"It depends on which university you get into. The state will arrange for you to transfer to a Top Academy with a similar ranking for the remaining six months."
Well, since your darling has already won first place in the National School Beastmaster League Senior Division, you can pretty much do whatever you want in high school. Aside from the top few, many other Top Academies will likely offer Direct Admission spots.
I see... Qiao Sang lowered her head and continued filling out the forms.
...
Class 1, Grade 1.
"Supernest, the first planet developed and colonized by humans."
"It has water and oxygen, with a year-round temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Its mass is about three times that of Blue Star. Unlike Blue Star, there is no Hidden Realm, but familiars do exist."
"Human life on Supernest is closely intertwined with wild beast companions. Humans without Brain Domain Development find life on Supernest more challenging."
"Because of the need to frequently drive away wild beast companions, Beastmasters hold a higher status on Supernest than on Blue Star."
"Ordinary people on Supernest can also interact with wild beast companions. Familiars have diverse personalities, and not all wild beast companions are dangerous."
"Some wild beast companions are gentle and can live peacefully with humans over time."
"Those who are not Beastmasters but can get familiars to help them with tasks are called Pseudo-Beastmasters."
Perhaps knowing that Qiao Sang was about to become an Interstellar Exchange Student on Supernest, the astronomy teacher skipped the review sessions and directly began discussing Supernest as the end of the term approached.
Qiao Sang took notes diligently.
After class, a group of students immediately surrounded her.
One classmate asked, "Qiao Sang, you're going to Supernest as an Exchange Student?"
"I heard that some familiars on Supernest are extremely dangerous. You could be attacked just walking down the street."
"Don't you think it's super cool to see a wild beast companion every day?"
"Staying there for a while, even without special training, your reaction time will definitely improve."
"I wonder if the courses there are the same as ours."
"It would be great if you still had a blank bond page. Then you could bond with a familiar from Supernest and bring it back for us to see."
More and more students gathered around.
They were in their mid-teens, the age when people view things with the most equality.
Adults might keep their distance or flatter to please as the gap between them and their friends grows, but teenagers can't resist the urge to interact with someone of their age who's at a high level, as long as that person doesn't send out the message, "You commoners, stay away from me."
Now, with the added interest in the interstellar topic, almost everyone in the class gathered around.
Even the usually aloof Lu You was no exception.
Qiao Sang patiently chatted with the students, showing no signs of impatience.
These were all Scholars, and just borrowing a notebook or two could save a lot of study time. With this thought in mind, Qiao Sang chatted even more enthusiastically.
By the time the last class of the afternoon ended, Qiao Sang looked at the stack of notebooks on her desk and smiled in satisfaction.
...
Winter nights come early, and it was already dark before six o'clock.
Many reporters and paparazzi were still lingering outside Holy Water High School.
Qiao Sang, standing in the corridor, could clearly see everything outside.
"Treasure Seeker", Qiao Sang said, "let's go home."
"Seek~" Treasure Seeker appeared.
In the next second, Qiao Sang and Treasure Seeker vanished.
...
At 6:23 PM, after multiple Spatial Shifts with Treasure Seeker, Qiao Sang returned to the front door of Building 16 at Qinglu Manor.
During the National Championship, she had spoken to her mother over the phone and learned that she had moved here.
Qiao Sang opened the door and found that all the soft furnishings were already in place.
Although the luxurious decoration style was quite opulent, the appropriate use of green plants and the consistent beige color scheme made the overall atmosphere much warmer.
Where's Mom... Qiao Sang looked at the empty hall and took out her mobile phone to prepare to call.
"Bang!"
A loud noise echoed, and colorful confetti fluttered down from above.
"Pigeon!" Plump Homing Dove carried a cake in her wings and walked out.
"Welcome home, champion!" At the same time, her mother's voice came from above.
Qiao Sang looked up and saw her mother sitting on Faithwarden, holding the confetti cannon that had just been fired.
I didn't expect Mom to do this... Qiao Sang smiled sincerely. "I'm back!"
...
Meanwhile, at the entrance of Holy Water High School, the reporters and paparazzi who couldn't find Qiao Sang gradually packed up their equipment and left.
Once everyone was gone, a man in a suit, quite handsome, stepped out from a black car worth over 500,000 and walked straight to the security booth.
"Can you contact Qiao Sang and tell her her father is here?" Qiao Wangyang said.
The security guard, who had always remained silent to the reporters, suddenly looked up and quickly opened the communication window. But then he seemed to remember something, and his excited expression turned suspicious.
"Are you Qiao Sang's father?"
Qiao Wangyang nodded. "Yes, I am."
The security guard gave him a serious once-over and asked, "Which class is Qiao Sang in?"
Qiao Wangyang hesitated. "Class One."
Although he hadn't been in touch with his daughter for a long time, her performance in the National School Beastmaster League had been widely reported.
The security guard continued, "What's Qiao Sang's class teacher's name?"
How would he know that... Qiao Wangyang opened his mouth to speak but hesitated.
At this moment, the security guard asked, "If you're Qiao Sang's dad, why didn't you contact her yourself?"
Do you think I didn't want to? It's just that she blocked me and moved away... Qiao Wangyang remembered being blocked and the trouble he went through to find her, only to be told by a neighbor that Ye Xiangting had moved. His face darkened for a moment.
He couldn't bring himself to admit that kind of thing.
Seeing the other party didn't answer immediately, the security guard confirmed his suspicions and continued:
"Even if Qiao Sang doesn't have her mobile phone, why didn't you contact her teacher?"
Qiao Wangyang was silent for a moment, "I don't have her class teacher's contact information."
"Is that so?" The security guard sneered, "Then do you have any proof that Qiao Sang is your daughter?"
Proof? Qiao Wangyang was a bit bewildered, "Qiao Sang is my daughter, do I need proof?"
The security guard nodded, "Otherwise, how would I know if she's your daughter?"
Qiao Wangyang was so angry he laughed, "If you just call her out, wouldn't you know?"
The security guard, hearing this, decided to drop the act and looked at him with disdain:
"Finally, you've revealed your true intentions, just wanting to see Qiao Sang. Nowadays, reporters will do anything, even pretending to be someone's dad. If you were her dad, would you run to the school because you can't contact her?"
"If you were her dad, would you not know her class teacher's phone number?"
"If you were her dad, would you not know that Qiao Sang doesn't live on campus?"
"She's probably already home by now. Look at you, how do you even resemble her dad?"
The security guard said his piece and slammed the window of communication shut.
Qiao Wangyang: "!!!"
Qiao Wangyang's face turned from black to white, then from white to black, his whole body trembling with rage, unable to speak for a long time.
...
Qinglu Manor, Building 16.
A blinding white light dissipated, and Plump Homing Dove transformed into Unified Owl.
"Unified Slide!"
Unified Owl rubbed its large head against its mother, happy to be touching her.
"Faithwarden!" Faithwarden spread her massive wings and called out happily.
Ye Xiangting smiled, "Plump Homing Dove actually wanted to evolve the day it moved in, but it wanted to do it in front of you, so it waited until now."
"Unified Slide", Unified Owl nodded.
"Ya Ya!"
Before Qiao Sang could be moved, Fangy, seeing the evolved Unified Owl, excitedly called out and issued a battle challenge.
"Unified Slide!"
Unified Owl, who hadn't missed a single match live stream, shook its head vigorously.
Qiao Sang coughed, "Fangy, you need to respect your elders."
"Ya Ya?"
Fangy tilted its head, looking confused.
Can't elders fight? But back at the base, the elders often battled with it.
You were so weak back then, how can you compare to now? Qiao Sang quickly changed the subject, "The garden in the back is quite large. You haven't trained today, do you want to try it out there?"
"Ya!"
Fangy's eyes lit up, instantly forgetting its previous question, and turned to run toward the garden.
"Unified Slide."
Unified Owl let out a sigh of relief.
Ye Xiangting watched Fangy's figure disappear from the living room, her smile never fading, "Back when you wanted to bond with Fangflare, I was worried that a Fire Pet Beast might be too aggressive. I never thought you could raise it so well. And Treasure Seeker, when it was still a Treasure Seeker, it scared me to death. Who would have thought this child would be so well-behaved?"
"Seek~" Treasure Seeker called out sweetly, hearing the praise.
"During the New Year Feast..."
Qiao Sang interrupted her mother, "Mom, I might have to go to the Supernest in a while."
(End of Chapter)
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