Chapter 536: Planning
Chapter 536: Planning
Sai Nan High School.
Dormitory Area 1.
Dorm 502.
Qiao Sang sat at the table, staring at the Black Stone that remained perfectly still.
If it weren't for the occasional appearance of a translucent crystal, one might not even notice it was a familiar.
Earlier, no matter how she tried to get a response from it by the roadside, it refused to react. To avoid wasting time, she simply put it in her pocket and brought it back.
She had no idea that this Crystal Producer was so patient. Even now, it remained motionless except for the occasional appearance of a translucent crystal.
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow was nearby, collecting the crystals one by one on a plate.
These are all food; they can't be wasted.
"Do you want an Amethyst Crystal? If you want it, just say so. How am I supposed to know if you don’t?" Qiao Sang placed an Amethyst Crystal next to the Black Stone, trying to tempt it.
The Crystal Producer remained unmoving, completely unaffected by the temptation.
"If you don’t say anything, I’ll let Steel Sparrow eat the Amethyst Crystal." Seeing that temptation wasn’t working, Qiao Sang threatened.
The Crystal Producer still didn’t move.
This is your fault... Qiao Sang looked at Lulu. "Let’s start."
Without needing further explanation, Lulu understood immediately. She opened her mouth, and a song filled with inaudible sound waves echoed through the room.<|im_end|>
"Ice~ ice ice ice~ ice ice~ ice ice ice~ ice~"
Like a gentle spring breeze and warm sunlight, the translucent crystal on the Crystal Producer stopped appearing.
Slowly, it opened its eyes, grew limbs, and its body turned into a translucent white.
"Produce..."
The Crystal Producer looked at Lulu with a peaceful expression. That’s so beautiful...
When the song stopped, Qiao Sang asked calmly, "Would you like to follow me?"
"Produce..."
The Crystal Producer shook its head with a peaceful expression.
Not a chance.
"Just for half a year. I only need your crystals. I’ll provide you with food and everything else you need during that time. When the time is up, I’ll give you the Amethyst Crystal." Qiao Sang said.
"Produce..."
The Crystal Producer thought about it calmly for three seconds, then nodded, indicating its agreement.
Half an hour later, the Crystal Producer was huddled in a corner, trembling with fear and regret.
Humans are terrifying!
Why did I let myself be convinced?
Qiao Sang and Fangy were discussing how to make the Crystal Producer produce more crystals.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy called out, suggesting it could take the Crystal Producer through rigorous training to increase crystal production.
Qiao Sang nodded, finding the idea feasible.
"Icechill."
Lulu suggested that the Crystal Producer eat more, which would help it produce more crystals.
That’s not a good idea. Though they are crystals, they are essentially excrement... Qiao Sang glanced at Steel Sparrow, who was eating the crystals.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker raised its claws, suggesting that the Crystal Producer watch tear-jerking dramas, which would definitely make it produce more crystals.
That’s a typical Treasure Seeker idea... Qiao Sang looked at Steel Sparrow and asked, "What do you think?"
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow thought about it and decided that all three methods could be tried.
Qiao Sang's lips twitched. "We can skip the second one."
"Ganggang?"
Steel Sparrow looked puzzled.
To it, crystals were just food, and it didn’t matter where they came from.
Familiars and humans have different perspectives, and Qiao Sang didn’t force Steel Sparrow to align with her thoughts. She just found the idea of eating crystals from that source a bit off-putting.
Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and decided to be honest. "I think the crystals from that source aren’t very clean. We bought a lot of minerals today, enough to last for a while. Collecting crystals isn’t urgent, so let’s skip the second method. We can try the other two."
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow took a bite of a crystal, indicating it had no objections.
"Produce..."
The Crystal Producer listened to the entire conversation with a despondent expression.
Why hasn’t anyone asked for my opinion...
Then, it seemed to have an idea, and its eyes became determined.
It was going to show this human that none of these methods would work. Its crystals wouldn’t be so easily obtained!
...
Late at night.
Living room.
"Xunxun!"
"Chanchan!"
Treasure Seeker and Crystal Producer were sobbing uncontrollably, their faces tear-streaked as they watched the heart-wrenching scene of their familiars on the mobile video.
After crying for a while, Treasure Seeker suddenly remembered something. While still sobbing, her eyes turned blue, and she used Psychic Power to move the fallen crystals into the bowl on the coffee table that she had prepared earlier.
"Chanchan!"
"Chanchan!"
Crystal Producer couldn't stop her tears, and large crystals kept falling, completely forgetting about her grand ambitions from just a few hours ago.
Meanwhile.
In the bedroom, Qiao Sang sat at her desk, writing down her plans for the future:
1. Evolve Steel Sparrow within a month.
2. Score 300 points on the monthly exam.
3. Accumulate 1000 credits before graduation.
4. Spend 4 hours every day participating in familiar arena battles.
With Lulu, she could stay awake 24 hours a day, giving her twice the study time compared to others.
Although she had to catch up on three years of high school curriculum, her College Entrance Exam score only needed to be around 325 points. Excluding the knowledge points that required conceptual understanding, she could score around 300 points just by rote memorization.
Honestly, thanks to the memory boost from the replenish, she found that a month of non-stop studying on the starship wasn't as difficult as she had originally thought to absorb high school knowledge.
Moreover, the College Entrance Exam included a subject that tested the Beastmaster's brain domain, which was Meditation. The full score was 100, and reaching 10% brain domain usage was a perfect score.
For her, this 100 points was like a freebie.
With a few months until the College Entrance Exam, if her target score was 325, she could definitely spare a few hours for other activities.
Of course, that was assuming she didn't sleep at night and continued studying.
Fangy usually went to bed early, so she had to go to Herkim Tower after school and then come back to study.
Sai Nan High School didn't check dorms on weekends, and on weekdays, the check was at 10 PM. As long as she returned by then, she was fine.
After finishing her plans, Qiao Sang closed her notebook, picked up the "National Excellent Simulation Test Compilation", and continued solving problems.
...
The next morning, Qiao Sang had breakfast and then took Fangy and the others to the outdoor Training Field behind the school.
"Fangy, Lulu, keep an eye on Steel Treasure's training, and make sure Crystal Producer doesn't run away", Qiao Sang instructed.
To unify the team's names, Qiao Sang had directly renamed Steel Sparrow to Steel Treasure.
Steel Sparrow was quite casual about it and agreed to the name without hesitation.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy patted its chest, indicating it would handle everything.
"Icechill."
Lulu nodded calmly.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker looked envious, and the thought of going to school later made her appreciate the usual training even more...
"Chanchan..."
Crystal Producer stood to the side with red, swollen eyes and clenched fists.
She had made a mistake last night, and today she was determined to show this human that her crystals weren't so easy to obtain!
...
Half an hour later, Steel Treasure glanced at Crystal Producer, who had barely moved and was lying flat on the ground, pretending she couldn't move.
Flying over to Fangy, who was training with Gravity Beads to enhance Psychic Power, Steel Treasure pointed at Crystal Producer with its wing and called out.
"Ganggang."
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy looked at Crystal Producer and nodded.
"Chanchan..."
Crystal Producer suddenly felt a bad premonition.
Ten seconds later.
"Chanchan!"
"Chanchan!"
Crystal Producer started running uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face in the wind.
What had she done wrong?
Why had things turned out this way?
"Ya Ya!"
At the same time, Fangy's eyes glowed blue, and its expression was excited.
Fourth Elder was right; using Psychic Power to train Crystal Producer was much more interesting than using Psychic Control with Gravity Beads!
(End of Chapter)
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