Chapter 72: Hottest Fugitive
Chapter 72: Hottest Fugitive
"Ya!"
Fangflare chirped happily, seemingly very pleased with the name.
"That name is so overused. My neighbor's daughter's boyfriend had a Fangflare with the same name last time", Bai Yunmiao said.
Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.
She had never really thought about names before.
In this society, not all Beastmasters gave their familiars names.
Some Beastmasters gave their familiars quirky, internet-style names, not serious ones, just to stand out and attract attention.
Others would consult specialists who named familiars based on their attributes, birth date, and birthplace.
But most simply chose a random name from the familiar's species name and added a repeated syllable.
As familiars grew, these repeated names often became awkward.
Familiars evolved, and many of them would become dissatisfied with their original names after evolving.
For example, Cotton Worms were often called Wormy, but their evolved forms, such as Bashutters and Toxic Butterflies, had undergone a perfect transformation.
At that point, calling them Wormy would make them unhappy.
Since Wormy had been their name for a long time, it had become a habit. Changing it to Butterfly at this stage would be awkward.
Because of this, some Beastmasters simply called their familiars by their species name.
After all, they were bonded, and familiars knew who was calling them.
In everyday life, calling them by their species name was fine, but when familiars had endorsements, they definitely needed a unique name.
"Let's call it Fangy", Qiao Sang suggested.
Since they were naming it, they might as well choose a name that wouldn't seem out of place even after Fangflare evolved.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangflare protested.
It still preferred to be called Hanggang's First Handsome Fang.
Qiao Sang: "……"
"Calling you Fangy means you're my treasure. Don't you like it?" Qiao Sang pretended to be disappointed.
Fangflare paused, then quickly started to comfort its Beastmaster.
"Ya!"
"Ya Ya!"
"Ya!"
It liked it, so they would call it Fangy!
"That's good", Qiao Sang's disappointed expression immediately vanished.
Bai Yunmiao was used to this by now.
Song Yuan, however, was stunned for a long time.
Truly, this was the person who dared to bond with a Fire Pet Beast as her first familiar and could even get it to comfort her...
She was amazing...
The matter of the name was thus settled.
...
Verdant Haven.
When Ye Xiangting returned home, she saw a table full of dishes, including the Lurefruit that Flying-type familiars loved so much.
These Lurefruits cost 1500 Union Coins each, and she usually couldn't afford them.
Ye Xiangting frowned, immediately suspecting that her ex-husband had somehow found out about her daughter getting accepted into Holy Water High School and had contacted her.
Just as she was lost in thought, Qiao Sang came out of her room.
"Mom, you're finally back. The food I made is getting cold."
Ye Xiangting was taken aback and hesitated, "You made all this?"
"Yes, to celebrate winning first place in the Newcomer Competition", Qiao Sang said as she pulled out a chair and sat down at the table.
"Ya."
Fangflare ran out of the room and jumped onto Qiao Sang's lap.
First place in the Newcomer Competition...
Ye Xiangting was stunned again.
She knew her daughter was participating in the Newcomer Competition, but she had assumed it was just for fun.
First place?!
Were all the participants just like her daughter, fresh out of junior high school...
It seems that even being first in such a situation is quite impressive...
"I won 200,000 Union Coins and bought some Lurefruit. Plump Homing Dove, you can eat it", Qiao Sang pushed the Lurefruit towards Plump Homing Dove.
"Gee!"
Plump Homing Dove happily flapped its wings.
When they returned, it had been drooling over the Lurefruit on the table but didn't dare to make a move because it didn't know who had bought it.
Now that it knew it was its little master, Plump Homing Dove no longer hesitated and immediately picked up a Lurefruit to eat.
Throughout the dinner, Ye Xiangting felt a sense of unreality while listening to her daughter.
200,000 Union Coins...
A Beast Egg worth less than 500,000...
Maybe she should find someone to talk about this...
It was 7:22 PM.
Qiao Sang returned to her room, turned on her computer, and prepared to research her second familiar. As usual, she first glanced at the trending topics.
The trending topics were all about the Interstellar Cup.
[The True Dark Horse, Felinus!]
[Chi Xi Youji Bids Farewell to the Interstellar Cup]
[ succubi spirit achieves an Epic Feat by defeating three in a row!]
[Blue Star Beastmaster's Entire Team Annihilated]
[Eight Blue Star Smugglers Arrested on Tianyuan Planet This Afternoon]
Tianyuan Planet was the host planet for this year's Interstellar Cup.
In every Interstellar Cup, there were always a few smugglers who tried to sneak in to watch the live matches and got caught. This time was no exception.
However, this time the smugglers were from Blue Star.
She knew without clicking that the comments would be full of criticism, likely blaming the smugglers for tarnishing Blue Star's reputation.
The Interstellar Cup was a sensitive period.
On average, each country didn't have even one participating Beastmaster.
People's sense of honor had expanded beyond just national pride, rising to the level of planetary rivalry.
Qiao Sang continued scrolling down, and her eyes soon stopped on a particular trending topic.
Among so many Interstellar Cup-related topics, one stood out as particularly out of place.
[A-Class Wanted Notice, Hottest Fugitive]
Qiao Sang clicked to read more.
She swore it wasn't the word "hottest" that attracted her.
The man on the wanted poster had no beauty filters. He had pale skin, deep-set eyes, and deep, piercing phoenix eyes that were as cold as an icy pond, like still water.
His lips were a deep red, tightly pressed together, giving off a "do not approach" vibe. There was no denying that he had an exceptionally handsome face.
Among criminals, he certainly lived up to the title of "hottest."
Qiao Sang continued reading.
[Zhou Xian (male, 28 years old, Zhehai Xianglin Province) and his accomplices murdered researcher Tan Yuxin and stole confidential research materials]
She read further down.
Qiao Sang's breath caught in her throat.
5,000,000 Union Coins!
This guy was worth a fortune!
Qiao Sang couldn't help but scroll back up and examine the wanted poster more closely.
Since this guy was from Zhehai Xianglin, there was a chance he might return to his hometown.
Being in the same province, there was a possibility of bumping into him...
Anyone with such a high bounty was naturally dangerous, but if she encountered him, she could always call the police instead of dealing with him herself!
That way, she could still earn a reward for providing information.
Although the chances were slim, like winning the lottery, it was good to have dreams.
After memorizing the man's appearance, Qiao Sang spent some more time browsing the trending topics before starting to research Water-Type, Grass-Type, and Flying-Type familiars.
In her mind, the priority for her second familiar's attributes was Grass-Type, followed by Water-Type, and lastly Flying-Type.
Grass-Type familiars were straightforward; they were a bit expensive, but otherwise, they had no issues.
Water-Type familiars could be quite powerful on land, and the possibility of them learning healing-type Signature Moves was something Qiao Sang currently desired.
Lastly, the Flying-Type familiar was purely to satisfy her desire to soar through the skies.
(End of Chapter)
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