Chapter 826: The Eve
Chapter 826: The Eve
Qiao Sang held Fangy and stood up, making her way to the door of Room 09.
She knocked.
A few seconds later, a bipedal familiar with a mostly yellow upper body and a lower body resembling a green puffy skirt, with long yellow hair hanging down from both sides of its head, opened the door.
Qiao Sang stepped inside.
Inside, two Examiners were seated: one was a young man with pale skin, and the other was a woman with short chestnut hair and prominent features.
In front of them were holographic screens about ten inches in size, along with pens and paper.
The woman with chestnut hair brightened when she saw Fangy and Steel Treasure, and said, "Please have the familiar to be evaluated slowly turn to the left once, then to the right once."
The evaluation for an F-Class Coordinator is the simplest; it only requires a professional Familiar Trainer and Coordinator to inspect the fur condition and skills to ensure they meet the standards.
Fangy and the others had been well-nourished during this time, and with the Vice Principal, an A-Class Breeder, taking care of them, Qiao Sang was confident that this visit was just a formality.
"Xunxun~"
Before Qiao Sang could call Steel Treasure, Treasure Seeker suddenly appeared, landing on the ground. It elegantly extended its right paw, placed it on its left chest, bowed, and then began to slowly spin to the left, then to the right, and continued spinning back and forth...
Qiao Sang’s lips twitched at the endless spinning. "One turn each way is enough."
She had learned beforehand that having familiars spin was a habit of some Examiners, just to get a better view of the familiar's entire body. The direction of the spin wasn't important.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker stopped gracefully.
Ghost Familiar... The woman with chestnut hair was momentarily stunned, then she began her professional observation.
The familiar had no injuries, its eyes were clear and bright, its fur was smooth and lustrous, its small size, the golden ring on its head, and the golden ring on its right ear, all contributed to an elegant and well-behaved demeanor, a rare beauty among Ghost Familiars.
The holographic screen displayed the evaluation information.
She naturally knew the candidate was from Blue Star, and the familiar was likely from Blue Star as well.
However, the standards for evaluating familiars were consistent, regardless of their origin.
The Ghost Familiar in front of her was clearly well-bred.
The woman with chestnut hair, using her professional standards, marked it as qualified on the holographic screen.
At this point, the young man spoke up, "Please demonstrate your best skill."
"Shadow Control", Qiao Sang said without hesitation.
Among all of Treasure Seeker's skills, Shadow Control was undoubtedly the most proficient.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker floated into the air, grinned, and then raised one short toe on each claw.
At that moment, its elegant demeanor vanished.
Two black shadows emerged from the short toes, quickly splitting and expanding like countless eerie black tentacles, wrapping and entangling in all directions.
The two Examiners' pupils dilated as they looked up.
The remaining light in the room disappeared, enveloped in complete darkness. Everything was shrouded in shadows.
A cold, terrifying aura filled the room, making the two Examiners' scalps tingle and causing them to shiver involuntarily.
"That's enough!" the young man shouted.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker sweetly called out and dispelled the shadows.
The light in the room returned.
The two Examiners looked at Treasure Seeker with complex expressions.
Twenty minutes later, Qiao Sang emerged from the Coordination Center with an F-Class Coordinator Badge in hand.
...
Time passed quietly.
Twenty-four days later.
Night, 9:30 PM.
Villa, Open Training Ground.
"Tomorrow is the Coordination Competition", Qiao Sang said seriously.
"Xunxun."
"Steel Slash."
Treasure Seeker and Steel Treasure called out solemnly.
"Steel Treasure, I suggest you switch the order of your appearances with Treasure Seeker", Qiao Sang looked at Steel Treasure and said gravely.
According to the original plan, Steel Treasure was supposed to handle the first phase of the demonstration, while Treasure Seeker was to take on the second phase, the dazzling battle segment.
However, after more than twenty days of training, Steel Treasure's Gale Proficiency steadily improved, reaching the late mastery stage.
The power had indeed grown significantly, but it seemed that the power increased every day, making it difficult to control.
What felt right during a late-night practice session would be off the next day due to the enhanced Gale, requiring adjustments to the control.
Steel Treasure remained silent for a moment.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker glanced at its Beastmaster and then at Steel Treasure, sensing that something was amiss.
"This is the best plan", Qiao Sang sighed.
Although Treasure Seeker, as a Ghost Familiar, was not ideal for the first phase, it had already developed several entry methods.
This Coordination Competition was of the most basic level, and there was no requirement for past honors to participate.
As long as Treasure Seeker didn't make any mistakes, advancing to the second phase should be no problem.
Regardless, it had a better appearance than most Ghost Familiars and was a unique familiar that Supernet didn't have, which could bring a fresh perspective to the judges.
A week ago, Qiao Sang had considered having Steel Treasure change its demonstration method, but Steel Treasure practiced until late every night, only stopping when it made progress. Thus, the idea was put on hold.
She wanted Steel Treasure to display successfully, but there was no time left.
Since the goal was to have more people in Supernet notice and appreciate the charm of the Steel Sparrow species, Steel Treasure's demonstration could not fail.
The crowd always remembers the winners.
Steel Treasure still didn't speak.
Rationality told it this was the best choice, but emotion whispered that giving up meant being a failure, a useless performance.
Qiao Sang waited quietly.
"Steel Slash."
After about ten seconds, Steel Treasure called out, indicating it wanted to try again tonight. If it still couldn't manage it, then it would switch.
"Alright", Qiao Sang nodded.
The atmosphere remained somewhat awkward.
"Xunxun..."
At that moment, Treasure Seeker cautiously raised its claws and called out, suggesting it was quite late and asking if they should go out for Healing.
Since they had only been in Supernet for a few days, Qiao Sang had been earning money by going out to heal more people earlier in the evenings.
Qiao Sang took out her mobile phone, checked the time, and said, "I won't go out tonight."
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker tilted its head, puzzled.
"I'll stay to train with Steel Treasure", Qiao Sang said.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker's expression showed understanding.
"Steel Slash..."
Steel Treasure looked up at its Beastmaster, its eyes flickering.
It knew how important money was to its Beastmaster, especially after the Unlimited Credit Card expired. But now...
"Still standing there? Go train", Qiao Sang smiled. "Didn't you want to participate in the first phase of the demonstration?"
"Steel Slash!"
(End of Chapter)
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