Chapter 954: Interviewing Treasure Seeker
Chapter 954: Interviewing Treasure Seeker (Combined)
"How did it just go back! Ghost Ring King was still waving at us!"
"Who would have thought Ghost Ring King's Dark Shadow could grow so big!"
"Scared the living daylights out of me! Who said the power of Dark Shadow's skills remains unchanged? If Ghost Ring King's small body uses Psychic Hammer, there's no way it would have this effect!"
"Combination Techniques are indeed amazing!"
"Even though Ghost Ring King's Ultimate Moves are all Combination Techniques, it's still incredibly cool! You can't see this kind of Combination Technique on any other familiar."
"I remember there's a Ghost-type and Psychic-type dual-type familiar in the legends."
"But you said it's in the legends. Qiao Sang's Ghost Ring King is real."
"Over 60 meters tall, this Dark Shadow must have reached Mastery level."
"The enlarged Ghost Ring King looks so dominant, nothing like the original's cuteness."
"Qiao Sang is really strong. She won both matches with three consecutive wins, and she hasn't even used her King-level familiar yet. She won all the matches with General-Class Beast Companions."
"Do you think she can make it to the top ten?"
"That depends on the strength of her King-level familiar."
"I think it will be hard. Even if she's a B-Class Beastmaster, she must have just recently become one. How can she compare to the old-school B-Rank Beastmasters?"
"Why are you still looking at her like a normal person? She's a freak, even bonded with Qingqing Ni."
"…You have a point."
The audience's excitement was intense. Although they had seen Treasure Seeker use Dark Shadow combined with Psychic Hammer before, a 60-meter-tall Dark Shadow was a first. This was already the third match, and Treasure Seeker's eye-catching Combination Techniques pushed the atmosphere to its peak.
Meanwhile, the chat stream of the Authorities' live broadcast was also flooding with messages:
【Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!】
【Congratulations to Qiao Sang for another victory!】
【Ghost Ring King! Ghost Ring King!】
【Thinking back, Qiao Sang once beat me with her Ghost Ring. It's a complex feeling.】
【Wow! Ghost Ring King is so cool!】
【Glad we won, didn't skip class for nothing.】
【Qiao Sang's King-level familiar must be the Blazing Star Hound she used during the National Campus Beastmaster League. They say the Blazing Star Hound is her initial familiar.】
【I came all the way from the Yuhua Region to watch. Qiao Sang is already a legend at our school. The students who always rank at the bottom of the class say they're just like Qiao Sang, waiting for their brain domain awakening to become legends.】
【Are you saying Qiao Sang's grades are at the bottom?】
【Rumors are just that. Qiao Sang focuses all her energy on being a Beastmaster, probably doesn't have time to study school subjects. The stronger a Beastmaster's brain domain, the better their memory. With her far superior brain domain, there's no way she could be a bad student.】
【Why do the comments section students suddenly increase whenever it's Qiao Sang's match…】
On the other side,
Family Section.
Ye Xiangting excitedly uploaded the photos she just took to her social media feed, with the caption:
【Congratulations to my daughter for winning another match!】
In no time, the comments started pouring in, quickly surpassing dozens, all congratulating or expressing amazement.
Ye Xiangting watched with a smile, taking the opportunity to reply to a few acquaintances.
Liu Yao glanced at her mobile phone, then thought of something. She took out her phone and sent the news of Qiao Sang's victory to her social media feed.
……
In the contestant backstage area.
Qiao Sang stopped halfway and summoned Treasure Seeker with a seal.
“Xunxun…”
As soon as it appeared, Treasure Seeker eagerly took off its Ring and pulled out an Energy Recovery Serum to drink.
“Why aren’t you resting properly in the Beastmaster Codex?” Qiao Sang asked.
When a familiar stays in the Beastmaster Codex, it can communicate its desire to come out through mental signals. The stronger the Beastmaster’s brain domain, the clearer these signals are. Just now, it was Treasure Seeker calling out to her, so she stopped to summon it.
“Xunxun…”
Treasure Seeker continued to drink the Energy Recovery Serum to replenish its energy, calling out to indicate it preferred to recover outside to avoid missing the upcoming interview.
Qiao Sang: “….”
Suddenly, Treasure Seeker’s ears twitched. It finished the Energy Recovery Serum in one gulp, threw the empty bottle into a nearby trash can, took off its Ring, and quickly put on the black cloak it had bought at Supernest.
Qiao Sang’s lips twitched.
She understood that this meant they were about to pass through the interview area.
The contestant’s return path would pass through the interview area, even during the preliminary round. Back then, it was her first time passing by, and she hadn’t let Lulu heal Steel Treasure, so she didn’t have the energy to stop for interviews and just walked past.
Treasure Seeker must have seen this place in the Beastmaster Codex and remembered it.
If only it could put this much effort into training, there would be no worry about not acquiring Little Brother… Qiao Sang thought to herself as she approached the interview area.
The reporters' eyes lit up as they saw the approaching girl. They all rushed to the partition, desperately trying to get her to stop and answer their questions.
“Contestant Qiao Sang, you’ve once again defeated three opponents in a row. Do you have anything to say about it?”
“How did you bond with this Psychic-type Ghost Ring King?”
“What inspired you to teach the Ghost Ring King Dark Shadow? Was it because of its small size?”
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker, who had been waving at the cameras, stiffened at this question and immediately floated over to the reporter who asked it, calling out with a serious expression.
The reporter was momentarily stunned by Treasure Seeker’s sudden action.
Qiao Sang stopped and looked at the reporter, translating Treasure Seeker’s words without changing her expression:
“No, this move spontaneously awakened during its evolution. It’s not because of its small size that it learned it.”
“Xunxun.”
Treasure Seeker nodded, confirming this was the case.
This was the first question Qiao Sang answered in the interview area. All the reporters were momentarily stunned by this, but then they seemed to understand something. They quickly directed their microphones at Treasure Seeker and began asking questions:
“What are your thoughts on winning this match with a one-on-three victory?”
“Many Psychic-type familiars can’t learn Spatial Lockdown. What method did you use to learn it? Could you give us a brief explanation?”
“How did you meet Qiao Sang?”
“Is it true that your Beastmaster bonded with Qingqing Ni, as the internet legend suggests?”
“Someone recently spotted Qingfeng Ni at the Beastmaster Center in Sky Rift City. Was that just Qingqing Ni evolving?”
“What are your thoughts on today’s opponents? Which one left the deepest impression on you?”
“Xunxun…”
Treasure Seeker was taken aback by the attention and the cameras focusing on her. She then adjusted her cloak and began to answer the reporters' questions with a serious demeanor.
There’s no need to take every question so seriously... Qiao Sang inwardly grumbled, suppressing the twitch at the corner of her mouth as she translated Treasure Seeker's responses.
...
After watching the match that evening, Qiao Sang, her mother, Vice Principal, and Teacher Mikara had a meal together. They then directly used the Sympathetic Positioning, Spatial Shift to return to Treasure Seeker's room at the Beastmaster Center.
There was no choice; after today’s match, even more people recognized her. On the way out of the venue, they almost got surrounded and couldn’t leave.
As soon as Treasure Seeker entered the room, she hastily removed her Ring and pulled out her computer, calling Fangy and the others over to watch the replay of her match.
Fangy and the others cooperatively watched.
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
When the exciting moments played, Treasure Seeker vividly described her thoughts and feelings during the match.
Soon, the match ended, and everyone cheered.
In the video, Treasure Seeker waved while glancing at her Beastmaster.
"Qingqing?"
Qingbao curiously called out, wondering what she was trying to say to her Beastmaster.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker's body stiffened, unsure of how to respond.
"Steel Blade."
At that moment, Steel Treasure spoke, suggesting that she probably wanted to return to the Beastmaster Codex to recover quickly, to prepare for the upcoming interviews, which would take a lot of time.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker looked at Steel Treasure with approval and nodded repeatedly.
That's exactly right!
"Qingqing."
Qingbao, recalling the long interviews she had seen in the Beastmaster Codex, nodded in understanding.
Qiao Sang, half-reclining on the bed, opened her chat app and replied to messages from friends and family.
I didn’t expect so many people in the Yuhua Region to know...
She reflected, then saw a message from Fang Sisi and opened the chat window:
【(Image)】
【(Image)】
【Tell me! Is the person in this news, who looks and has the same name as you, really you?!】
Qiao Sang couldn’t help but smile and typed back:
【It’s me.】
Fang Sisi replied instantly:
【You, you became a B-Class Beastmaster?!】
【Yes.】 Qiao Sang replied.
Fang Sisi typed with enthusiasm:
【Actually, I knew from the first moment I saw you that you were extraordinary and would achieve great things! Do you remember what I told you back then?】
You’ve said so many things... Qiao Sang typed: 【What?】
Fang Sisi, typing at lightning speed, sent the message almost immediately:
【Stay wealthy and don’t forget me!!!】
【...】
Qiao Sang typed the ellipsis, then remembered something: 【We can’t become in-laws; Fangy and your Flame Moth don’t match in size.】
Fang Sisi: 【I know, I know. Fangy is now a King-level familiar, so their sizes definitely don’t match.】
Qiao Sang: 【How do you know that?】
Fang Sisi: 【I watched your match live stream. The Steel Sword Falcon in the preliminary round was a General-Class Beast Companion, and the Ghost Ring King in tonight’s match was also a General-Class Beast Companion. Since you’re a B-Class Beastmaster, you must have a King-level familiar. It can only be Fangy, right? It can’t be that Endangered Familiar, right? I heard the Aquariana species is extremely hard to evolve.】
Qiao Sang: 【...I’m glad you’re not thinking about Fangy.】
Fang Sisi: 【I’m thinking about Ghost Ring King.】
Qiao Sang: 【??】
Fang Sisi: 【I watched your match live stream today, and Ghost Ring King was simply amazing! Being a Ghost-type and having Psychic-type skills, especially when it used Dark Shadow and stood on the giant Ghost Ring King’s head, that look, that presence, was just too cool! If my Mianmian could be with Ghost Ring King, they would definitely have incredibly cool offspring! Most importantly, it doesn’t need to wear a Miniaturization Band, and its size is perfect for Mianmian!】
Qiao Sang: [......]
Naturally, Qiao Sang disagreed with this. After chatting with Fang Sisi for a while, she closed the chat app and picked up a book about Hollow Plains familiars to read.
In the past few days, watching the matches had made her realize that she wasn't very familiar with Hollow Plains familiars. Many of the familiars summoned by the contestants were of races she didn't even know the names of.
Fortunately, Teacher Mikara seemed to understand this and sent over several books about Hollow Plains familiars.
......
At two in the morning, Treasure Seeker quietly approached the bedside, picked up its Beastmaster's mobile phone, and started checking the trending topics.
[Qiao Sang, Variant Ghost Ring King]
[Ghost Ring King, Ghost-type and Psychic-type familiar]
[Qiao Sang scores another three wins in a row]
"Xunxun..."
When Treasure Seeker saw its Beastmaster's name on the trending list, it covered its mouth and giggled, then opened the related entries to read the comments seriously.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker started by reading the comments carefully, but soon its mouth curved upward uncontrollably, growing wider and wider. Then, it covered its mouth, happily floating around the room while looking at the comments on the mobile phone.
In the end, it floated out of the room and finally shouted excitedly.
"Xunxun!"
After letting off some steam, Treasure Seeker floated back into the room.
As soon as it entered, it saw its Little Brother staring at it with wide eyes, which startled it.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker called out softly.
You're still awake?
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure calmly called out, indicating that the noise from its floating around and giggling was too loud.
Treasure Seeker: "......"
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure pointed to the bedside table with its wings, reminding it not to forget to charge the mobile phone.
With that, it closed its eyes.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker obediently floated to the bedside table and plugged in the mobile phone to charge it.
After plugging it in, it suddenly realized something wasn't quite right.
Who is the Big Brother here, anyway?
......
The next morning, Qiao Sang woke up, freshened up, and turned on the TV to watch the live stream of the Regional Tournament.
The matches to narrow down from 216 to 108 contestants would take five days.
She still had four days before her next match, so she couldn't afford to miss watching the other matches.
After all, any of the advancing contestants could become her opponent.
"Fangy"
Fangy was also watching alongside her, fully focused.
"Xunxun..."
In addition to Fangy, Treasure Seeker was also watching attentively, which was rare.
Qiao Sang glanced at Treasure Seeker and asked casually:
"Why are you interested in watching the matches this early in the morning?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker stared at the TV and called out, indicating that knowing your enemy and yourself ensures victory in a hundred battles.
Damn, when did it become so cultured... Qiao Sang turned to look at Treasure Seeker in surprise.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker noticed its Beastmaster's gaze and called out in confusion, wondering what was wrong.
"Nothing..." Qiao Sang turned back to continue watching the match.
Come to think of it, it had been a while since she last had Treasure Seeker study...
After the Regional Tournament, she should find a knowledgeable familiar to tutor it.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of its learning ability.
(End of Chapter)
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