Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 42: Exam Results

For her second beast, Qiao Sang was inclined towards a plant-type or water-type beast, especially one capable of learning healing skills.

Having a healer in a team would significantly boost its safety level. This would give them the confidence to venture deeper into areas inhabited by extraordinary creatures.

However, beasts with healing abilities were usually pre-booked by medical institutions, making them difficult for ordinary beastmasters to acquire on the market.

But Qiao Sang wasn’t in a rush, this was just an initial idea. The matter of beast eggs could wait; the most urgent task now was to focus on the training of her Fire fang Dog.

After coming to terms with the second awakening of her Beast Codex, Qiao Sang finally understood why her strength had suddenly increased.

The enhancement of a beastmaster's Beast Codex and the evolution of their beasts both provided a certain amount of feedback to the beastmaster's own body.

Judging by the timing, her brain domain must have changed during her sleep after the final exams.

After analyzing everything, Qiao Sang felt calm again. She glanced at the sleeping Fire fang Dog and took a few tissues from the nightstand to wipe away its drool.

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In the beastmaster society, it only took five days for the final exam results to be released, twice as fast as the efficiency of the education department in her previous life.

Students could check their scores by entering their exam registration number on the Hanggang Education Examination WeChat account.

As soon as the news broke, every student who had just finished their exams quickly grabbed their registration number and phone.

Qingcheng Jiayuan. Building C, Unit 606.

Qiao Sang stared at the score displayed on her phone for three full seconds without saying a word.

Her mother, unable to contain herself, asked anxiously, "How did you do?"

Today was the day results were announced, and Ye Xiangting had specifically taken the day off from work to stay home.

"Mom, I have something to tell you, but promise you won’t get too excited." Qiao Sang said seriously.

"I won’t get excited, just tell me." Her mother responded loudly.

"I got into Shengshui High School." Qiao Sang said with a smile.

"Huh?" Ye Xiangting was stunned.

"I said, I got into Shengshui High School." Qiao Sang repeated.

"Shengshui High School..." Her mother murmured, still a bit dazed.

"How many points did you score?"

"Yapyap." The Fire fang Dog barked, looking at the phone in Qiao Sang's hands.

Qiao Sang patted the dog with a smile and said, "359 points. I have to thank Firefang Dog. I came in first place in Shengshui High School’s special admissions exam, so I only needed to pass the minimum score line to get in."

If she hadn’t scored first in the special admissions test, she would have had to score 50 points above the minimum line to qualify.

"Yap~" Fire fang Dog barked, embarrassed.

The minimum score line for this year’s exam had already been announced by the education department last night: 329 points, three points lower than the previous year.

Qiao Sang’s score exceeded the minimum by 30 points.

Shengshui High School… Special admissions first place… 359 points…

Ye Xiangting was a bit dizzy from all the good news. She grabbed her daughter’s phone and checked the score closely.

Though it was just a few simple numbers, she kept checking four or five times to make sure.

Indeed, it was 359 points…

Qiao Sang waited for a while, expecting her mother to praise her. Instead, she saw her mother suddenly thrust the phone back into her hands, pull out her own phone, and start dialing.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Qiao Sang asked.

"I’m telling your grandparents the good news." Her mother replied excitedly.

Qiao Sang: ...

Indeed, this news should be shared with her grandparents to make them happy.

Eighteen minutes later.

"Mom, didn’t you already tell Grandma and Grandpa? Who are you calling now?"

"Your uncle."

"..."

Twenty-five minutes later.

"Sis-in-law, how’s Li Xuan doing recently? Oh, nothing, just wanted to chat…"

Thirty-six minutes later.

"Brother-in-law, is my sister there? No rush, just wanted to share that my daughter recently took her exams and did alright. Nothing special, just barely passed the minimum score line. High school? Oh, you wouldn’t know, it’s Shengshui High School in Hanggang."

An hour later, her mother was still on the phone.

"Mom, I’m going to school." Qiao Sang said, holding her Fire fang Dog.

"Yes, yes, no way is my daughter better than Jia Jia. I heard she’s always in the top three of her class. My daughter’s usually in the bottom three. She just managed to get into Shengshui High School." Her mother said, waving her hand without even looking up, signaling that Qiao Sang could leave.

Qiao Sang: ...

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Wencheng Junior High, Class 3-7.

The section where the struggling students sat.

"How did you do?"

"Are you my friend?"

"What’s wrong?"

"In our circle, there are three things we never ask about: grades, birthplaces, and parents, especially grades," Guo Linze replied seriously.

"...I’m not your friend, I’m your desk mate. So, how did you do?" Fang Sisi retorted.

Guo Linze: ...He didn’t want to answer that question.

His eyes quickly shifted to Qiao Sang, who was walking in with her Fire fang Dog.

"Damn, Fire fang Dog, you’re really brave, Qiao Sang!" Guo Linze exclaimed.

Since many students had already contracted their beasts after their brain domains awakened, Qiao Sang didn’t hesitate to bring her Fire fang Dog to school openly.

She assumed that with everyone having their own beasts now, her Fire fang Dog wouldn’t stand out too much. However, she underestimated the allure of a fire-type beast.

From the moment she entered the school gate, nine out of ten people turned to look at the Fire fang Dog in her arms. The one who didn’t was near-sighted and not wearing glasses.

"You’re not bad either, contracting a Short-tailed Snake." Qiao Sang said, glancing at the snake coiled around Guo Linze’s head.

Although the Short-tailed Snake was a popular choice for beginner beastmasters, its poison-type nature made it the least favored among the five recommended starter beasts.

Usually, only the bravest newbie beastmasters dared to contract it.

"But it’s nothing compared to yours." Guo Linze said sincerely.

While the Short-tailed Snake might be poison-type, it was docile. As long as the beastmaster was careful, it wasn’t much trouble.

The Fire fang Dog, on the other hand, could easily lash out at its own beastmaster if not handled properly.

Qiao Sang just smiled without saying anything. As she sat down, she noticed Fang Sisi scooting her chair closer to the next desk.

"What’s wrong?" Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.

"Nothing." Fang Sisi replied, trembling slightly.

"Yap." The Fire fang Dog barked, recognizing Fang Sisi and greeting her warmly.

Fang Sisi froze for a moment, then slowly moved her chair back.

Seeing the Fire fang Dog behave so obediently in Qiao Sang’s arms, Fang Sisi let out a deep sigh and said, "I’ve figured it out—the obedient one isn’t the Fire fang Dog, it’s your Fire fang Dog."

Qiao Sang looked at the Cottonbug in Fang Sisi’s arms and could guess what had happened.

Hiding a smile, she asked, "Didn’t you say you were going to contract a Fire fang Dog? How come you ended up with a Cotton bug?"

Fang Sisi gave Qiao Sang a resentful look and said, "I almost lost my hair the moment I walked into the Fire fang Dog base. I finally found a quiet one to contract, but as soon as I petted its head, it shot a spark at me. My new dress was ruined."

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment before saying, "Maybe the Fire fang Dog you chose wasn’t quiet enough."

Fang Sisi replied gloomily, "It was quiet, out of all the Fire fang Dogs, it was the only one sleeping."

Qiao Sang: ...