Qiao Mei nodded: "Yes, because the reward money is very high. I'm short of money right now, and the Federal Academy itself is quite strong, so getting in would be the best option."
Xu Heyu looked into Qiao Meihong's eyes and, seeing no evasive glint that suggested she was lying, felt a moment of disappointment.
He assumed that, given their previous relationship, she would have done this because of him, but now...
Soon, he came up with a suitable reason in his mind, and his sinking heart floated up again. He asked Qiao Mei what the budget was so that he could help her with a reference.
As he spoke, Xu Heyu released his little white wolf, who was dressed in his everyday animal clothing.
The little white wolf is a metal-type familiar beast. It can grant the awakened user the power of metal manipulation, which means controlling all metallic substances or elements to transform them, primarily for attack.
Although its abilities sound impressive, its appearance...
Qiao Mei looked at the little white wolf that resembled a Samoyed puppy and couldn't resist reaching out to pet it.
"I remember it was called Wind Chaser, right?"
Knowing that Xu Heyu cared about and liked Qiao Mei, Zhui Feng took the initiative to bring the wolf's head closer, letting Qiao Mei pet it.
This was the first time Xu Heyu had shown the little white wolf to Qiao Mei since she got it. She was mainly afraid that it would scare her if she took it out because she hadn't trained it properly before. Now that she saw how well-behaved Zhuifeng was, she nodded gently and replied, "Yes, if you want to pet it, you can hold it and pet it. I just gave it a bath."
Qiao Mei was about to ask if it was true when she felt the dragon's body wrapped around her neck tighten. She immediately guessed what was going on and suppressed her desire to continue stroking Zhui Feng, waving her hand: "No, no, business is more important. I need to go home and watch some videos of the Federal Academy's entrance exam for reference after purchasing the good stuff."
"Okay, I've heard of your little black dragon. It's also a familiar beast that focuses on attack, similar to the little white wolf. The familiar beast equipment it needs should be pretty much the same. How about we buy the basic stuff that the little white wolf uses?"
As Xu Heyu spoke, he brought up his personal terminal and showed Qiao Mei the records of the equipment he had previously purchased for the little white wolf:
“These basic training items can be the same, such as the den and food bowl, as well as the animal clothing. You can choose according to your own preferences. I happen to have some discount coupons and vouchers for basic training items that I don’t need. If you don’t mind, you can have them.”
Qiao Mei was already short of money. She had spent almost 20,000 interstellar coins to help Ao Cang grow a few dragon scales. If she wanted to save more money for his offerings, she naturally had to be frugal.
Without any hesitation, she accepted the discount and vouchers that Xu Heyu had transferred to her via her personal terminal.
"Thank you so much. Could you help me get these? I'll take Cangcang to check on the nest and food bowl."
Xu Heyu looked extremely tired, and since she had just accepted his favor, she didn't want him to waste too much of his time with her.
"Cangcang? Is that the name you gave the little black dragon?" Xu Heyu looked at the little black dragon wrapped around Qiao Mei's neck, her blue eyes full of curiosity.
Qiao Mei shook her head: "No, this is just how I call him. His full name is Ao Cang."
"Ao Cang... I remember, isn't its true form, the Dragon God, called that?"
Xu Heyu's words reminded Qiao Mei of Ao Cang leaving with her in his true beast form.
After giving Xu Heyu a perfunctory reply, she asked him to help her buy basic training supplies. When she took Ao Cang to choose a nest, she asked him about it.
"Is the fact that you don't need to split yourself into two bodies related to your poor health?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Cang's golden dragon eyes revealed a hint of inferiority, and he shook his head: "I don't know if it's true or not, because even when my body was in relatively good health, I was not able to conjure up multiple sacred beast clones like those sacred beasts."
The original book didn't go into detail about this. Seeing that Ao Cang was a little down, Qiao Mei was annoyed for a moment before changing the subject: "It's nothing. Anyway, whether it's the same as theirs or not doesn't make much difference to me. Okay, let's see what kind of nest you want."
There were at least a hundred nests placed in front of the two of them, with all sorts of colors and styles, making Qiao Mei's eyes dazzled.
Ao Cang, however, was different. He quickly focused his attention on a gaudy gem nest that looked like it was made of various different colored gems.
Qiao Mei followed his gaze, paused for a moment, then remembered that he was the Black Dragon. She led him to the gemstone cave and asked, "You want this, right? I think it looks pretty good too."
As she spoke, the girl bent down, her waist-length curly hair shortening slightly as she leaned closer to look at the price tags on the gemstones.
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...?!"
Qiao Mei was dumbfounded. Looking at the price tag of 10,000 interstellar coins, she could hardly believe her eyes and counted it again.
The sales clerk next to her noticed that Qiao Mei seemed to have the potential to be a great victim, so she straightened her work uniform collar and leaned over to explain.
"This gemstone nest uses seven kinds of rare star stones as materials. Not only is it a visual treat for your beloved beast to sleep in, but it is also very beneficial to its health. And most importantly, it looks like your beast likes it very much. You are clearly a very caring owner of your pet. You wouldn't want to see it disappointed, would you?"
Ao Cang heard that the sales clerk was Qiao Mei from the CPU store, shook the tap and said to her, "I don't really like it either, let's look at something else."
Dragons all love shiny things, and Ao Cang is no exception.
Before he fell from grace, his favorite thing to do was to rest in a nest of jewels piled high like a small mountain, but now...
The Dragon God didn't believe that Qiao Mei would be such a fool as to spend 10,000 interstellar coins just to buy him a place to live. He had already forcibly withdrawn his gaze and suppressed his affection.
But soon, he heard a clear, girlish voice say, "Wrap it up for me, this is it. You're right, I really don't want to see him disappointed."
Qiao Mei lowered her red eyes to look at the astonished little black dragon. She recalled the many passages in the book where he had looked at the gemstone objects with envy from afar. Her eyes first showed heartache, which was then replaced by relief.
Now that she's here, she won't let him be left to pitifully gaze at what he wants, like before.
She would do everything in her power to help him get everything he wanted, and everything that was rightfully his...
Ao Cang felt that it was wrong for Qiao Mei to spend money on him so extravagantly, but Qiao Mei was very stubborn and no matter how he tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen. In the end, Qiao Mei still bought the gemstone house in full, and also bought two expensive food bowls made of gemstones.
Xu Heyu handed the purchased items to Qiao Mei and was surprised to learn that she had spent nearly 10,000 interstellar coins on Ao Cang. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed that Qiao Mei narrowed her red eyes and looked across the shop.
There stood an eighteen-year-old boy.
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