Chapter 054 Chapter 54 (Second update)
"Did you encounter a poaching gang?"
When Cheng Zizhuo heard about this, his heart immediately jumped into his throat: "Are there any injured? How many of them are there——"
"Wait, wait," Xia Muqing said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Don't be so shocked. It happened several days ago. I'm fine now."
"Injured? No, how could that be? I'm telling you, I'm incredibly skilled now. One punch from me would make that guy scream... If you don't believe me, next time we meet, let's have a sparring match."
"By the way, did you receive the gift I sent you? I made it myself using the wind crystal I found in the other dimension last time. The workmanship is a bit rough, so please don't dislike it."
When Gale Hound was evolving, the little koi picked up a lot of wind crystals in the Wind Valley, but later found that they were all broken and unusable. However, Xia Muqing thought the stones were really beautiful and was reluctant to throw them away.
She'd previously made a cradle for a caterpillar and found crafts so interesting that she watched some videos online and learned how to do it. Then, she polished some wind crystals she had into strings, embedded them with steel beads, and made a few bracelets to give to her friends. Xu Ling and the others loved them and kept asking Xia Muqing for more colors. Cheng Zizhuo had just sent her some energy stones, so Xia Muqing sent a bracelet in return. Calculating the time, it should be here by now.
Cheng Zizhuo: "...Yes, I got it. It's very beautiful."
He held the mobile phone in his right hand and raised his left hand slightly. A crystal blue bracelet on his thin wrist was emitting a faint glow in the sunlight.
The wind crystal is translucent and lustrous, reflecting the natural light. The reflected colors resemble the bright sky after rain, or the wind sweeping across the vast sky, refreshing and clean. A small feather-shaped pendant, delicate silver-white, sways gently in the breeze.
When Cheng Zizhuo opened the express package, he liked the bracelet very much as soon as he saw it.
"Let's go, Master Cheng!" Cheng Zizhuo's roommate shouted from a distance, "The alien space passage has been opened, and it will be our turn to go through the turnstile soon - oh my, it's already late, can you stop looking at that blue bracelet of yours?"
The line was noisy, and Xia Muqing could only faintly hear someone shouting next to her. She asked curiously, "What?"
Cheng Zizhuo quickly retracted his hand: "It's okay, my classmates called me."
He gripped the phone tightly: "You must be careful and stay safe. I will come to find you when I come out of the alien space."
Xia Muqing: "Are you going to another dimension again? Which area are you going to?"
Cheng Zizhuo: "It's a practical class organized by the school, going to District 8."
Xia Muqing: "That's pretty deep, you should also remember to be careful."
Cheng Zizhuo hummed softly.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the bracelet again. The ring-shaped, clear crystal stone sparkled and reflected countless lights.
…
After hanging up the phone, Xia Muqing let out a long breath.
Cheng Zizhuo went to the different space again, and this time he went to the deeper District 8. She was really... envious.
"It would be great if I could pass the Adventurer Qualification Exam sooner."
In that case, she could also apply to the Beastmaster Association to adventure into another dimension alone or in a team.
Although Sister Wen was already a junior when she started preparing for the qualification exam, Xia Muqing estimated that if the only requirement was three contracted mystical beasts with the strength of the second level, she should be able to reach the threshold of the qualification exam quickly.
Xia Muqing turned her head and looked at the mysterious beasts in front of her.
The Gale Dog was no problem; it was strong enough to take on a Rank Two Mystical Beast. The Koi Fish, though a bit lackadaisical, was talented enough that with more training, it could be sent out to fight on its own. But the Caterpillar… well, that wasn't going to work. The child was too young, and his mind was fragmented. Xia Muqing couldn't bring herself to send him out into battle right now.
However, when fighting against the store owner, the little caterpillar's use of emotional energy made Xia Muqing's eyes light up.
And now, she discovered that the little caterpillar was no longer limited to touching with its antennae, but could also sense the strong emotional fluctuations around it through the air and absorb them as energy.
"I have to find a way to give it more emotional influence. Maybe it will become stronger faster."
Xia Muqing turned on the computer and began to ponder: "Emotional fluctuations... band concert? Celebrity meet-and-greet?"
That kind of exciting and enthusiastic atmosphere on the scene must be an excellent emotional "nutrient" for the little caterpillar, right?
Xia Muqing began to search with great interest, but after a few minutes, she fell silent as she looked at the ticket prices scrolling on the screen, which were often "tens of thousands".
These tickets are too expensive. For example, the front row of the concert, the best seat for absorbing emotional energy, is almost as expensive as one of her low-level resources!
"I have this money. Wouldn't it be nice to buy some more spiritual weapons for the mysterious beasts?"
Xia Muqing thought that this was not possible. She had to change her mind and think about how to get something for free. Just as she was thinking, her phone screen lit up and a message popped up.
It was sent by the class teacher at school.
[Xia, our school plans to hold a 100-day oath-taking ceremony next Wednesday. Can you, as an outstanding student representative, lead everyone in the oath-taking ceremony?]
Xia Muqing: “……!”
Good job, you got what you wanted.
Isn't this a chance to get something for free right here at your doorstep?
…
Seven days later.
Inside the school auditorium, there were eye-catching banners with slogans such as "Prepare for the College Entrance Examination and Strive Forward". Students were sitting densely packed below, looking up at the podium high above.
"Students, in this 100-day countdown, push yourselves, break through your limitations, and you will create miracles..."
Xia Muqing read the script at the podium.
The content of the manuscript was average, copied from the Internet, but the students below still listened very carefully, looking at Xia Muqing with bright eyes and a bit of excitement in their expressions.
"She is Xia Muqing? The hurricane dog next to her is a quasi-divine beast?"
"She's so powerful! She's my god. I also bought a hurricane dog a few days ago!"
"Xia Shen already has a special recruitment quota. There's no need to seriously prepare for the college entrance exam. You can get into the best Beast Taming University with just a guaranteed score."
"Nonsense, that's a quasi-divine beast. God Xia also broke the record. Have you ever heard of anyone who could master the rudiments of divine skills in high school?"
"Our class teacher said that in ten years, she will definitely be on the list of the strongest people in Daxia."
"I heard that during the competition, the universities were almost fighting over her..."
The students were whispering to each other, staring at the stage without blinking.
There is no other reason, it’s mainly because Xia Muqing is too famous now. Every day, many students run to the door of her classroom and look inside, as if they are checking in at a holy place.
They looked at her as if they saw a rising star and the hope of countless children from ordinary families to cross class boundaries.
Being a beast tamer is a very expensive profession, and not every family can afford to spend a large sum of money to buy and raise a mysterious beast for their children.
Some students have average talent in beast control, but they can spend money to buy rare mystical beasts and purchase expensive resources to forcefully increase their strength. However, some students with decent talent but from poor families can only buy ordinary mystical beasts, and when competing with the former, they seem to be inherently weaker.
Under normal circumstances, the talents of ordinary mysterious beasts are not as good as those of rare mysterious beasts.
But now, Xia Muqing broke this convention.
The mysterious beasts she contracted were all common species found everywhere, and some even had inferior characteristics that were returned by classmates. However, she had a keen eye for talent and trained the abandoned little hurricane dog into a quasi-divine beast. Isn't this a miracle?
On the stage, Xia Muqing read the script with a slight smile on her lips.
The little caterpillar was hiding in her sleeve, trying hard to absorb the emotional energy of the whole audience.
Inspired by the oath-taking ceremony, the students' firm beliefs, surging emotions, and infinite longing for future life all turned into clusters of power as bright as starlight, which were absorbed by the caterpillars and stored in energy beads.
The entire process of energy flow is also the process of the little caterpillar repairing its foundation and cultivating its mysterious power. Now it can speak complete sentences through telepathy, and can also convert the "excited" energy it has mastered the most into skills and attach them to other mysterious beasts.
Just like the red boxing gloves it attached to Xia Muqing in the store that day.
Xia Muqing named this skill "Encouragement".
The most amazing thing is that the caterpillar's skills can continue to evolve and improve as it absorbs more energy from its own kind.
For example, at this moment, it absorbs the confidence and determination of the students in the auditorium about the college entrance examination, and its "encouragement" skills are constantly improving, gradually integrating into a force that moves forward courageously and overcomes all obstacles.
The meeting lasted a long time, and the little koi fish dozed off to the side, mumbling "gulp gulp" repeatedly.
Holding this kind of conference is so boring. The script makes my head hurt...
Xia Muqing's mind moved slightly, and she gave the little caterpillar an instruction in her heart.
The little caterpillar understood what he meant, and with a flick of its antennae, a ball of red light slammed onto the little koi.
The little koi was caught off guard by the blow. He scratched his head and scrambled to his feet, dazed. "Gulu?"
Who dares to attack me?
The next moment, energy quickly enveloped its entire body, dyeing the golden lines on the koi's tail crimson. The koi's eyes widened, its forehead heated, and it felt as if its entire body was suddenly filled with endless power.
No, it's not just strength, there's also an impulse that's hard to conceal!
The little koi fish jumped onto Xia Muqing's shoulder, swung its tail, held its head high, waved its fins, and spit out a long string of bubbles.
“Gurgle gurgle!”
Fellow students, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold! Only after blowing away the raging sands can gold be found! Ten years of sharpening swords, now is the time to fight! If not now, when will you fight?
“Gurgle gurgle!”
Mystical beasts, sprint for 100 days and bring a bright future! Surpass the first level, strive for the second level, evolve perfectly, and make a big splash!
“Gurgle gurgle!!”
Punch the Gale Dog and kick the Cloud Beast! Learn the rudiments of magical skills and become a dragon!
Xia Muqing, whose reading was interrupted, said: "..."
The inexplicably cue-ed Swift Dog: "......?"
The students in the audience were staring intently: “???”
Xia Muqing quickly grabbed the koi fish and hid it behind her back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Sorry, classmates, let's continue."
The students didn’t have level 10 in fish language, so they couldn’t understand what the koi fish was saying, but Xia Muqing heard it clearly.
She secretly laughed in her heart - she didn't expect that the little caterpillar's "encouragement" skill was so useful, it could turn the lazy little koi into a determination expert in an instant.
I have decided that when I train next time, I will let the little caterpillar shoot the koi fish to see if it still slacks off.
The koi fish that just woke up: "......?"
Who am I, where am I, and what did I just do?
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