Chapter 14
After the subject examinations, students should have a three-day vacation and then return to school to prepare for the college entrance examination half a year later.
But Xia Muqing and her friends only had one day off before they were called over by the school at short notice.
When they arrived, Teacher Li stood at the door of the teaching building to greet them. Seeing that Xia Muqing and Xu Ling were in good spirits, he was also very pleased: "I didn't expect you to get such high scores. I am really happy for you."
"I originally thought that the person who would come to the meeting today would be Liu Pan, but I didn't expect..."
Speaking of Liu Pan, Teacher Li sighed again.
Xia Muqing and the others didn't get along with Liu Pan, but in Teacher Li's eyes, they were all his students. He was also heartbroken when Liu Pan failed the assessment.
"Come on in, the other students are already here."
As they walked in, Xu Ling secretly tugged at the corner of Xia Muqing's clothes. "Muqing, why did you call us here? Why didn't you tell us on the phone? You're so secretive?"
Xia Muqing: "Be at ease, it should be a good thing."
In addition to them, there were three other students in the conference room.
One of them was someone Xia Muqing knew, Lu Wenshen.
The other boy and girl were from other schools, so she wasn't very familiar with them.
After everyone had finished their studies, a teacher pushed the door open and walked in, greeting them gently: "Hello, students. My last name is Ni, and you can call me Teacher Ni."
"You are all excellent beastmasters, and you are the top five in this subject assessment. You can get to know each other first."
Next, several people introduced themselves and exchanged WeChat addresses.
The girl named Jiang Li is short and sweet-looking, and her contracted mysterious beast is a rainbow ant.
Although the rainbow ant is small in size, it is a real offensive beast with powerful skills such as gathering sand into a tower and attacking weaknesses.
The other boy was called Peng Li, he had a tough look and was accompanied by a rock coffin monster.
This is a rare mysterious beast that excels at defense and curse skills. It is also the only defensive mysterious beast among them.
After everyone got to know each other, Teacher Ni said, "The main reason I called everyone here today is to make an announcement."
"Three months from now, Province J will hold a competition for new Beast Tamers. The city has tentatively decided to send the five of you to participate. I will be the team leader for this competition."
"But this quota is not fixed. Before the competition begins, the school will organize a challenge match. If other students defeat you at that time, they can replace you."
"Our city's results in previous competitions were not ideal, so the city leaders attach great importance to this competition, and everyone should also pay attention to it."
"In the next three months, you must practice diligently!"
The five people looked serious and nodded.
Among them, Peng Li's expression was the most serious. He was ranked 5th, which was the lowest among the few people. Moreover, Xia Muqing was a little suspicious that he was selected because of the advantage of being a mysterious beast type - after all, the others were not good at defense.
Teacher Ni added, "The competition includes both team and individual competitions. Each participant is required to bring at least two contracted profound beasts, so you must quickly plan how to choose your next profound beast."
"I will discuss this with everyone one-on-one later and make recommendations based on your individual circumstances. If you have your own ideas or questions about cultivating profound beasts, you can consult me."
"I suggest that before going to college, everyone should only raise two. More than that will lead to a lack of focus. Furthermore, if you train these two profound beasts carefully, you will have no problem taking the college entrance exam."
Immediately afterwards, Teacher Ni began to call people one by one to go to the conference room next door.
She called out Peng Li first, following the order from back to front. After Peng Li left, Xu Ling immediately came to Xia Muqing's side and said, "You're going to contract a mysterious beast so soon? I haven't decided what to choose yet."
Xia Muqing thought for a moment and said, "If it's for the college entrance exam, then there's really no rush. But if it's for the competition in three months, then the time is really tight."
"I think you can choose a purely offensive Xuan Beast. That way, if two Xuan Beasts fight together, Xiaoyingzi's auxiliary skills will come in handy."
Xu Ling's face turned bitter: "Pure attack type... expensive!"
"What about you? What do you want to choose?"
Xia Muqing: "As for me..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she found that the surroundings suddenly became very quiet. When she looked up, she saw that Lu Wenshen and Jiang Li had both raised their heads and pricked up their ears to listen to her thoughts.
Being caught eavesdropping, Lu Wenzhen felt a little embarrassed: "I, I'm just a little curious. Sorry, you guys continue."
Xia Muqing took the opportunity to ask, "What about you? What are you going to choose?"
Lu Wenshen thought for a moment and said, "An offensive-type Mystical Beast, a flying-type one. It would be best if it could also learn water-type skills so that it can cooperate with the Cloud Beast in the future."
"My family has already picked three options for me: Yuluan, Qingyan, or Caiyunlar. I haven't decided which one yet... What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"
"..." Xu Ling said gloomily, "The average transaction price of a Yuluan cub in the past three years is 500,000. Qingyan is cheaper, but it still costs 400,000."
Jiang Li whispered softly: "The colorful skylark costs at least 800,000. This was the price a long time ago. Now it is out of stock."
Xia Muqing: "...How do you know so clearly?"
Xu Ling said with a sad face: "Because we wanted these things too! Ugh, this is too much. I can't afford any of them, but you can choose whatever you want!"
Lu Wenzhen was stunned: "I'm sorry, I didn't know they were so expensive. My family bought them for me..."
Xu Ling held his shoulders and said, "That's enough, big brother. Please stop talking. If you keep talking, I'll draw my sword!"
…
Lu Wenzhen's unintentional display of wealth was unanimously condemned by the three girls present.
Until the end, he begged for mercy with a wry smile and promised to bring small gifts to everyone during the next training session. Only then did Xu Ling and Jiang Li "reluctantly" let him go.
Strangely enough, after this quarrel, the relationship between them became closer.
When Peng Li came out of the conference room, he saw other people talking and laughing, having a happy time.
Peng Li: “……?”
Did he miss something?
After Peng Li, it was Xu Ling.
She was a little nervous when she went in, but when she came out, she had a smile on her face.
"Mu Qing, Teacher Ni said the same thing as you did. He recommended that I choose a purely offensive Xuan Beast, preferably a Spiritual Beast."
"She also said that the school would allocate more resources to us. We only need to pay 10% of the cost of purchasing this mysterious beast, and the rest can be covered by student loans."
"I can pick a powerful mystical beast first, then pay off the loan after I win the prize money. That's perfect!"
Xu Ling said happily.
Xia Muqing also laughed: "You said it as if you have already won."
"Why can't I win?" Xu Ling raised his head. "Besides, don't I still have you?"
…
Xia Muqing was the last one to enter the discussion room.
Teacher Ni sat at the table, holding some documents in his hands, and waved at her: "Come, sit down."
"Xia, I read the training plan you wrote for the Swift Dog. It's really imaginative and full of wonderful ideas."
"To be honest, I also found it incredible when I first saw it. But your performance on the subject-based exams fully proves that you have the ability and the strategy to turn this fantastic plan into reality bit by bit. I really admire you."
Xia Muqing smiled slightly: "Thank you, teacher."
Teacher Ni: "So, I don't dare to give you too much advice, for fear of limiting your thinking. Do you have any ideas now? Can you talk to me?"
Xia Muqing thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'd like to contract a little caterpillar, or a ghost hamster."
Teacher Ni: “???”
Teacher Ni's smile froze slightly.
She knew that the student in front of her was very thoughtful, and was prepared to hear some shocking remarks - but she never expected that the choices of contracted mystical beasts proposed by Xia Muqing would be the little caterpillar and the ghost hamster?
Xia Muqing: "What's wrong, teacher? Is there something wrong?"
"These are all very common contracted profound beasts."
Teacher Ni was very conflicted: "Uh... no, mainly..."
It's too common!
Just now, other students came in and discussed the prices of mysterious beasts, which were basically above 200,000. As for Lu Wenshen, he was directly aiming for 500,000 or 1 million.
What is the market price of the mysterious beasts mentioned by Xia Muqing?
Little caterpillar, just over 30,000.
Ghost hamster, less than 40,000.
Seeing that Teacher Ni's face looked a little strange, Xia Muqing thought for a moment and added two more: "Koi fish and mini bees are also good. I've had my eyes on them before and have studied them for a long time."
Teacher Ni: “…”
Two more popular items under 50,000!
Although price cannot determine the strength of a mysterious beast, the public's impression is that rare mysterious beasts have better talents after all.
Every year, many students choose these mysterious beasts, but how many of them can finally be admitted to the Beast Taming University?
Teacher Ni has a toothache.
The key was to observe Xia Muqing's attitude, and she found that Xia Muqing was serious.
She really intended to choose one from these popular models as her second contracted profound beast.
Teacher Ni really didn't know what to say.
Finally, she could only say, "There are still a few days left, why don't you think about it again?"
"Don't worry too much about the expenses. If you have any questions, you can always contact me."
…
Xia Muqing actually gave it careful consideration before choosing the second mysterious beast.
Of course, she also coveted those rare mystical beasts, but rare mystical beasts needed to be ordered in advance, and the merchants would ship them over and deliver them directly, so she could get whatever she wanted.
In other words, Xia Muqing had no choice at all.
Her head full of gaming knowledge was of no use at all.
But it’s different with the common mysterious beasts. There are a lot of them and they are all displayed in the breeding center. Xia Muqing can pick as many as she wants.
Wasn’t there a rare talent tip last time?
Since she had some free time these past few days, she planned to visit every breeding center and store in the city. Rare talents were rare, but if the sample size increased, the probability of their appearance would also increase significantly.
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