Chapter 42
"First? Really first?"
After learning the final result, Zhu Ning was very excited on the phone: "You guys are amazing! Xiaoxia, you really are the material to be a beastmaster. When can you return to Jiang City? I will celebrate your success for you."
Xia Muqing sat on the bus, looking at the bustling crowd outside. She hugged the trophy and gift box tightly in her arms and said with a smile, "No need, Sister Zhu, I just want to tell you the good news first."
After coming to this strange world, Xia Muqing had no parents, no relatives, and was burdened with debts. If Zhu Ning had not extended a helping hand, she would not know what she would be like now.
In Xia Muqing's heart, she had already regarded Zhu Ning as a family member like her own sister.
After calling Zhu Ning, the bus returned to the hotel. Teacher Ni was standing at the gate waiting for them eagerly, waving the bouquet of flowers in her hand vigorously, her cheeks flushed with surprise.
Beside her stood Peng Li, who looked dejected and pale.
Although Jiang Li and Ding Ling couldn't compete, they could at least watch, and they had their participation records and individual rankings. Besides bonus points based on their individual rankings, everyone on the team received an additional 10 points for the overall team victory—a pure win for Jiang Li and Ding Ling.
But Peng Li is not like that.
He didn't play a single game, and was later removed from the team for suspected off-court manipulation, leaving him without even a substitute role. All his hard work in training was in vain. Not only did he not receive any individual ranking or points, he couldn't even earn the 10 points for a team victory.
It was a complete wasted trip.
Not only that, Teacher Ni also said very sternly that the school would definitely punish his behavior. Apart from anything else, a serious warning would definitely be inevitable.
Now we live in the electronic information age, and this kind of punishment will be recorded in the student's file and will stay with him for life.
He will always carry this stain.
Even so, this was only because no students or mystical beasts suffered any substantial harm. Otherwise, Peng Li would have been sent to a juvenile detention center, where he would have been held for at least ten days to half a month.
Peng Li also knew this. His face was paler than paper and he was almost depressed due to regret.
He drooped his head listlessly, and raised it from time to time, carefully glancing at the trophy and prize in Xia Muqing's hand, the envy in his eyes completely unconcealable.
Xu Ling got angry whenever she saw him. Seeing Peng Li staring at the trophy and prize in Xia Muqing's hands, she deliberately pulled her friend's arm and asked, "Hey, Muqing, what's your championship prize?"
The others had been curious all the way, and upon hearing this, they gathered around. Jiang Li tiptoed and peeked in: "What is it? Come on, let us see it and share in the joy!"
"This is a gift personally presented by the president of the Jiang City Beastmaster Association. Ordinary people only get to meet such a great figure once in their lifetime!"
Every time she said that, Peng Li's face turned pale. Regret and guilt intertwined into a thorny bush that pierced his heart.
Xia Muqing took out the prize and untied the red ribbon that wrapped it. The moment the box was opened, a flash of golden light burst out, and everyone subconsciously held their breath.
The light faded, and the contents of the box revealed their true appearance.
It was a small, delicate silver wind chime, placed on white satin, no bigger than a palm. Carved with snow-capped peaks and the vast sky, it evoked a gentle breeze sweeping across the snowy wasteland. Even as Xia Muqing gently stroked the carvings, she could feel a breath of vastness wash over her.
This is a treasure, made of special metal collected from another dimension, and is very suitable for the Gale Dog!
Jiang Li and the others were stunned: "Really, really beautiful!"
"Such a strong fluctuation of profound energy. This must be at least a level 2 resource, right?"
"The Beast Tamer Association in Jiang City is so generous, giving out such amazing prizes. I'm so jealous I'm about to cry. When will I finally own a treasure?"
Everyone gathered around the wind chime and admired it. Xia Muqing raised her hand to pick up the wind chime, shook it gently a few times, and squatted down to tie it around the neck of the Swift Dog.
She didn't recognize this wind chime, but she knew the metal it was made of - the black silver wind stone.
It could be used as a material for the second-stage evolution of some rare profound beasts, and could also be used to create artifacts that stimulated the potential of profound beasts. If it were used for evolution, a thumb-sized piece would suffice, but the wind chime in her hand was the size of a ping-pong ball, demonstrating its preciousness.
Although it was shaped like a wind chime, it wouldn't make any sound without the infusion of profound energy. The Swift Dog curiously used its paws to fiddle with the wind chime on its neck, feeling the comfortable fluctuations of profound energy emanating from it. "Awooo?"
Is this thing powerful?
Is Dragon Pill powerful?
Xia Muqing smiled and rubbed its erect ears, inserting her fingers into the delicate fur and stroking it: "The one that suits you best is the most powerful."
In terms of rarity, this thing is indeed not as good as the Dragon Pill, but for the Gale Hound, the effect it can play is much stronger than the Dragon Pill.
The little koi fish came over with shining eyes: "Gulu!"
Where's mine, where's my reward?
The little wind chime of the Gale Dog was so beautiful that it made him greedy. And when it came to the biggest contributor to the decisive game, the little koi felt that he deserved it.
Xia Muqing thought for a moment and said, "That 'Legend of the Divine Fish' you watched last time seems to have been released as an animated film recently. When we get back to S City, I'll take you to the cinema to enjoy it?"
The little koi fish slapped its tail excitedly: "Gulp!"
Good, good, that’s great!
The little koi fish was so excited that it was blowing bubbles and spinning around its tail. Going to the cinema to watch its favorite anime movie was something that made it happier than getting the black silver wind chime.
After looking at the championship prizes, the topic gradually shifted to bonus points.
This is what everyone cares about the most and is most happy about. After all, they have come all the way to compete in this competition just to improve their competitiveness in the college entrance examination.
Jiang Li: "In addition to the 10 points from the team competition, I also got 10 points as an individual."
Ding Ling nodded: "Me too."
Their individual ranking in the competition was not very high, and they were already very happy to get 10 points. They did not expect that the team would win first place later. Suddenly, each of them got 10 more points, and they were very happy now.
After all, in the college entrance examination where every point can make the difference between hundreds or thousands of people, this undoubtedly gives you a huge advantage.
Xu Ling received a total of 40 bonus points, as well as lower admission scores from many prestigious schools. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
When she contracted Mingyueying, she only wanted to get into a good beast-taming university. How could she have expected this day to come?
"I just called my parents, they were so happy and said they'd start studying the application guide right now."
Xu Ling said happily, nudging her friend with her elbow: "Hey Mu Qing, where do you want to go to, Yan University or Demon University?"
"I want to go with you. It would be great if we could still go to school together."
Xu Ling had never dared to think about choosing between Yan University and Demon University before. But now, after the competition, she had a better understanding of her own strength, and her confidence skyrocketed.
When she asked this question, the others also raised their heads curiously, especially Lu Wenshen who didn't say much but was actually listening attentively.
They all knew that Yan University and Demon University had both extended olive branches to Xia Muqing, offering her direct admission through special recruitment. For Xia Muqing, the Gaokao was no longer of much significance; as long as she went through the exam hall and got a guaranteed score, she could freely choose from among the top universities in Daxia.
Lu Wenzhen's scores were also high, even higher than Xu Ling's. After all, divine beast cubs are extremely rare and have enormous potential. However, facing the recruitment of Yan University and Demon University, Lu Wenzhen had a vague thought: it would be best if he could go to the same university as the girl next to him.
Xia Muqing hesitated for a moment: "As for me... I think it's Yan University at the moment."
In fact, the two schools were similar to her, and the conditions offered were also very generous. After weighing the pros and cons, Xia Muqing temporarily decided to choose Yandu, which has a long history, rich cultural heritage, and a stronger research atmosphere.
On the one hand, she got along very well with Chi Zi and others. On the other hand, all the evolution routes and cultivation methods in her atlas have not been put to use yet. Moreover, the headquarters of the Beastmaster Association is in Yandu, and the alien space there is said to be the oldest and most special one among all the alien spaces in Daxia.
Xia Muqing has been curious for a long time.
Xu Ling raised her hand high: "Yan University is great, I like Yandu too, let's go together!"
Jiang Li touched her chin and said, "My score might be a little uncertain... Who cares? There are still several months left. Let's go for it!"
Ding Ling nodded vigorously.
Xia Muqing: "Not necessarily, I'm still hesitating! To be honest, Magic University is also very good, with a lot of money..."
Teacher Ni looked at the students' vigor and confidence and laughed happily - to be precise, the smile on Teacher Ni's face had never faded since Xia Muqing's Gale Dog used the prototype of its magical skills on the field.
This competition successfully completed the task assigned by the city leaders, and after returning, it will be the most impressive record on Teacher Ni’s resume.
Everyone was very happy except Lu Wenzhen who frowned unconsciously when he heard that Xia Muqing had decided to choose Yan University.
He looked a little hesitant and opened his mouth several times to say something to Xia Muqing, but there were too many people around and the noise was so loud that he interrupted his words.
Xia Muqing didn't see this scene.
She chatted casually as she followed the crowd back to her room. Pushing open the door, Xia Muqing was about to pack her luggage when she suddenly noticed a piece of paper taped to the outside of the window, flapping against the window glass with the wind.
When I got closer, I saw two lines of words written in a flamboyant style on the note:
[We're surrounded, so we're retreating. I watched the match, and it was a beautiful win!]
[Congratulations on winning the championship. There's a small gift on the windowsill. Do you like it?]
【——by Cheng Zizhuo】
Xia Muqing was stunned for a moment, a warm feeling surged in her heart, and she shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
She opened the window, and the sunlight immediately filled the room. The balcony downstairs was full of flowers, and the clear breeze, carrying wisps of floral fragrance, rushed into the room.
Sure enough, there was a small box outside the window, tied with a bow made of violet silk ribbon and with a smiley face sticker on it.
Xia Muqing had just picked up the box, but before she could open it, a long-lost dialog box suddenly popped up in front of her.
[Warning: A rare and unique beast has been detected within ten meters!]
Xia Muqing: “……?”
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