Qiao Sang sat at her desk, staring at the motionless black stone in front of her.
If it weren’t for the occasional emergence of semi-transparent crystals, it would be hard to tell that this was actually a pet beast.
Earlier, no matter how she tried to get its attention by the roadside, it refused to respond. To avoid wasting time, she simply stuffed it into her pocket and brought it back.
Unexpectedly, this Chan Chan Stone had an incredibly patient temperament. Even now, aside from producing semi-transparent crystals, it remained completely still.
Gangbao was beside her, carefully collecting the crystals one by one with a plate.
This was all food, it couldn’t be wasted.
“Do you want the Zitan Crystal? If you do, just say so. How else would I know?” Qiao Sang placed the Zitan Crystal next to the black stone, attempting to tempt it.
Chan Chan Stone didn’t move, completely unfazed.
“If you don’t say anything, I’ll let Gangbao eat the Zitan Crystal.” Seeing that temptation wasn’t working, Qiao Sang resorted to threats.
Chan Chan Stone still didn’t move.
You brought this upon yourself…
Qiao Sang turned to Lubao.
She didn’t need to explain further, Lubao instantly understood. She opened her mouth, and a melody carrying an invisible sonic wave echoed through the room.
“Lu~ Lululu~ Lulu~ Lu Lu Lu~ Li~”
Like a warm spring breeze and gentle sunlight, the semi-transparent crystals on Chan Chan Stone’s body stopped forming.
Slowly, it opened its eyes, grew limbs, and transformed into a semi-transparent white color.
Chan Chan Stone gazed at Lubao with a peaceful expression. So beautiful…
As the song ended, Qiao Sang calmly asked, “How about following me?”
Chan Chan Stone peacefully shook its head. Not interested.
“Just for six months. I only need your crystals. During this time, I’ll take care of all your food and necessities. When it’s over, I’ll give you the Zitan Crystal.” Qiao Sang bargained.
Chan Chan Stone contemplated peacefully for three seconds, then nodded in agreement.
Thirty minutes later.
Curled up in the corner, Chan Chan Stone shivered in fear and regret. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn noⅴelfire.net
Humans are terrifying! Why did I agree just now?!
Meanwhile, Qiao Sang and her pet beasts were discussing ways to make Chan Chan Stone produce more crystals.
Yabao enthusiastically suggested intense training, the more Chan Chan Stone trained, the more crystals it would produce.
Qiao Sang nodded. This was a viable plan.
Lubao proposed feeding Chan Chan Stone more food so that it could expel more crystals.
That doesn’t seem right…
Although they were called crystals, at the end of the day, they were technically… waste.
Qiao Sang instinctively glanced at Gangbao, who was happily munching on the crystals.
Little Treasure raised his paw, suggesting that watching tear jerking dramas could make Chan Chan Stone cry more, increasing crystal production.
That’s exactly the kind of idea Little Treasure would come up with…
Qiao Sang turned to Gangbao and asked, “What do you think?”
Gangbao thought for a moment and decided all three methods were worth trying.
Qiao Sang’s lips twitched.
“Let’s skip the second one.”
Gangbao looked confused.
To her, crystals were food, it didn’t matter where they came from.
Since pet beasts had different perceptions from humans, Qiao Sang didn’t force Gangbao to share her viewpoint. She simply found the idea of eating those crystals a bit disturbing.
After some thought, she decided to be honest.
“I just don’t think the ones that come from… that place… are very clean. Besides, we bought a lot of minerals today, there’s enough to last a while. There’s no rush to collect crystals, so let’s skip the second method. The other two are fine.”
Gangbao took another bite of a crystal, showing no objections.
Chan Chan Stone had been listening to the entire conversation, its expression lifeless.
Why is no one asking for my opinion…?
Then, as if realizing something, its eyes became resolute.
I’ll prove to this human that none of these methods will work! My crystals are not so easily obtained!
Little Treasure and Chan Chan Stone sat together, crying their eyes out as they watched a tragic scene of two pet beasts being torn apart by fate.
After sobbing for a while, Little Treasure suddenly remembered his mission. Sniffling, his eyes glowed blue as he used telekinesis to move the fallen crystals into the prepared bowl on the coffee table.
Chan Chan Stone continued crying uncontrollably, large crystals dropping one after another, completely forgetting its earlier determination.
Meanwhile, in the bedroom…
Qiao Sang sat at her desk, writing down her upcoming plans:
1: Help Gangbao evolve within a month.
2: Score 300 points in the next monthly exam.
3: Accumulate 1,000 points before graduation.
4: Dedicate 4 hours daily to pet beast arena battles.
With Lubao’s presence, she could stay awake 24/7, meaning she had twice as much study time as others.
Even though she had to catch up on three years’ worth of high school material, she only needed to score around 325 points on the college entrance exam.
Excluding subjects that required conceptual understanding, she could memorize enough formulas and problems to achieve around 300 points on her own.
Honestly, thanks to the memory boost from spiritual feedback, studying for a month straight without sleep on the starship had made high school subjects feel less daunting than she had expected.
Besides, the entrance exam included a Beast master Brain Domain test, also known as meditation, which had a max score of 100 points. A mental domain reaching 10% capacity would result in a perfect score.
For her, those 100 points were basically free.
With several months left before the college entrance exam, aiming for 325 points meant she could still set aside a few hours for other activities.
Of course, this plan depended on not sleeping at night and continuing her studies after training.
Since Yabao usually slept early, she’d need to visit Hekin Tower after school before returning home to study.
At Sainan High School, dormitory checks were at 10 PM on weekdays, but weekends were free. As long as she returned before the check-in time, she’d be fine.
After finalizing her plan, Qiao Sang closed her notebook, picked up a copy of "National Excellent Mock Exam Compilation," and continued solving problems.
After breakfast, Qiao Sang took Yabao and the others to the outdoor training field behind the school.
“Yabao, Lubao, keep an eye on Gangbao’s training. And don’t let Chan Chan Stone escape.”
For consistency, she had decided to rename the Steel Falcon, Gangbao.
Gangbao was easygoing about certain things, she agreed to the name without hesitation.
Yabao pounded his chest confidently.
Little Treasure looked envious. Just thinking about having to go to school made him realize how nice training actually was…
Chan Chan Stone stood aside, eyes red and fists clenched.
It had messed up last night, but today it would show this human that its crystals were not easy to obtain!
Thirty minutes later.
Gangbao looked at Chan Chan Stone, which had barely moved before collapsing onto the ground, pretending to be too weak to continue.
She flew over to Yabao, who was training with gravity steel balls, and pointed at Chan Chan Stone.
Yabao turned to Chan Chan Stone and nodded.
A bad feeling rose in Chan Chan Stone’s heart.
Chan Chan Stone ran uncontrollably, tears streaming in the wind.
What did I do to deserve this?!
Meanwhile, Yabao’s eyes glowed blue with excitement.
Old Fourth was right! Training with telekinesis on Chan Chan Stone is way more fun than training with gravity steel balls!