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Sainan High School.
Dormitory Area One.
Room 502.
Qiao Sang sat at her desk, staring at the motionless black stone in front of her.
If it werenât 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.
âGang gang.â
Gangbao was beside her, carefully collecting the crystals one by one with a plate.
This was all food, it couldnât be wasted.
âDo you want the Zitan Crystal? If you do, just say so. How else would I know?â Qiao Sang placed the Zitan Crystal next to the black stone, attempting to tempt it.
Chan Chan Stone didnât move, completely unfazed.
âIf you donât say anything, Iâll let Gangbao eat the Zitan Crystal.â Seeing that temptation wasnât working, Qiao Sang resorted to threats.
Chan Chan Stone still didnât move.
You brought this upon yourselfâŠ
Qiao Sang turned to Lubao.
âGo ahead.â
She didnât need to explain further, Lubao instantly understood. She opened her mouth, and a melody carrying an invisible sonic wave echoed through the room.
âLu~ Lululu~ Lulu~ Lu Lu Lu~ Li~â
Like a warm spring breeze and gentle sunlight, the semi-transparent crystals on Chan Chan Stoneâs body stopped forming.
Slowly, it opened its eyes, grew limbs, and transformed into a semi-transparent white color.
âChan chanâŠâ
Chan Chan Stone gazed at Lubao with a peaceful expression.
So beautifulâŠ
As the song ended, Qiao Sang calmly asked, âHow about following me?â
âChan chan.â
Chan Chan Stone peacefully shook its head.
Not interested.
âJust for six months. I only need your crystals. During this time, Iâll take care of all your food and necessities. When itâs over, Iâll give you the Zitan Crystal.â Qiao Sang bargained.
âChan chanâŠâ
Chan Chan Stone contemplated peacefully for three seconds, then nodded in agreement.
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Thirty minutes later.
Curled up in the corner, Chan Chan Stone shivered in fear and regret.
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.
âYap!â
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.
âLu.â
Lubao proposed feeding Chan Chan Stone more food so that it could expel more crystals.
That doesnât seem rightâŠ
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.
âXun xun~â
Little Treasure raised his paw, suggesting that watching tear jerking dramas could make Chan Chan Stone cry more, increasing crystal production.
Thatâs exactly the kind of idea Little Treasure would come up withâŠ
Qiao Sang turned to Gangbao and asked, âWhat do you think?â
âGang gang.â
Gangbao thought for a moment and decided all three methods were worth trying.
Qiao Sangâs lips twitched.
âLetâs skip the second one.â
âGang gang?â
Gangbao looked confused.
To her, crystals were food, it didnât matter where they came from.
Since pet beasts had different perceptions from humans, Qiao Sang didnât 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.
âI just donât think the ones that come from⊠that place⊠are very clean. Besides, we bought a lot of minerals today, thereâs enough to last a while. Thereâs no rush to collect crystals, so letâs skip the second method. The other two are fine.â
âGang gang.â
Gangbao took another bite of a crystal, showing no objections.
âChan chanâŠâ
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.
Iâll prove to this human that none of these methods will work! My crystals are not so easily obtained!
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Late at night.
Living Room.
âXun xun!â
âChan chan!â
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.
âChan chan!â
âChan chan!â
Chan Chan Stone continued crying uncontrollably, large crystals dropping one after another, completely forgetting its earlier determination.
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Meanwhile, in the bedroomâŠ
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 Lubaoâs 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 yearsâ 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, sheâd 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, sheâd 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.
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The next morning.
After breakfast, Qiao Sang took Yabao and the others to the outdoor training field behind the school.
âYabao, Lubao, keep an eye on Gangbaoâs training. And donât let Chan Chan Stone escape.â
For consistency, she had decided to rename the Steel Falcon, Gangbao.
Gangbao was easygoing about certain things, she agreed to the name without hesitation.
âYap!â
Yabao pounded his chest confidently.
"Lu.â
Lubao nodded calmly.
âXun xunâŠâ
Little Treasure looked envious. Just thinking about having to go to school made him realize how nice training actually wasâŠ
âChan chanâŠâ
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!
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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.
âGang gang.â
âYap!â
Yabao turned to Chan Chan Stone and nodded.
âChan chanâŠâ
A bad feeling rose in Chan Chan Stoneâs heart.
Ten seconds later.
âChan chan!â
âChan chan!â
Chan Chan Stone ran uncontrollably, tears streaming in the wind.
What did I do to deserve this?!
Meanwhile, Yabaoâs 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!