Chapter 47: Sucking Ghost Treasure

As the news anchor began her report, the corresponding surveillance footage appeared in the top left corner of the screen.

The camera was positioned far from the entrance of the alleyway, capturing only a distant silhouette that appeared somewhat blurry upon zooming in.

However, one could still roughly discern that it was a young girl accompanied by a red pet.

Her mother squinted at the television and asked, "Why does this person look a bit like you?"

Qiao Sang maintained her composure and said, "I guess all beautiful people look more or less the same."

Mother: "..."

After gulping down the water in her cup, Fire-Fang Dog looked up and saw the broadcast.

"Ya-ya!"

"Ya-ya!"

Fire-Fang Dog pointed at the TV with its paw, its face full of astonishment.

How did it end up on TV?!

Seeing this, her mother asked, "What is Fire-Fang Dog saying?"

Qiao Sang replied, "It says the person on TV is good-looking."

"Ya-ya!"

"Ya-ya!"

"Ya!"

Fire-Fang Dog explained frantically with its still-raspy voice.

That wasn't what it meant!

It meant that it and its Beast Tamer had appeared on TV!

Her mother looked over.

Qiao Sang translated, "It says I'm right."

Fire-Fang Dog: "..."

...

Returning to her room, Qiao Sang counted her remaining money.

4,663 Alliance Credits.

Ever since she had won money on her second bet on the Interstellar Betting Network, Qiao Sang had withdrawn all the cash, fearing she wouldn't be able to control herself and would bet again.

This much money should be enough to rebuild a wall...

Qiao Sang did some mental math; only the middle section of the wall had been destroyed by Fire-Fang Dog, so she would only need to patch that part up.

With this thought, she naturally set aside 1,000 Alliance Credits from the 4,663 on her desk.

Estimating the compensation costs, Qiao Sang took out paper and a pen and spent over half an hour writing a 500-word letter of apology.

Placing the apology letter and 3,500 Alliance Credits into an envelope, Qiao Sang picked up her phone and called a Didi Express delivery.

Didi Express was a relatively fast and efficient way to send items within the city.

Whether it was food or objects, they could be delivered quickly.

Unlike the professional delivery drivers of her previous life, those registered with Didi Express were mostly Beast Tamers with spare time.

Some Beast Tamers would take orders during their downtime to earn a little extra money.

Of course, these were mostly delivered by pets, so the Beast Tamers themselves didn't need to make the delivery.

If you were lucky enough to encounter a Beast Tamer with a Superpower-type pet, the item might be delivered precisely within ten seconds.

Two minutes later.

"Ya!!!"

"What is it? What happened?" Qiao Sang was startled.

Fire-Fang Dog's paw trembled as it pointed toward the room's windowsill.

Qiao Sang looked in that direction.

She saw a black pet the size of a ball clinging to the outside of the window, its dark red eyes staring straight at her.

Seeing Qiao Sang look at it, it grinned, revealing a pair of snow-white fangs.

Then, from its limbless body, a single hand with only two fingers suddenly grew out and tapped on the window.

Qiao Sang steadied her nerves; it was just a Sucking Ghost.

As a Ghost-type pet, its sudden appearance was indeed quite frightening, but Fire-Fang Dog seemed to be overreacting.

Logically, Fire-Fang Dog shouldn't be such a coward.

Qiao Sang opened the window.

"Ya!"

Fire-Fang Dog scrambled to the bedside, peeking out with only its head toward the Sucking Ghost.

The Sucking Ghost floated inside, grinned again to show its fangs, and then reached its two-fingered hand into its own body to rummage around.

Soon, a mobile phone was pulled out.

After a few simple operations, Qiao Sang's phone received a notification that the Didi Express courier had arrived.

Qiao Sang handed over the envelope and 150 Alliance Credits.

Didi Express required users to set a service fee; if the recipient agreed, they would accept the order. Qiao Sang had set it at 150 Alliance Credits.

The place she was sending it to was the Jiangyi Street Neighborhood Office, which wasn't very far from her home.

The Sucking Ghost took the envelope and the credits and stuffed them into its body.

After giving another polite grin of its fangs, the Sucking Ghost floated away.

"Ya!"

"Ya-ya!"

Only after seeing the Sucking Ghost leave did Fire-Fang Dog reveal its full body, frantically questioning its Beast Tamer.

How could that terrifying thing appear here just now!

Listening to Fire-Fang Dog, Qiao Sang fell into thought.

She remembered—wasn't the Sucking Ghost a character from the horror movie she had made Fire-Fang Dog watch back then...?

Had Fire-Fang Dog been remembering it all this time?

It seemed Fire-Fang Dog wasn't very brave...

How was it going to fight any Ghost-type pets in the future?

Should she have Fire-Fang Dog watch more horror movies to toughen up, or perhaps take it to a haunted house...

Fire-Fang Dog inexplicably felt a chill and couldn't help but shiver.

...

The next morning.

Qiao Sang woke up to the sound of Fire-Fang Dog's barking.

"Ya-ya!"

"Ya-ya!"

Fire-Fang Dog was barking energetically, showing none of the weakness or terror from the previous night.

Qiao Sang turned over and said, "Let me sleep a bit longer."

She had finally finished her middle school entrance exams and had a vacation; if she couldn't sleep until she woke up naturally, what was the point of life?

"Ya-ya!"

Seeing that her Beast Tamer was still sleeping, Fire-Fang Dog used its mouth to pull the quilt off.

After all that tossing and turning, Qiao Sang ultimately failed to enjoy the "meaning of life."

...

It was the same open training ground for pets as yesterday.

After eating a mouthful of super-duper ultra-insane spicy roasted wings, Fire-Fang Dog was practicing breathing fire.

Watching from the side, Qiao Sang felt incredibly guilty, and the irritation from being woken up in the morning vanished instantly.

Her pet had woken up early in the morning just to train, and was even enduring the torture of extreme spiciness just to learn the "Mars Rain" she had casually made up.

This made her, as a Beast Tamer, feel quite ashamed.

Qiao Sang couldn't think of any immediate solution.

Fire-Fang Dog was clearly determined to master Mars Rain, but it was nearly impossible for a junior pet to learn a high-tier skill.

Learning a new skill wasn't like increasing proficiency; she didn't have a corresponding "cheat" for that.

Everything had to rely on hard work.

Fire-Fang Dog had nearly exhausted the energy in its body, and it approached its Beast Tamer with its tongue hanging out.

Qiao Sang timely handed over a bottle of Origin Milk.

She had only bought three bottles of Origin Milk today; after paying the 3,500 Alliance Credits in compensation, her assets were down to only 1,013 Alliance Credits.

After buying the super-duper ultra-insane spicy roasted wings and the Origin Milk, she only had 689 Alliance Credits left.

This money would be gone in two days at most.

Qiao Sang could only pin her hopes on the upcoming Baixin Tournament.

That was the competition scheduled for June 30th, which was only open to F-rank Beast Tamers.

Qiao Sang had already registered on her computer last night. She looked over the registration requirements and rules, but she didn't hold much hope for taking first place.

The Baixin Tournament was an event that anyone who was still an F-rank Beast Tamer could join.

This meant that even if a Beast Tamer's brain region had undergone a second awakening and their two pets had already evolved into mid-level pets, they still met the requirements as long as they hadn't passed the Alliance's assessment for E-rank Beast Tamers.

Looking at it this way, if a newly awakened graduate from middle school registered, it would likely just be for show.

The purpose was most likely to generate some hype for the tournament.

Qiao Sang had no hope for first place, but she was determined to make the top ten.

After all, if you placed below tenth, forget about Evolution Stone Motorcycles—you wouldn't even get a single Alliance Credit...

(End of Chapter)