The next day.
Qiao Sang put on her black-and-white uniform dress and left the dormitory.
After taking Yabao and the others to their usual spot, she headed to the classroom.
Unlike before, many students from other classes had gathered outside. Everyone was talking about the newly evolved form of the Little Steel Falcon.
Since the school had a small student body, most people were in the sa social circles. By last night, the news had already spread throughout the school.
Usually, it was hard for students like them to be uniformly interested in one thing.
But when it ca to new pet beast evolutions, even the children of prestigious families, who had seen plenty of rare creatures, couldn’t help but be intrigued.
Not to ntion, the person who now owned this newly evolved pet beast was a student in their very own school.
"I heard it evolved through Bond Evolution."
"You guys have no idea, I was completely dumbfounded when I heard the news yesterday!"
"Bond Evolution? That’s just speculation, right? How could a species like the Steel Falcon possibly undergo Bond Evolution?"
Qiao Sang, listening to the chatter, approached the entrance of Class 6, Grade 12, acting as if she knew nothing and was about to walk in.
"Qiao Sang!"
A slightly familiar voice suddenly called out.
The crowd fell silent in an instant.
So many people, and they can still spot … Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and turned her head toward the source of the voice.
The speaker was Mabel, who had recently accompanied her to 1st District for the team competition.
Mabel was naturally shy, and when she realized that everyone had gone silent because of her outburst, her face turned bright red with embarrassnt.
However, seeing that Qiao Sang had stopped and was looking at her, the desire to see the Steel Falcon’s new form overwheld her shyness.
"Is it true? Did the Steel Falcon really evolve into a new form?" Mabel’s eyes sparkled as she asked.
Everyone turned their attention to Qiao Sang, waiting for her answer.
Although the news had spread from Class 6 and so students with connections to the board of directors had confird it, they still wanted to hear it directly from the source.
"Yes." Qiao Sang replied.
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in excitent.
"Can you summon it so we can see?" A nearby female student asked eagerly.
Sigh, it’s almost ti for class, and with so many people crowding around, summoning her wouldn’t be ideal… Qiao Sang thought to herself, hesitating to respond imdiately.
Just then, as if struck by an idea, Mabel’s eyes lit up. She raised her voice and said, "I’ll pay 2 points! No, 3 points! I’ll pay 3 points if you summon the evolved Steel Falcon and let touch it!"
Qiao Sang was montarily stunned, then broke into an unusually bright smile. She grabbed Mabel’s hand and started pulling her toward a less crowded area.
"You said it, 3 points. I’ll find a place to summon it for you right now."
Seeing this, the crowd seed to catch on.
A second ago, they were just excited. Now, the excitent reached a new level.
"I’ll pay 3 points too!"
"Count in! I’ll also pay 3 points!"
"Let touch it first! I’ll pay 4 points!"
"Stop randomly inflating the price! 5 points! Let be the first!"
"Alright, alright! Don’t rush! One at a ti, everyone will get a turn!" Qiao Sang said enthusiastically, her face practically glowing with joy.
She hadn’t expected such a wonderful surprise so early in the morning, a line of people eager to hand her points!
With this many students, even if the school only awarded the standard 20 points for evolving a beginner pet beast into an interdiate one, she would easily reach her 1,000-point goal!
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By the end of the second period, Qiao Sang checked her school app and saw her balance: 1,121 points.
She couldn't stop smiling.
I made it! Not only did I reach 1,000 points, but I even have an extra 121!
Under normal circumstances, earning those extra 121 points would have required her to rank first in the class 12 tis on exams.
In reality, forget 12 tis, she couldn’t even do it once.
But now, in just one morning, she had earned 324 points!
Among the three goals she had written down last month, evolving Gangbao within a month, scoring 300 on the monthly exam, and reaching 1,000 points before graduation, she had already surpassed two!
(The second goal had been missed due to her trip to 25th District for the Central Hollow University’s special admissions.)
Taking a deep breath to suppress her excitent, Qiao Sang opened the points exchange section, eager to redeem the Dream Enlightennt Stone she had coveted for so long.
But the mont she scrolled through the exchange list, her smile froze.
Where’s the Dream Enlightennt Stone?!
The item that requires 1,000 points to redeem, where did it go?!
Stay calm. Maybe the items are sorted differently… Qiao Sang reassured herself, sorting the list from highest to lowest value and carefully scanning through it.
And then-
She was completely stunned.
It was gone.
The Dream Enlightennt Stone had disappeared.
Just a minute ago, she had been struggling to contain her laughter. Now, her expression was utterly stiff, unable to accept reality.
At that mont, the horoom teacher appeared at the classroom door and called out,
"Qiao Sang, co outside for a mont."
Still in shock over the missing Dream Enlightennt Stone, Qiao Sang didn’t respond.
"Teacher is calling you." Yuna nudged her.
"Oh." Qiao Sang numbly got up and walked out of the classroom in a daze.
Mu Deli, the horoom teacher, looked at her with a broad smile and said,
"A researcher from the Flying-Type Pet Beast Research Institute has arrived. They want to see your Steel Falcon."
"Oh." Qiao Sang replied flatly, still emotionally drained.
Mu Deli noticed that Qiao Sang seed distracted but didn’t think too much about it. After all, a lot of important people were waiting, and eting the researchers was the priority.
Following Mu Deli, Qiao Sang arrived at a pet beast training facility.
Inside, there were no students, only a few middle-aged n and won in formal attire, including the principal of Sainan High School.
"This is Qiao Sang." The principal introduced her, a rare smile appearing on his usually stern face.
"Hello, I’m Wang Rui from the Flying-Type Pet Beast Research Institute in 3rd District." Said a black-haired, black-eyed man with a typical Dragon Nation appearance.
"Hello." Qiao Sang replied, quickly adjusting her expression.
In the world of social interactions, no matter how bitter you feel inside, you must wear a smile, unless you’ve reached a status where you no longer need to.
Qiao Sang certainly hadn’t reached that level. She was still just a struggling student.
"I’m here to see your Steel Falcon’s new form." Wang Rui got straight to the point.
"The evolution of any pet beast is significant to the Alliance. The higher-ups want to understand as soon as possible how your Steel Falcon evolved."
"If it underwent Bond Evolution, I’d like you to describe your daily interactions with it. If it didn’t, I hope you can assist us in researching it while you’re in Chaosu Star."
No benefits, yet you expect to cooperate? What are you thinking? When Yabao evolved into Fla Hound, the vice principal offered a 100,000-a-month internship as a research assistant. Don’t try to fool with grandiose talk about serving the Alliance…
Just as Qiao Sang was inwardly complaining, the principal spoke up,
"By the way, after discussing with the board, we’ve decided that the Dream Enlightennt Stone will be delivered to your dormitory after school today as a reward for discovering a new pet beast evolution for the Alliance."
Qiao Sang: !!!
With righteous determination, she declared, "I will not fail my mission!"
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