Chapter 41: Becoming Super Strong?
"I only told Lu Siya!" Fang Sisi quickly added.
Qiao Sang looked at her skeptically.
"...And my parents."
"It's fine, really. It's not something that needs to be kept secret anyway." Qiao Sang said.
"Haha, I knew it! This is the kind of thing everyone should know. If Lu Siya hadn't stopped me, saying we should wait until you got back to school to ask if you wanted it public, I would've already posted it in the class group." Fang Sisi said, relaxing.
Qiao Sang: ...Thank you, Lu Siya!
Lu Siya was different from Fang Sisi. She wasn't a slacker—her grades were consistently in the top 15 of the class.
The reason she and Fang Sisi got along so well was their shared interest in Coordinators.
Coordinators are professionals who use pet beasts' skills to showcase their own charm.
Unlike Trainers, whose goal is to participate in League battles, Coordinators focus more on the appeal and elegance of their pet beasts' skills rather than on practical combat.
As a result, most Coordinators struggle to pass Trainer certification exams to advance to higher levels.
For them, appearance is paramount, and they usually seek out good-looking pet beasts to contract with.
"Why'd you put such an ugly bracelet on Fire Fang Dog?" Lu Siya's attention was still fixed on the dog.
She was both surprised and not surprised that Qiao Sang had contracted with a Fire Fang Dog.
Surprised because Qiao Sang had the nerve to bond with such a temperamental fire-type beast, but not surprised because, well, Fire Fang Dog is cute, with its flame-like fur being especially eye-catching. Its evolved form, Blaze Dog, is even more impressive.
Like Fang Sisi, Lu Siya wanted to pet the Fire Fang Dog but was too scared.
Before Qiao Sang could answer, Fire Fang Dog barked.
"Yap!" Its training equipment is not ugly!
Lu Siya leaned back slightly and asked, "Are you sure you'll be okay with Fire Fang Dog? Look at it—it seems pretty fierce."
Fang Sisi chimed in, "But it's so good-looking! Just look at those eyes, that fur, don't you want to give it a pet?"
"I do!" Lu Siya's eyes lit up.
The two of them looked at Qiao Sang with eager eyes.
Qiao Sang glanced at Fire Fang Dog, silently asking for its opinion.
Fire Fang Dog understood its Trainer's intent.
"Yap."
It turned around and barked at Fang Sisi, then lowered its head slightly.
Seeing it bow its head, Fang Sisi knew the dog was agreeing to let her pet it, so she excitedly reached out her hand.
"Whoa, its fur feels amazing!"
Lu Siya, envious, stretched out her hand, only for the dog to suddenly turn its head away, refusing her.
"Yap."
It hadn't forgotten that this person had just called its training equipment ugly and said it looked fierce.
Lu Siya awkwardly retracted her hand and casually changed the subject.
"Sisi and I were just talking about what pet beast to contract with after our brain domain awakens tomorrow. I'm thinking about getting a Desert Tail Fox, but Sisi hasn't decided yet. Do you have any suggestions, Qiao Sang?"
Before Qiao Sang could respond, Fang Sisi exclaimed, "I've decided! Fire Fang Dog is perfect!"
Lu Siya: ...
Qiao Sang: ...
Fire Fang Dog puffed out its chest. This person has good taste.
Qiao Sang said, "Don't rush it. Think it over carefully."
Fang Sisi replied seriously, "I'm not rushing. Just look at your Fire Fang Dog, it's so obedient and cute, and its fur feels great! I want one too!"
Fire Fang Dog puffed out its chest even more proudly.
Qiao Sang: ...
What could she say? Should she deny that Fire Fang Dog was obedient, cute, and had great fur? The dog would be mad at her!
Besides, Fang Sisi wasn't wrong. It's just that...
When Qiao Sang thought about the other Fire Fang Dogs she had seen at the Hanggang Beast Base, she felt that once Fang Sisi visited there, she might change her mind.
After finishing their hot pot and exchanging some good luck wishes for tomorrow's awakening, Qiao Sang bid farewell to Fang Sisi and Lu Siya.
Tomorrow was the day the school would organize the students to undergo brain domain stimulation for awakening.
Since Qiao Sang had already awakened on her own, she didn't need to go with them.
It wasn't until she got home and put Fire Fang Dog down that Qiao Sang realized she had been carrying it the entire way! And it was still wearing a 15kg weighted ring on its right limb!
When Fire Fang Dog had been wearing a 10kg ring, carrying it for a few minutes had felt heavy.
Now, with a 15kg ring, she had been holding it for at least half an hour, and she hadn't even noticed!
Could it be that her strength had suddenly increased?
Impossible. She hadn't been working out recently. When she let Fire Fang Dog out after the high school entrance exams, it hadn't felt any different from before.
Could she have become super strong in just a few hours?
Qiao Sang went into the living room. Under the baffled gaze of the Fat Dove, she wrapped her arms around it.
She tried to lift it but couldn't.
She tried harder but still couldn't lift it.
Finally, she used all her strength, turning red in the face, but the dove didn't budge.
Qiao Sang came to a conclusion.
It seemed she hadn't suddenly become super strong, but her strength had definitely increased.
With the Fat Dove still looking bewildered, Qiao Sang returned to her room.
She was also bewildered, unable to figure out why her strength had suddenly increased until she opened the Beast Codex that night before bed, as usual. Then, she was even more shocked.
"What the...!"
The quiet room suddenly echoed with a startled exclamation.
Qiao Sang was stunned.
The Beast Codex had gained another page!
Aside from the page with Fire Fang Dog, there was now an additional blank contract space!
Qiao Sang's mind went blank for a moment. She quickly exited the Beast Codex and immediately recalled the already-sleeping Fire Fang Dog into it.
The next second.
A gray star array lit up on the bed, and Fire Fang Dog, still lying down with drool on its mouth, reappeared in the array.
Gray...
Two pages...Had her Beast Codex awakened again?!
Qiao Sang's emotions were in turmoil for a long time. Could she really be one of those legendary geniuses?
The development of the brain domain had been a research topic from ancient times to the present. Aside from regular meditation, there was nothing that could safely stimulate brain development.
Meditation was a course offered in Beast High School.
Before the brain domain awakens, no matter how much one meditates, it has no effect.
Most students needed to use magnetic waves to stimulate their brain domain to awaken, requiring a period of recovery before they could start meditating.
That's why meditation only began in high school, and Qiao Sang had never meditated before.
Yet her brain domain had genuinely developed.
Even though her brain wave test report indicated a maximum of 9% development, she had actually reached 10%!
This kind of progress was nearly impossible under normal circumstances.
Looking at the drooling Fire Fang Dog, Qiao Sang suddenly understood.
It turns out that being a genius is a standard feature for someone who's transmigrated.
However, even with the Beast Codex's second awakening, Qiao Sang wasn't in a hurry to contract with a new pet beast.
She hadn't been with Fire Fang Dog for very long, and she planned to spend the summer carefully raising it and making money.
After all, she couldn't even afford to give Fire Fang Dog a bath right now. Contracting a second pet would just add to her financial burden.
But...
Qiao Sang had an idea.
The second pet could start from an egg.
That way, by the time it hatched, Fire Fang Dog would have grown, and maybe she'd have earned some money by then.
Most importantly, if the second pet saw her as its first sight when it hatched, wouldn't that guarantee it would be obedient?