Late at night, the computer screen reflected in Liu Yi's focused eyes. Replays of the other 15 contestants who had advanced to the Top 16 were continuously playing on her computer.
Ziyue was still practicing in the backyard training ground, but since there were no matches tomorrow, Liu Yi didn't restrict Ziyue's practice time. After a few days of practice, Ziyue no longer hurt herself, so Liu Yi felt confident letting her train alone.
After watching the replays for a while longer, Liu Yi turned off her computer. Lying on her bed, she did a set of eye exercises, then picked up her phone and started browsing the Beast Tamer Forum, checking if anyone had written tactical analyses of the contestants.
She switched to the Longwu Region sub-forum. A new hot post was pinned at the top: 《Longwu High School Entrance Tournament Top 16 Predictions! Who is Your Champion?》
【OP: The Top 16 list is out! Includes contestant profiles + match analysis!】
【1F (How to Pretend to Be a Veteran): Here are my personal thoughts. Cui Xiangming (Blazing Flame Mouse), a top contender for the Championship! Intermediate stage + high-damage B-rank skill Blazing Charge. All his matches so far have ended in under 10 seconds! Su Wenxi (Moonlight Marten), the avenger who withdrew last year due to illness! Dual B-rank skills, combined use can instantly one-shot opponents. Liu Yi (Ice Fox), a Junior pet capable of using B-rank skills, Ice Spike + formidable tactical acumen, might become the biggest variable!】
【2F (I Am an NPC): Front row! I'm betting on Su Wenxi! Teleportation + Moonlight Slash is too broken!】
【8F (Ice-type Enthusiast): 2F, wake up! Liu Yi's Ice Fox already defeated an Intermediate pet in the Qinglan Secret Realm!】
【17F (Fire-type is Number One): 8F, you're the one who needs to wake up! Intermediate pets in the Qinglan Secret Realm don't go all out when battling participants; using that as bragging rights is meaningless!】
【35F (Day 999 of Being Zapped by a Thunder-patterned Hound): Is no one supporting our Thunder-patterned Hound? Then I think Qi Zimeng also has a chance at the championship! (dog head emoji)】
【59F (Ghost-type Can't Scare Me!): Reporting! I'm betting on Huo Nanyun and Candle Spirit Child!】
【85F (Anonymous): How laughable. Some Junior pets are dreaming too big. Do they really think Cui Xiangming and his Blazing Flame Mouse are pushovers?】
【86F (Pet Judge): Although the above poster's tone was a bit aggressive, they're not wrong. The difference in pet Level cannot be ignored.】
【126F (Anonymous): Insider info: Cui Xiangming and Su Wenxi have an old grudge. Her withdrawal last year due to illness was possibly caused by foul play.】
【186F (Tournament Fan): Stop with the conspiracy theories, let's analyze objectively. 1. Cui Xiangming and Blazing Flame Mouse: strong burst damage but poor endurance; they'll definitely lose if dragged into a war of attrition. 2. Su Wenxi and Moonlight Marten: perfect skill combination, but not without a solution. 3. Liu Yi and Ice Fox: their commands and combat are textbook-level, but the pet's Level is a major weakness. 4. Huo Nanyun and Candle Spirit Child... 5. Pan Xun and Phantom Sound Bat... 6. Qi Zimeng and Thunder-patterned Hound... ...】
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Liu Yi rubbed her sleepy eyes, her phone still in her hand, the screen displaying the Beast Tamer Forum page. Only then did she realize she had fallen asleep last night while reading the analysis post.
“Bingbing!” Ziyue, sitting beside her, let out a cry. Finally, you're awake!
“Xiao Yi, it's already noon,” Auntie Chen said, standing at the doorway with a worried expression. “Are you alright?”
“Fluffy!” “Quan Quan!” The Fluffy Butler and Boxing Bunny were also at the doorway, looking at Liu Yi inside.
Auntie Chen had initially thought it was fine for Liu Yi to sleep in since there were no matches today. But Ziyue had just told the Fluffy Butler and Boxing Bunny that she couldn't wake Xiao Yi up, which was why Auntie Chen had rushed over to check on her.
“I'm fine...” Liu Yi propped herself up, rubbing her temples, when she suddenly felt as if her Beast Taming Space had changed. She quickly immersed her consciousness into the Beast Taming Space.
【Beast Taming Space development progress: 20%】 【Pet Contract Quantity: 1/2】
Seeing the information about her Beast Taming Space, Liu Yi was stunned. She then turned her head to look, and indeed, the Beast Taming Space had expanded a bit. Next to Ziyue's pet room, a new pet room had actually appeared.
Liu Yi's eyes snapped open, her heart racing. She looked at Ziyue, then at Auntie Chen, the Fluffy Butler, and the Boxing Bunny, who all looked bewildered at the doorway.
Liu Yi took a deep breath and said, “Auntie Chen, my Beast Taming Space development progress has reached 20%.”
“What?!” The towel in Auntie Chen's hand dropped to the floor with a thud. “It's only been less than two months since you awakened!”
“Bingbing!” Ziyue burrowed into Liu Yi's embrace, yelping excitedly and rubbing her face against Liu Yi's. So amazing!
“Fluffy!” The Fluffy Butler excitedly spun in circles, its fur immediately turning pink.
The Boxing Bunny even did a backflip.
Auntie Chen stood stunned for a good while before finally reacting. She picked up the towel from the floor and ran towards the living room, saying, “I need to quickly send a message to Xiao Ran and your parents.”
The Fluffy Butler immediately floated up and followed Auntie Chen.
The Boxing Bunny bounced twice in place, then followed them.
Watching their actions, Liu Yi smiled. By now, her mood had calmed down.
Although her Beast Taming Space development progress had reached 20%, Ziyue hadn't yet reached the Intermediate stage, so Liu Yi couldn't get certified as a Junior Beast Tamer at the Beast Tamer Association.
As for a second pet, she still hadn't decided what kind she wanted to contract. And even if she did, she would at least wait until after the Longwu High School Entrance Tournament was over.
However, there was one thing she could do now.
After Liu Yi got up and washed, she went to the living room for lunch. After eating, Liu Yi made sure to wash her hands and face again before returning to her room.
First, she recalled Ziyue to her Beast Taming Space, then immediately immersed her own consciousness into the Beast Taming Space as well.
When she had first awakened her Beast Taming Space, the stone platform pool had granted extra Gacha pulls. So, now that her Beast Taming Space development progress had reached 20%, she should get some more, right? And with the increased development progress, would she be able to pull even better items?
Liu Yi walked to the stone platform pool, thinking to herself, then looked at the light screen beside it:
【Beast Taming Space development progress reached 20%, bonus Gacha pulls: 20】 【Daily free Gacha pulls: 1】 【Daily meditation for two hours bonus Gacha pulls: /】 【Daily pet training for two hours bonus Gacha pulls: 5】 【Daily pet combat match bonus Gacha pulls: /】 【Total Gacha pulls currently available: 26】 【For more ways to get Gacha pulls, please explore on your own.】
As expected. It seemed that every 10% increase in progress would grant bonus Gacha pulls.
“Ziyue,” Liu Yi called softly.
Ziyue immediately ran out of her pet room.
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