【Name: Moling Dragon】
【Attribute: Dragon + Poison】
【Level: Junior stage (58%)】
【Skills: Poison Fang (Proficient 14%), Venom Spray (Proficient 14%), Glare (Proficient 1%), Dragon Starfall (Entry level 15%)】
【Traits: Counter-Poison (Entry level 31%), Poison Scales (Entry level 38%), Scorn (Arcane ∞)】
Both Extreme Cold Storm and Snowfall had improved, and Glare's proficiency actually increased by one level directly. It seemed Chiying truly didn't find practicing Glare boring.
Liu Yi glanced at Ziyue and Chiying, who were already asleep, and gently turned off the light.
...
Early the next morning, Liu Yi woke up more than half an hour earlier than yesterday, quietly getting out of bed.
“Moling?”
Chiying opened its eyes and tilted its head.
“It’s nothing, you can sleep a bit longer. I need to get ready first,” Liu Yi said softly, her fingers gently stroking Chiying’s dragon horn.
Chiying shook its head, then wound its way up Liu Yi’s arm to her neck, indicating it wanted to get up with her.
“Bingbing?”
The commotion woke Ziyue as well. It twitched its ears, its purple eyes still a little sleepy.
“We need to go to school early today,” Liu Yi explained. “Didn’t Yan Xinliu say yesterday that Teacher Wei wanted me to go to her office before the first class?”
Ziyue immediately perked up, jumping off the bed and shaking its fur.
Liu Yi smiled, then led them both to get ready.
After getting ready, she walked into the living room and found the kitchen light already on.
“Xiao Yi? Why are you up so early today?” Auntie Chen poked her head out from the kitchen, a spatula still in her hand.
“Teacher wants me in her office before the first class,” Liu Yi said, walking into the kitchen and seeing fried eggs on the stove. “You’re up early too, Auntie Chen?”
Auntie Chen smiled, flipping the fried eggs in the pan. “I get less sleep as I get older. Since I’m up, you might as well eat some breakfast before you go.”
Liu Yi agreed, took out Ziyue and Chiying’s latent energy pills, and poured each of them a bowl of clear water.
Breakfast was simple: fried eggs, noodles, and yogurt.
Liu Yi quickly finished eating and put the dishes in the dishwasher. “I’m leaving now.”
“Be careful on your way,” Auntie Chen reminded her. “Remember to eat a good lunch.”
“Mm.” Liu Yi put on her backpack. Ziyue walked beside her, while Chiying expertly coiled around her neck.
Stepping out of the house, the morning air was exceptionally fresh. There were few pedestrians on the streets, only a few morning joggers passing by.
When she entered the campus, there weren’t many students yet. The corridors were empty, with only a few students on duty cleaning.
The door to the teachers’ office was ajar. Liu Yi gently knocked.
“Come in,” Wei Xiuyu’s voice called from inside.
Pushing the door open, Liu Yi found only Wei Xiuyu in the office. The morning light streamed through the window, falling on her desk and illuminating a neat stack of documents.
“Sit,” Wei Xiuyu said, pointing to the chair opposite her. “Have you had breakfast?”
Liu Yi sat down in the chair. “I’ve eaten, thank you for your concern, Teacher.”
Wei Xiuyu looked at Liu Yi, Ziyue, and Chiying, and said, “Your performance in the Tower of Trials yesterday was outstanding.”
Liu Yi didn’t reply, waiting for the teacher to continue.
“Actually, the School Team members for the second and third years were already selected during the summer break,” Wei Xiuyu continued. “For the first-year students, because you’re new, you were given two weeks to challenge the Tower of Trials.”
“According to the School Team selection criteria, we should wait until the end of this week, then select the first-year School Team members based on the leaderboard.”
“However,” Wei Xiuyu paused, “yesterday, you broke through to the fifteenth floor on your very first challenge of the Tower of Trials.”
Liu Yi nodded. “Yes.”
Wei Xiuyu quirked the corner of her mouth. “That doesn’t surprise me.”
Liu Yi: “...Oh.” She had been careless, thinking Teacher Wei was going to praise her.
“But at the same time, your Moling Dragon becoming the guardian of the tenth floor was unexpected,” Wei Xiuyu chuckled. “To quote Principal Shen, it’s like this...”
“Since Tianqi was founded, you are the first new student to achieve such a feat on their first challenge.”
“Bingbing!”
Ziyue chirped proudly.
Liu Yi stroked Ziyue’s head. “I was lucky to contract them; they work very hard.”
“Therefore,” Wei Xiuyu twirled the pen in her hand, “given the current situation, your Tower of Trials floor count is ranked first among the first-year students. Moreover, others might be stuck on your ‘Moling Dragon’ guardian of the tenth floor for another two or three days, which essentially allows you to join the School Team early.”
Liu Yi wasn’t surprised. If it wasn’t about this, Teacher Wei wouldn’t have called her in privately again.
“I have no objections.”
Wei Xiuyu nodded, putting down her pen. “Then starting today, you’ll report to the exclusive School Team training ground every day at 4 PM to begin School Team training.”
Liu Yi: “Understood.”
Wei Xiuyu thought for a moment, then asked, “Are you familiar with the specific situation of the National High School League?”
Liu Yi: “I know that the National High School League is divided into first-year, second-year, and third-year sections. But actually, usually only the third-year section receives the most attention, while the first- and second-year matches are more like supplementary events.”
Wei Xiuyu: “Yes, the National High School League championship that everyone cares about usually refers to the third-year section matches.”
“In the National High School League, each participant can deploy two pets for 1v1 battles. After one pet is defeated, the next pet can be brought out to continue the battle. The match ends when both of one participant’s pets are defeated.”
“And it’s quite rare for anyone in their first or second year to have two pets fully capable of competitive battling. Those with lesser aptitude might not even break through 20% of their Beast Taming Space to gain a second contract slot by the end of their second year.”
Wei Xiuyu paused, then looked directly into Liu Yi’s eyes. “Do you know why I’m telling you all this?”
Liu Yi thought for a moment, then shook her head.
“Because the specific situation of this year’s National High School League might be changing,” Wei Xiuyu said, looking away, quirking the corner of her mouth, and picking up her pen to twirl it again.
“I don’t know if those changes will be good or bad for other first-, second-, and third-year students. But I believe for you, it could be a good challenge and opportunity.”
Liu Yi carefully considered Wei Xiuyu’s words, and a guess gradually formed in her mind.
However, Wei Xiuyu didn’t say anything more. “Alright, go prepare for class.”
Liu Yi slowly walked out of the teachers’ office, her fingers unconsciously tapping against her thigh.
“Bingbing?”
Ziyue looked up at her, its eyes full of inquiry.
“It’s nothing.” Liu Yi shook her head. “Let’s go to the classroom first.”
Students began moving in the corridor. Early arrivals gathered in small groups, chatting.
As Liu Yi passed, many eyes turned to her.
More precisely, they were directed at Chiying, coiled around her neck.
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