Qiao Sang’s hand movement, while forming the seal, suddenly halted.
Damage to the grounds from pet beast battles or training at the Beast Taming Center was a common occurrence, and the center generally wouldn’t make a fuss over minor damages, as Beast Tamers specializing in Ground Type or Rock-type would come to repair the site every day.
But when the damage was this severe, the Beast Taming Center would still send someone to handle it.
Looking at the site that bore no resemblance to its original form, Qiao Sang felt somewhat guilty.
Just as she was about to step forward and own up, Qu Zhuo approached and said in a calm and steady tone,
"We caused the damage during our battle just now. I will cover the losses. Give me two minutes—I need to have a word with these two kids."
"Of course, sir," replied the staff member, who then stepped back with a polite attitude.
A Beast Tamer capable of causing such extensive damage was clearly not one of those low-ranking tamers. If it wasn’t part of his job, he wouldn’t want to talk about compensation with such a formidable Tamer.
Qiao Sang looked at Qu Zhuo, suddenly seeing him as a towering figure of reliability.
Qu Zhuo said, "The assessment has completely ended, and the results will be announced in a week. You can find out on the Zhongkong University official website."
"Now, go back and get yourselves ready. We’ll meet at the entrance of the Beast Taming Center in an hour, and I’ll take you back to the third district."
Upon hearing this, Tang Yi expressed his surprise,
"Teacher, you’re sending us back, too?"
With a glance at him, Qu Zhuo replied maturely and solidly,
"You came with me, of course, I’ll take responsibility for seeing you safely back."
Such a dependable adult... After inwardly heaving a sigh, Qiao Sang glanced guiltily at the damaged grounds and sincerely said to Qu Zhuo,
"Teacher, I can actually cover the cost of the damage to the grounds."
"How can I let you do that," Qu Zhuo laughed. "I chose the site, and you participated in the assessment for our school."
"But..." Qiao Sang was about to say more when Qu Zhuo cut her off,
"Don’t worry about the compensation. Zhongkong University covers these kinds of expenses."
With him putting it that way, Qiao Sang didn’t push the issue further.
After confirming the meeting time once more, she and Tang Yi left the open-air training ground.
Seeing this, a staff member approached, took out his cellphone, opened the calculator, and typed the previously calculated compensation amount into it.
Just as he was about to show the Beast Tamer in front of him,
Qu Zhuo’s hands moved to form a seal, and he hastily summoned the Sandstorm Armor Beast back, urging,
"Quick, quick, quick! Let’s get to fixing it! We have to depart in an hour!"
"Sandstorm!"
The staff member, witnessing a high-level Beast Tamer and an unfamiliar pet beast rushing towards the site, fell silent.
...
Three hours later, Qiao Sang boarded the plane with Yaobao, who had been healed by Healing Light.
The plane hadn’t taken off yet.
Leaning back in her seat, Qiao Sang reflected on her performance over the past few days and estimated the score she might receive.
If nothing unexpected happened, she should be able to get the full 50 points for the pet beast energy test, especially since Yaobao’s energy value was close to the limit of a high-level pet beast.
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