Why isn't what I command considered a beast?

Learning about lightning storms is not something that can be done in a day or two; you can't rush it.

The most important thing right now is the internal selection competition within Changheng Group.

Changheng Group is headquartered in Hanning City, about a two-hour drive from Haizhou City.

It would be a bit troublesome to go back and forth.

Fortunately, based on the distribution of its subsidiaries and contestants, Changheng Group set up sub-competition areas in five other subordinate cities in the Jianghuai region.

Including the Hanning City competition area, there are a total of six sub-competition areas.

Haizhou City is one of the venues for one of the sub-competition areas, which is convenient for Mingxi.

At 8:00 AM, the stadium affiliated with the Haizhou City Cultural Center.

Mingxi bid farewell to Shao Dingding, who had come to cheer her on, and headed to the contestants' waiting area to draw her own number.

At a glance, Mingxi had one impression: there were more people in the waiting area than in the audience area.

Apart from the staff wearing identification tags, the group consisted entirely of young men and women in the prime of their lives.

A youthful vibe is palpable.

However, pets were rarely seen; it seemed that all the contestants had the same idea and did not summon their pets.

It maintained its mystique.

Mingxi found a staff member with a pleasing appearance and inquired about the competition arrangements.

According to the registration deadline last night, there were a total of 416 participants in the Haizhou sub-competition area.

The competition uses a loser elimination system.

The top 26 contestants from each regional competition will be determined over the next two days, and only these 26 will have the opportunity to travel to Hanning City for the final competition.

That means she has to defeat at least four people to advance.

The first round of elimination matches began quickly.

Each participant is randomly assigned a number by computer, with two adjacent numbers forming a pair.

To speed up the competition, the staff divided the stadium into ten sections early on, with twenty people competing in pairs each time.

Mingxi drew number 69, which is quite early, so it should be her turn soon. She didn't go back to the audience.

Waiting for the match in the waiting area.

"Excuse me, which high school do you go to? Are you from this city?"

"You're from this city, from A University Affiliated High School. What about you?"

"I'm from Yuanhe City."

"Yuanhe City? Isn't that closer to Hanning City? Why are you here?"

"Well, my aunt married someone from Haizhou City, right? I just feel more at home here."

"That makes sense. You're practically one of us from Haizhou now."

"..."

Mingxi, who was sitting diagonally behind the two and had overheard their entire conversation, was speechless.

All she wanted to say was, "You're so naive, classmate."

Why would a student from out of town go to great lengths to come to their sea boat just because of his aunt?

They probably think that the contestants from Hanning City are stronger than those from Haizhou City, making it easier for them to advance.

As the capital city of Hujiang Province and one of the three core cities in the Jianghuai region, Hanning City is far superior to Haizhou City, which is confined to a corner of the country, in terms of both resources and the strength of its beast tamers.

To put it bluntly, the two cities are not even in the same league.

It's understandable that others might think their team's players are weak.

"Prepare venues 69, 70, and 7."

The broadcast finally reached Mingxi.

She immediately got up from her seat and walked quickly toward court number 7, where she discovered that her opponent was the 'half-seafarer'.

It's fate.

The boy, sporting short, spiky hair, gave her a bright and friendly smile.

"Where are you from, classmate? How old are you?"

Number 70 is really talkative. The competition is about to start, and he still manages to find a way to get information. Mingxi thinks he's wasting his talent by not being a reporter.

After expressing her feelings, Mingxi smiled and answered the other party's inquiry: "I'm a local from Haizhou, and I'm 14 years old this year."

Mingxi swore she was absolutely not mistaken; as soon as she finished speaking, Number 70's eyes shone brighter than the night sky.

Hey.

They probably think they're guaranteed to win.

"?!"

The referee blew the whistle, and the match officially began.

Mingxi and contestant number 70 were not a second slower; they completed the hand seals almost simultaneously, and two white, ethereal pet spaces appeared.

The gold ingot soared out.

"thunder."

Opposite it was a brownish-gray bear-like pet, about 1.3 to 1.4 meters tall.

Looking at the adorable bear opposite her, Mingxi quickly recalled relevant information.

The Chestnut Bear is a mid-level ground-type pet in the Jianghuai region. It has a pouch on its chest, and every once in a while, a chestnut fruit will condense inside the pouch. The chestnut fruit can not only be used to replenish the Chestnut Bear's energy and improve its combat endurance, but it is also one of its main attack methods.

They've run into a tough opponent in their very first match.

This chestnut bear is a rare and extraordinary creature that excels in both defense and melee combat, as well as possessing excellent ranged attack capabilities.

What's even more problematic is its battery life.

Generally, for a pet of the same level to defeat a Chestnut Bear, it must act swiftly and decisively, preventing the bear from having a chance to eat chestnuts to restore its energy.

Mingxi remained calm and decisively gave the order: "Golden Feather Whirlwind!"

Jin Yuanbao spread its wings and quickly approached the chestnut bear. At the same time, golden feathers on its wings shot out like sharp blades, forming a golden whirlwind with a diameter of one meter, which swept towards the silly bear.

"Doudou!"

The pained howl of the burr reminded Number 70 that he had underestimated his opponent.

That bird pet was also of intermediate level.

The girl opposite him was only 14 years old, but she was no weaker than him!

"Chestnut Blossom Show, Chestnut Attack!"

He immediately shouted that he was unlucky to have encountered a flying-type pet.

Ground-type Pokémon have almost no advantage against Flying-type Pokémon.

The attribute is completely countered.

Fortunately, his Bulbasaur is not a typical Ground-type.

Mingxi didn't even flinch, and calmly continued to give the order: "Lightning Ball, don't stop."

With Jin Yuanbao's reaction speed, she didn't need her reminder to dodge the opponent's attack.

Jin Yuanbao did not disappoint her. While rapidly spinning and soaring in mid-air to dodge the exploding chestnuts, he was also able to release lightning balls quickly and accurately.

Of course, not all the lightning balls hit the teddy bear; several were dodged and landed on the ground.

"Crack!"

The lightning and thunder were exceptionally intense.

"Hey, look at court number 7!"

Although Changheng Group booked the entire venue, the number of spectators attending the event was not large due to the limited audience for the competition.

Most of the people sitting in the audience were the contestants' family and friends, scattered around in various places.

At first glance, it looks like psoriasis.

They weren't particularly interested in today's match, since for humans in this world, pet battles were a part of daily life.

I've watched at least a hundred, if not a thousand, beast-taming competitions.

There are countless pet competitions, both official and unofficial, including university pet taming leagues, provincial professional pet taming competitions, entertainment competitions, regional competitions, national competitions, and extreme competitions...

Not to mention the Star Ocean Cup Pet Battle Tournament, which garnered attention from the entire alliance.

Which one isn't more exciting than this bunch of weaklings fighting each other?