Why isn't what I command considered a beast?

She is naturally more alert than most people and has difficulty falling asleep in the presence of strangers unless she is knocked unconscious.

So, not counting the time within the Time Realm, she hadn't slept for a full day and night.

Add to that the hour spent struggling in the Thunder Pool, and even with improved physical fitness, you'll still feel tired.

However, the Han-Ning regional competition is about to begin, and the top 60 will be decided in the morning, with the group stage starting directly in the afternoon.

That means she has to play at least two matches on the first morning. Of course, if she's already injured in the first match, there won't be a second match.

So there was no time for her to rest and recuperate.

The knockout stage will still use the regional division rule.

Draw numbers to randomly match opponents.

This time, Mingxi drew number 96.

69, 96.

These two sets of numbers together are actually quite unique.

There's a refreshing and unconventional quality to it, as if it doesn't care whether the person who was chosen lives or dies.

Hanning City Workers' Stadium is a professional pet battle arena that has hosted many large-scale pet battle tournaments.

The stadium is a semi-open building with a total area of ​​5.7 square meters, equivalent to a quarter of the Bird's Nest, and can accommodate 2 spectators.

Although it's not Han Ning's largest arena, it's already considered top-tier for a small-scale, unofficial qualifying tournament like the Changheng Cup.

Mingxi noticed that smart cameras have been installed near all ten competition venues, which can capture the competition process from all angles.

She also saw several people wearing name tags indicating they were reporters from a local TV station sitting in the VIP section at the very front, with all sorts of cameras and microphones already in place.

She also saw many people doing live streams on their personal devices.

Furthermore, I heard that the organizers have invited professional commentators who will randomly provide commentary on the ongoing matches.

It seems that this internal selection competition of Changheng Group is being taken more seriously than the previous ones.

I wonder if it's related to the fact that there have never been any top three prizes before?

There should be, right?

At 8:45 a.m., after a brief speech by senior executives of Changheng Group, the host announced the official start of the competition.

All athletes took their positions in the waiting area.

"Mingxi?"

Hearing the slightly familiar shout, Mingxi turned around in surprise and sure enough, she saw Fu Yifan's figure in the crowd.

"Senior Fu? What are you doing here?"

Fu Yifan had already walked quickly to Mingxi.

"I was wondering what you were doing here."

Fu Yifan truly didn't expect to run into Mingxi here. What do you call this? Meeting an old friend in a foreign land?

This is truly an amazing coincidence.

"Senior Fu, are you also a contestant? But I haven't seen you in the Haizhou division."

In the sea boat competition area, 26 people qualified. Even if they didn't know each other's names, they at least recognized each other's faces.

Therefore, Fu Yifan is definitely not among them.

Fu Yifan shook his head, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I'll be directly admitted to the regional competition, I don't need to participate in the district competition."

Mingxi raised an eyebrow.

Are there also students who are admitted through direct admission?

Who is he? He's so powerful!

Mingxi suddenly thought of something.

The chairman of Changheng Group also seems to have the surname Fu.

So it can't be such a coincidence, right?

She looked at Fu Yifan and asked uncertainly, "So you're a member of the Fu family?"

Fu Yifan nodded with an expression that said, "You've discovered my big secret."

"My grandfather is Fu Ting."

Fu Ting is the current chairman of Changheng Group and also the current head of the Fu family.

incredible.

I didn't realize that Fu Yifan was actually a genuine young master from a noble family.

Then why did he end up going to school in Haizhou City, and attending a public junior high school like No. 3 Middle School with ordinary teaching staff?

Don't all the kids from wealthy families go to schools like St. Mia, St. George, or private Ouran High School Host Club or private Cross School, where the students' aristocratic status is displayed everywhere?

As if sensing what she was thinking, Fu Yifan scratched his head somewhat shyly: "I had a little conflict with my family before, and in a fit of anger, I accompanied my married aunt to Haizhou City."

What a coincidence! There really is an aunt here who married into Haizhou City.

So, the end of a lie is the truth?

"So you're going to compete with us for those 20 spots in the secret realm?"

Mingxi glared at him with a look that seemed to say, "No way, no way, this is so unfair of you."

Fu Yifan: ...

The junior's gaze was so direct that he was too embarrassed to nod.

But he nodded nonetheless.

This is indeed the case.

"There's nothing we can do, this is Grandpa's test for us."

Mingxi noticed Huadian.

"We?"

"So besides you, other members of your family also participated?"

Fu Yifan: "Yeah, and my cousin too, he's just under 17 this year."

Mingxi finally understood why Changheng Group had invested so heavily and made such a grand gesture in this year's selection competition.

This is both a skill stone and a space button.

It turns out that my son has grown up.

It's time to go out and see the world, and give those newbies a run for their money.

Mingxi didn't care; it didn't matter who she fought against.

However, since this inside information had come to her on its own, it seemed unreasonable for her not to ask and find out the truth.

So he asked:

"How good is your cousin? How does he compare to you?"

Fu Yifan glanced at her. "He, like me, also has a tiger-type pet. However, his Frost Lion Tiger has evolved to a high level. My Mountain King couldn't last five moves against his tigress."

The first pet animal of the Fu family's direct descendants was almost always a tiger, which is a family tradition.

He paused, then lowered his voice again and said, "The spatial button in the champion's reward was specially customized by my grandfather according to his preferences."

The dawn is breaking.

His cousin's goal is to win the championship.

"By the way, you know about the National High School Beast Taming League, right?"

Mingxi nodded.

She's not a caveman.

The National High School Beast Taming League is the most important national competition for high school students at Longhua National High School. How could she not know that?

It is usually held at the end of January each year.

The competition, from provincial to regional to national levels, lasted for three months.

However, this year was different. Due to some reasons, the National High School Beast Taming League was held a month earlier and ended at the end of March.

"My cousin was selected by his school to participate in the National High School Beast Taming League this year. He did quite well, winning second place in the regional competition for the second year of high school and reaching the top 16 in the national competition."

Is that really that amazing?

Is there still hope for her to win the championship?

She was a top 16 player in the national high school competition, and what about her?

An ordinary junior high school student, who had awakened his powers in less than a month.

The difference in strength is quite significant.

"Actually, it's not just my cousin; several high school league players also participated in this year's internal selection competition, so the competition will be very fierce this time."

"According to inside sources, there are as many as nine Beastmasters with high-level pets in this year's merged regional competition."

Upon hearing this number, even someone as calm and composed as Mingxi couldn't help but gasp sharply.

Nine high-level pet beasts?

What a joke!

In previous years, it was already quite rare for three high-level pets to appear.