The victory of the battle was within Gao Peng's expectations. In fact, it was within the expectations of many people. If Tiange Academy had been defeated, it would have been a real upset. That was why Gao Peng had watched the recording of the battle seriously.
After all, Tiange Academy had won eighth place last year, while Yuzhou's Eighth High School had won 27th place in the national competition. The two sides were on completely different levels.
As he had just returned, Gao Peng didn't know much about the specific arrangements for the competition, so he summoned the vice-principal. "Are the five of them the only ones participating in the competition?" Gao Peng asked the vice-principal in front of him.
Gao Peng had watched the video of last year's competition before he came. There were even Lord-tier monster trainers. The top eight schools all had Lord-tier monster trainers. Tiange Academy also had a Lord-tier monster trainer last year. Gao Peng had met this person a few days ago. It was Li Junzong.
Last year, Tiange Academy's strength had the potential to enter the top four.
Teacher Guan was extremely strong. He had copper skin and iron bones, and his glaive was extremely powerful. If it hadn't been for last year's champion, Huawu High School, in the top eight, Tiange Academy would have entered the top four.
What was even more regrettable was that not only did Mr. Guan lose in the quarterfinals, but he was also severely injured by the familiar of Chen Zhantang, the champion of Huawu Military School last year, who was also the seeded player in the team, Chen Zhantang's familiar, Brahma Eye King Kong.
Even with the help of a healing-type familiar, Teacher Guan couldn't fully recover. It was more of a psychological injury. This led to Teacher Guan's poor performance in the following competition, and he was defeated by his opponent. He could only enter the top eight.
Gao Peng couldn't help but sigh. Lord-tier familiars were so much stronger than the ones he had led in the past.
In the past, there hadn't been a single Lord-tier monster trainer in the entire Huaxia region. Now, there were so many Lord-tier monster trainers in the Huaxia region. Just last year's competition alone had close to double digits, with nine Lord-tier familiars. He didn't know if there would be more this year.
It was precisely because of this that Gao Peng guessed that the academy was hiding their true strength. Otherwise, if they didn't even have a single Lord-tier familiar, then they would be nothing more than bystanders in this competition.
The real competition would still depend on the competition between Lord-tier familiars. Of course, Lord-tier familiars were the trump cards of every school. The earlier they were exposed, the easier it would be for the enemy to target them. So, under the premise of not exposing their Lord-tier familiars, the longer they hid, the more they would have the upper hand.
"There's a genius student in this year's cohort. Principal, you've met him before. His name is Cao Huan. Other than his Lord-tier familiar, his other familiar is the Sunflower."
After listening to the dean talk about Gao Peng, he realized that there was a problematic student like Cao Huan in the school.
Cao Huan was a student with a serious problem. He was an orphan who had been recruited by the head of the school's admissions office in Tibet. When he was found, the entire base city had been destroyed by the monster horde. The head of the admissions office had brought back the few survivors from the town. The adults were given jobs, while the minors were enrolled in the school.
Cao Huan had inherited the straightforward personality of the Tibetans. He would repay kindness with kindness. The Southern Sky Group had done him a favor, so he usually didn't talk back to the teachers. He was very hardworking in his studies. Perhaps it was because he had witnessed the destruction of the base city with his own eyes, but he was especially hardworking when it came to training his familiars.
But at the same time, Cao Huan was a loner. He didn't like to make friends. He was always alone and didn't talk much.
Cao Huan from Grade 12 Class 6 was called to the office. Gao Peng also saw the problematic student that the dean had mentioned.
Cao Huan wasn't tall. Her black hair was cut short and fell to her shoulders. Her bright red cheeks looked like two lumps of red that had yet to dissipate from the plateau.
She was wearing a fitting school uniform. Her head was lowered, as if she didn't want to talk to anyone.
"Cao Huan, can you let me see your familiar?" Gao Peng didn't expect Cao Huan to be the only girl in the group of five.
Cao Huan's lowered head secretly raised a little, then quickly lowered it again.
If Gao Peng hadn't been paying attention, he probably wouldn't have heard it clearly.
They arrived at the mountain behind the school. This was the area where the familiars of the students usually stayed.
Cao Huan seemed to be very familiar with this place, as if he was very familiar with it.
At the top of the mountain, Gao Peng saw Cao Huan's Lord-tier familiar, the Stormcloud Sparrow.
It was about five meters long, with a round body. It was yellow with white stripes. There were many white cloud patterns on its wings.
Monster Name: Stormcloud Sparrow
Monster Level: 42
Monster Grade: Excellent/Perfect
Monster Attribute: Cloud
Monster Ability: Cloud Manipulation Lvl 1
Steel Feather Lvl 1
Monster Weakness: Fire/Wind
Monster Description: A monster that lives in the cold plateau. It's fierce and likes to eat raw prey. Likes to eat Cold Plains Silver-Haired Mice. Hates high temperatures.
Promotion to Epic Grade: Route 1: Sky Palace Skylark
2: Nine-Headed Underworld Sparrow
3: Lion Beast Silver Emperor Sparrow
Gao Peng sized it up. The corner of his mouth curled up. This big sparrow looked fluffy. It felt good to the touch.
Its round body was like a ball. He reached out to touch it, ready to give it a good squeeze.
Cao Huan, who was standing at the side, said softly, "Principal, Stormcloud Sparrow doesn't like people touching her. Her temper isn't very …"
She couldn't say the rest of her sentence.
Gao Peng's hand on the Stormcloud Sparrow was like a mountain pressing down on its head. The Stormcloud Sparrow couldn't move at all.
Cao Huan looked at Gao Peng's hand, then carefully looked at Gao Peng's face.
She wanted to ask how he did it, but she wasn't the kind of person who liked to ask too many questions. So, she remained silent like a taciturn gourd.
Gao Peng waited for a while, but didn't hear any questions from this student. He regretfully retracted his right hand.
"I know you want to know how I did it. It's very simple. I have some familiars too … They always like to let me hug them. When you hug them more often, you'll gradually get used to it."
Cao Huan was deep in thought. "Principal, are you trying to tell me that practice makes perfect?"
"No, I'm trying to say that when your familiar's level is high enough, you'll be able to do it."
Cao Huan was speechless.
This time, Cao Huan finally raised her head and looked at Gao Peng carefully for a while. Then, she said softly, "Principal, I heard them say that you were the number one expert on Earth Star back then?"
Gao Peng was a little surprised. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"I heard them say that you're quite powerful, principal."
Gao Peng replied casually, "It's okay. Actually, it's good to know what level you're at. You have to know that there's always someone better out there. Remember not to be conceited."
After saying that, Gao Peng asked Cao Huan, "What kind of sparrow do you like? White, black, or silver with a lion's head? "
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