My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 248 - 247 Eachs Plan

Chapter 248: Chapter 247 Each’s Plan

Chapter 248: Chapter 247 Each’s Plan

At night, on the balcony of Room 1101 of the Yundu Hotel.

“Cheers!”

Four disposable cups filled with “happy water” clinked together in a belated celebration of their recent qualifying victory.

Shao Zifeng and the others sat on the floor, surrounded by a disarray of snacks and drinks, recounting their experiences against the backdrop of Yundu City’s bustling night scene visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

As the evening wore on, their enthusiasm began to dwindle, and a silence fell over the group.

“When are you guys leaving?” Shao Zifeng asked, his hand trembling slightly as he held his beverage.

Not long after the morning’s competition, Shao Zifeng had passed out as well and had even missed the award ceremony.

Although Qiuqiu had blocked most of the energy surge from Purgatory Explosion, the residual shockwaves were not something that ordinary people could withstand. Even after undergoing two “Bonding reactions” to strengthen his body, he had only managed to last a bit longer than Wang Xing did.

Shao Zifeng’s question added a sense of parting sorrow to the already quiet atmosphere. After the competition, everyone had their plans, and it was likely there wouldn’t be much opportunity to see each other for a long time before the national competition.

Li Yiming sat with his knees hugged to his chest next to Shao Zifeng, resting his chin on an unopened can: “I’m taking the school’s shuttle back to Su City tomorrow. With this prize money of 100,000 yuan, both my sister and I can focus on our studies, and we’ll have more time to train those two little ones.”

“If my sister is willing, I can even take her to the Yundu Preserve to bond with a mutant creature.”

His gaze out at the streets carried a sense of longing, and a faint dimple appeared on the left side of his face.

“What about Casar?” Shao Zifeng nodded gently and turned to look at the other side.

Kaisel’s mouth opened then closed, the can he was nervously holding became slightly deformed: “I… need to return to the clan… for the Naadam Festival, to earn the recognition of the Divine Eagle.”

It was the first time they heard him speak so much, which prompted laughter from the group. Kaisel scratched his head, secretly relieved.

It seemed his recent efforts to practice Mandarin were paying off.

Shao Zifeng had learned about Kaisel’s background; the Naadam Festival is the Taji Clan’s most important holiday.

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On this day, all eligible youths in the clan pray to the Mushitage Ice Mountain for the Divine Eagle’s endorsement.

Those who receive the Divine Eagle’s endorsement will have a mutant bird land on their shoulder from the peak of Mushitage Ice Mountain, signifying the most important partnership in a Taji youth’s life, a gift from the Divine Eagles nesting at the mountain’s summit.

Typically, Taji youths are acknowledged on this day, and the prayer is more or less a formality.

Last year at the Naadam Festival, however, there was one youth who did not receive the Divine Eagle’s acknowledgment: Casar.

During that period, he often sat by the streams of thawing ice from the Mushitage Ice Mountain, staring blankly at the pristine snowy peaks and the eagles soaring high above.

If he had not happened to encounter an injured Snowy Owl on its migratory journey, Casar might never have become a Combat Training Master.

Yet the Snowy Owl was not a bird species from the Mushitage Ice Mountain and was rejected by all the eagle mutants in the clan. This was the reason why the Clan Leader, Yuge Saike, had sent him to find the bald man known as ‘Hu Shiwu.’

Yuge Saike hoped that Casar would not limit his sights to the snowy peaks of Mushitage Ice Mountain or even the Pamir Plateau because Casar had not received the Divine Eagle’s endorsement. He did not need to carry on the Taji Clan’s generational mission of border defense.

But Casar was not content.

Failing to gain the Divine Eagle’s recognition was a knot in his heart that he couldn’t untie; he didn’t want to leave the tribe and become a lone eagle.

According to legend, besides praying, there was another way to gain the Divine Eagle’s recognition—by climbing with one’s companions to the snow-capped summit of Mushitage Ice Mountain. This was also the reason why Casar wanted to return to his tribe.

He wanted to stand on the sacred summit of the ice mountain, to prove to the Divine Eagle that he had the capability to be recognized, the determination to carry on the tribe’s century-old tradition of border defense, and the strength to become the majestic eagle of the Pamir Plateau.

Looking at this teenager with the typical European appearance, Shao Zifeng’s gaze softened as he reached out to ruffle his brown curly hair.

“I believe in you, and we all support you.”

The teenager, aspiring to be the eagle of the Pamir Plateau, was somewhat resistant to this affectionate gesture; in his view, this was how adults coaxed children. However, seeing the look in his captain’s eyes, he lowered his head slightly, and a rare smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The fluffy curly hair made Shao Zifeng somewhat unable to stop fondling it—he had never realized before that Casar had this appealing feature.

As a captain, he had really failed!

Just as Shao Zifeng was immersed in the affectionate act of stroking hair.

“Captain, Captain, are you really going to the Antarctica reserve?”

Shao Zifeng paused his action, casually picked up his soda, and sipped it, looking puzzlingly at Hu Shiwu’s classmate. He had told them about his trip to the Antarctic reserve long ago, so why did he still ask such a question?

Hu Shiwu looked at Shao Zifeng with burning eyes, almost wanting to press his face against Shao’s and tell him: Captain, me, what about me, you haven’t asked about my plans!

Feeling Hu Shiwu’s strong emotional surges, Shao Zifeng almost saw a tail wagging nonstop behind him, and his lips twitched into a stiff smile: “So, Hu, what are your plans?”

Hu Shiwu’s eyes lit up: “Hey, I wasn’t going to mention it, but since the captain asked, I’ll share.”

The next stretch of time was Hu Shiwu’s one-man show, as he detailed how he went home, how he inadvertently made his parents realize he was their precious son, and then planned low-key ways to reveal that he was a member of the championship-winning team of this qualifying event.

Towards the end, Hu Shiwu’s eyes glimmered, his body trembling slightly with excitement: “Captain, what do you think of my plan? But I always feel there’s something not quite perfect. If my parents don’t recognize me, then my whole plan falls apart, right?”

“That’s why I have a second plan ready. Do you guys want to hear it?”

Shao Zifeng, rubbing his temples with a headache, casually said, “The plan is perfect, go for it!”

As soon as Hu Shiwu heard that, he had a look of ‘I knew it’, then ran off to the side, lost in his fantasy of a triumphant return home, occasionally chuckling to himself.

At that moment, Li Yiming as if suddenly remembering something, pulled out a metal medal from his pocket and handed it to Shao Zifeng: “Brother Shao, in addition to a prize of 500,000 yuan, the champion team also gets this MVP medal. They said you can exchange it for an item before the national competition using this token.”

Shao Zifeng took the medal, which had a satisfying heft to it. On the front, there was a large bird spreading its wings to fly, while the back was inscribed with “MVP Li Yiming.”

He looked at Li Yiming with confusion, as he had not attended the award ceremony and was thus not very familiar with the award rules.

Seeing the look from Shao Zifeng, Li Yiming felt somewhat awkward, and with his explanation, Shao Zifeng finally understood what the MVP of the champion team was all about.

The MVP of the champion team was awarded to the player who performed the most brilliantly throughout the competition. Previously, in an absolutely disadvantaged situation, Li Yiming had fought against five players from another school team by himself and managed to break through splendidly, making his performance particularly noteworthy. In the end, the organizing committee decided to grant him the MVP award.