340: No way? You don't have money for food, do you?

If Chen Qingwei had this function, she could imagine that in future battles, she would be able to get first-hand information on her opponents!

This would be a very important help for battles!

Sometimes, the most crucial factor influencing victory in battle is intelligence!

Not only that, but with such first-hand intelligence, Chen Qingwei would be able to formulate battle plans specifically tailored to her opponent's abilities.

Moreover, this also meant she could know their weaknesses and strengths, making it convenient to target them!

Chen Qingwei knew that with just this function, she had already opened a door to a new world on her path as a Yu Beast User!

Regional Champion! She might really be able to achieve this ambition! Chen Qingwei's eyes immediately lit up.

One day later.

Chen Qingwei had several battles on the road with wild pet beasts, easily achieving victory each time. She naturally didn't capture the pet beasts she defeated, as she was only a first-tier Yu Beast User and had no possibility of capturing more pet beasts, unless she 'released' her Little Fire Fox.

But there was no need! Absolutely no need!

If defeated wild pet beasts are not captured, they will recover after a while, unless they are severely injured or encounter some other accident during that period. This seemed to be a special rule of this world.

Chen Qingwei was accustomed to this situation and naturally didn't find anything wrong with it.

So, after winning a battle, Chen Qingwei didn't bother with the subsequent condition of the defeated pet beast and simply left.

Through battle, Little Fire Fox also grew. Not only that, but after these few battles, her Little Fire Fox also 'learned' a new move.

Little Fire Fox - Fire Type

Grade: Excellent

Level: Tier 1

Moves: Fireball, Impact, Howl, Tail Whip, Flame Flower

Flame Flower was the newly learned move. Although called Flame Flower, it actually fires multiple Fireballs, attacking enemies like a blooming flower.

After a day of travel, Chen Qingwei arrived at the nearest city - Black Stone City.

The nearby mountains here are composed of black rocks, and special black rock is also produced here. Hence, it is called Black Stone City.

Of course, it's not a very prosperous city, just a 'mountain city.' Thanks to the ecological environment, most of the nearby pet beasts are of the rock attribute.

There's a gym here, the Black Stone Gym, which specializes in rock-attribute pet beasts.

"Hey! You're just starting your journey, right?" Before she even entered the city, in the outskirts, a young man about Chen Qingwei's age walked up and said to her.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Chen Qingwei looked him up and down. His clothes were quite ordinary, and at this age, he should also be just starting his journey, right?

"Hmph hmph! Of course I'm going to challenge you! Let's battle! You will be a stepping stone on my path to becoming a champion!" The young man seemed a bit chuunibyou: "So, feel free to feel honored! Hahahahaha!"

...Chen Qingwei stared with 'dead fish eyes' at the chuunibyou young man laughing loudly in front of her: "Although I really don't want to bother with you, if you want to battle, I'll accompany you!"

Seeing that a battle might be about to happen, many passersby nearby curiously gathered to watch.

Such things happened frequently, and even in the city, battles were common. Of course, when battling in the city, one couldn't just fight randomly on the streets; they had to go to a specialized battle arena.

However, Chen Qingwei was currently in the outskirts, so there was no such restriction, as long as they didn't fight on the main road and didn't obstruct traffic.

"Oh, right! Our wager is 100 yuan! Do you have money? If not, 50 is fine too!" The chuunibyou young man suddenly added.

Such wagers were 'allowed,' but they couldn't be excessively large.

"Huh?" Chen Qingwei looked at the chuunibyou young man with some curiosity. Generally, new Yu Beast Users just starting their journeys wouldn't engage in 'wagers,' as everyone was just beginning their travels. Money aside, no one had much battle experience, and more often, they were just trying to battle others.

So, generally, 'wagers' didn't exist. Plus, there might be 'fish-frying' (experienced players preying on novices), so new Yu Beast Users not taking 'wagers,' although not explicitly regulated, was basically a default, a kind of unwritten rule.

Grrr ~

At this moment, Chen Qingwei seemed to hear a strange sound and couldn't help but look at the chuunibyou young man's stomach.

"You wouldn't happen to be out of money for food, would you?" Chen Qingwei asked.

"Sh-shut up! How could I be out of money for food! I'm just hungry!" Seeming to have been hit where it hurt, the chuunibyou young man, flushed with anger, shouted loudly.

"If you don't have money... isn't that trying to get something for nothing? What if you lose, can you even pay?" Chen Qingwei thought for a moment and said to the chuunibyou young man: "How about we put the wager out first?"

"If you... if you don't want to fight, then forget it!" The chuunibyou young man clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

"Are you so sure you can beat me?" Chen Qingwei looked at him, stroked her chin, and narrowed her eyes: "How about this! Whether you win or lose, I'll give you 50, but if you lose, you have to shout, 'Thank you, Queen Wei, for your grace!' The loudest kind."

Isn't it just embarrassing! I'll embarrass you to death! You like being chuunibyou, do you! Very well! Let you be chuunibyou to the end! Chen Qingwei thought wickedly.

...The chuunibyou young man was silent for a moment, clenching his fists. This was fifty yuan! He really was out of money for food.

On the way here, the money he brought out was already 'half lost' and 'half misplaced.'

He had no money left; he hadn't eaten for almost a day.

This wouldn't do! So, on the road, he looked for 'weak' targets, hoping to win some food money through wager battles.

Then he could go 'do some odd jobs' to earn travel expenses.

If possible, it would be best to keep winning travel expenses through wager battles! And he could grow through battle. Killing two birds with one stone!

Whether he won or lost, he would get 50 yuan! If he ate sparingly, that would cover two days' worth of food.

The chuunibyou young man clenched his fists, but if he lost, he would have to shout such a shameful phrase!

But that was fifty!

Sorry! She was just offering too much!

I just need to not lose! The chuunibyou young man's eyes ignited with flames.

"Come! Let's battle!" The chuunibyou young man shouted at Chen Qingwei, and he felt he had a good chance because the path he took was a very strong one in the 'novice' stage!

"Very good! Full of spirit!" Chen Qingwei smiled slightly, and then the Little Fire Fox on her head, knowing a battle was about to begin, jumped from Chen Qingwei's head to the ground.