137: Too many trivial matters

Chu Li looked disdainful. "That old fox is making trouble for you again!

What kind of world is this, where any Tom, Dick, or Harry can lead a team to the National Competition!

Their strength isn't much, but their arrogance is certainly high!

Asking me to join their team? Keep dreaming! You can have anything you want in your dreams!"

Chu Li had made up her mind not to join Sun Jian's team, but Fang Xiaoyu was quite conflicted.

He was a warmonger, and competing was his favorite activity, even if having Sun Jian as captain meant they might not win first place in the National Competition.

Seeing Fang Xiaoyu's dilemma, Gu Xiaoyue didn't want to pressure him. "I said I wouldn't restrict your choices.

No matter what you decide, we are still good friends!"

Gu Xiaoyue returned to the dormitory, and Ye Wanrou, Chen Yixuan, and Charlie were waiting for her in her room.

Gu Xiaoyue hadn't expected the news to spread so quickly; in less than half a day, everyone around her knew.

Ye Wanrou wasn't dejected about being unable to participate in the National Competition; on the contrary, she was quite angry.

"Xiao Yue, I heard that you were forced to give up your captaincy because you insisted on bringing me and Chen Yixuan along!

Actually, it doesn't matter if you bring us or not, but being accused and forced to step down is just too much!"

Gu Xiaoyue smiled awkwardly. Indeed!

If Principal Zheng doubted Gu Xiaoyue's ability to lead the team, he could have easily spoken to her privately.

But instead, he indulged Sun Jian and Zhao Huaiyao, who used the banner of being veteran team members to force her to step down.

Fine, she would give them what they wanted; she couldn't be bothered with these trivial matters anyway!

"Only Ye Wanrou understands me! Anyway, I already earned all the glory there was to take last year, and this year's rewards are being bought from me, so I don't care.

Ye Wanrou, Chen Yixuan, whatever you want, just tell me."

Ye Wanrou was easygoing, and Chen Yixuan was indifferent; neither of them had a strong desire for resources.

The person most anxious was actually Charlie, as the results of the National Competition would affect his struggle for a noble title.

"Hey, Yue, what about me?"

Gu Xiaoyue thought for a few seconds, looked at Charlie's sky-blue eyes, and said, "You can work hard and lead them to victory!

After all, the worst-case scenario is still fifth place in the country."

Charlie cursed under his breath.

"Hey, hey, you're a nobleman, how can you curse? That's not very gentlemanly!"

Gu Xiaoyue wagged her finger, shook her head, and made a look of regret.

"OK, OK. I'll give Nanya one week. If they don't change this stupid decision, I'll go talk to the principal myself!

I cannot allow them to hinder me from obtaining my title!"

Gu Xiaoyue shrugged. "Suit yourself!"

Since she didn't need to prepare for the National Competition, Gu Xiaoyue spent more time hanging out at the library with Ye Wanrou.

As the captain of the junior team, Shui Lingyu began preparing to summon his team members for intensive training.

This conveniently avoided Gu Xiaoyue having to practice summoning skills with him.

Rumors were flying around the academy; everyone was discussing how Gu Xiaoyue had been removed as captain.

The version Sun Jian spread was that Gu Xiaoyue insisted on bringing two dead weights, and because he was dissatisfied with her nepotism, he resolutely took over the position of captain!

"Gu Xiaoyue is very strong, even stronger than Shui Lingyu, right?"

"So what? No matter how powerful she is, if she brings two useless people, can they get a good ranking?"

"But that was how it was last year, wasn't it? Except for her and Chu Li, weren't the others just making up the numbers?"

"That's not quite right; team coordination is also very important!"

"I wonder if they can still win first place in the country with Sun Jian as captain!"

"The main thing is that neither Gu Xiaoyue nor Chu Li joined the team!"

Everyone was paying very close attention to Nanya's affairs regarding this National Competition.

Even though Gu Xiaoyue didn't try to eavesdrop, various comments were intentionally or unintentionally poured into her ears.

Sun Jian's team lineup, besides Charlie, whom he had to include, also featured Zhao Huaiyao, Fang Xiaoyu, and Xue Jing, who had been eliminated by Chu Li last year.

There was even Wei Liuyun!

Zhuang Yanxin was still in the substitute position, but it was unlikely the others would give her any of the rewards.

Gu Xiaoyue shook her head; this configuration probably wouldn't even make it into the top three, and it might even end up being the perennial fifth place.

However, it was none of her business anymore; there were still many things to deal with at home.

Gu Yu called to tell her that the new house had been found and asked her to come home to move when she had time.

Qin Shao also notified Gu Xiaoyue that all the pet beast eggs she wanted had been received.

So, on her day off, Gu Xiaoyue asked for leave from Charlie and went home to move.

She first went to the Beast Association to find Qin Shao. "How much did you pay for these two eggs?"

"Light element and earth element, neither is very valuable; they cost a total of 50 million star coins."

Gu Xiaoyue had only mentioned the grade and not the attribute requirements, so Qin Shao had received them in just a few days, and the price wasn't high.

Gu Xiaoyue transferred 55 million to Qin Shao. "Sorry for making you front the money.

There is one more thing I want to ask."

Qin Shao accepted Gu Xiaoyue's transfer. She felt that earning a little service fee for running errands was justifiable, and she didn't play coy.

"Go ahead and ask!"

"I want to book an assessment for a Quasi-Legendary Beastmaster. My pet beast's level is a little off; can there be any flexibility?"

Qin Shao was a bit surprised; she had just passed the Legendary level not long ago, and now she wanted to test for Quasi-Legendary.

"How many are off in level?"

"One. I'm not sure if it will level up by the time of the assessment if I book it now.

So I'd rather ask clearly beforehand so I don't waste the booking."

She was only twenty years old and already had three Mature Rank-6 pet beasts; this leveling speed really made Qin Shao a bit jealous.

"If the grade is Immortal Tier, it can be lowered by one sub-level.

However, you have to write a detailed report and submit it to the Beastmaster Association headquarters."

Hearing Qin Shao's explanation, Gu Xiaoyue frowned; she hated these procedural matters.

It would be better to just wait until Qingqing reaches the mid-stage of Mature Rank-6.

After leaving the Beast Association, Gu Xiaoyue went home to pack her things and move.

The new house Gu Yu chose was a detached villa with a large backyard, enough to serve as a small training ground.

Gu Xiaoyue's Yu Beast Space was large enough, so in less than half a day, all the household items were moved to the new house.

It was just that things were a bit messy and needed to be sorted out slowly.

After getting things roughly sorted, Gu Xiaoyue took out the Earth Tier and Heaven Tier pet beasts for Gu Yu to contract.

"Try this Heaven Tier one first."

Gu Yu's attributes were Wood, Earth, and Water; Gu Xiaoyue had already pre-cleansed the attributes of these two pet beast eggs.

Gu Yu tried, but he still couldn't contract the Heaven Tier pet beast egg.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed; this Earth Tier one should be no problem, right?

Sure enough, the Earth Tier pet beast egg was contracted by Gu Yu.

An ugly-cute dragon crawled out of the pet egg.

She frowned; Gu Yu's two pet beasts both looked fierce on the surface, but they were both herbivores!

Gu Xiaoyue took a handful of lanzhi grass and two tianling fruits and handed them to Gu Yu. "Raise them slowly, there's no need to rush."

After eating at home, Gu Xiaoyue returned to Nanya Academy and had just taken off her coat after entering the dormitory.

Charlie pushed the door open. "Yue, let me tell you something!"