286: Pet animal evaluation site

There were three instruments for pet beast score evaluation, stored in a relatively smaller venue.

Today was the first round of evaluation; contestants who enter the finals twenty days later will have another evaluation, and the average of the two scores will be counted towards their total.

There were about five or six hundred contestants scheduled for data evaluation, plus the attending coaches, assistants, etc., so the venue also held about a thousand people, making it quite crowded.

Assistants handled taking numbers and queuing, while Chu Li, Shui Lingyu, Gu Xiaoyue, and Duan Yao sat in the waiting area at the back.

“You guys won quite easily today!”

Chu Li couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the two Diya Country contestants and how they looked when they left the stage.

“It’s just that there were too few spectators, it was too deserted!”

Duan Yao pouted, looking quite dissatisfied. She still preferred the feeling of being an idol spokesperson, surrounded by people.

“Hmm, it might be because most of the audience went to watch the 26-35 age group's matches. After all, it was our country against Efeisi, and it just happened to be the strongest two-person lineup from both countries.”

Shui Lingyu explained, and only then did Gu Xiaoyue and Duan Yao understand the reason.

It was a pity they hadn't paid much attention, otherwise they would have gone to watch their match.

The strongest lineup, didn't that mean Duan Zhuochen was playing?

Under Gu Xiaoyue's questioning gaze, Duan Yao stuck out her tongue, “I don’t know, besides, he didn’t specifically invite me to watch!”

“What about the result?”

Dragon Country and Ephis had been on good terms for over a hundred years, and the two countries were similar in strength.

But most of the time, Dragon Country would lose to Efeisi by a few medals, ranking third in the world.

This time, the two countries were matched together at the start, making it quite a spectacle.

However, if either country lost, it would have a significant impact on the subsequent matches!

“It’s a tie. The pet beast evaluation scores aren’t out yet, so there will be an extra match tomorrow.

How could the officials let Ephis’s team leader be eliminated at the start!”

Chu Li said it lightly, and Gu Xiaoyue understood.

Duan Zhuochen and his team were stronger, but they held back for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Anyway, it was only the first day of the World Championships, and he probably wouldn’t hold back anymore later.

Among the hundreds of contestants at the evaluation site, besides those from Dragon Country, there were very few that Gu Xiaoyue recognized.

But isn't it true that enemies often cross paths? Not far from their seats, the two Faner Country beauties who had previously mocked Duan Yao's appetite looked at them with disdain.

Even though they saw Gu Xiaoyue and Duan Yao wearing translation earphones, they still spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.

“It’s clearly the Beast Taming World Championships, yet Dragon Country’s contestants actually relied on hand-to-hand combat to win. It’s not glorious even if they won!”

“That’s right, maybe their pet beast evaluation won’t even reach ten thousand points later!”

As they chatted, they shrugged, seemingly regretting the lack of talent in Dragon Country.

“Are they badmouthing us again?”

Duan Yao heard the conversation of the two Faner Country beauties; their volume control was deliberately meant for Gu Xiaoyue and Duan Yao to hear.

“Let them talk if they like. They couldn’t even tell I used an illusion, so they’re simply not on the same level!”

Although it was the Beast Taming World Championships, there was no requirement to summoning skill pet beasts.

Didn't those two Diya Country contestants also think that close combat could subdue Gu Xiaoyue and Duan Yao, which is why they directly attacked?!

Gu Xiaoyue didn't even spare them a glance, only staring at the numbers displayed on the three instruments.

So far, the displayed values were only in the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

“Are all the contestants today from the 18-25 age group?”

She couldn't help but ask, and the assistant beside her nodded, giving an awkward smile.

He hadn't expected Gu Xiaoyue to be completely uninterested in other matters. So why was she here to watch the pet beast evaluation today when her own evaluation was in three days?

“No wonder—”

Gu Xiaoyue could see the attribute information of the pet beasts, most of which were mature fourth or fifth tier.

Occasionally, there was a mature seventh tier, and the evaluation instrument already displayed the number 274567.

It was undoubtedly true that higher-level pet beasts received higher scores, but using other items that enhanced pet beast abilities would also significantly increase the score.

For example, attribute gems, necklaces, tianling fruit, shaping flower, and even hua yu fruit would add a lot of points.

When it was the turn of the two Faner Country beauties, their few pet beasts were put on the evaluation instrument, showing two with over two hundred thousand, one with over three hundred thousand, and three with over four hundred thousand data.

Compared to the pet beasts of previous contestants, they were indeed decent, but for Gu Xiaoyue and their pet beasts, these values were simply not enough to look at!

Originally, Gu Xiaoyue completely ignored them, but the two Faner Country beauties insisted on flaunting themselves in front of Gu Xiaoyue and her group.

“You Ni, you’re still amazing, with two pet beasts valued over four hundred thousand!”

“This is also thanks to my fiancé, who spent a high price to buy me two tianling fruit.

The others are all similar, and I didn’t expect one tianling fruit to actually add over forty thousand to the value!

Maybe some country bumpkins haven’t even seen a tianling fruit and don’t even know what it is?!”

You Ni covered her red lips, seemingly trying to control herself from laughing too loudly.

Gu Xiaoyue finally gave them a glance, and as expected, You Ni was very proud, but her good sister's expression darkened a few shades.

It was clear they were fake friends, not genuinely wishing each other well.

You Ni flaunted that she had a fiancé, and also flaunted that her fiancé was rich, and even more so that he was especially good to her. It would be strange if her fake best friend's expression was good!

Kelo twitched the corner of her mouth, trying hard to suppress her displeasure, maintaining a smile as much as possible.

“You Ni is right, after all, rare items like tianling fruit are not something just anyone can see!”

The two clowns continued to prance around in front of Gu Xiaoyue and her group until the assistant notified Chu Li and Shui Lingyu to step forward for their evaluation.

You Ni and Kelo both put on expressions of watching a show, waiting for them to finish so they could start their mocking, to get revenge for being talked back to earlier.

First, Shui Lingyu summoned Jade Kirin, Nine-tailed White Fox, and Dark Devouring Dragon Beast.

Except for the Dark Devouring Dragon Beast, which was contracted later and was a mature sixth tier, both Jade Kirin and Nine-tailed White Fox were mature seventh tier.

Each of them had not only been transformed with shaping flower but had also eaten more than one tianling fruit.

So when the values for Shui Lingyu's three pet beasts — 573434, 843255, and 764243 — were displayed, the scene almost went out of control.

“This must be a child from a big family in Dragon Country! You can tell they raise their pet beasts very well!”

“Their levels aren’t even that high, but their scores are so high!

They must have used a lot of attribute-enhancing materials! It definitely wouldn't be enough without tens of billions of star coins!”

The praise from passersby would not make Shui Lingyu conceited; he calmly returned to sit beside Gu Xiaoyue, waiting for Chu Li's data to come out.

Chu Li summoned Fire Phoenix, Lihuo Red-Eyed Beast, and Huan Tian Yan Mastiff.

Huan Tian Yan Mastiff was an immortal-rank pet egg that Chu Li had found in the Chu family's treasure vault. It was originally a Mystic Sky Ice Hound, but after being cleansed into a fire attribute, it became an Ember Hound.

Its level was not high, only mature fifth tier. The Youming Tiger, having eaten several tianling fruit, would definitely have a higher score than it.

But how could Chu Li expose the Youming Tiger in front of everyone?

When Huan Tian Yan Mastiff’s score was displayed, it was only over four hundred thousand, and Lihuo Red-Eyed Beast was only over five hundred thousand.

You Ni and Kelo’s expressions became two points more smug, and they mumbled, “It’s nothing special, I thought the scores would all be very high!”

But when Chu Li’s Fire Phoenix score was displayed, the entire venue almost erupted.

“1409846, over a million points! How can it be so high!”

“Isn’t it just late-stage mature eighth tier? The instrument must be broken!”

Shui Lingyu naturally knew that Chu Li's Fire Phoenix's summoning skill skill was already perfect, and it was because it had eaten blood jade coral. He was not surprised at all.

Gu Xiaoyue also knew that Chu Li’s summoning skill skill had reached perfection, which was why she was summoned back from the chaotic time and space, but she had never asked Chu Li about the origin of the blood jade coral.

Chu Li also didn't have time to discuss it with her in detail.

“The instrument must be broken! Retest, retest!”

You Ni shrieked, hoping to attract the attention of the official judges.

Many others also followed suit, and even the subsequent evaluations could not continue.

“Quiet! Quiet!—”

The chief judge frowned and pushed up his glasses, unable to resist speaking to control the scene.

“You can scan this contestant’s pet beast yourself with your brain.

Not only does its level completely overwhelm the entire field, but one of its skills is even top-tier!

Is it not normal for the evaluated value to be high?! The instrument is fine. Anyone who keeps making noise will be asked to leave!”

He scanned the crowd with a serious expression, and seeing that everyone had stopped making noise and putting pressure, claiming the instrument was faulty, he continued to call the next contestant.