Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 62 A person can eat salted fish, but can't actually be a vegetable.

Time slipped away quietly amidst everyone's casual conversation. It wasn't until someone came to inform them to go on stage to receive their awards that they realized half an hour had already passed.

When they stood in the ring again, not only was there an award stage to present them with their awards, but the audience was also packed with people, many of whom were carrying professional photography and recording equipment, presumably reporters.

Lin Manman also saw the agent who had exchanged contact information with her, as well as her homeroom teacher, Xu Yuantao.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she suddenly remembered that she had promised to be interviewed by the school after the competition, after finishing her big exams.

She's about to be hung in the school's hall of fame for future female students to admire? She feels a mix of shame and pride—what to do?

Lin Manman, who was lost in thought, was nudged in the groin by Fang Yaqi behind her, who reminded her to be careful because the head of the Alliance's Jinling branch had come to present her with an award.

Looking around, the runner-up and third-place winners had already received their medals and awards.

Lin Manman immediately straightened her posture and waited solemnly.

"Congratulations! At such a young age, you not only managed to contract the Mythical White Tiger, but you also led your team to victory against a formidable enemy. Amazing! You truly deserve this championship!" The minister of the Alliance's Jinling branch looked at a kind and chubby old man in his fifties, and spoke with a smile.

"This card contains a prize of 3.5 million. This is a voucher for equipment and skill books distributed according to your profession. You can use this voucher to redeem them at any official business outlet under the Alliance."

Lin Manman suppressed a smile that was even harder to suppress than AK's, and demurely accepted the trophy and reward, politely thanking the branch manager.

"Alright, I won't ramble on any longer. I'll leave the rest of the time for everyone to conduct interviews." The branch manager waved to the audience and then vacated the stage.

Reporters from various media outlets rushed to the awards stage and surrounded the three teams.

"Ms. Lin Manman, what are your feelings or thoughts about winning this award that you would like to share with the audience?"

"Ms. Lin Manman, I heard you're a high school student who just took the college entrance exams this year. May I ask which vocational high school you'd like to attend?"

"Ms. Lin Manman, there's a lot of talk online about how you single-handedly carried an aircraft carrier, even with a level 1, slacking-off priest, and still managed to take first place. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Miss Lin Manman, everyone wants to know about your contract with the Mythical White Tiger..."

"Miss Lin Manman..."

"Okay, okay, don't rush! Everyone, don't rush! One at a time, I'll answer one by one."

Lin Manman was asked questions by a group of people at the same time, and her head was buzzing from the sound.

"First of all, about forming a team... Actually, I didn't intend to participate in the team competition. It's just that my good friend's awakened profession is priest, and she wanted to participate in the competition, so I formed a team to give it a try. I was quite surprised to win the championship." Lin Manman spread her hands innocently.

Her words stunned both the reporters interviewing her and the reporters interviewing the other two teams.

Even in the live stream, the chat window briefly went blank.

"My goodness, how dare she say that in front of the two teams next to her?"

"I can already sense the murderous intent in Hui Mingxu and Feng Moyun beside me."

"I'm going to tie up my best friend and torture her right now, and ask her if she can take me to win a championship next year."

"She just came to have some fun, but she won the championship. Wow, that's pretty arrogant! No wonder she's my little sister!"

Ignoring the criticisms from netizens, Lin Manman continued to spout nonsense.

"Does everyone want me to give an acceptance speech?" Lin Manman scratched her head, recalling her first fifteen years of apathy, and said with a touch of emotion, "I think if you have talent, you shouldn't waste it. You should work hard. After all, you can be a 'salted fish' (someone who is lazy and unambitious), but you can't be truly bad at it."

Not only were the other people on stage speechless, but even the audience felt insulted.

"555555555 How could she use such foul language?"

"I'm sorry... I not only lack talent, but I also don't work hard enough..."

"Hilarious! I'm not just a real salted fish, I'm also a total noob!"

"Oh my god, this girl with the golden quote, she'd better not say anything more. I'm afraid if she says a few more words, she'll get herself cyberbullied."

"How does she manage to put on a drink so seriously without laughing? I want to learn!"

Fang Yaqi couldn't stand the strange looks from everyone and desperately pulled her off the stage. Xue Songwen took her place in the interview, and the atmosphere returned to normal.

"What's wrong? I haven't even told you which school I want to attend. Isn't this a good time to secure a spot?" Lin Manman, who was completely oblivious to the situation, was utterly confused.

"Big sister! You're my own sister!! Don't you want to look around?" Fang Yaqi's words were squeezed out from between her teeth, her clenched teeth making her look as if she wanted to shove Lin Manman into the ground.

Upon hearing this, Lin Manman glanced around and belatedly realized that everyone was looking at her differently. Had she said something wrong? Could it be wrong to tell the truth?

Fang Yaqi didn't give her a chance to think it over and pulled her towards the backstage area.

Seeing that her manager, Shan Jie, and Xu Yuantao were still behind her, Lin Manman quickly sent a message to Xia Ming, asking him to take the people back to the hotel first, and that she and Fang Yaqi would go out through the backstage staff exit later.

Fang Yaqi went back to the backstage dressing room without saying anything, and let her watch the live stream herself.

Lin Manman sighed deeply as she watched the barrage of sarcastic comments flooding the live stream.

That's why she doesn't like surfing the internet; she often feels out of place with other netizens because she's too clear-headed.

Before Fang Yaqi could even say a few words to her, there was a knock on the door of the lounge. She had to suppress her urge to unleash a torrent of complaints and open the door.

Outside the door was Feng Moyun, who had just received an award with Lin Manman. When Feng Moyun saw that it wasn't Lin Manman who opened the door, she looked embarrassed for a moment.

"Are you looking for Manman? She's inside." Seeing her expression, Fang Yaqi immediately guessed that she wanted to find Lin Manman.

Lin Manman looked up and saw that it was Feng Moyun who had come looking for her. She then remembered that Feng Moyun had asked her to stay behind after the competition.

"Ah! I'm so happy to have won the championship that I forgot you wanted to see me. I'm so sorry..." Lin Manman said with an embarrassed smile, scratching her head.

A crack appeared on the expressions of both Feng Moyun and Fang Yaqi.

"You and she have something to talk about, so I won't disturb you. You two chat, hehe." Fang Yaqi was afraid that if Feng Moyun couldn't help but hit her later, it would implicate her, so she quickly said goodbye and ran away.

"Congratulations." Feng Moyun sincerely congratulated Lin Manman. She didn't really care about the ranking in the competition; improving during the competition was her greatest gain.

Now she finally understands why her father, the current head of the Feng family in the capital, always maintains a low profile and humility, teaching them the principle that there are always people more capable than oneself.

The high walls of these sixteen cities in China not only divided the land but also blocked the thoughts and vision of many people...

(End of this chapter)