Beast Taming: I have unique beast-collecting skills

Chapter 61 Popularity Ranking

Two glasses adorned with star-shaped candies, topped with a creamy white snowy hue; the icy blue gradient liquid contains glimpses of milky white ice cubes.

A beautifully presented milk tea was handed over.

After sitting down in the rest area, Lin Su carefully examined the label on the cup and realized what she had ordered.

Blue Flame Coconut Ice: the blue part is an energy drink, and the milky white part is ice made directly from fresh milk and coconut milk from cans.

"Huanhuan~"

Ahri squinted her eyes contentedly, a ring of cream still clinging to her lips.

"You like it that much?"

Lin Su stirred the snow topping into the drink, took two sips, and immediately put on the same squinting, smiling emoji as her pet.

It actually tastes pretty good.

The rest area in the central square of the Pet Paradise is located at the end of the street, diagonally in front of the transparent tower. It is a place specifically provided for young pet tamers to chat, take a break, and have a light meal.

On Sundays, apart from a very few couples, most people come with classmates or friends and their pets. When you get together, it's inevitable that you'll talk a lot.

"Guess what I just discovered!" The girl holding the triangular churro leaned closer to the table with a mysterious look on her face.

"You're keeping me in suspense again. Fine, don't tell me then."

Another girl, holding a milk tea, turned her gaze back and casually guessed, "Is there some handsome guy who's caught your eye?"

"No! I saw the beast tamer of the Phantom Moon Fox just now!"

"Did she come alone? The cameras didn't capture her at all. She looks so young!" a girl who was opening a drink asked curiously.

The boy across from me, slumped over the table, didn't even look up: "He must have awakened on his own. He's not in high school yet, otherwise he wouldn't be missing from the looks and popularity rankings."

High school students in the central domain have their own exclusive forum, which requires real-name registration with a school email address, and the profile picture must be of the person themselves. If you can't find them, it just means that the other person is not a high school student.

Once you find it, you can contact it via email.

"Oh, oh, oh, your intentions have been exposed!"

My companion had a "I found out" look on his face and encouraged me, "If you want to use voice chat, go for it, don't be a coward."

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"What nonsense are you talking about?" The boy lying down didn't move.

"The main thing is, she's so sweet!"

The girl eating churros exclaimed enviously, "Seeing her and Phantom Fox enjoying their churros so much makes mine taste even better!"

Don't assume that only opposite sexes are attracted to each other. Women are more likely to appreciate the excellence and different styles of other women, especially when they are of different ages.

"Indeed, she seems like the kind of well-behaved younger sister," the girl opening the drink agreed.

The two boys present remained silent.

The girl drinking milk tea couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You two are peeping at the same person, what are you pretending for?"

She suppressed a laugh and reminded him, "If you don't ask for their contact information soon, the people at the next table will make their move."

When the girl came over alone with her pet, she attracted the attention of many people her age, and it wasn't just their table that was affected.

Since they're only in high school, people usually only focus on two things: "this person is good-looking" and "this person is very strong".

The boy looked up at the group at the next table. They were from a neighboring school, and it seemed they had chosen a representative to strike up a conversation.

"First ask for your student ID number. If you want to chat via voice, have her scan your QR code!"

The boy in the white T-shirt blushed slightly and said impatiently, "I know, I know." He tidied his hair while looking at his phone and then prepared to get up.

"Wait, wait, wait!!"

"What now?" the boy said speechlessly. "Don't hold my hand, it's disgusting."

That's true, he didn't even notice in his haste.

His companion shoved his hand away, wiped himself on his clothes, and said, "Someone went first, let's see how it goes."

That's definitely something you can't afford to bump into.

The boy sat back down and looked at it for two seconds, then exchanged puzzled glances with his classmates: "Waiting for someone?"

"They know each other?"

The boy who went to pick up the pet was carrying a typical dragon-type creature with only dark blue, shiny scales, short, thick limbs, and a powerful tail.

"Lin Su?"

Qin Minghao exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the person.

He wanted to bring the Ice Spine Dragon to see the arena in advance, but he happened to overhear the discussion next to him—it's normal to want to take a look at such exaggerated claims.

I never imagined we knew each other.

"Hi."

Lin Su greeted him.

The rest area was furnished with round tables. Qin Minghao walked to the side opposite her, stood there, and asked, "Are you finished with the competition?"

I didn't ask whether she won or not, but judging from her smiling face just now, she didn't seem to have lost.

"Just finished the competition." Seeing that he didn't seem to want to find another place, Lin Su naturally continued the conversation: "You're doing it today too?"

It's still early. She's participating in the first match of the afternoon. There should be two more matches at 3:30 and 4:30. Qin Minghao is probably arriving at the 4:30 match.

Qin Minghao then pulled out a chair and sat down: "Oh right, I'm number 600, and there's still an hour left. Did you come alone?"

"Mm." Lin Su nodded.

The two weren't very familiar with each other, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, there wasn't much to talk about.

The boy in the white T-shirt, who was about to give up his ride, seized the opportunity and walked over: "Excuse me, what number are you on the popularity chart? I'd like to vote for you."

What is a popularity chart?

Lin Su was taken aback when she was asked the question. She only realized what was happening when she saw Qin Minghao sitting next to her and replied, "Number 517."

I found out!

The boy in the white T-shirt, suppressing his excitement, held up his phone: "Can we add voice chat too?"

Lin Su shook her head with a smile on her lips.

Qin Minghao, who was standing to the side, hesitated for a moment before turning to the oblivious person after the person who had been chatting with him left: "The popularity ranking he mentioned earlier probably wasn't referring to the challenge competition."

"What is that?" Lin Su asked, casting a look that seemed to ask for an explanation.

She felt that many things in the central domain were encrypted, such as Ziying High School, which Tan Xiao had mentioned before, and she couldn't find any particularly detailed information about it online.

"The high school in the central area has a real-name forum with popularity rankings and looks rankings. He was probably referring to that one."

Qin Minghao took out his phone and showed it to Lin Su: "This voting is also done under real names, and each person only has one vote, so the ranking changes in real time."

Both of the top-ranked lists are for Ruan Xuyang—Lin Su paused for a moment: "Why can't I find him?"

Qin Minghao blinked, leaned closer, and whispered, "Don't connect to the Blue Star Network. Switch to the central domain's regional network, and you'll be able to find it."

"We can see the posts there, but we can't vote or post."

The regional network authentication requirement for the central domain is that the person is located in the central domain, is of Chinese nationality, and has had their phone number used normally for more than one year.

Lin Su immediately switched to another network and found a lot of information she had never seen before. She was pleasantly surprised and said, "Thanks, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

This website might be able to directly find the materials needed for the anti-regeneration potion, which could save her a lot of time.

"What's the big deal?" Qin Minghao said, indicating that it was unnecessary.

In fact, even after switching networks, the information they can see is still layered. His information is not exactly a secret; it's just that few people use it.

"Ice Ridge".

The Ice Spine Dragon, who was listening in, promptly gave its beastmaster, who was prone to making blunders, a good whack with its tail.

Listen to the stupid things you're saying.

Qin Minghao paused for a moment, then awkwardly changed his mind and said, "How about we eat today, after the game? It'll be my treat."

"Alright."

Lin Su picked up her pet and stood up: "Let's go then."

Anyway, she had nothing to do in the afternoon, and she had already learned Ahri's skills. The petting zoo was crowded on Sundays, and there were queues everywhere.

Going to the competition venue would save some trouble; the boy who just asked the question seems to have realized something was wrong.