Chapter 1021: Baowuwu (two in one)

When Zhang Taidong said this, he started laughing again:

“Your Ghost Ring King is not a Pet from our Zhiya District, and its talent is extremely high. If you can try to absorb this positive energy for it, you will definitely gain something. When that happens, I hope you can contact me.”

This was his true purpose.

To be honest, he had seen many champions of the Regional Competition, but Qiao Sang was very different. A 17-year-old B-level Beast Tamer who had also won the championship, surpassing the most talented young Yu Beast Masters in the Zhongkong District. Even though he had lived for so long, it was his first time seeing such a thing.

Most importantly, she had a Ghost-type Pet, and it was also exceptionally talented.

An exceptionally talented Professional Beast Tamer combined with an exceptionally talented Pet. If the Ghost Ring King could truly absorb that energy, it would certainly be able to try it out quickly, which would be of immense help to the research.

Before the evolution path was clearly defined and proven with examples, his thesis would at most only be seen and noticed by Yu Beast Masters in the Zhiya District.

However, this energy was most easily absorbed by Ghost-type Pets outside the Zhiya District. If Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring King could absorb it and successfully evolve, then most Yu Beast Masters in Dragon Country who owned Ghost-type Pets might try it.

This was the celebrity effect.

High talent doesn’t mean it can absorb it. Otherwise, there are so many Ghost-type Pets in the Zhiya District, and some of them must be highly talented, so why haven’t they absorbed it…? Qiao Sang inwardly complained, then said seriously:

“If I gain anything, I will definitely contact you.”

Steel Treasure silently glanced at its Yu Beast Master.

“Haha, good.” Zhang Taidong looked at the young girl with a smile and asked:

“Is there anything else you want to ask?”

“No.” Qiao Sang shook her head, no longer delaying, and stood up, saying:

“Then I won’t bother you any further.”

After saying that, she prepared to leave.

Zhang Taidong was stunned for a moment, then quickly said:

“Why are you leaving so soon after just arriving? It’s not easy to come here. Let me show you around our research institute.”

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred: “Will it be too much trouble for you?”

“No trouble.” Zhang Taidong smiled: “I was just about to take a break.”

Qiao Sang stopped talking and immediately agreed.

Aside from some large-scale Pet bases, research institutes definitely had the most Pets, and some research institutes might even have Pets that were usually not seen outside. There was no reason for her not to visit.

Zhang Taidong led Qiao Sang to visit the area where Ghost-type Pets usually stayed the most.

At the entrance, one could see a gloomy interior.

As her foot stepped in, the lights suddenly brightened.

Inside, it was suddenly open and bright, with a pond, trees, bushes, and even some weightlifting equipment on the ground for strengthening the body.

There weren’t many Ghost-type Pets, scattered in various corners.

There aren’t many Ghost-type Pets here either… Qiao Sang glanced at the surrounding Pets, thinking.

“Clap! Clap!”

At this moment, Zhang Taidong clapped his hands and said loudly:

“Everyone, come out and meet the guest.”

The next second, countless Ghost-type Pets appeared densely above the pond, on the trees, among the bushes, on the ground, and in mid-air.

There was even a Ghost-type Pet, only about ten centimeters in size, on Qiao Sang’s left, about 0.5 centimeters away from her, curiously examining her.

Holy cow, so many Ghost-type Pets?! Qiao Sang almost yelled, but fortunately, after this period of training, her psychological quality had improved a lot, and she quickly restrained herself.

She glanced at the Ghost-type Pet on her left, which was almost touching her face, and silently moved a bit to the right.

“How is it? Don’t I have a lot of Ghost-type Pets here?” Zhang Taidong said with a smile:

“Besides the Ghost-type Pets from the Zhiya District, there are many Ghost-type Pets from other districts here.”

Qiao Sang genuinely exclaimed:

“It’s more than I saw last night in You City. It feels like you could open a Pet base by yourself.”

Zhang Taidong smiled:

“Many Ghost-type Pets here cannot be found in Pet bases.”

“Ugly ugly~”

Just as he finished speaking, a Ghost-type Pet with a red bow on its head, a body predominantly pink and dark green, with pitted petals, extremely small eyes, and a sausage-like mouth, walked past as if inadvertently.

So ugly… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

Zhang Taidong introduced:

“This is the Ugly Night Flower I mentioned earlier.” Zhang Taidong introduced.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: “It is indeed much more beautiful than other Ugly Night Flowers.”

“Ugly ugly!”

The Ugly Night Flower raised its head and walked with confident steps, but the next second, it suddenly turned back, glared, and then disappeared invisibly.

Is it glaring at me? What did I do to it? Qiao Sang was bewildered.

Zhang Taidong rubbed his forehead and said:

“It probably didn’t absorb genuine praise and knew you were lying to it.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

Zhang Taidong thought of something and said seriously:

“I almost forgot to tell you that besides absorbing that positive energy, Ghost-type Pets can also sense whether the emotions expressed by the other party are genuine. If they are fake, it seems to affect the energy previously absorbed. This is also one of the reasons why I have been researching for a long time, and no Ghost-type Pet has officially evolved yet.”

So the absorbed energy can still be affected, how amazing… If Little Qunbao can really absorb this energy, I wonder what the matter of letting it absorb this energy is… Qiao Sang looked at Little Qunbao, who had floated to the middle of the Ghost-type Pets at some point and was already playing with them.

“Ring ring?”

Suddenly, a Ghost-type Pet, about one meter in size, with a body made of purple and red, resembling a wreath, floated next to Ya!, pointed at the Pet egg it was holding, and called out.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya! protected the Pet egg, bared its teeth at the wreath-like Pet, showing a fierce expression, and let out a cry.

The wreath-like Pet immediately trembled, showing a scared expression, and disappeared invisibly.

“Ya ya…”

Ya! relaxed.

Ring-eating ghosts, they don’t like to absorb negative emotional energy but prefer to eat food, even food not related to Ghost-type, especially Pet eggs. It is said that after they lay Pet eggs, the breeder must immediately separate them from the eggs to prevent them from eating the Pet eggs… The information about the wreath-like Pet flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind.

Goodness, was this Ring-eating ghost just asking if it could eat this Pet egg…?

Zhang Taidong saw this scene, his gaze fell on the Pet egg, and he asked:

“What is this egg?”

With his experience, he couldn’t immediately identify what kind of Pet was inside this Pet egg.

“It’s the championship reward from the Zhongkong District Competition,” Qiao Sang replied.

Zhang Taidong showed an expression of understanding.

He wasn’t very interested in non-Ghost-type Pets. Although he didn’t recognize what kind of Pet was in this Pet egg, he knew it wasn’t a Ghost-type Pet.

Then he thought of something and asked:

“Are you planning to make it your next Pet?”

Qiao Sang told the truth: “I haven’t decided yet. I have to wait for it to hatch and see if we have an affinity.”

Zhang Taidong smiled and said:

“If you plan to contract another Pet, I think there’s a Pet that’s very suitable for you.”

Next one… I just became a B-level Beast Tamer, and I don’t know when I’ll contract the next one… Qiao Sang asked:

“What kind of Pet?”

Zhang Taidong put away his smile and said seriously:

“Du Ling Meow.”

Du Ling Meow? Qiao Sang was stunned.

She realized that with her current extensive knowledge, she didn’t know what a Du Ling Meow was.

Seeing Qiao Sang’s lack of a strong reaction, Zhang Taidong suddenly remembered something and said with a complex expression:

“I almost forgot that you contracted the legendary Pet Qingyin Fairy from the Zhongkong District.”

What does that have to do with me contracting Qingbao? Qiao Sang was bewildered.

Zhang Taidong continued:

“Du Ling Meow, a Ghost-type Pet, is said to be able to ferry human souls, allowing creatures to reincarnate into the form they desire. Its species’ upper limit is the Venerable level.”

“Venerable level?” Qiao Sang’s voice suddenly rose.

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Venerable level, above Emperor level, second only to God level.

At this point, she finally understood why he had mentioned Qingbao earlier.

She had to admit that after contracting Qingbao, she had become much calmer about these ultra-rare Pets.

Seeing Qiao Sang’s reaction, Zhang Taidong smiled again:

“That’s right, it’s Venerable level. A Du Ling Meow recently appeared in Xi Han City, and many Professional Beast Tamers are rushing there. You can go and try your luck.”

Xi Han City? Why does that name sound so familiar? Qiao Sang recalled in her mind and said in surprise:

“The Xi Han City of the Ten Great Ghost Cities?”

“Yes, that’s the place.” Zhang Taidong nodded.

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but say:

“Isn’t it a ghost city? Aren’t they afraid?”

Zhang Taidong immediately laughed:

“For people from other districts, they might be scared, but for us from the Zhiya District, a ghost city isn’t a particularly terrifying place. At most, there are more Ghost-type Pets there, and they like to play pranks a bit more.”

Presumably, people from your Zhiya District aren’t afraid of ghost movies either… Qiao Sang inwardly complained, then hesitated:

“I heard that many people go missing in the Ten Great Ghost Cities every year.”

Zhang Taidong’s smile disappeared, and he said in a deep voice:

“Indeed, I won’t hide it from you. The frequency of secret realm rifts appearing in the Ten Great Ghost Cities is higher than in other cities, so the danger factor is higher than in other cities.”

He glanced at Qiao Sang, then continued:

“However, crises often come with opportunities. For example, a Du Ling Meow recently appeared in Xi Han City. You are a B-level Beast Tamer and also have a Ghost-type Pet, so you should not encounter any danger if you go there.”

Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds and said:

“A Venerable-level Pet is indeed very attractive to me, but I want to contract Pets of different attributes.”

Meaning that the Du Ling Meow’s attribute overlapped with Little Qunbao’s.

Zhang Taidong fell silent.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang asked:

“You seem to have something you want to say.”

Zhang Taidong looked at Qiao Sang:

“Actually, I have a Pet here that came out of a secret realm rift in Xi Han City. I have inquired about the trend of the secret realm rifts there, and in two days, multiple secret realm rifts will erupt. I was thinking that if you go there, you could help me take that Pet with you.”

Take it with you? Qiao Sang tentatively asked:

“Does that Pet want to return to the secret realm?”

Zhang Taidong nodded slightly: “It has been suffering from poor appetite for a long time. I once entrusted two people to take it to Xi Han City, but they both failed to find the secret realm it originally came from, so they brought it back to me. I originally thought that if you went there, you could take it to look for it again.”

He paused, then added:

“Its name is Treasure Witch, and it can sense unusual auras, easily finding treasures and rare Pets.”

When he said the last sentence, he glanced at Qiao Sang.

If the other party was interested in Du Ling Meow, then taking Treasure Witch along would be killing two birds with one stone.

Unfortunately, the other party was not interested.

Zhang Taidong wasn’t particularly disappointed.

Qiao Sang’s visit itself was an unexpected event, and what he most wanted to accomplish was his research. Even if the other party didn’t go to Xi Han City, he could ask someone else to take Treasure Witch there.

Just as Zhang Taidong was about to introduce some more Ghost-type Pets, Qiao Sang said:

“Can I see that Treasure Witch?”

Zhang Taidong was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

“Of course.”

He didn’t directly call out to it as he did with other Pets, but instead led Qiao Sang to a corner, seemingly certain that Treasure Witch was there.

“That’s it.” Zhang Taidong said, pointing to the Pet curled up in a ball in the corner.

Qiao Sang looked in the direction he pointed.

The closed-eyed Pet was about twenty centimeters in size, with very thin limbs, pink skin, a large head, two sharp teeth exposed from its mouth, and a hat on its head similar to those worn by witches in movies.

In front of it was a full bowl of Energy Pills and a pile of tree fruits eaten by Ghost-type Pets, all of which looked untouched.

Zhang Taidong introduced the situation:

“This Treasure Witch was sent to me by someone a year ago. At that time, I happened to be short of Ghost-type Pets to study how to absorb positive emotional energy, so I kept it. It spoke very little, and only after I became familiar with it did I realize that it wanted to return to the secret realm.”

“Later, after two failed attempts to go to Xi Han City, it became like this. It only eats once a day, and now its weight is half that of a normal Treasure Witch of the same age.”

Qiao Sang looked at the closed-eyed Treasure Witch in front of her and inexplicably thought of the Praying Luck La of the past.

She was silent for a few seconds, then said:

“Will multiple secret realm rifts erupt in two days?”

Zhang Taidong was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he nodded:

“That’s right.”

The mingzhu flower won’t arrive until nine days later, so I still have time to go to Xi Han City and take Treasure Witch to see it… Thinking of this, Qiao Sang smiled and said:

“I had heard of the Ten Great Ghost Cities even before I became a Yu Beast Master. Since I’ve finally come here, I might as well go see it. It’ll be like checking in at a famous attraction. I’ll take Treasure Witch with me.”

“Good! Good!” Zhang Taidong’s smile was radiant, and his impression of Qiao Sang rose sharply.

He was already over a hundred years old; how could he not see that the other party had changed her mind because of Treasure Witch?

“Treasure Witch, aren’t you getting up?” Zhang Taidong said.

“Witch witch!” Treasure Witch opened its eyes and immediately floated up.

Its eyes were unusually bright, showing no signs of dejection.

Qiao Sang: “???”

Zhang Taidong coughed and explained:

“It does have a poor appetite and isn’t in good spirits, but it gets especially energetic every time it sets off for Xi Han City.”

“Witch witch!”

Treasure Witch nodded.

That’s right, that’s right!

Qiao Sang: “…” (End of chapter)