Chapter 1022: Boss

Half an hour later.

Beast Taming Center, accommodation area.

Room 708.

“Is this Baowuwu?” Mi Jiala stared at Baowuwu, her face full of confusion.

“Wuwu…”

Baowuwu inexplicably felt pressure and quietly moved behind the human entrusted by the doctor.

“It’s like this, after I entered the research institute…” Qiao Sang rambled, briefly recounting her conversation with Dr. Zhang Taidong and the matter of Baowuwu.

Mi Jiala pondered for a moment and asked,

“Are you planning to go to Xi Han City next?”

Qiao Sang nodded and said,

“There are still nine days until the Mingzhu Flower is delivered. I thought since there’s nothing else important to do during this time, I might as well go to Xi Han City and gain some experience along the way.”

The ten major ghost cities are well-known, and a trip there can indeed be considered a training experience for ordinary Yu Beast Masters.

Mi Jiala asked,

“When?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said,

“Tomorrow.”

She paused, then added, “Dr. Zhang Taidong even specifically found someone to bring us, saying that person clearly knows the location where Baowuwu originally emerged from the Secret Realm Rift.”

For this, she also added that person’s contact information.

“Alright,” Mi Jiala said,

“Then tomorrow morning, I’ll go with you. You don’t need to worry about the tickets.”

Such efficiency… Qiao Sang gave a heavy “hmm.”

Then she thought of something, glanced around, and asked,

“Where’s Teacher Fulaoda?”

“He’s already left,” Mi Jiala replied, returning to the main topic: “So, the other evolutionary possibility for Ghost-type Pets that Dr. Zhang Taidong researched is for Ghost-type Pets to absorb positive emotional energy from what they care about most?”

He left too quickly… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, then heard the latter half of Teacher Mi Jiala’s sentence and nodded:

“That’s right.”

She paused, then added,

“However, only a small number of Ghost-type Pets can absorb this energy. I don’t know if Xiao Xunbao can.”

Mi Jiala’s gaze fell on Xiao Xunbao: “To know if it can, just try it.”

Qiao Sang turned her head and also looked at Xiao Xunbao.

Xiao Xunbao blinked its eyes.

“Is there anything you really want to do, but can’t, that’s weighing on your mind?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao had listened to the entire conversation at the research institute, so it naturally knew what its Yu Beast Master wanted to do by asking this. It thought seriously for a moment, then its eyes lit up. It took off its ring, pulled out the phone it bought from inside, and called out:

“Xunxun!”

It wants to get a phone card!

Xiao Xunbao had wanted a card for a long time. With a card, it could play any game and wouldn’t have to secretly take its Yu Beast Master’s phone. Unfortunately, its Yu Beast Master hadn’t agreed before.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“What is Ghost Ring King saying?” Mi Jiala inquired.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: “It says it wants to get a phone card.”

Mi Jiala was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, “Then get it a card.”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes immediately sparkled as it looked at its Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds, then said to Xiao Xunbao,

“Let’s go to a nearby business hall.”

“Xunxun!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes suddenly lit up even more, then glowed blue, and it teleported away with its Yu Beast Master.

About five minutes later, Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao returned to the room.

Xiao Xunbao excitedly opened the phone with the phone card already inserted.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said, “Try absorbing it.”

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao was stunned for a moment. After realizing what its Yu Beast Master was saying, it put down its phone and began to try to sense and absorb.

“Xunxun…”

Half a minute later, it honestly shook its head.

Steel Treasure suddenly looked at Xiao Xunbao with sympathetic eyes.

Qiao Sang spread her hands.

Steel Treasure showed an expression of “I knew it.”

“Xunxun?”

Xiao Xunbao blinked its eyes, not understanding.

“Give me back the phone card,” Qiao Sang said slowly.

A bolt from the blue!

Xiao Xunbao took a step back in disbelief.

It hadn’t even started playing yet, and it had to return it?

“Hurry,” Qiao Sang urged.

“Xunxun…” Xiao Xunbao reluctantly took out the phone card and handed it over, its face full of unwillingness.

Qiao Sang took it, casually put it in her pocket, and turned to Teacher Mi Jiala, saying,

“I don’t think Xiao Xunbao needs to be in such a hurry to try absorbing this energy. Its species limit is General-level, and the evolution materials for its next stage are almost gathered. If it really succeeds in absorbing this energy at this stage, and then evolves into a completely different form because of this energy, then there won’t be a path to evolve to General-level later.”

When a Pet evolves into a new form, every subsequent form becomes unknown.

The evolution path is unknown, and whether it can evolve is also unknown. Qiao Sang, possessing Yabao and Steel Treasure, has a deep understanding of the difficulty of subsequent evolutions for new forms.

Mi Jiala pondered for a moment and said,

“You can try to let Ghost Ring King absorb this energy to figure out the direction in which it absorbs this energy. Once you know, don’t let it absorb this energy again until it reaches the General-level.”

Although Qiao Sang thought it unlikely that Xiao Xunbao could absorb this energy, she still nodded:

“I know.”

Mi Jiala had nothing else to do and got up to leave.

She hadn’t walked two steps when she suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Baowuwu, and asked,

“Do you need me to buy some Energy Pills suitable for it?”

Baowuwu’s body instantly tensed when her gaze fell upon it.

“No need,” Qiao Sang shook her head. “Dr. Zhang Taidong gave it some Energy Pills and tree fruits that it usually eats.”

“Good,” Mi Jiala instructed,

“Then go to bed early tonight and wake up early tomorrow morning.”

“Understood,” Qiao Sang nodded.

Mi Jiala turned around.

“Wuwu…”

Baowuwu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next second, Mi Jiala suddenly turned back.

Baowuwu’s body tensed again.

This time, Mi Jiala didn’t look at it, but at Steel Treasure, saying, “You should also prepare to let Steel Sword Falcon practice biting skills. Don’t forget you haven’t given it a meal of Qiaoshi yet.”

After speaking, she walked out of the room.

I really forgot… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

“Steel Sword…”

Immediately after, Steel Treasure’s voice entered her mind.

It also forgot…

Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure looked at each other and said,

“Then let’s practice after we come out of Xi Han City?”

“Steel Sword.” Steel Treasure nodded, indicating agreement.

“Xunxun~”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao floated up to its Yu Beast Master, carefully glanced at Big Brother Yabao and Lubao, and then came close to her ear, lowering its voice and calling out.

Actually, it had one more thing it really wanted to accomplish, but felt like it couldn’t.

“What is it?” Qiao Sang asked.

Xiao Xunbao gestured with its eyes towards the direction of Big Brother Yabao, Lubao, and Qingbao, hinting to its Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched:

“You wouldn’t be trying to make Yabao, Lubao, and Qingbao all call you Big…”

“Xunxun!”

Before she could finish, Xiao Xunbao covered her mouth with its paw.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Yabao, Lubao, Steel Treasure, and Qingbao all looked over.

Xiao Xunbao’s body stiffened, it quietly released its paw, and looked at its Yu Beast Master, its face clearly saying “don’t say it, don’t say it.”

Qiao Sang coughed and said,

“I know you still want to grow bigger and have Yabao and the others call you Big Guy, but that’s not something that can happen overnight.”

“Xunxun…” Xiao Xunbao felt a dart pierce its heart while also letting out a huge sigh of relief.

“Yaya.” Yabao called out comfortingly, indicating that being small also has its advantages, like its large size requiring a miniature shrinking bracelet to move around easily.

If it were big, it could also wear a miniature shrinking bracelet… Xiao Xunbao felt it wasn’t comforted at all. It showed a disappointed expression and called out:

“Xunxun…”

It knew, it just wanted to get bigger. Even if it couldn’t, it wanted to try to develop in the direction of a larger size.

“Wuwu.”

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Baowuwu listened, floated over to Xiao Xunbao, patted its shoulder, and kindly called out, indicating that it wasn’t small, but clearly a bit bigger than itself.

As it spoke, it gestured the size difference between them.

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

I’m General-level, are you?

“Wuwu.”

After gesturing, Baowuwu called out again.

Although it wasn’t much bigger, it was still bigger than itself, right?

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

It no longer wanted to speak.

Indeed, for now, Xiao Xunbao’s most important concern seems to be becoming the boss. However, this is only for now. No one knows if Xiao Xunbao’s desire to be the boss is just a three-minute passion. What if it really can absorb the energy, but its passion only lasts for three minutes? Will the effect be best only the first time, and then later, after hearing “boss” too many times, it won’t feel that surging emotion and thus won’t be able to absorb it… Qiao Sang began to ponder seriously.

Actually, it could be tried, but this “boss” apparently has to be sincere, otherwise it will be sensed and unable to be absorbed, just like the Ugly Night Flower before…

Qingbao could give it a try, but making Yabao and Lubao sincerely call Xiao Xunbao boss seems impossible…

“Ice Emperor.”

Just as she was thinking, Lubao suddenly called out.

Boss.

All the Pets simultaneously looked at Lubao.

What? Boss? Qiao Sang’s various thoughts abruptly stopped. She almost pulled at her ears, wondering if there was something wrong with her hearing.

Was that “boss” just now said by Lubao?

Lubao felt the surrounding gazes, its expression unchanged, just quietly looking at Xiao Xunbao.

“Xunxun?”

Xiao Xunbao looked bewildered. Then it looked left, then right. After confirming that Lubao was indeed looking at itself, it swallowed, pointed to itself uncertainly, and called out.

Was that “boss” just now for me?

“Ice Emperor.”

Lubao nodded and called out again.

Boss.

A hundred flowers blooming! Universal celebration!

“Xunxun!”

Xiao Xunbao was so happy that it bounced up directly, floating excitedly around the room.

Lubao called it boss! Lubao called it boss!

Holy cow, Lubao really called Xiao Xunbao boss… Qiao Sang’s face was filled with shock.

Honestly, she wasn’t as shocked when she first learned that the prize for the Regional Competition champion was a Xiaoting Dragon egg.

“Yaya…”

“Qingqing…”

Yabao and Qingbao showed bewildered expressions.

“Steel Sword…”

Steel Treasure’s expression was complex, and it even looked at Lubao with a hint of admiration.

“Wuwu?”

Baowuwu showed a puzzled expression, not knowing why everyone had become so strange.

“Ice Emperor?”

Just as Qiao Sang was about to formulate her words to ask Lubao why it suddenly called Xiao Xunbao boss, Lubao looked at the floating Xiao Xunbao and called out, asking if it could absorb that power now?

The room suddenly fell silent.

Xiao Xunbao also stopped floating, looking down at Lubao in a daze.

So that’s how it is… Qiao Sang was first stunned, then looked at Lubao with a moved expression.

She never expected that Lubao would actually take the initiative to call Xiao Xunbao boss for the sake of Xiao Xunbao absorbing that energy. Even more unexpectedly, she hadn’t even spoken, yet Lubao guessed what Xiao Xunbao most wanted to feel at that moment.

She was wrong; she used to think Lubao’s intelligence was similar to Yabao’s…

Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao and said,

“Quickly try to feel it.”

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao closed its eyes and began to try hard to feel it.

Time passed little by little.

Tens of seconds later, Qiao Sang finally couldn’t help but ask, “Can you?”

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao opened its eyes and shook its head with a disappointed expression.

Lubao closed its eyes, no longer looking at Xiao Xunbao.

This still doesn’t work. Is Lubao’s “boss” not sincere, or is it because Xiao Xunbao simply cannot absorb this power… Qiao Sang muttered to herself.

“Xunxun…”

Xiao Xunbao floated to Lubao’s side and cautiously called out, asking if it would still call it boss in the future?

Lubao opened its eyes, glanced at Xiao Xunbao indifferently, and began to emit visible cold air.

“Xunxun!”

Xiao Xunbao was startled and quickly teleported a dozen meters away, calling out that it was just kidding.

Lubao closed its eyes again, and the cold air on its body dissipated.

“Xunxun…” Xiao Xunbao breathed a sigh of relief.

“Yaya…”

Yabao looked at Xiao Xunbao, then at Lubao, and only then realized why Lubao had suddenly called it boss earlier.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao looked at Xiao Xunbao and shook its head.

So disappointing, it missed such a good opportunity to be the boss. If it had said it could absorb it, it would probably have been called boss by Lubao for a long time.

Then it thought of something and looked at Lubao.

Normally, it always has a cold face, yet its heart is so kind.

Lubao quietly closed its eyes, as if it had never spoken before.

No one noticed that on the bedside table, the Pet egg with purple patterns shook slightly.

…

The next day, early morning.

Qiao Sang quickly washed up and went to the airport with Teacher Mi Jiala.

Along the way, the回头率 (rate of people turning their heads) was almost ninety percent or more.

Qiao Sang remembered something and sprinkled some imperceptible powder on herself and Yabao and the others.

The rate of people turning their heads instantly dropped to zero percent.

Baowuwu was very obedient throughout, quietly following beside them.

Uncontracted Pets are not allowed on planes in Zhiya District, except for Pet eggs and Pets carried by B-level or higher talents.

After checking the pet tamer badge to confirm their identities, the Staff quickly let them through.

Three hours later, the plane landed smoothly.

Qiao Sang and Teacher Mi Jiala got off the plane and headed straight for the location indicated by the phone’s GPS, which was the second basement level. There, they boarded the exclusive Pet transport specially arranged to pick them up. (End of Chapter)