Chapter 1212: I have a solution

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao watched her Yu Beast Master’s retreating figure and happily waved her claws.

After her Yu Beast Master’s figure completely disappeared, Xiao Xunbao opened her wallet, looked at the stack of cash inside, showed a happy expression, and turned to Thunder Dragon, calling out:

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Let’s go, boss will take you to eat something delicious~

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon was stunned for a moment.

But her Yu Beast Master told her to find an opponent to battle.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao showed a “Are you stupid?” expression and called out.

We can eat first, then battle.

“Thunder Dragon…”

Thunder Dragon thought for a moment, then shook her head and called out.

No, her Yu Beast Master said she had to find an opponent to battle, and besides, she wasn’t hungry yet.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t expect the sixth one to be so stubborn. She sighed, showing a compromising expression, and called out, indicating, “How about this: you just find an opponent to battle, and I’ll buy something to eat nearby and watch you battle. That should be fine, right?”

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon thought about it and nodded.

That works.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao immediately smiled, pointed to where the fragrance was coming from, and called out.

Let’s go there. It seems like there’s a lot of food there. I’ll go buy something to eat, and you can find an opponent to battle there.

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon thought about it and felt there was no problem, so she nodded again.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao turned around, wiggled her nose, and followed the scent.

Thunder Dragon twisted her body in the air, following closely behind.

After passing through two streets, Xiao Xunbao stopped at a snack street.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

She happily floated to a stall, pointed at a few items on the stall, called out, then opened her wallet and skillfully pulled out the money.

She then floated to another stall and ordered a drink.

In a short while, Xiao Xunbao had a skewer in her left claw and a drink in her right, taking a bite here and a sip there, looking very content.

“Thunder Dragon…”

Thunder Dragon looked at the skewers in Xiao Xunbao’s hand and subconsciously swallowed.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao turned her head, saw Thunder Dragon staring at her, showed a surprised expression, and called out.

You haven’t gone to find an opponent yet?

“Thunder Dragon…”

Thunder Dragon stared at the skewers and called out.

She felt a little hungry…

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out without thinking.

Then eat first. Just order whatever you want; I have money here.

Saying that, she shook the wallet tucked under her arm.

Thunder Dragon’s eyes first lit up, then she remembered something and shook her head, as if trying to shake off distracting thoughts from her mind:

“Thunder Dragon!”

No, no, her Yu Beast Master told her to battle outside!

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took a bite of a skewer and called out, indicating that it’s the same if you eat first and then find an opponent to battle. It won’t make much difference in time.

“Thunder Dragon!”

This time, Thunder Dragon struggled for only 0.01 seconds before being convinced. She looked at the skewers and excitedly called out.

She wanted to eat that too!

…

At the same time.

In a dark room, the curtains completely blocked out the sunlight from outside.

“Is anyone here?” Qiao Sang entered after inputting the password given to her by the quest giver and opening the door.

A bit of light poured in through the open door.

“Close the door quickly!” A panicked female voice sounded from inside.

Is this curse that serious…? Qiao Sang quickly closed the door.

Darkness Curse, a high-level Ghost-type skill. Targets afflicted by this curse will fear sunlight for a certain period, depending on the level and proficiency of the Pet casting it. They cannot bear even a bit of sun, otherwise their whole body will experience burning pain.

On Yan Tian Star, where daylight can sometimes last nearly 20 hours, this essentially means being unable to leave the house all day.

After closing the door, the room didn’t completely plunge into darkness.

The golden-red fur around Ya’s neck, which seemed to be burning, and the golden-red flames burning at the base of her limbs illuminated the entire room.

Through the brightness of the flames, Qiao Sang clearly saw a woman in the corner, covering her eyes and cowering.

Perhaps hearing the sound of the door closing, the woman cautiously lowered her hands and opened her eyes.

“Ah!!!”

However, the next second, she let out a heartbreaking scream, and burn marks appeared on her body.

How could this be…? Qiao Sang was startled. Without time to think, she quickly shouted:

“Ya!”

“Ya!”

Ya called out, opened her mouth, and quickly sprayed golden flames towards the woman.

The woman’s screaming stopped. She felt the warmth around her and the flames, showing a bewildered expression.

Steel Treasure looked at Ya, who was spraying Flame Jet, her gaze falling on the flame-like fur around her neck and the golden-red flames burning at the base of her limbs. She thought, ‘Could it be that the other person reacted like this because of these flames?’

As soon as the thought arose, Qiao Sang answered in her mind:

“That should be correct. Ya now has Sun Power in her body, so the light emitted by her flames also carries some of that power. So, to someone afflicted by the Darkness Curse, it’s almost like seeing sunlight.”

She hadn’t had time to think before, but after calming down, it wasn’t hard to analyze.

“Steel Treasure.”

Steel Treasure was already used to her Yu Beast Master suddenly answering the questions in her mind. Her expression unchanged, she agreed in her mind, indicating that it should be so.

While Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure were communicating, the golden flames disappeared. The burn marks that had just appeared on the woman’s body had all vanished, and she was looking over with a bewildered expression.

Then she reacted, stood up abruptly, quickly checked the places that had felt burning, and seeing her skin perfectly intact, she looked up, confirming with a surprised expression:

“This, this is good now?”

Qiao Sang didn’t answer immediately, but looked at Ya.

“Ya!”

Ya nodded.

Only then did Qiao Sang reply, “The curse has been lifted. If you’re not at ease, you can open the curtains and take a look.”

The woman impatiently went to the window. The moment her hand touched the curtain, she hesitated.

“Don’t worry, look at the sun outside,” Qiao Sang said.

Hearing this, the woman took a deep breath and “swish!” pulled open the curtains.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on the woman’s body.

The long-awaited sunlight shone on her, stinging her pupils and making them water.

In a daze, surprised, the woman endured the stinging in her eyes, forced herself to look at the sun outside, and could no longer stop her tears from flowing.

When she came back to her senses and turned to express her gratitude, she could no longer see anyone.

Only the door was slightly ajar, indicating that the other party had already left.

…

“Was the Purification of the curse just now difficult?” Qiao Sang asked on the way to another quest giver’s house.

“Ya.”

Ya shook her head.

Not difficult, it was purified in an instant.

That shouldn’t be. Logically speaking, the Darkness Curse should be considered one of the more difficult types of curses to purify. Why was it so easy…? Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.

“Steel Treasure.”

At this moment, Steel Treasure called out in her mind, indicating that since this curse fears the sun, perhaps the flames of Sacred Fire also possess Sun Power, which is why it was so easy to purify.

“That makes sense!” Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she agreed in her mind.

It seems that even though some curses are terrifying and difficult to purify, when a certain Purification power specifically counters that curse’s power, the difficulty of Purification might be much simpler than some ordinary curses.

After finishing her thoughts, Qiao Sang thought of another thing:

Sigh, I wonder when I can fly like Teacher Mi Jiala. With Xiao Xunbao not here, and Ya’s size not suitable for arbitrary enlargement, my own movements are so inconvenient.

“Steel Treasure.”

Just as she was thinking, Steel Treasure glanced over with a calm look and called out, indicating, “If you don’t mind me being hard, I can grow larger and carry you.”

She didn’t respond in her mind, but spoke aloud.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Damn the power of bonds…

“I wonder how Thunder Dragon is doing,” Qiao Sang changed the subject.

“Ya.”

Ya called out, indicating that the sixth one has Xiao Xunbao with her, so there’s no need to worry.

In her opinion, Xiao Xunbao’s strength isn’t bad, she’s literate, and she can use Space Movement. Taking care of the youngest Thunder Dragon shouldn’t be a problem.

“Steel Treasure.”

Steel Treasure calmly called out, indicating that Xiao Xunbao loves to eat, drink, and play, so she might be taking Thunder Dragon to eat and drink right now.

“Ya.”

Ya showed a “How could that be?” expression.

She believed Xiao Xunbao had a sense of propriety. Thunder Dragon was supposed to battle, and for something as important as a battle, how could Xiao Xunbao take her to eat and drink?

“Qingqing.”

“Qing, Qing.”

Qingbao heard the conversation and couldn’t help but divert some of her attention, calling out twice, indicating that it was very possible. When she was battling, Xiao Xunbao always wanted to take her out to eat. Luckily, she refused with her strong willpower and only went to eat after the battle ended.

After speaking, she sensed her clone, a look of delight on her face.

This time, her clone didn’t disappear because she wasn’t focused!

She had improved!

No way… Qiao Sang felt a little uncertain.

On one hand, she really trusted Xiao Xunbao to take good care of Thunder Dragon.

On the other hand, she also felt that what Steel Treasure and Qingbao said wasn’t without reason. Xiao Xunbao had already made up her mind to buy something to eat and drink, otherwise she wouldn’t have asked her for money.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said:

“When we finish our tasks today, we should be back around the same time as Thunder Dragon and Xiao Xunbao. Then we’ll know if Thunder Dragon has been diligently looking for opponents to battle by checking her points.”

She had told Xiao Xunbao to bring Thunder Dragon back at 7 PM. If Thunder Dragon followed her battle mode, accumulating two or three points and then directly finding the corresponding number of opponents to battle, plus rest time and energy recovery time, a minimum of 20 points should be guaranteed.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao, seeing that her clone hadn’t disappeared when she spoke just now, was in a great mood. She diverted her attention again and called out with a hint of schadenfreude, indicating that with Xiao Xunbao nearby, the sixth one’s points would definitely not be high.

She, for one, absolutely believed that Xiao Xunbao would take Thunder Dragon to eat and drink. The sixth one had only been born recently, so she wouldn’t have as strong willpower as herself and would definitely succumb to temptation.

…

Time slowly passed.

On the other side, Thunder Dragon happily ate ice cream, one after another. After finishing, she happily called out to Xiao Xunbao:

“Thunder Dragon!”

She wanted more!

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao called out, indicating, “How about you go find an opponent to battle first?”

She didn’t have a phone and couldn’t check the time. The sun on Yan Tian Star was very intense during the day, so she couldn’t tell the time by the sky, but she had a feeling it was getting late.

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon burped and called out, indicating that she would battle after she was full.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at her round belly, twitched her mouth, and called out.

You’re still not full?

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon nodded.

She could still eat.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao hesitantly called out, “But I feel like it’s getting late, and you haven’t battled much. What if the Yu Beast Master finds out when we go back?”

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon called out.

She would battle, just later. Didn’t you say it was fine to eat first and then battle?

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out.

But if you battle too few times, your Yu Beast Master will find out.

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon was stunned for a moment and called out.

How would she find out?

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao pointed to the point recorder on her claw and called out.

Points, every battle accumulates points. You didn’t forget, did you?

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon was silent for a moment and called out.

What time is it now?

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out, indicating, “Wait.”

Then she casually stopped a bipedal Grass-type Pet who happened to be holding a phone and asked in a questioning tone:

“Xiao Xunbao?”

“Circle, circle.”

The Grass-type Pet picked up her phone, looked at the time, and called out.

“Xiao Xunbao?!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes instantly widened, showing a startled expression, and she called out.

Really?!

“Circle, circle.”

The Grass-type Pet nodded and walked away.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao was first disheartened, then reacted, teleporting next to Thunder Dragon, who was still eating, and anxiously called out.

What time is it and you’re still eating?! Go battle quickly! We only have two hours left until we have to go back!

Thunder Dragon had no concept of how long two hours was, but just seeing Xiao Xunbao’s expression, she knew something was seriously wrong. She couldn’t help but get anxious and called out:

“Thunder Dragon?”

Is it still time for her to battle and accumulate points now?

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao thought for a moment, showed a reliable “I have a plan” expression, and called out, indicating, “You just go find an opponent first.”

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon showed a serious expression, nodded, looked around, and found a Pet also wearing a point recorder.

Time passed by the minute.

Twenty minutes later.

Thunder Dragon panted, looking at the three Pets lying on the ground in front of her.

The referee, wearing a referee’s badge, blew the whistle signaling the end of the battle.

At the same time.

A virtual screen appeared above Thunder Dragon’s head:

[Species: Thunder Dragon]

[Level: Intermediate]

[Points: 6]

[Ranking: 1000+]

Virtual screens also appeared above the heads of the three fallen Pets, with 1 point less in their point column.

The surrounding onlookers and Pets cheered.

The virtual screen disappeared.

The surrounding people and Pets quickly dispersed. (End of Chapter)