Chapter 158: lost town

Qiao Sang quickly followed suit and sent a “?”

The next second, the chat interface showed “Shi Gaofeng recalled a message.”

Although there were six people in the combat group of the second-year School Team, daily training and activities for the individual combat group and the team combat group were basically separate, so two groups were created.

The Invincible Saint Water group Qiao Sang was in had five people including her, and usually, everyone except Zheng Guoping chatted.

Now, Zheng Guoping’s sudden appearance scared Shi Gaofeng into quickly retracting his message, deeply afraid of being called out.

Wang Yao was speechless looking at the sudden influx of people in the group chat.

So you were all here!

She suppressed the urge to complain and looked up at the message Qiao Sang had sent, feeling a bit exasperated.

From accepting the task until now, it had only been one day, and she had completed the task of finding a Ghost-type Pet, which had no time limit?

Even finding a person wouldn’t be this fast!

Just as she was about to send a message asking how it was completed, she had only typed two words when the latest three messages in the group made her heart tremble, and she pressed the delete key.

All three were sent by Zheng Baolong.

[Zheng Guoping: Image]

Clicking it open, it was precisely the rating and evaluation given at the end of the Ghost Absorption Lamp search task details page.

[Zheng Guoping: Voice]

[Zheng Guoping: Voice]

Both were 60 seconds long.

Her hand twitched, and she converted the first voice message into text.

[You guys look at Qiao Sang. She’s one grade younger than you, and her first task completion is already this efficient and well done. Now look at how many tasks you’ve done? How many were five stars? Look at others…]

She didn’t even need to listen to the second voice message to know it was still scolding them.

Wang Yao felt a chill to her core from these words; from a young age, she had always been the “child of someone else’s family.”

Ever since she contracted Big Flame Sparrow and got into the best Saint Water Middle School in the city, everyone who mentioned her had a look of envy.

Even in Saint Water Middle School, where everyone was a genius, she was selected into the individual combat group of the School Team, and it would be a lie to say she wasn’t proud.

Before Qiao Sang came, she was also the one who got scolded the least in the team.

Was she bad? She wasn’t bad!

It was just that Qiao Sang was too abnormal.

Zheng Baolong was really going too far, actually comparing them to an abnormal person. Wang Yao steeled herself, about to type to defend herself.

Just then, Zheng Baolong sent another message.

[Zheng Guoping: Oh, by the way, how are your three tasks coming along?]

Wang Yao looked up at Big Flame Sparrow’s impatient face and immediately cowered.

Forget it, she’d argue after the task was done…

As soon as Zheng Guoping appeared, no one in the group spoke again. Qiao Sang saw no one was talking and exited to open other message interfaces.

[I Am a Potential Stock: Qiao Sang, Qiao Sang, what do you think of Ba Fire Butterfly?]

The message was from half an hour ago.

Qiao Sang’s eye twitched. “I Am a Potential Stock” was Fang Sisi’s ID. This summer, she had already asked about all five evolution forms of Cotton Section Worm.

[I think it’s good]

Fang Sisi replied quickly.

[Right, I think so too! So I’ve made a decision: I’m going to evolve Cotton Section Worm into Ba Fire Butterfly!]

Qiao Sang was already used to it and leisurely typed a line.

[How do you plan to do it?]

[I Am a Potential Stock: I specifically asked a Trainer, and to evolve into an excellent Ba Fire Butterfly, it must first become a brave Cotton Section Worm. Otherwise, even if it evolves with a Fire Stone, it won’t be as brave as other Fire-type Pets, and its Fire-type energy will be greatly reduced.]

Qiao Sang suddenly had a bad premonition.

The last few times Fang Sisi wanted Cotton Section Worm to evolve into Ba Xue Butterfly, to help it adapt to the cold in advance, she put it in the refrigerator for half an hour every day.

Later, when she wanted it to evolve into Ba Du Butterfly, she went online every day to find dark cuisine recipes to feed it.

Then she changed her mind again, wanting Cotton Section Worm to evolve into Ba Water Butterfly, so she took it swimming for a long time. She didn’t know how she taught it, but she somehow made the Cotton Section Worm, which couldn’t swim, learn to swim.

To be honest, she still admired Fang Sisi’s Cotton Section Worm; it had endured all that torment.

Thinking about what Cotton Section Worm would encounter this time, Qiao Sang felt a bit uneasy.

She sent a message to inquire.

[How do you plan to do it?]

[I Am a Potential Stock: I asked others, and the best way to train courage is to go through a haunted house. Just recently, a horror escape room opened on Qinshe Road, so I’m planning to let Cotton Section Worm train its courage there.]

Qiao Sang paused, then typed into the chat box, “[Is it the one at No. 231?]”

[I Am a Potential Stock: I didn’t pay attention, wait for me, I’ll check.]

After three seconds, Fang Sisi replied.

[It is! How did you know? Have you been there?]

It was indeed the one she had seen on the task list. Qiao Sang opened the chat box, about to reply, when the chat window vibrated.

[So you played the Lost Town escape room, right? The Cotton Section Worm that drops from the ceiling in the third level, with blood still on its body, is actually my Mianmian.] A shy emoji was also attached.

Qiao Sang: “…”

[So you made Cotton Section Worm an NPC?]

[I Am a Potential Stock: I took it to play once, but we didn’t clear it, and I want to play again, but it’s too expensive, 1000 alliance coins. So I had Cotton Section Worm work there, and once it earns enough money, we’ll try again.]

Qiao Sang’s mouth began to twitch. Cotton Section Worm’s experience this time was indeed miserable…

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Sang typed a line.

[How much does Cotton Section Worm earn per day working there?]

[I Am a Potential Stock: 100 alliance coins.]

Qiao Sang once again expressed sympathy. Working hard for ten days just to spend the money to scare itself, what’s the point…

…

8:22 PM.

No. 231, Qinshe Road.

Many passersby looked up at this recently opened escape room, wanting to go in but not daring to.

Because the shop’s decor was mainly black, with flickering, dimming simulated candlelight all around, it was clearly a horror-themed escape room.

Inside, a young girl in a purple dress was flipping through the escape room menu page by page.

“Hello, do you want to play a single-player escape room or a multiplayer escape room?” a handsome Staff member beside her asked.

Qiao Sang flipped through for a while and asked, “Is there an escape room just for Pets to clear?”

After chatting with Fang Sisi, she suddenly remembered what Wang Yao had said: to improve a Pet’s spiritual power, let it experience something it fears and then overcome it.

Ya Bao was basically fearless.

As for water, it only disliked it, it wasn’t afraid.

If she had to say, Qiao Sang felt it should be afraid of terrifying things, such as Ghost-type Pets.

Whether watching ghost movies, seeing Suck-Suck Ghost Baby, or encountering Treasure Hunting Ghost, Ya Bao’s reactions were always intense.

So, Qiao Sang brought Ya Bao here, ready to give it a try.

Overcoming fear, of course, would be twice as effective if it did it itself.

“Yes, there is.” The Staff member swapped out a menu and handed it over: “The escape rooms in this book are all for Pets to play. Do you want a single-Pet escape room or a multi-Pet escape room?”

After realizing the young girl in front of him was a Yu Beast Master, the Staff member’s address changed from “you” to “you” (formal).

“Single-Pet, please,” Qiao Sang said.

“Then I recommend you choose Ghost Shadow City, Confined Space, and Lost Town, respectively on pages 2, 8, and 9. You can take a look,” the Staff member introduced.

Lost Town?

Qiao Sang paused. Wasn’t that the escape room where Fang Sisi’s Cotton Section Worm was an NPC?

“That’s the one,” Qiao Sang said, turning to page 9 and pointing at the words “Lost Town.”

PS: Thanks to boss 20180706214518071 for the tip!