Chapter 397: Haicheng (first update)

Midnight.

Ancient Mist region.

Hai City.

“Ladies and gentlemen, our aircraft has arrived at Hai City Yiguang International Airport.”

“Explore the beautiful underwater world of the sea. Thank you again for choosing this flight. May your trip to Hai City bring you wonderful memories. We look forward to seeing you on your next journey.”

The gentle voice of a flight attendant came from the speaker.

Qiao Sang opened her eyes and looked out the window.

The plane had successfully landed.

Qiao Sang took out her phone and turned off flight mode. Thinking it was too late, she chose not to call but instead sent a message to her mother saying she had arrived.

Sun Boyi stood up and turned to instruct:

“Put on more clothes. The Ancient Mist region is colder than where we are, and the temperature difference between day and night is significant. You’ll easily catch a cold if you don’t.”

“Finally, we’re here. It’s a good thing we were in first class and could lie down. If it were economy, I’d be exhausted.” Xu Yixuan muttered while putting on the thick coat she had prepared in advance.

Qiao Sang put her phone back in her pocket, formed a hand seal, and summoned Little Qunbao.

“Qun~”

As soon as Little Qunbao appeared, it happily rubbed its face against its Yu Beast Master’s cheek.

This rub made Qiao Sang, who was still a bit sleepy, much more awake. She smiled and said:

“Take out a thick piece of clothing.”

Qiao Sang didn’t check any luggage; all her belongings were in Little Qunbao’s ring.

After the three of them put on an extra coat and walked out of the airport, they saw a handsome man with dyed blonde hair excitedly waving at them.

Qiao Sang’s first reaction was that the pick-up person had arrived.

The hotel was arranged by the school, and it was normal to choose a hotel with pick-up service when traveling far.

Sun Boyi walked directly towards the blonde man and asked, “Are you Professor Jiang?”

Professor?

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, never imagining that the blonde man in front of her would be a professor.

“That’s me.” After Jiang Xiu answered Sun Boyi, he looked at the young girl with a Ghost-type Pet sitting on her head, then smiled brightly: “You must be Qiao Sang, right?”

Without waiting for Qiao Sang to answer, he continued with a smile: “Liu Yao showed me your picture.”

Sun Boyi timely introduced: “This is Professor Jiang Xiu from the Ancient Mist region. He is also an A-level Breeder. Originally, the Vice Principal was going to accompany us for this district competition, but he had a temporary matter, so he asked Professor Jiang for help.”

“Hello, Professor Jiang.” Qiao Sang smiled.

She knew that the Vice Principal had something to attend to. Ever since the provincial competition ended, the project to research how Fire Fang Dog evolves into Yan Ling Dog was approved. She had even visited once, and all the researchers were extremely busy and couldn’t leave.

“Professor, you are so young.” Xu Yixuan said with genuine sincerity.

Jiang Xiu laughed “Haha” twice and said, “I’m two years older than your Vice Principal.”

Two years older than the Vice Principal? Qiao Sang froze, her thoughts wandering.

She remembered that the Vice Principal and the Principal were the same age… The Principal was 48, so this professor… What the heck? He’s 50?!

Qiao Sang looked blankly at the man with blonde hair, dressed fashionably, who could easily pass for a college student, and couldn’t speak for a long time.

To be honest, if there wasn’t the Vice Principal to compare him to, it would have been fine, as people online often say not to casually strike up conversations on the street, especially in big cities, to avoid accidentally talking to an elder.

But with the comparison of the Vice Principal’s age and appearance, two years younger, the feeling was completely different.

“You’re actually two years older than the Vice Principal! But you look like his son’s age!” Xu Yixuan showed a shocked expression.

Good thing the Vice Principal isn’t here… Sun Boyi silently glanced at Xu Yixuan.

Thank you, my mouth-piece… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Jiang Xiu paused, then burst into laughter:

“Liu Yao can’t know about this, otherwise, even if he doesn’t say anything, he’ll be fuming inside. I’ll take you to the hotel first. It’s so late, you probably want to rest early.”

After a few words, Qiao Sang and the other two quickly became familiar with Jiang Xiu.

Hai City’s waterways crisscross the entire city, and the main modes of transportation, besides boats, are Water-type Pets.

Outside the airport, across a slightly narrow street, was the waterway.

Although it was midnight, there were still many medium-sized Water-type Pets by the waterside. Their backs were equipped with seats for 2 to 5 people.

The Yu Beast Masters beside the Water-type Pets weren’t soliciting customers; they were clearly waiting for specific people.

The four of them came to the waterside, and Jiang Xiu formed a hand seal, causing a red star array to light up on the ground.

The color of the star array immediately drew glances from those around them.

Hai City is a large city, and as the center of the Ancient Mist region, many people come here for its reputation.

Travelers have seen many things and wouldn’t be surprised by unfamiliar Pets or strange people, but a red star array was different; it wasn’t something one could casually see.

Under the warm streetlights, a Pet about 5 meters in size, mostly dark gray with several blue circular spots on its back and a protrusion on its head, appeared on the star array.

“This is a Sea Salt Lizard.” Jiang Xiu introduced.

“Sea Salt.” The Sea Salt Lizard politely called out.

At this moment, a mechanical voice sounded:

【Sea Salt Lizard, King-level Water-type Pet, relatively clumsy on land, likes to drink seawater and eat seaweed and other aquatic plants】

【Sea Salt Lizard has the salt excretion characteristic. It has a special part in its nose called the salt gland, which can separate excess salt from food in its mouth during chewing and then excrete it from the body】

【So sometimes, when people see a Sea Salt Lizard sneezing, the white crystals sprayed out are actually salt being secreted】

Who used the Pet Identifier… Qiao Sang turned her head and found that everyone was staring at the top of her head.

In an instant, Qiao Sang understood. She reached up and took Little Qunbao down from her head, and sure enough, she saw it holding the Pet Identifier in its paw.

“Qun~” Little Qunbao blinked its eyes.

I haven’t really used the tools I packed from the Pet supply store a while ago, but Little Qunbao has already learned how to use them… Qiao Sang silently put Little Qunbao back on her head.

“Qun~”

Little Qunbao sat on its Yu Beast Master’s head and aimed the Pet Identifier at the Water-type Pets in the waterway it hadn’t seen before, identifying them.

Jiang Xiu stared at Little Qunbao for a while and praised:

“This Treasure Hunting Fairy of yours is quite interesting. If you pursue research work in the future, I believe it will be an excellent assistant.”

Qiao Sang agreed: “It is indeed very curious about everything, suitable for scientific research.”

Jiang Xiu seemed to think of something, his eyes flickered, and he said:

“Why don’t you come to the Ancient Mist region to develop in the future? I can guide you personally, and it just so happens that you have contracted Ice Dew Qiya, so it should be more comfortable in this environment.”

Hey, hey, hey, trying to poach someone in front of me, if the Vice Principal finds out, he’ll kill me… Sun Boyi coughed and changed the subject:

“Professor Jiang, shouldn’t we be going?”