Chapter 648: Strange Fire Magma

“Then what do you want?” Qiao Sang asked.

When resources are rare to a certain extent, they usually cannot be bought with money alone.

Don’t look at S-grade and SS-grade resources as only one level apart; the difference in value is like heaven and earth. Therefore, Qiao Sang was not too surprised that the other party did not want money.

The Middle-aged White Man said in a deep voice, “I want half a jin of ghost fire paste.”

ghost fire paste? What is that? I haven’t heard of it… Qiao Sang’s heart was momentarily confused, but she said calmly, “I don’t have any ghost fire paste on me right now, but you can give me your contact information. I’ll contact you when I get some.”

As expected of someone trading an ss-grade yin chao pearl, he’s so calm hearing about half a jin of ghost fire paste… The Middle-aged White Man was both surprised and delighted, feeling that he saw hope for the ghost fire paste. He immediately took out his phone and they exchanged contact information.

After saving his contact as [Yin Chao Pearl], Qiao Sang thought of something and set her WeChat Moments to be visible for three days.

Her admission letter was still there, and it would be bad if that information was seen.

The Middle-aged White Man put down his phone and suddenly confessed,

“Actually, two other people have made this trade with me. I only have one ss-grade yin chao pearl. If any of them produce the ghost fire paste first, I will agree to the exchange. Similarly, if you produce the ghost fire paste first, I will also exchange with you.”

This is giving me competitive pressure… Qiao Sang nodded, “I understand.”

The Middle-aged White Man got up and turned to leave. Just as he opened the door, he looked back and said, “The Ke Te Ya Volcano will erupt in three days. You can go and see it then.”

Qiao Sang: “???”

Hey, hey, hey, how did you know I was going to go when the volcano erupted… Also, doesn’t the Ke Te Ya Volcano erupt almost every half month? It hasn’t been half a month yet… A series of question marks flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, but to maintain her persona, she said calmly, “I understand.”

Seeing this, the Middle-aged White Man said no more and pushed the door open to leave.

Once the door closed, Qiao Sang immediately picked up her phone and typed “ghost fire paste” into the search bar.

Soon, related information popped up on the screen:

[ghost fire paste is an extremely rare material for Ghost-type Pets to practice fire-type skills. After absorption, it can directly boost the proficiency of a Ghost-type Pet’s fire-type skills by a notch.]

[It might not sound like much, but let’s put it this way: after absorption, a Ghost-type’s fire-type skill, if it was originally at the Perfected level, could potentially reach Profound Meaning in one go.]

[Isn’t that awesome? But this stuff is super hard to get. Don’t even think about finding it on the market; there’s basically no stock. Even if there is, it’s immediately sent to those Yu Beast families.]

[If you really want it, you can try your luck near a volcano.]

[If a volcano erupts at night and blue magma comes out, that’s ghost fire paste.]

[However, not every night eruption of a volcano produces blue magma. Currently, the only known active volcanoes that can produce ghost fire paste are the Volcano of Misfortune in the 30th District and the Ke Te Ya Volcano in the 19th District.]

[If these two volcanoes erupt red magma at night, and you’re not afraid of death, you can go to the bottom to look. There might be a small amount of ghost fire paste inside.]

[Of course, it’s also possible there’s none at all.]

No wonder that person told her to go see the Ke Te Ya Volcano when it erupted; it turns out ghost fire paste is produced during nocturnal volcanic eruptions… Qiao Sang suddenly understood.

She pondered for a while, then got up and went to the virtual screen in the center of the hall, posting a message that she wanted ghost fire paste.

If the information is true, even if the Ke Te Ya Volcano erupts at night, ghost fire paste might not appear, and going to the bottom of the volcano is too dangerous. It’s best to be able to trade for this item from someone else… Qiao Sang thought cautiously.

One minute later, the [Please Wait] on the screen changed to [No Trade, Please Try Again Next Time].

It seems the task posting duration is only one minute… Qiao Sang helplessly took the elevator back to the previous floor.

For the rest of the time, she visited almost all the stalls, but unfortunately, she didn’t see any yin chao beads or ghost fire paste that met her requirements.

The kind of being targeted events seen in TV dramas didn’t happen. Everyone was actually focused on their own affairs, and the underground trading market was much safer than imagined.

…

Sota Hotel.

Room 3406.

After mailing the VIP tickets for the Yu Beast Professional League International Team Tour to “Love Me In Vain,” Qiao Sang leaned against the headboard, holding her phone and logging onto the official website of the Yu Beast Center. She clicked on the task posting section and published a message that she wanted ghost fire paste.

The task was successfully posted, and the platform automatically categorized the task as four-star.

A four-star task; if it were given to her, she wouldn’t even be qualified to accept it… Qiao Sang sighed, feeling weary.

Sure enough, items that can be exchanged for ss-grade yin chao pearls are not easy to obtain…

Poor me, I have an unlimited card, but it’s temporarily useless in front of materials of this caliber…

She thought for a moment and started browsing her WeChat Moments.

The college entrance examination was tomorrow. Only by seeing everyone’s stressed out appearance for the exam in her Moments could she feel a little comforted…

…

Three days later.

5:20 PM.

The hotel room phone rang.

“Xiao Xunbao?” Xiao Xunbao answered the phone.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line: “Please let your Yu Beast Master answer.”

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao called out to her Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang opened her eyes, stopped Meditation, and picked up the phone: “Hello?”

A pleasant female voice came through:

“Hello, I’m the front desk of the Sota Hotel. It was just predicted that the Ke Te Ya Volcano will erupt around 7 PM tonight. Do you need us to arrange a vehicle or Pet to take you to the site to watch?”

Around 7 PM, volcano eruption… Qiao Sang almost immediately recalled what the Yu Beast Master with the ss-grade yin chao pearl said in the underground trading market three days ago. She pondered for a moment and asked, “Is the information accurate?”

The front desk smiled and said,

“Of course, it’s accurate. The Ke Te Ya Volcano is a major feature here; it basically erupts once every half month, but this is not absolute. We predict it daily through the Rongrong Beast, and it provides the most accurate time.”

Rongrong Beast, a Beginner fire-type Pet, possesses the Heat Prediction characteristic, which allows it to predict volcanic eruptions based on ground temperature. It is said that after a prediction, the Rongrong Beast will spray flames from its body, and researchers who have professionally studied Rongrong Beasts make precise predictions based on the temperature of those flames… It seems that the Yu Beast Master with the ss-grade yin chao pearl used a Rongrong Beast for his prediction. However, the Heat Prediction characteristic level of his Rongrong Beast must be very high, otherwise, he wouldn’t have predicted today’s volcanic eruption three days ago… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with information about the Rongrong Beast. After a moment of thought, she declined, “I understand. You don’t need to send me.”

“Alright, wish you a pleasant stay.” The front desk still smiled.

Qiao Sang hung up the phone and looked at the time on her phone. There was only a little over an hour left until 7 PM.

Three days ago, she posted the task of wanting ghost fire paste, but no Yu Beast Master had taken it. The day before yesterday, when she was looking at the yu beast codex, she found that Xiao Xunbao’s level returned to normal when it reached [High Level (92118/100000)+], no longer increasing every minute and second, so her desire for yin chao beads was not as urgent as it was initially.

However, an S-grade yin chao pearl might be obtained by exploring more in resource-rich places like the Upper Tenth District, but an ss-grade yin chao pearl might not. If possible, Qiao Sang still wanted to get a portion of ghost fire paste to exchange for it.

Moreover, her purpose for coming here was originally to visit the Ke Te Ya Volcano twice, so she naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

Qiao Sang put on her jacket and shoes, waved her hand to recall Steel Treasure into the yu beast codex, then picked up Tooth Treasure, put on the backpack with Dew Treasure, and came to the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking at the still dormant volcano in the distance, she said, “Xiao Xunbao, move directly there.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao saw her Yu Beast Master staring at that spot every day, so she naturally knew where she was talking about. Her eyes glowed blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang and Tooth Treasure disappeared from their original spot.