Chapter 649: we can cooperate

The crater was surrounded by tourists who wanted to witness the volcanic eruption.

The scorching air was mixed with a choking smell of sulfur; even before the eruption, one could feel the unusual atmosphere of the place.

Everyone’s attention was on the volcano, and with night already fallen, Qiao Sang’s sudden appearance did not attract any attention.

“Ya Ya?”

Xiao Xunbao tilted her head, revealing a puzzled expression.

Where is this?

“This is where you will evolve in the future,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xunbao’s spirits instantly lifted, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at the Ke Te Ya Volcano in the distance.

“Ice Ke…”

The Pet in the backpack, Xiao Xunbao, silently poked her head out, stared at the Ke Te Ya Volcano for a while, then silently retreated back inside.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao’s curiosity was piqued, and she let out a cry.

Then where is the place where she will evolve?

Qiao Sang glanced at her: “On the Super Dormant Star.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao sighed.

That’s a wide range…

“But regarding your evolution…” Qiao Sang saw Xiao Xunbao’s expression and couldn’t help but laugh, just about to talk about the yin chao beads.

Just then, she heard a “whoosh” of wind, and immediately, a bird-type Pet about three meters in size, mostly orange with a sharp, long beak, appeared in the sky about three meters away.

“Little sister, you’re too close to the crater, it’s not safe. Please move back about 200 meters,” a low, male voice sounded.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw a man in a black assault jacket sitting on the bird-type Pet directly above her.

The voice had come from him.

“I understand,” Qiao Sang nodded.

The man was about to leave, but then he noticed that the girl in front of him was actually holding a Pet.

He frowned slightly and asked, “Where are your parents? Are you alone?”

“I’m alone,” Qiao Sang said before turning and leaving.

Parents nowadays are really bold, not only letting children carry Pets but also letting them come here alone… The man inwardly complained when he saw this and said no more, riding his bird-type Pet away.

Qiao Sang arrived at the safe zone 200 meters away.

The area was crowded, with various noises, almost all discussing the upcoming volcanic eruption.

Qiao Sang heard the conversation of two men not far behind her:

“Do you think ghost fire paste will appear in this eruption?”

“Possibly. Do you see those dozen or so guys riding Sharp-Beaked Firebirds up there? They appear to be managing the safety and order of the tourists, but in reality, they’re preventing us from getting close if ghost fire paste appears.”

“Who are these people?”

“Not sure, but they should be official personnel. I’ve been here seven or eight times, and they’re always here at night. Think about it, if they really cared about the tourists’ safety, why don’t they show up when the volcano erupts during the day?”

So that means if ghost fire paste appears later, she can’t get close either? Qiao Sang looked up when she heard this, and sure enough, she saw over a dozen of the same bird-type Pets that had appeared before her, circling in the sky.

Sharp-Beaked Firebird…

Almost as Qiao Sang looked at the dozen or so bird-type Pets with sharp, long beaks, a voice with the same tone as Xiao Xunbao’s came:

“It’s a good thing you have me. Only I can so clearly identify those guys from so far away in the middle of the night… Let me see… Sharp-Beaked Firebird, a Fire-type High-level Pet, it lives in volcanoes year-round, which makes its body temperature much higher than ordinary Fire-type Pets.”

“Therefore, when hit by raindrops, steam billows, and its body is enveloped in a thick mist.”

“Yu Beast Masters who contract them have very good heat resistance, as ordinary people can’t get close due to the Sharp-Beaked Firebird’s high body temperature.”

“How do I put it, I don’t think it’s your opponent, but there are quite a few of them. You should be cautious in battle. I feel they’ll gang up, so I suggest you scatter them and deal with them one by one.”

The last sentence was a bit redundant… Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched.

The two male voices behind her quieted down, then footsteps sounded, growing fainter and fainter.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Those two must have heard it!

They definitely heard it!

That’s just what the Pet Identifier said, I didn’t plan on doing that!

Suddenly, steady footsteps came from the left.

Qiao Sang turned her head and saw that the newcomer was a Middle-aged White Man, appearing to be around forty years old.

Who is this, looking at me? He’s not coming for me, is he… Qiao Sang silently shifted her gaze, pretending she hadn’t made eye contact just now.

“Hello,” the Middle-aged White Man walked quickly towards her: “I heard everything just now.”

Qiao Sang: “???”

What did you hear?

The Middle-aged White Man lowered his voice and said:

“If you want to make a move, I can help you.”

Look at what you’re saying… Qiao Sang immediately looked at him with an extremely complex expression.

The Middle-aged White Man continued: “Or, we can cooperate.”

Qiao Sang gestured with her eyes for him to continue, wanting to see what other outrageous things he could say.

The Middle-aged White Man understood the meaning of her gaze and continued:

“You have a Ghost-type Pet, and you must have come here to get some ghost fire paste.”

When Qiao Sang heard this, her expression instantly changed: “How did you know I have a Ghost-type Pet.”

Xiao Xunbao had been in an invisible state ever since the man in the assault jacket approached.

“Because I also have a Ghost-type Pet,” the Middle-aged White Man smiled: “And just now, when the sound came from your side, I saw it, the Pet Identifier was floating in the air.”

This guy has good hearing. She clearly hadn’t seen him around when she walked over here, yet he could clearly hear the sound of the Pet Identifier, which means he must be a Yu Beast Master who has received multiple feedbacks…

He also has a Ghost-type Pet and knows about ghost fire paste, so it seems he also wants to get this item…

But why come looking for her?

Are all these Yu Beast Masters so casual about finding people to cooperate with?

Qiao Sang pondered, her mouth not stopping, and asked:

“How do you want to cooperate?”

The Middle-aged White Man replied:

“Do you see those official people? With them around, we can’t get close to the Ke Te Ya Volcano, but just like the Pet Identifier said, we can scatter them.”

“As long as you attract the attention of some of them, I’ll have a way to get close to the Ke Te Ya Volcano, and when I get the ghost fire paste, I’ll give you a share.”

He’s using me to create a diversion… Qiao Sang asked:

“Why choose me?”

Isn’t it because you’re young and easy to trick… The Middle-aged White Man said with a sincere expression:

“We are both Yu Beast Masters with Ghost-type Pets, shouldn’t we help each other?”

How could such a young child resist the temptation of ghost fire paste? It’s true that he wants her to attract attention, but she can forget about the ghost fire paste after it’s done.

Qiao Sang thought, ‘I don’t believe a word you say.’ ghost fire paste is something that can be exchanged for an ss-grade yin chao pearl. How could he just give her a share so easily…

However, with the volcanic eruption, it does seem very difficult to get ghost fire paste by herself.

Not to mention the group of official people controlling the area, just the temperature at the volcano. If it erupts with all blue magma, it’s fine, she could find a way to get some from the outside. But if it’s only at the bottom of the volcano, then it would be somewhat difficult for her alone…

Or maybe, after this guy gets it, she’ll just snatch it from him… Qiao Sang thought of this and asked with a smile:

“Just us? Are there others?”

“Of course,” the Middle-aged White Man heard the change in her tone and felt it was settled. He immediately pointed at a Middle-aged White Man ten meters away and said: “And him.”

Qiao Sang looked in the direction he was pointing.

The Middle-aged White Man seemed to sense something, looked over, and gave a friendly smile.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Goodness, isn’t that the Yu Beast Master who traded the ss-grade yin chao pearl with her back then?