Chapter 668: Supervision of the whole audience (Give you a good day, the leader will be the first)

“There’s actually something like that?!”

Qiao Sang was startled; this was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing!

Doesn’t that mean she will also be able to see invisible Ghost-type Pets in the future?

Xiao Xunbao floated in front of the middle-aged man, extended a claw, waved it in front of him, and then made a funny face.

The middle-aged man’s mouth twitched slightly: “Your Ghost-type Pet is quite cute.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao jumped in surprise, quickly floated next to her Yu Beast Master, and called out with wide eyes.

This guy can really see her!

“When others mentioned your appearance just now, you didn’t react, but now that someone says ‘cute,’ you believe it…” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but inwardly complain, while outwardly maintaining her facial expression as she answered the man’s recent question:

“It’s called Ghost Ring Spirit, and it’s my Pet.”

“Ghost Ring Spirit…” The middle-aged man repeated the four words thoughtfully, murmuring, “I’ve never even heard of this Ghost-type Pet…”

“It’s a Blue Star Pet,” Qiao Sang said.

The middle-aged man showed a look of realization and said, “That explains it.”

After speaking, he immediately thought of something, looked at Qiao Sang, and asked, “Are you here for the competition?”

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

A smile appeared on the middle-aged man’s face, and he spoke in a tone as if talking to a junior: “Good luck.”

With that, he strode towards the backstage area.

“The other party’s Ghost-type Pet has already given back to this extent; it must be very powerful. Could he be a judge…?” Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts and also headed towards the backstage area.

As soon as she entered, she heard various greetings.

Everyone was gathered in twos and threes; at a glance, they were all adults, and there were many Pets she had never seen before. From their appearance, it was not difficult to guess that these were all Ghost-type Pets.

Qiao Sang’s appearance caused many people to focus their gaze on her.

Almost all the Yu Beast Masters who brought Ghost-type Pets to compete were adults; a young girl like the one before them, clearly underage, was truly rare.

Qiao Sang was accustomed to such gazes.

She casually found a seat and, turning her head, saw the man who had previously detected Xiao Xunbao’s location.

He was gathered with others, exchanging greetings like everyone else; he looked like an ordinary competitor, not a judge.

The middle-aged man felt the gaze and turned, seeing that it was the young girl from earlier. He nodded slightly in greeting.

“Do you know Mr. Barnard?” At this moment, a black-haired woman with light makeup came and sat down beside her, asking in a familiar tone.

“Mr. Barnard?” Qiao Sang did not hide her confusion.

“That’s the one who just greeted you,” the woman said.

“No, I don’t,” Qiao Sang shook her head. “We only exchanged a few words.”

After speaking, she immediately thought of something and asked, “Is he also here to compete?”

The woman laughed, seemingly not surprised by her question: “He’s considered an eccentric in our circle of Ghost-type Yu Beast Masters. He participates in any competition involving Ghost-type Pets, no matter how low-tier the competition is.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang had only one thought: “Oh no, he’s actually a competitor. It seems he’s definitely going to be among the top three…”

“But don’t competitions usually have restrictions? Since he’s so powerful, there should be many competitions he can’t participate in, right?” Qiao Sang asked.

“It seems you truly don’t know him at all,” the woman said. “All the Pets he has contracted are Ghost-type, both low-level and high-level. Except for competitions that restrict the Yu Beast Master’s age or Professional Beast Tamer level, he participates in almost all other competitions with Pet requirements.”

At this point, the woman waved her hand: “Who can blame him for having so many Ghost-type Pets?”

He actually contracted only Ghost-type Pets… Qiao Sang was somewhat astonished.

Although she knew that some people had a particular preference for a certain type of Pet and would contract only Pets of that same type, this was the first time she had seen a Yu Beast Master in reality who had contracted only Ghost-type Pets.

At this moment, the virtual large screen backstage lit up, displaying the scene from the main hall.

A Host dressed in a black suit appeared on the screen, along with a Ghost-type Pet that was entirely purple, had sharp horns on its head, and was also dressed in formal attire.

“Welcome everyone to the Ghost-type Pet Negative Energy Collection Competition!” The Host said loudly into the microphone: “A total of 134 Yu Beast Masters have signed up for this year’s Ghost-type Pet Negative Energy Collection Competition! They are all ready to go backstage!”

“We will watch the Yu Beast Masters and their Ghost-type Pets collect negative energy through live broadcast.”

“Everyone will supervise with me throughout the entire process!”

“Everyone present will be a judge!”

“Kek!” The Ghost-type Pet next to him took the microphone and echoed with a cry.

The entire hall cheered.

Qiao Sang looked at the screen from backstage and turned to ask: “What are they supervising?”

The woman paused, then asked, “You don’t know the rules?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “I only know that the competition is three hours long, and the three people who collect the most negative energy will be selected.”

“She’s a complete novice, it seems… Could she have just contracted a Ghost-type Pet and decided to participate…?” The woman looked at the young girl’s appearance in front of her, and the more she thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed.

She suddenly regretted striking up a conversation…

Novices always have the most questions…

Despite her regret, the woman patiently explained: “Normally, the First District prohibits Pets from indiscriminately absorbing various emotional energies. However, competitions like these receive prior government approval. These spectators are here to supervise whether the participating Yu Beast Masters are secretly creating negative energy or allowing their Pets to absorb other types of energy.”

“Do you see the input devices in their hands? If anyone violates the rules, someone will input the competitor’s number, and once confirmed upon review, they will be eliminated.”

Numbers? Are those the numbers on the wristbands that the Staff gave out at the entrance when signing in?

When entering, the Staff had given out two items: a numbered wristband and an emotional energy collection bottle.

“But don’t we need so many people?” Qiao Sang said, looking at the hall full of spectators on the screen.

The woman said indifferently: “However many competitors there are, that many screens will be displayed. Later, the screens will gradually decrease, removing those competitors with poor results. The audience also likes this, feeling a sense of participation.”

“These organizers are quite good at creating excitement…” Qiao Sang thought to herself.

“Competitors backstage, can you hear me!” The Host looked at the camera and said.

At the same time, the huge virtual screen behind him displayed the backstage scene.

As the camera swept by, Qiao Sang saw herself on the screen within the screen.

The Yu Beast Masters backstage offered polite but not overly enthusiastic smiles to the camera.

The Host didn’t let the silence linger and continued: “Yu Beast Masters with Ghost-type Pets are indeed as quiet as ever. Since that’s the case, we won’t waste any more words. This competition area is within the Jin Tong District. Anyone who leaves the Jin Tong District will be considered eliminated.”

“During the competition, interference or battles with opponents are permitted, but creating incidents or collecting energy other than negative energy is not allowed.”

“Aside from the participating Ghost-type Pets, no other Pets are allowed to be summoned for assistance.”

“It is now 12:59 PM First District time. Everyone has one minute of preparation time. The competition duration is three hours. Please return and gather promptly at 4:00 PM.”

When the Host said this, the curve of his smile widened: “Next, the screen will be handed over to all the competitors.”

“Kek!” The Ghost-type Pet next to him echoed with a cry.

The backstage screen then turned off.

At the same time.

Qiao Sang saw the large door not far away slowly open automatically.

A hundred or so people rushed out in a flash, including the woman who had been talking to her earlier.

Only a few people remained, moving slowly and not yet making a move.

Qiao Sang was silent for a long moment, then took out the numbered wristband with “113” written on it and put it on her wrist. She then pulled out her phone and opened the navigation.

“Aren’t you leaving yet?” an uncle nearby asked.

“I’m checking the boundaries of the Jin Tong District,” Qiao Sang said without lifting her head.

After speaking, she casually asked, “Aren’t you leaving?”

The uncle smiled mysteriously: “This area is also within the Jin Tong District. There are thousands of people in the hall; these are all sources of energy.”

Qiao Sang suddenly looked up.

…

At the same time, the huge virtual screen in the main hall was divided into a hundred or so screens.

What was playing on them was the current situation of each competitor.

Some of the audience in the hall saw a few of the screens still showing the backstage area and turned their heads to discuss:

“Here they come again. Every competition, there are always a few guys who want to leech off our negative energy.”

“I don’t have any negative energy. I’ve been living too happily recently.”

“Sigh, I went to watch a Pet arena battle yesterday and lost a lot of money. Now, if a Ghost-type Pet comes to absorb my emotional energy, I definitely wouldn’t mind.”

“If you absorb it, you won’t learn your lesson and will still gamble. It’s better not to absorb it.”

“Huh? That Ghost-type Pet is so small. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before.”

The Pet this person was referring to was Xiao Xunbao.

Qiao Sang had walked out of the door a minute ago.

Although there were indeed thousands of people in the hall, they were all watching the live broadcast and knew what they were supposed to do. Under this God’s eye view, it would be impossible to collect too much negative energy.

Qiao Sang had thought about it when she came. Time was limited, so she had to go to the place where the most negative energy was generated.

That would be the hospital.

Hospitals have many patients, and matters of birth, aging, sickness, and death happen every day, so a lot of negative emotions are bound to be generated.

Qiao Sang called a car and headed to the second closest, Class A hospital that was still within the Jin Tong District.

What she could think of, others could also think of.

The closest hospital to this location would definitely have many competitors going there.

Qiao Sang’s thoughts were correct.

At this time, among the hundred or so screens on the main hall’s virtual display, nearly half showed scenes of competitors heading to the closest Class A hospital.

The First District’s management of wild Pets was very thorough; there were no wild Pets running around indiscriminately on the streets. The taxi only took sixteen minutes to arrive at the Ford Bitt Comprehensive Hospital.

Qiao Sang quickly paid the fare and walked into the hospital entrance.

“Xiao Xunbao, it’s up to you now,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao cried out confidently, then closed her eyes and wiggled her nose.