Chapter 77: Racial limit

Thinking about all the previous incidents where Ghost-type Pets caused a stir on hot searches…

Not to mention anything else, just the Treasure Hunting Ghost that tried to scam her today, and the three Ghost-type Pets that colluded with it to block the surveillance, were enough for her to take heed.

Qiao Sang’s eyes became firm, and just as she was about to refuse, the Treasure Hunting Ghost beside her keenly sensed it.

It took a step back, reached out to pinch its own face, curved both corners of its mouth downwards, then floated in front of Qiao Sang, and tear drops the size of beans silently fell from its eyes.

This time, it didn’t cry out loud, only letting the tears flow continuously.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, instinctively feeling that it was up to some new trick.

But the Treasure Hunting Ghost did nothing else; it just reached out its hand, wanting to hug the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost back.

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s two short arms tightly clutched Qiao Sang’s clothes, and it turned its head to indicate refusal.

“Xun!”

The Treasure Hunting Ghost called out in a hoarse voice, sounding very mournful.

The two Staff exchanged a knowing glance.

“This Treasure Hunting Ghost is its mother. It’s doing this because it doesn’t want its child to stay in the Hanggang Pet Beast Base forever, like it has,” the middle-aged man said sadly.

“Didn’t you say the Pet egg was already reserved?” Qiao Sang asked.

The middle-aged man: “…”

“The Yu Beast Master who reserved it also reserved two other Pet eggs. We don’t know if they’re for gifting or other uses. After all, as a mother, it’s understandable that she wouldn’t feel comfortable entrusting her child to an unknown person,” the yellow-haired Staff explained.

Of course, this was false; the above was just a story he adapted from the experiences of other Pets.

Although this Treasure Hunting Ghost was not its mother, its goal was indeed to prevent its kin from staying in the Hanggang Pet Beast Base like it did.

The male Treasure Hunting Ghost, only five years old, cried even faster, looking as if its true feelings had been exposed.

Qiao Sang: “…”

How could she not believe it?

Seeing the girl unmoved, the middle-aged man tried a different approach: “The Treasure Hunting Ghost has been proven to evolve to the King-level, while Sakuragi Cotton currently only has examples of evolving to the King-level. Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?”

It had to be said that this middle-aged man hit the nail on the head.

A King-level Pet corresponds to the standard of an A-grade Beastmaster, while a King-level Pet is the primary condition for becoming a B-level Beast Tamer.

Of course, even if the growth limit of the Sakuragi Cotton species is King-level, it doesn’t mean that all Yu Beast Masters can cultivate it to the King-level.

Normally, a Yu Beast Master’s energy and resources are limited, and the contracted Pet’s talent cannot all be top-notch.

Among ten thousand Yu Beast Masters who contract Sakuragi Cotton, if one can cultivate it into a King-level Pet, it’s already considered a high probability.

Most people who contract Sakuragi Cotton wouldn’t consider its growth limit, but Qiao Sang had to.

Because she had a Gold Finger.

With this Gold Finger, she could completely cultivate a Pet with low talent to its species limit.

But she didn’t know if the Gold Finger could enable a Pet to break through its species limit.

After all, the issue of breaking through the growth limit for each species, which concerns the level of life, has always been a key research project for the Alliance, and it’s not that easy to solve.

She originally wanted to contract Sakuragi Cotton for its Healing skills, to increase her chances of survival in the wild.

Ultimately, the final goal was to improve her strength.

When choosing a Pet yesterday, she actually forgot about this…

“What about the Water Lantern Crocodile?” Qiao Sang asked.

The middle-aged man: “…”

He sighed inwardly.

This girl has a lot of opinions, and she clearly made her choice before coming. It seems the Treasure Hunting Ghost picked the wrong person this time…

“It’s also King-level,” the middle-aged man said seriously.

Qiao Sang then asked, “What about the Cotton Bird?”

“Also King-level,” the middle-aged man replied.

Qiao Sang was thoughtful.

Yesterday’s choice seemed a bit too hasty. Maybe she should go back and research more…

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost seemed to sense that it hadn’t been chosen, and its mouth drooped as it cried without warning.

This startled the Treasure Hunting Ghost, making it forget to continue its act, thinking it was due to its overly sincere performance just now.

Qiao Sang focused her gaze on the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost.

Although the Treasure Hunting Ghost is a Ghost-type Pet, at least it’s not the evil kind.

Actually, if Ghost-type Pets weren’t so fond of mischief, and their personalities weren’t so strange, a little more normal, they would probably be many people’s choice.

This Little Treasure Hunting Ghost looked soft and adorable, not at all like it had a strange personality.

Just as she thought of this, the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost suddenly stopped crying without warning, looked up at Qiao Sang with its tear-filled eyes, and then sweetly called out.

“Xun~”

Qiao Sang’s expression was strange.

Why did it feel like this Little Treasure Hunting Ghost knew what she was thinking…

After the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost finished smiling, its gaze shifted to the doorway, as if looking at something.

Qiao Sang’s heart tightened.

She felt that the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s behavior was abnormal. She looked in the direction it was looking but didn’t find anything.

“Miss, if you want a Pet with a high species limit, etc., you can ask Xiao Liu to introduce some to you,” the middle-aged man said.

The yellow-haired Staff, Xiao Liu, nodded beside him.

Upon hearing this, the Treasure Hunting Ghost pouted, knowing that the base Staff wouldn’t help it anymore, and reached out to carry the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost away.

This time, the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost didn’t dodge, because its attention had been focused on the doorway.

It was only after the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost left Qiao Sang that it reacted, pouting as if about to cry.

Just then, the door suddenly opened.

“Miss, why are you here?” the female Staff who opened the door asked Qiao Sang.

“Yue!”

The Qingyue Butterfly, which had been unnoticed, joyfully called out and flew to the female Staff’s side.

Qiao Sang stared at the person who entered for a long time, not answering.

The Treasure Hunting Ghost, holding the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost, had already floated to the doorway.

“Wait!” Qiao Sang suddenly called out.

The Treasure Hunting Ghost stopped and turned around, freeing one hand to point at itself uncertainly.

“Xun?”

“Yes, don’t leave yet,” Qiao Sang said.

The Treasure Hunting Ghost’s eyes lit up, and it flashed back in an instant.

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost blinked its watery eyes and looked over.

Qiao Sang clearly felt her heart rate accelerate.

She was inwardly excited and nervous, but her face showed nothing.

“How much is this Little Treasure Hunting Ghost?”

The three people present were all startled.

The middle-aged man said, “760,000.”

Qiao Sang didn’t speak, only frowned slightly.

“We can give you a 20% discount,” the middle-aged man quickly added.

“40% discount,” Qiao Sang said.

The middle-aged man was both surprised and delighted.

Although he didn’t know why the girl suddenly changed her mind, her bargaining momentum clearly showed she wanted to buy the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost.

It was just that the discount was a bit too steep…

Before he could try to probe the price again, he saw the young girl in front of him pull out a coupon from her pocket and place it on the table.

“This is a Pet egg exchange coupon worth 500,000. The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost itself should still have been in the egg, but the Treasure Hunting Ghost wanted to cling to me, and deliberately broke the Pet egg in front of me. You initially invited me to the office probably because you wanted me to buy it.”

“My Fire Fang Dog was bought at your base, so I can be considered an old customer. You’ve really disappointed me.”

“The three Ghost-type Pets that appeared on the surveillance just now probably aren’t doing this for the first time. I think this matter wouldn’t sound good if it got out. If possible, I’ll exchange this coupon for the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost, and I’ll keep what happened here a secret.”

“Oh, I forgot to mention, this exchange coupon was the reward I received for winning first place in the Bai Xin Competition. Have you heard of the Bai Xin Competition that just ended yesterday? If I make a statement now, quite a few people should still be paying attention.”

The Treasure Hunting Ghost listened, dumbfounded.

The middle-aged man: “…!”

Shouldn’t they be the ones trying to sell the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost?

Why did it feel like they now had no choice but to sell it…

Twenty minutes later.

Qiao Sang walked out of the Hanggang Pet Beast Base, holding her Fire Fang Dog in her arms and with the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost perched on her head.