Chapter 850: Pantian City (two in one)

As soon as she thought of this, Qiao Sang’s expression grew serious, and she immediately said, “Let’s go back.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang appeared at the original blind spot of the surveillance camera.

When the Staff saw the person appear out of thin air, their heart skipped a beat, and they cautiously asked, “Miss Qiao, you…”

Before he could finish, Qiao Sang said, “Space Lockdown.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t synchronize the vision it saw with Yabao’s Touch Sense, but seeing the command issued by her Yu Beast Master, it immediately understood that the thief they were looking for was inside this warehouse.

It showed a serious expression, and its eyes glowed blue again.

A translucent barrier instantly spread out, enveloping the warehouse except for where Qiao Sang and the Staff were standing.

“Slowly shrink the range,” Qiao Sang said. “Stop if you sense any anomalies.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao obediently followed suit.

The translucent barrier gradually shrunk.

The Staff seemed to understand something and didn’t dare to breathe, fearing they would disturb the operation.

Suddenly, with a loud “bang,” a distant shelf collapsed.

The Staff and the crocodile-type Pet jolted, hugging each other, but they quickly realized their behavior was a bit embarrassing, exchanged glances, and then quickly separated, as if they had never embraced.

Steel Treasure, who had been quiet, glanced at them.

“Don’t worry about that, continue to shrink the range.” Qiao Sang was completely unaffected.

The shelf didn’t fall early or late, but precisely at this time. She reasonably suspected that the Ghost-type Pet had deliberately caused it to attract her attention.

There was no need to worry about that side. As long as Xiao Xunbao continued to cast Space Lockdown and shrink the range, the Ghost-type Pet in the warehouse would definitely be caught.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao nodded, then continued to shrink the range of the Space Lockdown.

“Qi Qi!”

Just as the Space Lockdown’s range was only one-tenth of the warehouse, a Pet, about one meter in size, almost entirely purple, and with a gaseous body, appeared with a distressed expression, forcefully ramming its head into the barrier, attempting to break through.

Seeing that the barrier didn’t react, the Pet opened its mouth, and instantly a black Shadow Ball condensed and shot onto the barrier.

The barrier rippled like water, but quickly returned to calm, showing no signs of damage.

Qiao Sang recognized this Pet at a glance; it was the one she had seen through Yabao’s synchronized Touch Sense.

“Bubble Ghost?!” the Staff exclaimed in surprise.

So this Pet was called Bubble Ghost… Qiao Sang noted this piece of information and turned to ask, “Why, do you know it?”

“Two months ago, we hired a warehouse inventory clerk here, and his Pet was a Bubble Ghost,” the Staff said, hesitating a bit, “Could it be that the one stealing isn’t the Bubble Ghost? Is there some misunderstanding?”

Qiao Sang looked at the Bubble Ghost, which was still continuously ramming its head against the barrier, and said, “During the time period you mentioned, the Pet that took the items was it. Regardless of the reason, my only responsibility is to catch the thief who stole the items and hand them over to the police.”

Upon hearing this, the Staff immediately fell silent.

The range of the Space Lockdown became smaller and smaller. The Bubble Ghost, seeing its attacks were ineffective, started to lose its composure and suddenly went wild, screaming, “Qi Qi!”

Three black Shadow Balls instantly condensed in front of it and smashed towards the only remaining shelves within the barrier’s range.

“Ah!” The Staff, seeing this, immediately let out a wail, “No!”

“Lulu.” Qiao Sang spoke.

As soon as she finished speaking, the Staff and the crocodile-type Pet felt a bone-chilling coldness in the room and couldn’t help but shiver in unison.

The imagined scene of shelves collapsing and all items being destroyed did not happen.

The Staff looked in the direction of the Bubble Ghost and saw that the translucent barrier had disappeared at some point. The Bubble Ghost, frozen solid, was suspended in mid-air, including the three Shadow Balls that were about to hit the shelves.

The dim surroundings and the Bubble Ghost, completely frozen into an icy blue, emitting cold air, as well as the three Shadow Balls, were completely different.

Because they were frozen and suspended in the air, the Bubble Ghost and the three Shadow Balls looked as if they were on another layer.

This… The Staff looked at the scene before them, their expression stunned, their mind blank.

At this moment, he was completely bewildered, unable to understand what had just happened.

As a Yu Beast Master, although his level wasn’t high and he hadn’t achieved much, he watched the Regional Competition every year, and he had listened attentively in classes when he was in school. Although he had graduated many years ago, he still understood some essential knowledge.

The scene before him was clearly caused by an Ice skill.

But if something was frozen, shouldn’t it fall to the ground?

Why were the Bubble Ghost and the Shadow Balls still suspended in the air?

What kind of skill was this?

It actually had such an amazing effect?

Did Miss Qiao also bring such a powerful Ice Pet with her?

Various chaotic thoughts flashed through the Staff’s mind.

What kind of Pet was it… He suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the backpack behind Qiao Sang.

The moment he looked at the backpack, the Bubble Ghost fell to the ground, and the three Shadow Balls shattered with a bang.

“It’s resolved, call the police.” Qiao Sang said calmly.

“Okay, okay…” The Staff quickly averted their gaze, took out their phone, and dialed the emergency number.

The crocodile-type Pet looked over with admiration.

The police’s speed in solving cases wasn’t fast enough, but their response time was decent. Soon, they arrived and arrested both the Bubble Ghost and its Yu Beast Master.

…

“Name.”

“Qiao Sang.”

“Age.”

“16.”

“Why were you in the warehouse?”

“I’m participating in the Regional Competition, and the Judge in Changqing City assigned me the assessment task of catching the thief who stole items from the warehouse, which is why I was there,” Qiao Sang answered concisely.

The police officer responsible for recording suddenly looked up, his expression astonished.

There was no other way; the girl in front of him looked too young, not at all like someone who could register for the Regional Competition.

Qiao Sang immediately thought of something and continued:

“Before I went to the warehouse, I also called a Police Officer Li here. The Judge said he was the police officer in charge of this case, and he could testify for me.”

After a pause, she added:

“Originally, I wanted to ask him about the case and then invite him to come with me, but unfortunately, he said he was about to get off work.”

Police Officer Li, isn’t that you… The police officer responsible for recording turned to look at the police officer next to him who was doing the questioning.

Don’t look at me. If he had known he would be working overtime to solve this case today, he definitely wouldn’t have hung up the phone so quickly then… Police Officer Li coughed, pretending not to be himself, and continued to ask:

“How did you know that Bubble Ghost was the thief who stole the items?”

Qiao Sang sat comfortably in the chair, skillfully answering questions, as if she were in her own home.

During this time, the police officer doing the questioning even poured her a cup of tea.

The questioning quickly ended, and Qiao Sang walked out of the interrogation room.

Police Officer Li followed out, having held back for a long time, finally stepped forward and said, “Actually, I am Police Officer Li, the one in charge of this case.”

Qiao Sang glanced at him: “I know.”

Police Officer Li: “???”

“In the information provided by the Judge, besides your contact information, there was also a photo,” Qiao Sang continued.

Police Officer Li: “…”

Police Officer Li’s expression stiffened. After a few seconds of silence, he said:

“I’m very sorry, but thank you for helping us catch the thief who stole the items. Just now, the Bubble Ghost’s Yu Beast Master has admitted to the theft. He said he ordered the Bubble Ghost to steal.”

Qiao Sang’s curiosity was piqued, and she asked:

“Why did he steal? I heard the Staff there say that the items in that warehouse are all defective, so they shouldn’t be of much use.”

“He did it for the Bubble Ghost to absorb energy,” Police Officer Li explained. “Although those items are defective, many of them still contain energy. The missing items all contained more or less energy that all Pets can absorb. He couldn’t afford energy-rich food for the Bubble Ghost, so he thought of this method.”

…

This assessment task is too simple. If the next tasks are all this easy, I estimate I can complete all the assessment tasks in the eleven prefectures in one or two months… Qiao Sang sighed with emotion as she left the Police Station, flipped onto the enlarged Yabao’s back, and said, “Let’s go back to the Yu Beast Center.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao appeared, staring at its Yu Beast Master with a resentful expression, and let out a cry.

Qiao Sang understood instantly. She stroked Yabao’s fur and added, “But before that, let’s go shopping and buy hair accessories for Xiao Xunbao.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s resentful expression vanished. It floated next to its Yu Beast Master and happily rubbed its head.

“Ya!”

Yabao cried out and ran into the air.

…

11:01 PM.

Yu Beast Center.

Accommodation Area.

Room 1108.

Qiao Sang used her pet tamer badge to swipe open the door and enter.

At the same time, Mi Jiala, who lived next door, heard the movement, her ears twitched, and she got up, put on her shoes, and went to the door of 1108 to knock.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

Qiao Sang opened the door, a little surprised: “Teacher, you’re still awake?”

I will be responsible for your guidance, including safety, for the next few decades. How can I sleep if you don’t come back… Mi Jiala walked into the room, glanced at Yabao, who was lying on the bed sleeping, and said, “I just slept.”

Saying that, she returned to the doorway and looked at Qiao Sang: “You should go to bed early. You haven’t rested much today. Only with good rest can you do your tasks well tomorrow and complete the assessment as soon as possible.”

Qiao Sang opened her mouth: “I…”

Mi Jiala interrupted: “I know what you’re going to say. People still need rest, especially at your age. Although Ice Aipalu has Healing Light, releasing an Ultra-level skill consumes a lot of energy, and even taking recovery potions will take some time to fully recover. ”

“You have assessments and training coming up. Pets need a lot of energy every day. You should conserve energy in places where you don’t need to use Ultra-level skills.”

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said:

“No, what I wanted to say is that I’ve already completed my assessment task, so we can set off for the next city tomorrow.”

Mi Jiala: “???”

Completed?

In just one night?

Mi Jiala was stunned and couldn’t help but ask, “How did you complete it?”

“I went to that warehouse, asked the Staff there…” After Qiao Sang rambled on about what happened to her tonight, she said, “That’s how it was.”

Flame Qilu’s Touch Sense, Ghost Ring King’s Space Lockdown, Ice Aipalu’s Ice Heaven Domain… With these skills, it’s no wonder she could confirm, lockdown, and capture so quickly… Mi Jiala looked at Qiao Sang, showing approval:

“Well done. Get some sleep early. We’ll depart tomorrow.”

“Okay.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Mi Jiala returned to her room, half-lying on the bed. Then she thought of something, took out her phone, and canceled the six days of room reservations at the Changqing Yu Beast Center.

…

The next day.

8:55 AM.

Yu Beast Center.

Third floor.

Outside the Judge’s office, who was specifically in charge of assessment matters.

The Judge arrived at work on time. When he saw the person standing outside his office, a smile immediately appeared on his face: “Why are you here? Is there a problem with the task?”

Qiao Sang looked at him and smiled: “No, I’ve already completed the task. I’m here for confirmation.”

Judge: “???”

“You’ve already completed it?” the Judge asked in disbelief.

He remembered that he had only handed over this task yesterday.

Qiao Sang nodded and hummed in affirmation.

The Judge took a deep breath, eagerly opened the office door, and went to the computer to confirm.

Five minutes later, he clicked “pass” below Qiao Sang’s assessment task with a dazed expression.

…

“Where are we going next?” Qiao Sang asked after leaving the Yu Beast Center.

“Pan Tian City,” Mi Jiala had already planned the route, “Pan Tian City is right next to Changqing City. It only takes an hour to get there via the exclusive aerial passage.”

Qiao Sang had been to the Central Air Region before and was familiar with the aerial passages.

There are few wild Pets in Dragon Country, so Flying in the air is very safe as long as there are no issues with the individual, thus air travel has developed well.

Especially in the Central Air Region, an aerial passage specifically leading to various cities has been opened, operated by the government, and the Flying Pets are specially trained. Some universities even have corresponding majors.

The Flying-type Pets working at this passage are first in size, second in speed, and third in stability.

It is said that the species regulations must be only those few.

Aside from those few species, even if a Yu Beast Master with an Emperor-level Pet came to apply, they would not be allowed to work.

Therefore, many parents, in order for their children to secure this stable job in the future, ensure that their child’s first contracted Pet belongs to one of those species.

Qiao Sang sat on Yabao’s back and headed towards high altitude with Teacher Mi Jiala.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at a place dense with white clouds.

Many people and Pets were walking on the clouds, waiting.

Qiao Sang had previously moved freely in the Central Air Region’s sky, so she didn’t have a particularly strong reaction to this.

Mi Jiala, however, sighed: “Your Dragon Country’s air routes are truly well-developed.”

In Eagle Country, even if a Pet had such a skill that allowed people to walk on clouds, it would be impossible to implement, because no one knows if a secret realm rift might appear the next second.