Chapter 871: Rain shelter butterfly (two in one)

That’s right. When it comes to competitiveness, Ya Bao is arguably the strongest in the team. Now that Lu Bao has evolved into a King-level Pet before it, it definitely wants to challenge Lu Bao to a match… However, it’s likely that Lu Bao will suppress Ya Bao for a long time to come. I wonder if this will affect Ya Bao’s mentality… Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts, remembering the main task at hand, and said:

“Shouldn’t we buy an umbrella before we set off?”

Xiao Xunbao’s ring did have an umbrella, but there was only one, and it had hardly ever been used. It would probably take half a day to find it specifically.

“No need,” Mi Jiala said. “When we get there, just rent two Rain-Avoiding Butterflies.”

How rich! Not buying an umbrella, but renting Rain-Avoiding Butterflies… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

She had heard a little about Rain-Avoiding Butterflies. It was said that they were a characteristic Pet in Changyu City. As long as you rented a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly and let it perch anywhere on your body, it could provide shelter from the rain.

Although the cost of renting a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly was more expensive than buying an umbrella, many people still chose to rent them for convenience, status, and the experience.

Among them, outside tourists accounted for a larger proportion.

It was said that if you wanted to distinguish whether someone in Changyu City was a local, you just had to see if they had a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly on them.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said,

“Let’s rent one. I have an umbrella.”

Mi Jiala looked over: “A Rain-Avoiding Butterfly with a C-level Rain-Avoiding ability can block rain within a three-meter radius. I see you usually like to keep your Pets outside. Having a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly can also prevent your Pets from getting wet.”

Qiao Sang was instantly convinced: “Then let’s rent two.”

…

An hour and a half later.

Changyu City.

Above the landing point of the aerial passage, thick white clouds covered it like eaves, not allowing a single drop of rain to fall.

However, beyond the aerial passage, it was still visibly overcast and rainy, with fine drizzle falling continuously.

Qiao Sang walked down the white cloud stairs and noticed several rows of people sitting not far away. In front of them were boards displaying the prices for renting Rain-Avoiding Butterflies. Many tourists walked over and conversed with them.

Mi Jiala led Qiao Sang to a stall and asked, “Can we get a discount for renting two Rain-Avoiding Butterflies?”

Qiao Sang glanced at the content on the board:

【Name: Wants No Rain, D-level Rain-Avoiding characteristic, range 1.2 meters, lively personality, 60 alliance coins per day.】

【Name: Hate Rain, D-level Rain-Avoiding characteristic, range 1.3 meters, calm personality, 99 alliance coins per day.】

【Name: Wants Sun, C-level Rain-Avoiding talent, range 3.3 meters, outwardly reserved but inwardly passionate personality, 299 alliance coins per day.】

299 alliance coins a day, a bit expensive… Qiao Sang secretly calculated in her mind. If her mission here took more than three days, she would spend four digits in alliance coins, which wasn’t cost-effective…

“Which two do you want to rent?” the stall owner asked.

Mi Jiala didn’t answer immediately, instead asking,

“Why do Wants No Rain and Hate Rain have different prices even though they both have D-level Rain-Avoiding characteristics?”

The stall owner patiently explained:

“Because Wants No Rain has a lively personality, it might fly off to look at something it sees on the road if you’re not careful.”

Qiao Sang understood. This meant that renting this Pet carried the risk of getting caught in the rain at any time.

Mi Jiala made her decision: “I’ll rent Hate Rain and Wants Sun.”

“Two for 360 alliance coins a day,” the stall owner said. “No less.”

“Okay,” Mi Jiala said, preparing to scan for payment.

“Wait,” Qiao Sang interrupted. “Teacher, let me.”

Saying that, she pulled out her phone.

Mi Jiala looked over: “The school will reimburse it.”

There’s such a good thing… Qiao Sang immediately put down her phone.

Mi Jiala prepared to scan for payment again.

The stall owner said, “One day’s rent, one day’s deposit.”

Mi Jiala said nothing more and scanned two days’ worth of money.

The stall owner beamed with joy.

“If I need to stay here for a while longer, I’ll just transfer the money to the same account,” Mi Jiala said.

“No problem!” The stall owner then called out, “Hate Rain, Wants Sun, come here, there’s work!”

As soon as his voice fell, two blue butterfly-like Pets, about five centimeters in size, flew out from behind him.

“The slightly larger one is Wants Sun,” the stall owner reminded.

“Wants Sun, come over here,” Qiao Sang looked at the slightly larger Rain-Avoiding Butterfly.

Wants Sun didn’t say a word, flapping its wings and landing on Qiao Sang’s shoulder.

The other, slightly smaller Rain-Avoiding Butterfly, dutifully flew to Mi Jiala’s side.

Qiao Sang formed hand seals and summoned Ya Bao and the others.

“Yaya…”

Looking at the dense drizzle not far away, Ya Bao was stunned.

Then, it gritted its teeth, preparing to increase its size.

“No need.” Now, Qiao Sang knew what Ya Bao was going to do the moment it looked up. She stopped it in time: “It rains all year round here. Just maintain this size.”

“Ya!”

Ya Bao was happy, wagging its tail, and immediately jumped into its Yu Beast Master’s arms.

Near the aerial passage, there were many Flying-type Pets responsible for pick-ups and drop-offs.

Unlike other places, they were equipped with simple carriages to block the rain.

Mi Jiala took Qiao Sang and randomly found a Flying-type Pet with a carriage to go to the Yu Beast Center.

…

It was an hour later when they arrived at the Yu Beast Center.

Changyu City rained all year round, making it difficult to travel too fast on aerial routes, resulting in much slower travel than in other cities.

Qiao Sang got off the Flying-type Pet.

“Yaya…”

Ya Bao looked at the rain outside, its heart tightening at first, then its eyes lit up when it noticed a protective film-like barrier around them, and it turned to look at the Pet on its Yu Beast Master’s shoulder.

“Rain-avoiding…”

Wants Sun chirped at Ya Bao and wiggled its antennae, a gesture of friendliness.

The two walked into the Yu Beast Center and habitually separated.

Mi Jiala went to the accommodation registration area, while Qiao Sang came to the information registration window, pulled out her identity card, and said,

“Hello, I need to modify my information.”

“What kind of modification is it, please?” the Staff took the identity card and asked.

“My Ice Aipalu has evolved into an Ice Emperor Ram,” Qiao Sang said.

“Please wait,” the Staff said, placing the identity card on the scanner.

The Central Hollow Region was one of the most prosperous regions in Dragon Country, with many talented individuals.

But even so, modifying information for a General-level Pet evolving into a King-level Pet was uncommon.

The Staff was stunned when she saw that Ice Aipalu was registered as a General-level Pet. Without noticing the age on the information, she looked up, her already friendly tone becoming even more respectful:

“Please follow me.”

A prosperous region meant more High Level talents.

More High Level talents meant that one couldn’t casually Judge someone’s age by their appearance. The Staff knew this well, so she generally didn’t look at age in the documents.

After all, Pet information modification had nothing to do with the Yu Beast Master’s age.

The inspection went very smoothly. Lu Bao’s entire evolution chain was complete, and the database contained relevant information about Ice Emperor Ram, unlike Ya Bao and Steel Treasure, which required constant contact with superiors to find higher-level personnel to examine.

Qiao Sang retrieved her updated identity card and, carrying Ya Bao, went to the examination office on the third floor.

The door was open.

Qiao Sang knocked on the door, walked in, looked at the Judge inside, and went straight to the point:

“Hello, I’ve signed up for the Regional Competition and came to receive my assessment task.”

Saying that, she handed over her identity card and pet tamer badge.

The Judge in Changyu City was a serious-looking woman, appearing to be around forty years old.

She looked up, sized up Qiao Sang, her gaze falling on Ya Bao, and while taking the identity card and pet tamer badge, she said,

“You’re not from our Central Hollow Region?”

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

Now, she was a person with some experience, understanding that some people were very familiar with the Pets in their own region, and might have guessed she wasn’t from the Central Hollow Region based on Ya Bao’s appearance.

The Judge didn’t say anything more and scanned the identity card for verification.

Then, she froze.

Qiao Sang waited patiently.

However, after several minutes, seeing the other party still staring blankly at the computer screen without performing any corresponding operations, she couldn’t help but ask,

“Is there a problem?”

The Judge finally came back to her senses: “No…”

After speaking, she looked at Qiao Sang with a strange expression.

That look was as if she was staring at some endangered Pet.

What kind of look is this… Qiao Sang felt a little tingly on her scalp from being stared at.

Finally, the Judge withdrew her gaze and began to review the assessment tasks.

To have such strength at this age was simply unheard of throughout the entire Dragon Country. If she could appear in this year’s Regional Competition, it should cause quite a shock to those talented young Yu Beast Masters… Now, less than half a year before the competition starts, this child has only completed two tasks. I don’t know why, with this strength, it shouldn’t be… However, it also doesn’t seem appropriate to give her too simple a task because of this… The Judge thought while reviewing.

Soon, her gaze fell on a certain task.

“Three days ago, a secret realm rift appeared on Ximao Street in our city. Although it was immediately sealed off and wild Pets were captured, a Baby Moon still went missing. As long as you find it, immediately call the Patrol Department to provide its location, and your assessment will be considered passed.”

Baby Moon… Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and asked,

“No need to help capture it?”

“No need,” the Judge said.

“Baby Moon is a relatively timid Pet. If the capture isn’t done in one go and it gets agitated, it will emit a cry that can cause widespread damage, and anyone who hears it will experience headaches.”

She paused, then added,

“The closer you are, the more severe the pain, and in the most serious cases, it could even cause brain damage.”

Even if people were sent immediately after a call, the Baby Moon Pet might not stay there the whole time. It would be better to just let Xiao Xunbao hypnotize it directly… But its cry could potentially cause brain damage, no wonder they’re so cautious… Qiao Sang nodded and said,

“Okay, I understand.”

…

Leaving the office, Qiao Sang immediately pulled out her phone, opened the browser, and typed in “Baby Moon.”

The page redirected.

Relevant information appeared:

【Baby Moon, Normal-type Intermediate Pet, likes to dig the ground to hide found food. Its cry is loud, and anyone who hears it will experience headaches.】

So this is what Baby Moon looks like… Qiao Sang committed the image to memory: a round-bodied Pet with a small moon on its forehead, light yellow fur, and a pair of curled ears.

This task was neither difficult nor simple.

Baby Moon was only an Intermediate Pet, about one meter in size, and wild. It would certainly be impossible for it to hide for a long time in a society full of people.

However, Changyu City was too large, making it very difficult to find it in a short period.

Qiao Sang opened the image of Baby Moon and said,

“Remember what it looks like. We’ll search separately.”

To be efficient, they had to act separately.

“Yaya!”

“Xunxun~”

“Steel Slash.”

Ya Bao, Xiao Xunbao, and Steel Treasure huddled their heads together, looking at the image on the phone screen.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao jumped out of the backpack, lightly leaped onto its Yu Beast Master’s head, and also looked at the phone screen.

“Rain-avoiding…”

The Rain-Avoiding Butterfly was startled at first, then looked at Lu Bao, immediately revealing an expression of utter admiration.

“Steel Slash.” Steel Treasure was the first to nod, flying directly into the rain.

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao immediately patted its chest, showing an expression of “leave it to me,” and then vanished from its spot.

“Ice Emperor.” Lu Bao chirped, leaped, and jumped into the rain outside the corridor, disappearing without a trace.

“Rain-avoiding…”

The Rain-Avoiding Butterfly stared blankly in the direction Lu Bao had disappeared.

“Yaya…”

Ya Bao looked at the rain outside, gritted its teeth, and was about to jump out.

“No, no,” Qiao Sang quickly hugged Ya Bao. “You just stay with me.”

“Yaya…”

Ya Bao breathed a sigh of relief.

…

Yu Beast Center, first floor.

Mi Jiala frowned slightly after hearing the task.

In her opinion, this task was not only a waste of time but also provided no corresponding training effect.

“Teacher, I’ll go do the task now,” Qiao Sang said.

Mi Jiala nodded:

“Mm, finish early, go to the next place early.”

“Okay,” Qiao Sang said, then turned and walked out of the Yu Beast Center.

At the same time, the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly on Mi Jiala’s shoulder showed an expression of wanting to speak but hesitating.

The rain seems to have gotten a lot heavier… Qiao Sang mumbled to herself, looking at the rainy scenery outside, then, holding Ya Bao, stepped out.

The next second, it was as if a bucket of water had been poured over her head, soaking her completely.

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

Ya Bao: “!!!”

Qiao Sang instantly retreated under the eaves of the Yu Beast Center, looking at her left shoulder, then her right shoulder.

??? Where did that big Rain-Avoiding Butterfly go!

Qiao Sang quickly turned around, returned to the Yu Beast Center, hurried to catch up with Teacher Mi Jiala’s retreating figure, and anxiously said,

“Teacher, Wants Sun is gone!”

“Yaya!”

Ya Bao also cried out, looking anxious.

“Don’t worry,” Mi Jiala calmly said. “Doesn’t your Flame Qilu have Touch Sense? You can let it check.”

Oh, right… Qiao Sang looked at Ya Bao.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao showed a serious expression, placed its paw on its Yu Beast Master’s shoulder, and closed its eyes.

Qiao Sang closed her eyes at the same time.

The scene before her changed, returning to the corridor on the third floor.

She saw the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly staring infatuatedly in the direction Lu Bao had disappeared.

She herself was walking towards the stairwell with Ya Bao in her arms.

And at that moment, the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly flapped its wings and flew in the direction Lu Bao had disappeared.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Ya Bao: “…”