Chapter 904: Dull Stone (two in one)

Half an hour later.

Five hundred meters away from the Yu Beast Center, Qiao Sang directly had Xiao Xunbao teleport to the assessment office on the third floor to submit the mission, then went to the accommodation area and knocked on Teacher Mi Jiala’s door.

No one answered.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to knock again, a gust of wind blew out from the crack in the door, transforming into Qingbao’s appearance.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao shook its head, indicating that no one was inside.

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds: “When did you go in?”

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao chirped, indicating that it went in as soon as they arrived. Last time it waited for so long, so this time, in order not to waste time, it went in to check first.

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, giving a thumbs-up and an expression of admiration.

You are so smart, it never thought of that before.

No one would know if Qingbao went in, and even if it appeared, people would be pleasantly surprised. If you went in, people would be scared to death… Qiao Sang glanced at Xiao Xunbao, then took out her phone, ready to dial Teacher Mi Jiala’s number.

Just then, footsteps came from ahead.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw it was indeed Teacher Mi Jiala, she put down her phone and said:

“Teacher, I was just about to look for you.”

Mi Jiala approached, a fleeting look of complexity in her eyes: “You’ve already finished your mission?”

Qiao Sang hummed: “I just submitted it. We can depart for the next city now.”

This speed is a bit too fast… Mi Jiala opened the door and said: “Come in first.”

Qiao Sang walked into the room and casually asked:

“Which city are we going to next?”

“Huitian City,” Mi Jiala said, coming to sit on the sofa, “This city is the closest to Tian Gao City. Departing from the aerial passage, it will only take an hour to arrive.”

Why are you sitting down? Aren’t we supposed to leave after getting the luggage… Qiao Sang complained internally, then tactfully said:

“Then if we depart now, we can still make it to accept the mission this afternoon.”

“There’s no need to be in such a hurry. It’s the same even if we depart a little later.” Mi Jiala looked over and smiled: “I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?” Qiao Sang sat down.

Mi Jiala said:

“I contacted Principal Theresa and reported your situation. She said she would allow you to choose any item from the Di Class’s points exchange list.”

Qiao Sang was stunned, then straightened her back, suddenly springing up from the sofa, exclaiming excitedly: “Really?!”

All those items on the points exchange list that require millions of points, she could choose them for free?!

“Of course,” Mi Jiala nodded, “However, there’s a condition.”

Upon hearing there was a condition, Qiao Sang’s excited brain immediately calmed down a lot. She sat down and asked: “What is it?”

“Qingqingni’s physical data,” Mi Jiala said seriously, “Principal Theresa hopes that you will return to the Imperial Beast Academy to do a physical data check at every stage after Qingqingni evolves.”

Hearing that it was just this request, Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately guaranteed:

“That’s certainly no problem!”

It’s just physical data. Vice Principal also checks Yabao’s physical data at every evolutionary stage.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang thought of something and showed a troubled expression.

Seeing this, Mi Jiala asked with concern: “Is there anything you want to say?”

Qiao Sang organized her words and said:

“Checking the data is definitely no problem, but I have to do missions and participate in the Regional Competition now, so I don’t have time to go back to the Imperial Beast Academy.”

I thought it was something else… Mi Jiala said amusedly: “Then just do the check when you return to the Imperial Beast Academy.”

Qiao Sang sighed: “What I mean is, I think Qingbao will very likely evolve before returning to the Imperial Beast Academy, and maybe even evolve to the High Level stage by then. In that case, the school won’t be able to check Qingqingni’s data from the Beginner and Intermediate stages. Will I still be able to choose an item?”

Mi Jiala: “…”

To be honest, this was a direction she had not thought of at all.

It is certainly impossible for others to cultivate a Pet from the Beginner to High Level stage in just a few months, especially for Yu Beast Masters who want their Pets to evolve perfectly.

But if it was Qiao Sang, there really was that possibility.

After all, her previous Pets all evolved very quickly, and they were all cultivated quite excellently, with two of them even developing Ultra-level skills at the General-level stage.

Mi Jiala was silent for a few seconds, then lit up her phone screen, dialed Principal Theresa’s number, and repeated Qiao Sang’s concerns.

Principal Theresa was also silent for a few seconds on her end, then gave an instruction that the school would send someone to check, telling her not to worry, and then hung up the phone.

“The Principal said the school will send someone to check at that time,” Mi Jiala said, putting down the phone.

After a pause, she added: “Just rest assured.”

Qiao Sang heard this and felt relieved.

It wasn’t that she was overconfident, but Qingbao was already in the Beginner-Intermediate stage. Even if it only ate Energy Pills every day, it would evolve very quickly. When the Energy Pills made by Teacher Fulaoda arrived, it would probably be even faster.

Then she thought of something else and asked:

“Teacher, what kind of phone is this? I can’t hear the call content. I want to buy one too.”

In a place full of Pets and Yu Beast Masters, privacy could easily be exposed if one wasn’t careful. She desperately needed such a phone.

“It’s a phone researched and produced by the Mechanical Academy, only available internally,” Mi Jiala said, “You can exchange for it in the school’s points section.”

No wonder with her hearing, which had been enhanced multiple times and was at 50% brain activity, she couldn’t hear anything. It turns out it was researched and produced by the Mechanical Academy within the Imperial Beast Academy… Qiao Sang nodded and said:

“I understand.”

“Do you want to eat first before we go?” Mi Jiala asked.

“No need,” Qiao Sang said indifferently, “I’ll buy something and eat it on the way.”

“Then let’s go,” Mi Jiala stood up and picked up her luggage.

…

In the high sky.

On the way to the aerial passage.

Qiao Sang sat on Yabao, holding her phone, logged onto the Imperial Beast Academy’s official website, exchanged 30 points for a phone, and filled in the Yu Beast Center in Huitian City as the delivery location.

Qingbao was practicing Charm with Xiao Xunbao nearby.

“Qingqing~”

With a wink, a flirtatious glance was cast.

A pink heart-shape hit Xiao Xunbao.

Xiao Xunbao blinked, completely unfazed.

Qingbao’s smile faded slightly, and it cast another flirtatious glance.

The pink heart-shape successfully hit.

Xiao Xunbao remained completely unfazed.

Qingbao: “…”

Qingbao’s expression became serious. It stroked the white cloud beneath it, then floated upwards, turned a circle, and while showing a sweet smile towards Xiao Xunbao, cast a flirtatious glance.

“Qingqing~”

A pink heart-shape, a size larger than the previous two, hit for the third time.

This time, Xiao Xunbao raised a claw, extended a short toe, and picked its nostril.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao dropped from above, its claws resting on Yabao’s back, its head hanging low, looking deeply dejected.

Qiao Sang put down her phone, turned her head, and seeing the scene before her, paused, then asked:

“What’s wrong?”

This was the first time she had seen Qingbao like this.

“Xunxun~”

Xiao Xunbao waved its paw.

Perhaps the fifth one felt that Charm was useless and was dejected.

So that’s it… Qiao Sang looked at Qingbao and comforted it:

“Xiao Xunbao is three levels higher than you, and you’ve practiced several times. It will develop resistance to Charm once it gets used to it, so this is normal. It’s not that your Charm is useless.”

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao still had its head hanging low.

If it had no effect on it, wasn’t that just Charm being useless?

Qiao Sang: “…”

Qiao Sang added: “What I mean is, besides Xiao Xunbao, your Charm is still very effective.”

“Qingqing?”

Qingbao finally lifted its head, showing a “really?” expression.

Qiao Sang paused, then added again: “The higher the target’s level compared to yours, the worse the effect. Opponents of the same level of the opposite sex will definitely be successfully charmed.”

After spending this time together, she could tell that Qingbao was definitely highly intelligent, not as easy to fool as Yabao, and had a very good memory. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have directly transformed into wind and entered the room to see if anyone was there earlier. Communication still needed to be precise.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao floated up again, showing an “I understand” expression.

…

Huitian City.

In the central aerial region, aerial foreign trade ranked first. Here, almost all items needed by Flying-type Pets were gathered.

Many Yu Beast Masters from other regions and countries would specifically choose to come here to look for items needed by their Flying-type Pets.

As Qiao Sang walked out of the aerial passage, she saw dense white clouds crisscrossing the sky like streets. And on each white cloud street, stalls were set up, with people and various Flying-type Pets visible everywhere.

“Qingqing?”

After summoning Yabao and the others, Qingbao’s curious voice rang out.

Qiao Sang explained: “Those are all stalls, selling things. If you like something, go take a look.”

After speaking, she thought of something, looked at Steel Treasure, and said:

“Steel Treasure, you go take a look too. Everything sold here is related to Flying-type Pets. You can go see if there’s anything you like.”

Actually, if Steel Treasure’s next evolutionary path was known, they could have a good look around and find the necessary items and materials.

Unfortunately, it was completely unknown, so they could only browse casually like window shopping.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure glanced at the bustling sky ahead, showed an interested expression, and nodded.

It flapped its wings and flew forward.

The gentle breeze followed beside it.

“Xunxun!”

Xiao Xunbao appeared and called out.

Wait for it!

It wants to buy too!

Qiao Sang walked behind, holding Yabao.

“Didn’t you say we should take advantage of the remaining time to accept the mission this afternoon?” Mi Jiala asked from the side.

Qiao Sang picked up her phone, looked at the time on the screen, and said:

“No hurry, there’s still time.”

Saying that, she looked at Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure, who were excitedly browsing ahead, and smiled: “Even if there’s no time left, it’s fine. At worst, we’ll accept the mission tomorrow.”

You weren’t like this when you were urging me earlier… Mi Jiala complained helplessly.

As they walked, Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked:

“Lubao, do you want to come out and browse too?”

“Ice Emperor.”

Lubao extended its claw, unzipped the backpack, and poked its head out.

It glanced at the people coming and going outside, then retracted its head into the backpack and chirped.

No browsing.

Qiao Sang didn’t force it and continued to follow behind Steel Treasure and the others.

Huitian City gathered many tourists from outside the central aerial region. Everyone was focused on choosing the items they needed, so not many people paid attention to them.

Qiao Sang walked at ease.

Steel Treasure flew past almost every stall with just a glance.

Xiao Xunbao, however, kept excitedly chirping “Xunxun!” and “Xunxun!” along the way, wanting to buy this and that.

Before long, Qiao Sang had large and small bags in her hands, and Yabao even helped carry one in its mouth.

These things weren’t expensive for her at the moment.

Although Xiao Xunbao only satisfied its shopping desire and didn’t really need them, they could be kept for Steel Treasure to use, so it wasn’t a waste.

Suddenly, Steel Treasure stopped in front of a stall.

Qiao Sang walked up, looked at the items displayed below, and asked:

“Is there anything you like?”

The stall owner, upon hearing this, knew that the customer in front of him wanted to buy items that their Pet liked, and immediately said:

“Your Pet has good taste! Looking at it, it seems to be mainly defensive. I have many items here that can increase the defense of Flying-type Pets, like this green…”

“Steel Sword.”

Before he could finish, Steel Treasure pointed at a particularly large, dark gray, stone-like material and chirped.

Seeing this, the stall owner immediately began to introduce it:

“This material is extraordinary! I specially brought it from the Lianke region. It’s incredibly hard. Pets that can usually cut through steel bars can’t cut through this stone. It’s very suitable for your Pet to train skills like Air Blade on it, or you can find an item maker to create defensive items.”

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure chirped, indicating that it just wanted to buy this stone to eat.

Buy it to eat? Speaking of which, it seems it’s time to buy some more of the ore Steel Treasure likes to eat… Qiao Sang asked:

“How much?”

The stall owner’s eyes lit up: “100,000.”

At this moment, Mi Jiala spoke:

“This is called Dull Ingenuity Stone. It’s incredibly heavy and not suitable for making into defensive items to wear.”

The stall owner knew he had met an expert and changed his approach:

“How about this, I’ll give you an 80% discount.”

Mi Jiala did not speak again.

Qiao Sang tilted her head and whispered: “Teacher, can I borrow your pet tamer badge?”

Mi Jiala glanced at her, took out her pet tamer badge, and handed it over.

Qiao Sang took the pet tamer badge, tossing it up and down casually, and asked:

“Can it be a little cheaper?”

The golden pet tamer badge was almost the aspiration of all Yu Beast Masters.

Upon seeing the color of the pet tamer badge, the stall owner felt his legs go weak: “10% off, how about 10% off?”

Uh, is this effect a bit too good… Qiao Sang, with her conscience intact, put away the golden pet tamer badge and said:

“No need, you should at least earn a little.”

“I’ve already earned! I bought this back for 700 alliance coins!” the stall owner quickly said.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Mi Jiala: “…”

A gust of wind floated by.

Qingbao showed an expression of “so it can be like this”.

…

After browsing the aerial market, on the way to the Yu Beast Center, Mi Jiala said with a complex expression:

“Although that Dull Ingenuity Stone isn’t suitable for making defensive items, if ground into powder and made into a potion to apply on a Pet’s body, it can have a short-term effect of invincible defense. In Eagle Country, it would sell for at least close to a million.”

Ah? Steel Treasure got a good deal? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and asked:

“What effect does it have if eaten directly?”

Mi Jiala understood what she meant and said directly: “It can enhance a Pet’s defense. If used before a Pet is about to evolve, it will also increase the probability of awakening defensive skills. However, your Steel Sword Falcon can’t eat this with its teeth.”

After a pause, she added: “However, if it reaches the King-level, plus a Profound Level biting skill, it might be worth a try.”

It’s actually so practical! Too bad Steel Treasure doesn’t have a biting skill, and who knows when it will reach King-level… Qiao Sang then thought of something and eagerly asked: “What about grinding it into powder and consuming it? Is the effect the same?”

“Some of the energy contained within it will definitely be lost,” Mi Jiala said.

Should I spend time letting Steel Treasure learn a biting skill… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ponder.

“Steel Sword.”

At this moment, Steel Treasure’s voice rang in her mind.

It wants to learn.

Qiao Sang’s expression froze. She looked at Steel Treasure in disbelief, her eyes asking: Do you usually know what I’m thinking in my head?

Steel Treasure looked back, its eyes replying: Occasionally.

Qiao Sang: “!!!” (End of chapter)