Chapter 914: Item Refining Competition (Two-in-One)

Tianlian City is also considered one of the characteristic cities in the Central Region.

A large number of Pet Item Masters gather here.

If anyone in the Central Region wants to create a custom-made item for their Pet, they will basically choose to come here.

Mi Jiala simply packed her luggage, and after they had lunch, they set off for Tianlian City.

…

Three hours later.

Tianlian City.

As Qiao Sang descended from the aerial passage, she noticed that the temperature here was about ten degrees hotter than Huatian City, already feeling like early summer, and many people around were wearing short sleeves.

She had received multiple feedbacks from Ya!, so she didn’t feel particularly hot and was too lazy to take off her jacket.

Qiao Sang formed a hand seal and summoned Ya! and the others.

The gazes of the people around them all fell on Ya!.

Their eyes were as if they had seen a Pet that made their eyes light up.

Just as Qiao Sang thought they were once again inferring that she was Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster based on Ya!’s appearance, a Middle-aged Man who looked about forty years old and had a slightly weathered face walked forward, pointed at Ya!, and asked:

“Hello, I’d like to ask what the species name of your Pet’s Beginner form is?”

As he spoke, he took out a somewhat old Pet Identifier and said with some embarrassment, “My Pet Identifier has been used for eleven years, it’s an old model. I originally wanted to identify it directly, but it can’t, so I thought I’d come and ask you.”

“It’s called Fire Fang Dog,” Qiao Sang replied, glancing at the Pet Identifier in the other person’s hand.

“Fire Fang Dog?” The Middle-aged Man pondered for a moment, then scratched his head and said, “I haven’t heard of this Pet. It must not be available in every Pet base, right? Can you tell me where you bought it? I want to take my son to see it.”

When he spoke of his child, his tone was filled with laughter:

“My son likes Flying-type Pets, but he also wants to contract a Fire-type Pet. I feel like he will definitely like your Pet.”

Ya! puffed out its chest, thinking, ‘At least you, human, have good taste.’

Qiao Sang listened patiently and asked:

“This is a Pet from the Yuhua District. Is that okay for you?”

Most Yu Beast Masters, for the sake of more confident cultivation, will only contract Pets from their own district.

The Middle-aged Man was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded and said:

“Yes, as long as the child likes it.”

He paused, then added with a smile:

“A Fire-type that also has flaming wings and looks so handsome, you really can’t find a second one in the Central Region.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but smile and recited the phone number of her mother’s shop.

The Middle-aged Man gratefully wrote it down, then waved and left.

Mi Jiala looked in the direction the Middle-aged Man had left and suddenly said:

“In this city, Fire-type Pets seem to be very popular, especially those with both Flying-type and Fire-type attributes.”

Qiao Sang looked around and indeed found that red-colored Pets accounted for the vast majority.

Pets with red fur are generally Fire-type; this is common sense.

Qiao Sang withdrew her gaze, looked at Ya!, and sighed:

“It seems you’ll be very popular in this place.”

“Ya!”

Ya! held its head high, puffed out its chest, flicked its tail, and let out a cry. It felt popular everywhere.

Alright, confident enough… Qiao Sang flipped onto the enlarged Ya!’s back and navigated towards the Yu Beast Center.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

In the high sky, Xiao Xunbao appeared and called out, revealing an expectant expression.

So where would it be popular?

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “Haven’t you always been quite popular?”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t seem happy, but instead pouted and cried out.

Not at all…

Seeing this, Qiao Sang suddenly felt a little distressed.

In her opinion, Xiao Xunbao had always been an optimist, forgetting everything quickly, but she didn’t expect it to be so sensitive.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said, “Zhidia District, the guardian god there is a Ghost-type Pet, and Yu Beast Masters there basically all have a Ghost-type Pet.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xunbao revealed a longing expression.

Qiao Sang smiled and said, “When the Regional Competition is over…”

When she said this, she remembered that her current itinerary was still arranged by Teacher Mi Jiala, and she couldn’t help but pause.

At this moment, Mi Jiala spoke:

“When the Regional Competition is over, if you want to go to Zhidia District, just go. That place is a paradise for Ghost-type Pets, and there should be a lot of cultivation resources related to Ghost Ring King. It’s good to go.”

Qiao Sang looked at Teacher Mi Jiala gratefully.

Teacher Mi Jiala had clearly heard her conversation with Xiao Xunbao; otherwise, according to her usual method, after the Regional Competition, she would probably let that Yuan Elf test the next destination before deciding where to go next.

“When the Regional Competition is over, we’ll go to Zhidia District,” Qiao Sang said to Xiao Xunbao, finishing the sentence she had originally intended to say.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao showed a happy expression and spun around in place.

Mi Jiala watched this scene with a smile from the side.

Given Qiao Sang’s rate of progress, she felt that no matter where they went, they would not stagnate.

…

Yu Beast Center.

Third floor, Assessment Office.

The dark-skinned Judge finished reading the information, his gaze falling on Ya!, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes as he confirmed:

“This is a Pet with both Fire-type and Superpower System attributes?”

Sure enough, people here pay more attention to Fire-type and Flying-type Pets, and even the Judge is no exception… Qiao Sang nodded and hummed in agreement.

“The combination of these two attributes is quite rare,” the Judge said, a hint of envy in his eyes. “Looking at these wings, even without the Superpower System, it should still be able to fly.”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya! held its head high and puffed out its chest.

Of course!

“There’s a task that’s quite suitable for you,” the Judge said with a smile. “A Item Master’s Item Refining Competition will be held soon. They need to select flames from different Fire-type Pets to refine items, thereby increasing the difficulty of refining. I think your Pet is quite suitable. You can go and complete this task; just assist them in refining the items.”

Item Master competitions are played so elaborately? Can’t they just refine items properly, they even have to choose other people’s Fire-type Pets to refine… Qiao Sang nodded and said:

“I understand.”

She paused, then asked, “When does this competition start? How many days will it last?”

“You can check the task details sent to you in the backend when the time comes,” the Judge said.

…

Yu Beast Center, Accommodation Area, Room 901.

Item Refining Competition… It starts the day after tomorrow… It lasts for three days… It actually ends in just three days, so it doesn’t seem to be that large in scale… Qiao Sang held her phone, half-reclining on the bed, looking at the content of the task details, and couldn’t help but complain internally.

She now had a slight understanding of various industries and knew that a high-level Item Master focusing on refining items could take a month or even a year.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao’s head leaned over, looking at the content, and it curiously called out, indicating what Big Brother Ya! needed to do in this task?

Ya! immediately looked over.

It didn’t know either.

Actually, I don’t quite understand either… Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “It should be about using fire-type skills to help Item Masters refine items.”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at Ya!, an expression of confusion on its face.

Can Big Brother Ya! refine items?

“Ya Ya…”

Ya! looked bewildered; it couldn’t…

“Refining items is the Item Master’s business. You just need to help by using flames,” Qiao Sang explained.

Ya! relaxed.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao curiously called out several more times in a row.

How exactly should it be done? Should the flame skill be used continuously? What if it breaks midway? Ya!’s flame is so strong, what if it scorches someone else’s item? It also has Ghost-type fire skills, can it refine items?

“Ya Ya…”

Ya!’s heart, which had just settled, rose again.

It was afraid that it would mess up its Yu Beast Master’s task.

You still have so many questions… Qiao Sang glanced at Xiao Xunbao and said, “This kind of competition tests the Item Master. We just need to be chosen and help provide flames. As for Ghost-type fire, it should also be able to refine items; it mainly depends on the Item Master’s choice.”

“Xun!”

As soon as Xiao Xunbao heard that its Ghost-type fire could also be used, it immediately became energetic and began to use Ghost-type fire on the side.

“Ya Ya…”

Ya!’s raised heart settled down again.

At this moment, there were two knocks on the room door.

Immediately after, a familiar voice sounded:

“It’s me.”

A gust of wind passed through, moving the doorknob.

The door was pushed open, and Mi Jiala walked in, sat on the single sofa, and asked, “What task did you take?”

Qiao Sang briefly explained the task.

Mi Jiala smiled and said, “No wonder you’re here now.”

What does that mean? Qiao Sang’s eyes showed confusion.

“Otherwise, according to your habit, you should be on your way to do the task by now,” Mi Jiala continued.

Qiao Sang felt a little embarrassed by what was said: “Isn’t it because the progress of the task back then was half behind others?”

Mi Jiala smiled and did not continue the topic, instead saying:

“I just happened to learn a bit about the task you mentioned.”

As she spoke, she took out a flyer from her bag and handed it over: “Take a look.”

Qiao Sang took it and quickly scanned it.

She found that it was promoting the Item Refining Competition.

Why show me this? I’m not participating in the competition… Qiao Sang pretended to read the flyer carefully and said, “That’s right, it should be the competition for my task.”

Mi Jiala knew at a glance that she hadn’t seen the main point:

“Look at the first-place prize.”

The first-place prize? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and looked down.

2 million alliance coins, Fire Refining Fruit…

Hmm? Fire Refining Fruit?

The first-place prize is that good?

Qiao Sang was a little confused.

She had seen this item in the Imperial Beast Academy’s public points exchange section. One cost 50,000 points, and the description said it could allow Fire-type Pets to increase their internal Fire-type energy without burden.

She had wanted to exchange one for Ya! at the time.

But she couldn’t afford it with her current points, and using the privilege of choosing any item for this would be too wasteful.

She didn’t expect that an Item Refining Competition that only lasted for three days could offer such a high-value prize!

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but feel a little envious.

What a pity, she didn’t know how to refine items, otherwise, she would definitely participate.

“One Fire Refining Fruit can almost raise a Fire-type General-level Pet by one minor realm,” Mi Jiala said. “If your Flame Qilu consumed it, it should be able to directly reach General-level mid-stage.”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya! was stunned at first, then its eyes became fiery.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang hesitated and said, “Are you suggesting I sign up for this competition?”

Mi Jiala’s mouth twitched: “Are you going up there to make a fool of yourself?”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“It’s good that you’ve taken a task related to this competition,” Mi Jiala stated her purpose. “You’ll have the opportunity to interact with the contestants. When someone wins the championship, you can talk to them and see if you can exchange that Fire Refining Fruit from them.”

Qiao Sang nodded: “I’ll try.”

Although the Fire Refining Fruit is valuable, she is no longer penniless, so she should be able to offer something that satisfies the other party.

…

8:13 PM.

Indoor training ground.

Steel Treasure flapped its wings, and two blades formed from Air Blade immediately attacked in a pincer movement towards Qingbao’s location.

Qingbao transformed into Wind Transformation and rushed forward.

“Qingqing!”

However, the next second, Qingbao appeared and cried out loudly.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

Qingbao disappeared in place, teleporting to a spot over ten meters away.

“Bang!”

The Air Blade missed its target and exploded.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao shook its head at its Yu Beast Master.

It seems that the Flying-type skill Qingbao can control can only be the kind of flowing, intangible wind… Qiao Sang had a rough idea in her mind.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated.

Qiao Sang took out her phone and saw it was an unknown number.

She answered and put it to her ear.

A mechanical voice sounded from within, clearly having been voice-modulated:

“Hello, I am an Item Master who will be participating in the Item Refining Competition the day after tomorrow. I heard that your Fire-type Pet has been selected for the flame blind selection segment on that day. I wonder if you could inform me about your Fire-type Pet’s Fire-type skills and proficiency.”

“What do you want? I can give you appropriate compensation.”

I only heard that Professional Beast Tamers have various small tricks before competitions, but I didn’t expect Item Masters to have them too… Qiao Sang asked:

“Can you win the championship?”

“What?”

“I said, can you win the championship?”

The mechanical voice paused, then replied, “I am just an ordinary Item Master. I can’t guarantee winning the championship. Understanding the situation is only for…”

Before the other party finished speaking, Qiao Sang directly hung up the phone.

If he can’t win the championship, then there’s nothing to talk about.

Seriously, she didn’t even know where he got her number from.

Qiao Sang put down her phone and continued to focus on the training at hand.

The Regional Competition is not far off, so she still needs to quickly research and train combination skills.

…

On the day of the Item Refining Competition.

Qiao Sang simply washed up, navigated to the location given in the task details, and was controlled by Xiao Xunbao’s Superpower to come to the enlarged Ya! waiting outside the window.

After about half an hour, she saw a spherical structure, a highly designed and futuristic venue.

Below, crowds surged, as if half the city’s population had gathered here.

Even the sky was crowded; the usually boundless sky seemed packed due to the abundance of Flying-type Pets in front.

Qiao Sang suddenly realized that the scale of this Item Refining Competition might be much grander than she had imagined. (End of Chapter)