Chapter 919: The tenth task

Qiao Sang was silent.

Indeed, no matter how a city develops, the first to benefit are always those at the very top.

“But I don’t have a Pet that can perform Purification,” Qiao Sang finally said.

At this point, she finally understood why the uncle who took the mission earlier was so angry.

Asking someone to purify the air without a Pet capable of air Purification, wasn’t that purely making things difficult for them?

“It’s fine if it can’t perform air Purification,” the Judge said with a smile, “You can find a Pet that can perform air Purification to do it.”

That’s also allowed? Qiao Sang’s eyes widened.

The Judge waved his hand, “Actually, many Yu Beast Masters who sign up for the Regional Competition seek help when doing missions. Each city’s Judge has his own assessment standards. For me, I only need someone to purify a portion of the air.”

He paused, then added:

“No matter who that person is.”

As he spoke, he chuckled, “That person just now couldn’t figure it out, but with your strength at such a young age, I believe even if I don’t say it, you should be able to figure it out quickly.”

No, I didn’t think of it at all… Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said with a serious expression, “This is my first time participating in the Regional Competition, and I still hope to complete the mission through my own efforts.”

Actually, thinking about it, it’s fine even if there isn’t a skill that can directly purify the air.

With Lu Bao around, if it can’t purify directly, then it can purify indirectly!

No matter how strong she is, she’s still a child… The Judge handed over the identity card and pet tamer badge, smiling:

“I’ve already issued your mission. The area is above Likang Factory.”

“I understand.” Qiao Sang said no more, stood up, took the identity card and pet tamer badge, and walked out of the assessment office.

…

An hour later.

Above Likang Factory.

The surroundings were almost entirely murky smog, and a pungent smell permeated the air, making it difficult to breathe.

A slightly violent wind kept spinning, unwilling to descend.

“How about you wait for me here?” Qiao Sang saw this, looked at the wind’s position, and asked.

The air here was indeed unpleasant, but she had experienced even worse smells in the 88th Secret Realm before, so she had a certain tolerance.

“Qingqing…”

Qing Bao covered its nose and mouth, appeared, shook its head, and let out a cry.

No, it wanted to go together.

“Alright, then let’s go together.” Qiao Sang finished speaking and patted Steel Treasure’s back.

Steel Treasure immediately flapped its wings, preparing to descend.

“Qingqing!”

Qing Bao covered its nose and mouth, its eyes slightly panicked as it cried out, indicating to wait!

Steel Treasure stopped moving.

Qiao Sang looked at Qing Bao.

To be honest, she could quite understand Qing Bao. It naturally liked fresh air and had high demands for air quality. Coming to this place now was indeed quite difficult for it.

“How about you enter the yu beast codex first?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Qingqing…”

Qing Bao showed a conflicted expression.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao appeared wearing a white mask, holding another one in its hand. It thoughtfully handed it to Qing Bao and let out a cry, indicating that it wouldn’t smell so bad if it wore it.

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao was stunned for a moment, then showed a grateful expression, extending its paw to take it.

Xiao Xunbao was very satisfied with its performance.

Having helped the fifth one at a critical moment, would it still not recognize itself as the boss?

“Ya!”

Just as Xiao Xunbao was envisioning an infinitely beautiful future, Ya Bao let out a cry, indicating that it also wanted a mask.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao quickly reined in its thoughts, deftly took off its ring, pulled out a mask from it, and handed it over with a fawning expression.

Steel Treasure turned its head, somewhat unable to watch.

“Let’s go.” Qiao Sang said when she saw that Qing Bao and Ya Bao had both put on their masks.

Qing Bao landed on Steel Treasure’s back.

Because it was wearing a mask, it didn’t perform Wind Transformation as usual.

Steel Treasure spread its wings and flew down.

Along the way, Qiao Sang’s gaze quickly locked onto a river about two hundred meters from Likang Factory.

…

Likang Factory.

A dark-skinned old man moved goods onto a truck.

Beside him followed a Pet about one meter tall, mostly earthy yellow in color, with four arms. It was carrying five stacked boxes of goods.

A young man who had just arrived recently asked while moving goods:

“Uncle Li, is this your Pet?”

The old man hummed in response.

“Why are you still working at such an old age? Wouldn’t it be better to just let your Arm-Strength Monster do it?” the young man said bluntly.

“Anyway, I won’t live much longer. Earning a little more is better than nothing.” The old man said, then coughed.

The young man was somewhat confused: “Isn’t it precisely because you won’t live much longer that you should rest?”

He paused, then kindly reminded him, “If you want to live longer, you shouldn’t be working here.”

Even people who weren’t from Tianfu City knew that the air pollution around the factory here was the most severe.

“My Arm-Strength Monster is about to evolve.” The old man looked at the Arm-Strength Monster carrying goods, his gaze soft, and whispered, “If I earn a little more, I can buy a Dark Stone. Then, even if I’m gone, maybe it will have a good home in the future.”

Arm-Strength Monster has two evolution paths. One of them, after using a Dark Stone, allows it to evolve into the relatively rare Black Crystal Monster.

The young man was silent for a moment.

“Arm-strength!”

“Arm-strength!”

The Arm-Strength Monster focused on its work, completely oblivious to the conversation behind it.

It only knew that the more it worked, the less its Yu Beast Master would have to work.

After a brief silence, the young man lifted a box of goods and said with a smile:

“If you’re thinking about that, you might as well think about how air Purification will soon reach us here. When the air here is fresh, your health might also improve. Once you’ve earned enough money and live longer, you can leave with your Arm-Strength Monster sooner.”

The old man smiled without speaking, continuing his work of moving goods.

At this moment, cold rainwater suddenly poured down from the sky.

The workers quickly pushed the un-moved goods into the factory to take shelter.

“Arm-strength!”

The Arm-Strength Monster put down the goods in its hands, picked up the old man, and ran into the factory.

“Why did this rain come with no warning at all?” The young man ran into the factory, flicked the rainwater off his body, and complained.

At this time, the old man had already been put down by the Arm-Strength Monster.

He looked up at the heavy rain outside, sighing in his heart.

This moving job was paid by the piece. Now that it was raining, he didn’t know how much time would be wasted.

Suddenly, a gust of Typhoon blew, and the heavy rain poured down fiercely, as if all going in one direction.

“Uncle Li, you go inside and sit for a while. I’ll call you when the rain stops.” The young man said.

“Okay.” The old man nodded.

After speaking, he walked inside.

The Arm-Strength Monster quickly followed.

After about an hour, the old man heard the rain outside stop. Immediately after, he heard cheers from everyone, and couldn’t help but stand up and quickly walk outside.

“Ahhh! I haven’t breathed such fresh air in so long!”

“Take a leave! Must take a leave! I’m still working with such good air, it’s simply suffering!”

“The government finally remembered us here!”

The workers breathed deeply, excitedly discussing back and forth.

“Uncle Li! Uncle Li! The air has been purified! The air here was just purified!” the young man exclaimed excitedly.

“Arm-strength!”

The Arm-Strength Monster looked outside, pointed at the sky, and showed a surprised expression.

The old man walked outside, and what met his eyes was the long-lost clear sky.

He was stunned for a moment, then began to cautiously breathe the air. After feeling the freshness in his lungs, his eyes lit up, and he began to breathe deeply.

…

By the river, over two hundred meters from the factory.

“Ice Emperor…”

Lu Bao showed a tired expression.

“Qingqing…”

Qing Bao floated nearby, looking at Lu Bao with an expression of admiration.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao watched this scene, and a bad premonition welled up in its heart.

Qiao Sang looked up at the clear blue sky.

First, let Lu Bao make it rain to dissolve the harmful substances in the air, then let Steel Treasure unleash Typhoon, then let Qing Bao control the Typhoon to make the rainwater fall towards the river as much as possible, and finally let Lu Bao continuously purify the river water. This can also be considered indirect air Purification, and I believe the air here should be fresh for a considerable amount of time… Qiao Sang smiled:

“Mission accomplished, let’s go.”

“Ya!”

“Ice Emperor.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

“Steel Sword.”

“Qingqing!”