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Mikayla opened the navigation, began locating their destination, and then held the phone in front of Qiao Sang, saying: "Practice Emphatic Positioning with Ghost Ring King."
With no missions or competitions, everyday trifles could serve as spontaneous training for the abilities of both Tamer and pet.
Qiao Sang and Little Treasure leaned toward the phone together, memorized the route, and closed their eyes simultaneously.
Passersby frequently looked back at them.
"Look, isn't that Qiao Sang?"
"It looks like her..."
"What do you mean looks like? It is her! Look at that Ghost Ring King’s hair and rings, they're golden. Only Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring King is that color!"
"Holy crap! It really is! Why is she in our Zidia Region? Didn't she just win the championship in the Central Hollow Region yesterday?"
"Should we go up and ask for a photo?"
"Sure!"
People around them were eager to try.
Mikayla glanced at Qiao Sang, who was fully geared up in a hat and sunglasses, and then at Ghost Ring King’s hair and rings, falling into thought.
Suddenly, her vision went dark.
When she opened her eyes again, they had already arrived at another, more remote location.
You City was quite far away, with Little Treasure’s current abilities, he couldn't move there instantly in one jump.
Qiao Sang and Little Treasure leaned toward the phone again, preparing to confirm their current position.
At that moment, Mikayla said: "Wait."
"What’s wrong?"
"Xun xun?"
Qiao Sang and Little Treasure looked up at her at the same time.
Mikayla spoke slowly: "This is the Zidia Region, and people here pay a lot of attention to Ghost-type pets. Ghost Ring King is too conspicuous to the locals. With him around, almost anyone can recognize you, so he needs a disguise."
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure’s lips curled upward as he feigned a sigh.
It was all his fault for being too eye-catching.
Qiao Sang mused: "Then just have Little Treasure turn invisible?"
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure took a step back while holding the pet egg, his face full of resistance.
He had finally arrived in a place where he was popular; he didn't want to be invisible at all...
"No need." Mikayla said.
"The reason people recognize you through Ghost Ring King is primarily because he is a mutated pet. You just need to change his colors."
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure nodded hastily in agreement.
"Alright, then change the color of the rings and hair." Qiao Sang said.
"Xun xun~"
Just as she was about to look for a nearby pet styling shop, Little Treasure handed the pet egg toward the position on his left.
"Qing Qing."
Qingbao appeared on the right, floated to the left, and took the pet egg.
Qiao Sang instantly understood Little Treasure’s plan and gave up the idea of finding a styling shop.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure removed his rings, pulled out a pink afro wig from inside, and put it on. Then he took out several pieces of cloth, wrapped them around the rings, and put them back on.
"Xun xun?"
After finishing all this, Little Treasure floated in a circle on the spot, asking how it looked and if the disguise was perfect.
Mikayla: ...
"Yap yap."
Yabao appreciated the look and nodded, indicating it was quite good.
"Lu Di..."
Lubao poked her head out of the backpack, took one look, and silently retracted her head, unable to bear the sight.
"Qing Qing..."
Qingbao used the power of the wind to support the pet egg, freeing a paw to curiously poke Little Treasure’s afro wig.
"Gang Zhan?"
Gangbao watched for a few moments and called out, offering a suggestion.
Should you change the body color too?
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure’s eyes lit up, thinking it was a great idea.
"No need." Qiao Sang said.
"This is fine. As long as people don't recognize you, it's enough."
Ever since seeing the look Little Treasure prepared for the Coordination Competition on Chaosu Star, her tolerance for Little Treasure’s image changes had increased. In her eyes, this look was much better than the one for the Coordination Competition.
Mikayla looked stunned, turning her head with an expression that said Are you serious?
Qiao Sang didn't notice Teacher Mikayla’s expression and turned to say: "Should we give Yabao and the others disguises too?"
Whether it was Yabao or Gangbao, they should both be easily recognized.
Lubao and Qingbao were fine, after all, one stayed in the backpack and the other basically turned into wind.
"Xun xun~"
Hearing his tamer's plan, Little Treasure nimbly removed his rings, preparing to find some equipment suitable for Big Brother Yabao and the others to disguise themselves.
A scene of the Blazing Divine Lion and the others wearing various colored afro wigs like Ghost Ring King flashed through Mikayla’s mind. Her mouth twitched, and she immediately said: "No need for such trouble. I brought some Presence-Dulling Powder; we can use it on the Blazing Divine Lion and the others."
Presence-Dulling Powder could lower the presence of people and pets. Even with close contact, it would make people subconsciously forget their appearance. Qiao Sang had used this on Chaosu Star, so she naturally knew what it was.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure also remembered the powder’s effect. Wearing a rather disappointed expression, he put his rings back on and took the pet egg back from Qingbao.
Soon, Spengami appeared out of thin air, reached out a hand glowing with blue light, and made a swiping motion forward.
In the next second, ripples like wrinkles appeared in the air where it swiped. Visibly, a gap about one meter long was torn open in the void.
The inside was pitch black and bottomless.
Spengami reached inside to rummage around, then pulled out a bottle containing white powder and handed it to Mikayla.
The moment its hand was withdrawn, the gap closed automatically and vanished. The air returned to calm as if the rift had never existed.
Mustard Space, a high-level Psychic skill that can create a special space to carry around and store various items. As proficiency in Mustard Space increases, the created space becomes larger.
Mikayla had Spengami perform this in front of her whenever she put away or took out luggage, so Qiao Sang wasn't too surprised.
"Yes, this is it." Mikayla said after a glance.
Spengami hid its form and retired from its duty.
Qingbao seemed to understand what was coming next and vanished into the wind.
Mikayla opened the bottle and sprinkled a bit on Yabao, Gangbao, and Qiao Sang.
Next, she looked at Little Treasure wearing the pink afro.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure silently took a step back while holding the pet egg.
Mikayla moved closer toward Little Treasure.
"Forget it." Qiao Sang said, seeing that Little Treasure didn't want to use the powder.
"He’s already disguised, people shouldn't be able to recognize him as he is now."
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure quickly floated to his tamer's side and nodded repeatedly.
Exactly, exactly!
The point of a disguise is to be low-profile, but you can’t be low-profile like this at all... Mikayla complained internally. Ultimately, she didn't say anything more and put the bottle away.
"Xun xun..."
Seeing this, Little Treasure let out a sigh of relief.
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Five minutes later.
The group appeared out of thin air in a bustling market.
Red and dark purple dominated the neon lights, lighting up the area. Both sides were lined with simple yet elegant Chinese-style buildings. Stalls were set up along the streets, and at each stall, besides a stall owner, there was a Ghost-type pet acting as a host.
The plaque at the entrance of the market bore the words You City.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure looked at the Ghost-type pets moving in and out, looking like he had never seen the world before.
So many Ghost-type pets... Qiao Sang couldn't help but marvel internally as she looked at the many Ghost-type pets she had never seen.
The Zidia Region truly lived up to its reputation as the most popular and populous region for Ghost-type pets in the Dragon Nation. In any other region, unless there was a Ghost-type pet competition or convention, it would be impossible to see so many Ghost-type pets gathered in one place.
Looking around, the Ghost-type pets had peculiar appearances. Quite a few had styled looks, so Little Treasure, wearing a pink afro wig, didn't stand out as particularly conspicuous among them.
Mikayla’s gaze swept across the surrounding shops and stalls, and she concluded: "It really is possible to find evolution materials for Ghost Ring King here."
With that, she stepped inside.
Qiao Sang quickly followed.
Holding the pet egg, Little Treasure followed his tamer, looking left and right. He felt that the items in every shop and stall were very attractive.
Qiao Sang and Yabao looked at everything around them with great curiosity.
They saw many people and Ghost-type pets soliciting customers outside.
"Pet massage. Want to experience a massage from a Ghost-type pet? Mo Mo Ling is your best choice. It can accurately see your acupoints and your physical condition to provide the most suitable massage method." Outside a shop with the sign "Mo Mo Massage," someone was handing out flyers.
"Mo mo."
"Mo mo."
Beside them, a Ghost-type pet about forty centimeters tall, mostly dark grey with seven short toes on each paw, was also holding flyers.
However, neither people nor pets showed any interest, it was clear business for this shop was average.
In contrast, a long queue had formed at the shop next door with the sign "Hundred Ghosts Night Walk." Someone was maintaining order: "Line up, line up! Everyone stay in line, one by one. Everyone will get a turn, no cutting!"
Even with business this good, he didn't forget to recruit more customers: "The most terrifying secret room escape in all of You City is right here. We have a hundred Ghost-type pets of different species in our shop. We are number one on the Youzhou secret room escape review list."
I didn't expect such a small storefront to have a hundred Ghost-type pets of different species inside... Qiao Sang felt an itch to try it, but she kept the main task in mind and didn't go in.
After walking a few more steps, another storefront caught her attention.
A Ghost-type pet about two meters tall, mostly light purple, wearing a black top hat and looking quite handsome, stood elegantly at the shop entrance. A group of small Ghost-type pets surrounded it, letting out various Ghost-type cries.
Qiao Sang looked up at the shop name, Perfect Ghost.
Good grief, it seems they don't just sell items and materials for Ghost-type pets here, there are a lot of other Ghost-type related things too...
Qiao Sang continued forward while thinking.
After a few steps, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She turned her head and saw Little Treasure squeezed into the middle of the group of Ghost-type pets at the "Perfect Ghost" entrance, listening to what the pet in the black top hat was saying.
Qiao Sang: ...
"Little Treasure." Qiao Sang called out.
"Xun xun!" Little Treasure turned, called back, and floated over.
"Is there something you want to buy?" Qiao Sang asked thoughtfully.
"Xun xun! Xun xun! Xun xun!"
Little Treasure’s eyes lit up. He held the pet egg with one paw and used the other to point at almost every shop and stall nearby.
Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched, and she changed the subject: "We should find the Underworld Bamboo Flower first."
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure nodded. Compared to these things, evolution items were obviously more important.
Over the next while, Qiao Sang and Mikayla visited several shops selling Ghost-type pet items and materials to inquire, but unfortunately, none had the Underworld Bamboo Flower.
Finally, they found one shop that had it, but its grade was only A-rank.
While an A-rank evolution item was also rare, Qiao Sang looked down on it a bit now. After all, the evolution materials she had collected for Little Treasure previously were at least S-rank.
"Jue jue."
Just as the two were preparing to go deeper into You City, a Ghost-type pet about fifty centimeters tall appeared beside Mikayla. It had dark red hair-like structures on its head, tiny bean-like eyes, and a mouth like a saw. It handed over a business card and let out a cry.
Mikayla took it and looked: "A guide?"
"Jue jue." The pet with the dark red hair-like structures nodded.
Shadow-severing Doll, they like to lead lost people, but they basically lead them to dead ends... Information about the pet flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind. Before Teacher Mikayla could speak, she quickly declined: "Thank you, we don't need one."
"Jue jue." The Shadow-severing Doll looked over in surprise, seemingly unexpected that there was another person beside her.
"Sorry." Mikayla handed the card back.
"Jue jue..." The Shadow-severing Doll took the card back, wearing a lonely expression, and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang felt a faint hint of regret.
This was You City, not some secret realm or valley. Even if the Shadow-severing Doll led them the wrong way, it couldn't lead them to a literal dead end. Besides, this Shadow-severing Doll clearly worked as a long-term guide here and even had business cards, it should be very familiar with the situation.
"Ren gui."
As she was thinking, another Ghost-type pet, this one wrapped in white cloth like a mummy, with only a pair of green eyes visible, approached Mikayla. It let out a cry and handed over a business card.
Patience Ghost, a mid-level Ghost-type pet. They like taking abuse, enduring, and absorbing the frustrated air of those who are bullied in order to evolve... The data flashed in Qiao Sang’s mind.
"Are you a guide?" Mikayla asked after looking at the card.
"Ren gui." The Patience Ghost nodded.
Mikayla asked: "Do you know where they sell the Underworld Bamboo Flower?"
So Teacher Mikayla is like me, afraid the previous Shadow-severing Doll wouldn't lead the way well... Qiao Sang silently glanced at Mikayla.
"Ren gui."
The Patience Ghost nodded with a smile and then immediately began to lead the way.
"Xun xun?" Little Treasure floated forward to strike up a conversation.
How much does it cost for leading the way like this?
"Ren gui."
The Patience Ghost gave Little Treasure’s pink afro a look of utter disdain, but quickly managed its expression, smiling and barking to indicate they could give however much they liked.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure wore a "You're so nice" expression.
No one noticed that the Patience Ghost’s expression contorted for a moment.
It didn't like being praised at all...
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