Chapter 1014: Baowuwu

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As Zhang Taitong spoke to this point, he smiled again:

"Your Ghost Ring King is not a pet from our Zidia Region and possesses extremely high talent. If you can try to have him absorb this positive power as well, you will surely gain something. When that happens, I hope you can contact me."

This was his true objective.

To be honest, he had seen regional champions before, but Qiao Sang was very different. A 17-year-old B-level Tamer who had crushed the most talented young Tamers in the Dragon Nation to win the championship was something even he, having lived so long, was seeing for the first time.

Most importantly, she had a Ghost-type pet that was equally gifted.

A gifted professional Tamer plus a gifted pet, if the Ghost Ring King could truly absorb that energy, it would surely be proven quickly. This would be a massive help to his research.

Until the evolution path was clearly defined and supported by examples, his paper would, at most, only be noticed and followed by Tamers within the Zidia Region.

However, this power was easiest to absorb for Ghost-type pets from regions other than Zidia. If Qiao Sang's Ghost Ring King could absorb it and evolve successfully, the vast majority of Tamers in Dragon Nation with Ghost-type pets would likely give it a try.

This was the celebrity effect.

High talent doesn't necessarily mean he can absorb it, otherwise, with so many Ghost-type pets in Zidia, surely some have high talent, but I don't see them absorbing anything... Qiao Sang grumbled inwardly, then said seriously:

"If there are results, I will definitely contact you."

Gangbao silently glanced at her Tamer.

"Haha, good." 

Zhang Taitong looked at the young girl before him with a face full of smiles and asked: "Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

"No." Qiao Sang shook her head, not wanting to waste more time. She stood up and said:

"Then I won't disturb you any longer."

Having said that, she prepared to leave.

Zhang Taitong was stunned for a moment and quickly said: "Why leave just after arriving? Since you've come all this way, let me give you a tour of our research institute."

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred: "Would that be too much trouble for you?"

"No trouble at all." Zhang Taitong laughed. 

"I happen to be due for a break."

Hearing this, Qiao Sang said no more and immediately agreed.

Aside from some large-scale pet bases, research institutes definitely had the most pets. Furthermore, some pets in research institutes might be ones you usually couldn't see outside. She had no reason not to take the tour.

Zhang Taitong led Qiao Sang to the areas where Ghost-type pets most frequently stayed.

At the entrance, she could see it was eerie and dark inside.

The moment her foot stepped in, the lights suddenly blazed.

The interior opened up suddenly: Pools, trees, grass, and several pieces of weight-lifting equipment for physical fitness on the ground.

There weren't many Ghost-type pets, just a few scattered in various corners.

There aren't that many Ghost-type pets here after all... Qiao Sang thought, scanning the surroundings.

"Clap clap!"

Just then, Zhang Taitong clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, come out and meet our guest."

In the next second, above the pool, in the trees, amidst the grass, on the ground, and in mid-air, countless Ghost-type pets appeared in a dense mass.

There was even a Ghost-type pet only about ten centimeters tall on Qiao Sang's left, just 0.5 centimeters away from her, observing her with a face full of curiosity.

Holy crap, so many Ghost-type pets?! Qiao Sang almost cried out, but fortunately, after her recent training, her psychological fortitude had improved significantly, and she quickly restrained herself.

She glanced at the Ghost-type pet almost touching her face on the left and silently moved slightly to the right.

"What do you think? Isn't there a lot of Ghost-type pets here?" 

Zhang Taitong said with a smile: "Besides those from the Zidia Region, there are many Ghost-type pets here from other regions."

Qiao Sang marveled with genuine sincerity: "There are more here than I saw last night in You City. It feels like you could open your own pet base."

Zhang Taitong laughed: "Many of the Ghost-type pets I have here can't be found in a pet base."

"Chou chou~"

As soon as he spoke, a Ghost-type pet wearing a red bow on its head, with a body primarily pink and dark green, pitted petals, tiny eyes, and "sausage lips," walked past them, pretending to be casual.

So ugly... Qiao Sang couldn't help but roast it internally.

"This is the Ugly Night Flower I mentioned earlier." Zhang Taitong introduced.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: "It is indeed much more beautiful than other Ugly Night Flowers."

"Chou chou!"

The Ugly Night Flower raised its head and walked with a confident stride, but in the next second, it suddenly turned back to glare at her and vanished into invisibility.

Was it glaring at me? What did I do? Qiao Sang was completely bewildered.

Zhang Taitong put a hand to his forehead: "It probably didn't absorb any feelings of sincere praise and knew you were lying to it."

Qiao Sang: ...

Zhang Taitong remembered something and said seriously:

"I almost forgot to tell you. Besides absorbing that positive energy, Ghost-type pets can also sense whether the emotions expressed by the other party are sincere. If they are fake, it seems to affect the previously absorbed energy. This is one reason why, despite my long research, no Ghost-type pet has officially evolved yet."

So the absorbed energy can actually be affected? How fascinating... if Little Treasure really can absorb this energy, I wonder what the thing that makes him absorb it would be... Qiao Sang looked over at Little Treasure, who had floated into the middle of the Ghost-type pets and was already playing with them.

"Huan huan?"

Suddenly, a Ghost-type pet about a meter tall, purple and red and shaped like a flower wreath, floated next to Yabao. It pointed at the pet egg he was holding and let out a call.

"Yap yap!"

Yabao protected the pet egg, bared his teeth at the wreath-like pet, put on a fierce expression, and gave a bark.

The wreath-like pet immediately trembled, looked terrified, and vanished into invisibility.

"Yap yap..."

Yabao relaxed.

Wreath-Eater Ghost. It doesn't like absorbing negative emotional energy but prefers eating food. It even likes food not related to the Ghost-type, especially pet eggs. It is said that after they give birth to an egg, the keeper must separate them immediately to prevent them from eating the egg... Qiao Sang thought.

Good grief, was that Wreath-Eater Ghost just asking if it could eat this pet egg...

Zhang Taitong saw this interaction, his gaze falling on the pet egg, and asked: "This egg is?"

Given his experience, he surprisingly didn't recognize what pet was inside the egg at first glance.

"It's the championship reward from the Central Hollow Regional Championship." Qiao Sang answered.

Zhang Taitong showed a look of sudden realization.

He didn't have much interest in non-Ghost-type pets. Although he didn't recognize the pet inside the egg, he knew it wasn't a Ghost-type.

Then he thought of something and asked: "Are you planning to make it your next pet?"

Qiao Sang spoke truthfully: "I haven't decided yet. I have to wait for it to hatch and see if we have a connection."

Zhang Taitong laughed and said: "If you have plans to contract your next pet, I actually think there's one pet that would be very suitable for you."

The next one... I only just became a B-level Tamer. I don't know when I'll be contracting the next one... Qiao Sang asked: "What pet?"

Zhang Taitong stopped smiling and said seriously: "Spirit-Passing Cat."

Spirit-Passing Cat? Qiao Sang was stunned.

She realized that despite her currently vast knowledge, she didn't know what a Spirit-Passing Cat was.

Seeing that Qiao Sang didn't have a particularly large reaction, Zhang Taitong suddenly remembered something and said with a complex expression: "I almost forgot you contracted the legendary pet of the Central Hollow Region, the Qingqing Ni."

What does that have to do with me contracting Qingbao? Qiao Sang was confused.

Zhang Taitong continued: "The Spirit-Passing Cat is a Ghost-type pet. It is said it can guide human souls and allow living beings to be reincarnated into the life they wish. Its racial limit is the Sovereign-level."

"Sovereign-level?" Qiao Sang’s voice suddenly shot up.

Sovereign-level, above the Emperor-level, and second only to the God-level.

Now, she understood why he had mentioned Qingbao earlier.

She had to admit, after contracting Qingbao, she had become much more composed regarding these ultra-rare pets.

Seeing Qiao Sang give such a reaction, Zhang Taitong laughed again: "That's right, Sovereign-level. A Spirit-Passing Cat recently appeared in Xihan City. Many professional Tamers are rushing there. You can go there to try your luck."

Xihan City? Why does that name sound so familiar? Qiao Sang thought back and said in shock:

"That Xihan City from the Ten Great Ghost Cities?"

"Yes, that's the place." Zhang Taitong nodded.

Qiao Sang couldn't help but say: "Isn't it a ghost city? Aren't they afraid?"

Zhang Taitong immediately laughed: "People from other regions might be afraid, but for us in the Zidia Region, a ghost city isn't particularly terrifying. At most, there are more Ghost-type pets there, and they enjoy pranks a bit more."

I suppose you Zidia people aren't afraid of ghost movies either... Qiao Sang roasted internally, then said hesitantly: "I heard that many people go missing in the Ten Great Ghost Cities every year."

Zhang Taitong’s smile vanished, and he said solemnly: "True. I won't hide it from you, the frequency of Secret Realm Cracks appearing in the Ten Great Ghost Cities is slightly higher than in other cities, so the danger factor is higher."

He looked at Qiao Sang and continued: "However, crisis often comes with opportunity. A Spirit-Passing Cat appeared in Xihan City recently. You are a B-level Tamer and have a Ghost-type pet, you shouldn't encounter any danger if you go."

Qiao Sang pondered for a few seconds and said: "A Sovereign-level pet is indeed very attractive, but I want to contract pets of different attributes."

Meaning the Spirit-Passing Cat's attribute overlapped with Little Treasure's.

Zhang Taitong fell silent.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang asked: "You seem to have something to say."

Zhang Taitong looked at Qiao Sang:

"Actually, I have a pet here that came out of a Secret Realm Crack in Xihan City. I've inquired about the trends of the cracks there; several Secret Realm Cracks are expected to erupt in a couple of days. I thought if you were going, you could take that pet back with you."

Take it back? Qiao Sang asked tentatively: "Does that pet want to return to the Secret Realm?"

Zhang Taitong nodded slightly: "It hasn't had much of an appetite for a long time. I've asked people to take it to Xihan City twice, but they couldn't find the Secret Realm it originally came from, so they brought it back to me. I thought if you went, you could take it to look again."

Pausing, he added: "Its name is Baowuwu. it can sense unusual auras and easily find treasures and rare pets."

As he said the last sentence, he gave Qiao Sang a look.

If she were interested in the Spirit-Passing Cat, taking Baowuwu along would be killing two birds with one stone.

Unfortunately, she wasn't interested.

Zhang Taitong wasn't particularly disappointed. Qiao Sang's visit was an accident to begin with, his main goal was his research. Even if she didn't go to Xihan City, he could ask someone else to take Baowuwu.

Just as Zhang Taitong was about to introduce more Ghost-type pets, Qiao Sang said: "Can I see that Baowuwu?"

Zhang Taitong was stunned, then smiled: "Of course."

He didn't call out directly as he had for the other pets. Instead, he led Qiao Sang to a corner, seemingly certain that Baowuwu was there.

"That's it." Zhang Taitong said, pointing at a pet curled into a ball in the corner.

Qiao Sang looked in the direction he pointed.

The pet with closed eyes was about twenty centimeters in size, with very thin limbs and pink skin. It had a large head, and two fangs peeked out from its mouth. It wore a hat on its head similar to a witch's hat from a movie.

A full bowl of energy pills and a pile of Shade Fruit eaten by Ghost-type pets were placed in front of it, looking as though they hadn't been touched.

Zhang Taitong introduced the situation:

"This Baowuwu was sent to me a year ago. I happened to be lacking Ghost-type pets to study how they absorb positive emotional energy, so I kept it. It has always been very quiet. Later, after becoming familiar with it, I learned it wanted to return to the Secret Realm."

"Then, after two failed attempts to go to Xihan City, it became like this. It only eats one meal a day. Now, its weight is exactly half that of a normal Baowuwu of the same age."

Looking at the Baowuwu with closed eyes, Qiao Sang was reminded of the former lucky pet.

She was silent for a few seconds, then said: "The multiple Secret Realm Cracks erupt in two days?"

Zhang Taitong was stunned, and then his eyes lit up. He nodded: "That's correct."

The Mingzhu Flower doesn't arrive for nine days. If I go to Xihan City and take Baowuwu for a look, there's still time... 

Thinking this, Qiao Sang said with a smile: "I’ve heard of the Ten Great Ghost Cities since before I became a Tamer. Since I’ve finally come here, I should go take a look. Consider it a visit to a famous local attraction. I'll take Baowuwu along."

"Good! Good!" Zhang Taitong’s smile was brilliant, and his impression of Qiao Sang shot up.

He was over a hundred years old, how could he not see that she had changed her mind specifically because of Baowuwu?

"Baowuwu, aren't you getting up?" Zhang Taitong said.

"Wuwu!" Baowuwu opened its eyes and immediately floated up.

Its eyes were exceptionally bright, where was there any trace of being listless or dejected?

Qiao Sang: ???

Zhang Taitong coughed and explained: "It truly does have a poor appetite and its mental state isn't great, but every time it's about to set off for Xihan City, it becomes particularly energetic."

"Wuwu!"

Baowuwu nodded.

That's right, that's right!

Qiao Sang: ...

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