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Once Teacher Michaela left, Qiao Sang returned to her room and began reading the books she had redeemed from the library.
Although the pet impersonating Little Treasure had been identified, credits spent were credits spent. Even if the loan period for the books hadn't expired, they couldn't be refunded. It was far better to seize the time to read and enrich her knowledge base.
Time flew by. By the time she finished reading two books, she realized Yabao and the others hadn't returned yet. She couldn't help but pick up her phone to check the time:
23:32.
It's actually this late... Qiao Sang stood up, preparing to head out. Looking up, she saw the Guinauke, whose claw was still extended inside the screen, and couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Gui gui?"
The Guinauke turned its head, exposing a puzzled expression.
Subsequently, it thought of something, withdrew its claw from the screen, and began to clatter out characters.
Qiao Sang walked closer to take a look; it read: [Didn't you say a full day's work?]
Qiao Sang froze for a moment: "Are you planning to work 24 hours a day?"
"Gui gui." The Guinauke nodded.
Why do I suddenly feel like these 18 credits were incredibly well spent... Qiao Sang lamented inwardly, then asked again: "Can you really go 24 hours without sleeping?"
The Guinauke typed: [As long as I have power, I can work continuously.]
No wonder out of so many attributes, only the Mechanical-type can establish an academy all on its own. It's a pity my mechanical knowledge is practically non-existent, and I don't have that much time to spend on studying and building Mechanical-type pets... Qiao Sang felt a slight pang of regret and said:
"Thank you for your hard work."
The Guinauke glanced at the human who said it was working hard and typed once more: [If you think I'm working hard, can you continue to look for me if there is work in the future?]
Qiao Sang froze again: "Do you need work?"
Guinauke: [I need credits.]
Qiao Sang smiled and said: "Shouldn't it be your Beast Tamer who needs credits?"
Guinauke: [My Beast Tamer has too many things to do, and my evolution requires too many resources. Credits can be redeemed for resources, so I need credits.]
Qiao Sang's heart stirred, and she asked: "So you come out to earn credits all on your own?"
"Gui gui."
The Guinauke nodded.
Pets earning credits on their own...how did I not think of that? It saves time, earns credits, and exercises the pet's own abilities... However, out of Yabao and the others, probably only Little Treasure and Gangbao are suited to go out alone to earn credits.
After all, Yabao easily causes trouble, Lubao definitely wouldn't be willing to deal with strangers casually, and Qingbao is still too small, pure and easily tricked. Plus, she's a legendary pet, making her very easy to be abducted...
Amidst various flashing thoughts, an earth-shattering Boom! echoed from outside, bringing Qiao Sang's train of thought to an abrupt halt.
Dropping the words "Rest assured, if there are jobs to find people or pets in the future, I will definitely look for you," she stepped quickly out of the room and walked toward the open-air training field.
"Gui gui."
Satisfied, the Guinauke extended its claw back into the screen to continue working.
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Open-air training field.
When Qiao Sang arrived, the first thing she saw was a fully revived Little Treasure. He was drinking milk while gesturing with his short digits at Gangbao, saying "Xun xun."
"Gang jian..."
Gangbao's wings slowly unfurled, entering a state ready to attack.
"Aren't you guys resting yet?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Yap yap!" Yabao, who was originally full of sleepiness, instantly perked up upon seeing his Tamer and ran over excitedly.
"Qing qing..."
Qingbao appeared beside her Tamer, let out a yawn, and gave a cry, indicating that Little Treasure still wanted to practice.
"Xun xun!
Little Treasure gave a highly spirited cry, indicating that's right, he wanted to practice!
Seeing this, Qiao Sang felt both amused and gratified.
When had she ever seen Little Treasure train this hard? In the past, his most frantic training sessions were integrated with computer games. Unlike now, this was pure training.
"Do you still have enough energy?" Qiao Sang asked.
Little Treasure's internal energy was currently unstable, so he couldn't eat anything related to energy, meaning he naturally couldn't take energy recovery agents either.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure let out a cry, indicating that he had rested half an hour ago and recovered a bit.
Qiao Sang let out a sigh and said: "Rest first. We need to strike a balance between work and rest. We'll practice again tomorrow morning."
"Yap yap..."
The moment these words were spoken, Yabao let out a yawn.
He had wanted to sleep long ago.
"Lu di."
Lubao had no objections and nodded.
Gangbao said nothing, merely flying to her Tamer's side.
"Xun xun..."
Seeing Big Brother Yabao and the others all looking like they wanted to sleep, and remembering that they were different from him and needed to sleep at night, Little Treasure could only nod in compromise.
That was the only way.
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2:03 AM.
Little Treasure held the phone in bed, repeatedly reading through the trending topics and the comments below regarding the Clothes-Changing Totem.
[No wonder we couldn't find the shiny Ghost Ring King for over half a year. It turned out to be the Clothes-Changing Totem from beginning to end.]
[This Clothes-Changing Totem's IQ is truly high enough, it actually speaks human language. If it hadn't changed back into the appearance of the Clothes-Changing Totem, I really wouldn't believe it.]
[Is the Public Security Bureau just for show? They couldn't even find out that the Ghost Ring King was transformed from a Clothes-Changing Totem, and it had to be exposed by the Ghost Ring King's Beast Tamer.]
[I said long ago that the Ghost Ring King wasn't actually the Ghost Ring King. The Ghost Ring King is only a General-level pet, how could it possibly strip Olsen Velasquez's clothes off and throw him into the police station? He is a C-rank Bounty Hunter with three General-level pets in his hand.]
[Indeed, if it were the real Ghost Ring King, it definitely wouldn't be able to pull that off. In that video, it wasn't even a one-shot match for the Clothes-Changing Totem.]
[Sigh, I'd rather it really were the Ghost Ring King. Although it's a Ghost-type pet, it's only a General-level, which is much easier to deal with than a King-level Clothes-Changing Totem.]
Little Treasure silently turned off the phone, glanced at his closed-eyed Tamer and Big Brother Yabao and the others, then stood up and floated toward the door.
At the same time, Qiao Sang opened her eyes. Watching Little Treasure's departing silhouette, she let out a sigh in her heart.
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"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure arrived at the open-air training field and began to continuously unleash various skills.
He recalled the frame repeatedly playing on television of himself being short-circuited by the Clothes-Changing Totem, then thought of everyone's comments on the trending topics. His mouth puffed up larger and larger with rage, and the power of the skills he unleashed grew greater and greater.
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out: "You really came here to train."
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure turned his head and froze for a moment upon seeing his Tamer, who was supposed to be fast asleep in bed.
"How, are you surprised to see me?" Qiao Sang asked with a smile.
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure shook his head, then thought of something and quickly let out a cry, indicating that his energy was mostly recovered now.
"I know." Qiao Sang said.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure thought of something else, letting out a rather guilt-ridden cry, asking did I wake you up?
"No." Qiao Sang said softly.
"It's because I can't sleep. Did you forget? In order to continue reading, I had Lubao unleash a shot of Healing Light on me when I was incredibly drowsy."
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure's expression turned from cloudy to sunny.
He remembered.
Qiao Sang waved her hand, putting on a helpless expression as she said: "Can't help it since I can't sleep. It looks like I can only accompany you in training."
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure was first taken aback, then his eyes lit up and he nodded.
He felt entirely filled with motivation to train now, a motivation that was distinctly different from before.
"Lu di."
Just as Little Treasure circulated his energy and prepared to train, Lubao's voice rang out.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure turned his head blankly.
"You aren't asleep either?" Qiao Sang looked toward the source of the sound, feeling both surprised and unsurprised.
Several times before sleeping, she had seen Lubao closing her eyes in the water tank while her body emanated a cold aura. She understood that Lubao seemingly appeared to be sleeping but was actually practicing. In all probability, she unleashed Healing Light on herself to increase her training time.
"Lu di." Lubao nodded, then looked toward Little Treasure and gave a cry, indicating she couldn't sleep either and could accompany him to practice.
Lubao is still cold on the outside but warm on the inside, just like always... Qiao Sang lamented inwardly.
"Xun xun..."
Hearing this, Little Treasure looked deeply moved.
At this moment, Qiao Sang remembered the main business and said: "Find the real-time energy detection bracelet and wear it on your arm. It'll make it easier to see if your energy has stabilized."
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure immediately took off his round ring, searching inside for a long time before finally finding a white real-time energy detection bracelet to put on his claw.
The instant he put it on, the data on top began to jump frantically without stabilizing.
Qiao Sang took a glance and said nothing more, starting to let Little Treasure and Lubao train, while she picked up the book she brought from the room, found a safe spot to read, and raised her head from time to time to give Little Treasure a few pointers.
Time passed minute by minute.
The sky began to turn bright.
Releasing her hearing, she could hear the sounds of people walking and talking outside the villa area.
Qiao Sang picked up her phone to look at the time, then looked at Little Treasure and Lubao, who were still training. Closing her book, she stood up and walked into the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast.
Once preparation was complete, she came to the room and saw that Yabao and the others were still sleeping. Just as she wanted to head out, her gaze landed on the Guinauke not far away, whose claw was still extended into the computer screen. Lowering her voice, she asked:
"Do you need to eat energy pellets?"
"Gui gui?"
The Guinauke scanned across Yabao, Gangbao, and Qingbao, pointed at itself, and let out a cry with a puzzled expression.
Qiao Sang approved of its meaning and nodded: "Yes, I'm asking you."
The Guinauke began to type: [Thank you, I don't need to eat energy pellets.]
Qiao Sang walked closer to take a look, said nothing, and turned to leave.
The Guinauke picked up its laptop and followed her out.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Sang asked.
The Guinauke placed the laptop on the dining table, clattering away on the keyboard: [I have already locked onto several targets. Do you want to check them out first?]
Qiao Sang glanced at Little Treasure, who was still training outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and said: "Let's forget it for now. Find a few more, and we'll screen through them after a period of time."
Even if they found the Clothes-Changing Totem right now, Little Treasure wouldn't be able to beat it. It was far better to let Little Treasure train for another period of time.
"Gui gui."
The Guinauke nodded, continuing to reach its claw into the computer to start working.
To become an outstanding working pet and ensure that the task poster would look for it again in the future, the first thing to do was to talk less and do more concrete work. The Guinauke knew this truth intimately.
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Over the next half a day, Qiao Sang and Yabao's group all accompanied Little Treasure in training.
During this period, Little Treasure rested twice, both times to recover his energy.
"Gui gui."
At sunset, during a gap in Little Treasure's rest, the Guinauke pointed at the screen and let out a cry.
Qiao Sang leaned closer to take a look: [A full day's time is up. I have marked the locations of all targets wearing that miniature shrinking bracelet. However, there are still many places I haven't checked. Do you still need me to stay and continue working?]
With this many targets, it's enough to screen through for a while... Qiao Sang opened the file and glanced at the densely marked locations and pets on top. Just as she was about to speak, Little Treasure beside her leaned over at some point and let out a cry: "Xun xun!"
Need!
"Gui gui." The Guinauke revealed a happy expression for the first time.
Qiao Sang: ...
"If the number of days is long, can we get a discount?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Gui gui."
The Guinauke turned its head to stare at the human in front of it for two seconds, then nodded, indicating it could deduct 2 credits.
"Gang jian." Gangbao translated synchronously.
That would be 16 credits... Qiao Sang calculated subconsciously, then asked: "Don't you need to go back and ask your Beast Tamer?"
"Gui gui." The Guinauke shook its head, indicating there was no need.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure looked at his Tamer with a face full of anticipation, hoping she would agree.
"Qing qing!"
Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, Qingbao, who was watching television on the sofa, let out a cry.
She turned her head to look and saw a news report playing on the television.
A young-looking host broadcasted: "At 4:01 PM today, on Shuanghua Street, the police discovered traces of the Clothes-Changing Totem. Currently, an arrest is underway. Personnel near Shuanghua Road, please evacuate as quickly as possible..."
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure stared dead at the television.
To think they found it this quickly... Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised.
One had to know that back when the Clothes-Changing Totem impersonated the Ghost Ring King, they had searched for over half a year without finding it...
Then again, the people at the Public Security Bureau had never thought it was a Clothes-Changing Totem before, so they had searched according to Little Treasure's image.
Now that it was confirmed to be a Clothes-Changing Totem, they would naturally search based on its specific traits, just like she had used the purple grape hair accessory to identify it previously...
It seems capturing the Clothes-Changing Totem won't be Little Treasure's turn...
After all, the Clothes-Changing Totem's attributes and rank were currently known, so the police would dispatch corresponding forces based on its abilities. The Clothes-Changing Totem would in all probability fail to escape... Thinking up to this point, Qiao Sang couldn't help but look at Little Treasure beside her.
She saw Little Treasure clenching his claws, staring dead at the television.
Qiao Sang let out a sigh and said: "Little Treasure..."
"Xun xun?"
Before she could finish her words, Little Treasure let out a cry, asking is it true that he can't beat this fellow right now?
Does that even need asking... Qiao Sang remained silent, momentarily lacking the heart to answer.
Little Treasure was so smart, how could he possibly not know he was no match for the Clothes-Changing Totem?
"Yap yap!"
Yabao let out a cry, indicating it doesn't matter if you can't beat it, I'll help you fight!
"Xun xun..."
With a face entirely full of dejection, Little Treasure turned around and silently floated toward the room.
"Yap yap?"
Yabao scratched his head, not knowing what he had said wrong.
At this moment, Qiao Sang opened her mouth to speak: "Actually, it's not like there is no way."
Little Treasure abruptly turned his head.
"If your energy can stabilize and you evolve right now."
Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure, saying seriously: "You know it, your evolution location is right here."
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