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Night.
No. 101, Borsay Manor.
Little Treasure was dressed in his glittering golden armor, packing up his things and skillfully stuffing the luggage into his ring.
For a rare change, Tingbao wasn't staying by Yabao's side. Instead, his gaze trailed Little Treasure the entire time.
"Xun, xun~"
Noticing the stare, Little Treasure split his mouth into a grin toward him.
"Lei..."
Only now did Tingbao truly take note of this gold-glittering creature's face. Recalling the words this face had once said to him, he couldn't help but shift his body and approach him from the side.
"Xun, xun?" Little Treasure flashed a puzzled expression.
Tingbao's gaze fell upon the rings adorning Little Treasure's short toes.
Little Treasure seemed to grasp something, and his expression instantly turned guarded.
Suddenly, Tingbao exerted great effort to project his voice, letting out a cry: "Lei, lei."
Boss.
Little Treasure's entire frame gave a sudden jolt.
"Lei, lei." Tingbao exerted effort once more to let out another cry.
It carried the exact same meaning.
His gaze was earnest, and his tone was sincere, looking for all the world as though he truly acknowledged Little Treasure as his boss from the bottom of his heart.
Following that, Tingbao used the tip of his tail to point toward the golden ring on Little Treasure's short toe.
Little Treasure blanked out for a solid three seconds before removing one of the rings without a shred of hesitation. With a solemn expression, he slipped it onto the very tip of Tingbao's tail and let out a cry: "Xun, xun!"
You'll be my permanent underling from now on!
"Lei, lei!"
Casting a glance at the ring resting on the tip of his tail, Tingbao flashed an expression of pleasant surprise and let out a joyous cry toward Little Treasure.
Boss!
"Xun, xun~"
Little Treasure covered his chest with his paw, sporting an expression that showed he had been touched right to the core by that title.
Gangbao watched the scene unfold from the side, thinking to herself that this little guy probably thought Little Treasure's actual name was Boss...
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The next morning.
While packing up the remaining items left over from yesterday, Qiao Sang was on the phone:
"Right, I'm departing today. The professor already bought the tickets... No need for me to pay, the university covers all these expenses... It's Flame Star... There's an S-class Beast Tamer accompanying me right by my side, are you seriously still worried... Besides, I'm already a B-class Beast Tamer. Back in Hanggang City, B-class Beast Tamers can be counted on one hand, you know."
Ye Xiangting finally set her mind at ease. Then, remembering something, she stated in a highly expectant tone: "If you happen to run into Igor while you're on Flame Star, you absolutely must get an autograph for me."
Igor, the champion of the previous Interstellar Cup.
Qiao Sang stated with an expression of utter helplessness: "Flame Star is so massive, how could I possibly cross paths with him? Forget about an Interstellar Cup champion, you've stayed in the Yuhua Region for so many years, when have you ever run into the Yuhua Region's champion?"
"Just get me an autograph if you happen to run into him." Ye Xiangting stated.
"Forget it if you don't."
"I got it." Qiao Sang answered.
"How long are you going to stay on Flame Star this time?" Ye Xiangting inquired.
"I'm not too sure about that."
Qiao Sang handed the packed luggage to Little Treasure, stating, "It mostly depends on the professor's arrangements for me. But the duration shouldn't be too short. After all, it's a cross-planetary trip, it's impossible to return after staying for just one or two months when even the starship journey takes two to three months."
Ye Xiangting fell silent for two seconds before instructing, "Make sure to listen to Professor Mikayla."
"Understood." Qiao Sang stated.
"Once you go to Flame Star, what about Tingbao?" Ye Xiangting asked.
She remembered that pets without a contract were not allowed to board starships.
"B-class Beast Tamers can bring along one uncontracted pet." Qiao Sang explained.
Ye Xiangting blanked out for a moment: "Even going to another planet is fine?"
"Yes." Qiao Sang shared some knowledge.
"The quantity just can't exceed one, and it requires registration. When coming back, the registered pet must be brought back along with you, otherwise there's a suspicion of cross-interstellar pet smuggling."
"I didn't expect B-class Beast Tamers to have this kind of privilege when going to another planet."
After marveling, Ye Xiangting began instructing again: "Then you must make sure to bring Tingbao back safely. You haven't formed a contract with him yet, so it won't be easy to find him if he gets lost."
Qiao Sang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Tingbao is pretty well-behaved. He's been following me, Yabao, and the others the whole time, so he won't wander off blindly."
Ye Xiangting passed along a few more reminders.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the living room.
Qiao Sang spoke up: "Mom, let's stop here for now. The professor has arrived, and I should get ready to head out."
Ye Xiangting stated reluctantly, "Call me to let me know you've arrived safely."
No matter which country it was back on Blue Star, seeing each other was just a matter of a single plane ticket. But once someone headed to another planet, meeting up would no longer be that simple.
Qiao Sang voiced an "okay," hung up the phone, and stepped into the living room.
Seated on the sofa, Mikayla inquired: "Are all your things ready?"
Qiao Sang nodded: "They're ready."
Mikayla didn't waste any time, rising to her feet as she stated, "Then we depart right now."
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Time flowed rapidly by.
One and a half months later.
Aboard the starship.
Mikayla looked at the crimson planet situated not too far away, speaking up: "We've arrived."
Qiao Sang shifted her gaze from her book toward the planet outside the starship.
Finally here...
One hour later.
Flame Star.
Holding Tingbao, who had grown a full size larger compared to his time on Blue Star, Qiao Sang stepped off the starship.
The absolute moment she stepped down, she felt a wave of blistering heat.
Ever since receiving successive waves of energy feedback from Yabao, she had rarely experienced this type of intense heat.
Qiao Sang lifted her head. The sun was scorching, baking the earth below, yet the surrounding people looked entirely accustomed to it. Very few were sweating, and they weren't even wearing sun-protection gear like sunglasses or hats.
"Lei, lei!"
Being held made Tingbao feel a bit hot, prompting him to let out a cry in highly fluent tones as he bounded onto the ground.
During the month and a half aboard the starship, he had already managed to produce fluent cries.
"Lei, lei!"
However, in the very next second, Tingbao found the ground scalding hot, causing him to rapidly scramble right back up Qiao Sang's leg.
Qiao Sang instinctively bent down, intending to scoop him up.
Seeing this, Mikayla spoke up:
"Tingbao boarded the starship not long after hatching, so he hasn't experienced outside temperatures for a long time. It's indeed normal for him to be unaccustomed upon sudden exposure to high temperatures. However, he is a Dragon-type pet after all, his defensive strength is high, his endurance is solid, and his adaptation will be swift. You should let him move around on his own more. After all, he will be staying on Flame Star for a very long time going forward."
"Furthermore, after another period passes, he can begin undergoing training."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang placed the scooped-up Tingbao back onto the ground.
Tingbao shot Mikayla a glare, though he ultimately didn't unleash any lightning.
While he really didn't want to admit it, this human's words made sense.
"Xun, xun..."
Little Treasure materialized and revealed himself, wiping away a non-existent bead of sweat from his forehead.
The glittering golden armor emitted an even more piercing radiance under the direct illumination of the sunlight.
In an instant, the gazes of all the surrounding people and pets converged upon him.
Little Treasure immediately halted his sweat-wiping motion, hoisting his head and puffing out his chest.
Qiao Sang cleared her throat.
"Xun, xun..."
Understanding his Beast Tamer's intent, Little Treasure reluctantly proceeded to hide the items on his body.
Right then, a rabbit-type pet, roughly one meter tall, wearing a floral dress, sporting a thick golden rose necklace around its neck, and adorned with gold on its claws and ears, came hopping over from a short distance away.
Running behind it was a man wearing glasses with black hair, who appeared to be around twenty years old.
"Qin Aotian, wait for me!" This individual was panting heavily as he ran from behind, yet he consistently failed to catch up to the rabbit-type pet.
"Qin, qin?"
The rabbit-type pet, thoroughly draped in golden ornaments, ground to a halt right in front of Little Treasure and let out a cry.
Only then did the man catch up, stating through gasps of air: "I'm so sorry. Just a moment ago, your pet was completely glittering with gold, and my Qinqin Rabbit loves nothing more than gold-glittering things, which is why it was drawn over."
Qinqin Rabbit, a Normal-type Advanced pet. Extremely industrious. Out of a 24-hour day, it spends nearly 16 hours hopping around to train its leg strength... Information regarding the pet before her eyes flashed through Qiao Sang's mind.
Ever since learning she would be heading to Flame Star next, she had purchased a large volume of books related to Flame Star pets overnight and had been reading them during her time on the starship. As a result, she could recognize the pet before her eyes at a single glance.
"It's fine." Qiao Sang stated.
"It didn't do anything either."
It hasn't done anything yet, but it spoke... The man felt a bit guilty and was just about to speak up.
"Xun, xun!"
Over there, Little Treasure flashed an angry expression and let out a cry.
You're dreaming!
"Qin, qin."
The Qinqin Rabbit flashed a then there's no other choice expression, taking a massive bound backward as it fell into a combat stance.
What's the situation? Qiao Sang blanked out for a moment.
Standing to the side, Mikayla spoke up: "Flame Star has an unwritten rule. If there's an issue, it can always be resolved through a battle. The losing party must listen to the winning party."
Qiao Sang knit her brows, stating: "Then wouldn't high-level Beast Tamers be able to resolve everything through battles?"
Overhearing the conversation, the man hurriedly explained: "No, no, we all look for Beast Tamers around the same level to conduct battles. Those big-shot Beast Tamers won't randomly make trouble for low-level Beast Tamers either."
He wasn't surprised at all that the young girl before him didn't understand the situation on Flame Star. Appearing at a starport like this, with pets by her side that weren't native to Flame Star, she clearly wasn't from around here.
"So, the Qinqin Rabbit wants to battle?" Qiao Sang inquired.
The man quickly stated, "It wants to win the items on your Ghost-type pet through a battle. You can choose not to agree."
The moment the words fell, the Qinqin Rabbit exerted force through its legs. A beam of white light condensed beneath its feet, and it delivered a direct kick into the man's body.
"Ah!"
The man let out a miserable cry, flying straight backward out of sight.
Qiao Sang: ...
Mikayla maintained a look that showed she was entirely accustomed to such sights.
"Qin, qin!"
The Qinqin Rabbit let out a cry toward Qiao Sang.
"Yap yap."
Yabao helped translate.
This guy says to ignore its Beast Tamer; it's the one who wants to battle.
The status of pets on Flame Star is indeed high... Qiao Sang lamented internally, then looked toward the Qinqin Rabbit, stating with a chuckle: "If you win, you want the items. What if you lose?"
"Qin, qin."
The Qinqin Rabbit pointed toward its necklace, ear ornaments, and bracelets as it let out a cry.
"Lei..."
Tingbao watched intently from the side, looking as though he understood something.
Even though Qiao Sang couldn't understand what it was saying, she grasped its meaning through its gestures.
"Qin Aotian, be reasonable!"
The man walked quickly back over, looking exactly as though he had never been kicked, and stated, "The items on that other party are clearly far more valuable than yours."
"Qin, qin!"
The Qinqin Rabbit shot the man a glare, then retrieved a card from the pocket of its floral dress and let out a cry.
The man shut his mouth instantly.
"Xun, xun..."
Little Treasure cast a cautious glance toward the Qinqin Rabbit. Then, remembering something, he slipped off his ring, fished out the pet identifier from within, and aimed it at the Qinqin Rabbit.
A voice sporting the exact same tone as his own quickly rang out:
[My goodness, Master, you haven't used me for so long. Let me see what pet you're having me identify after it's been gathering dust for this long... It's a Qinqin Rabbit, a Normal-type Advanced pet. Highly industrious, it likes to hop around all day long to train its leg strength... Master, beating it up will be just like beating up a tiny Soil Ant.]
Soil Ant, universally acknowledged on Chaosu Star as the absolute weakest Bug-type Beginner pet.
Qiao Sang: ...
This pet identifier...
"Xun, xun!"
Little Treasure put away the pet identifier, curling his short toe toward the Qinqin Rabbit as he flashed a contemptuous expression.
"Qin, qin..."
The Qinqin Rabbit didn't succumb to the provocation, instead, a guarded expression surfaced on its face.
It sized Little Treasure up, let out a cry: "Qin, qin."
Then, it turned around and departed.
The man flashed an apologetic expression toward Qiao Sang, then turned around and hurriedly kept pace.
"Xun, xun..."
Little Treasure looked completely baffled.
"Did this Qinqin Rabbit give up because it heard the pet identifier's introduction of it?" Qiao Sang guessed as she watched the retreating silhouette of the Qinqin Rabbit.
"Most likely." Mikayla stated.
"The pets on Flame Star generally adhere very strictly to the rules of battle. As long as they lose, they will follow what was requested. This Qinqin Rabbit probably guessed it wasn't a match, so it gave up."
Qiao Sang remarked, "Quite smart, actually."
Then, remembering something, she asked: "Where are we heading now?"
"To find someone to manufacture Tingbao's energy pellets." Mikayla stated.
Qiao Sang nodded slightly, instinctively looking down.
Tingbao wasn't in his original spot.
Where is Tingbao? Qiao Sang blanked out for a moment, looking left and right to search for Tingbao's figure.
Suddenly, a wave of clamoring voices drifted into her ears.
"Whose family's Dragon-type pet is this?"
"It clearly looks like it's still at the Beginner stage, yet it actually challenged an Aolishi to a battle."
"Hahaha, an Aolishi is a General-class pet. isn't this just giving away items for free?"
Qiao Sang followed the sound to look over.
Amidst a few scattered crowds of people, Tingbao was swinging the golden ring on his tail, saying something right in front of a combat-type pet roughly one meter tall, which was sporting a micro-miniaturized bracelet on its claw and a diamond belt tied around its waist.
The scene entering her vision was simply far too familiar. Aside from fewer onlookers, everything else was exactly identical to Little Treasure and the Qinqin Rabbit just a moment ago.
Qiao Sang's eyelid gave a twitch as she shouted: "Little Treasure, bring him back."
"Xun, xun~"
Little Treasure let out a cry, a blue glow flaring within his eyes.
In the very next second, Tingbao materialized right before them.
The crowd flashed dumbfounded expressions, looking left and right: "Where did that Dragon-type pet go?"
"How strange, could it have been recalled by its Beast Tamer?"
"Probably. No fun, I thought there'd be some entertainment to watch. Let's go, let's go."
"Lei, lei?"
Tingbao looked at his current position, flashing a puzzled expression.
Qiao Sang bent her waist, stating: "We're still in a hurry to travel. If you like something, I'll buy it for you. If you want to battle, we can talk about it down the road, okay?"
"Lei, lei."
Tingbao lifted his head to look toward Qiao Sang, nodding his head.
Mikayla laughed and said, "Looking for a battle right now is just handing items over to others."
"Lei, lei!"
Tingbao glared across, yellow electrical arcs crackling and materializing across his body.
"Professor..." Qiao Sang looked entirely helpless.
She didn't know how Professor Mikayla and Tingbao managed to be this at odds with each other.
It had been the same way while aboard the starship, Professor Mikayla would often use certain words and ways of stroking him to stimulate Tingbao.
"Haven't you noticed?"
Mikayla lowered her voice and stated, "Under my stimulation, Tingbao's discharging is becoming more and more proficient."
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