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Chapter 1039: Found So Easily?
Chapter 1039: Found So Easily?
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then she reached out to take the paper and opened it:
"15 credits is too little. 18 credits, and I'll take this mission."
Qiao Sang glanced at the green Mechanical Claw, which was still extended, and recalled Teacher Flauda's words about how few Beastmasters had bonded with a Neurocrack. She fell silent for a moment, then grabbed a pen and paper from the side:
"Fine, but why didn't you send me a message directly?"
She folded the paper and placed it on the green Mechanical Claw. The claw picked up the paper and retracted.
The screen returned to its usual calm.
Soon, a message came through from the backend.
Qiao Sang opened it:
"Lei: I'm proving that I have Neurocrack as my familiar. Since you agree, please pay half the credits as a deposit first."
Qiao Sang typed her reply:
"Will you come to me after I pay the deposit?"
"Lei: Why should I go to you?"
"If you don't come here, how will I know how much of your day you'll spend helping me find it?"
This time, the other party didn't reply immediately. After about a minute, a message finally came through:
"Lei: I understand, but I have something to do. I'll send Neurocrack over to assist you."
"When?"
"Lei: After you pay me half the credits. You don't need to send an address; I'll have Neurocrack use the device you're contacting me with to come directly."
On the Imperial Beastmaster Academy's official website, mission postings could require a deposit based on individual circumstances. If the mission wasn't completed, the deposit would be refunded automatically, so there was no need to worry about fraud.
Qiao Sang, without any doubts, paid 9 credits to the anonymous account.
...
Meanwhile.
In a room filled with various mechanical materials, a man with glasses and a fringe nearly covering his eyes was meticulously assembling a machine.
Neurocrack, sitting in front of a computer, turned and called out:
"Gui gui."
It had taken a mission and needed to be away for a day.
The man, without looking up, asked, "How many credits?"
"Gui gui", Neurocrack replied honestly.
"You can go", the man said.
Neurocrack turned and slipped its entire body into the computer screen.
...
The computer screen rippled, and a green Mechanical Beast with two mechanical ears emerged.
"Xun xun!"
Treasure Seeker, understanding from the chat message that the familiar was there to help, extended its claws sincerely.
"Gui gui?"
Neurocrack looked at the extended claws, puzzled, and didn't move.
"Xun xun..."
Treasure Seeker awkwardly retracted its claws.
Qiao Sang opened the "Ghost Ring King" wanted notice and the Cloak Totem image on the computer screen, getting straight to the point:
"I want you to find a familiar that looks like this. Finding any one of them will do."
"Gui gui."
Neurocrack pointed at the computer and called out.
"Xun xun."
Treasure Seeker quickly translated, saying it needed a computer.
Qiao Sang, upon hearing this, immediately stood up and gestured for Neurocrack to take her place.
Neurocrack sat down, extending its claws into the screen. Green light rippled along its arms, and its eyes glowed green.
"Xun xun..."
Treasure Seeker floated to its Beastmaster's side, calling softly, asking if it was going to search like this.
Qiao Sang nodded and said, "Before posting the mission, I specifically looked up Neurocrack's information. It can see real-time images from anywhere with an internet connection. With the internet covering so much ground, it can see almost anywhere."
Neurocrack, a Mechanical-type General-Class Beast Companion, had no combat abilities but was primarily used for viewing and transmitting information. In its earlier forms, it could only roam the network with its consciousness. Only at the General-Class stage could it physically travel to and see another place through the network.
"Qing qing..."
Qingbao, looking at Neurocrack's back, showed an expression of surprise, realizing how powerful it was.
It hadn't inherited much information about Mechanical Beasts yet.
"Xun xun?" Treasure Seeker thought for a moment and called out.
Could it search the entire Eagaria?
Qiao Sang considered and said, "If we switch to different computers in various regions, it should be possible."
"Xun xun!"
Treasure Seeker's confidence surged. Then it thought of something, took out the Energy Pills from Fangy's ring, and placed them in front of them, urging them to eat more so they'd have the energy to fight the villain when found.
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy nodded, finding the logic in it, and buried her head to start eating in large mouthfuls.
Lulu was silent for a moment, then jumped out of the water tank and began to eat the Energy Pills as well.
“Steel Blade.”
Steel Treasure didn’t refuse, even though he wasn’t hungry, and symbolically took a couple of bites.
“Qingqing?”
Qingbao waited for a long time, but when Treasure Seeker took the last Energy Pill for himself, it couldn’t help but float over and call out. What about its own?
“Xunxun.”
Treasure Seeker looked at Qingbao, paused, and then called out earnestly, “Xunxun,” indicating that it was still too young to fight that villain, so there was no need to get involved. It could just wait for mealtime to eat as usual.
Qingbao: “......”
A strange wind suddenly blew through the room.
Treasure Seeker, who had spent so much time with Qingbao, knew that a strong wind meant it was angry. He quickly took off the Ring and pulled out Qingbao’s special Energy Pills, grinning as he called out:
“Xunxun~”
“Qingqing......”
Qingbao looked at Treasure Seeker’s smile, and the wind around it disappeared.
The room returned to calm.
“Xunxun......”
Treasure Seeker let out a sigh of relief.
Qingbao felt like its personality had changed a bit recently. The laughter and the wind it had just summoned wouldn’t have happened in the past. Qiao Sang, watching from the side, felt a twinge of doubt.
Could the memory inheritance have already started to change its personality?
“Gui gui.”
Just as she was thinking, Neurocrack’s voice rang out.
Everyone’s attention immediately focused on it.
“Did you find it?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Gui gui.” Neurocrack nodded.
Qiao Sang: “!!!”
So, it was found?
That quickly?
“Xunxun!”
Before she could speak, Treasure Seeker excitedly called out, asking where it was.
“Gui gui.”
Neurocrack reported the location.
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker’s eyes glowed blue, and he was about to use the location to bring his Beastmaster and Big Brother Yabao over.
“Wait, don’t rush,” Qiao Sang said calmly.
“Xunxun……”
The blue light in Treasure Seeker’s eyes dissipated, and he stopped himself.
“Did you see the Ghost Ring King or the Cloak Totem?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Gui gui.” Neurocrack called out.
“Xunxun.” Treasure Seeker translated, it was the Cloak Totem.
If it was the Ghost Ring King, it would definitely be the one they were after, but if it was the Cloak Totem, it might not be. Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said:
“Let’s use Empathic Location to check out that Cloak Totem.”
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker didn’t question his Beastmaster’s decision, nodded, and his eyes glowed blue.
Qiao Sang closed her eyes.
The surrounding terrain immediately appeared in her mind in 3D mode.
Villas, streets, shops, and alleys, the scene finally stopped at a school’s entrance.
Several familiars stood at the school gate, seemingly waiting for their children to finish school.
One of them, about fifty centimeters tall, wearing a Miniaturization Band, with a silver-white body and a red bow tie around its neck, caught her eye. It had only one eye, and it was the Cloak Totem.
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker called out excitedly.
Qiao Sang hesitated, “This doesn’t seem like a wild beast companion……”
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker called out, indicating that they would know once they caught it.
But this Cloak Totem didn’t have Treasure Seeker’s accessory…… Qiao Sang thought calmly.
The Stealth Breath skill could only prevent the scent from dispersing if the item was kept close. Treasure Seeker’s accessory had been missing for half a year, and if the Cloak Totem had still been transforming into Treasure Seeker, the accessory wouldn’t have left its side……
Just then, a glint caught her eye.
“Look at the accessory on that little girl’s head. Isn’t it the same one you lost last time?” Qiao Sang’s gaze fell on a blonde, blue-eyed little girl standing not far from the Cloak Totem.(End of Chapter)
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