Chapter 1049: The Day of Evolving to King Rank
Chapter 1049: The Day of Evolving to King Rank (Combined)
"What is it doing?" Migala asked.
Qiao Sang hesitated before answering, "It might be going to see Fangy."
The two of them followed the Thunder Dragon to the living room, and sure enough, they saw it climbing onto Fangy, who continued to eat Energy Pills with a resigned expression.
Migala immediately believed Qiao Sang's earlier statement that the Thunder Dragon first saw Fangy when it opened its eyes. She reflected, "It seems the Thunder Dragon considers Yan Jiaou as its closest kin. That's a good thing, as Yan Jiaou has the Flame Body trait, which will help the hatchling's development."
Then she thought of something and asked, "Have you contacted Teacher Flauda yet?"
"No", Qiao Sang shook his head.
Migala turned to Air and said, "Go bring Flauda here."
Pengamei's voice echoed from the air, "Peng peng."
Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and asked, "Why can I still not see Pengamei when it's in Invisibility status even though I have spirit sight?"
Migala explained, "There are many methods for familiars to achieve Invisibility. Some familiars blend into their surroundings, others use Illusion and distort themselves, and some have a natural Invisibility trait. Spirit sight generally only reveals familiars with a simple Invisibility trait."
Qiao Sang nodded, understanding. "So, is Pengamei's Invisibility method the same as Stealthy Shield's?"
Migala paused for a few seconds before answering, "No, Pengamei uses the second method, while Stealthy Shield uses the third."
Qiao Sang responded with an "Oh."
The living room fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of Fangy eating Energy Pills.
A few seconds later, Migala couldn't help but ask, "Why did you suddenly ask about Stealthy Shield?"
"Because the few familiars I've seen in Invisibility that left the strongest impression on me are those few", Qiao Sang explained. "Especially Stealthy Shield, which remained Invisibility throughout, and I never even saw what it looked like."
Migala was about to say something when Pengamei and Flauda suddenly appeared in the living room.
"Has the Thunder Dragon hatched?" Flauda asked, holding a device.
Migala gestured toward Fangy and said, "It's right there."
Flauda's eyes lit up, and he approached Fangy, reaching out to touch the Thunder Dragon.
Migala started to say, "Be care—"
But her voice cut off as Flauda's hand made contact with the Thunder Dragon, which only opened its eyes and glanced at him without any resistance or lightning.
"Careful about what?" Flauda turned to ask.
Migala paused for a moment before saying, "Be gentle; it just hatched."
Flauda, being a Familiar Trainer, rolled his eyes internally but nodded and placed the Thunder Dragon on the ground, starting to examine it with the device.
"Thunder..."
The cold sensation made the Thunder Dragon frown, and a thin, yellow electric arc appeared.
Migala's expression didn't change much, but she felt a strange sense of relief.
However, the next moment, Fangy's tail tip gently stroked the Thunder Dragon's head in a soothing manner.
"Thunder..."
The familiar warmth spread, and the Thunder Dragon's expression softened, the yellow electric arc disappearing.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker watched with a thoughtful expression. Seeing how the Thunder Dragon behaved, it seemed unlikely that it would consider the Thunder Dragon as a Little Brother if their Beastmaster bonded with it. It was clear that the Thunder Dragon preferred Fangy.
Thinking about this, it sighed.
If it hadn't been so preoccupied with the Cloak Totem, it would have hatched the egg itself.
But then, Treasure Seeker remembered its Co-Return trait and Shadow Penetration, as well as how Fangy had been engulfed in Blazing Fire during the match by Mutual Demise, and it perked up again.
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I won't have to worry about not having a Little Brother once I become stronger than Fangy!
Treasure Seeker was brimming with enthusiasm and teleported away to the Outdoor Training Ground to start training.
“Qingqing……”
Qingbao glanced at Thunder Dragon, then in the direction of the Outdoor Training Ground, and followed with Wind Transformation.
Soon, a strong gale swept through the Outdoor Training Ground.
Treasure Seeker trained enthusiastically in the gale.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Flauda finished his examination.
He put down his equipment and said:
“Thunder Dragon is very healthy, with no issues. However, at this stage, focus on its development. Don’t let it train skills or come into contact with any electrical appliances.”
“Why can’t it touch electrical appliances?” Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.
“It can’t control its electric energy yet,” Flauda explained. “If it accidentally triggers its electric energy while touching an electrical appliance, it could release lightning and damage the device.”
Qiao Sang responded solemnly:
“I won’t let it touch any electrical appliances.”
Flauda smiled and said:
“Once Thunder Dragon can skillfully use its abilities, it should be fine.”
Qiao Sang nodded, understanding.
Flauda continued:
“It’s best not to give a newly hatched familiar Energy Pills. Since Thunder Dragon is a Dragon-type, its development is slower. I’ll configure Energy Pills for it in about two months.”
“For now, I’ll prepare some easily digestible food for it. I’ll have it ready for you by this afternoon.”
Qiao Sang said:
“Thank you, Teacher.”
She then thought of something and asked:
“What is Thunder Dragon’s gender?”
“It’s male,” Flauda replied.
As they talked, Thunder Dragon climbed back onto Fangy.
After Flauda left, Migala, still not giving up, approached Thunder Dragon and extended her hand.
Thunder Dragon wasn’t sleeping; it stared at the approaching hand and immediately generated yellow lightning arcs without a word.
The electric arcs were harmless to Fangy, who didn’t even notice and let out a contented belch.
Migala silently withdrew her hand.
She seriously doubted that Thunder Dragon had a grudge against her, but that shouldn’t be the case, as this was their first meeting…
Noticing Migala’s gaze, Thunder Dragon quietly shifted its body and used its tail to point at her.
Migala: “….”
…
At noon, Qiao Sang sat at the dining table, enjoying her lunch.
Fangy and the others were eating Energy Pills.
Thunder Dragon, meanwhile, was snuggled up to Fangy, using its tail to hold a bottle of milk.
After finishing its Energy Pill, Fangy headed to the Open Training Ground.
Thunder Dragon quietly followed behind.
“Thunder Dragon,” Qiao Sang called out.
Thunder Dragon turned its head.
“Would you like to come over here?” Qiao Sang asked with a kind smile.
Fangy’s training often caused significant damage to the Arena, and it wouldn’t be good if it accidentally affected Thunder Dragon.
Thunder Dragon hesitated upon hearing Qiao Sang’s voice, then turned around and crawled toward her, still holding the milk bottle with its tail.
It’s quite well-behaved… Qiao Sang felt a sense of relief.
At that moment, her mobile phone rang.
Thunder Dragon’s attention was immediately drawn to it.
Qiao Sang glanced at the caller ID and picked up the phone.
“Have you eaten lunch yet?” her mother’s voice came through the speaker.
“I’m eating right now,” Qiao Sang replied, glancing at Thunder Dragon beside her.
“Mom, you called at the right time. There’s something I want to tell you.”
“What is it?” Ye Xiangting asked.
“Do you remember the Thunder Dragon egg I won at the Regional Tournament? It hatched last night.”
"So fast!" Ye Xiangting was both surprised and delighted.
Qiao Sang hummed in response and promptly turned on the video function, positioning the screen to face Thunder Dragon.
"Thunder..."
Thunder Dragon stared at its reflection on the screen, looking dazed and adorably confused.
"This is the first time I've seen Thunder Dragon, and it's so cute!" Ye Xiangting said excitedly.
Then she seemed to remember something and asked worriedly, "You don't have a new bonding page yet. What will Thunder Dragon do?"
Qiao Sang turned the video around and explained, "I'll keep it with me for now. I can carry familiars even if they're not bonded, since I'm already a B-Class Beastmaster."
As they talked, Thunder Dragon put down its milk bottle and maneuvered its body to climb onto Qiao Sang's shoulder, continuing to stare at its reflection on the screen.
Hearing this, Ye Xiangting felt relieved. She smiled as she saw Thunder Dragon reappear on the screen and said, "It looks like you two have a great relationship."
"Of course", Qiao Sang said proudly. "I've always been popular with familiars. The last time I was in Zhitia Region, a wild Ghost Familiar even wanted to bond with me."
"Speaking of that, I heard someone say", Ye Xiangting gossiped, "that you defeated an A-Rank Beastmaster in Zhitia Region. Is that true?"
Qiao Sang was speechless for a moment before explaining, "That Beastmaster..."
Meanwhile, Thunder Dragon's head slowly moved closer to the screen.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker seemed to notice Thunder Dragon's intention and called out to it.
Thunder Dragon stopped and looked over.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker felt a sudden impulse. It seemed this little brother wasn't entirely untouchable. It took off its ring, pulled out its mobile phone, and waved it in front of Thunder Dragon.
Thunder Dragon stared at the mobile phone for a couple of seconds, then moved over to Treasure Seeker and climbed onto its side.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker called out, asking if it wanted to play.
"Thunder."
Thunder Dragon nodded.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker waved the mobile phone again and called out, indicating that if it called Leader, it could play with it.
"Thunder, Thunder."
Thunder Dragon didn't understand what Leader meant but tried to mimic the sound.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker was delighted and handed over the mobile phone.
Steel Treasure, munching on energy pills, happened to look up and see this scene. It suddenly remembered what the Familiar Trainer had said and wanted to warn them.
"Steel..."
But by then, Thunder Dragon's tail had already wrapped around the mobile phone.
Nothing happened.
Steel Treasure fell silent, deciding not to intervene, and continued eating its energy pills.
"Xunxun~"
Seeing that Thunder Dragon couldn't use its claws to play with the mobile phone, Treasure Seeker kindly took it from its tail and placed it in front of it, calling out to indicate that it would be easier to play with it on the table.
It even pointed to Thunder Dragon's tail.
"Thunder."
Thunder Dragon tried to follow Treasure Seeker's guidance and touched the mobile phone with the tip of its tail.
As soon as the tip of the tail made contact, a surge of electricity flowed through the device.
With a "bang", the mobile phone exploded.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker let out a piercing scream.
Qiao Sang was startled and turned to look.
"What happened? Did I hear an explosion?" Ye Xiangting asked worriedly over the phone.
"It's nothing, just the mobile phone exploded", Qiao Sang replied calmly.
Ye Xiangting: "???"
Qiao Sang chatted a bit more with her mother before hanging up the call.
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker was hunched over beside the mobile phone, pounding the table and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Lei..."
Thunder Dragon stood nearby, looking utterly at a loss.
Qiao Sang rubbed his forehead, clearly feeling a headache coming on. "I forgot to tell you. When you were outside training earlier, Teacher Flauda said that Thunder Dragon shouldn't come into contact with electrical devices. It can't control its electric energy well yet. If it touches anything, it might trigger a surge, causing the device to explode."
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker cried even louder after hearing this.
It didn't know!
Steel Treasure buried its head and pretended to chew on an energy pill, acting as if it knew nothing.
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao watched the scene, feeling oddly relieved, and a gentle breeze stirred around them.
Forget it, Treasure Seeker has suffered enough. I won't use Gale near it anymore.
At that moment, Qiao Sang said, "Stop crying. I can buy you a new mobile phone."
Treasure Seeker stopped crying and looked up sharply.
"Of course, you'll have to earn the money yourself", Qiao Sang added with a smile.
...
9:30 PM.
Treasure Seeker sat in front of the computer, carefully browsing the missions available on the Imperial Beastmaster Academy's official website. Its Beastmaster had promised to buy it a new mobile phone if it could earn 1,000 credits. It had to work hard to earn those credits.
"Lei..."
Thunder Dragon slowly moved to Treasure Seeker's side.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker heard the movement, turned around, and seeing Thunder Dragon, was startled. It quickly picked up the laptop and teleported it into the air, using Psychic to keep it floating as it continued to search for missions.
Thunder Dragon looked up, staring at Treasure Seeker and the computer for a few seconds before starting to try to jump into the air.
It kept trying to leap.
But it could only manage to lift its tail tip a centimeter or so off the ground.
Treasure Seeker looked down, relieved, and continued browsing the missions.
"Lei, lei..."
Thunder Dragon grew more and more agitated, and yellow lightning arcs began to dance around its body.
Suddenly, a breeze swept by, lifting it into the air.
Thunder Dragon seemed to sense something and turned its head.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao gave it a sweet smile.
"Lei, lei..."
Thunder Dragon tried to mimic Qingbao, forcing a grin.
The breeze carried it over to Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun!"
Terrified, Treasure Seeker quickly teleported again with the laptop.
"Qingqing!"
Qingbao couldn't help laughing, holding her stomach.
"Lei lei!"
Seeing Qingbao laugh, Thunder Dragon was also infected and started laughing.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker sighed in exasperation, its claws touching the computer.
In the next second, it and the computer vanished together through Invisibility.
"Lei lei!" Thunder Dragon continued to laugh.
Qingbao: "..."
Qingbao's personality is really changing... Qiao Sang, holding a book, couldn't help but reflect.
Suddenly, his mobile phone vibrated.
Qiao Sang picked it up to check.
It was a message from the Imperial Beastmaster Academy's administration:
[Dear Qiao Sang, your reserved energy bath slot will be available tomorrow at 9:00 AM. Please bring your student card and arrive at the energy hall on time.]
Tomorrow... Qiao Sang's eyes lit up. He put down the mobile phone and looked at Steel Treasure.
Steel Treasure had already sensed its Beastmaster's thoughts, its eyes also shining as it nodded at Qiao Sang.
If everything goes as planned, tomorrow will be the day it evolves to King Rank. (End of Chapter)
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