Chapter 1052: First Arrival at Flame Sky Star
Chapter 1052: First Arrival at Flame Sky Star (Combined)
Evening.
Bosai Manor 101.
Treasure Seeker, clad in golden armor, was packing his things, skillfully stuffing his luggage into the Ring.
Thunder Dragon, unusually, wasn’t by Fangy’s side. Instead, it watched Treasure Seeker the entire time.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker noticed the gaze and flashed a grin.
“Ting...”
Thunder Dragon finally noticed the face of the shimmering golden creature before it, recalling the words this face had once spoken. It couldn’t help but move closer.
“Xunxun?” Treasure Seeker looked puzzled.
Thunder Dragon’s gaze fell on the ring Treasure Seeker Short Toe was wearing.
Treasure Seeker seemed to understand and instantly became wary.
Suddenly, Thunder Dragon tried hard to speak, calling out:
“Ting, Ting.”
Boss.
Treasure Seeker’s body stiffened.
“Ting, Ting.” Thunder Dragon tried again, with the same meaning.
Its eyes were sincere, its tone heartfelt, as if it truly recognized Treasure Seeker as its leader.
Then, Thunder Dragon used the tip of its tail to point at the golden ring on Treasure Seeker Short Toe.
Treasure Seeker stood there, stunned for three seconds, then without hesitation, he removed one of the rings and solemnly placed it on Thunder Dragon’s tail tip, calling out:
“Xunxun!”
You’ll be my Little Brother from now on!
“Ting, Ting!”
Thunder Dragon looked at the ring on its tail tip, its eyes wide with joy, and called out happily to Treasure Seeker.
Boss!
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker clutched his chest with his claws, looking deeply touched.
Steel Treasure watched from the side, thinking to itself that this little guy must think Treasure Seeker’s name is Leader...
...
The next morning, at dawn.
Qiao Sang was packing the things he hadn’t finished the previous day while making a call.
“Yeah, I’m leaving today. Teacher’s ticket is already booked... I don’t have to pay; the school will cover all the expenses... It’s Flame Sky Star... You’re still worried even though an S-Class Beastmaster will be accompanying me... Besides, I’m already a B-Class Beastmaster, one of the best in Hanggang City.”
Ye Xiangting finally felt reassured but then thought of something and said with anticipation:
“If you have the chance to meet Igor on Flame Sky Star, please get me a signature.”
Igor, the champion of the last Interstellar Cup.
Qiao Sang replied with a helpless look:
“Flame Sky Star is so big, how could I possibly run into him? Even if he were the champion of the Interstellar Cup, how often have you met the champion of Yuhua Region in all the years you’ve been there?”
“Just get the signature if you do run into him,” Ye Xiangting said. “If not, it’s fine.”
“I understand.” Qiao Sang answered.
“How long will you be staying on Flame Sky Star?” Ye Xiangting asked.
“I’m not sure,” Qiao Sang said, handing his packed luggage to Treasure Seeker. “It depends on Teacher’s arrangements, but it won’t be a short stay. After all, it’s a different planet. It’s not like I’ll be back in a month or two. The starship journey alone will take two to three months.”
Ye Xiangting was silent for a moment, then warned, “Listen to Teacher Migala.”
“Got it.” Qiao Sang replied.
“What about Thunder Dragon? I remember you can’t board a starship without a bonded pet,” Ye Xiangting asked.
“A B-Class Beastmaster can bring an unbonded pet,” Qiao Sang explained.
Ye Xiangting was taken aback. "You can go to other planets too?"
"It's possible", Qiao Sang explained. "But you can't bring more than one familiar, and you need to register it. When you return, the registered familiar must come back with you, or it might be suspected of interstellar smuggling."
"I didn't realize B-Class Beastmasters had such privileges on other planets", Ye Xiangting mused, then added, "Make sure you bring Thunder Dragon back. You haven't bonded with it yet, and it won't be easy to find if you lose it."
Qiao Sang smiled. "Don't worry, Thunder Dragon is quite well-behaved. It always follows me and Fangy, and it won't wander off."
Ye Xiangting gave a few more reminders.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the living room.
Qiao Sang said, "Mom, I have to go. Teacher is here, and I need to get ready."
Ye Xiangting said with a hint of reluctance, "Call me when you arrive and let me know you're safe."
On Blue Star, a trip to see someone was just a matter of buying a ticket, but going to another planet made it much more complicated.
Qiao Sang said, "Okay", hung up the phone, and went to the living room.
Migala was sitting on the sofa, asking, "Are you all packed?"
Qiao Sang nodded. "Yes, I'm ready."
Migala didn't waste any time, standing up and saying, "Let's go then."
...
Time flew by.
One and a half months later.
On the starship.
Migala looked at the nearby crimson planet and said, "We're here."
Qiao Sang's gaze shifted from her book to the planet outside the starship.
Finally, they had arrived...
An hour later.
Flame Sky Star.
Qiao Sang carried Thunder Dragon, which had grown significantly larger since Blue Star, as she stepped off the starship.
The moment she did, she felt the intense heat.
After being continuously replenished by Fangy, she rarely experienced such intense heat anymore.
Qiao Sang looked up and saw the scorching sun blazing down, but the people around her seemed accustomed to it, with few showing signs of sweating or even wearing sunglasses or hats for protection.
"Thunder!"
Thunder Dragon, feeling the heat, called out in fluent speech and jumped to the ground.
During the month on the starship, it had learned to speak fluently.
"Thunder!"
However, the moment it touched the ground, the heat made it quickly climb back onto Qiao Sang's leg.
Qiao Sang instinctively bent down to pick it up.
Migala noticed and said, "Thunder Dragon was brought onto the starship shortly after birth and hasn't been exposed to external temperatures for a long time. It's natural for it to feel uncomfortable in a high-temperature environment, but as a Dragon-type familiar, it has high defensive strength and good endurance. It will adapt quickly. You should let it move around more, as we'll be staying on Flame Sky Star for a while."
"Besides, it will be ready for training soon."
Qiao Sang, hearing this, put Thunder Dragon back on the ground.
Thunder Dragon glared at Migala but didn't release any lightning.
Although it didn't want to admit it, the human was right.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker appeared and wiped its forehead, though there was no sweat.
The golden armor glinted brilliantly under the sunlight.
For a moment, everyone and every familiar around them turned to look.
Treasure Seeker immediately stopped wiping and stood tall.
Qiao Sang coughed.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker understood its Beastmaster's meaning and reluctantly hid its artifacts.
At that moment, a rabbit-like familiar, about a meter tall, wearing a floral dress and a thick gold rose necklace around its neck, with gold claws and ears, hopped over from nearby.
Behind it, a man in his early twenties, wearing glasses and with black hair, was running to catch up, panting heavily.
"Qin Aotian, wait for me!" he called out, but the rabbit familiar was always just out of reach.
"Qin Qin?"
The rabbit familiar, adorned with golden jewelry, stopped in front of Treasure Seeker and called out.
The man finally caught up, panting as he said:
"Sorry, your familiar was glowing with Golden Light, and my Qin Qin Rabbit has a particular fondness for anything that glows with Golden Light, so it got drawn over."
Qin Qin Rabbit, generally a High-Class Beast Companion, is extremely industrious, spending almost 16 out of 24 hours a day hopping around to strengthen its legs... This information flashed through Qiao Sang's mind.
Ever since she learned they would be heading to Flame Sky Star, she had bought a large number of books about familiars from that planet and had been reading them on the starship. As a result, she recognized the familiar at a glance.
"It's fine", Qiao Sang said. "It didn't do anything."
It hadn't done anything, but it had spoken... The man felt a bit guilty and was about to say something.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker's expression turned angry, and it called out.
You must be dreaming!
"Qin Qin."
Qin Qin Rabbit's expression seemed to say, "There's nothing I can do about it", as it took a large step back and assumed a battle stance.
What's going on? Qiao Sang was taken aback.
Migala explained from the side:
"On Flame Sky Star, there's an unwritten rule that any dispute can be settled through a battle. The losing side must obey the winning side."
Qiao Sang frowned and asked:
"Doesn't that mean high-level Beastmasters can always resolve things through battles?"
The man quickly clarified:
"No, no, we only challenge Beastmasters of similar levels. The high-level Beastmasters wouldn't bother with lower-level ones."
He wasn't surprised that the girl didn't know about Flame Sky Star. She had appeared at the spaceport with a familiar that clearly wasn't from Flame Sky Star, indicating she wasn't from here.
"So, Qin Qin Rabbit wants a battle?" Qiao Sang asked.
The man hurriedly replied: "It wants to win the Artifacts on your Ghost-type Beast Companion through a battle, but you don't have to agree."
As he spoke, Qin Qin Rabbit used its legs to condense a white light, and with a powerful kick, sent the man flying.
"Ah!"
The man let out a painful cry and was thrown backward.
Qiao Sang: "..."
Migala looked on as if this was nothing out of the ordinary.
"Qin Qin!"
Qin Qin Rabbit called out to Qiao Sang.
"Ya Ya."
Fangy helped translate.
It said to ignore its Beastmaster; it wants a battle.
The status of familiars on Flame Sky Star is indeed high... Qiao Sang reflected inwardly, then looked at Qin Qin Rabbit and said with a smile:
"If you win, you get the Artifacts, but what if you lose?"
"Qin Qin."
Qin Qin Rabbit pointed to its necklace, earrings, and bracelet, and called out.
"Thunder..."
Thunder Dragon watched intently, seeming to understand something.
Even though Qiao Sang couldn't understand what it was saying, she grasped its meaning from its gestures.
"Qin Aotian, be reasonable!" The man quickly walked back, as if he hadn't just been kicked, and said: "The Artifacts on your opponent are clearly more valuable than the ones you have."
"Qin Qin!"
Qin Qin Rabbit glared at the man, then pulled a card from its floral skirt pocket and called out.
The man immediately fell silent.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker looked cautiously at Qin Qin Rabbit, then seemed to remember something. It removed its ring, took out a Beast Identifier from inside, and aimed it at Qin Qin Rabbit.
A voice with the same tone soon spoke:
"Oh, Master, it's been a while since you used me. Let me see what familiar you're having me identify... Qin Qin Rabbit, a High-Class Beast Companion, very industrious, likes to hop around to strengthen its legs... Master, hitting it is like squashing a little ant."
The little earth ant is widely recognized as the weakest Bug-type Beginner Beast in Supernest.
Qiao Sang: "……"
This Beast Identifier...
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker put away the Beast Identifier, wiggled its short toe at Qin Qin Rabbit, and wore a disdainful expression.
"Qin Qin..."
Qin Qin Rabbit didn't react to the taunt; instead, it looked wary.
It glanced at the Treasure Seeker and called out:
"Qin Qin."
Then it turned and left.
The man gave Qiao Sang an apologetic look and hurried to follow.
"Xunxun..."
The Treasure Seeker looked bewildered.
"Did this Qin Qin Rabbit hear the Beast Identifier's description and give up?" Qiao Sang watched the rabbit's retreating back and guessed.
"Probably", Migala said. "Familiars from the Flame Sky Star generally follow the rules of battle. Once they lose, they comply with the terms. This Qin Qin Rabbit likely realized it wasn't a match for you and gave up."
Qiao Sang reflected, "Quite intelligent, I see."
Then she thought of something and asked:
"Where are we going now?"
"To find someone to make Thunder Dragon's Energy Pills", Migala said.
Qiao Sang nodded slightly and instinctively looked down.
Thunder Dragon wasn't in its usual spot.
Where's Thunder Dragon? Qiao Sang paused, looking around to find Thunder Dragon's shadow.
Suddenly, a commotion caught her attention.
"Whose Dragon-type familiar is that?"
"Looks like it's still a junior, yet it's challenging Aolishi to a battle."
"Ha ha ha, Aolishi is a General-Class Beast Companion. This is just a freebie."
Qiao Sang followed the noise.
In the crowd surrounding the Triple Bee, she saw Thunder Dragon wagging its golden ringed tail, talking to a Fighting-type Pet Beast that was about a meter tall, with miniaturization bands on its claws and a diamond belt around its waist.
The scene was all too familiar, except there were fewer onlookers. It was just like the earlier encounter with the Treasure Seeker and Qin Qin Rabbit.
Qiao Sang's eyes twitched, and she called out:
"Treasure Seeker, bring it back."
"Xunxun~"
The Treasure Seeker let out a call, its eyes glowing blue.
In the next second, Thunder Dragon appeared in front of them.
The crowd looked startled and glanced around:
"Where did that Dragon-type familiar go?"
"That's strange. Was it taken by its Beastmaster?"
"Probably. No fun, I thought there would be a show. Well, off we go."
"Tiny?"
Thunder Dragon looked at its position, confused.
Qiao Sang bent down and said:
"We need to hurry. If you want something, I'll buy it for you. We can battle later, okay?"
"Tiny."
Thunder Dragon looked up at Qiao Sang and nodded.
Migala laughed, "If you keep challenging others to battles, you'll just be giving them freebies."
"Tiny!"
Thunder Dragon glared at Migala, and yellow lightning arcs crackled around its body.
"Teacher..." Qiao Sang sighed, exasperated.
She didn't understand why Migala and Thunder Dragon were always at odds.
Even on the starship, Migala would often provoke Thunder Dragon with words and touches.
"Haven't you noticed?" Migala whispered. "Under my provocation, Thunder Dragon's discharges are becoming more and more skilled."
(End of Chapter)
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