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Chapter 1053: Battle Prevalence
Chapter 1053: Battle Prevalence (Combined)
It turned out it was all for Training the Thunder Dragon... Qiao Sang couldn't help but feel a profound admiration.
Unbonded familiars are difficult to communicate with, and a single misstep could lead to resistance, especially with those of poor temperament. Teacher Mikara's method not only encouraged the Thunder Dragon to release lightning voluntarily but also avoided any sense of being ordered around. It was a perfect example of deep understanding in the art of Training.
The main reason, however, was that the Thunder Dragon's reaction was quite amusing... Migala thought to herself, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor as she walked out of the Starport.
Qiao Sang hurried to keep up.
High above the Starport, the ground was filled with familiars that had "For Rent" signs on their bodies.
What was different here was that nearly half of the familiars did not have a Beastmaster riding them.
Familiars of various sizes and shapes were using their own languages to attract customers, some even forcibly pulling passengers onto their backs, much like the enthusiastic drivers at high-speed rail station exits. This was quite a novelty for Qiao Sang.
"Steel Chief..."
Steel Treasure also looked around at the familiars pulling in customers without their Beastmasters and displayed a similar expression of curiosity.
"Quickly, quickly!"
A blue avian familiar enthusiastically flapped its wings.
Qiao Sang gave it a polite smile.
The Azure Avian's eyes lit up, and it pointed to its back with its wings.
Qiao Sang ignored it and continued to follow Teacher Mikara.
The Azure Avian's face immediately dropped.
Just then, a tourist with luggage passed by, and the Azure Avian instantly changed its expression, flapping its wings warmly at the tourist.
Qiao Sang took a few more steps and saw a black, spider-like familiar, about three meters in size, giving her a bewitching glance.
Its body was completely black, covered in tough, bristly fur.
She hadn't expected to see spider-like familiars here, pulling in customers... Qiao Sang couldn't help but examine the familiar before her.
After all, whether on Blue Star or in Supernest, spider-like familiars almost never took on passengers.
First, their appearance was rather intimidating, and second, they moved slowly. To move quickly, they relied on web-slinging skills, which made it unsafe to ride on them. Third, spider-like familiars were generally unpopular, and there was no market for them to carry passengers.
Familiars that could take on passengers had to pass through various screenings.
This was the first time Qiao Sang had seen a spider-like familiar pulling in customers.
"Blackie."
The spider-like familiar, covered in fur, noticed Qiao Sang's gaze and turned to look at its own body. It seemed to understand something, opened its mouth, and quickly spun a thick, white silk blanket over its body.
"Blackie!"
Then, it called out to Qiao Sang enthusiastically.
Qiao Sang was moved by the spider-like familiar's customer service attitude and quickly stepped forward, intending to ask Teacher Mikara to ride it.
However, at that moment, two young men approached the spider-like familiar and gave it an address.
"Blackie!"
The spider-like familiar immediately forgot about Qiao Sang, called out enthusiastically, and then used its white silk to gently bind the two men and their luggage to its back before scurrying away.
Qiao Sang: "..."
Suddenly, a primate familiar wearing a floral shirt quickly walked over and called out warmly:
"Shoulder."
"Steel Chief", Steel Treasure's voice echoed in her mind.
It was trying to get customers.
"No thank you", Qiao Sang politely declined.
"Shoulder, shoulder." The primate familiar didn't give up, following and calling out.
Qiao Sang ignored it.
"Shoulder." After following for about five meters, the primate familiar suddenly picked up the Thunder Dragon, which was slowly moving on the ground, and placed it on its shoulder, quickly heading to the street.
"Thunder?"
Thunder Dragon looked utterly confused.
Qiao Sang: "!!!"
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy stared at the back of the ape familiar, her face contorted with anger. The Flame Wings on her sides suddenly expanded.
At the same time, the ape familiar stopped on the street, its body gradually growing until it reached about three meters tall.
"Thunder!"
Thunder Dragon stood on a high spot, looking around with excitement, happily bouncing a couple of times.
"Shoulder!"
The ape familiar waved enthusiastically at Qiao Sang.
"Ya Ya..."
Fangy seemed to understand something, and her Flame Wings returned to their original size.
Isn't this how Flame Sky Star's familiars still attract passengers? And their Beastmasters don't even manage them... Qiao Sang, feeling relieved but also a bit annoyed, watched the distant Thunder Dragon bouncing and the ape familiar waving enthusiastically.
Migala smiled. "Let's ride this Shoulder Ape King."
She walked up to the Shoulder Ape King.
"Shoulder."
The Shoulder Ape King bent down, spreading its hands warmly.
Migala stepped onto its palm.
The Shoulder Ape King lifted her to its shoulder and then looked at Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang hesitated for a moment but eventually walked over.
After bringing Fangy and the others to its shoulders, the Shoulder Ape King called out:
"Shoulder?"
Migala didn't need translation. "To the city center's Beastmaster Center."
"Shoulder!"
The Shoulder Ape King called out again, then started walking forward quickly and steadily without any navigation.
"How did you choose to ride the Shoulder Ape King?" Qiao Sang asked in a low voice.
Migala explained, "This is your first time on Flame Sky Star, and you haven't had a chance to explore much. The Shoulder Ape King isn't very fast, but it has great endurance. Even if we walk for a whole day and night, it won't get tired. Its shoulders are also wide and comfortable, so we can sit on them and slowly enjoy the scenery of Flame Sky Star."
"Another benefit of riding a bipedal familiar is that it can stop anytime without blocking the streets. You can think of it as hiring a full-time driver for the day."
If that's the case, it's pretty good... Qiao Sang's impression of the Shoulder Ape King improved instantly.
Then she remembered something and asked, "I noticed that many familiars don't have their Beastmasters with them."
Migala explained, "On Flame Sky Star, most familiars move around on their own. Here, humans and wild familiars coexist. Many wild familiars come out to find jobs on their own. The familiars you saw without Beastmasters were mostly wild familiars."
Wild familiars? Qiao Sang was taken aback and looked at the Shoulder Ape King.
"Steel Chief..."
Steel Treasure was equally surprised.
Migala continued, "Here, both bonded familiars and wild familiars wear ID Bracelets. Bonded familiars wear white ones, while wild familiars wear black ones, to distinguish between them."
Qiao Sang instinctively looked at the Shoulder Ape King's claws.
She saw that it was wearing a black bracelet.
Sure enough, it's a wild familiar... Qiao Sang thought of something else and asked in a low voice, "What about the Shoulder Ape King's Miniaturization Band?"
On Blue Star and Supernest, wild familiars could only get Miniaturization Bands by force. The Shoulder Ape King was a high-class beast companion, about three meters tall. Even if it weren't a wild familiar, it wouldn't meet the criteria to buy a Miniaturization Band, yet it clearly had one. When it approached her earlier, it was in its miniaturized form.
"On Flame Sky Star, both familiars and wild familiars can purchase Miniaturization Bands on their own", Migala explained. "There are no rules about the size a familiar must reach to buy one."
“Xunxun!”
Upon hearing this, Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up.
Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned but quickly realized that this was because familiars held a higher status on Flame Sky Star compared to other planets, and there were many wild familiars.
While she was at Supernest, she had met a few classmates from Flame Sky Star and had a general understanding of the situation there.
Unlike Blue Star, which had the Hidden Realm, or Supernest, which confined wild familiars to the lower three districts, separating them from most humans, here, humans and familiars truly coexisted.
Wild familiars were active in society, could obtain identification, and could purchase anything they needed.
Some wild familiars even held high-ranking positions and could organize large-scale matches, allowing other wild familiars to sign up and participate.
The winning wild familiars would receive attention and many would vie to bond with them. The victorious wild familiars would then state their requirements, and only those who met them would be allowed to approach and be chosen for bonding.
During Beastmaster Combat Contests, wild familiars would also attend, and if they found a suitable match, they would try to recommend themselves for bonding.
Qiao Sang had once found this concept hard to believe, but now, having seen more, she thought Flame Sky Star's approach was quite good.
After all, this way, Beastmasters and familiars had a better chance of finding strong matches, leading to mutual growth and strength.
Moreover, in a coexistence relationship, Beastmasters had more choices, unlike on Blue Star, where they could only find familiars at Companion Bases or Nurseries. Ordinary families' Beastmasters hardly ever encountered rare familiars.
And unlike Supernest, where the relationship with familiars was strained, even if they went to the lower three districts to find rare wild familiars, the familiars would often avoid humans.
“Jianjian.” As she was thinking, Shoulder Ape King pointed to a distant circular building and called out.
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy, with an excited expression, helped translate.
He said there was a battle competition happening there, and they could go check it out.
Qiao Sang was about to speak when Shoulder Ape King pointed to another high-rise building and called out again:
“Jianjian.”
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy became even more excited.
He said there was a match there too!
“Are they all Beastmaster Combat Contests?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Jianjian.” Shoulder Ape King nodded.
During the rest of their journey, Shoulder Ape King would point to nearby buildings every few kilometers, indicating that matches were taking place inside.
Fangy's excitement grew, and he couldn't wait to join a match.
Qiao Sang finally couldn't hold back and said, “Why are there so many matches?”
“Jianjian?” Shoulder Ape King looked puzzled.
So many?
Migala explained with a smile, “On Flame Sky Star, the most popular thing is Beastmaster Combat. Both humans and wild familiars regularly organize battle competitions, and many TV shows are also related to Beastmaster Combat.”
“No wonder almost every Interstellar Cup champion is from Flame Sky Star. In this environment, even if they don't aim to become Professional Beastmasters, they still learn some battle techniques,” Qiao Sang reflected.
Migala pondered for a few seconds and then slowly said,
"Flame Sky Star is indeed the best place for a Professional Beastmaster to develop. Fate Spirit Prediction suggests that your destiny is here, likely because of this."
"Should I sign up for a match then?" Qiao Sang asked.
"No rush", Migala said. "You just participated in the Regional Tournament. Take some more time to train. If there's a suitable match for you, I'll let you know."
"Understood", Qiao Sang replied.
The Shoulder Ape King walked steadily.
Along the way, Qiao Sang saw many Wild Familiars either alone or in pairs of Triple Bees. There were also some familiars wearing white wristbands accompanying the Wild Familiars, chatting smoothly with their human partners, without any sense of estrangement.
Steel Treasure watched them, his eyes flickering.
Qiao Sang sensed Steel Treasure's thoughts and said in his mind, "Don't worry. Once we participate in the Interstellar Cup, Flame Sky Star will definitely introduce Steel Sparrows."
"Steel Chief", Steel Treasure responded in his mind.
The sky turned from light to dusk and then to darkness.
The Shoulder Ape King continued walking until they reached the city center's Beastmaster Center in the evening.
The night was still warm, but the breeze was a bit cooler.
Qiao Sang paid and followed Teacher Migara into the Beastmaster Center.
In the hall, many familiars were handling their own business.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker, seeing this scene for the first time, couldn't help but look around curiously.
An invisible gentle breeze blew past the familiars handling their business.
As Qiao Sang walked, he suddenly felt the weight of his backpack increase.
Turning his head, he saw that Thunder Dragon had somehow climbed onto his backpack and was leaning against Lulu inside.
Lulu remained expressionless as she allowed it.
This Thunder Dragon, seeking Fangy when it's cold and Lulu when it's hot, sure knows how to find comfort... Qiao Sang smiled inwardly and turned to follow Teacher Migara.
At the reception desk of the Residential Area, a familiar and a staff member in uniform stood.
Familiars were greeted by familiars for accommodation, while Beastmasters were handled by staff.
Qiao Sang had his accommodation arranged by the staff, then took the room key to the corresponding floor.
Opening the door to room 1009, Migala followed him inside.
Qiao Sang was taken aback and was about to speak.
Migala said, "Wait. Our Imperial Beastmaster Academy's Familiar Trainer in Flame Sky Star will be here soon. I'll wait with you."
"Already?" Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised.
"Not really", Migala replied, sitting down on the sofa. "She lives in this city. I contacted her as soon as I got off the starship."
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, "Is this Familiar Trainer a teacher at a school here in Flame Sky Star?"
Migala was puzzled by the question: "Of course, at our Imperial Beastmaster Academy."
"No, I mean", Qiao Sang clarified, "is she a teacher at a school in Flame Sky Star?"
"No", Migala said.
So, she's not a spy teacher... Qiao Sang felt a bit disappointed.
As they talked, Treasure Seeker took off the Ring and pulled out a water tank for Lulu.
"Ice Emperor!"
Suddenly, Lulu shouted.
Qiao Sang turned to see that Thunder Dragon was crawling toward Lulu's water tank. (End of Chapter)
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