Chapter 1110: The Mysterious Elder (Part 2)
Chapter 1110: The Mysterious Elder (Part 2)
The Blazing Star Hound's evolution path has been figured out? Qiao Sang was initially stunned, but then she reacted with pleasant surprise.
"Really? What is the evolution path?"
To be honest, with so many recent events, she almost forgot that Vice Principal was still researching Fangy's evolution path...
"It involves making the body's energy boil when the energy reaches the Evolution standard, and then evolving on a full moon night", Liu Yao explained excitedly.
"Making the body's energy boil?" Qiao Sang was a bit confused.
"It means putting the Flame Listener in a state of battle or anger", Liu Yao clarified. "Initially, we completely replicated Fangy's evolution scene, but none of the Flame Listeners evolved. After repeated experiments, we discovered that it must be done on a full moon night."
"With this necessary condition, we had several Flame Listeners whose energy reached the Evolution standard come out on a full moon night, but none of them evolved."
"So, we realized that battle is also necessary."
"Later, we had five Flame Listeners battle in the same environment, but not all of them evolved into Blazing Star Hounds; only two did."
"Through continuous experimentation, we found that the energy must boil to a certain degree during battle. If the battle isn't intense enough, the energy's boiling won't meet the evolution standard."
Liu Yao paused and added:
"The anger of a Fire Pet Beast can cause the body's energy to boil to different degrees. So, as long as the Flame Listener's anger is sufficient, it can also trigger the energy to boil and meet the evolution standard."
I see... Qiao Sang digested this information and admired Liu Yao.
"I didn't expect such a complex evolution condition to be figured out so quickly."
Liu Yao smiled, "Compared to the Flame Listener's evolution condition, the Blazing Star Hound's is not too difficult. If we had more Flame Listeners to study, the research time for the Blazing Star Hound's evolution path could have been shortened even further."
"After all, we perfectly replicated Fangy's evolution scene."
Qiao Sang laughed, "If it were me, I wouldn't have thought of the full moon night."
Liu Yao didn't argue, "Professionals do professional work. No matter what, I am a researcher with a team behind me, so it's definitely faster than you working alone."
Qiao Sang: "..."
She had only meant to flatter Liu Yao, but now she couldn't argue...
Liu Yao changed the subject and suddenly said:
"Speaking of which, we have to thank you for the quick research on the Blazing Star Hound."
Qiao Sang pretended to be modest, "I just described Fangy's evolution scene. As a member of the research team, it was my duty."
"That's not what I'm thanking you for", Liu Yao chuckled. "I'm thanking you for winning the Regional Tournament."
Huh? Qiao Sang was taken aback.
Liu Yao continued, "If you hadn't won the Regional Tournament, so many Beastmasters bonded with Fangflare wouldn't have enthusiastically signed up for the experiment, successfully evolving enough Flame Listeners to participate in the Blazing Star Hound's evolution research."
I had that much of an impact... Qiao Sang flattered Liu Yao again, "It's mainly due to everyone's trust in you."
This kid... Liu Yao smiled, then thought of something and said, "By the way, there's one more thing."
"What is it?" Qiao Sang asked, playing along.
Liu Yao countered, "When Fangy evolved into a Blazing Star Hound, did it Awaken the Moonlight Power Trait?"
Qiao Sang's heart skipped a beat, and she replied, "That's right."
"We examined all the Blazing Star Hounds that successfully evolved and found that only one of them awakened the Moonlight Power trait", Liu Yao's tone no longer carried the excitement it once did. "This ratio is too low, and we haven't determined whether it's related to genetics or some other factor."
Generally, whether a familiar can awaken a corresponding trait during evolution is related to genetics, but there are exceptions.
Although the Blazing Star Hound's evolution pathway has been successfully studied, the numbers are still too small, especially for those with the Moonlight Power trait.
Liu Yao continued, "So we plan to conduct more research in this area soon."
Qiao Sang, upon hearing this, couldn't help but think about the other evolutionary branch of the Blazing Star Hound, the Moon Catastrophe Hound.
She wondered if the Moonlight Power trait might be related to the later evolution path, given that both names contain the word 'moon.'
Qiao Sang didn't voice this thought, as it involved her golden finger, and she couldn't explain how she knew about the other evolution branch of the Blazing Star Hound.
After some thought, she asked, "What about the Flame Kiru's evolution path? Are you not going to study that yet?"
Her intention was to urge them to research the Flame Kiru's evolution path, as discovering the Moon Catastrophe Hound might help solve the mystery of the Moonlight Power trait.
Vice Principal, I can only help you this much...
Liu Yao replied with a sigh, "Familiars become increasingly difficult to study as they progress. The Blazing Star Hound was an exception. Even if familiars use resources to boost their energy levels, it's still very hard to reach the required evolution threshold in a short time, especially without considering their potential."
"Although the goal of the Beastmasters participating in the experiment is just to have their familiars evolve, we can't recklessly pile energy into them. This could cause significant health issues, regardless of their potential."
The world could use more researchers like the Vice Principal... Qiao Sang reflected.
If this were in Supernest, the researchers there wouldn't consider such nuances.
Liu Yao continued, "We will work on understanding why the Blazing Star Hound awakens the Moonlight Power trait while ensuring the participating Blazing Star Hounds reach the required energy levels for evolution. Then we can proceed with the evolution path research."
Qiao Sang asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
"For now, no. I'll contact you if I need your help", Liu Yao said, changing the subject. "How's it going on Flame Sky Star?"
"It's great", Qiao Sang chuckled. "I just won a small match and got a free trip as a prize. I'm on vacation now."
Liu Yao, seeing the dark circles under her eyes in the glass reflection, fell silent for a moment before responding, "Have fun."
After chatting with the Vice Principal for a couple more minutes, Qiao Sang hung up the call. Feeling a bit hungry, she picked up her mobile phone to check nearby restaurants.
She quickly chose one.
Then, Qiao Sang thought of something, formed a seal with her hands, and summoned Treasure Seeker and Qingbao back.
Meanwhile, at a nearby barbecue stall.
The rabbit familiar, wearing an apron and enthusiastically grilling, looked up to see two shadows suddenly disappear from the stall. Shocked, the familiar's face turned to one of despair, and it screamed:
"Quickly!!"
Customers are trying to skip out on the bill!!!
...
At the hotel.
Qiao Sang looked at the food remnants on the corners of Treasure Seeker and Qingbao's mouths and asked,
"Did you eat something?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker nodded, then showed a regretful look and called out.
It had been preparing to eat a bit more.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao showed an admiring expression, as if to say, "You're so amazing, you even know this."
Qiao Sang was flattered by Qingbao's expression and held back a smile, saying:
"That's because there's something on the corners of both your and Treasure Seeker's mouths."
"Qingqing……"
Qingbao looked embarrassed, floated over to the coffee table, and took out a tissue to wipe her mouth.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker glanced at Qingbao with a strange expression and casually wiped its mouth with its claws.
It noticed that Fifth One was acting a bit pretentious in front of its Beastmaster. Just a moment ago, when eating outside, it had been using its claws to wipe its mouth just like Treasure Seeker.
"Can you still eat a bit more later? I'm preparing to go out to eat now", Qiao Sang asked.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up, and it called out, indicating that it could definitely eat more.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao blushed and called out, indicating that she could eat a bit more too.
Hearing this, Qiao Sang picked up her mobile phone, navigated to a location, and placed the phone in front of Treasure Seeker, saying:
"Let's go to this place."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker looked at the phone, memorized the route, and its eyes glowed blue as it began to navigate.
Qiao Sang then thought of something and called out:
"Wait!"
Treasure Seeker's eyes returned to their original color.
"First, bring Power Dragons. It's in Room 502." Qiao Sang said.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker nodded, its eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot.
About twenty seconds later, Treasure Seeker returned with Power Dragons, who had a happy look on its face.
"We're all going to eat", Qiao Sang said to Power Dragons.
"Momo!" Power Dragons nodded vigorously.
"Let's go." Qiao Sang looked at Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out, its eyes glowed blue, and soon it successfully located the destination, taking its Beastmaster and Fangy with it, disappearing from the spot.
...
Qiao Sang's vision went dark, and when it returned, she found herself in a restaurant situated in the branches of a Giant Tree.
Thick branches supported tables and chairs, and several familiars and a few humans were dining there.
Qiao Sang led Fangy and the others to an empty table and sat down.
A moment later, a yellow fruit with the number "16" on it hanging from the branches above opened its eyes and called out:
"Dodge?"
It then pulled out a menu from somewhere and handed it over.
Fangy and the others were caught off guard and jumped in surprise.
Dodge Fruit, a Grass-type Basic Beast, likes to pretend to be a fruit and hide in trees. If a familiar mistakes it for a fruit and tries to eat it, the Dodge Fruit will bite first... Qiao Sang remained calm. She had seen comments about this restaurant on her mobile phone before coming, and knew that the yellow fruits on the tree were actually staff familiars.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, after being startled, was the first to react. Its eyes lit up, and it called out, translating for them.
It was asking what they wanted to eat.
Qiao Sang took the menu, glanced over it, and confidently said:
"Bring us the signature dishes for both humans and familiars."
"Dodge." The Dodge Fruit nodded, took back the menu, and retreated back into the branches.
"Dodge."
The Dodge Fruit called out to another one with the number "15" on it.
The one with "15" called out to the next one, and so on, until the message reached inside the restaurant, where it fell silent.
"Steel Chief..."
Steel Treasure looked at this scene with a look of surprise, as if to say, "So that's how it works."
Following its Beastmaster, it had seen many familiars working in various places before.
But places like this, where everything is run by familiars and humans still come to visit, always give Steel Treasure a sense of unreality whenever it sees them.
"If you like, after we retire from the matches, you can open one of your own", Qiao Sang said with a smile in her mind.
Steel Treasure was taken aback by this, feeling a wave of emotion. However, it managed to suppress its thoughts from showing in its mind.
After about ten minutes, several Dodge Fruits, each carrying a dish, walked over and neatly arranged them on the table.
Qiao Sang and Fangy enjoyed their dinner.
"Momo!"
The Power Dragons’ eyes lit up with each bite of the energy meal.
Although it never lacked food, it had mostly eaten fruit from a young age. This was the first time it felt such deliciousness.
The Power Dragons immediately forgot the purpose of its visit, gobbling down the energy meal as if it hadn’t eaten in days.
While eating, Qiao Sang took out her mobile phone and started searching for nearby tourist attractions.
"Quickly!"
Suddenly, an extremely angry voice rang out from below.
Qiao Sang looked down and saw a rabbit familiar wearing an apron, staring up at her table with a furious expression.
Hmm? Why is it looking at my table?
Qiao Sang was taken aback. Before she could react, the rabbit familiar leaped up, gracefully jumping a couple of steps on the tree and landing on the branch where the table was.
Everyone around, both humans and familiars, turned to look.
"Quickly!"
"Quickly!"
The rabbit familiar, still angry, walked over and pointed at Treasure Seeker and Qingbao, making two angry calls.
Qingbao blinked, looking innocent.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker recognized the rabbit familiar, waved its claws, and made a "I didn’t mean to" face, then pointed at its Beastmaster and called out.
"Quickly!"
The rabbit familiar suddenly turned its head and looked at Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang: "???"
What's going on?
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker called out twice, indicating that it and Qingbao had been suddenly summoned back while eating and hadn’t paid.
Qiao Sang: "……"
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment before saying,
"Sorry, how much do we owe?"
"Quickly!"
The rabbit familiar called out, still looking unhappy.
"Xunxun……"
Treasure Seeker, while stuffing food into its mouth, called out once.
52 Union Coins.
Qiao Sang took out a 100 Union Coin note and handed it over, saying, "No need for change. Consider it my apology."
The rabbit familiar’s expression instantly brightened, and it called out cheerfully,
"Quickly~"
Then, it leaped down the tree and happily left.
It seems I shouldn’t randomly summon Treasure Seeker and Qingbao back from their outings anymore… Qiao Sang reflected, her mind racing with thoughts:
Maybe I should just buy Treasure Seeker a mobile phone so I always know what’s happening…
No, if I give it a mobile phone, it won’t earn any credits.
Qingbao has been playing with Treasure Seeker a lot lately. Maybe I should get Qingbao a mobile phone…
Just as Qiao Sang was starting to think this was a good idea, she suddenly felt a line of sight.
Following the line of sight, she saw an elderly man with white hair and a face full of wrinkles, but looking quite spirited, staring at her table with a mix of surprise and curiosity.
To be precise, he was looking at Qingbao.
After a few moments of intense staring, he smiled and said,
"Do you mind if I join you?"
His voice was soft but abnormally clear.
Qiao Sang looked at him and nodded, "Sure."
The old man stood up, floated over to the branch above, and walked to the table, pulling out a chair and sitting down. He stared at Qingbao and suddenly said,
"This is a legendary familiar, the Clear Hidden Sprite, right?" (End of Chapter)
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