Chapter 158: Lost Town
Chapter 158: Lost Town
Qiao Sang quickly sent a message in the group chat: [?]
The next second, the chat interface showed: [Shi Gaofeng has recalled a message]
Although the Sophomore School Team's Combat Group had six members, their daily training and operations were mostly separate for the Individual Combat Team and the Team Combat Team, resulting in two separate group chats.
Qiao Sang's Invincible Holy Water Group, including herself, had five people, and usually, everyone except Zheng Guoping chatted in the group.
Zheng Guoping's sudden appearance scared Shi Gaofeng into quickly recalling his message, fearing he would be called out.
Wang Yao looked at the sudden flurry of activity in the group and felt exasperated.
So, you were all here!
She suppressed the urge to comment and scrolled up to look at the message Qiao Sang had sent, feeling a bit annoyed.
From accepting the mission to completing it, they had only had a day, and it was a mission with no time limit to find a Ghost Familiar.
It shouldn't be that quick to find someone, right?
Just as she was about to send a message to ask how they completed it, she had only typed two characters when the latest three messages in the group made her heart skip a beat, and she hit the delete key.
All three were sent by Fierce Dragon Zheng.
[Zheng Guoping: Image]
She opened it to see the mission details page for finding the Ghost Lantern, complete with the final rating and evaluation.
[Zheng Guoping: Voice]
[Zheng Guoping: Voice]
Both were 60 seconds long.
On impulse, she converted the first voice message to text.
[You all take a look at Qiao Sang. She's a year younger than you, and on her first mission, she showed such efficiency and completed it so well. How many missions have you done? How many times did you get five stars? Take a look at her...]
She didn't need to listen to the second voice message to know it was more of the same scolding.
Wang Yao felt a chill to the bone. Throughout her life, she had always been the "other people's child."
Since bonding with Flamebird and getting into the city's best Holy Water High School, everyone mentioned her with envy.
Even in the talent-filled Holy Water High School, she was selected for the School Team's Individual Combat Team, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't proud.
Before Qiao Sang joined, she was the one who got scolded the least in the team.
Was she bad? No, she wasn't!
It was just that Qiao Sang was too much of a prodigy.
Fierce Dragon Zheng was being too unfair, comparing them to a prodigy. Wang Yao steeled herself and was about to type a response to defend herself.
But just then, Fierce Dragon Zheng sent another message.
[Zheng Guoping: By the way, how are the three of you doing with your missions?]
Wang Yao looked up at Flamebird's impatient face and immediately backed down.
Forget it, I'll wait until the mission is completed to argue...
With Zheng Guoping's appearance, no one dared to speak in the group. Qiao Sang, seeing no one was talking, exited the group chat and opened another message interface.
[I am Potential Stock: Qiao Sang, Qiao Sang, what do you think of Flame Moth?]
The message was from half an hour ago.
Qiao Sang's eye twitched. I am Potential Stock was Fang Sisi's ID, and over the summer, she had already asked about all five Evolution forms of Cotton Worm.
[I think it's good]
Fang Sisi quickly replied.
[Right, me too! So, I've made a decision to evolve Cotton Worm into Flame Moth!]
Qiao Sang was no longer surprised and typed a response calmly.
[What are you planning to do?]
[I am Potential Stock: I specifically asked a Familiar Trainer. To evolve into an excellent Flame Moth, Cotton Worm must first become a brave Cotton Worm. Otherwise, even if it evolves using a Firestone, it won't be as fierce as other Fire Familiars, and its Fire Energy will be greatly reduced]
Qiao Sang suddenly had a bad feeling.
The last time Fang Sisi wanted to evolve Cotton Worm into Bashutter, she had it in the refrigerator for half an hour every day to get it used to the cold.
Later, she wanted to evolve her Cotton Worm into a Toxic Butterfly, so she spent every day searching online for dark recipes and fed them to it.
Then, she changed her mind and decided to evolve her Cotton Worm into a Water Moth. For a long time, she took it swimming, teaching it to swim despite its natural aversion to water. It's hard to say how she managed to teach it, but somehow, the Cotton Worm learned to swim.
Honestly, Qiao Sang admired Fang Sisi's Cotton Worm. It had been through so much and still managed to survive.
Thinking about what the Cotton Worm might face this time, Qiao Sang felt a bit sorry for it.
She sent a message to ask:
[What do you plan to do?]
[I'm potential stock: I asked someone, and the best way to build courage is to go through a Haunted House. There's a new horror escape room on Qin She Road, so I plan to have Cotton Worm go through it.]
Qiao Sang was taken aback and typed in the chat box: [Is it the one at 231?]
[I'm potential stock: I didn't notice, wait a moment, I'll check.]
After three seconds, Fang Sisi replied.
[Yes, how did you know? Have you been there?]
Sure enough, it was the same place Qiao Sang had seen on her mission list. She opened the chat box to reply when the chat window vibrated again.
[Did you play the Lost Town escape room? In the third level, there's a Cotton Worm that falls from the ceiling, covered in blood. That's actually my Mian Mian.] She even sent a shy emoji.
Qiao Sang: [......]
[So you had Cotton Worm work as an Npc?]
[I'm potential stock: I took it there once, but we didn't complete it. I wanted to try again, but it costs 1000 Union Coins per play. So I had Cotton Worm work there to earn the money.]
Qiao Sang's mouth twitched. Cotton Worm's ordeal was indeed quite tragic this time...
After a moment's thought, Qiao Sang typed:
[How much does Cotton Worm earn per day?]
[I'm potential stock: 100 Union Coins.]
Qiao Sang felt sympathetic again. Working hard for ten days just to scare herself, what was the point...
...
8:22 PM.
231 Qin She Road.
Many passersby looked up at the recently opened escape room, hesitant to enter.
The store was decorated primarily in black, with flickering lights simulating candlelight, clearly indicating it was a horror-themed escape room.
Inside, a girl in a purple dress was flipping through the escape room menu.
"Hello, would you like to play a single-player or multi-player room?" a handsome staff member asked.
Qiao Sang flipped through the menu and asked, "Is there an escape room specifically for familiars?"
After chatting with Fang Sisi, she remembered Wang Yao's advice. To increase a familiar's Mental Power, it needed to experience fear and overcome it.
Fangy was fearless, almost invincible.
It only disliked water, but it wasn't afraid of it.
If she had to guess, Qiao Sang thought Fangy was probably afraid of scary things, like Ghost Familiars.
She had reacted intensely to horror movies, Ghostie treasures, and Treasure Seekers.
So, Qiao Sang brought Fangy here to give it a try.
Overcoming fear was more effective when done on its own.
"There is." The staff member handed her a different menu. "This one is for familiars. Would you like a Single Pet Chamber or a Multiple Pet Chamber?"
Upon realizing the girl was a Beastmaster, the staff member switched to a more formal tone.
"Single pet", Qiao Sang said.
"I recommend the City of Shadows, Confinement Chamber, and Lost Town. They are on pages 2, 8, and 9. You can take a look", the staff member suggested.
Lost Town?
Qiao Sang was taken aback. Wasn't that the escape room where Fang Sisi's Cotton Worm worked as an Npc?
"Let's go with that one." Qiao Sang flipped to page 9 and pointed to the words Lost Town.
(End of Chapter)
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