Chapter 207: You're So Old Now!
Chapter 207: You’re So Old Now!
After communicating with Aquariana, Qiao Sang returned to her room, too excited to sleep.
Although they hadn’t yet bonded, this progress was already 60% of the way there. At the very least, Aquariana was willing to accept her.
There's a saying that acceptance is the beginning of change.
In the future, she would need to get closer to Aquariana. Thinking about the remaining 40% of the progress, Qiao Sang brought her laptop to bed and leaned against the headboard, starting to research Aquariana’s preferences.
An hour later.
“Sigh…” Qiao Sang pinched the bridge of her nose, her youthful face showing a hint of fatigue.
It wasn’t that she was tired from searching, but rather that she was frustrated. After all this time, she hadn’t found a single useful piece of information.
The internet was vast, and she had thought she would find at least a few useful details. However, she had overestimated netizens' knowledge of endangered familiars.
There were no articles from content creators, and hardly any discussions about Aquariana.
The most recent discussion was from six months ago, posted by a user with a numeric ID.
#How to Find Aquariana in Water#
There was only one reply, and it was from the original poster.
[Kneeling for a response, Brother is willing to like in gratitude]
Despite his humble plea, no one responded.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and opened the forum, deciding to post her own thread.
To avoid the same fate as the numeric user from a year ago, she chose an attention-grabbing title.
#I Saw Aquariana with My Own Eyes, Really, at 5:46:32 AM on August 28th#
There were plenty of night owls, and the title successfully piqued the interest of the netizens.
[5:46:32 AM on August 28th, isn't that just a minute ago?]
[Aquariana?! What does it look like?]
[Never heard of it, what kind of familiar is this?]
[Same question]
[There’s a water element in the name, so it must be a Water-type Companion Beast]
Good, it’s gaining traction.
To prevent the thread from sinking, Qiao Sang started typing.
[It’s a nearly extinct Water-type Companion Beast from the Ancient Fog Region, it’s stunning. You can look it up]
Immediately, netizens began to discuss.
[Damn! It’s a treasure of our Ancient Fog Region!]
[The OP must have used up all their luck in this life]
[Ah! I looked it up! It’s right up my alley!]
[Did you take a picture? Please share!]
[If you had this chance, why didn’t you capture it?]
Qiao Sang seized the opportunity to reply.
[I wish I could, but my Beastmaster Codex doesn’t have any spare bond pages. Does anyone know what Aquariana likes? I feel like I might have a connection with Aquariana, and I want to be prepared if I encounter it again]
[The OP must be dreaming]
[I seriously doubt the OP is telling the truth]
[Indeed, if you really met it, even without a blank bond page, wouldn’t you try to capture it?]
[That’s a dangerous thought]
[You don’t know, Aquariana has the Water Fusion Trait, so it can’t be captured even if you try]
Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up as she read the latest reply. She hadn’t expected to find someone who knew about Aquariana so quickly!
The user’s ID was Riverside.
Many netizens were following the thread.
[Wow, the Water Fusion Trait, so it’s invincible in water?]
[What does the Water Fusion Trait do? Is it just as it sounds?]
Riverside replied:
[The Water Fusion Trait isn’t much. While it can blend into water, Aquariana’s species prefers cleanliness. If you know it’s in the water, you don’t need to search for it. Just pollute the water source, and it will definitely come out]
Qiao Sang was taken aback. This was something she didn’t know. It seemed that this user, Riverside, knew quite a bit about Aquariana.
Riverside continued posting:
[I’m not sure where the OP saw Aquariana, but there are fewer than a hundred Aquarianas left in the world. Protecting endangered familiars is everyone’s responsibility. Please tell us where you saw it so I can do my part]
[Your calculations are so loud, I heard them in the Lianke Region]
[I heard them in the Yuhua Region]
[I heard them in my bathroom]
Qiao Sang quickly opened her browser to look up the street names in a city within the Ancient Fog Region, then returned to the forum to type:
[I won’t hide anything from you. It was at the West Gate of the Wetland Park on Gongcheng Shuwu Street. Just follow the street for about 50 meters]
【The OP is a straightforward person. Anyone going in a group?】
【That’s great, it’s only 3,089 kilometers away from me.】
【That’s great, 910 kilometers away. I can get there in 13 hours and 46 minutes on my Roundhead Eagle.】
【Am I the only one curious why the OP was there at 5:30 in the morning?】
Qiao Sang ignored the other netizens' comments and directly tagged Riverside:
【You seem to know a lot about Aquariana @Riverside】
Riverside: 【I’m studying the Wild Beast Companion Protection major, which mainly deals with endangered wild beast companions.】
Wow, she actually met someone who studied such a niche major.
Qiao Sang hurriedly typed on her keyboard.
【Do you know what Aquariana likes and what direction it should be cultivated in?】
Without a bond, the only way to learn about Aquariana was to ask netizens. The allure of an endangered familiar for a Beastmaster was like a compass needle drawn to the North Pole. It was best not to use it as a bet.
Even with a knowledgeable Vice Principal in real life, Qiao Sang had never thought of mentioning it to him. After all, she had seen plenty of posts on the forum where people had turned on each other over the ownership of rare familiars in the Hidden Realm.
The netizen named Riverside posted a few minutes later.
【Aquariana likes clean water. I’m not sure about the cultivation direction, but one of the main reasons Aquariana is nearly extinct is that it’s very difficult for it to evolve. Without breaking through its life stage, its lifespan is usually short.】
【Aquariana can evolve into different Glacialia forms depending on its personality. When it’s stubborn, innocent, cheerful, restless, mischievous, brave, or straightforward, it will evolve into a more flamboyant form. When it’s afraid of loneliness, slow, timid, gentle, calm, reserved, cautious, or serious, it will evolve into a more low-key form.】
【Besides personality determining its form, there’s another important evolution condition: it must experience a heart-wrenching breakup during a rainy day. The emotional energy it generates during the breakup will promote its evolution.】
【Aquariana has high standards and rarely likes other familiars. When cultivating it, you need to constantly observe its emotions and have a familiar that can cast Rain Prayer around it. Otherwise, if it doesn’t rain on the day it experiences a breakup, you might not get a second chance within its lifespan.】
Qiao Sang stared at the post for a long time.
She never imagined such a bizarre evolution condition. This was truly eye-opening...
Suddenly, Qiao Sang remembered something and typed:
【What is Aquariana’s lifespan?】
Riverside: 【Seven years.】
Qiao Sang took a deep breath. No wonder Aquariana was an endangered familiar. Even with the Alliance’s protection, its numbers remained low. Achieving such a bizarre evolution condition within such a short lifespan was incredibly difficult.
But the Alliance was impressive, managing to figure out such a complex evolution condition...
...
Qiao Sang chatted online until the sun came up, but Fangy still hadn’t woken up.
Qiao Sang changed into her clothes, tied her hair into a ponytail, and yawned sleepily as she walked to the courtyard.
“Aquariana, are you awake?” Qiao Sang called out as she approached the pond.
“Lulu.” Aquariana’s head surfaced from the pond.
Qiao Sang was startled. She had gotten used to Aquariana ignoring her, so this sudden response was a bit disconcerting...
Looking at Aquariana in the pond, Qiao Sang cleared her throat and said, “To help you train better, I need to know how old you are first.”
“Lulu.”
Aquariana, without any suspicion, stated its age.
Qiao Sang: “...”
The pain of not having a bond was evident—she couldn’t understand it!
Just as Qiao Sang was about to call Treasure Seeker for translation, Aquariana seemed to realize she didn’t understand and jumped out of the pond. It then sat on the ground, using its tail for support, and extended its two front paws to show seven short toes.
Qiao Sang: “!!!”
“What?! You’re that old!” Qiao Sang was shocked.
She never expected Aquariana to be seven years old! That meant it would die soon if it didn’t evolve!
“Lulu?”
Aquariana looked confused.
Is seven months old a big deal?
(End of Chapter)
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