Chapter 518: Such a Useless Trait
Chapter 518: Such a Useless Trait
It turns out that in Supernest, humans and familiars share the same bathroom. Qiao Sang realized she should venture out more often; otherwise, she wouldn't even know such things... She felt her knowledge had expanded.
One minute later.
"Are you done yet?" Qiao Sang asked patiently.
There was no response from inside the bathroom.
Three minutes later, Qiao Sang asked again, somewhat anxiously, "Still not done?"
Still no response.
Five minutes later, Qiao Sang couldn't help it and knocked on the bathroom door.
As she knocked, the door opened a crack.
Qiao Sang suddenly realized something was amiss. She pushed the door open and found nothing inside—no familiar using the bathroom.
She looked up and noticed a window, which was wide open.
Great, it had already left, making her wait for nothing... Qiao Sang muttered to herself as she entered the bathroom stall.
...
When Qiao Sang returned to the banquet hall, Yuna asked with concern, "Did you eat something that upset your stomach? Should I call the family doctor to check on you?"
Qiao Sang declined, "I'm fine, no need to trouble the doctor."
Yuna smiled, "It's no trouble. Our family doctor has a Mumu Bud that can perform healing spells. It's just a matter of using a skill."
Qiao Sang's lips twitched. "I really am fine."
Yuna was about to say more when Tang Yi interjected, "Qiao Sang has a familiar known as the 'Healing Wonder' among us. If she really needed help, she could heal herself."
Healing Wonder? Yuna's interest was piqued. "What's that familiar's name?"
"Icechill", Qiao Sang replied.
Yuna looked at Qiao Sang. "Can you summon that familiar? I'd like to see how effective it is."
Qiao Sang laughed. "No one's hurt, so how can I show you?"
"That's easy", Yuna smiled. "The butler just reported that a wild beast companion broke in. Once we catch it and give it a taste of its own medicine, you can have your Icechill heal it, and I'll see how well it recovers."
Qiao Sang's smile faded. "Is that really necessary? It might have just wandered in by accident."
Yuna was taken aback and chuckled. "Do people from Blue Star really treat wild beast companions so well?"
Qiao Sang and Tang Yi exchanged a glance and remained silent.
Noticing the change in atmosphere, Yuna's expression grew more serious.
"Most wild beast companions are dangerous. This area is private property, and it shouldn't have intruded. Have you considered that we're hosting a banquet? What if it hurts someone? It's only right to teach it a lesson."
Qiao Sang had never been so clearly aware of the difference in how Blue Star and Supernest treated familiars.
She wasn't the type to have a saintly heart, but she could understand the perspective of those in Supernest.
Imagine if she had first arrived in Supernest, and even worse, in the Lower Ten Districts, where wild beast companions were everywhere and occasionally attacked humans. She would definitely associate familiars with danger.
Different environments shape different perceptions, a truth she had always understood.
She couldn't say, "It hasn't hurt anyone yet", because she didn't know the wild beast companion that had intruded or its nature.
If it hurt someone, it would be too late.
But since she had first arrived in Blue Star, Yuna's words clearly implied that the wild beast companion would be mistreated after being caught. Qiao Sang couldn't stand by and watch as someone tortured a familiar that had merely wandered in.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, "Don't humans and wild beast companions live together here? Do wild beast companions even know this is private property? I've heard that in Supernest, it's common to wake up with a familiar suddenly appearing beside you."
Yuna laughed again at the comment.
"Living together is indeed nice, but the situation you mentioned only happens in the Middle Ten Districts and the Lower Ten Districts. In our Upper Ten Districts, there's a dedicated department that manages wild beast companions. Once a wild beast companion is deemed dangerous, it is sent to the Lower Ten Districts or..."
Yuna’s smile became more meaningful as she continued, "As for private residences, wild beast companions in the Upper Ten Districts don't just wander into human homes. Otherwise, they wouldn't be allowed to stay."
Tang Yi was puzzled. "But isn't the Lower Ten Districts mostly populated by ordinary people? Sending dangerous wild beast companions there wouldn't that be even more dangerous?"
"That's just something we can't avoid", Yuna casually picked up a champagne glass from the waiter and continued, "Wild beast companions are everywhere in Supernest, and some of them are quite powerful. If we were to exterminate all wild beast companions, humans would suffer as well."
"Highly intelligent wild beast companions understand this principle, so the Lower Ten Districts are not as dangerous as you might think. There, high-level wild beast companions manage the lower-level ones, preventing any large-scale attacks on humans."
Ordinary people and low-level familiars have no say in the matter. In Supernest, strength is everything... Qiao Sang mused internally before returning to the topic.
"You thought that people on Blue Star would treat familiars better, and you must have also considered that familiars on Blue Star wouldn't just stand by and watch their own kind be punished, especially when the purpose is to demonstrate healing skills."
Yuna was taken aback for a moment before asking, "Even if you ask your familiar, it won't listen to you?"
Qiao Sang looked at Yuna calmly and replied, "I won't force them to do something they don't want to do."
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker, who had been eating while invisible, nodded in agreement but then fell into a thoughtful silence.
Is going to school considered forcing them...
Unnoticed, a purple head poked out from behind a nearby curtain, watching the scene unfold.
Yuna pondered for a few seconds, then quickly smiled again. "I understand."
If the person in front of her were just an ordinary interstellar exchange student, she would have ended the conversation due to differing ideologies. However, this girl talent was simply extraordinary, and even though she wasn't from Supernest, she had gained the attention of the Trustees. They would be spending a semester together, so she had to consider her thoughts.
At that moment, the lights in the entire banquet hall brightened.
"Surprisingly, they chose so quickly", Yuna remarked, watching Philis walk onto the stage.
"What kind of familiar is that?" Qiao Sang asked.
Her gaze was also on the stage, but she was focused on the familiar.
Before Yuna could respond, Tang Yi, who had been paying attention to the stage, quickly said, "It's a Tearshare Bud, a Fairy Companion Beast with the Natural Recovery and Tearshare traits."
Natural Recovery means that when a familiar exits combat, its abnormal conditions gradually heal... Qiao Sang recalled the relevant information and asked, "What is the Tearshare trait?"
She hadn’t seen this trait in any of her books.
"When a familiar with the Tearshare trait cries, people within a certain range will be emotionally affected and feel the urge to cry", Yuna explained.
Such a useless trait... Qiao Sang couldn’t help but comment.
(End of Chapter)
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