Chapter 525: Ready to Act
Chapter 525: Ready to Act
Boy turned his head, saw the person who had arrived, and was momentarily stunned. He quickly sat up and said:
"Of course."
Qiao Sang was surprised to find that her visitor was someone she recognized.
To call him a friend would be a stretch; they were just classmates who had seen each other around but had never spoken.
Judging by his expression, he clearly remembered her as well.
Qiao Sang smiled. "Thank you."
With that, she took out her campus card and pressed the chip, and a ten-inch holographic screen immediately appeared beside her.
The screen displayed the location of the Climate Pavilion where they currently were.
As soon as she tapped it, the controlling status panel for the pavilion appeared.
While Qiao Sang was adjusting the indoor climate, Hylis subtly glanced at the unfamiliar familiar and the Steel Sparrow beside her.
Suddenly, he thought of something and couldn't help but ask:
"You've bonded with a Steel Sparrow?"
"Not yet", Qiao Sang replied as she continued her operations. "But it's close."
"Why did you decide to bond with a Steel Sparrow?" Hylis asked bluntly, completely disregarding that the Steel Sparrow was listening.
The Steel Sparrow glanced at him, thinking, _Stupid human, of course it's because of my body and mind._
"Steel Sparrows are great, with both defense and offense, and they're smart", Qiao Sang said.
As soon as she finished speaking, the temperature in the pavilion plummeted, and the light snowfall turned into a blizzard.
Hylis shivered and quickly burrowed back into his blanket, looking at the girl beside him. He was about to ask if she wasn't cold, but before he could, he saw Qiao Sang say to the air, "Clothes."
The next second, a familiar he had never seen before appeared, removing a golden ring from its ears.
The ring then enlarged, and the familiar pawed inside it, soon pulling out a sweater, thermal pants, a down jacket, a hat, a scarf, and other winter clothing.
Hylis was speechless.
Good thing he didn't ask...
Qiao Sang, now fully dressed, chose a spot to sit and looked at the Steel Sparrow.
"Ganggang..."
The Steel Sparrow's eyes flickered. It knew that if it pretended to be unable to endure the cold, the human in front of it might give up on bonding.
This person was nice, but they were still a human.
Becoming strong was something it could achieve on its own, without bonding...
At that moment, Hylis continued the previous conversation. "In our world, familiars like the Steel Sparrow are usually only considered for bonding by C-Class Beastmasters. You've only been in Supernest for a short time, so you might not know, but don't be fooled by the Steel Sparrow's current docile appearance. It might turn on its Beastmaster one day."
Qiao Sang wasn't fazed. "Not all Steel Sparrows are the same, right?"
"Not all of them", Hylis said gravely. "But you can't really gauge what it's thinking. Originally, in our Supernest, Steel Sparrows were quite popular."
He paused for a moment, and Qiao Sang played along. "Did something happen?"
Hylis looked at the Steel Sparrow from a distance, his expression complex. "Many years ago, there was a famous Beastmaster in District One who had bonded with a Steel Sparrow. He had even cultivated it to the Imperial Steelclad stage. One day, without any warning, the Steel Sparrow forcibly dissolved the bond. Given the Beastmaster's strength, he had a good chance of achieving a high ranking in the Global Tournament. But everything was ruined by the Steel Sparrow."
"Since that day, the market for Steel Sparrows has plummeted. Even after several price drops, few people are willing to bond with them."
Qiao Sang was taken aback and blurted out, "What is the racial limit of a Steel Sparrow?"
_You didn't even check this before preparing to bond? And you're focusing on the wrong thing!_ Hylis's lips twitched.
"It's the Imperial Tier."
It turns out it’s Imperial Tier... Looks like it’s the same as Treasure Seeker... Qiao Sang asked again, "Since they can participate in the Global Tournament, that Beastmaster’s brain domain must be pretty high, right? How could the bond be successfully dissolved?"
Is that the key point... Hylis replied in a low voice:
"His brain domain isn’t low; he’s a B-Class Beastmaster. However, his Royal Beast is mostly Solidarmors, so forcibly dissolving the bond isn’t that difficult."
"Ah, that makes sense." Qiao Sang shrugged. "It just means his strength hasn’t progressed fast enough to control the Solidarmors."
In Supernest, Beastmasters generally follow the path of using their strength to suppress their familiars. From Steel Sparrow to Solidarmors, it’s clear that the Beastmaster spent a considerable amount of time, and his brain domain was likely developed gradually during that period.
Following the path of suppression, but if the growth of the brain domain can’t keep up with the evolution speed of Steel Sparrow, who can be blamed?
Hylis was taken aback.
He hadn’t expected the other party to focus on this point. Is this how Blue Star’s Beastmasters think...
But it does make sense... No, almost got sidetracked... Hylis frowned and said:
"But most other familiars aren’t like that. Such incidents are particularly common with the Steel Sparrow species."
Qiao Sang waved his hand. "Maybe their species is just more unique."
Hylis: "..."
The Climate Pavilion fell silent for a moment.
Qiao Sang checked the time and looked up at Steel Sparrow. "Do you feel cold?"
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow stared at the human for a while and shook its head.
Not cold.
...
Half an hour later, Qiao Sang came out of the Climate Pavilion.
As netizens say, Steel Sparrow’s resistance is indeed extraordinary. It didn’t even flinch the first time it encountered two extreme weather conditions... Qiao Sang, feeling impressed, led Steel Sparrow to a tree.
"Stay still and don’t resist." Qiao Sang said as he began to form the bond.
"Ganggang!" Steel Sparrow extended its wings, signaling to wait.
Qiao Sang paused, stopping his actions. "What’s wrong?"
"Ganggang."
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow called twice, indicating that before going to Blue Star, it wanted to visit Sector 27.
With Fangy’s translation, Qiao Sang smiled. "Of course, no problem."
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow nodded, indicating there was no issue.
Qiao Sang began to form the bond again.
"Ganggang!"
Halfway through, Steel Sparrow suddenly extended its wings again, signaling to wait.
"What is it now?" Qiao Sang had to put his hands down and ask.
"Ganggang."
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow called twice, expressing its hope to eat hard minerals every day to speed up its strength growth.
Fangy synchronized the translation.
"Absolutely no problem", Qiao Sang agreed without hesitation.
Steel Sparrow’s pursuit of strength is a good thing.
"Ganggang."
Steel Sparrow nodded, showing a serious expression, indicating it was ready.
Qiao Sang formed the bond again.
Soon, orange-yellow specks of light gathered from all directions onto Steel Sparrow’s head, forming an Amber Star Array in no time.
At the same time, in Qiao Sang’s brain domain, the last page of the Beastmaster Codex slowly displayed Steel Sparrow’s information.
(End of Chapter)
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