Chapter 607: Steel Guardian
Chapter 607: Steel Guardian
The scene suddenly fell quiet, and all the Steel Sparrows stared dumbfounded at Steel Treasure.
Qiao Sang looked at the mysterious white light emanating from Steel Treasure, her thoughts grinding to a halt as she stood there in shock.
Evolution Light?
How did it go from chatting one second to evolving the next?
According to the data in the Beastmaster Codex, it should have been another ten days or so... Qiao Sang suddenly realized something, snapped out of her daze, and quickly entered the Beastmaster Codex, intending to flip to the page about Steel Treasure.
But the moment her consciousness entered the Beastmaster Codex, Qiao Sang froze, her eyes widening in surprise.
Before she could even make a move, the Beastmaster Codex was already glowing with a bright white light and had automatically flipped to the page about Steel Treasure.
Honestly, this was the first time she had entered the Beastmaster Codex during a familiar's evolution...
So this is what the Beastmaster Codex looks like during a familiar's evolution... Qiao Sang steadied herself and looked at the data, her expression turning to shock.
She saw that two additional lines of text had appeared behind Steel Sparrow's name.
The top line was her familiar, [Steel Falcon].
The bottom line was a name she had never heard before: [Steel Guardian].
At that moment, the line about [Steel Guardian] was much brighter than the line about [Steel Falcon].
Qiao Sang: “?!!”
Steel Guardian?
Is there even an option for Steel Sparrows to evolve into Steel Guardians?!
Why didn't she see any mention of this when she checked the evolution chain online?!
Qiao Sang's mind raced for 0.03 seconds before she remembered why she had entered the Beastmaster Codex. She quickly maxed out the Level data for Steel Treasure to 1000.
She hadn't forgotten that maxing out the Level data was necessary to ensure the familiar's energy reached the maximum for its current stage, making the evolution more perfect.
As soon as the Level data reached 1000, the words [Steel Guardian] lit up brightly, almost blinding Qiao Sang.
She instinctively exited the Beastmaster Codex.
Not far away, the white light around Steel Treasure faded, and its appearance had completely changed.
It now stood at about one meter tall, with a body covered in steel-like purple feathers. It had sharp fangs under its jaw, a white mask-like structure around its eyes, and wings with feather tips as sharp as blades. Its appearance was entirely different from that of a Steel Falcon.
Steel Guardian... Qiao Sang stared at Steel Treasure in a daze.
She had clearly seen the words [Steel Guardian] in the Beastmaster Codex, understanding that Steel Treasure's evolution path might not have been Steel Falcon. Her expression was only slightly stunned, and she managed to maintain a composed demeanor.
The other Steel Sparrows, however, were a different story. Their eyes were wide open, and their mouths were agape, wide enough to fit an egg. They looked at Steel Treasure in disbelief, completely losing their usual cleverness.
"Ganggang?"
"Ganggang?!"
"Ganggang!"
After a few seconds, all the Steel Sparrows began flapping their wings and stirring up a commotion.
They couldn’t understand why this bonded Steel Sparrow looked different after its Evolution compared to the typical racial Evolution.
"Steel Armor?!"
Steel Falcon's face was full of shock and confusion, but it was the first to react. It flew over to Steel Treasure and curiously circled around it for a long time.
"Steel Guardian?"
Steel Treasure felt a bit bewildered by all the attention. It was just an Evolution; why were they reacting so strongly? It let out a puzzled call and then froze in place.
"Steel, Guard?"
"Steel Guardian?!"
Steel Treasure cautiously tried calling out again and was then utterly shocked.
Why did its voice sound so different from its kin?!
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker didn't yet realize the seriousness of the situation. It thought it was just a matter of a changed call, and it showed a look of understanding. After all, it was also startled by its own voice when it Evolved.
Your situation is different... Qiao Sang silently glanced at Treasure Seeker.
Soon, all the Steel Sparrows, filled with curiosity, gathered around Steel Treasure.
Qiao Sang, sitting on Fangy, watched the scene and felt a surge of thoughts.
Now, she was a Beastmaster with four familiars. Even though she couldn’t understand what the other familiars were saying, she could guess a bit from their expressions and movements.
Clearly, these Steel Sparrows were puzzled by Steel Treasure’s Evolution form.
Qiao Sang began to think instinctively.
She distinctly remembered that when she looked up Steel Treasure’s Evolution chain online, the Intermediate stage only had the Steel Falcon form. There was no mention of a Steel Guardian...
With the internet's extensive information, even if a particular Evolution form was relatively rare, it shouldn’t be completely unknown...
Following this line of thought, Qiao Sang recalled how Fangy had Evolved from a Fangflare into a Flame Listener.
Fangy was a familiar from the Yuhua Region, so she was very familiar with the entire Fangflare Evolution chain and knew that the Flame Listener was a new Evolution form.
However, she wasn’t as certain about Steel Treasure because all the information on Steel Sparrows was found online, and there might have been some omissions.
But the reaction of these Steel Sparrows was exactly the same as when she saw Fangy Evolve into a Flame Listener...
Could it be that Steel Treasure’s current Evolution into a Steel Guardian was actually a new form...
The thought made Qiao Sang's heart race.
Steel Treasure’s words before its Evolution had genuinely touched her. If all the information was combined, it seemed, perhaps, that Steel Treasure might be a Bond Evolution...
Bond Evolution... Was she just being too self-absorbed and overthinking it? After all, Steel Treasure had always seen her as a good person and was usually so rational, not at all like a familiar that would bond with a Beastmaster... Qiao Sang’s thoughts became a bit muddled.
"Steel Guardian? Steel Guardian!"
Steel Treasure's voice pulled her back to reality.
Qiao Sang looked up and saw that all the Steel Sparrows were staring at her.
Unlike before, they were now curious and observant, without the initial hostility that had made them want to attack her.
"Steel Guardian."
At this, Steel Treasure called out, indicating that they could leave.
Qiao Sang was taken aback and leaned her head to one side, whispering, "Are you sure we can leave safely?"
"Steel Guardian."
Steel Treasure nodded with a smile.
"Then I'm leaving." Qiao Sang said, keeping a watchful eye on the surrounding Steel Sparrows, fearing any sudden movement.
"Steel Guardian."
Steel Treasure nodded again.
"Then I'm really leaving!" Qiao Sang confirmed.
"Steel Armor."
Before Steel Treasure could respond, Steel Falcon, not far away, suddenly pointed with its wings and called out in the direction of the southwest.
Well, this can't be showing me the way out, can it... Qiao Sang was both surprised and hesitant, asking, "You mean I should go in that direction?"
"Steel Armor."
Steel Falcon nodded.
Qiao Sang glanced in the direction it was pointing.
As she looked, the Steel Sparrows in the southwest began to fly to the sides, clearing a path for her.
Damn, what exactly did you tell them... Qiao Sang gave Steel Treasure a shocked look.
"Steel Guardian."
Steel Treasure understood the expression on its Beastmaster's face and called out with a smile, indicating that it was nothing, just that they now knew she was a good person.
Qiao Sang: "???"
Wait, how did they know I'm a good person?
You tell them I'm good and they believe you?
Being a good person is like a "pass" in the Steel Sparrow community?
At first, they didn't listen to anything Steel Treasure said and even attacked it.
They must have seen Steel Treasure's Evolution form to change their attitude... Qiao Sang couldn't help but think about Bond Evolution again.
If the Steel Sparrows knew this was a Bond Evolution, everything would make sense.
Bond Evolution, huh. Qiao Sang took a deep breath, gathered her thoughts, and stopped overthinking. She turned to Steel Falcon and said, "Thank you", before riding Fangy and leading Lulu and the others in the southwest direction.
As they left, Steel Treasure turned and gave a deep, meaningful look to its fellow Steel Sparrows, then turned back and flapped its wings lightly, flying beside Qiao Sang.
"Steel Armor!"
Once Qiao Sang and Fangy were completely out of sight, Steel Falcon flew to the center of the Steel Sparrows and called out with great enthusiasm.
"Ganggang!"
"Ganggang!"
"Ganggang!"
All the Steel Sparrows, as if given a shot of energy, called out in high spirits and then dispersed, flying off in various directions.
(End of Chapter)
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