Chapter 786: What on Earth is Going On?
Chapter 786: What on Earth is Going On?
Sleeping on the floor... Qiao Sang was silent for a few seconds: "It's fine..."
Although she had never thought she would be sleeping on the floor in a public place before coming here, it was indeed as Professor Bilet said—the main goal was to find Adinix, and spending too much time looking for accommodation wasn't a wise idea...
Seeing that Qiao Sang had no objections, Birit immediately said, "Then let's store our luggage here and head out right away."
Qiao Sang fell silent again: "How about you put your luggage in Xunbao's Ring?"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, hearing its Beastmaster's words, appeared.
Having a familiar with storage capabilities was truly convenient... Birit didn't refuse, taking off his backpack and handing it over: "Then I'll trouble you."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker took the backpack and put it in the Ring.
"What should we do next?" Qiao Sang asked.
Birit, stepping out of the Beastmaster Center, said, "Find a place that hosts music events."
Qiao Sang understood a bit: "Adinix likes music?"
Birit nodded slightly: "That's right. Adinix carries a flute and enjoys playing it. According to past records, it usually appears in places with music nearby."
Qiao Sang looked at the cautious pedestrians on the street and the wild beast companions roaming everywhere, feeling confused again: "If it likes music, why would it appear in Zone Thirty?"
This place was in constant chaos, and it was unlikely that there would be many music events held here.
"Adinix awakens once every hundred years. It might have just awakened in this area, so we need to find it quickly before it leaves Zone Thirty", Birit explained.
With that, he mounted Fammoth.
I see... Qiao Sang climbed onto the now-enlarged Steel Treasure, and the two soon soared into the sky.
Not long after they left, a giant bird familiar, fully armored, descended from the sky.
A few well-dressed young men and an elderly man dismounted from the bird familiar and entered the Beastmaster Center.
"Two suites", said the round-faced, slightly overweight young man at the window.
"Sorry, sir, we don't have any rooms available", the staff apologized.
The white-haired old man silently took out a red Beastmaster Emblem and placed it on the counter.
The staff's expression changed slightly, took the Beastmaster Emblem, checked it, and then said in a respectful tone, "Please wait, we'll prepare the rooms for you right away."
The people around them stared at the group with complex expressions, clearly not from Zone Thirty.
"Didn't they say there were no rooms? Why do they have them?" a teenager asked.
A woman who seemed to be his elder whispered, "Did you see that Beastmaster Emblem? It's the emblem of an A-Class Beastmaster. This level of Beastmaster enjoys special privileges at the Beastmaster Center."
The teenager looked at the red emblem, which hadn't been put away yet, and his eyes filled with longing.
...
In the sky.
Qiao Sang checked her mobile phone for a long time and sighed, "I looked, and there are no concerts or music events scheduled in Zone Thirty in the near future."
Birit turned and smiled, "But Zone Thirty has a lot of bars."
Bars... Qiao Sang's heart stirred.
Indeed, bars often play music, and music bars even have resident singers.
The sky was now slightly dark, and the neon lights on the street were lit up.
Qiao Sang checked the time and said, "At this hour, some bars should be open."
She paused and suggested, "There are too many bars to check one by one. Should we first screen out a few with good music?"
"The bar we're heading to in this direction is highly rated for its music", Birit said.
Hearing this, Qiao Sang was impressed.
She had misjudged Professor Bilet.
Although he was a free spirit, he was still well-organized.
Soon, the two arrived at a building adorned with dazzling neon lights.
The entrance played soothing music sung by familiars.
Various wild beast companions were active around the area.
Strangely, they didn't show any hostility towards the guests entering and leaving; some familiars even swayed their heads to the rhythm of the music.
Qiao Sang, having absorbed a lot of knowledge, immediately recognized that the music at the entrance had a calming effect, similar to Lulu's Healing Waves.
No wonder these places could operate normally with so many wild beast companions around... Qiao Sang thought.
The security guard at the entrance didn't check the guests strictly.
If they didn't have a familiar, they checked the age on their ID card; if they had a familiar, they let them pass if they were clearly a Beastmaster.
Qiao Sang, holding Fangy in her arms and accompanied by Steel Treasure, was not even asked to show her ID card.
The two of them walked into the bar and sat at the counter.
"Would you like some drinks?" the bartender asked.
"Two drinks, please", Birit said.
Coming to a bar and not drinking... The bartender inwardly grumbled but maintained a polite demeanor, "What kind of drinks would you like?"
"Surprise us, something tasty", Birit said, scanning the surroundings with his eyes, taking in the familiars.
Soon, the bartender brought over two blue drinks.
"Xunxun~"
The Treasure Seeker appeared, staring at its Beastmaster with wide eyes.
Seeing the Treasure Seeker's expression, Qiao Sang understood what it was thinking.
She pushed the cup of blue drink to the side, "Here, you can have it."
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker eagerly picked up the cup and took a sip.
Qiao Sang looked around.
Fangy and Steel Treasure occasionally turned their heads, observing the familiars around them.
Lulu peeked out of the backpack, watching the unfamiliar familiars passing by.
Before they arrived, Qiao Sang had shown them pictures of Adinix and instructed them to keep an eye out.
Upbeat rock music played, and a familiar with an exceptionally large mouth, almost entirely blue, wearing black sunglasses, and dressed in rock attire, was passionately singing on stage with a microphone.
Qiao Sang looked around for a long time but didn't spot Adinix. She said, "Should we check out another bar? The music here isn't that great."
Due to the surrounding noise, Qiao Sang instinctively raised her voice.
At that moment, a song ended.
Despite the many people chatting and drinking, the large-mouthed familiar on stage seemed to have heard her words and turned its gaze toward her.
"Yinyin!"
It took off its sunglasses, its expression filled with anger.
Qiao Sang, hearing the commotion, looked up and met the familiar's gaze.
Hmm? Why is it staring at me like that...
Just as Qiao Sang was confused, the large-mouthed familiar seemed to sense some insult, threw the microphone to the ground, creating a sharp noise, and stormed off the stage.
The people chatting and drinking fell silent, looking at each other in confusion, unsure what had happened.
Qiao Sang: "???"
What's going on?
At that moment, Birit glanced at her, "It's an Echo Beast. It has a structure in its body that can produce various sounds, enjoys singing, and has excellent hearing. It must have heard what you said just now."
Qiao Sang: "……"
……
Where there's one bar, there's always another.
About ten minutes later, Qiao Sang and Birit found themselves in a music bar.
A familiar was still singing on stage.
While Zone Thirty had many wild beast companions, many brave ordinary people seized the opportunity to collaborate with the friendly and easy-to-communicate-with wild beast companions, so it was common to see them in various entertainment venues.
The familiar on stage was mostly brown, with a belly that resembled guitar strings.
It strummed the strings on its belly while singing into the microphone with deep emotion.
Qiao Sang, seeing this unique self-accompanying familiar for the first time, couldn't resist taking a photo with her mobile phone.
Birit took a sip of his drink, glanced at the performing familiar, and said, "It's a Stringbeast. It can play music with its body, but its hearing is normal. It probably couldn't hear you in this environment."
Qiao Sang: "……"
"It's singing pretty well", Qiao Sang said.
Birit smiled but didn't respond, observing the familiars around them.
Qiao Sang remembered her mission, put away her mobile phone, and began to observe as well.
"Xianxian!" Suddenly, a taller Stringbeast kicked open the door and barged in.
The guests, who were enjoying the music, gasped in surprise.
"Xianxian!" The taller Stringbeast walked straight to the stage and pulled at the performing Stringbeast.
"Xianxian!" The shorter Stringbeast struggled but couldn't break free.
Seeing the shorter Stringbeast about to be dragged away, a staff member mustered the courage to step forward, "Excuse me..."
Without a word, the taller Stringbeast opened its mouth, and a white wave instantly condensed in its throat.
The staff member was startled and quickly moved aside.
"Xianxian!"
The taller Stringbeast retracted the wave, called out, and with a look of "good decision", pulled the shorter Stringbeast out of the bar.
Qiao Sang watched the scene, her mouth slightly open, unable to recover for a long time.
At that moment, the bar manager walked to the stage and said, "Apologies, everyone. Our performer has encountered an issue and may not continue the live performance tonight..."
Birit got up, exasperated, "Let's go."
Qiao Sang finally snapped out of her daze.
What on earth just happened!
(End of Chapter)
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