Chapter 791: Trust
Chapter 791: Trust
Whenever news of a Phantom Beast surfaced, there was always a group of people eager to capture it. Qiao Sang wasn't surprised by this.
After all, Ultra-rare Familiars have always been the pursuit of Beastmasters.
The Fortune Seeker she had encountered once was mostly unknown to most people; otherwise, a C-Class Beastmaster wouldn't have had a chance to consider it.
Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, seemingly struck by an idea: "Should we try asking wild beast companions for information?"
Professor Bilet was unwilling to directly approach the Intelligence Exchange to inquire about Adinix, for fear of drawing the attention of those who were looking for him.
Once they were on the radar, even if they managed to find Adinix, the interference from those groups would inevitably turn the situation into an uncontrollable mess.
So, it was best to gather information without drawing any attention.
To gather information without drawing attention, Qiao Sang's first thought was to ask wild beast companions.
Especially after last night's experience, she felt that it was possible to communicate effectively with wild beast companions.
Birit sighed, "It seems we have no other choice."
Honestly, he found it quite challenging to communicate with wild beast companions, not because of language barriers, but because the intelligence levels of different races of familiars varied greatly.
Some familiars had the intelligence of a human infant, and even if they answered, you couldn't be sure if they were right. Following their incorrect information could waste a lot of time.
Other familiars were highly intelligent and might intentionally give false information, playing humans for fools.
If he were on Blue Star, he could use familiar information to slightly discern which familiars were more reliable.
But he wasn't as familiar with the familiars in Supernest.
However, this was indeed the best way to gather information right now…
…
Five hours later.
On one side of the street, in an alley, Qiao Sang held her mobile phone and asked a green, three-tailed rodent familiar:
"Have you seen it anywhere?"
The three-tailed rodent familiar glanced at the picture on the mobile phone screen and remained silent.
Qiao Sang understood and took out the bread she had prepared, offering it.
"Tail, tail."
The rodent familiar took the bread, showing a "I remember" expression.
Qiao Sang, having experienced deceit multiple times in the past five hours, was unperturbed and asked, "Where?"
"Tail, tail."
The rodent familiar pointed to the left, indicating that direction.
After speaking, it prepared to leave with the bread.
"Wait", Qiao Sang called out.
The rodent familiar turned back, showing a "Is there something else?" expression.
"You've been cursed. If you lie, you'll have bad luck for a while", Qiao Sang said calmly. "Are you sure you saw it in that direction?"
"Ji ji ji…"
As she spoke, a Treasure Seeker appeared, grinning like a villain.
"Tail, tail!"
The rodent familiar was initially stunned, then its tails tensed, and it looked panicked, calling out.
"Ya ya."
Fang translated.
It said it didn't see anything, just making it up.
Indeed… Qiao Sang felt weary and waved her hand. "You can go. There's no curse."
"Tail, tail…"
The rodent familiar clutched the bread in its paws. Seeing that the human didn't ask for it back, it quickly ran, turning into a white light and using Flash of Lightning to climb the wall, disappearing into the alley.
The Treasure Seeker's villainous expression vanished, and he disappeared, keeping a low profile.
At that moment, Birit walked in.
Fammoth stood at the alley entrance, carrying a large bag filled with various instruments and some food.
"Did you get any information?" Birit asked.
Qiao Sang sighed. "No."
"This is to be expected", Birit said. "Since we got nothing, let's go back to last night's place and find a wild beast companion with a good voice to continue singing."
Zone Thirty is too large. If they relied solely on this method, would they really find Adinix? Qiao Sang felt doubtful and asked:
"Is there any familiar skill that can observe the various corners of Zone Thirty like a security camera?"
Wait! She suddenly had an idea, her eyes brightening.
"What about a Wraithvine!"
…
Beastmaster Center.
Luxury suite.
"The Beastmasters who accepted the mission are all here", a brown-haired young man said respectfully.
The old man leaned back on the soft sofa, glancing at the twenty-odd Beastmasters in front of him, but said nothing.
A handsome black-haired young man beside him slowly spoke:
"Summon the Wraithvines."
The twenty-odd Beastmasters simultaneously performed the hand seals.
The luxury suite in the Beastmaster Center was large enough that when the twenty-odd Wraithvines appeared, the room wasn't crowded at all.
The young man with black hair pushed the photo on the coffee table forward and said,
"Find the familiar in this picture. Whoever finds it first can settle in the Upper Ten Districts."
The Beastmasters, upon hearing this, all seemed to be energized, rushing out the door with Wraithvines, preparing to install as many Wraith Eyes as possible.
After these people left, the elderly man on the sofa spoke in a calm tone,
"There are still too few. Go catch some wild Wraithvines to help with the search."
"Yes, sir." The brown-haired young man respectfully replied and walked out of the room.
...
Birit sighed, "All the Beastmasters in Zone Thirty who have Wraithvines have already accepted the same mission."
Qiao Sang was taken aback, "Are they the ones looking for Adinix?"
Birit nodded.
Qiao Sang persisted, "What if one or two Beastmasters with Wraithvines didn't accept the mission?"
Birit glanced at her, "The mission reward is very generous. The Beastmasters in the Lower Ten Districts wouldn't refuse it."
"How do you know all this so clearly?" Qiao Sang asked.
Birit chuckled, "Our school has the fastest intelligence-gathering Mechanical Familiar. You'll understand when you return."
Qiao Sang immediately recalled the mechanical claws that had handed her the admission letter from the computer.
Since Professor Birit had confirmed the information, Qiao Sang didn't say anything more.
The two arrived at the ruins from the previous night.
Unlike last night, when familiars were sleeping everywhere, the ruins were now slightly chilly, with green wild grass swaying in the gaps between the scattered stones.
The surroundings were silent, with only the occasional wild beast companion flying by.
Birit sighed deeply, "I told you that the wild beast companions would feel unsafe here after last night's events."
As a mentor, he should have insisted on his idea. Qiao Sang, though a prodigy, was still young and lacked experience in interacting with wild beast companions...
I didn't do anything that scary last night, did I? I thought they were having a great time singing and dancing... Qiao Sang recalled the scene from last night, feeling a bit melancholic.
"Clear Tongue?"
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
Qiao Sang followed the sound and saw a Clear Tongue emerge from behind a dilapidated wall.
"Steel Slash."
Steel Treasure, seeing the Clear Tongue, his eyes flickered, and he translated.
It was asking if there was food today.
Qiao Sang, taken aback, nodded and affirmed, "Of course there is!"
"Clear Tongue!"
The Clear Tongue, upon hearing this, immediately let out a piercing call.
An invisible sound wave rippled out.
In the next second, a snake familiar emerged from the ground.
Then another, and another...
From the bushes, the forest, the ground, and the air, more and more wild beast companions gathered.
Birit, seeing the familiars spread out everywhere, looked bewildered, seemingly unable to believe his eyes.
They were all from last night, and some that weren't there last night... Qiao Sang's face couldn't help but break into a smile as she called out loudly,
"Let's start!"
...
The speakers were set up.
The equipment was installed.
The food was prepared.
The familiars sang happily, danced, and munched on snacks.
"They actually trust you so much..." Birit's mood was complex, and he momentarily forgot to observe.
"They trust us", Qiao Sang said with a smile.
Trust us, huh... Birit fell silent.
He felt he hadn't done anything to earn the trust of the wild beast companions...
"Dosi..."
At that moment, a Doxidora walked up to Qiao Sang, calling out as if gathering courage.
"Ya Ya."
Fangysynchronization translated.
It said that the food given this morning was stolen by a bad guy and asked if it could have more today.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy, translating, felt the same anger.
Stealing food was simply too much!
Qiao Sang recognized the Doxidora as the familiar that had left last this morning. She picked up one of the bags of bread from the ground and handed it over,
"Of course, you can eat your fill and then sing."
"Dosi!"
The Doxidora took the bread, its eyes forming two crescent moons.
It didn't leave but sat down right there, opening the bread package and started munching next to Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang sat cross-legged, listening to the songs and watching the familiars dance.
Suddenly, she had an idea. She took out her mobile phone, opened the picture of Adinix, and showed it to the Doxidora, asking,
"Have you seen it anywhere?"
(End of Chapter)
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