Chapter 81: Energy Recovery Liquid

Auntie Wang and Mother had been neighbors since childhood, and her family home was also on Shuimao Road, but the man she married lived in the Chenzhen Residential Compound in the center of town.

Qiao Sang rode a bicycle her aunt usually used for grocery shopping from the old house and set off for the center of town.

Fire Fang Dog sat in the front basket, while Little Treasure Hunter Ghost, as usual, lay on top of Qiao Sang's head.

Qiao Sang let Little Treasure Hunter Ghost do as it pleased with its habit of lying on her head.

Who could refuse a pet beast that blocks the sun for you in the middle of summer?

Chenzhen Residential Compound.

After parking the bicycle, Qiao Sang went to Block A, Unit 501.

The one who opened the door was Auntie Wang.

Although they had only met a few times and barely exchanged words, Mother had only a handful of friends she mentioned, so Qiao Sang still remembered what she looked like.

Auntie Wang stood stunned in the doorway for a good while.

She looked Qiao Sang up and down, her gaze lingering on Fire Fang Dog and Little Treasure Hunter Ghost for quite some time, then said in disbelief, "Qiao Sang?"

"Auntie, it's me. My mom asked me to bring you something." Qiao Sang said.

"Come in, come in. You've grown into such a big girl, I almost didn't recognize you." Auntie Wang hurried to usher her in.

Qiao Sang thought of her baby fat and flat chest when she looked in the full-length mirror that morning.

Big girl?

No.

She was still a little girl…

"Auntie, this is what my mom asked me to bring you." Qiao Sang went inside, sat on the sofa, and gave Little Treasure Hunter Ghost a look.

Little Treasure Hunter Ghost, very sensible, took the local specialties out of the ring.

"Your mom really, sending you over is enough, and you even brought things. There's no need to be so polite." Auntie Wang said with a smile.

She got up, poured two cups of tea, and set them on the coffee table, looking ready for a long heart-to-heart chat.

"I heard from your mom that you got into Sacred Water Middle School?" Auntie Wang asked.

"Mm." Qiao Sang answered.

"I also heard from your mom that you entered a competition right after graduation and took first place." Auntie Wang probed.

"Mm." Qiao Sang was not at all surprised her mother had told her these things.

She hadn't expected that everything Ye Xiangting had said was actually true…

Yesterday she had just finished questioning her over the phone, and today her daughter had come to slap her in the face…

Auntie Wang instantly felt that her own proud son wasn't all that great anymore.

"What do you usually eat?" Auntie Wang suddenly asked.

"Huh? Whatever my mom cooks, that's what I eat." Qiao Sang answered after a brief pause.

Looks like she'll have to ask Ye Xiangting for the recipe…

And then she'll have to listen to her showing off for half a day…

"Then what's your daily routine usually like?" Auntie Wang continued.

Qiao Sang was slightly taken aback. Why did these questions sound so much like a doctor asking a patient…

Before Qiao Sang could answer, Auntie Wang fired off several more questions in a row.

"Did you go to any tutoring classes in your third year of middle school?"

"What does Fire Fang Dog usually eat?"

"How do you and Fire Fang Dog usually get along?"

"Originally my son wanted to contract a fire-type pet beast as his first one too, but I refused. What do you think about him contracting a fire-type as his second?"

Qiao Sang: "…"

She got it. This was an interview.

After politely declining Auntie Wang's invitation to stay for lunch, Qiao Sang stepped outside and immediately called her mother to report that her mission was accomplished.

Her lord mother was very pleased.

……

Qiao Sang rode the bicycle back to the old house. Fire Fang Dog was still leisurely holding a bottle of milk and drinking.

Qiyuan Milk can restore a pet beast's stamina, but the effect isn't immediate.

Even after drinking several bottles, Fire Fang Dog hadn't recovered to its peak condition.

Now there was far too much free time. If she kept training on the same schedule as when she was in Hanggang, it would really be a waste of this summer break.

Qiao Sang quickly came up with an idea.

As someone sitting on a fortune of several hundred thousand, she went back to her room and immediately ordered 30 bottles of Grade F Energy Recovery Liquid online.

Grade F Energy Recovery Liquid corresponds to restoring the energy of beginner pet beasts.

People who normally live in the city don't need to buy Energy Recovery Liquid at all; they just let their pet beasts recover slowly on their own.

For competitions, the organizers provide dedicated supplies, healing, and so on, so beast tamers don't need to buy it themselves.

And most of the people who buy Energy Recovery Liquid are basically beast tamers who head to the secret realm.

Those who can head to the secret realm don't casually summon beginner pet beasts, because beginner pet beasts are utterly useless inside the secret realm.

As a result, the sales and price of Grade F Energy Recovery Liquid have a fairly large gap compared to other grades of Energy Recovery Liquid.

Even so, Grade F Energy Recovery Liquid still costs 2,000 Alliance Credits per bottle.

After all, for beast tamers whose pet beasts have no healing skills, it could play a vital role in the secret realm.

When it comes to online shopping, girls can never stop once they start, and Qiao Sang was no exception. After buying the Grade F Energy Recovery Liquid, she started browsing other products.

In the past she had no money; now that she did, naturally she wanted to look around more.

Qiao Sang lay in bed scrolling through her phone when Little Xunbao Ghost drifted over and stared at the screen with curiosity.

The phone was displaying information about items needed for fire-type pet beasts.

Qiao Sang wanted to buy something for Fire Fang Dog that could speed up the absorption and condensation of fire-type energy.

This kind of item had always been a hot commodity on the market.

It could accelerate energy absorption and shorten a pet beast's growth cycle, thereby enabling faster evolution.

Even though Fire Fang Dog had the golden finger, it couldn't possibly fight around the clock every day — and win every time at that.

Having an extra channel to absorb energy was naturally a good thing.

Additionally, this kind of item could shorten the time it took for a pet beast to release skills of the corresponding attribute.

Although wearing them wasn't allowed during competitions, there would certainly be times when they came in handy.

After looking for a long time, Qiao Sang settled on an E-grade Fire Condensing Pearl.

Prices for pet beast items varied quite a bit.

It depended not only on the item's grade, but also on who crafted it.

If the maker was some big-name master whose reputation could be found online, then even if they crafted an F-grade item, its price would still be higher than a D-grade item made by a pet beast forger who had been certified by the Alliance but whose name nobody knew.

Qiao Sang specifically chose a small shop with good reputation and reviews to make the purchase.

After chatting with customer service for a long time and promising to definitely post beautiful photos and a long, glowing review, she finally bought it for 120,000 Alliance coins.

Although the customer service gave Qiao Sang a steep discount, she still felt it was too expensive.

If an unnamed pet beast forger's E-grade item already cost this much, then who could afford the higher-grade B-grade or A-grade items?

No wonder the richer a beast master was, the stronger they were in this world.

Other people buy items like it's a game; you buy items like it's a fight for your life — how can you compete?

Just as Qiao Sang was exiting the online shop to browse other things, a gray little toe suddenly appeared on her phone screen.

She turned her head and saw Little Xunbao Ghost looking at her with big, watery eyes.

"Xun~"

Little Xunbao Ghost let out a coquettish cry.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"You're still too small. I'll buy you one in a month."

Little Xunbao Ghost froze for a moment, then took off its ring with practiced ease, pulled out a bottle of milk, and held it out to Qiao Sang.

"Xun~"

"Xunxun."

Qiao Sang: "..."