Chapter 867: Rain-Avoiding Butterfly

That's true. In terms of competitiveness, Like Ya Bao can be said to be the strongest in the team. Now that Lubao has evolved into the King-tier before it, it definitely wants to challenge Lubao to a match... However, I'm afraid Lubao will be suppressing Like Ya Bao for a long time to come. I don't know if this will affect Like Ya Bao's mentality... Qiao Sang collected her thoughts, remembered the task at hand, and said:

"Should we buy an umbrella before we set off?"

There was an umbrella in Little Xunbao's ring, but there was only one, and it had hardly ever been used. It would probably take half a day just to find it.

"No need," said Teacher Mi Jiala. "When we get there, we can just rent two Rain-Avoiding Butterflies."

So rich. Not buying an umbrella, but renting Rain-Avoiding Butterflies... Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

She had heard a little about Rain-Avoiding Butterflies. It was said that they were a specialty pet in Changyu City. As long as you rented one and let it stay anywhere on your body, it could achieve the effect of avoiding rain.

Although the cost of renting a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly was more expensive than buying an umbrella, many people still chose to rent them for convenience, status, and the experience.

Among them, foreign tourists accounted for a larger proportion.

It was said that if you wanted to tell whether someone in Changyu City was a local, you just had to look at whether they had a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly on them.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said:

"Let's rent one. I have an umbrella."

Teacher Mi Jiala looked over: "A Rain-Avoiding Butterfly with a C-tier Rain-Avoiding talent can isolate rain within a range of three meters. I see that you like to keep your pets outside, so having a Rain-Avoiding Butterfly can also prevent your pets from getting wet."

Qiao Sang was instantly persuaded: "Then let's rent two."

An hour and a half later.

Changyu City.

Above the landing point of the aerial passage, the white clouds were as thick as eaves, not letting a single drop of rain fall.

However, one could still see that outside the aerial passage, it was overcast and rainy, with a fine drizzle falling.

Qiao Sang walked down from the white cloud stairs and found several rows of people sitting not far away. In front of them, they had placed boards marked with the prices for renting Rain-Avoiding Butterflies. Many tourists walked over to talk to them.

Teacher Mi Jiala stopped with Qiao Sang in front of a stall and asked: "Can it be cheaper if we rent two Rain-Avoiding Butterflies?"

Qiao Sang glanced at the content on the board:

【Name: No Rain, D-tier Rain-Avoiding trait, range 1.2 meters, lively personality, 60 Alliance coins per day.】

【Name: Hate Rain, D-tier Rain-Avoiding trait, range 1.3 meters, steady personality, 99 Alliance coins per day.】

【Name: Want Sun, C-tier Rain-Avoiding talent, range 3.3 meters, introverted personality, 299 Alliance coins per day.】

299 Alliance coins a day, a bit expensive... Qiao Sang calculated secretly. If her mission here took more than three days, she would spend four digits in Alliance coins. Not worth it...

"Which two do you want to rent?" the stall owner asked.

Teacher Mi Jiala didn't answer immediately, but instead asked:

"Why are the prices different for 'No Rain' and 'Hate Rain' when they both have the D-tier Rain-Avoiding trait?"

The stall owner explained patiently:

"Because 'No Rain' has a lively personality. If it sees something on the road, it might fly over to take a look without paying attention."

Qiao Sang understood. In other words, renting this pet meant facing the risk of getting wet by the rain at any time.

Teacher Mi Jiala made a decision: "I'll rent 'Hate Rain' and 'Want Sun'."

"Two for 360 Alliance coins a day," the stall owner said. "Can't go any lower."

"Okay," Teacher Mi Jiala said, preparing to scan for payment.

"Wait," Qiao Sang interrupted. "Teacher, how about I just use an umbrella..."

Teacher Mi Jiala looked over: "The school will reimburse it."

There's such a good thing... Qiao Sang stopped talking.

Teacher Mi Jiala prepared to scan for payment again.

The stall owner said: "One deposit, one payment."

Teacher Mi Jiala didn't say much and scanned the money for two days.

The stall owner beamed with joy.

"If I need to stay here for a while longer, I'll just transfer the money to the previous account," Teacher Mi Jiala said.

"No problem!" The stall owner then called out: "'Hate Rain', 'Want Sun', come here, there's work."

As soon as the words fell, two blue butterfly-type pets about five centimeters in size flew out from behind him.

"The slightly larger one is 'Want Sun'," the stall owner reminded.

"'Want Sun', come to me," Qiao Sang looked at the slightly larger Rain-Avoiding Butterfly.

'Want Sun' didn't say a word, flapped its wings, and landed on Qiao Sang's shoulder.

The other slightly smaller Rain-Avoiding Butterfly flew consciously to Teacher Mi Jiala's side.

Qiao Sang formed seals with her hands and summoned Like Ya Bao and the others.

"Yaya..."

Looking at the dense drizzle not far away, Like Ya Bao was stunned.

Afterwards, it gritted its teeth, preparing to grow larger.

"No need." Qiao Sang knew what it was going to do as soon as Like Ya Bao raised its eyes. She stopped it in time: "It rains all year round here, just keep this size."

"Ya!"

Like Ya Bao was happy, wagged its tail, and jumped into its Tamer's arms.

There were many Flying-type pets responsible for transport near the aerial passage.

Unlike elsewhere, they were equipped with simple carriages on their bodies to block the rain.

Teacher Mi Jiala took Qiao Sang and found a Flying-type pet equipped with a carriage to head to the Beast Taming Center.

It was an hour later when they arrived at the Beast Taming Center.

It rained all year round in Changyu City, making it difficult to move too fast on the aerial roads, so moving on the aerial roads was much slower than in other cities.

Qiao Sang got off the Flying-type pet.

"Yaya..."

Like Ya Bao felt a tightness in its heart when it looked at the rain outside, but then it saw a protective film-like thing around it, and its eyes lit up. It turned its head to look at the pet on its Tamer's shoulder.

"Rain-Avoiding."

'Want Sun' chirped at Like Ya Bao and moved its antennae, which was considered a friendly gesture.

The two walked into the Beast Taming Center and habitually separated to act.

Teacher Mi Jiala headed to the accommodation registration area, while Qiao Sang came to the information registration window, took out her ID card, and said:

"Hello, I want to modify my information."

"May I ask what kind of modifications you are looking for?" the staff member asked as they took the ID card.

"My Ice Bing Ai Pa Lu has evolved into an Ice Emperor Ram," Qiao Sang said.

"Please wait a moment," the staff member said, placing the ID card on the scanner.

The Zhongkong region was considered one of the most prosperous regions in the Dragon Kingdom, with many talents of all kinds.

But even so, information modification for a General-tier pet evolving into a King-tier pet was not common.

When the staff member saw that the Ice Bing Ai Pa Lu was registered as a General-tier pet, she was stunned for a moment. Without noticing the age on the information, she looked up. Her already friendly tone became much more respectful:

"Please come with me."

A prosperous region meant more high-level talents.

More high-level talents meant that one could not judge a person's age by their appearance. The staff member knew this well, so she generally didn't look at the age on the documents.

After all, pet information changes had nothing to do with the Tamer's age.

The inspection result was very smooth. Lubao's entire evolutionary chain was perfect, and the database had information related to the Ice Emperor Ram, unlike Like Ya Bao and Gangbao, which required constant contact with superiors to bring in higher-level people to check.

Qiao Sang took back the ID card with the changed information and hugged Like Ya Bao to the assessment office on the third floor.

The door was open.

Qiao Sang knocked on the door, walked in, looked at the examiner inside, and went straight to the point:

"Hello, I have signed up for the regional competition and am here to accept an assessment task."

As she spoke, she handed over her ID card and Beast Taming badge.

The examiner in Changyu City was a woman with a serious look, who looked to be around forty.

She looked up, sized up Qiao Sang, her gaze fell on Like Ya Bao, and while taking the ID card and Beast Taming badge, she said:

"You are not from our Zhongkong region?"

Qiao Sang said "Hmm."

Now that she was a person with some experience, she understood that some people knew the pets in their region like the back of their hand, and it was probably a guess made after recognizing that Like Ya Bao was not a pet from the Zhongkong region.

The examiner didn't say anything more and scanned the ID card to check.

Then, she was stunned.

Qiao Sang waited patiently.

However, after waiting for several minutes, she saw that the other party was still staring blankly at the computer screen without performing any corresponding operations, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Is there a problem?"

The examiner finally came back to her senses: "No..."

After speaking, she looked at Qiao Sang with a strange expression.

That look was like looking at some kind of endangered pet.

What kind of look is that... Qiao Sang felt her scalp tingle from being stared at.

Finally, the examiner withdrew her gaze and began to check the assessment tasks.

Having such strength at this age was unheard of in the entire Dragon Kingdom. If she could appear in this year's regional competition, she should be able to cause quite a shock to those talented young Tamers... Now that there was less than half a year until the competition started, this child had only completed two tasks. I don't know the reason, but with this strength, it shouldn't be... However, it wouldn't be appropriate to give her a task that was too simple... The examiner thought while checking.

Soon, her gaze fell on a certain task.

"Three days ago, a secret realm crack appeared on Ximao Street in our city. Although it was blocked and wild pets were captured in time, a Baby Moon disappeared. As long as you find it and immediately call the inspection department to provide the corresponding location, your assessment will be considered passed."

Baby Moon... Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and asked:

"Do I not need to help capture it?"

"No need," the examiner said.

"Baby Moon is a relatively timid pet. If the capture is not done in one go and it is stimulated, it will emit a cry that can cause large-scale damage. At that time, everyone who hears it will have headaches."

After a pause, she added:

"The closer you are, the more severe the pain caused. In the most severe cases, it is very likely to cause damage to the brain domain."

Even if people are sent immediately after the call, the pet called Baby Moon won't stay there the whole time, right? It would be better to let Little Xunbao hypnotize it directly... But the cry could actually cause damage to the human brain domain, no wonder they are so cautious... Qiao Sang nodded and said:

"Okay, I understand."

Coming out of the office, Qiao Sang took out her phone for the first time, opened the browser, and typed in the three words "Baby Moon".

The page jumped.

Relevant information appeared:

【Baby Moon, Normal-type intermediate pet, likes to dig the ground to hide the food it finds. Its cry is loud, and everyone who hears it will have headaches.】

So Baby Moon looks like this... Qiao Sang kept the pet in her mind: round body, a small moon on its forehead, light yellow fur, and a pair of curly ears.

This task is not difficult to say, but it is not simple either.

Baby Moon is only an intermediate pet, about one meter in size, and wild. It is impossible to hide for a long time in a society full of people.

However, Changyu City is too big, and it is also very difficult to find it in a short time.

Qiao Sang clicked on the picture of Baby Moon and said:

"Remember what it looks like, let's look for it separately."

To be efficient, one must act separately.

"Yaya!"

"Xunxun~"

"Steel Slash."

Like Ya Bao, Little Xunbao, and Gangbao leaned over and looked at the picture on the phone screen.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao jumped out of the backpack, leaped lightly onto its Tamer's head, and also looked at the phone screen.

"Rain-Avoiding..."

The Rain-Avoiding Butterfly was startled at first, then looked at Lubao, and instantly showed an expression of being amazed by its beauty.

"Steel Slash." Gangbao nodded first and flew directly into the rain.

"Xunxun~"

Little Xunbao patted its chest, showing an expression of "leave it to me," and disappeared from where it was.

"Ice Emperor." Lubao chirped, leaped, jumped into the rain outside the corridor, and disappeared without a trace.

"Rain-Avoiding..."

The Rain-Avoiding Butterfly looked infatuatedly at the direction Lubao disappeared.

"Yaya..."

Like Ya Bao looked at the rain outside, gritted its teeth, and prepared to jump out.

"No, no." Qiao Sang hurriedly hugged Like Ya Bao: "Just stay with me."

"Yaya..."

Like Ya Bao breathed a sigh of relief.

Beast Taming Center, first floor.

Teacher Mi Jiala frowned slightly after hearing the task.

In her opinion, this task was not only a waste of time but also didn't have the corresponding training effect.

"Teacher, then I'll go do the task first," Qiao Sang said.

Teacher Mi Jiala nodded:

"Hmm, finish it early, and go to the next place early."

"Okay." Qiao Sang said, turned her head, and walked outside the Beast Taming Center.

At the same time, the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly on Teacher Mi Jiala's shoulder showed an expression of wanting to speak but stopping.

This rain seems to have gotten much heavier... Qiao Sang muttered inwardly as she looked at the rainy scene outside, then hugged Like Ya Bao and stepped out.

The next second, it was like a basin of water poured down from the top of her head, soaking her all over.

Qiao Sang: "!!!"

Like Ya Bao: "!!!"

Qiao Sang instantly retreated to the eaves of the Beast Taming Center, looked at her left shoulder, and then at her right shoulder.

??? Where is such a big Rain-Avoiding Butterfly!

Qiao Sang turned around quickly, returned to the Beast Taming Center, caught up with Teacher Mi Jiala's back, and said urgently:

"Teacher, 'Want Sun' is gone!"

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao also chirped with an anxious expression.

"Don't be anxious," Teacher Mi Jiala said calmly. "Doesn't your Yanqilu have tactile perception? You can let it take a look."

That's right... Qiao Sang looked at Like Ya Bao.

"Ya!"

Like Ya Bao showed a serious expression, put its claws on its Tamer's shoulder, and closed its eyes.

Qiao Sang closed her eyes at the same time.

The scene in front of her changed, returning to the third-floor corridor.

She saw the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly looking infatuatedly at the direction Lubao disappeared.

She was hugging Like Ya Bao and walking towards the stairs.

And the Rain-Avoiding Butterfly flapped its wings at this moment and flew towards the direction Lubao disappeared.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Like Ya Bao: "..."