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Chapter 915

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Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Beast Taming Center.

Qiao Sang arrived at the assessment office right on time.

In the office, the examiner heard a voice deliberately lowered at the door:

"You take off your mask and turn into wind, otherwise I'm worried you'll be touched again."

"Qingqing." A young and ethereal voice sounded.

Then came a knock on the door.

The examiner was silent for a long time and responded:

"Please come in."

"I have already completed the task of purifying the air around the Likang Factory." Qiao Sang handed over her ID card and Beast Taming badge.

The examiner was stunned: "Completed? So fast?"

She had thought the other party came over because she realized this task was difficult to handle and came to seek some help, such as introducing where to quickly find pet beasts that can purify air.

After all, in Tianfu City, pet beasts that can purify air are needed everywhere, so the Beast Tamers of these pet beasts are almost all making a fortune, and it's hard to make an appointment.

Basically, Beast Tamers who accept this task and want to find others for help, even if they are willing to pay the price, mostly need to wait for about a month.

Even if the other party contracted the legendary pet beast Qingqingni, it shouldn't be... Qingqingni is still in the beginner stage, it's impossible to purify air on such a large scale...

Honestly, this was the first time she had encountered a Beast Tamer who was issued a task like air purification in the morning and came to say they had completed the assessment task in the afternoon.

Qiao Sang nodded and smiled: "Although my pet beast doesn't have a skill that can directly purify air, it just so happens that some skills can also solve this problem."

The examiner glanced at her and dialed the Environmental Protection Bureau's phone with skepticism:

"Hello, this is the assessment office of the Beast Taming Center. I want to ask about the sky above the Likang Factory..."

The person on the other end of the phone also needed to confirm.

After about twenty minutes, the examiner hung up the phone and looked at Qiao Sang with complex and appreciative eyes:

"You completed the task very well."

Qiao Sang smiled shyly.

The examiner clicked "Pass" on the screen and handed back the ID card and Beast Taming badge.

"Then I'll be going first," Qiao Sang said politely.

The examiner nodded, and suddenly joked:

"Is Qingqingni often touched?"

Qiao Sang: "???"

Qingbao: "???"

Coming out of the assessment office, Qiao Sang dialed Teacher Teacher Mi Jiala's number.

After a few "beeps," the call was connected.

Before the other side could speak, Qiao Sang went straight to the point: "Teacher, I've completed the task."

Teacher Mi Jiala had a sense of numbness from being used to it and said: "Where are you now? I'll come over."

This is preparing to set off for the next city, right... Qiao Sang said: "I just submitted the task and came out; I'm going downstairs to the Beast Taming Hall now."

"Wait for me." Teacher Mi Jiala hung up after speaking.

Qiao Sang arrived at the Beast Taming Hall.

Only about five minutes later, she saw Teacher Teacher Mi Jiala walking towards her.

"What was the task this time?" Teacher Mi Jiala asked casually.

"Purify the air," Qiao Sang answered.

Teacher Mi Jiala immediately guessed: "Purified by the Ice Emperor Ram?"

Qiao Sang nodded and briefly recounted the task process.

After Teacher Mi Jiala finished listening, she nodded slightly: "This task is quite suitable for you."

In the hall, some people recognized Like Ya Bao and took out their phones to take pictures secretly.

Now it's rumored online that the Beast Tamer of Qingqingni is a B-level big shot, which made those Beast Tamers who hadn't reached B-level restrain themselves a lot, not daring to come forward for a while.

Qiao Sang just pretended not to see, chatting with Teacher Teacher Mi Jiala while walking towards the entrance of the Beast Taming Center.

"Next, only Tianlie City is left, right."

"That's right."

"Teacher, you packed your luggage so fast."

"It's because you completed the task too fast; I haven't even taken out the things inside at all..."

Tianlie City.

It is one of the cities where the secret realm cracks of the three major secret realms in the Central Hollow region are the most unstable.

The probability of secret realm cracks appearing here is almost six times that of other cities.

Many local ordinary people can't stand a wild pet beast popping out from time to time, so most choose to go out to work.

However, accordingly, Beast Tamers like it here very much, feeling that there are many secret realm cracks here, and there are more wild pet beasts than in other places, so there is a lot of room for development.

After all, wherever there are wild pet beasts, Beast Tamers are needed.

Even the public officials in the inspection department here have higher wages than those in other regions.

Qiao Sang came down from the aerial passage and saw two white lights flash one after another in the sky.

Some of the surrounding people were not surprised, while some were eager to move.

"That's arresting a wild pet beast, right? Should we go too? If we happen to catch that wild pet beast, we can still collect a sum of money."

"You go, I'll pass; this speed, I can't catch up."

"Then I'll pass too; this white light is quite big, it looks like at least a high-level pet beast."

Teacher Mi Jiala looked at the scene before her and listened to the surrounding sounds, suddenly sighing: "This Tianlie City seems a bit like the Eagle Kingdom."

Qiao Sang finished summoning Like Ya Bao and the others and said: "I only know that the frequency of secret realm cracks appearing here is quite high."

But it's still a bit worse than the Eagle Kingdom, and the danger is not that high... She held this sentence in her heart and didn't say it.

Qiao Sang rode Gangbao and arrived at the Beast Taming Center according to the navigation.

After completing the check-in, she followed behind Teacher Teacher Mi Jiala, preparing to head to the accommodation area.

Teacher Mi Jiala walked two steps, turned her head, and asked: "Why aren't you going to accept a task?"

The assessment office and the accommodation area are not in the same direction.

Qiao Sang was stunned: "They should be getting off work soon now; I plan to go accept a task tomorrow."

Teacher Mi Jiala said in surprise: "This doesn't look like you at all."

Qiao Sang thought to herself, Teacher, do you have some misunderstanding about me...

Honestly, although her task efficiency had been very high and her schedule very tight recently, that was because she had half a year less time to do tasks than others.

Now there was only the last task left, but there were still two or three months left, so she didn't need to be as anxious as at the beginning at all.

"There's only the last task left now," Qiao Sang said tactfully.

Teacher Mi Jiala, however, was a bit unaccustomed; she raised her hand, looked at the time on her watch, and said:

"They get off work at six here; it's five thirty-three now; you can still make it if you go accept a task."

As she spoke, she lowered her hand and added: "You can accept the task without doing it first; knowing what the task content is early allows you to prepare early."

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment.

She always felt that the scene before her was a bit familiar, as if it had happened somewhere before...

"I understand," Qiao Sang finally said.

Assessment office.

"Dongdong~"

Qiao Sang knocked on the door.

"Come in." A cold voice sounded from inside.

Qiao Sang pushed the door open, only to see a white pet beast with a doll-like body and a huge mouth sitting inside, and no one else was in sight.

The pet beast with the huge mouth spoke: "Stop looking, I'm the one speaking."

Like Ya Bao showed an expression of "you scared me."

Damn, you scared me... Qiao Sang looked at the pet beast with the huge mouth and showed the same expression as Like Ya Bao, but she quickly managed her facial expression and probed:

"Examiner?"

"That's right," the pet beast with the huge mouth nodded: "I'm outside right now and can't make it over."

Qiao Sang: "???"

No, didn't you just say you were the examiner?

And now you're outside?

"Xunxun..."

Just as Qiao Sang was confused, Little Xunbao appeared, took out a pet beast identifier, and aimed it at the pet beast with the huge mouth.

This action made the pet beast with the huge mouth look over.

At the same time, a voice with the same tone as Little Xunbao sounded:

【Let me see... Tongzuiwa, Fairy-type intermediate pet beast, possesses the same-tone characteristic; the Beast Tamer can use it to conduct long-distance conversations... If you ask me, this pet beast is a bit too weak...】

Little Xunbao turned off the pet beast identifier, hid its figure, and retreated with merit.

"Tongzui!"

Tongzuiwa clearly knew what the unfinished words behind the pet beast identifier were, and immediately called out with a dissatisfied expression.

So it was because of the same-tone characteristic... Qiao Sang coughed and apologized:

"Sorry, you are too rare; I haven't seen one usually, and my pet beasts haven't seen one either, so I wanted to understand it."

"Tongzui..."

Tongzuiwa was stunned for a moment, then showed a secretly pleased expression, tried hard to restrain the corners of its mouth from rising, and called out, indicating that if that was the case, it wasn't impossible to understand.

Immediately after, it spoke in human language:

"It doesn't matter, are you here to accept a task?"

Just having a same-tone characteristic, without a visual sharing characteristic, it should be seeing the scene here through surveillance... Qiao Sang analyzed subconsciously and nodded:

"If you are not here, then I will come again tomorrow."

"No need," Tongzuiwa said: "This Tongzuiwa of mine can also operate it; you hand over your ID card and Beast Taming badge to it, and it will arrange it for you."

This... Qiao Sang was silent for a few seconds, chose to trust it, took out the corresponding identity proof, and handed it over.

Tongzuiwa stretched out its paw to take it and operated it skillfully.

"Tongzui."

Soon, it handed back the ID card and Beast Taming badge and called out, indicating it was done.

"What task is it?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Wait a moment, let me see," Tongzuiwa spoke in human language: "You send the task screenshot to me."

This second half of the sentence was clearly not said to her.

Tongzuiwa operated it.

After about ten seconds, it said: "Someone's pet beast was dragged into a secret realm by a pet beast in a secret realm crack. You help save this pet beast safely. The task deadline is to be completed before the regional competition is officially held. Specific information will be sent to you through the backend."

Qiao Sang was stunned: "Has the specific secret realm been locked?"

"Detailed information will be sent to you; you can go ask the pet beast's Beast Tamer," Tongzuiwa paused, then continued:

"My off-work time has arrived; when you go out, please help me close the door, thank you."

After speaking, Tongzuiwa disappeared from the spot.

Qiao Sang: "..."

She took out her phone and checked the time; it was exactly six o'clock.

Beast Taming Center.

Accommodation area.

Room 1129.

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao watched the battle competition playing on TV and called out excitedly from time to time.

It couldn't train now, so it could only watch the competition to pass the time when in the room.

Gangbao also watched the competition, but at the same time controlled its clone to train in the training ground.

"Xunxun..."

Little Xunbao dealt with Qingbao's charm while taking time to glance at the TV direction.

This made Qingbao's mouth gradually pout, and the wind around it also became slightly stronger.

Lubao condensed crystal-clear ice armor all over its body and stayed in the Sacred Essence Water with its eyes closed.

Qiao Sang leaned halfway on the bed, looking at the task details sent by the Beast Taming Center backend on her phone, which wrote the names and contact information of the pet beast that was taken away and the pet beast's Beast Tamer.

Lele Seed, intermediate Grass-type pet beast... Qiao Sang stared at the information of the missing pet beast, pondered for a few seconds, and dialed the contact information left on it.

The first call went unanswered.

Qiao Sang dialed again.

After a few rings, the call was connected:

"Hello?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was slightly young.

Why does it feel like a child... Qiao Sang was silent for a moment and said:

"Hello, I accepted the task from the Beast Taming Center, responsible for helping you find the pet beast that was taken away."

The voice on the other end was instantly ecstatic:

"Really! Then when are we leaving?"

"Is six days later okay?" Qiao Sang asked.

Like Ya Bao was still in the stage of absorbing the Fire Refining Fruit; it couldn't use skills, and there was no sense of security at all entering the secret realm.

The voice on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment and begged: "Can't it be faster?"

"I need time to prepare," Qiao Sang said: "For safety's sake, it's best to leave six days later."

The voice on the other end didn't speak for a while.

"I want to ask you a few questions now."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Has the secret realm where the Lele Seed is located been confirmed?"

"Confirmed," the slightly young voice said obediently: "The uncle from the inspection department told me that there is only one secret realm nearby; if a secret realm crack appears, it basically connects there."

Uncle from the inspection department... Qiao Sang repeated these seven words in her heart, had a bad premonition, and asked: "How old are you?"

The other end of the phone said: "15 years old, almost 16."

Qiao Sang was silent.

Although she had already guessed it earlier, isn't this age a bit too young!

"Hey, are you still there?" the young voice asked.

"I am," Qiao Sang said after being silent: "Can you enter the secret realm at your age?"

She remembered that there were restrictions on the Beast Tamer level for entering the secret realm.

"I can," the young voice said: "I've already asked; my situation is special. If I don't go in, even if someone finds the Lele Seed, they won't know if that seed is mine, so the people from the Secret Realm Administration said that as long as there are five C-level Beast Tamers in a team, or a B-level Beast Tamer can protect me, I can go in."

"Since you accepted the task alone, you must be a B-level Beast Tamer."

This is true, but I haven't gone to change my B-level Beast Taming badge yet; logically speaking, I should still be a C-level Beast Tamer... Qiao Sang immediately remembered something and opened the unread text messages on her phone.

One of them was from the Beast Taming Center, sent around four o'clock in the afternoon:

【Respected Beast Tamer Qiao Sang, congratulations on passing the assessment and becoming a powerful B-level professional Beast Tamer. You can choose any Beast Taming Center to change your Beast Taming badge.】

So I was already a B-level Beast Tamer in the data... Qiao Sang suddenly realized.

No wonder this task was assigned to me...

Sure enough, the greater the ability, the more arduous the task... Qiao Sang immediately remembered something and asked: "Which secret realm number is it?"

"Secret Realm No. 53," the young voice said.

"Which number did you say?" Qiao Sang suddenly straightened her back and couldn't help but raise her voice to confirm.

"No. 53... is there a problem?"

Secret Realm No. 53, it's actually Secret Realm No. 53... How could it be Secret Realm No. 53... Qiao Sang looked at Like Ya Bao's back, her heart churning.

Secret Realm No. 53, the place where Like Ya Bao evolved.

But it shouldn't be!

Like Ya Bao only becomes a General-level mid-stage six days later...

Could it be that I will enter this secret realm again in the future... Thinking of this, Qiao Sang calmed down slightly.

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