"Baidi, crush these things." Song Jinqiao pointed to a pile of things on the table that looked like small insects.

These are cochineal beetles.

She bought these from a veterinarian in Chaobo City. When she saw these things, she was happy for a long time.

The veterinarian said that these things were found on a plant covered with thorns in the desert city. He thought it was strange at the time, so he brought some back for research, but still hasn't figured out its value.

Desert City

Song Jinqiao held the bowl of soup in Bai Di's hand, squinted her eyes, lowered her head and thought. When Bai Di finished cooking and called her, she came back to her senses.

"Done? Then pour hot water on it."

As she finished speaking, she put the bowl aside and slowly stood up. "Let me do it next. Pour out the settled water over there. Don't pour out the things under the water. Then put them on the plate and let them dry."

This is to evaporate the moisture and get a fine powder.

Bai Di did as he was told, while Song Jinqiao filtered the cochineal liquid through a cloth, squeezed a few drops of lemon juice into it, and boiled it dry.

While cooking, Bai Di came back. Song Jinqiao didn't let him do any work, so he just stood aside and watched.

"Qiaoqiao knows so much. As your partner, this puts a lot of pressure on me."

Song Jinqiao glanced at him and wiped his hands: "You are quite impressive. You are already a level 5 soul beast at such a young age. What's the pressure?"

Bai Di smiled dotingly and said, "If I were just an ordinary male, would Qiao Qiao abandon me?"

Song Jinqiao had everything, but the words in his mouth were firm: "No."

She wrinkled her nose and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you? You don't seem to be the type to worry about gains and losses."

She stood up suddenly, walked towards him, and asked with a worried look on her face, "What's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

She suddenly grabbed his hand, holding it tightly, and said stubbornly, "Tell me, I'm your partner, I have the right to know."

Baidi smiled helplessly: "Why are you so sensitive? Don't worry, it's nothing."

"Really?" Song Jinqiao was still a little skeptical, but seeing that he really couldn't get anything out of him, he had to give up.

Boil until the water is dry, pour in the flower juice, boil the peach gum, and filter out the juice with a cloth.

Finally, pour the peach gum juice into the flower juice, cover it with a lid, and wait for it to solidify.

Song Jinqiao sat on the stool. Bai Di was no longer beside her. He said that he had gone to make lunch for her. Cangye and Ji Han had not been seen in the morning because of the events in Anyou Royal City.

Bai Di's expression just now kept replaying in her mind. Although it was no different from usual, she intuitively felt that something was wrong.

"Zero, do you know what Baidi has done these days?"

[As his partner, you don’t know?]

Song Jinqiao was speechless: "If he wants to hide it from me, there is nothing I can do."

[Well, actually, he's not okay because of what happened in Sun King City.]

[You've also noticed, he and the Sun King City are at odds.]

Song Jinqiao frowned slightly: "Why?"

[He is the former prince of the Sun City. The current king of the Sun City is his beast mother's partner. Do you understand?]

Song Jinqiao racked his brain for a while before he understood what it meant.