Qiao Bai touched his chin.

As if he suddenly realized something.

Qiao Bai didn't think too much when Ning Ruxue appeared before, but now looking at it like this...

Yes, as a member of the inspection team, there must be something wrong with Ning Ruxue appearing here, right?

Ask later.

Qiao Bai listened to Ayun and Ayong counting on their fingers, counting some of the words his sister had said to them before she left.

Odds and ends.

There doesn't seem to be any important news.

Things like, it's a bit cold, so bring two more layers of clothes when you set out; a member is sick and has asked for leave, so we can't go together this time; the mountain has plenty of energy, and it's suspected there are a lot of red ore or red rock crystals in it.

And so on and so forth.

Qiao Bai emphasized the last sentence - the mountain is full of energy? If the incident in Yancheng had not happened, Qiao Bai's thoughts after hearing this sentence would be the same as those of the sixth-level beastmaster.

It is believed that there are a large amount of red soil resources inside the mountain.

But something went wrong.

This matter cannot be viewed so simply.

After chatting for a while and making sure that Ayun and Ayong had no other news, Qiao Bai nodded and prepared to leave.

"I will help you keep an eye on your sister's situation." Qiao Bai looked at the two half-grown children and said very seriously.

A Yong listened to Qiao Bai's promise and stared at Qiao Bai for a long time, as if to confirm whether what Qiao Bai said was true.

Judging from Qiao Bai's expression alone, there really wasn't the slightest sign of contempt.

Ah Yong jumped off the chair suddenly, and ran to the back of the dessert counter. After rummaging around for a while, he took something and ran towards Qiao Bai.

"Here, for you!" A Yong stretched out his arms and handed something that looked like a handkerchief to Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai was stunned for a moment, then took it from Ayong.

Shake it open and take a look.

It was a square scarf about 30×30 in size.

The fabric does not feel like common chemical materials or pure cotton, but a very unique feel that Qiao Bai cannot describe.

Very comfortable.

The overall color of the scarf is dark, a red close to soil, and the edges around it are a light, low-saturation green. The red part makes Qiao Bai subconsciously think of the name of Hongtu City and the red soil resources in the Hongtu Secret Realm.

In the center of the scarf is a special shape that looks like three leaves combined together.

It's a bit weird, but it's kind of nice to look at after a while.

A Yong watched Qiao Bai take the scarf, with a look of reluctance in his eyes: "This is a gift from my sister. It symbolizes that I am a member of the Red Soil Expedition Team!"

"I'm just lending it to you, but you have to pay it back when the time comes!"

Qiao Bai smiled and took the handkerchief with his backhand.

"good."

…

Standard clay training ground.

This is the largest beastmaster training ground in Hongtu City.

The minimum requirement to enter is a first-level beastmaster identity certification.

But even so, under normal circumstances, there are so many beastmasters entering and leaving this training ground that they are impossible to count.

no way.

The resources of Red Earth City are here, and there are endless Beast Tamers who want to come to Red Earth City to obtain some of the resources.

If you don’t even have the identity of a first-level beastmaster, it’s not easy to enter the Red Earth Secret Realm. It’s better to improve your strength first.

However.

Such a bustling place with people coming and going normally is exceptionally deserted today.

There were only a dozen or so people in the huge venue that stretched as far as the eye could see.

As soon as Ning Ruxue walked in, she saw a man and a woman standing in the center, seemingly fighting each other, surrounded by a circle of beastmasters.

It looks like it's not much different from an ordinary beastmaster's battle with his pet, with the audience watching from the sidelines.

If the two beastmasters fighting each other were called Mr. Jundu and Ms. Hui.

If not for the fact that all of the beastmasters watching were at least seventh-level beastmasters.

Ning Ruxue would think this scene was perfectly normal.

"Mr. Jundu, Ms. Hui." Faced with the overwhelming pressure and powerful momentum in the venue, Ning Ruxue straightened her back. In addition, she had occasionally met bigwigs of this level in the inspection team, so she did not show any fear.

It's just that his face is a little pale.

"The situation in Hongtu City requires your help." Ning Ruxue said.

Mr. Jundu turned his head to look at Ning Ruxue, and the half-tied ponytail on the back of his head swung. He looked at Ning Ruxue with a smile, with a bit of ruffian and evil in his expression: "Hey! Ah Xue!"

"I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious. It's useless anyway."

"Wait until Xiao Hui and I finish fighting first!"

Mr. Cointreau waved his hand, and the coat draped over his shoulders swayed twice.

"You know, I've always wanted to have a good fight with Xiao Hui, but Xiao Hui has been avoiding me, and I just can't get a suitable opportunity."

"Look! I finally caught him today! I have to beat him first!"

As he spoke, Jundu showed another sharp smile, and his eyes were full of determination to win when he looked at Ms. Hui opposite him.

Ning Ruxue: “…”

Ning Ruxue glanced at Ms. Hui, who was silently crossing her arms and had not said a word since she came in, and her mood was a little indescribably complicated.

Ms. Hui is a little miserable.

"Although I don't want to interrupt you, I'm sorry, I have to interrupt." Ning Ruxue nodded when she heard this, but she didn't intend to follow Jundu's idea.

Cointreau: “…”

Jundu narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Ruxue with an unhappy expression.

"Give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise..."

"We have discovered the pattern of the high fever patients in Yancheng being infected, and the time left to deal with it is very short. If it cannot be resolved within 48 hours, the situation may become worse."

"Including the time it took me to get here, 17 hours have passed now."

Cointreau was forced to stop before he could even start the fight.

Ms. Hui on the opposite side smiled at Jundu's unhappy expression.

Cointreau: ...Damn it! My fist is hard!

Jundu wanted to ignore the matter and drag Ms. Hui into a fight, but Jundu knew better what to do now.

If he really did this, then there would be no need to talk about the future, this would really be the last battle of his life.

Cointreau has no intention of quitting so early.

How great it would be to be the king!

You can also meet many interesting opponents!

"Damn it! When did you become so fast!" Jundu couldn't help but complain loudly and muttered.

But they really feel sorry.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see this battle, which can definitely be called a peak showdown.

What a pity.

I don’t know if I will have the chance to see it next time.

Fortunately, everyone was able to distinguish the priorities of various matters. After learning the latest news from Ning Ruxue, they found a place to sit down nearby and listened carefully to Ning Ruxue's explanation.

Ning Ruxue: “…”

Ning Ruxue sighed.

Ning Ruxue regretted not bringing her workaholic sister Jiang Heng.

otherwise……

Ning Ruxue was distracted for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she quickly explained the situation to them and how Qiao Bai discovered it.

"Professor Qiao Bai..." Ms. Hui, who had not said much before and had silently accepted Jundu's provocation, showed a thoughtful expression after hearing Qiao Bai's name.

"He's a very powerful pet professor, right? He has researched a lot of very interesting new evolutionary routes and new forms of pets."

Ning Ruxue smiled and nodded, with a hint of pride on her face, as if the person being praised by Ms. Hui was her.

Jundu, who had never paid attention to any information related to Qiao Bai, said: "?"

I was totally confused.

A big question mark.

Ning Ruxue, Ms. Hui, and the other seventh-level beastmasters present all looked at Jundu with surprise after seeing his reaction, as if they totally didn't understand why Jundu didn't know Qiao Bai.

Most of them had never seen Qiao Bai.

But this doesn't mean that they don't know Qiao Bai's name! Jundu understood the meaning of their eyes: "..."

"Fuck." Jun Du couldn't help but curse: "Is this Qiao Bai some powerful person?"

"Do I have to know him?"

"It's not a question of how powerful it is." A seventh-level beastmaster at the side said, "It's that kind of...how should I put it? Anyway, it's hard to describe, but if there is a chance, I would also like to find Professor Qiao Bai to help me."

Everyone except Ms. Hui and Ning Ruxue nodded frantically.

Cointreau: “…”

Did he really overlook some very important information? Jundu was not completely unconcerned about people other than the powerful beastmaster.

But I haven’t heard of any new first-level researchers in Jundu in the past two years.

So how powerful can this pet professor named Qiao Bai be?

"What level of researcher?" Jundu thought about it and decided to ask.

"Level three." Ning Ruxue answered directly: "But in a few months it should be level two."

Cointreau blinked in confusion, "That doesn't sound very impressive."

Professor Pet Beast, what’s so powerful about the ones other than level one?

That's it!

Then Cointreau was once again in everyone’s sights.

Ms. Hui couldn't help but curl her lips: "Some people have a very trendy and fashionable face, but they are old-fashioned people who never go online and disconnect from the outside world."

"It's really interesting." Ms. Hui laughed again.

Cointreau, feeling that he was being subtly mocked, said, “…Humph.”

"I just don't think it's necessary." Jun Du folded his hands together: "Why do I need so many information sources? Anyway, if it's really something important, I will know it anyway!"

"Mobile phones only waste my time and wear out my will!"

"As long as it has the most basic telephone communication function, it will be fine!" Jundu took out a mobile phone for the elderly that had been eliminated for who knows how many years. It looked like it should be exhibited in a museum, and he said it with a matter-of-fact expression.

A small number of seventh-level beastmasters who were in close contact with Jundu for the first time couldn't help but show expressions of admiration when they heard this.

Great job, Mr. Cointreau.

In this information age, are there still people who can do without smartphones? They really learned a lot! "Besides, a level 3 researcher sounds just like that, nothing special." Cointo put the phone back in his pocket and muttered, "You interrupted the battle that I finally found an opportunity for, humph!"

"But Qiao Bai is very young, and he hasn't been a pet professor for long." Ms. Hui said with a smile.

Jundu still had an unhappy expression on his face: "I am also very young! In the circle of eighth-level beastmasters who are all uncles and grandfathers, I am also a young man!"

Cointreau, who is in his early forties, raised his head very energetically with a proud look on his face.

The seventh-level beastmasters around Jundu who were about the same age, or even older than Jundu, were like: "..."

Although but.

I'm curious! I feel like I'm being mocked! Cointreau has no sense of self-awareness at all.

"It's different." Ms. Hui had a subtle smile on her face.

Cointreau: “?”

Different? How is it different? What is the difference? How young can you be?

Jundu thought about those students majoring in pet evolution who were twenty-five or twenty-six years old when they graduated. Even if Qiao Bai was a little younger, less than thirty?

A level three researcher might seem pretty good, but to Jundu, who is also a genius, it's just so-so.

Unless that Qiao Bai could become a first-level researcher at a similar age to him, Jundu felt that he would be able to acknowledge the other party's strength at that time.

Then……

When Jundu saw Qiao Bai himself appear in front of him, Jundu's eyes were still full of confusion and questions.

He looked at Qiao Bai.

He turned around and looked at Ning Ruxue and Ms. Hui.

Look at Qiao Bai again.

"This is..." Jundu pointed at Qiao Bai, and his usually confident tone finally became a little unsure.

Cointreau said that even if his eyes were not good, he could still see it.

The person in front of me looks like a teenager.

Are you an adult? Oh.

Should be an adult.

But she still looks very young and tender! She looks like a college student! Qiao Bai?

Tell him about this Qiao Bai? Ning Ruxue nodded: "Qiao Bai."

"19 years old." Ning Ruxue added.

Qiao Bai himself: “?”

"Is there something wrong?" Qiao Bai looked at the trendy middle-aged boy opposite him in confusion. The boy was looking at him with a shocked look, as if he had done something wrong to the other party. Qiao Bai was quite confused.

What did he do? Cointreau fell silent.

Cointreau is questioning life.

Young... Oh, I see, young... This is really fucking young!

In the world of beast taming, where most people start out in their twenties or thirties, this 19-year-old is simply too young. What’s the difference between this and being a minor? Is this the genius of today?!

(End of this chapter)