Chapter 715 Why is it snowing? (6000)
Bazhi Mountains.
It took Charles and his team more than four hours to get here.
At the entrance, the three of them moved forward slowly, stepping on the soft and rotten leaves, making only slight sounds.
At the front of the team, there was a mechanical canine pet leading the way.
Charles held the monitor behind it, looking at the information that appeared on it from time to time.
At this moment, the surrounding trees seemed to come alive, moving in front of them and blocking the road.
The mechanical canine pet stopped.
Charles said calmly, "These are wood monsters. They usually don't attack humans. They just pretend to be trees blocking the way, indicating that this road cannot be entered. We can just take another road."
Qiao Sang became curious and asked:
“Why can’t we go in this way?”
"Xunxun?"
Little Xunbao appeared, showing the same curious expression as his beastmaster.
The sudden appearance of the ghost pet did not cause any change in Charles and Carol's expressions.
Carol looked at Xiao Xunbao and observed him intently for a while.
Charles patiently explained: "Wooden monsters are social pets, and they basically gather in large groups. If it blocks the road, it means there are small wooden monsters or wooden monster pet eggs behind the road."
So that's how it is... Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.
Charles stared at the display screen for a while, then pointed to the path on the left and said:
"Let's take this route."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mechanical department's dog pet quickly changed its route and walked in the front.
Along the way, Qiao Sang saw many wild pets that he had never seen in textbooks.
However, these wild pets did not seem to be afraid of strangers. When they saw them, they neither attacked nor fled, but continued to do their own things.
Qiao Sang's curiosity got the better of him again: "Is it because people often come here to explore that these wild pets don't react much when they see us?"
"How could there be no reaction?" Carol said, raising her head slightly and using her eyes to signal the pet animal that was lying on the tree. It had brown hair all over its body and looked like a sloth. "Like that sloth. Even though it doesn't move and looks like it's sleeping, it actually looks towards us every three seconds."
"And that hot ant." Carol looked at an ant pet eating red fruit by a tree not far away and said:
"It's now dark red, which means it's on alert."
As she said this, she laughed: "Believe me, if we get within five meters of it, it will definitely run away at the first moment."
When Qiao Sang heard the last sentence, he suddenly thought of something and asked:
"Why did it have to flee instead of attacking us?"
Charles, who was walking in front, answered this question:
"Thermal Ant is a pet that is more capable of judging the situation. It will basically not attack an opponent that is stronger than itself. Any pet we have here is stronger than it, and it can sense it."
"And..." Charles added with a smile, "This is only the outermost layer of the Bazhi Mountains. Pets living in the outer layer generally won't attack humans casually."
"Why?" Qiao Sang didn't quite understand the connection between the two.
She knew that the wild pets in the first area were all gentle, and she was allowed to stay there only after she was sure that they would not attack humans casually.
But that area is only where humans live.
Places like the Bazhi Mountains are obviously undeveloped, and the wild pets here should not be managed so strictly.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be considered an outdoor adventure.
Hearing this, Carol and Charles looked at each other, and suddenly felt that Joe Sang was a new student or from another planet.
Only someone who is unfamiliar with the Bazhi Mountains would ask such a basic question.
So, at first, Qiao Sang was so calm when he heard about the Bazhi Mountains, because he didn't know that this was the residence of Lu Shuanglong, the royal wild pet? Charles was silent.
Carol elaborated:
"In the upper ten districts, wild pets are basically strictly controlled, especially in the first district. But there are always exceptions, such as places like the Bazhi Mountains. There are no buildings around this area, and no people live there. This is where many wild pets choose to live."
"The Bazhi Mountains actually have an owner. Most pets that move in without permission will stay on the outermost layer."
"This type of pet will not be protected, nor will it have the strength to reach the inner layer. It is also affected by the previous control, so it will not attack humans casually."
After a pause, she added:
"However, after living here for a long time, the wild pets on the outermost layer are no longer as gentle as the wild pets outside. If they find that the humans coming in are not strong enough, they will still take the initiative to attack."
"Of course, this situation is rare. After all, a beastmaster who is too weak will not come here."
Qiao Sang hesitated for a moment and expressed his doubts: "Master?"
"Check."
Before Carol could answer, the mechanical dog pet walking in front suddenly stopped and barked.
Charles then stopped and raised his hand to signal to stop moving forward.
Qiao Sang immediately forgot about his question and stood still.
The atmosphere changed slightly for a moment.
"There is a general-level pet within 300 meters." Charles glanced at the display screen in his hand, and instinctively turned to look at Qiao Sang, the most powerful person in the team:
"This is the only way we can take now. We have to deal with this general-level pet."
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: "Didn't they say that the wild pets on the outermost layer won't attack humans at will? It should be fine for us to just walk over there."
Charles explained: "The appearance of a general-level pet means that it is no longer the outermost layer. The pets in the middle layer have a high probability of actively attacking humans. We must strike first."
"I understand." Qiao Sang nodded.
Then he looked at Xiao Xunbao and said, "Go quietly and hypnotize him directly. Don't make too much noise."
"Search~"
Little Xunbao shouted, indicating that he would complete the task.
Then his eyes glowed blue and he disappeared from the spot.
Little Xunbao's movements were so fast that it was too late for Charles to stop him.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't help but question: "The other party is a general-level pet, it shouldn't be easy to hypnotize him."
Qiao Sang said calmly: "As long as the other party doesn't find Xiao Xunbao's trace in advance, then there won't be a big problem."
Xiao Xunbao's hypnosis skills have now reached the pinnacle of the secret. Not to mention pets of the same level, even a king-level pet of a higher level can be hypnotized successfully.
…
While the two were talking, Xiao Xunbao had already moved to a place more than 200 meters away.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao looked at the huge snake pet in front of him, which was almost gray in color, had a tail covered with iron thorns, and was sleeping with its eyes closed. He showed a hesitant expression.
It seems that I don't need it to hypnotize me...
But my own beastmaster said he wanted to hypnotize me...
After thinking for 0.01 seconds, little Xunbao stretched out his short toes.
Two three-dimensional dark shadows suddenly attacked the sleeping snake pet and forcibly opened its eyelids.
“Iron…”
The pet snake's sweet dream was disturbed, and it frowned slightly, revealing an unhappy expression. It opened its eyes and saw two blue lights.
“Iron…”
The snake pet fell asleep again.
Only this time, the sleep was even deeper.
“Xunxun…”
Xiao Xunbao observed the snake pet for a while, then controlled the black shadow to pat the snake pet on the face twice.
“Iron…”
The snake pet was dreaming sweet dreams, drooling, and had no reaction at all.
"Search~"
Seeing this, Xiao Xunbao was finally satisfied.
…
"Search~"
Little Xunbao appeared next to his beastmaster, raised his chest, and shouted with a little pride, indicating that the mission was successfully completed.
"Well done." Qiao Sang praised and turned around and said, "Let's go."
Is that all? Carol and Charles were stunned.
It took less than a minute from the time the Ghost Ring King went there to the time he came back.
Is it solved?
The two were a little conflicted for a moment. They knew Qiao Sang's strength, but they also believed that she had the ability to deal with a general-level pet.
But isn’t this solution a bit too fast?
Should I believe...
Charles hesitated for two seconds, and finally decided: "Let's go!"
It doesn't matter even if the general-level pet is not completely dealt with.
With a general-level pet, the lineup on my side can completely handle it.
He had told Qiao Sang before just to let her prepare for the battle in advance...
With this mentality, when he saw the sleeping Iron Jaw Python, his eyes widened and only one thought came to his mind: Is this really hypnotized? !
You know, when a pet reaches the general level, its mental strength is enhanced. Even if it is hypnotized unexpectedly, it will have many ways to wake itself up at the moment of drowsiness.
The scene before me was beyond my expectations.
The way Charles and Carol looked at Qiao Sang changed at the same time.
Rumors are just rumors. Only when you see it with your own eyes can you feel that the other person is really strong.
“Iron…”
The iron-jawed python was drooling.
"Wait a moment." After confirming that the Iron-Jaw Python was really asleep, Carol took out two empty glass test tubes from the backpack behind her, walked to the Iron-Jaw Python, pulled out the wooden stoppers of the glass test tubes, put them to her mouth, and caught its saliva.
Charles was not surprised.
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment and asked:
"What is the use of its saliva?"
As Carol put the cork back in, she explained:
"The saliva of the Iron Jaw Python, combined with the fin spine powder, can be applied to ground-type or steel-type pets to enhance their defense capabilities."
As she said this, she suddenly thought of something and looked at Qiao Sang:
"I remember you have a Steel Guard Falcon that could be used. Would you like me to prepare one for you?"
You all know that I have a steel guard falcon... How much of my information has been leaked on the forum... Qiao Sang gathered his thoughts and suddenly thought of another thing: "Do you need points?"
Of course, it’s true. It’s only been a few days since school started and we know about the points trap... Charles couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Carol's expression froze for a moment, but she looked at the backpack behind Qiao Sang that was half-open and motionless, and seemed to have thought of something, and nodded with a smile:
“当然不需要。”
乔桑脱口而出：“那我要一份。”
“好。”卡萝保持微笑。
因为这笔交易，两人交换了一下联系方式。
……
三人在树林里穿梭着，比先前更加谨慎。
就像查尔先前所说的，到了中圈层，野生宠兽的实力强了不少，还会主动发起攻击，危险系数骤升。
在牙宝用一招爆炎弹解决完一只将级宠兽后，乔桑突然想起了先前还没来得及解惑的问题。
她不由再次问道：“巴止山脉的主人，是谁啊？”
卡萝蹲着身，在晕倒的将级宠兽旁边，一边拔了它两根毛发一边说道：“是皇级宠兽，地陆双龙，巴止山脉是它的地盘，政府也算是默认了这件事。”
皇级宠兽……乔桑愣了一下，问道：“它现在就在这山脉里吗？”
“嗯。”这次回答的人是查尔：“地陆双龙就住在巴止山脉的核心处，想要住在这山脉深处的宠兽基本都要经过地陆双龙的同意才行。”
“不过伱放心，我们只需要在中圈层活动，不用再往里走，是碰不到地陆双龙的。”
说着，他突然想到了什么，冲着乔桑展示了一下手中一直拿着的显示器，补充道：
“就算碰到也没事，我有宠兽行踪探测器，可以提前检测出地陆双龙的踪迹，到时候我们提前跑就好。”
乔桑：“……”
对于这台宠兽行踪探测器乔桑倒有一些了解，不同等级的宠兽散发出来的磁场和能量是不同的，据说宠兽行踪探测器就是根据这点，来提前知道一定距离内宠兽的数量和等级。
“寻寻~”
这时，小寻宝在旁边表情略有骄傲的叫了一声，表示跑路它在行。
“鬼环王在说什么？”卡萝将拔下来的毛发收回背包，问道。
乔桑沉默了一下，换了个说法：“它说如果遇到了危险，可以带我们去安全地带。”
前两天御兽系百强榜对战的事早就上传到了论坛，包括御兽系妖孽新生乔桑的鬼环王是异色，变异成了还拥有超能力系的双属性宠兽。
虽不是全校都知道了这事，但作为马上就要跟乔桑组队进行野外探险的卡萝和查尔，特地查了一下，自然是知道。
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“寻寻~”
小寻宝点头，表示没错。
查尔笑了起来，看向小寻宝：
“那如果遇到了危险，就靠你了。”
尽管查尔是土生土长的超宿星人，可他就读的御联顿大学有一部分其他星球的学生，他对别人宠兽的态度自然而然就取决于对方对自家宠兽的态度。
毕竟尊重别的星球的交际文化也是一种礼貌。
“寻寻~”
小寻宝拍了拍胸脯，表示没有问题。
……
夜晚，夜幕深沉。
太阳落山，本就舒爽的天气更是平添了一份凉爽。
三人都受到过宠兽的反哺，在这种温度下倒没有一点冷的感觉。
卡萝扎好帐篷，钻了进去，随后探出脑袋，道：
“我先休息一下，三个小时后喊我，到时候我们轮换。”
查尔比了个“没问题”的手势。
卡萝见状，放心拉上帐篷。
“你也赶紧去休息一下吧。”查尔来到正在盘腿冥想的乔桑旁边说道。
乔桑坐在变大的牙宝身上，闭着眼，平静道：“对于我来说，冥想就是一种休息。”
查尔顿生佩服之情，心说果然就算是妖孽，也得搭配上努力才能有现在的成就。
一个小时后，乔桑躺在牙宝的身上，沉沉睡去。
查尔：“……”
见所有人都睡了，只剩下自家御兽师，感鬼这才离开装有露宝的背包旁边，飘到查尔面前。
“感感。”
感鬼叫了一声，表示它可以守夜。
查尔压低声音道：“那我们就一起守夜。”
“感感。”
感鬼点头。
“冰克。”
这时，露宝从背包里跳出，无视查尔，冲着感鬼叫了一声，表示现在跟它去找找绝望的目标。
“感感……”
感鬼下意识看向自家御兽师。
查尔看了眼正在熟睡的乔桑，一时之间拿不定主意。
他跟蓝星的人有接触过，知道那边的宠兽绝大多数主意都很大。
像趁着自家御兽师睡觉干自己的事，应该算比较常见。
可这里是巴止山脉的中圈层，两只高级宠兽出去瞎逛未免太过危险。
“你要不要把你御兽师叫醒，问问她？”查尔看向露宝问道。
露宝盯着眼前的人类看了一会儿，又看看在那人类旁边始终没有动作的感鬼，什么话都没说，转身跳进了背包里。
不会是生气吧，这蓝星的宠兽脾气也太大了……查尔微微皱眉。
在他看不到的位置，一滴水珠从背包里流出，缓缓向原先过来的方向流去。
“寻寻……”
眼看水珠越流越远，马上就要不见踪影，小寻宝现身出来，飘到自家御兽师旁边，伸出舌头，狠狠地舔了一口脸颊。
睡熟中的乔桑只感觉一股恶寒袭身，打了个冷颤，从梦中惊醒。
“怎么了？”乔桑一睁眼，见是小寻宝，再联想起刚刚的感觉，便知道是这家伙舔的自己，不由有些无奈的问道。
“寻寻！”
小寻宝指着水珠消失的方向露出着急的表情，表示老三走了！
老三？露宝？乔桑愣了一下，旋即还有昏沉的头脑瞬间清醒，看向自己的背包，发现露宝果然不在。
乔桑：“！！！”
“你怎么醒了？”查尔听见动静，转头问道。
“我的冰克希露不见了！”乔桑说着抬起手，下意识就想把露宝召唤回来。
这时，查尔略显诧异的声音传来：
“你的冰克希露怎么还是走了，我都叫它先问问你了。”
乔桑动作停了下来，转头看向他，用眼神表达了自己的疑惑。
查尔说道：
“刚刚冰克希露想让感鬼陪它去找找绝望的目标，我就叫它把你叫醒，问问你的意见，结果它直接钻回了背包，我还以为它放弃了。”
乔桑闻言，看了一下待在查尔旁边的感鬼，脑子快速运转。
露宝走了，感鬼却还在，说明露宝现在不是去找有绝望情绪的对战……它是去找对手对战……
乔桑瞬间明白了露宝的去向。
这段时间晚上露宝一直有在玩水上空中争霸，它坚信自己说的对战就能提升实力。
原本露宝的心态已经好转，可经过这两天的绝望情绪转换，明显比之前更加焦虑……乔桑不再多想，从牙宝身上翻下，手一挥，将熟睡的牙宝收进御兽典。
“小寻宝，能定位到露宝的坐标吗？”乔桑问道。
“寻寻~”
小寻宝眼睛泛起蓝光。
刹时间，周围十公里内的地形图就像三维立体的画面一样，出现在它的脑海里，以及一些代表着生物方位的绿色星光。
就在小寻宝感应的同时，山脉深处，一只体型庞大的宠兽缓缓睁开了红色瞳孔的眼睛。
……
“寻寻~”
小寻宝叫了一声，表示能定位的到。
“我先离开一趟，天亮之前会回来。”乔桑看向查尔说道。
查尔立马明白乔桑是要去找冰克希露。
直接召唤回来不好吗，蓝星御兽师的想法果然难以理解……查尔从兜里掏出一台只有手机一半大小的显示器，扔了过去，道：“把这个带上，就算没有信号，我们也能联系的到。”
“好。”乔桑一抬手，稳稳地接住了显示器。
她将其放进兜里，旋即冲小寻宝说道：“我们去找露宝。”
“寻寻~”
小寻宝叫了一声。
下一秒，便带着乔桑离开了原地。
这动作也太快了……查尔把“你早点回来”五个字咽了回去。
……
“冰克……”
露宝正漫无目的地寻找着。
它记得这个方向有不少跟它同等级的宠兽。
得快点找到对手多对战几场，到时候早点回去，不然自家御兽师醒过来肯定会担心……
“冰克……”
露宝想到自家御兽师，情绪更加低落起来。
白天它明明就在外面，可遇到敌人，自家御兽师要么派牙宝，要么让小寻宝上，果然还是因为自己实力太弱了吗……
正想着，一只体型在三米左右，全身通体为绿色，身后有一对绿色翅膀的宠兽出现在它的视线。
“冰克。”
露宝表情瞬间变得认真起来。
“音音~”
绿色宠兽听见动静，转过头，看到露宝，愣了一下，旋即姿态扭捏起来。
露宝压根不听对方说什么，直接脑袋微抬，张开嘴。
周围的温度骤降。
“音音……”
绿色宠兽似乎明白了什么，扭捏不再，露出严肃的表情。
紧接着，翅膀一张，掉头就飞。
露宝见状，凝聚能量，庞大的水流瞬间席卷上了它的全身。
与此同时，漫天的雪花降落。
就在露宝准备用水流喷射攻击对方的时候，两道熟悉的身影突然出现在眼前。
“冰克……”
看着眼前自家御兽师的脸庞，露宝动作一滞，身体周围的水流尽数散去。
“你怎么出来也不跟我说一下。”乔桑见到露宝身上什么伤都没有，松了口气。
“冰克……”露宝尾巴垂下。
“你是想找对手对战吗？”乔桑问道。
“冰克……”露宝身体僵硬了一下，点点头。
Qiao Sang sighed softly: "You can't come out alone, you can wake me up."
"Search."
"Search."
Little Xunbao nodded in agreement.
In its view, its own beastmaster was a human who had once stayed up all night for two months straight, so it was no problem for him not to sleep.
"Bingke..."
Lubao remained silent. He wanted to let his beastmaster sleep more, but he couldn't say such cheesy words.
At this moment, Qiao Sang suddenly felt something, stretched out his hand and caught the falling snowflakes.
"Why is it snowing?" Qiao Sang looked at the snowflakes in his hand, a little confused.
The next second, an ice flower grew out from her palm.
"Bingke!!!"
At this moment, Lubao let out the loudest cry since she was born.
(End of this chapter)