An hour later, in the villa's living room.
Jacqueline set down her equipment and said with feeling, "All of Ice Saint Ya's readings are perfect. There's nothing wrong with its body. It's just that, judging by its current readings, its need for ice-type energy has increased significantly. It might not be suited to spending long periods in hot regions."
Qiao Sang thought for a moment before asking, "How about I buy an Eternal Ice Bead?"
The Eternal Ice Bead was an ice-type item that could lower the surrounding temperature below freezing. If an ice-type pet beast was nearby, the ice-type energy that occasionally escaped its body would flow into the bead, allowing it to be used continuously.
By now, she understood the Shuilu Yana species well enough to know that their short lifespans and difficult evolutions were not the only reasons they had nearly gone extinct. Another factor was that their environmental requirements became increasingly demanding as they advanced, and the environment had later grown too hot for them to survive in it long-term.
That was also why Qiao Sang had taken note of this item while refreshing the school's points exchange listings.
"An Eternal Ice Bead..." Jacqueline considered it, then nodded. "That would work. If you keep it beside Ice Saint Ya, it should be able to adapt even in Tan Country."
At that, Qiao Sang immediately took out her phone, logged into the school's official website, and spent 199 points to redeem an Eternal Ice Bead.
Once the exchange was complete, she opened her laptop.
Before long, ripples spread across the screen, and an intricately constructed, black-iron mechanical claw reached out of it, offering her a white box.
Qiao Sang took the box and opened it. Inside lay a white bead that gave off a visibly cold mist.