Ita Valley

11:40 a.m.

Villa.

Living Room.

As usual, Fairy Treasure Butterfly cast Wave of Peace on Ya Bao.

"Fang Fang..."

Ya Bao's expression instantly turned vacant.

Even after several days of training, its resistance to Wave of Peace was still zero.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa, looking through the phone number of the Pet Tamer Star Tournament staff member who had contacted her the day before yesterday.

At the time, they had called to ask whether she would be willing to accept an interview after the competition.

She remembered the call had come in during the afternoon. The number was... Just as Qiao Sang's gaze settled on a particular number, an unfamiliar incoming call suddenly appeared on the screen.

Qiao Sang paused, then chose to answer.

A mature woman's voice came through the speaker:

"Hello, is this Miss Qiao Sang?"

Qiao Sang hummed and asked, "Who is this?"

"I'm a staff member from Ita Valley," the person on the other end said warmly. "May I ask when you plan to come here to bathe in the Energy Pool? I'll register the time for you."

Well, she had just been thinking about asking about the Energy Pool, and they called right away... Qiao Sang felt a surge of delight and said, "I'll go tomorrow."

"Certainly. What time exactly?" the staff member asked.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "I probably won't be free until around six in the evening. Is that time okay?"

"Of course." The staff member's tone was respectful. "Ita Valley is at your service around the clock."

With that attitude, could the Energy Pool be inside some sort of service establishment... Qiao Sang guessed inwardly and asked, "May I ask where Ita Valley is?"

"It's near Mo Hai. Give me a moment, and I'll send the exact address to your phone," the staff member said. "Do you have any other questions?"

Qiao Sang recalled what her classmates had said and asked, "Can all pet beasts enter the Energy Pool, or is only one allowed?"

The staff member replied, "We only allow one pet beast to enter. Please choose in advance."

"I don't have any other questions."

"Alright. Have a pleasant day."

Qiao Sang hung up and fell into thought.

If only one pet beast could enter, then Gang Bao was the first to be ruled out.

Gang Bao was still an Advanced Pet Beast. The energy required to go from Advanced to General-level was fundamentally not on the same level as the energy required to go from General-level to King Rank. Letting a General-level Pet Beast enter would definitely maximize the value of this opportunity.

Ya Bao, Little Treasure, Luobao...

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Sang quickly made her decision—Luobao.

Luobao's previous stages had followed Water Luliana's genuine evolution path, rather than relying solely on added points.

Since it had already followed Emotional Energy before, she naturally hoped Luobao could continue evolving through Emotional Energy combined with weather conditions.

The Emotional Energy required for its next stage was excitement.

For the Water Luliana species, intense emotions became increasingly difficult to produce in the later stages.

Still, emotions could come out of nowhere. No one could say for sure whether Luobao might become excited tomorrow.

But if it became excited before the energy in its body was full, that excitement would be wasted for nothing.

She now had a relatively complete understanding of the pet tamer world. She knew that weather below minus sixty degrees Celsius could be achieved entirely through pet beasts, but getting Luobao to independently generate enough excitement-based Emotional Energy to evolve was far more difficult.

Since that was the case, she should get Luobao's internal energy to the Late Stage sooner.

That way, she could rent a pet beast capable of lowering the temperature to minus sixty degrees Celsius and have it follow them at all times, ready for whenever Luobao might suddenly feel excited...

Before that, though, she needed to prepare an Everstone.

Otherwise, if Luobao directly reached the Late Stage by absorbing the Energy Pool's energy, then evolved through points after some time, it would be troublesome...

At that thought, Qiao Sang suddenly called out loudly:

"Little Treasure!"

"Xun Xun~"

The next second, Little Treasure Teleported in front of her.

"Do you have an Everstone in your inventory?" Qiao Sang said as she picked up her phone, searched for a picture of an Everstone online, and held it before Little Treasure.

Some time ago, when she had wanted to cash out and gather money for shares, she remembered using the Unlimited Card to sweep through several Pet Beast Item Shops.

"Xun Xun..."

Little Treasure leaned toward the phone screen and looked at it. Then its eyes lit up, its expression clearly saying, "Yes!"

It removed the Ring from its ear.

The moment the Ring came off, it gradually enlarged.

Little Treasure reached a paw into the Ring and rummaged around for a full half minute before finally pulling out an unremarkable oval Gray Stone and handing it to its pet tamer.

"Xun Xun~"

Qiao Sang took the Gray Stone and carefully compared it with the image. After confirming it was indeed an Everstone, she slipped it into her pocket with satisfaction.

At that moment, Malaer, who had been watching Fairy Treasure Butterfly and Ya Bao's training progress, spoke with slight concern:

"Qiao Sang, if Yan Qilu's training keeps showing no results, will you still go to the Coordinator Competition with me?"

Qiao Sang froze for a moment, then looked at Ya Bao's exceptionally clear eyes. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly as she said:

"Of course."

Malaer relaxed upon hearing that.

5:30 p.m.

Qiao Sang returned to the Villa through Little Treasure's Space Movement.

The moment she arrived, the doorbell rang.

Qiao Sang went over and opened the door.

She was not surprised to see Teacher Pili Te standing outside. After all, he had told her in advance that he would come around this time in the afternoon.

"How is your Hand Seal practice going?" Pili Te asked as he walked inside.

"More or less done," Qiao Sang said.

Yesterday, she had practiced the Hand Seals for summoning two, three, and four pet beasts simultaneously. She had succeeded on the first try every time. All she needed now was more practice to become proficient.

She planned to practice the remaining five Hand Seals before going to sleep tonight. However, without Brain Domain communication, she could not be sure whether she was doing them correctly.

Still, memorizing them all would not be a problem.

Pili Te had no intention of asking Qiao Sang to demonstrate in front of him.

If Qiao Sang said she was more or less done, then she was more or less done.

He had complete faith in her learning ability and practical skills.

Students who could enter the Imperial Pet Taming Academy naturally had outstanding learning abilities, and they could generally learn Hand Seals very quickly.

However, some students could memorize them instantly but fail the moment they tried them. Their practical ability could not keep up with their minds.

In just a few days, Qiao Sang's Hand Seal speed had caught up to those young pet tamers. There was no need to worry about her hand coordination at all.

"You should know what that ring from yesterday does by now, right?" Pili Te asked directly as he sat down on the sofa.

Qiao Sang gave an "Mm" as she poured water in the kitchen.

She came out of the kitchen, set a cup of water on the coffee table before Pili Te, and said, "The staff there contacted me this afternoon."

"Then have you decided which pet beast to send?" Pili Te asked.

"Ice Aipalu," Qiao Sang said.

Pili Te nodded slightly, showing his approval of the choice. "Ice Aipalu knows Healing Light. Even if it absorbs too much energy and suffers injuries, it can immediately recover. As long as Ice Aipalu can endure it, then theoretically, even if its talent is insufficient, it is the pet beast among all yours most likely to directly absorb energy until Late Stage Perfection."

"Your decision is a good one."

Late Stage Perfection meant absorbing internal energy until it could no longer absorb any more at its current level.

In other words, once a pet beast's energy reached Late Stage Perfection, it would only need the corresponding evolution conditions to advance to the next stage.

He looked at Qiao Sang, the admiration in his eyes practically overflowing.

Huh? I really hadn't considered that... Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment.

"That was what I was thinking."

"When do you plan to go?" Pili Te asked after taking a sip of the water before him.

"Tomorrow," Qiao Sang said.

"Alright. I'll go with you tomorrow," Pili Te said, setting down the cup.

The next day.

6:39 p.m.

Qiao Sang sat atop Ya Bao as they landed on a Sea Island filled with valleys and rivers, with all kinds of pet beast statues and a Glass Building at its center.

The curving Glass Building towered into the clouds, blending with nature and creating a powerful visual impact.

Qiao Sang flipped down from Ya Bao's back.

"We're here." Pili Te climbed down from the giant bird pet beast beside her, looked at the Sea Island before them, and spoke.