Emotional Energy Collection Bottle (Happy New Year!)

"You're finally awake!" Qiao Sang sprang to her feet and rushed to the hospital bed, her face full of delight.

"Xun Xun?"

Little Treasure looked around at its surroundings, then at its Beast Master, its expression blank with confusion.

What had happened to it?

"Fang Fang!"

Ya Bao had been staying by its Beast Master's side and had naturally heard the conversation. With a solemn expression, it called out to explain that Little Treasure had absorbed too much Emotional Energy at once.

"Xun Xun?"

Curiosity piqued, Little Treasure tilted its head.

What was Emotional Energy?

Ya Bao: "..."

Ya Bao silently looked at its Beast Master.

Qiao Sang coughed and explained, "It's all the emotions people feel when things happen. Weren't you always drawn to the scents coming from certain people before? That was Emotional Energy."

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure wore an expression of sudden realization.

Then it seemed to remember something. It removed its Ring, rummaged around inside, and quickly pulled out a Black Glass Bottle.

"What's this?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Xun Xun~" Little Treasure shook the bottle and called out, saying that it contained Emotional Energy, and that it had only absorbed what was inside earlier.

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment before asking,

"Where did you get that bottle?"

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure chirped happily, saying that it had fallen off a bad guy and that it had picked it up.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Didn't I tell you not to casually eat things you pick up?!" Qiao Sang could not help raising her voice. "It's a good thing you could absorb this Emotional Energy. What if you ate something you couldn't eat?!"

"Xun Xun..."

Frightened by its Beast Master's reaction, Little Treasure hesitantly called out, saying that Luobao was here, wasn't it?

"Bingke."

Luobao flicked its tail without much expression, indicating that it was right—so long as it was around, there would be no problem.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Xun Xun..."

Seeing its Beast Master soften, Little Treasure instantly switched to a wronged expression that seemed to say, You yelled at me. You actually yelled at me.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang unconsciously lowered her voice. "I didn't..."

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure pressed its advantage, accusing her even more fiercely.

You obviously did!

Qiao Sang stopped talking.

She could tell now—Little Treasure would only get more worked up the more she said...

Qiao Sang pressed the call button beside the bed.

Very soon, the White Egg Pet Beast wearing a nurse uniform walked in.

Seeing that Little Treasure had woken up, it immediately understood what was going on.

"Xiu Xiu."

The White Egg Pet Beast called out, telling Little Treasure to follow it for an examination.

"Xun Xun..."

Little Treasure was still immersed in its act, looking utterly aggrieved.

Qiao Sang's mouth twitched. "If you still want to play on your phone tonight, listen to the doctor."

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure immediately perked up, floated off the bed, and eagerly followed behind the White Egg Pet Beast.

Qiao Sang followed closely behind while carrying Ya Bao.

"Wait."

Just as Little Treasure was about to float into the Testing Room, Qiao Sang spoke up.

"Xun Xun?"

Little Treasure turned around with a what's-wrong expression.

"Give me that bottle," Qiao Sang said.

"Xun Xun~"

Blue light glowed in Little Treasure's eyes.

The next second, the Black Glass Bottle it had still been holding appeared in front of Qiao Sang.

After Little Treasure entered the Testing Room, Qiao Sang sat in a chair outside, took a photo of the Black Glass Bottle, then opened the search bar, uploaded the image, and typed: "How much Emotional Energy can this thing collect?"

She quickly found related information.

The capacity of Emotional Energy Collection Bottles depended on the item's grade. The higher the grade, the more Emotional Energy it could hold.

If you were worried after buying one, it was recommended that you have a professional appraiser inspect it.

So it was called an Emotional Energy Collection Bottle. What a straightforward name... Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, opened the search bar again, and typed in: "How do you use an Emotional Energy Collection Bottle to collect Emotional Energy?"

The page refreshed.

Qiao Sang opened one of the related posts.

It depends on how the Item Maker designed it, but basically, a Ghost Type pet beast holds it and circulates its energy, and the Emotional Energy will automatically be absorbed inside.

Note: Pet beasts of other attributes cannot do this. It must be a Ghost Type pet beast. This thing was specifically made for Ghost Type pet beasts.

By this point, Qiao Sang had gained a rough understanding of the Emotional Energy Collection Bottle.

To be honest, she had still checked the data in the Pet Beast Codex every night these past few days.

Little Treasure's level points had been increasing almost every second.

Now that she knew it was caused by absorbing Emotional Energy, she would be lying if she said she was not tempted.

No wonder so many Beast Masters with Ghost Type pet beasts wanted to create incidents that stirred up other people's emotions. Emotional Energy was simply far too important for Beast Masters with Ghost Type pet beasts.

The usual ways for pet beasts to increase their energy were nothing more than eating specially made Energy Meals and foods that contained energy.

Special Energy Meals required finding high-level Breeders and spending a lot of money, but Emotional Energy did not. All one needed to do was trigger other people's emotions. Moreover, this stuff had no side effects on Ghost Type pet beasts, because they fed on all sorts of strange Emotional Energy in the first place...

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Sang placed the Black Glass Bottle into the side pocket of her backpack.

She could not possibly be like the two Beast Masters she had previously sent to the Police Station and deliberately create incidents to provoke other people's emotions. Still, even without deliberately provoking anything, people experienced all kinds of emotions every day.

When she encountered Emotional Energy that Little Treasure liked, she could just collect it. That was not excessive...

Having figured it out, Qiao Sang felt much more relaxed.

Now that Little Treasure was awake, as long as the examination results showed nothing wrong, she could pack up and head for Sota Hotel...

"Fang Fang..."

Sensing its Beast Master's brightened mood, Ya Bao relaxed as well. It found a comfortable position in her arms and closed its eyes.

Qiao Sang closed her eyes too, though she was not going to sleep. Instead, she sent her consciousness into the Pet Beast Codex.

She quickly flipped to Little Treasure's page.

Name: Ghost Ring Spirit

Attributes: Ghost, Psychic

Level: Advanced (73882/100000)+

Level: Advanced (73883/100000)+

Level: Advanced (73885/100000)+

Qiao Sang watched the constantly changing numbers after its level, and her initial Holy shit had already turned into calm composure.

On the night Little Treasure fell asleep, when she looked through the Pet Beast Codex, its level data had already been like this, increasing almost every second.

In just a few days, it had gone from starting with a 1 to starting with a 7.

Little Treasure was already awake, yet the numbers were still rising. At this rate, would it evolve before she even got to university...? The thought made Qiao Sang a little excited.

But she quickly steadied her emotions and returned her consciousness to reality.

About five minutes later, the White Egg Pet Beast pushed Little Treasure out.

The female doctor who had helped with the examinations these past few days came out as well.

"Congratulations, all the data is normal." The female doctor smiled. "Your Ghost Ring Spirit is very healthy. However, the Emotional Energy in its body has not yet been fully digested. During this period, give it ordinary food and try not to let it eat things containing energy."

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure floated to its Beast Master's side, occasionally glancing at the phone.

Noticing Little Treasure's gaze, Qiao Sang silently put her phone into her pocket and smiled.

"Thank you, Doctor."

"Xun Xun."