Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 180 Is the Mountain Alive? Qiao Bai: You're just fooling yourself... You're almost fooling yourself!

"Achoo!"

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Qiao Bai didn't sneeze; it was the two children sitting opposite him who were sneezing like crazy.

Centered on Qiao Bai, Xiao Wu's feathers fell down like a shower of flowers, seemingly unstoppable.

The more feathers the little bird shed, the more frantically it flapped its wings, and the more frantically it flapped, the more feathers it shed.

It's like a vicious cycle.

Qiao Bai quickly hugged Xiao Wu tightly: "Calm down, calm down, it's okay, it's okay."

Xiaowu: QAQ

Do not!

It's not that nothing's wrong!

This is clearly something very serious!

If it falls any further, the bird will go bald!

Bald!

The cat-like insect, the little white snake, and the little jellyfish stayed far away, curiously peeking and looking in the direction of the little bird.

Wow--

The boss is shedding fur!

Do we shed?

The little guys exchanged glances and secretly looked at each other, only to discover—oh dear, none of them have any fur!

Both the cat-like insect and the little white snake were covered in scales, and the scales felt quite different to the touch.

As for the little jellyfish... it doesn't even have scales or hairs, it doesn't even have skin, it only has a layer of bouncy, jelly-like water film.

The three of them exchanged glances, feeling a sense of sympathy mixed with a touch of secret joy.

Ouch.

Thank goodness.

It seems they won't shed anymore.

Xiao Wu: (￢_￢)

Little Wu suddenly turned its head to look at the three little guys who were sneaking around to the side. Its golden-red eyes seemed to see right through their thoughts, and it was so angry that it almost set them on fire.

Cat-like insects, little white snakes, and small jellyfish: as quiet as chickens.jpg

"Big brother, your bird is shedding feathers... Achoo!" A-Yun complained to Qiao Bai with tears in her eyes while sneezing incessantly, looking quite pitiful.

Qiao Bai: "..."

"Ahem." Qiao Bai's expression turned strange for a moment. He coughed lightly twice, hugged the little bird that had already lay flat and stopped struggling, and said somewhat helplessly, "Um... I didn't expect it either. Maybe it's the little bird's molting season?"

A-Yong: "?"

"Do pets also have molting seasons? But my sister's big tiger doesn't shed!" As he spoke, Ah Yong looked at Qiao Bai with a reproachful look that seemed to be used to deceive a child.

Qiao Bai: "...A big tiger is a big tiger, and a little crow is a little crow. Different pets naturally have different situations, so you can't generalize."

Upon hearing this, A Yong forced a look of belief and quietly watched Qiao Bai with an expression that said, "You make this up, I'm listening."

Qiao Bai rubbed his nose.

Hey.

Kids these days... well, okay.

Qiao Bai activated his talent skill and looked down at Xiao Wu, wanting to see if anything had happened to Xiao Wu.

Then everything was normal.

There were no extra buffs or special status effects.

So is it really just seasonal shedding?

Qiao Bai thought uncertainly.

It doesn't seem right either.

This didn't happen last year.

Qiao Bai had no solution to this problem for the time being, so he could only put it aside and turn his attention to the two children in front of him.

"How about it? Do you trust me a little more now?" Qiao Bai waved to the cat-like insect, the little white snake, and the little jellyfish that were huddled together, and the three little guys instantly ran towards Qiao Bai.

The cat-like insect took away half of Qiao Bai's embrace.

The little white snake coiled around Qiao Bai's body.

The little jellyfish hovered around Qiao Bai, moving up, down, left, and right as if swimming in the air, occasionally waving its long, colorful tentacles that looked like they would get tangled at the slightest mistake.

Qiao Bai smiled and looked at A Yun and A Yong, hoping to get a positive answer and learn more about the Red Soil Exploration Team from them, as well as some insider information or family members.

To Qiao Bai's surprise, after hearing his words, both A-Yun and A-Yong showed a hesitant expression, as if they were thinking.

Greater trust...

Yep.

No, not at all.

They even felt that this older brother seemed a bit unreliable.

Ah Yun and Ah Yong exchanged a glance.

The unspoken understanding between Geminis allows them to easily read each other's thoughts even when they don't want to argue.

but……

"Are you really going to go into the forbidden land of the Red Earth?" After thinking for a moment, Ah Yong, who considered himself the older brother, crossed his two short arms and adopted a negotiating posture with Qiao Bai.

A-Yun opened her mouth as if to say something, but A-Yong silenced her with a look.

Ah Yong explained that he didn't let his sister speak because it was a conversation between men!

It was definitely not because he thought his sister was a bit silly and accidentally revealed all the information.

Fortunately, A-Yun only tilted her head and didn't have a telepathic connection with A-Yong at that moment.

Seeing that he had stunned A-Yun, A-Yong looked up at Qiao Bai again, his small face displaying an expression that resembled that of an adult.

Moreover, it must be admitted that there is indeed a certain air of authority about him.

It's just too immature; it's obviously a simple imitation.

Qiao Bai's mind raced.

To be able to imitate to this extent, especially to capture the essence of its most important qualities.

Ah Yong could not have done this just by watching casually. Such a fundamental imitation could only be achieved by someone with innate talent or by spending a long time with someone who has such an aura of authority.

Thinking about it, Qiao Bai revealed a faint smile.

We caught a big fish.

A-Yong: "?"

Ah Yong, who was wary but not very wary, never imagined that the despicable adult could extract the information he wanted from him by analyzing his expressions.

However, Ah Yong still tried his best to imitate, taking the initiative to control the pace and talk to Qiao Bai: "After the incident in Yan City, the forbidden area in Hongtu City was temporarily closed to the public. You can't go in without special permission."

"And with what just happened, going in now would be very dangerous."

Ah Yong didn't say what he was going to say, but his stubborn, dark eyes revealed his thoughts perfectly.

"Got it. Not only do we need to demonstrate strength, but also power, right?" Qiao Bai stroked his chin and nodded.

Qiao Bai took out his phone and searched for his name on the web. Unsurprisingly, entries related to his name popped up directly.

The introduction to him inside is incredibly comprehensive.

Some of the information, which even Qiao Bai himself wasn't entirely sure about, was written in a very detailed and convincing manner.

Especially that photo... Qiao Bai felt an urge to cover his face.

Although it's not an ID photo, it's not much better than an ID photo.

Anyway, Qiao Bai didn't take this photo. It's probably a screenshot taken by netizens from his academic conference video, so it's a bit blurry.

"Here." Qiao Bai handed the phone to the two children.

Ah Yong and Ah Yun still looked a little confused.

hmmmm?

Why give them the phone?

then……

"Wow--!"

Ah Yong and Ah Yun huddled together, heads close, looking at the entry describing Qiao Bai's various achievements and identity.

The youngest Level 3 researcher is expected to become the youngest Level 2 researcher.

The sheer number of achievements is dazzling.

What's most shocking is Qiao Bai's age: 19.

Ah Yong and Ah Yun are children, not fools.

Especially since they have an amazing older sister, she understands just how incredible someone who has achieved so much at the age of 19 truly is.

Not to mention, the entry also included Qiao Bai's achievements as a beast tamer.

The champions of the Beast Tamer League, a competition between the top two schools, Yulong and Honghu.

The number one beast tamer in South China.

not much.

However, considering Qiao Bai's age, his credentials are still quite impressive.

moment.

The way Ah Yong and Ah Yun looked at Qiao Bai changed.

"Big brother is so amazing!"

"Hmph! It's alright! But it's barely passable!"

Qiao Bai: "..."

The fist hardened.

No wonder everyone loves a sweet and considerate daughter; her other half is just so bad at speaking.

"Ahem, I'm alright." Qiao Bai coughed twice, then smiled at A Yong and A Yun again: "Now? Can you tell me about your situation?"

"And your older sister?"

Ah Yong and Ah Yun exchanged a glance, and as if they had made a decision, they nodded heavily.

say?

Speak!

"Our older sister is the leader of the red soil exploration team!"

"My sister is amazing! She's a sixth-tier beast tamer!"

They started with a royal flush.

Qiao Bai: Huh?

hmmmm?

A sixth-tier beast tamer?

Qiao Bai stroked his chin; that meant he had some real strength.

"Mmm." Qiao Bai nodded. "You guys continue."

"My sister accepted a very, very long task!"

Qiao Bai: I understand, it's a long-term mission.

"Then my sister brought a lot of other older brothers, sisters, and uncles in with her, and they only came back once every three to five days. This dessert shop is owned by my sister!"

"This is called a base!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai looked around the pink and tender dessert shop again, a place he had felt uncomfortable with ever since he entered.

stronghold?

Did no one in the red soil exploration team complain that this place was too pink?

Qiao Bai glanced at the two children in front of him.

Oh.

A-Yun's expression was quite pleased with herself.

Ah Yong was quite disgusted.

"My sister went in the day before yesterday. If nothing unexpected had happened, she would have been back today or tomorrow."

At this point, Ah Yong and Ah Yun, who had been so excited just moments before, fell silent.

But then an unexpected incident occurred.

This was the first accident that was clearly very serious and not something that could be easily resolved.

"Did she say anything to you before she went in this time?" Qiao Bai tapped his fingers on the table intermittently, trying to get A Yong and A Yun to recall.

"For example, what unusual thing did she discover?"

"Did you encounter any unusual or extraordinary creatures?"

"Where are you planning to go this time, and what preparations have you made?"

Qiao Bai thought of the video and the mountain range that was supposedly being explored. His intuition told him that the problem must lie there.

It's always good to gather more information before going in.

Otherwise, who knows if the same thing will happen to the Red Soil Exploration Team after they go in?

They just disappeared without a trace?

Still within the forbidden land...

Qiao Bai could understand why the two children seemed so anxious. It was because the Forbidden Land was not a safe place to begin with, let alone the Forbidden Land with its misty parts that had not yet been fully explored.

Dangerous beyond danger.

Two people, desperate for a solution, might post on a forum and then stumble upon each other... It's all fate.

Qiao Bai deliberately ignored the crucial role played by the "angel".

Anyway, no matter how you ask, it's all fate.

"Hmm..." A-Yun and A-Yong both fell into deep thought, as if recalling Qiao Bai's words: "It doesn't seem like anything..."

"Any small things, any information you've mentioned about the forbidden land, is fine," Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, A-Yun's eyes lit up. She shook her head, her ponytail swaying, and said excitedly, "I remember now! My sister said in her bedtime story that the mountain seemed alive!"

Qiao Bai: "?"

What kind of bedtime story would have such hardcore chat content?

Oh.

She's a sixth-tier beast tamer who specializes in telling her own adventure stories and changing the course of her adventures.

Before Qiao Bai could ask anything, A Yong looked at A Yun with disbelief: "When did your sister tell you this? How come I didn't know?!"

"When I secretly went to my sister's room to sleep..." A-Yun, who had been very excited just now, lowered her voice a little, looking at the sky and the ground but not at A-Yong's eyes.

Seeing that the two children were about to start arguing again, Qiao Bai quickly interrupted them.

"The mountain seems to be alive. How did you hear that saying? Can you tell me the bedtime story?" Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Ah Yong also kept a close eye on Ah Yun, who had run away, determined to hear the story.

A-Yun nodded.

The story was told in just a few words.

It's not very long; it sounds like a recent story that's been modified and some childlike elements added to amuse children.

However, because the Red Soil Exploration Team has been circling around that mountain recently, exploring its flora, fauna, rocks, and soil, their bedtime stories often revolve around the mountain.

Ordinary yet extraordinary.

What's most unusual is that after telling a half-true, half-false story, he added, "That mountain does seem to be alive."

Qiao Bai frowned.

Intuition—oh, his intuition isn't always accurate; most of the time it's used to deceive people.

But at that moment, Qiao Bai's intuition told him that this sentence was very important.

It might even be related to the current situation in Yan City.

"Anything else?" Qiao Bai noted down this clue and prepared to study it carefully after entering the forbidden red soil area, comparing it with the actual situation.

A-Yun and A-Yong talked about something else.

There was no particularly important information.

However, Qiao Bai could roughly piece together the situation of the Forbidden Land in Red Earth City and the Beast Taming Alliance in Red Earth City.

The production capacity of red soil series resources is low.

There is a large market demand.

The expedition team received low rewards.

Everyone had a lot of complaints about this chairman.

Qiao Bai: I felt the kindness of Chairman Huangzhou once again.

At the same time, Qiao Bai was curious about something.

The income from red soil resources should be quite high. If the reward for the expedition team is low, where does the money in the middle go?

It was swallowed?

(End of this chapter)