After speaking, her tone became even more emotional:
"There really are a lot of Pet Beasts turned into ice sculptures. If Little Treasure Spiritās ring werenāt big enough, I doubt we could fit all the ice sculptures. Lubao spent a long time thawing the frozen Pet Beasts and treating them."
Mikaela chuckled: "You took ice dissolving crystals and ice sculptures from the seabed, rescued frozen Pet Beasts, and even went to the police station. Youāve been quite busy."
Why does this tone feel a bit sarcastic... Could it be that the teacher didnāt see the message and has been tangled with the Ice Spirit all along... Qiao Sang thought to herself, hesitantly:
"You werenāt fighting the Ice Spirit until now, were you?"
"What do you think...," Mikaela denied. "No."
After a pause, she added, "Iāll return to the inn and wait for you."
After speaking, she decisively hung up the phone.
Mikaela picked up her phone, opened the chat app, and indeed saw the message Qiao Sang had sent.
The time was three hours ago.
Three hours, three hours, she had foolishly fought with the Ice Spirit for three hours... Mikaela let out a weary sigh and said:
"Letās go back."
"Pengpeng."
...
The police station.
Why does Teacher Mikaela seem a bit off... Qiao Sang stood in a corner outside the police station and put down her phone.
"Momo?"
Dragon King called out beside her, asking where Mikaela was now.
"Ya Ya."
Yaobao helped to translate.
"She said sheās going back to the inn to wait for us," Qiao Sang said.
"Momo."
Dragon King frowned and called out, implying that she was only now heading back and must have been fighting with the Ice Spirit until now.
Could it be that Mikaela has grown weaker in these decades apart?
"Ya Ya."
Yaobao helped to translate.
Just as Qiao Sang was about to say something, a young man hurried over with a Cool Frog.
By the light coming from inside the police station, she instantly recognized him as the owner of the inn where she was staying.
The young man stopped in front of her, looking over with an excited and respectful expression on his pale face, he said:
"Thank you so much! I didnāt expect you all to actually save Cool Frog."
After speaking, he glanced to the side and asked:
"Whereās the other senior?"
To have saved so many Pet Beasts from the Ice Spiritās territory, calling them seniors isnāt wrong.
It seems Teacher Mikaela hasnāt returned to the inn before... Qiao Sang said, "She should be going back to the inn now."
"Perfect, letās go back together then." The young man immediately said, "Once I get back, Iāll prepare our best dish with Cool Frog for you all."
It seems I am indeed a bit hungry... Qiao Sang nodded and said, "Alright."
With that, she looked toward Little Treasure Spirit, who was still bidding farewell to the Pet Beasts at the door, and called out:
"Little Treasure Spirit, letās go back."
"Xun Xun..."
Little Treasure Spirit waved its paw at the chatting Pet Beasts, indicating its Beast Tamer was calling it back, and that they would meet again if they had the chance.
The surrounding Pet Beasts showed expressions of reluctance and "weāll definitely meet again," making various calls in response.
"Xun Xun~"
Little Treasure Spirit felt the reluctance from everyone, paused for a moment, its eyes arching, and it waved its paw.
At the same time, the golden ring on its body shone with a metallic luster.
...
Inn.
Suite.
Mikaela and Dragon King locked eyes with each other.
Dragon King suddenly snorted coldly and turned its head away.
Mikaela: "???"
Little Treasure Spirit slipped into the enlarged ring and started pouring out the crystals one by one.
Soon, the roomās floor was nearly piled up.
Even though Mikaela was mentally prepared, she still showed a bit of surprise, "So many?"
Qiao Sang laughed and said, "Little Treasure Spirit has practically emptied the place."
"Xun Xun~"
Little Treasure Spirit proudly nodded its head.
Mikaelaās gaze swept over the crystals as she said, "Sort out the Ice Dissolving Crystals. Iāll have a professional appraiser evaluate them later."
"Alright." Qiao Sang said as she started sorting the crystals.
Mikaela sat cross-legged on the floor, helping with the sorting.
Suddenly, she thought of something and said, "Although there are many Ice Dissolving Crystals here, donāt get your hopes too high. SS-level materials are one in a million, not easy to come by."
Qiao Sang remained optimistic and said, "No worries, even if we donāt find any, we still have more than 20 days to keep looking."
Even without SS-level Ice Dissolving Crystals, the Water-type and Ice-type materials we have are more than worth it.