The sky was just beginning to lighten.
The beasts, tired from singing, took their food and left one after another.
The number of wild beasts dwindled, and before long, only Dosidola remained.
âDuo-xi?â
Dosidola cautiously approached Qiao Sang and let out a small call.
By now, the effects of the Healing Soundwave had long since worn off, and from its stiff posture, it was clear it was feeling quite nervous.
âGang Slice.â
Gangbao, who had danced all night, flew over to translate.
It asked if there would be more singing tonight.
Dosidola, a mid-level ground-type beast, walked on two legs. Most of its body was dark brown, with a pointed tip on its tail. It could dig through the earth using the tough skin on its face. Normally, its facial features were very well developed, and its head was bigger than its body.
But this Dosidola in front of her was too skinny, its cheeks sunken, and its head not proportionally large, clearly showing poor development.
Qiao Sang didnât answer right away. Instead, she glanced at Little Treasure.
âXun xun~â
Sensing his masterâs gaze, Little Treasure immediately floated over.
âTake out some food.â Qiao Sang said.
âXun xun~â
Little Treasure deftly removed his ring and pulled out some snacks suitable for beasts.
Qiao Sang took the snacks, crouched down, handed them to Dosidola, and said: âI donât know if weâll come back tonight, but if we do, itâll be at this same spot. You can come find me here. Also, you sing very well.â
âDuo-xiâŠâ
Dosidola hugged the snacks, then looked up at Qiao Sang before turning around and running off.
âGot any food left? Iâm a little hungry.â Pirite, who had just woken up, suddenly spoke.
âYeah.â Qiao Sang glanced at Little Treasure.
âXun xunâŠâ
Little Treasure swiftly took out some food.
When he pulled out a bag of bread, he seemed to think of something and took out another one.
âXun xun~â
Little Treasure handed the bread to his master first, then gave one to Pirite.
What a good kidâŠ
Qiao Sangâs heart warmed as she accepted the bread.
While eating, Pirite sighed, âAs expected, Adinishi isnât that easy to find.â
Obviously. If you could find a phantom beast in just one day, it wouldnât be treated as such a big dealâŠ
Qiao Sang silently retorted, but outwardly stayed calm as she asked: âWhatâs our plan for today?â
Pirite thought for a moment and said: âWeâll check out some places that deal in intelligence. Then weâll buy a speaker and play instrumental music. Tonight, weâll gather another group of singing beasts to sing along with the music. That might work even better.â
âAs for bars, forget it. I realized that there are too many people in bars. Adinishi is a phantom beast, itâs likely been captured by humans in the past during its awakening periods. It wouldnât appear in crowded, chaotic places.â
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment.
âSo basically, weâre pulling another all-nighter tonight?â
Pirite chuckled.
âDidnât we sleep last night too? The weather on Chaosu Star is great. Staying out all night isnât a big deal.â
Thatâs you, I didnât sleep at allâŠ
Qiao Sang thought. Then she suddenly remembered Dosidola from earlier and said: âI think the beasts from last night sang really well. We could find them again.â
Pirite let out a laugh.
âWild beasts donât have fixed homes. Even if we come back here, thereâs no way weâll find them all again. Plus, after we caught them last night, they probably think this place isnât safe anymore and are already looking for a new spot.â
The scenes of the beasts singing and dancing last night replayed in Qiao Sangâs mind. She paused for a few seconds and said, âI actually think theyâll stay here. They might even wait for us.â
Hearing this, Pirite couldnât help but seriously consider it.
If it had been any other student saying this, he wouldnât have taken it seriously, but it was Qiao Sang speaking.
It wasnât hard to see from her ability to evolve Little Steel Falconâs bond evolution multiple times in a short period that she had great talent and potential in beast training and psychology.
If she believed it, there was a good chance those beasts would stayâŠ
In fact, it would be best if last nightâs wild beasts continued singing.
Their voices were great. Plus, after the initial communication on the first night, the second time around would save a lot of time and go even more smoothly.
Also, constantly finding new beasts in different locations wasnât ideal either.
It was just like a concert, only by holding it in the same place for several consecutive days could more people hear about it and come over.
Beasts communicated with each other too. Once the news of this place having dozens of singing beasts spread, Adinishi might show up specificallyâŠ
With that thought, Pirite no longer hesitated. He nodded and said: âSince you said so, weâll return here tonight. For now, letâs go look for an intelligence trading spot.â
Hearing this, Qiao Sang pulled out her phone to check the time.
Then she formed a hand seal and summoned Yaba.
âYapâŠâ
Yabao yawned as soon as he appeared.
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Meanwhile, Deep in the forest near the ruins.
âDuo-xi!â
Dosidola sat under a lush, leafy tree, placed its food in front of it, opened a bag of chips, and happily munched on one, its eyes narrowing into crescents.
âDee-dee.â
Suddenly, a voice came from nearby.
Dosidola turned its head and saw a creature it had never met before.
That creature held something red, crystal-clear, and brilliantly colored in its paw.
âDuo-xiâŠâ
Dosidola had never seen anything so beautiful. It couldnât help but stare, mesmerized.
âDee-dee.â
Adinishi extended its paw.
âDuo-xi!â
Snapping out of its daze, Dosidola quickly clutched its chips and looked alert and wary.
Seeing this, Adinishi remembered the look in Dosidolaâs eyes just now and brought the flute to its lips.
At once, a pure, distant melody rang out.
âDuo-xiâŠâ
Dosidola instantly became entranced.
It felt like it was hallucinating. The scene before its eyes rippled like water, transforming into an empty field covered in clumps of wild grass.
âDuo-xiâŠâ
Dosidola thought the field looked somewhat familiar.
Soon, the scene faded, and everything returned to normal.
The strange creature was gone.
Suddenly realizing something, Dosidola looked down, and found that its entire bag of chips had vanished.
âDuo-xi!!!â
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On the other side, Yabao seemed to hear something and turned his head toward the forest.
Pirite finished sending a few minutesâ worth of messages on his phone, then set it down and said gravely: âWe canât openly ask about Adinishi anymore.â
âWhy?â Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.
âSeveral groups were asking about flute-wielding beasts yesterday. Theyâre probably also after Adinishi.â Pirite said, his tone heavy.
Qiao Sangâs brows furrowed as she suddenly understood.
Pirite continued, âIf Iâm not mistaken, theyâre looking for Adinishi to capture it.â