Chapter 1033: The Suspected Pet |
The possibility of a Ghost Ring King existing that looked exactly like Little Treasure was extremely low, but the possibility that a pet with shapeshifting abilities had transformed into Little Treasure was much higher... Qiao Sang felt as if she had been struck by a sudden realization.
She immediately thought of something, and then hesitated.
But I've been bringing Little Treasure with me to compete in the Dragon Nation all this time. When would a pet in Eagle Country have had the chance to see Little Treasure and transform into him? Qiao Sang picked up the information Teacher Mikayla had given her.
The earliest criminal record for this Ghost Ring King was on March 20th, shortly after she had left Eagle Country.
Therefore, the only possibility was that a pet with shapeshifting abilities had seen Little Treasure and transformed into him before she left Eagle Country.
But it had been more than half a year. That shapeshifting pet couldn't possibly have maintained Little Treasure's appearance the entire time.
One had to know that shapeshifting abilities had time limits. It was impossible to maintain it for over half a year. Even if a shapeshifting pet transformed again after the effect wore off, it was highly likely that it wouldn't transform into the same appearance as before.
Unless, this appearance was etched into its mind, or a pet with this appearance was right beside it, visible from time to time.
She had only stayed in Eagle Country for a few short days during her last visit, and she hadn't participated in any large-scale competitions. Whether it was the former or the latter, it seemed rather unlikely...
Synchronizing with its Tamer's thoughts, Gangbao fell into deep thought.
That makes a lot of sense. Could it be that I thought wrong?
"Xun xun!"
"Xun xun!"
At this moment, Little Treasure wore an angry expression and let out two cries, indicating that he wanted to know exactly who had transformed into his image! He was going to catch them and beat them up properly!
"Yap yap!"
Yabao chimed in from the side with a cry.
I'll help you!
"Qing qing~"
Qingbao, who loved to watch the excitement, stirred up a light breeze around them and cried out, indicating she would also help.
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure was instantly encouraged and immediately turned around, preparing to head out to find the guy who had transformed into him.
"Wait." Qiao Sang called out in time.
Little Treasure turned his head.
"Where are you going to find it?" Qiao Sang said patiently.
"Even if a pet really has transformed into your image, do you know what its original form is?"
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure's head drooped.
He didn't know...
"Don't worry."
Qiao Sang comforted him: "We will find it. Don't look for it blindly. You can first try to use your Emphatic positioning ability to see if that Ghost Ring King is nearby."
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure's eyes lit up, and he immediately closed his eyes.
In an instant, a 3D topographic map of the entire villa area and the nearby streets appeared in his mind, just like a stereoscopic image.
Although it's highly unlikely that a pet would remember Little Treasure's image and maintain the transformation for over half a year, it's still more probable than the existence of a Ghost Ring King that is exactly identical to Little Treasure...
Thinking this, Qiao Sang logged onto the official website of the Imperial Beast University, entered the library interface, and searched for a few books like "Encyclopedia of Shapeshifting Pets in Eagle Country."
After paying ten credits and waiting for about five seconds, the computer screen suddenly rippled.
A mechanical claw with a black-iron luster and an extremely complex structure reached out from the screen and handed over a few books.
These were the ones exchanged using credits.
Qiao Sang reached out and took them.
The mechanical claw retreated back into the computer, and the screen returned to its original calmness.
These books should contain all the shapeshifting pets in Eagle Country... Qiao Sang leaned against the bed and began to flip through them.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure, who had been searching via positioning for a long time, opened his eyes, wearing a disappointed expression.
Qiao Sang casually handed him a book and said: "Take a look and see if there's any pet with a shapeshifting ability that can be maintained for a long time, or one that can transform without even seeing the target."
After a pause, Qiao Sang added: "Narrow the scope of the pet's attributes to the Ghost and Psychic types."
Based on the information given, this pet could teleport and float in the air. Looking at these two points alone, the range of attributes was very small.
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure froze at first, then his spirits lifted. He nodded and took the book, beginning to flip through it seriously.
"Yap yap..."
Yabao leaned over to Little Treasure's side, looked down for two seconds, and only felt dizzy.
"Gang jian..."
Gangbao picked up a book, flipped through two pages, put it down silently, and chose to give up.
Lubao was emitting cold air in the water tank, conducting training for her ice armor.
"Qing qing..."
Qingbao felt it was boring, turned into wind, and wandered around the villa. After finishing the last spot, she yawned, floated back to the room, and found a spot on the bed to lie down and sleep.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour, one hour... Time flowed by slowly.
During this time, Little Treasure found quite a few pets in the books that had long-term shapeshifting abilities.
But they were all dismissed by Qiao Sang one by one.
Little Treasure was not discouraged and continued to read seriously.
That attitude was even more serious than when he used to cast a Substitute just to play computer games.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but the sky began to dawn.
Suddenly, Qiao Sang saw something, sat up abruptly from the bed, and stared intensely at a few lines of text in the book.
"Xun xun?"
Little Treasure raised his head. Seeing his Tamer's expression, he anticipated something and called out impatiently, indicating if she had made a discovery.
Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure and asked: "Do you still remember when we first came to Eagle Country, there was a news story about a 'Clothes-Changing Totem'?"
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure tried hard to recall and shook his head.
Qiao Sang asked again: "Then do you remember that you lost a purple hair accessory back then?"
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure froze at first, then nodded vigorously.
He remembered!
Qiao Sang's gaze fell back onto the book: [Changing Totem, Psychic-type primary pet, born with the ability to transform. When carrying a certain item, it will transform into the appearance of the item's owner based on the aura left on it.]
Its King-level form was the Clothes-Changing Totem.
The aura on an item would dissipate, but if one knew how to restrain one's aura and the proficiency was high enough, one could seal the aura of the item carried on the body, just like the Capybara Overlord in the regional championship.
If the Clothes-Changing Totem had taken Little Treasure's hair accessory back then, carried it on its body, and used aura restraint to preserve the aura on it, it was truly possible that it could have maintained Little Treasure's appearance for over half a year...
I remember the news at that time said the Clothes-Changing Totem had snatched a lightweight miniature bracelet. This sounds like something that Ghost Ring King would do...
As she was thinking, Little Treasure leaned over, his gaze falling on the introduction related to the Changing Totem.
Then, he remembered his Tamer's words and his own missing hair accessory, and instantly understood something. He wore an angry expression and cried out in a low voice.
"Xun xun!"
"Xun xun!"
Is it this guy!
I'm going to go find him right now!
With that, he prepared to float outside.
"It's not him." Qiao Sang said.
"Xun xun?" Little Treasure turned his head and let out a cry.
Then who is it?
"Clothes-Changing Totem."
After Qiao Sang finished speaking, she paused and added: "I only think there is this possibility, I'm not sure yet. Even if it really is him, wait for Yabao and the others to wake up before we go together."
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure floated back and leaned in close to the book his Tamer was holding again.
Soon, he saw the introduction related to the Clothes-Changing Totem a few lines below the Changing Totem.
[Clothes-Changing Totem, Psychic-type King-level pet, the King-level form of the Changing Totem...]
King-level pet... Little Treasure instantly calmed down and called out with a serious face: "Xun xun."
That's right, he had to wait for Big Brother Yabao and the others to wake up before going together.