The beast starts from zero

Chapter 845 Assessment Task (Two-in-One)

It has already started half a year... Qiao Sang thought subconsciously.

She had searched specifically before the plane took off. Her destination was Changqing City, located in the Zhongkong area of ​​Mutian Province, and there were 11 prefecture-level cities in Mutian Province.

It takes half a year to complete 11 assessments, which means it takes about 16 days on average to complete one assessment. Excluding the time spent on the road, it takes about half a month to complete the assessment of a prefecture-level city.

Well, it shouldn’t be a big problem... Qiao Sang put away his ID card and beast badge, thanked him, and turned to leave.

His calm expression and graceful turn instantly aroused excited discussion among the two staff members.

"Did you see it?"

"I saw!"

"Oh my god, he has three general-level pets before he's even 18 years old. This is the first time I've seen this!"

"Just now when I said that it only took half a year, she looked at me with disdain. She didn't seem to think that the time was too short at all. She looked so confident."

"If I had this kind of ability at her age, I would definitely be more confident than her."

"Do you think we'll see her at the regional competition this year?"

"It's hard to say. If she had signed up for the assessment within the first month of registration, there would have been no problem. But now there is only half a year, so it's hard to say. As you know, the assessments in some cities are particularly disgusting. A beast tamer blogger I follow posted a video not long ago, saying that the examiner in Tianti City asked him to get 10 kilograms of wood gland grass. One tael of this thing costs 39 Alliance coins. If he didn't buy it, he would have to go to Secret Realm No. 39 to pick it. Secret Realm No. is only open for one month a year. When he took this task, this secret realm was in the opening period, but there was only one day left. The examiner was obviously trying to make things difficult for him."

"What you're talking about is relatively simple. At least it can be solved with money. I know someone..." The staff at window No. 19 was about to share gossip.

At this time, the person standing at the window waiting to handle business couldn't help but ask: "Are you done chatting?"

  The staff quickly got back to work, showing a standard smile:

"Hello, what business do I need to handle?"

……

Beast Control Center.

third floor.

At the door of the examiner's office who was in charge of the assessment, Qiao Sang knocked twice.

The office of the examiner responsible for the assessment in each prefecture-level city is located in the Beast Taming Center of each city. There is no need to make an appointment in advance, you can just go there directly. As long as it is during working hours, the examiner is basically there.

"Come in." said the person inside.

Qiao Sang pushed the door open and saw a middle-aged man with ordinary looks, a big belly, and nothing special about him.

"Hello, I'm the beastman who signed up for this year's regional competition, and I'm here to take the assessment task." Qiao Sang stepped forward, handed over his ID card, and got straight to the point.

Why does she still look like a child... The middle-aged man was surprised by the childish appearance of the black-haired girl in front of him.

You know, the upper age limit for participating in the regional competition is 40 years old. People in their 20s are considered young when coming for the assessment, but this is the first time he has seen someone so young since he became an examiner.

He took the ID card and verified his identity.

"Hiss..." The middle-aged man looked at the computer screen and was silent for more than ten seconds to digest the somewhat unbelievable information in front of him.

I am the examiner, I need to be steady... He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and began to look for a suitable task in the assessment.

The assessment tasks for each city are not actually questions set by the examiners on a whim, but rather a list of pending tasks by the government and major institutional centers, or suitable tasks that have not been taken up for a long time are selected for Beastmasters who want to participate in the regional competition to complete.

If there is an urgent need to handle it, it will be given priority as an assessment task.

If not, it depends on the examiner's own consideration.

  The middle-aged man carefully browsed through the assessment tasks, and finally his eyes fell on a certain line. He picked up the ID card, handed it back to Qiao Sang, and said:

"One of the warehouses in our city's pet prop center has recently discovered that props have been stolen. You can help the police with the investigation, or act on your own. Either way, as long as you catch the thief, your assessment will be completed."

"I will send the contact information of the warehouse manager and the police officer in charge of this case to the backend of your Beast Taming Center app later. You can contact them directly then."

  Catch the thief... Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and asked:

"How long has this case been going on?"

If someone else asked this question, the middle-aged man would definitely give a direct and ruthless answer: Can't you ask the person in charge and the police officer yourself?

But the person who asked this question was a genius who had three general-level pets before he was 18 years old.

Without thinking, he looked down at the computer screen to check the detailed information.

  After about half a minute, the middle-aged man looked up and said:

"The first theft happened a month ago, and it happened two more times in the meantime. This task was only registered a week ago, and there is no record of it since then. However, the fact that this assessment task is still there means that the thief has not been caught yet."

He told everything he knew and analyzed it.

  Who said that the examiner was difficult to deal with? Isn't this a good speech... Qiao Sang nodded:

"I see."

When she came out of the office and went to the first floor, she saw Teacher Mikaela at a glance.

"Have you signed up?" Yabao's flaming wings were so conspicuous that Michaela noticed Qiao Sang through Yabao at a glance and walked up to ask.

"Okay." Qiao Sang nodded.

"What about the assessment task?" asked Mikaela.

"I got it too." Qiao Sang said, "I went to catch thieves."

Hearing this, Mikaela said calmly, "This kind of mission is issued as an assessment, which means that the police here have not caught the thief yet. This thief should have some ability."

  After a pause, she changed the subject and said considerately:

"We have just arrived in Dragon Country. You should take a good rest and go on the mission tomorrow."

She rushed here right after getting off the plane, registering and taking on assessment tasks. She didn't want to tire out this genius who she would only meet once in many years.

"I won't rest." Qiao Sang said seriously, "There is only half a year left until the regional competition begins. I am already half a year behind others. I must hurry up and complete the task."

  Mikaela was silent for a moment, then softened her tone and advised:

"You are still in the developmental stage, and rest is also very important."

  Qiao Sang still looked serious:

"It's okay. My Lubao will heal you."

Michaela: “…”

……

5:22 p.m.

high in the air.

Qiao Sang sat on Yabao's body and went to the prop warehouse.

Just now, she contacted the person in charge of the warehouse, and the other party sent the address to her.

Qiao Sang took his cell phone and started contacting the police officer in charge of the case.

  After two beeps, the call was connected and a man's voice came from the speaker:

"Who?"

"Hello, I have accepted an assessment task for the theft in the warehouse of the prop center at the Beast Taming Center. I was wondering if we could meet to get a general idea of ​​the details of the case." Qiao Sang said.

"Don't you see what time it is?" The man said impatiently, "I'm about to get off work. If you want to know more about the case, please contact me tomorrow when I get to work."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Qiao Sang: "..."

  With such a lack of enthusiasm in handling the case, no wonder this case appeared in the assessment task... Qiao Sang couldn't help but complain in his heart, touched Yabao's fur, and said:

"It seems that we can only rely on ourselves tonight."

"Tooth!"

Yabao shouted excitedly and ran faster.

……

Changqing City, suburbs.

Half an hour later, Qiao Sang arrived at the prop warehouse. There are many warehouses in the Pet Props Center, and the warehouse where the case occurred is located in a relatively remote suburb.

As soon as Qiao Sang rolled off Yabao, he saw staff members in work uniforms and a bipedal crocodile pet also in work uniforms standing at the door waiting.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Qiao?" The staff member felt relieved when he saw Yabao's powerful and gorgeous appearance. He ignored Qiao Sang's slightly immature looks and walked over quickly.

"It's me." Qiao Sang didn't intend to waste time and went straight to the point: "I need to know when the last theft occurred in the warehouse."

"It was 9:05 last night." The staff member led the way into the warehouse and said, "I was on duty last night, but I didn't hear any movement inside, and the surveillance camera didn't capture any trace of any people or pets."

"Then how do you know it was stolen at 9:05?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Because I later checked the surveillance footage, the items were still there at 9:04, but gone at 9:05." The staff member answered clearly.

Soon, the two of them came to a shelf and stood still.

The staff pointed to an empty spot and said, "This is it."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but complain, "We reported the case a month ago, but the warehouse here is full of defective props. The people at the headquarters didn't take it seriously, and the police didn't take it seriously either..."

According to the staff, Qiao Sang picked up the shrunken Yabao and placed it in front of the empty shelf.

"Tooth."

Yabao closed his eyes and placed his paw on the empty spot.

The staff member was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you going to let your pet smell the scent left by the thieves here?"

Yabao put his paw on it, not his nose... Qiao Sang didn't answer him, but closed his eyes at the same time as Yabao.

During the one month on the starship, Yabao could not train skills related to attack power, and could only train skills such as meditation and tactile perception. He had already successfully trained tactile perception to the ultimate level on the way here.

It's no big deal to review what happened last night.

Upon seeing this, the staff member realized what skill this unfamiliar pet was performing, and immediately shut his mouth and stopped disturbing it.

The scene in front of me changed. The shelf at this location was no longer empty, but a purple cylindrical prop was placed on it.

Then, the cylindrical prop suddenly moved.

Then, it disappeared.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao opened their eyes at the same time.

"Did you find anything?" the staff member asked quickly.

"It should be a ghost-type pet." Qiao Sang said.

The staff couldn't figure it out: "Ghost-type pets can become invisible, but how can they make props disappear all of a sudden?"

You don’t even know this... Qiao Sang was a little surprised, and suddenly understood how the vice-president viewed him for asking those seemingly stupid questions.

Soon, she realized that since she became a Beast Tamer, she had been dealing with the best among her peers. After arriving at Super Star, the people around her were all geniuses who were several years older than her, and their knowledge was no longer on the same level as ordinary Beast Tamers.

Having lived in that environment for a long time, I naturally didn’t feel that there was any problem. I even felt that I didn’t study enough every day, but in fact, I had already accumulated a lot of knowledge that ordinary beastmasters did not have.

"When the ghost-type pet's stealth characteristic reaches level B, it can turn all objects it touches invisible as well." Qiao Sang explained.

The staff and the crocodile pets all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

"But ghost pets can pass through walls and become invisible. We have no way of dealing with them. I'd better contact the police to tell them the news and ask them to send someone over." The staff member took out his cell phone and prepared to dial the police number.

Qiao Sang recalled the attitude of the police officer in charge of this case and said:

"Let's contact each other tomorrow morning. Right now we only know it's a ghost-type pet, and there's no sign of it yet. The police won't come just because they know the pet's attributes. I'll investigate it myself."

The staff member put down his phone and asked: "How are you going to check?"

Qiao Sang smiled slightly: "As long as we confirm that it is a ghost-type pet and it was indeed here last night, the rest will be easy."

After saying that, she looked at the staff:

"Where is the blind spot of your surveillance on the wall?"

Ghost pets will definitely pass through walls. She has a little treasure hunt and knows the habits of ghost pets very well. Most of the ghost pets will uncontrollably show up when passing through walls, observe the surrounding scene, and then hide their bodies.

The surveillance footage didn’t capture it, which means this ghost pet must have entered from a blind spot in the surveillance.

Without saying anything, the staff member immediately led Qiao Sang to the blind spot of the surveillance camera, pointed to the corner of the wall, and said, "It's here."

Qiao Sang nodded to Yabao.

"tooth!"

Yabao instantly understood what his beastmaster meant, stretched out his paw, placed it on the wall, and closed his eyes.

Qiao Sang closed his eyes at the same time.

The scene before my eyes changed and became pitch black, with only a little moonlight filtering in through the iron-barred window above.

Not long after, a pet beast that was almost purple in color and whose body was a ball of gas appeared out of thin air at the wall.

It glanced around and disappeared.

This pet is... Qiao Sang suddenly realized another problem.

That is, he has a pretty good understanding of the pets on Chaoxiu Star and the rare pets on various planets, but he doesn't know so much about the ordinary pets on Blue Star except in the Yuhua area.

It seems that I still need to learn more about the pets in the Zhongkong area during this period. After all, in the Zhongkong area competition, most of the contestants are from this area, and the pets they send are basically local pets... Qiao Sang gathered his thoughts, looked at the air next to him, and said:

"Go to the other side of the wall."

"Xunxun~"

As the staff looked confused, little Xunbao appeared with his eyes glowing blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang and Ya Bao disappeared from the spot and appeared outside the building.

The staff stared blankly at the place where Qiao Sang was originally, and did not react for a moment.

At the same time, outside the wall.

Yabao put his paw on it and closed his eyes.

Most ghost pets will subconsciously show up to observe when they pass through a wall, both when they go in and when they come out.

The scene changed and soon came to last night.

In the moonlight, there was no movement around the wall.

Qiao Sang closed his eyes and said, "Let time flow to today."

"tooth."

Yabao closed his eyes and cried out.

The scene before his eyes changed from night to day, and then back to night. Qiao Sang saw himself, Yabao, and Xiaoxunbao appearing here out of thin air.

Everything came to an abrupt end.

  Qiao Sang suddenly opened his eyes, and a thought flashed through his mind:

That ghost pet might still be inside...

Ah, thank you for the reward from the boss of Buzhuikongkong!