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Chapter 714 - 644: Mysterious Fire Slurry

Chapter 714: Chapter 644: Mysterious Fire Slurry

"What do you want?" Qiao Sang asked.

When the resources used become rare to a certain extent, they basically can’t be bought with money alone.

Although S-rank and SS-rank resources differ by only one level, their values are worlds apart, so Qiao Sang wasn’t surprised that the other party didn’t want money.

The middle-aged Caucasian said in a deep voice, "I want half a pound of ghost fire pulp."

Ghost fire pulp? What’s that? Never heard of it... Qiao Sang was momentarily baffled but kept a calm facade and said,

"I don’t have any ghost fire pulp on me right now, but you can give me a contact method, and I’ll get in touch with you once I get my hands on some."

As expected of someone who wants to trade for an S-rank Yin Zhao Pearl, he remained so calm upon hearing ’half a pound of ghost fire pulp’... The middle-aged Caucasian was both surprised and delighted, feeling hopeful about obtaining the ghost fire pulp, and immediately took out his phone to exchange contact information.

After noting him down as [Yin Zhao Pearl], Qiao Sang thought of something and set her friend circle visibility to three days.

Her admission notice was also there, and it wouldn’t be good if someone saw that information.

The middle-aged Caucasian put down his phone and suddenly admitted,

"Actually, there are two other people who have made this deal with me. I only have one SS-rank Yin Zhao Pearl, and if one of them brings out the ghost fire pulp first, I’ll agree to trade with them. Likewise, if you are the first to bring out the ghost fire pulp, I’ll also trade with you."

So he’s putting competitive pressure on me... Qiao Sang nodded,

"I understand."

The middle-aged Caucasian stood up, turned, and was about to leave, but just as he opened the door, he looked back and said,

"The Koteria Volcano will erupt in three days, you might want to go there then."

Qiao Sang: "???"

Hey, hey, hey, how do you know I’d go during a volcanic eruption... Besides, doesn’t the Koteria Volcano erupt almost once a month? The half-month period isn’t up yet... A string of question marks flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, but to maintain her persona, she said calmly,

"I’m aware."

Seeing this, the middle-aged Caucasian didn’t say anything more and went out the door.

As soon as the door closed, Qiao Sang immediately picked up her phone and typed "ghost fire pulp" into the search box.

Soon, related information popped up on the screen:

[Ghost fire pulp is an extremely rare material used by spectral-type pet beasts to practice fire element skills; after absorption, it can drastically increase the proficiency level of a spectral-type pet’s fire element skills.]

[It might not sound like much, but after absorption, a spectral-type’s fire element skills at completion level might reach Mystique in an instant.]

[Sounds amazing, right? But this stuff is super rare, forget about the market, there’s typically no stock, and even if there is, it’s immediately sent to those Beast Taming noble families.]

[If you’re really keen, you might try your luck near volcanoes.]

[At night, if a volcano erupts blue magma, that’s ghost fire pulp.]

[However, not every night eruption yields blue magma, and the only known active volcanoes that produce ghost fire pulp are the Misfortune Volcano in the Thirtieth District and the Koteria Volcano in the Nineteenth District.]

[If these volcanoes erupt red magma at night, you can take your chances and check the base, where there might be a small amount of ghost fire pulp.]

[Of course, it’s also possible that there is none at all.]

No wonder that man told her to check out the Koteria Volcano when it erupted; it turns out that ghost fire pulp is produced during night time eruptions... Qiao Sang suddenly realized.

She pondered for a while, then rose and went out to the virtual screen in the center of the hall to post a message that she wanted ghost fire pulp.

If the information is true, even if Koteria Volcano erupts at night, there might not be any ghost fire pulp, and going to the base of the volcano is too dangerous, so it would be better to trade for it from someone else... Qiao Sang thought cautiously.

One minute later, the screen changed from [Please Wait] to [No Traders Available, Please Try Again Later]

It seemed her task posting duration was only one minute... Qiao Sang took the elevator back up regretfully.

In the time that followed, she visited nearly every stall but sadly saw neither the required Yin Zhao Pearl nor ghost fire pulp.

The sort of incidents you see in TV dramas, where one gets targeted, didn’t happen; everyone was actually focused on their own things, and the underground market was far safer than she had imagined.

...

Sota Hotel.

Room 3406.

After sending the VIP ticket for the International Team Tour of the Beast Taming Professional League to "Love Me Without Results," Qiao Sang leaned against the headboard, logged onto the Beast Taming Center’s official website with her mobile phone, clicked on the ’Mission Release’ column, and posted a message about wanting the eerie fire pulp.

The mission was successfully posted, and the platform automatically categorized it as a four-star mission.

Four-star missions, even she wasn’t qualified to accept them... Qiao Sang sighed wearily.

Indeed, anything that could be exchanged for an S-rank Spectral Bead wasn’t easy to come by...

Poor her, with an unlimited card in hand, yet finding herself helpless in front of such high-grade materials...

She thought for a moment and began scrolling through her social circle.

The college entrance exam was tomorrow, and only by watching everyone’s struggle with it in her social circle could she find some consolation...

...

Three days later.

5:20 PM.

The hotel room phone rang.

"Xun Xun?" Xiao Xunbao picked up the phone.

There was a brief silence on the other end, "Could you please let your Beast Tamer take the call?"

"Xun Xun~" Xiao Xunbao called out to its Beast Tamer.

Qiao Sang opened her eyes, halted her meditation, and picked up the phone, "Hello?"

A delightful female voice came through:

"Hello, this is the front desk of Sota Hotel. We’ve just predicted that Koteria Volcano will erupt at around 7 PM tonight. Would you like us to arrange transportation or a Pet Beast to take you to the scene for viewing?"

Around 7 PM tonight, volcanic eruption... Qiao Sang almost instantly remembered what the Beast Tamer with the S-rank Spectral Bead had said at the underground market three days ago. She pondered for a moment and asked:

"Is the information accurate?"

The receptionist replied with a smile:

"Of course it’s accurate. Koteria Volcano is one of our main attractions, usually erupting once every half month, although this isn’t absolute. We predict it every day using a Molten Beast, which gives the most accurate timing."

The Molten Beast, a junior Fire Element Pet with thermal prediction abilities, could predict volcanic eruptions based on the temperature of the earth’s surface. It was said that flames would spout from the body of the Molten Beast after a prediction, and researchers specialized in the Molten Beast determined the precision based on the temperature of those flames... It seems that the Beast Tamer with the S-rank Spectral Bead used the Molten Beast for the prediction, but the thermal prediction level of his Molten Beast must be very high, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to predict today’s eruption three days ago... Qiao Sang flashed through the information about the Molten Beast in her mind, thought for a moment, and declined:

"I understand. No need to send me there."

"Alright, I wish you a pleasant stay." The front desk was still smiling.

Qiao Sang hung up the phone, picked up her mobile phone to check the time, with just over an hour left until 7 PM.

Three days ago, she had posted the mission for the eerie fire pulp, but no Beast Tamer had accepted it. The day before yesterday, when she was looking through the Beast Taming Codex and saw that Xiao Xunbao’s level had reached "Advanced (92118/100000)+," she returned to normal instead of steadily rising by the minute, so her desire for the Spectral Bead was not as urgent as it had been initially.

However, an S-rank Spectral Bead might be gained by frequenting resource-rich places like the Upper Districts, but that wasn’t necessarily the case for an SS-rank Spectral Bead. If possible, Qiao Sang still wanted to get her hands on the eerie fire pulp to exchange for one.

Moreover, her purpose for coming here was to visit Koteria Volcano twice, so she naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

Qiao Sang put on her coat and shoes, waved her hand to retract the steel bag back into the Beast Taming Codex, then picked up Yaobao and the backpack carrying Lubao, came to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looking at the still serene volcano in the distance, she said:

"Xiao Xunbao, teleport us directly over there."

"Xun Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao, seeing its Beast Tamer eyeing that spot every day, naturally knew where to go, and its eyes glowed blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang and Yaobao vanished on the spot.

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