Chapter 1269: Chapter 913: The Tenth Task

Qiao Sang fell silent.

Indeed, no matter how a city develops, it’s always the top echelons that benefit first.

"But, I don’t have a Pet Beast that can purify air," Qiao Sang finally said.

With this, she understood why the man who took the task earlier was so angry.

Sending someone without an air-purifying Pet Beast to purify air—wasn’t this just making things difficult?

"It’s okay if you don’t have one that purifies air," the examiner said with a smile. "You can find a Pet Beast that does to help with the purification."

Can it be done like this? Qiao Sang’s eyes widened.

The examiner waved his hand: "Actually, many Beast Tamers who sign up for regional competitions seek help when doing tasks. Every city’s examiner has their own assessment standards. As for me, I just need someone who can purify some of the air."

After a pause, she added:

"No matter who that person is."

She then laughed: "The person earlier didn’t get it, but you’re young with such talent, I believe that even if I don’t say it, you should quickly figure it out."

No, I really haven’t thought of it... Qiao Sang was silent for a moment and then said seriously, "This is my first time participating in a regional competition. I still hope to complete the task through my own efforts."

Actually, thinking about it, it’s okay even if there’s no skill that directly purifies air.

With Lubao, if it can’t purify directly, then do it indirectly!

No matter how powerful, she’s still just a child... The examiner handed over the identification card and Beast Taming Badge with a smile:

"I’ve released your task, the range is above Likang Factory."

"Understood." Qiao Sang said no more, got up to take the identification card and Beast Taming Badge, and walked out of the examination office.

...

An hour later.

Above Likang Factory.

Surrounded by almost murky smog, the air was filled with a pungent smell, making it difficult to breathe.

A slightly wild wind kept spinning, unwilling to descend.

"How about you wait here for me?" Qiao Sang asked, glancing at the wind’s location.

The air here was indeed unpleasant, but she had encountered even worse smells in Secret Realm No. 88 before, so she had a certain tolerance.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao appeared, covering its mouth and nose, shook its head, and called out.

No, it wanted to be together.

"Alright, then together." Qiao Sang said, patting Gangbao’s back.

Gangbao immediately flapped its wings, ready to descend.

"Qingqing!"

Qing Qingni covered its mouth and nose, eyes slightly panicked, shouted to wait!

Gangbao stopped its movement.

Qiao Sang looked at Qingbao.

To be honest, she quite understood Qingbao, as it liked fresh air and had high air standards. Coming to this place did put it in a difficult situation.

"How about you go into the Beast Taming Codex first?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao showed a conflicted expression.

"Xun Xun~"

At this moment, Little Treasure Hunter appeared wearing a white mask, holding another one, thoughtfully handed it to Qingbao, and called out, indicating that wearing it wouldn’t be so bad.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao was stunned for a moment, then showed a grateful expression, reaching out to take it.

Little Treasure Hunter was very satisfied with its performance.

Helping Fifth at a critical moment, afraid they wouldn’t acknowledge it as the leader later?

"Yao!"

Just as Little Treasure Hunter was imagining an infinitely beautiful future, Yaobao called out, indicating it also wanted a mask.

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure Hunter quickly refocused, nimbly took off the hoop, fetched a mask, and handed it over like a loyal follower.

Gangbao turned its head, somewhat unable to bear watching.

"Let’s go." Seeing Qingbao and Yaobao both wearing masks, Qiao Sang spoke.

Qingbao landed on Gangbao’s back.

Because it wore a mask, it didn’t transform into wind like it usually does.

Gangbao spread its wings and flew down.

During the flight, Qiao Sang’s gaze quickly locked onto a section of river about two hundred meters from Likang Factory.

...

Likang Factory.

The elderly man with dark skin was loading goods onto a truck.

Beside him was a Pet Beast about one meter in size, predominantly earth yellow, with four arms stacking five boxes for transportation.

A young man, who had arrived not long ago, asked while carrying goods:

"Uncle Li, is this your Pet Beast?"

The old man nodded with a "hm".

"Why are you working at such an old age when the Arm Strength Monster could do it?" the young man said bluntly.

"Anyway, I won’t live much longer, so I may as well earn more while I can," the old man said, coughing.

The young man didn’t quite understand: "If living longer isn’t an issue, then you should be resting, right?"

After pausing, he kindly reminded: "If you want to live longer, you shouldn’t be working here."

Even those not from Tianfu City know that the air pollution around the factory is the most severe.

"My Arm Strength Monster is about to evolve." The old man looked at the Arm Strength Monster moving goods, his gaze softening, and said in a lowered voice: "If I earn a bit more, I can buy the Dark Stone, then even if I’m gone, maybe it can have a good future."

Arm Strength Monster has two evolution pathways, one being able to evolve into the relatively rare Black Crystal Monster after using a Dark Stone.

The young man fell silent for a moment.

"Arm strength!"

"Arm strength!"

The Arm Strength Monster focused on his work, completely unaware of their conversation.

It only knew that if it worked a bit more, its Beast Tamer would work a bit less.

After a brief silence, the young man picked up a box of goods and said with a laugh:

"You might as well look forward to air purification happening here soon. When the air is fresh, your health might improve, and once you’ve earned enough money and live longer, you can take your Arm Strength Monster and leave early."

The old man smiled but said nothing and continued his work.

Then, icy raindrops suddenly descended from the sky.

The workers quickly pushed the unfinished goods into the factory to avoid the rain.

"Arm strength!"

The Arm Strength Monster put down the goods, carried the old man, and ran into the factory.

"Why does this rain come without warning?" the young man grumbled, shaking off the rainwater as he entered the factory.

At this time, the old man had been set down by the Arm Strength Monster.

He looked outside at the pouring rain and sighed inwardly.

This job was calculated per piece, and now with the rain, it’s uncertain how much time would be wasted.

Suddenly, a gusty wind arrived, the torrent seemed to pour in a specific direction.

"Uncle Li, why don’t you take a seat inside and wait for the rain to stop?" the young man suggested.

"Okay." The old man nodded.

Then, he walked inside.

The Arm Strength Monster quickly followed.

About an hour later, the old man heard the rain outside stop, and soon, cheers were heard, prompting him to get up and walk out briskly.

"Ah, ah, ah! It’s been ages since I’ve breathed such fresh air!"

"I need to take leave! Working in such good air is simply torture!"

"The government finally remembered our area!"

The workers breathed deeply, discussing excitedly.

"Uncle Li! Uncle Li! The air has been purified! Our area just had air purification!" the young man said excitedly.

"Arm strength!"

The Arm Strength Monster looked outside, pointed at the sky, showing a delighted expression.

The old man stepped outside, seeing the long-lost clear sky.

He paused for a moment, carefully breathing the air, and after feeling the freshness in his lungs, his eyes lit up, and he began to breathe deeply.

...

By the river more than two hundred meters away from the factory.

"Ice Emperor..."

Lubao showed an exhausted expression.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao floated nearby, looking at Lubao with an admiring expression.

"Xun Xun..."

Little Treasure Hunter witnessed this scene and had a bad premonition.

Qiao Sang looked up at the azure sky.

First, let Lubao make it rain to dissolve the harmful substances in the air, then let Gangbao unleash wild wind, followed by Qingbao controlling the wind to direct as much rain as possible towards the river, finally Lubao would continuously purify the river water. This can also be considered indirectly purifying the air... Qiao Sang smiled:

"Task completed, let’s go."

"Yao!"

"Ice Emperor."

"Xun Xun~"

"Steel Sword."

"Qingqing!"