But then, the unsettling gaze vanished, as if it had been a mere illusion.
Pen Jiami stared at the surface of the sea, not averting his gaze.
"What’s wrong?" Mikaela noticed her pet beast’s odd behavior and asked.
"Pengpeng." Pen Jiami pointed at the sea and let out a call.
Mikaela pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps there was a powerful pet beast in the sea watching us just now. Just stay alert."
"Pengpeng."
Pen Jiami nodded and continued searching for the Ice Dissolving Crystal.
Time ticked by slowly, and more and more wild pet beasts joined in the search for Ice Dissolving Crystals, with some even jumping into the sea to look.
Soon enough, wild pet beasts came over to Lubao with various crystals in their clutches, looking as if they were expecting praise.
"Not this one, not this either." Qiao Sang stood beside Lubao, assisting in the identification like an assistant.
The wild pet beasts left disappointed one by one, but quickly perked up to continue their search.
After an hour with no Ice Dissolving Crystal found, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but internally sigh.
Though there were many wild pet beasts helping in the search, they mostly couldn’t identify the true Ice Dissolving Crystal. They brought any crystal they found over, and she had been helping with the identification process all the while, unsure how much time this would ultimately waste.
As these thoughts flitted through her mind, she felt her coat hem being tugged.
Looking down, she saw Shalala, now in her Fresh Bulrush form, holding an irregular crystal, smiling happily at her.
"Ice Dissolving Crystal!" Qiao Sang was pleasantly surprised as she took the crystal.
Shalala nodded happily.
With so many pet beasts around now, it remembered the human’s words in front of it and didn’t speak.
The inside of an Ice Dissolving Crystal contains hair-like substances that are usually undetectable, but under sunlight or lamplight, these filament-like substances emit a brilliant glow. The more luminous these hair-like fibers are, the higher the Ice Dissolving Crystal’s grade.
Qiao Sang held up the Ice Dissolving Crystal to the sunlight and found only two hair-like substances inside. She felt slightly disappointed but maintained her enthusiastic praise on the surface:
"Amazing, after all this time, you’re the one who found a real Ice Dissolving Crystal."
Following this statement, nearby wild pet beasts gathered around, eager to see what the real Ice Dissolving Crystal looked like.
Shalala blushed shyly, then remembered something and pointed to the Ice Dissolving Crystal she just found.
Even without speaking, Qiao Sang understood its meaning and said, "It’s a D-level Ice Dissolving Crystal; we need to keep searching."
Shalala showed a disappointed expression upon hearing this.
"You’ve already done wonderfully." Qiao Sang patted Shalala’s head gently and warmly, saying, "Don’t forget, only you found the real one."
"Ice Emperor."
Lubao turned around and echoed with praise.
Shalala felt comforted, her eyes curving into a smile.
The nearby wild pet beasts looked on with envy.
"Xun Xun~"
Little Treasure Spirit floated over, actively removing a ring and placing the found Ice Dissolving Crystal inside.
Nobody noticed that, at the same time, among the wild pet beasts, a roughly three-meter-long, predominantly white sea lion-like pet beast seemed to sense something. It turned toward the sea and leapt in.
By the sea, the wild pet beasts continued their search for the Ice Dissolving Crystal.
Little Ting Dragon curled up on Yaobao’s back, eyes closed, already in a deep sleep.
Qingbao silently drew near to Yaobao.
Wherever Yaobao went searching, so did it.
Gangbao used its doppelganger to search in all directions.
Little Treasure Spirit floated next to each wild pet beast that claimed to have found something, assisting with identification.
Lubao stood still, waiting for wild pet beasts to bring the crystals they’ve found to it.
Yet as time passed, there were still no results.
"Piaopiao!"
Suddenly, a white-headed sea lion-like pet beast emerged from the sea, holding up a crystal about half the size of a fist, calling out loudly.

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