Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Upon hearing this, Tingbao was stunned for a moment, then realized something very serious and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Tingting?"

Will it compete on its own from now on?
“That’s right,” Qiao Sang said. “Didn’t I tell you yesterday that this competition can only be held by individuals? Beastmasters cannot participate.”

"Tingting?"

Tingbao got anxious and called out.

Can Lu Bao accompany it during the competition?
“No.” Qiao Sang said coldly, “Lu Bao also needs training; it has its own things to do.”

“Tingting…”

Tingbao's eyes went blank instantly, as if he had heard some terrible news.

It's unimaginable to live without Lu Bao in this weather.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure thought that Lao Liu was afraid to compete alone, so he called out to him considerately, saying that if Lu Bao didn't have time to accompany him, he would accompany Lao Da. He had a stunt double and was not afraid of delaying training.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao turned his head and called out.

Can you get cold?
"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter shook his head.

Tingbao looked away, his eyes still vacant.

“I know you’re afraid of the heat,” Qiao Sang said with a smile. “I’ll leave you a cooling device, but you’ll have to take it off during the competition. Let Xiao Xunbao accompany you, and you can give it to Xiao Xunbao then.”

The competition rules contained much more information than what I found online. One of them stated that items and spirit runes could not be used during the battle; otherwise, it would be considered a violation and the match would be lost.

Tingbao is young and doesn't know how to read, so he definitely needs someone to accompany him. Since I don't have time, Little Treasure Hunt is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao's eyes lit up again, and he couldn't wait to call out.

What kind of refrigeration equipment?

“Little Treasure Hunter, find a cooling device,” Qiao Sang said.

Back when she was on Super Star, she emptied out several prop shops, including many props related to refrigeration.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded, took off the ring, enlarged it, and squeezed his entire head inside to search.

About five minutes later, Little Treasure Hunter emerged from the ring with a box and handed it to his Beastmaster.

Qiao Sang took it, opened the box, and found a hair clip inlaid with blue beads.

As soon as the hair clip appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees, and the air became cool.

Hair clip… Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then pinned the hair clip to Tingbao’s head and asked:
"How is it? Doesn't it feel much cooler now?"

"Tingting!"

Tingbao nodded happily.

"Remember to take it off during the match," Qiao Sang reminded him again.

"Tingting".

Tingbao nodded.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Qiao Sang began to scan the surroundings, looking for potential opponents.

There are quite a few intermediate-level pets, and among the competitions that intermediate-level pets can participate in in Huachang City, the Pet Free Points Battle Tournament is undoubtedly the highest level and has the best rewards. Almost all intermediate-level pets in the city participate, and many beast tamers have heard the news and brought their own pets to participate in the competition.

Qiao Sang glanced around and saw that many intermediate-level pets were wearing point recorders.

She quickly chose her target and said, "Tingbao, go and challenge that electric cat to a battle."

She just wants to see how the battle goes, so naturally she needs to find one that can be defeated quickly.

The rules of the competition state that Beast Tamers cannot interfere in any aspect of the competition. Even when inviting someone to a battle, the beast must initiate the invitation, and the beast invited to a battle cannot refuse.

The score recorder records the entire process. If a player refuses to play three times, they will be disqualified from the competition.

Tingbao didn't know who Electric Meow was, but it saw it following its Beastmaster's gaze, immediately wriggling over to its side and meowing:
"Tingting".

Electric Cat stopped, paused when it saw Tingbao's appearance, and hesitated.

It couldn't recognize the other's species, but it could tell that it was a dragon-type pet.

Just as Electric Cat hesitated, passersby and their pets stopped, looked over, and started jeering:

"Say yes! Say yes!"

"Fight! Fight!"

"The match! The match!"

Although the Pet Free Points Battle Tournament is not a high-level competition, and the participating pets are only intermediate-level, its six-month duration, the ability to compete anytime and anywhere, and the champion's prize have made it a highly discussed and popular event in Huachang City. As a result, everyone in Huachang City and their pets know about the competition.

The unknown dragon-type pet and the electric cat in front of me were both wearing score recorders. Even if I couldn't understand their conversation, I could tell from their expressions and appearance that they were issuing battle invitations.

"Electric Cat! Say yes!"

"Electric Cat! Say yes!"

"Electric Meow! Don't be intimidated just because the other is a dragon-type pet!"

More and more people and pets stopped and gathered around.

Amidst the cheers and jeers around them, Electric Cat's hesitant expression suddenly turned proud, as if to say: How could I be a coward?

"electricity."

It barked once, indicating that it was ready to compete.

Then it took several steps back to create distance between itself and Tingbao, then raised its paw and pressed the button on the points recorder.

Instantly, a virtual screen appeared above its location.

The above shows:

[Race: Electric Cat]

[Level: Intermediate]

【Points: 168】

[Rank: 1000+]

Then, the virtual screen disappeared.

"There's actually such a thing..." Qiao Sang's eyes lit up upon seeing this.

No wonder it requires such a large deposit; it has many functions and can directly show the other party's points and ranking.

1000+ likely means ranked after 1000...

"It's starting already?" Tingbao subconsciously looked in the direction of his beast tamer.

"You press it too," Qiao Sang said, gathering her thoughts.

"Tingting".

After a 0.1-second reaction, Tingbao pressed the button on the points recorder on its paw.

A virtual screen suddenly appeared above it:
[Race: Thunder Dragon]

[Level: Intermediate]

【Points: 0】

[Rank: 1000+]

It seems that contestants ranked after 1,000 will not be included in the statistics, and their specific rankings will not be displayed... Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Meanwhile, the people and their pets around them looked at each other in bewilderment.

They never expected that a dragon-type pet would have 0 points.

However, everyone quickly realized:

"Perhaps this pet named Thunder Dragon just registered."

"That must be it. Judging from the name, it might even have an electric attribute. With such a powerful attribute, if it had registered earlier, it's impossible that it hasn't won a single match."

"I think so too."

Amidst the murmurs of discussion, the virtual screen disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a pet wearing a referee's badge and a miniature shrinking bracelet, measuring only about 50 centimeters in size, pushed through the crowd and came between Tingbao and Dianli Miao.

"Shushu." The pet wearing the referee's badge called out, then pressed the bracelet on its paw. A semi-transparent barrier with no obstruction above surrounded Tingbao and Dianli Miao, which was exactly the size of a low-level pet competition arena.

Tingbao looked around curiously.

The referee's bracelet can divide the arena size according to the level of the competition, and has the effect of preventing people and pets from trespassing at will.

It's not that the barrier has the ability to prevent people and pets from entering, but rather that when the barrier appears, everyone tacitly stays outside the barrier and does not intrude.

Qiao Sang was no longer completely unaware of the situation on Yan Tianxing, so he immediately recognized it as a referee bracelet unique to Yan Tianxing.

Therefore, it seems that there are no fixed referees for the pet free points battle tournament; anyone with a referee certificate should be able to serve.

Come to think of it, if there were fixed referees, how could so many intermediate-level pets possibly keep up with all the battles happening anytime, anywhere?

In a flash of thought, the pet wearing the referee's badge looked at Tingbao and Electric Cat respectively, then its gaze fell on the hair clip on Tingbao's head, and it meowed:
"Vegetables."

Tingbao then remembered the cool-smelling prop on his head, took it off, and threw it in the direction of his beast tamer.

The hairpin pierced right through the barrier, and Qiao Sang reached out and caught it precisely.

Many people and their pets noticed this.

At this moment, the pet wearing the referee's badge blew the whistle hanging on its chest.

"Ya Ya!"

"Search!"

Ya Bao and Xiao Xun Bao immediately cheered excitedly for Lao Liu.

"Clear!"

Qingbao also subconsciously shouted along.

But the next second, its body stiffened.

Just now, the clone disappeared...

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao sighed and cast his clone again.

"electricity!"

At the same time, Electric Cat transformed into a yellow flash and rushed towards Tingbao's location.

This speed is unbelievably fast in the eyes of ordinary people, but in Qiao Sang's perspective it was as if it had been slowed down. She could clearly see the trajectory of the electric cat's movement, as well as its facial expression and the direction its eyes were looking.

"boom!"

"electricity!"

Just as Electric Cat was about to attack Tingbao, Tingbao's tail suddenly glowed with a silvery-white light, rose high, and swung down hard, slamming heavily into its opponent with a loud bang and Electric Cat's scream.

Dust is flying.

When the dust settled, Electric Cat was found unconscious and lying on the ground.

The pet wearing the referee's badge came over to Electric Cat's side to check it out, and then blew its whistle again to announce the end of the match.

The next moment, virtual screens appeared above both Tingbao and Dianli Miao.

[Race: Thunder Dragon]

[Level: Intermediate]

【Points: 1】

[Rank: 1000+]

……

[Race: Electric Cat]

[Level: Intermediate]

【Points: 167】

[Rank: 1000+]

The scores for both sides have changed.

The virtual screen disappeared.

The people and pets around them fell silent for a moment, then dispersed, still talking and looking rather bored.

"I thought there was going to be a fierce battle."

"Electric Cat is considered decent among intermediate-level pets, but I didn't expect it to be defeated so easily."

"Dragon-type pets are dragon-type pets; they crush opponents of the same level with a single move."

"What a pity, it only has 1 point now. If this Thunder Dragon had registered earlier, it might have had a chance to compete for a top spot."

"Teeth..."

"Searching..."

The excitement on Ya Bao and Xiao Xun Bao's faces vanished as they were excitedly shouting, and their voices abruptly stopped.

The competition ended just like that, and they found it quite boring.

The pet wearing the referee's badge turned off the referee's bracelet and turned to leave.

"Tingting!"

Tingbao couldn't wait to come up to his beast tamer and called out.

Qiao Sang handed over the cool-smelling hair clip, saying:

"The competition format is roughly like this. Once you accumulate three points, you can invite three opponents to play against each other at the same time, which will allow you to accumulate points faster."

She paused for a moment, then added, "Or when you have accumulated two points, you can invite two opponents at the same time, but don't exceed three."

In her opinion, among pets of the same level, Tingbao has a chance to win if it fights two or three at the same time, but it will be very difficult if it fights more than three.

Tingbao quickly put the hair clip back on its head. Feeling the sudden drop in temperature around it, it finally had the mind to recall its beast tamer's words and let out a curious cry:
"Tingting?"

Is it possible to play against multiple opponents in this competition?

“Sure,” Qiao Sang said. “As long as you have enough points, you can invite several opponents to fight at the same time. However, you will be fighting them all by yourself. This mode is quite difficult. If you lose, you will lose points for every opponent you invited. If you win, it’s the same. You will gain points for every opponent you invited.”

"If they win, each of them will get 1 point. Generally speaking, in this battle mode, there are few pets that actively invite others, but the invited pets will almost always accept."

"It is important to note that you cannot invite more opponents than you have in terms of points."

The above is what Qiao Sang only learned from reading the paper competition instructions. There is no such detailed information on the official website, or perhaps there is, but she didn't notice it.

With this battle mode, it becomes clear why registration is possible for up to six months during the competition. As long as the participants are skilled enough, they have every opportunity to catch up and climb the rankings.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao became excited upon hearing this.

It heard that it could invite several opponents to battle at once, and it liked this battle mode.

"Teeth..."

Immediately, Ya Bao seemed to realize something, his excited expression vanished, and he sighed.

It's a pity it can't participate in this competition...

"Tingting".

Tingbao processed the information for a moment, then nodded to indicate that it understood.

She's much smarter than Ya Bao. Ya Bao wouldn't have had this kind of comprehension at her age… Qiao Sang thought to herself, then turned to Xiao Xunbao and said:
"Take good care of Tingbao, and take it home at seven o'clock tonight."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded.

As it spoke, it stretched out its two short toes and rubbed them together.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, took out her wallet, handed it over, and said:

"Don't play games. You can buy some food, but your main task is to keep an eye on Tingbao and find opponents for it to compete against."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure took the wallet and nodded happily.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao focused on controlling the clone and didn't try to follow Xiao Xunbao as usual.

"Then I'll go do my mission first. You focus on the competition." After saying this to Tingbao, Qiao Sang picked up her phone, opened the navigation, entered the location of one of the missions, and turned to leave with Ya Bao and the others. (End of Chapter)