Beast Taming Starts from Zero

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure watched its Beastmaster's departing figure and waved its paws happily.

After his beast tamer had completely disappeared from sight, Little Treasure Hunter opened his wallet, looked at the wad of cash inside, and a happy expression appeared on his face. He turned to Tingbao and called out:
"Looking around~"

Come on, let's go get something delicious!
"Tingting?"

Tingbao was stunned for a moment.

But its own beast tamer wanted it to find an opponent to compete against.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter gave him a "Are you stupid?" look and exclaimed.

We can eat first and then compare.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao thought for a moment, then shook his head and called out.

No, its own beast tamer told it to find an opponent to compete against, and besides, it's not hungry right now.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunt never expected that Old Six would be so stubborn. It sighed, showed a resigned expression, and barked, indicating that, "You just find an opponent to compete against, and I'll buy some food and watch you compete from the sidelines, okay?"

"Tingting".

Tingbao thought for a moment and nodded.

That's fine.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter immediately smiled, pointed to the direction from which the fragrance was coming, and called out.

We're going there. It seems like there's a lot of food there. I'll go buy some to eat, and you can find opponents to compete against there.

"Tingting".

Tingbao thought about it and felt there was nothing wrong with it, so he nodded again.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter turned around, sniffed, and followed the scent.

Tingbao twisted his body in the air, following closely behind.

After crossing two streets, Little Treasure Hunt stopped at a food street.

"Looking around~"

It floated happily to a stall, pointed at a few items on the stall and called out, then opened its wallet and skillfully took out the money.

I drifted to another stall and ordered a drink.

Before long, Little Treasure Hunt had a skewer in its left paw and a drink in its right, taking a bite from the left and a sip from the right, looking quite content.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao looked at the skewers in Xiaoxunbao's hand and subconsciously swallowed.

"Search?"

Little Treasure turned its head and saw Tingbao staring at it. It looked surprised and called out.

You haven't gone to find your opponent yet?

“Tingting…”

Tingbao stared at the skewers and called out.

It felt a little hungry...

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter called out without hesitation.

Let's eat first. You can order whatever you want; I have money.

As he spoke, he shook the wallet tucked under his arm.

Tingbao's eyes lit up at first, then, as if remembering something, he shook his head, as if trying to clear his mind of distracting thoughts:
"Tingting!"

No, no, our own beast tamer made it compete outside!
"Looking around~"

Little Treasure took a bite of the kebab, exclaimed, and said that it's the same whether you eat first or find an opponent to compete, it won't make a difference in time.

"Tingting!"

This time, Tingbao was convinced after struggling for only 0.01 seconds. It looked at the skewers and barked excitedly.

It wants to eat this too!

……

at the same time.

In a dimly lit room, the curtains completely blocked out the sunlight.

"Is anyone home?" Qiao Sang entered the password given to her by the quest giver, opened the door, and walked in.

A little light streamed in through the open door.

"Close the door!" a panicked female voice rang out from inside.

Is this curse really that severe...? Josan quickly closed the door.

Dark Curse, a high-level Ghost-type skill. Targets afflicted by this curse will fear sunlight for a certain period of time, depending on the level and proficiency of the pet casting the curse. They cannot bear to look at the sun, otherwise they will experience burning pain all over their body.

On Yantianxing, where daytime hours can sometimes be nearly 20 hours, this means that one cannot go out for a whole day.

Even after closing the door, the room wasn't completely plunged into darkness.

The golden-red fur around Ya Bao's neck, which looked like it was burning, and the golden-red flames burning on the bottom of his limbs illuminated the entire room.

Through the light of the flames, Qiao Sang could clearly see a woman huddled in the corner, covering her eyes.

Perhaps hearing the door close, the woman carefully lowered her hand and opened her eyes.

"what!!!"

However, the next second, she let out a heart-wrenching scream, and burn marks appeared on her body.

How could this be… Qiao Sang was startled and, without thinking, quickly shouted:

"Ya Bao!"

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao let out a cry, opened its mouth, and quickly spewed out golden flames in the direction of the woman.

The woman's screams stopped, and she looked bewildered as she felt the warmth and flames around her.

Steel Treasure looked at Tooth Treasure, which was spewing flames, its gaze falling on the flame-like fur on its neck and the golden-red flames burning at the base of its limbs. It wondered if the other was acting this way because of these flames.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when Qiao Sang answered it:
"That should be correct. Ya Bao now has the power of the sun within him, so the light emitted by the flames on his body also carries this power to some extent. Therefore, in the eyes of those who have been cursed by darkness, it is almost like seeing sunlight."

I didn't have time to think about it much at first, but after calming down, it's not hard to analyze.

"Steel Chieftain".

Steel Treasure was used to its Beastmaster suddenly answering the questions in its mind from time to time. Its expression remained unchanged, and it mentally barked in agreement, indicating that this was indeed the case.

Just as Qiao Sang and Gang Bao were talking, the golden flames disappeared, and all the burn marks on the woman's body had vanished. She was looking over with a bewildered expression.

Then she realized what had happened, jumped to her feet, quickly checked the area where she had felt a burning sensation, and seeing that her skin was intact, looked up and confirmed with a look of surprise:
"This, is this good?"

Qiao Sang didn't answer immediately, but looked at Ya Bao instead.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao nodded.

Qiao Sang then replied, "The curse has been lifted. If you're worried, you can open the curtains and take a look."

The woman eagerly went to the window, but hesitated for a moment when she placed her hand on the curtains.

"Don't worry, look at the sun outside," Qiao Sang said.

Upon hearing this, the woman took a deep breath and swiftly pulled open the curtains.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the woman.

The long-awaited sunlight shone down, stinging her pupils and causing her to shed tears.

In a daze, overjoyed, the woman forced herself to look at the sun outside, her eyes stinging, and tears streamed down her face.

When she came to her senses and turned around to express her gratitude, she could no longer see him.

The door was only slightly ajar, indicating that the other person had already left.

……

"Was it difficult to cleanse the curse from just now?" Qiao Sang asked on the way to the house of another quest giver.

"Tooth."

Ya Bao shook his head.

It wasn't big; it was purified in no time.

This shouldn't be the case. Logically speaking, dark curses should be considered one of the more difficult types of curses to purify, so how could it be purified so easily... Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.

"Steel Chieftain".

At this moment, Steel Treasure cried out in his mind, indicating that since this curse feared the sun, perhaps the flames of the Holy Fire also possessed the power of the sun, which was why it was so easy to purify.

"That makes sense!" Qiao Sang's eyes lit up as she mentally agreed. It seems that while some curses are terrifying and difficult to purify, when a purifying power is specifically designed to counter them, the purification process might be much simpler than with some ordinary curses.

After thinking it over, Qiao Sang thought of something else:

Sigh, I wonder when I'll be able to fly like Michaela. With Little Treasure gone and Tooth's size not suitable for me to grow any bigger, my movements are much less convenient.

"Steel Chieftain".

Just then, Gangbao glanced over indifferently and called out, indicating that if you don't mind that I'm hard, I can get bigger and carry you.

It didn't respond in its mind, but instead cried out.

Qiao Sang: "..."

The evil power of bonds...

"I wonder how Tingbao is doing," Qiao Sang said, changing the subject.

"Tooth."

Ya Bao called out, indicating that Xiao Xunbao was with Lao Liu, so there was no need to worry.

In its view, Little Treasure Hunter is quite capable, can read, and can teleport, so taking care of the youngest Tingbao shouldn't be a problem.

"Steel Chieftain".

Gangbao called out calmly, indicating that Xiao Xunbao liked to eat, drink, and play, and was probably eating and drinking with Tingbao right now.

"Tooth."

Ya Bao looked at him with a "how could this be?" expression.

It believed that Little Treasure Hunter was sensible; Tingbao was going to compete, and for something as important as a competition, how could Little Treasure Hunter take it out for food and drinks?

"Qingqing."

"Qing, Qing."

Hearing the conversation, Qingbao couldn't help but pay a little attention and barked twice, indicating that it was very likely. When it was competing, Xiao Xunbao always wanted to take it out to eat, but it refused thanks to its strong willpower and only ate after the competition was over.

After saying that, it sensed its clone and showed a look of joy.

The clone didn't disappear this time because of its lack of concentration!
It has improved!

No way... Qiao Sang felt a little uncertain.

On the one hand, she really believed that Xiao Xunbao could take good care of Tingbao.

On the other hand, she felt that Gangbao and Qingbao were not without reason. Xiao Xunbao had already made up his mind to buy some food and drinks, otherwise he would not have asked her for money.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then said:

"Once we finish our task for today, we should be heading back around the same time as Tingbao and Xiaoxunbao. We can then check Tingbao's score to see if it's been actively looking for opponents to compete against."

She asked Xiao Xunbao to take Tingbao back at 7 p.m. If Tingbao follows the battle mode she suggested, he can find opponents to compete against when he accumulates two or three points. Including rest time and energy recovery time, he should be guaranteed at least 20 points.

"Qingqing."

Seeing that his clone hadn't disappeared while he was speaking, Qingbao was in a great mood. He then shifted his attention and called out with a hint of schadenfreude, implying that with Little Treasure Hunter by his side, Lao Liu's score was definitely not high.

It was absolutely certain that Little Treasure Hunter would take Tingbao out for food and drinks. The sixth child had only been born a short time ago, and with its strong willpower, it would definitely not be able to resist the temptation.

……

Time passes slowly.

On the other side, Tingbao happily ate ice cream one after another. After finishing, he cheerfully called out to Xiaoxunbao:
"Tingting!"

It wants more!
"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter called out, suggesting that you should find an opponent to compete against first.

It doesn't have a cell phone and can't tell the time. The sun is very strong during the day, so it can't tell the time by the sky either, but it always feels that it's getting late.

"Tingting".

Tingbao burped and barked, indicating that it would compete after it was full.

"Search?"

Little Treasure looked at its round belly, its lips twitched, and it let out a cry.

Are you still not full?

"Tingting".

Tingbao nodded.

It can continue to eat.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter hesitated and called out, but it felt that it was getting late. You hadn't fought much yet, and what if the Beast Tamer found out when you got back?

"Tingting".

Tingbao called out.

It will fight, but it will fight later. Didn't you say that it's okay to fight after eating?

Little Treasure Hunter: "..."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter called out.

However, if you don't fight enough battles, your own beast tamer will find out.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao paused for a moment, then called out.

How was it discovered?

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure pointed to the points recorder on its paw and barked.

Points, you accumulate points for every match, you haven't forgotten that, have you?

"Tingting?"

Tingbao paused for a moment, then called out.

what time is it now?
"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter called out, indicating that he should wait.

Then it casually stopped a grass-type pet that was standing on two legs and holding a phone, and called out in an inquiring tone:
"Search?"

"Circles".

The grass-type pet picked up its phone, checked the time, and barked.

"Xunxun?!"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes widened instantly, revealing a startled expression, and he cried out.

Really?!

"Circles".

The grass-type pet nodded and walked away.

"Search!"

Little Treasure Seeker was initially distraught, but then she snapped out of it, teleported to Tingbao's side who was still eating, and called out anxiously.

What time is it and you're still eating! Get to the game! We only have two hours to go back!
Tingbao had no concept of how long two hours was, but seeing Xiao Xunbao's expression, he knew something was wrong and couldn't help but get anxious, calling out:
"Tingting?"

Is it too late for it to accumulate points in the competition?

"Searching".

Little Treasure Hunter pondered for a moment, then revealed a reliable "I have a plan" expression, and called out, indicating that you should just go find your opponent first.

"Tingting".

Tingbao nodded with a serious expression, then looked around and found another pet wearing a points recorder.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Twenty minutes later.

Tingbao gasped for breath, looking at the three pets lying on the ground in front of him.

The referee, wearing his referee badge, blew the whistle to end the match.

at the same time.

A virtual screen appeared above Tingbao's head:
[Race: Thunder Dragon]

[Level: Intermediate]

【Points: 6】

[Rank: 1000+]

A virtual screen also appeared above the heads of the three fallen pets, and the points column for each of them was reduced by 1.

The onlookers and their pets cheered.

The virtual screen disappeared.

The people and their pets nearby quickly dispersed. (End of Chapter)