Beast Taming Starts from Zero

42? ​​Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, quite surprised:

"so much?"

She originally thought Tingbao's points would be around 20 at most, but she didn't expect that his points would reach 42 directly, which far exceeded her expectations.

"Looking around~"

Before Tingbao could answer, Xiaoxunbao exclaimed with emotion, indicating that Lao Liu had been diligently seeking opponents to fight without stopping for a moment.

Qingbao looked at Tingbao with suspicion, then at Xiaoxunbao.

It felt that with Little Treasure Hunt around, it would be difficult for Tingbao to stay focused on the competition, but the points were indeed there.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao shouted, indicating that Lao Liu had done a good job.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao looked embarrassed, somewhat ashamed to admit what Xiaoxunbao had said.

"Did you always find three opponents to fight at the same time later on?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure once again answered before Tingbao could.

That's right, that's right. After that, Lao Liu always found three opponents to fight at the same time, without stopping for a moment.

Qiao Sang turned her head and looked over.

Little Treasure froze, then gave a guilty grin.

Qiao Sang looked at Ting Bao again.

Tingbao looked at Xiaoxunbao.

Little Treasure Hunter nodded frantically at it.

"Tingting".

Tingbao paused for a moment, looked at his beast tamer, and called out to indicate that he was right.

"Steel Chieftain".

Steel Treasure called out in his mind.

Their expressions are off; they're clearly lying.

"I know..." Qiao Sang responded in her mind, and smiled:

"Well done. Eat more tonight and keep up the good work tomorrow."

As a beast tamer, she could naturally tell that Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao were lying. Unlike Gangbao, it was easy to spot their lies. However, regardless, they did have 42 points, which meant that after she left, Tingbao had battled at least 41 pet beasts, which was almost double the number she had originally estimated.

If we can turn a blind eye to improve Tingbao's efficiency in battle, there's nothing wrong with that.

Gangbao silently glanced at his own beast tamer.

Qiao Sang realized what she had just said in her mind and her body stiffened.

"Tingting".

Tingbao nodded.

"Searching..."

Seeing this, Little Treasure Hunter silently breathed a sigh of relief.

This matter is finally over...

"Qingqing?"

Qingbao leaned close to Xiaoxunbao and whispered, "You must have taken Lao Liu out for a good time today. Tell me, what method did you use to get Lao Liu so many points?"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter looked at it, giving it an expression that said, "I don't understand what you're saying."

At that moment, Michaela, carrying several bags of food, appeared out of thin air with Penjami, looked over, and smiled:
"You're back, that's perfect, I just bought some food."

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao immediately ran over happily.

"Teacher, you're back! I'm starving!" Qiao Sang avoided Gang Bao's gaze and quickly went over.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter wasn't hungry, but to avoid continuing the conversation with Qingbao, she pretended to be happy and floated over.

Qingbao: "..."

There's definitely something wrong with Little Treasure Hunt!

……

After dinner.

Ya Bao and the others arrived at the open-air training ground one after another.

“Tingting…”

On the training field, Tingbao glanced in the direction of the house, twisted his body to come to Xiaoxunbao's side, and called out with a slightly worried tone.

I think her own beast tamer knows.

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter darted into the black hole in front of him, then emerged from another black hole that appeared out of nowhere, letting out a cry.

Know what?

“Tingting…”

Tingbao cried out, indicating that she definitely knew we were lying.

Previously, it was only an 80% guess, but now that I've heard it with my own ears, I'm 100% sure... Qiao Sang was in the living room, listening intently to the sounds from the open-air training ground, while checking the scores and evaluations of previous missions on the Beast Taming Center's official app on his phone.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter continued to dart in and out of the black hole, letting out a nonchalant shout to indicate that everything was fine, and that her own Beastmaster definitely hadn't noticed. Didn't she see that he had even asked why she had so many points?

“Tingting…”

Is that so... Tingbao was somewhat convinced. It wanted to say something more, but when it saw Xiaoxunbao training seriously and no longer caring about the matter, it didn't say anything more. It twisted its body and flew to the side to start training on its own.

Suddenly, a black hole appeared out of thin air next to us.

Little Treasure Hunter emerged from within, spreading its paws to reveal a hairpin radiating icy coldness, and let out a cry:
"Looking around~"

I almost forgot to return this to you.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao stared at the hair clip for a moment, stunned.

It suddenly realized that it hadn't felt hot at all...

"Tingting".

However, the moment Tingbao saw the hair clip, he inexplicably felt the weather around him get hot, so he quickly took the hair clip, lowered his head, and put it on.

……

The next morning.

After a quick wash and breakfast, Qiao Sang moved the small treasure-hunting space to the entrance of the Beast Taming Center.

It was still early, and there weren't many people or pets at the entrance of the Beast Taming Center.

"You take Tingbao to find an opponent for the match, and I'll go with Yabao and the others to accept the mission," Qiao Sang said, holding Xia Lala and looking at Xiao Xunbao.

"Looking around~"

The little treasure hunter didn't leave immediately. Instead, it put on a fawning expression and barked, indicating that it might need some money.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang chuckled and said:

"Didn't I just give you money yesterday? You've already used it all?"

"Searching~"

"Searching~"

Little Treasure Hunter quickly shook his head and called out twice in a righteous and solemn manner.

It wasn't for itself, it was for Lao Liu. The ring only contained energy recovery fluid, not materials for physical recovery. Lao Liu had fought for a long time yesterday and almost couldn't hold on because of the physical exhaustion.

That's true. It's true that I wanted to buy materials to help Tingbao recover his stamina, and it's also true that he was so exhausted during yesterday's battle that he almost couldn't keep going.

After saying that, Xiao Xunbao secretly winked at Tingbao. "Tingting."

Tingbao received the look and nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang glanced to the side without hesitation, her gaze settling on a pet potion shop. She strode inside, lavishly purchasing a pile of stamina-restoring potions, which she handed to Little Treasure Hunter, saying:
"Put them all in the ring. Take them out for Tingbao to use when he needs them. Remember to read the instructions before using them, as the dosage for each type of potion is different for each level of pet."

Knowing that Lu Bao's Healing Light could restore physical strength, she stopped buying any more potions for that purpose.

Now that Tingbao needs to go out for a competition alone, and Lu Bao has neither a stand-in nor a substitute, it's impossible for her to miss her own training and follow along. It's true that she needs to buy the necessary medication.

"Looking around~"

Milk and many other energy-boosting foods can replenish physical strength... Little Treasure sighed inwardly, nodded obediently on the surface, took off the ring, her eyes glowed blue, and carefully put the potion in.

After parting ways with Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao, Qiao Sang headed towards the Beast Taming Center.

Just as she was about to step through the gate, she stopped, turned her head, looked in the direction where Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao had disappeared, and said:
"Follow me."

"Ya?"

Ya Bao looked puzzled and called out.

Is there anything else that hasn't been explained?
...Josang said:
"No, I want to know if Tingbao has been slacking off, and how he accumulated so many points in one day."

"Ya Ya!"

Upon hearing what his beast tamer said, Ya Bao immediately created a clone to follow.

"Wait a minute," Qiao Sang said helplessly, "I didn't ask you to go."

"Ya?"

Ya Bao paused for a moment, then called out.

Who should go with them?

"Qingbao, send your clone over there," Qiao Sang said, turning to Qingbao.

Qingbao paused for a moment, then showed an excited expression, nodded, and exclaimed:
"Clear!"

Follow along to see if Little Treasure Hunt has let Tingbao slack off or anything; it's so interested!

Seeing Qingbao's excited expression, Qiao Sang added with a smile:
"You should have your clone follow you like the wind, otherwise Little Treasure Hunter will easily find you. Also, one thing to note is that you absolutely cannot let the clone dissipate during this time, otherwise you won't know its location. Even if the new clone finds the original place, Little Treasure Hunter and Tingbao may not still be there."

"Qingqing..."

Upon hearing this, Qingbao's excited expression froze, turning into hesitation. It called out, suggesting that it should just go with its main body. It was too difficult to keep the clone from dissipating, and it didn't know if Xiao Xunbao would take Tingbao to a very far place.

Its clones disappeared several times yesterday.

Qiao Sang looked at it and said seriously:
"I asked you to come along not only to find out how Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao spend their day, but more importantly, to let you train your clones. If your clones disappear halfway through today, it's okay, there's always tomorrow and the day after. Tingbao has a month of competitions."

She paused, then added gently:

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't think of it as something that you have to do."

No, this is something that must be done… Qingbao showed a touched expression, then turned serious and called out firmly:
"Qingqing."

It will definitely master how to control clones from a distance.

After saying that, he quickly created two clones, which disappeared into the wind in the direction where Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao had gone.

Qiao Sang looked pleased.

"Steel Chieftain".

Gangbao glanced at his beast tamer silently and called out in his mind.

Qiao Sang pretended not to hear Gang Bao's words and walked towards the gate of the Beast Taming Center with Xia Lala in his arms without changing his expression.

……

On the way to the snack street, Xiao Xunbao suddenly turned around, looking left and right.

"Tingting?"

Tingbao called out, indicating what was wrong?
"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter observed for a while, then turned his head and shook it, indicating that nothing was wrong.

After saying that, it continued to drift forward.

Tingbao followed beside him.

"Tingting".

Suddenly, Tingbao seemed to see something, stopped, and gestured with its eyes towards a pet wearing a score recorder not far away. It called out, indicating whether it wanted to challenge it to a battle.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter glanced over, then looked away and called out.

It's still early, why bother with a battle? Let's go find something to eat first.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao had a bad feeling and couldn't help but call out, asking if his beast tamer really hadn't noticed yesterday.
"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter exclaimed, indicating, "Don't you trust your boss? You accumulated so many points yesterday without even having stamina recovery fluid. Now that you have something to restore stamina, accumulating points will only be easier."

"Tingting".

Upon hearing this, Tingbao nodded without hesitation, indicating that he believed her.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter grinned and sped up.

Let's go find something to eat first!
"Tingting!"

Tingbao echoed the call and sped up as well.

At the same time, about a hundred meters away, the skirt of a bear pet wearing a skirt suddenly fluttered.

"Lili~"

The bear pet was startled and quickly pressed down on its skirt with its paws.

The sudden gust of wind quickly disappeared, and the skirt stopped swaying.

"Lili?"

The bear-like pet, dressed in a skirt, looked ahead with a puzzled expression.

What has passed?

……

On the other side, Qingbao remained focused on controlling his clone.

Qiao Sang came out of the Beast Taming Center, stopped, and took out his phone.

Caught off guard, Qingbao bumped his head on someone's back, followed by a scream:
"Clear!"

Qiao Sang was startled and quickly turned around to ask, "What's wrong?"

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao looked aggrieved and called out, indicating that one of her clones had just disappeared.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Clear!"

Qingbao called out again.

Little Treasure Hunter really did take Lao Liu out to eat!
Generally speaking, the original body can sense the location of the clone and control its actions, but it cannot see what the clone sees. However, when the clone dissipates, some energy returns to the original body, and the images that the clone once saw will reappear in the original body's mind, just as if the original body had seen them with its own eyes.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang showed no surprise and replied:
"I also want to know how Tingbao accumulated so many points in such a short time after wasting so much time."

In the second game mode, Tingbao could indeed accumulate points quickly in a short period of time. However, she estimated Tingbao's strength and concluded that if she did not encounter a particularly strong opponent, she should be able to handle 1v3 without any problem, but there was a considerable probability that she would lose 1v4.

Unless, Tingbao specifically seeks out weaker or electric-type pets to challenge for battle.

Even though Yantian Star is full of pets, it still takes time to find electric-type pets that are participating in the competition, or obviously weak pets. Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao are not familiar with the pets on Yantian Star, so how can they find so many weak or intermediate electric-type pets to battle against?

……

at the same time.

A charging station next to the food street.

One after another, listless electric-type pets, seemingly not fully awake, came in to recharge.

Once fully charged, they sprang to life, some crawling, some walking, and some flying away.

"Looking around~"

In mid-air, Little Treasure Hunt, while eating cake, looked down and barked, indicating that it had done its research last night and scouted the area. Many electric-type Pokémon choose to recharge at the roadside charging stations to keep themselves energized. "After we've had our fun," it said, "we'll find some electric-type rivals here; it'll be easy to find them." (End of Chapter)