Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Dragon-type pets develop slowly; even in the initial stages, they require several times longer than ordinary pets.

Even with top-tier resources, it can take several months or even a year for a mid-level dragon-type pet to molt.

But the Thunder Dragon molts for the first time in only about a month, which is a bit too fast.

"Searching..."

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

Oh, it was just shedding its skin...

It was actually shedding its skin... Qiao Sang was overjoyed.

Shedding skin means that Tingbao is growing healthily.

Then she thought of something and asked:

How long does it typically take for a skin to shed?

“It depends on the pet itself,” Michaela replied. “Mid-level dragon pets usually only need one day to molt. Let the dragon sleep, and it will complete the molting process after it wakes up. The Dragon King took a whole day back then.”

"Grind it." The Dragon King nodded, indicating that he was right.

It seems like it's best not to go out for the rest of the day... Qiao Sang thought to herself as she bent down, picked up Tingbao, and placed it on the sofa.

Although Tingbao is over two meters long, it is an easy thing for Qiao Sang to pick it up now.

"It's best for the Beastmaster to be present when a dragon-type pet is shedding its skin," Michaela said.

She paused for a moment, then added, "If a dragon-type pet cannot sense the presence of its tamer during the molting process, its temperament may change after the molting, and it may not be as close to the tamer."

"There's such a thing..." Qiao Sang said earnestly, "I will definitely stay by Tingbao's side."

Michaela said, "I have to go now. Contact me when you're shedding your skin," and then disappeared with Penjami.

The Dragon King stayed behind.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa and asked, "Aren't you coming with me?"

"Grind."

The Dragon King picked up the remote control from the coffee table, lay on his side on the floor, propped his head up with his paws, pressed the remote, watched TV, and barked, indicating that Michaela didn't need it for what he was doing.

“Steel Chief,” Steel Treasure translated in his mind.

"What has the teacher been up to lately?" Qiao Sang asked curiously.

Recently, Teacher Michaela's state is somewhat similar to when she was in Gaozhou, she's been running around every day.

"Grind."

The Dragon King watched TV and called out, indicating that she was going to relax.

"Steel Chieftain".

Steel Bao translated in his mind.

Relax? Could it be that Teacher Michaela has been under too much pressure lately? Josan thought for a moment and then stopped thinking about it.

The most important thing right now is Tingbao's skin shedding.

"Searching..."

Suddenly, Little Treasure Hunter called out cautiously from the side.

Since it takes a whole day for the sixth dog to molt, it won't be able to reach the 200 points today. Does it need training...?

"Ya Ya!"

Before Qiao Sang could speak, Ya Bao called out, indicating that the extra time should naturally be used for training.

After saying that, he strode towards the open-air training ground and called out:
"Tooth."

Let's go, it needs training too, let's go together.

It knew that its beast tamer would not go out again until Tingbao had finished molting.

Little Treasure Hunter: "..."

Little Treasure Hunt looked at his Beastmaster with pitiful eyes.

Qiao Sang smiled and said, "Go ahead."

...Little Treasure, pouting and looking miserable, drifted towards the open-air training ground.

……

The next day, at 4:30 pm.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa looking at some books about the molting of dragon-type pets.

At this moment, the Dragon King changed the channel.

The news anchor's voice rang out:
"Recently, there have been several incidents of pets taking advantage of their unique characteristics to specifically target pets that they are weak against in competitions. We hope that all players who have registered for the Pet Free Points Battle Tournament will take note and prevent such behavior from occurring..."

Qiao Sang looked up as she listened to the sounds coming from the television.

As the news broadcast aired, surveillance footage appeared in the upper right corner, showing a yellow Electric-type Pokémon taking on three opponents single-handedly. The lightning bolts from the three Electric-type Pokémon struck it, but it remained unharmed. Qiao Sang had an amazing memory and recognized it almost immediately as the spherical Electric-type Pokémon that had battled Ting Bao half a month ago.

Could this little guy have been inspired by his competition with Tingbao...?

If everyone sees this news, it might be harder to find Electric-type Pokémon battles in the future...

"Looking around~"

Just then, Little Treasure Float over while cracking sunflower seeds, watching TV, and exclaimed, indicating that this was the guy who had fought against Lao Liu before.

"Are there any easy opponents to find recently?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter called out, indicating that it was alright and that he could find it with a little time.

"It's probably not so easy to find them again in the future," Qiao Sang said.

"Xunxun?" Little Xunbao called out with a puzzled expression.

Is it because of this news?
Just as Qiao Sang was about to answer, the sofa suddenly moved.

She turned her head and was surprised to find that Tingbao had woken up and was wriggling his body.

As it twists, the outer skin separates from it and peels off.

"Tingbao, you're awake!" Qiao Sang exclaimed in surprise.

The Dragon King turned his head.

"Tingting".

Tingbao cried out once while continuing to wriggle its body.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter stared at it curiously.

This is molting...

"Ya Ya!"

Just then, Ya Bao ran over from the direction of the outdoor training area and called out.

Is the sixth one finally going to shed its skin?

It heard the sound outside.

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement: "It's molting right now."

After saying that, he picked up his phone from the coffee table and dialed Michaela's number.

The phone went unanswered.

But the next second, Michaela and Penjami appeared out of thin air in the living room.

“I think the time you’re calling is probably because Thunder Dragon is about to molt,” Michaela said, looking at Thunder Dragon wriggling on the sofa.

"As expected of you, you guessed it all. No wonder you didn't answer my call." Qiao Sang flattered him smoothly.

A smile crept across Michaela's lips.

The feeling of being praised by a genius is different from the feeling of being praised by a freak, especially a freak like Josan.

After about two minutes, Tingbao finished shedding its skin.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao looked left and right, curiously examining his body after shedding his skin.

"You seem to have gotten quite a bit bigger," Qiao Sang said, looking Ting Bao up and down.

If Tingbao used to look about 2.1 meters tall, now it looks about 2.4 meters tall, which is far beyond the size of a typical mid-level pet.

"Tingting".

Upon hearing this, Tingbao's eyes lit up, and he immediately twisted his body and flew towards the full-length mirror in the living room.

“With each subsequent molt, the Thunder Dragon will grow a little larger,” Michaela said.

Ms. Jacqueline has already covered this… Josan nodded and said:

"clear."

"Searching..."

Little Treasure looked at Tingbao after he shed his skin with an envious expression.

"Tingting!"

While looking in the mirror, Tingbao suddenly remembered something, turned its head and barked, indicating when it had returned. It hadn't accumulated all 200 points yet and needed to hurry up and find an opponent to compete against!

Qiao Sang: "."

Little Treasure Hunter: "." (End of Chapter)