Beast Taming Starts from Zero

"Oh no, I probably won't get the prize..." Qiao Sang's heart sank slightly, and she said:
"I see."

After that, hang up the phone.

Just then, my phone vibrated; a message had arrived:
[Dear Tingbao, congratulations on winning first place in this Pet Free Points Battle Tournament! Please bring your identification bracelet to the Prize Redemption Center at No. 101, Quanyi Street within seven calendar days to redeem your prize. Failure to do so within seven calendar days will be considered a forfeiture of the prize.]

There are many competitions on Yantian Star, including various large and small ones, many of which are even organized by pet organizations.

If pet competitions are to appear more legitimate, registration is required, and humans need to assist with various procedures.

Many competitions do not have a fixed venue or an on-site awards ceremony. In such cases, an official awards platform that can be trusted by both tamers and their pets is needed.

Thus, the event prize redemption center came into being.

The event prize redemption center is specifically for winners of large, medium, and small-scale competitions without fixed venues to redeem their prizes.

Seeing that Jossan's expression was off, Michaela asked:
"what happened?"

"Tingbao has to go to the energy pool within a week, or the prize will be forfeited," Qiao Sang said with a sigh as she put down her phone.

"Tingting".

Upon hearing this, Tingbao immediately stopped eating the energy pills and barked, indicating that it would go soak them right away.

“No,” Jossan said. “You haven’t molted for the third time yet.”

"Tingting?"

Tingbao looked puzzled and called out.

Is it necessary to undergo a third molt before soaking in the energy pool?

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then realized that it might not be so certain...

Michaela said while eating her sandwich:
"The energy pool reward for the pet free points battle only provides enough energy for a mid-level pet to evolve directly to a high-level pet. However, some pets require other evolution conditions to evolve to a high-level pet. Just let Thunder Dragon soak in the energy pool without worry. Its next evolution stage requires a million volts of tempering. Soaking in the energy pool alone will not evolve it."

No, with the cheat system, as long as there's enough energy, it can evolve... Qiao Sang thought to herself.

However, she was no longer as worried as before.

Just like Teacher Michaela said, the reward of the energy pool is only the energy that allows intermediate pets to evolve directly to advanced levels. So as long as Tingbao wears the Everstone, we can still make the most of this reward and fill up the energy at the current stage.

"I understand," Qiao Sang said, feigning an expression of sudden realization.

"Steel Chief?"

At that moment, Gangbao's voice rang in my mind.

What is a cheat code?
"!!!"

"Did you hear what I was thinking just now?" Qiao Sang asked in her mind, her heart churning with turmoil.

"Steel Chief?"

Gangbao glanced at his beast tamer in surprise and responded in his mind.

We have a bond that binds us together. I know what you're thinking. Isn't that normal?
No, this is not normal at all. You couldn't sense anything about the cheat system before... Qiao Sang's heart started racing involuntarily.

She didn't feel her privacy had been invaded by Steel's sudden ability to sense her thoughts about cheat codes; on the contrary, she was somewhat excited.

Since Steel Treasure can sense things it couldn't sense before, does that mean the bond between them is increasing?

Steel Treasure sensed his Beastmaster's thoughts, paused for a moment, and felt a warm current surge in his heart.

Then it thought of something and cried out in its mind:
"Steel Chief?"

Now that our bond is strengthening, can we shut down our inner thoughts?
Qiao Sang's heart stirred, and she said in her mind:

"You can try it."

After saying that, she began to control her inner thoughts: "Gangbao is really smart."

Steelbao did not respond.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang's heart stirred, and she continued to probe in her mind, "Gangbao, can you still hear what I'm thinking?"

Steelbao did not respond.

Qiao Sang was overjoyed.

That's great! The bond between her and Steel has finally evolved to the point where she can block out her inner thoughts! Heaven knows that sometimes when she's sitting on Steel, she's so hard she can't stand it, and she doesn't dare to have too many thoughts in her mind.

"Steel Chieftain".

Just then, Gangbao's voice appeared in my mind.

It can hear.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Qiao Sang began to eat quietly.

Steel Bao ate the energy pills without any expression.

……

After finishing breakfast, Tingbao subconsciously showed a spirited expression, ready to set off.

It quickly realized that the competition was over, and after thinking for a moment, it chose to stay and lie down next to its beast tamer.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter floated over, gave a fawning call to its beast tamer, and indicated that it was about to go for training.

After saying that, he spread out his paws.

It means it wants a phone.

“Let’s go buy one.” After saying that, Qiao Sang picked up her phone, searched for nearby mobile phone stores, and then put the address in front of Xiao Xunbao, saying, “Let’s go here.”

"Search!"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes gleamed with an eager blue light as he led his beast tamer away from the spot.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao looked unhappy when his beast tamer suddenly disappeared.

"Qingqing?"

Qingbao, who was about to go to the outdoor training ground, floated over and called out, asking if she wanted to train together.
"Tingting".

Tingbao called out without even thinking.

I've already finished the competition, why do I still need to train so hard?

"I'm still the most diligent..." Qingbao didn't say anything, and lightly floated towards the open-air training ground.

About ten minutes later, Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao returned to the living room out of thin air.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure, holding his new phone, was so enamored with it that he floated onto the sofa and immediately downloaded various apps.

Qiao Sang looked at Tingbao, who was still in the living room, and asked:

Aren't you going to training?

"Tingting?"

Tingbao paused for a moment, then called out.

Wasn't the match over?
Qiao Sang's lips twitched slightly, and he said, "We still need to train even when there are no matches."

I thought that after this competition, Tingbao would have a goal and be able to roll on his own, but I didn't expect that as soon as the competition ended, he would go back to his old ways.

"Tingting".

Tingbao gave a "okay" look and didn't resist. He twisted his body and flew towards the open-air training ground.

As Qiao Sang watched its retreating figure, something suddenly occurred to her.

Before, Tingbao would always stick close to Lubao to cool off whenever it was free. Even during training, it would make a point of staying near Lubao. But since participating in this competition, it has spent less and less time with Lubao.

Remember, the hair clip that emits cool air has an expiration date after being opened… Qiao Sang recalled the feeling of being by Ting Bao's side earlier, turned to look at Xiao Xunbao, and asked:
"Is Tingbao's hair clip no longer able to emit cool air?"

"Looking around~"

While operating the phone, Xiao Xunbao recalled and called out.

It seems like it's been a while.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang felt a surge of relief.

Although Tingbao still hasn't developed the habit of training on his own without being told after the competition, it seems that his problem of being afraid of the heat has improved.

She gathered her thoughts, reminded Xiao Xunbao, "Remember not to show off skills you haven't used in competitions during training," and then, sensing Qingbao's location, headed towards the open-air training ground.

Tingbao's competition is over; now we must focus all our efforts on finding the Sun Crystal.

……

By the time Xiao Xunbao finished downloading all the apps and floated to the open-air training ground with his phone, Qiao Sang had already left the villa with Xia Lala, Ya Bao, and Qing Bao, following the direction of the wind.

"Looking around~"

"Xunxun~" Xiaoxunbao opened the live streaming app and greeted the netizens who came in.

Many netizens who came in left messages wanting to see Tingbao.

Since yesterday's live stream, Xiao Xunbao has gained many fans, but they all followed him because of Tingbao.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure wasn't sad either. It floated over to Tingbao's side, pointed the camera at it, and called out.

"Tingting".

Tingbao turned his head to greet his phone, then continued training.

Little Treasure Hunter floated to the open space next to him, set up his phone, pointed it at himself, and looked at the message.

All that could be seen below were messages asking to see Tingbao again.

Little Treasure Hunter was a little unhappy when it saw the comments, and its lips pouted, but it quickly regained its composure and barked enthusiastically:
"Looking around~"

Then, he used his Stand, and his real body floated to a spot where the camera could see him and began training hard.

People don't like themselves just because they don't know themselves yet. Once they do, they'll definitely like them.

As Little Treasure Hunter pondered this, he trained even harder.

……

Two hours later, Josan returned to the villa.

"Qingqing..."

Qingbao sighed, not expecting that the sun crystal he found was fake.

The wind swirled low for a moment.

"It's alright," Qiao Sang comforted her. "The main problem is that there are too many counterfeit products on the market. We'll keep looking, and there'll always be hope."

"Qingqing."

Qingbao nodded, then seemed to remember something, her expression brightened, and she called out.

It can now control the clones from a distance.

Actually, it had already completed this training some time ago, but its own beast tamers were all busy with Tingbao's competition, so it didn't say anything.

"Really? That's great!" Qiao Sang exclaimed in surprise. "From now on, when we go out, you can stay at home and train."

Qingbao was taken aback, feeling that this wasn't its original intention in training the remote control of clones. However, seeing its beast tamer's delighted expression, it pretended to be happy and nodded.
"Qingqing~"

“We shouldn’t delay, let’s start practicing this right away,” Qiao Sang said. “Use as many clones as you can right now, go to the training ground and train, while your main body does other things.”

With his clones all unleashed, Qingbao's smile became strained.

He immediately unleashed over a hundred clones, which all transformed into wind and blew towards the open-air training ground.

"Ya Ya!"

Ya Bao ran out after him.

Qiao Sang followed closely behind.

When she arrived at the training ground, she saw all her pets training, and she felt very gratified.

Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Qingbao and instructed him:
"Next, Thunderstorm will be the main training skill. We definitely can't use so many clones at the same time. We can reduce most of them until we have enough energy to use them."

"Practicing this skill will definitely deplete your energy quickly. If you don't have enough, go to Little Treasure Hunter for energy recovery fluid."

"Qingqing."

Qingbao nodded.

Then it instinctively looked in the direction of Little Treasure Hunter.

Little Treasure Hunter was diligently controlling the Dark Shadow during training, unlike his usual playful attitude, which surprised him.

Is this still the same little treasure hunter it knows...?

……

It was 11:30 a.m.

living room.

"Dinner's ready!" Qiao Sang called out.

Soon after, Ya Bao and the others ran in one after another, happily approaching their respective energy meals.

Tingbao deliberately used its tail to curl up the energy meal and moved its position next to its own beast tamer.

Michael did not return at noon.

Seeing that annoying guy made Tingbao visibly feel much better than when he was eating breakfast.

"Searching..."

Usually, the first two to arrive at the table are the little treasure hunters, but this time they were the last to arrive.

It had its head drooping, looking rather unwell.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Sang asked upon seeing this.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure sighed and barked, indicating that no one seemed to like watching it train and everyone was clamoring to watch Sixth Brother.

"Look at me?" Tingbao raised his head.

If this continues, not only will we not collect any positive emotional energy, but we'll probably have to collect a lot of negative energy first... After pondering for a moment, Qiao Sang suggested:
"Why don't you start a new live streaming account?"

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter paused for a moment, then called out.

why?
"Because the reason people follow your account is to see Tingbao," Qiao Sang analyzed. "If you open another one, the people who follow you and their pets will follow you simply because you are you."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure's eyes lit up suddenly. He picked up the phone he had just put aside and prepared to open a new account.

"Let's eat first," Qiao Sang said.

"Looking around~"

Having resolved her inner conflict, Xiao Xunbao was in a great mood. She obediently put down her phone and began to devour her energy pills.

After finishing his meal, Xiao Xunbao couldn't wait to pick up his phone and register a new account.

Qiao Sang had just finished eating, and remembering something, said:
"Take out one of the Everstones first."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure didn't want to put down his phone, so he called out without even looking up.

Immediately afterwards, a Night Ring King that looked exactly like it appeared beside it.

The stand-in turned around, raised its paw, and helped Little Treasure Hunter remove the ring from its body, enlarging it so that it could squeeze its head inside.

Before long, it emerged from the ring and handed over the Everstone.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Goodness, Stands have been used to this extent...? Qiao Sang took the Everstone, turned to look at Ting Bao who was still eating his energy meal, and said:

"After you finish eating, we'll go pick up the prize this afternoon."

“Tingting…”

Tingbao nodded as he ate his energy pills.

……

2 p.m.

Event prize redemption center.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao appeared out of thin air at the gate.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure was about to take out its phone to start a live stream, but then it remembered its Beastmaster's words, put down its phone, turned around, and barked:
"Looking around~"

It wants to go back to training.

I think you don't want to go back to training, you just want to go back to live streaming... Qiao Sang thought to himself, and said:
"Go."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes glowed blue, and he disappeared from the spot.

Qiao Sang, carrying the adorable Xia Lala, led Ya Bao and Ting Bao through the doors of the competition prize redemption center. (End of Chapter)