Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Some people? Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then, remembering the purpose of her visit, guessed:
"Are they from our Imperial Beast Taming Academy?"

“That’s right,” Michaela said. “They just arrived last night and are staying at this hotel now.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang did not object.

We're all from the same school, so there's nothing wrong with getting to know each other.

The elevator door opens.

A man in a black short-sleeved shirt was already waiting at the door.

With a neat buzz cut, a rugged face, and wrinkles around his eyes that suggest he's a bit older, he looks to be in his forties.

"Senior Michaela!"

Michaela looked at the approaching man and smiled, "Long time no see."

"It's been over a decade since we last met, and you haven't changed a bit." The man said warmly, then looked at the girl beside him, scrutinizing her from head to toe with the eyes of someone looking at a rare and precious animal, and asked, "This must be Qiao Sang, right?"

Although Qiao Sang didn't spend more than a few days at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, nor did he formally attend any classes at the school, he was a familiar name to some teachers who had access to information about the Imperial Class.

As everyone knows, the Imperial Class has recruited an extraordinary, monstrous beast tamer this year. He was specially recruited into the Imperial Class at only a C-rank and is taught by Senior Michaela.

She became a B-level professional beast tamer before she was even a minor, and independently cultivated two new forms of pet beasts. She even formed a contract with the legendary pet beast Qingqingni.

These events, one after another, challenged their understanding every day.

Many people are extremely curious about this underage, prodigious beast tamer.

Including him.

“That’s right.” After Michaela finished answering, she looked at Jossan and introduced him:
"His name is Aiden. He is a teacher at our school and also the instructor in charge of leading the team participating in the Interstellar Elite School Beast Taming Battle Tournament."

"Hello, teacher," Qiao Sang greeted.

"Hello, hello, I'm so glad to finally meet you in person." Aiden said enthusiastically while looking at the several pets he didn't recognize next to him, trying to identify what kind of pets they were.

Soon, his gaze fell on Qingbao, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The legendary pet beast! Qingyun Nana!
When Qingbao saw that the other person was looking at it, it gave a sweet smile.

Aiden paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up even more.

Just as he was about to speak, Michael said:
"Let's go in first."

Upon hearing this, Aiden quickly led the way.

"Everyone was very excited when they knew you were coming," he said, opening the door.

Six people, three men and three women, were sitting on the sofa in the luxurious living room. These were all students selected by the Imperial Beast Taming Academy to participate in the interstellar elite university beast taming competition.

As soon as the door opened, the six people stood up in unison and greeted the person respectfully.
“Teacher Michaela.”

“Don’t be so formal, please sit down,” Michaela said.

Everyone obediently sat down, showing none of the arrogance they usually displayed outside, saying things like "I am a B-level beast tamer, I am an A-level beast tamer."

“This is Josan, a student of Professor Michaela,” Aiden introduced.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and they all turned their attention to it.

Professor Michaela, an honorary professor at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy and an S-rank Beast Tamer, rarely appears at the school. In the past, it was extremely difficult to get a seat in his lectures, and many people had to ask people from the Mechanical Engineering Department for help to secure a spot.

Later, he became a teacher at the legendary Imperial Class, and then he rarely appeared to give lectures again.

The teachers of the Imperial Class all teach the students of the Imperial Class.

Since this person is a student of Teacher Michaela, then she is a student of the Imperial Class.

He looks so young...

The crowd's eyes held shock, curiosity, scrutiny, admiration, and fighting spirit.

The Imperial Class is the goal of all students at the Beast Taming Academy, whose students are all Beast Tamers who have already made a name for themselves in major international and even interstellar competitions.

Importantly, the students in the Imperial Class are mostly selected from those who have passed the B-level or A-level professional beast tamer exam.

In other words, the students of the Imperial Class are the geniuses among geniuses of the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, and everyone should know them.

But they had never seen or heard of the Imperial Clan member who looked like a young girl before them.

Could it be that she never attended the Beast Taming Academy and was directly selected into the Imperial Class when she was admitted?
Or was he a genius that the school poached from somewhere?
Qiao Sang felt the gazes cast upon her, but her expression remained unchanged.

She's now quite used to being the center of attention.

If certain details about the Imperial Class are not made public, it is very difficult for anyone other than the Imperial Class members and other more experienced teachers to find out.

Aiden wasn't surprised that no one recognized Josan, and continued to introduce him:
"Didn't the school collect the physical data of the legendary pet beast Qingqingni a while ago? That Qingqingni is her pet beast."

The legendary pet beast Qingqingni? Upon hearing this, everyone's bodies instantly trembled, and they quickly turned their gazes to the several gorgeous and mysterious pet beasts beside them, trying to find Qingqingni's figure.

Although Qingbao is now a general, it still has the iconic white cloud pattern that Qingqingni wore during her time. Everyone quickly recognized it, and their gazes instantly became intense.

Finally, someone recognizes her again... Qingbao felt the gaze of the human in front of her and revealed a sweet smile.

The surrounding wind also became lighter.

It always knew that it was very popular with humans, but after leaving the hollow region, fewer and fewer people knew it, and its popularity waned.

Originally, its own beast tamer's teacher paid quite a bit of attention to it, but after Xia Lala appeared, it no longer felt the feeling of being noticed.

Now, that feeling is finally back.

Qingbao initially disliked being stared at by a group of humans, but after no one recognized it, it realized that being noticed was actually quite nice.

"This must be Qingyun Nana!" A woman with medium-length red hair, who looked to be in her twenties, said with a slightly excited expression.

Those who can participate in the interstellar elite university beast taming competition are either B-level beast tamers or A-level beast tamers in the school. The undergraduate program in beast taming is five years long, and even if you study until your fifth year, you will at most be a C-level beast tamer.

If they want to pursue further studies in the field of professional beast tamers, they will continue to take postgraduate entrance exams and pursue doctoral degrees.

The master's program in Beast Taming at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy takes seven years.

The higher the level of a Beast Tamer, the more benefits they receive, and the longer their lifespan. These seven years are actually not a very long time for them.

Over these seven years, students who become B-rank Beastmasters will have the opportunity to participate in the entrance examination for the Imperial Class. Participating in the Interstellar Elite University Beastmaster Battle Tournament is one of the ways to enter the Imperial Class.

Although few students become B-level Beastmasters during their postgraduate studies, as the second-ranked top university in the interstellar world, there are still a number of such geniuses.

Becoming a B-rank professional beast tamer before the age of thirty is only the minimum requirement for entering the Imperial Class. It does not guarantee entry into the Imperial Class.

Some students who become B-rank Beastmasters before the age of thirty but fail the Imperial Class assessment, or who become B-rank Beastmasters in their early thirties, choose to continue their studies for a doctorate.

The doctoral program in Beast Taming takes twenty years. If they can become an A-level Beast Tamer before they turn fifty, they will have the opportunity to participate in the assessment to enter the Imperial Class.

This is the group of people who came to participate in the interstellar elite school beast taming battle.

The woman's name was Aislin. She looked to be in her twenties, but was actually in her early fifties. She was a true A-level Beast Tamer.

She was already older than the selection criteria for the Imperial Class, and she was participating in the competition purely for honor, so she was much more relaxed than the other students who were still within the selection criteria.

“Yes.” Qiao Sang nodded.

"Qingqing," Qingbao called out sweetly as a greeting.

Everyone's eyes lit up, but because Teacher Michaela and the people from the Imperial Class were in front of them, they remained in place rather reservedly and did not step forward.

Aislinn didn't think too much about it, exclaimed "Ah!" and gave a cute look, then looked at Josang for her opinion:
"Can I touch Kiyoyun Nana?"

Qiao Sang looked at Qing Bao and asked, "Is it alright?"

"Qingqing."

Qingbao nodded with a smile.

“It says yes,” Jossan said.

Aislinn immediately stepped forward and eagerly began to touch and rub the object.

I really want to touch it too... The other five people watched with envy.

Qingbao didn't move, letting him touch her.

While being petted, it also gave Little Treasure Hunt a smug look that seemed to say, "Look, I'm still so popular."

Xiao Xunbao didn't say anything, but silently took out his phone, opened his live streaming account, pointed the screen at Qingbao, pointed at the million followers on it, and grinned.

Qingbao: "..."

Michaela and Aiden were already exchanging pleasantries nearby.

The five people looked at each other for a moment, and finally someone couldn't help but ask:
"Senior Qiao, when did you join the Imperial Class?"

Senior Sister Qiao… Qiao Sang looked at the man in front of her with slicked-back hair who looked a decade older than her and paused for a moment before saying:
"I just joined the Imperial Class this year."

"Senior, how did you get into the Imperial Class?" a woman in a white casual suit asked immediately.

“There was no special procedure; they just notified me to go in directly,” Qiao Sang replied.

As expected, the selection process wasn't conducted on campus... Everyone wore expressions of "I knew it."

This explains why no one has heard of or seen the senior student in front of them.

Qiao Sang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't call me senior anymore, just call me Qiao Sang."

“How can that be? Even if you’re younger than us, once you’re in the Imperial Class, you’ll be our senior.” The young man with brown curly hair, who looked to be only in his early twenties, said.

If a Beast Tamer reaches the C-rank Beast Tamer level at a young age, their physical aging will gradually slow down. However, no matter how young they look, their inner self is not. Their age can still be easily seen from their eyes and demeanor.

Especially for high-level beast tamers who maintain a youthful appearance, they can almost immediately tell whether the other party looks young or is genuinely young.

The senior student Qiao from the Imperial Class in front of me may not look as young as she appears, but you can still tell that she is genuinely young, not pretending to be.

Just as Jossan was about to speak, Michaela looked over and smiled:

"You guys shouldn't call her 'senior' anymore; it makes her sound old."

Are they considered old? Even the younger members of the Imperial Class basically became B-rank Beast Tamers around the age of thirty, and four of them were around the same age.

Even if there are differences, how big can they be?

Although everyone had doubts, they all wore expressions that said, "I understand."

Before they could speak, Aiden added with a smile:
"Your senior, Qiao, is only seventeen years old."

How old? Seventeen?! Everyone could no longer control their facial expressions, revealing obvious shock and astonishment.

Even Aislinn, who had been engrossed in figuring out the treasure, looked over with a bewildered expression.

As everyone knows, even the lowest-ranking student in the Imperial Class is a B-level Beast Tamer.

So, the girl in front of you is a seventeen-year-old B-rank Beast Tamer?

Seventeen?
What were they doing when they were seventeen?
Is it really possible for someone to become a B-rank Beastmaster at this age?
Everyone's minds were in chaos, feeling that the combination of this age and this level of beast tamer was far beyond their comprehension.

Qiao Sang seemed to enjoy everyone's expressions and repeated what she had said earlier:
"So please just call me by my name."

After a two-second silence, everyone could no longer maintain their previous restraint and excitedly crowded around, chattering away:
"You were a B-rank Beastmaster at seventeen. When did you awaken your brain? Was it awakened at birth?"

"No wonder you look so young, you really are that young!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen a B-rank Beastmaster this young! If those guys from Yantian University knew that our school had such a young B-rank Beastmaster, how could they say things like 'the top geniuses in the entire interstellar space would choose their school as their first choice'!"

"I was just about to ask, what are the species of all your pets? Apart from Qingyun Nainai, Yehuanwang, and Xianxianpu, I don't recognize the others."

"The school really kept it a secret. We didn't even hear a word about such a genius as you from the Imperial Class."

If the other party were just a student from the Imperial Class, everyone would only feel reserved. But when they thought about how young the other party was, they were more shocked and amazed that "there are people with such talent in the world".

Especially when such a person is from the same school as them, for some reason, they feel excited and wish they could take this peerless genius to Yantian University for a stroll right now.

In an instant, Qingbao was forgotten, and Qiaosang suddenly became the most eye-catching person.

Aiden watched as the students he had brought surrounded the girl. He opened his mouth as if to speak, instinctively wanting to shield this prodigy from the Imperial Class, lest everyone's enthusiasm make her feel awkward. But then he remembered that her personal teacher was standing by without saying a word, and decided it wasn't necessary.

At this moment, Michaela said, "I remember that the team leaders who participated in the StarCraft Beast Taming Battle Tournament in the past would borrow a Guilunsel."

"Did you bring Guilun Sel this time?" (End of Chapter)