Beast Taming Starts from Zero

High in the azure sky.

A flying pet, about ten meters tall and mostly yellowish-brown, flapped its wings and flew leisurely.

One flying-type pet after another easily overtook it.

The tan-colored flying pet remained unhurried and continued to fly slowly.

After flying from dawn till dusk, Qiao Sang finally couldn't help but lower her voice and say:
"Teacher, I think it would be faster to just let Ya Bao and the others fly."

"Ya Ya!"

Upon hearing this, Ya Bao immediately barked, indicating that it could.

After saying that, it flew to the side and began to grow larger.

"Come back first," Michaela said, understanding what Ya Bao was about to do.

Ya Bao stopped what he was doing and looked at his beast tamer.

"Listen to the teacher..." Qiao Sang nodded slightly.

"Teeth..."

Toothpick looked disappointed and flew back to its tan-colored flying pet.

“There are regulations for going to Bird Island. Humans who want to enter Bird Island must hire a local flying-type pet,” Michaela explained.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then asked, "How do the pets get in?"

“Flying-type pets don’t need any procedures and can enter directly. Pets with contracts can enter with their tamers. Wild pets other than flying-type pets have to enter by hiring local flying-type pets, just like humans,” Michaela explained.

"That's quite troublesome..." Qiao Sang glanced at the tan-colored flying pet leisurely flying in front of her and asked in a low voice:
"Why don't you find a pet that can fly faster?"

This speed reminded her of her mother's chubby baby pigeon before it evolved...

"Do you think I don't want to...?" A hint of helplessness appeared on Michaela's calm face: "There are only a few flying-type pets that travel between Yan Kingdom and Flying Bird Island every day, and I have already chosen the flying-type pet with the most expensive ticket price."

"Jianjian".

Before Qiao Sang could speak, the earth-yellow flying-type pet that was flying let out a cry.

I am expensive because I am reliable. Rest assured, I will definitely get you safely to Bird Island.

The Steady Bird is a flying-type general-level pet. Known for its steadiness, it can remain steady and travel safely, whether in typhoons or across the sea.

So you could hear everything... Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then said, "Could you fly a little faster?"

"Jianjian".

The robust bird let out a cry without hesitation.

No, it needs to be stable.

Qiao Sang: "..."

At this moment, Steel Treasure called out:
"Steel Chieftain".

Hurry up a bit, and I'll give you extra money when we reach our destination.

"Jianjian".

The robust bird paused for two seconds, then cried out, indicating that you had already bought tickets and paid.

Qiao Sang keenly sensed the other person's interest during those two seconds of silence and quickly said, "We'll add extra for you."

"Jianjian!"

The robust bird's eyes lit up, and it let out a loud cry.

Hold on tight!
After saying that, a white light suddenly emanated from his body, and he abruptly accelerated his sprint.

"Gis!"

Caught off guard, Giss Egg lost its grip and was blown away by the wind.

Lu Bao reacted quickly, stretching out its tail and pulling it back.

"Hyotei".

Lubo looked down at Geese Egg and barked.

Hold on tight.

"Gis!"

Giss Egg nodded vigorously, then gripped Lubo's tail tightly with both paws.

Lu Bao: "..."

The robust bird seemed to sense the commotion behind it and began to circulate its energy.

Instantly, a transparent barrier enveloped him, shutting out the surrounding wind.

Michaela asked, "What did you just tell Steadfast Bird to add? Why did it suddenly speed up?"

Qiao Sang said succinctly, "Add money."

Michaela: "..."

Time passed slowly, and before they knew it, the strong and steady bird finally flew away from Yan Kingdom.

The density of high-rise buildings has decreased sharply, while mountains and rivers have increased.

Yantian Star has a large number of pet beasts, and apart from human-inhabited areas, the area outside of cities is rarely developed, so the natural environment is quite good.

We traversed mountains and seas.

The sun rises and sets.

Finally, the sturdy bird landed on an island.

The number of flying-type pets in the surrounding area has visibly increased.

Qiao Sang looked around and discovered many flying-type pets that she didn't recognize.

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter's head pierced through the barrier, curiously observing everything around him.

"Have we arrived?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Jianjian".

The answer came from a sturdy bird, which cried out to indicate that this was indeed Bird Island.

After saying that, it sped up, rushed straight down, and landed on a spacious flat area.

This is clearly where flying-type pets stop when traveling between cities. Many large flying-type pets stop here, and people and pets get on and off them.

Qiao Sang, holding the fresh-faced Xia Lala, was about to jump down.

"Jianjian".

At this moment, the robust bird lowered its voice and let out a slightly hurried cry.

Add more money, add more money, you haven't added more money for me yet.

...Qiao Sang took out some money and handed it to Xiao Xunbao, who was standing next to her.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter took the money and floated to the front of the sturdy big bird.

"Healthy, healthy."

The robust, large bird frantically tried to signal to the back of the bird.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter gave a "I understand" look, teleported to the sturdy bird's wing, and secretly handed over the money.

The sturdy bird calmly flapped its wings and took the money.

"They manage it quite formally, but you still have to secretly slip them money..." Qiao Sang thought to herself, then jumped off the sturdy bird and landed steadily on the ground.

"Jianjian".

The robust bird smiled at her.

After paying, they became much more enthusiastic… Josang returned a polite smile. “Let Steelball grow bigger, and we can just sit on its back and go over.” Michaela said after getting off the Steady Bird, “With Flying-type pets here, it will be easier to move around.”

Just as Qiao Sang was about to ask how convenient it was, a blue bird-like pet swooped down and snatched the ice cream from a little boy's hand.

The little boy burst into tears: "My ice cream!"

The parents nearby quickly offered words of comfort.

The blue bird pet, holding an ice cream cone in its mouth, turned its head, revealing a mocking expression, before spreading its wings and flying away.

Michaela looked up at the flying-type Pokémon that had flown away and continued, "Sometimes the flying-type Pokémon here bully people who don't have one."

"Is no one in charge?" Qiao Sang asked.

Michaela laughed and said, "Bird Island is the territory of a Rain-Praying Phoenix. This species is on the verge of extinction, so it opened its territory to all kinds of flying pets to live here. Later, it cooperated with the Beast Taming Alliance and did not restrict humans from living here. However, if a dispute occurs on its territory, it still sides with the pets."

She paused, then added:

"Don't worry too much about the environment here. Qi Yufeng doesn't manage Flying Bird Island much anymore. With the intervention of the Beast Taming Alliance, there are both human and beast-beast government members here, so there won't be any incidents of flying-type beasts injuring people without reason."

"The flying-type pets here are indeed more difficult to manage than those in other places. If you have a flying-type pet with you, they won't do anything to you."

"Without a flying-type pet accompanying me, am I bound to encounter flying-type pets causing trouble here?" Qiao Sang asked, turning to look at Gang Bao.

Almost the instant his own beastmaster looked at him, Steel Treasure's size slowly increased.

“It depends.” Michaela floated up and sat on Steelboom’s back, saying, “Not all flying-type Pokémon are intelligent, and not all flying-type Pokémon like to cause trouble for others. It mainly depends on luck. If you don’t have a flying-type Pokémon with you, it’s best not to eat on the road. They like to eat what other people are holding.”

"No wonder that kid's ice cream got stolen just now," Qiao Sang remarked.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter took out some melon seeds from the ring at some point, and nodded while cracking the seeds.

With its younger brother, the fourth one, by its side, it should be fine to eat.

Qiao Sang is now a B-level Beast Tamer, so even if Steel Treasure doesn't grow bigger, he's not afraid of flying-type pets causing trouble. However, it's always better to have one less thing to worry about.

She gathered her thoughts, looked up at the enlarged steel treasure, blocked out the ideas in her mind, and coughed lightly.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao appeared on Gangbao's body, took off the white cloud from her body, spread it on top, and smiled sweetly at her beast tamer.

"Well done, Qingbao..." Qiao Sang then said to Ya Bao, "Let's go."

Gangbao looked down and silently glanced at his own beast tamer.

Ya Bao's eyes glowed blue as he led his beast tamer onto Gang Bao's back.

Qiao Sang keenly noticed that many flying-type pets around him were looking in his direction.

At first, she thought everyone was captivated by Steel's good looks, but soon she noticed that the flying-type pets were all staring at Giss Egg, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Why do I feel like all these flying-type pets are staring at Giss Egg?" Josang asked, expressing his doubts.

"Gis?"

The egg that was rolling on Steelball stopped moving and looked around.

Have it?

Michael glanced at the surrounding flying-type pets and calmly said:
"Many flying-type pets like to eat eggs."

"So that's how it is." Qiao Sang suddenly realized.

She had heard that some flying-type pets especially liked to eat eggs, and even pet eggs.

Giss Egg: "!!!"

"Gis!"

Giss Egg let out a shriek and jumped into the backpack where Lu Bao was, trying to crawl inside.

Lu Bao picked it up without any expression.

Giss Egg's mouth twitched.

Just as it was about to burst into tears, Steel Treasure flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, quickly leaving the surrounding flying-type pets far behind.

“Giss…”

Without those terrifying gazes, Gisdan sniffed and held back his tears.

In the following days, it dared not roll around as usual, but stayed close to Lu Bao, even if it couldn't squeeze into the backpack, it clung tightly to the backpack with its paws.

Twenty minutes later, Gangbao arrived at a five-star hotel.

The hotel is incredibly tall, in a circular shape with a hollow center, and its top even reaches into the clouds.

After checking in, a flying-type pet wearing a name tag led them to the hollowed-out area in the middle. Its size slowly increased, and it let out a cry.

Josan, Michaela, and Toothbone climbed onto its back.

The flying-type pet, wearing a name tag, flapped its wings and flew upwards.

Shortly after, it stopped by the railing on the 306th floor.

"You won't have to ride a flying pet every time you come up, will you?" Qiao Sang asked as she jumped over the railing.

"Let's test it."

Before Michaela could answer, the flying-type pet wearing the name tag let out a cry.

You can call us, or you can ride your own flying pet.

The open space in the middle of the hotel is over 800 square meters, which is enough to allow multiple high-level flying pets to revert to their original size and stay or fly there.

It seems that the hollowed-out area in the middle was specially designed for flying-type pets... Qiao Sang thought to himself, and said:
"I see."

The flying-type pet wearing the work badge turned and flew downwards.

Michaela walked toward the room he had booked.

"Is there an elevator here? Does everyone have to use a flying pet to get up here?" Qiao Sang asked, looking around at the surroundings.

“There is an elevator,” Michaela said. “However, most people come up using flying-type pets, since the service provided by flying-type pets is a specialty of this hotel.”

That's true, other hotels don't offer this kind of service... Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Then she thought of something and asked:

What competitions are we going to participate in next?

Before coming to Bird Island, she did some research online. Many people said that they could obtain resources through various competitions here, or win the favor of a flying-type pet and form a contract with it.

“No need,” Michaela said. “I’ve checked. The recent competitions are all for low-level Beastmasters and pets. Even if you register and win, you won’t have the resources that Steel Treasure needs.”

"Where do we get the resources that Steelbao needs?" Qiao Sang asked.

"To Qi Yufeng's place," Michaela said, arriving at the reserved room and opening the door.

The first thing you see is a luxurious and spacious living room with gleaming marble floor tiles covered in patterns. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky is ablaze with fiery clouds, and occasionally a few flying pets pass by outside the window.

The scenery was breathtaking, but Qiao Sang had no interest in appreciating it and asked with a bewildered expression:
"The Rain-Praying Phoenix? The Rain-Praying Phoenix that governs this island?"

“That’s right.” Michaela walked to the French windows, admiring the view outside, and said, “There is only one Rain-Praying Phoenix on Bird Island.”

Qiao Sang stood there, stunned for a long time, and asked:

"How do we ask them for it? Do we just go to their door?"

“How could that be?” Michaela turned and laughed. “I don’t even know where Qi Yufeng is.”

Teacher Michaela is reliable, Teacher Michaela is reliable... Qiao Sang silently repeated to himself, then couldn't help but ask, "Even if we find the Rain-Praying Phoenix, will it give us resources?"

“I don’t know, but King-level flying-type pet resources are nothing to Qi Yu Feng. We can have a good chat with it.” Michaela said after enjoying the scenery for a while and sitting down on the sofa.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then asked the same question again: "So how do we find it?"

Michaela looked at his pet beast picking its nose and called out, "Dragon King."

"Grind."

The Dragon King lowered his claws, revealing a "this is troublesome" expression, and let out a cry. (End of Chapter)