Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Gilbert stood frozen in place, his first thought being that something was wrong with his ears, otherwise how could he have heard such outrageous news?

An 18-year-old A-level professional beast tamer.

This, how is this possible!

Just as Gilbert began to doubt himself, the male classmate continued:
"Dean, you should go to an internet cafe. You're trending on social media now." With that, the male student sighed and turned to leave.

Gilbert stood there, stunned, letting the students around him stare at him with complicated expressions. After a long while, he finally moved his stiff legs and left.

He arrived at the office, closed the door, and sat down in the chair, looking dazed.

After sitting there blankly for five minutes, he suddenly remembered something:

Did I trend on social media myself?

Gilbert paused for a moment, picked up his phone, opened the relevant app, and quickly saw the headline:
[A well-known figure revealed that the dean of Yulian Dun Beast Taming Academy once refused to admit Qiao Sang.]

Gilbert stared intently at the headline, took a deep breath, clicked to enter, and quickly scanned the page.

According to a well-known source, Gilbert Herren, the dean of the Royal Beast Taming Academy, rejected Josan's university application because his academic scores were insufficient. Several admissions officers felt that Josan's talent warranted an exception, but Dean Gilbert Herren firmly opposed this.

[It's fair to say that if it weren't for Dean Gilbert Herren's objection, Josan would now be a student at Royal Union University, representing our Superstar Royal Union University in the Master Challenge Cup.]

[The only 18-year-old genius A-level professional beast tamer in history missed out on entering Royal Union University due to a single decision by Dean Gilbert Heron. One wonders if Dean Gilbert Heron regrets his actions now that he knows what he's achieved.]

At that moment, Gilbert felt an unprecedented heartache.

With trembling hands, he flipped through the pages and found that almost all of them were accusations of his own lack of foresight and senility.

There were even some comments from students of the Royal London School of Economics and Management:

[Although I don't know which well-known figure leaked this information, what he said is completely true! Qiao Sang's first choice wasn't the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, but our Yulianton University! I'm so angry! This is an 18-year-old A-level professional beast tamer!]

[I am a student at Royal London University. First of all, I admire and respect Dean Gilbert, but his handling of this matter was truly senile; he rejected a genius who could go down in history.]

I strongly defend my school's dean, but on this matter, I cannot refute him, and in fact, I want to join in the condemnation.

I just found out about this... I can't believe that even the dean of our school's Beast Taming Academy could make a mistake.

Gilbert slammed the phone down face down.

"Dong dong!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Gilbert slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and said:
"Come in."

The blond man pushed open the door and walked in.

He glanced at the highly respected dean with a complicated expression.

Before he could speak, Gilbert keenly sensed the look in his eyes and immediately sneered, "So you're here to laugh at me too?"

The blond man instantly broke out in a cold sweat: "How could I dare to laugh at you?"

"What is it?" Gilbert asked.

“Ayub from the Royal Class is participating in this year’s Master Challenge Cup. He was matched with a strong opponent in the preliminaries, so he wants to advance 30,000 points to buy the Super Source Pearl,” the blond man quickly said.

Gilbert scoffed, "How strong is he? Is he stronger than Jerome from Yantian University?"

The blond man fell silent.

Gilbert immediately understood what he meant and angrily said, "Josang just became an A-rank Beastmaster and he can defeat Jerome! How long has Ayub been an A-rank professional Beastmaster? He can't even beat an opponent who isn't as strong as Jerome! He's always thinking about using up his points in advance. Tell him there's no way he can do it. Let him figure it out himself!"

"But..." the blond man hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"Speak your mind!" Gilbert was now dissatisfied with everyone.

“Qiao Sang is a bit different from those professional beast tamers who have just become A-level. She already has four royal-level pet beasts…” the blond man said.

The office fell into silence.

"Dean?"

"Dean!"

"Dean, are you alright, Dean?"

……

Blue Star, Dragon Kingdom.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Hangzhou City, Pet Base.

The place was bustling with noise and people were coming and going. There were hardly any people when the store first opened, but later, for some reason, customers kept coming in waves.

The staff couldn't keep up with the demand, and even the manager had to come and greet them.

The treasure-hunting ghost was awakened by the noise.

It opened its eyes, paused for a moment upon seeing the dark human head in front of it, then grinned. Just as it was about to go to the area where the pet eggs were kept to take one out, it heard the voices of the people around it:

"Where are the treasure-hunting ghosts? Why are there only a few of them?"

What's the price for the treasure hunter at your base?

"I heard that Qiao Sang bought his Netherworld Ring Monarch from your pet base, is that true?"

Do you have any pet eggs from the Treasure Hunter Ghost?

Treasure-hunting Ghost: "???"

Why is everyone asking about their own race?

Did you hear that right?
In the blink of an eye, it heard a staff member answer a human who had inquired about the price:

"The base price for the Treasure Hunter Ghost is 125 million, but the exact amount depends on the Treasure Hunter Ghost you choose."

"Search!"

The treasure-hunting ghost widened its eyes, quickly floated over, and shouted.

No! It wasn't this price yesterday! He's deliberately inflating the price!

As he spoke, the treasure hunter glared angrily at the staff member who was speaking.

Does this human not want their race to be sold into a contract with humans?

Just as the treasure hunter was about to expose the staff member again, the woman who had asked about the price earlier suddenly brightened up and said:
"I think this treasure-hunting ghost is pretty good; it seems very energetic. How much does it cost?"

The treasure hunter was stunned.

The staff member hesitated and said, "This treasure-hunting ghost is a bit special. It's quite old, already eight years old... If you're really interested in buying it, I can apply for a special price of 88 for you."

"Okay, go and apply." The woman hugged the treasure-hunting ghost and laughed.

"Search..."

The Treasure-Seeking Ghost's first reaction was to struggle. It didn't want a contract; it wanted to help its race find humans to form one! However, after struggling for only a moment, it realized that almost all the humans around it were already carrying the Treasure-Seeking Ghost's pet egg and the Treasure-Seeking Ghost away. It stopped struggling and froze again.

"Why are there so few treasure hunters in your base?" someone complained.

"Sorry, we really only have this many Treasure-Hunting Ghosts and their pet eggs left at our base," the staff member said. "Has this Treasure-Hunting Ghost already been reserved?" the person who had just spoken asked, looking over.

"Of course!" The woman hugged the treasure-hunting ghost tightly, looking as if she was afraid of being robbed.

The person who asked the question left disappointed.

"Searching..."

Looking at the humans around him who were disappointed because they hadn't been able to buy the Treasure Ghost or its pet egg, the Treasure Ghost felt a strange sense of magic.

The staff member who had left earlier quickly came over and said:
"I've already approved the price. Would you like to sign the contract now?"

The woman didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked at the treasure-hunting ghost and asked, "Would you like to come with me?"

The treasure-hunting ghost looked around and saw that there were no more bases of its kind left, then it looked at the staff.

The staff member nodded at it.

The treasure-hunting ghost looked at the human holding it, pondered for a moment, and then cried out:
"Searching".

It is willing.

……

Meanwhile, Yan Tianxing.

Tanzania, villa.

Josang had been on the phone for almost an hour.

Just as I hung up, another call came in:
“Dr. Jiang? Of course I remember… You are Dr. Jiang from the Water Luna Research and Conservation Center. I remember you took me on a tour of the Water Luna Research and Conservation Center… Oh no, oh no… Yes, Lu Bao has evolved into Ice Saint Asia… I don’t know when I will return to Blue Star yet. My schedule is basically arranged by my teacher… Yes, she is a teacher at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy… Of course, if I have time, I will definitely go to your place again… I will definitely do my best in the competition…”

After hanging up with Dr. Jiang, my phone vibrated again.

Qiao Sang looked at the caller ID, sighed inwardly, and answered the call.
"Hey, Coach Tao... Yes, I'm participating in the Master Challenge... Haha, I'm not as amazing as you say... I just recently became an A-level Beastmaster... I'm not sure if I can go back to Blue Star after the competition, I have to follow my teacher's arrangements... Why don't you call Teacher Michaela and ask, you should have her number... I'll definitely go back, but I don't know when... Oh dear, it's time for my training, I should go train... Yes, I will..."

The call ended, and less than two seconds later, it vibrated again.

Qiao Sang glanced at it, then answered the call and put it to her ear.

Before I could even speak, I was startled by a scream on the other end. I quickly pulled the phone away, and after three seconds, I put it back to my ear and laughed:
"Fang Sisi, you scared me... Yes, I'm the one who participated in the Master Challenge... I'm an A-level Beast Tamer... I can't really explain it, I was just meditating and my brain broke through... Speaking of which, you actually dared to call me from space... Don't even think about Ya Bao... Don't even think about Lu Bao... Don't even think about Gang Bao, Qing Bao, or Xiao Xun Bao... There's also a pet beast called Thunder Dragon, named Ting Bao... Don't even think about Ting Bao, it's still a child... If I go back to Blue Star, I'll sign it for you... It's not impossible to send you a signed autograph now, but you'll have to pay for the interstellar shipping..."

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Qiao Sang hung up the phone.

Another call came in, but before I could answer, my phone shut down automatically because it ran out of battery.

Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief for no reason. Without charging her phone, she casually placed it on the table and walked straight out of the room.

In the living room, Ya Bao was excitedly watching the live stream of the Master Challenge on the sofa, calling out "Ya Ya! Ya Ya!" from time to time.

Qiao Sang walked over with a smile and asked:
Are there any players you're optimistic about?

"Ya Ya!"

Without a second thought, Ya Bao pointed to the contestant standing on the high platform on the left.

Alright, it seems this guy is going to lose... Qiao Sang glanced at the player Ya Bao was pointing to, went to the refrigerator, grabbed a drink, and gulped it down.

She was on the phone for ages and was dying of thirst...

Just then, Little Treasure Hunter appeared out of nowhere, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of drink, and called out:
"Searching..."

I'm so thirsty...

After saying that, he took a big gulp.

"Why are you so thirsty too?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Searching..."

"Searching..."

Speaking of this, Little Treasure instinctively showed a smug expression, but it quickly suppressed it and pretended to sigh twice, indicating that too many people were calling it, wanting to invite it to be a referee, but it was preparing for the Master Challenge and couldn't be a referee, so it rejected them all.

They even found out Little Treasure Hunt's number... Qiao Sang took a sip of her drink and said:
"Don't answer those unfamiliar numbers during the competition, it will affect your training."

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter wanted to argue.

It can stand in for training while the main body answers the phone.

Qiao Sang sighed and said, "You should train both your main body and your Stand together. You should have seen how strong the other contestants in this competition are."

She paused, then added, "This is a competition that will be broadcast live across the entire interplanetary network. You don't want to lose the match because you haven't trained enough, do you?"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter called out immediately.

It will not lose the game.

As it spoke, it revealed a smug expression and called out again:
"Looking around~"

It has the properties of mutual destruction and life-borrowing. As mentioned online, it is the invincible Lord of the Underworld.

After saying that, Little Treasure held his head high and looked proud.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Well, the comments online have made you too confident... Qiao Sang said earnestly, "The two traits, Mutual Destruction and Life Borrowing, cannot be activated casually. I want you to activate these two traits when facing the opponent's ace pet."

"Think about it, if you just randomly encounter a pet and trigger this trait, you can only compete in one match at most. But if you win a match based on your own strength, and then trigger these two traits in the next match, you will win two matches in a row. Whether it's the camera time or the discussion, it will definitely be higher than when you only win one match."

"You saw the trending topics too. Aren't there far more people discussing Steel Bao than you?"

"Searching..."

Little Treasure Hunter fell silent.

It only looked at the comments about itself and didn't even look at Steelbao...

So there are far more people discussing the fourth son than I am...

Just then, his phone vibrated.

Xiao Xunbao picked up the phone and was about to answer when he remembered his Beastmaster's words. He gritted his teeth, pressed the reject button, and turned off the phone.

"Search!"

Little Treasure put the beverage bottle aside, barked spiritedly, and indicated that it was going to train!
That's right... Qiao Sang was very pleased and nodded, "Go."

"Xunxun~" Little Xunbao's eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot.

Qiao Sang took a satisfied sip of her drink.

Suddenly, Michaela and Penjami appeared out of thin air in the living room.

"Is your phone off?" Michaela asked.

"My phone died," Qiao Sang said, then asked, "What happened? Is something the matter?"

"Dean Theresa called," Michaela said with a smile. "She's very pleased with your performance in the Master Challenge preliminaries. She said that even if you don't get into the top three, she'll personally help you choose a pet with a maximum level of Venerable. She asked if you have a pet you like." (End of Chapter)