Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1142

1142. Chapter 1137: Pure Night Stone, Ice Crystal (Two in One)

At two o’clock in the afternoon,

Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao returned to their rooms, exhausted.

Qiao Sang, who had been meditating, opened her eyes and asked with a smile,

“How much money did you make?”

Xiao Xunbao stiffened.

“Tingting,”

the little Tinglong chirped, suggesting he’d lost money.

Qiao Sang was stunned. “Did you lose many battles?”

As a dragon with both electric and dual-attribute pets, even without her command, with its powerful traits and attributes, it shouldn’t have lost many battles.

“Tingting…”

The little Tinglong chirped with a look of shame, indicating that many of the opponents it had agreed to fight were far stronger than it, and it couldn’t win.

Could it be that they didn’t find a beginner pet to fight against… Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao.

She thought Xiao Xunbao was smart and focused on making money, so he’d definitely used the pet identifier before selecting a pet, so she didn’t think to mention it.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao understood the meaning of his beastmaster’s eyes, showed an expression of “I can’t do anything”, and shouted.

It was indeed looking for pets of the same level as Lao Liu, but when those little guys saw Lao Liu, few of them agreed to fight, even if they were given more money, they still wouldn’t agree. It had no choice but to find a few more little guys of intermediate level.

Those little guys of intermediate level agreed, but Lao Liu lost.

Little Xunbao really didn’t expect it.

After all, Tingbao defeated several intermediate pets and won the championship when he competed with his own beastmaster. It thought it would be easy for Tingbao to challenge intermediate opponents, but it didn’t expect him to lose so badly.

“Tingting…”

Tingbao felt even more ashamed.

The pets of Yantian Star generally possess a certain level of common sense. Even if a junior pet couldn’t recognize Tingbao’s species, they would undoubtedly recognize it as a dragon. Dragon-type pets are universally recognized as powerful among their peers, and it’s natural for them to avoid a battle they’re sure to lose. Qiao Sang thought of this and comforted him,

“It’s okay. Winning and losing in battle is normal. Sometimes, losing can help you see your weaknesses more clearly.”

“Tingting.”

Tingbao breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that his beastmaster didn’t disdain him. He nodded and barked, indicating that he felt the same way.

“Tingting,”

Tingbao said, a serious expression on his face, and barked again.

He felt his movement speed was too slow. He had been unable to dodge many of his opponent’s attacks, and he wanted to continue training his speed.

Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised that Tingbao would say such a thing, and he couldn’t help but answer seriously.

“Your slow movement speed is mainly due to physical limitations. When you evolve or learn movement-related skills, your speed will naturally increase. For now, if you want to dodge your opponent’s skills, you should practice your reflexes, which can be rapidly strengthened through combat.”

In Tingbao’s current form, even if he practiced his movement speed, it wouldn’t be much faster. Combat would be better, as it would both increase his points and strengthen his reflexes, allowing him to dodge attacks with the slightest movement.

“Tingting.”

Little Tinglong listened, nodded, and gave a look of “I understand.”

With that, he turned and crawled out the door.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao handed him his wallet.

Qiao Sang noticed his little Xunbao’s low mood and soothed him,

“It’s okay. Tingbao is young and doesn’t have much combat experience. Losing is normal. I sent him out to fight just to gain experience, not to guarantee victory.”

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao’s expression was touched, knowing his beastmaster wouldn’t blame him.

Qiao Sang added,

“But when you go out and find opponents for Tingbao next time, it’s best to find opponents of the same level. If they’re unwilling to fight, you can offer to pay if they lose, but nothing if they win. If that doesn’t work, use the provocation skill.”

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao was stunned for a moment, then barked. Wasn’t it just about gaining combat experience, not necessarily winning?

It listened to its beastmaster, so why did it still want to win?

I was just trying to comfort you, but why are you still being so serious? Of course you have to win, otherwise how can you increase your points… Qiao Sang coughed and said,

“Although the goal isn’t to win, losing too much will affect Tingbao’s confidence. And sometimes, fighting opponents of the same level is the only way to improve.”

After hearing this, Little Xunbao remembered the time when Lubao evolved to the King level and defeated him in a single move during training. He nodded in empathy:

“Xunxun~”

That makes sense. He’ll help Laoliu find opponents in the future.

“Go train,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xunxun?”

Little Xunbao couldn’t help but call out upon hearing this, indicating that his Stand was already training.

Qiao Sang smiled, “You’re back now, aren’t you?”

Little Xunbao: “…”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao reluctantly floated into the black hole that appeared out of nowhere.

The next second, a black hole appeared out of nowhere in the open-air training ground.

Little Xunbao emerged from it.

“Xunxun!”

The Stand paused in training, looked at Little Xunbao, wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, and smiled happily, “You’re finally here!”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao, tired even before training, nodded wearily.

At the same time, the Stand vanished.

Inside the room, Qiao Sang put his wallet aside and entered the Beast Taming Codex. He quickly flipped to the page about Tingbao, his gaze settling on the last line.

[Points: 250]

Although I lost a lot, it seems I still won a few games… Qiao Sang added all 250 points to the level.

The number after the level represents energy. The more energy Tingbao has, the longer he can train and fight.

Qiao Sang regained consciousness and continued meditating amidst the fragrance of plants and trees.

…

7:10 pm, dinner table.

Thunderbolt swiftly devoured the energy pills, his appetite increasing dramatically.

“Why is Little Thunderdragon so hungry today?” Michaela asked.

“Maybe he’s been fighting too many battles and training for a long time, so he’s tired,” Qiao Sang said.

Michaela looked away, accepting the explanation.

Qiao Sang took a sip of soup and asked,

“What are our plans next?”

Mikaela said slowly,

“Just wait for news about the Sun Crystal and the Fire Crystal.”

Qiao Sang remembered something and said, “Speaking of the Sun Crystal, when I went to the Beast Taming Center to register for Tingbao today, the staff there said that the champion of the recent Master Challenge Cups has received a Sun Crystal.”

After that, she suggested,

“Why don’t we wait for this year’s Master Challenge Cup to see who wins the championship, and then find the other party to see if we can make a deal.”

Mikaela thought for a moment and said,

“This is also one of the methods, but this thing is a treasure, and it’s hard for anyone to be willing to take it out for a trade. If we haven’t found the Sun Crystal before the Master Challenge Cup, we can try it.”

“I understand.” Qiao Sang asked casually, “When will the next Master Challenge Cup be held?”

Mikaela thought for a moment and said, “It should be about half a year from now.”

Half a year is not too long… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

At this time, Michaela changed the subject:

“I have been out for something these days, so you can arrange your time yourself.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: “What’s the matter? Is it that important thing today that you haven’t finished yet?”

“Yes.” Michaela chewed his food and said calmly: “The specific things are not convenient to disclose.”

We will be together for decades in the future, and you are still keeping it secret from me… Qiao Sang nodded and said, “I understand.”

After dinner, Michaela returned to the room, sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and checked his brain area.

Then he opened his eyes, sighed, picked up his phone, and bought tickets for a trip to Flower Valley for the next few days.

…

A full moon hung high in the sky.

In the bedroom,

Qiao Sang half-reclined on his bed, reading a book about the pets of Flame Star.

“Xia Xia,”

Xia Lala suddenly called out.

Qiao Sang turned to look at Xia Lala, who was lying in the flowerpot, and asked,

“What’s wrong?”

“Xia Xia,” Xia Lala pointed to her head .

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said in his mind,

“Gang Bao, translate quickly.”

Then, he said gently, “Wait a minute, I’ll have Gang Bao translate.

” “Xia Xia,” Xia Lala

nodded obediently.

After about ten seconds, Gang Bao opened the door and flew in.

“Xia Xia,”

Xia Lala repeated what she had just said.

“Gang Chief,”

Gang Bao called out, translating for him.

It said it wanted to water.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and asked, “Like watering flowers?”

“Xia Xia,”

Xia Lala nodded.

Before Qiao Sang could get up and leave, Gang Bao flew out first.

Qiao Sang understood what Gang Bao was going to do and stopped.

A moment later, Gang Bao flew in, holding a watering can

in his mouth. Qiao Sang stood up, took the can, and sprayed Xia Lala’s head.

“Xia Xia~”

Xia Lala’s eyes curved, a look of satisfaction on her face .

Qiao Sang asked with a smile,

“Do you need to water it regularly?”

“Xia Xia, ” Xia Lala

said, indicating that she only needed to water it every once in a while to make it grow faster.

“Gang Chief,”

Gang Bao helped translate.

So watering makes Xia Lala grow faster? That’s not even mentioned in the books… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly. While watering the plants, he said gently,

“Just tell me when you need watering next time.”

“Xia Xia,”

Xia Lala smiled happily and nodded.

After the watering was done, Gang Bao flew out of the room. Qiao Sang returned to bed and picked up his book again.

Just then, his phone screen lit up.

Qiao Sang, with his sharp eyes, caught this moment. He picked up his phone and saw it was a message from the Imperial Beastmaster Academy’s official backstage. He instinctively clicked on it, revealing a private message:

[Zhuang **: I have SS-grade Pure Night Stone. I need Ice Sky Stone of the same grade in exchange. I wonder if you have any?]

SS-grade Pure Night Stone?!

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and he quickly typed:

[I don’t have any. I can’t get Ice Sky Stone on Yantian Star right now. Just name the number, and I’ll trade it for points.]

There was no reply.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but send another message:

[Really? Name the number. I really need Pure Night Stone. If you don’t need points, let me know if you have any other materials or items unique to Yantian Star. I’ll try to get them for you.]

There was still no reply.

Just as Qiao Sang was feeling disappointed, a new message finally appeared on the chat screen:

[Zhuang **: SS-grade Ice Huan Crystal. If you can find it and send it to me within a month, I’ll make a deal. Bing

Huan Crystal, an ice-type material from Yantian Star, can enhance the chilling power of ice-type pets… Qiao Sang typed and sent the message without hesitation:

[OK!]

Although SS-grade materials are hard to find, accepting this offer is a good idea. The Imperial Beastmaster Academy has Guilun Saier. As long as we can find an SS-grade Bing Huan Crystal within a month, we can just have Guilun Saier deliver it directly… Qiao Sang suppressed his excitement and called Kang Yang.

They had exchanged contact information at the pet spa.

After a few rings, the call connected.

“Junior, why are you calling me out of the blue? Is there something wrong?” Kang Yang’s voice came over the speaker.

“Senior, do you know where I can find SS-grade Bing Huan Crystal?” Qiao Sang asked, jumping straight to the point.

“SS-grade Bing Huan Crystal…” Kang Yang said with embarrassment, “You know the weather conditions on Yantian Star. Ice-type materials are generally scarce, let alone materials of this high grade.”

Qiao Sang felt a little disappointed.

Kang Yang continued,

“But you could go to Wanbing Island. It’s considered the coldest place on Yantian Star, frozen year-round, and many high-grade ice-based materials come from there.”

After a pause, he added,

“I heard that’s Zha Bingling’s territory. If you go there, just be careful not to get too close to his habitat.”

Qiao Sang’s hope rekindled.

“Understood. Thank you, Senior,”

he said, and hung up.

Zha Bingling, an ice-based emperor-level pet with a bad temper, likes to freeze its favored humans and pets and bring them to its residence as decorations… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with relevant information, but he didn’t feel particularly nervous.

With Teacher Mikaela around, nothing should go wrong.

The important thing is to find the SS-level Ice Crystal as soon as possible. After all, there’s only a month left.

With this in mind, Qiao Sang picked up his phone and searched for Wanbing Island’s address.

…

The next morning.

Mikaela sat at the dining table, eating a simple breakfast, and said,

“I’m going out for a while.”

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said,

“I want to go to Wanbing Island.”

Mikaela looked over and asked, “Why?”

Qiao Sang briefly explained that he needed to exchange the Ice Crystal for the Pure Night Stone.

After listening, Mikaela asked, “When do you want to go?”

“The sooner the better. They only gave me a month,” Qiao Sang said.

“I see.” Mikaela took a sip of milk and said, “Then pack up. We’ll leave today.

” Qiao Sang paused, then asked,

“Didn’t you say you’d be out for the next few days on important matters?”

Mikaela replied calmly, “My work won’t be finished in a short time. Compared to that, yours is more important.”

Peng Jiamei lowered her head, swallowing an energy pill, as if she hadn’t heard.

Dragon King rolled his eyes.

Teacher… Qiao Sang was deeply moved.