Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1171

1171. Chapter 1166 Yabao and Xiaoxunbao’s Underground Journey (Two in One)

Why does this scene look so familiar? Qiao Sang paused for a moment,

then said, “It’s not an item, it’s my pet.” He raised his arm slightly and poked the backpack with his finger, out of sight.

Lubao inside understood.

The next second, the chill suddenly dissipated.

The man, about to continue chatting and seeking a cool breeze, felt the warmth and suddenly lost the desire to stay. He turned and left.

While he could buy an ice-related item, he could probably buy one, but there was no way he could contract an ice-related pet.

The people around him also silently dispersed.

Suddenly, a large area of space was cleared.

“Tingting,”

Tingbao poked the backpack with the tip of his tail and called out, signaling that everyone had left and that he could continue radiating cool air.

He saw that Lubao was letting the people and pets around him disperse before he subsided.

Lubao didn’t answer. He simply poked his head out of the backpack, glanced around, and then slipped back into it, silently radiating cold air once more.

This time, the cold air was much smaller, enveloping only the area where Qiao Sang, Ya Bao, and the others were staying before spreading further.

It seems that Lu Bao’s chilling presence will have to be controlled in the future when he goes out in Menzhou. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to chat about personal matters when everyone gathers together… Qiao Sang thought.

As his thoughts flashed, Mikala answered the previous question:

“The fireball rained down from Menzhou a hundred years ago. Besides the official surveys and explorations a hundred years ago, many professional exploration teams have also come in during this time. Unless everyone who comes here is a novice, there’s no way solar crystals can exist here anymore.”

This meant that there absolutely couldn’t be solar crystals here anymore… Qiao Sang asked, “Then you still agreed to come here with me?”

Mikala glanced over and smiled,

“Isn’t this a tourist attraction? I was thinking of bringing Xianxian Pu here to see it.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Xia Xia…”

Xia Lala looked at the awe-inspiring spectacle before her, a hint of sadness in her eyes.

But she didn’t like to see this…

Peng Jiamei admired the view without saying anything.

“Hmm,”

the Dragon King gave his beastmaster a funny look and offered to translate for the first time.

It said it didn’t like it here.

Mikaela: “…”

“I don’t think there’s anything to see here either. Why don’t we just leave

?” Mikaela said calmly. It’s only been a few minutes, and already leaving? Qiao Sang was stunned.   ”

Steel Chief,”

Gang Bao’s voice echoed in her mind.

Shalala said it didn’t like seeing this, and the Dragon King just helped translate it.

No wonder, why did it leave so soon after arriving… “Xia Xia.”   Before Qiao Sang could say anything, Shalala looked at Mikaela and called out, indicating that they had just arrived and thought they might as well look around   a little longer. Although it didn’t like the scenery here, it didn’t want everyone to come here in vain because of it.   The Dragon King stopped translating.   Mikaela quickly glanced at Peng Jiamei, signaling for her to translate quickly.   ”Peng Peng,”   Peng Jiamei called out, helping translate.   ”Then let’s look around a little longer,” Mikaela said immediately.   Qiao Sang: “…”   Even if Gang Bao hadn’t helped translate Shalala’s words, she could guess what Shalala meant through Teacher Mikaela’s translation.   ”If there aren’t any sun crystals here, why is the ground here so much hotter than elsewhere year-round?” Qiao Sang questioned.   Mikala paused for a moment, then asked, “Are you thinking of going down to take a look?”   ”You know everything I think,” Qiao Sang said, offering a timely flattery.   Michaela, pleased with his observation, said with a smile, “If I’m not mistaken, there must be some fire-type pets living down there, which is why the temperature here is so different from the outside world year-round.”   Qiao Sang paused. “Don’t the authorities know about this?”   ”They probably do,” Mikala said calmly. “But the authorities want to preserve this area. As long as there’s an agreement not to destroy it, the landscape won’t be affected. On the contrary, it will enhance the mystique of the Fire Crater.”   ”After all, this is a society where humans and pets coexist,”   Qiao Sang said, slightly disappointed.   He had thought there was a chance some sun crystals might still remain, but he hadn’t expected only fire-type pets to inhabit it.   She had no doubts about Teacher Mikala’s analysis. As an S-rank Beast Tamer and honorary teacher at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, it was no exaggeration to say that he could see the problem at a glance.   ”However, you could send Yan Jia’ou down there to take a look,” Mikala continued.   ”What to look at?” Qiao Sang asked, puzzled.   Mikala patiently explained, “There’s a reason why any tribe lives in one place year-round. These fire-type pets live down there, most likely because the fire energy is so dense.”   Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then asked bluntly,   ”Do you want Yabao to go down there and seize the territory?”   ”Yabao!”   Yabao, listening to the conversation, was stunned at first, then revealed an excited expression, eager to try, and barked, indicating that it would definitely seize the territory.   Mikala smiled faintly. “How can you call it a territorial grab? I just want Yan Jiaou to go down and take a look. This area of Menzhou isn’t marked as a pet’s territory. If there’s enough Fire Energy down there, you could have a friendly exchange with the Fire Pets down there and ask them to leave a spot for Yan Jiaou to stay for a while. I don’t think they’d mind.”   On Yantianxing, trying to get someone to back down meant engaging in a friendly exchange.   Qiao Sang immediately understood what Teacher Mikala meant. She looked at Xiao Xunbao and said,   ”Take Yabao down and take a look.”   Then, looking at Yabao, she instructed, “First, feel the Fire Energy inside. If it feels similar to what you’re absorbing outside, come out. If absorbing it quickly increases your energy, negotiate with the Fire Pets down there and they’ll leave a spot for you.”   After a pause, she added, “Don’t fight down there. Remember to meet up somewhere else.”

It was just a quick exploration, maybe a fight at most. There were tourists all around, and they had too many pets, most of which weren’t found on Yantian Star. Many people and pets were secretly watching. If they all disappeared underground at once, it would definitely attract attention. Better to let Yabao go down.

She was worried about Yabao going alone, but with Xunbao accompanying her, he had a high emotional intelligence and believed a peaceful fight shouldn’t be a problem.

“Yabao!”

Yabao nodded seriously.

“Xunxun~”

Xunbao called out, his eyes glowing blue as he located his position.

Instantly, a three-dimensional map of the entire Fire Crater appeared in his mind’s eye.

Xunbao didn’t bother to examine it, expanding his sensing range.

Immediately, the three-dimensional image stretched deeper into the earth.

Deep below, a vibrant crimson hue dominated, with a semicircular cavern prominently visible.

Even without being there, Xunbao could sense the scorching heat rising from the deep cavern’s mouth.

It confirmed its location and disappeared with Yabao.

As a precaution, Qiao Sang monitored Yabao and Xiaoxunbao’s status, making sure they weren’t in trouble down there.

Just then, a duck-like pet, over a meter tall, bipedal, and predominantly white, with a woven basket dangling from its neck, approached. It unrolled the cloth covering the basket and called out,

“Huahua~!”

Qiao Sang paused her monitoring and looked down, revealing a pile of ice cream and icy drinks.

“Tingting…”

Just as she was about to refuse, she noticed Tingbao gazing intently at the steaming ice cream, practically drooling. She couldn’t help but say,

“Whatever you want, just take it.”

“Tingting!”

“Qingqing.”

“Gangqiu.”

Tingbao, Qingbao, and Gangbao quickly made their choices.

“Hyotei.” Even Lubao chose a flavor.

Qiao Sang looked at the motionless Xia Lala and asked gently, “Don’t you want one?”

Xia Lala was stunned for a moment, then happily began to choose.

“Hey, look at them.”

Dragon King glanced at Mikaela. “

Look at the others.

Just ice cream, you forgot about the huge transfer I made you, didn’t you?” Mikaela chuckled inwardly.

Just as she was about to use her money power to buy all the ice cream and cold drinks in front of her, Qiao Sang said,

“Dragon King, Meimei, you guys come over and choose too.”

“Hey, look.”

“Pen Pen.”

Dragon King and Pen Jiamei politely walked over.

Mikaela: “…”

…

At the same time.

Beneath the Fire Crater.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao looked at the cave entrance filled with scorching heat before him, wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, and called out, indicating that he would not go in because it looked too hot inside.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao shouted with a fervent enthusiasm, saying, “What’s there to be afraid of with such a little heat? You’re already a king. But if you’re afraid, just wait here.”

With that, he strode towards the cave entrance.

Hearing this, Little Xun Bao suddenly remembered that he was now the boss of three younger brothers. If he was afraid of such a little heat, how could he ever compete with Big Brother Ya Bao for the ultimate boss position? He gritted his teeth and followed.

The cave was illuminated a crimson by the scorching heat, allowing him to see everything inside even without night vision.

The cave entrance covered about a hundred square meters. There was nothing around, let alone a pet. Inside, a passage led deeper.

Ya Bao surveyed his surroundings, seeing nothing, and without hesitation, he headed towards the passage.

“Xun Xun…”

Little Xun Bao followed, wiping his sweat.

The further in, the hotter the air became.

Later, Little Xun Bao even stuck out his tongue to dissipate heat.

“Xunxun…”

After walking for another two minutes and still seeing no pets, Little Xunbao couldn’t help but call out, indicating that there were no other pets here. “Brother Yabao, why don’t you just try absorbing energy here?”

“Ya Ya,”

Yabao called out.

But he had already sensed the presence of a pet inside.

As soon as he finished speaking, the view suddenly opened up.

The main cave was vast, as large as an ordinary open-air training ground. In the center, slumbered a pet about one meter tall. Its body was mostly red with black flame markings. Its face, nose, and abdomen were all white, with a tuft of red whiskers on its chin. It wore miniature shrinking bracelets on its paws, and a black ribbon-like object was wrapped around its tail.

It lay there quietly, its eyes closed.

Yabao glanced to the side, finding no other pets. He looked back at the pet in front of him, a look of hesitation on his face.

It was sleeping. It wouldn’t be a good idea to wake it up for battle.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao stuck out his tongue, removed the ring, and pulled out a blue, icy item from it, holding it in his paw. A look of satisfaction crossed his face.

Noticing Yabao’s hesitation, he called out,

“Xunxun~” “

There’s plenty of room here. Brother Yabao, just try absorbing it. If it doesn’t feel good, we’ll just leave. If that works, we’ll wake this guy up.

” “Ya Ya,”

Yabao said with a reasonable expression. He then closed his eyes and began meditating, absorbing the surrounding fire energy.

“Ya Ya!”

After about half a minute, Yabao opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face, and called out.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao, also with a look of surprise, called out. “

Then I’ll go wake this guy up.”

With that, he floated over to the sleeping fire pet.

Just as he was about to extend his paw, Little Xunbao paused, a look of hesitation on his face.

“Ya Ya?”

Yabao called out, asking what was wrong.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao looked around, his chin resting on his hand as he examined the sleeping pet before him, calling out. “

It looks familiar, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before.

” “Ya Ya,”

Yabao called out, suggesting that you could just wake it up and ask.

As they chatted, the fire-type pet, which had been keeping its eyes closed, suddenly opened them and barked impatiently,

“Li Li.” “

You’re so noisy!”

Its rose-red eyes, though small, held a powerful presence.

“Ya Ya!”

Yabao, seeing the pet awake, barked out, signaling, “I want to fight you!

” “Ya Ya,”

it paused, then added, a thought struck. “

Let’s go outside.

” “Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao chirped in support. “

If we win the fight, can my big brother Yabao stay here for a while to absorb energy?”

“Li Li.”

The pet, with its black flame markings, glanced at Yabao with a nonchalant expression, barking out, indicating that it could stay where it wanted, just leave it alone.

After saying that, he closed his eyes again.

“Ya Ya…”

The excitement that Ya Bao had always felt ready to fight suddenly faded, revealing a confused expression.

He hadn’t expected the other party to say such a thing. Shouldn’t everyone hate having foreign races intruding on their territory…

“Xun Xun…”

Little Xun Bao hadn’t expected this either.

He and Ya Bao exchanged a look of bewilderment.

“Ya Ya?”

Yabao remembered the other party’s words not to disturb it, and lowered his voice to call out.

How about going up and telling his own beastmaster first?

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao also lowered his voice to call out, indicating that he would wait for a while.

He immediately took off the ring, took out the pet identifier from it, turned down the volume and aimed it at the sleeping pet in front of him.

Not long after, a voice with the same tone as his rang out:

“Master, you finally use me again~ Let me see who you want me to see this time. Li Ou Yas”