Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1342

Chapter 1342. Chapter 1337 Post-Match Reactions (Part 2)

Gilbert stood frozen in place, his first thought being that his ears must be playing tricks on him. How could he have heard such outrageous news? An

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

This… how could this be!

Just as Gilbert was beginning to doubt himself, his classmate continued,

“Dean, you should go online. You’re trending.” With that, the classmate sighed and turned to leave.

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

He went to his office, closed the door, and sat down in a daze.

After sitting there for five minutes, he suddenly remembered something: he was trending?   Gilbert was silent for a moment, then picked up his phone, opened the relevant app, and quickly saw the headline:   [A well-known figure reveals that the dean of Yulian Dun Beast Taming Academy once refused to admit Qiao Sang]

Gilbert   stared intently at the headline. He took a deep breath, clicked on it, and quickly scanned the link.   [According to a well-known source, Dean Gilbert Herren of the Royal Beast Taming Academy rejected Josan’s university application due to his insufficient academic scores. Several admissions officers felt that Josan’s talent warranted an exception, but Dean Gilbert Herren firmly opposed it.]   [It can be said that without Dean Gilbert Herren’s opposition, Josan would now be a student at Royal Beast Taming University, representing our Royal Beast Taming University in the Master Challenge Cup.]   [The only 18-year-old genius A-level professional beast tamer in history missed out on Royal Beast Taming University because of Dean Gilbert Herren’s single decision. I wonder if Dean Gilbert Herren regrets it now knowing Josan’s achievements.]   At this moment, Gilbert felt an unprecedented heartache.   His hands trembled as he scrolled down, finding almost all the comments blaming himself for his lack of foresight and being senile.   There were even some comments from Royal Beast Taming students:   [Although I don’t know which well-known source leaked this information, what he said is completely true! Josan’s first choice wasn’t the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, but our Royal Beast Taming University!] “I hate it! This is an 18-year-old A-level professional Beastmaster!”   [I’m a student at Yulianton University. First of all, I admire and respect Dean Gilbert, but his handling of this matter is truly senile. He rejected a genius who could go down in history.]   [I strongly defend our school’s dean, but I can’t refute him in this matter, and I even want to join in the condemnation.]   [I just found out about this… I can’t believe that even the dean of our school’s Beastmaster Academy could make a mistake.]   Gilbert slammed his phone down face down.   ”Knock knock!”   A knock sounded at the door.   Gilbert slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and said,   ”Come in.”   The blond man pushed open the door and entered.   He gave the highly respected dean a complicated look.   Before he could speak, Gilbert keenly sensed the look and immediately snorted coldly, “You’re here to laugh at me too?”   The blond man instantly broke out in a cold sweat: “How dare I laugh at you?”   ”What is it?” Gilbert asked.   “Ayub from the Royal Class participated 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 a Super Source Pearl,” the blond man quickly said.   Gilbert scoffed, “How strong? 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-level Beastmaster and he can defeat Jerome! How long has Ayub been an A-level professional Beastmaster?! He can’t even beat an opponent who’s not as strong as Jerome! He’s always thinking about advancing points. Tell him there’s no way! Let him figure it out himself!”   “But…” the blond man hesitated.   “Just say what you have to say!” Gilbert was now very dissatisfied with everyone.   “Josang is a little different from those newly A-level professional Beastmasters. She already has four Royal-level pet beasts…” the blond man said.   The office fell silent.   “Dean?”   “Dean!”   “Dean, are you alright, Dean!”   …   Blue Star, Dragon Kingdom.   10:00 AM.   Hangzhou City, Pet Beast Base.   The place was bustling with noise and people flowing by. There hadn’t been many when it first opened, but after some unknown message, customers started arriving in droves.   The staff couldn’t keep up, and even the manager rushed over to greet them.   The Treasure-Hunting Ghost was awakened by the noise.   It opened its eyes, startled by the sea of heads before it grinned. Just as it was about to reach for an egg in the pet egg area, the surrounding voices reached its ears:   ”Where are the Treasure-Hunting Ghosts? There are only a few!”   ”What’s the price of Treasure-Hunting Ghosts at your base?”   ”I heard that Qiao Sang bought his Netherworld Ring Monarch from your pet base, is that true?” “Do you   have Treasure-Hunting Ghost eggs?”   The Treasure-Hunting Ghost: “???”   Why are they all asking about its own species?   Did it hear that right?   In a flash of thought, it heard a staff member answer a human who had inquired about the price:   ”The base price for a Treasure-Hunting Ghost is 1.25 million, but the exact amount depends on the specific Treasure-Hunting Ghost you choose.”   ”Xunxun!”   The Treasure-Hunting Ghost’s eyes widened, and it quickly floated over, shouting.   Wait a minute! It wasn’t this price yesterday! He deliberately quoted a high price!   The Treasure-Hunting Ghost glared angrily at the staff member.   This human, does he not want their race to be sold and contracted with humans?!   Just as the Treasure-Hunting Ghost was about to expose the staff member again, the woman who had originally inquired about the price brightened up and said:   ”I think this Treasure-Hunting Ghost is quite good, it seems very energetic. How much is it?”   The Treasure-Hunting Ghost was stunned.

The staff member hesitated, “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 880,000.”

“Okay, go ahead and apply,” the woman said, scooping the Treasure-Hunting Ghost into her arms.

“Treasure…”

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

“Why do you have so few Treasure-Hunting Ghosts at your base?” someone complained.

“Sorry, we really only have this many Treasure-Hunting Ghosts and their pet eggs left,” the staff member said.

“Has this Treasure-Hunting Ghost been reserved?” The person who had spoken earlier looked over.

“Of course!” The woman hugged the Treasure-Hunting Ghost tightly, as if afraid it would be snatched away.

The person who asked the question left disappointed.

“Xunxun…”

The Treasure-Hunting Ghost looked at the humans around it, disappointed at not being able to buy the Treasure-Hunting Ghost and its pet egg, and felt a strange sense of magic.

The staff member who had left earlier quickly came back and said,

“I’ve already applied for the price. Would you like to sign the contract now?”

The woman didn’t answer immediately, but 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 looked at the staff member. The

staff member nodded to it.

The Treasure-Hunting Ghost looked at the human hugging it, hesitated for a moment, and called out,

“Xunxun.”

It was willing.

…

Meanwhile, on Yantian Star.

Tan Kingdom, villa.

Qiao Sang 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 must be Dr. Jiang from the Water Luana Research and Conservation Center. I remember you took me on a tour of the Water Luana Research and Conservation Center… Oh no, oh no… Yes, Lu Bao has evolved into Ice Saint Asia… I don’t know when I’ll be able to return to Blue Star yet. My schedule is basically arranged by my teacher… Yes, she’s a teacher from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy… Of course, if I have time, I will definitely visit you again… I will definitely do my best in the competition…”

After hanging up Dr. Jiang’s call, my phone vibrated again.

Qiao Sang looked at the caller ID, sighed inwardly, and answered:

“Hello, 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… Yeah, I will…”

The phone hung up, and less than two seconds later, it vibrated again.

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

Before she could even speak, she was startled by a scream on the other end. She quickly pulled the phone away, and after three seconds, she put it back to her ear and chuckled,

“Fang Sisi, you scared me… Yes, I’m the one participating in the Master Challenge… I’m an A-level Beast Tamer… I can’t really explain it, I was just meditating, and my brain level just broke through… Speaking of which, you actually dared to call me from across the stars… 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… And there’s another pet, a 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… I can send you a signed copy 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 she could answer, her phone automatically shut down due to low battery.

Qiao Sang inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, didn’t charge it, casually put her phone on the table, and walked straight out of the room.

In the living room, Ya Bao was excitedly watching the Master Challenge livestream on the sofa, calling out “Ya Ya! Ya Ya!” every now and then.

Qiao Sang walked over with a smile and asked,

“Any favorites?”

“Ya Ya!”

Ya Bao pointed to the contestant standing on the platform to the left without thinking.

Okay, looks like this guy’s going to lose… Qiao Sang glanced at the contestant Ya Bao was pointing to, went to the refrigerator, grabbed a drink, and gulped it down.

She was dying of thirst after talking on the phone for so long…

Just then, Xiao Xun Bao appeared out of nowhere, opened the refrigerator, took out a drink, and called out,

“Xun Xun…”

I’m so thirsty…

Then she took a big gulp.

“Why are you so thirsty too?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xunxun…”

“Xunxun…”

Speaking of this, Little Xunbao subconsciously showed a smug expression, but it quickly suppressed it, pretending to sigh twice, indicating that too many people were calling it, wanting to invite it to be a referee, but it was currently preparing for the Master Challenge, how could it be a referee, so it had refused them all. They even

found Little Xunbao’s number… Qiao Sang took a sip of her drink and said,

“During the competition, don’t answer those unfamiliar numbers, it will affect your training.”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao wanted to object.

It could use its substitute to train while its main body answered the phone.

Qiao Sang sighed, “You should train both your main body and your substitute together. You should have seen how strong the competitors in this competition are.”

She paused, then added, “This is a competition that will be broadcast live across the entire galaxy. You don’t want to lose the competition because of insufficient training, do you?”

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao quickly called out.

It wouldn’t lose the competition.

As it spoke, it revealed a smug expression and called out again,

“Xunxun~”

It possessed the Mutual Destruction and Life-Borrowing traits, and as everyone online said, it was the invincible Lord of the Underworld.

After speaking, Little Xunbao puffed out its chest, looking proud.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Well, it got overconfident from the online comments… Qiao Sang said earnestly, “The Mutual Destruction and Life-Borrowing traits cannot be activated casually. I want you to activate these two traits when facing the opponent’s ace beast.”

“Think about it, if you randomly encounter a beast and activate these traits, you can only compete once at most. But if you win a match with your own strength, and then activate these two traits in the next match, that’s winning two matches in a row. Whether it’s the camera or the discussion, it will definitely be higher than when you only win one match.”

“You also saw the trending topics. Aren’t there far more people discussing Steel Treasure than discussing you?”

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao fell silent.

It only looked at the comments about itself and didn’t even look at Steel Treasure…

So there are far more people discussing the fourth one than about itself…

Just as it was thinking this, its phone vibrated.

Little Xunbao picked up the phone, about to answer, but then remembered its Beastmaster’s words. Gritting its teeth, it pressed the reject button and turned off the phone.

“Xunxun!”

Little Xunbao put the drink bottle aside, barking spiritedly, indicating it was going to train!

That’s right… Qiao Sang was very pleased and nodded, “Go ahead.”

“Xunxun~” Little Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue, and it vanished into thin air.

Qiao Sang took a satisfied sip of its drink.

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

“Your phone is off?” Michaela asked.

“My phone ran out of battery,” Qiao Sang said, then asked, “What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”

“Dean Theresa called,” Michaela said with a smile. “She’s very satisfied with your performance in the Master Challenge preliminaries. She said that even if you don’t get into the top three, she will personally choose a pet with a maximum level of Venerable for you, and asked if you have a pet you like.” (End of Chapter)