Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1546

Chapter 1546. Chapter 1540 is true (combined)

Theresa fell silent, surprised that Josang would refuse.

After all, he was the former dean; even the instructors at the Imperial Beast Taming Academy desired his guidance.

“Are you sure?” Theresa asked.

“I’m sure,” Josang replied.

Theresa said in a deep voice, “I heard from Michaela about your recent experiences. The former headmaster has three Venerable-level pet beasts, only differing from SS-level Beastmasters in brainpower. With him around, your safety is more guaranteed.”

The three Venerable-level pet beasts, Josang, inwardly exclaimed how powerful they were, but still insisted on her own opinion, saying sincerely, “Because of Teacher Michaela, I’ve made such a rapid breakthrough. It was she who suggested I participate in the Anti-Frost Competition, and it was because of her that I went to the Kingdom of Qi. Although we encountered an accident, we overcame it, and that’s how I am today. Perhaps the former headmaster is much stronger than Teacher Michaela, but I think that to participate in the Interstellar Cup and achieve good results, it’s not about simply growing safely under someone’s protection, but about experiencing trials to become a stronger version of yourself.”

In the living room, Michaela listened, stunned and deeply moved, her eyes even glistening with tears. She wished she could rush into the room right now and give her beloved student a big hug.

“Pfft,”

Josang exclaimed, equally moved.

“Jiujiu.”

While moved, Jiu Bugu couldn’t help but glance at his own beast tamer, thinking to himself that his tamer was incredibly lucky to have such a good student

. “Since you’ve made your decision, I respect your choice,” Theresa finally said on the other end of the phone.

“Thank you, Headmistress.” Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.

She really didn’t want to replace Teacher Michaela so suddenly.

“No need to thank me,” Theresa said. “It’s because of your talent and achievements that I made this choice for you.”

She paused, then added, “Michaela is lucky to have a student like you.”

“It’s my luck to have a mentor like her,” Josang laughed. “I’m very grateful to the school for assigning Professor Michaela as my mentor.”

Hearing this, Theresa laughed, “If Michaela heard that, she’d be moved to tears.”

The dean was quite witty. Josang couldn’t help but smile, saying, “No, Professor Michaela wouldn’t cry so easily.”

Theresa smiled and changed the subject:

“Add me to your contacts, this number. If there’s anything Michaela can’t solve, just contact me.”

Josang was taken aback, then exclaimed with delight, “Really?”

“Of course it’s true,” Theresa said with a smile.

“Thank you, Dean!” Josang quickly replied.

After saying that, she suddenly remembered something, her tone slightly embarrassed, and said, “Actually, there’s something I need to ask you right now.”

“What?” Theresa asked.

“It’s like this,” Qiao Sang said. “I just signed up for the S-rank professional beast tamer exam, and the examiner gave me the task of finding an alien pet.”

She rattled off the many difficulties of finding an alien pet, finally saying,

“So I was wondering if I could ask Guilun Sai’er to help me find one.”

Theresa spoke softly but coldly, “That won’t work. No student in the Imperial Class can rely on the school’s resources to complete the professional beast tamer exam. That’s the rule, and it’s also to better train your abilities.”

She laughed at this point,

“Besides, didn’t you just say that you need experience to become stronger? Completing the S-rank professional beast tamer exam without the school’s help is also part of that experience.”

Qiao Sang: “.”

“Remember to add my contact information,” Theresa said. “I look forward to the day you become an S-rank professional beast tamer.”

Without waiting for a response, she hung up.

Qiao Sang stared at her disconnected phone, feeling like she’d forgotten something.

The next second, she remembered something, and an exclamation mark flashed through her mind.

Points! Why hadn’t we talked about points?!

She broke through to become an S-rank Beastmaster, formed a contract with Sharara, and Lu Bao even broke through the racial limit to become an Emperor-rank pet beast. Didn’t she get any points as a reward?!

Qiao Sang returned to the living room with a heavy heart, placed her phone on the dining table, and then took out her own phone, wanting to add the dean’s contact information.

Suddenly, she felt many gazes. Looking up, she found Teacher Michaela, Penjami, and Jiu Bugu looking at her with moved expressions. Teacher Michaela even had tears glistening in her eyes, looking like she was about to cry.

“No way, really moved to tears?” Qiao Sang was startled and quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Michaela took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and said with a face full of emotion,

“I didn’t expect you to refuse the former dean’s teaching and even let me be your mentor.”

“Penpen.”

“Jiujiu.”

Penjami and Jiu Bugu nodded in agreement.

They hadn’t expected it either.

Qiao Sang was both annoyed and amused: “Teacher, with our relationship, do you think I would change mentors so easily?”

Because she was so annoyed and amused, she even forgot to use honorifics.

Um… Michaela felt a little guilty.

She genuinely believed Josang would change mentors; after all, Josang was the former dean, more than capable of guiding her.

“Did you know beforehand that the dean asked me to contact her about changing mentors?” Josang asked.

Michaela fell silent.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Josang couldn’t help but ask, “Were you already prepared to stop being my mentor before I contacted the dean?”

Her tone was somewhat resentful.

“Of course not!” Michaela’s voice suddenly rose.

After speaking, her face flushed slightly, and she said, “I just think the dean has a point. You’ve progressed too quickly, and I—”

She paused, then continued, “I had no choice. With your talent, it’s not something I could become your mentor just because I insisted on it.”

Teacher Josang said earnestly, “I think no one is more suitable to be my mentor than you. I believe that under your guidance, we will definitely participate in the Interstellar Cup and achieve excellent results.”

She used the honorific title again.

Michaela looked at Josang, her eyes glistening with tears again, and nodded vigorously, giving a soft “Mmm.”

“Xiaxia!”

Xia Lala called out happily, indicating how great it was that everyone didn’t have to be separated.

“Tingting,”

Tingbao pouted.

Not good at all

. Soon, Michaela, looking radiant, pushed the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs towards Qiao Sang, saying gently,

“Eat this, it’s delicious.”

Qiao Sang looked at the sweet and sour pork ribs in front of her, then at Teacher Michaela, and couldn’t help but say,

“Teacher, I think that in the future, if something like this happens, you shouldn’t handle it alone. We need to communicate, otherwise you’ll always assume I’ll do something, but you don’t really know what I want.”

Penjia Mei nodded in agreement from the side.

“I will,” Michaela said seriously.

Only then did Qiao Sang pick up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Michaela was in a good mood, had a big appetite, and even asked Penjia Mei to go out and buy a bottle of red wine.

While eating, Josang brought up serious business: “Should we start searching for the alien pet in the countries on the edge of the Eastern Hemisphere?”

Michaela took a sip of red wine, thought for a moment, and said,

“Searching aimlessly like this will never lead us to the alien pet. We need to find a mechanical-type pet that specializes in gathering information to help us.”

Josang sighed and said, “I just mentioned this to the dean, and she said we can’t rely on the school’s resources.”

Meaning, we can’t ask Guilunsel for help.

Michaela laughed, “Guilensel is mainly responsible for gathering information on Blue Star. Even if it helps, it might not be very efficient on Tianyuan Star.”

Just then, the phone on the table suddenly made a “buzzing” sound, and the screen displayed garbled characters.

Josang and Michaela both looked at the phone.

Seeing the buzzing sound getting louder and louder, as if the phone was about to explode, Josang suddenly realized something and cautiously asked,

“Guilensel, you’re not eavesdropping, are you?”

As soon as she said this, the buzzing sound disappeared, and the screen returned to normal.

Josang: “…”

He was definitely eavesdropping. Josang thought to himself.

Michaela glanced at the phone, completely unfazed, and joked, “If my phone breaks, your Beastmaster will have to pay for it.”

The phone flashed garbled text again, but quickly disappeared.

“What brings you here?” Michaela asked.

Although Guilunsel could roam the network, it couldn’t be omnipresent. Only if it was actually in this area of the network could it hear the conversation.

“Xunxun.”

Little Xunbao leaned closer to the phone.

After about three seconds, a line of text appeared on the screen:

【I’ve come to see an 18-year-old S-rank Beastmaster.】

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao read the line aloud.

Josang was somewhat surprised and asked, “Did you come to see me on your own?”

A new line of text appeared on the phone screen: 【Yes, according to the information I know, an 18-year-old S-rank Beastmaster is unreasonable, wrong, and doesn’t exist, so I wanted to come and see.】

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao read the line aloud.

Michaela didn’t understand and leaned closer to look.

It seems that mechanical-type pets, once they develop consciousness, also possess curiosity. Qiao Sang smiled and said, “You see it now.”

The text on the phone screen disappeared, and another line appeared: [I’ve seen it. I’m sorry I can’t help you complete the task. It’s a school rule, and I can’t violate it.]

“It’s okay,” Qiao Sang said.

The subtitles changed: [However, if you can change your mentor to my Beastmaster, I’ll help you then, and it won’t be considered violating the school rule.]

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao looked at its Beastmaster and called out, indicating that it would help you if you changed your mentor to its Beastmaster.

The text on the phone disappeared, and a big checkmark appeared.

Change mentor? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment.

Before she could speak, Michaela snatched the phone away, quickly turned it off without expression, and tossed it aside, landing precisely on the sofa. She said through gritted teeth,

“Ignore what it says. The beast tamers in Guilunser are from the Mechanical Academy; they know nothing about combat. Don’t worry about finding alien pets; I’ve already thought it through. We’ll head to the Mechanical Kingdom tomorrow. They’re teeming with mechanical-type pets there. Even if they’re not as powerful as Guilunser, finding more will be just as efficient.”

Qiao Sang, from the Mechanical Kingdom, nodded,

“I understand.”

After dinner, Qiao Sang took Ya Bao and the others to training. Michaela happily finished her bottle of red wine and got up to return to her room.

However, just as she turned to go to her room, she suddenly remembered something. She turned back to the sofa, sat down, picked up her phone, turned it on, opened her chat app, entered the Imperial Class group, and sent the video of Qiao Sang performing hand seals.

Michaela’s lips curled into a smile the entire time; she even hummed a little tune, as if she had thought of something pleasant.

Just seconds after the video was sent, the group chat exploded with comments, the screen practically filled with exclamation marks and question marks.

【What does this mean? @Michaela】

【Is this video photoshopped?】

【Golden Star Array? Josan broke through to become an S-rank Beastmaster? ???】

【@Michaela, don’t joke like that.】

【What’s the meaning of just posting a video? Come out here! @Michaela】

More and more people joined in, everyone except the Dean tagging Michaela.

Michaela, increasingly pleased with the comments from these old guys, sent a message:

【You all saw the video, right? It’s like in the video. My student’s brain has broken through, becoming an S-rank Beastmaster. Soon, he’ll become a full-fledged S-rank professional Beastmaster.】

The group fell silent; no one spammed the chat anymore.

Although no one had ever met Michaela’s student, they knew a thing or two about him because of his talent and his recent victory in the Master Challenge.

An 18-year-old A-rank professional beast tamer—the envy of countless people—and now, just a few months later, Qiao Sang has become an S-rank beast tamer?

An 18-year-old S-rank beast tamer?

Everyone found it hard to believe, yet they had no choice but to accept it.

Although they usually mocked Michaela, they had to admit that his strength was indeed worthy of being a teacher in the Imperial Class. Given Michaela’s status and position, he wouldn’t joke about something like this.

But believing was one thing, and not wanting to believe was another.

After a brief silence, the authoritative Imperial Class group chat instantly transformed into a small group filled with sour grapes.

【An 18-year-old S-rank beast tamer? I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!】

【How long has it been? How did he become an S-rank beast tamer?】

【Are you so desperate for Qiao Sang to become an S-rank beast tamer?】

【Unless Qiao Sang video-calls us and performs hand seals right now, I won’t believe it.】

【Unless Qiao Sang appears in front of me and performs hand seals right now, I won’t believe it.】 Messages

flooded the screen rapidly, but no one expressed their belief until the dean appeared.

[Dean: It’s true, I’ve confirmed it. Qiao Sang not only became an S-rank Beastmaster, but also formed a contract with Xia Lala.]

The group chat instantly went silent again. (End of Chapter)