Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

As the female news anchor continued her broadcast, a corresponding surveillance video appeared in the upper left corner of the screen.

The camera was positioned far from the alley entrance, capturing only a distant, blurry figure.

However, it was still possible to make out a girl and a red-colored pet beast.

Mother Ye squinted at the screen and asked, "Why does that person look a bit like you?"

Qiao Sang forced herself to stay calm and replied, "Good-looking people tend to resemble each other."

Mother Ye: ...

The Fire Fang Dog, having just finished drinking the water in its cup, lifted its head and caught sight of the broadcast.

"Yap! Yaya!" The Fire Fang Dog pointed at the television with its paw, a look of surprise on its face.

Why was it on TV?!

Qiao Sang answered, "It says the person on TV is good-looking."

"Yap! Yap!"

"Yap!" The Fire Fang Dog, its voice still hoarse, tried to explain frantically.

That's not what it meant! It and its master were on TV!

Mother looked over at Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang translated, "It says I’m right."

The Fire Fang Dog: ...

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Back in her room, Qiao Sang counted her remaining money.

4,663 Alliance Coins.

Ever since winning her second bet on the Interstellar Betting Network, she had withdrawn all her winnings in cash, fearing she might not be able to resist the temptation of betting again.

This amount should be enough to repair a wall…

Qiao Sang calculated in her head. Since the wall damaged by Fire Fang Dog was only in the middle, she'd only need to fix that part.

With this in mind, she naturally separated 1,000 Alliance Coins from the 4,663 on her table.

After estimating the repair costs, Qiao Sang took out pen and paper, spending over half an hour writing a 500-word apology letter.

She placed the apology letter and 3,500 Alliance Coins into an envelope, then picked up her phone to request a Didi Express delivery.

Didi Express is the fastest and most efficient way to deliver items within the city. Whether it's food or other items, it can be delivered quickly.

Unlike the professional couriers from her previous life, those who can register with Didi Express are all Beast Tamers during their downtime.

Some Beast Tamers take on orders during their free time to earn extra money.

And if you're lucky enough to get a Beast Tamer with a psychic-type pet, your items could be delivered in as little as 10 seconds.

Two minutes later…

"Yap!"

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Qiao Sang was startled.

The Fire Fang Dog trembled as it pointed toward the windowsill.

Qiao Sang followed its gaze.

Outside the window was a black pet beast about the size of a basketball, with a pair of dark red eyes staring directly at her.

When it saw Qiao Sang looking at it, it grinned, revealing sharp white fangs. Then, its limbless body suddenly sprouted a hand with only two fingers, which it used to knock on the window.

Qiao Sang steadied herself. It was just a Ghostly Sucker.

As a ghost-type pet, its sudden appearance was indeed scary, but Fire Fang Dog seemed to be overreacting.

Normally, Fire Fang Dog wasn’t that timid.

Qiao Sang opened the window.

"Yap!"

The Fire Fang Dog darted to the edge of the bed, exposing only its head as it peeked at the Ghostly Sucker.

The Ghostly Sucker floated inside, grinning again to show its fangs. Then it extended its two-fingered hand into its own body and rummaged around.

Soon, it pulled out a phone.

After a few simple operations, Qiao Sang's phone displayed a notification indicating that the Didi Express courier had arrived.

Qiao Sang handed the envelope and 150 Alliance Coins to the Ghostly Sucker.

For Didi Express, the user sets a service fee, and if the courier agrees, they accept the job. Qiao Sang had set the fee at 150 Alliance Coins.

She needed to deliver the envelope to the Jiangyi Street Office, which wasn’t far from her home.

The Ghostly Sucker took the envelope and Alliance Coins, stuffing them into its body.

After one last polite grin to show its fangs, it floated away.

"Yap! Yap!" The Fire Fang Dog finally revealed itself after the Ghostly Sucker had left, frantically questioning its master.

Why did that scary thing appear here?

Qiao Sang listened to the Fire Fang Dog’s concerns and began to think.

She remembered that the Ghostly Sucker was the character from that horror movie she had shown the Fire Fang Dog…

Had it been scared all this time? It seemed like Fire Fang Dog might not be very brave…

How would it fight ghost-type pet beasts in the future?

Maybe she should let it watch more horror movies to toughen up or take it to a haunted house…

The Fire Fang Dog suddenly felt a chill and shivered.

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The next morning.

Qiao Sang was woken up by the Fire Fang Dog’s barking.

"Yap! Yap!" The Fire Fang Dog called out energetically, showing no signs of the weakness or fear from the night before.

Qiao Sang turned over and said, "Let me sleep a little longer."

After finally finishing her high school entrance exams and getting a break, if she couldn’t sleep in, what was the point of life?

"Yap!"

Seeing that its master was still sleeping, the Fire Fang Dog grabbed the blanket with its mouth and yanked it off.

After some tussling, Qiao Sang finally gave up on the idea of enjoying the pleasures of life.

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At the same open pet training ground as yesterday.

The Fire Fang Dog, after eating a bite of the super spicy crazy grilled wing, was practicing its fire-breathing.

Qiao Sang watched from the side, feeling a bit guilty. The annoyance from being woken up earlier was gone.

Her pet beast had woken up early in the morning for training and had even gone through the agony of eating those super spicy wings to learn the Meteor Shower skill she had casually mentioned.

As a Beast Tamer, Qiao Sang felt a little ashamed.

She couldn’t think of any other solutions. The Fire Fang Dog was clearly determined to master Meteor Shower, but it was almost impossible for a low-level pet beast to learn a high-level skill.

Learning a new skill wasn’t like increasing proficiency; she didn’t have any special cheats for that.

Everything had to rely on the Fire Fang Dog’s own effort.

The Fire Fang Dog, having nearly exhausted its energy, panted as it came over to its master.

Qiao Sang promptly handed it a bottle of Qiyuan Milk.

She had only bought three bottles of Qiyuan Milk today. After paying the 3,500 Alliance Coins in compensation, her total assets had dwindled to 1,013 Alliance Coins.

After buying the super spicy crazy grilled wings and Qiyuan Milk, she had only 689 Alliance Coins left.

This money would last at most two days.

Qiao Sang could only pin her hopes on the upcoming Hundred New Competition.

This was the F-rank Beast Tamer competition that was to take place on June 30th.

Qiao Sang had already registered online last night. After reviewing the entry requirements and rules, she wasn’t too optimistic about winning first place.

The Hundred New Competition allowed any F-rank Beast Tamer to sign up.

This meant that even if a Beast Tamer had undergone a second awakening and their two pet beasts had evolved into mid-level beasts, as long as they hadn’t yet passed the Alliance’s E-rank Beast Tamer exam, they were eligible to participate.

With this in mind, it seemed that newly awakened Beast Tamers who had just finished their high school entrance exams would probably just be there to boost the competition’s popularity.

Qiao Sang didn’t expect to win first place, but she was determined to at least make it into the top ten.

After all, if she didn’t place in the top ten, there would be no rewards like evolution stones or motorcycles—she wouldn’t even get a single Alliance Coin…