Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Learning new skills has always been a headache for Beastmasters.

If you have money, it's simple—just send your beast to specialized training institutions.

These institutions will list the skills that can be learned there, along with professional learning methods.

Since these methods are intellectual property and a way for them to make money, they won’t share them easily.

If you don’t have money, you’re left to figure it out on your own. Searching online and discussing with others to generate ideas is something most Beastmasters do, and no one judges them for it.

So when this sudden message popped up, it was clear the person must know how to learn the Meteor Rain skill.

Qiao Sang was excited and was just about to reply when the person quickly sent another message:

[Just 19,998! Take the learning method home. DM me for details.]

Qiao Sang: ...

Clearly, they didn’t even bother to check the market price for learning Meteor Rain, that price wouldn’t be believable even if you added another zero to it.

Ignoring the scammer, she continued waiting for more serious discussions.

Soon, a few comments appeared.

【Here early, also looking for the answer.】

【First, you need a fire-type beast.】

【The person above is wrong. First, you need a high-level fire-type beast.】

【A high-level fire-type beast isn’t enough. You need a General-tier beast at least.】

Seeing this, Qiao Sang typed a response:

【What if it’s a low-level beast?】

This question caused an uproar, and the number of replies surged.

【Forget it. The OP is an idiot.】

【Before even discussing how to learn it, is a low-level fire-type beast even capable of releasing Meteor Rain? Draining it dry wouldn’t be enough.】

【Meteor Rain is like setting off fireworks. Maybe you should buy some fireworks to study first.】

【The energy ball is round, and the fireball is also round. One condenses fire energy inward, the other expels it outward. You can start by working on the fireball.】

【Instead of figuring out how to learn Meteor Rain, why not figure out how to earn the money needed to learn it?】

【I once studied the issue of low-level beasts learning high-level skills. I’m now doing well in a mental hospital.】

While most comments were unhelpful, Qiao Sang still managed to pick up a few useful pieces of information.

One main reason low and mid-tier beasts can’t learn high-level skills is due to insufficient energy within their bodies.

The energy required to perform a high-level skill is far beyond what Yabao can currently handle.

The fastest solution would be to evolve Yabao, but right now, evolution is not an option for it.

However, there’s still a possibility of increasing its energy without evolving. After all, Yabao is still growing and hasn’t reached its energy limit.

Another insight is that the Energy Ball is a technique that involves condensing and containing energy.

Mastering the Energy Ball likely requires precise control over fire energy.

Thanks to her cheat ability, increasing proficiency wasn’t a problem.

Qiao Sang jotted down the training direction, creating a detailed training plan for Yabao’s upcoming sessions.

As she was writing, a knock came at the door.

She put down her pen and opened the door.

“Mom? What are you doing here?” Qiao Sang asked in surprise.

Her mother stood at the door, looking tired. The usually immaculate makeup she wore was worn off, and she hadn’t bothered to fix it.

Could something have happened?

Just as Qiao Sang began to speculate, her mother’s expression softened. She smiled gently, her eyes warm.

“I heard from your third aunt that you encountered a murderer today. I couldn’t rest easy, so I came to check on you. Now that I see you're fine, I can relax.”

Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned, feeling a pang of emotion.

Everyone had been marveling at her luck and praising her skills, but no one had asked if she was okay.

Feigning indifference, she said, “You could’ve just called. You didn’t need to come all this way. Are you off tomorrow?”

Her mother smiled. “How did you know? I made plans to go shopping with Aunt Wang tomorrow.”

Qiao Sang: ...

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Her mother’s visit was a brief interlude. By noon the next day, she had ridden her fat dove to the train station.

It seemed she had forgotten about her plans to shop with Aunt Wang.

Little Treasure still hadn’t woken up after a whole night, but at least the flush on his face had faded.

In Liugan Creek, Yabao was running in circles excitedly, marveling at the changes in his body.

In just a moment, his fur had grown longer, he had gotten taller, and his claws had become much sharper.

“Yabao, now release Ember until you’ve exhausted all your energy.” Qiao Sang instructed.

Yabao paused, nearly stumbling from dizziness, but when he tried to summon his energy, he froze.

Why did it suddenly feel like he had more energy?

“Yap?” Yabao tilted his head, looking at his Beastmaster with both excitement and confusion.

“This is the benefit of the contract.” Qiao Sang said, playfully misleading it.

“See how contracted beasts progress faster than those in the base?”

It wasn’t exactly a lie, but she had used her cheat ability.

Just moments ago, she had added 600 points to Yabao’s level.

Now, in the Beastmaster’s codex, Yabao’s level was displayed as 【Beginner (800/1000)+】

The changes to Yabao’s body were just as she had expected.

The point total represented Yabao’s energy accumulation at the beginner level.

Evolution depends on two factors: Energy accumulation and a transformation trigger.

The latter could be anything from evolution items, the environment, intimacy with the Beastmaster, or mastering certain skills to a high degree.

The former was simpler, more points meant more energy within Yabao.

Since Meteor Rain was a skill that consumed vast amounts of energy, her plan was to increase Yabao’s energy without evolving him.

She didn’t dare to add the remaining 200 points right away, since they still had over a month to train.

As for the cheat ability, Qiao Sang didn’t intend to tell Yabao. She worried that he would start relying on the cheat and stop putting in the effort.

“Yap!”

Yabao suddenly understood and eagerly began channeling his energy.

Thirty minutes later, after releasing Ember 320 times, Yabao collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Qiao Sang handed him a bottle of milk right away.

Though things had gone as she expected, watching Yabao produce that many Ember still left Qiao Sang feeling a bit dazed.

This cheat ability is way too powerful…

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3:12 PM.

In the room.

“Take a look at this water balloon.” Qiao Sang held up a small, freshly filled water balloon, showing it to Yabao.

“To learn Meteor Rain, you first need to master condensing an energy ball. This energy ball is like this water balloon, all the energy is gathered together, just like the water inside the balloon.”

“It looks like nothing’s happening on the outside, but inside, there’s a lot of energy contained. You take it and see for yourself.”

“Yap.”

Yabao solemnly nodded and extended his paw to take it.

Pop!

The balloon burst as soon as his claws touched it, water splashing everywhere.

Yabao: ...