Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 111: Limit Energy Value

(Additional updates because I suddenly found my productive mood switch on.?)

Do you really not know the reason? And you still have the nerve to ask?

Although everyone was thinking this, since it was their first day meeting and they weren’t familiar with each other, no one felt comfortable being too blunt, so no one responded.

Only Jiang Nai, who shared a dorm with him, reluctantly said, “Because you’re handsome.”

“Hmph.” Wang Jihang turned his head, begrudgingly accepting the explanation.

His eyes unconsciously drifted toward the Treasure-Seeking ghost hovering above Qiao Sang’s head, filled with envy.

A Treasure-Seeking ghost!

A ghost-type pet beast that's even harder to deal with than his own Bubble Bell! How did she manage to do it?!

“It’s Fire Fang Dog’s turn.” Qin Wen said with a smile as she snapped back to reality.

But someone whose mental capacity, pet training skills, and battle instincts were all so well-rounded? This was a first.

Given time, she feared this one would quickly reach the standards of the junior high school team.

This child was clearly born to be a professional beastmaster.

Yabao stepped forward and put on the helmet.

Everyone’s attention immediately shifted.

This made Yabao instinctively raise his head and puff out his chest, keeping a stoic expression.

“Qiao Sang, your Fire Fang Dog looks much cooler than last time.” Zheng Yining commented.

“He’s grown up.” Qiao Sang replied with a smile.

The first time she saw Yabao, he looked so pitiful, smaller than the other Fire Fang Dogs. She had even imagined a whole bullying scenario in her head.

Who would have thought that in just two months, the transformation would be this drastic? There was no trace of that pitiful little creature anymore.

The green light on the test helmet blinked twice before settling.

“1…”

Qin Wen stared at the numbers on the test screen, completely dumbfounded.

One, ten, hundred, thousand…

Wait, why is there another digit?!

She stared hard at the screen, counting each digit one by one.

It was a simple five-digit number, clear as day, but she kept rechecking it in disbelief.

One, ten, hundred, thousand... ten thousand!

Ten thousand?!

How could it surpass ten thousand?!

Everyone knew that a beginner-level pet beast’s energy value ranges between 1 and 10,000—that’s textbook knowledge.

But the number on the screen completely overturned everything she knew.

Once a beginner-level pet beast's energy value reaches 8,000, it can start preparing for evolution. The 10,000 mark is the limit for beginner-level pets.

Most beastmasters with resources and connections wait until their pets reach the 10,000 limit before evolving them.

A pet that evolves at its energy limit will have a much higher growth potential than other pets of the same level.

Logically, even if Fire Fang Dog had exceptionally high talent and reached the energy limit, it should still be 10,000.

How could it be 13,966?!

And there were no signs of evolution or even pre-evolution...

This didn’t make sense...

“Qin Wen?” Luo Qian, standing beside her, couldn’t help but remind her when she hadn’t spoken for a while.

Qin Wen snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and said, “Qiao Sang, Fire Fang Dog, 13,966.”

This is an era where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.

The world is vast, and strange occurrences beyond common sense happen every day. There are countless beastmasters, and every year, a few prodigies beyond normal understanding emerge.

If you hide your strength and don’t receive the attention and training you deserve, you’ll easily fade into the background.

Hanggang is just a prefecture-level city. With Qiao Sang and Fire Fang Dog’s talent, they could easily venture into the vast world.

“What?” Luo Qian was stunned, thinking he misheard.

He turned to look at the number on the test screen and was instantly dumbfounded.

“Next.” Qin Wen said, trying to calm herself.

All the trainees present were newly minted beastmasters, and they hadn’t yet learned the specific energy value ranges at each stage. But that didn’t stop them from being shocked.

“Damn, my Deep fur Turtle hasn’t even reached a fraction of that.”

“My Electric Bat hasn’t either…”

“Besides Lu You, none of us have hit a fraction.”

“Is this Fire Fang Dog even stronger than the Little Dragon?”

“Lu You, what do you think?”

Lu You, expressionless, said, “Don’t talk to me right now.”

“Yap.”

Yabao jumped into his beastmaster’s arms.

Finding a comfortable spot, he maintained its stoic expression.

It didn’t understand why everyone kept staring at him, but that didn’t stop him from enjoying the attention.

Yabao’s head tilted slightly upward.

Turns out, even without sunglasses, he's still the coolest.

Qiao Sang didn’t know much about the energy value range of beginner-level pets, but with all the comparisons, she knew Yabao was far beyond other pets of the same tier.

She was secretly thrilled.

Not bad, not bad. The month she spent training during the vacation was well worth it.

“Jin Feifan, 1,955.” Qin Wen announced, then said to the still-stunned Luo Qian, “You take over. I need to step out and make a call.”

With that, she gave Qiao Sang a deep look and quickly walked out of the training ground.

A few seconds later, Luo Qian snapped back to reality and looked around in confusion.

“Where did Teacher Qin go?”

Qiao Sang: …

This teacher didn’t seem very reliable…

“Teacher Qin went out to make a phone call." Someone answered.

Luo Qian nodded, looked down at his notes, and asked, “What was Jin Feifan’s test result again?”

Qiao Sang: …

“1,955.” Jin Feifan whispered.

Luo Qian jotted it down, then turned to the group of energetic students and said, “Since Teacher Qin isn’t here, let’s test your coordination abilities.”

“You should all know that coordination contests focus on elegance. The pet beast must look good, the moves must look good, and you must look good.”

“In short, you need to stimulate the audience’s visual senses, evoke a heightened sensory experience—one that’s beautiful, stunning, not ugly or terrifying.”

“I’m sure you’ve all seen coordination contests on TV, so I won’t go into detail. Those of you who were admitted as coordination specialists, step forward.”

Along with Jin Feifan, three students stepped forward.

“You’ve taken the exam before and have experience practicing move combinations. Show the others a demonstration.” Luo Qian instructed.

The three glanced at each other.

The girl in the middle, with long black hair and delicate features, said, “I’ll go first.”

Everyone instinctively stepped back to give her space.

“Meimei, stun them.” The long-haired girl said to her Mighty duck.

Qiao Sang watched with some anticipation.

Coordination contests are more about performance. Even in the final battle segment, it’s mostly about how gracefully you respond to your opponent's moves.

Coordinators might not excel in battle like professional beastmasters, but when it comes to energy control, they’re definitely superior.

Professional beastmasters prioritize the power of their moves, wanting their pets to unleash as much force as possible.

Coordinators, on the other hand, focus on how to make the sparks from move collisions more dazzling. This requires precise energy control—too much or too little won’t do.

One emphasizes release, the other emphasizes restraint.

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