Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 115: What Is This?

"When the first aberrant-colored Pallado appeared before the world, that's when everyone realized the existence of aberrant-colored pet beasts."

"It’s not unheard of for a pet beast to exceed its energy level, but such cases are extremely rare."

At this point, Liu Yao suddenly remembered his conversation partner wasn’t exactly a top student, so he kindly reminded her, "If you get a question about energy levels in an exam, just stick to the conventional answers."

Qiao Sang: ...

She had been listening intently when he suddenly dropped this buzzkill of a remark, ruining the mood.

Liu Yao poured a red powder into a test tube and continued, "A pet beast that can exceed its energy level within its rank is absolutely a top-tier talent within its species."

If he had previously thought Qiao Sang had a 60% chance of beating Litan, now, knowing the energy level of the Fire Fang Dog, he believed her chances had shot up to 90%.

There was still that 10% of uncertainty, though.

After all, those selected for Litan’s school team were all backed by wealthy patrons, showering their pet beasts with resources like there was no tomorrow.

Liu Yao shook the test tube and asked, "Do you know what the premise is for researching the evolution limits of pet beasts?"

Perhaps realizing that this question was too advanced for a newly qualified beast master, he answered it himself before Qiao Sang could respond.

"The first step is to cultivate a pet beast whose energy exceeds its current rank."

"Of course, this is just the research premise. Even if the Fire Fang Dog surpasses the conventional energy level at the initial stage, there’s no guarantee it will continue to do so when it evolves into a Blaze Dog."

After saying all that, it still came down to talent.

If a pet beast doesn’t have the innate talent, no amount of money in the world will push it past its natural energy limit.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a while, her heart starting to race uncontrollably.

The Alliance currently listed the Fire Fang Dog's species limit as the King-tier Flame Hound.

If what the vice principal said was true, Yabao could absolutely meet the conditions.

Most people had no idea how to cultivate a pet beast to surpass its energy limit, but she had a vague idea from all the data she’d been studying in the Beastmaster’s Codex.

In addition to innate talent, you had to master advanced skills to the level of profound mastery, and then learn higher-tier skills.

Essentially, you had to do things that a regular beginner-level pet beast couldn't.

With her special abilities, the Yabao had a real chance of breaking through his racial limit!

The more Qiao Sang thought about it, the more excited she became, and she even stopped feeding the dog.

Yabao was already used to his beastmaster zoning out like this.

He leaned his head forward and ate the red fruit directly from Qiao Sang's hand.

"Yap~"

As soon as he took a bite, his eyes narrowed in satisfaction, letting out a contented sound.

"With my help, I can ensure that the Fire Fang Dog’s potential is fully realized." Liu Yao said seriously.

This wasn’t just about beating Litan anymore.

There were so few pet beasts with energy levels exceeding the conventional range.

If they could truly cultivate a Flame Hound that surpassed these limits, he could start researching whether the Fire Fang Dog's species could break through to another life stage.

Of course, he needed Qiao Sang’s consent for that, but considering it might take years for the Fire Fang Dog to evolve into a Flame Hound, and whether it would meet the conditions was still uncertain, he decided not to bring it up for now.

"Thank you, Vice Principal." Qiao Sang replied politely, snapping out of her thoughts.

With her special ability and Yabao's hard work, she felt confident that exceeding the conventional energy limit wouldn't be difficult.

Besides, the vice principal was unreliable. He never kept his promises.

He had clearly said she could make any requests she wanted, but he still didn’t agree to her living off-campus or carrying a phone.

You couldn’t rely on others for everything; sometimes, you had to take matters into your own hands.

"Your Fire Fang Dog’s energy level is so high, but it hasn’t evolved because its energy hasn’t reached saturation yet. What do you usually feed it?" Liu Yao asked gently.

The Fire Fang Dog’s growth was impressive, so it must have been getting good nutrition. But now that he was involved, they could develop a more tailored nutrition plan for it.

Qiao Sang answered honestly, "Milk, and occasionally a red Awl Fruit."

Back in Hanggang, her mother had prepared energy meals at home, but after moving back to her hometown, she had no one to cook for her, so she relied mostly on milk for nutrition.

Liu Yao was stunned.

Milk? Red Awl Fruit?

No specialized energy meals tailored by a breeder, just plain milk and the occasional fruit? And it had gotten this far?

Red Awl Fruit was just a snack. Other than slightly improving the physique of fire-type pet beasts, it didn’t have much value.

After a few moments of silence, Liu Yao asked, "What brand of milk?"

Some specialized milk brands were known to be quite beneficial for pet beasts.

"Qiyuan Milk." Qiao Sang paused, "And sometimes the infant pet milk sent by the pet agencies."

Liu Yao’s mind went blank, and his hands stopped moving.

The information was overwhelming.

So, a three-month-old Fire Fang Dog had surpassed the conventional energy level on just regular milk and red Awl Fruit?

What kind of genius pet beast is this… Liu Yao suddenly felt heartache.

What a waste of talent! How could such a talented pet beast be fed such basic food?

“Make sure it eats more.” Liu Yao said, watching the Fire Fang Dog happily munch on a Flaming Fruit with a pained expression.

After saying that, he glanced at Qiao Sang and sighed unconsciously. Luckily, he had met them early on, or else this talent would have been wasted.

Qiao Sang was slightly taken aback. Did the vice principal just sigh at her?

Five minutes later.

"Yap~"

Yabao rubbed his belly contentedly with his paws.

That was delicious. He should remind his beastmaster to buy more next time.

Suddenly, Yabao froze.

He turned around, tapped his beastmaster with his paw, and then pointed to his teeth.

"Yap yap."

"Yap yap."

"Are your teeth itchy?" Qiao Sang asked in confusion.

"Yap."

Yabao nodded.

"Xun~"

Little Treasure floated over to Yabao, calling out in concern.

Qiao Sang began to think. Yabao wasn’t supposed to lose his teeth.

Itchy teeth could either mean tooth damage or the early signs of evolution.

The latter seemed unlikely. She had just checked the Beastmaster’s Codex last night, and its level was still at the beginner stage (949/1000).

The signs of evolution only appeared when a pet beast was close to evolving.

Based on its current level, Yabao shouldn’t evolve for another 25 days or so.

Could it be tooth damage?

Impossible—she’d been diligent about its dental care.

If neither of these seemed likely, then what was the issue?

Out of the corner of her eye, Qiao Sang spotted the now-empty dish on the lab bench and froze for a moment.

She recalled something the vice principal had said.

The Flaming Fruit…

Only fire-type pet beasts could eat it…

He had also mentioned that with his help, Yabao’s talent could fully manifest…

Just as Qiao Sang’s thoughts were in a whirl, Liu Yao came over with a freshly prepared potion.

“Here, drink this, and you’ll feel better.” Liu Yao said with a smile, offering it to Yabao.

“Yap.”

Yabao stared at the red potion for a moment.

He remembered that the drink smelled really good.

Yabao looked up at the smiling human.

This person knew his beastmaster, and the food he gave earlier was delicious. Plus, the red drink smelled wonderful.

With that in mind, Yabao didn’t hesitate. He took the potion in his paws and gulped it down.

Qiao Sang was still trying to reassure herself.

It couldn’t be. The vice principal had said Yabao needed a fire-type evolution stone to evolve.

If she hadn’t allocated extra points to the Yabao’s level, it would indeed require a fire-type evolution stone to evolve under normal circumstances.

She relaxed, but just as she came back to her senses, she saw Yabao down the entire potion.

Wait, wasn’t that the potion the vice principal had been preparing all this time...?

At that moment, she suddenly remembered something the vice principal had mentioned about using other resources to replace evolution stones...

A bad feeling crept over Qiao Sang.

It couldn’t be what she was thinking, could it?

Taking a deep breath, her voice slightly unsteady, she pointed at the now-empty bottle and asked, “Vice Principal, what is this?”