Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 278: Welcome to the Senior Team

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The Experiment Was a Success!

Looking at Lubao, who was now full of energy, Qiao Sang felt as if she could hear her own heart pounding.

A typical adult and most pet beasts spend about a third of the day asleep.

Though a beastmaster’s sleep duration shortens as their pet beasts channel energy back to them, allowing them to stay energized throughout the day, it doesn’t mean that going without sleep is feasible.

Even if a beastmaster’s brain reaches 70% development and attains S-level mastery, they won’t be able to stop sleeping, like some characters in novels who reach a certain level and achieve enlightenment, staying awake all year round.

But now, a single cast of Healing Light has made it possible to pull all-nighters 365 days a year!

The thrill of staying up all night, always having more hours in a day! With Healing Light, there’s no need to worry about losing sleep, looking tired, getting headaches, or thinning hair.

“Lu.”

Lubao glanced around the room, saw Qiao Sang, and immediately leapt into her arms. This pulled Qiao Sang back to reality.

Why did you jump up? You’re covered in drool! Qiao Sang silently pulled Lubao away from her a bit.

“Lu.”

Lubao looked at the human who had once checked her health with a lofty expression, completely unaware that her beastmaster was pulling away in mild disgust.

At that moment, Liu Yao stood there, stunned, alternating his gaze between Ice Qiya and Treasure-Seeking Demon, completely losing his usual calm demeanor.

“Vice Principal?” Qiao Sang called to him.

Liu Yao snapped out of it, looking at Qiao Sang with a complex expression, feeling envious and a little jealous for the first time.

Others might not notice, but he could immediately tell that this Treasure-Seeking Demon was a rare color-variant beast.

Although the distinctive features were subtle, it definitely fell within the rare color-variant category.

Ice Qiya, a rare-color Treasure-Seeking Demon, and a Flames Hound as well… Is this even human? No! This isn’t human at all!

What kind of normal kid has three pet beasts at fifteen?! And all of them are already at intermediate level!

“Vice Principal?” Qiao Sang called again.

“All three of your beasts are at intermediate level.” Liu Yao replied, his voice hoarse.

Actually, most of the school already knew about Treasure-Seeking Ghost's evolution into Treasure-Seeking Demon during yesterday’s sports event.

However, the students’ discussions mostly centered on Treasure-Seeking Demon's ability to break tiles barehanded. Plus, Liu Yao hadn’t been at school during the event, so he hadn’t heard the news right away.

“Yeah.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Liu Yao hesitated, then couldn’t help asking, “How do you usually train your beasts?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and replied, “There’s not much time for training; I’m in class most of the time, and I have homework when I get home. It’s mainly up to Yabao and the others to keep at it on their own. For food, they just eat the energy pills customized according to the recipe you provided.”

Liu Yao looked as though he were questioning his whole existence.

After a long moment, he waved his hand, clearly tired. “Go back to class. Don’t forget to go to Training Ground No. 1 after school. Old Xian, take her back.”

Liu Yao didn’t want to look at Qiao Sang anymore, for fear he might have a heart attack.

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When the bell rang for the last period in the afternoon, everyone packed up their things and started filing out of the classroom.

A girl with glasses, a fair complexion, and a classic student haircut appeared at the door of Class 1-1.

“Is Qiao Sang here?”

Since receiving her beasts’ energy, Qiao Sang’s hearing had become much sharper, allowing her to pick up on her name even amidst all the chatter. She looked toward the door and saw a girl she didn’t recognize.

But the girl at the door clearly knew Qiao Sang and waved at her with a smile.

“You’re…?” Qiao Sang asked as she walked over to the doorway after packing up.

“I’m Xu Yixuan from the Senior 3 school team. Teacher Sun sent me to get you.” The girl smiled.

So, she’s a senior… Qiao Sang nodded.

“Alright, let’s go.”

On the way, Qiao Sang’s ears took quite a beating. Xu Yixuan looked quiet and well-mannered and spoke in a gentle voice, but she was a complete chatterbox.

From Class 1-1 to Training Ground No. 1, she didn’t close her mouth once.

“Qiao Sang, who named you? Your dad or your mom?”

“It was my…”

“You don’t need to answer; let me guess.”

“…”

“Actually, at the beginning-of-year new student exhibition, I wanted to challenge you, but my sixth sense told me not to, so I didn’t.”

“Did you really make a pact with a third pet beast?”

“How did your Treasure-Seeking Demon learn how to break tiles?”

“Is your Flame Hound male or female? My Blaze Dog is male. If yours is the right gender, we could match them up!”

“What’s your third pet beast?”

“Is it true that you’re related to the vice principal?”

“I heard from Teacher Sun that you’re going to participate in the National Beastmaster Tournament for Senior League. That means we’ll have one more competitor on the Senior 3 combat team. Do you think Teacher Sun might make us compete to decide who gets to stay on the team, with the loser acting as backup? Or maybe the backup for the group battles?”

Qiao Sang thought this was worth addressing, so she said, “I’m not…”

Xu Yixuan interrupted, “You don’t have to answer; let me guess.”

Qiao Sang: …

Finally, when she saw the building marked Training Ground No. 1, Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief. Freedom at last… This girl’s like a real-life Tang Sanzang…

Qiao Sang opened the door and entered Training Ground No. 1.

The room was dimly lit, and a huge virtual screen, over 20 meters wide, was displaying a popular, high-energy battle anime titled The Last Beastmaster Youth.

The series was known for its stunning animation, lavish production, and thrilling fight scenes. It was the type of show that made people want to jump into a battle themselves.

“This is Teacher Sun’s training method.” Xu Yixuan explained.

“Every few days, we watch some adrenaline-pumping battle anime to boost our enthusiasm for fighting. I mean, we’re fighting constantly, and except during tasks where we can face different opponents, we’re usually just fighting the same people. If it weren’t for these battle anime to keep us pumped, we’d just be emotionless combat machines by now.”

“You’ll need to mentally prepare yourself; this isn’t like the Sophomore team. We fight every day.”

Qiao Sang grinned, finally saying her first full sentence since leaving the classroom.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Xu Yixuan sighed, thinking that her junior was still too young. Her thoughts mirrored her words as she said, “You’re still too young.”

At that moment, the virtual screen disappeared, and the training ground lights turned on. Sun Boyi stood where the screen had been, smiling as he looked at Qiao Sang.

“Welcome to the Senior team.”

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