Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 93: Dark Ghost Essence

Qiao Sang exited the police station after finishing her statement.

Unlike the time when she caught a thief and received the reward immediately, this time she was told she would need to wait for a notification and collect it within 30 working days.

Qiao Sang had no objections to this.

After leaving the police station, she silently took out her phone, switched it from silent mode to standard mode, and turned the volume to maximum.

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The Beast Center is an official institution of the Alliance, a government agency.

As a key hub for the entire region, it exists not only in major cities but also in every town.

In Qitang Town, the Beast Center is located in the town center.

While it is not as grand as the one in Hanggang City, it is definitely one of the larger buildings in Qitang Town.

At this moment, Qiao Sang was sitting quietly outside the medical ward in the Beast Center, holding Yabao in her arms.

She wasn’t particularly worried about Little Treasure’s condition.

There were no signs of internal or external injuries, it was just sleeping, looking as if it had drunk too much.

In today’s world, as long as you visit the Beast Center in time, even if your battle beast was knocked out in a morning competition, after some treatment, it could be back to fighting form by the afternoon.

While waiting, Qiao Sang’s consciousness entered the Beast Codex.

Name: Fire fang Dog (Yabao)

Attribute: Fire

Level: Beginner (198/1000) +

[First Trait: Blaze

Level: D (1/500), Status: (Difficult to Use), Description: (When health falls below 1/4, potential is triggered, increasing fire-type skills and speed by 2x)]

Skills: Bite (Beginner 74/100) +, Charge (Proficient 483/500) +, Fire Fang (Moderate 694/2000) +, Ember (Moderate 866/2000) +, Shadow Clone (Proficient 125/500) +, Fire Whirl (Proficient 220/500) +, Flame Charge (Proficient 110/500) +

Points: 1386

Qiao Sang stared at the data for a while, repeatedly confirming the points at the bottom.

1386.

Last night it was 456, and now it’s 1386?

An increase of 930 points...

Her heartbeat quickened. While she knew knocking out the Thunder Swiftbird would yield a lot of points, she hadn’t expected it to be this much!

This could directly evolve her Yabao!

Wasn’t her entire purpose in coming back to her hometown to train Yabao for evolution?

Qiao Sang’s thoughts froze.

She just arrived yesterday, and today her goal was already achieved?!

“Number 006, Number 006.”

“Beast Master of Treasure-Seeking Ghost!”

Qiao Sang snapped back to reality.

“Here!”

“Your Treasure-Seeking Ghost is fine, it just drank some Dark Ghost Essence. Fortunately, it only seems to have had a few drops. While Dark Ghost Essence greatly enhances ghost-type beasts, this little Treasure-Seeking Ghost is too young and can’t handle it.”

“As a Beast Master, you need to be more careful. Don’t let it consume anything just because it’s beneficial; consider whether it’s suitable for its current stage. In this case, it will be fine once the Dark Ghost Essence is absorbed. It should be back to normal after a good sleep.” A middle-aged male doctor in a white coat stood in front of Qiao Sang, holding the sleeping Little Treasure-Seeking Ghost.

The doctor looked to be in his 40s or 50s, with a receding hairline and a few sparse hairs, a sure sign of a senior professional.

“Thank you, doctor. I understand.” Qiao Sang said as she took the still-sleeping Little Treasure from his arms.

Dark Ghost Essence, a premium supplement for ghost-type beasts, costs tens of thousands per drop.

It must have belonged to the Stone Helm Spirit.

Swapping baby milk for Dark Ghost Essence, and still ending up in such a sorry state... Qiao Sang suddenly felt a bit guilty.

Her earlier regret about missing out on points was now easier to accept.

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Liu Ganxi.

“Yap?”

Yabai tilted his head, puzzled as to why his Beast Master was staring at him silently.

“Yabao, let me take a few pictures of you.” Qiao Sang stroked Yabao’s head, looking reluctant.

“Yap.”

Yabao nodded.

His Beast Master seemed odd lately, but he assumed she just wanted to take photos.

Posing for photos was easy. Last time, so many people praised him for how well he did.

Yabao immediately adjusted his posture, tilting his head up 45 degrees, baring his teeth in a slight smile to show off his fangs.

Qiao Sang: ...

Wasn't that pose a bit too quick? It almost killed the emotional mood she had just built up…

She took out her phone, opened the camera, and aimed it at the cute, handsome Fire fang Dog.

After evolution, a beast’s size and appearance would change drastically.

Although the form of a Blaze Dog is much more striking than that of a Fire fang Dog, the thought of Yabao transforming so suddenly still made Qiao Sang feel a little reluctant.

But evolution is the inevitable path for all beasts, the ultimate goal of every Beast Master and their companion.

No one would reject becoming stronger, especially not the competitive Yabao.

It’s just... she probably wouldn’t be able to carry him after the evolution...

As Qiao Sang was about to press the shutter to capture the moment, a call came in.

Seeing the caller ID, Qiao Sang froze for a moment, then answered.

“Hello, Qiao Sang? The photos are ready. I’ll send them to you shortly. Make sure to post them on Weibo, and I’ve edited the text for the post. I’ll send it to you, so you can just copy and paste it.”

A female voice quickly rattled off from the other end of the phone.

Qiao Sang listened to the voice on the phone and didn’t speak for a while.

Phew! That was close!

She was so close to breaking the contract!

She had completely forgotten about Yabao’s endorsement deal!

The contract stipulated a six-month endorsement, during which Yabao would model for two seasons of sunglasses.

They had just finished shooting the summer collection, but the autumn collection hadn’t even started yet.

If Yabao evolved into Blaze Dog before the autumn photoshoot, she would definitely have to pay a breach of contract fee.

After all, they hired her for the champion Fire fang Dog from the Bai Xin Competition.

“Hello, Qiao Sang? Are you still there?”

“Yes, I’m here. Has the autumn collection been released? If it’s ready, I can come over early to shoot.” Qiao Sang tried to salvage the situation.

“It’s only July. It’s not ready yet. Since you’re in your hometown, by the time school starts and you return to Hanggang, we should be about ready to start shooting.” Song Yuan replied with a laugh.

That would be in about a month and a half.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and accepted.

There was no rush.

After hanging up, Qiao Sang turned to Yabao and said, “Let’s practice Flame Charge now.”

Yabao currently had four fire-type skills. The limits of the other three had already been tested, leaving only Flame Charge.

Yabao, still holding his 45-degree-angled pose, was now confused.

Weren’t they taking pictures?

Ten minutes later.

Qiao Sang was typing in her phone’s notepad.

Flame Charge, 48 times.

Both Fire Fang and Flame Charge are intermediate-level skills, and although Fire Fang’s proficiency was higher, the energy consumption between the two was not very different.

Even skills of the same rank have varying degrees of difficulty.

Clearly, Flame Charge consumed more energy and dealt more damage than Fire Fang at the same proficiency level.

Yabao was drinking the milk that had been prepared earlier.

Little Treasure was now curled up on Qiao Sang’s head, clutching two strands of hair while napping.

The milk had been packed in Qiao Sang’s bag earlier in the day.

As Yabao drank his milk, he looked up at the sky.

Whatever he was thinking, his eyes grew determined, and he downed the remaining milk in one gulp.

“Yap!”

Yabao’s bark drew Qiao Sang’s attention away from her phone.

“What’s up?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Yap yap!”

“Yap yap!”

“Yap!”

Yabao gestured with his little paws.

He pointed at himself, then at the sky.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and hesitantly asked, “Are you saying you want to relearn Meteor Rain?”

(Meteor Shower will now be replaced as Meteor Rain.)

“Yap!”

Yabao nodded firmly, his gaze resolute.