Beast taming, starting from zero point-Chapter 959 - 778 Ita Valley

11:40 a.m.

Villa.

Living room.

The Xianbao Butterfly was casting its Wave of Peace on Yaobao, as usual.

"Ya Ya..."

Yaobao’s expression immediately turned dazed.

Even after several days of training, its resistance to the Wave of Peace remained at zero.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa, flipping through the contact numbers of the staff from the Beast Tamer Star Tournament two days ago.

They had called, hoping she would accept an interview after the competition.

She recalled that the call came in the afternoon—the number was... As Qiao Sang’s gaze locked on a particular line of numbers, an unfamiliar call suddenly appeared on her screen.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment and chose to answer.

A mature female voice came through the speaker:

"Hello, is this Miss Qiao Sang?"

Qiao Sang made a light sound of acknowledgment and asked, "And you are?"

"I’m a staff member from Ita Valley," the other person replied gently. "I’d like to ask when you’ll be coming here to bathe in the Energy Pool, so I can help schedule a time for you."

Well, well, just as she was thinking of asking about the Energy Pool, they called... Qiao Sang felt a flash of joy in her heart and said, "I’ll come tomorrow."

"Alright, and what time exactly?" the staff member asked.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment before tentatively replying, "I’ll probably be free around 6 p.m. Is that time okay?"

"Of course," the staff member said respectfully. "At Ita Valley, we’re at your service around the clock."

Such a courteous attitude—could the Energy Pool be part of a service venue...? Qiao Sang speculated in her heart and asked, "By the way, where exactly is Ita Valley?"

"It’s near Mo Sea. Hold on, I’ll send the detailed address to your phone," the staff member replied. "Do you have any other questions?"

Qiao Sang thought of something her classmates had mentioned and asked, "Can all Pet Beasts enter the Energy Pool, or is only one allowed?"

The staff member replied, "Only one Pet Beast is allowed entry, so please decide in advance."

"I don’t have any more questions."

"Alright then, I wish you a pleasant day."

Qiao Sang hung up the phone and fell into deep thought for a moment.

If only one Pet Beast could enter, then Gangbao was automatically out of the running.

Gangbao was still a High Level Pet Beast. The energy between High Level and General-level Pet Beasts wasn’t even on the same scale, so it made sense to let a General-level Pet Beast enter to maximize the benefit of the slot.

Yaobao, Little Xunbao, Lubao...

Qiao Sang pondered for a while before quickly making her decision—Lubao.

Lubao had followed the true Evolution Pathway of Shuilu Yana in its earlier stages, not simply relying on accumulated points.

Since its current evolution involved Emotional Energy, she naturally hoped Lubao could continue evolving using Emotional Energy and weather conditions.

Its next stage of Emotional Energy was excitement.

The Shuilu Yana species becomes increasingly difficult to trigger intense emotions as they progress to later stages.

However, emotions are unpredictable, and there’s no telling if Lubao might suddenly feel excited tomorrow.

But if it became excited before its internal energy was fully charged, that surge of excitement would be wasted for nothing.

Now that she had a relatively complete understanding of the Beast Taming World, Qiao Sang realized that temperatures of minus 60 degrees could easily be achieved through a Pet Beast. However, it was far more challenging to wait for Lubao to independently generate the level of excitement required for evolution.

With that in mind, it would be better to fill Lubao’s internal energy sooner.

This way, she could rent a Pet Beast capable of maintaining minus 60-degree conditions to accompany Lubao, which would allow her to handle whenever that excitement might arise...

But first, she needed to prepare an Immutable Stone.

Otherwise, if Lubao absorbed the Energy Pool’s energy and reached the late-stage right away, then evolved shortly afterward due to point accumulation, that would be problematic...

At this thought, Qiao Sang suddenly called out loudly:

"Little Xunbao!"

"Xun Xun~"

The next moment, Little Xunbao teleported in front of her.

"Do you have an Immutable Stone in your stash?" Qiao Sang asked as she picked up her phone and pulled up an image of an Immutable Stone to show Little Xunbao.

A while back, when she was short on liquidity to buy company shares, she remembered using the Unlimited Card to sweep through several Pet Beast item shops.

"Xun Xun..."

Little Xunbao leaned in to take a look at the phone screen, its eyes lighting up as it made an "I have it!" expression.

It removed the circular ring from its ear.

As the ring came off, it gradually grew larger.

Little Xunbao reached into the ring and fumbled around for about half a minute before finally pulling out an inconspicuous, oval-shaped gray stone, handing it to its Beast Tamer.

"Xun Xun~"

Taking the gray stone, Qiao Sang carefully compared it to the image and, upon confirming it was indeed an Immutable Stone, was satisfied and put it into her pocket.

At that moment, Marlal, who had been watching the training progress of the Xianbao Butterfly and Yaobao, spoke up with a hint of concern:

"Qiao Sang, if Flame Kiru’s training shows no results, are you still going to join me for the coordination tournament?"

Qiao Sang froze for a moment and glanced at Yaobao, whose eyes shone with innocent clarity, her lips twitching slightly as she said:

"Of course."

Upon hearing this, Marlal was reassured.

...

5:30 p.m.

With Little Xunbao’s Spatial Movement, Qiao Sang returned to the villa.

As soon as she arrived, the doorbell rang.

Qiao Sang went to the door and opened it.

Seeing Billet standing outside didn’t surprise her, as he had mentioned coming over around this time.

"How’s your Seal Gesture practice coming along?" Billet asked as he stepped inside.

"Pretty good," Qiao Sang replied.

Yesterday, she had practiced summoning two, three, and even four Pet Beasts simultaneously through Seal Gestures—all on the first try. From here, she just needed more practice to gain proficiency.

The remaining five Seal Gestures were something she planned to practice before bed tonight, but without brain domain communication, she wouldn’t be able to confirm their accuracy.

Still, she was confident she had memorized them perfectly.

Billet had no intention of asking Qiao Sang to demonstrate in front of him.

If Qiao Sang said she was doing fine, then he trusted her.

He had complete faith in her learning and practical abilities.

Students admitted to the Imperial Beastmaster Academy naturally had exceptional learning capabilities, and Seal Gestures were typically something they could pick up quickly.

That said, some students had a habit of learning quickly but messing up in practice—their hands couldn’t keep up with their minds.

Yet, in just a few days, Qiao Sang’s Seal Gesture speed had already caught up to those of seasoned young Beast Tamers, meaning her hand-eye coordination wasn’t a concern at all.

"You should know the purpose of that ring from yesterday by now, right?" Billet got straight to the point as he sat on the sofa.

Qiao Sang, pouring water in the kitchen, gave a soft "mm."

She walked out of the kitchen, placed a glass of water on the coffee table in front of Billet, and said, "The staff contacted me this afternoon."

"Have you decided which Pet Beast to take?" Billet asked.

"Ice Aipa," Qiao Sang replied.

Hearing this, Billet nodded slightly, acknowledging her choice. "Ice Aipa has Healing Light. Even if it absorbs too much energy and sustains injuries, it can quickly recover. As long as it can endure, theoretically speaking, even if its innate talent isn’t enough, it’s still the most likely among all your Pet Beasts to absorb enough energy to reach late-stage Completion."

"That’s a great decision."

Late-stage Completion refers to a point where a Pet Beast’s energy absorption has maxed out within its current tier, leaving only evolution conditions to advance to the next stage.

As Billet looked at Qiao Sang, the admiration in his eyes was almost tangible.

What? I honestly hadn’t thought that through... Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment:

"That’s exactly what I was thinking."

"When are you planning to head over?" Billet asked, taking a sip of water.

"Tomorrow," Qiao Sang said.

"Alright, I’ll go with you tomorrow," Billet replied, setting his glass down.

...

The next day.

6:39 p.m.

Qiao Sang sat atop Yaobao, stopping at an island filled with valleys, rivers, and various Pet Beast statues along with glass structures in the middle.

The curving glass buildings towered into the sky, seamlessly integrated with nature, creating a striking visual impact.

Qiao Sang dismounted Yaobao.

"We’ve arrived," Billet said as he dismounted a massive bird-like Pet Beast, gazing at the island in front of them.