Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

"Wow, it\'s an unlimited card with a one-year validity."

As times changed, lotteries also underwent various reforms.

To increase public interest in buying tickets, the prizes for the top three winners now rotate each period, ensuring at least one prize appeals to a segment of buyers.

Though Beast Tamers remain the main target audience, ordinary people also make up a significant portion. Occasionally, prizes like a house in the capital or an interstellar cruise vacation become options.

For ordinary people, beast-related prizes have no use beyond being sold for cash. However, prizes like houses, free interstellar travel, or unlimited cards are universally attractive.

Whenever such prizes are offered, the prize pool\'s total value often skyrockets.

"People in this town are seriously lucky!" He Dazhao exclaimed with envy.

"Do you think it’s a feng shui thing? Since we’re already here, how about we buy a ticket too?"

Xu Yixuan thought for a moment. The town\'s residents did seem unusually lucky, take Wu Chang, for example, so she agreed.

"Alright."

She turned to Qiao Sang and asked, "Want to join us?"

Qiao Sang firmly declined, saying, "I\'ll pass. Yabao just evolved, and I need to analyze his current abilities."

The truth was, on the day they arrived, she\'d impulsively checked the lottery shop\'s location, it was in the opposite direction of the Beast Taming Center and quite far.

She’d resisted the urge to buy a ticket then, and now that Yabao had evolved, why bother? Who cares about a lottery?

It’s not like she’d win anyway.

Xu Yixuan grinned mischievously.

"Then I won’t go either. Let’s head back so you can show me Flame Hound\'s evolution form."

He Dazhao chimed in with a smile, "Yeah, I’ll skip too. Seeing Flame Hound’s evolution is more important. I can’t even imagine what it might look like without a reference."

The two exchanged a knowing glance, their intentions clear. They couldn’t joke anymore, right?

Before Qiao Sang could respond, a familiar voice interjected.

"What are you all talking about?"

Xu Yixuan and He Dazhao immediately fell silent.

Teacher Sun was notoriously stern, and neither wanted to share their jokes in front of him.

Both chose to stay quiet.

Qiao Sang, however, looked up at Sun Boyi and said, "Nothing much. They just want to check out Flame Hound\'s evolution form when we get back."

Xu Yixuan: !!!

He Dazhao: !!!

Sun Boyi: ???

Nearby, Wang Weidou, eavesdropping: ?!!

"Lu."

Lubao maintained a lofty expression while sitting in her Beast Tamer\'s arms.

Annoying. So what if Yabao evolved? She could too.

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9:29 PM

Hongrao Beast Taming Center, Room 1203.

The small double room was crowded with six people, plus Yabao, whose body now spanned over three meters.

"Lu.."

Yabao yawned lazily, half-reclined on the floor.

These people had been staring at him for ages. Weren’t they tired? He was getting drowsy from all the attention.

In the heavy silence, Liu Yao finally arrived, having rushed over after receiving a call. He examined Yabao for a long time with trembling hands before speaking hoarsely: �

"After evolving, its psychic attribute has significantly increased compared to before."

He paused and explained to Qiao Sang, "I mean the proportion, not the energy level."

Qiao Sang nodded.

"I understand. I’m not the clueless student I used to be."

Wang Weidou glanced at her, his expression calm, though inwardly he was screaming: With grades like yours, you’re not just a former bad student! Even if you were mediocre, our school would have worshipped you!

He restrained himself from blurting this out.

With so many people present, he had to maintain composure.

"Did you mention it now has the Moonlight Power trait?" Liu Yao asked.

Qiao Sang replied with a simple "Mm."

Sun Boyi couldn’t hold back his surprise.

"Isn’t Moonlight Power a fairy-type trait?"

"Typically, yes." Liu Yao confirmed before hesitating.

He looked at Qiao Sang and asked, "After Flame Hound evolved, did you notice any fairy-type abilities?"

Xu Yixuan and He Dazhao, who had been stunned into silence, felt their hearts skip a beat.

F-fairy type? No way!

They both let out a synchronized sigh of relief when Qiao Sang shook her head.

"No."

But as their eyes fell once again on Yabao, his noble aura undeniable, they couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed.

What kind of genius contracts three beasts by age fifteen, and one of them evolves into a high-tier beast?

Xu Yixuan and He Dazhao were struck anew by their own inadequacies.

Liu Yao mused, "If it doesn’t have fairy-type abilities, then perhaps its evolution met certain special conditions, resulting in a trait not typically associated with it."

Sun Boyi froze, his usually stern face filled with astonishment.

"You mean to say that Flame Hound\'s current form shouldn’t have been its normal evolution?"

What? Yabao’s form isn’t normal? Qiao Sang’s eyes widened.

Liu Yao remained silent for a few seconds before answering, "It’s just a hypothesis. There are no other examples of Flame Hounds evolving yet, so I can’t be certain."

Other examples? Even examples of Fire Fang Dogs evolving into Flame Hounds were nonexistent… Wang Weidou silently griped.

"What kind of environment and circumstances did Flame Hound evolve under?" Liu Yao asked, his gaze soft and almost unsettlingly gentle.

Qiao Sang recalled, "At night, in a desolate area. It evolved during a battle."

Liu Yao\'s researcher instincts flared, but before he could delve deeper, Wang Weidou interjected:

"It’s pointless to ask more right now. We haven’t even figured out how Fire Fang Dog evolves into Flame Hounds. If you’ve finished examining it, save the rest for after the tournament."

"We still need to prepare the energy pellets urgently and deliver them tonight. The kids have a competition tomorrow, and we’ve been here for hours. Let’s give them some rest."

"Fair enough." Liu Yao turned to Qiao Sang, his tone gentle.

"We’ll discuss this in detail after you’re back at school."

Getting to discuss Yabao’s evolution with an A-rank Breeder was something Qiao Sang eagerly looked forward to. However, she had a more pressing concern now.

Taking a deep breath, she nodded to the vice principal and nervously asked the principal: "Principal, are the energy pellets being rushed? How much do they cost?"

Wang Weidou paused before smiling.

"Don’t worry about the cost. The school will cover it."

At that moment, he seemed to radiate the glow of wealth.

Qiao Sang: !!!