Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 635 - 575: District 25

Chapter 635: Chapter 575: District 25

When it came to taking leave for a journey to the Lower Districts, the most excited was undoubtedly Xiao Xunbao; no classes for its Beast Tamer meant no classes for it either.

Xiao Xunbao, who was begrudgingly attending a lecture, was summoned back with a clueless expression on its face. The moment it received the message, it was thrilled beyond measure, immediately packed up its belongings into its round ring, not requiring Qiao Sang to lift a finger.

On the way to the Lower Districts, Xiao Xunbao lay excitedly against the airplane window the entire trip, looking as if it was its first time flying.

In contrast, Yaobao, having ridden several times before, was much calmer, clearly a Pet Beast that had seen the world.

Qiao Sang listened intently to the instructor’s briefing.

"This time, we will be going to District Twenty-Five," Qu Zhuo said. "All the assessments will be completed there. The 200 points from the Secret Realm survival test will be turned into a mission test."

"You will pick up the missions at the Beast Taming Center inside. I won’t specify which ones—choose them yourselves, but there are a few requirements for these missions."

"First, the mission must involve wild Pet Beasts, and second, the difficulty of the mission cannot be too low; it must be at least what a D-rank Beast Tamer would take on."

"The difficulty of the mission will also be used as a criterion for the assessment. The more difficult the mission, the higher the points you will receive. I will not accompany you the whole way, but I will be observing you in secret and recording your performance. You will have three days to complete this assessment mission. Once the mission assessment is over, I will conduct the other three tests within a day."

"Understood?"

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, "So the mission only needs to be related to wild Pet Beasts, and the type of mission isn’t restricted, right?"

"The type isn’t restricted," Qu Zhuo looked at Qiao Sang.

"But there is one thing I must clarify in advance. District Twenty-Five is teeming with wild Pet Beasts. No matter what type, you are likely to encounter a large number of wild Pet Beasts. Safely completing the mission is also one of the assessment criteria."

It seems the purpose of this mission is still to observe everyone’s performance when facing wild Pet Beasts... Qiao Sang mused thoughtfully.

"Any other questions?" Qu Zhuo asked.

"Yes!" Tang Yi raised his hand and said:

"Teacher, you’re only one person. If Qiao Sang and I take on different missions, we will definitely be acting separately. How will you be able to observe and record our performance at the same time?"

Qu Zhuo smiled meaningfully:

"That you don’t need to worry about."

They really made it sound mysterious... Qiao Sang and Tang Yi exchanged glances, understanding the other’s thoughts from their eyes.

...

District Twenty-Five.

The airship landed smoothly. As soon as Qiao Sang disembarked, he saw two monkeys, almost identical in appearance, with squinted eyes and mostly blue bodies, and enormous fan-shaped ears on either side of their heads, approaching with big, contented smiles.

"Baba."

"Baba."

The two monkey Pet Beasts cheerfully went to take the luggage from Tang Yi’s hands.

Before Tang Yi could react, one of the monkeys had already taken the luggage.

Seeing this, the other monkey did not delay a moment longer and immediately turned to leave, heading toward other travelers carrying suitcases.

The monkey carrying Tang Yi’s suitcase led the way up front with a bend in its smiling eyes.

"I didn’t expect to find such a service in District Twenty-Five," Tang Yi said with a relaxed smile, now free of his luggage.

Qu Zhuo looked at him with an expression that seemed to say he was looking at a naive yet transparent undergrad: "This is a wild Pet Beast. Since it’s carrying your luggage for you, you’ll need to pay it a service fee."

The leading blue monkey, upon hearing the conversation, flashed a look of disdain with its squinted eyes—as if it expected the human to believe it would carry his luggage for nothing.

Tang Yi was taken aback for a moment before quickly looking at the monkey’s wrist, indeed not seeing an Identity Bracelet.

It seems the Lower Districts are truly filled with wild Pet Beasts; to encounter one as soon as we arrived... Qiao Sang reflected inwardly, then asked:

"How much is the service fee typically?"

"20 to 100 Alliance Currency is fine. If you don’t have cash on you, once you go out, there are plenty of shops selling Pet Beast food. Just buy something for them to eat," Qu Zhuo explained.

Qiao Sang then asked, "What do they need money for?"

Qu Zhuo laughed and said, "There are many wild pet beasts and people here. Some wild pet beasts that want to trade for human goods will try to get hold of money."

Qiao Sang thought to himself that it sounded like the two were coexisting quite harmoniously...

"Ah!"

At that moment, a piercing scream suddenly rang out.

Qiao Sang turned his head towards the sound and saw a beautiful young girl who was dripping wet, looking as if someone had just splashed her with a bucket of water.

Standing in front of her was a pet beast nearly round in shape, with white wavy patterns on its belly, looking quite displeased.

From the positions and expressions, it was almost unnecessary to check the surveillance to guess that the pet beast had used Water Gun on the girl.

Thankful that Lubao had controlled the water volume of the Water Gun in the past... Viewing the drenched girl in the distance, an image of Lubao spraying her in the past inexplicably popped into Qiao Sang’s mind.

"That wild pet beast is called Shuili Guo. It usually likes to sunbathe," Qu Zhuo also saw the scene and explained:

"If someone blocks its sunlight, it will attack, so living in the Lower Districts, it’s also important to remember the habits of various pet beasts."

What to do when it feels like underachievers are the targets... Qiao Sang suddenly realized that living in the Lower Districts might not be very safe.

When a blue monkey-like pet beast helped with the luggage and brought it out to the airport, Tang Yi gave it 20 Alliance Currency.

"Baba."

The blue monkey-like pet beast, smiling just a second ago, changed its expression upon taking the money, looking at Tang Yi disdainfully, its eyes seemingly conveying two words—cheapskate.

This obvious look instantly hurt Tang Yi’s feelings.

He reached into his pocket, intending to pull out more money to prove he wasn’t a cheapskate, but the blue monkey-like pet beast had already turned and walked away without a backward glance.

Tang Yi: "..."

Luckily all of his luggage was in Xiao Xunbao’s hoop... Qiao Sang silently rejoiced to himself.

...

Qu Zhuo called a car and headed straight for the Pet Beast Center in the twenty-fifth district.

Along the way, various pet beasts either ambled or sprinted past, and some even stood on the roofs of cars, their tails swinging down as they hitched a free ride, forcing the vehicles to move at a snail’s pace.

About fifty minutes later, the car stopped outside the Pet Beast Center.

Qu Zhuo didn’t get out of the car, he glanced at his watch and said to Qiao Sang and Tang Yi, who had already disembarked:

"It’s 5:13 PM now, we’ll meet here in three days at this time."

After saying that, he turned to the driver and said:

"Driver, let’s go."

Huh? He’s not going to see to our food and accommodation? The car drove off leaving Qiao Sang completely flabbergasted.

"Let’s go," Qiao Sang said helplessly.

"Alright," agreed Tang Yi with a nod.

The two headed towards the Pet Beast Center together.

Meanwhile, about 50 meters away, Qu Zhuo called out:

"Driver, you can stop now!"

The driver uncle stopped the car, turned around, and said with a speechless expression, "Why didn’t you just get out with the two kids?"

Qu Zhuo’s face was full of embarrassment, but he didn’t answer.