Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 708 - 638: Emotional Energy

Chapter 708: Chapter 638: Emotional Energy

Beast Taming Center.

Third floor, at the Pet Beast detection entrance.

Qiao Sang was holding the now small again Yaobao, waiting outside.

"Ya Ya."

Yaobao rubbed its head against its Beast Tamer’s face.

"I’m fine," Qiao Sang said softly.

She knew Yaobao was trying to comfort her.

Actually, she had figured it out on the way here: Lubao’s Healing Light could cure all diseases and negative effects caused by skills. Since Xiao Xunbao didn’t change under the Healing Light’s effect, it indicated that it was neither a disease nor a result of some skill.

There shouldn’t be anything particularly serious.

The only thing was that Xiao Xunbao had never shown such symptoms before, and her silence just now was simply due to her pondering over what Xiao Xunbao could have absorbed.

At this moment, the heavy door opened.

A female doctor in a white coat came out, accompanied by a white egg-shaped Pet Beast pushing a hospital bed, and on the bed was Xiao Xunbao.

Right now, Xiao Xunbao’s cheeks were flushed, eyes closed, covered with a blanket, and not awake.

"Doctor, is everything okay?" Qiao Sang stood up and quickly walked over, asking with concern.

The female doctor looked at her with a complex expression, "It’s okay, it just absorbed too much Emotional Energy all at once. Once it digests this energy, it will naturally wake up."

Absorbed too much Emotional Energy?

Where did this Emotional Energy come from?

Could it be from those two Beast Tamers she had sent to the police station?

Because they were defeated by her, they generated resentment?

Was this resentment so strong that it caused Xiao Xunbao to end up like this?

But that doesn’t make sense; weren’t those two unconscious at that time? Could resentment be generated even without consciousness?

A string of questions emerged in Qiao Sang’s mind, but on the surface, she merely furrowed her brows slightly and asked,

"How long will it take to digest?"

Not expecting someone so young to bring so much negative Emotional Energy for their own Pet Beast to consume, and from the looks of it, she even seemed to be complaining about her Pet Beast’s poor digestion... The female doctor subtly took a step back, saying cautiously,

"The amount of Emotional Energy absorbed is indeed a bit excessive, and it’s hard to give a specific time. It’s best to keep it in the hospital for observation, and I’ll notify you when it wakes up."

After saying this, she paused, then added,

"A Pet Beast’s capacity to withstand Emotional Energy is limited at every stage; don’t feed it so much Emotional Energy at once in the future."

With that, she quickly walked away.

How much Emotional Energy had been absorbed for it to be necessary to stay in the hospital for observation... Qiao Sang was stunned.

"Xu Xu."

The egg-shaped Pet Beast called out and then pushed the hospital bed ahead.

Qiao Sang hurried to follow.

After spending so much time with Pet Beasts, even if she didn’t understand the specifics of what they were saying, Qiao Sang could roughly guess. They were taking Xiao Xunbao to the hospital room.

...

It was a double room that Xiao Xunbao stayed in.

The Pet Beast in the adjacent bed was also suffering from indigestion.

However, unlike Xiao Xunbao, who was unresponsive with eyes closed, this one kept going to the toilet, releasing the energy of grains.

Initially, Qiao Sang wasn’t troubled by this, but when the Pet Beast in the next bed released the energy of grains in its sleep at eleven o’clock at night, Lubao crawled out of the backpack, called out with an expressionless face, and suggested if they could switch to another room.

Qiao Sang agreed wholeheartedly and immediately went out to pay for a single room.

...

In the single room.

Lubao jumped out of the backpack and cast Healing Light on the still-sleeping Xiao Xunbao.

After the blue light dissipated, Xiao Xunbao remained unconscious.

"It’s no use," Qiao Sang said from the side: "It just absorbed too much Emotional Energy; it’s not sick."

"Bingke..."

Lubao sighed.

Its Holy Essence Water was still in Xiao Xunbao’s ring...

Ever since exchanging points for Holy Essence Water, Lubao had been sleeping in the water tank containing the Holy Essence Water every night.

"I think Xiao Xunbao should wake up by tomorrow," Qiao Sang consoled.

"Bingke."

Lubao nodded, indicating it understood, then jumped onto the bedside table next to the sickbed and laid down in a spot where it could see Xiao Xunbao as soon as it opened its eyes, and closed its eyes.

Despite all the talk about Holy Essence Water, it was still worried about Xiao Xunbao... Qiao Sang understood Lubao’s tsundere traits and didn’t expose it.

The night outside the window was deep and dark.

Qiao Sang glanced outside. She hadn’t expected that her first day in District 19 would be spent in the Pet Beast ward of the Beast Taming Center...

Indeed, anything could happen when one is on their own. She didn’t know whether those people from the organization would come looking for her, but this was You Pang District, and it was the Beast Taming Center. They wouldn’t dare to make a move here... Thinking optimistically, this place should be much safer than the Sota Hotel... Qiao Sang looked out the window, letting her thoughts wander.

...

In the following days, Xiao Xunbao remained comatose.

Fortunately, there were daily checks, and Qiao Sang understood there were no issues with Xiao Xunbao’s physical condition, which was somewhat reassuring.

But nearly all of her belongings were in Xiao Xunbao’s ring.

Now that Xiao Xunbao was still asleep, Qiao Sang had no choice but to buy a bunch of new daily necessities.

"It doesn’t seem to be as hot now..." Qiao Sang wiped Xiao Xunbao’s body with a new towel, then touched it and muttered.

At that moment, the female doctor who had examined Xiao Xunbao before entered the room.

"You’re still here," the doctor expressed with surprise.

Qiao Sang hummed in response.

The doctor approached and began to check Xiao Xunbao, saying, "Actually, you don’t have to stay here all the time. When the Spectral-type Pet wakes up, we will contact you."

Although Xiao Xunbao wasn’t a Pet Beast from the Chao Su Star, they had to register their information before being checked, so of course, the doctor was clear on the species name.

"If I don’t stay by its side, it will cry if it wakes up and doesn’t see me," Qiao Sang said with a smile.

The doctor seemed taken aback by Qiao Sang’s words and paused.

Qiao Sang looked at her and asked, "What’s wrong?"

The doctor shook her head, "Nothing, I was just suddenly curious about where you collected so much Emotional Energy from."

Qiao Sang immediately understood the doctor was referring to the Emotional Energy absorbed by Xiao Xunbao.

She fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Is it a lot?"

The doctor no longer held the same "antagonist filter" towards Qiao Sang, and she nodded slightly, seriously saying,

"A lot. Even a General-level Spectral-type Pet Beast would need a long time to digest it. That amount of Emotional Energy could be enough for a High Level Pet Beast to absorb for several years."

Qiao Sang was shocked:

"Several years? Does this mean my Pet Beast will be asleep for several years?!"

"There’s no need," the doctor explained with a smile. "What I meant was that under normal circumstances it could slowly absorb enough for several years. Absorbing it all at once just means it takes a bit longer to digest, not that long."

Qiao Sang was still a bit worried and spoke gravely,

"Doctor, please give me a rough date. I can handle it."

The doctor: "..."

"This week," the doctor said. "Your Spectral-type Pet absorbs energy much faster than others of its level. If the data from the checks are all normal, then there is a high probability that it will wake up this week."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang sighed with relief, "Thank you, doctor."

...

9:13 PM.

Qiao Sang was logged onto the official website of Sainan High School on her phone, looking at the items in the points exchange section.

She still had some points left which could be used until graduation, not limited to while at school. Even in other districts outside, Sainan High School would arrange for the exchanged items to be delivered.

Xiao Xunbao had absorbed a large amount of Emotional Energy. She hadn’t understood before, thinking it was only from the two Beast Tamers she had sent to the police station, but now it seemed she had been mistaken. The Emotional Energy from two people couldn’t possibly be enough for a High Level Pet Beast to absorb for several years...

The points exchange section of Sainan High School’s website had many items not available on the market. Perhaps there was something there that could speed up the absorption of energy by Spectral-type Pet Beasts...

"Ya Ya!"

As Qiao Sang was checking the points exchange section, Yaobao exclaimed excitedly.

Qiao Sang, realizing something, was startled and lifted her head to look at the sickbed.

"Xun Xun..."

There sat Xiao Xunbao on the sickbed, blinking its eyes, with a bewildered expression as if to ask "Where am I?"

ps: The last day of 2023, I wish everyone a happy New Year’s Eve!