Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 782 - 689 Is it an Illusion?_2

Chapter 782: Chapter 689 Is it an Illusion?_2

A familiar-looking tourist who had previously kept up appearances stopped bothering the other day, turning away with a darkened face.

On the fourth day, the staff responsible for attaching equipment to Water-type Pet Beasts began to look at Qiao Sang and Lubao with complex expressions.

On the fifth day, just as Qiao Sang finished queuing up with Lubao and sat down at the viewing stand, a newspaper very coincidentally drifted in front of her.

In a place as developed as the first district, they still use newspapers... Driven by curiosity, Qiao Sang casually grabbed it and glanced down, only to see the headline "#Unknown Water-type Pet Beast Bullying Incident at Jiujing Amusement Park#" dominating the core section of the page, making it hard to ignore.

There was also a photo of the back of a Pet Beast taken from a great distance.

Qiao Sang recognized it as Lubao at a glance.

They had followed the rules, so how did it turn into bullying... Qiao Sang frowned slightly.

Just then, she sensed something and turned her head, catching sight of a beast that was almost entirely silver-white, with a square body, looking a bit like a small printer.

"Bao bao..."

The silver-white beast stiffened when it saw Qiao Sang, then quickly buried its head into its Beast Tamer’s embrace.

Baobao Kas, a mid-tier Mechanical Beast, could automatically generate paper content based on human brainwave activity. Because of this trait, it was deeply loved by literature enthusiasts... The information about the silver-white beast flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, and then she realized something, looking up to recognize the person who was intimately interacting with Baobao Kas. It was the young man who had a problem with her on the first day.

The man silently diverted his gaze, not daring to make eye contact.

Well, it seems this newspaper was deliberately created by this person for me to see... After understanding, Qiao Sang casually put the newspaper aside.

For her, the most important thing was to quickly accumulate points for Lubao and improve its mental state.

By the sixth day, Lubao’s appetite had returned, and it was even better than before.

At the dining table, Liu Yao couldn’t help but remark:

"You really have a talent for being a Breeder, dealing with a beast like Bingke Xilu that is so..."

Considering Lubao was right beside them, Liu Yao swallowed what he initially wanted to say and changed his words, "With such a unique Pet Beast, you’ve managed to adjust its state so quickly."

Is personality related to state... A doubt flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, but she replied with a smile on the surface:

"That’s because I’m its Beast Tamer."

Liu Yao replied seriously, "Not every Beast Tamer understands their Pet Beast—trust me, you truly have a talent for breeding."

Hearing this, Qiao Sang joked, "Then should I consider a minor in the Breeding Department?"

Liu Yao froze, his face a rare picture of conflict:

"Don’t make such a hasty decision. Your Beast Taming Talent is the highest I’ve seen. Since you are now in the Beast Taming Department, you should focus all your time and energy on Beast Taming."

If Qiao Sang had made this suggestion half a year ago, he would have wholeheartedly supported it.

But Qiao Sang’s progress was simply too astonishing—in just a short span of six months, not only did her brain domain reach 39%, but she also evolved the Liaoxing Dog and the Ghost Ring Phantom to General-level. He really couldn’t bring himself to suggest that someone as monstrously talented in Beast Taming should divert part of her focus to another field.

Even if she had talent in that field.

I was just speaking off the cuff; you’re taking it too seriously... Seeing the vice principal’s expression, Qiao Sang opened her mouth but ultimately chose to silently eat her meal, keeping her thoughts to herself.

...

After eating, Qiao Sang returned to her room and began to sit cross-legged in meditation.

"Bingke?"

Lubao waited for a while, and when it seemed that his Beast Tamer wasn’t going anywhere, it couldn’t help calling out.

Are we still going today?

Qiao Sang opened her eyes and said:

"We’re not going today; school starts tomorrow and there seems to be an assessment, so we need to be in our best state."

"Bingke."

Lubao nodded to show its understanding and then leapt back into its water tank.

At that moment, her phone began to vibrate.

Qiao Sang picked up her cellphone from beside her, checked the caller ID, and chose to answer.

"Hello, Mom, why are you calling me?"

"I want to discuss something with you," her mother’s voice came through the speaker.

"What is it?" Qiao Sang asked.

Ye Xiangting organized her thoughts before speaking, "It’s like this, you know how you bought two villas in Qinglu Courtyard, right? Someone is offering 8 million more than the original price to buy villa number 16 we’re living in now. Do you want to sell it to them?"

Qiao Sang paused for a moment before blurting out, "Is this person crazy? Offering 8 million more than the original price to buy it?"

When she initially bought them, the villas were located in the suburbs; moreover, in today’s market, houses not in prime locations hardly bear any financial attributes. It’s not even about appreciating in value, even offloading them would be difficult.

She hadn’t expected someone to waste their money offering 8 million more than the original price to buy it.

Wasn’t that just throwing money away?

Ye Xiangting laughed, her tone tinged with pride:

"Now that you are a student at the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, not to mention the house you lived in, people have even approached me, willing to pay a lot for the textbooks you used in school."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Honestly, she never imagined that being a student at the Imperial Beastmaster Academy could also serve as a means to increase the value of a house.

Immediately, Qiao Sang thought of something and said anxiously, "You haven’t sold them to someone else, have you?"

Knowing what her daughter was asking, Ye Xiangting laughed and replied, "Rest assured, those textbooks of yours, with all the things you wrote in them, I’d be embarrassed to sell them even if they offered."

"That’s good then..." Qiao Sang sighed in relief upon hearing this.

"Are you going to sell villa number 16?" Ye Xiangting asked.

"Whatever, if you want to sell it, go ahead," Qiao Sang said nonchalantly.

Initially, considering the size of her future pet beasts, she had also bought villa number 17. Now, with the Shrinking Bracelet, selling number 16 and keeping number 17 was more than enough space for her needs.

Hearing this, Ye Xiangting paused for a moment, then shared her thoughts:

"I do want to sell it. With the money, I’m thinking of adding a bit more to it and buying you a house near the Imperial Beastmaster Academy. You’re in the Beast Taming Department; you’ll need to be there for five years. Having a house nearby would be convenient, and I’ve heard that many Beast Taming Department students tend to live off-campus during their college years."

Qiao Sang paused, then giggled and said,

"Mom, we probably don’t meet the eligibility for buying a house there."

Ye Xiangting smiled faintly,

"I’ve already checked. Any student of the Imperial Beastmaster Academy can buy a place there, even if they are not from Blue Star."

Qiao Sang: "!!!"

"Mom! Then I want a large one, preferably with an open-air training field!" Qiao Sang, clearly delighted, hurriedly stated her requirements.

"Alright, if you have any other requirements for the house, tell me all about them," Ye Xiangting said with a laugh while taking out pen and paper to jot down notes.

Inside the room, Qiao Sang spoke excitedly into the phone about her demands.

Meanwhile, Gangbao, who was undergoing training to be a Steel Guardian, looked at its own Beast Tamer and couldn’t help but be infected by her excitement, a gleam of amusement in its eyes.

"Steel Guardian..."

Suddenly, Gangbao sensed something and looked down at its belly.

It seemed as though it had felt a surge of energy inside just a moment ago...

But the sensation came fast and went just as quickly, as if it had never happened.

"Steel Guardian?"

Gangbao appeared hesitant.

Could it have been an illusion?