Chapter 824: It needs to practice!

Liu Yao, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the commotion and said with a smile, “Come and eat first, the food is ready.”

As he spoke, he brought out a plate of Energy Pills.

“Ya!”

A tempting aroma drifted over, and Ya Bao’s spirits lifted. It leaped up, ran excitedly to the table, and happily ate the Energy Pills placed in front of it.

“Eat first,” Qiao Sang sighed.

“Ice Ai,” Lu Bao nodded and came to the table.

Pilit helped bring out dish after dish.

After everyone was seated, Qiao Sang, picking at the rice in her bowl, finally couldn’t help but ask, “I heard that B-grade Fire Cleansing Potion is suitable for General-level late-stage or King-level Pets. Pets in the General-level mid-to-early stages will experience pain when taking it. Why did Ya Bao just use it and have no reaction?”

“Could it be that you bought an inferior potion?” Pilit suggested, eating his food.

Qiao Sang shook her head, “That shouldn’t be possible. The potion was given to me by a senior from the Royal Union Dun Pet Potion Department, and it came with an appraisal certificate.”

Liu Yao slowly said, “There’s another possibility, which is that Ya Bao’s tolerance for Fire-element energy is better than that of other Fire-element Pets at the same stage.”

He paused, then asked, “Do you remember the Firestarter ability?”

Does that even need to be asked? A question mark flashed in Pilit’s mind.

Qiao Sang nodded, “I remember.”

The Fire Finch in the National Campus Pet Beast League back then had the Firestarter ability, which left a deep impression on her.

“For Pets with the Firestarter ability, taking potions related to Fire-element energy, even if they take a potion far beyond what they can tolerate at their current stage, they won’t have much of a reaction,” Liu Yao explained. “However, the specific reaction still depends on the level of the Pet’s Firestarter ability.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment. “But Ya Bao doesn’t have the Firestarter ability.”

“I think I’ve heard someone mention this,” Pilit suddenly recalled something and interjected, “When a Pet clearly doesn’t have a certain ability, but sometimes exhibits situations that only occur with that ability, it means that it is very likely to awaken this ability when it evolves later.”

“Or it has the potential to be activated at the current stage,” Liu Yao added.

Qiao Sang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

The Firestarter ability allows a Pet to absorb flames when attacked by Fire-attribute skills, making its Fire-element skills stronger. This is equivalent to being immune to Fire-element skill damage and greatly enhancing combat capability. It is simply a dream ability for Fire-element Pets!

When she first saw the Fire Finch, she coveted this ability.

She never expected that Ya Bao would one day be able to possess this ability!

Liu Yao continued, “It’s only a possibility, not a 100% chance of awakening.”

What?! Qiao Sang asked eagerly,

“Is there any way to increase the chance of awakening?”

Pilit took a sip of soup and said, “I know this. I’ve seen people train it. You can have Flame Qilu try to absorb flames.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Bao, who was eating with its head down. “But this process must be deeply felt and experienced by itself, so no Healing methods can be used during this period. Only after it stops trying to absorb can Healing be performed.”

In the flames… Qiao Sang imagined the scene and instinctively felt some aversion.

Currently, Ya Bao doesn’t have the Firestarter ability. Although it has some resistance to flames because it is a Fire-element Pet, being in the flames will definitely cause considerable damage.

Even for Pets with the Firestarter ability, staying in flames for a long time and absorbing more than they can tolerate will also cause damage.

“I’ve read about this training method in a certain paper,” Liu Yao said in a deep voice. “It can indeed increase the chance of Fire-element Pets awakening Flash Fire, but some Fire-element Pets not only failed to awaken but also suffered serious injuries. Long-term training like this can even cause some Fire-element Pets to develop a fear of flames. I suggest not trying it lightly.”

A Fire-element Pet being afraid of flames… Qiao Sang couldn’t imagine Ya Bao being afraid of flames for a moment.

However, making a Fire-element Pet afraid of flames, this training is simply too cruel.

Qiao Sang asked, “Are there any other ways to increase the chance of the Flash Fire ability awakening?”

“No,” Liu Yao said. “Pet abilities are basically awakened through evolution. Only in very rare cases do examples appear where abilities are suddenly awakened through some method at the current stage. In the past, there were many studies on how to improve ability awakening, but later, almost all related research projects were declared failures, so such research became much less common.”

Indeed, almost all of her Pets awakened their abilities through evolution. Only Ya Bao’s initial Raging Flames ability suddenly awakened during a battle… sigh… As soon as she thought that Ya Bao had a certain probability of not awakening the Flash Fire ability in the future, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

If she had known this, she would rather not have known that Ya Bao had this possibility in the first place…

“Ya!”

At this moment, Ya Bao swallowed the Energy Pill in its mouth, looked up, and let out a determined cry.

It wants to train!

Qiao Sang pretended not to understand, “Go after you finish eating.”

“Ya!”

Its Yu Beast Master is so stupid…

Ya Bao cried out, expressing itself in more detail.

It wants to undergo that training to increase the awakening of the Flash Fire ability!

Qiao Sang felt a slight headache.

With Ya Bao’s personality, it’s true that it’s not afraid of hardship, but this training is really a bit cruel. Most importantly, Ya Bao might spontaneously awaken the Flash Fire ability during evolution. This training doesn’t increase the chance by 100%, so there’s no need to absolutely do it.

“This only increases the chance a little. Maybe you can awaken this ability during evolution without training at all,” Qiao Sang tried to persuade it.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao’s expression was firm.

Even a small increase in chance is good. It wants to train!

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Does Flame Qilu want to train?” Pilit asked.

Qiao Sang hummed in affirmation.

“Then let it train.” Pilit put down his chopsticks, looked over, and said with a steady demeanor, “Your Flame Qilu has very high talent. I’ve hardly seen any targeted training, yet its skill proficiency is steadily increasing. In fact, other Fire-element Pets all undergo relatively arduous training that can cause physical damage.”

“I usually don’t mention it because I see that Flame Qilu is still making progress even without that kind of training.”

“I remember from the data that your Flame Qilu has the Raging Flames ability.”

That’s because I have a Gold Finger. It seems that in the future, Ya Bao and the others’ training shouldn’t be too clear for the teacher to see. Otherwise, after a day of training, an entry-level skill directly reaching minor accomplishment, anyone would find it problematic… Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat, and she secretly became vigilant, nodding calmly on the surface:

“Yes.”

“I think your Flame Qilu’s Raging Flames ability should not have improved for a long time,” Pilit said.

“That’s right,” Qiao Sang admitted.

The stronger Ya Bao becomes, the harder this ability is to activate. If the ability cannot be used, it naturally cannot be improved.

“If a Fire-element Pet has no stimulation, it’s difficult for it to improve, and its fighting spirit will gradually fade. Whether it’s injury in battle or pain during training, for Fire-element Pets, it’s actually a good thing. It will make them progress faster,” Pilit said in a deep voice. “Moreover, you also have Ice Aipalu. As long as Flame Qilu can withstand this kind of training, it won’t cause any substantial harm in the end.”

Liu Yao opened his mouth, wanting to speak but then stopped, finally choosing to silently eat his rice.

Never mind, the other person is a teacher from the Imperial Beast Academy and knows better how to help Pets train. He is a Trainer, so his perspective is naturally different.

Fading fighting spirit… Qiao Sang looked at Ya Bao.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao met its Yu Beast Master’s gaze and cried out with determination.

It wants to train!

Alright, alright, you’ve said it many times… Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched, and she compromised:

“I understand.”

PS: Monthly ticket. (End of this chapter)