Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 903: Sixth task (two in one)
“Is this okay?” Qiao Sang asked hesitantly.
“Why not?” Judge said, with a face that clearly showed his impartiality, “The essence of doing a task is to solve problems. If the person who issued the task feels there’s no problem, then isn’t there no problem?”
It seems to make some sense… Qiao Sang thought to herself.
Judge continued earnestly, “There’s not much time left. You still have six tasks to do, so you need to hurry.”
As he spoke, he handed back the pet tamer badge and ID card.
Qiao Sang took them, “I understand.”
With that, she turned to leave.
Just then, Judge called out, “Wait!”
Qiao Sang turned back, her eyes asking what was wrong.
Judge coughed, “You haven’t answered my question yet. Does Qingqing Ni sleep? What time does it usually go to bed?”
Qiao Sang: “…”
…
Qiao Sang walked out of the Yu Beast Center holding Ya Bao, and immediately noticed many people standing at the entrance.
Everyone was standing in small groups, chatting.
The moment she appeared, she clearly felt the surrounding people’s gazes converge on her, and there was a brief silence for a few seconds.
Could all of them be here for me…? Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained calm.
“Ya!”
Ya Bao jumped down from its Yu Beast Master’s arms, its body slowly growing larger.
Its powerful aura caused a group of people who wanted to approach to instinctively stop in their tracks.
Qiao Sang flipped onto Ya Bao’s back.
Seeing this, the people around them all sat on their own Flying-type Pets.
Qiao Sang glanced at the actions of the people around her and said, “Xiao Xunbao.”
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao understood its Yu Beast Master’s meaning, appeared, and its eyes glowed blue.
The next second, Qiao Sang and Ya Bao vanished from where they stood.
The crowd at the entrance of the Yu Beast Center was first stunned, then pounded their chests in frustration.
“Why does she have a Pet that can only Space Movement!”
“Damn it! We finally waited for her!”
“Neither of her Pets are from the Central Region. Is she not from our Central Region?”
“You should have gone up and asked directly just now!”
“Why didn’t you go up and ask yourself!”
The two people who were speaking glared at each other, both understanding the reason, then snorted coldly and turned their heads away.
…
In the sky.
Qiao Sang picked up her phone and opened the trending topics. One of them immediately caught her eye.
[Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster Appears at Tian Gao Yu Beast Center.]
Two-thirds of the comments section were people showing off their plane tickets, subway tickets, and skyway tickets for their upcoming trips to Tian Gao City.
A small portion of people questioned if they had mistaken her.
Another portion posted photos taken at the Yu Beast Center, with the Ya Bao part significantly enlarged.
People might be mistaken, but rare Pets would not be, especially when this Pet did not belong to their region and had never been seen before.
As expected, they all recognized me through Ya Bao… Qiao Sang glanced at Ya Bao, who was running in the sky, and sighed.
Although Steel Treasure had also been following beside them, and its form was not commonly seen in the Central Region, it seemed to have a natural ability to be low-key. As long as its body was in its shrunken form and it remained silent, it was difficult for people to notice it immediately.
However, once one’s gaze fell upon it, one would discover its uniqueness.
Ya Bao, on the other hand, even in its shrunken form, could quickly draw people’s attention.
This is good too, just as Mi Jiala said, with strength, everything is easy to discuss. Otherwise, Ya Bao can’t always stay in its shrunken form, wrapped in clothes… Qiao Sang calmed herself and called Mi Jiala.
After two ‘du-du’ sounds, the call connected.
“Hello?” Mi Jiala’s voice came from the speaker.
“Teacher, I’m on my way to do a task now. The task is…” Qiao Sang briefly explained her task, then said, “I should be able to complete the task today.”
Mi Jiala was silent for a few seconds, “I understand. Then I’ll pack my things early and wait for you to come back.”
“Okay.” Qiao Sang said, then hung up the phone.
…
Yu Beast Center.
Top floor restaurant.
The view here overlooked the entire sky below.
At the window table, Mi Jiala put down her phone and looked at the computer screen in front of her:
[Dear Director Teresa Dwight, Qiao Sang’s fifth Pet has been contracted. It is Qingqing Ni, the Beginner form of Wind God Cloud, a legendary Pet from the Dragon Country Central Region…]
She raised her hand and continued typing the unfinished words with a clatter:
[Although I can hardly believe it myself, she has indeed contracted a legendary Pet. Her future is even more immeasurable than I expected. I hope the points I applied for last time can be increased by another 100,000 on top of the base amount…]
Before Mi Jiala could finish typing, her phone rang again.
She looked down at the caller ID, paused, and quickly picked up:
“Director Theresa.”
“I’ve heard about Qiao Sang’s matter. Is it true?” Director Theresa’s voice sounded.
“Are you referring to the matter of contracting a legendary Pet?” Mi Jiala asked.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then a hum.
It seems Fulaoda told the others at the Imperial Beast Academy… Mi Jiala said seriously:
“It’s true. I was just about to report this to you.”
The other end of the phone was silent for a few more seconds, then Director Teresa Dwight’s serious voice sounded: “I understand. You must ensure Qiao Sang’s safety. I saw the application you sent last time. As for the points, I won’t approve them. You can directly let Qiao Sang choose any item from the Di Class’s exclusive point exchange list, and I will approve it.”
Choose any item? Mi Jiala was stunned, then said joyfully, “I will convey your arrangement to Qiao Sang!”
Then she thought of something and hesitated, “But in that case, won’t the other students in Di Class have objections?”
Any resources in Di Class were not given away for free. To earn points, one had to rely on corresponding achievements and resources.
While it was true that Qiao Sang was the fastest Yu Beast Master in history to break through 50% brain domain, to reward her with any item from the point list just for that would be too exaggerated.
One must know that some items on the point list were worth over a million points, and there were even a few that had been there since the establishment of Di Class, but no one had ever been able to redeem them.
“When Qiao Sang returns to the Imperial Beast Academy later, have her bring Qingqing Ni for a full body check-up. She has provided the school with data on a legendary Pet. If others are unconvinced, then let them bring back a legendary Pet themselves.” Director Theresa said with considerable dominance.
Mi Jiala felt relieved, “I understand.”
…
In the sky.
Flower Rain Five.
Taihua Hotel.
Qiao Sang flipped off Ya Bao.
She didn’t walk in immediately, but looked ahead and asked the air:
“Qingbao, did you hear everything just now?”
“Qingqing.”
A gentle breeze blew, and Qingbao’s childish voice sounded in the air.
I heard it. Later, I’ll use Charm on the hotel Boss Bai.
“Keep that plan as a backup,” Qiao Sang said. “I’ll look for that chubby Spiky Cat first. If I can’t find it, then you can come out.”
She paused, then added, “Even then, you don’t need to use Charm. Just tell the hotel Boss Bai.”
Given Qingqing Ni’s status in the hearts of the Central Region people, she felt that as long as Qingbao appeared and communicated with the hotel Boss Bai, let alone the chubby Spiky Cat, even if the chubby Spiky Cat’s Yu Beast Master came to steal food, they probably wouldn’t care anymore.
“Qingqing?”
Qingbao’s voice, full of doubt, sounded.
Is that really okay?
“Believe in your own Charm,” Qiao Sang said seriously.
“Qingqing~”
Another gentle breeze blew, and Qingbao called out, indicating that it understood.
Qiao Sang picked up Ya Bao, who had shrunk back to its smaller size, and walked into the hotel, going directly to the front desk and getting straight to the point:
“I’m a Yu Beast Master who accepted an assessment task, here to solve the problem with the chubby Spiky Cat. I called before coming.”
The Miss at the front desk smiled:
“Okay, please wait a moment.”
After speaking, she picked up the phone and dialed a number, reporting the situation to the person on the other end.
Half a minute later, the Miss at the front desk hung up the phone and showed a professional smile: “Our supervisor will be down shortly. You can take a seat in the lounge area first.”
Qiao Sang walked to the sofa in the lounge area with Ya Bao and sat down.
The Miss at the front desk glanced in that direction, then moved to her colleague’s side, lowering her voice excitedly:
“Did you see it! That Pet, isn’t that Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster’s Pet!”
“Absolutely! It’s it!” Her colleague also lowered her voice, excitedly.
“Then is that girl Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster!”
“Absolutely!”
“Ahhh! Qingqing Ni! I’m actually this close to Qingqing Ni right now!”
The two women’s conversation clearly reached Qiao Sang’s ears.
She glanced in the direction of the front desk.
The Miss at the front desk who had been assisting her earlier was also looking in this direction. Noticing the gaze, she quickly composed her excited expression and once again showed a professional smile.
Qiao Sang: “…”
Besides the two front desk Staff, many other Staff recognized Ya Bao as the Pet rumored online.
One of the Staff brewed tea, preparing to use the opportunity to approach and strike up a conversation.
However, just as she was about to bring the tea over, she saw the supervisor walking quickly towards them.
The Staff had no choice but to put the tea down and leave resentfully.
“Hello, are you the Yu Beast Master who accepted the task?” The supervisor was a young man who appeared to be around thirty years old.
As he spoke, his gaze couldn’t help but linger on Ya Bao.
“That’s me.” Qiao Sang stood up.
“Please wait a moment, please sit a little longer, I’ll have our Boss Bai come over.” The young man said, pulling out his phone and quickly leaving.
Qiao Sang was caught off guard, not expecting to call the Boss Bai so soon.
Generally speaking, for a large hotel like this, only the supervisor or similar personnel would be responsible for matters unless they were particularly significant.
She had thought that when it came time to implement plan two, she would need to communicate a bit more to get the other party to call the Boss Bai over.
She hadn’t expected that before plan one even began, the other party had already called the Boss Bai.
Qiao Sang sat back down and took a sip of the tea in front of her.
After about five minutes, a woman over one meter seventy tall, who looked very imposing, walked over briskly.
The previous supervisor followed beside her.
“This is the Boss Bai of our hotel.” The supervisor introduced.
“My surname is Bai.” The woman said, glancing at Ya Bao.
“Boss Bai.”
“Let’s go to my office to talk.”
“Okay.” Qiao Sang did not refuse.
The three took the elevator to the top floor.
Before entering the room, the supervisor stepped back and closed the door.
“I’d like to know the last known location of the chubby Spiky Cat recently.” Qiao Sang said.
Boss Bai didn’t answer, but instead gazed over and asked, “You’re the Yu Beast Master who contracted Qingqing Ni, aren’t you?”
As expected, they’ve already recognized through Ya Bao that I’m the one who contracted Qingqing Ni… Qiao Sang also didn’t answer: “I’m here to do a task.”
Boss Bai was silent for two seconds, then said in a serious tone:
“As long as you let me see Qingqing Ni with my own eyes, I can immediately confirm that you have completed this task.”
Qiao Sang: “…”
Boss Bai added, “I can also give you a five-star rating.”
This is an assessment task, not a reward task taken from the Yu Beast Hall… Qiao Sang complained inwardly, then said:
“This isn’t appropriate, is it?”
“There’s nothing inappropriate about it. I issued the task. If I say you completed it, then you completed it.” Boss Bai said seriously.
Alright, alright, everyone’s like this, forcing me to choose the second plan… Qiao Sang said:
“Qingbao.”
“Qingqing~”
With a gentle breeze, Qingbao appeared.
Boss Bai looked at the Pet that had appeared out of thin air, her body suddenly stiffening.
Then, her entire being began to tremble with excitement.
Qiao Sang coughed and asked, “What if that chubby Spiky Cat appears again?”
Boss Bai seemed not to have heard the question, her eyes fixed on Qingbao without blinking, her voice several degrees softer, asking cautiously:
“Can I touch you?”
“Qingqing~”
Qingbao sweetly called out, but shook its head.
No, you haven’t answered the question yet.
“What did it say? Does it not agree?” Boss Bai asked, her tone slightly anxious.
“You haven’t answered my question yet.” Qiao Sang said.
Qingbao floated to its Yu Beast Master’s side.
This action made Boss Bai finally look directly at Qiao Sang. She took a deep breath, calming her emotions:
“I’m sorry, could you ask again? I didn’t quite hear you just now.”
“I said, what if that chubby Spiky Cat appears again?” Qiao Sang repeated the question.
“Whatever you say to do, we’ll do.” Boss Bai said without thinking.
Qiao Sang: “…”
…
Ten minutes later.
Qiao Sang declined Boss Bai’s escort, walked out of the office, and took the elevator downstairs.
When the elevator reached the 16th floor, the elevator doors opened, and a guest walked in.
Qiao Sang, with her sharp eyes, saw a slender cat-type Pet outside the elevator, mostly purple with many sharp spines on its body, moving stealthily along the wall.
It seemed to sense something, turned its head, and met Qiao Sang’s gaze.
Then, an expression of fright appeared on its face, its fur suddenly bristled, and it scurried away.
Chubby Spiky Cat…
Qiao Sang recognized this Pet.
She had looked up information on the chubby Spiky Cat before coming. A normal chubby Spiky Cat was round, even plump, but the one she just saw was incredibly thin.
Judging by its actions, it was clearly the chubby Spiky Cat from this task.
The elevator doors closed.
Qiao Sang chose not to pursue it.
Her task was already completed.
A Pet that came out to steal food by itself, without a Yu Beast Master nearby, reminded her of the Bubble Ghost from the first task that stole props in the warehouse to devour the residual energy within them.