Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

The next day, 8 AM.
Qiao Sang got up, washed up quickly, and headed to the living room.
There she saw Little Treasure still playing on the computer, surrounded by a pile of empty energy recovery drink bottles.
Qiao Sang's expression was a little dazed.
“Xun xun…”
Little Treasure heard the sound and looked up. Seeing his Beast Master, he instinctively withdrew the Shadow of Darkness and tried to turn off the computer.
“No need!” Qiao Sang quickly stopped him.
“You keep playing!”
“Xun xun!”
Qiao Sang thought briefly and decided to cancel her plan to train at the private club after breakfast.
Time passed slowly. By 11 AM, Little Treasure was still casting Shadow of Darkness and playing on the computer.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.
Liu Yao came out carrying energy pills he'd been preparing all morning and said:
“It’s already noon. You should at least get Ghost Ring Phantom to eat something first.”
Qiao Sang nodded and called out:
“Little Treasure, eat first, then keep playing.”
Little Treasure didn’t even lift his head, just raised a short toe, and a shadow wrapped around the plate of energy pills and pulled it over.
“Xun xun~”
Little Treasure let out a sound, indicating he was fine and could eat while playing.
With one paw, he cast Shadow of Darkness to type on the keyboard, and with the other paw, he used Shadow Control to feed himself energy pills.
Qiao Sang: …
Liu Yao seemed like he wanted to say something, but held back and went back to the kitchen to bring out the energy pills for the other pets.
Yabao had been excitedly waiting for a while. When he finally saw his portion brought over, he eagerly sniffed it, only to realize it was the same type of energy pill he had been eating recently. His tail drooped instantly, and his mood deflated.
“Yap…”
This time, Liu Yao noticed his feelings and smiled:
“High-rank pet energy pills aren’t something I can make in a day. Don’t worry, within three days, I’ll make sure you get ones that suit your taste.”
“Yap!”
Hearing that, Yabao perked up instantly.
Qiao Sang watched this scene and thought to herself:
If she didn’t have so much going on right now, she’d definitely find time to learn breeding techniques from the vice principal.
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3 PM.
Qiao Sang finished meditating. Seeing that Little Treasure was still tirelessly playing computer games, she twitched her lips and was just about to say,
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Qiao Sang walked to the door and checked the monitor, it was Tang Yi. She turned the doorknob.
Tang Yi came in, visibly excited, and went straight to the point:
“Let’s start our battle!”
Qiao Sang glanced at the time on her phone and apologized:
“Let’s do it tonight. I need to head out for a bit.”
Tang Yi looked disappointed: “Where are you going?”
“I found a coach to help me improve my defense skills.” Qiao Sang said.
Tang Yi, who had experience with pet bond evolution, immediately understood why Qiao Sang was working on her defenses.
“Then let me come with you.” He said.
“I want to improve my defense skills too.”
“Alright.” Qiao Sang agreed, then turned to Little Treasure:
“Little Treasure, stop playing for now, we’re going to train.”
“Xun xun!”
Little Treasure was in the middle of a dungeon game, at a critical moment. He let out a sound.
Qiao Sang: …
Tang Yi followed Qiao Sang’s gaze.
“?!!”
Tang Yi was stunned and doubted his own eyes.
“Your Ghost Ring Phantom can use a computer?” He finally asked.
Qiao Sang sighed, “I just found out too.”
Tang Yi was dumbfounded.
“Xun xun…”
At that moment, Little Treasure suddenly sensed something, froze in place, and stopped typing.
He looked down at his short toe still casting Shadow of Darkness.
Then, his toe moved slightly.
In the next second, the dark shadow tendrils, like little black strips, suddenly expanded wildly, twisting and splitting apart.
In an instant, they spread across the living room, as fine as strands of black hair.
Tang Yi looked completely confused. He couldn’t understand what was happening.
Qiao Sang stared blankly at the scene, then suddenly realized something. She quickly closed her eyes and entered the Beast Master Codex.
The pages flipped until she reached Little Treasure’s entry.
Her eyes scanned downward and finally stopped at one line.
[Shadow of Darkness (Ultimate 20000/20000) max]
Qiao Sang: !!!
Qiao Sang was shocked. (T/n: The power of an internet-gamer addict😆)
Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something, and her expression grew complicated.
If Little Treasure had been following her instructions since last night, casting Shadow of Darkness every minute while playing games, it really could have reached the peak…
She had assumed that without her watching, Little Treasure would slack off, just play games and not keep recasting every minute.
Qiao Sang exited the Beast Codex and returned to reality.
By now, Little Treasure had retracted the Shadow of Darkness.
“Xun xun…”
Little Treasure reached out his paw to his Beast Master with a puzzled look.
Qiao Sang gently said, “It’s nothing. Your Shadow of Darkness has reached the standard I wanted.”
“Xun xun~”
Hearing that, Little Treasure grinned happily.
He lowered his head, ready to finish the dungeon.
“Stop playing.” Qiao Sang said.
“Rest up. We’ve got something important to do tonight.”
Little Treasure’s just-raised smile instantly dropped.
Qiao Sang looked at Tang Yi:
“Come in. Let’s have our match.”
“Huh?” Tang Yi blinked.
“Didn’t you say you were going out to train defense?”
“Not anymore.” Qiao Sang smiled.
“Little Treasure needs to save energy for something else.”
Tang Yi wasn’t quite sure how the Ghost Ring Phantom had anything to do with her defense training, but realizing he finally got the chance to battle Qiao Sang, he instantly perked up:
“I’m telling you, I’m not the same as before! I’ve been practicing nonstop recently…”
“Yap!”
At that moment, Yabao casually walked into the living room.
Tang Yi looked up at the approaching pet and immediately went silent.