Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 54: Chapter 50 Interview

“She’s pretty, but the Baxue Butterfly is more beautiful,” Qiao Sang replied.

The Baxue Butterfly and the Badu Butterfly both evolve from the Cotton Caterpillar, making it easy for people to compare the two.

The Badu Butterfly is brightly colored, with flamboyant wings that scream poison.

The Baxue Butterfly, on the other hand, has wings like transparent gauze, conveying a sense of pure and simple elegance.

Fang Sisi glanced at the Cotton Caterpillar, and the image of the Baxue Butterfly floated into her mind.

Indeed, the Baxue Butterfly is prettier…

What the Cotton Caterpillar didn’t know was that its Beast Tamer was so enchanted by the Badu Butterfly on stage that she nearly altered its evolutionary path.

The competition continued efficiently.

“Let’s welcome contestant number 105, Pan Jiashu…”

“I’m going to the waiting area first,” Qiao Sang said.

At this rate, it would be her turn in about ten minutes.

“Mhm, go ahead. I’ll record the Fire-Toothed Dog’s gallant figure for you,” Fang Sisi nodded.

Hearing this, the Fire-Toothed Dog quickly adjusted its sunglasses with its paw.

…

Qiao Sang didn’t have to wait long in the backstage contestant waiting room before a staffer with a headset called her name and hurried her to the arena.

“Let’s welcome contestant number 123, Qiao Sang.”

When Qiao Sang arrived at the arena and took her place, she was momentarily stunned.

Seeing the arena from the spectator’s seat and standing in the center as a contestant felt quite different…

The Fire-Toothed Dog was similarly taken aback.

Why were so many people staring at it?

It stood silent, puffing out its chest, trying to stand even taller.

“Contestant Qiao Sang’s Pet Beast is a Fire-Toothed Dog! It’s rare for a 15-year-old novice Beast Tamer to bond with a Fire Attribute Beast as their first one! What do you think, Sha Duo?” the middle-aged commentator with slicked-back hair asked.

“Indeed, contestant Qiao Sang made a bold choice. At 15, I certainly wouldn’t dare to deal with a Fire Attribute Beast,” Sha Duo quipped about himself.

“It looks like contestant Sun Jie is in a tough spot this round. I wonder what his Pet Beast is?” the middle-aged commentator said, looking at the situation on the field.

Most F-rank Beast Tamers, who still only own a primary Pet Beast, typically carry it with them to display their status as a Beast Tamer.

But some prefer to keep their Pet Beast inside the Beast Taming Codex to maintain an air of mystery.

Sun Jie, contestant number 124, clearly adopted this approach, as he hadn’t summoned his Pet Beast half a day into the event, maintaining an aura of secrecy.

“Please send out your respective Pet Beasts,” the referee said, reminding contestant number 124 who hadn’t responded.

After struggling for a while, Sun Jie finally summoned his Pet Beast.

A familiar figure appeared before Qiao Sang.

It was a Cotton Caterpillar…

Contestant Qiao Sang, a slender girl, had a Fire-Toothed Dog as her Pet Beast, while contestant Sun Jie, looking to be around 180cm tall, bonded with a Cotton Caterpillar.

This pairing brought a striking visual impact to the audience.

“It seems there’s no suspense for contestant Qiao Sang this round.”

As the commentator’s voice faded, the Fire-Toothed Dog spat out a Flame Vortex and swiftly ended the match.

“Contestant Sun Jie is just unlucky. If it hadn’t been for contestant Qiao Sang, he might have stood a fighting chance,” the commentator said, trying to save some face for Sun Jie.

The Bai Xinsai wasn’t just watched by the live audience but also by netizens following the livestream.

[Isn’t this just bullying?]

[Why do so many people bond with Cotton Caterpillars?]

[Because they’re cheap.]

[I want the link to this Fire-Toothed Dog’s sunglasses in one second!]

[Link request +1]

[Link request +10001]

[Link request +10002]

“Ya!”

The Fire-Toothed Dog returned to its seat and impatiently asked Fang Sisi for the video.

It wanted to see its own glorious moment on stage!

Although Fang Sisi didn’t understand the Fire-Toothed Dog’s words, she could still understand its body language.

She laughed awkwardly, “Haha, I just got a call.”

But that wasn’t the case.

The truth was that she had started recording, but when her favorite mushroom strain passed by, she couldn’t resist turning the camera toward it. By the time the mushroom strain was out of view and the camera turned back to the arena, the match was already over… @@novelbin@@

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s wagging tail suddenly came to a stop.

The sunglasses hid its disappointed eyes, but Qiao Sang still sensitively picked up on it.

“If you want to watch, we can watch it at home later, there will be replays of the competition available,” Qiao Sang consoled.

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s tail immediately started wagging again.

Fang Sisi stood by, looking on with admiration.

No wonder she was the one who had the guts to contract with a fire attribute pet beast right off the bat, she had the Fire-Toothed Dog completely under her control.

…

Even though the competition for F-rank Beast Tamers was dull and lacked highlights, Qiao Sang still spent the whole day at the arena.

She was used to preparing well for anything in advance.

7:20 p.m.

Qiao Sang looked at the information recorded in the notes on her phone.

It summarized a total of 21 Beast Tamers.

Aside from the contestant number 67 with a little Kui Dragon, the rest were F-rank Beast Tamers who already had mid-level pet beasts.

Most new Beast Tamers around Qiao Sang’s age were basically making a one-day trip to the competition scene.

Apart from Qiao Sang, the other four classmates from Class 37 who had participated were all eliminated.

[Qiao Sang, you got to hang in there!]

[Our class only has you left as a lone seedling.]

[If you come across a contestant named Zhao Hai, remember to take revenge for me!]

Although they had graduated, the class chat group hadn’t been disbanded, and the eliminated students started @’ing Qiao Sang one by one in the group.

But Qiao Sang had yet to appear in the group.

She was busy strategizing and studying her opponents with the Fire-Toothed Dog.

After she had reviewed all 21 Beast Tamers on her list and watched all the recorded videos again, Qiao Sang searched for the replay of today’s competition and handed the phone to the Fire-Toothed Dog.

The Bai Xinsai wasn’t a major competition, but it still garnered some popularity in Hangkang City during the period after the middle school graduation exams.

Any player with a spotlight was singled out and had clips of their matches edited, and Qiao Sang showed the Fire-Toothed Dog its own little segment.

The screen was filled with a barrage of bullet comments on the video.

“Tooth!”

The Fire-Toothed Dog barked anxiously.

Qiao Sang reached out to turn off the bullet comments, and the Fire-Toothed Dog finally started watching the video contentedly.

After watching it once and calling out for Qiao Sang, she replayed it for the Fire-Toothed Dog.

Not until Qiao Sang had replayed it three times for the Fire-Toothed Dog did it stop calling out.

As the video ended again, the Fire-Toothed Dog tapped the screen with its paw.

Having seen its Beast Tamer handle the controls so many times, it had learned how to replay the video by itself.

…

The following day.

Hunter’s Park.

At the entrance of the Pet Beast Arena.

Qiao Sang was blocked as soon as she arrived.

“Qiao Sang, I’m a reporter from Sharp News. Could you spare a few minutes for an interview?”

At every competition held in different places, there are always a few contestants who become the talk of the town.

After yesterday’s live broadcast, Qiao Sang had become one of those discussed contestants.

It wasn’t so much because her matches were clean and decisive, but because, as a rookie Beast Tamer, she dared to contract with a fire attribute pet beast as her first.

“I’m sorry, but I have to go in for the competition,” Qiao Sang declined.

“Yesterday, everyone was impressed by the courage you showed in contracting a fire attribute pet beast and by the impressive entrance of the Fire-Toothed Dog. Everyone wants to learn more about you and the Fire-Toothed Dog, I hope you won’t refuse,” the reporter from Sharp News said sincerely.

“Is that so…”

“Tooth–”

Both Qiao Sang and the Fire-Toothed Dog became a bit bashful.

“Then you guys just…”

“It’s Lu You!” someone shouted.

The reporter from Sharp News, who had been sincere just a moment ago, along with his team, vanished from in front of Qiao Sang and ran in the direction where Lu You was being called.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Fire-Toothed Dog: “…”