Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Rebellious Point Allocation

Huai City First Beast Taming High School.

First-Year Homeroom Teacher’s Office.

"It’s only the third week since you formed your contract, but your Yu Bao’s Pet Beast Ranking is already at the bottom of the class, and basically the bottom of the entire school. This reflects poorly on the class, as well as on you and your pet."

"This past week, Yu Bao only completed the mandatory Rock-Breaking Teeth training from the curriculum on two days. He has eleven disciplinary infractions for sleeping in class, and... uh."

It was evening. The dark sky seemed to be holding back rain, creating a sense of inexplicable oppression and restlessness.

The uniformed boy, however, wore a calm expression, his eyes gazing out the window, lost in thought.

The balding homeroom teacher was starting to lose his cool.

"Su Zhi! I’m criticizing your Pet Beast! Show some reaction!"

"Huh?"

Su Zhi glanced at the little yellow-and-white local dog by his side.

—A Yu Dian Dog, colloquially known as a Yu Dian Earth Dog. A Middle Extraordinary Race of the Earth Element. One of the most common Pet Beasts in the Yu Dian District.

The pup sat obediently with its paws together, giving Su Zhi a pitiful look.

"Yu Bao says he’s listening."

"Don’t you get cocky either, Beast Tamer! You space out in class even more than he does!"

The homeroom teacher took off his glasses, a headache brewing.

"Su Zhi, you know, the Beast Taming Universities in the Yu Dian District are admitting fewer students again this year, but the number of applicants keeps increasing. The competition is only going to get fiercer."

"There are less than a thousand days until the college entrance exams, and everyone is working their tails off. But your Yu Bao won’t even practice Rock-Breaking Teeth properly, and he’s at the bottom of the ranks right after you formed a contract. How can you sleep at night?"

"Yu Bao can’t learn Rock-Breaking Teeth, but he’s very serious about practicing Earth Force Field. He’s been training in it these past few days."

Su Zhi blinked.

"I was thinking, maybe Rock-Breaking Teeth just isn’t the right fit for Yu Bao?"

"Not the right fit? The Skills on the exam curriculum are the optimal combinations figured out by top Trainers! Don’t make excuses for your laziness!"

The homeroom teacher was seething.

Rock-Breaking Teeth was a mandatory Entry-level Skill for Yu Dian Dogs, as stipulated by the exam curriculum.

It was also widely recognized as one of the easiest Earth Element Skills to learn! He’d never heard of a dog that couldn’t master it!

Earth Force Field, on the other hand, involved controlling the surrounding Earth Element to alter the terrain and even amplify the effects of other Earth Element attacks.

This Skill was of the Intermediate Extraordinary Tier, required high Elemental Perception Power, and was much harder to learn.

Besides, it was a Skill meant for large Earth Element Pet Beasts, not for a Yu Dian Dog!

’He won’t even practice Rock-Breaking Teeth properly, so what’s the point of training in Earth Force Field?’

’Such a clumsy excuse!’

"If you insist on being different, then go ahead and do it your own way. I’m washing my hands of you!"

Su Zhi’s eyes lit up as he quickly confirmed, "Really?"

"..." The homeroom teacher was momentarily speechless.

Finally, he let out a sigh of resignation and nodded.

As their homeroom teacher, he had truly done all he could. His hairline had even receded a few centimeters from the stress.

"Forget it... You can go."

"Alrighty. Goodbye, teacher."

"By the way, it’s been a while since your Beast Taming Talent awakened, right?"

The homeroom teacher picked up his pen. "Do you choose to make it public?"

"Keep it confidential."

Without looking back, Su Zhi left the office.

The homeroom teacher said nothing, simply writing "Confidential" in the corresponding spot on the talent registration form.

A talent was part of a Beast Tamer’s core competitive edge, and the individual could choose to keep it private unless they took on a special position.

’There’s no need to keep a common Attribute Affinity-type talent secret, so Su Zhi probably awakened a special type.’

’But for a student like him who’s already given up on himself, is there any point in keeping his talent a secret?’

’Not really.’

’I have a better chance of growing a few more hairs than he has of making a comeback with some meager talent.’

...

「Evening, on the way home from school.」

Su Zhi walked with a light spring in his step.

Yu Bao trotted along behind him on his little short legs, half his tongue hanging out. He was like a completely different dog from the pitiful, well-behaved one in the office.

Su Zhi’s attention was already focused on the Attribute Panel visible only to him and Yu Bao—

[Sunshine Beast Taming System 1.0]

[Host: Su Zhi]

[Pet Beast: Yu Bao (Yu Dian Dog)

Power: 1.01

Agility: 0.95

Intelligence: 0.99

Constitution: 1.00

Perception: 1.02

[Free Attribute Points: 0.12]]

[Real-time Energy Value: 101]

[Note: The average for each Attribute for this Pet Beast’s Race is 1]

[System Unlock Countdown: 00:00:04... 00:00:03...]

This was his Beast Taming Talent, which had awakened about a week ago.

’As a talent, it’s certainly special.’

’But as a cheat ability, it was a dime a dozen.’

Su Zhi had thought so at first, too... Besides, this system was so simplistic, even crude, that it made him feel like he was being pranked.

The system hadn’t issued any quests that rewarded Attribute Points.

Nor were there any hints on how to obtain Attribute Points.

The initial number of Free Attribute Points was zero.

’How are you supposed to use a Point Allocation System with no points?? Isn’t that just making things difficult?’

So, when he first got the system, Su Zhi hadn’t paid it much mind.

That was until five days ago, when Yu Bao really didn’t want to practice Rock-Breaking Teeth anymore. On a whim, Su Zhi let Yu Bao practice Earth Force Field, which he’d been eager to try for a long time.

The Yu Dian Dog is an Earth Element Pet Beast, but its affinity with Earth Force Field isn’t high.

Su Zhi just wanted to give Yu Bao a change of pace. He never expected him to train with such gusto, even showing signs of actually learning the skill.

Even more miraculously, the Free Attribute Points, which had always been at 0, unprecedentedly changed to 0.02.

Su Zhi figured it was thanks to the training. After some experimentation, he discovered that wasn’t the whole story.

Practicing Rock-Breaking Teeth from the curriculum didn’t earn Yu Bao any Attribute Points, but a "heretical" skill like Earth Force Field did.

Su Zhi told Yu Bao about the point allocation.

Yu Bao didn’t understand such a complicated thing... but he roughly got the idea: as long as he practiced Earth Force Field, he would get stronger!

Yu Bao didn’t like practicing Rock-Breaking Teeth, but he loved practicing Earth Force Field.

And so, by practicing Earth Force Field every day, Yu Bao successfully "farmed" his Free Attribute Points up to 0.12.

And now—

[00:00:00]

[System Officially Activated!]

"PANT, PANT!"

Yu Bao was so excited he started chasing his tail on the spot.

Perhaps because his Agility was below the racial average, Yu Bao didn’t catch his tail and ended up tripping himself.

The little guy’s excitement didn’t diminish in the slightest, his tail wagging like a propeller.

He wanted his points allocated! Right now!

"Alright, I’ll put them all into Agility for you!"

With a thought from Su Zhi, all 0.12 Free Attribute Points were allocated to "Agility."

As the free points were zeroed out, "Agility," originally the weakest of the five stats, rose from 0.95 to 1.07, instantly becoming the highest.

At the same time, his Real-time Energy Value also rose to 170.

Energy Value was one of the ways to measure a Pet Beast’s strength, determined by many factors such as Skills, individual traits, and Racial Tier.

The Real-time Energy Value for a young Pet Beast was typically between 120 and 200.

Thanks to the sudden leap in a single Attribute, Yu Bao’s Real-time Energy Value had also increased significantly.

Su Zhi asked impatiently, "How is it, Yu Bao? Do you feel anything?"

Yu Bao’s eyes went wide, and he nodded frantically. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The moment the Beast Tamer finished allocating the points, a strange yet familiar energy seemed to surge within his body before slowly melting away.

His body felt lighter, and even his limbs, which he hadn’t quite gotten full control of, suddenly became much more coordinated!

"WOOF! WOOF!"

Yu Bao barked twice in excitement and started chasing his tail again.

Su Zhi, watching from the side, was also pleasantly surprised.

’This point allocation isn’t a simple addition to his attributes; it’s a multiplier.’

’For example, if other Yu Dian Dogs’ Agility is multiplied by a default of 1, then Yu Bao’s is multiplied by 1.07!’

’In human terms, a few tenths of a point is the difference between an ordinary person and a star athlete!’

Compared to the racial average of 1, an addition of 0.12 wasn’t a huge amount, but it still produced a change in Yu Bao’s agility that was visible to the naked eye.

Look, not only did Yu Bao catch his tail, he didn’t even trip himself this time!

SPLAT. Overjoyed and unable to stop in time, Yu Bao face-planted.

Su Zhi: "..."

’He really can’t take a compliment.’

"PANT, PANT!"

Yu Bao scrambled back up and hugged Su Zhi’s leg.

’More! I want more!’

"We’re out of points for now, but that’s okay."

Su Zhi ruffled Yu Bao’s head vigorously.

"There have to be more ways to get points. Once we figure out how to earn them, we’ll get even stronger!"

"WOOF!!"

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This book is now for sale. If you find it readable, please feel free to subscribe. The author is paying for living expenses and tuition by writing, so I won’t be dropping it.

Also, I want to clarify something many readers have misunderstood. This Point Allocation System is essentially for distribution, not rewards. The points are the result of the Pet Beast’s own hard work, okay? The system just allows these results to be customized and controlled at will. It’s not like the system just conjures points out of thin air to make the pet instantly stronger. That would be too brainless...