Beast Taming: Starting From Zero-Chapter 712: The Baizhi Mountains

The next day.

During the break between the second class, Qiao Sang had Little Treasure directly teleport her to the entrance of the Seventh Research Base.

The research base of Yulianton University strictly prohibited unauthorized personnel and banned pet beasts from using their skills or traits inside.

If someone entered without swiping their card, alarms would immediately go off inside, and getting caught would result in a demerit.

This was one of the stricter school rules.

Qiao Sang handed her student ID card to the mechanical-type pet beast.

The mechanical pet scanned it with its eyes and quickly allowed her through.

Qiao Sang carried Yabao into the research center.

Dr. Dosharila was holding a glass test tube filled with a purple liquid and feeding it to a grass-type pet beast about 30 centimeters in size, with two green leaves growing from its head.

The pet beast obediently drank it and smacked its lips.

“All done.”

Dr. Dosharila glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall and said, “Come find me again in two hours.”

“Dada.”

The leafy-headed pet beast nodded and walked off toward the holding area.

“You're here.” Dosharila greeted Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang responded with a soft “Mm” and asked curiously, “What did it just drink?”

“That’s a Dada Grass with emotional apathy disorder.” Dosharila explained.

“The medicine I gave it helps slightly stimulate its emotional perception.”

Then, recalling Qiao Sang’s Ice Xilu, she smiled and added: “Ice Xilu’s Healing Light only treats physical conditions. It can't help cases like Dada Grass. These must be treated slowly over time.”

Qiao Sang was surprised, so pet beasts could also suffer from emotional apathy… Thinking of her purpose in coming, she got straight to the point: “Yesterday, my Ice Xilu absorbed two waves of desperate emotional energy. Is there a time limit on the effects of such emotions?”

Dosharila replied: “That depends on how Ice Xilu processes emotions. Pet beast personalities vary, some are easily influenced and spiral into despair, while others are more carefree, and the effects wear off within minutes.”

That last part clearly described Little Treasure… Qiao Sang remembered something else and said:

“I have an elder who said that on our planet Blue Star, there’s a pet beast called a Gisdan that can amplify a target’s emotions to their maximum intensity. Could this be related to the vibrational frequency of emotional energy?”

Dosharila paused, then her eyes lit up.

“Are you sure it amplifies to the maximum?”

“Yes.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Dosharila's face showed excitement: “If it really amplifies to the max, it would be a huge breakthrough for our research!”

She began speaking enthusiastically: “Many pet beasts can influence emotions. On our planet Chaosu Star, one common example is the Swiftwing Butterfly. I’ve experimented with many emotion-affecting pet beasts, but found they mainly impact dopamine levels in the brain, not the vibrational frequency of emotional energy itself.”

“We figured the influence wasn’t strong enough, so we’ve been searching for pet beasts with S-rank emotional traits. Unfortunately, those are incredibly rare.”

“If what you say is true, then Gisdan could potentially replace S-rank emotional pets as our research subject!”

“I’ll submit the application right away to have one brought over from Blue Star!”

With that, Dosharila eagerly turned to leave.

Uh… I haven’t mentioned Gisdan is monopolized yet… Qiao Sang opened her mouth, but the bell signaling class start rang.

Forget it. Monopolies aren’t like endangered species. As long as you're willing to pay the price, they should agree.

Qiao Sang looked toward the air.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure materialized, eyes glowing blue.

In the next second, Qiao Sang vanished from the spot.

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The students of Yulianton University had remarkably stable mindsets.

After searching the entire day, Feeling Ghost only found one person in the bathroom.

That night, Qiao Sang returned home.

“Xun xun!”

Seeing the laptop on the coffee table, Little Treasure’s eyes lit up and he instinctively floated toward it.

Qiao Sang cleared her throat.

“Xun xun…”

Little Treasure immediately froze in place, turning back pitifully.

Qiao Sang coldly refused: “No playing.”

She had read the Beast Taming Codex before bed and saw that Little Treasure’s Substitute skill had already reached peak mastery.

Continuing to train it now would have no effect.

“Xun xun…”

Little Treasure instantly fell into emo-mode.

“Yap.”

Yabao gave a comforting sound, saying the computer wasn’t all that fun and he’d be better to train with him instead.

“Xun xun…”

Little Treasure looked at Yabao with a You don’t understand anything expression.

Qiao Sang glanced at Feeling Ghost and saw that it had no reaction.

Seems like Little Treasure no longer felt despair over not being able to use the computer…

What a pity… Qiao Sang felt strangely regretful.

After dinner and a Body Forge Bug’s house call, Qiao Sang washed up, then took Lubao to the Amusement Park.

“Sense!”

As soon as they arrived at the Sky Battle Over Water zone, the usually quiet Feeling Ghost sniffed the air and showed an excited something’s alive expression.

“Yap!”

Yabao, used to translating for his beast master, immediately explained: There’s a lot of despairing emotional residue!

Lubao was still affected by residual despair, her mood gloomy and unresponsive.

This is supposed to be an amusement park, why is anyone feeling despair? Qiao Sang was puzzled until she noticed the familiar faces Feeling Ghost was watching.

She quickly remembered where she’d seen them.

Oh, right, these were the tourists who’d been lining up for the Sky Battle Over Water recently!

Seeing them sneak glances at her and Lubao, Qiao Sang suddenly understood why they were so despairing.

She hadn't expected this kind of bonus… Holding back a laugh, she nodded to Feeling Ghost.

“Sense Sense.”

Feeling Ghost, though Qiao Sang wasn’t its master, understood the meaning of the nod.

The next moment, Feeling Ghost disappeared.

When it manipulates emotions, a white mist appears. While it’s not too visible at night, better to stay subtle… Qiao Sang glanced at the still-downcast Lubao.

Hopefully it can gather energy faster. She didn’t want Lubao trapped in despair, but she also hadn’t met the evolution threshold.

Better a short pain than a long one…

Two hours later, Lubao kept winning first place but was becoming increasingly dejected.

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The next morning.

8:30 AM.

Qiao Sang, carrying a backpack with Lubao inside and holding Yabao, arrived at a landmark pet statue at Yulianton University.

Three minutes later, Charles and a brown-haired girl walked over.

Both had large-capacity backpacks.

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Feeling Ghost saw its beast master and instinctively wanted to float over, but remembered its task and restrained itself.

“Let me introduce, this is Caro from the Breeding Department.” Charles said with a smile.

“Nice to meet you.” Caro extended her hand.

“Nice to meet you.” Qiao Sang replied, shaking it.

“This is Qiao Sang from the Beast Taming Department.” Charles added.

Caro glanced at Yabao and said: “I’ve heard of you. You’re just a freshman, and you’ve already raised two general-level pets.”

I’m already that famous? Qiao Sang was in a good mood, but quickly remembered something and asked: “Is it just the three of us?”

“Just us three.” Charles checked his watch.

“It’s getting late. Let’s head out.”

“What’s our destination?” Qiao Sang asked.

Charles smiled: “The Bāzhǐ Mountains.”

The Bāzhǐ Mountains? Qiao Sang had no reaction.

She wasn’t familiar with Chaosu Star. After all her studying, she barely knew the differences between the Upper, Middle, and Lower Ten Districts and some basic pet beast info.

Charles hadn’t considered the possibility that Qiao Sang might be unfamiliar with the name. Seeing her calm expression after hearing Bāzhǐ Mountains, he silently admired her.

As expected of the Beast Taming Department’s unprecedented prodigy, completely unfazed even upon hearing they were heading to the home of the emperor-level wild beast, the Twin Land Dragons.

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