1161. Chapter 1156 Express Delivery (Two-in-One)
Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: “Thunder Room?”
“It’s a room on Yantian Star that is specially used for training electric pets.” Mikaela said: “This room will continuously release lightning and fill it with electric energy. Pets choose rooms of corresponding grades according to their own levels. In addition to allowing electric pets to train electric skills with twice the result with half the effort, it also has the function of increasing energy and enhancing defense.”
Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and asked:
“Is there one in Gaozhou?”
“Yes.” Mikaela nodded: “This is considered to be a more popular training room in Yantian Star. Almost every country and city has one.”
After a pause, she added: “The venues with this kind of training room are collectively called Pet Beast Bailian Hall. You can find it with just a search.”
Qiao Sang laughed and said: “Pet Beast Bailian Hall? Why is it called Bailian Hall? Isn’t it just training in vain?”
Mikaela glanced at her and said in a clear voice: “It’s Bailian Hall. It means Bailian, which means training a lot.”
“Oh, I heard it wrong.” Qiao Sang admitted her mistake in time.
Could it be that my pronunciation needs correction?… Mikaela had a moment of self-doubt, then quickly gathered her thoughts and warned,
“Little Thunder Dragon is only a beginner now. He should go to the Lightning Chamber for beginner pets. It’s best not to stay there for more than an hour, as the lightning inside…”
At this point, she suddenly remembered that Little Thunder Dragon had the S-level Lightning Rod trait. She changed the subject and continued,
“The lightning inside shouldn’t have any effect on pets with lightning rod trait. However, beginner pets can only absorb a limited amount of energy, so don’t stay there for too long. It can actually damage your body.”
“Understood,” Qiao Sang nodded.
Pets don’t absorb energy just by being fed it. Otherwise, the B&B owner wouldn’t have kept the SS-level Ice Crystal dangling from the neck of the Cold Frog.
After watching Mikaela go upstairs, Qiao Sang headed to the open-air training ground and called out,
“Tingbao!”
“Tingting?”
Tingbao, who had just arrived at the open-air training ground to prepare for training, stopped and turned to call out, asking what was wrong.
“Let’s stop training for now, let’s go out for a while,” Qiao Sang said.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao was silent for a moment. It felt that its Beastmaster’s ideas changed quickly. A few days ago, he had it training in combat, and today, he had it practicing discharges. Just when it was about to train, he sent it out again.
It remembered that it had finally made a contract with its Beastmaster, but hadn’t said anything. It moved its body and crawled towards its Beastmaster.
“Ya Ya!”
At the same time, Yabao teleported to its Beastmaster’s side and barked, indicating that it was going out too.
“Okay,” Qiao Sang said.
She had become accustomed to Yabao following wherever she went.
Even when Yabao was training, when she was about to go out, its main body would follow, and its clone would stay to train.
Compared to Xiao Xunbao and the others, Yabao was arguably the one who was most attached to her.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao crawled over, glanced at Yabao, then turned and glanced in Lubao’s direction. With a reluctant expression, it barked, indicating that Lubao was not leaving.
“It wants to train,” Qiao Sang said.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao called out, his expression akin to “OK then.”
As he spoke, he silently moved a bit further away from Yabao.
Qiao Sang opened the navigation system and searched for “Beast Training Center.” The nearest one was two kilometers from the villa.
Outside the villa, Qiao Sang carried Tingbao and rolled onto the enlarged Yabao’s back.
Yabao flapped its wings and soared high into the sky.
A few minutes later,
“This is it,” Qiao Sang checked the navigation on her phone, then put it away.
“Yabao!”
Yabao called out and ran down.
King-level pets are over ten meters long. To avoid disturbing the people and pets walking on the ground, Qiao Sang leaped from Yabao’s back, holding Tingbao.
Now a B-level Beast Tamer, her brainpower reaching the level of an A-level Beast Tamer, she could easily leap from over ten meters.
As her Beast Tamer leaped, Yabao slowly shrank and landed on the ground.
Under the gazes of the crowd and their pets, Qiao Sang entered the Pet Refining Hall.
“Hello, do you have a reservation?” the receptionist, dressed in business attire, inquired.
A pet, also dressed in business attire, stood beside him.
Larger venues and companies on Yantian Star typically have two receptionists: one for humans and one for pets, responsible for welcoming people and pets respectively.
This Pet Refining Hall seemed quite large… Qiao Sang glanced at the pet next to him and said, “No, I’d like a Lightning Room.”
“What’s the specific level of your electric pet?” the receptionist asked.
“Beginner,” Qiao Sang replied.
“Beginner electric pets can only use the Beginner Lightning Room,” the receptionist said, checking the remaining rooms on his computer.
After about three seconds, he said,
“There’s a vacant Beginner Lightning Room right now. How long would you need it?”
He added, “For a beginner electric pet, I suggest an hour.”
“One hour then,” Qiao Sang said.
It was still unknown what Tingbao’s training in the Lightning Chamber would be like. An hour was just enough to observe. If the results weren’t satisfactory, it would be better to continue with the usual training methods.
“Okay,” the receptionist said. “One hour is 2999 Alliance Coins. If you become a member, you can get an 88% discount on future visits. We’re a global chain, and you can enjoy corresponding discounts at any of our Beast Training Centers. A top-up of 100,000 will qualify you as a member.”
Qiao Sang said calmly, “Let me try it out first.”
“Okay, do I scan the code or swipe the card?” the receptionist asked.
“Scan the code,” Qiao Sang said.
She paid and, led by the receptionist, led Yabao and Tingbao to a dimly lit room.
They opened the door, but there was nothing inside.
The male receptionist introduced: “You can just let your electric pet stay in here. Whether it’s training electric skills, absorbing energy, or tempering your physique, you will get twice the result with half the effort. You can wait in the rest area outside. We have a special rest area that provides massage services, movies, and free food.”
Qiao Sang asked: “Can’t I stay in there with you?”
The male receptionist was stunned for a moment, then recovered as usual, and explained with a smile: “Our lightning room will rain down lightning from all directions. If you stay in there, you will definitely be affected. Unless you are a beastmaster with particularly strong defense, or a beastmaster who has received the support of a general-level pet, I do not recommend staying in the primary lightning room.”
Qiao Sang put Tingbao on the ground and said: “Then I will stay in there with you. My defense is strong enough.”
Doesn’t this kid have any common sense? I have made it so clear. These two pets are of a race that I have never seen before. They are obviously second-generation beastmasters. If anything happens, I can’t afford it… The male receptionist raised a professional smile and said:
“If you’re not a C-rank Beastmaster or above, and haven’t received any feedback from Fighting, Rock, or Steel-type pets, I recommend staying away from this place.”
“Even if this is just a beginner level…”
the receptionist’s voice abruptly trailed off, staring blankly at the red Beastmaster badge that suddenly appeared in his sight.
“I’m a B-rank Beastmaster. Is that enough?” Qiao Sang said, holding up his own badge.
“Enough, enough…” the receptionist stuttered.
B-rank Beastmaster! This woman, barely 20 years old, was actually a B-rank Beastmaster!
Ah! What had he said to a B-rank Beastmaster?
Qiao Sang put away his badge.
The receptionist respectfully explained the relevant matters and quickly left the lightning room, closing the door behind him, a hint of panic.
Soon, the entire room glowed with a yellow light.
Bright arcs of electricity descended from the roof one after another.
Qiao Sang sat cross-legged in the corner, holding Yabao.
Yabao, now a king-level pet, felt nothing for this level of electric arc. He even extended his paw and touched the spot where the arc landed, but felt nothing.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao, standing in the center of the room, looked at his beastmaster with a puzzled expression and called out.
He didn’t know what to do now.
“Just practice your electric discharge like you normally do,” Qiao Sang said.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao nodded, and then crackling yellow arcs of electricity appeared on his body and struck to the side.
The room flickered with yellow light, and bright arcs of electricity struck him, but he had no effect at all.
Tingbao continued to unleash electric discharges, just as he usually did during training at the open-air training ground.
Meanwhile, Qiao Sang closed his eyes and entered the Beast Taming Manual, turning to the page concerning Tingbao.
[Electric Discharge (Minor Success 702/2000) +]
[Electric Discharge (Minor Success 703/2000) +]
…
[Electric Discharge (Minor Success 706/2000) +]
Every few seconds, the value of the electric discharge increased a bit.
Qiao Sang frowned slightly.
This was no different from training at the open-air training ground; each skill increased a bit.
As the thought flashed through his mind, the value of the electric discharge suddenly jumped, from 706 to 709.
Qiao Sang’s eyes suddenly lit up, and his consciousness returned to reality.
He saw Tingbao unleashing electric discharges, seemingly unchanged from before.
However, Qiao Sang’s eyesight was astonishing, and he had awakened his clairvoyance, clearly seeing tiny specks of yellow starlight surrounding Tingbao.
This must be electrical energy…
Qiao Sang pondered as he reentered the Beast Taming Manual and turned to the last page.
[Discharge (Minor Success 715/2000)+]
Tingbao had just performed Discharge twice, yet his stats had increased by six points. Teacher Mikaela was right; training in the Lightning Room for electrical skills truly did increase proficiency… Qiao Sang felt a surge of joy as her consciousness returned to reality.
After watching Tingbao train for a minute, she suddenly had a thought and closed her eyes to meditate.
She was just sitting here anyway, so she might as well not waste time.
“Ya Ya…”
Yabao turned to look at her beastmaster, who also closed his eyes to meditate.
An hour later, the lightning in the room ceased.
“Knock, knock.”
Then there was a knock on the door. It opened, and a staff member entered, saying,
“Hello, your one-hour time is up.”
Qiao Sang opened her eyes and said,
“Another hour.”
“Okay, we’ll add another hour.” The staff member left the room, closing the door.
Lightning from the roof struck down again, one after another.
“Ting Ting…”
Tingbao gasped and cried out, indicating that he was running out of energy.
Qiao Sang: “…”
He’d almost forgotten that Xiao Xunbao wasn’t around right now, so he couldn’t always get out the energy recovery fluid. It seemed like he’d have to bring a few bottles with him if he brought Tingbao with him next time… As Qiao Sang pondered this, his consciousness entered the Beast Taming Codex and added two hundred points to Tingbao’s level. Then, returning to reality,
he said earnestly, “Some energy can only be unleashed from latent potential when energy is depleted. Try again.”
“Tingting.”
Tingbao paused for a moment,
then nodded. Then, sensing something.
Soon, yellow arcs of electricity appeared around him.
“Tingting!”
Tingbao exclaimed in surprise, looking at his Beast Tamer.
Sure enough, the contract wasn’t wrong. Their Beast Tamer was truly clever!
“Keep practicing,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao exclaimed with a serious expression, and began to release arcs of electricity.
While Tingbao wasn’t as gullible as Yabao, fortunately, he was just as easy to fool as Yabao… Qiao Sang thought to himself.
…
At six o’clock in the evening,
Qiao Sang returned to the villa with Yabao and Tingbao.
Yabao immediately ran to the open-air training ground.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao shifted his body, climbed onto the sofa, and collapsed, looking exhausted.
In previous training sessions, he had unlimited energy recovery fluids and Lubao’s healing light, but this time, there was nothing. Tingbao felt only a dizziness from exhaustion.
Qiao Sang went to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.
“Xia Xia…”
Just then, Xia Lala, resembling Xianxianpu, came over with a look of grievance.
“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Xia Xia…”
Xia Lala called out with an aggrieved expression.
Qiao Sang turned to look at Tingbao and shouted,
“Quick, translate!”
“Tingting…”
Tingbao called out weakly.
It asked why you didn’t take it with you when you were out for so long.
Huh? Qiao Sang was stunned.
She had never expected Xia Lala to say this.
“I took Tingbao to training,” Qiao Sang explained. “That place is boring. I think you’d be better off staying home.”
“Xia Xia,”
Xia Lala looked up and called out, as if mustering courage.
But it wanted to come along. It was a pity to remember it when we went out again.
No one could refuse Xia Lala, not even Qiao Sang. He immediately said,
“Of course, I’ll take you with me from now on.”
“Xia Xia,”
Xia Lala’s eyes curved in a smile.
…
Time passed slowly.
For the next ten days, Xiao Xunbao and Qingbao went out
daily to battle pets. Qiao Sang, Yabao, and Xia Lala took Tingbao to the Pet Training Hall for daily training.
His proficiency in electric discharge was improving at a noticeable rate.
That evening,
Qiao Sang returned to the villa with the exhausted Tingbao.
Before he could even take off his shoes, his phone vibrated.
Qiao Sang pulled it out and saw it was an unfamiliar caller. He
answered it, and a strange voice spoke:
“Hello, are you home? You have a package from Blue Star.”
Thanks to the salted fish owner who was photographed ashore for the tip! I wish him all the best! May his wealth and prosperity flow in!
