1223. Chapter 1218: First, Earth Dragon (Two in One)
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao spread his paws and called out helplessly, indicating that he’d already slept all day.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looking at his beastmaster.
Qiao Sang nodded: “It’s already the second day.”
“Tingting?”
Tingbao called out with a look of disbelief.
How could he have slept for so long?
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao picked up a freshly shed skin from the sofa and shook it, calling out because you shed.
“Tingting…”
Tingbao looked at his own shed skin and called out, wondering how it could take so long to shed.
Then, a thought struck him, and he called out again:
“Tingting?”
Does that mean he can’t earn today’s 200 points?
He then looked at Little Xunbao with an apologetic expression.
Little Xunbao: “???”
Little Xunbao had a bad feeling.
The next second, the premonition came true.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao called out apologetically.
It seems I’ll have to trouble you, boss, to train more today.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao quickly raised his paw, assuming a wait-and-see attitude, and barked, indicating that he was going out to find an opponent right now. There was still time to accumulate 200 points.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao barked, a look of “Really?”
Then hurry up and go.
“Xunxun,”
Little Xunbao barked, indicating that he was leaving immediately, his eyes flashing blue.
“Wait,” Qiao Sang stopped him.
Little Xunbao and Tingbao looked over.
“Tingbao just shed his skin and needs to adapt before he can fight,” Qiao Sang said. “Don’t go to the competition today.”
This was what she had just read in the book.
“That’s right,” Mikaela agreed. “Any pet that has just shed its skin needs an adaptation period. And right after molting, the new skin is soft for a while, reducing its defenses and making it more vulnerable to injury. But after the adaptation period, it’ll be fine.”
“Tingting,”
Tingbao said, a look of “I understand,” then looked at Little Xunbao and barked apologetically.
Looks like we can’t compete today. Boss, you should go train.
Little Xunbao: “…”
“Ya Ya,” Yabao called from the side, urging Little Xunbao to come with me. “I need to get back to training, too. “
With that, he headed towards the open-air training grounds.
Qingbao covered his mouth and laughed.
Little Xunbao glared at Qingbao, then turned with a “my life is so miserable” expression and followed Yabao.
Michaela picked up her phone and said,
“I’ll call Jacqueline to check the Thunder Dragon’s stats.”
Every time a pet sheds its skin, its stats change slightly. Generally, wealthy beastmasters will find a professional trainer to perform tests and adjust the formula of the energy pills to facilitate its development.
It feels so good not to have to worry about anything… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and said, “Okay.”
…
The next morning.
After a simple breakfast, Little Xunbao moved the Thunder Dragon space to a charging station.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao called out earnestly, saying, “Because of you, Boss, I’ve been training with my main body for two days. You must collect 200 points today.
” “Tingting,”
Tingbao called out, a look of “no problem.
” Little Xunbao’s expression flickered with relief, then turned to worry, and he shouted,
“Xunxun!”
Don’t be so reckless as to challenge eight opponents at once!
“Tingting,”
Tingbao, with his experience, showed a determined expression and called out in agreement, saying, “Boss, don’t try to persuade me. I’m determined to challenge eight opponents.”
The surrounding electric-type pets looked over, some scoffing, some coldly glaring, some charging. Finally, one electric-type pet showed interest, but the one next to it leaned in and said something. The pet that had been interested suddenly lost interest and quickly left.
Little Xunbao and Tingbao performed for a long time, but not a single electric-type pet showed any interest in fighting.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao called out with a puzzled look, wondering why none of them would challenge me.
“Xunxun.”
“Xunxun.”
Little Xunbao pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something. With a look of sudden enlightenment, he recounted the news he’d read yesterday.
Tingbao gave him a look of “So that’s what it is,” then called out worriedly,
“Tingting.”
What if they couldn’t find an opponent?
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao grinned and called out.
How could they not find an opponent? Electric-types wouldn’t fight, and there were still insect-types.
With that, his eyes glowed blue, and he led Tingbao away.
A lush meadow, dotted with insect-type pets
, appeared. Little Xunbao and Tingbao appeared out of thin air.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao winked at Tingbao, pointing in the direction of the insect-type pets.
“Tingting!”
Tingbao understood, stepped forward, and roared.
Some of the insect-type pets were startled and scattered, while others crawled or flew over with unfriendly expressions.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao leaned over to Tingbao and called out in a low voice.
These are the ones with low IQ.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao barked, indicating he knew, then stepped forward and displayed his own score recorder.
The insect-type pets looked at each other, and then several of those equipped with score recorders stepped forward.
…
Meanwhile,
in the villa, in the living room,
Qiao Sang pushed the door open wearily and said,
“Can Feng confirm the authenticity of the Sun Crystal before reporting back?”
When Feng was first asked to search for Sun Crystals, he found one a day, then half a day, then once every few hours, and now several times an hour.
It would have been fine if only one of them was genuine, but none of them were.
“Qingqing,”
Qingbao barked, signaling he was communicating with Feng.
He closed his eyes.
A still wind rose around them.
“Ya Ya!”
Yabao barked, signaling he was off to practice and would call him when he was ready.
With that, he ran towards the open-air training ground.
Qiao Sang sat down on the living room sofa.
Dragon King was sprawled on the sofa, watching TV.
Qiao Sang glanced at the news channel and asked,
“Why do I feel like you’re only watching the news?”
“Oh, oh,”
Dragon King said as he watched the TV, saying that most of what was shown on TV now was just weaklings fighting each other. It was boring and he might as well watch the news.
“Steel Chieftain,”
Gang Bao translated in his mind.
The Dragon King was already an Imperial, so battles between pets below him were likely meaningless to him. Battles between Beastmasters with Imperial pets were tournaments requiring lengthy preparation and were rare, so it was understandable that such high-level matches hadn’t been shown on television for a while. Qiao Sang understood this and started watching the news.
After a while, the Dragon King changed the channel.
The host, seated on the sofa, asked,
“How have you managed to maintain your top score from the start of the competition until now?” The dragon
-type pet, roughly two meters tall, had a dark brown base, white from the jaw to the abdomen, single-toed claws, three-toed feet, and wings on its forearms. The corner of its mouth curled up and it called out,
“Tu Tu.”
The subtitles translated it as: “By strength.”
The Earth Dragon, a mid-level pet with both ground and dragon attributes, prefers to burrow underground to hide, rarely appearing in public. It enjoys a close relationship with the insect-type pets that often burrow underground, reportedly because those insect-type pets bring it food. If you want to find the Earth Dragon, look for the lairs of those insect-type pets that burrow underground, and you’ll likely encounter it… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with information about the dragon-type pet.
The host asked, “Have you encountered any formidable opponents so far in the competition?”
“Earth-type?”
the brown dragon-type pet chirped.
Subtitle Translation: What does “tough” mean?
“An opponent that seems difficult to deal with,” the host said.
“Earth-type.”
The brown dragon-type pet smiled and chirped.
Subtitle Translation: There won’t be such an opponent.
“You seem very confident,” the host asked. “Do you think you can maintain your top score until the end of the Pet Free Points Battle?”
Pet Free Points Battle? Qiao Sang was stunned.
This Earth Dragon participated in the Pet Free Points Battle? And consistently ranked first?
Thinking of this, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but stare closely at the Earth Dragon on TV.
He wondered if Tingbao would ever have the chance to meet it again…
The Dragon King had clearly thought of this, watching with interest without changing the channel.
“Earth Dragon,”
the Earth Dragon called out confidently.
Subtitle translation: Of course, as long as I don’t give up midway, this first place will always be mine.
So confident… Qiao Sang thought to himself as he read the subtitles.
…
Even on the other side.
On the grass.
The battling insect-type pets all fainted.
The pet wearing the referee’s badge blew the whistle, signaling the end of the match.
The barrier vanished.
A virtual panel appeared out of thin air above Tingbao, and the score on it increased by 8 points.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao exclaimed excitedly, but then realized there were a bunch of insect-type pets around him. His expression instantly turned to worry, and he called out,
“Xunxun!”
Don’t try to compete with so many opponents again!
“Tingting,”
Tingbao said politely, saying, “Boss, don’t try to persuade me. I’ve made up my mind.”
After saying this, he barked provocatively at the insect-type pets before him:
“Tingting!”
Anyone willing to compete with me? Just come on!
The surrounding insect-type pets all showed angry expressions, and many of them, wearing only score recorders, were about to step forward.
“Dede,”
an older insect-type pet called out. The
insect-type pets that were about to step forward suddenly held back and stopped.
Then, several insect-type pets turned around, disappearing somewhere unknown.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao looked at the movements of the surrounding insect-type pets, a puzzled expression on his face. He lowered his voice and called out, asking why they weren’t coming up to fight me.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao, listening to the movements around him, called out, saying, “Don’t worry, they seem to be going to find the stronger ones in their species to fight.
” “Tingting.”
Tingbao’s expression was filled with a look of “I see.”
Little Xunbao saw the surrounding insect-type pets staring at him, and once again began to pretend to dissuade him. He began acting out,
“Xunxun!”
“Tingting.”
Tingbao, with a look of “Stop trying to persuade me,” matched his performance.
Just as Little Xunbao and Tingbao were enjoying their performance, the surrounding insect-type pets suddenly moved aside, clearing a path.
A pet, about two meters tall, with a dark brown base and white from its jaw to its abdomen, single-toed white claws and three-toed feet, and wings growing from its forearms, stepped out.
“Dede,”
the older insect-type pet called out.
The pet with wings on its forearms listened, sized up Tingbao up, and then called out softly,
“Tutu.”
I challenge you.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao glanced at it and called out, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ll wait for seven more.”
Then, he shouted,
“Tingting!”
Seven spots left! Who wants to challenge me?
The vein on the pet with wings on its forearms bulged.
This isn’t an insect-type… Little Xunbao pulled out his pet identifier and pointed it at the pet in front of him.
Soon, a mechanical voice echoed:
“Master, you’re using me again! Let me see who you’re trying to identify this time… Earth Dragon, a mid-level pet with both Dragon and Ground attributes. It’s a solitary character, preferring to stay in the ground year-round, where it digs its own den and rarely appears in public… Master, you’re not planning to battle it, are you? That’s too much of a bully…”
Before he could finish, Little Xunbao turned off the pet identifier.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao leaned over to Tingbao and called out in a low voice, indicating that this creature was a dragon-type pet. If you were to battle it, you couldn’t challenge eight at once; the chances of losing were too high.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao called out without a second thought. “
Then I won’t compete with it.
” “Tutu,”
the Tulu dragon seemed to have overheard the conversation, a mocking expression on its face. It barked, “Are you refusing to compete with me?”
The mocking expression was too obvious, and Tingbao’s face darkened.
He saw that this guy was looking down on him.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao called out. “
Who said I was rejecting you?”
With that, he pressed the score recorder on his paw.
Laoliu was still too impatient… Little Xunbao sighed, but didn’t stop him. He floated aside, making way for the battle.
It’s just a match, not a big waste of time.
“Tutu,”
the Tulu dragon curled its lips, called out, and also pressed the score recorder.
A virtual panel suddenly appeared above it:
[Species: Tulu Dragon]
[Level: Intermediate]
[Scores: 13070]
[Rank: 1]
Rank 1? This is first place? Little Xunbao’s eyes widened.
Tingbao didn’t pay attention to the ranking, just staring at the Tulu dragon in the distance, waiting for the referee to arrive.
“Dede.”
Suddenly, the elderly insect-type pet came out and called out.
Immediately afterwards, another insect-type pet flew over and hung a certificate around its neck.
Little Xunbao took a closer look and saw it was a referee’s certificate. Then, it noticed that this seemingly elderly insect-type pet was also wearing a referee bracelet.
“Dede.”
The elderly insect-type pet called out and pressed the referee bracelet.
Instantly, a barrier enveloped the area. (End of Chapter)
