[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-starting-from-zero":3,"chapter-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: Starting From Zero",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1459298,1907,"Chapter 25: A Good Meal","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>\"Let's run a couple of laps to warm up.\" Qiao Sang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting on the weighted ring, Fire Fang Dog adapted fairly quickly. It walked without much trouble, but just walking with a weight wouldn’t provide any noticeable training effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap \" Fire Fang Dog nodded, agreeing to Qiao Sang's plan without any objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Qiao Sang decided to run with Fire Fang Dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encouraged by Qiao Sang, Fire Fang Dog managed to complete two difficult laps, then looked at her with a face that said, \"You call this a warm-up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang was panting heavily. After two laps, even she felt like she was pushing her limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems I need to work on my endurance too...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she caught her breath, Qiao Sang checked the time on her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their morning run, Fire Fang Dog had taken an average of about 18 minutes per lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang noted the times in her phone’s memo, intending to compare them later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warm-up's over. Now, hit that tree with ten Headbutts.\" Qiao Sang instructed, leading Fire Fang Dog to the sycamore tree where she had been reading earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap~\" Fire Fang Dog sat down, exhausted, and let out a weak whine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want to get stronger?\" Qiao Sang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending these past few days with Fire Fang Dog, Qiao Sang knew it had a strong personality and impressive willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite only having fought four battles, it always charged forward without fear of injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger?Fire Fang Dog slowly got up, its eyes showing renewed determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had made the contract in the first place to get stronger and find more opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang was pleased to see the change in Fire Fang Dog’s expression. She remembered the first time she met it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Fire Fang Dog used its small body to relentlessly crash into the tree trunk, wearing the same determined look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she thought about it, it felt like ages ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe this time, you'll finally master the skill you were trying to learn back then.\" Qiao Sang said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap?\" Fire Fang Dog looked at its trainer, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The skill you were trying to master when I first met you at the pet base.\" Qiao Sang explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap?\" Fire Fang Dog was even more puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What skill was I trying to learn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why else would you have been crashing into that tree trunk? Were you just practicing Headbutt?\" Qiao Sang was confused too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That couldn't be it. To execute a proper Headbutt, it needed at least a five-meter running start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She distinctly remembered that Fire Fang Dog had been crashing into the tree from within a meter away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog thought back to its first meeting with Qiao Sang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was I doing back then? Oh, right, I was trying to knock down some fruit from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap Yap Yap Yap Yap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap Yap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog explained to Qiao Sang, using its paws to gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang was silent for a moment before she ended the topic with, \"Let's start the training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of getting stronger, Fire Fang Dog trained with renewed energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headbutt required the strength of all four limbs to burst forth in a powerful impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the weighted ring on, Fire Fang Dog’s speed was noticeably slower, and the resulting force wasn't strong enough to qualify as a true Headbutt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exerting itself for six hits, Fire Fang Dog finally executed its first real Headbutt on the seventh attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It excitedly looked at Qiao Sang, only to find her lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Sang was still dwelling on the earlier revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought her Fire Fang Dog was a bit silly—crashing into a tree repeatedly just to knock down some fruit.Was the food at the pet base not filling enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its small body, how could it possibly knock the fruit down by ramming the tree? Wouldn't it be more effective to just use Headbutt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after all that, the fruit didn't fall, and it just ended up with a sore head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn't it just climb the tree...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog's bark snapped Qiao Sang back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine.\" Qiao Sang reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog nodded, forgetting why it had called out in the first place, and resumed its training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 5:53 PM, training was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog lay exhausted on the ground, and Qiao Sang gently picked it up, saying, \"You're the best Fire Fang Dog I've ever seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she hadn’t seen many Fire Fang Dogs, that didn’t stop her from praising it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it had no strength left, Fire Fang Dog gritted its teeth and completed the tenth and final Headbutt through sheer willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred impacts in one afternoon—it had done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yap~\" Fire Fang Dog blushed slightly, snuggling into Qiao Sang's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take you out for a good meal.\" Qiao Sang said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Fruit Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Fang Dog stared in disbelief at the food on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fruit platters, fruit salad, fruit noodles, fruit ice cream, fruit cake, fruit jelly, fruit pie, juice...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole table filled with dishes made from various fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grrr...\" Fire Fang Dog's stomach growled as it gazed at the spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead and eat.\" Qiao Sang said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Fire Fang Dog grabbed a piece of fruit cake with its paws and devoured it hungrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Qiao Sang, the scene was heart warmingly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that beauty didn’t come without a price…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price was one-fifth of her assets and a scolding from her mother…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fist-sized flame exploded against a distant rock, leaving a noticeable crater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Fire Fang Dog\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attribute: Fire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: Beginner (127\u002F1000)+\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills: Bite (Beginner 74\u002F100)+, Charge (Intermediate 138\u002F500), Headbutt (Intermediate 168\u002F500)+, Fire Fang (Intermediate 116\u002F500)+, Ember (Intermediate 135\u002F500)+\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Points: 55\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just four days, Fire Fang Dog had brought both its Fire Fang and Ember skills to an intermediate level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else knew, it would surely cause a huge commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ember alone wasn’t shocking—there were rare beasts with extraordinary talent that could master low-tier skills in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fire Fang was different; it was a genuine mid-tier skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it would take at least six months to progress from novice to proficient in a mid-tier skill, but Fire Fang Dog did it in just four days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Fire Fang Dog, wearing the dark green triangular sunglasses that had arrived the day before, was focused on its training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its red-and-green combination, Fire Fang Dog was attracting plenty of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many children playing in the park stopped to watch but didn’t dare approach because of the flames surrounding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting into the training rhythm these past few days, Fire Fang Dog no longer needed Qiao Sang’s guidance. It knew exactly what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sycamore tree, Qiao Sang sat reading a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Fire Fang Dog had mastered both Ember and Fire Fang, she wasn’t worried at all about the upcoming Shengshui Academy's special entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone would be newly contracted beast trainers; no one could possibly have a pet beast like Fire Fang Dog, with a mid-tier skill already at a proficient level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these few days, Fire Fang Dog’s speed had steadily improved too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, it had completed a lap with the weighted ring in just 22 minutes and 7 seconds, nearly seven minutes faster than on the first day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pet beast battle in five days was nothing to worry about, but Qiao Sang still wasn’t completely confident about the entrance exams in twelve days.\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-06T02:23:08.562Z",1,"novelbin.me","5466d03cf4493e8f4c0c5e170d5d63b9b267793da7e1d40b5950747d50808e18","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-26","beast-taming-starting-from-zero-chapter-24",1023,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-starting-from-zero-cover.jpg"]