Chapter 22: Training Plan

Eight-Tube Coral, a Water-type pet beast, the evolved form of Hidden Coral Worm. Its invisibility isn't a skill but a trait.

As long as it touches an object, it can adjust the nanocrystals on its skin's surface to change the corresponding color, thereby achieving the invisibility effect.

Qiao Sang stared at the introduction about the Eight-Tube Coral, speechless for a moment.

Are you sure this isn't a chameleon?

But the Beastmaster World truly is the Beastmaster World—where would the chameleons of her previous life have such exaggerated effects?

That Eight-Tube Coral on the bus had its upper body pressed against the square-faced man, but the other eight tentacles had been hovering in the air the whole time.

With so many people on the bus in close contact, not a single one noticed.

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang searched for more content about the Eight-Tube Coral.

After browsing for five minutes, a flash of confusion crossed her eyes.

There wasn't any.

None of the content above mentioned why the Eight-Tube Coral's aura could disappear in an instant.

The 6 a. m. jogging plan died in its cradle…

【How is that possible? When suppressing aura, it shouldn't suddenly reappear—it should be at least a minute apart, right?】

Qiao Sang calculated: it had used it 13 times in total.

【I think what the poster above said makes sense】

Three minutes later, Fire-Tooth Dog lay on the ground, panting heavily.

Qiao Sang suddenly realized—right, aside from skills, what else could explain these unreasonable phenomena?

The skill of aura suppression is basically useless outside of specific situations, so no wonder she hadn't thought of it.

But Fire-Tooth Dog said the aura had appeared and disappeared suddenly back then.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment, then picked up a pen and changed the 40 after Tackle to 10.

That's why she had paid special attention when the square-faced man wanted to get off the bus later.

One Red Spirit Fruit costs 700 Alliance coins—eating them every day really is unaffordable.

Who could expect a poor student to keep studying properly after leaving school?

Qiao Sang hadn't actually planned to keep it from her mother forever—she just wanted to wait until the special recruitment exam at Sacred Water Middle School was over.

【Couldn't it just be that its aura suppression is pretty weak?】

Qiao Sang closed the computer and looked at Fire-Tooth Dog.

But this time Qiao Sang controlled the amount, only letting Fire-Tooth Dog eat one every two days.

Unfortunately, it didn't know how.

Last time, after the 6 Red Spirit Fruits were eaten, her mother bought 6 more home.

The next morning, early.

Although Fire-Tooth Dog didn't understand its beastmaster's intention, it still obediently nodded.

"Tooth~"

Training speed every day plus releasing Fire Fang and Spark on top of Tackling 40 times is definitely not going to work.

If that were the case, everyone on the bus would have seen it—the Eight-Tube Coral clearly wasn't recalled.

"Tooth… qiu!"

"Mom, why haven't you left yet?" Qiao Sang retorted.

But this also couldn't rule out the reason that it had just eaten an energy meal.

Fire-Tooth Dog suddenly sneezed.

【Isn't it just aura suppression?】

"Fire-Tooth Dog, use Fire Fang—as many times as you can."

……

Qiao Sang wasn't planning to let Fire-Tooth Dog keep practicing Bite. Now that it had the more powerful mid-level skill Fire Fang, Bite seemed somewhat redundant.

First, get up at 6 a. m. for a morning jog to train stamina and speed.

Fire-Tooth Dog weakly called out to Qiao Sang.

Fire-Tooth Dog's speed isn't good—this absolutely must emphasize training. Otherwise, when others hit you, every strike lands, but when you hit others, you can't land a single one. How could that work?

It's more than she expected.

Usually her mother leaves earlier than her—she hadn't expected an accident today.

【Don't be fooled, poster! The person above is a liar!】

Training without a plan is inefficient. Qiao Sang prepared to write a training plan.

Qiao Sang thought about it for a long time without figuring it out, so she simply went on the forum to post a question.

But the problem is that in her mother's eyes, she's a poor student…

She hadn't figured out how to tell her mother about taking leave from school. If she were a top student, she could just directly say she wanted to self-study and train Fire-Tooth Dog at home for the last few days, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

Fire-Tooth Dog held the bowl with its two front paws and drank with a gurgling sound. After finishing, it called out contentedly.

"I'm leaving right now!" Qiao Sang raised her hand and promised.

If the aura hadn't disappeared, why would Fire-Tooth Dog be able to smell it one moment and not the next?

The square-faced man was standing only two people away from her in the middle. Fire-Tooth Dog couldn't possibly have failed to smell it at such close range.

Qiao Sang watched Fire-Tooth Dog become cheerful again and couldn't help rubbing its head.

"Tooth."

Fire-Tooth Dog is less than a month old—this kind of training regimen is definitely too much for it.

Fire-Tooth Dog currently knows four skills: Bite, Tackle, Fire Fang, and Spark. Aside from Tackle, the other skills are still at the beginner stage.

【Online honest teaching of Concealment Breath, no need for 9998, only 998! Only 998!】

【When my Extreme Pull Iron Bull first started practicing, its aura only vanished for about 2 seconds】

Over the next nine days, besides training speed, she just needed to raise Fire Fang and Spark to the Proficient level.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to enter the Beast Codex to take a look.

Savage Charge was currently at the Proficient level, still over 300 points away from the next stage, Minor Accomplishment. If she wanted to reach Minor Accomplishment before the special recruitment at Sacred Water Middle School, she'd have to Savage Charge about 40 times a day.

At present, there was absolutely no need for Fire Fang Dog to learn this skill.

She hadn't forgotten what she had to do tonight.

Fire Fang Dog had worked hard today, and Qiao Sang couldn't help but take out two. With the huge sum of 50,000 Alliance Coins on her now, it wasn't like she couldn't afford to be a little extravagant.

"Today a client booked the whole day, we're heading out in the afternoon, it's still early now. What about you? What's going on, it's the last few days and you're still waking up this late — class starts at 8:10, do you know what time it is now?" her mother said, displeased.

"Why haven't you gone to school yet?" her mother asked, face dark.

Earlier, when she was on the bus, there had been a moment when she thought the square-faced man had recalled his pet beast into the Beast Codex.

Besides speed training, all the other time was spent on releasing skills.

But when recalling a pet beast into the Beast Codex, a faint light would appear on the pet beast's body.

A miscalculation…

Qiao Sang understood instantly, got up, went to the kitchen, took two red spirit fruits from the fridge, juiced them, and poured the juice into a bowl.

Eight-tube Coral had been on the square-faced man the whole time, its aura had always been there — how could it be said to have suddenly appeared?

Could it be that Fire Fang Dog's nose isn't very sharp?

If Fire Fang Dog had a skill like Sandstorm that could use Guo Zhe Yan to block the field of vision, paired with Concealment Breath, it would definitely be a killer move.

Only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one become the beast above all beasts.

Qiao Sang checked the time — 7:54. She'd overslept…

Fire Fang Dog was only barking enthusiastically; in truth, its body was already very tired, and it wasn't long before it lay on the ground and fell asleep.

This was when the value of the forum came in.

So it only noticed later when it got close and sniffed carefully?

Qiao Sang picked it up, placed it on the bed, covered it with a blanket, then went to the desk.

……

It wasn't long before someone gave her the answer.

Qiao Sang looked at the training plan in her hand and revealed a satisfied smile.

She picked up the bread on the table and held it in her mouth.

Shoes on, Fire Fang Dog in her arms, open the door, close the door — one fluid motion.

Outside the door, Qiao Sang let out a sigh.

She had originally planned to go home and rest after the morning training, but now it seemed she'd have to spend the time outside.

(End of chapter)