Chapter 292: You Don't Need to Understand

Question: What do you think about Lu Bao suddenly learning a healing sound wave?

Little Xun Bao: Xun! Xun xun! Xun xun!

……

"Xun……"

The paw Little Xun Bao had clamped over its ears in advance slowly lowered, its shocked expression gradually softening with the singing.

So Lu Bao actually can sing well……

Looks like its ears won't have to suffer anymore in the future.

How wonderful……

Qiao Sang also wore a peaceful expression.

It worked……

Looks like Lu Bao can treat Ya Bao from now on.

How wonderful……

"Jian jian……"

Sharp War Junior likewise showed a peaceful expression.

Now that it thought about it, its own beastmaster probably didn't want it anymore……

Wonderful……wonderful my ass!

"Jian jian!"

Sharp War Junior shook its head, trying to fling away the thought that had just surfaced in its mind.

Terrifying! Way too terrifying!

How could it possibly think its own beastmaster didn't want it!

"Jian!"

The evening breeze blew past, and Sharp War Junior shuddered, unable to bear the thought that had just sprung up, and bolted off in an instant.

"Lu lu……"

Lu Bao's face fell at the sight.

"Why that look? Didn't it work?" Qiao Sang came back to herself, rubbed Lu Bao's head, and said.

"Lu?"

Lu Bao looked up, expression puzzled.

Did it work?

"Of course." Qiao Sang smiled. "You can tell from how Sharp War Junior looked. It's just that the healing sound wave's effect was a little short — it came out of it a bit too fast."

"Lu……"

Lu Bao deflated again.

So using the healing sound wave or not makes no difference at all……

Qiao Sang glanced in the direction Sharp War Junior had vanished, and said gently: "How could there be no difference? Even though the healing sound wave's effect was brief, in that moment it became aware of a problem it hadn't dared to admit before. That's enough."

To be honest, as a beastmaster's brain domain develops and they contract more pet beasts, even if they keep them all by their side—

—depending on the pet beast's appearance, talent, how long the contract has lasted, or the benefits it brings them, most will favor some to varying degrees.

It's not that Qiao Sang hadn't heard of this.

But a beastmaster who, like Sharp War Junior's, leaves it to its own devices for over three years without meeting — this was her first time hearing of it.

A beastmaster can have many pet beasts in a lifetime, but a pet beast almost always has only one beastmaster in its life.

Although Sharp War Junior's beastmaster might as well have given up on it, Qiao Sang had never entertained the thought of having the contract dissolved.

On one hand, Sharp War Junior is a beginner pet beast.

And its beastmaster, setting everything else aside, having a fairy-type pet beast is a hard fact.

At the lowest guess, even if he had only contracted two pet beasts—

—his brain domain would have reached at least 20%, which is something Sharp War Junior, still at the beginner stage, simply doesn't have the ability to unilaterally dissolve the contract with.

On the other hand, pet beasts that actively dissolve a contract or have one dissolved on them won't have an easy time afterward.

If the contract is forcibly dissolved, the pet beast itself will suffer backlash, and both its talent and its own strength will take a serious hit.

At that point, finding another beastmaster willing to contract it would be nearly impossible.

Someone online has done the statistics — the probability is practically on par with winning the lottery, the grand-prize kind.

A pet beast's potential and talent are mostly judged by people at the time of selection based on the staff's pitch and the pet beast's physical condition.

As for a pet beast that has had its contract dissolved, there's no need to judge at all — everyone knows clearly its potential will definitely be lacking in the future.

Even if some beastmasters are willing to contract one, it's basically because they themselves lack the funds.

Following that kind of beastmaster, not to mention evolution and the like, whether it can eat its fill is already a serious question.

Pet beasts that have had their contracts dissolved usually end up one of two ways.

Either they roam the streets, and later are taken by the patrol department to some pet beast base to be kept, and barring accidents, may spend the rest of their lives inside.

Or they are released into the secret realm by the patrol department.

A pet beast that has grown up around humans since hatching finds it very hard to adapt to a secret realm's law-of-the-jungle environment; finding a comfortable, safe spot to sleep may already be a luxury.

Right now, although Sharp War Junior's beastmaster may have given up on it, at the very least Sharp War Junior's training, food, housing, and travel are all guaranteed.

All Qiao Sang could do was help Sharp War Junior face reality sooner, and stop harboring fantasies about its beastmaster every day.

Reality may be cruel, but once it's faced, given enough time, it's nothing.

Once Sharp War Junior shakes off the emotions of missing its beastmaster and starts considering itself, it can live a little more relaxed and comfortable in the future.

"Xun?"

At that moment, Little Xunbao called out once, indicating she didn't understand.

"Won't that be very painful?"

Lu Bao looked up and asked the same thing with her eyes.

Under the moonlight, Qiao Sang walked out of the Strength Training Hall with Little Xunbao on her head and Lu Bao in her arms.

A gentle voice echoed beneath the warm-toned streetlamp:

"You don't need to understand. You won't run into this. We're heading home now. Ya Bao's probably already eager to come out."

"Xun~"

"Lu..."

Three days later.

"Lu Bao, use Healing Light on Ya Bao."

"Lu." Lu Bao didn't even turn her head.

No way.

"How's your practice of the Healing Sound Wave coming along? Use it once and let me see."

"Lu~ lulululu~ lulu lu~ lulu~"

"Lu Bao, use Healing Light on Ya Bao."

"Lu lu." Lu Bao nodded.

"Ya..."

Under the treatment of Healing Light, Ya Bao showed a comfortable expression.

"Ya Bao, we're continuing our training now."

"Ya!"

"Lu..."

Watching the retreating backs of her own beastmaster and Ya Bao, Lu Bao wore an expression that questioned her entire life.

How did she end up healing Ya Bao again?!

Three whole days!

Ya Bao trained at school, and trained again after coming home—when on earth would she ever surpass her!

"Lu!"

Thinking of this, Lu Bao buried her head and continued training.

No way! Ya Bao went off to train, so she had to step it up too!

Qiao Sang brought Ya Bao to an empty area on the other side of the courtyard and said: "Ya Bao, when you spar with Little Xunbao, don't use Teleport or Mars Rain. Rely on movement to dodge attacks as much as possible, instead of trading skills head-on."

Ever since seeing the ten-clawed Multi-Claw Crab kick the shuttlecock at the sports meet, Qiao Sang had been wanting to train Ya Bao's coordination.

However, training the coordination of fire-type skills didn't do much for controlling clones over long distances.

To strengthen control over clones, beyond proficiency and spiritual power, the training had to focus on control of the body and energy.

And combat training had a certain improving effect on control in these two aspects.

Unfortunately, Ya Bao's battles were all instant kills, so it couldn't achieve the effect of training control at all.

There was no choice but to weaken her strength, telling Ya Bao not to use Teleport or Mars Rain.

Body coordination is the body's ability to correctly change itself under various sudden situations.

Good coordination requires cooperation from all parts of the body.

Muscles and joints all need to be exercised.

If Ya Bao used Teleport, these things naturally couldn't be trained.

As for Mars Rain, the moment it's unleashed, good lord, what's there even left to train—just go straight to Lu Bao for healing.

"Ya!"

Ya Bao heard her beastmaster's words and nodded seriously.

"Little Xunbao, on your end, you need to launch more attacks. Don't just keep dodging." Qiao Sang turned and said to Little Xunbao.

"Xun!"

Little Xunbao patted her chest with the paw wearing the golden glove, indicating "no problem at all."

PS: These past two days I really played so much I feel like I'm completely worn out… which is why the update times haven't been very stable. In a couple of days when I go home it'll be fine… mm, thanks to everyone still following along…