Chapter 46: Wounded in Body and Mind

Qiao Sang hugged Fire-Tooth Dog and ran two whole streets before stopping.

Fire-Tooth Dog lifted its head in confusion and looked at its own beast master.

"Let's switch to a different training spot," Qiao Sang said, panting.

……

An open pet beast training ground five kilometers away.

Qiao Sang opened the panel.

【Name: Fire-Tooth Dog】

【Attribute: Fire】

【Grade: Beginner (152/1000)+】

【Skills: Bite (Introductory 74/100)+, Tackle (Proficient 334/500)+, Fire Fang (Minor Achievement 539/2000)+, Spark (Minor Achievement 659/2000)+, Shadow Clone (Introductory 42/100)+, Flame Vortex (Introductory 1/100)+】

【Points: 109】

Fire-Tooth Dog's panel was already very different from a while ago.

Among them, Fire Fang and Spark had both been trained to the Minor Achievement stage.

One had to know that even a low-tier skill like Spark, going from Proficient to Minor Achievement, would normally take the better part of a year, yet Fire-Tooth Dog had reached the realm achieved of Minor Achievement in only about two weeks.

Not to mention Fire Fang.

As a mid-tier skill, raising its proficiency was not something that could be done overnight.

Normally speaking, a mid-tier skill going from Proficient to Minor Achievement would take at least a year to start, yet Fire-Tooth Dog had reached the realm reached that would take others about a year of training in less than half a month.

Qiao Sang's gaze didn't linger on the other data; after all, she checked the data updates every night before bed.

She had long known about the proficiency increases of Spark and Fire Fang.

【Flame Vortex (Introductory 1/100)+】

Qiao Sang's gaze went straight to the newly appeared data—this wasn't there last night.

As expected, there was a new skill!

Qiao Sang was a little excited; Fire-Tooth Dog was fundamentally different from other pet beasts.

Other pet beasts, having just learned a new skill without having mastered it, couldn't necessarily release it every time.

But as long as Fire-Tooth Dog learned a skill and released it once, it could absolutely release it accurately without error the next time.

Fire Fang and Shadow Clone were exactly like that.

It seemed her idea of eating super ultra-extreme-spicy roasted wings was the right one!

Qiao Sang affirmed herself, and her consciousness exited the Beast Master Codex.

"Fire-Tooth Dog, release Flame Vortex five times," Qiao Sang said.

"Tooth?"

Fire-Tooth Dog tilted its head.

"That move you just learned from eating the roasted wings," Qiao Sang explained.

Fire-Tooth Dog understood; it recalled the surging sensation it had just felt inside its body.

It opened its mouth, and a blazing flame vortex appeared, spinning, on the open ground.

Soon, five Flame Vortexes were released and completed.

"Tooth!"

Fire-Tooth Dog wagged its tail, staring at its own beast master with unusually bright eyes.

"Very good." Qiao Sang praised it, pretending not to understand what Fire-Tooth Dog meant. "Tired, right? Let's go home."

Her skill development experiment today was very successful; Flame Vortex's release success rate was 100%, just as she had thought.

Now she had to hurry home and figure out a way to make money.

Qiao Sang turned around, just about to take a step, when her right foot felt heavy.

She looked down and saw that Fire-Tooth Dog was biting her trouser leg.

"Yaya!"

"Yaya!"

Seeing its beast master stop, Fire-Tooth Dog quickly let go and gestured with its paws.

It didn't want to go back!

It hadn't learned Meteor Rain yet!

Qiao Sang: "……"

What do you do when your own pet beast is too serious…

Qiao Sang could only squat down and explain: "You just learned a new skill, that's already very impressive. Everything has to be taken step by step; we'll practice Meteor Rain next time."

She had to hurry and coax Fire-Tooth Dog away; even if they stayed here and practiced until dawn, Meteor Rain wouldn't make the slightest bit of progress.

If a high-tier skill could be figured out that quickly, would it still be a high-tier skill?

The fact that Meteor Rain could be classified as a high-tier skill meant its power and difficulty were on equal footing.

"Tooth!"

Fire-Tooth Dog stepped back and shook its head.

It wanted to practice Meteor Rain!

Its beast master had too little ambition—after only practicing for a little while and learning one small skill, she was satisfied and wanted to go back.

How could that be allowed!

It was the Fire-Tooth Dog that would challenge all the unrivaled masters under heaven!

Qiao Sang had no choice but to hand over the roasted wings that had already gone cold in her hand.

Fire Tooth Dog had already made its stance clear like that, what could she do?

Of course, she could only keep it company.

Fire Tooth Dog's body stiffened, and it braced itself to take a bite of the roasted wing.

The next second.

"Tooth!!!"

……

Qingcheng Jiayuan.

7:30 PM.

Fire Tooth Dog lay weakly on the sofa, looking listless.

"Coo～"

Fat House Dove worriedly went up and nuzzled it with its head.

"Is Fire Tooth Dog okay?" Mother asked.

"It's fine, just a little broken in body and mind," Qiao Sang answered.

Mother: "……"

You call that fine?!

Qiao Sang sat cross-legged nearby, watching TV.

Fire Tooth Dog had eaten a full six super insanely变态 spicy roasted wings to train up Mars Rain, but her Strange Source Milk was down to only three bottles.

Even if Fire Tooth Dog endured the spiciness, it was releasing fire so frantically that the replenishment couldn't keep up with the consumption by far.

She couldn't afford Strange Source Milk, so she could only buy it seven or eight bottles of water to drink.

But after Fire Tooth Dog had折腾 for an entire afternoon, its throat was both spicy and hoarse from all the barking, and there was still not the slightest sign of it learning Mars Rain.

Mars Rain wasn't learned, but the proficiency of Flame Vortex went straight up by 45 points.

Fire Tooth Dog just wilted like that.

Qiao Sang watched from the side, unable to do anything either.

Fire Tooth Dog was stubborn; if she stopped it and didn't let it train, it definitely wouldn't work — she could only let it try on its own before it would give up.

All she, as its beast master, could do was not disturb it.

"The room is tidied up nicely. You can now tell me about taking two weeks off," Mother began.

Qiao Sang instantly snapped out of her thoughts and carefully said, "Didn't I already say? It was to train Fire Tooth Dog — otherwise how could I get first place in Holy Water Middle School's special recruitment? Fire Tooth Dog, isn't that right?"

"Tooth."

Fire Tooth Dog answered in a hoarse voice.

Mother glanced faintly at Qiao Sang, got up, went to the kitchen, poured a glass of water, held it out in front of Fire Tooth Dog, and said gently to it, "Drink some water first."

Qiao Sang: "……"

Why did Mother's look feel like she was blaming her for not treating Fire Tooth Dog well…

Fortunately, Mother didn't say anything more afterward — probably out of consideration for the fact that she had tidied her room today and gotten into Holy Water Middle School…

Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief.

The TV was running a commercial break.

It was about the registration time and competition venue for F-rank beast masters in Hanggang City on June 30th.

When the screen showed the top three prizes, Qiao Sang involuntarily leaned forward.

Third place: one brand-new Moonlight-brand motorcycle, model BD-7800, plus 50,000 Alliance Coins.

Second place: one Water-type Evolution Stone plus 100,000 Alliance Coins.

First place: one random pet beast egg plus 200,000 Alliance Coins.

Qiao Sang's breathing quickened.

The first-place prize was practically tailor-made for her!

Whether it was the pet egg or the Alliance Coins, she needed them right now!

Before Qiao Sang could memorize the registration website, Mother had already picked up the remote and changed the channel.

"Mom!"

Qiao Sang couldn't help but call out.

She stared at the TV, wanting to ask Mother to change the channel back, but her voice cut off abruptly.

On the screen, a woman in a professional suit was reporting the news.

"At 1:23 PM this afternoon, an incident of malicious damage to a building wall occurred on Jiangyi Street…"