Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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Lubao was initially taken aback, then looked intrigued.

"Lu lu!"

What does learning a new skill represent?

It means getting stronger! It means being one step closer to defeating Yabao!

She’s in!

"Very good!" Qiao Sang was pleased with Lubao's eagerness to learn and said, "This skill is called Healing Soundwave. It can make the target feel calm."

"Lu lu."

Upon hearing this, Lubao’s expression instantly returned to her usual cool demeanor. With a flick of her tail, she turned around, ready to continue training.

So it’s not an attack skill… not interested.

Qiao Sang: ...

"This skill is really powerful!" Qiao Sang called out.

"Lu lu."

Without looking back, Lubao gave a nonchalant response.

No matter how powerful the skill is, if it can’t defeat Yabao, it’s useless.

Not learning it.

I thought you were just a keen learner, but it turns out you're only interested in learning to defeat Yabao... Qiao Sang's lips twitched before she said, "Who said learning this skill can't help you beat Yabao?"

"Lu lu?"

Lubao stopped in her tracks and turned her head, showing a Really? expression.

"Of course." Qiao Sang replied with a serious face.

"If you want to defeat Yabao, only learning attack skills won’t cut it. Defense, speed, and support skills can all play crucial roles in a battle."

"Take your Healing Light, for example. Use it mid-battle, and isn’t it super handy? Others would think you're down, but then you’d get up again, perfectly unscathed. That alone could drive your opponent crazy."

"Lu lu..."

Lubao looked thoughtful.

Qiao Sang continued, "This Healing Soundwave I want you to learn may not be as powerful as Healing Light, but it can make the target feel calm."

"Think about it. If you're at a disadvantage in battle, you'd likely feel anxious. That anxiety could lead to mistakes, but Healing Soundwave can help ease your nerves."

The more Qiao Sang spoke, the more sense it made, and her confidence grew.

"Besides, Yabao usually fights more fiercely as the battle goes on. The main reason is its strong fighting spirit. If you use this skill on it mid-battle, its enthusiasm will be weakened."

"Without that fighting spirit, its combat effectiveness would drop by at least half."

"Yap Yap!"

Just as Qiao Sang finished speaking, Yabao’s laughter echoed from the living room.

Lubao turned and looked through the glass, spotting Yabao watching TV and laughing while rolling on the floor, completely ignoring her.

Here she was training hard, yet Yabao had no sense of urgency at all, clearly not taking her seriously as a rival!

"Lu lu!"

Lubao flicked her tail, looked at Qiao Sang with a serious expression, and made up her mind.

She’ll learn!

Now that’s the spirit! Qiao Sang was overjoyed but maintained an encouraging expression. She crouched down, patting Lubao on the head.

"That's more like it."

"Lu lu."

Lubao’s tail swayed lightly, and she suddenly felt that listening to instructions wasn’t so bad.

Qiao Sang knew only that Lubao met the conditions to learn Healing Soundwave, but she had no idea how to teach it. Nonetheless, her imagination quickly took over:

"I’ll find some calming songs for you to listen to. Try channeling your energy into the melody and singing along. Who knows, you might learn it that way."

"If that doesn’t work, I’ll come up with something else."

"Lu lu."

Lubao nodded.

Immediately, Qiao Sang took Lubao to her room, opened her computer, and played a popular soothing song.

"Watch the beast fall into the silent secret realm, listen to the roars echoing from afar..."

Qiao Sang paused the song at this point and said, "Give it a try."

"Lu lu."

Lubao nodded, closed her eyes to gather her emotions, and when she opened them again, her gaze was filled with determination. She opened her mouth confidently.

"Lulu~ Lulu lulu~ Lulu~ Lulu~ Lulu..."

As soon as he started, Qiao Sang was dumbfounded.

What? What is she singing?!

The melody echoed in the room.

"Lu lu."

After finishing, Lubao looked at Qiao Sang with a confident expression, waiting for her feedback.

Qiao Sang was silent.

"Lu lu?"

Lubao called again.

Qiao Sang still didn’t respond.

"Lu lu!" Lubao pouted and tugged at Qiao Sang's pants with her paw.

Hurry up! Tell me how I did!

Qiao Sang: ...

Qiao Sang was internally crumbling.

Of all the things, she didn’t expect Lubao to be tone-deaf!

Not just the kind that charges for performances, but the kind that’s so bad it’s dangerous!

How can a voice so pleasant be this off-key?

After a momentary silence, Qiao Sang steadied herself and said, half-truthfully, "Not bad. I was just... stunned by your singing."

"Lu lu."

Lubao looked relieved, as if that explained everything.

She bought it! She actually bought it! Don’t you have any self-awareness about your own singing? Qiao Sang screamed inwardly, but kept a calm exterior.

"Practice this song a bit more. I’ll check if there are other ways to learn Healing Soundwave."

"Lu lu."

Lubao responded confidently, signaling that she was sure she could master the skill this way, without needing additional methods.

Qiao Sang: ...

Of course she’d still search. But, Healing Soundwave is usually an innate skill for certain species, so information on it was scarce.

After searching for a long time, Qiao Sang found nothing useful.

With no other options, she decided to sleep.

Although Lubao's Healing Light allowed people to stay up all night without feeling exhausted, Qiao Sang still felt that sleep was necessary.

Balancing work and rest is key; it's not like in her previous life when she was a high school senior, splitting her time to the minute.

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The next morning.

When Qiao Sang opened her eyes, she found Little Treasure looking exhausted, eyes red and tearful.

As soon as Little Treasure saw Qiao Sang awake, he threw himself into her arms, sobbing.

"Xun!"

"Xun Xun!"

"What’s wrong?" Qiao Sang was startled.

"Why are you crying?"

"Xun Xun!"

With teary eyes, Little Treasure pointed to the courtyard, then to his own ears.

Qiao Sang paused.

"Are you saying Lubao sang all night?"

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure looked up with an aggrieved expression.

That wasn’t singing! That was an auditory attack!

Qiao Sang: ...

At that moment, Yabao sleepily opened his eyes.

"Yap..."

Yabao looked in Little Treasure's direction, still half asleep.

What’s his little buddy crying about...?

"Xun!"

"Xun Xun!"

Seeing Yabao awake, Little Treasure quickly pointed toward the courtyard again.

Yabao, with his sharp hearing, surely heard it too!

"Yap..."

Yabao looked puzzled.

Heard what? He didn’t hear anything…

Little Treasure: ...

Qiao Sang: ...

Qiao Sang comforted, "Don’t worry, I’ll talk to Lubao. She won’t be doing that again tonight."

"Xun!"

Upon hearing this, Little Treasure's eyes sparkled with tears as he hugged Qiao Sang again.

I trust you!

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At Shengshui High School.

After finishing her morning classes, Qiao Sang remembered something and, instead of heading for lunch, walked to the entrance of Class 1-9.

"Is Liu Qijia here?"

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