In this world of beasts, there are plenty of contract beasts priced below 500,000 alliance coins among the three attributes. However, if one seeks a beast that naturally possesses healing skills, it becomes quite a challenge to find.
It’s not that such beasts don’t exist at this price point, but those that fit the bill are usually reserved by insiders or official units long before they become available to the general public. Ordinary Beast Masters without connections can only settle for alternatives. After all, having such a beast significantly boosts one's survival rate.
With one of these beasts, even the path to becoming a doctor or nurse would be greatly shortcut.
Most of these coveted beasts belong to the grass attribute. Amidst the longing yet unattainable wishes, the prices of grass attribute beasts have soared, dragging along those that do not have healing abilities as well. For instance, Bai Yunmiao’s gold-sprinkling vine was reserved for her due to her father's long tenure in a government position. Hence, despite the gentle nature of most grass attribute beasts, few recommend them for aspiring Beast Masters.
Finding a healing attribute beast through inherited skills is nearly impossible. Qiao Sang shifted her focus to those beasts that could learn healing skills through training later on. There are many beasts that can acquire healing skills, but looking for those with great potential and high evolutionary limits dramatically narrowed the options.
After two hours of pondering, Qiao Sang finally identified three suitable beasts: Cherrywood Cotton, Water Lantern Crocodile, and Soft Feather Bird. Both Cherrywood Cotton and Water Lantern Crocodile, provided they had decent qualifications, could likely learn one or two healing skills with proper training. The Soft Feather Bird, known for its soft cotton-like body, evolves into the White Swift Bird, which retains its supple physique and ranks high in speed among flying beasts of the same tier. Not to mention, all three beasts fall within the price range of 480,000 to 500,000 alliance coins.
The exchange voucher given by the Bai Xin Competition for beast eggs is for one-time use only. Whether the egg’s value is 100,000 or 500,000, it doesn’t change anything. With that in consideration, naturally, she would choose the more expensive option.
Having made her decision, Qiao Sang closed her computer, freshened up, and lay back on her bed with her hands behind her head. Staring at the chandelier above, she listened to the sounds of her fire-toothed dog playing with the plump dove in the living room, her thoughts drifting towards what lay ahead. Tomorrow, she would buy the beast egg, and the day after, she’d officially sign the endorsement contract. She had also arranged to visit her hometown mid-month.
It was only July 5th. Song Yuan mentioned that shooting would take place on the day of signing the contract, needing to take advantage of the hype from the Bai Xin Competition for early promotion. Calculating, she realized that after July 8th, she would have little to do, so perhaps she should head back home a bit earlier…
Soon, the noise from the living room quieted down, and the door to her room creaked open. The fire-toothed dog peeked in and, seeing its master still awake, leaped onto the bed with a few joyful hops. “Ya.” It settled down in Qiao Sang's arms, finding a cozy position to sleep.
After a few seconds, the fire-toothed dog remembered something, opened its eyes wide, jumped off the bed, and went to close the door before returning to find its spot again. Qiao Sang watched, full of satisfaction. Her efforts over the past month had paid off. The way the fire-toothed dog behaved now was a far cry from its initial wildness.
She had chosen three beasts known for their gentle temperaments, and once hatched, they would surely get along well. Qiao Sang felt more hopeful with every thought of the future.
Before sleeping, she habitually checked the Beastmaster Codex. What she saw made her freeze.
[Name: Fire-toothed Dog]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: Beginner (192/1000)+]
[First Trait: Fierce Fire
Level: D (1/500)
Status: (Hard to Use)
Description: (When health is below 1/4, unleash potential, doubling fire skills and speed)]
[Skills: Bite (Novice 74/100)+
Heavy Slam (Expert 483/500)+
Fire Tooth (Minor Completion 645/2000)+
Spark (Minor Completion 786/2000)+
Shadow Clone (Expert 3/500)+
Flame Vortex (Expert 164/500)+
Flame Charge (Expert 109/500)+]
[Points: 454]
Heavens! The fire-toothed dog's level points usually increased by 1 or 2 daily, so how did it suddenly gain 30 points more than yesterday? And there’s more! A trait has also appeared! The information given seems much more detailed than the skills...
It even seems to allow points to be directly applied like skills. As Qiao Sang examined the data, her heart raced. She recalled that after defeating the small haired dragon yesterday, her points had jumped by 60, going from 220 to 280. This further confirmed that the system increased points based on the opponent's strength. Otherwise, how could there be only a 20-point difference between the beginner small haired dragon and the intermediate desert-tailed fox?
Yet during today’s semifinals against the Balance Measuring Abomination, she gained 25 points and 91 points in Shadow Clone and Flame Charge respectively. Logically, she should have had 164 points left. If she was to gain 80 points from defeating each intermediate beast, her count should be 404. But now it stood at 454. This meant that among the intermediate beasts she defeated today, one must have granted her far more than 80 points. Most likely the Balance Measuring Abomination...
But that wasn’t even the most important part! The crucial detail was that the way points changed seemed to differ significantly from before! Typically, when the fire-toothed dog unleashed a skill, the corresponding skill point would increase by one. After the battle yesterday, the fire-toothed dog continued training as usual, which helped increase points.
However, today, after winning three matches against intermediate beasts, she had returned home early to cook and hadn’t let it continue the usual training. Yet the data showed an unexpected increase that didn’t align with how many times skills were used today.
No, wait! The data for Spark, Flame Charge, and Shadow Clone still adhered to the usual increase pattern. The issue lay with Heavy Slam, Fire Tooth, and Flame Vortex. Where was the difference…
Qiao Sang racked her brain, recalling the events of the day’s matches.
Three minutes later.
“Whoa…” Qiao Sang quickly covered her mouth. The fire-toothed dog had already drifted off to sleep, and she nearly disturbed it.
However, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to wake it up after all…
It wasn’t too late yet, and she could still go downstairs to verify her guess…
If her assumptions proved correct, the efficiency of skill training in releasing would certainly increase immensely, and the time taken could also be reduced accordingly. This would free up more time for other tasks.
As she watched the drooling fire-toothed dog sleep peacefully under the light, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to wake it. Habitually, she picked up a tissue from her bedside table to wipe its drool.
Forget it...
Let it sleep. Tomorrow, she could wake it up early, so there was no rush…
…
The next morning.
“Ya.” The fire-toothed dog stood beside the bed, watching Qiao Sang with a conflicted look.
Its master could really sleep in. Should it wake her? It was already hungry.
(End of Chapter)