Chapter 22: Training Plan
Chapter 22: Training Plan
The Octotube Coral, a Water Elemental Familiar, is the evolved form of the Hidden Coral Bug. Its invisibility is not a skill but a characteristic. As long as it touches an object, it can adjust the nanocrystals on its skin to change its color, achieving an invisible effect.
Qiao Sang read the introduction to the Octotube Coral and was speechless.
Is this not a chameleon?
But the Beastmaster World truly lived up to its name. Chameleons from her previous life never had such an exaggerated effect.
The Octotube Coral on the bus had its upper body attached to the Square-faced Man, while its eight tentacles remained suspended in the air. Despite so many people being in close proximity, no one noticed it.
Thinking about this, Qiao Sang searched for more information about the Octotube Coral.
After browsing for five minutes, a puzzled look flashed across her eyes.
There was nothing.
None of the content explained why the Octotube Coral's aura could suddenly disappear.
Initially, she thought the Square-faced Man had put his familiar into the Beastmaster Codex. However, when a familiar is stored in the Beastmaster Codex, a faint light appears on the familiar's body.
If that had happened, everyone on the bus would have seen it. Clearly, the Octotube Coral was not stored in the Codex.
So when the Square-faced Man was about to get off the bus, she paid special attention.
If the aura hadn't disappeared, why did Fangflare suddenly smell it and then not smell it again?
The Square-faced Man was only two people away from her, and Fangflare couldn't have failed to detect it at such close range.
Yet Fangflare said the aura appeared and disappeared suddenly.
The Octotube Coral had been on the Square-faced Man the whole time, so its aura should have been constant. How could it be described as suddenly appearing?
Could it be that Fangflare's nose wasn't very sensitive?
So it only noticed upon closer inspection?
"Yah... qiu!"
Fangflare suddenly sneezed.
Qiao Sang thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she decided to post a question on the forum.
This was when the value of the forum became apparent.
Soon, someone gave her an answer.
[Isn't it Stealth Breath?]
[How can it be? Stealth Breath doesn't reappear so quickly; it needs at least a minute.]
[Can't it just be a weak Stealth Breath?]
[That makes sense, I agree with you.]
[When my Iron Bull first started practicing, its aura would disappear for only 2 seconds.]
[Online lessons for Stealth Breath, no need for 9998, just 998! Just 998!]
[Don't fall for it, the person above is a scammer!]
Qiao Sang suddenly understood. Yes, these inexplicable phenomena could only be due to a skill.
Stealth Breath was a skill that was rarely used outside of specific situations, which was why she hadn't thought of it.
If Fangflare knew a skill like Sandstorm to obscure the field of vision, combined with Stealth Breath, it would be a powerful move.
Unfortunately, it didn't know such a skill.
Currently, there was no need for Fangflare to learn Stealth Breath.
Qiao Sang closed her computer and looked at Fangflare. She hadn't forgotten what she needed to do tonight.
"Fangflare, use Flame Fang as many times as you can."
"Yah."
Fangflare, though puzzled by its Beastmaster's intentions, obediently nodded.
Three minutes later, Fangflare was panting and lying on the ground.
Qiao Sang calculated that it had used Flame Fang a total of 13 times.
That was more than she had expected.
But this could also be due to the energy meal it had just eaten.
Just as Qiao Sang was about to enter the Beastmaster Codex to check,
"Yaa~"
Fangflare weakly called out to Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang immediately understood and got up to go to the kitchen. She took two Red Goo Fruits from the fridge, juiced them, and poured the juice into a bowl.
After the last six Red Goo Fruits were finished, her mother had bought six more.
However, this time Qiao Sang controlled the portions, allowing Fangflare to eat only one every two days.
One Red Goo Fruit cost 700 Union Coins, and eating one every day was simply too expensive.
Today, Fangflare had worked hard, so Qiao Sang couldn't resist taking out two. With 50,000 Union Coins to her name, she could afford a little indulgence.
Fangflare held the bowl with both front paws and gulped down the juice, purring contentedly when he finished.
Seeing Fangflare perk up, Qiao Sang couldn't help but pet its head.
Despite his cheerful calls, Fangflare was actually very tired and soon fell asleep on the ground.
Qiao Sang carried him to bed, covered him with a blanket, and then went to her desk.
Training without a plan was inefficient, so Qiao Sang decided to write out a detailed training schedule.
First, she would wake up at 6 a.m. for a morning run to improve her stamina and speed.
Fangflare's speed was lacking, and this needed to be a priority. Otherwise, he would always be the one getting hit and never able to land a blow. That wouldn't do at all.
Apart from speed training, the rest of the time would be dedicated to skill practice.
Fangflare currently knew four skills: Bite, Ram, Flame Fang, and Spark. Except for Ram, all the other skills were still at the Novice stage.
Qiao Sang didn't plan to have Fangflare continue practicing Bite. With the more powerful mid-level skill Flame Fang, Bite seemed rather redundant.
Ram was currently at the Proficient level, and it needed another 300 points to reach the next stage, Minor Success. To achieve this before the Holy Water High School Special Recruitment, Fangflare would need to use Ram about 40 times a day.
Training speed, using Flame Fang and Spark, and adding 40 uses of Ram each day was too much.
Fangflare was only a month old, and such intense training would be too much for him.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and changed the 40 to 10.
For the next nine days, the focus would be on improving speed and advancing Flame Fang and Spark to the Proficient level.
Only through hard work could one become a mighty beast.
Qiao Sang looked at the training plan and smiled in satisfaction.
...
...
The next morning.
"Why aren't you at school yet?" her mother asked, her face stern.
Qiao Sang glanced at the time—it was 7:54 a.m. She had overslept...
The 6 a.m. morning run plan had died in its infancy...
"Mom, why haven't you left yet?" Qiao Sang countered.
She hadn't figured out how to explain her absence from school to her mother. If she were a top student, she could have easily said she wanted to study and train Fangflare at home for the last few days. But in her mother's eyes, she was a poor student...
Who could expect a poor student to keep up with her studies without school?
Qiao Sang didn't plan to hide it from her mother forever, but she wanted to wait until after the Holy Water High School Special Recruitment.
Her mother usually left earlier than her, so this was an unexpected turn of events.
A miscalculation...
"Today, a client booked me for the whole day, and we're leaving in the afternoon. It's still early. What about you? Why are you so late? It's the last few days of school, and you're still oversleeping. Classes start at 8:10 a.m., and it's almost that time", her mother said, clearly displeased.
"I'm leaving right now!" Qiao Sang promised, raising her hand.
She grabbed a piece of bread from the table and stuffed it in her mouth.
She put on her shoes, picked up Fangflare, opened the door, and closed it behind her, all in one fluid motion.
Outside, Qiao Sang sighed.
She had planned to rest at home after her morning training, but now it looked like she would have to spend the day out.
(End of Chapter)
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