Chapter 74: A Big Client
Chapter 74: A Big Client
An hour later.
Unable to bear the hunger any longer, Fangflare jumped onto the bed and used its mouth to pull back the blanket.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangflare tried to wake its Beastmaster.
"Let me sleep a bit longer", Qiao Sang mumbled, turning over.
Fangflare hesitated for a moment, then used its mouth to cover Qiao Sang back up.
Forty minutes later.
Fangflare jumped onto the bed again and pulled the blanket back.
"Ya!"
"Ya Ya!"
"Let me sleep a bit longer, just a—ah!"
...
At the dining table, Fangflare finished the last bite of energy meal and patted its belly contentedly with a paw.
Since the break started, Qiao Sang had learned to make two different flavors of energy meal from her mother.
Both were the simplest to prepare.
As long as the proportions of the ingredients were right, slicing them and mixing them together, then adding a bit of energy fruit gel, the meal was ready.
It was somewhat similar to making a salad.
Fangflare always gave Qiao Sang face by eating half of the meal she made.
This time, it finished the entire meal, clearly very hungry.
"Fangy, a girl's face is important. Don't jump on it randomly, okay?" Qiao Sang said earnestly.
Fangflare tilted its head and looked at her with wet, blinking eyes.
"Ya?"
Qiao Sang understood its question and explained, "Fangy is your name. I gave it to you yesterday. Did you forget?"
"Ya."
Fangflare remembered and responded cheerfully.
Qiao Sang still felt a bit scared thinking about being pressed in the face that morning.
But seeing Fangflare's cute demeanor, she consoled herself.
It's a good thing it's Fangflare, with its soft body.
If it had been a Tense Stone, she would have been disfigured...
...
9:45 AM.
In a shaded spot downstairs in the Verdant Haven complex.
"First, use Shadow Clone, then have all the Shadow Clones use Flame Fang", Qiao Sang instructed.
She had thought about it for a long time yesterday and concluded that the problem might lie with the Shadow Clone.
All the data had a pattern.
First, Fangflare's Level increased by 30 points in a day, which was not unusual.
From the past, Fangflare's Level Points increased when it ate Red Goo Fruit.
In a normal training environment, Fangflare could grow.
Even without eating Red Goo Fruit, Fangflare's Level would increase by 1 or 2 points each day.
Given that,
Fangflare had a fierce battle with Scale Controller yesterday and activated its Hidden Ability for the first time.
It was natural for it to grow from that experience.
The other Skill data, such as Ram, Flame Fang, and Flame Whirl, were different from before.
The difference was that yesterday, Fangflare's Shadow Clones used these Skills.
If her hypothesis was correct,
it meant that as long as the Shadow Clones used Skills, the Points gained would be the same as when the original used them, once the Clones disappeared.
During the recent competitions, Fangflare's Shadow Clones had used Skills, but she hadn't checked the Beastmaster Codex immediately after each match. Instead, she only checked the data before going to bed after Fangflare finished its training.
This made her assume that all the data changes were due to training.
Fangflare nodded and immediately followed the instructions.
Seven Shadow Clones, plus the original, all released Flame Fang simultaneously.
Qiao Sang entered the Beastmaster Codex.
[Flame Fang (653/2000) Completed]
Although Qiao Sang had already guessed that her hunch was right, she still let out an excited shout when she saw the number change from 645 to 653.
A 4 or 5-year-old boy who had come specifically to see Fangflare was startled by her outburst and ran crying to his mother.
The boy's mother was sitting on a long bench in the neighborhood. From a distance, she thought the child had been scared by Fangflare.
"I told you Fire Familiar is scary. See if you dare to run over to look at it again."
Fangflare twitched his nose, feeling a sudden itch.
...
2:45 PM.
Qiao Sang brought Fangflare to the Hanggang Pet Beast Facility by subway.
There were dedicated bases for breeding familiars in various districts of Hanggang City, and there were many individual vendors selling Beast Eggs as well.
However, the most popular and well-received place was the Hanggang Pet Beast Facility.
The Beast Egg voucher from the Newcomer Competition was also valid at the Hanggang Pet Beast Facility.
The last time she came, it was early, and she happened to arrive just as the facility opened, with few people around.
This time, however, Qiao Sang immediately noticed a difference as soon as she entered.
The reception hall wasn't particularly crowded, but people were gathered in clusters, chatting in pairs or small groups.
Qiao Sang looked around.
In each group, there was a staff member in professional attire attending to them.
Just as she was about to go to the service counter to ask a question, a woman in her twenties, dressed in professional attire, approached her.
"Hello, do you have an appointment?"
The staff member smiled warmly, showing no sign of treating Qiao Sang like a child.
To be a staff member at the largest Pet Beast Facility in Hanggang City, one had to have a keen eye for people.
It wasn't about treating people differently based on their appearance, but rather having the necessary skills to assess people.
The girl in front of her, though young and dressed simply, was holding Fangflare and exuded a calm demeanor, clearly not just any child.
While it was uncommon for someone to visit the base alone, the fact that this girl already had a Fangflare as a familiarbond indicated she wasn't looking to bond with a second familiar at this age.
She was either waiting for someone or had her eye on a specific familiar and wanted to check it out and make a reservation.
The staff member suspected it was the latter.
"No, I'm here to buy a Beast Egg", Qiao Sang replied.
The staff member's spirits lifted.
Not just a potential customer but a direct buyer—definitely a good sign.
"Have you chosen a specific Beast Egg?" the staff member asked.
"Yes, I want to see the Cherry Cotton", Qiao Sang said.
Not just a potential customer but a high-value one!
If she really bought it, this month's sales target would be met early.
Just as the staff member was about to lead Qiao Sang to the base, someone called her name from behind.
She then remembered that she still had a previous client to attend to.
She had taken the opportunity to greet Qiao Sang while the last client was in the restroom.
But she couldn't just let this opportunity slip away.
The staff member quickly came up with a solution.
She made a Seal, summoning an Azure Pleasure Butterfly. "Miss, let it accompany you around the base for now. I'll be right over as soon as I'm done here."
Beastmasters and their familiars have a mutual resonance.
As the brain domain develops, the range of this telepathic connection increases.
Qiao Sang had no objections.
She had nothing else to do and thought it would be nice to tour the base.
"Yue~"
The Azure Pleasure Butterfly spun around on the spot.
With its guidance, Qiao Sang, holding Fangflare, entered the corridor of the Pet Beast Facility.
(End of Chapter)
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