Beast taming, starting from zero point novel Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Chapter 18 Proficiency

Elemental advantages and disadvantages are common knowledge, and Chen Tongtong certainly knew that.

However, he had indeed never fought against a fire attribute beast before; there were only two daredevils in the entire school who had chosen a fire attribute beast as their first contracted pet beast.

Both of these daredevils were in their second year of high school, and none were in his grade.

Is elemental suppression really that strong? Chen Tongtong felt dispirited.

He was so preoccupied that he didn't even notice when the other person left after he had paid them, until Jiang Liu patted him on the shoulder.

"Why didn't you add her contact before transferring the money? That way, you could also have given me her contact details."

Chen Tongtong: "... Scram!"

...

After Qiao Sang had her third duel, her mother's phone call came.

"Why aren't you home yet?"

Qiao Sang looked at the time, 18:17.

The dismissal time of Wencheng Middle School was 17:00 p.m., and it was not far from home; a fifteen-minute bus ride would suffice. Even if she dawdled, she would be home by 17:30 p.m. at the latest.

"I went to train with Fire-Toothed Dog," Qiao Sang replied.

There was a moment of silence on the other end, then she said, "Come home early, the food is getting cold."

"I know."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Sang tore off the paper stuck on her schoolbag.

She was very unsatisfied with the day's results; there was only so much time during the after-school rush, and by the time she finished her three battles, there were barely any students left.

The efficiency was too slow.

Qiao Sang felt that waiting around at someone else's school wasn't a good method either.

She thought for a moment, then accessed the Beast Taming Codex in her mind.

[Name: Fire-Toothed Dog]

[Element: Fire]

[Level: Beginner (115/1000) +]

[Skills: Bite Hold (Beginner 74/100) +, Head Charge (Expert 138/500) +, Flame Tooth (Beginner 5/100) +, Spark (Beginner 5/100) +]

[Points 55]

All the skill values had increased somewhat, but why weren't the points in multiples of three? Could it be that defeating different pet beasts yielded different points?

She had fought three battles today—involving a chubby pigeon, Cotton Caterpillar, and White Sand Fox—all of which were low-level beasts. The only difference was that aside from the Cotton Caterpillar, which was taken out in one hit, the others involved several rounds of combat.

Was it the Cotton Caterpillar that brought down the points?

Qiao Sang stared at the data in front of her and suddenly thought of something.

"Fire-Toothed Dog, use Flame Tooth," Qiao Sang suddenly said.

"Tooth."

Although Fire-Toothed Dog did not understand Qiao Sang's intention, it obediently used Flame Tooth, and because there was no target, the skill quickly retracted.

Qiao Sang checked the Beast Taming Codex again.

[Name: Fire-Toothed Dog]

[Element: Fire]

[Level: Beginner (115/1000) +]

[Skills: Bite Hold (Beginner 73/100) +, Head Charge (Expert 135/500) +, Flame Tooth (Beginner 6/100) +, Spark (Beginner 3/100) +]

[Points 55]

The value after Flame Tooth had increased!

Does that not mean one can train and increase the skill proficiency even without a target?

She had been thinking about it all wrong; skill proficiency is gained through practice and doesn't necessarily require an attack target to increase.

However, if releasing a skill once could increase its proficiency, then wouldn't everyone's pet beast be able to achieve a masterful level of skill?

Qiao Sang didn't know about other people's skill proficiency, but it seemed hers indeed increased with a single release.

To verify her idea, Qiao Sang had Fire-Toothed Dog release Flame Tooth once more.