Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

"Hey, man, don’t make this hard for us. If you keep this up, we’ll call the police." Said one of the security guards, looking a bit uneasy, his hair a tousled mess.

As soon as he arrived, he saw a beast lying asleep on the ground. He couldn’t identify its species, but its sheer size suggested it could be a high-level pet beast.

For a moment, the guard with messy hair wondered if he was still dreaming.

Was it really this hard to find work these days? A beast tamer with a high-level pet coming here to be a security guard...

Li Songhai's expression grew increasingly grim.

Initially, he planned to keep a low profile so as not to alert Water Luriana, who was hiding in the residential area, so he took up the security job.

But not only had he failed to locate Water Luriana, but now this incident had blown up as well. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to keep his job as a guard after all.

Given how loud things had gotten, it was likely Water Luriana would already be aware of his presence. Finding the Water Snail was more important.

With this thought, Li Songhai decided not to hold back any longer.

"This is too much! I told you I'm only here to find my pet. Since you won’t let me in, I’ll have to break in myself!" Li Songhai shouted through clenched teeth.

"Steel-Clad Leg Monster! Wake up!"

The two security guards were startled and quickly stepped back to a safer distance.

The messy-haired guard formed a hand seal, summoning his own pet beast.

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Steel-Clad Leg Monster...

Inside, watching through the monitor, Qiao Sang was intrigued. She picked up her phone, typing out the beast’s name with one hand.

Soon, she found the relevant information online.

[Steel-Clad Leg Monster: With an unusual appearance, it is a dual-attribute high-level pet beast of Rock and Water types, commonly found near the coast in the Ancient Guwu Region.]

A high-level pet beast… Qiao Sang had suspected it upon seeing the green star formation, so she wasn’t too surprised.

She looked back up at the monitor.

The security guard’s Sand Rat was certainly no match for it.

If things escalated, if the police got involved and traced back that this beast tamer from the Ancient Guwu Region had taken a job as a guard here...

Then, there would be no chance of securing a contract with Water Luriana.

With this thought, Qiao Sang placed Water Luriana down and said, "Stay inside and don’t come out."

"Lu lu."

Water Luriana, seeing that the human in front of her seemed about to leave, showed a worried expression.

Qiao Sang grinned, guessing, "Are you worried about me?"

"Lu lu..."

Water Luriana stiffened, turning her head away.

Seeing its awkward demeanor, Qiao Sang didn’t press further and turned to open the door.

Just as she reached for the doorknob, she noticed Little Treasure floating over with the Water Snail in his grasp, giving a heroic look toward the door.

Startled, Qiao Sang quickly released the doorknob and said, "You don’t need to follow me. I’m just going out to reason with him, not to fight."

"Xun?"

Little Treasure tilted his head in confusion.

Reason with him? Would that really work?

Qiao Sang assured it, "Don’t worry, he’s just looking for his lost pet. As soon as he summons the Water Snail back, it’ll all be over."

"Xun..."

Little Treasure looked down at the Water Snail in his claw, eyes closed.

So, this little creature was that important?

Following his gaze downward, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something. "Once I go out, stop using Shadow Control to restrain the Water Snail."

"Xun xun."

Little Treasure nodded.

Reassured, Qiao Sang opened the door and stepped out.

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As soon as she left, Water Luriana turned to Little Treasure, pointing toward the monitor.

"Lu lu... Lu lu..."

It wanted to see what was going on outside. Could it be lifted up?

Having spent some time with Water Luriana, Little Treasure had formed a friendship with it.

Remembering that he no longer needed to restrain the Water Snail, he flicked his claw, casually tossing the Water Snail aside, and floated over to Water Luriana.

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure spread his short arms, intending to lift Water Luriana.

He tried, but couldn’t lift it.

"Xun!"

He tried again, this time with all his might, but Water Luriana still didn’t budge.

"Xun xun!"

Unwilling to give up, he put all his strength into lifting, his whole face straining.

But Water Luriana only lifted about 0.01 centimeters before settling back down.

"Lu lu."

Water Luriana looked on with a disdainful expression.

That human had lifted it easily, so why was this creature struggling?

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure huffed in frustration, wasn’t it just because Water Luriana was too heavy?

"Lu lu!"

Water Luriana looked affronted and started arguing back.

"Xun xun." Little Treasure raised a claw in a stop gesture.

No need to worry; he had another solution.

"Lu lu…" Water Luriana called out skeptically.

"Xun."

Little Treasure raised a short toe, which glowed blue.

Using telekinesis, he easily lifted Water Luriana up, bringing it to face the monitor.

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Qiao Sang walked outside, expecting to see the Steel-Clad Leg Monster destroying the Sand Rat.

But instead, she was greeted by the sight of the beast tamer from the Ancient Guwu Region with teary eyes, looking deeply aggrieved as he faced the two security guards.

“I really lost my pet beast and can’t summon it back. Why won’t you believe me?” Li Songhai felt on the brink of madness.

Just when he’d finally mustered the resolve to storm in without caring about the consequences, his Steel-Clad Leg Monster refused to wake up!

Ah! Heaven and earth, why do you treat me so?

As Li Songhai screamed internally, he looked over at the door to unit 1705, which had finally opened.

He turned instinctively and saw it was that girl who had refused to open the door.

The girl smiled gently.

"This might all be a misunderstanding. I thought a stranger knocking at my door in the middle of the night was a threat, so I called for security. Then this man said he was a guard here, so maybe he really just lost his pet by accident."

Li Songhai froze, his expression stiffening.

So… it was all a misunderstanding on his part?

Qiao Sang glanced at the Steel-Clad Leg Monster sleeping at the entrance and said, “Sir, could you recall this pet beast?”

Listening to her soft voice, Li Songhai suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

Yes, she was just a kid; of course, she’d be scared if a stranger knocked on her door at night!

She’d have every reason to call for security, or even the police.

But he hadn’t been patient at all and had said such harsh words to her. If he had been calm and communicated, there wouldn’t have been this mess.

"Of course!"

Feeling guilty, Li Songhai immediately nodded and waved his hand, recalling the Steel-Clad Leg Monster to his beast tome.

At this point, the messy-haired guard said, “Regardless, knocking on your door at this hour was wrong. Don’t worry; we’ll handle this properly.”

As he spoke, he signaled his Sand Rat to be ready for action.

"Ba ba…"

The Sand Rat struggled to keep its eyes open.

Li Songhai’s face fell, and he was about to summon his beast again.

“I could tell from his face that he wasn’t a bad person.” Qiao Sang interjected.

“Sir, why don’t you try summoning your lost pet again? Sometimes I’ve seen beast tamers on TV whose summoning skills are hit-or-miss.”

TV shows are all fake… Li Songhai wanted to tell her that, but seeing the girl’s trusting expression, he held back.

With a wave, he said, “I’ve tried so many times already, and, wait, what?”