Chapter 818: He Wanted to Train!

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In the kitchen, Liu Yao, who was busy cooking, heard the noise and chuckled, "Come eat first. The food's ready."

As he spoke, he brought out a plate of energy pellets.

"Yap!"

The enticing aroma wafted over, and Yabao immediately perked up, jumping up excitedly and dashing to the table to happily munch on the energy pellets placed before him.

"Eat first." Qiao Sang sighed.

"Lu Ai." Lubao nodded and went to the table.

Pirite helped serve the dishes one by one.

Once everyone was seated, Qiao Sang, while picking at her rice, finally couldn't help but ask, "I heard that B-grade Fire Washing Potions are suitable for late-stage General-level or King-level beasts. If used on mid- or early-stage General-level beasts, they cause pain. Why didn't Yabao have any reaction just now?"

"Could it be the potion you bought was low quality?" Pirite offered his guess while chewing a bite.

Qiao Sang shook her head. 

"Unlikely. The one who gave me the potion was a senior from Yulianton University's Pet Beast Potion Department, and it came with a certificate of appraisal."

Liu Yao said thoughtfully, "There's another possibility: Yabao's tolerance for fire-type energy may simply be higher than other fire-type beasts at the same stage."

He paused and asked, "Remember the Fire Absorption trait?"

Is that even a question? Pirite had a big question mark in his head.

Qiao Sang nodded. 

"I remember."

Back in the National Campus Beast Mastering League, the Fire Bird had that trait, it left a strong impression on her.

"Beasts with the Fire Absorption trait, even if they take potions way above their usual tolerance, won't have much of a reaction to them." Liu Yao explained. 

"But it still depends on the level of the trait."

Qiao Sang froze slightly. 

"But Yabao doesn't have the Fire Absorption trait."

"I think I've heard of this before." 

Pirite suddenly recalled something and said, "If a beast clearly doesn't have a certain trait but occasionally shows behaviors that align with that trait, it likely means that the trait might awaken in future evolutions."

"Or it already has the potential to awaken now." Liu Yao added.

Qiao Sang's eyes lit up.

The Fire Absorption trait allows a beast to absorb flames when hit by fire-type attacks, strengthening its own fire-type skills. 

It effectively makes the beast immune to fire damage, while greatly enhancing its combat abilities, an absolute dream trait for fire-type pets!

When she first saw the Fire Bird, she had been so envious.

She never expected that one day Yabao might actually awaken this trait!

Liu Yao continued, "It's only a possibility, not a guaranteed awakening."

What?! Qiao Sang immediately asked, "Is there any way to increase the chances?"

Pirite took a sip of soup and replied, "I know one. I've seen people train for it. You can let Fire Qilu try to absorb fire while surrounded by it."

He glanced at Lubao, who was still focused on eating. 

"But this process must be fully experienced by the beast. No healing allowed during the process. Only once it stops trying to absorb the flames can you begin treatment."

Inside flames... Qiao Sang imagined the scene and instinctively felt resistance.

Although Yabao was fire-type and had some resistance to flames, he didn't yet possess the Fire Absorption trait. Being engulfed in fire would undoubtedly cause serious damage.

Even beasts with the Fire Absorption trait could suffer if they stayed in the fire too long or absorbed more than they could handle.

"I've seen that training method in a paper once." Liu Yao said seriously. 

"It can increase the chance of awakening the Fire Absorption trait. But some beasts don't awaken the trait and end up badly injured. If the training goes on too long, some even develop a fear of fire. I really don't recommend trying it lightly."

A fire-type beast becoming afraid of fire... Qiao Sang couldn't even picture that happening to Yabao.

But yeah... such training sounded extremely cruel.

Qiao Sang asked, "Isn't there any other way to increase the odds of awakening Fire Absorption?"

"No." Liu Yao replied. 

"Traits mostly awaken through evolution. Only in rare cases do they awaken under extreme conditions. There were many studies on trait awakening before, but nearly all those research projects were declared failures. Now barely anyone studies it."

That was true, most of her beasts awakened their traits during evolution. Only Yabao had suddenly awakened the Blaze trait mid-battle...

Sigh... Thinking that Yabao might never awaken Flame Draw after all, Qiao Sang couldn't help sighing inwardly.

If she'd known this earlier, she'd rather not have known Yabao even had the potential...

"Yap!"

Just then, Yabao gulped down his energy pellet and looked up with a determined expression.

He wanted to train!

Qiao Sang pretended not to understand. 

"Then go after you finish eating."

"Yap!"

Ugh, my Beast master is so dumb...

Yabao cried out again, more specifically this time.

He wanted to do that training, to increase the chance of awakening the Fire Absorption trait!

Qiao Sang felt a headache coming on.

Yabao definitely wasn't afraid of hardship, but this training was simply too brutal. Most importantly, he still had a chance of awakening the trait during evolution without training. This method wasn't guaranteed. 

There was no need to risk it.

"This just increases your chances a little. You might awaken the trait naturally when you evolve." Qiao Sang tried to persuade him.

"Yap!"

Yabao's expression was resolute.

Even a little increase in chances was worth it. He wanted to train!

Qiao Sang: "......"

"Fire Qilu wants to train?" Pirite asked.

Qiao Sang gave a soft "mm."

"Then let him train." Pirite said, putting down his chopsticks and looking up with a serious air. 

"Your Fire Qilu is extremely talented. I've barely seen you give him any targeted training, and yet his skill proficiency keeps steadily improving. Most other fire-type beasts go through grueling, injury-prone training."

"I never brought it up because even without intense training, Fire Qilu was still making progress."

"I remember your Fire Qilu has the Blaze trait."

That's because I have a cheat...

Looks like I need to be more discreet with training from now on. If Yabao masters a skill in just one day, any instructor would find it suspicious...

Qiao Sang's heart thudded uneasily, and she nodded without changing expression.

"Yes."

"I suspect Fire Qilu's Blaze trait hasn't improved in a while." Pirite said.

"That's true." Qiao Sang admitted.

The stronger Yabao became, the harder it was to activate the trait. Without using it, it couldn't improve.

"If a fire-type beast doesn't receive any stimulation, it's hard to make progress. Their fighting spirit will start to wane. Whether injured in battle or in training, pain is actually good for fire-types. It pushes them forward." Pirite said seriously. 

"Plus, you have Ice Aipalu. As long as Fire Qilu can endure it, there won't be any lasting damage from the training."

Liu Yao opened his mouth but chose to stay silent, quietly eating his rice.

Forget it, he thought. Pirite's from the Imperial Beast University. He knows more about training beasts. I'm just a breeder, my perspective is different.

Losing fighting spirit, huh...

Qiao Sang looked at Yabao.

"Yap!"

Yabao met her gaze and cried out with unwavering determination.

He wanted to train!

Alright, alright, you've said that like ten times already...

Qiao Sang's mouth twitched. She finally gave in.

"I got it."

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