Chapter 24: Mutual Understanding

Weight training was the method Qiao Sang thought of to increase Fire Fang Dog's speed.

An increase in speed is inseparable from explosive power and frequency.

If its speed could be trained to the same level as usual while under weight, then once the weight rings were removed, Fire Fang Dog's speed would definitely jump to a whole new level.

However, weight must be reasonable to be considered exercise; excessive weight would place a burden on Fire Fang Dog's body.

Qiao Sang remembered reading in a fitness magazine in her past life that the most reasonable starting weight range should be 8% to 20% of one's body weight.

Fire Fang Dog weighed 19kg, yet the weight bead it had chosen was around 25kg.

As Qiao Sang put down the weight bead and was about to check the weight rings, a shop assistant walked over.

"Is there anything I can help you find? I can offer some recommendations."

Qiao Sang did not refuse: "I want to buy weight-training equipment for my Fire Fang Dog."

The assistant smiled and said, "In that case, you'll need gravity necklaces. The newly released OM-8 model from the Yongchuang Group can have its weight levels adjusted according to the pet's pressure tolerance. It's suitable for pets ranging from junior to high-level; your Fire Fang Dog could use it for at least six years."

Such high technology?

Qiao Sang became interested and asked, "How much is it?"

Sensing an opportunity, the assistant replied, "350,000 Alliance Credits. If you sign up for our store membership, you can get a 5% discount."

That could buy three Fire Fang Dogs...

Qiao Sang glanced silently at Fire Fang Dog.

Fire Fang Dog looked back blankly.

"Never mind, I'll just buy gravity rings," Qiao Sang declined.

The assistant maintained her enthusiastic attitude. She picked up a black gravity ring from the shelf and smiled, "If your Fire Fang Dog is just starting to use gravity rings, I suggest this 10kg one. The black color will look good on a Fire Fang Dog too."

"Won't it be too heavy?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Not at all. A Fire Fang Dog can at least move while bearing gravity equal to half its own body weight. For combat-type pets, it's no problem even if the gravity is dozens of times their own weight," the assistant answered.

Qiao Sang understood.

This was the Era of Beast Taming; she shouldn't use the scientific principles of her past life to explain things anymore.

Under the assistant's sales pitch, Qiao Sang eventually bought three types of gravity rings—10kg, 15kg, and 20kg—spending a total of 3,500 Alliance Credits.

Qiao Sang took Fire Fang Dog to a leisure bench in the center of the mall and took out the 10kg gravity ring to put on its right front limb.

The size of these gravity rings ranged from 3cm to 15cm, featuring a buckle on the side for adjustable sizing. Furthermore, the force would be distributed across the entire body, so there was no need to worry about the gravity concentrating solely on the right front limb.

"How does it feel?" Qiao Sang asked.

Fire Fang Dog stared blankly at the virtual screen above the center of the mall, giving no answer.

Qiao Sang followed Fire Fang Dog's gaze.

When she and Fire Fang Dog first arrived, the virtual screen was playing advertisements, but now it was broadcasting the Alliance's grandest tournament.

The Global Interstellar Alliance Beast Taming Cup.

Abbreviated as the Interstellar Cup.

The Interstellar Cup is a competition that only the top beast tamers selected from four planets can participate in, held once every three years.

On Blue Star alone, the population is over 7 billion; combined with the populations of the other three planets, it reaches as high as 38 billion.

Selecting the absolute top beast tamers from among 38 billion people to participate in the Interstellar Cup is not something that happens overnight.

First, one must win at least two national-level championships within a year, and then obtain national support to participate in the World Asia Beast Taming Alliance Tournament.

National contestants who place in the top six in the World Asia Beast Taming Alliance Tournament must then participate in the selection for the Global World Alliance Beast Taming Tournament.

Only contestants who finish in the top six of the Global World Alliance Beast Taming Tournament can participate in the final Interstellar Cup.

The screen was currently broadcasting the Interstellar Cup.

On the screen, an elegant-looking man in a white trench coat stood beside a giant toad roughly 60 meters tall.

The giant toad was grayish-black with a heavy, deep luster. It stared forward with a solemn expression, wearing a pair of custom-made black sunglasses, giving off an aura that was both cool and mysterious.

The spectator stands, capable of holding 300,000 people, erupted in deafening cheers, all shouting the names of Lin Ya and the Giant Toad.

The waves of sound came one after another, echoing through the air above the arena.

Watching the scene on the screen, Qiao Sang felt her blood boil, feeling the passion of being a beast tamer ignited!

Isn't the greatest dream of a beast tamer's life to participate in the Interstellar Cup once!

Qiao Sang turned to look at Fire Fang Dog, which was still staring dazed at the screen.

She knew that in this moment, she and Fire Fang Dog were of one mind!

Qiao Sang turned Fire Fang Dog's face toward her and said solemnly, "Fire Fang Dog, believe me! One day, we will stand up there too!"

Fire Fang Dog: "???"

It listened to its beast tamer's words with a look of utter confusion.

Up there?

What "up there"?

Being turned by its beast tamer, Fire Fang Dog snapped out of it and tried to point at the screen with its paw. As it lifted its paw, it felt something was wrong and realized there was something new on its limb that it had just bought.

"Ya!"

Fire Fang Dog didn't care; it exerted a bit of strength to lift its paw to point at the screen and then barked excitedly.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Are you saying you want to buy sunglasses?"

Fire Fang Dog nodded excitedly.

"What you were just looking at were sunglasses, not the match?"

"Ya?"

Fire Fang Dog tilted its head.

What match?

Qiao Sang: "..."

To hell with being "of one mind"!

...

...

Chagui Park.

"Ya!"

A burst of scorching sparks shot out.

Wearing black triangular sunglasses, Fire Fang Dog was performing skill release training with high spirits.

Qiao Sang watched from the side.

The triangular sunglasses seemed to act as a strange switch; ever since putting them on, Fire Fang Dog had been in a state of high emotional arousal.

It had released sparks 21 times in a row, yet its mental state was still exceptionally full.

Qiao Sang couldn't help but think, *Why does it feel like it's on drugs...*

Twenty minutes later, the "effect" wore off.

Fire Fang Dog collapsed on the ground, unable to get up.

Fortunately, there was still plenty of Qi-Source Milk left from this morning. While Fire Fang Dog was drinking the milk, Qiao Sang's consciousness entered the Beast Codex.

[Name: Fire Fang Dog] [Attribute: Fire] [Level: Junior (121/1000)+] [Skills: Bite (Beginner 74/100)+, Ram (Proficient 138/500)+, Fire Fang (Beginner 41/100)+, Spark (Beginner 32/100)+] [Points: 55]

This time, Fire Fang Dog had released a full 18 Fire Fangs and 26 Sparks!

Qiao Sang looked at Fire Fang Dog, her eyes flickering as she asked, "What other styles of sunglasses do you like?"

"Ya~"

A hint of excitement peeked through Fire Fang Dog's weak cry.

Finally, at Fire Fang Dog's choice, Qiao Sang placed an online order for six different styles of sunglasses.

One style for each day of the week, never repeating.

At 15:32 PM, Fire Fang Dog recovered.

This time, Qiao Sang didn't let it overexert itself. After Fire Fang Dog released 4 Fire Fangs and 8 Sparks, she made it stop.

The data for Fire Fang Dog in the Beast Codex had also changed.

[Name: Fire Fang Dog] [Attribute: Fire] [Level: Junior (121/1000)+] [Skills: Bite (Beginner 74/100)+, Ram (Proficient 138/500)+, Fire Fang (Beginner 45/100)+, Spark (Beginner 40/100)+] [Points: 55]

"Fire Fang Dog, next, we are going to do weight training," Qiao Sang said.

(End of Chapter)