The beast starts from zero

Without saying anything, Qiao Sang silently walked to the side, picked up the backpack on the ground, and took out her wallet.

"Search?"

Just then, Little Treasure Hunter teleported over and called out, indicating that he had been fined.

"You know perfectly well what I'm asking." Qiao Sang glanced at it and said, "Yes."

"Qingqing."

Qingbao appeared somewhat guiltily from the side.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter looked at it and barked, indicating that it was all its fault for getting angry so easily. Look, even its own beast tamer has been fined.

Qingbao's guilty expression vanished instantly. She glared angrily at Xiao Xunbao and called out:
"Clear!"

It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be angry!
As soon as it finished speaking, a sudden, violent gust of wind appeared.

In the howling wind, Josang pulled a wad of Alliance coins from his wallet, handed it to the policeman, and said:

"There is exactly one thousand Alliance Coins here."

The policeman took the money, glanced at Qingbao who was still angry beside him, and hesitated before speaking.

"Lele".

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, barked, indicating that it would have to pay another thousand Alliance coins in fines.

Qiao Sang: "???"

Little Treasure and Qingbao looked over.

"Why?" Qiao Sang couldn't help but ask.

"Lele".

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, pointed at Qingbao and barked.

Because it got angry again.

Qiao Sang: "."

Qingbao: "???"

"Qingqing?"

Qingbao barked in dissatisfaction, indicating that it was angry because it had already been fined.

"Lele".

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, barked in a businesslike manner, indicating that you had gotten angry again, so you needed to be fined twice.

Qingbao stopped speaking, but the veins on his forehead bulged, and a strong wind rose around him.

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, showed no fear in the face of the fierce wind, letting out a merciless howl:
"fun"

She got angry again, so I'll punish her again.
Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Sang's eyelids twitched, and with a wave of his hand, he quickly put Qingbao back into the Beast Taming Manual.

According to the laws of Xiao Kingdom, if the punishment continues like this and Qingbao doesn't return to the Beast Taming Manual, she fears she will be fined repeatedly and won't be able to leave.

"fun"

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, barked, indicating that even if you take it back from the Beast Taming Manual, it won't change the fact that it was just angry, and you still have to pay another thousand yuan in fines.
"Forget it, forget it," the policeman interrupted. "They've already been fined twice and their pet has been confiscated from the Beast Taming Manual. Let's just let it go."

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, remained silent, displaying a resigned expression that seemed to say, "Alright then."

Qiao Sang took out another thousand Alliance Coins and handed them over, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." The policeman took the money and sighed, "I don't want to issue fines so frequently, but it's just the rule here."

He has naturally smiling lips, so even though he's sighing, he still looks like he's smiling.

Qiao Sang asked, "If you get angry intermittently, for example, every few seconds, will you be fined every few seconds?"

The police officer immediately understood that she was asking about the pet that had been blowing the wind, and said:
"The law stipulates that if the person being fined stops being angry, the fine is settled once; but if they become angry again afterward, the fine must be settled again."

He paused, then added:

"Actually, such situations are rare. Once a fine is imposed, the other party will generally not be angry again in a short period of time."

A fine for every time it gets angry—no one would be able to stay angry for long. This rule is practically targeting Qingbao. It might be able to control its expression when angry, but it can't control the aura emanating from its body. Qiao Sang sighed heavily inwardly and said:

"I see."

After saying that, she finally couldn't help but ask:

Why would your country enact such a law?

To be honest, this law is really quite bizarre.

The police officer looked around before his gaze fell on the pet dressed in police uniform.

The pet, dressed in a police uniform, turned around, pretending to look up at the sky, as if to say, "I'm not listening."

The police officer looked away and then lowered his voice to say:

"Our country's guardian animal is a smiling creature. It can sense the emotions of the entire country in all aspects. If it senses happy emotions, it will feel good and happy. If it senses negative emotions such as anger, it will feel sad and depressed. In order to keep it in a good mood every day, there are corresponding laws."

When Xiao Yulai appears, it is a dual-attribute Emperor-level pet with superpowers and water-type abilities. Depending on its mood, it will uncontrollably rain down every once in a while. This is not ordinary rain, but rain with energy.

If rain falls when someone is in a good mood, crops will grow strong, and all living things will feel happy as the rain falls.

Most importantly, as long as it's not a stubborn old illness or a terminal disease, the rain that falls when you're in a good mood can completely cure the sick.

Rain that falls when someone is feeling down has the opposite effect: crops will be damaged and wilted, and all living things will feel sad as the rain falls.

If a sick person gets caught in the rain that falls when they are feeling down, their illness will worsen, while a healthy person may develop some underlying health conditions.

As Qiao Sang recalled the relevant information, he suddenly understood why Xiao Guo had these bizarre laws.

If everyone reduces anger and maintains a happy emotional state for a long time, allowing laughter to fall like a gentle rain of joy, it would indeed be of great benefit to a country.

Just as she was about to say something, the effect of the bright sunshine suddenly failed, and the rain began to gather rapidly in the sky. A light drizzle fell, and the air instantly became cool.

The police officer and his pet, dressed in police uniform, reacted quickly, both pulling out umbrellas from their police equipment bags and holding them up to their faces.

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes glowed blue as he simultaneously created multiple barriers to shield his Beastmaster and Tooth Treasure from above.

It's raining. Could it be the rain that fell when Xiao Yulai was laughing? Qiao Sang reached out her hand, wanting to feel the rain.

"No!" The police officer was startled when he saw this and shouted to stop him.

Qiao Sang glanced at him, withdrew her hand, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The police officer breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her withdraw her hand and said:

"You don't know, the rain that's been falling lately has been full of negative energy. Many people have gotten sick after getting caught in the rain. Xiao Yulai may be in a bad mood recently."

Everyone's emotions are being controlled; how can they be truly happy? They're probably all faking it, but all their anger is bottled up inside. So, most of the energy they absorb when they laugh is negative. Qiao Sang thought to herself, but said tactfully on the surface:
"Could it be that everyone is hiding their emotions?"

“I understand what you mean,” the police officer sighed. “But we’re just trying to reduce the generation of more negative emotions, because if one person doesn’t control their own negative emotions, it will affect others and generate even more negative emotions.”

"Moreover, our country's welfare benefits are already among the top in Tianyuan Star. Some time ago, the statutory retirement age for ordinary people in our country was lowered to 43 years old."

"You can retire at forty-three?" Qiao Sang fell silent.

"So what if she can't get angry or cry? If she were an ordinary person, she would definitely be willing to stay in Xiaoguo. Compared to retiring at forty-three, what's a little emotional control?" Qiao Sang said. "Maybe this is just an ordinary rain, or maybe Xiaoyu Lai used it when she was in a good mood."

“But you are an S-rank Beastmaster. Before we’re sure this rain isn’t full of negative energy, it’s best not to touch it. Otherwise, I’m afraid our country won’t be able to withstand it,” the policeman said with a wry smile.

If an S-rank Beastmaster is affected by emotions and does something impulsive, a small country like Xiaoguo will definitely suffer.

"Search."

During their conversation, Little Treasure curiously stretched out its paw.

The drizzling rain fell on its claws.

I didn't feel anything, but Little Treasure Hunter tried it out.

"Xia Xia?"

Xia Bao let out a curious cry, as if to ask if she felt anything.

Little Treasure glanced at it, then suddenly remembered that Xia Bao was only a high-level creature, but its size was larger than its own in battle form. Then it thought that Brother Ya Bao and the others would grow larger as they evolved, but its own size could not grow. Its mood suddenly dropped, and it fell to the ground, supporting itself with its paws, looking sad.

"Xia Xia?"

Xia Bao was startled and cried out, asking, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Sang looked in the direction of the sound, and was first taken aback, then realized something, thinking to herself that it seemed that this rain did indeed fall when Xiao Yulai was in a bad mood.

at the same time.

On the streets saturated with vibrant colors, the rain continued to fall softly.

People and animals on the street either ran under houses, continued on their way with umbrellas, or simply walked on in the rain.

The people and their pets who were walking in the rain looked increasingly grim, their whole demeanor exuding a low-pressure atmosphere.

Penjami immediately erected a barrier, shielding herself and her Beastmaster.

Suddenly, it sensed something, turned its head and looked around, and found that the object-recognizing monster was standing still and had not followed.

Penjami's eyes glowed blue.

The next second, a barrier enveloped the object-recognizing monster.

Penjami's eyes returned to their original color, and she continued on her way.

However, it soon realized that the object-recognizing monster had not followed.

Penjami stopped again, turned around, and called out:
"Spray?"

what happened to you?
"Know it."

The creature that knew things looked at it with eyes full of sadness.

It didn't want to stay here anymore; it wanted to go home.
Ten minutes later.

Hotel, top floor.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao appeared out of thin air.

As light returned, she saw Teacher Michaela and Penjami, and was momentarily stunned before asking:
Why are you back so early?

“The Object-Knowing Monster was acting a bit strange earlier, so it came back first.” Michaela sat on the sofa and gestured with his head in the direction where the Object-Knowing Monster was.

Something's off about its mood? Could it be affected by the rain? Can mechanical-type pets be affected by their emotions? Mechanical-type pets have thoughts and heartbeats, so they must have their own emotions. It seems normal for them to be affected. As Qiao Sang thought this, she turned her head and saw that the Object-Knowing Monster's expression was calm, no different from before.

"Know it."

The creature that knew what it was looking at calmly let out a cry, indicating that there was something wrong with the rain that had just fallen.

Its emotions calmed down shortly after it returned.

The object-sense monster was somewhat surprised to sense that Qiao Sang had sensed something.

She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Michaela looked at Little Treasure Hunter and Toothbrush, who were hanging their heads and looking sad, and asked:

"What's going on here?"

"Yabao and the others were also affected by the rain."

Little Treasure was the first to be affected, forgetting to continue controlling the barrier, causing rain to fall on Ya Bao and the others. In addition to Lu Bao and himself, Ya Bao and the others were also affected one after another. The outdoor training ground could not continue training because of the rain, so they came back first.

“Is there a problem with the rain?” Michaela asked, frowning.

"When I paid the fine, I asked the police here," Josang said, recounting the events surrounding Xiao Yulai.

“No wonder the Kingdom of Laughter has a rule against getting angry and crying,” Michaela remarked.

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Why are the Object-Knowing Monsters all better, but Toothballs and the others aren't?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang looked at the object-knowing monster.

"Know it."

The creature stiffened slightly and let out a calm cry, indicating that its material had a certain waterproof effect.

"I knew it! How come the Object Recognition Monster, a mid-level pet, recovers faster than Tooth Treasure and the others?" Qiao Sang explained, "The material on the Object Recognition Monster has a certain waterproof effect."

Michaela nodded in agreement, then asked, "Why not just have Ruby use healing sound waves to restore them?"

“After the healing sound wave effect wears off, there’s a side effect that makes you feel worse,” Qiao Sang said. “The policeman said the effect on your mood wouldn’t last long. I was thinking it might be better to let Ya Bao and the others recover, or to let Xia Bao use its mood-enhancing scent.”

“But I think Xia Bao was also affected.” Michaela gestured with his head in Xia Bao’s direction.

At this moment, the flower bud on Xia Bao's neck drooped, looking sad.

Then we can only let the teeth recover naturally, Qiao Sang subconsciously replied.

However, making Xia Bao happy should be a pretty simple thing.
As she thought about it, she bent down and picked Xia Bao up.

Xia Bao looked up at her Beastmaster, paused for a moment, then the sad expression on her face gradually disappeared, and the flower bud on her neck swayed, as if it had come back to life.

At the same time, a refreshing fragrance emanates from it.

Smelling the fragrance, Qiao Sang felt happy and smiled, "It's recovered now."

She recovered so quickly. Could it be that just being hugged by Josan made her feel better? Michaela found it somewhat amusing.

At this point, she no longer felt jealousy or envy.

As the thought flashed by, the fragrance wafted through the air.

The sadness on Ya Bao and the others' faces gradually disappeared, and they returned to their usual expressions.

Little Treasure Hunter looked around, then suddenly remembered something and called out:
"Search?"

Can the fifth brother be released now?

It's time to come out. Qiao Sang puts Xia Bao down and forms a hand seal.

A magnificent and dazzling golden star array lit up.

Qingbao's figure appeared among them.

Simultaneously.

A strong wind arose. (End of Chapter)