The beast starts from zero

Qiao Sang: "!"

"What? You actually know other methods?" Qiao Sang's spirits lifted, and she quickly asked:

"What method?"

Little Treasure Hunter floated over, looking like he was listening intently.

"The more you laugh, the better."

When he laughed, he exclaimed, indicating that first you need to have a statue.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment: "A statue?"

"The more you laugh, the better."

Xiao Yulai nodded and called out, indicating that he would then learn the mental link and leave a trace of his mental energy inside the statue. In the future, the emotions that humans and pets express when facing the statue will be sensed.

Statues, confessions, and connections—isn't this the power of faith? Jossan recalled what Teacher Michael had said about the Kingdom of the Sky Bird, where the supreme ruler, the Sky Bird, transmitted the power of faith to him through various statues in different places, allowing people to do so through prayer and other means.

Teacher Michaela once said that Little Treasure Hunter's current absorption of white energy is very similar to the Skybird's absorption of faith power.

But can the power of faith and the energy of genuine affection be compared?
Besides, Little Treasure Hunter isn't a guardian pet, nor does it grant wishes or anything. What place would want to put a statue of Little Treasure Hunter there?
"Search?"

Just as Qiao Sang was frowning in thought, Xiao Xunbao asked curiously, "How big does the statue need to be?"
Qiao Sang: "."

Goodness, they've already considered the size of the statue?
"The more you laugh, the better."

When it laughed, it called out, indicating that it didn't quite understand. There shouldn't be any special rules, but its statue was over twenty meters tall.

As it spoke, it raised its paw and gestured.

Qiao Sang had some recollection of this. The day before yesterday, while searching for alien pets, she saw a statue of Xiao Yulai in front of a giant building. It was indeed over twenty meters tall.

As long as it is a country's guardian beast, even if it does not need to absorb any faith power, there will basically be a corresponding statue in that country.

The twenty-meter-tall treasure hunter imagined the majestic appearance of its twenty-meter-tall statue in its mind, its eyes lit up, and it quickly called out excitedly to its beast tamer:
"Looking around~"

"Looking around~"

It wants a statue! It wants a statue!
Before Qiao Sang could speak, Qing Bao called out leisurely from the side:
"Qingqing."

Even if you had a statue, it couldn't be that big, otherwise people wouldn't recognize you.

As he spoke, he glanced up and down at Little Treasure Hunter's size.

Little Treasure Hunter: "."

"Search!"

When Little Treasure pointed at Xiao Yulai, it let out a dissatisfied cry, indicating that it wasn't very big either.

"Tingting".

Tingbao suddenly called out from the side.

It was wearing a miniature, shrunken bracelet.

Little Treasure Hunter suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Yulai's paw, and sure enough, he saw the miniature shrinking bracelet. His expression froze instantly.

"Qingqing! Qingqing!"

Qingbao clutched her stomach and burst into laughter.

At the same time, a pleasant breeze blew around me.

Just as the little treasure hunters were talking, Qiao Sang said, "I've heard of this way of absorbing energy before, but it seems to be absorbing the power of faith. Can it also sense and absorb energy like emotions?"

"The more you laugh, the better."

Xiao Yulai nodded and called out.

It senses and absorbs a significant amount of emotional energy through the statue.

Since Xiao Yulai said so, perhaps this method really works. However, Little Treasure Hunter is neither a guardian beast nor a leader's beast of a country. It cannot fulfill others' wishes, nor has it made any outstanding or great contributions to a country. What place would allow it to place statues arbitrarily? Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said:

"I understand, thank you."

"The more you laugh, the better."

Xiao Yulai let out a somewhat awkward call.

Thank you too.

Qiao Sang was taken aback, but then quickly understood and smiled, "Actually, even without me, I believe that with your bond, you would have understood soon enough."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask:

"May I ask why you weren't here when we were laughing and joking around?"

The old lady glanced at Xiao Yulai and said with an embarrassed expression, "It was Xiao Yulai who didn't want to see strangers and pets, so she told me to say that."

"The more you laugh, the better."

Xiao Yulai nodded frankly, indicating that this was exactly what he meant.

“No,” Qiao Sang explained, “I wanted to ask, Xiao Yulai was the guardian beast of Xiao Kingdom. If you don’t want to see people, you can just say so directly. And why did you pretend not to know each other before?”

I remember the old lady saying that she grew up in front of Xiao Yulai.

She definitely wouldn't have asked such a question before, but now that everyone's relationship has obviously improved, she couldn't help but voice her doubts.

The old lady paused for two seconds and then said:
"Because I don't want to be disturbed. I'm an orphan. Ah Xiao found me. In the past, because of Ah Xiao, people often came to me seeking help. I don't want to cause trouble for Ah Xiao, so I think it's better to pretend we don't know each other when we're out."

"The more you laugh, the better."

Xiao Yulai then called out, indicating that if humans discovered it here, the place would soon become known to everyone, and Lisa would definitely be disturbed, which it didn't want.

The old lady looked at it, a look of gratitude on her face.

"So that's how it is." Qiao Sang was slightly touched and smiled, "I understand now. Thank you for explaining. I should go now."

This time, she didn't let Little Treasure Hunt teleport directly.

The old lady and Xiao Yulai saw her and Ya Bao to the door and waved goodbye.

The rain fell hazily.

With the barrier erected by Little Treasure Hunter above his head, Qiao Sang turned to look in the direction of the house.

The old lady's figure and Xiao Yulai's figure stood side by side, creating a harmonious scene.

In fact, even if you're not a beast tamer and have no conflict of interest, ordinary people and their pets can get along very well.
Qiao Sang waved in the direction of the house and turned to leave.

"Teeth?"

Ya Bao looked at the rain falling from the sky, a little impatient, and called out in confusion, indicating that he should just let the Little Treasure Hunt Space move back.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure raised its paw and barked, indicating that it was ready to move at any moment.

Qiao Sang stretched his hand out of the barrier and said:

"Let me experience it first."

The cool drizzle fell on my palm, and I felt all my worries washed away, bringing me joy.

"Teeth."

Seeing this, Ya Bao imitated his beast tamer and stretched out his claws.

Soon, its eyes lit up, a joyful expression appeared on its face, and it cried out:
"Teeth!"

"Xiaxia."

Xia Bao also extended its claws.

Two seconds later, its eyes curved, and the flower bud on its neck swayed subconsciously.

It exudes a fragrance as if it comes from nature.

Lu Bao's head popped out of the backpack. Gang Bao silently stretched out its wings towards the outside of the barrier.

Tingbao's tail swung out of the barrier, raindrops fell on it, and its eyes lit up.

"Clear!"

Qingbao first stretched out its paw to feel the rain, then its eyes suddenly lit up, and it transformed into the wind, floating happily in the rain.

It was 9:30 PM.

Hotel, penthouse suite.

Michael and Penjame appeared out of thin air.

Hearing the noise, Qiao Sang, who was meditating on the sofa, opened her eyes and said:

"Teachers, you're back!"

Michaela hummed in agreement and smiled.

"Today it finally rained without any negative energy, so Shiwuguai was in a good mood and was willing to work a little longer, which is why he came home a little late today."

In a good mood, willing to work overtime? Isn't that what they say in the news? Qiao Sang turned to look at the object-recognizing monster with some surprise.

She thought the news reports about employees willing to work overtime were just saying that because their bosses were around. Turns out, there really are working people and their pets who, after getting caught in the rain, are in such a good mood that they voluntarily work overtime.
"Know it."

The object-knowing monster nodded without changing its expression and echoed the call.

Actually, it was just in a good mood and wanted to explore the country more, but it could only do so under the guise of work; of course, it couldn't say that out loud.

Michaela sat down on the single sofa and continued:
"Today I have searched the rest of the Laughing Kingdom with the Object-Knowing Monster, but there is no trace of alien pets. We will leave here tomorrow."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and asked:
"Why don't you go find Xiao Yulai first?"

“I’ve already looked for it today,” Qiao Sang said.

"Have you looked for it?" Michaela looked over.

Qiao Sang said, "This afternoon, I went to see Xiao Yulai."

She recounted in detail what had happened that afternoon and the content of the conversation.

Michaela suddenly realized:

"No wonder the energy of the rain suddenly changed during its descent today; it was because of you."

"It's because when you laugh, your emotions suddenly shift; the excitement is so intense that it overwhelms the energy generated by the original negative emotions." After correcting him, Qiao Sang thought of something and asked:
"Do you know where we could put a small treasure hunt statue?"

"Looking around~"

Upon hearing the word "statue," Little Treasure Hunter instantly put down his phone and teleported over with an expectant look on his face.

"I only knew that statues were used to absorb the power of faith; this is the first time I've heard of them absorbing and sensing emotional energy," Michaela said after a moment of contemplation.
"It's probably impossible for Little Treasure Hunter to build a statue in a city like the guardian beast."

"Search?"

Upon hearing this, Little Treasure Hunter became somewhat anxious and cried out, asking why.
"Qingqing."

Qingbao looked at it, gave it a "Does this even need to be said?" look, and barked, indicating that it was obviously because it wasn't a guardian beast.

Little Treasure Hunter: "."

Michaela continued, "However, we can try making a small doll and giving it to someone who likes miniature treasure hunts, and see if that works."

Qiao Sang was taken aback: "A doll?"

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter showed a curious expression.

“That’s right.” Michaela pondered, “Whether it’s a statue or not is not important. What’s important is to use the statue as a medium to leave a trace of spiritual energy in it to sense the outside world. If Little Treasure Hunt can really sense and absorb it, using a doll as a medium is the same.”

After all, there are many plush toys on the market that resemble pets. Fans of Little Treasure Hunt may not make or buy statues, but they might still buy plush toys.

Qiao Sang nodded and said, "I understand. I'll contact the manufacturer and make a batch of mini treasure hunt dolls."

"Search."

Little Treasure imagined himself as a towering statue over twenty meters tall, then imagined his doll, and sighed heavily in his heart.

That's a huge difference.
Just then, it heard its own beast tamer's voice: "Little treasure hunter, strike a pose, I'll take a picture so the manufacturer can copy it."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter immediately snapped out of his reverie, grinned, and raised a short toe on each of his two paws, striking a pose for a photo.

With a "click," Qiao Sang captured the moment and took a photo.

Michael said:

"Let's do a little bit first. We're just testing whether Little Treasure Hunt can sense and absorb emotional energy from it."

“I understand,” Jossan said.

"Tingting".

At that moment, Tingbao called out.

But it remembered that the pet had said that to sense through the statue, one had to learn mental linking and leave a trace of mental energy inside. The boss probably didn't know mental linking yet.

Little Treasure Hunter: "!!!"

Tingbao's memory and intelligence are truly remarkable. Qiao Sang turned to look at Tingbao, her face full of admiration.

“What is Tingbao talking about?” Michaela asked.

“It said,” Qiao Sang translated Tingbao’s words simply, “It’s alright, Little Xunbao is smart, he should be able to learn the mental link in a little time.”

Mental Link, a high-level superpower skill, allows one to attach their mental energy to another creature or object, establishing a mental connection. If the connection is successful, depending on the level of proficiency, it enables long-distance telepathic communication, sharing of senses, transmission of memories and emotions, and other functions, somewhat similar to the effect of bond power.

"Looking around~"

Upon hearing its beast tamer's words, Little Treasure let out a confident bark, indicating that it could certainly learn.

Tingbao didn't say anything more. In its opinion, its boss was very smart and should be able to learn any skill related to its own attributes.

Michaela laughed and said, "Mimei happens to know the skill of mental linking, so let Mimei teach it."

"Spray spray."

Penjami readily nodded.

In its view, teaching the little treasure hunter skills was a good thing, and it could also prove that its own beast tamer still had the value of teaching.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter grinned at Penjami.

Qiao Sang had no objection to helping with the teaching and smiled, "Then I'll trouble you, Mei Mei."

After saying that, she thought of something else and asked:
Where do we go next?

“I’ve talked to you about this country before,” Michaela said.

"You said that?" Qiao Sang was taken aback, then recalled for a moment and immediately had the answer:

"Tori Kingdom?"

Laughing Kingdom is small in area and surrounded by many countries, with Sky Bird Kingdom being one of them. Teacher Michaela has not mentioned the other countries, only Sky Bird Kingdom.

“That’s right.” Michaela nodded slightly. “The absorption of the power of faith is somewhat similar to the method of sensing and absorbing emotional energy that Xiao Yulai mentioned. Perhaps in the past, we could have found the answer to whether Little Treasure Hunt could absorb emotional energy through this method more quickly.”

Qiao Sang hesitated and said, "That doll?"

She remembered that the Kingdom of Heavenly Birds was a country that managed pets, but she didn't know if there were any manufacturers that specialized in making dolls.

“We’ll find a manufacturer in the Skybird Kingdom.” Michaela understood what she was thinking and said, “Although it’s a country where pets are managed, there are quite a few humans living there, and it has all the necessary manufacturing industries.” (End of Chapter)