Beast Taming: I Can Add Points

Chapter 152: Chapter 136: Su Zhi’s Great Social Victory

Huai City, Cui Feng Mountain Airport Terminal—

"Su Baby, you sit here and don’t move. I’m going to go buy you a couple of sports drinks."

With a straight face, Su Zhi let Shao Ya settle him into a seat.

Then, he watched her figure recede into the distance. She even clambered over two rows of seats...

"I don’t want the orange-flavored one!" Su Zhi shouted in a final act of defiance.

Seeing Shao Ya give him an OK sign from afar, Su Zhi shook his head and chuckled to himself, leaning back in his seat.

’Was she the childish one, or was I?’

Yu Bao sat there wistfully, watching Xiaoyue leave with Shao Ya.

’Xiaoyue didn’t need to go with them just to buy a couple of drinks,’ he thought. ’But Xiaoyue had said, "Small matters are what show a Pet Beast’s wisdom. You’re still young; you wouldn’t understand."’

Yu Bao thought for a good while but still couldn’t figure out why Xiaoyue had gone along.

’It couldn’t possibly be to avoid me.’

’As expected, I still can’t grasp Xiaoyue’s wisdom!’

’Or maybe... he really is just trying to get away from you...’ Seeing the little guy’s pensive expression, Su Zhi couldn’t help but smile.

"WOOF!" Suddenly, Yu Bao’s eyes lit up and he wagged his tail.

Su Zhi followed his gaze and turned his head, only to see a familiar face.

"Fang Yuan?"

"Yeah. It’s been a while." Fang Yuan waved, his face expressionless.

"You guys are heading to summer camp, right?"

"Yeah!" Su Zhi waved back, his lips curling into a slight smile when he saw the White Flame Battle Spirit accompanying him.

"What about you? Same flight?"

"I’m on the next one." Fang Yuan sat down next to him.

"The city league has been over for a while. I was supposed to report back to Shanda University Affiliated School right after the tournament, but I took a few days off to help Lilith with her treatment."

After a moment, he added, "Lilith. That’s 004’s new name."

"It’s a nice name." Su Zhi’s lips curled.

"Hahh~" Hearing that the White Flame Battle Spirit had a new name, Yu Bao bounded over, Bling Bling, and rubbed against Lilith’s paw.

Lilith, in turn, raised her other paw and patted Yu Bao’s head. Yu Bao squinted his eyes, enjoying the petting.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan’s lips also unconsciously curled up, but when he noticed Su Zhi was watching him, his expression quickly flattened.

"Lilith, say hello to your friend."

Yu Bao tilted his head. "Arf?"

Su Zhi asked curiously, "She can make sounds?"

Fang Yuan said nothing, just looked at Lilith.

Lilith blinked her pale pink eyes, her two paws twisting together nervously in front of her.

After a moment’s hesitation, she timidly floated a small step forward and looked at Yu Bao and Su Zhi.

"...Chirp?"

Su Zhi and Yu Bao both froze on the spot.

’What a fucking cute sound!’

’White Flame Battle Spirits have such cute voices?!’

"Arf."

Yu Bao looked at Su Zhi with pleading eyes.

’Suddenly, Wu Bao doesn’t seem so great anymore... How about we don’t get Wu Bao! For your second Pet Beast, can you contract a White Flame Battle Spirit? Please?’

"Betraying your good brother just like that?" Su Zhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he gave Yu Bao a light punch.

Yu Bao shook his head, a stubborn look on his face.

’What good is a bro compared to a cute little sister with a sweet voice!’

Lilith didn’t know what they were talking about and thought she had done something wrong, so she looked nervously at her Beast Tamer, Fang Yuan.

"It’s fine. You’ll get used to it," said Fang Yuan, who was already used to it.

"Hi!" At that moment, a flash of bright white appeared in his peripheral vision. Shao Ya was back with the water.

Fang Yuan tactfully moved two seats away.

"Here!" Shao Ya had bought three bottles of water and handed one to him.

Fang Yuan nodded his thanks. As he took the water, he used his phone to scan Yu Bao and Xiaoyue—

[Pet Beast: Yu Bao (Yu Dian Dog)

Attribute: Earth Element

Race: Middle Extraordinary Race

Real-time Energy Value: 1680]

[Pet Beast: Xiaoyue (Huajing Cat)

Attribute: Wood Element

Race: Middle Extraordinary Race

Real-time Energy Value: 1646]

"It’s incredible. You’ve all improved so fast! No, I can understand Xiaoyue improving quickly..."

Fang Yuan looked at Su Zhi. "Your Beast Taming Talent must be something like ’Efficiency Magnification’ or ’Accelerated Growth,’ right?"

In a way, Fang Yuan’s guess was pretty much spot on. Su Zhi nodded. "More or less."

Fang Yuan nodded as well.

That type of talent was actually hard to judge. Its effectiveness was strongly correlated with the effort put in by the Beast Tamer and the Pet Beast.

Su Zhi had defeated him in the city league finals, and he accepted the loss wholeheartedly.

"Dear passengers, transport aircraft Y001 is now boarding. Will all relevant passengers..."

A sweet, synthesized female voice echoed through the departure hall.

Shao Ya stood up and slung her backpack over her shoulder. "We can go now!"

Su Zhi picked up his suitcase. "Alright, we’re off. See you around!"

"Yeah, see you."

Fang Yuan waved to the two of them, then looked back at Su Zhi.

"The city league is in the past. Our match has only just begun. You’re the opponent I want to defeat most right now."

"The next time we meet, I hope we’ll both be on a whole new level. Then we can have a really satisfying fight."

Su Zhi smiled faintly.

"Yeah. I’ll be ready for you!"

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"WHOOSH!"

After taxiing for about thirty meters on the runway, the plane suddenly ascended, shooting into the sky. Throughout the process, the fuselage remained surprisingly stable, not even tilting in the slightest.

Thanks to the fully suspended engines designed by the Divine Strategy Alliance in imitation of the Cyan Cloud Group, the runway length required for civilian aircraft takeoffs was greatly reduced, as was the manufacturing cost.

After decades of development, even a small city like Huai City had its own airline routes.

Su Zhi sat by the window, watching everything on the ground shrink away as he rose to the level of the clouds.

Finally, he blurted out, "This isn’t that different from riding a bus."

"Arf," Yu Bao seconded.

It was their first time on a plane. They had been a little excited at first, but it turned out to be nothing special.

Shao Ya popped a potato chip into her mouth, then held one out to Su Zhi. "There really isn’t much difference. You just sit in a vehicle for a while, and then you arrive at your destination."

They hadn’t been flying for long when several huge shadows fell over the plane.

Su Zhi looked out the window and saw massive birds covered in golden feathers. Even from a distance, their wingspans looked to be nearly ten meters long—

[Pet Beast: Asma (Golden Saber Eagle)

Attribute: Electric Element, Gold Element

Race: High Level Elite

Real-time Energy Value: 8761]

It was the Golden Saber Eagle, reputed to be the strongest aerial Pet Beast for group combat!

And on the back of each eagle rode a fully armed Alliance Member in a light gray uniform.

The moment they appeared, the advertisement on the plane’s screen cut off abruptly, and a line of golden text slowly faded in:

"Dear passengers, you have now entered the Alliance Headquarters Air Defense Identification Zone. The Holy Order Alliance’s 11th Patrol Squadron will now escort your flight. We wish you a pleasant journey."

The first-time flyers on the plane let out awed gasps, and many started taking pictures.

Seeing Su Zhi staring, transfixed, Shao Ya smiled gently. "How does it feel?"

"It feels really safe."

Su Zhi murmured with emotion as he watched the giant golden birds, each one radiating explosive power.

In truth, when he mentioned the word "safe," the image that subconsciously surfaced in his mind was of a figure with long, ice-blue hair, seen from behind.

The Holy Order Alliance’s function was disciplinary inspection and the defense of the Alliance Headquarters. Staying at the Alliance Headquarters, one could certainly enjoy the peace of mind they provided.

But if he were to run into danger anywhere else, the ones who would deliver that "safety" to his side in an instant would undoubtedly be that group of people who came and went without a trace.

Thinking of this, Su Zhi couldn’t help but feel even more excited about the upcoming summer camp.

Yu Bao, meanwhile, was staring intently at the Golden Saber Eagles, his chin propped up, looking deep in thought.

Su Zhi chuckled, at a loss for words. "Don’t even think about it. You’re nothing like them..."

"Woof." Yu Bao waved a paw, as if to say, ’You don’t understand my wisdom.’

Su Zhi: "..."

’The one about how my Pet Beast got dumber after I put points into Intelligence.’

Yu Bao didn’t watch for long before the Holy Order Alliance’s air unit flew off into the distance. The passenger plane slowly descended, having already entered the airspace of the Common Defense Alliance Headquarters, and began preparing for landing.

This time, Su Zhi was staring in astonishment at the endless complex of buildings outside the window:

The Common Defense Alliance Headquarters used a classical architectural style, with many designs featuring flying eaves and bracket sets. At the same time, it was integrated with the simplicity of modern architecture, creating a magnificent and grand atmosphere without any sense of being outdated.

The layout of the Alliance Headquarters was generally similar to a university campus, but even Jinghua University, the largest in Yu Dian District, was probably less than a tenth of its size.

Even though he had heard Shao Ya go on about how spectacular the Alliance Headquarters was and had even seen some legally released images, being here in person, Su Zhi was still completely stunned by the sight.

’It looks like the kind of place that’s hiding a lot of big shots!’

’Lots of big shots = lots of Points!’

This time, Su Zhi and Yu Bao were on the same wavelength. The eyes of both man and beast glinted.

"What are you thinking about? Time to get off the plane!"

"Ah, oh..."

After they got off the plane, and because he had been spacing out, Shao Ya launched into another N-minute lecture—

"Don’t run off by yourself, you’ll get lost. A special car will come to pick you up in a bit. If you get hungry, you can eat a bun. If you’re thirsty, there’s water. If you’re bored, just go squish Yu Bao."

"Arf."

"Get along with the other campers, make lots of friends, and if there’s a conflict, remember to be moderately yielding. Tolerance is a sign of true strength..."

The girl ticked off each point on her fingers.

Su Zhi watched her with a slightly helpless expression, nodding along with her instructions.

"But—"

Shao Ya’s tone changed as she suddenly clenched her small fists.

"If you run into the kind you can’t tolerate, then don’t give them any face. Beat him up! Don’t be afraid of causing trouble. As long as you don’t kill him, I’ll back you up. Got it?"

"Yeah, I got it."

Su Zhi’s gaze softened as he looked into those bright, azure eyes.

"I’ll take care of myself... You take care of yourself too."

"Mhm~ Go, Su Baby!"

Shao Ya waved goodbye to Su Zhi and got into the special car for campers from "special channels."

The summer camp she chose was with the Divine Strategy Alliance. Their schedules would be packed from now on, so they would probably only have a chance to see each other again during the public holiday before entering the Secret Realm.

Su Zhi gathered his thoughts, took a deep breath, and walked with Yu Bao toward the waiting area for the Flying Shadow Alliance campers.

A temporary separation as they each embarked on their own journey!

A bus had just left, so the only person in the Flying Shadow Alliance waiting area was a boy in a flat cap playing on his phone.

Seeing someone from the same camp arrive, the boy smiled politely. "Hey, man. You signed up for the Flying Shadow Alliance summer camp too?"

"Yeah, I did."

Su Zhi nodded. Remembering Shao Ya’s advice about socializing, he proactively held out his right hand. "Hi, I’m Su Zhi from Huai City First Middle School!"

A complicated look flashed through the other boy’s eyes for a second, but he also smiled politely and shook his hand. "Hello. Xu Jianzhi, from Xin City First Middle School."

Su Zhi chatted briefly with this student, Xu, and they added each other on WeChat. His mood instantly brightened.

’Making a normal friend isn’t as hard as I thought!’

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