Chapter 23: See Which One You Like

About 6 kilometers away from Qingcheng Jiayuan is the Chagui Park.

Under the lush wutong trees, a slender figure sits cross-legged in the shade, reading a book.

Firetooth has forgotten how many laps he has run around the park.

Every time he returns to his trainer, exhausted, he sees his trainer looking at him with a trusting gaze, cheering him on, making him feel that he is very capable and can continue.

By the time he realizes it, he finds himself running again...

Qiao Sang closes her book and shakes her head, looking at Firetooth, who is moving at a snail's pace not far away.

Firetooth is not doing well; he's already exhausted after just ten laps.

Morning runs don't improve Firetooth's speed; at most, they help build his stamina, allowing Qiao Sang to roughly gauge his physical limits.

When Firetooth finally makes it back to Qiao Sang, the morning run is over.

Qiao Sang hands the Qiyuan milk she had bought to Firetooth.

Qiyuan milk is a drink for pet beasts, a brand with a good reputation on the market. It can slightly replenish a pet beast's stamina. Qiao Sang bought it from a breakfast shop that specializes in pet beast food.

These pet-related items are always overpriced, but Qiyuan milk has maintained its price for decades, costing only 98 League Coins per bottle.

Firetooth, with his weak paws, takes the milk and gulps it down, finishing the bottle in a few sips.

"Fire."

Firetooth looks at Qiao Sang with a longing gaze.

Qiao Sang is taken aback; she only bought one bottle...

Unable to resist Firetooth's gaze, Qiao Sang hands him the tofu pudding she bought for 3 League Coins for herself.

Firetooth looks at the pudding, which has only one bite left, in silence.

"Fire!"

Firetooth's wet eyes are full of accusation.

"Okay, okay, I'll buy you more later." Qiao Sang reassures him.

You can't let your pet beast suffer. If you can't satisfy your pet beast's appetite, how can you expect it to train well?

I now have 50,000 League Coins; it's just Qiyuan milk, right?

Buy!

Fifteen minutes later.

Qiao Sang, holding a large bag of Qiyuan milk, falls into deep thought.

This 50,000 League Coins should last me for a while...

After Firetooth finishes three bottles, there are still seven bottles of Qiyuan milk left in the bag.

After drinking four bottles, Firetooth finally perks up, but his limbs are still weak, and he walks unsteadily.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang doesn't immediately start his skill training.

"I'll take you to buy something good." Qiao Sang smiles at Firetooth.

"Fire."

Firetooth's eyes light up, clearly very interested in this good thing.

...

Vile Square.

The largest shopping center in the Tangxin area, a premium commercial complex integrating leisure, shopping, dining, and entertainment.

As soon as Qiao Sang arrives, she is stopped by a handsome young man with blue wolf-tail hair.

"Beautiful lady, are you interested in making your pet beast more charming? Come to our Mengli Pet Beast Styling Room. We have a professional team of pet beast stylists, and our chief stylist has even designed a look for Luo Gang's Purple Devil Vine."

"Thank you, but I'm not interested." Qiao Sang declines.

"Beautiful lady, don't rush to refuse. Look at my Qingyue Butterfly." The young man with the wolf-tail hair takes a step to the side.

Behind him, a Qingyue Butterfly with a blue-purple body and green-veined wings appears before Qiao Sang.

The Qingyue Butterfly elegantly turns in the air, and the scattered scales reflect dazzling light in the sunlight.

It's quite beautiful...

Qiao Sang is momentarily captivated by the Qingyue Butterfly.

The young man with the wolf-tail hair looks satisfied, seeing the girl lost in the charm of his pet beast. He presses on: "How about it? The blue-purple color is beautiful, isn't it? Our stylists adjusted it based on the Qingyue Butterfly's preferences. Your Firetooth has a nice color, but it lacks personality. Why not come to our Mengli Pet Beast Styling Room to design a unique look?"

"Fire!"

Firetooth barks at the young man with the wolf-tail hair, clearly displeased.

This guy actually says he lacks personality!

With the development of the pet beast society, many professions have emerged, most of which serve pet beasts. Pet beast stylists are one of them.

There are millions of pet beasts in the world, of all kinds, but pet beasts of the same species look almost identical, with only slight differences in height, weight, and build.

With the development of information technology, differently colored pet beasts have appeared before the public.

If it weren't for the spread of information, a person might never see a differently colored pet beast in their lifetime.

Rarity makes things valuable.

Although a differently colored pet beast is not as valuable as a dragon-type pet beast, its selling price is comparable to that of a fairy-type pet beast.

If it's a rare species, the price might be more than a hundred times higher.

Later, the profession of pet beast stylists emerged.

It doesn't matter if you don't have a differently colored pet beast; you can dye it to be differently colored.

Although it sounds good, almost no professional battle trainer would choose to dye their pet beast.

The reason is simple.

It will fade...

A pet beast will get injured in a battle, and losing a layer of fur or skin will ruin the entire look.

That said, some famous trainers can't resist the allure of differently colored pet beasts.

Recently, Lin Ruochu used a golden Silver Frost Centipede in a nationwide live broadcast of the university super league. The first opponent he faced was a Water-type Impact Turtle.

Ice-type pet beasts have a significant advantage over Water-type pet beasts.

However, under a barrage of high-pressure water guns, the golden color on the Silver Frost Centipede faded by half, making it look very pitiful. This directly affected Lin Ruochu's mindset and performance, causing him to lose the entire match.

Qiao Sang was indeed captivated by the Qingyue Butterfly, but she wouldn't dye Firetooth to give him a new look.

Firetooth's fiery red color is so beautiful!

This guy has no taste at all.

"No." Qiao Sang declines again.

Seeing her firm attitude, the young man with the wolf-tail hair doesn't waste time and stops another young woman passing by.

"Beautiful lady, are you interested in making your pet beast more charming? Come to our Mengli Pet Beast..."

...

Qiao Sang brings Firetooth to a pet beast accessory retail store on the third floor.

Following the signs, she reaches the items she wants to buy.

"Come, Firetooth, see which one you like." Qiao Sang smiles at Firetooth.

Firetooth curiously looks at the items in front of him.

There are strings of beads and various styles and colors of bracelets.

"Fire."

Firetooth points to a string of blue beads with his paw.

Qiao Sang picks up the beads and feels their weight, her hand dropping 50 centimeters.

"Let's go with the bracelet; this is not good for your neck." Qiao Sang looks at Firetooth's neck and says.

Firetooth: "???"