127: Chapter 127 Building a Team Requires Faith
After completely separating from the main group and confirming that Pan Xuan didn't care, Xu Qingfang and the other two headed deeper toward the danger zone.
Miao Sang hung over Yue Yun's broad shoulder, slowly and methodically licking its paws as if reminiscing about that Lightning Rat.
That Lightning Rat had been a pretty good toy.
Miao Sang hadn't actually eaten the Lightning Rat, of course; it had just toyed with and teased it in various ways, letting it go once it got bored.
Yue Yun tilted his head to glance at Miao Sang. "I'll arrange more post-meal exercises like today's for you in the future."
A fluffy little paw rose, and a soft paw pad pressed against Yue Yun's face to push him away, as if expressing dissatisfaction.
Miao Sang was, after all, a little fat cat.
Having long since grown accustomed to laziness, moving around occasionally was fine, but making it participate in Yue Yun's training or dragging it along to exercise every day would practically be the death of it.
Beast Tamer, bad!
Sensing the little fat cat's resentment, Yue Yun smiled silently and reached up to give its fluffy head a stroke.
A little fat cat like Miao Sang couldn't resist being petted.
Its head was pushed down slightly by Yue Yun's large hand, yet it couldn't stop itself from nuzzling into his palm, letting out a purr like a 'King Engine' to express its current delight.
Beast Tamer, good!
Xu Qingfang and Mo Yu followed beside Yue Yun, watching the intimate interaction between him and Miao Sang with faces full of envy.
Mo Yu looked at the Nether Horse beside him. This 'wise' divine horse with its uneven eyes was acting like it had ADHD; it was either raising its hooves to dance or messing with flowers and stones, clearly enjoying itself.
Mo Yu felt a sudden wave of speechlessness.
He transmitted his current emotions to the Nether Horse while reaching out, wanting to pet it.
The Nether Horse's self-entertaining movements paused as it looked at Mo Yu's hand suspended in mid-air, its eyes sparkling with the light of wisdom.
It actually slowly lowered its head and leaned in.
"Old Black!" Mo Yu was deeply moved.
Unexpectedly, the Nether Horse suddenly opened its mouth and bit down on Mo Yu's hand, making him jump up on the spot from the pain.
Yue Yun was stunned, blurting out immediately, "Holy crap, he jumped two meters high!"
Seeing this, Xu Qingfang said nothing.
He cast a subtle glance toward the Thunderwing Griffin. The griffin's forward movement paused as it looked back at its Beast Tamer, its sharp eagle eyes full of disdain.
Griffins were proud overlords of the sky that only accepted what they recognized. Even as a Pet Beast that had just entered its youth, it wouldn't crave its Beast Tamer's trivial petting.
Xu Qingfang tilted his head and curled his lip in embarrassment.
Usually, when he petted the Thunderwing Griffin, it didn't show any sign of rejection, but the situation now was very different.
If he tried to pet it out of a sense of comparison, the Thunderwing Griffin would definitely give him a vicious peck; Xu Qingfang had no doubt about that.
Yue Yun chuckled as he plucked Miao Sang from his shoulder and handed it into Xu Qingfang's arms to let him pet the cat to his heart's content. "If you want to pet a cat so badly, just pick a fluffy one for your second Pet Beast."
"That won't do."
Xu Qingfang shook his head, explaining while petting the cat, "Whether choosing a Pet Beast based on a mature system or a trial-and-error path like yours, one must consider the harmony between the Pet Beasts.
For example, my Griffin is powerful and resilient. The second Pet Beast I choose next must at the very least not be a coward; it must have the same powerful determination to climb upward as the Griffin."
As the saying goes, unity is strength.
As a Beast Tamer's Contract Power Rank increases, an increase in the number of contracted Pet Beasts is inevitable, so the Pet Beasts a Beast Tamer chooses must share the same conviction.
That's right, conviction.
Only with the support of the same conviction can Pet Beasts of different species unite and cooperate with each other effectively.
Usually, contracted Pet Beasts take following their Beast Tamer, helping them become stronger, and protecting them from harm as their conviction—the team's harmonizing agent.
This type of conviction is also quite common.
These are all the results of the dependence and trust generated through day-to-day training between the Beast Tamer and the Pet Beast, a bond of mutual progress.
After all, becoming a qualified Beast Tamer relies not just on special beast-taming abilities, but also on a sincere heart.
Mo Yu clutched his palm, where tooth marks were clearly visible, and glared at the Nether Horse somewhat angrily. "The Pet Beast I contract in the future definitely won't be an undead type!"
The Nether Horse tilted its elongated face, its already uneven and mismatched eyes filled with confusion.
Yue Yun thoughtfully took Miao Sang back from Xu Qingfang's arms, picking it up by the scruff of its neck and forcing it to look him in the eye.
"What is your conviction?" Yue Yun asked, feeling amused as he weighed the little fat cat's tonnage.
Xu Qingfang patted Yue Yun on the shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of sentimentality. "I know, you're actually asking yourself why you're persevering and how you should walk your path in the future!"
Yue Yun pulled Miao Sang back into his arms, looking at the suddenly sentimental Xu Qingfang with an inevitably surprised expression.
Xu Qingfang looked as if he had seen through the world, clicking his tongue as if savoring life, putting on the posture of someone who had been through it all.
Seeing that Xu Qingfang was about to start preaching again, Yue Yun quickly interrupted, "Old Xu, what the hell is wrong with you?"
Xu Qingfang froze upon hearing this.
Yue Yun continued, "I've said it before: my current goal is to become a Beast Taming King. That is the conviction that supports me!"
Xu Qingfang was suddenly left speechless.
Mo Yu laughed out loud without reservation, and even the Thunderwing Griffin cast a helpless look, seemingly disdaining its own Beast Tamer for having a heart for power that was unstable and not as sincere as others.
"Yoh!" the Thunderwing Griffin cried out.
Look at that ball's Beast Tamer, then look at you who contracted me. Can't you learn something from him?
Feelings of dissatisfaction were transmitted into Xu Qingfang's heart. Xu Qingfang didn't know whether to laugh or cry and quickly straightened his expression to comfort the griffin.
"What are you guys laughing at?"
He didn't forget to try and stop Yue Yun and Mo Yu's mockery.
Of these two, one's contracted Pet Beast had no thoughts, and the other's had its own ideas. It was still his own Thunderwing Griffin that was of one mind with him, achieving success together.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingfang's mood improved quite a bit.
As the Three Heavenly Kings who had shared life-and-death experiences, Xu Qingfang only had to lift his butt for the others to know what kind of fart he was going to let out; the other two weren't going to let him off that easily.
Yue Yun said, "Miao Sang doesn't have to fight anyway."
Mo Yu added, "I'm in a clerical position."
Their words left Xu Qingfang speechless. The words he had just used to comfort himself were torn away, and his mental state instantly collapsed.
Seeing that they had achieved the desired effect, Yue Yun and Mo Yu shared a look and burst into laughter, raising their hands for a high-five.
"You bastards, you absolute bastards!"
Xu Qingfang couldn't help but complain.
The Thunderwing Griffin walking at the very front couldn't help but shake its head, burying its head as it continued forward. The Nether Horse remained in that 'wise' state, skipping and jumping along beside the griffin.