The story of how I became a beast tamer

Chapter 24 How about we practice together?

The car drove through several streets and stopped in front of a gray-white building.

Above the door hangs a plaque that reads "Qingyan Taoist Temple," with bold characters and some peeling paint.

"It's quite a large scale." Fang Bo pushed open the door and immediately felt the deafening noise.

The dojo was filled with shouts, presumably because the apprentices were practicing.

The girl at the front of the stage walked over, asked a few simple questions, and then went to call the person in charge.

Fang Bo stood in the lobby, looking around.

Photos of dojo apprentices are hanging on the wall; most of them are accomplished trainers.

Among them are many experts who have obtained advanced qualification certificates.

Such people can gain respect wherever they go.

Trainer is such a profession.

Footsteps came from behind, and a man in a gray training uniform walked over.

I was slightly surprised to see Fang Bo's age.

Generally speaking, trainers this young usually come from good families.

Few people are willing to act as someone else's sparring partner.

Unless the boy became a trainer through his own talent.

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind, but on the surface, he smiled and said, "You must be Mr. Fang Bo. I'm Xu Tao, the person in charge."

"Hello," Fang Bo said politely.

After exchanging a few words, the two headed inside the dojo.

After walking through a long corridor, you arrive at a spacious indoor area.

There were several children standing inside, the youngest being seven or eight years old, and the oldest no more than twelve or thirteen.

Upon seeing Fang Bo arrive, the group whispered among themselves.

A little girl waved to him shyly.

The fact that the children could be sent to Qingyan Martial Arts Academy indicates that their families are either wealthy or influential.

But they did not show arrogance.

Instead, they greeted him very politely, showing great anticipation for the sparring partner.

At Xu Tao's signal, Fang Bo summoned Kha'Zix, who had recovered to his best condition.

Upon seeing that their training partner was a Leafblade Scyther, the children immediately surrounded it and greeted it enthusiastically.

"Teacher Fang, what's its name?"

"With its sickle gleaming coldly and its hind legs powerful and strong, it must be incredibly fast."

"Wow, its eyes look a bit fierce."

"Perhaps they have mastered the skill of intimidating with their gaze."

"I know that the Leafblade Mantis is a top predator in the jungle."

Seeing the children's enthusiastic smiles, Fang Bo was filled with emotion.

Everyone else who saw Leafblade Mantis was filled with prejudice against low-level elves.

These children, however, were able to face it calmly.

That love for elves came from the bottom of my heart.

What is most commendable is that their assessment of Kazik is well-founded and sufficient to prove that the children have received an excellent education.

This gap in resources is difficult for children from ordinary families to catch up with.

The sparring rules are one-on-one practice.

Khazan is responsible for evaluating the children's training results.

Passing the internship qualification exam speaks volumes about their abilities; dealing with these greenhorns will be a piece of cake for them.

"I'm leaving the children in your care." Xu Tao patted him on the shoulder and turned to attend to other matters.

The dojo is under constant surveillance, with particular attention paid to the battlefield.

If anything goes wrong, a master-level member will appear within a minute.

So Xu Tao left without worry.

"Teacher, I'll go first." A tall boy raised his hand.

His expression was full of eagerness.

His Pokémon leveled up to level two, making him stand out among his friends.

If he can beat his sparring partner, that'll be enough for him to brag about for a whole semester.

"Okay." Fang Bo nodded and gestured for the boy to take his seat in the players' area.

Just as the boy was about to step forward, someone suddenly walked over from the side.

This is a young man wearing a blue training uniform.

He looked to be in his early twenties, with a trainee trainer badge pinned to his chest.

It seems they've come to the dojo to carry out a commissioned task.

He stood in front of Fang Bo and looked Kazik up and down.

His smile was filled with that familiar disdain.

"Hey bro, let's switch things up." He gestured towards the kids on the sidelines. "You take care of the Pokémon, and I'll battle for you, okay?"

Trainers can indeed provide temporary assistance to each other when carrying out a commission.

The alliance encourages everyone to work together.

If you do it well enough, you won't care about the specific process afterwards.

However, this guy wasn't there to help.

Taking care of Pokémon is quite troublesome, including feeding them, cleaning up their droppings, and taking some out for a walk every day.

The work was tedious and not to Fang Bo's liking, but the pay was higher than that of ordinary sparring.

This guy is clearly trying to scam people.

They're offered high rewards, yet they want to exchange them for simple tasks.

Do you really think everyone else is stupid?

Seeing that Fang Bo remained silent, the young man's tone carried a hint of "I'm thinking of you."

"Your Leaf Blade Scyther isn't a high level, so it's easy for it to get injured in actual battles. Taking care of other Pokémon will make things much easier. I'm doing this for your own good."

Fang Bo said calmly, "No need."

The man was taken aback, not expecting to be rejected so directly; he had thought his reason was perfectly valid.

Won't your Pokémon's injury interfere with its training?

His smile froze for half a second, then he summoned a small monkey engulfed in flames.

【Elf: Fighting Ape】

Status: Good

[Rank: 6 (Iron Grade)]

[Attribute: Fire, Fighting]

Individual Value: ★☆☆☆☆

[Personality: Warlike]

[Talent: Perseverance]

[Evaluation: An agile elf, skilled at accumulating power through continuous tap dance steps.]

This is an extremely powerful Pokémon, with its individual values ​​reaching the peak of one star.

Is he behaving so arrogantly?

"Don't rush to refuse." He turned to the children on the sidelines, his tone becoming warmer: "You agree, right? How about I help you find a stronger opponent?"

If persuasion fails, then they must incite these children.

Who wouldn't want to spar with the majestic fighting ape?

Everyone looked at each other, and finally the tall boy spoke up.

"Teacher, we don't want to switch."

The smile on the young man's face froze completely.

Another little girl with a ponytail chimed in, "I think Leafblade is cute, why would you want to change?"

"That's right." The chubby boy with glasses next to him nodded, "Our teacher taught us not to judge a book by its cover, and that applies to elves too."

Fang Bo: "..."

I'm clearly speaking up for him, but why don't I feel happy?

I'll definitely give you a good beating later, you little fatty.

The young man's expression was rather unpleasant.

He's spent the last few days trying to get close to the kids, eating with them, chatting with them, and explaining training techniques.

I thought I'd become a familiar face, but they didn't give me any face at all.

In fact, children are the most insightful and pure of souls.

How could I not see that he was intentionally bullying people?

People just didn't want to become his accomplices.

Fang Bo remained silent until he saw that the other party was still unwilling to leave. Suddenly, he made an invitation: "How about we have a match and let the kids see who is more suitable as a sparring partner?"

The young man turned his head and looked at Fang Bo with some surprise.

You, a pathetic praying mantis, dare to spar with me?

Fang Bo's tone remained calm: "If you say the elves are stronger than me, you should at least set an example for everyone."