Chapter 490: Chapter 300: Even Yu Bao Isn’t As Scummy As You

The training conditions at Pearl Harbor were also great, but not to the point where the rest area was placed right next to the ring.

After all, beds have been human traps since ancient times.

Besides, back then, there was Ke Yan.

With a terrifying instructor like that watching, no one was in the mood to enjoy themselves, no matter how good the conditions were. Everyone had to train to the death...

Yan Dingyi clapped. "Well said. Beast Tamers truly shouldn’t be corrupted by a comfortable environment. You’re very self-aware."

Peng Kai plopped down. "So, only the ring is for you guys. To prevent you from getting distracted, we’ll take care of these beds, sofas, TVs, and computers."

Cao Mingyu: "..."

Su Zhi: "..."

Damn it!

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"Uncle Yan! Stop worrying about that damn airdrop! I’m about to get swarmed!"

"You’re trash! Move, I’m gonna run them over with the armored car!"

"Wait, so you’re going to run me over first??"

In a corner of the private room, Peng Kai and Yan Dingyi wore holographic gaming helmets, completely absorbed and having the time of their lives in the bullet-riddled, thrilling battlefield.

In a society of Beast Taming, pet-raising simulation games weren’t very popular because they overlapped too much with reality. In contrast, shooter games like this were quite novel.

The humans of this world had never mass-produced firearms. Only the Divine Strategy Alliance had produced a small batch as a research project.

After all, firearms were pretty much useless against powerful Pet Beasts.

But it was different in a game. Grabbing a gun and fighting yourself was, of course, way more satisfying than just commanding a Pet Beast...

This pair of unlikely friends played from afternoon till evening.

On the ring, Su Zhi and Cao Mingyu’s faces were dark, and they were grinding their molars so hard they were about to shatter.

The only thing more infuriating than suffering is watching others have fun while you suffer.

’Damn it! I really want to kill those two!’

"Don’t look at us like that. This is also part of your training."

Peng Kai leisurely took off his gaming helmet. "The bigger the competition, the more mixed the crowd. Some audience members might even maliciously interfere with the match using flash photography or other means. Only by honing your focus to the absolute limit can you perform at your peak without any distractions."

Su Zhi’s expression remained dark. "I get the logic, but I can’t shake the feeling that you’re just using this as an excuse to slack off..."

"Ahem, that’s definitely your imagination."

Peng Kai waved his hand. "So, how was it? The training regimen I set up shouldn’t be so easy that God Su got nothing out of it, right?"

Su Zhi: "..."

’To be fair, he’s right.’

As a high-ranking Alliance Member of the Cui Feng Alliance and a future Vice Alliance Leader, Peng Kai’s training had pushed him to his limits all afternoon.

After individually assessing Su Zhi’s three Pet Beasts, Peng Kai proposed two training methods.

The first was the "Banned Skill restriction battle": one side would send out a Pet Beast, and before the battle, the opponent would ban one of its Skills. The other side would not have this restriction.

This training method was designed to test a Pet Beast’s ability to break through using its remaining Skills when some were neutralized by the opponent. In reality, it was a test of the completeness of the Pet Beast’s Skill System.

Considering Yu Bao’s somewhat special form-switching ability, Su Zhi and Peng Kai discussed and decided that if a Skill was banned, any variations derived from that Skill would also be banned.

For example, if Sandstorm was banned, then the Earth and Fire Dual Element’s Flying Flame Form and the Earth and Gold Dual Element’s Sandstorm Iron Shattering Array would also have to be banned.

Yu Bao protested!

The protest was overruled.

This type of restricted battle really tested a Pet Beast’s adaptability. After the first round, the number of banned Skills was increased to two, and then to three.

The first round was manageable, but the further they went, the more the "Treasures" complained incessantly.

Although they all generally had more than three Skills, their core Skills only numbered two or three. If those were banned, weren’t they just screwed?

Take Shan Bao, for example. With Flash Gold Teleportation, Super Heavy Gold Fall, and Hardening banned one after another, its remaining Skills posed no threat at all, and it was played like a fiddle by Cotton.

However, the one who performed the best in the end was, paradoxically, the most targeted one: Yu Bao...

Because that rascal’s Skills... were just too numerous.

For instance, in one round, although its Sandstorm was banned and the related dual-attribute variations couldn’t be used, its other skills that operated on the same principle—the Pure Fire Element skill Flying Flame Storm and the Pure Gold Element skill Metal Storm—were not included in the ban.

After all, you can’t just ban an Earth Element Skill and then forbid Fire Element and Gold Element Skills as a consequence. That made no sense.

The same logic applied to banning Quicksand Shield and Furious Sand Blade.

’Can’t use the variations with derived Attributes? Perfect. I’ll just use a brand new Attribute. How about you get a taste of my 32K Pure Gold Shield and Great Saber?’

As a result, after a few battles, Yu Bao had the highest win rate. Except for one match where it got a little too cocky and was viciously bound by Cotton’s Gravity Water Prison, all the others were complete stomps.

After watching, Peng Kai’s lips twitched. "Perhaps tomorrow we should refine the rules again. Any Skills that look similar should be banned together..."

"Woof-aroo!" Yu Bao grew anxious. ’You’re bullying a dog!’

’Besides, didn’t I perform terribly in the targeted restriction training? I didn’t see you guys sticking up for me then!’

"We just assumed the Wise One had a grander perspective, didn’t we? How could we dare to question the wisdom of the Wise One?"

Su Zhi and Peng Kai exchanged a knowing smile.

That was right. The second training method was the "targeted restriction battle."

Contrary to the first method, this one involved the opponent choosing five Skills, and your side could only use those five in battle. The essence was the same: to test a Pet Beast’s performance with a limited skillset.

In this mode, Shan Bao suddenly had its moment to shine.

After all, she only had a few Skills to begin with. No matter what the opponent chose, they couldn’t avoid picking Hardening or Super Heavy Gold Fall. As a result, Shan Bao’s combat effectiveness was often barely affected.

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