Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 179: Chapter 170 Virtual Helmet

Posting a task? Qiao Sang was curious but didn’t think to ask.

After all, what tasks one publishes are a matter of personal privacy, some tasks are even clandestine in nature; besides, her relationship with Shi Gaofeng wasn’t quite close—they might chat a bit more at school, but anywhere else they’d barely exchange greetings upon meeting.

“Guess why I’m here to post a task?” Shi Gaofeng whispered excitedly.

“What task?” Qiao Sang instinctively followed his lead and asked.

At this moment, curiosity overpowered rationality; since he brought it up of his own accord, there was nothing embarrassing about listening.

“It’s all because of that fat-removal task, you were right, that guy’s six-pack was definitely sucked out with liposuction!” Shi Gaofeng couldn’t help feeling cheated whenever he talked about it, showing a dissatisfied expression.

Qiao Sang was startled and asked, “What does that have to do with the task you’re posting?”

Scratching his head embarrassingly, Shi Gaofeng said, “My task was a failure, and I got a one-star review. Next time we meet up, Zheng Baolong won’t let it go, my mental and emotional state will definitely suffer a lot of damage.”

“So, I want to rent a Water-type Pet Beast to replace me for a day at the gathering.”

Qiao Sang was taken aback upon hearing this. The Water-type Pet Beast, capable of changing its shape to mimic others.

Office workers and students were particularly fond of it.

The higher the level of the Water-type Pet Beast, the more perfectly it could mimic someone, but it also had a fatal flaw.

“I remember the Water-type Pet Beast can’t mimic speech, right?” Qiao Sang reminded him, “If Zheng Baolong finds out, you might end up being responsible for cleaning the toilets for a whole month.”

“I’m aware,” Shi Gaofeng said sincerely while looking at Qiao Sang, “That’s why I need your help.”

She should’ve never been curious about the task… Qiao Sang said resignedly:

“How can I help you?”

Considering Shi Gaofeng, who always gets caught by Zheng Baolong no matter what he does, she could already picture the scene of the Pet Beast’s cover being blown and Zheng Baolong turning into a real tyrant.

Shi Gaofeng’s face brightened with joy as he said, “It’s nothing difficult, just don’t talk to me at that time and cover for me a bit. I’ve already spoken to Xu Yajie about this, and he’ll help me too.”

“I was planning to send you a message to ask for your help, but since we’ve run into each other, I guess I don’t need to send that message anymore.”

It seemed that even if she hadn’t been curious about the task, Shi Gaofeng would have sought her help…

With that thought, Qiao Sang felt much better.

“What about Wang Yao? Does she know too?”

“She mustn’t find out!” Shi Gaofeng insisted earnestly, “I’ve known her longer than you have and know what kind of person she is. If she finds out, she’s 100% going to lose it laughing, and she won’t be able to control her facial expressions even in front of Zheng Baolong. Then he’ll definitely sense something is amiss.”

In Qiao Sang’s mind, the image of Wang Yao laughing uncontrollably upon finding out involuntarily surfaced.

The mental picture was so strong; she couldn’t deny there was reason to Shi Gaofeng’s worries…

…

Twenty minutes later, Qiao Sang walked out of the Beast Taming Center, dragging a suitcase that looked a little worn.

The process of receiving her compensation was much simpler than she had expected.

She had thought that the staff would call or text the owner of the Beast Taming Badge, the old lady, to ask for a confirmation code or something for verification.

It turned out she had overthought it…

After verifying her information and the information of the old lady’s Beast Taming Badge, the staff handed the suitcase over to her.

However, it wasn’t as if anyone wielding a Beast Taming Badge could just come and collect items.

It was only during the verification of the Beast Taming Badge that Qiao Sang learned the old lady had recorded a video inside, specifically instructing that the items be handed over to the person who completed the task on her behalf.

This was also the first time Qiao Sang knew that a Beast Taming Badge could be used as a memory device.

…

Returning home, Qiao Sang immediately opened the box.

Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao curiously gathered around.

Upon opening the box, there lay a silver-gray helmet and 5 discs, each labeled with different images and text.

Could this be the legendary Virtual Helmet?!

Qiao Sang stared at the contents of the box, astonished.

In her previous life, the Virtual Helmet was a futuristic tool born from the compound of the words virtual, game, and helmet, representing the ultimate fantasy for die-hard homebodies.

But here, the Virtual Helmet was no longer a fantasy, but reality.

Donning the Virtual Helmet, one’s brain nerves would connect with the helmet, allowing the user to perceive the virtual world more vividly.

However, the invention of the Virtual Helmet in this world wasn’t for playing games, but to help Pet Beasts learn skills.

Not only could Pet Beasts learn skills through hands-on teaching by a Beast Tamer, but they could also accomplish self-study through videos.

Later, researchers felt that learning through videos did not fully engage the Pet Beasts, and thus, the Virtual Helmet was created.

The principle of the Virtual Helmet was to magnify the images produced by a small two-dimensional display through an optical system, and different discs corresponded to different skills, which could help the Pet Beasts immerse themselves better in learning.

But it was quickly discovered that a Pet Beast’s ability to learn skills on its own was still dependent on talent.

The advent of the Virtual Helmet increased the enthusiasm of Pet Beasts to learn new skills, but the actual chances of learning new skills were still much lower than when being taught by someone in person.

Therefore, the Virtual Helmet, which had been popular for a time, nearly became unsalable.

After all, it was expensive and could easily cause Pet Beasts to become addicted to it.

If a Pet Beast managed to learn a new skill, that would be fine, but the problem was most Pet Beasts still couldn’t.

If they couldn’t learn but still wanted to play, and if not allowed to play they would cry, make a fuss, or even go on a hunger strike in reality.

The original intention of buying a Virtual Helmet was to help Pet Beasts progress by learning new skills, but instead of making progress, they became addicted to the internet, which was frustrating for anyone.

Looking at the Virtual Helmet in the box, Qiao Sang felt both excited and hesitant.

With memories from her previous life, she was very eager for a Virtual Helmet, but it was meant for a Pet Beast to learn skills, and from the size and model of this helmet, it was clear that only Xiao Xunbao could wear it.

If Yaobao were to use it, that would be one thing, as she believed that with Yaobao’s desire to become strong, it wouldn’t get hopelessly addicted even if it didn’t learn any skills.

But Xiao Xunbao was a different story…

Its nature was to play, and if it couldn’t learn skills like most Pet Beasts and then insisted on playing, wouldn’t that be troublesome?

The more Qiao Sang thought about it, the more she felt this possibility was quite significant.

Although Xiao Xunbao had high talent and a great chance of learning, it was the fear of the unlikely that concerned her.

To be safe, she definitely couldn’t let Xiao Xunbao touch this thing… Qiao Sang analyzed for a while, cooled down, and made a decision, but when she turned her head, she saw Xiao Xunbao curiously looking at a disc.

The four large characters on the disc faced her.

Shadow Control.

The expression on Qiao Sang’s face instantly froze.