Beast Taming: Starting From Zero Chapter 770 Discussion

I enjoy this novel a lot. Not perfect, but well written and engaging. Some points:

OP Protagonist: The protagonist is massively OP and basically never loses. Even on the rare occasion she loses the match she will win the game. After the first tournament you will start to feel like she won't lose, and the feeling that things will always go her way in various aspects Spoiler

such as winning the lottery to spend unlimited money for a year

[collapse] will only grow. I don't particularly mind, but if that bothers you a lot this might not be the novel for you. Usually things going her way are either a result of people trying to make a connection with her or there's a convincing enough situation set up for it. Whether it's a tournament or outside a tournament it scales well with her power and there's always at least something that is challenging enough to be interesting reading how she gets through it (or escapes it), and she does seem to progress slower after each stage (relatively speaking; it's still way too fast for that world), but ultimately it is still an OP protagonist novel.

Transmigration: I can see some aspects that this affects such as being more aware of scams and conscious of the importance of money than someone that age might typically be and more willing to study compared to the old person. I don't think it was really necessary, but it's not something I care that much about.

Protagonist: I like her personality. I don't have much to say about it, but can't leave it out.

Pet beasts: Each of the pet beasts has its own personality, interests, and motivation. Although she would still be powerful, the MC's ability to understand these aspects of her pet beasts is a key factor in making full use of her golden finger, and I find this one of the strongest parts of the story.

Mother: Agree with another reviewer: their relationship is cute, funny, and relatable.

Other relationships: There are a lot of relationships that really only last for one plot arc and then kind of fall off or at most the character will pop up in social media after the next big development. It's not unrealistic exactly, but sometimes it's a little unsatisfying. For example for the first big high school tournament she got moved to a more advanced team, but after we got to know her previous teammates a bit I wanted to know a bit more about how they did. It wasn't completely unaddressed, and it's not like I wanted to see detailed accounts of all their fights too, but maybe somewhere in the middle.

Drama: As another reviewer said, it's nice that there's not too much big drama, but there are a couple of drama setups that feel unsatisfactorily resolved. The first is the relationship with the paternal family, especially the grandmother which is strained but not antagonistic and seems to be going somewhere but has been on pause for many chapters. However, I suspect that this will be addressed more in the future and these things take time and she's currently Spoiler

on a different planet

[collapse] so it's not a big deal.

The second is a rival school which Spoiler

cheats and their best player plays cruelly

[collapse] and she just beats their best player and the first spoiler issue the final consequences are implied to happen off screen, while the second is not really addressed at all.

Combined with the previous point, I would say that the emotional payout for some things does not always feel in proportion with the setup. I suspect there are cultural factors here. Most Chinese media feels tonally off and unsatisfying to me, and this issue gives me some of the same weird feelings, but not to the extent it puts me off the story.

Fight scenes: Very engaging. I am easily exhausted by novels that focus too much on the fighting, but this goes into just the right amount of detail. Occasionally it will drag a little, but usually even if I know she's going to win (or escape safely) it's interesting to read how. Tournaments are broken up with things she's doing in between matches, so I don't get too fatigued by endless fighting.