Skill Book: Taming Beasts
“I heard yesterday that the Boar King was taken down, but I never expected it to be you! You’re one of the strongest among all the races I’ve welcomed!”
Huang Bin’s eyes were full of admiration, feeling that he had mentored an extraordinary Hunter.
“It’s all thanks to the wise guidance of the mentor…”
After a round of mutual flattery, Yang Jian’s curiosity became irrepressible!
“Mentor, you’re talking like this, not even bothering to be discreet anymore?”
Yang Jian didn’t know how to phrase it: “Doesn’t the higher-ups care?”
Huang Bin, however, understood what he meant.
He led Yang Jian to a nearby lounge to sit down and chat.
“Care? The Abyss is almost at our doorstep, how can they care?”
“Almost at our doorstep? salvation?”
Huang Bin smiled.
“You’re overthinking it. The continent of salvation has stood in the myriad realms for over a hundred thousand years, always serving as the bridgehead against the Abyss! It’s constantly in a state of mutualDevour with the Abyss. For example, the undead world of Northrend in the northernmost part of the continent is the 72nd layer of the swallowed Abyss!”
6.
Damn it, that’s talking about Blue Star then!
Yang Jian couldn’t tell for a moment whether he was lucky or unlucky.
In his previous life, he had always been stuck at the bottom.
Transmigrating to a new world, he originally thought that with his cheat, he could become a general manager, CEO, marry a beautiful rich woman, and reach the pinnacle of life!
But now he had become a miserable cannon fodder who had to fight the Abyss… “So, how long does it usually take from entering the game until the Abyss invasion?”
“The fastest was a month and a half, the slowest was half a year! But there will be sporadic invasions of Abyss creatures into your world during that time…”
Yang Jian indicated that he understood.
“Won’t spreading this kind of news cause panic?”
Huang Bin shook his head.
“Those who can speak with us are all talented and have potential! Either they have great luck, or they are Reborn…”
Yang Jian: Reborn? Are you serious?
Noticing Yang Jian’s thoughts, Huang Bin explained.
“Every world has a World Will. When it’s about to be swallowed by the Abyss, it will make a final stand, exhausting its last strength to send the deceased it believes most likely to turn the tide back to the past. So, for rebirth to happen, the right time, place, and people are all indispensable!”
He stared blankly at the Professional Hall outside for a while.
Many Hunters walked towards the Hunter Mentor, then disappeared.
A moment later, they reappeared within Yang Jian’s sight after moving a meter away.
“Mentor, there’s a question I’m not sure if I should ask?”
“Speak!”
Huang Bin gestured for him to continue.
“The Abyss invasion is, after all, an invasion of our world, but the attributes gained from leveling up here in salvation can’t be brought back! What’s the point of it?”
“You’ll have to inquire about that when you reach the main city. Asking here is useless!”
Yang Jian: …At least let me satisfy my curiosity!
Although Huang Bin didn’t say it, his tone implied that there was a way to bring out one’s strength hidden in the main city!
In that case, Yang Jian was no longer in a hurry!
After all, his Tian Eye cheat was specifically for seeing through these hidden illusions.
Walking out of the Professional Hall.
Yang Jian took out the skill ‘Second Pet’ to learn.
【Ding, learning failed. Missing prerequisite skill Tame Beast!】
He ran to the general store to clear out his backpack.
He also took advantage of the daytime to observe all the NPCs in the village.
He actually found two hidden quests that were relatively difficult to trigger.
After an hour of prerequisite quests, he finally triggered the quest he wanted.
Liliana needed 100 turtle shells… Yang Jian was quite familiar with turtles; he had been fighting them for almost a whole night yesterday.
The only problem was that no turtle shells had dropped last night!
“Madam Liliana, those turtles don’t seem to drop turtle shells?”
“Oh, right, I forgot about that. I’ll teach you a professional skill first. Just use a small knife and Skinning will do!”
【Ding, Armor Shop owner Madam Liliana wants to teach you the professional skill ‘Skinning’. Do you wish to learn it?】
Why would I waste half a day here if I don’t learn it?
“Learn!”
“Can any small knife be used for Skinning?”
Yang Jian had a lot of white equipment in his bag, including small knives.
But in this crappy game, if you don’t ask clearly, it’s easy to fall into a trap.
“Theoretically, any small knife can be used, but purchasing an enchanted professional ‘Skinning Knife’ makes it easier to peel off a complete hide!”
Alright!
The other quest was given by the blacksmith.
Blacksmith Luke needed 50 copper ores… As usual, he gave professional skills [Mining] and [Ore Finding].
Yang Jian was a bit numb. This holographic real-life game didn’t even have a minimap, and yet it had ore finding?
That being said, Yang Jian still bought an enchanted ‘Skinning Knife’ and a ‘Mining Pick’ from the blacksmith!
He cleared out his backpack, thinking that since he was going on a long journey, he should increase his backpack capacity.
Tianmu Zhenjun: Rich woman, do you have a bigger backpack?
Yueyin Qingya: …Yes!
Tianmu Zhenjun: Give me two? Preferably with some high-quality white equipment of level five or six!
Yueyin Qingya: OK!
Two minutes later, Yang Jian received a package from Yueyin Qingya.
【Ding, congratulations! You have obtained Backpack: 10-slot container * 2, Boar Rapier (White) * 1, Quiet Helm (White) * 1, Skill Book: Tame Beast * 1】
Tianmu Zhenjun: You’re amazing! I’ll transfer ten million to your card later as a thank-you fee!
Yueyin Qingya: Hehe, you’ve told me several times that money is useless, and to quickly spend the company’s money… Tianmu Zhenjun: …The reason Yang Jian didn’t chat with Zhou Yue using the in-game WeChat software was because he was afraid of such conversations being monitored!
Yueyin Qingya: The price of copper coins has reached one to one hundred. Are you still buying?
Tianmu Zhenjun: Then let’s slow down and focus on acquiring supplies! I got news today that they won’t be here so quickly!
Yueyin Qingya: That’s good. It will take me a few more days to talk to my mom.
No longer replying to the chat, Yang Jian first consumed a ten-slot container backpack.
After ten slots, there was no white buffer. The next step was a green 16-slot container!
Yang Jian simply stopped waiting and consumed two pieces first to increase his stamina!
【Talent: Devour (White)】
【Description: Devour a white equipment no higher than your level, inheriting all of its attributes. Can be stacked infinitely.】
【Cooling Down: Remaining time 59:48】
【Upgrade Condition: 26/50】
【Current Devoured Attributes: Attack + 256, Defense + 51, Space Slots + 18】
Aside from the little time wasted during character creation, each cooldown was precisely timed!
So far, the total wasted time was less than five minutes.
There was no other way; the early stage was the best time to establish an advantage and widen the gap!
Even when sleeping, he had to set an alarm to wake up and devour equipment on time.
He took out the Tame Beast skill book, learned it, and it instantly transformed into a streak of light entering his body!
He then took out the Second Pet skill book and learned that one too!
Can a Hunter without a pet still be called a Hunter?
I’m different; either I don’t bring any, or I bring two!
On the way out of the Newbie Village, Yang Jian was still thinking about what pets would be suitable.
Should he bring a dog? And a monkey?
That could work. The only problem was that he hadn’t seen any monkey-type wild monsters in this game yet!
He followed the main road straight ahead, passing by groups of level four wild boars.
He recalled the types of wild monsters he had encountered so far.
A Hunter’s pet could only be a Beast attribute… So, taming succubi or elves was out of the question!
The types of Beasts encountered so far were mainly wild boars, wild wolves, crabs, and sea turtles!
The inherent skills of these Beasts were also very distinct.
Wild boars were semi-tank pets, with inherent skills Charge and Taunt.
Wild wolves had Bite and Bleed.
Crabs had Swing and Tear.
Sea turtles had Taunt and Shell Shield!
Yang Jian felt that when he had time, he should catch all of these pets at least once.
He could only carry two with him, but that didn’t mean he could only catch two!
He acted on his thought.
He spotted a wild boar and was about to make a move when his Tian Eye automatically displayed information.
【Name: Lazy Wild Boar】
【Description: Not only does it lack fighting spirit, but it prefers to lie down rather than move!】
【Remark: It is currently constrained by game rules, otherwise you would never see it standing!】
Yang Jian: …He raised his hand and fired an Arcane Shot, and the full-health wild boar died on the spot!
Since each individual was different, Yang Jian naturally hoped that the wild boar he caught would be able to accompany him for a long time!
He didn’t want it to lose its potential after only a few levels and need to be replaced.
“Holy crap, did you see that? That Hunter…”
“I saw it, a full-health wild boar was shot dead with one arrow!”
“Pants, you’re a Rogue, get closer and record it. We’ll upload it to Douyin later, it’s sure to get tons of clicks!”
The Rogue with the ID ‘Meichuan Kuzi’ immediately went invisible without a word!
“Too bad, this crappy game doesn’t display IDs above heads. I don’t know which great god from the rankings it is!”
“His equipment is so complete, he even has a face mask!”
The Rogue, invisible, slowed his pace and stealthily approached Yang Jian.