NOVGO.NET Chapter 433 Taming [2]
Chapter 433: Chapter 433 Taming [2]
[Taming – Basic Mastery – Proficiency: 2%]
At this stage, the skill allows the user to initiate and form spiritual contracts with creatures of equal or lower strength.
20% chance to copy a random skill from a tamed creature.
2% chance to copy a specific targeted skill (if known and intentionally attempted).
10% chance to teach one of the user’s personal skills to a tamed creature.
All copied or taught skills will begin at Basic Mastery with a cool down of 5 days.
At basic mastery you can only tame 5 creatures.
Number of tamed creatures: [⅕]
Michael’s eyes widened at the skill description.
The ability to copy and teach skills?
His first thought was: Damn, beast tamers must be eating good.
The second thought was an image—vivid and absurd—of an elephant wielding a spear, thanks to some eccentric beast tamer who thought it’d be fun to teach that sort of thing.
And the third thought?
Can I use this on my undead?
His breath quickened, excitement surging through him, but he forced himself to calm down.
As for the skill’s apparent limits—the number of creatures he could tame—Michael suspected these were the penalties for gaining a class-core skill outside his main path.
Still, even with the limitations, the potential was massive.
Just as Michael was about to sink deeper into thought, Arianne’s voice cut through the silence.
“How do you feel?” she asked, stepping closer.
Michael blinked, grounding himself in the present. “A bit…different,” he said truthfully.
Arianne smiled. “That’s the bond. It’s still fresh, so it’ll feel more tangible.”
She stepped around the circle, now fading as the ritual completed. “One of the perks of taming is that you can use a form of Telepathy with your bonded creature. Communication is seamless within a certain range.”
Then she gestured toward the owl. “Though, in your case, I’m afraid this one might be a little… special.”
Michael raised a brow. “Special how?”
Arianne shrugged with a wry smile. “It probably won’t provide you with any meaningful assistance. Not for combat, not for scouting. At least, not yet.”
Michael glanced at the owl.
He wasn’t disappointed.
Not even a little.
’If it’s useless now, I’ll just evolve it,’ Michael thought calmly.
One of the things Michael never feared was the potential of his subjects.
But Arianne’s words made him curious about the mutated owl that was now his tamed beast.
Without hesitation, he tried to pull up its panel the same way he did with his undead.
To his satisfaction, it worked.
[Mutated Owl Lv. 10 (MAX)]
[Name: None.]
[EXP: *****]
[Rank: Common★★★]
[Skills: Phase Shift (Basic Mastery)]
[Master: Michael Norman]
The rank of the mutated owl was Three-Star Common Rank, which meant the highest level it could reach was Level 21.
But that wasn’t a problem for Michael.
The appearance of the owl’s panel also proved something important.
The Awakener system now officially recognized it.
That meant it could level up.
More importantly, it meant Michael could use his talent on it.
Ironically, this owl now held more value to him than even the dark elf, Lyra.
But what truly caught his attention was the singular skill the owl possessed.
The name alone didn’t sound ordinary and Michael suspected it was likely a result of whatever the mutated owl had consumed to change its form in the first place.
Without hesitation, he checked the skill.
[Phase Shift – Basic Mastery – Proficiency: 1.2%]
Momentarily shift your body out of the material plane and reappear at a target location within 5 meters, bypassing physical obstructions. You do not become intangible—only your position changes
At Basic Mastery, the range is short and the casting requires focus. Shift must be to a visible location.
Michael’s eyes widened—again.
“Phase Shift,” Michael murmured.
Teleportation. But not quite.
And this was just Basic Mastery.
Michael looked down at the owl again.
“So you ate something shiny,” he muttered, “and this is what came out.”
The owl glanced up at him, eyes gleaming.
—”Shiny food?”
Michael chuckled softly.
Yeah.
This one was definitely a keeper.
Arianne watched him with a faint smile playing on her lips. “So… is your curiosity satisfied now?”
Michael glanced at her, then at the owl now perched on his arm.
He exhaled slowly and muttered, “Well, I was hoping for a ferocious beast that could tear through steel or at least breathe fire… but I guess an owl works too.”
The owl blinked innocently.
Michael tilted his head. “I mean, he’s quite pretty.”
Arianne giggled behind her hand, amusement bubbling up at the unexpected answer.
Regaining her composure, she gestured to one of the servants standing nearby. “If you’d like, I can have the documented method and the complete list of beast-taming materials delivered to you later.”
Michael raised a brow, then shook his head lightly. “It’s fine.”
She looked mildly surprised. “Really?”
Michael gave a shrug, his tone light. “I was never planning to venture into beast taming in the first place. Just curious, that’s all. If I hadn’t stumbled into this owl, I might have walked out the same way I came in—just with more questions.”
Arianne tilted her head. “So this was all just…?”
Michael grinned. “A little curiosity. A dash of experimentation. And now a weird new companion.”
That made Arianne laugh again, shoulders shaking just a bit.
Michael continued more sincerely, “If time wasn’t such a resource, I might have jumped at the offer. The whole path is fascinating. But I’ve got too many things going on already. I wouldn’t want to take up beast taming half-heartedly…”
Not when I have a better alternative anyway. Michael said the latter part to himself.
Arianne nodded, her expression thoughtful. Then, with a mischievous glint in her eye, she said, “Well, at the very least, you should give him a name.”
Michael blinked. “Him?”
She tilted her head. “Well, I assume it’s a he.”
Michael looked at the owl. “What do you think? Male or female?”
—”I am… me. What is male? What is female? Can male eat more shiny food?”
Michael deadpanned.
He turned to Arianne and said, “We might need to go for a gender neutral name.”
Arianne giggled. “I suppose we’ll just go with owl for now.”