As he stood there frozen, a two-meter-tall, silver-furred wolf stepped out of the bushes.
His breath hitched when he saw it, and his blood ran cold.
He knew if it attacked, he would certainly die.
However, just when he was losing his nerves, the wolf took a step toward him, sending shivers down his spine. But then it staggered and fell to the ground.
Thud!
"Hm?" It was only now he noticed it was severely injured—a deep, bleeding wound on its neck.
Almost at the same time, he noticed a bluish, round crystal orb the size of a newborn baby's fist lying in front of the wolf's mouth, covered in its blood.
Once he realized the beast was not a threat, he wanted to flee lest the one who gave it such severe injuries come for it and find him too, but he hesitated when he saw the crystal orb.
Though he didn't know what it was, it seemed similar to a magic beast's core in his memories. He also knew these beast cores were supposed to be very valuable, even if they belonged to the 1-star magic beast.
Just when he felt the urge to pick it up, the wolf raised its head and looked at him with its big, silvery eyes.
'Oh shit!' He panicked, thinking it was going to kill him before dying.
However, after taking a good look at him and sniffing the air, the wolf extended one of its front paws and pushed the crystal orb toward him.
After that, its head and paw fell weakly to the ground, and its eyes slowly closed before it became completely still.
'Is it dead?' He thought, suddenly feeling a hint of sympathy for it.
However, the next second, his attention shifted to the crystal orb. Taking a careful step forward, he bent down and picked it up.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, it released a dazzling blue light, forcing him to close his eyes.
Thinking the orb wasn't something good, he was about to throw it away, but before he could, he felt a stinging pain in the center of his palm.
Hiss!
Hissing in pain, he opened his eyes and looked at his palm in surprise.
The crystal orb... It had vanished, leaving a small wound on his palm, which was closing rapidly. Under his gaze, it completely healed without leaving any scar within a few seconds.
He was stunned for a few moments before muttering, "What the fuck just happened?"
Right then, a floating window appeared in front of him, making his eyes go wide.
[Congratulations, host, for acquiring the Beast Tamer System.]
As he read this text flashing on the screen, his shock and surprise turned into wild excitement as he almost shouted, "Love you, Lady Luck!"
'Now I have my cheat. I shouldn't have any problems becoming the strongest person in this world, right?' He thought, his excitement growing.
After daydreaming for a long time, he finally reined in his excitement and calmed down before focusing on the floating screen.
The welcoming message had changed.
[To access the system, the host only needs to give the command in his mind.]
[The Beast Tamer System mostly focuses on taming the beasts and raising them.]
[When the host tames a beast, the system will reward the host for it. The main reward being the ability to cultivate.]
His gaze flickered when he read this and commanded the system to explain more about it.
[Since the host lacks the fundamental mechanism to sense the world's energy and absorb and cultivate it within you, the system will help you.
When the host's tamed beast(s) cultivate, the system will transfer a small portion of their refined energy to the host. Since it will come from your tamed beasts, the energy won't reject you, and you can use it to cultivate.]
[More information you'll find as you use the system.]
He was about to command the system to give more information when this last message flashed and the screen changed.
[Name: Vesper Ironhart]
>Age: 20
>Species: Human
>Cultivation: None
>Bloodline: None
>Beast Energy: 0.
>Tamed Beasts: 0
>Physical Stats
>Strength: 9
>Endurance: 10
>Agility: 12
>Vitality: 5
>Defense: 6
'It's recognizing me as Vesper, huh? Then I'll be Vesper. It's not like my previous identity was anything significant to me.' He thought, readily accepting his new identity.
After that, he thought, 'I'm not getting any starting package like those MCs in the fantasy novels? Some OP ability to start with?'
After a few moments, he understood that he had to earn everything and that the system wouldn't simply hand him everything.
'But how am I going to do it? It didn't give me any information. Will it give me missions to complete, or will I have to find a way to tame a beast first?'
From the few memories he inherited, Vesper knew that in the Kingdom of Eldoria, people didn't tame beasts the normal way. They would, instead, use powerful subjugation talismans or mind-controlling spells to control them.
'I doubt this is what the system meant by taming them.'
Right when he thought this, the screen changed.
[Mission: Your benefactor, the one who gave you the life-changing opportunity, is at her last breath. Tame her to save her life.
[Reward: Beast Space, Basic Beast Energy Cultivation Technique]
Beast Space: A separate dimension within your body where you can store your tamed beasts. Additional effect: Increase the beasts' natural recovery and healing speed by ten times.
Basic Beast Energy Cultivation Technique: Allows you to refine your tamed beasts' energy and make it your own to increase your cultivation.
Vesper's brown eyes flickered when he read this. Both rewards were something he would urgently need after taming his first beast.
'It's all well and good, but how am I going to tame it?' He thought, looking at the silver wolf lying motionlessly in front of him.
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