The Divine Hunter Chapter 1: Tame a mount
The weather was clear, and the warm sunshine dispelled the shadows that had shrouded Elland for months.
On the busy street, two demon hunters walked side by side towards the animal market in the east of the city, ready to see if there were any suitable horses.
After they solved the big troubles in the palace one after another, Archduke Elland showed a rare act of generosity and gave them a reward of 400 crowns, which included a confidentiality fee.
Their shriveled purses bulged again.
Buying a horse is not just for traveling. Roy has long wanted to try out his new professional feature: mounts.
According to the description of the characteristics, various animals, including lions, tigers, grizzly bears, sharks, whales; magical creatures, such as petrified cockatrices, dragon lizards, pterodactyls, griffins, crab spiders, mermaids, and even real Dragon;
Whether they are flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the rivers and seas, they can all be tamed into mounts.
But first of all, finding them is a hassle, and secondly, the rarer and more powerful the creatures are, the harder they are to tame, so he wants to find an ordinary horse to try his hand.
Anyway, the mount can be unbound at any time.
……
The two of them squeezed through the animal market, which exuded the body odor of various livestock and was filled with the "moos" of cows, the "bleeps" of sheep, and the "hum" of pigs, and arrived at the deepest stable.
A horse dealer wearing a turban, a brown short coat, and long boots came up to him, with a bright smile on his big, rough red face that had been exposed to the weather.
Businessmen are better than civilians in this regard. They do not discriminate against demon hunters, but they sometimes discriminate against the poor.
"Two distinguished guests, go this way..."
The horse dealer stretched out his hand and said, "Defoe swears that you can't find better horses than mine here in the city. The prices are cheap and affordable... Of course there are expensive ones, but you get what you pay for, and you will be satisfied." !"
The witcher looked around. The stable was neither big nor small, with about thirty horses in it. "Where do all your horses come from?"
"Most of them are pastures on the outskirts of Airland City. There are also horses from Bardolph in the south and Dorndale in the east." The horse dealer patted his chest with his big black-haired hands. "All the horses are here." He is fed with high-quality grass and is in good health. He has never been sick! In terms of endurance and speed, he is definitely no worse than other horses, of course at the same price."
"Have you dealt with it?" the bald man asked again,
"80% of the geldings have been lost... You should know that horses that are not gelding have bad tempers and are easily disturbed by their mothers... and most guests do not have the patience to accommodate them."
The bald man nodded, keeping his age and experience in mind. He knew a lot about how to recognize a horse, "You go ahead and do your work... We will pick out the horse and then ask you for a price."
"You are still an expert, so please help yourself!" The horse dealer smiled politely and did not bother. He dragged a bucket and rag into the stable on the other side and scrubbed the body of a white mare.
"Roy, what colors are you going to pick? Red, black, gray, white?" The witcher grabbed a handful of chopped young grass from the bucket outside the stable and handed it to the head of a black horse. , waiting for the other person to come to chew food, the other hand took the opportunity to gently touch the horse's neck.
The black horse turned his head and showed his white teeth and tried to bite him, but the witcher quickly withdrew his big hand. Repeat this, slowly trying to touch while feeding.
After a while, the black horse accepted his presence, lowered its head obediently, and allowed him to stroke it.
"Black, gray, or brown," Roy glanced across the circle of stables. He did not intend to choose horses with too brightly colored coats. That was not his style, and emphasized. , "But I don't want to pass it."
"Are you from an animal protection organization?" The demon hunter sneered, with a look of disdain, "That's what rookies who can't ride horses choose. They felt that the ride was not wild enough and sounded unlucky - until they jumped off the horse. I fell down and broke my leg, then I realized I regretted it!"
"Listen to my advice and choose a gelding..." The demon hunter caressed the black horse from its neck to its shoulders and patted the bridge of its nose. The 'battle' is quite suitable for a rookie."
Roy glanced at the black horse and shook his head, "It's too old, thirteen years old...it won't be able to run in another two years."
The demon hunter was immediately surprised. He didn’t remember that this guy could recognize horses.
"An old horse knows the road, have you ever heard of it? Look at the muscle lines of its trunk and hooves. It is well maintained. Let alone thirteen years old, I think it can still run at eighteen years old. And this kind of experience is rich Only the best horses know how to guide novices, they are just right for you, and they are not expensive.”
"Forget it, I want to go around again..."
Roy stubbornly rejected the witcher's opinion and walked around the stables, observing more than twenty horses of different colors and shapes, and finally found one that met his expectations:
Horse
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Life: 60
Attributes:
Strength: 8
Agility: 8
Physique: 5
Perception: 4
Will: 4.5
Charm: 5
Spirit: 5
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This is a brown horse, about 5 feet tall, with soft and shiny coat. There is a white spot from the forehead to the muzzle. From the front, the entire face is white, which is impressive.
The most important thing is that it has never been gelded, and its physique and agility are the highest among dozens of horses. Other horses, especially stallions that have been gelded, will obviously have a lower physique.
That means they have endurance problems.
Roy imitated the witcher's routine, grabbed a handful of young grass from the barrel with his left hand and pointed it at the brown horse. His dark gold eyes looked directly into the horse's black eyes, trying to convey goodwill, walking slowly and unhurriedly. Come to the right front of it.
The method doesn't seem to work very well.
As soon as the boy came within three seconds, it immediately raised its head, snorted anxiously, its ears that were originally forward suddenly turned back, close to its neck, and started pacing in the stable,
Roy couldn't help but slow down, spread his hands, and took a step back,
"Good boy, don't be nervous...I mean no harm. I'm here to take you out of this **** prison...and I'll give you your freedom in a year or two at most!"
"Rookie, you made it nervous!" The demon hunter in the distance noticed this scene, shook his head and reminded, "Don't lean over, be careful of getting your bones kicked and delaying your trip. You'd better change to another one honestly. A gentler gelding."
"I have a unique method of training horses, just wait and see the show, Leisuo."
Taming a fierce horse can only give you a sense of accomplishment... If Roy were an ordinary person, there would indeed be nothing he could do against this "stubborn boy", but now——
With a thought, he used the ability to bind the mount to the horse in front of him, and a message suddenly appeared in the template:
The target has not been tamed and cannot be bound as a mount.
Domestication?
You have the following two options——
Natural domestication: Gain its trust and obedience through long-term training, feeding, and riding. A high charm value will speed up the process. After the domestication is successful, the mount will be close to you and rely on you, treating you as a friend, relative, or...
Forced Taming: When your will reaches or exceeds twice the target, you can use your will to forcibly subdue it. The more the will attribute exceeds the target, the shorter the time will be.
The target must be conscious and within a certain distance from you during the process.
During forced domestication, the target may become afraid, run away, or attack.
After successful domestication, it will respect you, love you, obey you, and regard you as its master.
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Of the two domestication methods, the first is most suitable for charismatic people and ordinary people, and Roy, whose main attribute is will, will undoubtedly choose the second.
However, the target will resist, which means that if he wants to forcefully tame a griffon or dragon, he will have to endure terrifying claw attacks and breath.
Unless - Forced domestication requires the target's consciousness to be awake, but does not require their body to be in a healthy state. If they are too weak to resist...
Roy felt that he had found a bright road to tame monsters.
He turned around again and used the mount-binding ability on the bald man who was approaching the black horse. As expected, the target had not yet been tamed and could not be bound to a mount.
"Sure enough, humans are also within the binding range."
But it is difficult for people to have the same sense of trust and obedience as pets to their own kind, and it is almost impossible to domesticate them naturally.
But if you tie up an ordinary person and then use forced domestication, will the effect be better than that of Axis's seal?
Roy plans to give it a try in the future.
"Little devil, what's your look like?"
Leso noticed his strange gaze, crossed his arms over his chest, and turned his amber pupils.
"I found a good horse... How much do you think it's worth?" Roy quickly changed the subject,
The witcher glanced at the brown horse's muscular body and slender limbs, nodded and said, "The reward Siward gave you is enough to buy it, but are you sure you want to choose an ungelled horse? If you fall off your horse when the time comes, don’t blame me for not warning you.”
"Just choose it, what about you?"
"This old black horse."
After a while, the two called the horse dealer to complete the transaction, and also purchased a pile of cut and crushed cereal grass, corn, and straw as feed.
The Grand Duke spent all his money on the honorarium.
After returning to the hotel, when no one was around, Roy found the brown horse in the stable. After being handled by the horse dealer, it became much docile, as if it understood that it had a different owner and recognized the reality.
Roy patted its neck.
My own will is 8.5. I have to reach twice its will, which is 9... before I can carry out forced domestication. There is exactly one attribute point left that is useless.
Having said that, willpower is also very useful - it can tame pets, affect the power of shock skills, let them survive the pain and despair of the Green Grass Trial, and resist abnormal mental states...
Will: 8.5﹢
OK!
Will: 8.5→9.5
Roy closed his eyes and felt that, unlike increasing his physique, strength, or agility, or increasing his will, he basically couldn't feel any changes, but the brown horse beside him shook his head from side to side uneasily.
Will will change invisible momentum?
"I'm sorry, man, just bear with it..." He stroked its head with his right hand and suddenly activated the forced domestication——
For a moment, the brown horse seemed to have seen a natural enemy and the thing that he feared most in his heart. His legs collapsed and he knelt on the ground~IndoMTL.com~ His slender body was trembling, but he did not dare to whine. The dark and bright eyes reflected a human figure wrapped with **** tentacles.
But its strangeness only lasted for two minutes and then ended abruptly.
The target has been tamed...is it bound to be a mount?
OK!
The brown horse was shocked, stood up again, immediately lowered his head and licked the palm of the man in front of him flatteringly, his furry tail swaying lightly behind him.
And Roy clearly felt the emotion in the brown horse's heart - awe and surrender, unable to resist all his orders.
He has an additional subordinate with a spiritual connection.
So I tried to give instructions in my heart——
"Squat down!"
"Stand up!"
"Spinning in circles!"
"Scream!"
"Law——"
It obeyed every instruction and behaved like a human being.
"Very good, sensible boy!" The young demon hunter smiled with satisfaction. Forced domestication saves time and effort. "From today onwards, you will be fooling around with me. When I find a replacement, I will let you go free!"
"Now, you should have a new, more fashionable name...Follow the trend and call it Wilt..."
This word means far away in ancient languages, implying that it will follow the witcher on a farther journey.
Wilt hissed happily and lowered his head respectfully.
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