Chapter 10: (3). Hidden ss -3


    “Oh, Ian, you came back!”


    Kain greeted Ian warmly.


    “It’s not easy, right? Haha…”


    Kain wasn’t even considering that Ian could seed on the quest. In fact, failing on capturing the wolf


    and returning to the guild was part of the quest.


    However, Ian wasn’t an ordinary yer.


    “Yes, it wasn’t easy… the wolf was so stubborn…”


    Ian truly meant it. He had spent more than an hour on beating up the wolf.


    “But I have captured it.”


    Ian took out the Scroll of Binding with the Blue-Eyed Wolf sealed in it and gave it to Kain.


    “What? You captured it?”


    “Yes. Is there a problem?”


    Kain hurried to check the scroll. The Blue-Eyed Wolf was indeed sealed within.


    Kain’s eyes brightened.


    “Aren’t you a beginner?”


    “I am.”


    Ian could vaguely understand the reason for Kain’s strange reaction.


    ‘It would have been a hard quest for any ordinary Lv.10 user.’


    However, he mainly thought that Kain was more surprised because he hadpleted it so quickly. He


    didn’t know that he had ‘destroyed’ the original course of the quest.


    “You are truly remarkable!”


    Kain’s eyes showed some admiration.


    However, Ian was only interested in the hidden job.


    “Then, can I be a Monster Tamer now?”


    To his surprise, Kain shook his head.


    “No, Monster Tamer isn’t a suitable ss for you.”


    “Excuse me?”


    Kain, ignoring Ian’s confusion, continued to speak, “Don’t you want to walk the path of the master?”


    With that, a new system message came up.


    Ddling-.


    [The path of the master]


    Kain, guild master of the Summoner Guild, was impressed by your talents. He wants you to walk the


    path of the master. ept his offer and you can be a Taming Master.


    Difficulty: —


    Reward: Be a Summoner (Taming Master)


    – Would you like to ept the reward?


    Ian was thrilled to check the message.


    ‘This is-! I’ve never heard of a ss quest that took this kind of course…’


    Taming Master must be of a higher ss than Monster Tamer.


    He had no reason to hesitate.


    “Yes, I want to be a master.”


    Kain was more than happy to hear this.


    “Oh, as expected! I knew you would ept my offer.”


    With that, a white light engulfed Ian’s whole body and another system message came up.


    – You have be a [Summoner (Taming Master)]


    – New statistic [Friendship] has been created.


    – New statistic [Taming Technique] has been created.


    – New statistic [Leadership] has been created.


    – Skill window [Basic Summoning Technique] Lv. 1 (Proficiency 0%) has been created.


    – You learned the basic active skill [Summoning (Dismiss)].


    – You learned the active skill [Capture].


    – You learned the active skill [Blessing of the Wind].


    – You learned the active skill [Basic Training].


    – You became the first [Taming Master]. You gained 500 reputation.


    – You found the hidden ss [Taming Master]. Your Friendship, Taming Technique and Leadership are


    increased by 30.


    The light disappeared while Ian was feeling thrilled. He had finally taken the first step of his new path.


    “The path to bing a Taming Master is very difficult. However, I believe in you. Please bring back


    our legend to life!”


    “Of course.”


    Ian then checked his statistics.


    [Ian]


    Lv.10: 0/3200(0%)


    Race: Human


    ss: Summoner (Taming Master)


    Title: Master of Hunting


    Reputation: 500 (If Reputation drops below 0, it bes Evil Reputation.)


    Strength: 45(+0)


    Speed: 77(+0)


    Intelligence: 30(+0)


    Stamina: 35(+0)


    Health: 750(+0)


    Magic: 350(+0)


    …


    Ian was eager to start hunting monsters.


    However, before that, he needed to get as much information as possible from Kain.


    “Should I use the Capture skill to get monsters?”


    Kain answered kindly, “Yes. You were able to capture the Blue-Eyed Wolf without having any


    Friendship, so you must have a gift for capturing monsters. Nevertheless, I will teach you some tips.”


    “Thank you.”


    Kain continued to speak: “The less strength a monster has, the higher is the probability of a


    sessful capture. You must be aware of this?”


    “Yes.”


    “But there’s something even more important than draining a monster of its strength.”


    Ian listened without saying anything.


    “That is Friendship.”


    “Are you talking about the Friendship with the monster you are trying to capture?”


    Kain nodded, “Yes.”


    However, Ian still had some questions.


    “Should I not start a fight with the monster and instead raise its Friendship?”


    His question was only natural. Bymon sense, you could judge that attacking a monster would


    have a bad influence on your Friendship with it.


    “Good question.”


    Kain took a moment and spoke again.


    “The best strategy to capture a monster depends on what kind of monster it is. However, the standard


    way of capturing a monster is to make it acknowledge the Summoner’s power through a battle and


    Friendship statistic if the monster doesn’t acknowledge you.”


    It makes sense.


    “Ah, but there’s one exception.”


    “An exception?”


    “In case of young monsters, it is quite easy to befriend it without a battle. Of course, it always


    depends on the monster.”


    Ian concentrated hard on memorizing everything Kain said.


    The ss Summoner was literally an unexplored path. Currently, the man who had the most


    information about it was probably Kain.


    “And naturally, the higher your Friendship with the monster you want to bind, the easier it is to capture


    it.”


    “So, it is very important to raise your Friendship statistic.”


    “Yes.”


    Ian had another question, “Are there any limits to taming monsters?”


    “Another good question.” Kain continued to exin, “You can capture monsters as much as you want.


    However, you can take only a certain number of monsters with you.”


    Ian couldn’t understand and stared at Kain nkly, who smiled and spoke: “When a Summoner


    captures a monster, he gets a little tattoo on his arm. The monster is sealed within the tattoo and the


    Summoner can always summon or dismiss any monsters he has captured.”


    Ian quietlyined at this.


    ‘A Summoner has a lot to learn from the beginning.’


    There were so many things to know, they were beyondpare to when he had be an archer.


    Maybe it was because this was a hidden ss.


    However, Ian was onlyining with his words as the truth was that he was very satisfied. The


    Summoner ss was veryplicated and had a lot of thinking to do. This was perfect for Ian’s


    gaming style.


    After all, if something wasplex, then it meant that there was a lot to study.


    “But if your Leadership isn’t enough, you wouldn’t be able to capture additional monsters. The Scrolls


    of Binding is for that asion.”


    Ian was an expert on games, so, he understood right away.


    “So, the higher my Leadership is, the more monsters I can capture and handle.”


    “That’s correct.”


    “And I need to carry Scrolls of Binding in case a good monster shows up and I have reached the limit


    of my Leadership.”


    Kain couldn’t help but p, “That’s it. You are clearly meant to be a Summoner.”


    Ian asked a few more things that he wanted to rify.


    ‘I still have many questions, but it’s time for me to find the answers myself.’


    Ian then got out of the Summoner Guild while his lips curled up.


    “Now, let’s go get my first pet!”