Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Monster Researcher (1)

TL: Haku

Edited: Obelisk

Ian began to catch wolves to the point he fell into a trance . However, just as he thought, a wolf better than the one ‘Agile Wolf’ from the first eight he caught didn’t appear so easily .

Through repeated successful captures, your Affinity stat has increased by 1 .

He had grinded so much to the point that his Affinity stat rose .

Around five hours of just wolf capturing had passed by, and perhaps it was because Ian’s efforts were recognized, a new stat messaged popped into his view .

Through a large number of wolves having been captured, you have obtained the nickname ‘Wolf Expert’ . As you obtained the nickname ‘Wolf Expert’, from now on when you try to capture a wolf, it will be easier to gain Affinity . As you obtained the nickname ‘Wolf Expert’, from now on, you can differentiate the best wolves without capturing them .

Ian’s expression brightened up . To have the skill to differentiate the best wolves without capturing them was a big help to his grinding .

‘While they’re at it, can’t they just apply that to every monster?’

Ian grumbled internally, but he knew well that that was a robber’s devilish mind .

“Let’s see…”

Ian examined the wolves that were wandering the field . And among them, he discovered a wolf that had a name faintly shining gold .

‘Is it this one?’

He approached the wolf without hesitation . And just like he had done until now, after he easily captured it, he opened the stat window .

Tough Wolf

Lv: 13

Classification: Wild Animal

Rank: Common

Personality: Courageous

Evolution impossible

Offensive Power: 30

Defensive Power: 12

Agility: 20

Intellect: 10

Vitality: 82/82

It’s a normal wolf that inhabits grasslands . It has fast feet and sharp teeth .

As expected, he had caught one with outstanding stats from a modifier attached to its name .

Ian’s smile deepened .

“The wolf’s offensive power is at 30, huh?”

Compared to the ones with ‘Weak’ or ‘Mean’ or other inferior modifiers, it was a difference of almost 1 . 5 times .

However, several wolves around this level were already caught through his grinding . He had no intention of quitting his grinding until he caught one that was significantly greater .

Right then, a wolf that was a little far away with a name that was distinctly shining gold caught Ian’s eyes .

“Whoa… . !”

Without even realizing, an exclamation broke out from Ian . And before anybody else could discover it, he hurriedly ran towards the wolf . This was because if someone killed it before Ian caught it, it would become a big problem .

“Keu-reu-reung-!”

The wolf growled as it saw Ian approach it .

“This little, what are you going to do if you stare?”

Whether it was because Ian’s smirk disgusted it, the wolf charged towards him instantly . The difference in its swiftness and movements could be felt when compared to the wolves that he had caught already .

Puck- . Pu-puck-!

However, despite that, the wolf couldn’t do anything else but submit to Ian’s incredible stats .

“Capture!”

You have succeeded in capturing the ‘Wolf’ .

Ian gulped before opening the Wolf’s stat window .

He was just as nervous as when a rare item dropped .

Wolf

Lv: 11

Classification: Wild Animal

Rank: Common

Personality: Valiant

Evolution possible

Offensive Power: 37

Defensive Power: 15

Agility: 31

Intellect: 19

Vitality: 90/90

It’s a normal wolf that inhabits grasslands . It has fast feet and sharp teeth .

After checking the stat window, Ian’s two eyes widened .

The stats that were incomparably different were shocking enough, but there was something else that really shocked him .

‘Evolution possible? You’re saying evolution is possible?’

Ian couldn’t believe his eyes, so he checked multiple times . However, the words ‘Evolution possible’ were distinctly written .

“Jackpot!”

There was a strange point, though .

‘How come this one doesn’t have a modifier attached? Is it because its stats are all good?’

Ian immediately stopped grinding and released all the other wolves . Of course, there could be a wolf with better stats, but the one that was just captured looked like it was worth raising .

Ian was all smiles .

“Alright, now to hunt!”

Ian was originally going to start hunting after he maxed out his Leadership once he captured several different monsters, but he changed his mind . This was because he heard from Cain that the more monsters you had that were participating in hunting, the more your Experience points would be divided amongst them . It was the same concept as when you went with a hunting party .

Ian, who wanted to quickly grow the wolf, immediately moved to hunt . The place that Ian was headed towards was where he hunted last time, ‘Fox Den’ Kalymputh Hill . In his heart, he wanted to go to a higher level hunting ground, but as the wolf’s level was too low, he decided on Kalymputh Hill for now .

With light footsteps, Ian left Kairon Basin .

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Ian, who arrived at Kalymputh Hill, didn’t immediately summon his wolf . This was because on top of there not being a lot of users that class-changed to Summoner yet, if news surfaced that there was a Summoner that was already able to hunt in the lv 25 hunting grounds, the Fox Den, then it would become too troublesome .

From the outside, Ian was currently a perfect Archer user .

When Ian was about to go into the hunting grounds, one guy approached him and asked .

“Excuse me, if you don’t have a party, would you like to hunt with us? We’re lacking a long-distance damage dealer . ”

However, because Ian had absolutely no desire to hunt in a party, he declined politely .

“No, I’m sorry . I personally need to do a quest . ”

“Ah, I see . ”

Ian, who declined the party, quickly moved and entered the hunting grounds . And when he positioned himself in a place deep within the woods, he summoned his wolf .

“Summon!”

Finally, along with a white light, the wolf appeared in front of Ian .

This is the first time you have summoned the ‘Wolf’ . You can give it a name .

‘Name? It’s too troublesome, so should I Just call it wolf?’

Ian, who thought about it for a moment, decided to name the wolf ‘Ly’ . There was no big meaning, but it was a name using the first two letters of Lycanthrope, meaning man-wolf .

“Ly, your name is now Ly . ”

Whether it was because it liked the name that Ian gave it, the wolf growled and rubbed its head against Ian’s leg .

Ly like its own name . Your affinity with Ly increased . Ly’s loyalty rose by 5 .

Ian had a doubtful expression when he saw the system message .

‘Was there a Loyalty stat?’

And after checking the wolf’s stat window, Ian nodded his head .

‘It’s visible when you open up the detailed stat window . ’

There was a concept called ‘Detailed Stat Window’ even for a character’s stat window . It was a part where you could see detailed stats like specific offensive and defensive power, critical hit chance, and different attributes and resistances as well as others . The summoned one’s stat window was similar .

‘Its loyalty is 70% . As expected, the max is probably 100%, right?’

Firstly, Ian used the only active skill for combat he had for hunting .

“Blessings of the Wind!”

You have used ‘Blessings of the Wind’ . Your agility will increase by 37% . The agility of summoned ‘Ly’ will increase by 37% .

Definitely Ian, but the agility of summoned ‘Ly’ increased as well .

‘This is a good buff skill . ’

Ian lifted his bow and took aim at the Red Fox that was visible .