50 Pe (2/2)
”That's the spirit. I have already selected a monster for you to tame and it is an old friend of you.”
”A friend of mine?”, Ivan had to ponder for a bit to get an idea of which monster his mentor meant, ”You mean the boss of the Caves of Leuren?”
”Yes. It is very strong for your first pet. Much stronger than the usual pet but you should be able to do it. And if not you can just try as many times as you need.”
”Will it work? After all it is a dungeon creature.”
”So you have already realized that the creatures in a dungeon are different from these in the wilderness? But you don't have to worry. In this aspect they work the same.”
”How come? I thought that when one tames a creature it would be taken away by the tamer, including its spirit and essence, but dungeon creatures don't have them.”
”You really have to tell me how you came to know about spirit and essence later. But on the point of how the tame skill works you are slightly wrong. In reality the taming process is similar to what happens with dungeon creatures. The skill makes an imprint of the creature which is then stored inside the pet dimension. This imprint is more of an copy then a transformation of the creature, so it doesn't conflict with the workings of dungeons.”
”Then the summoned pets don't have any essence either?”
”They do, but it is bound to the imprint in the pet dimension and as such can't be acquired without acquiring the pet dimension itself. After all only by it being this way it is possible to summon it again after it has died.”
”So it is like this.”
”Well I have heard that there are other ways of doing it which is called the contractual way, but it requires much higher base levels and is stuff of the legends.”
”Then why doesn't everyone make the boss their first pet and instead have weaker ones?”, he then asked the other question he had.
”That's because during the taming process you have to defend against the attacks of the creature you want to tame and nobody is allowed to help you. Not only will the taming fail the system will also punish all parties involved. I guess it is a form of control so it isn't possible to just tame an ultra strong creature with the help of others and then breeze through everything in ones way.”
”Oh, ok. That sounds reasonable. Then do I have to be careful of anything while taming the boss?”
”No, just don't kill it during the time the spell needs to finish.”
The both of them fell silent and enjoyed their beverage. Ivan had to admit that the tea the waitress had gotten him was very much to his taste. The refreshing feeling helped him to relax and enjoy the silence.
As such the two of them sat in the room with a relaxed atmosphere enjoying their tea and neither of them was willing to destroy the silence just yet. Slowly the minutes went by and Ivans eyes closed. The past day had been very stressful and the rest now made him sleepy.