Chapter 182 - Taming (2/2)

”What?! That's all!” exclaimed Shadow.

”Yes. That is the best option. I would suggest nightjars or nighthawks. They have a good mental capacity and can see well at night which can be very useful for scouting at night as well as scourging for things. They are quite easier to control compared the other ones and nighthawk have a high speed and endurance with the ability to grow to strong beasts,” suggested Berlyn.

”There are common nightjars and nighthawks available at the store. You can choose to buy them. The equipment for attaching fireglows to the birds can be considered my gift. You can leave now,” said Berlyn placing the fireglow container on a cage and letting out a small wolf from a cage and started to feed it.

Shadow made his way back to the manager of the pet store. The manager had already been informed of the details of their transaction and had a few equipment ready for him. He immediately took Shadow to the second floor where there were quite a few birds and beasts on display. He took him to a corner where there was a door which led to the nocturnal section.

As he entered the room, he realized that the entire room was dark with sparse light entering from small holes at the edges of the room. He couldn't see anything in the place. The manager took a small lantern which a emitted a mild light. ”We don't really use lights in the room unless a customer asks for one of them. They really don't like to light. Most of them get startled and we recommend covering the cages of birds with a cloth,” explained the manager.

There were a bunch of animals in the place. There were all kinds here. Raccoons, monkeys, owls, snakes were the ones that he recognized immediately. He had never seen so many different kinds of nocturnal animals before. The manager took him past a few cages, and he could finally see the birds that the tamer suggested.

[Common Nightjar] (flying pet)

Level: 10;

HP: 2500/2500;

Perception: 45;

Attack speed: 50;

Physical attack:

Peck attack: 70;

[Nighthawk eyas] (elite flying pet)

Level: 13;

HP: 3000/3000;

Perception: 60;

Attack speed: 70;

Physical attack:

Peck attack: 80;

”I would suggest the nighthawk as it lives longer and has better capabilities than the common nightjar. Even the babies have stronger physique than the common nightjar,” said the manager pointing to the cages.

”How many do you have?” asked Shadow.

”Six babies and two a.d.u.l.ts. There are more eggs. You can have more if you want, it is just a matter of time as we have a set of parents,” said the manager. ”I would recommend one per an adventurer. Else, it would be hard to maintain a good amount of control.”

”My friends also need a few. Can you point me towards other nocturnal pets that can be used for scouting?” asked Shadow. ”And why would one have trouble maintaining control over the multiple pets?”

”Oh! That is due to the nature of the business. As we have an intention to sell. We put most of the pets on a spell which we later change so that it thinks you to be the tamer that had raised it. It is the best way

to make them obedient as almost all beasts raised in captivity have the closest link with the tamer who raised them. There is a specific keyword used for every kind of pet. When multiple pets of the same type are sold to the same customer, there tends to be an overlapping which makes it harder for one to control the pets,” explained the manager.

”It could be true,” thought Balthazar. He had always raised pets from the beginning or captured and raised them in his past life. He had never used a pet store to buy a pet before. ”Might be a method used by the system to restrict players from depending too much on the pet store. After all, its main aim is to improve the skill of the people,” he thought as he nodded to the manager.

”So, could you introduce me to other nocturnal scouting animals?” he asked.

”Nighthawks and Tyto Owls are the best aerial scouts at lower levels. Can't sell you high level ones as they don't tend to obey weaker masters. It is a matter of safety of the customers. Raccoons and monkeys can be useful to check caves or so, but high chance of losing their life. Snakes and pythons are a viable option, but they tend to be harder to control. You could also use a bat for this issue,” said the manager.

”Ok. Give me a Nighthawk eyas and my friends are coming for who would also like to buy a few more of the same,” said Shadow. He had already contacted Slaine and talked about his plan to him. He asked to only get a few top ones who they planned to include in a 5-man team if they participated in competitions.

”Sure, eyas are easier to tame as they are still younglings. It will be a better option if you plan to use it for long term. They don't mind mild magical lighting, but they avoid proper light,” said the manager as pulled out a small cage and pulled an nighthawk eyas from its larger cage and gave it Shadow.

”You can put it in a pet pouch,” suggested the manager pulling out a small sack. ”It is a basic one that has an internal space to hold upto 10 cubic metres. You can have up to 5 normal sized pets in it. Specially made to hold pets. Can't put non-living being in it.”

The manager performed a small spell after which he had the nighthawk eyas eat some feed through his hand. It flew to his should, began to nibble and rub its head against his neck. ”It recognizes you as its master,” said the manager. ”You just need to feed it in time during early hours of twilight daily to maintain loyalty and can feed it more to help it grow faster. It is already trained to fly. It can fly up to a height of 30 metres for a duration of one hour easily. You can also use it for scouting when it grows up.”

The went out and Shadow had paid the manager for the nighthawk, feed and collected the equipment to use along with it. As he was paying, Slaine entered the pet store with Rudra, Brick, Roll and Light.