Chapter 165 - Unintended Luck
The honest man gasped, while the old blacksmith snatched the dagger. His movement was quick and stealthy, without a hint of senility. Compared to his listless expression before, it was as though he was another person.
When he held the dagger, the old blacksmith understood everything at once.
It was neither sharpened nor polished, and had an extremely rough surface. Yet, the sky-blue veins on it were utterly clear and defined.
Since the old man was one of the top blacksmith in Alanna, he realized the reason just with one look at the markings.
Genius… he’s a true genius.
Other than that word, Old Hoyer could not think of anything else to describe Lin Li.
It was those veins on the dagger that made it so precious.
When he was still at the Endless World, he battled in a high-difficulty mission as a hunter. Although he did not complete that mission, he remembered some techniques in taming. They were not any ordinary taming methods. If Lin Li were to follow the instructions religiously, he would be able to tame a level-10 magical beast.
But, for his skills as a Hunter then, the ability to tame was not important at all. Even if he could train a level-10 magical beast, it would not be able to survive the attack from the Stars of Fury.
So, Lin Li did not pay much attention to that matter then.
Yet as he transmigrated as a mage, these taming tips became extremely valuable.
The body of a mage was too weak. Lin Li felt like he was walking on tightrope in almost every battle. Especially when he was at the Shadowglen, Lin Li had the fear that any slight mistakes would doom him eternally.
If he had a powerful pet, how would the low-level creatures like Skeletal Warriors of at most level-10 be any trouble to them? One pet would be enough to wipe all of the Skeletal Warriors out without the use of magic. They would only need to sit there and enjoy the show…
Mages had pets too. They were known as Familiars.
It was a level-15 spell to summon a Familiar from another dimension.
Yet these types of Familiars were usually not equipped with battle skills.
Apart from high intelligence, they were no different from cats and dogs.
Most of the times like this, mages would treat the Familiars as their personal assistants.
For example, Lin Li saw Gerian summon his Familiar during his few-months’ stay in Jarrosus. They were at the potion room that day, and the Familiar was summoned to help the busy Gerian pick up a few test tubes.
Were there any Familiars that were to be used for battles? Yes, there were. But… there were too few of them.
In 10 mages, there might not be one with the ability to summon a Familiar.
Hence, Lin Li really valued the taming techniques a lot. Since he had been a super hunter, he knew how to instruct his pets to do chores very well. He knew better than anyone else the best time to order the pets to help them kill their enemies or create destruction.
If he were to succeed in taming any level-10 magical beast, his capability in battling would be raised by a level.
The knowledge of taming, however, was different from that of potions. Lin Li was uncertain if the knowledge would be effective in Anril. Thus, he decided to attempt it with a Thunder Eaglet…