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nLim Eunyeong had been very busy. She was a reporter of YTBC, a broadcasting station specialized in

ncontents for virtual reality games.

nHer main work involved searching contents for YTBC like finding a player who was on an interesting

nquest or visiting fields where a big battle was taking place.

nJust yesterday, Kailan, the game that was taking over the virtual reality gaming market, had a grand

nupdate. Therefore, it was natural for her to be very busy.

n“Ah, I have to get my boss something so that I can relax and play for the rest of the week…”

nEunyeong, who was also a fan and a player in Kailan, had a character named Lucia.

n“Has anyone played one of the new classes yet?”, Eunyeong wondered.

nShe was a priest at Lv.65. She was not a high-level player who belonged to the high ranks. That being

nsaid, her level was still quite high.

nHowever, opposite to her level, she was standing at the Kairon Basin: a hunting ground with Lv.10~15

nWolves.

nLucia eagerly watched beginner users hunting Wolves.

n“There has to be a player who has succeeded in getting one of those new classes in here. I must find

nhim!”

nThe grand update of Kailan brought a lot of new contents, however, part of what the players were

nreally interested in included the new classes.

nEunyeong wanted to collect information about the new classes faster than anyone else, send it to her

nboss and finally, play the game at ease for about a week.

n“But why are there so many people standing there?”

nLucia spotted a place where a decent number of beginners had gathered. She moved toward it right

naway.

nA few users were wrestling with a Red Wolf while the other players were watching them.

nLucia approached one of the bystanders.

n“Um, excuse me, but what are they doing?”

n“Oh, one of them is a Summoner. They have been doing that for a while, probably trying to capture

nthat Red Wolf, so I got curious.”

nJust as he said, the party wasn’t boldly attacking the Red Wolf. They were draining its health little by

nlittle.

nLucia’s eyes sparkled. She joined the bystanders and started to watch the user capturing the Red

nWolf.

n‘I should go and interview him after he succeeds.’

nIan was among those spectators as well.

nHe had also come to capture a Red Wolf as soon as he got the class because it was on the trailer

nvideo of the Summoner.

nThe Red Wolf was the weakest of the Unique Rank monsters, so Ian chose it as his first target.

n‘There’s someone who got here first.’

nIan had been delayed by the hidden class quest, therefore, he felt bad that someone had succeeded

nin getting the new class faster than himself.

n‘Let’s see how you catch it.’

nThe party drained the Red Wolf’s health quite quickly. Then, a man who appeared to be a Summoner

ntried to capture it.

n‘It is a low-level monster… but it is also a Unique Rank monster. How can it be captured so easily?’

nIan watched with curiosity as the white light shrouded the Red Wolf.

n‘I thought so.’ Just as he expected, it was not captured.

nBut then, the Red Wolf suddenly jumped up.

nAuuuuuuuu-.

n“What?”

n“Don’t lose it! Quick, catch it!”

nThe party’s members panicked at the unexpected situation. The Red Wolf ran for its life and they soon

nlost sight of him.

nIan shook his head.

n‘Uh, Red Wolves are very hard to find again once they are gone…”

nIan also wanted to capture a high-rank monster as his first, however, he then thought that it would be

na better choice to capture any monster first and later spend time to capture a rare high-rank monster.

n‘There are tons of Wolves around here. Should I capture some?’

nIan’s research instinct soon kicked in.

n‘How many Wolves can I capture with my Leadership?’

nHe could release the monsters he had captured, therefore, he could do whatever he wanted.

nIan then spotted a Wolf right in front of him. With the intention to capture him, he aimed the bow at the

nWolf.

nPiiing-!

nWith a fierce sound, the arrow hit the Wolf who died instantly.

n– You have killed a Wolf. You gained 45 EP.

n“Ha…”

nIan tried again. He aimed at a Wolf’s leg this time. However, the result was the same.

n– You have killed a Wolf. You gained 45 EP.

nIan sighed as the Wolf dissolved into a gray light.

n“I cannot use my bow here.”

nIan put down his bow on his back and rolled up his sleeves. He then lunged at the Wolves roaming

nnearby.

n– You have succeeded in capturing a Wolf

nWolf was a Regular Rank monster, so it was easily captured. Ian used the Capture Skill with some

nviolence and he succeeded right away.

n“One done.”

nIan checked the Wolf’s statistics.

nWolf

nLv: 12

nType: wild beast

nRank: Regular

nCharacter: timid

n– Evolution impossible

nAttack Force: 23

nDefense Force: 12

nSpeed:19

nIntelligence: 8

nHealth: 75

/75

nA normal Wolf that lives on grassland. It has quick feet and sharp teeth.

n…

n“Haha” Ian laughed, “Timid? Even monsters have characters…”

nHe then continued to capture Wolves around him.

n– You have succeeded in capturing a Wolf.

n…

n– You have succeeded in capturing a Wolf.

nAnd as he tried to capture his ninth Wolf, a new message came up.

n– Your Leadership is not enough to capture another Wolf.

nIan then killed the Wolf without hesitation.

n“I have captured eight of them in total. My leadership is at 40… does this mean that each Wolf needs

nabout 5 points of Leadership?”

nActually, if it had not been for the additional 30 in Leadership that he had gotten by finding the hidden

nclass, he would have been able to capture only two.

nIan got the information he wanted and started to release the Wolves he had captured.

n“After all, I do not need eight Wolves. I should keep one or two and let the rest go.”

nIan had checked that his Leadership was enough, therefore, he was thinking of having the Asiatic

nBlack Bear as his first pet.

nThe average level of an Asiatic Black Bears was about 35. He concluded that he could capture at

nleast one with his Leadership.

nHowever, after releasing three wolves, Ian found something strange.

n‘Huh? This one is at the same level as the one I just released, but its stats are much higher!’

nIan then stopped and took a look at its statistics window.

nNimble Wolf

nLv: 12

nType: wild beast

nRank: Regular

nCharacter: cunning

nEvolution impossible

nAttack Force: 25

nDefense Force: 13

nSpeed: 24

nIntelligence: 10

nHealth: 75

/75

nA normal Wolf that lives on grassland. It has quick feet and sharp teeth.

n…

n“‘Nimble Wolf?’ Its name is also a little different!”

nIan compared the stats of the remaining Wolves and grinned.

n‘Oho, same monsters of same levels have different stats!’

nIt was an interesting discovery.

n‘Like all users have different stats, all monsters in Kailan should have different stats as well.

nAdditionally, there must be some that have stats much greater than others’

nThe Nimble Wolf was an example of this.

n‘Let’s find the best Wolf in Kairon Basin!’

nIan wondered to what extent the stats of the same monsters could be different. His research instinct

nstarted to kick in again.

n“I should keep capturing Wolves and releasing them until I find the strongest.”

nIan then started to move on his way. “I should try capturing only Wolves for a day.”

nFrom this, Ian’s great ‘research’ began.

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