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n“Hu, Ly, shall we rest a little?”

nIan checked the statistics of Ice the Golem he had just captured. However, he shook his head and sat

ndown on the ground.

nHe looked exhausted.

nGrowl- Growl-.

nLy was tired as well, so it quickly came next to Ian and laid down.

n“Ly, want a meatball?”

nLy, who had just closed its eyes, suddenly opened them when it heard Ian and immediately turned his

nhead toward him.

nIan laughed and took out a meatball from his bag.

n“Here, eat.”

nLy took it from Ian and swallowed the meatball in a heartbeat. He then smacked its lips.

nThen, a system message came up.

n– Your pet Ly ate a chewy meatball.

n– Health increased by 100, Speed increases by 20 for 20 minutes.

nSeeing Ly smacking his lips, Ian offered it another meatball.

n“These meatballs are too small for you, right? Do you want another one?”

nLy stared at the meatball and lightly pushed it toward Ian.

n“Why, you don’t want it?”

nLy shook its head.

nGrowl- Growl-!

nIan wondered what it meant. Soon he understood what it was saying and smiled.

n“Oh, you want me to eat it?”

nLy nodded.

nIan stroked Ly’s head and gave it the meatball again.

n“You, kind boy. You care about me so much, but I am going to eat something else. This is for you.”

nLy understood him, therefore, it took the meatball.

nNo system messages came up this time.

n‘The second one has no effect. I thought so…’

nIan looked at Ly resting and opened his pets’ information window.

nThere were Ly and two Ice Golems in it.

nThey were both at Lv. 37. Ian’s Leadership had risen up by a lot, so it was enough for him to take

nthree pets.

n‘They are both fine… but I want more.’

nIan had been capturing Ice Golems for more than ten hours… the result of this was that the two Ice

nGolems Ian had captured had far better stats than ordinary Ice Golems.

nHowever, Ian was not satisfied after seeing Ly.

n‘I want one that can evolve… huh.’

nIt could be that not all type of monster could evolve. Maybe Ly was one of a kind. If that was the case,

nthen Ian would be working in vain.

n‘But I trust my guts!’

nIan’s instincts were telling him that there definitely were Ice Golems that could evolve.

nAfter 5 minutes, he slowly got up.

n“Ly, let’s try just a little more. We have spent 10 hours here, so we must get a good one!”

nAs if he understood everything, Ly nodded.

nKrrr!

n“He seems to be understanding me better and better.”

nIan thought raising Ly was like raising a one or two-year-old child.

nAt first, it only understood very simple commands but now he understood complicated orders as well.

nIt was amazing.

n“Well, there’s an Ice Golem over there but it doesn’t look good.”

nIan had worked for more than when he had captured Ly, so he gained the ‘Golem Expert’ title.

nSo, he could recognize the promising ones.

nAfter searching a few more places, he found one whose name was glowing in gold.

n‘There it is. At least I found one with a golden name quickly this time.’

nJudging from the brightness of the light, it didn’t seem to be better than the two he had, but Ian still

ndecided to capture it and turned his head to Ly.

nAnd when he was about to give an order to Ly, he spotted something unexpected.

n‘Uh? What is that?’

nThere was a small, cute turtle crawling slowly.

nIt was a big-headed turtle, in fact, its head was very big compared to its body.

nHowever, what drew Ian’s attention was not its cute and funny appearance.

n‘What? Unique rank?’

nIan completely forgot about the Golem and started to carefully approach the turtle.

nHe then checked the turtle’s information.

n– Abyss Turtle

/ Lv. 30

/ Unique rank

n‘Abyss Turtle? How come I’ve never heard of it?’

nIf you were to judge from its appearance, it looked to be quite useless.

nIt looked cute with its big head, but its fighting power was probably zero.

nHowever, seeing that it was an unknown rare monster with a Unique rank. Ian couldn’t let it go.

n‘I must capture it first. It must have something special about it.’

nIan was about to tell Ly to attack, but he stopped.

n‘I think one blow will be enough to kill it… its head is too big, can it even get inside its shell?’

nThe turtle seemed to be way too weak.

nBuk- Buk- Buk-.

nWhile it was crawling, it was making some weird sounds. Ian then slowly approached the turtle and

nlightly knocked its shell with his staff.

nThen the turtle turned to Ian.

nAfter glancing at him, it immediately hid inside its shell.

n“What is this?”

nIan stared at the turtle shell near his feet.

n‘Maybe, can I capture it now?’

nIan used the Capturing skill.

n“Capture!”

nBefore it even touched the turtle’s shell, the white light that came out from his hand bounced off and it

ndisappeared in the air.

n“What? This has never happened before.”

nEven if Capturing didn’t succeed at once, the light would remain on the monster’s body for a while and

nthen would bounce off. However, this time, it clearly bounced off as if it was blocked by some kind of

nwall.

n‘Do I need to decrease its Health?’

nIan raised his staff and hit the turtle’s shell.

nOf course, he didn’t attack hard.

nA system message came up.

n– You attacked the Abyss Turtle. You have inflicted 1 damage.

n“Was it too weak?”

nIan hit the shell harder and harder.

n– You attacked the Abyss Turtle. You have inflicted 1 damage.

n– You attacked the Abyss Turtle. You have inflicted 1 damage.

n…

n– You attacked Abyss Turtle. You gave 1 damage.

n…

n“What’s this?”

nHe had attacked with a decent amount of force, however, it only made 1 damage. Ian was confused.

nSo, Ian got a slightly angry and hit the turtle with all his power.

nBang-!

n– You attacked the Abyss Turtle. You have inflicted 1 damage.

nHowever, the staff still bounced off and the damage remained at 1.

n“What is this thing?”

nLy, who had been watching, tilted his head.

nGrowl?

n“Ly, bite it.”

nLy bit the shell at his command, but it didn’t work, to the point where Ly yelped as if its teeth were

nhurting.

n‘How high is its Defense Force?’

nIan kept banging it for a long time, eventually, he realized that it wouldn’t work.

n“Hmmm…”

nIan crouched in front of the turtle to think. Then he abruptly stood up.

n‘Hhh, shall I tempt it with food?’

nFrom the inventory, Ian took out one of the meatballs that Harin gave him.

nHe then put it in front of the shell.

n“Turtle, this is really delicious. You would regret it if you don’t come out!” Ian tried to talk with the turtle.

nHe sat in front of it and waited.

n‘Kids would always open their doors and come out when pizza arrives, even after fighting with their

nmoms!’

nHe didn’t believe that the turtle would be able to resist when there was tasty food right in front of it.

n‘I wouldn’t be able to resist, either!’

nIt was just a countryside turtle. It had never seen gourmet food like this.

nIan was certain of it, therefore, he waited.

nFinally, his patience paid off.

nThe big-headed turtle poked out its head and glanced at Ian.

nWhile Ian remained still, it started to eat the meatball.

nAs Ian was staring at the turtle, a cruel thought went through his head.

n‘Will I be able to capture it if I quickly hit its head?’

nHowever, he soon shook his head.

n‘No, it will get pissed off and never allow itself to get caught if I hit it while it is eating.’

nHe wouldn’t want that happening to himself.

nImagining that someone hit him from behind while he was eating pizza, he then concluded that it was

nsomething evil that should never be done.

nWhile Ian was thinking, the turtle finished eating the meatball and went back into its shell.

nThen, Ian thought of a good idea.

n‘It’s a little dirty, but I don’t have a choice.

nIan took out another meatball and put it in front of the turtle. This time, he put it a little away, not right

nin front of it.

nThen the turtle’s head immediately came out.

n“Turtle, you need to come here to eat this.”

nAt this, the turtle started to crawl slowly.

nBuk- Buk- Buk-.

nIt still made that weird sound.

nAnd when the turtle was almost there, Ian quickly took away the meatball.

nThe turtle glared at Ian again.

nBut he only smiled, “Come with me if you want to eat this.”

nIt was a childish and dirty plan.

nThe turtle shook its shell.

nBuk- Buk-!

nIt made a weird sound as if it was protesting, but Ian wasn’t an easy opponent.

n“Turtle, come with me. I will give you a lot of tasty things.”

nBut the turtle turned its head away.

nIan used the Capturing skill.

n“Capture!”

nHowever, once again, it was bounced off before it even touched the turtle.

n“Turtle, don’t you want to eat this?”

nIan shook the meatball in the air. The turtle’s head turned again.

n“You think you can find something tastier than this in this barren land?”

nIan continued to attack.

n“I can give you even tastier things than this.”

nThe turtle’s eyes shook slightly.

nBuk Bukbuk-.

nAnd Ian added.

n“Ha, I would be losing a lot, but,” Ian then took out two more meatballs, “I will give you three meatballs

nas soon as you enter into a bond with me!”

nThe moment it saw three meatballs, the turtle lost its patience.

nAs if its short legs suddenly became grew, it dashed toward Ian. It then raised its head toward the

nmeatballs.

nBuk- Bukbuk-!

nIan was sure that they had reached an agreement.

n“Capture!”

nA light came out from Ian’s hand and reached the turtle. This time, it glowed white and was sucked

ntoward Ian.

n“Okay!”

nIan closed his fist.

n“You lofty big-headed turtle. Stars would be easier to tempt than you.”

nIan quickly opened his pets’ information window to check the turtle’s information.

nAbyss Turtle

nLevel: 30

nType: ???

nRank: Unique

nCharacter: simple

nEvolution Possible

nAttack Force: 15

nDefense Force: 725

nSpeed: 5

nIntelligence: 55

nHealth: 3520

/ 3520

nMagic: 1005

/ 1005

nUnique Abilities

n– Ruler of the Water

nAbsorbs all Water-type attacks and recovers Health as much as the damage received.

n– Hiding Shell

nDefense Force increases by 5 times while hiding in its shell.

nTurtle that lives in the abyss of the deep sea. It is known to appear only once every hundred years.

nIts head is too big, therefore, it cannot walk fast.

nIan read the information and rejoiced.

n‘It can even evolve!’

nIan hadn’t seen a single Ice Golem that could evolve for the past 10 hours, so he was very happy to

nsee that the turtle could evolve.

nHowever, his joy lasted only for a moment and was soon replaced with confusion.

n‘Its stats are crazy!’

nIts Defense Force and Unique Abilities were especially strange.

n‘No wonder I couldn’t even make a dent on its shell.’

nIts Defense Force was 3625 when it was hiding in its shell. That was as high as Lv. 100 monsters.

n‘Huu… Speed 5…’

nNevertheless, the stats showed that there was no way he could use the turtle in battles.

n‘Shall I check its Potential?’

nIan opened the detailed information window and he was disappointed once more.

n‘0 Potential? And 10 Friendship…’

nThe stats made him sigh. But Ian tried to comfort himself by reading about its Unique rank, Evolution

nPossible and the good monster descriptions.

n‘I might get a great monster if I can make it evolve!’

nHe tried hard to ignore ‘It’s head is too big, so it cannot walk fast.’

n‘But I’ve seen it dash to eat the meatballs…’

nIan sighed, “Huu.”

nAnyway, he got a new family member for the first time since Ly.

nIan summoned the turtle.

n“Summon!”

nThe turtle then appeared in front of him with a white light.

nBuk-!

nAnd the usual system message came up.

n– You summoned the Abyss Turtle for the first time. You can give it a name.

n“Hmm…”

nIan closed his eyes to concentrate. After thinking hard, he decided on a name.

n“From now on, you are Bukbuk.”

nBuk-?

n“Why? It’s a cute name!”

nBuk-!

n– Bukbuk doesn’t like its name.

n– Friendship with Bukbuk dropped. Bukbuk’s loyalty decreases by 5.

nIan shook his head.

n“You are a turtle difficult to please.”

nIan didn’t forget their deal.

nHe gave the three meatballs to Bukbuk to keep his promise.

n– Bukbuk likes the meatballs.

n– Friendship with Bukbuk went up. Bukbuk’s loyalty increased by 10.

n“Haha…”

nIan could feel that Bukbuk’s character written on his pet’s information window, ‘simple’, was very

naccurate.

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