Clovis raised his head, seeing a board above the store. There was a dog image placed on the board, which only meant one thing.
"This is a pet shop?" Clovis gasped. He was joking previously, but it turned out a pet shop was real. "This is truly a pet shop? Can it even do something to the beast out there?"
[Please check it out first, Master.]
Listening to Blue, he stepped inside. The inside wasn’t that much different than other stores except for the items they sold.
The first item that greeted him was food.
Name: Universal Pet Food (Tier 2)
Description: Pet food made of magical wheat and a magical core. Very nutritious for an animal. All animals will like it.
Effect: Pet talent +0.01%
"What is this overpowered item?" Clovis gasped. "No. It doesn’t really matter if we’re talking about a normal animal. I don’t think a normal cat can go against a saber-toothed cat even with all this."
[Please check this item, Master.]
Blue brought him a watch.
"What is this?" Clovis grabbed it. "A smart watch?"
He looked at the screen that got activated after he touched it. There was something similar to his status, but it seemed to be for animals.
Name:
Race:
Grade:
Talent:
Affinity:
These five were the ones shown on the screen. "I can understand the name, race, and affinity. What about grade and talent?"
[Please check this item as well, Master.]
Blue brought another item, which was a choker.
Name: Adjustable Choker.
Description: A magical choker with a special material that can stretch for more than fifteen meters.
Effect: Tame any Tier 1 animal or lower, giving 10% affinity from the start.
"This is… Isn’t this an enslavement choker, but for an animal?" Clovis frowned. "Now that I think about it, a dog was actually a beast in the past. But after thousands of years, humans tamed it and reduced it to a pet. Then again, it was said to be a human’s best friend. Should I feel bad for the pet?
"But what if I offer it a chance to become stronger? A lot of people will definitely frown upon a tamed beast since it’ll be the first one to appear. And people want to know about this.
"Still, a beast is extremely different from animals. People might kill it simply because it’s a beast." Clovis looked down for a moment. "Even though this is just a simulation world, I feel a bit conflicted."
[It will be Master’s choice whether you would like it or not. Please scan this with that watch.]
Blue showed an image of a wolf.
When Clovis did it, the smart watch started giving more information about the wolf.
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Name: Tuska
Race: Great Wolf
Grade: 5
Talent: B (68.12%)
Affinity: 90/100
[This is Tuska. He was a normal wolf in the past. He has evolved to a ’Great Wolf’ after upgrading both his grade and talent. His affinity gradually increases, and he chooses to trust its master.]
"Grade 5? Is it similar to the Tier system? If that’s the case, it’s easier to understand. And talent… What is the range for talent?"
[Talent is divided from E class to S class. The higher the talent, the higher the possibility of the pet learning unique abilities.]
"Unique ability, huh? In this world, it probably means beast soul." Clovis pondered. "If you think about it, the wolf must have hated his master originally for ’enslaving’ him, but the wolf is also an intelligent species that is capable of understanding the thing that its owner is giving him. The strength and the future potential…
"Should I do it as well? But what’s the difference between me and a slaver? What if I do it for a while and if the beast’s affinity is low, I’ll just release it to the wild once again? I’ll probably be judged to be inhumane, but a beast’s ability will increase the group’s strength…"
Clovis scratched the back of his head. It was a hard decision between morale and power. "Blue. How many collars can I actually purchase?"
[Only one. Just like items from accessory shops and clothing shops. The items you have purchased will disappear forever.]
"I see. Only one, huh?" Clovis fell into deep thought.
[Yes. But there is a possibility that the limit will also increase once you increase your membership level.]
"That means I can have more than one in the future. While I do trust my teammates completely, I think it won’t be that bad to have animals protecting my group. Their senses are also much sharper. No, they might be able to communicate with other beasts? Can they do that?"
[There is a high chance it won’t work.]
"Why? The beasts will follow one that has the higher tier, right?"
[But the beasts can also see and smell. Master has provided that the beasts in your world have such high intelligence that even a Tier 0 beast has the instinct to attack in a formation. If that’s the case, the high-intelligence beast will deny that call.]
"If that’s the case, it might be possible to create an initial distraction. At the same time, the beasts will also follow their local lord, so there’s a high chance it won’t succeed as well. While this can be extremely overpowered, it might also not work." Clovis scratched the back of his head.
"What if I just go with a normal animal? Will it become stronger?"
[Yes. But if their initial form is weak, it might not have the chance to compete against the strongest out there.]
Clovis wanted to hold onto that hope, but it seemed impossible. Besides, the choker only allowed him to get a Tier 1 beast or below. If he increased his tier, it might be possible, but that didn’t seem possible as of now.
Because the schedule had been moved much faster, even I couldn’t become a Tier 3 in time.
Clovis glanced at his own evolution status.
Name: Clovis Hacfield
Tier: 2
Evolution Rate: 15%
Brain: 50.1%
Heart: 57.8%
Blood: 70.6%
Muscle: 79.5%
Bones: 60.6%
"Our team should be able to handle one Tier 5 assassin, but if it’s like this, having a beast… a Tier 2 beast equipped with items from this mall might allow us to fight those two assassins."
It seemed that he had no other choice. Before purchasing it, Clovis asked, "Blue. Is there an item that allows me to see whether they’re close to Tier 2 or not?"