BXBX NOVEL Chapter 61 Beast Taming
"Tame!?" Alten quietly exclaimed, surprised, "What do you mean, tame?"
"Look at their claws, they looked to have evolved for the specific purpose of climbing up and down these mountains. If we could tame them, it would be a perfect way to reach the top." Lyrian said, fully determined on taming the birds.
Alten was fully taken aback by shock, never having even thought of such a thing.
"That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard," He said.
"But, it might just work," Leon chimed in, seeing the legitimacy of the idea.
"Yes... it might actually be crazy enough to work." Alten agreed.
"Then, let\'s do it," Lyrain said, nearly standing up before behind stopped by both Alten and Leon who put their hands on his shoulder.
"Wait! How about we review how to tame them first! Let\'s make a plan, not just go in there foolishly and hope for a good result." Alten exclaimed.
"He\'s right, what were you planning on doing?" Leon asked.
"Oh me? Simple, I was just going to beat them to a pulp and force them to follow my command, or be beat up some more." Lyrian proclaimed proudly, not understanding the comedic irony of his words.
"What!? What in the world are you talking about? Do you not know how to tame creatures?" Alten said, bewildered by what he was hearing.
"Is there a specific way? I thought anything that worked was the way." Lyrian replied, slightly dumbfounded.
"Of course, there is a way! Beast Taming is a learned art of magic that is taught to nobles from an early age in homeschooling. I guess you never had any lessons on it. Beast Taming is a very advanced type of magic that requires many years of honing one\'s skill, so I was shocked when you said to tame them so easily, but now I realize that you were just being silly. One cannot just tame such a high-tier creature so easily. Even for those who know a bit of Beast Taming, it will still be hard."
Upon hearing this, Lyrian simply said, "Hmm," before pausing and saying, "So, teach me it then."
"Wha-what!? Here? Now? There\'s no way you will be able to learn it!" Alten said.
"It\'s fine, it\'s worth a shot."
"...Fine, but don\'t blame me if you fail at learning it," Alten replied, knowing that it was simply futile.
No human, no matter even if he was a Hero blessed by the gods, could learn to tame a creature of such a level in a few minutes, no one! At least, in Alten\'s mind.
"Firstly, I\'ll explain what it is so that you have a good understanding of it. Beast Taming is when one coats his own with the perfect amount of mana and also the soul of the beast he is taming with the perfect amount of mana to link the souls together and form a soul bond. This, of course, takes a bunch of mana and a lot of practice. Mostly, it is a process of learning via trial and error."
Lyrian listened intently as Alten continued to explain.
"To do it, one must first send mana into his soul, which requires you to find your soul in the first place, which is already difficult enough on its own. After this, you must find the soul of the other creature. This is much easier if your body is in contact with theirs as it allows for your souls to connect more. After this, you must coat both souls with the perfect amount of mana and finish the process."
After hearing this, Lyrian was ready to try it out. "Alright, let me go--" He said, nearly standing up again before being stopped by the two for the second time.
"Wait! First, try to find your soul and coat it with mana. This is one of the hardest parts, and if you can do it, you have a good chance of completing the Beast Tame." Alten said, wanting a bit of insurance.
"Alright," Lyrian replied as he began to follow Alten\'s order.
For Lyrian, finding his soul was much easier than normal, since it was already soul-bonded with Garmr\'s soul.
Closing his eyes and concentrating, he instantly found it and was even able to coat it with mana within seconds.
Both Leon and Alten could sense this and were immediately shocked.
"You! You\'re a phenom!" Alten exclaimed in shock.
However, the coating around Lyrian\'s soul suddenly dispersed back into his core.
[Error! Your body cannot perform this type of Beast Taming]
"What happened?" Alten immediately said, realizing that Lyrian\'s soul was no longer coated with mana.
"I don\'t think it\'s meant for me." Lyrian quickly made an excuse, equally confused at Gear\'s message.
"What?" Alten said, slightly confused.
"It\'s fine, I\'ll just stick to my first idea. It\'s sure to work." Lyrian smirked.
\'Gear, why can\'t I use that type of Beast Taming?\'
[The soul bond used in Beast Taming does not support Creature-Link soul bonds, therefore, it does not work within your body]
\'Hmm... I\'ll have to look into this more in depth later.\' Lyrian thought to himself, finally getting up and approaching the Rock Ostriches as Alten cried tears of agony, wailing at the confusion that Lyrian creating for him.
"Fine! You can use your own taming tactics, and we will use Beast Taming!" He yelled, quickly following behind Lyrian with Leon not far behind.