Lu Feng kept flipping through the commission slip in his hand, looking for a cost-effective target. His gaze finally landed on the Golden Radiance Monkey.
Although its capture level was 2, the capture level didn't entirely represent combat strength; external environment and other factors could also affect the capture level.
For example, this Golden Radiance Monkey's true combat strength was actually less than 1, otherwise it wouldn't be kept as a pet.
However, its vigilance was extremely high; it would flee at the slightest disturbance, making it very difficult to capture alive.
If he could capture a perfectly intact Golden Radiance Monkey alive, he could earn 50 reputation points, which was comparable to capturing a Level 4 beast.
However, this was not an issue for Lu Feng. He was a Beast Soul Master, most skilled at dealing with beasts, and it was also a good opportunity to try out the ability of Wild Taming.
Following Yao Guan's atlas, Lu Feng and Anka arrived at a cliff.
Golden Radiance Monkeys are timid by nature and prefer to live in caves. This cliff was a place where Golden Radiance Monkeys frequently appeared.
Although the Golden Radiance Monkey's portrait on the commission slip looked a bit crude, seeing the real thing was even more indescribable; it was quite an eye-opener.
Selecting a Golden Radiance Monkey that was staring blankly on the cliff, Lu Feng used Wild Taming on it.
As the skill activated, Lu Feng felt a portion of his mana drain away, converging along his arm into his palm, eventually transforming into a bunch of grapes!
Lu Feng was a bit dumbfounded. This skill looked so grand, so why did it produce a bunch of grapes?
Could it be that he was supposed to use these grapes to entice the Golden Radiance Monkey, thereby achieving the goal of taming it?
But the moment the grapes appeared, the Golden Radiance Monkey targeted by Lu Feng, as if its fur had stood on end, rushed towards Lu Feng.
Seeing the immediate effect of the skill, Lu Feng no longer cared if the casting process was 'low-brow'; practicality was what mattered. He held the bunch of grapes, continuing to coax the Golden Radiance Monkey.
"Little one, come here. As long as you're obedient, there'll be something delicious."
What Lu Feng never expected was that the Golden Radiance Monkey, charging furiously, completely ignored the crystal-clear grapes.
Instead, it bared its fangs and claws, heading straight for Lu Feng, raising its furry palm and slapping Lu Feng hard.
Completely unprepared, Lu Feng felt his vision blur, followed by a burning pain on his face.
This sudden and fierce blow left him disoriented, and his body involuntarily staggered back a few steps, falling to the ground with a "thud."
Fortunately, the Golden Radiance Monkey was only the size of a real-world monkey. If it had been larger, Lu Feng, after taking such a solid slap, would probably not have gotten off so easily with just a fall.
However, the Golden Radiance Monkey, having succeeded in one move, had no intention of letting up.
It leaped up, quickly climbed onto Lu Feng's back, who was lying on the ground, and then waved its two small fists, raining blows down on Lu Feng's head like raindrops.
Each punch carried full force and ferocity, as if it had some deep-seated grudge against Lu Feng.
"You damn monkey, get off me! Didn't they say these things are timid by nature? Is this one on drugs or something?"
Lu Feng instinctively wanted to call Anka for help, but then remembered that he had told her to sleep far away to avoid scaring off these timid monkeys.
Looking at the Golden Radiance Monkey still lording over his head, Lu Feng also got angry. Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone him, a Hunter from Reincarnation Paradise. How could he be ridden by a monkey?
Seizing an opportunity, Lu Feng grabbed the Golden Radiance Monkey's arm and pulled it off his back.
The Golden Radiance Monkey, forcibly pulled off, kept making piercing squeaking sounds, while its four limbs flailed desperately, trying to break free and pounce on Lu Feng again, wanting to grab his hair.
But for some reason, the bunch of grapes generated by Wild Taming remained firmly stuck to Lu Feng's right hand; he couldn't shake them off.
Lu Feng, frustrated, simply stuffed the grapes into the Golden Radiance Monkey's mouth.
"You refuse a toast, so you'll drink a forfeit! Eat this!"
As soon as the grapes touched the Golden Radiance Monkey's mouth, they instantly transformed into a rich and pure energy.
This energy, as if alive, quickly flowed down the Golden Radiance Monkey's throat, finally surging unimpeded into its body.
Almost the moment this energy entered its body, the Golden Radiance Monkey instantly quieted down.
Its eyes, originally filled with wildness and anger, gradually softened, replaced by an expression of comfort and bewilderment.
You have tamed 'Golden Radiance Monkey'. Do you choose to recruit it as a minion?
Lu Feng was delighted and chose to recruit it.
"Stand there, be good and don't move!"
The Golden Radiance Monkey, receiving the command, stood obediently, bow-legged, with an innocent expression.
Opening the Minions information panel, Lu Feng saw 'Golden Radiance Monkey' * 1 inside.
Golden Radiance Monkey (Minion)
Strength: 3
Agility: 5
Stamina: 2
Intelligence: 1
Charm: 1
Skill 1, Alertness (Passive): Extremely vigilant, able to keenly sense nearby dangers.
Skill 2, Pixiu Guardian (Passive): Sharpness of claws and teeth increased, attacks have a chance to inflict Bleeding status.
Bleeding Status: Deals 1 damage every two seconds, lasts for 30 seconds, status effect can stack... The Golden Radiance Monkey's attributes were very low, making it unsuitable for combat, but after becoming Lu Feng's minion, it gained the Pixiu Guardian skill. This was clearly the bonus from Lu Feng's Beast Soul Guardian.
However, this bonus effect was not very obvious. Lu Feng looked at its scrawny appearance and decided to let it continue being a pet.
Moreover, Lu Feng also understood that the so-called 'test' of Wild Taming was to take a beating.
After activating Wild Taming, Lu Feng would release a taunt effect on the target beast to attract it. As long as he could withstand one round of attacks from the target beast and stuff the food transformed by the skill into its mouth, the taming would be complete.
It was fortunate that the first target Lu Feng chose was a pet-type beast, which caused little damage.
If it had been another ferocious beast like Anka, Lu Feng wouldn't even need a full round of attacks; one slap would be enough for him to reincarnate.
Having figured out this routine, Lu Feng once again selected a wild Golden Radiance Monkey and activated Wild Taming.
The chosen Golden Radiance Monkey immediately turned red-eyed and rushed towards Lu Feng with screeching noises.
Of course, Lu Feng wouldn't just stand there and take a beating. Otherwise, if he took a slap for every one he caught, his handsome face would swell up like a pig's head after a day of catching them.
Just as the Golden Radiance Monkey rushed towards him, the already tamed Golden Radiance Monkey suddenly darted out from the side, hugging it tightly. The two Golden Radiance Monkeys immediately wrestled on the ground.
Lu Feng seized the opportunity to step forward, grabbed the wild Golden Radiance Monkey by the throat, and forcibly stuffed the grapes into its mouth.
You have tamed 'Golden Radiance Monkey'. Do you choose to recruit it as a minion?
The second one was successfully handled!
Lu Feng was too lazy to name them, but for convenience, he temporarily called them Monkey A and Monkey B.
He also set a small goal for himself: to tame enough of them to fill an alphabet.
With Monkey A and Monkey B, the taming process for Monkey C became even smoother.
Monkey C, taunted by Wild Taming, was only halfway there when it was jointly pinned to the ground by Monkey A and Monkey B, who then pried open its mouth, waiting for Lu Feng to feed it.
And with the assistance of the three monkeys, Lu Feng became even bolder. Merely relying on the taunt effect of Wild Taming to attract Golden Radiance Monkeys no longer satisfied his appetite; he wanted to take the initiative.
Since Golden Radiance Monkeys are not wary of their own kind, the three monkeys already tamed by Lu Feng could swagger back to their kin's habitat, pick out any one they didn't like, gang up on it, and then carry the victim monkey—ahem, Monkey D—back to Lu Feng.
Skipping the taunting process of Wild Taming indeed significantly increased efficiency. After just another five minutes, Monkey E was brought over.
During this process, Monkey D was the most enthusiastic. Although it didn't understand what was happening, it was familiar with this routine, having just experienced it firsthand!
Beating up monkeys with its three big brothers (Monkey A, B, and C), then bringing them back to its master (Lu Feng) – that's how it had been brought over ten minutes ago.
So, when ganging up on Monkey E, it put in the most effort and was the most ruthless.