Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Pet Contract, Entering the Mine
The skull of the Blood-toothed Wild Boar had been hacked to a mess by the end.
Blood trickled down its big head, drip by drip, onto the ground.
Turning the land below into a scarlet red.
As its Life Value drained away, it was on the brink of death.
It looked pitifully at Zong Shen with its one remaining good eye.
Tears, transparent, slid down the blood-soaked head and dripped onto the ground.
It looked pitiful indeed.
Zong Shen remained unmoved, continuously hacking until its Life Value dropped below 50 points before stopping.
He plunged the Royal Guard Battle Sword into the ground next to him and retrieved a deep yellow piece of parchment from his hand.
The parchment was densely covered with mysterious script forming a contract.
This was the item [Pet Contract (Green)] that Zong Shen had acquired from the dungeon earlier.
It had a basic success rate of 20%.
However, the success rate of the contract could fluctuate with the subject’s condition.
The worse the state, even if near death, the higher the success rate of forming the pet contract.
So, Zong Shen’s treatment of the Blood-toothed Wild Boar was not due to psychological issues but purely for the success rate.
For instance, now, the success rate reached 60%, which was the maximum a green pet contract could achieve.
The Blood-toothed Wild Boar had a tough hide and was an elite captain-level beast, making the use of this green contract on it worthwhile.
In the future, when better-ranked pet contracts are obtained, Zong Shen could acquire better pets.
After all, there was no explicit limit on the number of contracted pets.
Theoretically, if one is skilled enough and lucky enough, even contracting with a Greedy Handsome Guy is possible.
"Little pig, do you want to live or not?"
"If you want to live, obediently become my pet. This is your only chance."
Zong Shen said leisurely, waving the pet contract in front of it.
The Blood-toothed Wild Boar glanced at the contract, then at Zong Shen, and hummed in a very human-like manner.
The success rate increased by another 10%, to 70%.
It seemed the target’s will also influenced the success rate to some extent.
Zong Shen nodded, everything was aligned.
Now, it was up to his luck.
With good luck, he’d take the wild boar home.
With bad luck, he’d take wild boar meat home.
Zong Shen chose [Use].
The pet contract in his hand immediately turned into a chain ⛓️, connecting one end to the Blood-toothed Wild Boar and the other to Zong Shen.
A special bond was gradually forming, and the chain became more solid.
This process lasted ten minutes, with nothing unexpected happening.
After all, with a success rate as high as 70%, if it still failed, Zong Shen would have very bad luck!
The chain vanished after the contract was formed.
Feeling the connection within his heart.
Zong Shen waved his hand, instructing the soldiers restraining the wild boar to disperse.
Then, he swung his sword to cut the hemp rope binding the Blood-toothed Wild Boar’s limbs.
The boar’s entire body was enveloped in a glow, and once it faded, all its injuries healed, even the arrows that had pierced its eye vanished.
It was as if its state had been reset.
It submissively crouched in front of Zong Shen.
Head lowered to the ground, expressing submission to Zong Shen.
Zong Shen nodded in satisfaction.
The attributes of the Blood-toothed Wild Boar remained the same as before, unaffected by becoming a pet.
It could still level up and be nurtured.
[Blood-toothed Wild Boar: Huck (Can be renamed)]
[Race: Wild Beast]
[Talent: Excellent]
[Level: lv20]
[Attributes: (Click to expand)]
[Hunger Level: 80]
[Loyalty: 99]
(Congratulations, this big pig will be your partner. Unlike soldiers, when a pet’s loyalty reaches 100, you will get additional benefits, so please genuinely care for your pet.)
"Nice, let’s give you a new name."
"From now on, you’ll be called Pigsy, a notable figure among pigs."
Zong Shen stroked his chin and casually gave Huck a familiar name.
All the soldiers gathered around.
They knew that this unruly wild boar had now become the Lord’s pet.
Zong Shen patted Pigsy’s big head.
Looking at its broad shoulders behind the neck, he contemplated whether it could be ridden.
Thinking of this, he grasped Pigsy’s stiff bristles on its back and agilely climbed atop.
Riding atop Pigsy’s head.
And wouldn’t you know it, it indeed could be ridden.
Moreover, it was quite spacious, with the bristles standing up like a backrest, even eliminating the need for a saddle, and was more comfortable than riding a horse.
Being a Wild Boar Knight wasn’t half bad.
Those two large tusks alone made for an impressive sight.
Pigsy had no objections to this as well, being a pet with an initial loyalty as high as 99, it was very loyal to Zong Shen.
Zong Shen lightly patted its head and pointed to a mine not far away, and Pigsy immediately understood its master’s intent, rising steadily and heading toward the mine.
"Let’s go, time to move out."
Zong Shen turned and spoke to the soldiers, who were shorter than him.
Everyone followed the Blood-toothed Wild Boar into the mine.
Upon entering the mine, a foul stench assailed them.
The stench of rotting corpses mingled with the smell of excrement and urine.
Skeletons almost filled the cave entrance, all of which were evidently Pigsy’s doing.
The mine was dark, devoid of any light source, but torches were embedded along the walls at regular intervals.
Favide took the initiative to collect five or six and gathered them in a pile, casting a Small Fireball.
The torches were immediately ignited, and the Wolf Cavalry picked up the torches, illuminating the cave, their shadows elongated by the firelight, casting against the cave walls.
Zong Shen glanced at the torches, furrowing his brow as if discovering a clue.
These were ordinary torches.
Not crafted from any special materials, nor were they tools.
Logically speaking, they wouldn’t withstand the erosion of time.
But these torches were also covered in dust and showed slight signs of decay.
Evidently, they too were quite old.
So who brought these torches here?
Or, perhaps, had some power previously organized expeditions to attempt to reopen this mine?
As he pondered, the golden strategy hint slowly emerged.
(Thirty-five years ago, Baron Bezos of Boss Bang organized an expedition, leading a squad of Tier Two Light Infantry from Avalon’s Boss Bang to explore the mine.
However, they encountered terrifying creatures in the mine, those silk-spinning beasts nearly annihilated Baron Bezos’ forces, leaving a severe shadow on him.)
After reading this hint, Zong Shen understood that there was indeed more to this mine.
These torches were left behind by Baron Bezos.