Volume 1 Chapter 16: Hard Hunting
In fact, during the internal test, even if you were promoted to an apprentice knight, few players could immediately own a mount. In Fantasy, knights' mounts are obtained by taming wild monsters that can be ridden, but the lowest-level monster that human knights can ride is a level 40 wild horse! If you are not strong enough and rashly go to tame a wild horse, I am afraid that the result will be that you will be tamed by the wild horse!
There is a large grassland in the north of Shenghua City, named Bi Tao. It is incomparable to the grassland outside the Novice Village. It is vast and boundless. During the internal test, unless you are a magician with the ability to fly or a knight with a superior mount, it is almost impossible for other players to walk through Bi Tao grassland.
On the edge of the Bitao Grassland close to Shenghua City, there is a Yunjin River, where herds of wild horses often appear and live by the river, following the water and grass. If you want to catch wild horses, this is undoubtedly the best place, but although it is considered the edge of the Bitao Grassland, the distance is not close. After filling a backpack with patch knots, it took me three hours to reach the Yunjin River. This is not an easy journey. All kinds of monsters appear along the way. Low-level monsters like prairie gophers are not a big deal, but if you encounter lone wolves, hyenas, etc., you can't avoid a hard fight! Fortunately, the level of these monsters is about the same as that of the blue wolf, and my level 3 stab is very powerful. Although I am fighting alone, there is no danger, but the speed of drug consumption is a bit high.
I searched along the river, but I haven't found any traces of wild horses yet. Well, speaking of catching wild horses, it would be great if my second profession was a thief, so I could set a trap to catch them. You know, wild horses appear in large groups. Oh my god, a group of level 40 wild horses rushed towards me. I probably had no chance to escape except to use the scroll. However, the archer profession is still useful to me. I can shoot arrows from a distance to lure one over and slowly "torture" it.
I used my gaze to search and see. Hmm, isn't there a herd of wild horses in the distance? Hey, I quietly entered the village without shooting. I lay in the grass and slowly approached the herd of wild horses.
Bending the bow, nodding the arrow, aiming, and shooting, the whole set of standard procedures for an archer was completed silently. A flash of cold light cut through the sky and accurately hit the target in my mind - a red wild horse with its whole body as excited as charcoal fire!
The horse was hit by an arrow, and the man stood up, roared angrily, and then galloped towards the direction where the arrow came from!
Very good, no other wild horses were alarmed. Come on, my baby!
I put away my bow and arrow, switched to melee weapons, watched the wild horse coming, dodged its charge, and slashed its chest with my sword!
It's not that I'm cruel, but to tame a mount in Fantasy, you must first seriously injure the target you want to tame, and then use the riding skill on the target. There is about a 1% chance that you can ride on the target. The most difficult stage comes after that. You have to hold on and not be thrown off by the target. Generally, if you can hold on for about five minutes, you can successfully tame the target and it will become your loyal comrade-in-arms from then on.
The level 40 wild horse is almost as powerful as the silver wolf, but it is not a boss and has much less health. Of course, it is not difficult for me to fight the wild horse alone, but I have to control the intensity of the attack and not kill the horse by accident, otherwise I have to start all over again.
Unfortunately, my first attempt failed. Since the thrust was upgraded to level 3, the attack was quite powerful. Each hit caused more than 650 health loss to the wild horse, which was far more than 10% of the total health of the wild horse. Therefore, it was difficult to control it to seriously injure the wild horse. Unfortunately, my level was too low, and the "Gaze" skill was only level 0, so I couldn't identify the wild horse's information, otherwise it would be much easier.
I had no choice but to lure another wild horse over. This time I paid more attention and silently calculated its life loss. The wild horse's total health was 4000. When I cut off 3000 HP of it, I stopped using the stabbing skill and used only ordinary attacks, risking a few more hoof prints on my body. Each sword only deducted more than 200 health from the wild horse. Finally, after three swords, the system prompted: The wild horse was seriously injured and exploded with anger!
Damn... I don't have the ability to tame a wild horse that is bursting with anger, so I had to give up this prey, stab it to death with a sword, and then look for the next target.
Sigh, maybe I should check the almanac. Is it destined that I will have bad luck today? I failed to defeat the boss in the early morning, and I had to take an exam to get promoted in the morning. Now it’s even troublesome to find a mount. I successfully injured the third wild horse, and its status was also favorable to me, with an attack of -50%. However... no matter how I used riding skills on it, it didn’t work. Seeing that nearly a bundle of magic water had been consumed, I had no choice but to give up. In the internal test, this kind of horse is generally called a stubborn donkey, which is a temper that would rather die than surrender. There was a player who was not convinced and specifically looked for this kind of wild horse to compete for 7 or 8 hours. In the end, his medicine ran out, and he was depressed and deliberately let the wild horse trample him to death...
The fourth one, I rode on, but unfortunately I was careless and couldn’t hold on for more than five minutes, so I fell off and watched it run away (wild horses will run away when taming fails)...
The fifth one, when success was imminent, suddenly monsters spawned around me, and a few raccoons ruined my plan. In anger, I not only killed these blind guys, but also mutilated their corpses to vent my anger...
The sixth horse, because my anger had not yet completely extinguished, my brain was a little hot, and I accidentally forgot to turn off the spur, and the unfortunate horse became a wronged soul...
The seventh one, another stubborn donkey! I was going crazy. How could I have encountered two of these alien species that only appear once in fifty or sixty?
The eighth...
Oh my god, I'm not here to level up, but I've gained more than 30,000 experience points from the Mustang!
Finally, I was shocked to find that my favorite red horse was no longer among the herd of wild horses!
Well, let's settle for the next best thing. In fact, wild horses of different colors have the same ability, and appearance is just a matter of personal preference. The mixed-color horses are too ugly, so I will never consider them; riding a white horse is elegant and chic, but I think it is not manly enough; yellow and gray are too earthy, so I can only choose black!
Select a tall and strong black horse (Fantasy does this well. Even the same monsters have slightly different appearances. For example, wild horses are fat, thin, tall, and short. They are not all the same). Shoot an arrow at it, and the black horse will rush over very obediently. Hehe, after repeating it so many times, I am familiar with the whole set of movements. First, four thrusts, then three normal attacks. OK, the black horse is seriously injured and in a weak state (in a weak state, the attack, defense, and speed are all reduced). God-given opportunity! Use riding skills! Didn't work? Try again! Finally riding on the horse's back, the black horse immediately tosses and turns, or suddenly stands up, or kicks up its hind legs, or rushes forward a few steps and then stops suddenly...
Hehe, I finally got such an opportunity, how can I let you go? I used all my strength, clamped my feet on the horse's belly, and my hands on the horse's neck, and refused to let go. After all, the black horse was in a weak state, and no matter how noisy it was, its physical strength was limited. In addition, I was extremely careful this time, and finally managed to survive five minutes. The black horse suddenly calmed down. System prompt: You have successfully tamed the wild horse, and it will become your mount. Please name your mount.
Well, what name should I use? Since it is a black horse, let's call it Black King. This name sounds majestic, I like it!
I jumped off the Black King's back, and it was still seriously injured! Unfortunately, there was no blood-replenishing medicine specifically for mounts, so I could only wait for it to recover naturally (mounts in the mounted state would not increase blood).
Patting the Black King's head, I led him to the river bank and instructed him to drink water and eat. In Fantasy, mounts have hunger and fatigue. Hunger will affect the speed of the mount, and when fatigue reaches a certain level, you can no longer ride it and must dismount to let the mount rest. Based on the experience of internal testing, a wild horse can usually be ridden for about two hours in the best condition, and then rest for an hour before the fatigue level returns to zero. Of course, if the situation is urgent, you can mount the horse even after resting for five minutes, but in that case, your beloved horse will be exhausted after running for a few minutes at most.
The newly tamed mount is of course very tired, and since the wild horses came to the river to find food, they must be hungry. While waiting for the Black King to recover, I let it eat, which can also reduce its fatigue and save time!
While waiting for the Black King's reply, I killed several groups of monsters nearby, earning a little experience. I opened the rankings and saw that the orc berserker was already level 19. He was really crazy! After that, there was an 18th-level knight named Van Fels. He was probably from the Western Fantasy Continent, right? Haha, generally speaking, people in Asia, especially those in countries influenced by Eastern culture, are more reserved. Even if they are on the rankings, most of them choose to hide their personal information. Only people in Western countries are so public. However, it seems that warriors do have an advantage in leveling up in the early stage. They actually occupy the top three in the rankings. However, when the mage professions are at a higher level and have range attack magic, warriors can no longer dominate. The 4th to 100th place at the bottom of the rankings are all level 17. Wow, there are so many fierce people! To be honest, although I have internal test experience, if I didn't have the extra attribute point reward, I really don't know if I can make it into the top 10!
Seeing that the Black King had almost recovered, I turned over and jumped onto the horse's back. Haha, now I finally look like a decent knight!
Driving the Black King, I ran back to the city. The speed of 100km/h was awesome! The wind whistled past my ears, and the scenery around me quickly receded. I felt like I was flying in the clouds.
I saw a lone wolf on the way, and I patted the Black King on the head. This clever guy immediately understood what I meant, paused for a moment, and rushed towards the lone wolf. Just as I was approaching the target, I thrust my sword out, which was like a thrust but not a thrust. It was a combination of the "riding" and "thrusting" skills - "charge"!
The so-called promotion skills are advanced skills derived from one or more skills. The cultivation of this skill is restricted by the basic skills. For example, my charge, because I am currently at level 3 and riding level 0, no matter how I practice, the skill proficiency of charge will not increase, and it can only be level 0. Only when my riding skills are improved can the charge skill be upgraded; on the contrary, if my riding skills exceed level 4 but the thrust does not improve, my charge will never exceed level 3.
However, it is a promotion skill after all. Although it is only level 0, its power should not be underestimated. Charge can exert 130% of the attack power, and the attack power increases by 30% for each level!
With one sword strike, the level 32 prairie lone wolf, which was even stronger than the blue wolf, couldn't help but howl miserably and lost more than 500 health points!
In fact, I just wanted to test the power of the charge, so there was no need to tangle with the lone wolf. I made two more thrusts to kill the unlucky lone wolf, and then I opened the scroll back to the city. Hehe, players of Shenghua City are in for a treat, you can see with your own eyes the first knight with a mount in Zero Degree Fantasy, and his Black King!
