A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 496

Chapter 496: Chapter 370 The Most Important is Rarity_1 Chapter 496: Chapter 370 The Most Important is Rarity_1 Following that, Duanmu Huai brought Tutu back to the mansion and unfastened her rope. Well, in Duanmu Huai's view, it was just a pointless exercise. But according to the textbook, the bound rope's primary purpose was to confirm whether the girl demon beast had truly ceased resisting the Demon Beast Trainer.

Furthermore, a lot of girl monster girls are prone to lying, so asking their bodies directly would be more convenient and quicker.

Otherwise, if they were still resisting deep inside when it came time to form a contract, they might rebel at the opportunity, putting the Demon Beast Trainer in danger.

Of course, this only applies to those Demon Beast Trainers who essentially have no fighting ability and are physically weak. For Duanmu Huai, anyone daring to play tricks in front of him would just get their head ground into the floor.

“Whimper…….”

Not long after the rope was untied, Tutu slowly regains consciousness. After seeing Duanmu Huai, instead of being afraid, she jumped up with an innocent smile and threw herself into Duanmu Huai's arms.

“Ah, it's you! Hehehe….”

While talking, Tutu rubs against Duanmu Huai, as if cooing. Although the Atlas did indicate that Tutu is a more friendly girl monster, isn't this a bit too friendly?

Seeing Tutu, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but think of the naive and careless creatures in the animal world – how have these senseless species not become extinct by now?

“Ahem, anyway, let's form the contract first.”

Duanmu Huai grabbed Tutu and stared at her as he spoke.

“Here, look into my eyes.”

“Hm???”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's command, Tutu tilted her head in curiosity, staring at him. Duanmu Huai, recalling the contents of the textbook, focused slightly, and then started speaking.

“Creature of the wild, be bound by a submissive lock, become my familiar.”

Having said this, Duanmu Huai simply stared at Tutu, and then he saw her originally radiant blue eyes suddenly darken. At the same time, Tutu spoke again.

“I, as your servant, am obedient to you…”

Unlike Tutu's previous lively and naive tone, her voice when she said this was very serious, as if she had switched personalities. However, the next moment, after finishing her sentence, Tutu's eyes regained their original brightness. Then, she cheerfully stretched out her arms and embraced Duanmu Huai's arm.

“Tutu will work hard as master's familiar from now on!”

“Ah, um…”

Looking at Tutu in front of him, Duanmu Huai was also somewhat taken aback, then he looked at the maid.

“Is that it?”

“Yes, the contract has been established, and it seems there were no problems.”

The maid nodded and then looked at Duanmu Huai.

“Then, please embark on the road of trial.”

“……….It seems I don't have any other choice.”

Hearing the maid's words, Duanmu Huai sighed quietly.

After successfully experimenting with Tutu, Duanmu Huai had also won the familiar over. At the same time, he went ahead and also signed a contract with the maid.

By the way, after signing the contract, information about the two girl monsters also appeared in Duanmu Huai's system. However, the system categorized them as – pets.

Yes, pets.

Many online games have pets, which players can obtain through in-game purchases or completing tasks. These pets are not very useful and do not assist players in combat. They simply follow the player and provide small, non-game breaking boosts. Star Ocean Online naturally also has pets, although Duanmu Huai and other Soul Messengers are unlikely to spend money on them, finding the Soul Cards more handy.

And now… After Duanmu Huai signed a contract with Tutu and the maid, the system classified them under “Pets”.

That's right, the types that you can show off in public areas of the game, making the newbies drool, but in fact, vanish during combat and are pretty much useless.

Of course, if Duanmu Huai had this in the game, he could show off and probably stir up the players' desires – they might even capture girl monsters to the point of extinction.

This reminded Duanmu Huai of a rare pet in the game called Void Whale, which lived in a certain galaxy. It was huge but becomes mini and cute after being tamed. As the rare pet only respawns every four or five months, when it does appear, the galaxy would be filled with thousands of Warships gathered together for a bloody battle…Hundreds of players would fight each other to the death over a single Void Whale, not to mention professional guilds who aim to capture and sell it. The battle was just a chaotic mess.

Mountains shattered and galaxies shook, even the subspace could not withstand the intense firepower.

Well, if the game had girl monsters, the scene would probably be more chaotic than that.

After gaining two girl monsters, their information appeared in Duanmu Huai's pet tab. Just as Duanmu Huai had suspected they do not have numerical attack and defense stats like Soul Cards, they only had one Special Ability.

The maid's special ability was [All-Purpose Housework], and Tutu's special ability was [Luck Endowment].

It's obvious what [All-Purpose Housework] entails, she can do any housework. The description for [Luck Endowment] was more confusing, stating only “it's a rabbit that can bring luck” – it's unclear whether it could increase the probability of getting a golden card in a 10-card draw.

In conclusion, now that the method of capturing familiars has been figured out, all that's needed next is to capture a few more, lift the seal, and all will be well.

According to the maid, since Duanmu Huai had already signed a contract with Tutu, the forest's seal had been touched. The remaining seals were in three locations: the snow mountain, underground, and the plains.

So Duanmu Huai decided to go… to the snow mountain first.

“Oh… it's so cold!”

Walking in the snow mountain, Tutu followed closely behind Duanmu Huai, complaining from time to time. This was understandable. Although the difference between girl monsters and humans was unknown, looking at her from the outside, it was strange that a girl dressed in transparent, gauzy, sleepwear-like clothing wasn't complaining while walking on a snow mountain.

“Didn't I tell you to stay at the bottom?”

Duanmu Huai helplessly glanced at Tutu, then began to speak. He had originally planned to climb the mountain alone to find the small elf dwelling in the snow mountain, just like he did with Tutu —- or rather, a girl monster. But Tutu insisted on coming along, and Ogis apparently didn't want to stay behind either. So, Duanmu Huai took the three of them, crossed the forest, and embarked on a difficult mountain-climbing journey.

For Duanmu Huai, climbing a mountain was hardly a problem, but the mountain was quite tall. Comparatively, it was about as high as the Himalayas. Even for Duanmu Huai, it wasn't possible to climb to the top in a single breath. In fact, they had only advanced less than a tenth of the distance when Tutu started complaining about the cold.

“Huh? But Tutu wants to be with Master. Tutu is not afraid of the cold!”

As she spoke, Tutu burrowed into Duanmu Huai's cloak from behind, stretched out her hand, and hugged Duanmu Huai, rubbing against him. Whether she's doing it on purpose or not, Duanmu Huai, who was not wearing his Power Armor at the moment, could certainly feel Tutu's body warmth from behind.

Mmm, warm and soft.

Indeed, quite comfortable.

Seeing Tutu's actions, Ogis's eyes grew cold. She reached out her hand, hugged Duanmu Huai, and began to move like Tutu.

How should I put it… It is warm, but it feels more like a washboard rubbing against me…

“There is a cave over there. Let's rest there for a while.”

The maid pointed to a cave not far away, and Duanmu Huai nodded in agreement. They moved toward the nearby cave and began to seek shelter from the sudden snowstorm.

“Gah!!!”

However, to Duanmu Huai's surprise, as he was about to enter the cave, a sudden animal scream came from the shadows in the cave. Then, Duanmu Huai saw an orange object rushing out of the cave, charging towards him. Of course, Duanmu Huai wasn't going to let it happen; he roared and suddenly reached out to seize the object and force it to the ground.

“Let me see… what is this thing???”

Only after forcing it to the ground could Duanmu Huai take a good look at it. Even he was taken aback by the sight of whatever had attacked him.

No wonder Duanmu Huai was taken aback because what he had in his hand was not an animal at all!

Or rather, it was not even a living creature!

In Duanmu Huai's hand was an entirely orange oval shape with a crudely drawn mouth and thin lines for limbs. Yes, it looked exactly like the doodles that preschool children might make on paper, resembling a dog or a cat!

What on earth is this thing?

Looking at the struggling doodle-animal in his hand, Duanmu Huai fell deep into thought. Meanwhile, the maid looked at the doodle creature and began to speak.

“Ah, this is a Doodle Monster… So the Sketcher must be near here.”

“Sketcher?”

“Yes, she is a girl monster who loves drawing and possesses the ability to turn her drawings into real entities.”

“So, this thing was created by her?”

After listening to the maid's explanation, Duanmu Huai finally understood. He then vigorously grabbed the struggling doodle monster, causing it to shatter and disappear the next moment.

“Yes, Master, are you planning to keep her?”

“Uh… …….”

Upon hearing the maid's question, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment before shaking his head.

“Forget it, let's find another one.”

Although there was a girl monster nearby, Duanmu Huai didn't really want her. Despite the seeming awesomeness of being able to turn drawings into reality, if…your drawing skills are this poor, how good could the resulting entities be?

Duanmu Huai could imagine that even if he asked her to draw a beautiful woman, the Sketcher would probably end up creating a piece of post-modern abstract art.

That kind of thing is torturous enough to look at in an art gallery. Imagine if it were brought to reality!

Moreover, they were only at the bottom of the snow mountain. Based on player experience, the further you climb, the higher the chance of encountering rare creatures.

If he's going to keep one, why not aim for the best?

Chapter end

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