Chapter 106: Cloud Yaks Appear!

Chapter 106: Cloud Yaks Appear!

"Come back with us. Your father is still waiting for you."

Liu Muxue's gentle voice sounded in her ear, leaving little Elisa nearly entranced.

"O-Okay…"

She almost instinctively agreed, then quickly shook her head, "No, no, no!"

"Hmm, why is that?" Liu Muxue asked.

Hearing this question, Elisa looked somewhat coy, like a child hiding a secret.

However, Cao Xing, who was standing nearby, seemed to realize something.

Cao Xing pointed it out directly, "You couldn't have actually found the Cloud Yaks, could you?"

Hearing this, the oval-faced young girl's beautiful eyes widened instantly, "Y-Y-You… how do you know!?"

Cao Xing smiled, "Because your father told me. You came out this time because you discovered traces of a herd of Cloud Yaks."

Hearing this, Elisa's eyes immediately filled with a look of disappointment.

"How could my father tell you everything…"

In the blink of an eye, vigilance returned to Elisa's eyes, "You're not… also planning to target this herd of Cloud Yaks, are you?"

Cao Xing did not deny it.

Elisa quickly shook her head, "Don't even think about it. Cloud Yaks are magical creatures that only live in nature. Even if you are very strong, they won't be easily caught by you."

"Besides, I found this herd of yaks first, and I won't lead you to them!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing frowned slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, Liu Muxue pulled at his sleeve beside him.

Cao Xing took the hint and let Liu Muxue continue talking to the girl.

Liu Muxue spoke softly again, "Elisa, can you tell us about the Cloud Yaks?"

Hearing Liu Muxue's voice, little Elisa's eyes instantly filled with little stars again.

"If it's a request from this beautiful lady, I can tell you."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes again. He had a +50 Charisma buff from Shining Throne, so why did it feel like his charisma was completely inferior to Liu Muxue's?

However, he didn't mind. A hidden attribute like Charisma had different effects on different NPCs, so it was normal for it not to work on Elisa.

Elisa slowly explained, "I discovered that herd of Cloud Yaks in Tucker Valley."

"I followed their tracks, crossing snowfields and forests all the way… and finally found them at Snowfall Lake."

"But because Cloud Yaks are highly alert creatures, I never dared to get close. I could only observe their habits from afar to see if I could find an opportunity."

Liu Muxue nodded gently and continued asking, "Then did little Elisa observe anything?"

She spoke in a soft tone, as if coaxing a child.

Elisa shook her head somewhat dejectedly, "No… Cloud Yaks are inherently extremely difficult creatures to tame. I followed them for two days and didn't find any opportunity."

"If I make even the slightest noise, they immediately become alert, ready to flee at any moment."

"So, up until now, there has been practically no progress."

As Elisa finished speaking, a look of understanding appeared in everyone's eyes.

Andrew, standing aside, added, "I have indeed heard that Cloud Yaks are extremely alert and almost never appear before people. Moreover, their ability to escape is very impressive."

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded, then gestured to Liu Muxue beside him.

Liu Muxue understood Cao Xing's intention and maintained a gentle smile on her face.

"Elisa, can you take us over to see that herd of Cloud Yaks?"

Elisa appeared a bit hesitant, but in the end, she nodded, "Alright then, I'll take you there…"

With that, she turned around and walked carefully back in the direction she had just come from.

Everyone followed behind her, slowing their paces.

Elisa continuously warned them, "Remember to keep your footsteps very quiet! Don't startle that herd of Cloud Yaks under any circumstances!"

"If you scare them away, it'll be hard to find them again!"

Cao Xing nodded, jumped off Dabai's back with Liu Muxue, and ordered Dabai to remain on standby in place.

After all, its size was far too huge, and every step it took made a heavy noise.

Then, Cao Xing led his other subordinates to slowly approach the location Elisa had mentioned.

Five minutes later, they arrived beside a few towering silver fir trees.

In a wide forested area ahead, a herd of yaks with two-colored fur appeared.

Sturdy hooves, standing about two meters tall and nearly three meters long, their blue-and-white patterned fur truly looked like moving clouds.

Cao Xing glanced at the stats of this herd of yaks.

[Cloud Yak: Magical Creature]

[Level: 11]

[HP: 3360/3360]

[Attack Power: 115–127]

[Attributes: Strength 122, Agility 116, Spirit 124, Constitution 154]

[Skills: Natural Sense (Keenly senses surrounding danger and quickly flees)

Cloud Charge (Upon sensing danger, the Cloud Yak channels its mana to significantly increase movement speed and dodge rate until clear of danger)

Nature's Blessing (After taking damage, the Cloud Yak draws upon the power of nature to recover, restoring 5% HP per second)]

[Talent 1: Heat Absorption (Stores absorbed heat within its fur, allowing it to survive longer in extreme environments)]

[Talent 2: Danger Sense (Possesses keen perception toward various hunter traps, with a very high probability of evading trap damage)]

(Description: A group of magical creatures with powerful survival capabilities. Extremely difficult to tame.)

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Cao Xing said in surprise, "Holy crap… three skills and two talents, all survival abilities…"

"No wonder Elisa said Cloud Yaks are hard to tame. It'd be a miracle if anyone could catch them!"

However, when Cao Xing noticed the Cloud Yak's first talent, [Heat Absorption], he understood something.

So it wasn't that their fur generated heat on its own, but rather that it absorbed heat energy and stored it in the fur.

Thus giving people the illusion that it produced heat.

But this did not diminish the Cloud Yak's value.

In an extremely cold world like this, how precious would a piece of clothing that stored heat be!

He wouldn't trade it even for a piece of purple equipment!

Cao Xing then asked, "Has anyone ever successfully tamed this kind of yak?"

Elisa nodded, "Yes. A beast tamer in Lake Doron City successfully tamed three Cloud Yaks. Relying on the fur from these yaks, he bought a residence in Lake Doron City and even owned his own farm!"

A beast tamer?

Cao Xing fell into thought. He currently had no means of taming wild beasts.

So, was there any other way to tame these wild creatures?

After thinking for a moment, he noticed the 50-plus [Junior Pet Contracts] in his backpack.

According to the description, as long as the contract was successfully formed, no matter what kind of creature it was, it would obey Cao Xing's commands.

If he forcibly trapped this herd of Cloud Yaks and continuously threw pet contracts at them, no matter how bad his luck was, he should still succeed with one or two, right?

This was the method Cao Xing had currently come up with to tame these Cloud Yaks.

The only drawback was that these Cloud Yaks would occupy his population count.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head, "Taking up some population space doesn't matter. I can break the contract with pets at any time anyway."

"I just need to bring these Cloud Yaks back to camp and keep them in captivity first."

"Later, breaking the contract will free up my population all the same."

Thinking up to this point, Cao Xing made up his mind.

However, there was another problem: the success rate of [Junior Pet Contract] was too low.

It only had a 5% success rate.

And the current situation was different from when he contracted Dabai.

This herd of Cloud Yaks was in no life-threatening danger. Forcing a tame this time would definitely provoke a violent resistance from them.

Although he had a stock of over fifty scrolls in hand, he might not even be able to tame two Cloud Yaks.

Cao Xing sighed, "Whatever, even if I can tame just one instead of two, it's still a win!"

One had to know, after shearing a Cloud Yak's fur, it could regrow.

This was a resource that could yield sustainable profits!

Just as Cao Xing was preparing to take action, he saw the Blood Spider Queen beside him.

He remembered that Hilda had a skill called [Soul Screech]. This skill had a special property that could plunge weak creatures into a state of Soul Shock.

According to Cao Xing's understanding of this game, creatures under Soul Shock would run around like headless flies while in a state of fear, which could increase the success rate of various crowd control skills.

"In this state, could it increase the success rate of the pet contract?"

Cao Xing decided to give it a try.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Hilda was willing to cooperate.

However, if she was unwilling to obey even this kind of order, Cao Xing could only abandon this recruited creature.

Even if she was very powerful and full of potential.

No matter how strong a disobedient recruit was, Cao Xing didn't want it.

Thus, Cao Xing looked at the Blood Spider Queen and said with a serious expression, "Hilda, I need you to cooperate with me and use Soul Screech on this herd of Cloud Yaks in a moment. Any problems?"

Hearing this order, the Blood Spider Queen turned her head slightly, glanced at the Cloud Yaks in the distance, and her eyes flashed with a look as if viewing ants.

"Tch!"

Hilda had a look of utter disdain, making a contemptuous sound.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Cao Xing's face gradually darkened.

Right at that moment, the Blood Spider Queen nodded, "Fine, I'll cooperate with you."

Cao Xing nodded.

Then, he began issuing orders, "Andrew, your Druid tribe naturally shares an affinity with these wild creatures, so I need you to go over in a bit and draw the attention of these Cloud Yaks."

"This isn't deception; I won't hurt them, I just want to bring them back to our territory."

"You should know that in our territory, this herd of yaks can live a better life."

Hearing the last sentence, Andrew also nodded, "As you command, respected Lord."

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