When one holds a contract card, they can establish a special connection with it. Simply put, the card holder gains the ability to infuse their mind power into the black card. This is the key to capturing a pet beast! To form a contract with a pet, there are three steps: One: hold the contract card. Two: identify the target for the contract, strengthen the impression of it, and inject the strong desire to form a contract into the card. Three: bring the contract card close to the target creature. When the contract card approaches the target creature, the contract card carrying the mind power of the beast tamer will capture the creature. Successful capture means the completion of the contract. “Gr-woo—” At this moment, Lu Ran had smoothly completed these three steps. Enveloped by the white light, Ha Zong seemed to sense Lu Ran’s unique aura within the white light and did not resist. Amidst its confused barking, wrapped in the white glow, it vanished from where it stood, as if turning into a ray of light and then absorbed by the black card. And then, Lu Ran’s mind buzzed loudly. His entire body felt warm and extremely comfortable. The mental fatigue from injecting his mind power earlier was now completely recovered! What was even more special was that he now felt an even closer connection with the contract card and Ha Zong! “Amazing,” Lu Ran’s eyes flashed with light as he willed the dropped contract card to instantly disappear and reappear in his grasp, as if teleporting. Before completing the contract, he hadn’t possessed this ability. It was only after the contract was established that he was truly bound to the contract card! In addition, at this moment, the appearance of the contract black card underwent some changes. On its one side, the upper half now featured an image of Ha Zong, directly replacing the original pure black. This was obviously Ha Zong... Beneath the image, there was a bunch of white text introducing it. 【Species】: Snowfield Dog 【Attribute】: Unawakened 【Species Level】: Mid-Level Superior 【Growth Level】: Level 1 【Skills】: None “It’s just like a game card.” Looking at the image and information that appeared on the black card, Lu Ran became even more puzzled about its origin. So who exactly created something like this, and what was their purpose? But compared to those questions, what concerned Lu Ran more was that the series of tips he first saw upon obtaining the black card had now disappeared. In its place floated a mysterious countdown before his eyes. 【Countdown to Novice Trial Secret Realm Transfer: 59:59】 Lu Ran fell silent. He was unsurprised at the 59:59 countdown’s sudden appearance. That poster must have crumbled at this step, right? After completing the novice mission, it seems the next step is the novice trial, just as he thought. “Come out, Ha Zong.” “Woof—” With the black card in hand, Lu Ran’s thoughts stirred, and Ha Zong was summoned out. On the floor, a huge circular summoning array appeared, followed by the eruption and dissipation of the array’s light. Ha Zong, now a whole size larger than before, emerged on it. Throughout this series of processes, Ha Zong could be described as continuously stunned. As soon as it came out, it spun around wildly, examining its enlarged self. It was somewhat baffled by the changes happening to its body. It could clearly feel that it had become stronger. Its strength, vision, sense of smell, and most importantly, its appetite, had all increased. Most notably, its hunger became quite apparent as its stomach rumbled after a couple of spins, and it looked at Lu Ran with a pitiful expression. “Let’s eat first, we still have plenty of time,” Lu Ran said. Since they were about to enter a dangerous place, it was indeed necessary to let Ha Zong eat its fill first. Lu Ran immediately went to prepare food and set up Ha Zong’s dog food. Pig’s trotters, minced meat, chopped vegetables, meat and vegetable soup... Today’s menu was relatively simple, mainly because there wasn’t much time for something more complicated. “Howl!” Before the meal, Ha Zong let out an excited howl and then buried its head in the food bowl. As Ha Zong wolfed down its food, Lu Ran observed it. Originally only a medium-sized dog, Ha Zong was now about the size of a large breed. No wonder that the contracted cat in the post was so huge. Contracted beasts clearly became larger after enhancement! Great! “My strength has also increased too.” “It seems like I haven’t grown taller, though.” Afterwards, while Ha Zong was eating, Lu Ran first weighed himself, then measured his height, and finally, in his room, he took out a one-handed sword and swung it. He felt that it was much easier to handle. Lu Ran’s family conditions were actually very good. Both of his parents were well-known zoologists. Aside from a superior family environment fostering his interest towards animals, Lu Ran also developed many other hobbies. For example, like most teenagers, Lu Ran was interested in swords and firearms. His parents fully supported him in pursuing various interests. Thus, when he was a child, Lu Ran was even sent to a well-known kendo dojo to learn swordsmanship. During vacations, he had even gone with his father to Hawaii and learned shooting there. These seemingly useless hobbies were proving to be somewhat useful now. Since he was about to be transported to the “Novice Trial Secret Realm,” maybe he could bring a weapon for self-defense. In the past, although Ha Zong was fierce, Lu Ran, with a weapon in hand, could easily subdue it. However, now he could vaguely sense that, after the contract enhancement, Ha Zong’s combat power should have surpassed the concept of an “ordinary dog.” Its strength was comparable to fierce beasts like lions and tigers; it was already considered to be of a super dog breed. In comparison, although his own strength had also increased somewhat after enhancement, it was nowhere near the scale of increase that his pet beast underwent. The new ability he obtained was mainly just stronger control over Ha Zong. Under such circumstances, having a handy weapon to protect himself seemed extremely important indeed. However, he wondered if the weapon could be transported with him. “Also, let’s take this.” Lu Ran put down his custom-made iron-cutting sword, opened a drawer, and took out a piece of jewelry. It was a pendant, a small white horn-shaped pendant that looked like a broken deer antler, threaded on a string. It seemed quite old. Legend says it was a protective amulet passed down through Lu Ran’s maternal line generation after generation. As a memento left behind by his mother, Lu Ran evidently now treated it as a spiritual sustenance of sorts. Thinking of his parents, Lu Ran felt a bit melancholic. His parents had been attacked while investigating an undiscovered rare beast abroad. Their bodies were never found, leaving only a recording of their screams, torn apart by something in the rainforest… Lu Ran had never believed his parents perished just like that. He had always wanted to go to the rainforest himself to find them. Earlier, when Fang Lan heard Lu Ran’s interest in hunting, she assumed he intended to venture into the wilderness again. But as Lu Ran said, if he were to truly enter such dangerous lands, how could relying solely on a dog like Ha Zong suffice? Wouldn’t that just be sending himself to his death? Wouldn’t directly hiring a professional team with money be better? But now... With the deer horn pendant around his neck and the iron-cutting sword in hand, Lu Ran returned to the living room. At this moment, Ha Zong had already finished a bowl of food and was lazily lying on the ground… Seeing Lu Ran come out, it glanced at him, then got up and panted happily. “Woof!!” Lu Ran had a dark look on his face. Because this guy was saying that the feeling just now was good, could it have another round? It seemed like... it wanted to become even stronger. “You’re really greedy. No more for now, but you’ll have plenty of opportunities to fight ahead.” “If you can defeat opponents and return safely, maybe you can become even stronger.” “Woof?” Ha Zong was stunned for a moment, then showed a sharp expression. It took a few steps, picked up the sunglasses from the coffee table, and put them on its face, revealing a domineering look.
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