[Four-Leaf Lucky Clover: As long as you burn it, it can bring you five minutes of good luck.]
'A bit of a waste.'
'But for a cat to cuddle, for the catgirl, whatever!'
Ethan directly took out the four-leaf clover.
He lit it.
"Hss~"
A wisp of white smoke rose.
The four-leaf clover was quickly burned to nothing, and in the end it scattered into tiny green specks drifting away.
[You burned the Four-Leaf Lucky Clover. In the next five minutes, you will gain unexpected good luck. Go for it, young man! Countdown 00:04:59]
After burning the lucky clover, Ethan immediately chose [Tame Catgirl].
The next second.
A thin, long golden thread appeared before Ethan's eyes.
The thread was neither real nor illusory, like some kind of special light. But the strange thing was that even though it clearly wasn't a real thread, it could still loop around the little catgirl.
The little catgirl, who had been "nom! nom!" eating roasted meat, was instantly looped by the thread and began struggling like crazy.
Her two hind legs kicked backward with all their might, and her two front paws desperately tried to claw through the golden thread.
'Taming a pet is actually this violent?'
'No wonder…'
The system showed that if you fail even once, the pet will run far away.
'This is basically a violent arrest.'
The fragile bond he had barely built with the little catgirl through food could never make up for the psychological trauma caused by this level of brutality.
If taming failed, it'd be a miracle if the catgirl didn't run.
"Meowr!"
"Wah!"
The little catgirl became extremely agitated.
She opened her mouth and screamed, waving her sharp claws, struggling nonstop.
Under her struggle, the golden thread stretched endlessly.
And the golden thread quickly grew thinner.
Originally as thick as a cord, the thread gradually turned as thin as spider silk under her struggle. And because it kept stretching, it finally became so transparent it was almost invisible.
It looked like it was about to snap.
[Taming Luck +100%]
As the luck prompt appeared.
Ethan saw a layer of golden light flash across the thread again, and then the thread thickened once more.
After this round of violent struggling, the little catgirl was tired.
She relaxed for a second.
"Pft!"
The golden thread bounced like it had elasticity.
It directly pulled the little catgirl back into place, which made her even more furious.
Unfortunately, since she hadn't broken it the first time, the chance of breaking it the second time dropped. After all, she didn't have much strength left.
But Ethan wasn't worried.
This was like battling a fish.
Especially when you hook a big one, it becomes a contest of endurance between you and the fish.
Once you exhaust the fish first, the fish is yours.
If the fish exhausts you first… well, your fishing rod or hook, might as well be a gift to the fish.
"Meoww!"
After resting for a moment, the little catgirl struggled violently again.
She freaked out, baring her teeth at the air, scratching wildly, even biting at the golden thread. But with the luck bonus, the thread didn't budge at all.
After struggling for more than a minute.
The little catgirl finally tired out.
She collapsed on the ground, pitifully licking her little paws, then looked up at Ethan with big, pitiful eyes.
[Congratulations: Catgirl Tamed Successfully!]
[Catgirl (Min*r): Looks harmless, but her strength is actually impressive. Once she considers you her master, she becomes unbelievably clingy.]
[Loyalty to Master: 60%. She is unhappy with the violent taming method. There is a lack of trust between you.]
[When loyalty falls below 50%, the spirit pet will run away. Below 20%, the spirit pet will attack the master.]
[After reaching adulthood, she can learn special skills. Up to three skills.]
"Finally done!"
Ethan let out a huge sigh of relief. He slowly walked to the little catgirl.
He tried sitting down beside her. Fortunately, the catgirl didn't show any sign of attacking, so Ethan softened his tone and said, "Let me undo this annoying rope, alright? But don't bite me, okay?"
"Hmph!"
The little catgirl turned her head away unhappily.
She wouldn't attack her master, but that didn't mean she wanted to deal with him.
"So obedient."
Ethan didn't mind.
Cats, if they weren't proud, they'd be dogs.
Besides, if cats were that easy to coax and get, where's the challenge?
"This thing must feel uncomfortable, right? Let me smack it off for you," Ethan coaxed her while removing the golden thread around her neck.
This golden thread was really strange. It clearly came from nowhere.
When Ethan touched the thread that looked like it was made of light, it felt solid, slightly cool, like metal wire.
But if it were metal, it wouldn't be this soft, almost like silk.
'This is good stuff.'
After taking it off, Ethan wondered if he could put it into his backpack.
Unfortunately… the moment he removed the loop, it turned into golden sparkles and vanished into the air.
Just like the four-leaf clover, an inexplicable existence.
'Could this be magic items?'
After taming the catgirl, Ethan didn't stop. He was still within his five minutes of luck. If he dawdled here, he'd waste a perfect treasure-hunting opportunity.
He rubbed the little catgirl's head and said, "Sweetie, wait for me here for a bit. I'll go take a look up ahead and be right back."
With that said.
Ethan stood up and walked east.
Since his luck hadn't run out, he planned to go straight in and take on that group of Nightmare Rats.
He headed quickly toward the east side of the forest.
With about two minutes of lucky time left, Ethan finally reached the east, near the Nightmare Rats' territory.
It was a huge cave by the mountain wall. The entrance was a bit taller than a person, pitch-black inside, impossible to see.
But Ethan saw a bunch of exclamation marks inside, so it was clear the Nightmare Rats were in there.
"This… how am I supposed to shoot an explosive arrow?'
He had no vision at all. If he fired blindly, even with 100 percent accuracy, it meant nothing if he couldn't even see a target.
'Forget it, I have the four-leaf clover. When your luck is good, even running into ghosts won't hurt you.'
'When your luck is bad, even drinking water gets your teeth stuck.'
Ethan decided to go for it.
He walked into the darkness of the cave. After he stepped just two steps inside…
"Squeak~ Squeak~"
A sharp Nightmare Rat screech echoed beside his ear.
He quickly turned toward the sound and saw a black-gray Nightmare Rat as big as a dog show up before him.
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