Beast Taming Master

173 Corporation Headquarters, conference room.

Representatives from many well-known domestic game companies had come to attend this cooperation negotiation conference initiated by Jie De Corporation.

Wu Guoyi looked anxious, checking his watch from time to time, yet Lu Wu was nowhere to be seen.

"President Wu, it's about time. Let's begin the meeting!"

The speaker was Jie De Corporation's representative, a refined middle-aged man wearing glasses and a sharp suit.

Wu Guoyi sighed. Just as he was about to announce the start of the meeting, the conference room doors were pushed open, and Lu Wu entered while holding Bei Li's hand.

Seeing Wu Guoyi, Lu Wu smiled apologetically. "Traffic was bad. Sorry I'm late!"

"Take a seat. Why did you bring your little sister?"

Wu Guoyi pointed to the seat beside him, then glanced at Bei Li.

"My sister doesn't like being alone."

Lu Wu had originally planned to come alone, but when Bei Li saw that he was leaving without taking her, her expression suddenly became utterly forlorn, like an abandoned little lamb.

With no other choice, Lu Wu had brought her along.

Seeing Lu Wu pull out a chair, sit down, and place Bei Li on his lap, Wu Guoyi felt a headache coming on. Still, he spoke up.

"Everyone's here. Olisa, begin!"

Hearing this, the man standing at the head of the conference table nodded and pressed the remote in his hand. A 3D virtual projection immediately appeared above the table.

Lu Wu stared blankly at the streams of data, while the representatives from the game companies around him studied them carefully.

"I believe everyone knows Jie De Corporation's capabilities. In the field of Virtual Helmets, we are world leaders. Now, we have created Game Pods that are even more advanced than Virtual Helmets. I believe everyone understands the purpose of my visit, so let us formally begin discussing the project."

"The data I am showing you is a chart of Jie De Corporation's growth in global Virtual Helmet market share over recent years. Everyone here represents one of the major game companies in Dragon Country. If your games are integrated into our platform, I believe you all understand how greatly this will aid your games' promotion..."

After listening to an hour of self-praise, Lu Wu was nearly dozing off, while Bei Li had long since slumped across the conference table, a glistening trace of drool hanging from the corner of her mouth.

"Since this is a mutually beneficial project, Goose Factory agrees to sign this cooperation agreement. But what are your requirements?"

After hearing the presentation, most of the representatives present were quite tempted.

"It's very simple. You will pay 5% of your annual profit share as the basis for cooperation!"

"5%?"

Hearing that, everyone fell silent.

Unable to make an immediate decision, many representatives took out their phones and called their company executives for advice.

"Well... I'm not interested!"

At that moment, Lu Wu spoke, and his words plunged the conference room into brief silence.

"Hm? Sir, are you dissatisfied with any of our cooperation requirements?" Jie De Corporation's representative asked with a smile.

"It's no good if it costs money!" the little girl said, rubbing her eyes.

The room fell silent again.

"I believe this is a mutually beneficial partnership, sir. Integrating your company's game would be extremely helpful in expanding into overseas markets."

Before Lu Wu could speak, the little girl spoke again.

"That still won't do. Talking about money hurts our feelings~"

Wu Guoyi was drenched in cold sweat beside them and quietly tugged at Lu Wu's sleeve under the table.

"Sir, what do you think?" Jie De Corporation's representative turned his gaze toward Lu Wu.

"What my sister said is what I think. I'm withdrawing from this cooperation."

Wu Guoyi was dumbfounded. He had originally meant to remind Lu Wu to agree, since this was an opportunity, but he had never expected Lu Wu to reject it so easily.

In Wu Guoyi's view, given Battle Online's potential, if Lu Wu was dissatisfied with the terms, they could have sat down and continued negotiating. There was every hope of reducing the profit share to around 2%, yet Lu Wu's attitude was unexpectedly resolute.

"Very well. I regret your decision, sir, but I respect your choice." Jie De Corporation's representative smiled faintly again and spoke politely.

After announcing his withdrawal, Lu Wu stood up and led the little girl out of the conference room.

Lu Wu had actually been confident about this cooperation at first. After all, just as Jie De Corporation's representative had said, it was a mutually beneficial opportunity.

However, the biggest issue was that Jie De Corporation wanted to charge money, which Lu Wu could not accept.

That 5% might not seem like much, but considering Lu Wu's ambition for Battle Online to become popular across the entire world, it was an enormous sum.

He was also in no hurry to expand into overseas markets. He had faith in Battle Online, so he would not let anyone else take a share of its profits, just as he had refused Wu Guoyi's acquisition offer back then.

Holding Bei Li's hand, Lu Wu took a taxi home. After turning on his computer, he opened the game's homepage to see what the Players were up to.

After scanning the homepage, Lu Wu's attention was suddenly drawn to a pinned livestream section.

(The Rise of a Beast Tamer, Attempt NNN at Taming...), viewers: 38,236

Seeing that so many Players were watching this livestream, Lu Wu grew curious and clicked into it.

After putting on his Virtual Helmet and entering the livestream, Lu Wu saw an assassin sneaking toward a Corpse Wolf.

"Everyone, pay attention. This time, we'll first use force to pressure it. Once it realizes it can't beat me, we'll tempt it with food. I believe we'll definitely tame it this time."

As soon as the assassin finished speaking, a wave of comments flooded the screen.

"666, brother, go in peace. I'm betting on your failure again this time."

"Emperor of perseverance, Beast Taming Master, livestreaming his own death!"

"┓(?′-`?)┏ Brother, you're the most pathetic livestreamer I've ever seen. I've followed you for days, and I've lost count of how many times you've died. Please play it safe..."

"Death isn't scary. What's scary is getting addicted to dying. Don't think I don't know you're using beast taming as an excuse to court death!"

"Brother, I think you need to train at a zoo for a few years before streaming again. Seriously, stop trying. I'm afraid I'll die laughing in your livestream."

A dense barrage of comments swept across the screen. Without exception, none of them thought highly of this man daring to challenge a wild beast.

Yet the man's steps remained firm. He used the assassin's beginner skill, Shadow Step, to quietly approach the Corpse Wolf, then pounced the instant it noticed him.

The assassin and the Corpse Wolf immediately grappled on the ground, rolling around nonstop.

Seeing this, Lu Wu smiled as well.

After knocking the Corpse Wolf down, the assassin decisively pulled out a vine rope he had made from his waist and tied it up.

Then, just as he had said earlier, he alternated between tempting it with food and suppressing it with force.

In the end, the Corpse Wolf was nearly dead from the torment, while the comments were all spamming, "Spare the poor Gray Wolf..."

Just when everyone thought this beast-taming attempt had failed again, a trace of struggle suddenly appeared in the Corpse Wolf's eyes. Then it whimpered and lowered its head toward the assassin.

The assassin seemed unable to believe it either. He cautiously untied the rope, then immediately gripped his dagger, seemingly ready to prevent the Corpse Wolf from pouncing and biting him.

"Woo woo~"

To the shock of every Player watching the livestream, the Corpse Wolf did not resist. Instead, it lowered its head, walked to the assassin's side, and rubbed against his calf.

"Tamed?"

The assassin could hardly believe it. He picked up a dead branch from the ground and threw it forward. "Go fetch it!"

The Corpse Wolf raised its head and looked at the assassin with confusion in its eyes, then rubbed against his calf again.

"Looks like it still doesn't understand commands, but this counts as taming it, right?" Joy appeared on the assassin's face.

The comment section watching this scene completely exploded.

"Beast Taming Master is mighty! It actually freaking worked! Brother, you're amazing. Sending love (0.1 Soul Coin)."

"Holy crap, I've followed you for so long, and I always thought you were a comedy streamer. How did you suddenly turn into a skilled streamer?"

"Brother, you're awesome! I'm going to try it too. A Corpse Wolf can be used as a mount. Just thinking about it is so cool. I admire you beyond words, so I'm decisively offering my last three Soul Coins (three cakes)."

"Ahhh, awesome! The first mount in the entire district has been born! Brother, you're famous!"

"Congratulations, brother, on successfully changing into the hidden class 'Pokémon Master.' Bring your Poké Ball and begin your journey of capture~"

Comments flooded the screen, while all kinds of gifts such as hearts and cakes were spammed across it. This successful taming had opened up another way for Players to play.

A huge wave of excited Players began rushing toward Liuli District, all wanting to learn how to catch a stylish mount of their own.