Zhang Tie stood in a clearing in the forest, waiting quietly...
Before long, several pairs of ghostly green lights appeared in the distant bushes. Amid a faint rustling, two yellowish Rank 1 Giant Wolves emerged from the grass behind the bushes. They quietly sat before Zhang Tie, then lay down on the ground...
Behind the Giant Wolves, accompanied by the sound of beating wings overhead, a strange-looking bird flapped its way over.
The summoning-rune seals from the Summoning Division on the second floor of the Tower of Myriad Spirits could originally summon all Rank 0 and Rank 1 animals within a radius of more than thirty kilometers. But because Zhang Tie wanted a somewhat special external incarnation, he had chosen to summon only Rank 1 creatures. Those Rank 0 creatures did not qualify to join this animal "great gathering."
Out in the wilderness of the Selnes Plains, Rank 0 creatures were the most numerous, while Rank 1 mutated creatures were comparatively scarce.
Zhang Tie waited quietly. Soon, a nimble Lynx with gleaming fur appeared before him at incredible speed. After circling Zhang Tie twice, it obediently settled beneath a tree.
That Lynx was incredibly fast and exceptionally agile. It was the quickest animal Zhang Tie had seen so far when moving through the forest. The external incarnation Zhang Tie wanted was one that could replace a rat—preferably as inconspicuous as a rat. It had to be able to go wherever an ordinary rat could go, and wherever an ordinary rat could not. Its mobility and survival abilities had to be stronger, its movements more nimble, and it had to be sufficiently well-hidden when concealed somewhere. It was best if it was small, too. If he encountered a situation like sneaking into the warehouse in Tokeyi City last time, that external