"M-My Lord, I-I seem... seem to be able to sense the thoughts of this magic beast wolf king!" The next moment, without even needing Nalant to ask, Big Stone stammered it out himself.
"Big Stone, don't panic. That's how it is now. From now on, you'll be able to become partners with this magic beast wolf!" Nalant knew that the contract had been successfully formed.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
By then, the magic beast wolf had shed its earlier frightened look. It came to Big Stone's side and let out several low growls.
"Th-This..." Big Stone had clearly not adjusted yet. It all felt rather dreamlike.
A moment later, he looked at Nalant and dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Thank you for your gift, My Lord. I... I swear to serve you unto death!"
Barbarians were not good at flattery. Big Stone wanted to say something to express his gratitude to his lord, but in the end, he realized that other than swearing to serve his lord unto death, he truly could not say much else.
"All right, get up. You should thank Sherry as well—this is her achievement. But for now, you are not to tell anyone else about this!"
"Yes, My Lord!" Big Stone immediately answered, then looked toward Sherry. "Thank you, Miss Sherry!"
"All right, Big Stone, have the wolf king gather all the wild wolves!"
Having learned everything he needed to know and tamed the wolf king, Nalant prepared to return.
The top priority now was the Dark Creature invasion five days from now. Only afterward could they investigate the situation on the grasslands.
Before long, the entire wolf pack had gathered together.
With the wolf king present, all the wild wolves were utterly obedient, no less docile than pet dogs.
As for the various