Taming the Mammoth, Naming It Successfully!

Andrew turned around and said excitedly, "My lord, this mammoth has agreed. It's willing to become your pet!"

"Please take it under your wing now and treat its injuries."

Andrew looked very anxious because the mammoth's health had dwindled over time until it had barely more than 500 points left.

Its breathing was growing weaker by the second.

Hearing that the mammoth had agreed, Cao Xing was a little surprised, then delighted.

After all, this mammoth was a boss-level creature, and it was still young. It had tremendous potential!

If it became his pet, then with his talent, it would surely grow to an incredible level in the future!

But for now, he needed to sign a contract with it first.

Cao Xing took the Pet Contract scroll out of his backpack.

[Beginner Pet Contract (Green): Use this contract on a wild creature to make it your exclusive pet. Success rate: 5%-20%]

The success rate of this contract scroll was very low.

But the mammoth had agreed of its own accord and wouldn't resist.

So the success rate of this contract scroll had reached 100%!

[Use the Pet Contract scroll to sign a contract with Mammoth Lv. 20?]

"Yes."

The scroll in Cao Xing's hand disappeared, turning into a ball of white light that struck the mammoth.

At the same time, the mammoth seemed to sense something.

Its body twitched.

A moment later, a strange feeling arose in Cao Xing's heart, too.

Somehow, he felt as though he had formed a connection with the mammoth.

A system notification appeared.

[Contract successful. Icefield Mammoth has become your pet. Territory population +5]

Cao Xing froze. "It used up five of my population?"

But when he thought of how powerful this mammoth was, he wasn't all that surprised.

A status panel appeared in front of Cao Xing.

[Icefield Mammoth: Unnamed]

[Race: Beast]

[Detailed Attributes: Same as above]

[Satiety: 75]

[Loyalty: 80]

[Status: Dying]

"So I can name it, too."

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then said, "From now on, your name will be Big White."

[Mammoth: Big White named successfully.]

"Woo-"

Big White gave a low response from the ground.

Cao Xing watched its health continue to dwindle, then turned to Liu Muxue beside him and said, "Muxue, cast a few Purification Spells on Big White first."

"Your Purification Spell level isn't high yet. You might need to cast it several times to clear all its negative statuses."

Liu Muxue nodded. "Okay, A Xing."

Then she raised her knight's longsword high above her head.

A rainbow aurora gathered at the tip of her sword, then fell straight into the mammoth's body.

"May the Holy Aurora bless you!"

In an instant, one layer of the mammoth's poisoned status was removed.

At the same time, Cao Xing raised his staff and cast an [Ice Healing] spell at it.

A system notification for his talent activating appeared.

Green +25 and +25 healing numbers appeared above Big White's head, one after another.

Big White's health slowly recovered.

But because its injuries were so severe, the healing effect was barely noticeable.

Damage numbers kept appearing above its head, too.

[-14]

[-7]

[-8]

The health it recovered each second could barely offset what it was losing.

If Cao Xing didn't have the [Eternal Power] talent, then even if another Frost Mage had taken the mammoth as a pet, they would only be able to watch it die because their healing wouldn't be enough.

The problem now was to stop the mammoth's injuries from worsening.

Cao Xing said, "Andrew, remove the spears and chains from Big White. We need to stop its wounds from bleeding first."

Andrew's Loyalty was already almost as high as Asam's. He followed Cao Xing's orders without question.

He replied respectfully, "As you command, my merciful lord."

Then he reached out with his Bear Claw and pulled out the spears and arrows from the mammoth one by one.

Thud! Thud-thud!

[-74]

[-56]

Every time one was pulled out, the mammoth let out a pained whimper, and a damage number appeared above its head.

Fortunately, with Liu Muxue continually casting [Purification Spells] and [Ice Healing] providing continuous treatment, the wounds quickly stopped bleeding.

At the same time, the damage numbers above the mammoth's head gradually decreased.

Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

All they had to do now was wait for Big White's health to slowly recover.

But with its health at a full 15,000, simply recovering would take quite a while.

Everyone waited quietly.

Meanwhile.

Asam and Sarah had finished cleaning up the battlefield, too.

Asam came over to Cao Xing and handed him several cloth bags.

"My lord, these are the things we found on those Hunters."

Cao Xing nodded and took them.

[Obtained Coins *642]

Today's haul came to 642 coins. A smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

At the same time, Sarah handed Cao Xing an item.

It was a pair of gray pants, made from some unknown material and covered in layers of scales.

After Cao Xing took them, a system notification appeared.

[Obtained Scale Armor Pants (Green) *1]

Another piece of green gear? Cao Xing looked at Sarah in surprise.

"This is..."

Sarah said calmly, "I took them off that Hunter Captain. They were the only thing he had on him that seemed valuable."

Cao Xing smiled and praised her. "Sarah, well done!"

Sarah pressed her lips together and turned her head away, seemingly unconcerned by Cao Xing's praise.

Cao Xing didn't mind and checked the equipment's attributes.

[Scale Armor Pants (Green)]

[Quality: Fine]

[Armor: 5-7]

[Bonus Effect ①: Agility +3]

[Bonus Effect ②: Fish-Scale Armor (When struck by a physical attack, reduces damage by 5 points of Strength.)]

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad. These pants will give me quite a bit more armor."

He put them on immediately, further increasing his survivability.

After waiting for a few minutes.

The Icefield Mammoth's health had recovered to over 10,000.

However, when its health reached 12,000, it stopped increasing.

That was because it had entered a severe [Fracture] state, which reduced its maximum health by 20%.

"Urr... urr..."

Big White struggled to its feet, seemingly trying to stand up again.

However, with the bone in its right leg broken, it took several attempts before it managed to stand in place.

Moreover, even after standing up, Big White could no longer move in this condition.

Cao Xing said, "Andrew, help Big White recover a bit."

Andrew nodded. He understood what Cao Xing meant.

He came around behind Big White and lifted its thick leg, comforting it. "Just bear with it for a moment, kid."

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled the bone back into place!

"Crack!"

A clear sound of a bone shifting out of place rang out.

[-2724]

"Urr-"

Big White let out a pained cry, its huge body trembling nonstop.

Andrew gently stroked it, seemingly trying to soothe it.

Big White obediently stayed where it was, trembling all over as it held on.

A moment later, as [Ice Healing] continued to restore it,

Big White's health began to rise again.

Once its health had gradually refilled, Big White had returned to full strength.

Compared with the mammoth that had been lying on the ground, on the verge of death, just a few minutes earlier, it was now practically reborn!

The mammoth raised its trunk and let out a roar.

"Urr-"

The roar was full-throated and powerfully resonant.

The snow piled along both sides of the canyon shook loose and fell.

Everyone couldn't help covering their ears. Its cry made their blood surge.

A level 20 elite creature was truly powerful.

Cao Xing shouted with his ears covered, "Big White, don't be so loud!"

Hearing Cao Xing's voice, the mammoth immediately stopped roaring and lowered its head.

Its bell-sized eyes gazed at the man before it.

It knew this human had saved it.

Big White walked over to Cao Xing and gently rubbed its nose against him.

"Whimper... whimper..."

It seemed quite affectionate toward Cao Xing.

Cao Xing happily stroked its trunk too.

A system notification appeared.

[Because you treated your pet: Big White, its Loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 90]

(Once Loyalty reaches 100, you will have gained this pet's complete trust and can unlock the mount function.)