Second soulbond
Second soulbond
He was growing impatient right now, and it took him another 10 minutes until they reached their final destination.
In his mind, it took an eternity until he reached the breeding grounds of his future newborn soulbond as he activated his mana eyes.
Jason saw that there was no color radiating from the beasts but he had already accepted that fact.
A rough plan was already shaping up in his mind and he would tweak it according to the new soulbond he would pick while the theory about purity was the main point Jason wanted to use.
If the theory wouldn't work, Jason had to think of something else and his mind was rattled while thinking carefully about the options he had as he neared the enclosure of the small newborn beasts.
The attendant next to him noticed Jason's impatience and said,
"Sir, if you want to make a basic potential test to figure out which beast is the best to choose from, you have to wait at least 24 hours"
"No, it's fine!" Jason said with a resolute voice.
He already saw that the potential or core purity was around the same and Jason couldn't detect any differences.
As such, testing the potential and waiting for a whole day would be a waste of time and lessen the effect of the soulbond's shared energy.
The attendant knew that forming a bond as soon as possible would be the best for their soulbond, but not even caring about the potential of your future companion was odd.
Forming a soulbond with the chance of having the potential to reach higher ranks would be more important in his opinion.
But, it was not his choice and the attendant told Jason to decide which one he wanted to pick.
The beast mother was exhausted and sedated so she wouldn't be in a condition to attack Jason if he tried nearing her cubs.
Even if she had been awake, the attendant would prevent her from doing anything to Jason.
Jason came closer to the newborn beasts and there were dozens of one-centimeter-long scorpions with a soft yellowish green exoskeleton in front of him.
Right now, they looked extremely weak and would probably even be killed by the smallest gust of wind, but it was said that the miniature Parascor in front of him had a potent, paralyzing poison that could even numb beasts of the same rank.
Their strength was weak and the only strong characteristic of this kind of beast was its exceptionally tough and durable exoskeleton with the lethal poison.
Jason decided to choose the miniature Parascor as his second soulbond because of multiple reasons which included it being a three-star wild beast and its strong exoskeleton. However, the most important reason for Jason was the natural phenomenon of molting exhibited by the scorpion while growing up.
This molting could change Jason's plan to a certain extent because he wanted to give his soulbond some of the holy white bacuri fruit before the molting.
Maybe with this, the cleansing of impurities could be naturally included in the molting.
The possibility for this was slightly higher compared to other beasts without the ability to naturally molt and it was worth a try.
Jason didn't really take much time in choosing and he picked up one of them who sensed his presence.
This particular miniature Parascor had approached him with the thought that Jason was his mother in its mind.
Once he had picked up one of the yellow-greenish miniature Parascors he stepped back and looked at the attendant signaling that he was ready to go.
"Can I pay now and form the soulbond contract or is there anything else I have to do?"
The attendant looked at Jason not listening clearly
"Hmm?.. No, I only have to register that one of the miniature Parascor was sold to you, so we can administer everything cleanly…
The only thing Sir has to do is to pay the fee for the beast which is slightly higher compared to normal beasts because it is rare and the beast gives birth only twice in its life at most. " The attendant explained and did not miss spotting the prestigious Vanguard affiliated school's logo on his uniform. He was sure Jason would be able to pay the price as he was a student of a school attended by most of the wealthy students even if they necessarily didn't have the required skills..
A holographic screen with a contract appeared in front of Jason and after reading through it he signed it.
Jason had to pay 25,000 credits for the newborn miniature Parascor which was extremely high for a wild beast but apparently, it was extremely rare.
The additional fee for purchasing a newborn beast was also high because the strengthened bond would help in strengthening their communication and teamwork.
To Jason, these 25,000 credits would be worth the gamble if his purity theory worked.
With his theory proved right, the price for the beast would be negligible compared to the fortune he would need to afford the treasure which would cleanse one's core.
After the transaction was done, the attendant was still determined to see Jason forming his soulbond with the beast. He wanted to avoid being reprimanded for neglecting his job by his senior again, so they left for a secluded room.
Jason's future soulbond was still weak as it had been born less than an hour ago. After entering the secluded room, he took out one of the throwing knives while holding the miniature Parascor in the other.
Before he cut his thumb, Jason entered his soul world and loosened up a thread of his soul which he led carefully through his body into his thumb.
Using the small knife, he cut his thumb as dark red blood with a golden hue gushed out of the open wound.
Jason didn't waste any time as a thick drop of blood shimmering in a golden hue fell on the Parascor, drenching it completely in his blood.
The Parascor twitched a little as it sensed warm liquid pouring on itself, though the uncomfortable feeling vanished as the soul thread invaded its body.
Jason felt a connection building up between him and the miniature Parascor while the small fellow in his hand trembled for a second. A small yellow-greenish magic circle appeared, and his new soulbond vanished inside him.
It would probably take a few hours before the soulbond was perfectly established and it was best for the contractor and beast to stay as close as possible in the early stages, a fact that the newborn Parascor understood pretty well.
Seeing that the soulbond process had been completed, the attendant nodded his head.
Filling out the formula a minute passed and the attendant guided Jason, who sweated slightly due to his newly formed soul bound without saying an additional word.
It was the second time Jason had formed a soulbond and it was still extremely difficult even if it was much easier than the first time.
Jason wondered if he would ever get proficient in moving his soul threads around.
For others, it would be entirely useless because most people only had 2 to 5 soulbonds, but not for Jason.
Jason didn't feel the need to small talk with the attendant and he bid him goodbye when he left the Beast Pagoda.
The attendant didn't really know what to think about the youth in front of him, because he contracted a three-star wild beast while being a student in one of the best schools on Astrix.
Even if it was only the 6th affiliated Vanguard school, it was still among the top 20 high-schools on Astrix island, including the affiliated schools of the other two out of the big three.
It was extremely uncommon and rather stupid for such a prodigious individual to form a contract with a wild beast without any potential.
To be blunt, a wild-ranked beast was almost everywhere seen as trash or useless to form a contract with and most wild beasts were used as cannon fodder for stronger bonds.
There were only three apparent reasons to breed wild beast
→Livestock
→Using for errands
→Getting an advantageous mutated wild beast with a high potential in order to resell it for a lot of credits.
Jason wouldn't mind if the attendant had found him weird because he longed to reach home. His stomach was rumbling and he was famished after spending hours looking for a suitable soulbond.
Being reminded of food made Jason ponder about the food he needed to purchase for his new soulbond while waiting for the shuttle to arrive in front of the Beast Pagoda.
By the time the shuttle arrived, Jason finished his research about scorpion food and found out that they ate almost everything that was small enough for them to eat.
Sitting down inside the shuttle, he decided to purchase a batch of grade-1 mana fireflies with a small amount of mana causing them to illuminate the night sky.
They were nutritious and easy for a small beast like a newborn miniature Parascor to eat and digest.
The growth phase of his second soulbond would probably only last two months at most owing to the dense mana in Cyro-City while Jason wanted to increase its speed even more so that the miniature Parascor would reach adulthood before the class battle began.
He planned to use mana stones and the holy white bacuri fruit in addition to speeding up the process.
After crafting a rough plan for the next few weeks, Jason practiced the Heaven's Hell technique inside the shuttle until he reached home.
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