章 83: Chapter 83: Analysis and Emotions Under the Peeping Eye
After collecting thirty clam maids, Zeng Shen turned around, carrying a wooden bucket in one hand and an iron bucket in the other. His slender frame moved along the sandy beach, his toes brushing the sea water as he headed toward the RV.
The setting sun cast long shadows, making him resemble a caricature or a moving emoji as he walked with the buckets.
Returning to the No. 1 Divine Energy Vehicle by the water shed, Zeng Shen noticed Liu Miao wasn't inside the RV but in the water shed.
Seeing him approach with buckets, Liu Miao came over and remarked, "Shen, it's not easy to keep so many clams."
"No worries. I'll buy a large fish tank tomorrow and a tidal simulator like the one in your shed for breeding clam seedlings. That should do the trick," Zeng Shen assured her. He placed the buckets in the trunk and, feeling cautious, discreetly added a drop of stamina and energy potions into each bucket.
Instantly, he noticed the clams, previously sluggish, opening their shells, revealing their white clam meat and extending their tentacles to greedily absorb the potions.
Satisfied, Zeng Shen closed the trunk and headed to the driver's seat, quickly driving with Liu Miao, who was now seated in the passenger seat, to the restaurant where they previously enjoyed boiled clams.
Since it was dinner time, the restaurant was bustling, filled with people, and a line of customers waited outside for a table.
However, Liu Miao led Zeng Shen straight to the counter, handed over the clams to the owner, and then to a pre-booked private room upstairs, room 666.
In the cozy room with intoxicating lighting, steaming boiled clams were soon brought in.
"Shen, try these clams fresh from the sea. They're even more delicious than last time," Liu Miao encouraged.
Zeng Shen eagerly tasted one and immediately found it more succulent and flavorful than before.
"Delicious," he praised, urging Liu Miao to enjoy some as well. They ordered a bottle of cocktail, drinking and chatting as they ate.
An hour later, after settling the bill, Zeng Shen drove Liu Miao to her apartment complex near Jinhai Dock.
The apartment was spacious, with three bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom, but simply furnished with only essential items.
"I bought this place for convenience, so I usually rest here after work," Liu Miao explained, barely finishing her sentence before Zeng Shen embraced her and carried her to the bedroom.
Within a minute, a notification quietly sounded in Zeng Shen's ear.
[Host's divine prowess suppressed a Tier 3 Water God, survival points +100.]
By midnight, Zeng Shen had accumulated 200 survival points from Liu Miao and continued until 8 AM before letting her return to the office building at Jinhai Dock for work.
After Liu Miao left, Zeng Shen got up, washed, and went to check on the clams in the trunk of the No. 1 Divine Energy Vehicle.
The clams, left unattended overnight, were calm in the buckets, their shells slightly open, and their milky tentacles still greedily absorbing and exhaling.
"They're doing well," Zeng Shen murmured, closing the trunk and beginning his experiment.
He first cast a Taming Spell on a clam in the wooden bucket, destined to become a Golden Clam Beast.
[Taming failed...]
"Huh? Taming failed!"
"Is it impossible to tame others' beasts, or what?"
Puzzled by the system's notification, Zeng Shen cast a Peeping Eye on the clam, hoping the [Analysis] might provide useful insights.
Having used the Peeping Eye numerous times, he knew the [Analysis] entry often adjusted with the beast's current mental state.
[Water Creature: Golden Clam Beast]
[Quality: Elite.]
[Tier 3: 0/10000]
[Name: Unnamed]
[Skill: Unactivated.]
[Faith: Liu Xiang, Tier 4 Light God.]
[Mood: Confused, Tense]
[Analysis: Under the host's influence, this beast's faith in its devoted Tier 4 Light God has wavered.]
The analysis highlighted a crucial point: under his influence, the Golden Clam Beast's faith wavered.
Could it mean that repeated taming attempts might convert it into his follower?
Excited by the prospect, Zeng Shen continued casting Taming Spells, observing the changes.
"Taming Spell."
[Taming failed...]
"Peeping Eye."
[Mood: Confused, Tense, Anxious.]
[Analysis: Under the host's influence, this beast questioned its faith, becoming a nominal follower.]
"Ah, it's become a nominal follower!"
"And its mood has another state!"
Zeng Shen murmured, casting another Taming Spell.
[Taming failed...]
"Peeping Eye."
[Mood: Confused, Tense, Anxious, Uneasy.]
[Analysis: Under the host's guidance, this beast questioned its faith, becoming a casual follower.]
"Ah, another mood state and faith level dropped!"
"Could it be that further taming might succeed?"
Speculating, Zeng Shen cast another Taming Spell, and a clear notification sounded.
[Congratulations, host. Taming successful, acquired pet Golden Clam Beast, survival points +10, casual follower +1.]
"Ha ha, success! It seems it's possible to convert others' followers into mine before they're fully tamed."
Delighted, Zeng Shen quickly summarized his findings.
He then focused on the remaining forty-nine Golden Clam Beasts in the wooden bucket, casting Taming Spells on them one by one.
He continued using the Peeping Eye, observing the changes in [Analysis] and [Mood].
After taming all the Golden Clam Beasts, Zeng Shen concluded:
Taming others' beasts alters their mood and faith. Once faith reaches casual follower status and they become uneasy, taming succeeds.
However, if taming stops before success, and they remain uneasy and casual followers, they'll revert to their previous faith and mood after a minute.
Having summarized his experience with taming others' beasts, Zeng Shen turned to the iron bucket, where future soft, juicy, easily embraced clam maids awaited.
As intelligent species, he couldn't force them to believe in him with Taming Spells.
So, he decided to try persuasion and subtle influence techniques.
-Support me on Patreon for more chapters (35+ available)
patreon.com/LegendaryTL
Thanks!
週次パワーステータス
-- 推薦
ランキング 
-- 推薦
チケット