Pet advancement

The Earth-level BOSS utilized two pet advancement stones, coupled with my extraordinary luck of nine points. Somehow, it should be classified as a Celestial-level, right?" Jiang Han took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement within.

Remember, in "Eternal," the distinction between mounts and pets is not fixed. Some creatures can interchangeably transform between pets and mounts. He could capture them initially as pets, then use two pet advancement stones to convert them into mounts.

Indeed, he had contemplated transforming the Blue Scale Beast into a pet first, utilizing the two pet advancement stones, and then reverting it to a mount. Unfortunately, the transformation involved a seven-day cooldown, a fact explored by Summoner-class players on the official forum.

He couldn't afford to lose the Blue Scale Beast for a whole seven days, especially considering he had just stolen the second pet advancement stone from Wang Cai. At that time, he was already on a mainline quest and couldn't afford to experiment.

"Sizzle!"

As the Earth-level BOSS advanced, the imposing aura of the Thundercloud Tiger intensified. Wrapped in electric currents, it decreased in size without losing its might. It even grew a pair of purple wings on its back, truly deserving the name "Thunder Tiger."

"Brother Tiger, follow me, and I'll lead you to soar, becoming a Celestial-level BOSS!" Jiang Han tossed pet capture stones while enticing it with benefits.

"Roar!"

In response, the Thundercloud Tiger roared with all its might.

Insightful Eye!

[Thundercloud Tiger](Earth-level BOSS)

Level: 110

HP: 25,000,000/38,000,000

Attack: 60,000-63,000

Defense: 36,000-38,000

Skills: [Thunderous Slaughter], [Thunderous Rend], [Myriad Thunder Protection], [Super Rage]

Introduction: An immensely powerful being, born from the advancement of the Purple Thunder Tiger King. Mastering the Thunder element, it poses extreme danger. Provoking it is akin to courting death.

Jiang Han: "..."

The sudden advancement was both good and bad. It skyrocketed the Thundercloud Tiger's attributes by twenty to thirty thousand, with defense so high that he couldn't penetrate it.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Capture failed!

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Capture failed!

Jiang Han's pet capture stones, after flickering with red light, shattered without any effect.

"Go!"

Feeling that the probability was ridiculously low, Jiang Han threw out an advanced capture stone.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Capture failed!

"I have a luck value of nine, and I'm still this unlucky?" Jiang Han was speechless.

If all else failed, he was prepared to kill this low-health Thundercloud Tiger. While the first kill for an Earth-level was guaranteed, the equipment dropped by an Earth-level BOSS was undoubtedly excellent.

The Thundercloud Tiger resisted the pull from the peculiar stones, continually being captured. Seeing that it was still being relentlessly captured, it sprinted out, its thunderous paws pounding heavily, creating a majestic scene.

Jiang Han furrowed his brows slightly, activated War Stomp, evaded the attacks, and had the Blue Scale Beast jump onto the tiger's back, pressing it down for 0.8 seconds. He estimated that it was due to the opponent's weakened state.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: You used War Stomp, successfully interrupting the Thundercloud Tiger's skill release!

Taking out the last advanced capture stone, Jiang Han said coldly, "I don't know if you, this beast, understand human language. I'll say this once: whether you live or die, it's up to you!"

After speaking, he threw out the advanced capture stone.

"Swoosh!"

Red light flickered, enveloping the entire body of the Thundercloud Tiger, transforming into a stream of light and entering the capture stone.

Is this... success?

Jiang Han's eyes lit up, and a pleasant system chime rang in his ears.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully captured the level 110 Earth-level BOSS pet, [Thundercloud Tiger]!

"Phew..."

He breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Han's mood improved significantly. Opening the pet panel, he saw a shrunken version of the Thundercloud Tiger, looking adorable.

[Thundercloud Tiger](Earth-level BOSS-level pet)

Level: 1

HP: 10,500

Attack: 100

Defense: 80

Skill: [Pounce]

Introduction: An extremely rare Earth-level BOSS pet, a leader among tiger-like creatures.

A level 1 pet with these attributes was already quite good. After becoming a pet, growth in all aspects couldn't match that of wild BOSSes. Now, for the main event!

Jiang Han summoned the rejuvenated Thundercloud Tiger and took out a pet advancement stone.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Do you want to use the item [Pet Advancement Stone]?

"Yes!"

Jiang Han repeatedly opened the panel, confirming that the blessing from the Lucky Treasure had been consistently present. He agreed to proceed.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: You have used the item [Pet Advancement Stone]. Please choose the pet you want to advance!

"Thundercloud Tiger!"

"Swoosh!"

When Jiang Han targeted the only pet, the pet advancement stone radiated red light, then cracked open. A surge of energy overflowed, entering the Thundercloud Tiger's body.

"Roar!"

The little tiger immediately let out a slightly painful roar, lying on the ground, curling up and trembling, surrounded by electric currents.

"With a base success probability of 50%, plus a full nine points of luck and my unparalleled good looks, the success rate should be close to 100%..."

In a series of precise and rigorous calculations, the renowned mathematician Jiang Han accurately determined the final success rate.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Densely packed purple electric currents danced around, forming a sphere.

Gradually, the color changed from purple to black.

"Crack!"

At a certain moment, the sphere shattered and dissipated. The Thundercloud Tiger, now with black fur, reappeared. Its imposing presence remained largely unchanged.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Under the influence of the pet advancement stone, your Earth-level BOSS pet [Thundercloud Tiger] has successfully advanced to the Celestial-level BOSS pet [Dark Thunder Tiger]!

A Celestial-level BOSS pet! This was akin to directly upgrading my Spirit-level mount, the Blue Scale Beast, to a Celestial-level mount!

Jiang Han felt a surge of satisfaction. It wasn't that he thought the Dark Thunder Tiger wouldn't make a good pet. The main issue was that leveling up a pet was quite troublesome, and he preferred enhancing his own strength rather than focusing on his pet's power.

Next, he locked onto the other pet advancement stone in the package, swallowed hard, and hesitated.

Should he use another one to advance the Dark Thunder Tiger to a level above Celestial?

However, a 10% success rate was genuinely too low. Plus, he had no idea how luck affected the probability.

"In this situation, thinking about taking a risk is just irrational!"

In a series of precise and rigorous calculations, the current renowned rationalist Jiang Han accurately determined that

 using the pet advancement stone again was, in professional terms, too risky.

A mere 10% probability, betting on being favored by the goddess of luck, would only be done by the most foolish of fools!

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Do you want to use the item [Pet Advancement Stone]?

"...Yes!"