Chapter 3 - Taming

Going back inside the forests, I collected fibers from plants and mejoberries. The berry is color purple and can be used as a source of water to avoid being dehydrated.

And once I collected about 500 of it because of gathering boosts, I went to my inventory and craft a bola.

The bola is a primitive weapon used to immobilize creatures. It can be thrown and when it hits a target, it wraps around their feet or body and entangles them. The bola roots wild dinos for 30 seconds.

With no experiencing in using the bola. I tried to practice for ten minutes hitting a tree, I also crafted a wooden club because it can be used to make a creature unconscious. Once the Parasaur will be unconscious, Hellena said I will use this opportunity to feed the Parasaur by putting the Mejoberries in its mouth.

"All set, I'm ready Hellena."

"Go for it partner!"

Encouraging me, I proceeded to where the parasaur is. It is still eating.

I followed what Hellena said and crouch towards the Parasaur.

Arriving at a throwable distance, the parasaur suddenly notice me, It did not run and looked at me while tilting its head. I continue to swirl the bola and finally release it aiming at its feet.

The Parasaur was unable to move and I immediately rush towards it, it tried to run but instead, it tumbled. Hitting its head on a rock.

"Partner! Hit it on the head! Don't worry it won't die!"

Hellena shouted to me and I equip my wooden club and hit its head. I only have thirty seconds to hit it. Smashing the club towards its head, the parasaur growled in pain. To be honest, I felt bad. It's like hitting a dog while it's squirming in pain but Hellena said it won't die so I continued to bash until a notification finally appeared.

[Parasaur-Unconcious.]

I immediately kneeled down and withdraw the mejoberries from my inventory. I forced the berries to its mouth and unexpectedly the parasaur chewed it.

"Looking at it closely, the Parasaur is a large, bipedal dinosaur of the hadrosaurid/duck-billed variety, the Parasaur is well known for its long, arching head crest and duckbill. They most often appear as variations of red and green, oftentimes with vibrant, red, white, or yellow spines. You can also find them in black but it is very rare."

Hellena suddenly talked and told me this. I wanted to have an easier description so I thanked Hellena for taking a note of it.

Twenty minutes have passed and the Parasaur is still unconscious and I continued to feed it.

There is an indicator that I have to feed it again so I can also rest for a while. I also crafted a cloth to wipe the blood on the Parasaurs body. It growled for a moment that made me smile. I thought it was hard to tame it but it was easier than I expected because it was a herbivore.

And it was also not a hostile type. So maybe that is why. I have so much to learn in this place...

[Parasaur-Tamed-538-Male]

Finally, the notification popped up that I successfully tamed it but what shocked me was its level...

"Hellena, why does it's level grow?" I asked while the Parasaur is still in an unconscious state."

"I tried to check it... The taming process has its benefits if you tamed the dinosaur to what food it likes and how you treat it while still in a taming progression. In short, you have successfully tamed a dinosaur with its maximum loyalty and affection to your master."

So, is it because I cleaned its blood while still unconscious? Maybe and I also tried to ease it by patting its body gently...

"Growl..."

My new pet gently opened its eyes and stared at me. I got terrified at first and slowly back away but stopped when it slowly stood up and bowed its head towards me.

"Pet him, master, and give it a name while touching his head."

I nodded and stretched my palm towards his head, and when it touched, I thought for a name but give it a temporary name.

"You will be named First for now but I promise to rename you later and will be known as the Apex Herbivore..."

It roared giving me a signal that maybe it likes its name? and turn his back at me. Then First looked at me once again and gestured using his head to climb at it's back. I did what it told me and I feel so comfortable and safe sitting on a large Herbivore. But I know there are more dinosaurs that are bigger and powerful than First.

"Partner, You can now collect materials easier like Fiber, Wood, Thatch and different kinds of berries using First."

I smiled at what Hellena said and pointed at a direction.

"Let's try it, First. Try to collect wood and thatch."

First nodded his head and walked swiftly towards the forest and munch a tree.

[Wood x4000]

[Thatch x12000]

A huge smile appeared on my face. This will be easier, I hope...

"Partner, you can also train first to fight. The Dinosaurs you tame will are easier to train than you expected. So that they can understand what you will teach them, you must act on it first. For example, when you say sit, you have to sit as well."

Well, that's fine for me, because there is no one else here except for Hellena.

"Okay, I got it."

I continued to use First collecting some materials and decided to make a temporary house for the night, my cloth armor won't help me survive if the environment gets cold.

And with that, I ride First to look for a flat ground that can be my temporary place.