Chapter 375: Record of the Taming of Loki

After taming the chocobo, Liszt was ready to give it a name.

"Should I name it based on its species, like Nan Xiao Niao, or name it Saber based on the tuft of hair on its head?" He stroked his chin in thought. "Or should I name it KFC or KDuck based on its call, 'ge da'? Following the pattern of Hiddleston and Cumberbatch, a suitable name would be Satan."

However, Liszt didn’t like the name Satan.

"Seeing how weak it looks, I might as well call it Weak Chicken... No, that would be an insult to my mount. Extending the thought, I’ll name it Loki."

Loki had been decided as the chocobo’s name.

In fact, he had also considered using "Rainbow" as the chocobo’s name because its feathers were bright and colorful. But "Rainbow" failed to represent the chocobo’s characteristics. This low-level dragon beast could run and jump well; it was a nearly perfect mount, except that it couldn’t fly.

Of course, a name was just a label, so he wasn’t too concerned.

Moonlight shone through the window into the room. Liszt felt that no matter the battle achievements, the cost of this war had already been recovered.

One chocobo, one barley worm, and a spirit bug warrior.

Plus three sets of mystic silver armor.

"Next, assisting the Count in killing Snide, there will be an even better reward, perhaps a high-level mana technique manual that suits me!"

He summoned the smoke mission.

After searching the underground vault of the castle, the previous mission was completed: "Mission accomplished, rewarded with a Swift Shadow Bow spirit bug."

The new mission was somewhat difficult.

"Mission: Mane City has been captured, and the obstacles around Niu Mao City have been cleared. The battle is approaching. Please head to Niu Mao City to assist William Lee Tulip in besieging Niu Mao City Count Snide and kill him. Reward: Advanced Mana Technique Manual."

The advanced mana technique manual referred to a mana manual for sky knights, as their level of mana was advanced.

Currently, on Coral Island, the only advanced mana technique manual was the water-attribute《Great Wave Shatters the Ocean Tide》practiced by the Count, which didn’t suit Liszt.

"I hope the reward will be a fire-attribute advanced mana technique manual."

After two hours of practicing "Qi Fading," he took out a cup of stored fresh dragon breed milk from the gem space and drank it before going to sleep.

The next day, he woke up at dawn.

After washing up, he set out with his army. This time, he didn’t ride the Black Dragon Horse but mounted Loki the chocobo. Along the way, he continued to tame the chocobo and work on their coordination.

"Loki, left!" With the Thorn Potion as a guide, Liszt quickly established a simple set of commands.

Loki was highly intelligent and cooperated smoothly, but it was expensive. By mid-morning, they had already used two Thorn Potions, and with the two used last night, four potions were gone in less than a day, equivalent to throwing away over a dozen gold coins.

Oral commands weren’t enough; he also needed to train it with physical instructions to complete its mastery.

"I hope Loki can soon break free from the constraints of magic power and reach a new level, without needing the help of potions. Otherwise, even the Count couldn’t afford this constant use of potions." Using the Magic Eye, he observed Loki’s increasingly abundant magic power and believed it wouldn’t be long before it broke through.

Perhaps by then, Loki would be able to cast spells.

"Loki, run!"

"Loki, jump!"

"Loki, stop!"

Command training was very successful, and to get the Thorn Potion, Loki put in a lot of effort to perform. Its abilities were gradually revealed in Liszt's eyes.

The running speed far exceeded that of the Black Dragon. While an ordinary warhorse could sprint at about 60 km/h and the Black Dragon could reach 100 km/h, the chocobo’s sprinting speed was almost double that of the Black Dragon, reaching 200 km/h.

However, the Black Dragon could maintain high-speed running for nearly one or two hours, whereas the chocobo couldn’t even sustain ten minutes of sprinting.

Its normal running speed was maintained at 60 km/h.

When running and jumping, the vertical height could reach 4.5 meters, and the horizontal length could reach 41 meters. When jumping in place, the vertical height could reach 3 meters, and the horizontal length could reach 14 meters. This level of ability was akin to a jumping machine, exhibiting the prowess of a sky knight who could briefly soar through the air.

And these statistics were from an immature chocobo. Once it reached adulthood, these figures were sure to improve.

Most importantly, it would soon be able to learn magic.

A wind-attributed low-level dragon beast, it was unknown what kind of wind-based magic it would use—hopefully not something like the Windblade Wolf’s wind blade.

"Lord Baron, there's a small town ahead. According to the map, it should be West Wind Town. Should we take a short break here? It's noon already," Captain Leiden ran over to ask.

"Then let's take a break."

……

"What kind of beast is this? It's quite formidable as a mount."

Parris approached Liszt, who was feeding the chocobo.

The chocobo had probably had its fill of potions and was now gobbling up fruits and bread to replenish its energy. It was a herbivorous animal, but its favorite was cooked bread. After being ridden by Liszt for a morning, it no longer avoided Liszt's touch and leisurely ate the bread.

Its head, strictly speaking, didn’t resemble that of a bird. It was more similar to the small dinosaurs Liszt had seen on the *Exploration* show, as well as those ancient feathered dinosaurs that looked like birds. However, the chocobo had long legs and neck, with a tail as short as a chicken's.

"A bird-type magical beast that can't fly, I call it Loki," Liszt said.

He didn’t reveal the information that the chocobo had dragon beast lineage.

Even dragon beasts were rare, let alone dragon-type magical beasts. If the chocobo’s dragon heritage were exposed, it would definitely cause a scramble.

"Hiddleston and Loki, Lord Baron, you already have two magical beast mounts, one of which is an intermediate magical beast."

"There will be more magical beast mounts in the future. In fact, my greatest ideal is to ride a dragon."

"Everyone in the world wants to ride a dragon. In the Sapphire Duchy, it seems no one has successfully ridden a dragon."

"To be precise, in the 152 years since the founding of the Duchy, only the first duke has ridden a dragon." Liszt smiled confidently, "I hope to be the second person to ride a dragon!"

Parris wished, "May the glory of knighthood be with you, Lord Baron, and may you soon achieve your ideal."

……

After a noon break in West Wind Town, they continued their journey in the afternoon.

Liszt also continued to train the chocobo. After eating and drinking enough, the chocobo became somewhat lazy and indifferent to his commands.

But when he took out another Thorn Potion, the chocobo quickly got back into shape, going wherever he pointed.

In this manner, they kept galloping and arrived near Niu Mao City by nightfall, scouting the location of the Red Knights' camp led by the Count.

Not far from Parsley Castle, it controlled the road that connected to the outside world.