My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 1 Where to Find Fantastic Beasts

In the oak forest in late autumn, Otto knelt on one knee, his fingers gently brushing aside the dead leaves, searching for traces of a brown bear.

The boy has been tracking this bear for a year.

Otto hadn't reaped much during that year, until the day before yesterday, when the roof of the village barn was blown off and two bags of oats and a large bucket of honey disappeared.

Instead, there was a string of thick footprints.

It was thanks to those footprints that the hunters were able to find their way.

Otto's dark eyes were filled with anticipation. He took off his leather gloves and placed his hand on the footprints in front of him to compare them.

"Its forelegs are wider than an adult's outstretched hand; it must be that one-eyed bear!"

Otto is fifteen years old, just turned 18.

Brown bears are already rare in the mountains, and the only one with such a robust physique is that one-eyed bear.

That guy is a legend.

It not only ravaged Otto's village, but also the surrounding villages, and there were even rumors of cannibalism!

Several villages pooled their money to seek help from the adventurers' guild.

Unfortunately, even seasoned adventurers couldn't kill it; they only managed to destroy one of its eyes before it escaped.

People believed that the severe eye injury would bring about the curse of the goddess of plague and disease, and it would eventually die in the mountains.

But who would have thought that it would reappear this year!

This time, it is stronger, more agile, and smarter!

The village hunters gathered together and searched the oak forest for several days without finding any trace of it.

Otto, who had left the team, was the first to notice its movements.

This is all thanks to Otto's "animal friends".

The white dog defeated the black cat once again, and the smug white dog smelled the scent of a brown bear—it was in the north!

The eagle spotted the tracks left by the brown bear and couldn't wait to challenge it!

It was thanks to the help of his "animal friends" that Otto was able to locate the one-eyed bear.

After confirming the one-eyed bear's footprints, Otto immediately planned to set a trap.

He guessed that this was the one-eyed bear's secret route to the stream to drink water, and there was a very high probability that he would encounter the bear.

While setting the trap, Otto habitually took care of his own condition.

Name: Otto

Occupation: None

The black cat brings you agility, the monkey brings you wisdom, the white dog brings you physical strength, the black sheep brings you willpower, and the eagle brings you opportunity.

[Bloodline Mark: 5/6]

[Bloodline Power: None]

[Blessing: None]

[Strength: 3] (Symbolizing physical strength, load-bearing capacity, etc.)

Agility: 3+1 (symbolizing flexibility, reaction speed, etc.)

[Intelligence: 3+1] (symbolizing magical potential, learning ability, etc.)

[Stamina: 3+1] (Life Resilience, Endurance, Recovery Speed, etc.)

[Spirit: 3+1] (Willpower, Magic Capacity, Perception, etc.)

[Chance: 3+1] (Luck, critical hit, success rate, etc.)

[Note: The peak level for all attributes in a typical adult male is 3.]

This is the talent Otto gained when he was reborn into another world after a failed surgery in his previous life: he can obtain a certain bloodline imprint by killing other lives.

Of course, these combinations are also the result of Otto's efforts over the years, since not every life killed by Otto can generate value.

Otto had processed quite a few plants, but hadn't gained any significant bonuses.

Of course, we also killed quite a few insects, mice, and frogs, but still didn't get much.

Otto's original bloodline imprint came from a dying eagle.

It appears that its wings were broken by the storm and it crashed into the field.

Otto ended its life, and in doing so, he gained this bloodline imprint, which added a bit of luck to his life.

After that, Otto was lucky; he killed the rare black cat and white dog, gaining a boost to agility and stamina.

Unfortunately, most of the ordinary animals that Otto killed were unable to manifest any bloodline power.

Otto figured that only by defeating the monster could he obtain the mark that granted him the power of his bloodline.

Therefore, over the years, Otto has been learning from the elders in the village and honing his attributes in preparation for hunting monsters in the future.

Although these cannot be considered extraordinary professions, they are the most effective ways to hone one's own attributes.

Thanks to this, Otto honed his basic attributes to the extreme level of an ordinary person by the time he reached adulthood!

But this is not enough.

Otto had no talent for spellcasting, nor did he have any decent letters of recommendation from adventurers or important figures.

Presumptuously registering with the Adventurers' Guild will only earn you contempt.

Otto planned to use this hunt as a stepping stone.

On the one hand, the one-eyed bear was once a prey that even adventurers avoided. If Otto could successfully hunt it, it would be enough to prove his ability and perhaps help him secure some good resources in the Adventurers' Guild.

On the other hand, Otto hopes to absorb the bloodline imprint of the one-eyed bear, and if he's lucky, he might be able to make up for Otto's last "weak point".

Over the years, Otto has tried hunting many wild animals in the mountains, including monkeys and rare black sheep.

But none of the prey could provide Otto with any attribute bonuses to his strength.

Now, this one-eyed bear is considered one of the best among ordinary wild beasts. Otto thought to himself, "This time, it should at least be a minimum requirement!"

Just as he was thinking this, Otto had already finished making the trap.

He first sharpened twelve wooden stakes with the hunting knife he carried with him, each stake being as thick as an arm.

Then, he drove the wooden stakes diagonally into the soil, creating a slanted cage above the path the one-eyed bear would inevitably take.

This is how the village hunter taught him to make a "cage".

By simply adding more vegetation around it, the trap can be perfectly integrated into the surrounding environment.

Otto used this skill to hunt that rare black sheep back then.

Of course, traps alone are not enough.

The key is that we also need some bait.

Thinking of this, Otto immediately took out the small leather bag he always carried from his waist, poured out some honey, and mixed it with ground fennel root.

He spread the mixture evenly on a crossbeam, which was connected to ropes and the mechanism supporting the cage.

Once the one-eyed bear licks this crossbar, it will trigger a mechanism, causing the entire wooden cage to fall from above.

"A bear's nose is much more useful than its eyes."

As Otto spoke, he took a few steps back.

The decoy's scent was strong enough that Otto didn't even need to try to hide his own scent; he just needed to stay hidden.

By the time he finished doing all this, the day would be over.

The setting sun filtered through the gaps in the oak logs, casting long shadows on the logs.

But just as Otto tightened the last rope, his "animal friends" started to get restless again.