The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 702  Day Job?

The train stopped at the University, and the Advisor motioned for Karl to follow him. ”This is our stop, and then we have a short walk to the labs. They will have a security card for you once you are signed in so that you can open the doors yourself from tomorrow onward. Please keep it secure, as they are a pain to have replaced.”

The Advisor led them through a series of magically reinforced double doors, then down an elevator and down a long hallway to another elevator going down.

The sign on the wall when they exited the second elevator said ʼArmouryʼ and there was a whole team of Commanders in security uniforms standing at the ready.

The Advisor and Professors stepped out of the Elevator and turned left, following the instructions of the guards towards a scanner.

Then Karl stepped out of the lift, and red lights began to flash, while an alarm blared.

The guards drew their weapons and Karl began to laugh.

”Relax, itʼs probably just because Iʼm a Monarch. My name is Karl, I was invited to perform a number of Runecrafting experiments.” He explained over the blaring noise.

A dart flew out of the wall in his direction, and Karl lifted a hand to catch it, wondering what sort of security system was shooting at him before anyone even investigated.

There was shouting from down the hall, and the sound of pounding boots. Then Karl felt the shift of someone appearing behind him with [Shadow Step]. A slight shift of his body put his back to the wall instead of to the elevator, and Karl waited for the verdict.

A young Royal holding in Inquisition badge in his hand stepped out of the elevator, as he had appeared behind Karl an instant too late.

”Monarch Karl? My apologies for the noise. Someone forgot to inform us you were on the way down so that we could deactivate the alarms until you were in the system. Give us a moment, and it will be... There it is.”

As he paused, the lights went back to normal, and the alarm stopped.

Karl looked left and saw that the five men he had arrived with were all on the ground and secured with zip ties around their wrists.

Karl handed the Rogue the dart that he had caught, and the man stared at it for a second. ”I had assumed that you were immune to the effect.” He noted cautiously.

”I probably am. But I prefer not to find out. Some effects can have odd interactions.” Karl agreed.

”Please follow me into the registration office, Sir.”

The Inquisitor led him to a scanner with directions to stand inside with your arms spread.

A bar spun around in circles as Karl waited, and then an angry beeping reset the machine to its standby position.

”Sir, do you have any magical alloys on your outfit?” The operator asked, confused.

”I have a special Constitution. The Void Iron body. I literally am a magical alloy.” Karl explained.

The operator sighed, and the machine turned on again. After a few seconds, it beeped again, and the operator motioned for Karl and the Inquisitor to come look at the screen, a masterpiece of magical engineering that displayed the results of the scan like a TV screen.

”It appears to be true. The entire skeletal structure and vascular system is metallic. I donʼt see any other metal on our guest, but the outfit is triggering the scanner as well. I believe itʼs monster silk.”

Karl nodded. ”Monarch Rank, to be precise. All the clothes I have are. Unless you would prefer that I use an Armour skill?”

”Please donʼt. The alarms for skill activation in the common areas are particularly obnoxious. Thatʼs what you triggered when you entered. I would assume that you have passive skills active that canʼt be turned off?” The Inquisitor asked.

”That is correct. Itʼs not doing anything at the moment, but there is no real option to turn passive skills off.” Karl agreed.

Well, other than Echolocation, Soul Sense, and Thermal Vision. They were all passive skills that went into a dormant state when he wasnʼt paying attention to them. But that wasnʼt truly ʼoffʼ, just not in use.

”Are there any other skills that you would normally have active when you enter?” The Inquisitor asked.

”Normally, I have an [Eternal Lightning] barrier active at all times. I turned it off in the Palace so that I didnʼt panic the guards.”

”Please leave that off inside the facility. Do you have any skills that might interfere with scanning equipment if traces of them remain after your work?” The Inquisitor verified.

”Well, I have [Nullify]. If that was activated in here, we would be having this conversation in the dark.” Karl joked.

”In the dark?” The scanner operator asked.

”The power source for this floor is just over there, and itʼs a magical circuit. The lights are all magical, not conventional.”

The Inquisitor looked impressed. ”I didnʼt think that you would be able to locate the core device. You have great mana sense.”

Karl nodded in acceptance, and the Inquisitor continued making notes in a large binder.

”Other skills that might be dangerous beyond your range of sight?”

Karl shrugged. There were too many to list. How did he explain the danger of a curious Void Badger or a bored Naga Queen?

”Well, if the Epic Guard used Gravity Slam, that could be a bit of a mess in an underground complex. But I donʼt expect to be doing any fighting, and especially not enough to summon backup.”

The Inquisitor sighed as he finished the entries. ”That should be enough details. I donʼt know why they asked, every Monarch Ranked Elite will be an S Rank existential threat to the facility. But your pass is updated, and I have attuned it to the energy you are emitting right now, so as long as you donʼt change your passive skills, you shouldnʼt set off the alarms tomorrow.”

Karl hung the pass around his neck, secure in the knowledge that he would no longer set off the alarms just by showing up at work.

”Alright, where do I go now? They were quite sparse with the details.”