The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1060: Treasure Works Too

Karl watched them struggle for a few more minutes, then decided to relent and give them a few hints.

”Perhaps you could combine payment methods?

Honestly, I’m not interested in taking unwilling Guild Members. They’re just more trouble than they’re worth, even if I use Compulsion on them. But we do appreciate treasures and rare skills.” He suggested.

The Cleric gave him a thin smile.

”Perhaps we can work something then. The Guild has two treasures, and we can offer you payment on top to make up the difference.” He offered.

Karl nodded. ”If they’re suitable, I don’t see why not.”

The Elf looked pained, but nodded in acceptance, and the Cleric took the items out of the Guild Storage.

The first was a Mythic-Ranked bracelet, and at first, it didn’t look all that special. But when Karl actually looked at with the System interface, that changed immediately.

{Eternity’s Blessing} Artifact Grade. Mythic Rank. Equips in Guild Inventory. Activates the Guild Skill [Eternity], granting Guild Members the physical stats expected to be present at the peak of their life, at their current Rank.

So, that was how the Guild Skill function worked. The bracelet wasn’t something that a person wore, the item was equipped for the Guild.

For some of them, this would be negligible. Most of the ladies were close to peak physical form by age right now. But Nachtia would get much more powerful with age, even within the Overlord Rank.

It would also help Tian if it applied to him.

While Karl inspected the first item, the Elf put the second item reluctantly on the low table between them.

{Amulet of Destruction} Immortal Rank. Epic Grade. Increases the effect of one spell per minute by one Rank in the Mortal Ranks, or one Sub-Rank for Immortals.

Karl couldn’t hide his joy as he saw the item. Activating [Avatar] at the Mythic Rank would be absolutely devastating, and it was incredibly unlikely that it would be dispelled within a minute.

But they were balancing items against three lives, including his own.

At least they were taking it seriously.

The Elf and Cleric shared a look, then nodded in response to whatever message they had sent each other.

”We can also offer you the full proceeds of one trip through the Dungeon every week for the remainder of the year that we hold the rights. That’s normally one Epic Grade Totem Ranked item per week, plus the assorted lower grade items.” The Cleric offered.

Karl considered the options. ”Including any and all crafting materials and trash drops that come from the Dungeon. As a crafting Guild, the Darklight Host also has need of the raw materials.”

The Cleric sighed in relief. That was very reasonable.

”Alright, what is the best way to keep in contact, as neither of us has branch offices in the same city?”

Karl considered the options, then took out a piece of Overlord Ranked stone from the Dwarves.

”You can send me a message, but I will make you a recall stone, so you can just send someone to drop the items off at our Guild Shop in Drodh.”

The Cleric laughed, and the Elf looked embarrassed.

”You don’t know the spell, do you?” Karl realized.

Both shook their head, but Karl only shrugged.

”Open a portal to a safe spot outside your Guild House, and I will put not only the spell but both locations on the stone, so your runner can go back and forth.” He explained.

That intrigued the Elf, and she opened the portal to the courtyard of their Guild House in Zilaz.

Karl stuck his head through, looked around and nodded, certain that he could find that spot again and locate it with the Recall spell.

The pair of Mythic adventurers sat quietly for half an hour as Karl carved an egg-shaped relic. He wasn’t much of a sculptor, but with Tian’s Earth Manipulation, he could make an egg easily enough.

Though, he realized when he was nearly done that he didn’t actually need the stone from the Dwarves, he could have just made one that would hold Totem Ranked runes.

The Overlord Ranked Mana Jade was pretty, though.

”There you go. It will bring you right outside our gates, beside the Guard Post, so if you send someone powerful through the portal, it won’t alarm Lord Drodh about your intentions.

Our Guild House is right next to the city gates, you see.”

Karl opened a portal to the location in question, and the guard on duty waved at him.

”Good morning. Just checking in to make sure everything is fine.” He explained.

The guard gave him a thumbs up gesture. ”All good. Is your Guild Challenge settled already?”

Karl nodded. ”All done. We will have ongoing visitors with restitution payments, though. I don’t know who they will send, but they will appear right here.”

The guard nodded. It wasn’t outside the wall, as city rules demanded, but it wasn’t far.

Karl closed the portal and the pair smiled at him. ”You really do get along well with the city guards, don’t you?”

”We’ve got a Nature Priestess who excels in fertility charms, a healing pulse area effect on the whole yard, and a smoking bench on the other side of the wall, so they can take a break out of sight.”

The Elf giggled softly. The Darklight Host really had made themselves popular with the Demons. Especially the city guards and the commoners, who were more likely to need a healer but not have coin for a specialist.

The Cleric got to his feet. ”If that settles everything, I will lead a group through the Dungeon to prepare the first week’s payment. With so many of our competitors here, I can’t afford to wait too long to announce the terms and prove that we’re paying.

The Dungeon Region is highly competitive, and we don’t need anyone slandering us more than they surely already are after a challenge loss.”

Karl patted him on the shoulder. ”Best of luck. Let me know if things fall apart for the Guild, and I may be able to work something out with you.”

They had red, green and black Dragon Clerics, but no white so far. With a bit of prep work and that new Amulet, he could definitely help out, and reap the bonuses that the System was sure to give him.