The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1166: Who Goes?

Dana frowned as she seriously contemplated a reality in which Cara might be the responsible member of the party. In the Chaos Plane, all things were possible, but this one still seemed a bit farfetched in their own reality.

Azov sighed. ”It would also be best if you had the majority of the beasts remain on this continent. If the Darklight Host suddenly stops producing goods, my poor secretary will never hear the end of it from your Alliance.”

Karl smirked and patted the Immortal on the shoulder. ”I don’t think that will be an issue. We can open a portal to transfer goods back to the store, and I have a separate space for them to work in.”

Matilda shook her head. ”The Guild functions aren’t online there yet. You won’t be able to access them without returning, even if you open a portal. It’s the same thing in Kabtumia. I can’t even send a message to Orthos, I have to use messengers, and he should have a Guild Branch House coming online soon.

But if you have one of your beasts left behind, they might be able to send you a mental message. I don’t know the limits on distance, or what restrictions you might hit.”

Dana cleared her throat. ”You are forgetting one crucial fact. Even if you call this an early honeymoon, I still have a wedding coming up, and I am not about to miss my own wedding, no matter how important the mission is.”

Matilda smiled and patted her on the head, rubbing the fluffy fox ears.

”Don’t worry. I have set an alarm. One week before the wedding, I will pick you both up so that you have time to prepare. Then, you can finish the mission after you are married if it still needs guidance.

With the strangeness of that continent, I can’t be sure. But I feel like this is going to be a relatively straightforward issue.” She explained.

”And I feel like those words are a massive red flag for things going wrong.” Dana countered.

”You worry too much. Karl has a calendar as well, he can bring you both back on time if you don’t trust my schedule.” Matilda pouted.

Dana smiled at the dejected dragon. ”It’s not that I don’t trust your schedule, it’s that I don’t trust this situation to be anything resembling a vacation, or even an easily solved problem.

If the system is being totally suppressed there, it must be for a reason.

Do you remember what the undead were up to this year? That was also an attempt to suppress the system and keep it from changing the balance of power.”

Matilda’s frown turned to a smile. ”See, such a ridiculous notion. Utter Chaos. Who would even think that would work? That’s why I thought that this would be the perfect trip.”

In Karl’s mind, Cara laughed. The problem wasn’t the mission, it was that both ladies had very different views on what a fun and relaxing vacation was.

Matilda just thought that Dana would enjoy some Chaos more than Dana thought she would.

Cara was more interested in whether she would get a good chance to try out the [Elemental’s Wrath] spell. They had been too busy to go on more dungeon runs, and she needed to know how it worked.

What did berserk feel like? Could a badger even go berserk? What kind of transformation would she get? These were all important questions she didn’t know the answer to.

Karl ignored the train of thought that was sure to lead Cara into trouble, and asked Azov about the important parts.

”Do you think that it would be too dangerous to leave Thor, Rae and Remi here? If someone needs powerful custom items, they can ask Lady Sapphire. She’s fully trained and capable, plus her grasp of language is so much better than mine that she’s likely to come up with even more interesting items.” Karl asked.

”That should keep all the departments of the Darklight Host stocked with what they need.

I know that the blue dragons are assembling a group to expand the skill library, using your Drodh Guild House as a base, but they’re unlikely to reach a consensus on who gets to go before the wedding.

The last I heard, they had over ten thousand volunteers, not counting the ones who were currently assigned to other projects.” Azov agreed.

Karl hadn’t considered that. The Blue Dragons wouldn’t struggle for volunteers to write new skill books. They would struggle to house everyone who wanted a chance to write new skill books.

Especially if they were ones that they could use.

Though, they might end up creating a whole new imbalance with their tests. If they were left up to their own devices, there might not be another Royal or Monarch Ranked warrior left in Drodh by the time that they had all the data they wanted.

Rae weighed the options. There were plenty of workers for her cloth now. She could give them a month’s supply and come along with Karl. The cloth was the base for upgraded items, but that was mostly up to the Runecrafting team.

So, she could take a month off to adventure.

But there were so many people to decorate here, and she already had a small lake of blood waiting for her. Self-care was important.

It was a dilemma.

[I won’t stop you if you want to come along.] Karl agreed.

[Can we really trust the Karl to the children and Hawk?] Rae asked nobody in particular.

Hawk screeched in annoyance, while Remi laughed.

[Sister Cara will be with us too.] Tian added helpfully.

[...]

Cara laughed at Rae’s mental doubt response. [At least our little brother still has faith in the power of family. Don’t worry, big sister. I will take good care of The Dana Mage.]

Rae gave a mental sigh. [I will let you go without me. I’ve already got commissions to decorate three whole Vampire Covens and two Mythic Raiding teams. I can’t leave that up to a subordinate.

But I am warning you now, if the Totems come to ask, I am definitely going to the dungeon with them so that my kill count doesn’t drop behind.]

Cara and Hawk nodded in agreement. It wasn’t a contest if one of the competitors was throwing the game.