The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1289  Bribe Them With Food

The sandwiches were all on individual plates, so Karl pulled a few likely looking ones his way.

The spicy tofu was bound to be a good one, and the fish were considered a local delicacy, Overlord Ranked fish caught from the lake that the city was built beside.

Whether fish and eggs made a good breakfast sandwich was what Karl needed to know.

It smelled good enough, so Karl picked it up, and tried not to laugh at the sauce dripping into the Dwarfʼs beard from his chosen sandwich.

Many of these were not well suited to being a sandwich, they were simply too messy to eat without cutlery. However, it didnʼt look like any of them were going to be rejected on flavour.

”Definitely make the Benedict a regular Benedict. It needs lots of sauce, and thatʼs not good for a sandwich.” The Dwarf noted, though he did finish eating it.

”The spicy tofu is good with less sauce. That one passes as it is.” Karl added.

The Dwarf reached for another, and then laughed when he saw that it was filled with roasted meat and a fried potato patty, in an ale infused cornbread biscuit.

”Now this, I can guarantee is good before I even taste it.” He joked.

”I can feel my arteries clogging just looking at it.” Azov agreed.

And then he grabbed one.

”Yep, that is good. This one needs to be on the list.” The Immortal agreed, while the Dwarf gave an enthusiastic thumbs up with his mouth full.

The silver dragon was much more cautious about the strange sandwich, and his curiosity turned to confusion with the first bite.

”How is that in any way breakfast food? It tastes like something that you would order at a Dwarven Pub at four in the morning.” He asked.

”So, they got it exactly right? I will let the chef know that his idea for the late night breakfast special is a hit.” The Bunny replied.

He just rolled his eyes as he sampled the various sandwiches. There were no bad flavours, as expected. Only a few that simply didnʼt make a good sandwich, as they were impossible to eat properly.

”Is this even an affordable meal in Zilaz? I know that everything is overpriced here along the shore, but this quality of food doesnʼt seem like the sort of casual meal that one would expect from a diner.” Prince Shash noted.

Karl shrugged. ”Did you get a chance to try the items the vendors sell in the stands? Premium foods are one of the great selling points of this arena complex. The official vendors all make food created with a cooking skill, so itʼs a step above your average restaurant.

Our people did the market research, and weʼre far enough from any other major markets or shopping districts that weʼve got virtually no competition. But that didnʼt stop us from going for the best.

Showing off the skills that our Guild possesses is a matter of personal pride for the members, so we couldnʼt slack off when we started a public venue.” That made Azov chuckle. After all the warnings he had given Karl to not take his Rune Crafting to extremes and unbalance the markets with an influx of massively overpowered custom gear, he had found the most impossible workaround, where he could flex his skills for the world and somehow not have it make his Alliance obscenely wealthy.

Just incredibly famous.

Prince Kopji gestured around the room. ”I must say, this, all of this, is spectacular workmanship. The level of imbued magic, even in the staff member standing at the door, is beyond anything that Iʼve ever experienced.”

”I can see how this place would be a wonderland for the Silver Dragons. Itʼs all pure magic layered over a stone structure, and even the amount of space we have in the room is only because of layers of the [Illusionary Domain] spell.

Now, the amount of magic that is needed to keep it running is absolutely stupendous, but itʼs sitting on the Ley Line, and Iʼve designed it to tap directly into the ambient mana for its functions.” Karl gladly informed him.

Azov gave the Prince a curious look. ”I take it that means you do not intend to return home to make your report tomorrow as planned?”

Prince Kopji shrugged. ”I can write it and then open a portal to send it to my assistant.”

That seemed like the much more logical answer than leaving this place and describing it to a hundred other dragons, who would all want detailed answers as much as he didnʼt want to be there giving them.

Letting the assistant suffer in his place was the superior option.

Fortunately, with his status as son of the ruler of Kopji, he had access to more than enough funding to maintain his room here at the arena so that he didnʼt have to leave it at all. Even a few hours away every night was time lost that could be used to study the magic of this artifact.

A silver dragon, like any other, could remain awake for months at a time, so he didnʼt actually need the bedroom, though he intended to use it and gather data from the experience. How well you could sleep in an illusion, without it being a separate realm, and with constant battles outside, was another unknown that he would put in his reports.

If the answer was positive enough, they might even send someone to talk to Sapphire about joining as a Runecrafting Apprentice. The Blue Dragons might monopolize most sorts of knowledge, but when it came to magic, the Silver Dragons were not to be underestimated. Their God often granted them insights into the true nature of spells that even the Blue Dragons would miss.

Like the fact that while the door guard appeared to be a Succubus, she did not have the distinctive magic of a Lust type Obsession Demon. Her Obsession was something more aligned to service or cleanliness.

One more oddity to put on his list. If it was possible to use magic to alter Obsession Demonsʼ obsessions, he too could become famous overnight. Many of them were born with obsessions that they would much rather not have, but couldnʼt stop themselves from enjoying or constantly wanting to do.