The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 690  Project Planning

After fifteen minutes of chatting with the Elites, the job fair was officially beginning. The booths were set up in the park outside the auditorium by employers who were looking for workers and apprentices, with the first hour dedicated to the new graduates and then the rest of the weekend for the general population to job hunt.

It wasnʼt just companies in the Capital, but those in the surrounding regions as well, and many of the positions would be filled by the university educated and lower ranking Elites.

The Librarian nudged Karl with her shoulder. ”Are you going to go look for a full-time job? You know, something to build up your public image and reputation with the people? If you wait for Overlord Rank, youʼll be too busy for such leisurely pursuits.”

Karl shook his head. ”I already have a plan in mind. I just didnʼt expect things to change so quickly. But that reminds me, I need to talk to a certain banker to speed up the plans.”

Librarian Kelithuza nodded, then turned to join some of the University Researchers who were pitching projects looking for workers.

Dana poked Karl in the ribs. ”You have a project planned?”

Karl laughed. ”Sort of. Originally, I was going to sponsor a large office tower or something with my name on it. But I have a better idea now that we know how to awaken Beast Rangers.

I think that I should start a compound for raising potentially beneficial beasts. Once we have a spot for the compound, I will have to figure out how to actually get residents, but it shouldnʼt be too hard with the proper application of bribes.”

Dana laughed and Tessa gave Karl a curious look. ”Are you planning to take in Orphaned beasts, or a wandering Cerro pack or something?”

”Both, I think. Thatʼs a great plan. I need to work on my Runecrafting, but it should be possible to grow crops to keep them fed, the way that the beast spaces do. Then, we can take a commission when Rangers who are advancing come looking for a new partner.”

There were also a number of other advancement options available that werenʼt Beast Ranger, but would allow the Rangers to pick a magical beast.

”And what if they donʼt come flocking to your farm to find new friends?” Tessa asked.

”Then we advertise it as a petting zoo for Green Dragon Clerics. We will be rich.”

Tessa and Ophelia burst into laughter, while Dana sighed and leaned against Karlʼs side.

He wrapped his arm over her shoulder and smiled at the mage. ”See, itʼs a brilliant plan. Plus, if we bring in Cerro, we know that theyʼre not going to object to people coming to give them attention and head pats every day.”

That sounded good to Thor. In fact, he wondered why nobody had thought of that before. No need to travel to find the good food, and nature cleric head pats? Pure luxury.

Rae thought about reminding him that it came with a loss of freedom, and that they would be stuck within a compound, but quickly realized that the Lightning Cerro wouldnʼt see that as necessarily a bad thing.

They would just become territorial and protect the compound where the food was. The fact that there was a wall around it was a bonus in their minds.

Karl kept Dana under his arm as he left the auditorium, leading the group. If he was lucky, he would be able to find someone from the Roth Savings and Loan group.

The banking conglomerates had set up a very professional group of stalls for the hiring fair, but they were staffed by juniors from the Human Resources department. If he was going to talk to Nathan Roth, he would have to wait or call for him.

It was still the early access period for the students, so this whole area was mostly empty. They wouldnʼt be hiring middle school students for a financial group unless they needed janitors. But once the others arrived, they would surely have a lineup.

”Is there anyone that you would like to meet with before we go?” Karl asked, directing the question to everyone else in the group.

Then he wondered where Lotus had gone with Cara and Remi, now that they were done with the experiment on Sybil. It felt like they were still in the auditorium building, but he wasnʼt getting much information from Remi or Caraʼs thoughts.

Everyone shook their heads in confirmation that they really didnʼt have anything that they wanted to do here at the job fair, but they wouldnʼt be able to escape quite that easily.

”Monarch, Monarch. A moment of your time, if you would.” A voice was calling.

Karl turned to find a young woman in blue robes waving while jogging his way, and briefly considered running away before the blue dragon clerics could catch up to him again.

But, he decided that it was better to deal with the curiosity now, instead of after he got home, when he wouldnʼt have anywhere to escape to.

”How can I help you today, Priestess?” He asked.

The cleric stopped uncomfortably close to Karl, ignoring the look that Dana was giving her, then lowered her voice so that she wouldnʼt be overheard by others.

”Is there any chance that I can get the new [Lightning Zone] skill? I know your daily usages are limited, but my sisters are being stingy with the copies we have available, and being able to copy a new tome would really help my grades.” She whispered.

Of course, she was an Awakened Rank Priestess, so she was way down the list of candidates for limited edition skill books, but Dana sighed in relief that the question was a perfectly normal one for the blue sisterhood.

Karl smiled and poked her on the forehead as he activated the skill, and then the Priestess pulled both him and Dana into a hug.

”Thank you so much. I need to get to the Library. My next assignment is due in only eight days. Thank you again, Monarch Karl. I wonʼt forget this kindness.”

Then, she was gone again, and the bystanders were left utterly baffled by whatever had gone on between the two.

It wasnʼt often that the Blue Dragon Clerics asked for favours, or were even seen outside their classrooms. But that one sure was excited.

”Youʼre like a walking Solstice present to them, arenʼt you?” Dana joked.

Tessa smirked. ”The Green Dragon Clerics get all the flak for being crazy, but the Blue Dragonʼs followers are just as excitable once youʼre on the right topic.”