The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 788  And a Vampire

Loros sighed at Rae as they reached the Guild House. ”You do know that theyʼre all freaking out about a teleporting Bloodbath Spider being loose in the Castle right now, donʼt you?”

Rae stood up a bit straighter.

”Apprentice, you have no sense for the dramatic. Can you imagine how boring it would be to simply walk out while everyone else gossiped? No, thatʼs why I waved at the Guards as we entered. They know that weʼre back home already, and they can call off the search.”

The shop was packed as they arrived, and Karl was busy on the top floor making new Royal Rank and a handful of custom Monarch Rank items, based on the people who were looking around the shop.

Davis had informed them that a fresh set of items was coming out soon, as inventory would change daily. So, they were milling about and looking more closely at all the ones that were still on display.

The vast majority of people in the city were warriors, so it only made sense to make more items that warriors would appreciate. Even among the common workers, most had a warrior class, and not a specific crafting class.

That seemed odd to Karl, but perhaps they didnʼt get to choose any more than those awakened by the Divine Serum did.

The topic of how System Interfaces were awakened wasnʼt something that he could easily bring up without having to explain why he didnʼt know, and it was better not to spread around too much about the groupʼs background.

When Karl came downstairs with the next group of items for the display cases, he noticed that there was one girl waiting in the corner who was clearly not a customer, but who was giving him a hopeful look.

So, Karl let Davis place the items to introduce them to the customers who had been waiting for similar items.

”May I help you?” Karl asked the girl.

”Are you hiring? I have the Appraisal skill, and Iʼm free to start anytime.” She asked.

She looked fairly young, so this might be her first attempt at employment, but Karl decided to ask anyhow.

”Do you have a letter of reference from your previous employer or instructor?” He asked.

The girl shook her head.

”I came from Khuld looking for work. I havenʼt had a previous employer.”

The first part looked like she was saying the truth, but the second was clearly a lie, as she couldnʼt look him in the eye.

”Alright, how about this. I will start you as an assistant under Davis for a three-day trial. Follow me upstairs, and we will get you ready for work.” Karl offered.

Her face brightened, and Davis gave Karl a confused look.

The girl was freshly showered, he could smell that much, and the shop didnʼt have a dress code. At least not one he had been informed of.

But Rae had other ideas. She had made the cutest store clerk dress in black and white, like the Guild Tabard, and she wanted someone to wear it.

Having the crafters do it would be impractical. Nobody wanted sawdust up their skirts.

Karl brought the girl upstairs, where Rae was rapidly setting out items as she created or found them in her space. One after another was held between her and the new employee until she decided on her first dress idea.

”Yes, perfect. Pick a room without a name tag. That will be yours, and you can change for work. The dress should bond, so you can just equip it clean before work every day.” Rae explained.

She changed quickly, and Karl led her back down, so he could help take care of the backlog of customers.

{Seriously? She is adorable.} Davis sent as a Guild message, which brought Lotus and Dana out from the Kitchen area.

With the change of clothes, it was obvious how pale her skin was, and how red her eyes were. Karl didnʼt recognize the scent, but Lotus did.

{Sheʼs a vampire. Thatʼs weird, how did she get here?} The Nature Priestess asked.

Vampires wouldnʼt usually catch fire in sunlight, unless they were Common Rank. But Lotus knew that it was supposed to be incredibly painful, and the girl had come in the middle of the day.

Maybe that was why she was hiding in the corner of the room, where the light from the opening door wouldnʼt touch her.

At least the second floor rooms didnʼt have windows. A comfort measure for guards on night shift. Or possibly for security when it was still a barracks.

The young vampire smiled at the customers. ”Good afternoon everyone. You can call me Mick, please bear with me as I am new here. But I assure you that my Appraisal skills are perfectly accurate.” Davis nodded in satisfaction. It was best to mention that you were appraising with a skill, not a judgment call or a store sheet. It bred trust.

Karl had already memorized what everything was supposed to sell for, so he watched as she worked with the customers in the potion area, leaving Davis to work with the high-value customers as the manager.

That left Karl standing by the wooden staves and the miscellaneous items.

And it didnʼt take long before someone came in looking. ”You do have the ability to make more of them. Oh, thank you Demon Gods for small mercies.” A young mage breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Karl standing at the counter.

”Sir, my master would like to inquire as to whether you would offer a bulk discount on multiple custom items. He wishes to commission combat wands for his graduating class at the Lared Academy of Magic.” The young man asked.

”That depends on the requirement and the volume.” Karl asked.

”The graduating class is fifty mages, at the Commander Rank. He would like forty-nine Commander Rank wands of Fireball, and one Royal Rank stave. The one on display would be perfect for that purpose.” The mage explained.

”For the valedictorian, I would assume?” Karl asked.

The mage nodded, and his hood shifted a little to reveal curled ram horns nestled in his curly black hair.

”Well, the staff, I obviously have in stock. The wands will take a few days to make. How much is he prepared to pay?”

The mage set two tomes on the counter.

[Skill Book of Recall] creates a stone with a marked location. Allows the user to return to the marked location. 24 hour cooldown.

[Skill Book of Teleport] Allows the user to travel (Rankx100) metres instantly. Totem Rank and higher may travel (Rankx1000) metres per activation.

Six hundred metres was a pretty decent travel distance. But that increase at Totem Rank was so much better. Instead of eight hundred metres, they could go eight kilometres with a simple [Teleport].

The [Recall] skill, though. That was incredibly useful, though Karl suspected that it was a standard training spell for Academy Students on this continent, as neither was an Epic Grade Skill Book.

Karl tapped the two books, learning the skills, and extended his hand to shake the Mageʼs. ”Return here tomorrow morning and I will have your order ready. You may take the staff with you today.” Karl explained.

He took a copy of the item from under the counter, and the mage looked startled.

”You have more than one of them?” He asked.

Karl nodded. ”I made a few in advance. Fireball is such a wonderful skill that it is worth keeping in stock. And those staves have all the basic powers that a Mage would want.”