The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 840  Portal Home

Karl focused on the front gates of the Dryadʼs house, and then cast [Portal]. The spell took a surprising amount of mana, more than five times what a Monarch Ranked attack spell would take. No wonder mages didnʼt use this spell casually, it would nearly drain a Royal Rank mage in one casting, and a Commander would struggle to use it at all without help.

The older Dryad came out as soon as the portal opened, then paused in confusion as Karl stepped out and waved at her.

”Oh, Overlord Karl! How are you liking your new Guild House?” She asked.

”It is wonderful, thank you. You did an excellent job. I actually stopped by to tell you that Jones is on vacation for the next week or two. He didnʼt want you to worry when he didnʼt join you for tea.” ”Oh, that is very thoughtful of him. Thank you for taking time out of your day to come all the way over here. If you see my daughter, send her back, would you? We just had an order come in, and sheʼs over at your place having a play date with the Green Dragon Cleric. Flower? Lotus. Yes, Lotus was her name.”

Karl smiled. ”I will see what I can do. You might end up with both of them instead, but I will let Rain know that there is work to do at home.”

Karl had only been gone an hour or so. It would not be easy to separate them if the two had just started on whatever they had planned for the rest of the day.

Karl walked back to the house instead of using [Portal] again, intending to surprise everyone. But there were surprises waiting for him as well.

The propertyʼs back wall was now lined with tall trees, and Lotus stood in tree form behind the well, with dozens of small children playing in the grass.

Rain was up in Lotusʼ branches, singing to the children, while the rest of the team sat on the front porch with snacks.

Even Davis was on the porch, so they must have no customers at the moment.

”Oh, are we throwing a party?” Karl asked as he walked in the gate. Davis nodded. ”Yes. The kids from the elementary school a few blocks south of here got the whole afternoon off because the teacher got sick. The Dean brought her here, and all the kids followed to make sure that her illness would be cured. And well...”

That was all the explanation that they really needed. There were worried children, now there was a party. ”Is the teacher well?” Karl asked instead.

”Sheʼs resting on the second floor. Apparently, she was exposed to a cursed item on the beach. It must have been washed ashore recently, but the Guards have already sent a team to look for it before anyone else is injured.

Did you get what you were looking for?” Davis replied.

”I did. Iʼll tell you all about it later.”

Then Karl patted Dana on the shoulder and taught her [Portal]. ”OH!” She gasped, then jumped into Karlʼs arms to kiss his face.

”Yep, he definitely found what he was after.” Ophelia joked.

Karl sat down with Dana in his arms, then stole caramel popcorn out of her bowl.

”I got a new ability that will be very useful in the future. We can discuss it later. Where there the professors?” He asked.

”Theyʼre on the second floor working on the project you assigned them. They were going to come down, but they could only talk about work, so they ended up going back upstairs. Same with the kitchen staff. We have snacks in the storage room, but theyʼre making lunch for everyone instead. The teacher should be healthy and rested again in an hour or two, and then they will likely want the kids to go back to class.”

Well, at least the kids got a short break from lessons.

Danaʼs excitement had her fidgeting in Karlʼs lap, and while she was in her natural human form, he could have sworn that he heard her purring in happiness.

”Alright, spill. What did you get her?” Ophelia finally demanded, unable to wait until they went back inside to get her answers.

”Portal.” Karl stated with a smirk.

”Oh, no wonder sheʼs so happy. Sheʼs just lost in her own little world right now.” Ophelia laughed.

Wendy and Loros both nodded in agreement. Dana was definitely in a world of happiness right now. Portal was the peak of convenient mage skills. A Mage that could use Portal was indispensable to any group.

But more importantly, now that she had [Portal] they could actually go back to the Golden Dragon Nation any time that they wanted. All she had to do was fill her accessories with Mana, and she should have enough to be able to get there. If that wasnʼt possible, then even making a two hop route, where she stopped on one of the other continents in the middle, would be fine.

Exile was now an optional state.

It was an empowering feeling. They werenʼt trapped anywhere, and they could explore and return freely. Their merchant trip across Newbon would have been a different experience if they could just use a portal to get from location to location. Hawk had the same idea. If they went up to his maximum altitude, they could travel hundreds of kilometres just with line of sight. You had to know where a Portal was going, but if you could see it, that had to be just as good.

It might not be the best way to use the skill, but they would be able to record every spot that they stopped, and if they were in a hurry, it would save a significant amount of time if they opened the portal high in the air above the horizon and flew through.

Just fly, portal, fly while the mana recharged. If more than Karl could use it, then they could alternate. But if Karl could use it, then someone else must be able to use it as well. Hawk was reasonably certain that was how the Karl worked.