The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1331 The Right Vibe

Raeʼs design plan was to have the buildings start out a bit shorter, with the classrooms making up the first ring around the tower, as the grounds closest to it were outdoor training areas already.

There was no reason to change what was working, and having the shortest buildings in the middle allowed her to create the visual impression that the tower was an object caught in the web, weighting it down.

Her first decision was what colour the new buildings should be. The old ones were boring, made of mostly bricks.

That design didnʼt blend in with anything, and it didnʼt really work with the vibe she was going for.

”Powerful enough to protect hatchlings” was what Rae wanted the Academy to convey.

Making everything out of easy to climb and easy to destroy brick wasnʼt exactly a statement of power.

But dark and brooding wasnʼt well suited to the open plains, where the Academy was situated. It would be better to go with something more nature themed. Trees might be a bit too hippie. But there had to be a compromise in between going full nature priest and full spider goddess.

Then she had a most brilliant idea. They could go fully modern instead.

The central spire was a huge white stone spire, and the thought of making a whole academy out of such bright stone gave Rae the ick. However, she could make it all out of crystal, and that would be pretty good.

All crystal wasnʼt really practical.

But the reflective windows of the Capitalʼs big buildings were reflective. So, she could use them for the shiny bits. Then the local tan sandstone for the rest.

Make the Academy blend in with the surroundings, like the stones of the badlands.

Or a giant anthill.

Still good enough for a hive of humans.

Karl tried not to laugh as Rae rapidly adjusted what she thought that the buildings should look like, and then did it over again, when she realized that you couldnʼt have both sandstone and walls of mirrored windows.

She could have sandstone lower levels, with mirrored glass spires out of the buildings that should be taller, though.

And rounded walkways, so they looked like they were made of webbing nets.

[Make them open, but protected from rain and cold with a barrier.] Hawk suggested.

Then, it wouldnʼt feel like they were trapped inside, even if they were out of the rain.

Karl was beginning to fear the nightmare of impossible physics that Raeʼs design was going to turn into. Fortunately, Remi had architecture books with her. They would serve as the basis for the buildings, and then magic would make the rest of Raeʼs plans possible.

Working with mental communications, the whole plan was finished in five minutes, and Karl had just started to clean up the ground level.

The teachers were already going through the ruins of the buildings, separating surviving supplies and materials from the rubble, while the blue dragons frantically sorted through the Libraryʼs ruins, recovering scrolls and books.

They wouldnʼt be ready to start working nearly as early as Karl had initially expected.

For one, there were all the personal items in the dorms that would need to be collected, but all of the academy equipment that was still salvageable in the rubble.

”We should probably bring everyone up out of the bunkers so they can try to recover whatʼs left of their personal items.” Karl suggested.

The Headmaster shook his head.

”No, that will only cause more chaos. Grab the equipment that we canʼt replace, and the Academy will issue store credits for the rest. If it were valuable, it would be in their inventory. Nobody leaves valuables loose in their rooms.”

Karl shook his head. ”I meant more sentimental. The sort of things that would be up on the walls, or displayed on their desk. But I can sort through that as we work, and then put everything that survived into the lost and found for them to search later.”

Cara tilted her head a little. [I can do that. Just give me few more hours and I will be mobile again.]

[Is that wound healing?] Karl asked gently.

[Not really. But itʼs bandaged and stitched, so Iʼm recovering slowly. I would say that itʼs going to be a month or two before Iʼm fully healed, unless Big Sister

Matilda helps me out.

Sheʼs a bit busy at the moment.

The crazy Octopus had friends who are upset that she ate him. Apparently, he was someoneʼs rebellious pet, and they are not happy that he broke half their nature preserve out and got himself killed.]

Something had a Supreme Ranked Octopus as a pet?

No, it was better not to dwell on that part of the conversation.

[Alright, we can wait for your wounds to heal before you come out to join the team. Who wants to be on collection duty? Grab anything that looks precious as we work through the rubble.]

[Oh, I will do that. Weʼre almost done cleaning up here. We just need to save the Dana Mage from the Beast Temple Acolytes. Sheʼs really popular.] Tian

suggested.

[Is all the fighting done?]

[Yep. And we cleaned up, and cooked some barbecue, and now weʼre

celebrating some of the little ones advancing.] Tian agreed.

[And thatʼs why Dana canʼt escape, isnʼt it? Sheʼs covered in puppies and

hatchlings.]

Tian laughed. [Sheʼs got a baby snake in her hair with no intentions of leaving.]

[I would suggest turning off Fox Charm, but I donʼt think that it would help. Even without the active, the passive is always on at some level.] [Yeah, we tried that. It didnʼt help. If you try to separate them from the Dana,

they cry.]

Karlʼs laughter caught the attention of the teachers, but he just tapped his head, letting them know that it was something going on elsewhere, and that he wasnʼt laughing at Raeʼs planning session, or their discussion of what to salvage before the area was cleared.

[They all think weʼre crazy anyhow. Donʼt worry about it too much.] Cara informed him in a smug tone that was somehow still pained. [Weʼre trying to make a good impression. All heroic and such. Remember?]

[Overrated.]