The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1447 Well Timed

As if planned in advance, the party ended three hours after sunset, and the guests began heading home. It gave the Mayor plenty of time to get his

overnight guests settled, and it gave everyone else time to get home and get to work on time in the morning.

”Guild Leader Karl,” the Mayor called as they stepped inside. ”Is there a particular reason that your group chose to come here now? No offence, but youʼre a long way from home, and this is not one of the weaker countries that might have issues with the leftover monsters.”

Karl nodded. ”Indeed, it is not random luck that brought us here.

You see, we are actually scouting out new locations for Guild Houses. We currently have three locations, all in the eastern isles, and we were hoping to spread the influence of the Darklight Host a bit further.

Some of our members will be moving to Cyhosasa, to fill in while the Supreme Lady is busy, but our crafting halls are crowded, our membership roster is getting full, and it is inconvenient for customers on the other islands to purchase what they need.

We have employed skilled professionals in nearly every major trade, you see. Weʼve even hired spiders who specialize in silk production to create retail grade products, while Lady Rae focuses on the higher end custom pieces.”

They had also needed them just to keep up with the volume, and the spiders were happy to have a safe place to spin the cloth, while the spider beastkin enjoyed working with the fine quality materials.

”Ah, so itʼs a matter of Guild Logistics. Do you know what is going to happen in Cyhosasa? I heard that the Supreme Lady has advanced, and that she will be spending less time there.”

His question sounded suspiciously ambitious to Karl, but he couldnʼt see how it would help a young dragon.

Perhaps he was asking for an Elder.

”I believe that she intended to have one of her Immortal friends come back and watch things in her absence so that there wasnʼt a power vacuum with her gone.” Karl offered.

He had no idea what she planned, but her branch was very small. He should talk to her about that.

The dragons all stopped to stare at him. ”Call on an Immortal friend? Is she still in contact with Immortals who have left the world?”

Karl nodded. ”Indeed. I know that she keeps in regular contact with at least a few. But thatʼs largely for practical reasons, as at her power level, she can only interact with the mortal world so much before she starts to destabilize it.”

The older dragons nodded. They knew how things were, and that the power of a Supreme Ranked being was never meant to be more than an anchor for the world. She was already at the level where she could reshape the world to her will if she wanted.

”If that is the case, then I can see why you would want to add an outpost here on the western islands. Did you have somewhere in mind?” The Mayor asked.

”I was thinking of looking somewhere in Zararag. The Dwarves are particularly well suited to Runecrafting, and that is the core skill of equipment making.” Karl replied with a shrug.

The Mayor sighed. ”The dwarves get all the good things.”

Dana smiled at him. ”Not all the good things. You should see how many skill books we have given the blue dragons since the Darklight Host opened the Drodh Branch. We have had exceptional luck with Inscriptionists learning new skills.”

The Mayor chuckled. ”Ah, there is that. The blue dragons have been talking about your Guild for most of the last year. Theyʼre all excited to get to add the new books to their Library.

I heard something about ʼdecentralized knowledgeʼ so that a tragedy doesnʼt wipe out as much history as it did during the last downturn. I donʼt know if that will actually work, but it is all they can think about.”

Karl shrugged. ”Even if they spread out the knowledge, it doesnʼt matter for skill books. The common skills donʼt have powerful enough magic in the books to survive the downturn intact.

Eventually, they fade. And once they do, the skill is lost in any meaningful way until someone with the Inscription skill and an active System appears again. But the System goes nearly completely offline in between resurgences.

I donʼt think it was originally supposed to be that way, but thatʼs how it has been the last two resurgences.”

”You say that like you know firsthand.”

”More of an academic form of knowledge. Iʼm not nearly old enough to have been around for both of the downturns.” Karl countered.

The dragons accepted that. If he was friends with the Supreme Lady, he could be privy to all sorts of knowledge that others would not even think to ask

about.

”The staff will see everyone to their rooms, and rouse you for breakfast in the morning, so you can get a good start on your hunting mission.” The Mayor announced, ready to retire for the evening.

He had a long day ahead of him tomorrow, and he hadnʼt been prepared for his grandfather to volunteer his house for a party. Especially when the old man didnʼt even live in the city.

Still, it was a blessing to have the last of the monsters dealt with, so his citizens could return to their homes.

”Sir, would you prefer a private room, or is one of the ladies with you?” The maid asked politely as the Mayor left.

”The Dana Mage is my wife. We will share a room, but I believe all the others present are going to require individual rooms.”

The members of his team who might share were already in the Tiny World.

Rae smiled at the maid. ”If you have a room with a nice balcony and large windows, I am a nocturnal sort.”

The maid nodded. ”Of course, Miss. I will arrange a corner room for you.”

[Now I can watch for intruders. Someone is bound to come check on the Prince tonight.]