The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 847  Master Rae

Karl returned to the Guild House with Remi and their haul of new books.

Rae had already grabbed the first of them to test. [Master Leatherworker] Skill Book was her first option. Starting with the most powerful, until she found one that she could use properly. But she had a strong suspicion that she would be able to use this one right away, and then she would be able to make magical decorations for her ladies.

The only hesitation that she had was about whether it was better to try in public, to see if the Spider Goddess would let her succeed the first time out of sympathy, or to do it in the darkness of her web, where she was the most comfortable.

After a few seconds of consideration, the web won out, and Rae took the book back with her and transformed into her natural form.

She might be a whole new kind of spider now, but she was still a spider. Spiders had the most benevolent Goddess, who wanted them to be happy. So surely, she wouldnʼt have to suffer long trying to learn how to decorate her humans properly.

Rae settled into a comfortable spot on her web and flipped the book open.

Knowledge instantly flooded her mind, informing her of all the knowledge that a Master Leatherworker needed to make clothing, armour and various forms of equipment.

That was excellent to know. Many of those items could be made with Spider Silk just as easily, and gain the same sort of enhancements.

It also taught her a lot of technical equipment that Rae hadnʼt known existed. Better types of harnesses for Hawk and Thor, pouches and storage devices, including some that would hold more than they looked like, if you found the right materials or spells. That could likely be done with Karlʼs runes.

But the variety of braided whips... That was pure artistry. What sort of benevolent soul had created this book for her? Whips made of her own silk would be perfect, and there were runes to allow you to control them like a tail or tentacle.

If the rest of the group knew what sort of ideas Rae was getting from the new trade skill book, they would be much more concerned than celebratory. But for now, only the beasts knew that she had already succeeded in gaining a skill.

Before she came out, she wanted something to show off her new skill. If only she could decide who to decorate first.

The vampire. Mick was adorable in the Lolita dress that Rae made her wear to work, but it was very un-vampire like with the ruffles and the parasol.

If she made something more vampire for her, that would be good. She was a Blood Knight, a self-healing warrior class with high agility. So, she would be a suitable candidate. If only she had her baby Rogue handy. Maybe Karl could open a portal to send gear back to her.

First, she would pick a piece of leather for a bodysuit, and modify it to be super stretchy. That was easy, and it could be done with a skill and no extra chemicals or steps. That was significantly better than the introductory skill. Then she just had to cut it to shape, slide it over the mannequin, add the leg, forearm and chest plates. That kind of looked like Overlord Tabitha. Maybe they had the same high mobility fighting style? Now boots, and gloves with hardened leather to socket gems into. The base armour piece was finished in under twenty minutes as Rae immersed herself in her work. Now she just needed Karl to add Runes to it and make some gems with skills to increase the vampireʼs fighting ability.

Oh, and ventilation. Numerous little holes would make it less water-resistant, but it would keep the wearer from overheating. The Vampires didnʼt really give off much body heat, but Rae didnʼt know if they could still sweat.

A silk liner would make it more comfortable, so Rae added a bit more to her design.

Then Remi passed her a pair of gems.

[Karl made these earlier. Theyʼre for weapons, but they should be fine on armour.]

[Haste] and [Shatter]? Not terrible options. Rae fit them into the armourʼs bracers, and then used her new skill to integrate the gem buffs into the bonus of the armour. It wasnʼt as good as a full Runic armour piece, but it was a Rare Quality Overlord Rank armour suit.

[Leather Bodysuit of Nimble Blows] Adds attack speed and Agility. Physical strikes by the wearer cause the [Shatter] effect, creating damaging vibrations through the targetʼs body.

Rae came out in her humanoid form, and walked straight to Mick.

”Put this on. I made it for you with my new skill.” She demanded.

Mick nodded, not seeing a reason to argue with Rae.

The bodysuit fit her like a glove, and Ophelia whistled in appreciation.

”What sort of cosplay is this?” The vampire asked, blushing bright red in the face.

”A warrior in our hometown wears armour just like that. Itʼs perfect for agility fighters. Itʼs Overlord Ranked, and it gives excellent combat bonuses.

You could wear your dress over it if you wanted, I guess?”

Mick considered that. No, that would just look like it was some sort of weird fetish. But this bodysuit was entirely too form-fitting. Then Rae got a great idea.

”You can wear robes over it, like everyone does at the temples. Let me find you one in Guild colours.”

It only took a second, Rae had made lots of them for her clerk, in case she complained about the cute frilly uniform dress.

White on the left, black on the right, the simple hassock was patterned like Karlʼs tabard, but without the decorations. A black rope tied it at the waist, and now she looked like a battle nun, with the visible leather armour on her neck and hands. Lotus smiled. ”That actually looks good on you. But Rae, does she have to wear Guild colours at all times?”

Rae nodded. ”Yes. You always wear green. So, I donʼt see why she shouldnʼt wear Darklight Host black and white.”

Ophelia chuckled at the confused look on Mickʼs face. ”Itʼs Rae staking her claim on you. If youʼre wearing Darklight Host colours, that means youʼre one of her people. Iʼm sure that we can get her to give you an all white or all black one.” She suggested.

Rae reluctantly handed both colours of hassock over. It would be better if the Vampire would show off her cute new stretchy armour, though.

Maybe Rae should make some for herself.