The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 922: Odd Group Composition

Karl got started on the list of things that Loros had made for the day, starting with the requested higher rank items that nobody in the shop could make. Now that they had Dora, they could make some higher quality items, but there were a few requests for Overlord and Monarch Ranked noncombat items as well.

Those were the first ones that Karl made, followed by one of the weapons that Ashbringer had prepared.

”Is that made of Corium and Elven Steel?” Delilah asked as Karl prepared to begin adding runes to the scimitar.

”Possibly? Iʼm not a blacksmith, so I donʼt know all the metals and alloys. I just have an arrangement with our smith that he will make a number of high-quality weapon blanks for me to finish. The difference between a master crafted weapon and a Runecrafted weapon is enormous, so itʼs good for our guild budget to make a few a month for auction.

Remi made a bunch of potions yesterday while everyone was relaxing as well, so the shop is pretty well stocked. They are just lacking some of the Overlord Grade supplies I usually provide.

I see that we have mostly utility magical items on the list for today, though. So, our clientele must be adapting to what is regularly available instead of demanding specialty or combat related items all the time.” Karl explained.

The dragon chuckled as she ate. ”Once you start making weapons, you can never stop, they will always want you to make more. Itʼs better to get into something where the demand will one day dry up so that you donʼt end up making the same exact thing for the rest of your life.

So many of the clerics fall into that trap, and end up making simple healing potions or rice and beans for decades.”

Karl finished the blade, and then took out a bag full of Royal Ranked gems that Dora had made. They were uncut, and just roughly polished into the shape of an egg, but that was perfect for carving spells into them.

It made them easier to hold as you worked, and the surface could be polished without damaging the runes.

The most common requests that they had were water creation and [Fireball], but water creation could be done without a spell. So, Karl started with the fireball spell gems that could be added to other items that the crafters made.

It was a relaxing start to the day, but their little fortress of solitude in the trees was slowly gaining more attention from the leaders of the army, who could sense the group of powerful individuals inside, but had no idea what Karlʼs group was up to.

Or, Delilahʼs group, as they assumed it to be. The dragon was a Totem Ranked cleric, so it was only natural that the leadership of the group would go to her. But she saw herself as a lone individual, simply camping with Karlʼs team for convenience.

And for the large sunny cliff in his [Tiny World] where even an adult dragon could bask without anyone bothering them.

The fact that people kept moving in and out of the [Tiny World] only made the camps even more wary about what might be going on in the woods. To them, it felt like a small group of powerful combatants coming and going repeatedly, but without any updates as to where their allegiance lay, or what their mission was.

However, when enemy movement was spotted, they still send over a team to inform Karlʼs people that the invasion was imminent.

Ten ships of the Bomgon fleet, along with three entire Regiments of soldiers, coming from inland.

Hawk flew out to see what was going on, and then began reporting back increasingly disturbing messages as he approached.

[One in every ten is a Necromancer. The rest are Not Dana Mages. I can smell the dead, but I donʼt see any zombies or anything.] He reported as he passed over the approaching armies.

No undead? Did that mean they had something like Karlʼs separate space to store them in? Or were the Necromancers planning to animate the dead once the battle started? If that was the case, then something drastic was about to happen to the city.

Killing enough soldiers to tip the scales at the start of the battle, even if the army was almost all Golem Mages, would be difficult. But if they attacked the civilians? That would cause chaos in the city.

”You look disturbed.” Priestess Delilah noted.

”They have an army that is one in ten necromancers, but with no undead. Iʼm more than a little concerned about where they plan to obtain them from.” Karl explained.

Delilah frowned. He was right. If you were going to bring that many necromancers, you would expect at least fifty undead per necromancer, even if they were at the Royal or Monarch Rank.

To have an entire military company worth of Necromancers and no undead practically screamed that they were planning to do something horrific to procure their army after arrival.

”The Drodh Army should have realized that by now as well. Theyʼve got plenty of flying scouts. Letʼs see what the new arrivals have to say.”

The group from the army was already within the Illusionary Domain, avoiding the traps that Rae had set on everything but her one designated path in and out.

”Hail to the camp.” One of the soldiers called from outside, unsure who was in charge here.

Delilah motioned for Karl to answer, so he moved to look down from the floor entry.

”Come on up. What is the status at the camps? Our flying scout has reported general army numbers for the incoming Bomgon soldiers and fleet, but thatʼs it so far.” He greeted them.

One man came up, leaving the other four on guard around the base of the tree.

”Overlord, I am Captain Kirche. The Drodh Army will be moving to intercept the Bomgon army as the city guard intercepts the fleet. There are no ships on defence here, they were lost in an earlier battle, so the naval battle will take place in the harbour.

Fortunately, the city is set back from the water, with only the docks outside the walls, so it wonʼt be easy for the Wights to breach the city, if thatʼs what they sent in the ships.” The demon explained.

”And the fact that the army brought Necromancers, but no undead?” Karl asked.

”Currently, the working theory is that someone in that army has a large storage item, and they will dump a mountain of bones when the fight starts, to create an army of Skeletons too close for us to redeploy our troops.

Itʼs not the only option, but command has deemed it the most likely.”

Karl nodded. It wasnʼt impossible.

”We will move to join the battle from this flank. We have clerics with us, both for buffs and healing, so we will have a triage centre set up once the fighting starts.”

The Captain nodded his golden horned head. ”If you could stay near the triage centre, it would be appreciated. Or at least some of you, as I see that we have an Avatar of the Red Dragon with us today. I wouldnʼt dream of telling the War God where to deploy a dragon.”

That manʼs sense of self preservations was impeccable.