The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1146: Unexpected Side Effect

{Guild Leader Karl, can you contact the ladies of your Guild? We have a few questions for them.} Guild Master Hugo asked moments after Karl decided that the Tiny World had reached the limits of what he could do today.

{Fundamental Rule Understanding Improved} Mana Manipulation 24%

Karl let the notification fade as he answered.

{They are busy planning a wedding. If it is something that I can help with, I will. We don’t have any Overlord Ranked healers available at the moment, though.} Karl replied.

{Oh, that’s not the issue. Where are you at right now? This would be easier in person.}

{Meet me at the Manor. I will make lunch.}

Or have someone make lunch for them. Karl hadn’t cooked for himself in ages.

So, he first went to the kitchen at the Drodh Guild House and pleaded with the Abbies to let him steal lunch and snacks to take with him. Then, he returned to the Zilaz Alliance house and waited for the burly mage to arrive.

Hugo wasn’t alone when he arrived, he had a Warrior with him whose armour had been beaten into submission, and an Overlord Ranked Mage wearing one of Rae’s robes.

”Tell the Guild Master what you told me.” Hugo demanded the moment they entered, skipping the small talk.

”Alright, well, you know how the ladies of the Darklight Host triggered a special event in the dungeon when they entered?” The warrior began.

Karl nodded. ”With an extra boss and all, yes.”

”The three groups who went there after didn’t see the change, so we thought it was a one-time thing. But today, we were short a mage, so we brought Ruth, who was with their team that day.

And from the moment that we entered, the whole Dungeon was on hard mode difficulty.

The rest of the Overlord group your ladies accompanied went ahead of schedule, and they’re inside now with a Totem Ranked healer. It’s triggered for them, too.

Anyone who got the achievement, and who enters the dungeon again, triggers hard mode.” The warrior explained frantically.

Karl nodded. ”And this is a bad thing? It sounds like it’s a great chance to get better loot. Now that you know it will happen, you can plan teams appropriately.”

Ruth laughed and patted Karl on the shoulder.

”You’re missing the important part, Guild Leader. We can’t plan an appropriate team to do it again. We don’t have the right classes or the necessary abilities. Our team managed to finish the dungeon, but it took eight hours, and we barely survived.

Unless we suddenly have a whole different dungeon team, there is no way that we can do that every week.

The hard mode difficulty requires that we either bring your ladies, or that those of us who got the achievement never go in that dungeon again.” She informed him in a dry tone.

Karl shrugged. ”I can likely help you resolve that issue. Both the classes and the abilities. You see, the Blue Dragons have an experiment going to help the Warriors change classes.

We think that we can improve the Tanks to Paladins and Crusaders. Then we will work on skills for the others to make them better than basic warrior damage dealers.

But as far as abilities, I can make accessories with the core skills you will need until the tanks can advance. It’s not a big deal for me to make them all amulets or something with Limited Invulnerability on it. If they’re beastkin or dragonkin, they should be able to use Bestial Regeneration as well.

That will take a load off the healers, who we can give extra mana storage and more efficient healing items to.

Hard mode isn’t impossible, as you proved already. It’s just a matter of gear and composition.”

Hugo took a seat and placed a bottle of Rum from his inventory on the table, then poured himself a healthy dose into a cup of coffee.

”What are the odds that you can make Warriors into Paladins? The class is all defensive and healing skills. But it really is perfect for the tanks.” He asked.

”Almost guaranteed. Is there a System Linked trial or area that isn’t a dungeon here?” Karl asked.

Hugo nodded. ”The Dragon Temple has a trial ground for testing Cleric improvements. We can ask them to borrow it.”

Karl smiled. ”I will tell them that it’s a project of the Blue Dragons, and they shouldn’t give us too much hassle. Bring more of the Overlord Ranked tanks here, and we will see who can become a Paladin.”

[Sapphire, we need you upstairs. I found Overlord Ranked volunteers to become Paladins, if you can teach them to Lay on Hands]

The blue dragon ran up with a book in her arms, the skill book in question, and then paused when she looked at the warrior in damaged armour.

”This is the volunteer? He doesn’t look like the sort.”

The warrior laughed. ”No, I am one of the team leaders, not a tank. I only came to explain the issue we had in the Dungeon.”

”The tanks are on their way. Karl, will you also be making them items if they advance their class?” Hugo asked.

Karl nodded. ”If they can make it to Paladin and reduce the Warrior overload, I will gift one Epic Grade, Overlord Ranked item to them as an advancement present. Suitable to their role as tank, of course.”

Hugo smiled. ”Very generous of you. Now, we just have to hope that the plan works.”

Sapphire laughed. ”Oh, I don’t think that it will be an issue. I have studied the skill that Karl has in the Library Archives, and I believe that he will be able to make sure that the advancement happens, even if we have to give them another extra skill.”

Karl’s expression made Hugo laugh.

The Monster Man surely could do it, but he was sure that Karl had just been volunteered for extra work by the knowledge obsessed dragon. There was no way that she would let the chance to know what did work pass without fully testing it.