The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1211: Trial Tested

Joram was battered as he exited the trial, where the clerics immediately healed him.

”That trial is cruel. At first, I thought it was going to be alright. But at the end, it was just picking on me. However, I did get a reward.” He informed them with an exhausted smile on his face.

”A reward? So, we should send priority members first, before the rewards are gone?” The Vice Principal asked.

Karl shook his head. ”No, I set a bunch of reward templates in the trial. It is actually making random rewards on its own, based on performance and the will of the gods.”

”That is truly impressive. Is that something that you have learned in the Dragon Isles? Perhaps you were exiled to a true paradise.” Nacht asked.

Karl shook his head. ”I actually learned it on the Neia Continent, when Supreme Lady Matilda sent me to look into the restrictions on System Activation that are still present there.”

”Never mind. Just having to deal with that woman gives me a headache.”

Karl chuckled at the Dragon’s immediate change of heart. But soon, he would realize that she was their wedding planner, and everyone was going to be under her supervision, since she was the only one who knew all of the plans.

Everyone else knew a part that was relevant to them, but she was the one with the master plan, and the future sight to keep things from going wrong.

”Should we call for pickup?” Dana asked.

It would be getting late in the Dragon Isles, and they’d managed to collect everyone that they came looking for in just one day.

That was much better than expected, and it would give them at least a few days to prepare for the ceremony itself once they were in place. Matilda had been collecting all the guests from the Dragon Isles, and with her efficiency, they should be the last to arrive.

Mostly because she was unlikely to listen to complaints that they were busy with something else when she came looking for them.

Matilda’s original idea had been simply to perform a summoning ritual, which would pull every guest on the continent to her at the same time. But after a common-sense intervention by Tessa, who had reminded her that someone might be in the privy or naked in bed when she performed the ritual, she had vowed to give them all warning.

[Matilda, could you open a portal? We’ve got all the guests from the Golden Dragon Nation collected.] Karl messaged.

[Of course. I’m just cleaning up a minor issue here first.]

Karl frowned. [Has someone been causing trouble?]

[The Blue Dragon has an issue with my schedule, and she decided to fight me when I took her notepad away.] The Chaos Dragon replied.

That had to mean Sapphire, but Karl could see any of the blue dragon Priestesses starting a fight if someone interrupted their study time.

[Tell her that she can work on the guests that we’re bringing from the Golden Dragon Nation. Some of them have advanced already, but we’ve still got some who have not.] Karl replied.

[Yes, that calmed her for a moment. I will open the portal now.]

The portal she opened led to what looked like something between a fantasy wonderland and a fever dream, just a touch ’wrong’, in a way that Karl couldn’t quite place.

It was most likely in the Chaos Plane, but he had to admit that it was beautiful.

Well suited to hosting weddings.

”Welcome guests. My name is Matilda, and I will be your host for the duration of your stay. Please, follow me this way to the lodging.” She declared, while the guests stared at Karl with a look that conveyed their absolute reluctance to go along with the strange dragon.

She looked friendly enough, but her smile was a bit too much like the smile that a fat man gives a whole cake.

Predatory joy.

Everyone stared at the surreal scenes all around them, and then hundreds of small flying creatures, possibly Faeries and Pixies, but not like any picture of them that Karl had ever seen before, appeared to guide guests to their rooms.

”Lady Rae has prepared evening wear for you all, and I have planned a lovely evening at the hot springs and spas for everyone.

You can trust that your assigned guides will take wonderful care of you. Do not worry about their size, their magic is enough to solve any sort of issue you might have.” Matilda instructed.

Karl extended Soul Sight and found that there were already dozens of people on the other side of what must be their hotel. They were lounging in natural springs, and Karl wondered how he could have forgotten to add those to his tiny space.

He had a wonderful lake, and a flowing river, but both were cool and refreshing. The polar opposite of the sort of relaxation you got from a hot spring.

Perhaps he should add one on the back side of the house, up in the hills and out of sight of the majority of the space.

Rae handed Karl a bath robe, which he swapped into as they entered the building, headed for the showers, so they were clean before they entered the hot springs.

”Men to the right, ladies to the left. No mixed bathing today.” The tiny flying creature following Karl around insisted.

Karl winked at the little creature. ”So, there might be mixed bathing later?”

Its laughter was like the tinkling ring of wind chimes, but with an otherworldly echo that seemed to shake the soul.

”There is a private hot spring in the honeymoon suite, Sir.”

The little creature winked at him, then giggled and began to fly circles around his head.

Matilda had done a wonderful job planning this outing, but Karl still had one important question.

”Where exactly are we?” He asked.

”This is the Fae Realm. Lady Matilda wanted to hold it at her own estate, but not all of the guests would be comfortable in the Chaos Realm, especially with so many chromatic dragons present. So, the decision was made to hold it on this plane instead.”