The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1276  Final Details

Karl watched the artifact and Cara interact for a moment, then got to his feet and poked the badger with his boot. ”Itʼs time to go back upstairs. Once I check all the spell activations, we will be ready to start bringing the building online. Which reminds me, we are going to need to either hire a nature Cleric, or send someone to get supplies for the shops. I canʼt cast the spells to create food. I created all the chefs, but they donʼt have anything to cook.” He explained.

Cara gave him a happy thumbs up. She knew just where to find them, and Rae could abduct one of them for the job.

[You mean hire.] Karl corrected.

[Same thing, really. Give them Mystic Cooking and cute elf girls, and they wonʼt even want to leave.] Cara replied.

That gave Karl a wonderful idea.

{Miss Sapphire, I donʼt suppose that any of your friends might know a few young Green Dragon Clerics looking for work? I can offer them Mystic Cooking and steady employment that involves Bunnies.} Karl messaged the Blue Dragon.

{You didnʼt have enough blue dragons, so now you want to be swarmed with green, is that it?} She replied.

{I just realized that I canʼt create the spell that makes food, so we need Kitchen Managers that can keep the arenaʼs various vendors stocked with ingredients. But there are dozens of Bunny Girls and other beastkin here, created by Opal with illusions, so they never have to leave.} Karl explained.

{Alright, I will find you some acolytes to operate your kitchens. The Green Dragonʼs followers wonʼt resist an offer to teach them better cooking skills. Even if it means working a day job.}

Karl finished his walk through of the arena, then returned to where Hugo and the others were waiting, now accompanied by the Immortal Regent, Sapphire, and four young men in the robes of Green Dragon Clerics.

”Are these our volunteers?” Karl asked.

”Indeed. They were on the top of the work listings in the church. They have all the advanced food creation spells, and they have kitchen experience. Furthermore, they also know the city, so they can order the ingredients they canʼt make.” Sapphire explained.

The men nodded eagerly, and Karl patted them both on the shoulder to transfer them the [Mystic Cooking] skill. ”Now, wait here, and I will bring the whole arena online, so you can meet your full-time coworkers. The other employees will be hired in the next few days from among the Guild Alliance members.” Karl explained.

The clerics looked confused, but then the stored mana surged, and the appearance of the arena shimmered, revealing the storefronts that had appeared empty inside until that moment.

The illusionary staff began to scurry about, getting everything ready for customers, and the clerics paused.

”Are those High Priestesses of the Spider Goddess?” One of them asked in a shaky voice.

”Yes. They are the primary staff at the fine dining establishment.” The Nature Cleric gave him a serious look. ”You do realize that most of the world is terrified of them, right?”

Karl frowned. ”I thought that everyone liked sexy elves?”

The Cleric looked at him like he was crazy. ”Sure, but not High Priestesses. Theyʼre better known for sacrificing their lovers to the Spider Goddess than for being wonderful people.”

”But what a way to go.” One of the other clerics muttered.

A particularly tall High Priestess strolled over, smiling at the clerics. ”So, you are our supply managers, are you. I approve. Why donʼt you come along with me, and I will show you the kitchen?”

One of the clerics squeaked out an agreement, while the others raised their hands. ”I will go check on the other shops, to make sure that they have what they need.” A dark-haired Cleric declared, then ran off to the other side of the building.

”Well, that didnʼt go as planned. But the actual chefs arenʼt Elves. That didnʼt work out for us. They should be alright with Lamia and Werebear chefs to protect them.” Karl whispered to Sapphire.

”You are evil.” She whispered back.

Giggling came from the other side of the building, and Sapphire frowned. ”He must have found the bunnies you promised.”

”They run the ice cream shop. Lord Azov, we made it just the way that you envisioned, I think. There is a Werebear in the kitchen to protect the bunnies from unruly customers, but they are a Mythic Rank illusion, they can protect themselves from most things. Including overly zealous Green Dragon Clerics.” Karl offered.

”How long until the shops are operational?” Azov asked eagerly.

”Probably tomorrow. They still need to bring in supplies for everything, and we will need to test the arena to ensure that there are no issues. I am certain that the safety measures are good, but the opponent creation has a random option if you donʼt specify or bring your own. And that could be problematic.” Karl elaborated.

”You used Randomize and Chaotic Zone on the same artifact?” Azov asked.

”Technically, the building isnʼt an artifact. My interface shows it as an Epic Grade magical item, the size of an extended city block. But yes.”

Spectators were beginning to fly over the arena, and Sapphire laughed as the first of them ran face-first into the barrier spell over the arena.

You couldnʼt just fly in from the outside.

Not just because that would be horrifically unsafe while a battle was ongoing, but because the interior dimensions didnʼt match, and the distortion effect could cause someone to crash.

But from the outside, everything inside would look distorted through the barrier, as if it were smaller than life. Not that most people would realize that until the stands were full.

”Is that a combat arena? Or some sort of training ground?” A Wrath Demon called from overhead.

”Itʼs a combat arena, with built-in magical opponents. Do you want to help us with beta testing?” Karl called back.

The Demon was Totem Rank, that should be near the limit of the Arenaʼs safe operating limit, and a good test for the spells.

”Can it even put up a fight?” He asked dubiously.

”If you walk in through the competitorʼs entrance, talk to the receptionist, and they will have someone escort you to the arena. Tell them Karl sent you.” They already knew, as the whole arena was linked to him, but it would make the interaction feel more natural.