The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1634 Wisdom Of The Monks

The group moved quickly up the shore, looking for water element plants until it was time to move inland.

Rae and Thor picked a few plants as they went, not magical resources, just decorative plants for either their space or the Tiny World.

{There is something good to the southwest.} Remi updated them a half second before Hawk sent the mental chirp that meant he had found trouble.

Or mice. The two noises were nearly the same excited tone.

Mark was instantly on alert as his senses picked up the same thing, and the two Ninjas vanished, prompting Rae to do the same.

She was not about to miss out on stabbing something because she was curious and forgot to hide.

What they found were five other Clan Members standing around a glowing stone on the ground with weapons drawn. It was impossible to tell if they had come together, but they were obviously not intending to work together now that they had found whatever was in the middle of the circle.

”We can likely leave them to their devices, itʼs not a plant at all.” Thor noted.

”Or, hear me out...” Cara began, which caused Mark to laugh and the group to notice their approach.

”Itʼs ours, we found it.” One of the men insisted.

Cara folded her hands in a reverent manner and bowed in imitation of the wise Monks that she had seen in the Clan.

”Wise man says possession is nine tenths of the law. Wise man forgot to tell you the other tenth is me mugging you and taking it anyhow.” She intoned in a slow, even tone.

Mark was laughing openly, having seen that one coming.

But Caraʼs comment had the desired outcome. All five of them dove for the stone, intending to put it in their inventory before Cara could take it from them. The situation quickly turned into an all out brawl, while Cara took out a bag of caramel popcorn and offered some to the Berserker.

”You are the fun kind of evil, badger.”

”Thank you, I do try my very best.”

”Youʼre not going to try to get it?” Mark asked.

”Nope. Iʼve got like eight of them in my pile of loot already. Theyʼre not that valuable. If it were something new, I would have taken it already. The butterfly excels at illusions, after all.”

Opal was so silent, floating along behind the group, that most of them had forgotten she was there. But she was perfectly capable of taking the item and replacing it with an illusionary item.

However, Opal didnʼt want it either. It was just a slightly flawed Totem Rank Earth Stone. She could literally just ask Tian to make her one, and it would likely be better quality.

”We will pass wide of the fight. They can sort out their loot issues on their own. Youʼd almost think that the Moron was with them, the way that theyʼre fighting over every possible Clan Credit worth of loot.

That guy is always broke, even now that he somehow managed to advance.”

Cara laughed. ”Itʼs not even been a week. Give him at least a year to pay back all his debts and start building up some wealth again. He also advanced his class, so he might start getting on the right track again.

Or not. His old skill that triggered random advancements is technically still active.”

A few more kilometres down the road, the aura of the land began to change, gaining fire element affinity, as well as lingering traces of the Fundamental Rule of Blood.

”Oh, things got interesting here at some point. I havenʼt felt this much of my favourite Fundamental Rule before.” Rac noted.

”Yeah, it was a huge battle. The Fundamental Rules here are Chaotic, so it can be a good place for the kids to come to help their comprehension. They can wander through the battlefield and receive some sort of enlightenment that will help them advance.” Mark explained.

”Oh, that could be useful. Weʼve all mastered our rules, but next time weʼre here we could bring some of the hatchlings with us.” Thor realized.

”Hatchlings?”

Thor nodded. ”I am a Behemoth, my offspring come from eggs.”

”Ah, that makes sense. I thought that you were some sort of Fae, given the green hair. But we should be close to where the Ember Flowers might be found.

Theyʼre dark blue or red, with black rims around the edges of the flower.” [I have seven already.] Hawk explained.

[Where did you put Dana?]

[Sheʼs still on my back. The golems are picking them for me as we fly over. Oathbreaker likes Ember Flowers.]

Karl sighed and turned to the Berserker. ”If you happen to see a pair of Oathbreaker Demons wandering the area, theyʼre on our team. My Dana Mage asked them to help her pick flowers.”

Mark simply stared at him for a few seconds, trying to assemble those words in his brain in some order that made more sense.

”Your wife summoned two Oathbreaker Demons to help her pick flowers?”

”Yes. Apparently, there are quite a few of the Ember Flowers here. How many did you need for your mission?”

”Three.”

”Oh, then itʼs not going to be an issue. Weʼll find that many in no time at all. Should we spread out in a search pattern? The first three go to the brothers to fill the quest, and everything after is bonus loot.” Karl suggested.

In the distance, Dana laughed. ”Just come over here. There are hundreds of them in bloom here in this clearing”

Mark went pale.

That was not normal. Not normal at all. If there were hundreds of fire element flowers of that power growing in a single clearing, that meant there was something powerful, and fire element attuned, supporting their growth. However, that also meant they could fulfill their quest on the first day.

”Alright, move forward carefully. Watch for traps and ambushes. I have a bad feeling about this,” he warned.

”No water or wind element magic if there is a fight. It will kill the flowers.” Remi

added.

That was the important part. Not just because Hawk wanted them, but because she hated wasting valuable alchemy reagents.