The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 860  Dora

Dora grinned and nodded. ”What would you like for me to make?”

”The tradition is for new crafters to make their first item for an employer for themselves to use. So, make an item that you would wear daily while working, and I will enhance it for use. Assuming that you can create an item of the required standard, that is.” Karl explained.

Dora nodded, and crafted a simple silver hoop bracelet, about two centimetres wide, with a scaled pattern on the outside and a smooth interior.

Karl examined the item carefully. ”Can you create complex carvings? I see that this is a repeating pattern.”

Dora shook her head. ”That is pushing it for my skills. Normally, I would create them with a smooth surface.”

Karl shrugged. ”That is fine. We have skilled sculptors on staff, and most of the items will be getting visible upgrades anyhow. But before this, I have a work contract for you.

Just the standard stuff. Weekly pay rate, commission on the fully finished items you produce for sale in the shop, and the basic expectations and rules of the Darklight Host Guild.”

Bethʼs eyes went wide at that reference, but Dora didnʼt appear to recognize the name, and instead studied the contract carefully.

”This is quite generous, and it includes both food and lodging in the Guild House? Is it mandatory to remain there? Once I find a partner, I do intend to get married and have a family.” Karl shook his head. ”Not everyone lives in the Guild House, but it is a standard benefit. Our Chief Appraiser, Davis, lives with his mother in the Drodh Castle.”

Beth acknowledged in understanding, then read the contract again, and then Karl stopped her before she signed it. ”I will confirm the item first, and then we can complete the process.”

Karl carved the same set of bonuses that the other crafters were after. Increased crafting success chance, mana storage, Skill Power and Luck. That was good for a test item, and easy to write on the inside of a bracelet.

Karl began to add mana, and the item seemed to absorb the energy as eagerly as the Nature Stone had absorbed the Fertility Charm. That was an excellent sign, and this material should have impressive levels of mana compatibility.

All the way through the Royal Rank, it absorbed the power without restriction, and then through the Monarch Rank it showed slowly increasing resistance.

Karl continued for a little longer, and pushed the runes to Overlord Rank. He could feel that the material was at its limit as the runes changed to a ghostly green, a paler shade than her skin. But it successfully made it to the Overlord Ranked item standard.

{Circlet of Crafters Luck} Epic Quality. Increases success chance while crafting with a Skill, Increases Skill Power, Increases Luck by 50, 2x standard mana storage amounts.

Karl nodded in satisfaction.

”I would call that more than a pass. The material is much more mana compatible than expected, and our smith will be glad to have you on the staff as much as the sculptors are.

Now, equip that and sign the contract, so we can return to the Guild House and you can meet the team.” He insisted.

Misty looked confused. It was already late in the day, and she had no intentions of making that flight in the dark. Especially with an extra passenger, which would make her too awkward to wrap herself around Karl again.

Dora signed the contract, which disappeared as it was registered with the System, and then affixed the new item around her wrist, which was already adorned with a half dozen metal bracelets in different colours.

It vanished, and then Doraʼs hand went to her throat, where a bright silver choker now set softly against her scales.

Her mother began to laugh, and the Gnome at the reception desk giggled. ”Did it just adjust its designed position because you already had magical bracelets on, and you can only wear two?” The Gnome gasped between giggles.

Dora scowled at her, and pulled at the choker, which seemed to stretch, expanding to cover her whole neck, then shrunk back to its normal shape when released.

”That is the strangest metal I have ever seen.” Karl noted.

”I donʼt know what I did wrong.” Dora complained, her eyes shining with suppressed tears.

”I think itʼs fine. Epic items always have some quirks. At least it didnʼt make a hard metal collar around your neck. People would get the wrong idea.”

Beth snorted with laughter, and Dora smacked her with her book.

”I blame you, mother. You are the one who made a half dozen new species with your odd taste in men.”

Beth couldnʼt even argue with that. She was mixed Dragon and Orc to begin with, but the father of her older daughter was a Green Dragon, which had led to a very Orky dragonkin. She was still a bit small, but Beth was sure that she would grow in time, as she was already properly violent when agitated.

An excellent trait in a young Orc.

It had certainly blended better than the Kitsune who had fathered her younger daughter. Orc green and fluffy was cute, but she was tiny.

”Are we not staying the night?” Misty asked when it appeared that Karl was about to say goodbye to the healer.

”Did you want to stay the night and go back in the morning? Thatʼs not a problem. I was just going to open a portal home to introduce Dora to the others, but itʼs not a rush. She can meet them all tomorrow.” He offered.

”Wait, you can use the [Portal] spell? Weʼre not flying back?” Misty asked.

”We only flew here because Iʼd never been here before. The next time you want to visit, just ask, and Iʼll send you here with an escort if I have time.” Karl explained.

That was a huge relief. ”Why donʼt you get a room with your new Guild Crafter, and I will catch up with my friend for the night?” The dryad suggested.

Dora smiled. ”I know the perfect spot. Theyʼve got great food, and itʼs only a few blocks. Mother, we will see you in the morning.”

That would also give Karl a private moment to impart the [Apprentice Runesmithing] skill to their new hire. It was less embarrassing if they didnʼt freak out in public the first time that [Follow Me, Little One] was used on them.