The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 864: Get Into A Rhythm

Over the course of the next week, things began to calm at the Guild House again. The crafters were settling into their new jobs, and with the extra help, they were no longer short on anything, except for Potions.

Remi was finally finishing her trial period to make sure that all of the candidates she had picked were worthy of transferring an advanced skill to, and after the dropout the first day, they had all proven to be exceptionally skilled.

Now, she was ready to have them all advanced, but there was another important event coming up in only a few weeks.

Birthdays.

They had managed to miss one during the time gap after the temple trial, but this year everyone was ready to go all out and celebrate the whole core partyʼs birthdays at once.

They were all within a month of each other, a result of a lack of other entertainment during the winter months, Karl was certain, so one huge party would be the best option.

The five aspiring Alchemists were gathered in the main room on the second floor for the first time since they arrived. They had been sleeping in the rooms of the building Remi had taken as a lab, as the Naga Queen was known to call them back to work as soon as she had decided that they were rested enough.

With the unchanging light of the illusionary city, they had no idea how long they had been asleep, how long they had been working for the Darklight Host, or anything else.

They were like lost cave dwellers seeing the sun for the first time.

”Boss, let me introduce you to my lab assistants, and the Darklight Hostʼs applicants for the position of Runic Alchemist. In order, these are Amber, Billie, Charlie, Danni and Emma.” Remi announced proudly.

[Seriously?] Karl asked as he realized they were alphabetically organized.

[Pure coincidence, I swear. Lotus picked half of them.] Remi defended.

”So, you have all passed Remiʼs tests, have you? Alright. Has she explained what is going to come now?” Karl asked.

The five shook their heads.

”I am going to impart a skill to you, and when you have it, you will understand the basics of Runic Alchemy. With that, you will be able to more effectively help Remi, as well as being able to make functional potions of your own for sale in the shop.

Remi will still be responsible for your education and the plans for production of various products. That is her department, and she knows what everyone needs.

Now, prepare yourselves.”

Karl activated [Follow Me, Little One] to transfer the mix of Runecrafting and Remiʼs Alchemy skills that would give them [Apprentice Runic Alchemy]. Karl could feel that it was far inferior to what he could actually be giving them, but it had worked out well for the others to get Apprentice Ranked skills.

The four Obsession Demons and one Satyr all jumped in joy when they received the skill, and Rae presented them all with new lab coats as an advancement gift.

The new Alchemists looked around the second floor, and especially at the rooms which had been marked as theirs.

”This house really holds a lot of people, doesnʼt it? There were a bunch more rooms on the third floor as well. Are they all special, like the Library?” Billie, the Satyr boy among the otherwise female Alchemists, asked.

”No, just the one room so far. Overlapping numerous Illusionary Domains would not only cause magical conflicts, but it would take an immense amount of power to sustain. Even when itʼs not taking damage, it does take some mana to sustain, and there is no real need to make more of them when weʼve only got a quarter of the rooms filled.” Karl explained.

That was understandable to them. And the city beyond the Library almost felt like their own private place, as it was accessed through a ramp outside a window in the Library. Discover exclusive content at

Of course, others were there most nights, as Little Butterfly loved to put on shows for them based on whatever her and Remi were reading. But during the workday, it was completely silent, without interruptions, unless Cara was bored and chasing illusions around.

While they were planning a celebratory dinner for that evening, they also had other plans for the day.

Messing with the city resource collection officers being the first and foremost among those things.

First, Karl had the druids make four identical skill books, as it took them the whole week to write two each.

Only Rae could use [Entangling Vines], but as she could use it, so could Karl. That left three books to go to the city.

Second, they had a whole stack of Royal Rank practice items with combat buffs on them, courtesy of Dora.

But the real masterpiece of this monthʼs order was the matched pair of daggers that Karl and Ashbringer had made.

[Dagger of Soul Poison] Epic Grade. Overlord Rank. Attacks cause a [Lethal Poison] effect. Deals an additional 30% weapon damage as Soul Damage.

They were positively cruel daggers, and Rae had gone out into the wilderness to discretely test them. The slightest scratch would cause a Monarch Ranked being to begin to spasm within five seconds, and most were dead within thirty seconds.

However, Rae had learned that if you focused on the location of the wound, you could change that. It didnʼt change the outcome by much, they were still dying. But a wound over the heart or to the armpit of humanoids was nearly instant, while wounds to the ends of the limbs were closer to a minute.

Karl and Ashbringer had considered not selling these ones at all, and simply selling something else to prove to the city that they werenʼt smuggling weapons. But when Governor Shin had come himself to make a custom order during the pickup, the plan had been changed.

”This... Overlord Rank Lethal Poison? You canʼt think that we would actually auction that item.” The Governor stammered as he looked at the pair of daggers.

Rae and Ashbringer smirked at each other.

”Well, I suppose that if you donʼt want them, we can give them to Lady Rae.” Karl reluctantly agreed.

For a half second, the Governor looked relieved. Then realized that they were going to give Lethal Poison to a Blood Destruction Demonic Spider.

”You are doing this just to increase my blood pressure, arenʼt you?” He demanded.

”Here, letʼs move on to the next item. Weʼve got Spell books.”

Spell books that no more than a handful of creatures in the city could possibly use.