The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1268: The Less Disruptive Route

Their conversation was derailed by the scent of the kitchen staff setting up the lunch buffet for all their expected guests, and Karl smiled at the three outsiders.

“Perhaps you would like to stay for a proper meal, and not just snacks? There’s always enough.” He offered.

“Certainly, that would be excellent. However, I should warn you that there is a naked elf in your kitchen.” Raj agreed.

“Working or getting food?”

That made the warrior pause. What sort of question was that? Did the Darklight Host often have naked elves? Where could he get nudist Elves? And wasn’t it unsafe to cook naked?

“I think she was just getting food, she left through the side door.”

Karl nodded. “She’s likely on meal duty at the lake. The Elves only get dressed when they’ve got company, and they tend to forget that the kitchen door is usually open.”

Azov patted Raj on the shoulder. “It’s a hippie thing. They’re all druids and Nature Clerics.”

That made Raj nod in understanding. His Guild House was not ready for that level of culture shock.

“Are you really alright with the Darklight Host deliberately trying to alter dozens of dungeons?” He asked the Immortal Regent, deflecting the conversation from the trap that was nudist elves.

Azov shrugged. “It’s likely to be less disruptive than having them keep the secret to themselves and going out to do all those different dungeons until they find a new favourite.”

Raj frowned. “I can actually see them doing it, too. Just letting the rest of us think that we have the only improved dungeon, but actually searching the entire lake region for one that they like better.”

Karl winked at the Immortal Regent. “I have at least three votes for doing that anyhow. There are way more dungeons than just the twenty that we have agreements about.”

“And how do you think that you’ll be able to sneak into them once the word starts to spread that you’ve been on a mission to improve dungeons?” Azov asked, clearly curious.

“I have a skill that should let me hide my name when I enter. Then I can release the rest of the team inside for privacy, and we can raid.” Karl decided, making up the plan on the fly.

Most of the dungeons charged on the way out anyhow, so if he just used [Night Haunter] or a similar skill, he could walk right in without anyone noticing.

The King of Sholaha turned to his ancestor, the Immortal Regent, with a concerned look.

“Grandfather, I sense it. The disturbance that you were trying to teach me about the other day. Someone is definitely plotting to cause chaos.” He insisted.

Dana giggled, and the King turned to look at her.

“What? You only now realized it? The moment that the Immortal Regent made the mistake of mentioning going into every single dungeon to see what happened, Karl and Cara started planning it, while Rae began to make a list of new species she hasn’t killed yet.

That’s just how they are.

They don’t mean any harm by it, but you can’t suggest causing chaos without them at least considering it for a few minutes.” She explained.

The King sighed. “The Darklight Host will always be the Darklight Host, won’t they? Well, I suppose there is no harm in considering it. As long as they don’t get too out of hand.

But that’s beside the point. Once the word gets out, nobody is going to let them pay their way into a dungeon without taking at least one member of the host Guild with them.

They won’t dare risk missing out on the bonus if it happens.”

Dana nodded. “That’s the spirit. If you think too hard about the possibilities, you’ll just drive yourself to drinking. Instead, it’s better to just go with the flow and let common sense sort everything out on its own.”

Azov snorted and shook his head. Common sense was allergic to Chaos Badgers.

It certainly wasn’t the other way around. The badgers had a great affinity for Common Sense. They just chose to trample all over it for their own personal amusement.

Karl was beginning to get the feeling that the King and the Immortal Regent were staying around for more reasons than just to see which of the Dungeons might have been upgraded.

Karl strongly suspected that they were hoping for a much stronger Dungeon, where the King might gain a special opportunity.

He was a strong Myth, and not a young man. But he still needed a bit more understanding of the Fundamental Rules before he could make a try for the Immortal Rank.

Karl could feel the missing aspect in his power.

The more attuned that he became to the Natural Laws, the more obvious the differences between Myths were. The primary difference in their power was not a lack of mana capacity, or a lack of energy transfer capability.

It was the quality of their energy.

And that quality was mostly determined by their understanding of the world, as it directly pertained to their powers.

That thought might not have occurred to him, but after meeting with the Immortals from the other branches of the Darklight Host, Karl realized that even with the changes in the System, and the many ways that they could classify their power growth, the essential aspects of equivalently powerful people were the same.

However, trying to force an opportunity to understand a Fundamental Rule wasn’t so easy.

There were instances where it could be gained as a reward, but even then, it wasn’t guaranteed to be a large bonus, and it would be better when you were close to the final stages, instead of near the start of the journey.

But before Karl could make a suggestion on that topic, Hugo came over with a notepad in his hand and an excited look on his face.

“Karl, I have an idea! I just found the perfect spot to set up a trial tower, and the Alliance can charge for entry!” He announced, holding up a map of the city.

Now that sounded like a lucrative business venture. And it would give Karl a chance to practice the additional spells for his mobile arena obelisk.