The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 203

Chapter 203 Caught Lacking

The next morning, Tessa and Lotus, along with the military team's healer, made a big breakfast for everyone, while the rest of the unit took a swim in the lake.

Undershirts and military issued boxer briefs were the fashion of the day, getting the essentials clean while they frolicked in the water. The mages had promised to use air magic to dry everyone when they got out, so for now, it was just time to relax.

Once the cooking was done, the healers traded spots with them, and ate while floating in the water. At first, the unit thought that they'd gotten the better end of that deal, until they realized that it took longer to break camp than it did to cook breakfast.

Karl ended up having to use his sword to disassemble their portion of the camp, as Rae had made triple bunk hammocks for them to sleep in, but the web was too strong for a normal knife to cut through. If he pushed that hard, he would cut through the tree instead.

"You look lost in thought." Sergeant Rita noted as Karl rolled the hammocks around sticks and strapped them to his pack.

"Lots to think about today. Everyone is about full-grown, and it's time to find a new skill or a way for them to break through. The mental spaces for them are close to complete, and that will push Rae well into the Ascended Rank without too much trouble, but after that, I might flat line unless I pick up another pet, or help these Three Stooges skip the slow part of their growth." Karl explained.

Rita nodded. "Yeah, I foresaw that same issue before we came out here, but I didn't expect them to make it quite this far before becoming stuck. What you really need are the accolades right now.

All these assists on Commander Rank kills really add up, and with the accumulated points, we can go to the Government University's genetic research lab. They are always working on something, and they might have a clue as to how to help the beasts grow.

Other than that, it's pure luck, or in-depth research on your own to try to find something that will work for them. We found a way for Hawk, and that brought him up a full Rank, so there is a chance that we can find something for the others as well.

Perhaps a Lightning-based resource for Thor would help his power grow?

As for Rae, I'm not certain now that she's showing signs of becoming a mage type support fighter. I would have thought that warrior resources to increase her attack power and durability would be best, but the first additional skill she learned was Tree Golems.

That doesn't match with anything that I know about the species, so there is a chance that we don't really understand them at all."

Rae rolled her eyes in her resting spot. Of course, she was misunderstood. Who could comprehend the ways of darkness, or the pure beauty that was a Bloodbath Spider? The humans simply lacked a sufficient sense of majesty to truly appreciate her nature.

Karl let her rant about her own majesty for a while as he packed up the camp gear, and then the unit prepared to head out to the first targets that Hawk had spotted that morning.

[We should go see the other unit first. They will want to fight the Ogres with us.] Hawk suggested.

Karl relayed the information to the Lieutenant, and he got the unit moving. The other group had camped in a hollow between two hills, not realizing that there were Ogres living in caves in both hills.

Neither of the entrances pointed toward the hollow, but it wouldn't take the Ogres long to realize that there was someone right next to their den.