The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217 Spend Some Reward Money

High Priest John looked at Karl and Dana. "This is the second Holy Relic that the two of you have been involved in discovering in the past few months. I know the circumstances behind that, but I must say that the coincidence level after putting all of that and your combat records together is extraordinary.

With Dana still being at the Awakened Rank, though attached to a unit with a Commander Rank leader, on paper it truly does seem outlandish that you have been involved in so many noteworthy incidents."

Then the older High Priest took over from him with a stern look on his aged face. "What were your plans after leaving the field? Surely, you have put some thought into your progression from this point forward."

Karl nodded. "I had planned to use the credits that I had earned to ask the University to help me create some resources that would help the three contracted beasts evolve and grow. I have some idea how to do it, thanks to my Class, but they are the specialists, and they likely know much more than I do, and have access to resources I haven't even heard of."

The High Priest nodded. "That sounds reasonable. What about you, Miss Dana?"

Dana brushed her curly locks back out of her face again and sighed. "Unless I can find another form of the single use mana enhancement potions, I'm in a cycle of growth and enhancement. There are too many mages for too few resources, it's a drawback of having such a common class."

John smiled gently in understanding. "Well, you do have noted access to Ascended and Commander Rank resources thanks to your kill record, so you can bypass the most common and highly sought after resources to go straight for the rare and potent options.

Talented Mages can grow rather rapidly when given the right combination of resources, it's a wonderful thing to see them shoot right up once they're positioned for success."

He wasn't even trying to hide the fact that they had resources that would make Mages jump up a Rank or more, that were reserved for the truly promising Elites who would be thrust into the spotlight, or onto the front lines of the battle against the monsters.

They likely also came with a cost. Nothing that powerful was ever without side effects, in Karl's opinion, but it had to be worth it if they were still saving it for the very best.

The older High Priest looked thoughtful for a moment. "You know, a field trip to the University might do us all some good. They have the resources that every member of this group needs, and I haven't been outside the Cathedral in some time."

"Are there side effects to the potent resources for mages? You implied that it's not a big deal to get them to skip ranks, or advance rapidly to high power, so there has to be a drawback, or they would be passing it out like candy with a government subsidy." Karl asked the High Priests, too curious not to speak.

John shrugged. "According to the Mage Council, less than one in a hundred who get the Mage Class will ever make it past Commander on their own. The concoctions they've prepared will rapidly move a mage past that natural bottleneck, but it sacrifices any natural talent that they had left.

So, they will move from Commander to Royal, Monarch or even, in one case, Overlord Rank, and then that's it. That's where they stay, with their potential exhausted, no matter how hard they work."

Karl nodded as he thought about the idol known as the Archmage. She had been extremely promising in school, and graduated as a Commander, then gained a "mysterious opportunity" and moved to Royal within a few months.

There was a chance she was still growing, and it was natural, but it did sound like there was a chance she had hit her limits and tried this method to limit break and see how far she could get.

Dana was intrigued by the notion.

"So, there is a bottleneck at the peak of Commander Rank?" She asked.