The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 226

Chapter 226 Armour

Karl let Lotus drag him to the armoury room, following the two Church Guards who were navigating them through the corridors of the Cathedral, avoiding the public areas which were packed with tourists during the middle of the day.

With so many different Gods, there was a reason for numerous travellers to come to the cathedral every week of the year, but this week was the anniversary of one of the larger subjugation wars, which had freed an eastern region from the control of a Giant Clan.

So, every year, people from that region used their holidays to come here to the Capital and celebrate the anniversary with parties and a trip to the Cathedral in honour of the Priests and Priestesses who had come to their rescue, leading armies of Church followers.

The armoury was hidden at the back of the Cathedral complex, in a newer building next to the loading docks. If he hadn't known that they were still within the grounds, thanks to the number of ancient stone buildings around them, Karl would have thought that this was part of the commercial district.

From the outside, this loading area was hidden by trees and a long driveway, but it was modern enough that they could move all the goods they needed in and out efficiently, and without interfering with the experience of the visitors to the Holy Buildings.

"What can I do for you?" The clerk asked as Lotus waved happily at him.

"Karl here needs new battle armour. We get to go fun places." Lotus replied, excited about the day's upcoming events.

"Ascended Rank, and as he doesn't have armour yet, I will say that he's not the team leader, so it will be Ascended minimum with a heavy dose of Commander Rank targets. We can do that.

As long as he has the merits and access, that is." The clerk agreed.

Karl handed over his card, and the clerk scanned it through the reader.

"That should do it. Do you need weapons as well, or is what you have good enough?" He asked.

"I've got an Ascended Rank bonded sword, and the ability to coat it in Ascended Rank attack skills. It should be alright, as far as my abilities go." Karl replied.

The clerk nodded. "Can you take it out and show me? It's better if I know what we're working with, just in case you might need a backup."

Karl took out the blade, and then used the new shared skill [Flaming Body] that Hawk had shared to coat his lower arms and the blade in flames.

"Ooh, when did you learn that? Nice trick." Lotus cheered.

"When Hawk learned it. It should work out fairly well, and I can use it with the Refreshing Lightning barrier to keep up my defences." Karl agreed.

The clerk made a short note and then tapped a button to update his listings based on what Karl had mentioned for his skills.

"Well, we don't have much that's compatible with both Lightning and Fire, but we do have either or. If you're using Lightning as a defensive shield, I would recommend this suit. Are there any pieces of gear that you need to keep on?" He asked.

"My gauntlets. I've got a set of Bestial Strength gauntlets that should be kept on when I'm heading into combat. Then there's a ring I keep on as well, but that shouldn't interfere with the armour." Karl explained.

"A ring with what properties? So I know what to build around." The Clerk asked as he refined the search.

Karl did his best not to laugh as he realized how lopsided his buffs were.

"It's a ring of Giant Strength."

The Clerk blinked twice, slowly, and then entered it into his computer.

"You didn't look like the 'smash everything to paste' type of warrior, but I guess appearances are deceiving."

Lotus giggled. "Oh, he's not a warrior, he's a Beast Master. We just happened to have fought plenty of Giants recently, and they value strength above all else."