The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 340

Chapter 340 What To Do

After an afternoon of lessons, Karl was ready for a good meal and a full night's sleep. His group wasn't on defence detail today, so they had all night to themselves unless there was an attack that made it past the artillery and the roaming scouts that the army had in front of them.

It was a strange feeling not having a battle to go to in the morning, or other immediate obligations. Karl and the other students only had classes in the afternoon, while the clerics helped out all day at the treatment facility or the kitchens, depending on their preference.

So, when the sun was already well above the horizon, Karl finally dragged himself out of bed and found a vigilant new group headed to the line, prepared for whatever the Hill Giants threw at them.

They were all well aware that the situation could change in seconds, and the first barrage of an attack was often the most deadly, as the defenders could be caught off guard and the bombardment might make it through their spells.

It was standard to relax the defensive barriers when they weren't under attack, so the mages had more mana available when they actually needed it. But that came with the risk that they wouldn't increase them enough to block the first incoming spells when the attack did come.

First up was breakfast, then a bit of physical conditioning training with the other students, with everyone making sure that while they did get their necessary workout, they weren't too tired to answer if the call came that an attack was imminent.

Mostly it was maintenance weight lifting, stretches, calisthenics, and so on. That kept all the muscles in peak form, without burning so much energy that they would lose combat effectiveness.

Then, after lunch, it was back to history and geography lessons with Morgana, but this time accompanied by a dozen other mages, who were also taking the geography class.

"Are history and geography not a normal warrior class education path? Like, do they just show up in places and add them to their mental knowledge when they arrive?" Karl asked as he looked around at all the other students in the group.

One of the mages laughed. "Actually, you might be on to something. If the warriors need to know something about an area, they learn when they arrive, or it's in the mission briefing. These classes are usually for the ones who have no intentions of going there themselves, or the ones who are the most interested in what they will find there.

So, we have a couple of other treasure seekers, mostly after legendary magical items, and you, who is here for what? Monster food? Perhaps signs of a Legendary Divine Beast's nest for your next companion?

If you can, I recommend looking for the nest of the Rocs that attacked the other day. They're like a transport and aerial attack force combined, and they're seriously powerful."

Karl considered that idea. A huge flying transport would actually be quite convenient. However, the Rocs were Commander Rank beasts, just like Rae, and if he was going to use the beasts' growth to push everyone to the next level, he would need something that was guaranteed to have a higher potential than that.

Remi might, there was no telling what power level her parents were at, as she was created inside a Dungeon, and the magic of those places was unpredictable. She might be Royal Rank, or she might peak right where she was at as Ascended. But the fact that she was born Ascended Rank did suggest that she had a lot of potential, even if she was slower to grow to adulthood than the others.

Honestly, Karl was in no hurry to add anyone more to their team. If he made it to Royal Rank, he would have the ability to add another space, but as long as everyone was growing smoothly, he would take his time and try to find just the right beast and not hurry to find another member.

Or perhaps fate would do it for him. Likely in egg form, if past experience was anything to go by.

"Alright, the first thing we will start with are the known ancient excavations within the Golden Dragon Nation. Those are the safest of the regions to explore, and while they have been more extensively visited, they are also a guide point to your future explorations.