The First Legendary Beast Master

The Druid smiled as he recalled that the item he had put up at the auction was made of Elven Steel, the primary export of the Bara Dungeon.

The fact that Karl had turned that into something that would touch off a Guild War with a Mythic Raiding Team was impressive enough that he wouldn’t have any reservations about taking them as a full partner in the Guild Alliance.

Normally, Guilds would have to fight and prove that they were worthy of being full members, as that came with implied protection if one of the Guilds was threatened, or someone tried to take their resources.

But the Darklight Host appeared to be powerful enough that they could stand as a life skills Guild equal to the top Raiding Guilds.

“Can you provide a few samples of items that your Guild can produce that aren’t on the market?” The Druid asked, making sure that they hadn’t overestimated based on Karl’s combat ability.

Karl smiled and began to take out random items. A Totem Ranked blade he made the other day, with [Flaming Body] on it. A set of decorative armour that Rae had made for Ophelia, but hadn’t found time to give her yet. A few Overlord Ranked [Full recovery] potions from Remi that would heal, refresh stamina and regenerate mana for the imbiber. A prototype advancement potion, now with a slower release rate and much lower potency, so it could be used as a supplement to aid growth, and not just to break bottlenecks.

And finally, Karl took out an Arcane Element stone and carved the [Recall] spell on it.

Anyone could use the spell to return to their Guild House, even without setting a location or having a marked stone with them. So, it was useful all the time, and to anyone.

Plus, the spell was rare and powerful, but easy to write.

The Guild Masters stared at him as he worked, then the stone when he finished.

“Well, I have to say, this is all special order quality. Epic Grade, Totem Ranked berserker armour, for a female Berserker, is quite a nice touch. But what is that strange Overlord Ranked potion?

The Full Recovery Potion is a masterpiece, and I would like a few of those today, if possible. But that other one…” The big mage asked.

“Oh, that’s an experiment that our Runic Alchemist is running. She discovered a way to force advancement through the lower Ranked bottlenecks, and she’s been adapting it to not risk the life of the imbiber. That one should be more like a health tonic. Drink it at lower ranks to advance quickly.

Well, not too low of a Rank. Royal or Monarch ranked imbibers are best.

I can ask her to make lower grade ones for the youngsters to grow more quickly, but that one would probably make them explode with an overload of mana their bodies couldn’t process.” Karl explained.

The Druid looked intensely curious.

“If you don’t mind, can we sample it and see if it’s a legitimate potion, or another snake oil attempt to recreate a Legendary Potion?” He asked.

Karl nodded. “Go ahead. Who do you plan to use it on?”

That was a good question. He hadn’t thought about who to actually feed it to.

The big mage opened a portal, and brought through a beastkin girl in a maid outfit.

“Here’s your big chance, Lia. You’ve been bloodline locked at peak Royal for a while now, and this might help you break through to Monarch.” He explained.

Karl chuckled. That was exactly the same tactic that they had used in the past to get people to drink suspicious things that Remi made.

The maid didn’t even hesitate as he handed her the potion, and Remi came out of her space to watch while draped around Karl’s neck.

“And who might this be?” The Druid asked.

“This is Remi. She is our Runic Alchemist, and that is her handiwork. She’s also my bonded partner, a Naga Queen that evolved and grew from a hatchling Spirit Snake at my side.”

The Druid smiled. “It’s good to have friends. We should have brought our team’s Ranger to watch today, but he was out playing with his dog.”

The Warrior beside him laughed. “It’s a Frost Mountain Wolf, and he’s a Beast Ranger. But he treats that five hundred kilo monster like a lap puppy.”

Remi giggled. {It’s nice to be appreciated. We have an Impenetrable Bulwark Behemoth with us who absolutely adores having people brush his scales.}

As soon as the maid drank the potion, her power began to grow, and her body became a bit more youthful looking, adapting to the longer lifespan of a Monarch Ranked beastkin. It was a clear victory, but her power was still slowly growing.

Not fast, but noticeable by the powerful Guild Masters in the room.

“How long will that last?” The Druid asked.

Remi waved her serpentine head side to side as she calculated. {About an hour. There is an initial surge to help break the bottleneck without damage, then I slowed down the rest so that it didn’t overload the user. The first version released all that energy at once, and it was somewhat less than optimal.}

Dana was still mad at her.

“What would happen if she immediately drank another after this one was done? Could she reach Overlord in a day?” The big mage asked.

Remi bobbed her head. {Probably. But she would never advance even a little bit again, and she would most likely die in a few months. The plants that go into that potion are a sort of toxin that most cleansing spells don’t touch, and the fast advancement makes the cells of the body unstable.

If she drank another one next year, it shouldn’t be any more harmful than this one, but I don’t know how much closer together would be safe.}

The mage smiled. “Such a moral and considerate researcher.”

If Dana could hear him, he would likely strangle him.

Or Remi.

The only reason Remi knew the answer was because she had done the math after she had used the first one on Dana, and watched her body recover.

Advancing Dana to Totem as soon as Remi was able had definitely been an early option, before she discovered the side effects.