Chapter 28
As soon as we are out on the gravel road in front of the base Karl looks over at me and Mary.
"Now that we’re away from prying ears, I’ve got a bit of information for you. The portal we’re headed to is a mix of deciduous forest and grasslands. No humanoid life found in the drone scans, but the same odd energy signatures from the local wildlife. I’m pretty sure this is going to be another magical beast collection point.
Reports say it’s unstable, so we’ll be closing it after we finish, but we might stay inside overnight to collect materials. I’ve got a bag enchanted by a mage with a specialty in spatial magic, it links to a secure storage room in the base so we can send back anything we want this time. I suggest we remove any mana gems first though."
"We can discuss what to do with the gems afterwards. None of us really know how to cultivate as Lala described, but even the base experiment that we succeeded with would make the Mage Corps a force to be reckoned with on this planet. Enough so that it causes concerns for the power balance and some megalomaniac trying to take over."
We all sat in deep thought for a bit, wondering what the best course of action might be.
"Could we create a special forces team, and give them the treatment?" Mary suggests. "It’d be lower risk than just handing them out like candy."
I shake my head "Maybe we should wait until we find out what you’re actually supposed to use these things for? I mean, there’s got to be more use to them than the one we stumbled across because Karl finds cat blood tasty."
Silence returns right up until we reach the portal.
"Kit up ladies. As I said, we can deal with that later. Kat, you’re on point, wedge formation, I’ll take left, Mary can take right. You’re comfortable with the energy whip spell by now, right?"