Chapter 227
The solo kill and the double capture are the talk of the camp that night. In all, nearly a thousand Divine Realm Cultivators came here to wipe out the residents of this world, and about half are staying in this one camp while the others are stationed all over the planet, checking for signs of intrusion. The last thing they want is someone coming here and taking the place as a blank slate to continue the work of the Cult.
The Royal Pack has a suggestion for that though. The planet has a lot of wildlife, much of which is evolving to become Category 5 and 6 magical creatures. Not growing in size, but in energy density and power. With careful nurture, this planet would make a most excellent hunting preserve for the youngsters still in the Immortal Realm. So they propose to take over this place, and watch for intruders as they maintain the wildlife.
I made them promise to let me visit with any acolytes I might need to train, which isn’t an issue to them, and Merle asks the same. Pure blooded Seraphim are extremely powerful at any level of cultivation, but they do have half Seraphim among them, as well as younger children who would benefit from the skills training of learning to hunt.
All we need now is a collection of Transfer Tokens to easily get back without getting lost. Which has led to me giving Elder Song my very best puppy eyes, pleading for him to do the work. We could just call a Royal Inscriptionist over and get the job done, but he’s right here, and fully capable. Just not entirely willing.
It’s the promise from Beta John to find him a great subject for his attempts to replicate the Fusion that Karl had undergone with the Arcane Elemental that tips the scales in our favor. The pack knows where a large number of Elemental Shards are, similar to how Karl’s Elemental started out. They also have no qualms about donating a Mortal Realm Human to the cause, and the ’volunteer’ would likely be happy for the opportunity.
This in turn has led us to another argument. The decision on where such an experiment should take place. At the Shadowed Blade, so Elder Song has his library handy, at the Royal Pack so the materials are close at hand, or back in Arcana, to replicate the setting of the initial advancement most closely, even though our world has undergone a great number of changes.
The final decision is that we will all head back to Arcana to conduct the experiment there. I suspect John has someone who annoys him in mind for the experiment and fully intends to leave them behind afterwards. It would be almost impossible for them to return to the pack without assistance, entry into any of the Divine Realms is heavily restricted by their residents.
We are going to leave in the morning, assuming Lelou can escape her ardent admirer, and that nobody is too hungover to move. That shouldn’t be a problem for me and Karl. After the final decision is made, we make our most polite goodbyes and slink away to retire for the evening.
Before we go, Beta John grants me the reward for today’s kill, a tradition for Lycans who complete their first successful hunt. A small wooden hunters cabin, a much less extravagant version of the one Beta John himself carries around. It even comes on a nice braided leather necklace and looks like a wolf shaped pendant when not in use.