The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105 Quality Over Quantity

The answer was made when the beasts settled into their improved homes.

[Oh, this is nice. I can feel the power soothing my muscles. Whatever you did today, do it again.] Rae commended him as she spun an expanded web between the new trees.

[Yes, this is the right improvement. I can feel myself getting more powerful.] Hawk agreed.

The two of them waited for Thor to say something, but he was staring in wonder at one of the stone pillars.

[Did you make a smashing pillar for me? You are too kind.]

He was nearly tearful with joy over the addition of the pillars, and the other two beasts immediately discounted anything else he said for the evening. Like giving Hawk an extra rare species of meat, the Lightning Cerro had been bribed with the thing he wanted most, and his opinion was unreliable.

Karl considered their answers for a moment, and then replied.

[Alright, I will go back to the mana training tomorrow and see how much I can improve the spaces for you all. After all, the faster you grow strong, the faster I grow strong in return.]

A good night's sleep brought about some notable changes to the trio. Not so much to Hawk, but Thor was a full hand taller than he had been yesterday, enough that it was immediately noticeable to everyone when he came out for some attention in the morning, but Rae was the one who caught everyone's attention.

She was not only larger, but the armoured chitin on her legs was beginning to turn the deep crimson that helped to give the Bloodbath Spider its name. As they grew older and more powerful, the red would spread up from the claws until her entire legs and portions of her black underbelly were deep crimson, as if she had been standing in a pool of blood.

She wouldn't lose the short black fur on her body, but the carapace underneath would change colour as a warning to others that she was not to be trifled with, and no longer needed to hide in the darkness.

Karl hadn't expected it to begin so early, as she wasn't even fully grown yet. The training must have been good for her, not discriminating against users, even if they were not human.

"Rae is looking really powerful. I didn't know that spiders got that big." One of the warriors noted.

[You now have twenty-four hours remaining in your trial. Choose your last day's event wisely.]

Those words sent a wave of panic through the group. They had no idea that there was a four-day time limit on the trials. Many of them had intended to try to push through to the Awakened Rank, then spend a few days checking on the other sides, just in case they could gain something important from them.

Karl didn't have any particular regrets. His body was already stronger than his mind, so testing his willpower and mana made the most sense. The question was: What would he do for the last day?

He could balance it out, and go for the willpower side again, but something told him that the neglected stairs, the random gamble that was the Fate Challenge was going to be much more entertaining.

It might only be good for a story around the campfire, but all of them should have some sort of affinity with fate, since they all passed the trial of the Divine Serum, and proved themselves compatible.

That settled it. He had gained what he needed from the stairs. He learned how to more effectively expand the beast spaces, and he could ask Rae and Thor about the effectiveness of the body training. So, he would take a chance on the final day, and he would go for the fate stairs to see what would happen.