The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 1468

Chapter 1468: But She Wants One

Karl watched as the hippos returned to their days, splashing in the water, napping in the mud, or idly snacking on the plants around the river.

At this rate, they weren’t a threat to anything that Karl could see.

The question was if they would become a massive threat the moment that someone got near them. If they happened to get near a population centre, they could be real trouble with that defensive skill.

A small hippo was coming Karl’s way, and this was the perfect moment to test his theories.

Both about their personality, and whether it was possible to lure some away without alerting the herd.

But when it got close, the creature gave him what Karl was certain was a goofy grin as it broke into a wobbly hopping run to come rub against his legs and sniff him for snacks.

[It’s a fat baby Thor.] Rae laughed.

[With water magic.] Hawk agreed.

Karl rubbed the creature’s head, and it made a happy noise that alerted other small hippos, who also came over.

That alerted the herd, which answered Karl’s question.

One could be lured away, but if something happened to it, or if more than one or two were lured away, the herd would get defensive.

They didn’t have their barrier up, but there was a whole group of adult hippos watching now, and they didn’t look nearly as happy.

[You should bring out Lotus.] Cara suggested.

That was actually a brilliant idea. She had the perfect skill for this situation.

[If Not Friend, Why Friend Shaped?] was custom-made for meeting new species.

Cara brought the Priestess out, and Lotus gave a happy squeal that almost perfectly matched the baby hippos before pulling one into a hug around its thick neck.

"We can’t be hunting these things, right? They’re so cute." She pleaded.

"No, we’re not going to hunt these. We’re going to tell the others what I found, and then we’re going to inform the people of Bral. The hippos are happy here at the river for now, and they’re not aggressively hostile, though they are territorial."

"Can I keep it?"

Karl was about to shut Lotus down out of habit, then he actually considered it.

Was there any harm to borrowing a few to keep in the Tiny World? They had plenty of food, plenty of water. The question was whether they could safely separate any of them from the herd because he was quite sure that it wouldn’t be wise to bring the entire herd.

"You’ll have to ask its mother if you want to keep a baby hippo." He offered instead.

She had a skill that should keep them from attacking her, and he could rescue her if she set them off.

Lotus’ face shifted to pure determination, and Karl saw the elder hippos give what looked like an amused huff.

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