The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 1014

They took up the same formation as before, except that Rae was gone. She had retreated into her space and was sorting through her treasures and blood supply.

[Is it time for an advancement bath?] Karl asked the intensely focused spider.

[I think it is. I've got everything that I need. I just need to adjust the balance for my new species so I don't end up with weird abilities.] She agreed.

Remi led the group to the village walls, expecting a warm reception. But they were greeted with a faint sense of hostility and suspicion.

{Strange Shaman, what brings you to our village.} The guard asked.

{The village to your south said that you had a Crocolisk infestation. We came to help you with them. As you can see, we eliminated many of them on our way.} Remi replied.

There was a pause, and then the gates opened.

A deep brown and green Naga Shaman Princess at the Overlord Rank stood in the open gates, glaring at Remi.

[Oh, cat fight!] Cara cheered from the back of her new ride.

Remi gave the Princess a polite nod, then smiled. {Leader Ss'amanth it is a pleasure to meet you.} She began.

The Princess reluctantly gave a small bow, but Karl could still feel the hostility.

{Thank you for your intervention, Your Majesty. I'm afraid that our village has suffered greatly from the repeated attacks of the Crocolisk Matriarch.} She replied.

Remi decided not to press them, as Hawk said the edge of the swamp was only ten kilometres away. They could just turn west and go look for more targets, as it was only early afternoon.

Instead, Remi took out a Monarch Rank cleansing potion in a decorative glass bottle and extended it to the Princess.

{A first meeting gift from me to you.} She declared.

A guard came forward and took the bottle, while the rest of the Naga along the wall watched with great curiosity. Their village was in bad shape, but they wouldn't just accept a hostile takeover by another Royal lineage. Not while their current Princess was alive.

The Princess examined the gift and began to relax. It obviously wasn't the best that Remi could make, but the System said it was made by her. A polite gift that said Remi wasn't trying to insult them, but also wasn't going to cower before them.

{We have more hunting to complete today. It has been a pleasure making your acquaintance. But I am afraid we must be on our way.} Remi declared, then used [Minor Water Control] to close the gates before turning away.

Thor grumbled, unhappy about more walking in the swamp, but he immediately turned west and began moving.

Lotus hummed happily as she used her vines to pick nearby flowers from the Crocolisk's back during their trip. The swamps had all sorts of medicinal flowers available, and she wasn't going to let them all pass by without at least collecting a few.

Remi had her bodyguards pick ones she didn't have, so she could add them to her swamp. But that was much more practical than the Green Dragon Priestess. Lotus was just making a flower crown out of medicinal plants.

They continued for an hour after they reached the grasslands, headed toward the next region where Hawk had reported another anomaly.