The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 505

Chapter 505 Reasonable Monsters

Karl made a guess as to what those weapons would be worth at home, given that they were all Common Grade magical weapons, then put about half that much money on the bench in front of him.

The Minotaurs didn't look happy with the offer, but they didn't look insulted, so he was at least close to what they would accept after he helped him with the attack.

Karl added six more gold coins, and watched as the largest Minotaur woman began to relax a little.

Two more gold coins, and most of the others had lost their concerned looks.

"Do we have a deal?" Karl asked her.

She was the oldest, the largest and the most powerful. By most standards, she should be in charge.

She looked around the other farmers and nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, we can accept that, merchant. We appreciate your business. Going to the city has become a troublesome experience lately."

Karl smiled. "If you see others, you might want to flag them down. They will appreciate a safe spot to stop for the evening, with all the new troubles, and many of them have been avoiding buying anything in the city. The higher quality items aren't going into Oakhamping, so there is nothing worth buying."

The farmer nodded. "That's why we had so many here. We were waiting until we had a full cart load to take them for sale. If we all leave at once, other than one family, they can watch our animals, and we will have enough guards for the trip. But now, we can put it off until next year. We've got enough to buy what we need, but the farms have been mostly self-sufficient for a while now."

"Best of luck to you, then. We will get on our way so that we can get to another safe spot before it gets dark."

The Minotaurs nodded, and Karl picked up their purchase to load into the wagon.

The beasts didn't immediately return to their spaces, Cara and Rae just wandered away from the farm, as if the locals would forget that they existed if they were out of sight.

Or, perhaps they really did. Nobody seemed concerned about a missing pair of Royal Rank beasts as Karl led the team away with Remi curled up in the middle of the wagon, on top of their new cargo.

It would be more comfortable if they put the net in place, but that blocked the side benches where everyone else was sitting.

So, it wasn't long after they were out of sight of the farms that the beasts, other than Thor, returned to their spaces to rest. Hawk had scouted everything within an hour's walk, so he returned for breakfast, with the intent to head back out after, but for the moment, they were just an average looking merchant wagon. Karl had even dismissed the Lamia bodyguards after the battle, so they didn't have an excessive number of guards.

Hawk came back out a half hour later to scout the area and directed them straight east, away from the river.

[There are too many fights along the river. All the wagons have attracted the Drakes, which has attracted more monsters, and others hoping to get loot or valuable drake scales and body parts.] He explained.