The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 773 Wendy Jones

Chapter 773  Wendy Jones

Jones Junior thought about the future for his daughter, then patted her on the head.

"Why don't you see if he can get you started on an appropriate trade? If the apprenticeship doesn't work out, then we can find you another job. But I think that you might be happy here." He suggested.

Wendy Jones nodded happily and extended her hand to Karl, her red eyes sparkling with excitement.

Like her father, she could almost pass for human, if it wasn't for her eyes. But Karl could see that she did have a tail, as it swished under her skirt when she was excited. Her father had said that her mother was a magic demon, so Karl had expected feathers or wings. However, it was possible that she had a feathered tail.

That might be a bit impolite to ask about if she kept it tucked.

Besides, if he really wanted to know, Lotus would find out soon enough. There wasn't much that the Green Dragon Cleric was shy about asking, and finding out if a new friend had a feathered tail was well down the list of things that might cause her to hesitate.

Karl smiled at her as he shook her hand, then activated [Follow Me, Little One].

Wendy got an odd look on her face as he transferred the [Apprentice Runesmith] skill to her, then threw herself into Karl's arms and began planting kisses on his cheek, much to her father's dismay.

And Dana's annoyance as well, Karl realized as he gently removed the young Demoness and placed her back on her feet.

"I taught her the Apprentice level of the necessary trade skill. It's one of my talents. She just got a bit excited." He apologized sincerely, looking towards Dana.

She sighed and nodded, while Mage Jones looked confused.

"You granted a skill with a touch?" He asked.

Karl nodded. "As I said, it's a unique skill for my class. She is my apprentice now, so she got the necessary skills.

Starting tomorrow, I will begin teaching her the basics of Runecrafting, and the other craftspeople here will help her with her sculpting skills.

I should likely build a forge as well. But that's not a big deal, I can do that myself when we need it."

The Mage nodded politely, accepting the arrangement. Karl might be an outsider, but those rings he sold were an untapped market. Now that his daughter was going to learn the art of making them, her future was nearly guaranteed.

"I should get everyone settled in before we lose the whole day. Thank you all for coming on such short notice to upgrade our new home." Karl announced, with a slight bow, towards the two remaining craftsmen.

Mage Jones hugged his daughter, then waved goodbye on his way out.

The Magma Dragon simply nodded to Karl and walked out the gates beside the compound. The house was close enough to the wall that he wouldn't even need to pay an entry fee to get Karl's attention if the Beast Master forgot about bringing him books.

But he had young whelps in his extended family as well. Perhaps one of them might be a good fit? If nothing else, he could send one of the oddballs to the Beast Master. If he could tame a Bloodbath Spider, he could deal with an unruly crossbreed Dragon.

"You can really do many wonderful things. What sort of class is Beast Master?" Wendy asked once they were alone in the courtyard with Dana.

Dana wrapped her arm around the new apprentice. "He can bond with magical beasts, and most of his skills are based on training them. Tell me, what did the System Message say to you when he granted you a skill?"

Wendy blushed and whispered in Dana's ear, but not quietly enough that Karl couldn't hear her.

"It said that he was offering me the Apprentice Runesmithing skill, and then it called me a fragile Wendy doll. Or Fragile Doll, Wendy."

Dana frowned. "That's an odd one. Tell me what is your family like?"

Wendy shrugged. "Pretty good. I have four older brothers who live at home. They're all training to be mages with our father. They buy me gifts at random, the maids are all very nice to me when they bring my food and pick my clothes. Sometimes father even has them take me for sweets in the city."

Dana resisted the urge to facepalm. The new apprentice likely never had a chance to have her own opinions. She had become Karl's apprentice simply because she was told that she would like it, and never questioned her father's wisdom.

If she was going to be a creative crafter, someone would have to teach her to have a backbone. And that someone couldn't be Karl. He would just pat her head and tell her she was doing a fantastic job on her work.

Karl could see that Dana was planning something, but he didn't know what. So, he went with relevant questions.

"Do you like painting and sculpting?" He asked.

Wendy nodded rapidly. "I love to carve things. I make wooden toys with wind magic all the time. Here, look."

She took out a small wooden carving of a dragon, which was detailed down to the scratches on the creature's scales.

Her eyes were begging for acceptance, and Dana patted her head. "That is beautiful. You have a natural talent for sculpting. I think that you will get along well with Loros, our jeweller.

But first, I should ask, what did the System classify you as? I know that Obsession Demons have some peculiarities."

Wendy shook her head at Dana. "It actually calls me a Magic Demon. My father is part, and my mother is full-blooded, so I'm a Magic Demon by default."

Dana led Wendy inside, and Karl followed them after taking a few seconds to carve a water creation rune inside the well, and then charge it, so it would fill the open cistern to the level of the rune.

That way they would have plenty available for washing, if someone should get excessively dirty while working. Or for thirsty trainees, who would likely end up doing their morning workouts in the courtyard.

Once inside, he looked around the main room and began planning where to put everything.

He had a whole stack of items to finish from Loros, but Mana Jade was only one option. Many creatures preferred wood or other materials instead of stone, thanks to their nature.

"Lotus, how is the cooking coming?" He called to the back room. "Lunch is almost ready. Did you need something?" She called back.

"After lunch, I would like you to make some wood with good mana transfer ability for our two sculptors to work on. You can make a few rough weapon blanks as well. I will put out an ad for weapon makers later." Karl explained.

"Oh, like you were doing in the lab with the blue dragon clerics? That should be fun. We can make all sorts of wild things with two sculptors." Lotus agreed, then returned to her kitchen work.

Things were coming together well for this new branch of the Darklight Host. Once they had a base stock and a few more people, they could finally start making daily visits to the Dungeon to get everyone up to the Monarch Rank.