Hehe when it comes to plants IÆm extremely confident DonÆt worry I have already started refining a plant that will become the heart and soul of the moving city Besides the mollusks seem very interested in shifting their habitat so they spend more time around the core engine which will give us more space to work with for parks and recreation
Ah the Engravings in the arrival bays are a bit
Right I think so too But actually Anon have you met him The kidÆs damn bright Well Anon developed an Engraving pattern that reduced the impact problem Honestly itÆs genius
Ah urgh Wendy fake coughed into her hand several times when Randidly looked at her with concern Ahum just allergies So I suppose there isnÆt anything more to talk about I think IÆll just
No damnit donÆt you dare walk out without saying anything WendyÆs inner demonic incarnation howled KICK HIS ASS OUT
Actually there was one more thing Wendy managed to spit out No matter what excuse Randidly gave she would not give him the slightest bit of wiggle room to avoid acknowledging that this was her office
Oh Randidly asked All the while more and more small drops of liquid metal flew out of the increasingly shrinking main ball and became flattened and purified by RandidlyÆs emerald fire Just as quickly those scales flew over to the glove Before her very eyes the arm was being assembled
I feel like I havenÆt had much ahem space in my office WendyÆs voice dipped rapidly down in volume the more she talked WouldnÆt you ah prefer a larger office
Oh thatÆs a good idea Randidly said very seriously He rubbed his chin idly with his right arm while bits of metal continued to whizz around him Plus the connection process to my shoulder might be a bit dangerous IÆll just head outside for the rest of the procedure
Wendy blinked It was that easy
Randidly walked toward the door his emerald flames and floating metal hovering about him like a swarm of eye catching bees But at the door he paused and turned back to Wendy Oh I just want to let you know that I wonÆt be able to help with anything tonight There are some tasks I need to accomplish Good luck
Then he was gone The heavy door clicked shut behind him
For a second there was silence Then WendyÆs eyes turned red
WHO THE HELL NEEDS YOUR HELP Wendy bellowed Growling in pent up fury Wendy slumped into her chair Then she placed her head against the cool wood and did her best to breathe
Breathe out breathe in
Once more transformed into hawk mode Wendy scoured the room for the preyÆ she had just detected Quick as a flash Wendy crossed her office to the rows of tables that Randidly had installed in his plundered corner
There steaming on the table was an untouched bowl of fettucini alfredo with chicken and broccoli
For whatever reason Randidly had taken to creating a rather sumptuous meal every few hours The process was rather confusing but Wendy couldnÆt deny that the food he made was better than the standard fare served in the cafeteria
Hehehe thatÆs right Mister Ghosthound all you are to me is a glorified chef Wendy whispered She fantasized about torturing him as a strong and sadistic boss while she slurped the pasta quickly into her mouth
At the end of the meal Wendy froze Randidly hadnÆt prepared any napkins Her face went red as Wendy considered walking all the way down to the restroom in order to clean the sauce off her chin
Randidly you will pay for this Wendy mumbled
Alana used her spear as a walking stick and grimly trudged upward through the knee deep snow The mountain path was constantly bombarded with wave after wave of heavy precipitation and the four figures forcing their way upward could have seen their tracks disappearing before their very eyes if they turned around
To their left was a towering mountain of stone ice and snow To their right was a sheer cliff about twenty meters above ridges from a smaller nearby mountain that stood in Mount OlympusÆ shadow
Alana didnÆt find the grandiose naming sense of Zone Eleven amusing
“Is this really necessary ” Annie shouted The wind around the group was so wild that it was all too easy for the words to be lost dragged away into oblivion by the surrounding elements But it seemed that some element of AnnieÆs Class let even her voice cut through the chaos and reach the other three
Alana wondered why Annie didnÆt simply rely on their group message through the System but Alana suspected it was just because Annie enjoyed taking the difficult route
Warlord reached out and tapped both of their shoulders Then he jerked his thumb at the groupÆs hunter and guide Annie heaved a sigh of relief but Alana just set to the unpleasant task of scraping away at the soft snow on their left Although they had followed the ascending path around Mount Olympus for several hours they hadn’t found any sort of shelter So they could only carefully attempt to make their own
After a small alcove had been cleared all four pressed their bodies against the mountain and huddled into the space The wind still howled gleefully around only half a meter away but at least there was now a small break in the noise for the group to converse without resorting to shouts or system messages
I saw it Ivan was a bearded man with heavy lidded eyes And Alana could also smell the familiar scent of tobacco on every inch of his leather covered body The beast had descended to the bottom of the mountain to hunt If we allow it to establish itself here
Annie pursed her lips but said nothing Still that was enough for Ivan to bristle with indignation Before the two could argue Warlord leaned forward
“Ivan wouldn’t have lied he definitely saw a dragon while hiking this mountain A young one but a dragon is still a dragon With all our other difficulties can we let this be Mount Olympus should have been our base of operations ThatÆs impossible if this threat hangs over our heads We need to find its home as soon as possible and verify its Level This might be the first dragon we’ve seen but I hope I don’t need to point out how powerful they likely are “
Chapter 1003
At the mention of Dragon Annie’s face twisted in an unwilling frown but it seemed the same curiosity that had seen her volunteer for this mission also let her endure IvanÆs scowl She just pulled her bearskin cloak closer around her thin frame
By unspoken agreement the group remained out of the wind for almost five minutes massaging their hands and consuming small amounts of food and water Then Warlord gestured and the group began to move
Shivering slightly Alana led the way as they left their small alcove and began to ascend the mountain once more When they had started out on their climb Alana had assumed that the drop in temperature wouldn’t be much of a problem so she had only brought a thin cloak as extra equipment on the quest to track down the dragon
However it quickly became apparent that there was some System related variance occurring in the area around the mountain The temperature at their current location perhaps halfway to the peak was far lower than what could be explained by elevation As far as Alana could tell this mountain didnÆt contain a Danger Zone but she wouldnÆt be surprised if some other surprise had been squirreled away here
Which might explain what drew a dragon here Alana thought in wonder How often had she read stories about quests to slay wicked dragons growing up
But of course based on IvanÆs report the Dragon was only an infant It had a wingspan of almost a dozen meters but its body was only as large as a dog Quite a bit less grand than fighting against a Dragon that had gathered a careful cache of gold but the System had made fantasy much more like a job than like an adventure
Alana flexed her fingers and tried to push the current unpleasantness of their mission away The distribution of their forces appeared before her eyes Donnyton’s reinforcements to Zone Eleven had arrived about a week ago and during that time it swiftly became apparent why Zone Eleven came to them for help