Accommodation

In a vast basin, lush green grass and white clouds drifted leisurely. It was like a paradise.

A cool breeze blew over, sweeping away only two or three withered branches and leaves. The lawn rustled slightly, and with a rustling sound, a coarse foot with sharp brown nails stepped on the lawn.

It was a two-metre-tall gorilla. From its bulging muscles and tough fur, it was obvious that it was not to be trifled with.

With the strength of a high-ranking major monster, the demon gorilla could do as it pleased in Fairy's realm.

The gorilla's heavy body trampled on the grass, crushing a lot of vegetation. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to these details.

Behind the gorilla, more and more creatures of different shapes and sizes appeared. They were like ferocious beasts passing through. Although it was only an unintentional movement, they still destroyed the grassland beyond recognition.

Behind the hundreds of major monsters, Locke, who was in the middle of the team with the demon hound, was chatting with Angelina.

"How much farther?" Angelina asked weakly as she lay on the scorpiondrake's back.

"Three more hours," said Locke. This was the umpteenth time she had asked about the distance today.

"Ugh …" Angelina sighed.

The suppression from activating the Fairy Realm had never dissipated. Apart from the lingering discomfort and dizziness, the intense exercise of moving hundreds of kilometres every day also made Lehrlings like Angelina miserable.

They were not like the official Mages who had magic-guided equipment for transportation.

Locke turned a deaf ear to Angelina's complaints.

He felt that Angelina had been living too comfortably in the past. It was good for her to take this opportunity to train. For a knight like him, covering a distance of more than a hundred kilometers in the morning was as easy as drinking water.

"Why don't we take a break after a while?" suggested Daenie, who was riding on the back of a five-coloured elk.

He'd gotten the five-coloured elk for Daenie through the back door. Its soft fur and antlers made it easier to steer the elk, making it more comfortable to ride than the scorpiondrake.

"No. We have to reach the city by noon." Locke shook his head. It was an order Grandmaster Parlina had given him two days ago.

He looked up at the sun, which was about to move directly above them, and called for the slaves and the Lehrlings who had fallen behind to catch up.

They had to arrive at the city by noon, break it in the afternoon, and completely occupy the city before nightfall. Locke really wondered if the grandmeisterin didn't know anything about war.

Of course, the words of a nobody like him could not influence the decision of the official mages. He could only choose to follow their orders and complete the task they gave him.

Just as he was about to continue moving forward, a weak voice sounded from behind him.

"Brother Locke, Brother Locke!" Locke turned around and saw a male caster stumbling towards him, holding his waist and panting heavily.

Locke stopped in his tracks and looked at the caster with interest.

He didn't have much of an impression of this mage. He was most likely a nobody in the Sanctum's team.

"What's the matter?" Locke waited for him for half a minute. It took the caster a long time to walk to him.

"Can you make an exception for me and give me a mount? The price is negotiable." The caster went straight to the point and secretly passed a thumb-sized green energy crystal to Locke.

Locke leaned to the side and didn't take it.

"The number of slaves in the team is limited, and the casters have all reported it. If you want to apply for a mount, you should look for them, not me," Locke said in a business-like tone with a face full of righteousness.

He wanted to bribe Locke with a mere mid-rank energy crystal in exchange for a mount? The caster must have gone mad from studying magic.

Moreover, the caster was only a mid-rank Lehrling, so Locke didn't have much respect for him.

Locke's words made the caster's face turn red. It was hard to tell if it was from anger or exhaustion that he couldn't catch his breath.

"Make an exception, please …" The male Magician wasn't stupid. Despite the pain, he took out another yellow Intermediate Energy Crystal.

Seeing this, Locke turned around and walked away without turning back.

Slave creatures were completely obedient to the master who controlled their soul imprint. They would live and die if the master wanted them to.

Locke arranged a slave for him. Apart from being able to use it as a means of transportation, its biggest function was to protect the caster closest to it during battle.

Even hiring a mid-rank major monster as a bodyguard would cost more than two energy crystals. Locke felt that talking to this man would be an insult to his intelligence.

Seeing that Locke was ignoring him, the male Magister knew that he had no choice but to bleed.

He quickly chased after Locke, his speed much faster than before.

"I really can't walk anymore. Please help me, brother." The caster shoved four energy crystals into Locke's hands. Locke frowned impatiently. Just as he was about to scold the man, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He looked down and saw that two of the crystals were rare wind-type energy crystals.

Locke squeezed the energy crystals in his hand and waved at an iron-armed ape at the back of the team under the caster's expectant gaze.

"Come here!"

At Locke's command, a yellow-furred monkey that was about 1.5 metres tall hopped over.

The masters who controlled the soul imprints of these slave creatures were official casters, and Locke was their spokesperson. These intelligent slave creatures were very obedient to Locke.

"Carry him on your back!" Locke said to the iron-armed ape and pointed at the caster.

The Steel Arms Ape scratched its head, then jumped over, scooped up the male Magician, and placed him on its shoulder.

"Hey, can we get another one?" The caster was surprised and asked Locke. He was rather envious of Daenie's colorful elk and hoped that he could get one that was similar. At least it would be more comfortable to ride on.

"No, this is the only one you can use now," Locke rejected expressionlessly.

While the caster was annoyed, Locke left him and chased after Angelina and the others who were walking further ahead.

There was an unspoken rule in the team that a mid-level magical beast slave could only be assigned to him with a high-grade energy crystal.

If it weren't for the two mid-rank wind energy crystals, Locke wouldn't have bothered with this stingy caster.