Monster Corpses

"Yes sir, Link entered the Ghoul's cave." A Man with a thick mustache and a beard that would make even Santa jealous spoke to a man with disturbing scars. It was the man Link spoke with when he was captured by the Bandits a while back. "He's too arrogant. Hunting a Level 5 Monster with his abilities, he'll definitely die. He's not even fighting one, but three of them"

"What should we do sir?" The man with the beard asked, his name was Mike. One of the commanders belonging to the Bandit's camp.

"We don't need to do a thing. He deserves to die for his ignorance. Stealing my Soul Contract and insulting me like that. Death is a deserving fate" The man with the scars was visibly angry. He was the son of the Kaibol's City Lord.

Kaibol is a prosperous City. It was bigger and financially superior to Yanda City. Although it had everything, the City Lord is an ambitious man. He wanted more power and influence. His Sons Joel and San, did everything their father commanded out of fear. Although he appeared to be kind and graceful in public. His character was the complete opposite at home. He was strict and cruel to his own family. He claimed that he did what he did out of love.

San was the man in charge of the Bandits in Yanda City. The plan was risky but he could not refuse his father's orders. He made sure that both his sons knew the consequences of questioning him. Hence the Scars that covered both of them.

To the public, those scars were the results of training and adventures. But it could never be further from the truth. Although their story is pitiful, due to being raised by such a despicable and inhumane man. They bore the same personality as him. They kill and torture for the simplest reasons, which branded them the nickname 'Devil Brothers'.

"Should we leave some people to watch the Cave just in case sir? I don't think we can be this sure he'll really die in there" Mike asked. He was the man responsible for training the soldiers. After seeing Lilia, Feo and Arlo return in bad shapes, and hearing about the loss of the 2 best soldiers he trained. Mike knew that Link was someone not to be underestimated.

"Mike, you're a valuable ally and I've seen nothing but loyalty and competence from you..." Said San.

Mike frowned, he did not understand why San was saying that now. "Thank you sir" He responded.

"...But question my word again, or make me repeat myself one more FUCKING TIME. I'LL RIP YOU TO PIECES, YOU UNDERSTAND ME??"

"Y..Yes Sir" Mike bowed, and left quickly.

"I'm surrounded by morons" San said after seeing Mike leave. "Even if that brat did survive and managed to win and kill those Ghouls. I'll make him wish he died and was ripped apart by them instead" San looked out the window again. He was in the same position Link saw him in when he met the man. His eyes focusing on a figure down in the field. A hand made spear was stabbed in the ground, at the end of it there was a head. The man's eyes were wide open, maggots could be seen moving around as most of the eyes were eaten. His mouth and nose were swarming with them. "Ming. You'll have a friend to keep you company soon" San said with a smile.

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"Alright, let's get going" Link stretched after getting up. He had been thinking about a way to earn Money quickly, and he realized something. "I never sold any Cores, or even the Monster Corpses.. Maybe i should start now to get some extra coins"

Cores obviously were extremely valuable for many reasons, but Monster Corpses had some pretty good uses as well, depending on the Creature.

Since Beast Souls do not exist in this Continent. Their Armors and Weapons market was very active. Back in Link's original Continent, Armors and Weapons were a lot cheaper than here, since people would rather purchase a Beast Soul which is easy to use and way more trusted than something physically made. That unfortunately caused the drop in prices and the cheap coin offered for Monster Corpses.

In here though, it was the opposite. But Link did not care much, and fed all the Corpses that he got his hands on to Zasho.

Armors and Weapons crafting required Monster materials. Link had the System to do the crafting for him but people here learned how to do the same thing with the right Monster Corpses and Mana Crystals. "All I need to do is sell the Corpses i get from now on, then i'll purchase the Mana Crystals for Zasho's evolution and get myself some things before returning to the academy" Link thought.

With Recollection, he returned to his room with ease. He planned on taking quests with the most desirable Monster Materials, but he needed to report his successful hunt of the Ghouls.

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"I already started making use of the other 2 Corpses and did not bring them, but here's one" Link spoke to the Guild Master inside a private room. This was the routine whenever Link completed a huge Quest. He was the VIP of the Guild.

The Guild Master's name was Garrol. He was a veteran Adventurer that retired here. He was a kind and honorable man, which made Link respect him.

Garrol sat there in shock. He could not believe what he was hearing. When he first heard from the receptionist that Link asked for a Private room and an audience with him. He thought it was the usual quest completion. But the moment he sat down until now. Garrol failed to blink. His eyes watered. The shock of what he was hearing was massive.

He looked at the Ghoul Corpse laying on the ground, and his eyes opened even more. "That's not even a Lesser Ghoul. It's a developed Ghoul. These things should be Level 5"

"Yeah. I needed their materials for a project of mine and decided to hunt them. It was not easy but i somehow managed" Link couldn't tell people about Zasho. Running around with a giant wolf was not common. Since Beast Souls did not exist here, Link had no way to explain his little friend. Zasho was obviously a Beast and not an elemental fairy.

Elemental Fairies were beings kept as pets. They are bought as eggs from Magical Stores and have to be looked after until they hatch. There were so many types of them and depending on your luck, the being that comes out of your egg might be the type you desired. They were mostly small, the size of a fist. But others might grow to become half the size of an adult. Which was why Zasho's massive size screamed 'Beast'.

"Would you be willing to sell their Cores?" Garrol asked. He listened to Link's excuse about not wanting to sell the Corpses and wanted to ask, but to his disappointment, Link refused.

"Sorry, I need the Cores as well" Link felt bad for the man but he already consumed the Cores. There was nothing he could do.

Word got around about Link's achievement, which boosted his reputation even further. He ranked up again and received an award for getting rid of potential threats directly from the City Lord.

The man invited Link into his mansion and spoke for a while, before handing him a fat purse. "Thank you for your service, son" The old man shook Link's hand and said goodbye.

The Lord waved and returned inside, heading straight to his room. The moment he entered, and made sure no one was around. The expression on his face completely changed. "What rotten luck. This bastard just had to go and kill the Ghouls. Now i can't ask for reinforcements from the Royals anymore" He paced around his room, thinking. After a while, his face lit up "Maybe i should get that kid to do the work then.. Link was his name right? Ok, let's do that. He ruined my plan and should take responsibility" The man left his room and started walking at a quick pace, heading somewhere.

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Link has been hunting for 3 days non stop. He sold so many Corpses to the Guild and consumed a decent amount of Cores. Zasho already evolved into a Level 4 Beast, he still looked the same, there were no physical changes, but a new Skill appeared in his list.

<Poison Bite: Gives the ability to infect a target with a mere bite. The Poison will make the area bitten turn rotten. Which will slowly spread>

Link was happy, he realized that Zasho might receive a new Skill every time he Levels Up, which was fascinating. But what caught Link's attention was not the idea of a Skill, but the Skill itself. Link had a small suspicion regarding the Skill. He thought it might have been related to either their fight with the Ghouls, or the fact that Zasho ate Ghoul Corpses before Leveling Up.

"If that is the case, then I can somehow control the element or type of Skill Zasho can receive" Link spoke to himself. Since he discovered this, he had been feeding Zasho a single type of Monster Corpse.

Slimes..

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-- Beast Souls :

<Dire Wolf's Beast Soul> <Pet> <Basic Level 4> <0 / 8 000> <Skills: …> -- New --

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-- Status :

<User: Link>

<Race: Divinity>

<Level 1> <3rd Tier>

<561 000 / 1 000 000 Exp> -- New --

<HP: 100 / 100>

<MP: 295 500 / 295 500> -- New --

<Strength: 15>

<Agility: 20>

<Stamina: 13>

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