Chapter 30

Samuel had been lucky enough to be watching the experience first hand. While A31 was travelling in a large desert he accidentally got sucked into a large pit of QuickSand.

Surprisingly below the quicksand a Giant Roach had built its nest! After a fierce battle between Roach and Warrior, A31 succeeded in slaying his foe.

After scavenging through the cave, A31 found some SpaceBacks and skeletons clearly left over from the victims of the Roach. Out of all the backpacks he found 12 Spiritual Crystals!

He even found 3 Pseudo Artifacts left behind but their quality was low. The total value definitely didn't exceed 7 Spiritual Crystals for all 3 but they are still useful for Samuel.

There are a lot of Dogs of War who need to be armed. A majority of the Dogs of War are using basic steel swords which are good but naturally Pseudo Artifacts are much better.

A31 even found a small berry, smaller than a normal Spiritual Fruit but it's effect was still relatively good allowing A31 to develop his body 20% stronger than it previously was.

The 12 Spiritual Crystals that were found by A31 along with the other Spiritual Crystals earnt over the months allowed Samuel to bring the total number of Dogs of War up to 60!

Although out of the newcomers there were a few talents like Life Experience, and even one with the Dedication talent, there was only one truly noticeable Dog of War.

[Dog of War: A50

First Generation Dog of War

Spiritual Root: 1 Inch

Rank: Low Rank 1 Warrior

LifeSpan: 35/100

Aura: Aura Of Fire

Talent: Bloodline Supremacy, Blessed By Flames (Every Swing will be infected with a flame powered by A50's Spiritual Energy. The more spiritual energy the stronger the flame)

Summary: Body blessed by fire. Potential is limited due to the 1 Inch Spiritual root but his flaming swings will frighten enemies far and wide.]

Not only was A50 Blessed by Flames he even had the Aura of Fire! This is a relatively common aura but it allows the user to have a closer connection to Flames. Mortals with this Aura won't get burnt by weak flames while Warriors can use it to Practice Flame Skills easier.

A50 could use it in perfect Unison with the Blessing of Flames!

Samuel was even more excited because A50 was the first Dog of War that actually had talent that directly improves their combat power! Although other talents are still powerful they don't increase the Dogs of War strength directly.

And what Samuel needed right now was powerful Warriors who could get good gains within the Eternal Battlefield.

A lot of his Dogs of War had run into situations where they found Spiritual Fruits but were unable to defeat the guardian beasts. Or they were a warrior's corpse but a stronger warrior was already looting it.

The amount of resources Samuel knew he missed out of made him doubt life for a minute. But then he thought it made sense.

Even in the same level a majority of his Dogs of War aren't that strong. Only a couple have used a Spiritual fruit, and the rest have to only use common Herbs.

Although the effect is still there a majority of other warriors would've used these herbs at the same time.

And Samuels dogs of war had a disadvantage, they were summoned too old. Out of the 60 dogs of war at least 20 were above the age of 60 and their combat power dropped drastically.

For these 20 Samuel could only give them the mission of Guarding the treasury and practising in the Organisations building.

He didn't want to send them out just to be killed by someone of the same level. Of course things will be different in the future, the Dogs of War have an theoretically infinite lifespan which means they will constantly be able to use various herbs and practice constantly.

Even if they one day get stuck at a bottleneck like Samuel is expecting, they will still be able to practise basic combat techniques like Karate or Jiu Jitsu on earth. And with enough time Samuel is confident that they will become incredibly powerful in their own Rank.

Unfortunately even if they have their lifespan extended it will never resolve the issue of late practice.

If you start to practise young your body will be developed into that of a warrior. Tough bones, tough muscles and an intelligent brain. Whereas if you practice late your bones will lack some of that toughness as they are already developed.

Not to mention if you're old your body would've already begun deteriorating, resulting in your strength being weak compared to others in your level.

This is also why many Warrior Organisations will retire their older members into seclusion. They are no longer strong enough to represent the Organisation so they will focus on training newer warriors and attempting to break through.

During these last five months there have also been many Second Generation Dogs of War born. This brought the total number up to 15.

Unfortunately all these children only got their parents basic talents such as A2s children got the Dedication skill. And many of the children's parents actually had no unique talents to begin with.

But Samuel was happy to find that some had talents such as 'Singing' and 'Acting' if their parents were famous stars. Although not the most useful talents it shows that the baby can still get the mortal talents for things. And they will be slightly improved!

Take the Skill 'Acting' as an example, although it might seem irrelevant it could help the child get out of a lot of tough situations. Maybe they have to pretend to be kind and nice to gain someone's trust?

As for the 'Singing' talent. Samuel was a bit exasperated at it. It's pretty useless but Samuel determined that the child who had it will be a singer like her mother. It can bring in a bit of profit to the Organisation as well as gaining some support in the local community.