Sir Astarot looked at Void with great curiosity. Of everyone present, it was the only one that had spent some time with Grey, yet this was the first time it was seeing Void with him.
A hint of confusion flashed across its eyes as it stared at Void. It could sense that Void was extraordinary, but it didn’t know anything about him. Sir Astarot wasn’t the only expert whose interest was piqued by Void. The other Magical Beasts present also all focused on Grey and eventually Void.
While under these gazes, Grey sensed one that was filled with hostility, turning in the direction of the gaze, his eyes met with that of the Toad Clan Leader. He was taken aback, but he quickly flashed a smile in its direction.
The Toad Clan Leader felt disgusted as it saw Grey’s smile. To it, it was better if Grey’s face was ripped off and his tongue was burnt. It hated Grey with its life!
Grey could care less about what the Toad Clan Leader felt towards him, he followed behind his father not forgetting to show his respect to the experts present here, after all, he was the only youth here. Well, taking into account the age of these Magical Beasts as well as the old man from the Vaergahl Family, Lucas could also be said to be a child to them, but since their strengths were equal, their seniority had little to no part to play again.
Lucas walked close to the old man from the Vaergahl Family and stood close to him. Grey stood by his side, making sure not to keep his gaze on anyone any longer than he should.
"Since everyone is gathered, then I’ll begin…" Sir Astarot didn’t delay and started the meeting outright. They gathered today for a purpose, a purpose they’re all already aware of. The only reason for their gathering today is for them to plan out a strategy to increase their overall strength before the war begins.
These Magical Beasts were all aware that they’d also have another gathering with humans to plan out how to counter the enemy.
Grey didn’t have any thoughts about the meeting and only chose to come because he wanted to at least experience the sight of such a gathering. All he did throughout the time was secretly communicating with Void as they spoke about most of these Magical Beasts. There were a few strange ones that Grey and Void found very interesting. Grey thought the interesting Magical Beasts had some special abilities, Void, on the other hand, just felt that they’d taste delicious.
There were so many Magical Beasts present, even a large Ox. Void could almost swear on his life that the flesh of this Ox isn’t something to take lightly. If cooked by a skilled cook like Grey, then this Ox will surely make a great delicacy.
’I wonder if it’ll agree to shave off a few kilos of flesh?’ Void wondered as he looked at the giant Ox, he couldn’t even stop himself from salivating, which almost got him in trouble if not for Lucas who reacted quickly.
Lucas already knew a bit of Grey and Void’s personality and knew from the little contact he had with Void that this little cat was a bit troublesome.
Other than Void almost getting himself in trouble, nothing significant happened during the rest of the meeting. The leaders of each Magical Beast Clan that came forth all came to an agreement to open a small world that was filled with opportunities for the Magical Beasts of the Inner Court.
Like the human territories, the Magical Beast’s Forest also possessed these strange small worlds, and once in a while, it’ll be open for the weaker Magical Beasts to head in a train. Less than a third of the Magical Beasts that enter these small worlds make it back alive, which shows the dangers within. With that said, the greater the danger, the greater the opportunity. As long as these Magical Beasts could survive, they tend to always grow to become top experts. Some of the leaders here today are a product of these small world’s tempering.
With the meeting completed, Lucas took Grey to meet up with Sir Astarot. After exchanging a few words with the latter, he told Grey to behave properly before leaving him under the care of Sir Astarot. He believed that the other party wouldn’t hurt Grey since it had given its word, so he didn’t have to worry about his safety.
The old man from the Vaergahl Family left with Lucas, leaving only Grey in the Inner Court.
Grey didn’t know what to expect from Sir Astarot, all he could do was wait to find out. He got his wish later that night as Sir Astarot summoned him. When he got to Sir Astarot’s cave abode, he was slightly taken aback. The size of this cave’s entrance is a complete contrast to Sir Astarot’s massive size. A look of realization soon dawned on him after entering the cave abode. Sir Astarot, who is usually always in a gigantic form, was currently only about three meters long.
Sir Astarot looked at Grey and after a short silence it asked with a bit of doubt, "You refined a Dragon’s blood essence?"
Grey’s pupils shrank after hearing this question, and although he hid the change well, it was still impossible to hide it from a master of Sir Astarot’s level.
"So you truly did refine a Dragon’s blood essence." Sir Astarot was shocked by this discovery. Although it had guessed, it wasn’t a hundred percent certain, and if Grey didn’t show any reactions and denied it, then it would’ve never been able to tell if he did or not. When it asked Grey the question, its full focus was on him, hence the reason it caught notice of the change in Grey’s eyes. Even if it was just for a quarter of a second, it still didn’t escape its eyes.
Grey wore a pensive look before hurriedly explaining, "I got it by accident. I…"
"There’s no need for you to explain how you got it. Since you managed to acquire it and even refine it, what’s the point in me finding fault with you?" Sir Astarot stopped Grey’s explanation mid-way.
"No wonder I felt a strange connection from you." Sir Astarot suddenly said, its eyes showing clarity after its doubts had been quelled. Enjoy exclusive content from freewebnovel
"Kid, it can’t be that you only got a stronger physique after refining the blood essence. The resonance wouldn’t be this much if you just got a bit of better physique than usual." Sir Astarot still felt like Grey hadn’t told it everything.
Hearing Sir Astarot’s words, Grey knew that he couldn’t hide it, so he moved the sleeves of his top to show the skin of his arm, before bluish silver scales appeared on his body.
Sir Astarot’s eyes flashed with a soft glint as it nodded, "So that’s how it is."
It now understood why it felt this way towards Grey. When it first saw Grey, it felt this strange feeling and was only a bit curious about him, but not enough to want to speak with him about it. Despite not originally having such intentions, Grey’s performance with the Toad Clan Leader made it become very interested in the former and it decided to keep Grey with him for the time being. It didn’t want to hurt him, and actually wanted to present him with an opportunity.
"Did you acquire any other abilities?" It asked after a while.
"I awakened my water domain at the time." Grey explained, but then a frown appeared on his face as a look of confusion appeared.
Seeing Grey’s confused look, Sir Astarot chuckled, "Speak, if it’s something I can assist with, I will surely help you out. As long as it’s within my abilities."
Sir Astarot already knew how bold Grey was, if he dared to tell him that it’d surely help him out with something and then he went on to request for something that is impossible to achieve, wouldn’t that be the same as setting himself up for embarrassment? With this thought in mind, it made sure to let Grey know that he shouldn’t dare to go overboard with his request.
Contrary to Sir Astarot’s fear, Grey didn’t request for anything, rather, he asked a question about something troubling him.
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Over the past few years, he noticed that for some reason, his ice ability is superior to his use of water. Of course, he wasn’t on the same level as Klaus. What he found a bit confusing is that for some reason, he was better with using ice than water. It was as if his water was the inferior one among the two. There were special cases like Klaus whose water and ice abilities were top notch. Grey on the other hand, could demonstrate far more superior strength when using his ice ability compared to when he uses normal water.