After a grueling day in the Blue Forest where Predator got to flex his powers, hunting beasts till satisfaction while Legolas simply lazed around and harvested the experience points, they finally returned to the shelter.
From the POV of the citizens of the shelter, as the sun set, the new warrior who came to town returned with his contracted beast and a bag slung to his back.
By now, it was already confirmed that he was a Summoner. After his show against one of the local gangs, warriors were sent to spy on him.
Legolas deliberately let them spy on him, this way, a lot of things would become more convenient for him just due to the scare of Predator.
As Legolas walked into the shelter, he instantly noticed the difference in the atmosphere and energy among the warriors, he tried to ignore it though.
"Shuush…, the Sexy Chocolate is here".
"…" Legolas's steps jerked a bit on hearing that but he kept his silence.
"Do you think he would take the quest too?"
"I dunno, he'll probably take it though, after all this guy is not just a Prince but the price that he is offering is freaking 1 million Darvis credits".
"Outrageous, right? I know". The warrior in black who spoke laughed. "The hunters of the hunter union are already taking the quest in droves; they all want to suck up to this Summoner Prince".
"Summoner Prince?" Legolas's ears stood erect on hearing that.
The gossip already sounded fascinating to his ears and with this, he made his decision as he turned before moving to where the quest notice board was erected.
>New Priority Quest: The Missing Leo<
>Quest Details: Prince Christensen is looking for his missing contracted beast. The Frost Wolf is dangerous and untamed, rumored to be corrupted<
>Quest Objective: Find Leo<
>Quest Reward: 500,000 Darvis Credits<
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>Quest Objective: Rescue Leo<
>Quest Reward: 1,000,000 Darvis Credits<
"A corrupted beast?" Legolas raised his eyebrows.
Being not just a zoologist but one of the co-producers of Dominator, Legolas knew clearly what a corrupted beast meant. He contributed a lot in creating the Summoner class which meant he knew even more about this phenomenon.
By this term alone and from the idle talks of the other warriors, he already had a basic idea about what happened to this so-called Prince's contracted beast.
Unlike the other supers who went to register their names in the notice board to take up the quest, Legolas surprised everyone and simply left with Predator.
He already had other plans for this specific mission, besides, his virtual game interface already lit up to notify him of another triggered mission.
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[You have received a new Grade E mission: The Missing Leo]
[Mission Objective: Find and Rescue Leo, the Frost Wolf]
[Mission Rewards: 100,000 Experience points, 1,500,000 Darvis Credits, and +50 Favorability with Prince Christensen]
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Legolas had a creed of maximizing every opportunity that came towards him. Other supers may just see this as a money tree, but Legolas's perceptive eyes already saw at least 3 ways in which he could benefit from this Prince.
He did not rush things though; it was already evening. On returning to his inn, he left Predator to sleep outside while he went into his room to rest.
For plans like this, experience taught Legolas that it was better to have a proper rest and work with a fully active brain than to work when tired.
One look at the entrance and he got his clue, Leo's pawprints. "Found you".
He didn't enter inside the cave though, rather he left and spent the night at another part of the Blue Forest alongside Predator.
The next morning, he left back to the Blue Scale Shelter.